Chapter 160: Agreement Reached (II)

As for the warships and equipment captured by the coalition forces, Hu Lin didn't have to talk about it at all, how could he spit out what he had in hand. Seeing Hu Lin's resolute appearance, Wadsey also knew that Hu Lin would not change his attitude, so he did not insist anymore.

In the treaty drafted, surrender was changed to withdrawal, and the apology was waived, but the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces was asked to apologize, and the conditions for the trial of those officers and soldiers who did evil were relaxed.

Just let the coalition hand over 300 people to dispose of, the vast majority of them foreign soldiers, not a single non-commissioned officer. Hu Lin considered here that the foreigners of this era were still very arrogant, and they regarded the Qing Dynasty as an inferior person, and they would definitely have a lot of pressure to deal with too many and too high-level officials at once.

The so-called gentleman's revenge, ten years is not too late, even if you don't want anything now, let them get out of the way, that's nothing. All those who commit sins, will be punished, not only these people, but the entire nation.

The terms were probably formulated, but to Wadsey's surprise, the countries were originally coming to open the treaty ports of the Qing Dynasty, which would be one of the main purposes of the war.

But he himself was defeated, and Hulin also gave away this benefit, so that Wadsey felt that Hulin was a super enlightened person, and praised Hulin as an enlightened and respectable person.

Article 1 of the treaty was that the allied forces withdrew, and the weapons they carried were retained as equipment to fund the Qing army, and the troops under the command in the capital were to be taken back and evacuated by each country itself.

Article 2: A total of 50,000,000 taels of silver shall be compensated for the losses caused to Tianjin and Beijing, which shall be shared by the participating countries.

Article 3: Soldiers from captives of various countries shall be redeemed with ransom, 50 taels for 1 soldier and 100 taels for non-commissioned officers. 500 taels of generals.

Article 4: Officials of the coalition forces who injured civilians in the war were handed over to the Qing Empire.

Article 5: All property seized by the allied forces during the war with the Qing Empire and looted by the allied forces of various countries shall be placed at the disposal of the Great Qing Empire (Hulin).

Article 6: The opening of treaty ports shall be subject to separate consultation ・・・・・・・・・・・・ embassies of various countries"

Ahead is the matter of war, why was it won. We also need to open treaty ports. This is Hu Lin's desire to bring the Qing Dynasty into line with the world, otherwise he will lock himself up. There will be no good.

At that time, the tax will be formulated separately, first a little pain, and then, Hulin has a modern channel, and the speed of developing various industries is too fast, and it is not something that these foreigners can compete.

The import and export trade is relative, and when the time comes, when they see the goods of the Qing Dynasty entering their country one by one, they will regret the benefits given by Hulin today.

Hu Lin saw that the agreement had been formulated, and he didn't bother to sign it on another day. It was set today, and people notified Xia Ronglu, Zaiyi, Li Hongzhang and other ministers to come to Dong's mansion.

And Wadsey was also anxious to sign the agreement quickly, and very much agreed with Hulin's opinion, and asked the guards to return to the coalition headquarters to inform the commanders and ambassadors of various countries to come and sign the treaty.

The lobby that Dong Fuxiang gave Hu Lin was relatively small, so naturally it couldn't sit so many people. Dong Fuxiang hurriedly asked his subordinates to move the tables and chairs in Dong's mansion to this garden and set them up like a conference hall.

When Ronglu, Zai Yi, Li Hongzhang and other ministers. There are also American Minister Conger, Italian Minister Raj, Russian Gors and other ambassadors of various countries. was still a little ignorant, but when he saw the table in the garden, he confirmed with Dong Fuxiang and then found out. It's time to sign the treaty.

No one would have thought that it would be so fast, this was still fighting and dying yesterday, and today everyone is happy to be cold and drink tea. The treaty was signed and reconciled.

When Li Hongzhang saw the treaty, he was a little annoyed and a little happy. This is a perfect solution. Lord Yang no longer held Cixi responsible, nor did he mention any interference in the Qing court.

It's just that the treaty port. was a little dissatisfied, and when I asked, I realized that it was added by my own people, and the heavenly soldier who came down from the sky added it by himself, which made Li Hongzhang a little confused.

It is a great joy to be able to keep the capital and repel the foreigners, in the eyes of Li Hongzhang and other ministers, there is no need to know too much, and the treaty of withdrawal was signed.

