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The message was soon transmitted to the General Headquarters of the Front, where Lieutenant General Niu Jiwei ordered the Commander-in-Chief of the Front in Lima, Major General Jin Guang, the commander of the National Defense Division, to suspend the offensive and start surrender negotiations with the President of Peru on the terms of surrender with reference to Ecuador.

Major General Kim Kwang arranged for Brigadier General Bi Wenbin, chief of staff of the division, to go to Lima to meet with President Salcedo.

The distance from the port of Callao to Lima is very close, and the terrain is very flat, and since the army of the Han Kingdom has landed in the port of Callao, there is no suspense that Peru will be destroyed, and President Salcedo feels that surrender is a wise choice, and is currently faced with the question of how many benefits to fight.

President Salcedo met with Brigadier General Bi Wenbin at the Presidential Palace, along with other members of the Cabinet.

The Ministers of War and Navy were both detained by Brazil and Argentina, and the Cabinet members attending the meeting were all civilians.

President Salcedo spoke first: "Welcome to General Bi, please take a seat!" ”

Brigadier General Bi said straight to the point: "Thank you, Your Excellency, for your welcome!" Please make your offer! ”

"Haha, General Bi is refreshing! I have two conditions: first, to be kind to our people; Second, I, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and many other servicemen must continue to serve in the army and avenge us. ”

"Your Excellency the President is refreshed, Your Excellency's conditions are not excessive, and I agree to it on behalf of the Han Kingdom; For all its people, the same policy is applied as in Ecuador, which continues to hold existing assets and enjoy the treatment of civilians; All officials will be hired on the basis of merit, and the whole of Peru will be divided into about 5 provinces, and for the time being, all provinces, cities, and counties will only be equipped with deputy positions, not worthy of regular posts, and after one year, competent officials will be transferred to regular posts, and those who are not qualified will be dismissed, demoted, or continue to hold deputy positions, and be equipped with main posts from other places or in the empire; The nationalization of mineral resources was the unifying policy of the entire Xia Empire; We will try to rescue the Minister of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy, as well as all the officers and soldiers who have been seized, His Excellency the President and the Secretary of the Army as commanders, and all the Peruvian armies will be reorganized into two corps, each with about 45,000 men, and the Secretary of the Navy may be treated as the commander of the kingdom's fleet; All military and political cadres at and above the regimental and county level enjoy the treatment of citizens of the Empire, and others must contribute to the Empire in order to receive citizenship. I don't know what you think? Bi Wenbin finished talking about the kingdom's policies in one breath, and he felt that they were all unified policies, and there was nothing to talk about, so it was better to say it directly.

All of you present have studied the policies of the Han Kingdom, and the methods for dealing with the people of Venezuela and Ecuador and those who surrendered have been made public, and they can easily obtain similar information.

The policy of the Han Kingdom at least ensured that the interests of the middle and high-level military and political personnel would not be harmed, and those with outstanding ability could get a bigger stage; The treatment of ordinary whites and white mulattoes has not been greatly improved and has not been harmed; As for the interests of the blacks, Indians, etc., at the bottom, no one will take into account.

"What about revenge?" President Salcedo asked, this is an issue that he is very concerned about, and it must not make the G-7 any better.

Brigadier General Bi Wenbin asked rhetorically: "How do you think you should take revenge?" ”

After thinking about it for a while, President Salcedo said: "It is necessary to start a war against Chile and destroy Chile; After the destruction of Chile, if the Han Kingdom continues to wage war against Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, our army must take the lead and not allow them to surrender. "When Chile launched the war against Peru and Bolivia, it robbed the three provinces of Peru and they have not returned them, and they must take revenge, and the hatred for Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay is also great, and they must go to the battlefield to take revenge.

"Your Excellency's proposal to start a war against Chile and let you take the lead against Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, I can agree to your request, and the matter of not accepting their surrender is not something I can decide, even the chief of the general staff is not sure, after all, the Han Kingdom is not a murderous country, and national interests are above all else." Brigadier General Bi replied.

President Salcedo is already very satisfied with agreeing to them to go to the battlefield to take revenge, and as for the third request, it is reasonable that the Han Kingdom will not agree.

The Minister of Civil Affairs of Peru asked: "Your Excellency, what is the arrangement for the members of the cabinet?" Is it possible to grant a part of the imperial titles as in Ecuador? ”

Bi Wenbin knew that everyone attached great importance to this issue, so he said: "Cabinet members usually serve as vice governors or deputy directors of provincial departments or deputy mayors of cities, and now the governors of Peruvian provinces serve as deputy mayors or deputy mayors of the lower counties; In the past, Peru had too many provinces, many of which were not as large in size and population as a county in the empire, and seemed to us completely unnecessary; As for the granting of knighthoods, it's not up to me to call the shots, but according to the policy of the empire, if you surrender before the war, you will be granted a part of the title, and if you surrender under pressure after the war, the empire will not grant the title, but no title will not affect your future, as long as you contribute to the empire, the empire will not be stingy with rewards, and now the situation is special, Peru is the first country in the 7-nation alliance to want to join the Han Kingdom, and the kingdom may be treated specially, so after I report it, Once we have the results, I will give you a clear answer. ”

For General Bi's answer that was neither arrogant nor humble, everyone felt very satisfied.

