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On the morning of December 6, in the conference room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Xia Empire, the armistice negotiations between the Xia Empire and the Great Japanese Empire were resumed. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At the beginning of the negotiations, Germany, the United States, and Russia successively stated that they would continue to support the Xia Empire, and since Japan wanted to end the war, it must accept the armistice conditions proposed by the Xia Empire.

Zhao Erxun, a representative of the Great Qing Dynasty, also had an opportunity to speak, and in his speech he demanded that Japan must be severely punished, otherwise, after Japan develops, it will become a disaster for the world, and Japan is simply a country without order and no binding force, and Japan has committed numerous crimes against the local people in the northeastern region of the Great Qing Dynasty and the Lelang Peninsula, which no civilized country wants to see, and they are just a group of barbaric beasts, and they are not worthy of being called human beings at all.

The Japanese representative vigorously retorted, but the time had passed too shortly, and it was still relatively easy to collect evidence of the Lushun massacre, and in the face of strong evidence, the Japanese representative was speechless and had no choice but to acquiesce in this fact.

Although the British Empire wanted to help this ally, it was powerless in the current situation, the Qing Dynasty was cowardly, and no one pursued the Japanese massacre of the civilians in Lushun, and now that the old story is revealed, no one can refute it, and if anyone justifies this matter, then its own citizens or expatriates are likely to enjoy this treatment in the future, and the British and French representatives dare not take this risk.

Therefore, on the issue of land cession, Hokkaido, South Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, Kyushu Island and the surrounding islands and the Izu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, and Iwo Jima Islands were owned by the Xia Empire; The Ryukyu Islands and the island of Taiwan were also owned by the Xia Empire; The Lelang Peninsula (originally called the Korean Peninsula) became a colony of the Xia Empire; The Xia Empire where Japanese residents in the above areas are willing to return to Japan within one year shall not be hindered, and those who fail to return on time shall be regarded as citizens of the Xia Empire.

The ambassador of the Russian Empire was very reluctant to cede South Sakhalin Island to the Xia Empire, which would pose a great threat to the Russian Empire, but legally speaking, South Sakhalin Island was now the territory of Japan, and his objection was invalid, and he did not want to offend the Xia Empire.

At the same time, after signing the agreement, Japan ordered the garrison of Lushun to surrender unconditionally to the troops of the Xia Empire; Anyway, now they are besieged in the Lushun area, the port has been blocked, and there is no possibility of escape at present, surrender is the only way out, this is easy to pass.

All Japanese property and interests in the Qing Dynasty were received by the Xia Empire as spoils of war; Japan's share of the reparations received in it was also received by the Xia Empire. This clause was also easily adopted, and the defeated country had to have the consciousness of the defeated country, and the rights and interests of Japan were accepted by the Xia Empire and accepted by the great powers, which did not harm the rights and interests of any country.

All ports in Japan were opened as treaty ports, and any goods of the Xia Empire entered Japan without paying any taxes and fees; The warships and merchant ships of the Xia Empire could leave any sea area and port in Japan at will; The trading houses and factories opened by the citizens of the Xia Empire in Japan must be unconditionally supported by the Japanese state, and taxes and fees must not be collected; The United States and Britain strongly opposed these three articles, which would harm the interests of both countries, but the Xia Empire made a request according to the relevant articles in it, which, in Chinese terms, is called to treat others in their own way; Moreover, it is also an international practice, and the defeated country must open its treaty ports and exempt the other side from taxes and fees.

In order to be approved, Hua Guoqiang proposed that Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the United States, and Xia, these six countries can enjoy the exemption of any taxes and fees on goods in Japan, which is conducive to everyone's sharing, and France, Germany, and Russia of course welcome this plan, which is a windfall for them and must be supported, and finally passed the clause by four to two.

In order to ensure the safety of the Chinese and goods in Japan, the necessary troops could be stationed in the cities deemed necessary.

However, this article was opposed by Britain, France and the United States, if the Xia Empire stationed troops in Japan, then Japan would completely become a colony of the Xia Empire, and in the future they would like to support it, but they could not support it, and Japan would completely lose its use value.