Moreover, the treaties are basically beneficial to themselves, and when to sign such a good treaty with the Westerners, where will they have their opinions. Moreover, in Hulin's air force, it has been strongly inserted into the battle until now, and these people are still confused, let alone dare to say more.

These ministers looked at each other and squinted at each other, now is not the time to ask, after all, the agreement is to discuss specific matters with the ambassadors of various countries in the future, even if they want to regret it, they can prevaricate by finding some reasons casually.

On August 15, 1900, in the garden on the side of the Dong Mansion in the capital, Li Hongzhang and other ministers of the Qing Empire signed armistice treaties with Britain, Germany, the United States and other countries, and of course, there was a supernumerary Hu Lin.

The agreement, called the Treaty of the Capital Garden, ended the war between the Qing Empire and all the great powers of the era, and the Qing Empire ended in victory.

Hu Lin also signed his name on it, and asked Li Tie to record the whole process with a camera, Xiong Qing, standing behind Hu Lin, accompanying him to sign the contract.

The ministers of various countries and the ministers of the Qing Dynasty saw Li Tiekang with a long square facing the signing site. From time to time, I turned my head in a strange way to see that there were already cameras and video recorders in this era, but they were all big guys, and they had to be supported by shelves, and they had to make a blinding dementor magnesium lamp.

It is completely different from the thing that Li Tie carried that was only three or four arms big and similar to a camera, and it could only be seen from the similar lens at the front that it should be similar to a camera and a video camera.

The Treaty of Beijing Yuanzi saved the Qing Dynasty from defeat in history and saved tens of millions of lives. It also regains the historical treasure that should have been lost.

Hu Lin can remember in his mind that in history, the coalition forces sacked the Forbidden City, the Three Seas, the Imperial History City, the Summer Palace, etc. The Temple of Heaven lost 1,148 sacrificial vessels, the Sheji Altar lost 168 sacrificial vessels, and the Songzhu Temple lost more than 3,000 gold-plated Buddhas, more than 50 bronze Buddhas, 13 magnetic Buddhas, 12 pairs of magnetic bottles, 40 gold-plated utensils, 7 silverware, more than 4,300 bronze utensils, 58 tin wares, 70 flags, more than 1,400 brocade embroideries, more than 110 bamboo and wood wares, more than 1,600 ink carved treasures, and more than 100 musical instruments.

The six ministries, the nine secretaries and other government offices were occupied as barracks by the armies of various countries and ransacked frantically. Luan Driver Garage lost 21 chariot rides, 1,373 Luan drivers, 12 sedan chairs, 2 jade treasures, 282 imperial concubine scepters, 84 imperial concubine color canes, 1 old and new cloud disk umbrella, 133 brocade flags, 9 ivory, 2 elephant saddles, 2 war drums, 2 bells, 2 static whips and a number of accompanying items.

Tens of thousands of books of classics and history were lost in the Hanlin Academy, and 307 volumes of the grand ceremony of the Ming Dynasty "Yongle Grand Canon" were lost, and tens of thousands of newly minted copper coins in the Qian Fa Hall, the gold and steel sacrificial vessels of the Taichang Temple, and the gold and silver tableware of the Guanglu Temple were all looted. The Japanese army snatched 3,000,000 taels of silver and countless silk brocades from the Tobe treasury, and 320,000 ishikura rice and all the silver taels from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Only about 60 million taels of silver were lost in the treasury, and the value of other cultural relics and national treasures is difficult to estimate.

The princely palaces are also very attractive. The French army snatched more than 200,000 taels of silver and countless antique treasures from the palace of King Li, and also snatched 365 strings of pearls and antiques worth about 3 million taels of silver from Tateyama's house.

The Japanese army snatched 300,000 taels of silver hidden in the well from the Baojun Mansion, according to the report of the Qing Dynasty Internal Affairs Office at that time, the palace lost more than 2,000 treasures, including 24 jasper bullets, 47,506 books in the four libraries, 2 golden clocks, 1 Li Tinggui Mo, 4 large screens of Wan Ting, 1 jade horse, 1 copy of "Hair Reverse Seal", 1 string of real ink crystal beads, Lin Fengxiang, Hong Xuanjiao's teeth. It is impossible to estimate the damage to homes, businesses and shops.

When Hulin took the lead in the fall of his name, he put an end to these irreparable losses. It will also change the trajectory of this time and space, not in a bad direction, but in a direction that is more conducive to this land, a beginning. (To be continued.) )