If there was only one choice, not a single Han officer would choose to support the Manchu emperor in the face of this traditional empire and republican state composed of Manchu nobles in the old empire. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Yongan said: "Ladies and gentlemen, have you ever thought about how we can ensure that our current achievements will not be abolished by Mexicans with excuses. At the same time, we have another question, how to protect our interests? Brothers, we are on an expedition to Mexico for the sake of the dignity of the country and the nation, but you know a word, the birds are all hidden! The more beautiful we are, the more we will be jealous of the imperial court when we return to China. Why did the Manchu court drive my father-in-law to his hometown to fish? That's because he has 200,000 loyal Beiyang New Army under his command, and they can threaten the imperial court. Therefore, everything we are fighting for now has a very high status in the hearts of the people, but it has become a hot potato in the hearts of the court. Also, what happens to our soldiers when they return home? What to do with our wounded soldiers? Who will pay for our fallen soldiers? ”

"This ......"

These questions were like a heavy hammer, beating viciously into the hearts of all the officers, and everyone had a headache when they thought about it, but they could not find a suitable solution. Wang Yongan stopped talking, and left them to figure out the answer, and after a long time, everyone gradually raised their heads to look at Wang Yongan, their eyes full of doubts.

"Actually, I think," Wang Yongan said lightly, "now we can solve all the problems in a centralized manner." ”

"How to fix it?"

"Public for private use! Everything that Mexico compensated to the Qing Dynasty was exchanged for compensation to our Overseas Chinese Protectors. Wang Yongan's words were like a thunderclap, which shocked everyone and made everyone dizzy, and the compensation from Mexico to the Great Qing Dynasty was exchanged for compensation to the Overseas Chinese Protector Army, how to exchange this, how to compensate?

Fang Xianwu immediately asked, "This ...... How? We...... We ......"

Wang Yongan suddenly laughed and said, "Why are you like Lao Gong?" ”

Gong Wuyuan said angrily: "Don't ...... Other...... Don't make fun of me, I'm ...... I...... I'm much better. The crowd burst into laughter, and the atmosphere gradually lightened a little.

Wang Yongan said: "I have a suggestion, we change the concept of the concession negotiated with Mexico and change it to a special zone, which belongs to us Chinese, but on the surface it is still an area under the jurisdiction of the Mexican government." In this way, it is not a treaty between the Qing Dynasty and the Mexican government, and in the future, the Qing Dynasty will be gone, and the Mexicans will have no excuse to abolish the treaty, because this treaty does not exist at all. Another point I would like to point out is that after these days of consideration, I think that forcing Mexico to lease us territory on the doorstep of the Americans will definitely anger the Americans and cause a diplomatic conflict between China and the United States. Perhaps the result of our painstaking talks will become empty talk in the protests of the Americans, and even anger the United States and cause the US Government to attack. That's why I came up with the idea of a special zone, and asked the Mexican government to establish the San Lucaste district, and all the land and property in the special zone are jointly owned by our overseas Chinese protectors, which also leaves us with a way back. If we return to the Qing Dynasty and are persecuted by the imperial court, or even attacked by all sides, we can directly bring the whole family to the San Lucaste district, because this is our territory. Ladies and gentlemen, the San Lucaste district has 12,000 square kilometers, and our overseas Chinese army has only 8,000 people, and almost everyone will be allocated 1.5 square kilometers of land. That is, each person will receive about 2,000 acres of land! ”

Everyone is not calm, two thousand acres of land, if this was in China, he would have become a super big landlord a long time ago, comparable to the Manchu Eight Banners meritorious horse race in the early years of the Qing Dynasty.

"In other words, will we, including those who died in battle, have such a large piece of land?" Li Zuzhi widened his eyes and asked, who would think that he has more land, especially for Chinese, land symbolizes status and achievement more than money. The first thing the vast majority of Chinese do after they have money is to buy land and houses, and the high housing prices in China in later generations also indirectly prove that the Chinese's attachment to land and houses is an innate idea.

Seeing everyone's dedication and enthusiasm for the land, Wang Yongan nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Since we have no way to guarantee that the concession will not be forcibly taken back by the Mexican government, and there is no way to guarantee that the Americans will not be angry because of this and then attack us, then it is better to get something beneficial." We give some of the benefits to the victims of the Torreón riots, and the rest is divided among everyone, and the land in San Lucaste is not only the greatest gift to your family, but also a land that will never have to pay any taxes. The future of the San Lucaste district will be yours, each of us is an official, each of us is a court, and I will divide the land of the San Lucaste district equally among everyone in the Overseas Chinese Protectorate. You have ideals and ambitions, you can realize your ideals and ambitions, and I am responsible for leaving enough land and enough money for your families and your descendants. ”

Money and land are the most affordable, everything else is empty talk.

