Barbarous!

It's just that Qin Zhiyuan thinks so, since the Age of Discovery, the British and French colonists have conquered the whole world in this way, which is not barbarism at all, but an international law recognized by everyone. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Compared with the people of this era, who have seen more ways to solve problems through dialogue, Qin Zhiyuan is still a little kind.

The rule of international law in this era is that whoever has the biggest fist is justified, which is even more obvious after the meeting between Qin Zhiyuan and Kolchak.

Qin Zhiyuan's visit to Kolchak's coalition government had an important task to determine the boundary between the coalition government and the Northern Xinjiang region with Kolchak, so the day after Qin Zhiyuan arrived in Omsk, the two sides immediately began talks.

Kolchak's full name is Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak, a former imperial Russian admiral, after the Russian Empire was overthrown by the Provisional Government, Kolchak staged a coup d'état with the support of Britain and France, which led to the formation of a coalition government.

Speaking of which, the Foreign Legion led by Qin Zhiyuan was also Kolchak's accomplice, and acquiescing to Lan Fang's dispatch to Vladivostok was one of the conditions put forward by Qin Zhiyuan.

It's just that Kolchak didn't expect Qin Zhiyuan's appetite to be so big, not only occupying Vladivostok, but also swallowing 2.6 million square kilometers of the Far East of the Russian Empire in one go, which made Kolchak really unacceptable.

But the situation is stronger than people, after the Foreign Legion withdrew from Russian territory, Kolchak also lost the support of the British and French governments, even if Kolchak wanted to send troops to recover the land occupied by Lanfang, he was powerless, so he could only pin his hopes on the negotiating table.

It can be said that the demarcation with Lan Fang was Kolchak's only chance to take back Siberia, so Kolchak personally participated in the negotiations, raising the importance of the demarcation to an incomparably higher level.

Since Kolchak personally participated in the negotiations, Qin Zhiyuan would definitely participate in the consideration of the principle of reciprocity.

Kolchak was still prepared, in order to enhance his right to speak, Kolchak invited the British ambassador to the coalition government Andrew Kennedy to participate in the negotiations, and Qin Zhiyuan also invited the French ambassador to the coalition government, Aiden Wild, to attend to help Lan Fang.

So this negotiation looks extraordinarily high-profile.

The negotiations took place at the seat of the Provisional Government in Omsk, a six-story complex of tall buildings without much decoration on the outside, tall and stocky, sturdy and durable, in the standard Russian style.

Negotiations took place in conference rooms on the fifth floor, with Kolchak's office and Kolchak's home on the upper floor.

Kolchak was a very responsible person for his work, and Kolchak's home was his office.

In the 21st century, there have been many films that reflect Kolchak, and this is indeed a very charismatic person.

At the national level, Qin Zhiyuan's focus is definitely not on Kolchak's personal charm, but on the huge world map hanging in the conference room and the sand table in the middle of the conference room.

Qin Zhiyuan is also from Rongma, and he is also very familiar with the military sand table, when fighting, Qin Zhiyuan's requirements for the sand table are even harsh, so Qin Zhiyuan is really a little disdainful of the sand table made by the Russians.

It is indeed crude, the Russians seem to understand the theme of this meeting very well, the production of sand tables is limited to the vicinity of Lake Baikal, and the production staff should be a little lazy, not to mention excellence, and even the settlements near Lake Baikal are not marked.

However, this does not prevent people from understanding the concept of Baikal, and in order to give Andrew and Aiden a better understanding of Baikal, the Russians marked it next to the sand table: it is the largest freshwater lake in the world, containing 20% of the world's fresh water.

No matter what Andrew and Aiden think when they see this sentence, this sentence really aroused Qin Zhiyuan's fighting spirit, for the sake of 20% of the world's fresh water, Qin Zhiyuan will not let Lake Baikal fall into the hands of the Russians no matter what.

"At least a thousand years ago, Lake Baikal was under the control of Russia, about 300 years ago, Russia and the Qing Empire signed the "Brensky Treaty" and the "Kyakhta Treaty", which clarified Russia's ownership of Lake Baikal, so Lake Baikal is obviously Russian territory and does not belong to the Northern Lanfang Region, so we demand that the Northern Lanfang Region withdraw from the Baikal Territory and return this area to Russia in its entirety." Kolchak was fluent in English, he had clear goals, and the coalition government wanted the whole of Baikal.

Kolchak's bottom line is that the northern region of Lanfang and the Provisional Government will use Lake Baikal as the dividing line, and the two countries will occupy half of Lake Baikal.

Of course, the bottom line is the bottom line, the proposition is the proposition, and the sky-high price is the price to pay back, and the value of negotiation is here.

"It's really nonsense, according to what you say, at least in the Western Han Dynasty, there were officials of the Western Han Dynasty who went to Lake Baikal, and at that time the sovereignty of Lake Baikal had been clarified - oh, by the way, it was not called Baikal at that time, it was called 'Beihai', yes, all the future Lanfang literature, will call it 'Beihai', obviously, Beihai has been the territory of the Western Han Dynasty since BC, so it does not belong to Russia." Qin Zhiyuan casually refuted Kolchak.

