The next day, the Japanese from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who was a receptionist, came again. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Nomura-kun, did you say it below?"

Yang Chao flatly denied it.

Nomura smiled: "Commissioner Yang is really a noble person who forgets things, you did say it." ”

Yang Chao smiled: "Well, even if I say it, but I don't represent the Chinese government." At best, the identity of the next is only a representative of Shandong. ”

Yang Chao is not so easy to admit, and the more he denies it, the more the Japanese will feel true.

Nomura asked, "I don't know how Commissioner Yang is willing to say it?" ”

Yang Chao smiled: "Then it depends on what your country means?" ”

After speaking, he showed a greedy expression.

Nomura despised it in his heart, he knew the virtues of Chinese officials very well, not to mention others, even their famous Li Hongzhang, known as the Bismarck of the East, dared to accept bribes from foreigners when he signed diplomatic treaties.

All of a sudden, Nomura regarded Yang Chao as a money-hungry diplomat.

Nomura had already prepared and pushed over an envelope: "Commissioner Yang, I'm tired." ”

Yang Chao opened the envelope and saw that the promissory note of Zhengjin Bank, Zhengjin Bank is the largest bank in Japan and the status of a state-owned bank, shouldering the heavy responsibility of the yen and gold standard, and the credit is still good, but Yang Chao retreated.

"I want HSBC!"

Yang Chao insisted on the HSBC cashier's check and continued to embarrass the Japanese.

Nomura wasn't angry: "That's not difficult. But Commissioner Yang has to convince me whether what you say is true? ”

Yang Chao shook his head.

Nomura said: "Commissioner Yang doesn't believe it? ”

Yang Chao shook his head and said, "Your level is not enough." ”

Nomura said, "What do you mean? ”

He thought that Yang Chao was not worried that he would not give money, but he didn't expect Yang Chao to look down on his identity.

Yang Chao said: "It's a matter of confidentiality, I want to interview Ito Hirobumi in person, and no one else is exempt from talking!" Remember, I have important information to ask Marquis Ito here! ”

Nomura left dissatisfied, but he was already convinced that Yang Chao had something important in his hands.

The Japanese were extremely efficient, and that night, Nomura sent a carriage to pick up Yang Chao, saying that Ito Hirobumi had invited him.

Yang Chao was not worried, and directly got into the carriage, and the carriage left Tokyo, and finally entered a manor in the suburbs.

With short hair parted head, a big beard, and a kimono in casual clothes, it was Ito Hirobumi, the marquis of the Meiji government.

"I've seen Marquis Ito below!"

Yang Chao clenched his fists, this old devil is still very powerful, the core figure of the Meiji Restoration, much stronger than Kang Youwei's group of people.

Ito bowed: "I've seen Commissioner Yang." Commissioner Yang, please be seated! ”

Yang Chao smiled: "Marquis Ito, the Chinese language is very authentic." ”

Hirofumi Ito said, "Chinese culture is broad and profound, and I have always admired Chinese culture very much. ”

Yang Chao said with a smile: "It's a pity that in 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, my Great China is in decline, and others who are tired think that Chinese culture is also an inferior culture." ”

Ito Hirofumi smiled: "Why did Commissioner Yang say this. Chinese culture has a long history, and if it is inferior, how can it stand in the world for thousands of years? ”

Yang Chao sighed and stopped talking.

Hirofumi Ito knew that this was for him to pick out the topic, so he said:

"Listen to Nomura-kun, Commissioner Yang has something to hand over to Zaixia?"

Yang Chao nodded and said: "An investigation material, I hope Marquis Ito will see it!" ”

Ito Hirofumi took it, it was a Japanese document, very clear and detailed, looking at him with a somewhat dignified expression, and at the same time glanced at Yang Chao with deep meaning.

After Ito Hirofumi finished reading, Yang Chao asked: "What do Ito Hirofumi think, can you taste it?" ”

Hirobumi Ito said, "It's a great work, I don't know who did it." ”

Yang Chao said with a smile: "It's not talented. ”

Ito Hirofumi showed his approval: "Dare to ask Commissioner Yang, can this big article have a name?" ”

Yang Chao said: "The Eight-Nation Alliance's looting record! ”

This is the situation of Yang Chao's investigation in Beijing, translated into various languages, and shown to Ito Hirobumi in Japanese.

