After the first negotiation on the 29th, the ambassadors hurriedly returned to the embassies to convey the results of the negotiations to the country and asked for the next steps in the country. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Now Germany and the United States have a very clear goal, that is, to try their best to provoke the contradiction between the Lanfang Kingdom and the Russian Empire, although the economic interests and territory are also under consideration, but they are not the point, and it can weaken the strength of the Lanfang Kingdom and the Russian Empire, which is what they want to see the most.

In particular, the United States feels that at the cost of 200 million US dollars, it has crippled Japan and reduced a competitor, which is very cost-effective, but the fly in the ointment is that it has not achieved the goal of weakening the Lanfang Kingdom, and this time it will make the Lanfang Kingdom go to war with the Russian Empire no matter what.

Germany's mentality is similar to that of the United States, but he does not want the Lanfang Kingdom to be defeated soon, and only the Lanfang Kingdom and Russia can have a long-term confrontation with the Russian Empire.

Russia is bitter in his heart, he wants to start a war because he is powerless, and he used to be a strong foreign force in the middle, scaring the Lanfang Kingdom, since the Lanfang Kingdom is not afraid, then it can't really send troops, if it sends troops, it will be defeated, the Japanese army is not the opponent of the Lanfang Kingdom, then Russia, as a country that has lost to Japan, is not the opponent of the Lanfang Kingdom; Besides, the front was too long, and the financial resources needed to wage war were too great to be afforded by the present Russian Empire; Workers' strikes, peasant uprisings, and insurrections at home kept a great deal of energy in the Russian Imperial Government, and now it did not dare to send troops to the Far East; Therefore, both the Tsar and the Prime Minister wanted to live in peace with the Kingdom of Lanfang.

Britain and France, which were most entangled, either harmed the interests of their allies or their own interests, and finally decided to try their best to keep Japan under the premise of ensuring their own interests, and then gradually support Japan to develop its military and contain the Lanfang Kingdom.

As for the representatives of Japan and the Great Qing Kingdom, they are purely soy sauce.

On the morning of the 30th, the ambassadors of various countries continued to gather in the large conference room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Lanfang to discuss how to end the war between the Kingdom of Lanfang and Japan.

The ambassador of the British Empire spoke first: "Your Excellency, your country has asked for the cession of land to Japan and the payment of a huge amount of money, and you do not want to think about it, Japan itself has such a little land, and in addition to the land that has been cut off by your country, can the remaining territory bear this huge amount of compensation?" “

Hua Guoqiang retorted with a smile: "The original name of Hokkaido was Ezo Island, which was not an inherent territory of Japan before the Qing Dynasty, and we just restored its original name and form; As for Jiuzhou Island, it is just a substitute for Taiwan, they can cede the island of Taiwan of the Qing Dynasty, why can't we cede the Japanese island of Jiuzhou? The area of these two islands is about the same size, even if it is compensation for their occupation of Taiwan in the first place; As for the matter of not being able to repay the compensation, isn't there a next generation of Japanese who can't afford it? As long as the Japanese don't die, I believe that sooner or later they will pay it off. “

Originally, the ambassador of the Russian Empire was very happy, feeling that the British Empire was righteous enough, and as an ally, he was indeed thinking about Japan and the Russian Empire, but after Hua Guoqiang finished speaking, he was only left with loss in his heart.

At this time, the Japanese representative's face turned purple with anger, but he didn't dare to get angry, every day that the Lanfang Kingdom blocked Japan, a large number of Japanese died of hunger; The grain in the big cities and the eastern coastal areas was burned by the Lanfang Kingdom, and there was no way to import it, resulting in a very large food shortage in Japan, and merchants took the opportunity to hoard it, resulting in the price of grain in Japan sky-high, and ordinary people could not afford to buy it at all; Shouldering the hopes of the people at home, he must endure humiliation and fulfill the mission assigned to him by the empire.

The representative of France said: "If your country continues to blockade, I think that Japan will not only be unable to pay the compensation, but will also find it difficult to pay interest, and I hope that your country will still put the overall situation and peace and stability in Asia first, end the war with Japan, lift the blockade, and then slowly work out a reasonable agreement that is acceptable to everyone, which will be beneficial to both the Japanese people and the kingdom of Lanfang." “

Hua Guoqiang said: "Our war with Japan is for the sake of peace and stability in Asia, think about it, Japan first had a war with the Great Qing Dynasty, which led to the instability of the situation in Asia; Later, there was a war with the Russian Empire, which displaced hundreds of thousands of people in the northeast of the Qing Dynasty and killed tens of thousands, resulting in instability in Asia. Later, in order to sow discord between the Lanfang Kingdom and the United States of America, hoping that there would be a war between our two countries, they sent people to assassinate the Americans living in the Philippines and blame our Lanfang Kingdom. Are we contributing to peace and stability in Asia? The United States, Russia, and Germany have all published telegrams in support of our kingdom of Lanfang, and our archives still have the original manuscript of the telegram. “

The German ambassador immediately said: "We, the German Empire, as always, support the reasonable military actions of the Kingdom of Lanfang. “

The ambassadors of the United States and Russia were silent.