The Minister of Finance asked: "Is that because it will also have a different economic policy towards Peru?" ”

Bi Wenbin replied: "No, in the future, this will also be the territory of the kingdom, and the entire kingdom will implement the same policies and laws, and the status of each province will be the same, and it will not be treated differently." If you have any questions to ask directly, I will give you a clear answer if I can get back, and if I can't make the decision, I will ask the Royal Council and the General Staff for instructions. ”

"How can we ensure that Peru is treated fairly?" Peru's Minister of Justice asked.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Imperial Council has set up provincial courts in each province, and there are city courts and county courts below, and the kingdom has set up a chief justice, and the chief justice is at the same level as the prime minister and chief of the general staff of the Government Council, and is appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, and the duty of the chief justice is to pursue fairness and strict enforcement of the law, even the government affairs court has no right to interfere in the operation of the court, so please rest assured, as long as you do not do anything illegal and undisciplined, the court will ensure that you are treated fairly."

President Salcedo asked: "If a war against Chile is launched, how will the kingdom treat the dead and wounded soldiers?" ”

Bi Wenbin said with a smile: "Your Excellency the President, after the Peruvian officers and soldiers accept the reorganization of the kingdom, they are soldiers of the empire, and they will be trained by the instructors sent by the empire, and the empire will provide weapons and equipment, logistics support and basic military expenses, and will distribute some food and salt to their families every month, and their families will have more land than ordinary civilians, and if they are injured or sacrificed or make meritorious contributions in battle, the empire has a unified standard for rewards and pensions, and now the empire has reached the scale of more than 2 million mercenaries alone, No matter what region or nationality the mercenaries come from, as long as they are mercenaries of the Empire, the Empire will treat them equally, and they will enjoy the same treatment; For example, the army commander enjoys the treatment of a lieutenant general, the division commander is a major general, and the brigade commander is a brigadier general; His Majesty the Emperor confers titles on those who have distinguished themselves in battle, and they are rewarded handsomely. ”

"Can you clarify the treatment of officers and soldiers?"

"Your Excellency, the expenses for food, clothing, and lodging for officers and soldiers shall be borne by the government, and the monthly salary of soldiers shall be 1 yuan, that of squad leaders shall be 2 yuan, that of platoon commanders shall be 4 yuan, that of company commanders shall be 8 yuan, and so on; In addition, each person has 200 catties of grain and 2 catties of salt per month, which is doubled by officers. “

"Isn't it too little?" One yuan in the Xia Empire was equivalent to 1 tael of silver, and Peru was a silver-producing country, the value of silver was not high, and the purchasing power was relatively low, so they were very concerned about the treatment.

General Bi explained: "Your Excellency, this standard is the unified standard of the empire's 2 million mercenaries, which can only meet the basic living needs of their families, and if you want to get more material wealth, you must obtain war merits; For example, in this war against Venezuela, 30 people received knighthoods, and the soldiers with the highest military merit received cash rewards of 50,000 yuan, dozens of people received rewards of tens of thousands of yuan, thousands of officers and soldiers received rewards of more than 1,000 yuan, and more officers and soldiers received rewards of several hundred yuan. “

The Minister of Education asked: "Your Excellency, if the Kingdom of the Han Dynasty treated Peru equally, would it not have promoted the Chinese language here, established many schools, and implemented compulsory education?" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, the implementation of compulsory education is the basic state policy of the Empire, and the compulsory education of all provinces and vassal states of the Xia Empire, as well as the implementation of half-price medical care for citizens, are all borne by His Majesty the Emperor; For the next 10 years, Spanish and Mandarin will be the official language, and the next 10 years will be a transitional period, and after 10 years, Mandarin will be the official language. ”

The two sides discussed for another two hours, and basically the Peruvian cabinet members were asking, and Bi Wenbin replied.

After Bi Wenbin returned to Callao Port, he immediately drafted a telegram and sent it to Lieutenant General Niu Jiwei, and finally the telegram was transmitted to Chen Yifeng.

Chen Yifeng and Zheng Qiang analyzed and discussed the contents of the telegram, especially the issue of knighthood that the other party was concerned about.

Chen Yifeng said: "If a knighthood is not granted to them, it is not good to stabilize the place, and these people are the key force for Peru's stability." “

Zheng Qiang suggested: "You can send a telegram to Your Majesty for instructions, but my suggestion is to refer to Ecuador, and all the knighthood levels will be lowered by one level." “

Chen Yifeng thought about it for a while and said, "Okay, this method is good. “

Zhang Wei quickly approved their request, and he could not refuse a good thing that only a few titles could stabilize millions of square kilometers of territory.

After receiving a clear answer, the members of the Peruvian cabinet were very happy in their hearts, according to the imperial title law, as long as they did not rebel, even if they committed a great crime, they could only deprive them of their titles, and not hurt their lives, and having a knighthood was equivalent to having a protective umbrella, even if the title was lower, it was better than nothing.

On July 8, the two sides signed an agreement on Peru's accession to the Han Kingdom aboard the Western Zhou-class battleships in the port of Callao.

In order to show the importance he attaches to Peru, Premier Zheng Qiang sent Foreign Minister Li Jingfa to the port of Callao by airship to sign the agreement on behalf of the Han Kingdom.