Thanks to the habit of keeping a diary of our ancestors, otherwise it is not easy for people to understand the allusion of "Su Wu Shepherd" more than a thousand years later.

"Even if Lake Baikal does not belong to Russia, then at least it is a dispute between the Republic of China and the Provisional Government, what does it have to do with you Lanfang?" A bearded "man-bear" stood up and retorted.

"The foreign counsellor of the Provisional Government, Vatoriliak, studied in the United Kingdom and had a close relationship with the British ambassador to the Provisional Government, Andrew Kennedy." Immediately, someone sent Qin Zhiyuan's information about Furtoliak.

"Very well, you just admit that the North Sea does not belong to Russia, and now we can move on to the next topic, so who should the North Sea be?" Qin Zhiyuan immediately seized the loophole between Ftoliak's words.

"Damn it! When did I admit that what Rausch North Sea does not belong to Russia? Ventoliak was immediately excited.

"You just said that!" Qin Zhiyuan's words are true.

"I didn't!" Vtoliak immediately denied it.

As Qin Zhiyuan expected, as soon as the negotiations began, the process had been seriously deviated, so there was no progress in the first day of negotiations, and in the midst of a quarrel, the first day of negotiations ended.

Returning to the "palace" arranged by the coalition government for Qin Zhiyuan, Qin Zhiyuan convened relevant people to discuss tomorrow's negotiation strategy.

"What can there be to talk about? You only need to ask Kolchak, Beihai is our northern region of Lanfang, are you convinced? If you don't accept it, you will send someone to recover it, and see if it is your 'gray livestock' that has more people, or Lan Fang's bullets!" Although he is an outsider, Bastian still has a sense of ownership and considers the problem completely from Qin Zhiyuan's standpoint.

"It's crazy, do you want to be a laughing stock?" Foch immediately reprimanded mercilessly.

Although Bastian was already in a high position, he was still not enough to see in front of Foch, and after Foch spoke, Bastian immediately died down, not even having the slightest sense of resistance.

"The attitude of the coalition government is not very resolute, and as far as I can see, their opinions are not unanimous, and during today's negotiations, there were differences among the representatives of the coalition government involved in the negotiations, and they have been talking to themselves and have not much sense of cooperation." Gao Hongshi's observation is still good.

"Negotiation is hard work, so be prepared to fight a long battle." The elder Renault has his own opinion, and it is rare to be able to sum up the adjective "protracted war".

When it comes to negotiation experience, Renault Sr. is undoubtedly the most experienced of all the people present. Old Renault has lived until now, and he doesn't know how many times he has presided over or participated in negotiations, so Old Renault is the most breezy and calm, and he doesn't mean to be in a hurry.

Of course, this is also related to the ongoing negotiations and the old Renault has no conflict of interest, if the old Renault also has his own interests in the Beihai region, according to Qin Zhiyuan's understanding of the old Renault, I am afraid that the old Renault would have already exploded.

"No, I don't want to make this a protracted war, we have limited time, we can't dwell on this issue for too long, we need to solve it quickly, so tomorrow we can make appropriate concessions and exchange some of the weapons to support the coalition government for the entire North Sea." Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want to drag it out for a long time, the negotiations are carried out in Omsk, Kolchak negotiates during the day, and can also handle government affairs at night, Qin Zhiyuan is not so convenient, according to the predetermined plan, Qin Zhiyuan will stay in Omsk for a week at most, so no matter whether there is a result or not, Qin Zhiyuan will end the negotiations and then leave Omsk.

Perhaps at that time, deciding the ownership of the "North Sea" by means of war will be the only choice for Lan Fang and the coalition government.

After all, war is the last resort, and when the avenue of dialogue has not been cut off, negotiations will be the most economical.

After a one-day recess, negotiations resumed.

This time, Kolchak was a little more pragmatic, and the condition was that the territorial dispute could be temporarily shelved, and the Baikal basin could be jointly developed with the northern region of Lanfang.

Compared with the conditions on the first day, Kolchak was indeed a little more pragmatic, but there was still a gap with Qin Zhiyuan's expectations, so the negotiations reached an impasse again.

Compared with the first day of negotiations, Lanfang's conditions also made concessions, and Qin Zhiyuan still demanded the entire Beihai, but in terms of compensation to the coalition government, the Lanfang government showed strong financial resources.

The Lanfang government agreed to give the coalition government an interest-free loan of one billion Lanfang yuan to buy various materials from Lanfang, so as to strengthen the coalition government and resist the pressing of the Red Russian government.

If you look at the time of the founding of the country, the time when the coalition government was established is about the same as the time when Lanfang was established, but it is only a little more than a year, and the gap between the two sides is already very huge, and now it has reached the extent that Lanfang can provide loans to the coalition government, which is really impressive.

(To be continued.) )