The British ambassador had no choice but to make a round: "Let's not mention the past, if this stalemate continues, your country will not get half a tael of silver in compensation, and it will cost huge military expenditures, it is better to end the war as soon as possible, it will be beneficial to both countries." “

Hua Guoqiang said: "Thank you, Your Excellency, for considering the Lanfang Kingdom, but our Lanfang Kingdom can afford this military expenditure." Our king's biggest concern now is not the problem of funding, but the army is not trained, there is no place for actual combat, you look at the map of our Lanfang Kingdom, all are small islands and dense forests, or deserts without people, our 1 million troops have not fought a big war in a dignified manner since they were established, and they do not even have such a large territory to hold exercises, our king has always wanted to find an opponent with considerable strength, fight a few big battles, and train the troops, and now it happens that Japan has formed an army of 1 million, If Japan does not agree to our terms, we will occupy Shikoku Island in half a month, and we will attack Honshu Island in one month, which is a good opportunity to train our troops. “

At this time, the Japanese representative was anxious, and hurriedly stood up and bowed and said: "Your Excellency Foreign Minister, let's discuss it carefully, Japan also very much hopes for peace and stability in Asia, and even more hopes to get along with the Kingdom of Lanfang, please don't rush to make a conclusion, another war will lead to the misery of the people's lives, this is not what the Japanese government wants to see, please." After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply to Hua Guoqiang, and his head was almost touching the ground.

The German ambassador and the American ambassador were happy in their hearts, and the Lanfang Kingdom finally told the truth, you know a sneak attack when you fight, and you can train the army, which is really good.

In the ears of the representatives of Russia and Britain and France, Hua Guoqiang's words made them feel that this was a naked provocation, the Lanfang Kingdom is an out-and-out warmonger, and for the sake of peace and stability in Asia, the Lanfang Kingdom is the largest unstable country in Asia, since the founding of the Lanfang Kingdom, the war has not been broken, first with the Netherlands, then with the United Kingdom, and now with Japan, who is the next target country?

Hua Guoqiang didn't want to scare the Japanese, he just wanted everyone to accept the negotiation conditions of the Lanfang Kingdom quickly, so he continued: "Actually, our Lanfang Kingdom is a peace-loving country, war is not the goal, war is just a continuation of politics, what we can't get at the negotiating table, we have to go to the battlefield to realize, for example, everyone says that Japan can't afford to pay compensation, what we mean is that since you don't want to pay compensation, then it's easy to do, we send an army and get it ourselves, I don't believe that the whole of Japan can't turn over this two pieces of silver." Even if there is not enough silver, won't there be a factory? Machinery and equipment and even food and other materials can be paid for debts, if it is not enough, isn't there still a mine? We will let people mine more debts; I'm sure I'll be able to pay back the compensation easily. “

Hua Guoqiang's remarks frightened the delegates a lot, isn't this the rhythm of destroying Japan? If all the machinery and equipment are dismantled, then Japan will be finished, and if the grain and other materials are in debt, won't the Japanese all starve to death? If you have to mine and pay debts, then the Japanese will be poor and won't even be able to wear pants. In particular, the representatives of Britain and the United States resolutely did not allow the Lanfang Kingdom to do this, which would harm its own interests, and the Japanese Government agreed to fully open the domestic market to the two countries.

Chekovsky, the ambassador of the Russian Empire, was a hot-tempered person, and in the face of the Lanfang Kingdom's naked war rhetoric, he really couldn't sit still, and stood up and roared: "Your Excellency, does the Lanfang Kingdom also want to confront the Eight-Nation Alliance?" Don't be too arrogant, if Japan doesn't do things right, you shouldn't do it, right, how will Japan continue to exist in the future? “

Hua Guoqiang also came to get angry, this has not yet troubled the Russian Empire, he took the initiative to jump out for Japan, so he said with a cold face: "No matter how arrogant we are, we didn't drive the unarmed civilians to drown in the river with bayonets, no matter how arrogant we are, we are not arrogant enough to use deception to deceive the civilians into the barracks and slaughter them, is it that we are too merciful, so that everyone feels that our Lanfang Kingdom is easy to bully?" Not to mention the Eight-Nation Alliance, even the Coalition of Dozens of Nations, our Lanfang Kingdom is not afraid, why don't you Russian Empire try it first? “

Everyone looked at Chekovsky with the eyes of a fool, and at this time he also felt that he had said too much, and hurriedly explained: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, aren't I afraid of accidentally injuring Japanese civilians?" I know that your country is a peace-loving country and will not do anything bad to civilians. “

Hua Guoqiang ignored him and continued: "In the final analysis, this matter is still a matter between our Lanfang Kingdom and Japan, there is no need to discuss with you at all, if everyone is not satisfied with the attitude of our Lanfang Kingdom, then we will only negotiate with Japan in the future, and the rest of the countries will not get involved in these troublesome things." “

The German representative was very satisfied with the hardline attitude of the Lanfang Kingdom, the fly in the ointment was that the Russian Empire actually chose to back down, which made people feel very unhappy, today's excitement is almost over, and if the talk continues, there will be unnecessary disputes, so he said: "Today's talk is almost over, everyone has made concessions, the talk is very successful, tomorrow is the founding ceremony of the Lanfang Kingdom, I suggest that everyone take a break for the time being, and wait for the founding ceremony to talk." “

Everyone felt that there was nothing to be achieved today, so they had to agree to suspend it for a few days.

Zhao Erxun felt really eye-opening, when did these Western devils speak so politely? In any place in the Qing Dynasty, in the face of anyone, it is arrogant, but in the face of the threat of force from the Lanfang Kingdom, he didn't even dare to let go of a fart, the Japanese representative bowed vigorously, and the ambassador of the Russian Empire even apologized, which was in stark contrast to the fact that the people of the Great Qing Kingdom didn't even dare to breathe when they faced the devils. (To be continued.) )

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