Ito Hirofumi said: "I don't know what Commissioner Yang means by showing this thing?" Can you say it explicitly? ”

Yang Chao smiled: "I want to sell him to Marquis Ito." ”

Ito Hirofumi said: "It's really worth some money, I don't know how much Commissioner Yang wants?" ”

Yang Chao stretched out two fingers: "Twenty million taels of silver!" ”

Hirofumi Ito couldn't help but be stunned.

Yang Chao added: "Customs silver! ”

Ito Hirobumi has already understood that the Chinese government has paid a total of 450 million taels of indemnity, and Japan accounts for more than seven-eighths of the point, which is only 20 million taels of silver.

Ito Hirobumi nodded, looking at Yang Chao's expression, there was already some respect, just like Yang Chao recognized Ito Hirobumi very much, Ito Hirobumi was also very appreciative of the people who finally came to his own country.

But Ito Hirobumi still shook his head: "It's too expensive, and I can't afford it!" ”

Yang Chao didn't plan to let Ito Hirofumi take it all, to be honest, 450 million taels is too much, and if it can be reduced to 200 million taels, China can at least breathe a sigh of relief.

Yang Chao said: "Your country does not need to be exempted completely, only a part of it is exempted, but at least half of it." ”

Ito Hirofumi didn't have an interface, and changed the topic: "I believe that Commissioner Yang's document must be sold to me more than just Japan, right?" ”

Yang Chao shook his head: "Other countries won't buy it." ”

Hirobumi Ito wondered, "Are you so sure?" ”

Yang Chao nodded: "That's right." Because Western countries are not Japan, they do not have a sense of urgency. ”

"Urgency!"

Ito Hirofumi repeated, already understanding a little in his heart.

Then he asked, "Then Mr. Yang's document is going to be hidden?" ”

Yang Chao shook his head: "No, what's the value of hiding it, of course it's going to be published." I have materials in English, French, German, and Russian languages, and when my mission goes to Europe and the United States, it will naturally be propagated in various countries. First, it is shabby, but it is just to gain sympathy for my weak country; The second is to get Western public opinion to condemn their government more. That way, maybe they'll forgive me a part of the reparations as well. ”

Ito nodded: "That's a good idea." But it seems that Commissioner Yang needs a leader. ”

Sure enough, he was a smart person, and he couldn't be deceived at all, so he simply admitted it and laughed: "So don't you find Marquis Ito?" ”

Ito Hirofumi stood up and bowed slowly: "I have great admiration for Yang Jun's character. ”

Yang Chao also stood up: "It's useless to say this, whether Marquis Ito buys it or not?" ”

Ito Hirobumi stood up straight and said: "Your two countries have the same culture and the same species, and we should support each other and make progress together. ”

Yang Chao smiled: "Then Marquis Ito agreed." I don't know what price Marquis Ito intends to pay? ”

Ito Hirobumi also stretched out two fingers at this time: "Twenty million taels!" Customs silver. ”

Yang Chao was slightly surprised.

Ito then added: "However, Yang Jun's article needs to be changed in one or two places. ”

Yang Chao said without hesitation: "No problem." Even if all the content of Japan was deleted, it was also a trivial matter. ”

To tell the truth, this record of the looting of the Eight-Nation Coalition is a record of the vicious robbery and murder of the Eight Nations in their respective occupied areas, that is, it is useful to Japan, a person who is planning to operate and attaches great importance to the country's image, so Western countries do not care about this.

The Japanese gave 20 million taels of silver, and Yang Chao didn't care about completely deleting the content of the Japanese robbery, so that the image of the Japanese would be greatly brilliant in the world.

But Ito Hirofumi shook his head: "You don't need to delete them all, you only need to remove these few places." ”

Yang Chao looked at Ito Hirofumi and used a brush to erase some of the contents, at first he was a little confused, but he quickly praised this old fox as a character.

Because Yang Chao saw that what Ito Hirobumi bought and sold was not the place where the Japanese looted the most silver, and the most silver looted in Japan was the silver treasury of Tobe, the inner treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and several other silver vaults, such as the silver casting bureau and other places, and the total amount of silver looted was around six million taels.

Ito Hirobumi bought and sold in a few places where there was not much silver, such as the fact that the Japanese snatched 300,000 taels of silver from the Tobe Shangshu Tateyama family, as well as several other aristocratic families.

Although there are not many things looted in these places, it is private property that is robbed, which is obviously uncivilized. Of course, looting public property is also uncivilized, but it is much better than looting at home.