Hua Guoqiang didn't seem to be able to get mad, and shouted loudly: "Our Xia Empire is a peace-loving country, and we don't want war, but we are not afraid of war, and you don't want to bully our Xia Empire to be honest, dare to ask everyone here, which country did not garrison troops in the Great Qing Dynasty, why did we come to our Xia Empire, everyone disagreed?" What is wrong with stationing troops in their own defeated countries to protect their own citizens, if everyone does not station troops in other countries, then our Xia Empire will definitely not mention this clause. ”

Due to Hua Guoqiang's frenzy, everyone was afraid of the failure of the negotiations, so they had to make concessions to each other, and Britain agreed to the Xia Empire's stationing troops in Japan, but the number and location of the troops stationed should be stipulated accordingly.

Due to the strong opposition of the British, the Xia Empire finally made concessions and stationed no more than one regiment of soldiers in each city, and no more than 12 cities were stationed.

With the support of Germany and Russia, this clause was also adopted after concessions made by the Xia Empire.

However, on the issue of reparations, the Japanese representatives insisted that they could not afford to repay so much, and even if they sold Japan, they could not afford to pay it back.

Under the mediation of the representatives of Britain and France, the compensation of 1 billion taels of silver was finally approved, and the specific plan was to implement the repayment plan, that is, Japan would repay 50 million taels of silver every year, which would be repaid in 20 years, and the remaining part would be paid with interest at 5% per year; The loan must be repaid before June 1 of each year, and one year of interest will be added after the expiration date.

The entire negotiation proceeded until the afternoon of the 6th, when an armistice treaty with Japan was finally reached, and the representatives of various countries breathed a sigh of relief.

After the treaty was drafted, Hua Guoqiang sent the first draft to Zhang Wei for review, and the Japanese representative also sent a telegram to China to wait for approval.

Zhang Wei was very satisfied with the whole treaty, but put forward his own opinions, first, the treaty must be signed on the battleship Zhenyuan; Second, Li Hongzhang's son Li Jingfang and participant Wu Tingfang should be invited to witness the signing of the treaty; Third, the Japanese side cannot be signed by the ambassador, his identity is not enough, and Ito Hirobumi must sign the treaty, and Aritomo Yamaguchi must be present to testify. Ito Hirobumi did not die in North Korea, so he escaped, and this time he will be humiliated.

Hua Guoqiang sent Zhang Wei's three demands to the Japanese delegates, but the Japanese delegates rejected Zhang Wei's requests on the grounds that the two were old.

Hua Guoqiang angrily shouted to the Japanese representative: "At the beginning, Li Hongzhang was able to sign the contract when he was in his 70s, but are these two already old before they are even 70 years old?" If they don't come, we'll wait, and we're not in a hurry anyway. ”

The Japanese representative reported the new demands of the Xia Empire to Japan. Neither Yamaguchi Aritomo nor Ito Hirobumi were willing to come forward to sign this treaty, and whoever signed it was a sinner in Japanese history. But if they didn't go, the Xia Empire would not sign a treaty, and Emperor Meiji had to personally order that the two of them must come forward to sign an agreement for the sake of the Great Japanese Empire, and the sooner they signed the agreement, the Xia Empire would be able to lift the blockade one day earlier; The two had no choice but to accept it and went to the Xia Empire to sign an armistice treaty.

At the same time, the Qing Dynasty also received a telegram from Zhao Erxun, inviting Wu Tingfang and Li Jingfang to participate in the signing of the armistice treaty with Japan, which was a great honor for them, and they gladly accepted the invitation and went to Shangjing Port, the capital of the Xia Empire, on the battleship Shikidao and Zhenyuan from Shanghai Port.

It was not until mid-January 1907 that all personnel arrived.

Zhang Wei chose the date of signing the treaty on January 28.

During this period, the battleship Shikishima and the battleship Zhenyuan were moored in the outer harbor of Shangjing, and as long as they were legal citizens of the Xia Empire, they could visit on board.