"Actually...... Commander, you know that we don't know about the negotiations, let alone what is being discussed. Even if you change the terms of negotiation, we don't know. Xia Ming said suddenly, he shook his head and smiled, and said to everyone: "All of you who are doing it, I'm afraid there are few who know how to negotiate, and every time we negotiate in the Qing Kingdom, we either lose money or lose people and land, so everyone is scared of negotiations." So this time the negotiation is yours and no one can help you bargain with the gringos. Now that you are discussing with us, we don't know what to say, but I can hear it, Commander, you want to give benefits to your brothers, and you will not lose everyone. ”

Fang Xianwu also said: "Commander, you just say, who is good next, everyone can understand it." Brothers go out on an expedition with you, in fact, you don't want so much, of course there is better, there is nothing. ”

Wang Yongan laughed and said: "Brothers, I can swear, this time we give up the concession It seems that the Great Qing State has taken a step back, but the Great Qing State spit out, and I will let the Mexicans give us the benefits privately." No matter how much the Qing Kingdom gets, it is much better than us getting a little benefit. You will get everything, land, wealth, women, fame, status! ”

The crowd immediately applauded and applauded loudly, and after Wang Yongan won the support of his brothers, he felt a lot more settled and had the confidence to continue to negotiate with the Mexicans.

The next day, Wang Yongan made a great concession in negotiations with the Mexicans, that is, he gave up the cession of Cape San Lucas in the Mexican Republic as a concession of the Qing Dynasty, and instead proposed the establishment of a special zone in Cape San Lucas, that is, the San Lucaste District. In the future, the San Lucaste district will still be part of Mexico, and flying the Mexican flag means that Mexicans will not lose an inch of land.

However, Wang Yongan also put forward a corresponding request, except for the sovereignty of the San Lucaste District, which belongs to the Federal Republic of Mexico, the rest of the power is controlled by the Chinese, so the San Lucaste District is also known as the San Lucas Chinese District. Wang Yongan promised that the San Lucas Chinese Special District would never be independent, would always be subordinate to the central government of Mexico, and its tax revenues would only be handed over to the central government, and would not participate in any partisan competition within Mexico.

After the terms of the negotiations were changed, especially the offer of such favorable terms as the abandonment of the concession, the negotiations made great progress. The Mexicans responded positively, after all, for the previous concession treaty, it was humiliating for any government representative, and no Mexican wanted to leave a name on history.

The creation of the San Lucaste District merely transformed the federal government of Mexico from a 32-state to a 33-part independent state.

The San Lucaste district is only 12,000 square kilometers in size, and is located on the sparsely populated Baja California Peninsula, which has no resources other than fishing, and requires the Mexican central government to subsidize the map every year with civil servant allowances, which is a real burden.

After the establishment of the special zone, the central government can extort money from the Chinese, which is equivalent to tightening the necks of the Chinese and making them slaves of Mexicans. As a result, the negotiations quickly reached a consensus, and Wang Yongan also put forward a condition, he hoped that the Mexicans would transfer the administrative ownership of the Reviahihedo Islands from Baja California Sur to the San Lucaste District, and at the same time, he personally wanted to pay for the Reviahihedor Islands.

The Reviahihedo archipelago has a total area of 595 square kilometers and consists of the islands of Clarion, Roccapatida, Socorro, San Benedicto, and Guadalupe, but in fact these islands are now largely uninhabited, except for a small number of indigenous people, and only Mexican fishermen occasionally pass through these islands to rest. Since its sovereignty belongs to the Republic of Mexico, but the administrative power has been transferred from Baja California Sur to the San Lucaste District, after Wang Yongan privately purchased the islands, even Wang Yongan became Mexican.

Witnessed by the U.S. representatives, Wang Yongan, on behalf of the Overseas Chinese Protectors, signed the Treaty on the Establishment of the San Lucaste District with the three parties in Mexico.

The treaty declared that the 12,000 square kilometers of land in the San Lucaste District would be governed by the federal government of Mexico as an independent state government, and would henceforth no longer belong to Baja California Sur. The San Lucaste district will be managed by the Chinese and will enjoy independent rights in judicial, administrative, economic, educational, people's livelihood, police and other aspects. The establishment of the San Lucaste District was solely responsible for the Chinese themselves, and the tax revenue of the district was divided into national tax and local tax, the national tax was at the disposal of the federal government, and the local tax was handed over to the regional Chinese government, and the agreement was satisfactory to both Americans and Mexicans.

If the Mexican government behaves disrespectfully to the United States, the Americans can use the San Lucaste district to shake the foundation and prestige of the Mexican government.