And Ito Hirofumi did not let Yang Chao cover up all the robberies of the Japanese soldiers, and only deleted the content of their robbery of private property, which is the real cleverness. If Yang Chao's article at that time shows that the Eight-Nation Coalition has looted others, only the Japanese do not, and the credibility is too low.

But if other countries are all looting on a large scale, regardless of public and private, and in many places, Yang Chao records the Russians and Germans robbing houses, killings, and forcible J, in contrast, the Japanese military discipline is much better. Therefore, as long as Yang Chao is truthfully announced, the international image of the Japanese will naturally be greatly improved. Small actions are too obvious, and they are not good for them.

"As long as Mr. Yang's article is published in the West, the country can announce the waiver of all reparations from China!"

"High!"

Yang Chao couldn't help but sigh, Ito Hirofumi's methods are really clever.

At that time, as soon as this article is published in the West, the Western countries will certainly not admit the posture of asking for money but still wanting face, and at this time, the Japanese Government will admit it, and express regret for this, and say that the Japanese Government is willing to take responsibility for this matter and will compensate by exempting China from all indemnities.

At that time, the credibility of this document was greatly increased, and when the Western countries were all, the Japanese who only took possession of public property and paid reparations were suddenly revealed, and the Japanese could not only establish a good international image through this, but also win the friendship of the ignorant people in China.

During the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese snatched 230 million taels from China, which was more than 200 million taels five years ago, and is now worth 300 million.

Participating in the Eight-Nation Alliance, the main purpose of the Japanese, to show their image, is also achieved.

Yang Chao knows why the Japanese succeeded, while the Chinese failed, not to mention the comparison between Ito Hirobumi and Kang Youwei, the two are not at the same level at all, just compare Ito Hirobumi and Li Hongzhang, Ito Hirobumi is trying his best to enhance the interests of Japan, personal gains and losses are second, while Li Hongzhang is trying his best to meet private interests, national interests second, this is the gap.

Yang Chao said: "Then wait for the good news from Marquis Ito." ”

Hirobumi Ito said: "I am also waiting for the good news of Commissioner Yang. ”

Speaking of which, even if it was over, Yang Chao still asked: "Doesn't Marquis Ito want to know about my country's exchange of territory outside the customs for Russia's exemption from reparations?" ”

Ito Hirobumi smiled: "If the guess is correct, this matter is also from Commissioner Yang's handwriting." ”

Yang Chao didn't deny it, and nodded with a smile: "Then Marquis Ito doesn't want to know if it's true?" ”

Ito Hirofumi shook his head: "Li Hongzhangjun is not so confused as this. ”

Yang Chao smiled awkwardly, his little tricks really can't hide a character of the level of Ito Hirobumi, and it is just like Nomura's kind of goods.

Hirobumi Ito then sighed, "Although this news is fake, it is possible. In just one day, it spread throughout Japan, and it can be seen that this news is the last thing our Japanese country wants to see, and we cannot afford the threat to our country after the Russians occupy Manchuria, so our country really cannot afford the price of China's exchange of Liaodong land for reparations. ”

Hirobumi Ito sighed.

Yang Chao thought in his heart, it's not that he can't bear it, but that Japan wants to occupy the Northeast even more.

In fact, what Ito Hirobumi meant was that Japan could not afford China to lose Liaodong, no matter how it lost it, and as for the land cession in exchange for reparations, it was just the most crude fake news. But if the Chinese cannot hold their own land, sooner or later they will be occupied by Russia, and then it will be a disaster for Japan. Therefore, the Japanese now need a China that can defend their own territory, at least in the short term, and wait for Japan to be strong enough to contend with Russia. At that time, China will lose its role, and you don't need to think about it, but now that Japan has not the ability to directly confront China, it is better not to weaken China too much and give up the reparations, in fact, it is to preserve China's vitality.

But Yang Chao's mouth agreed: "Indeed, China and Japan are tied to each other, if Russia dominates China, it will definitely be Japan's turn next, and it is indeed time to help each other." ”

Ito nodded with a smile.

The two guys who knew that what the other party said were all lies, but they still agreed with each other's statements.

The two reached an agreement, and Ito Hirobumi flattered Yang Chao again, and Yang Chao knew that the Japanese top brass liked to win over some promising young people in China, and then put them back in China to do things, such as Comrade Sun Dacang, such as Comrade Bald Guy, and so on.

So Yang Chao was not fooled at all, and the other party accepted all the flattery, but he became more and more vigilant in his heart.