Chapter 261: The Japanese in Forbearance
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The Japanese Government has taken an attitude of anticipation for asking the British to act as a mediator this time, hoping that Wang Bin will agree to mediate under strong British pressure.
Therefore, the Japanese had been waiting for a telegram from his big brother, the British, but this time the telegram sent by his big brother in England was not a telegram of successful mediation, but Wang Bin put forward various demands for this mediation.
As soon as the Japanese government saw these conditions, it exploded on the spot, how could it possibly agree to such an excessive demand.
Originally, after the telegram arrived in Japan, the Japanese were full of joy and ready to read the contents of the telegram, but as soon as they opened it, the Japanese were blinded, and the telegram was not good news at all, but several extremely harsh conditions.
What agreed to the independence of Korea and the complete withdrawal from South Manchuria, as well as the three eastern provinces did not want to see any forces related to the Japanese.
How could the Japanese government agree to these conditions, and when they saw these demands, these Japanese people thought that the British had sent the wrong telegram, and how could there be such contents, which were completely different from the results they expected!
In the minds of these Japanese, the outcome of mediation should be like this: after the British Empire's "good and good temptation" to Wang Bin.
Wang Bin finally knew that Japan was a country he couldn't afford to mess with, and then he cried to be his little brother.
As for himself, for the sake of Wang Bin, he released Lijian Shangwen and contributed the mineral resources of the three eastern provinces, so he gave some benefits to this Wang Bin, and reluctantly recognized such a Chinese little brother.
But now the situation has turned out to be reversed, and this Wang Bin has made wild statements about his side, giving up ownership of North Korea and agreeing to the independence of North Korea.
Not only that, but he also wants his own forces to completely withdraw from South Manchuria, and only when he does this, will he Wang Bin release the group of Japanese soldiers from Lijian Shangwen.
However, among these conditions, Wang Bin still gave these Japanese a little fig leaf, that is, about the custody of Arthur Port.
After the end of the Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur became a product of multinational trusteeship, in which each country jointly managed Port Arthur, and Japan also received a trusteeship in it.
This so-called trusteeship is to get a share of its own interests from Lushun Port every year, if it is a person who occupies it, there is still a lot of capital inflow every year.
But now it is different, and the co-managed Port Arthur has to be divided among various countries every year, and how much benefit can the Japanese get from it.
Therefore, Wang Bin will take care of it for the time being, and then take it back after his strength has reached a higher level.
"Xiyuanjun, the demands of the people of China are simply too much, and they even ask us to give up all our rights and interests in South Manchuria and Korea, in exchange for the liberation of the siege of Lijianjun, such a condition is impossible for the empire to agree."
An extremely irritable voice suddenly came from inside the mansion of Saionji Gongwang, and the person who spoke was the current Minister of the Navy, Yamamoto Gonbei.
Yamamoto Gonbei, as a complete hardliner, how could he agree to the empire signing such a mediation agreement, which can be regarded as a good deal.
Even if he saw that Shangwen was besieged because of the army's old seniority, he should not agree to Wang Bin's conditions.
God knows if the people in the country knew that in order to rescue the group of soldiers of Limi Shangwen, the government paid such a big price of betrayal, and the people in the country would have erupted in protest because of this mediation.
After Yamamoto Gonbei finished speaking, Saionji Gongwang shifted his gaze to Foreign Minister Lin Dong, wanting to see Lin Dong's opinion.
After Lin Dong saw the eyes of the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang, he knew that the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang wanted to see what he said, but in fact, Lin Dong himself didn't know how to say it.
If you agree to this mediation agreement, your side will have to pay a huge price, and if you don't agree, it will be impossible for the country to watch Limi Shangwen and the tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers trapped in front of Phoenix.
Therefore, Lin Dong didn't know what to say, and looking at the eyes of the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang looking towards him, Lin Dong had no choice but to say a way that he thought was more compromised.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you must know that this time we are mediating for the purpose of rescuing the Emperor of Lijian, and now Wang Bin's request is too harsh, and the Empire cannot agree to such a request.
So can we find a compromise condition, from the conditions given by Wang Bin, we agree to some of the conditions, and first save Lijianjun and then talk about the rest. ”
Although Lin Dong's statement was a bit compromised, it was still disliked by Yamamoto Gonbei, who regarded it as an out-and-out cowardly act to give up his own interests.
However, in the eyes of Saionji Gongwang and others, if they could negotiate with Wang Bin again and remove some of these conditions, the Japanese government would still be able to recognize this mediation.
For example, if Wang Bin denies the great uprising in North Korea, as long as his mainland policy can still be implemented, what about temporarily abandoning South Manchuria.
North Korea has the capital to threaten Wang Bin in its own hands, although there will be no more war for a while, but after its own side recovers, it is not too late to defeat South Manchuria.
Although the public hope of Xiyuan Temple thought so, he didn't know what the people below thought, so he wanted to see what suggestions the people below had.
Then the prince of Xiyuan Temple looked at Dashanyan on the side and asked Dashanyan what he thought about it.
After listening to the words of Xiyuan Temple Gongwang, Dashan Yan said: "In my opinion, the empire does not have enough economy to support the war now, and the local divisions and regiments have little combat effectiveness.
If there is a war, it is best to delay the decisive battle for a few years, at that time the empire has gone through a period of cultivation, and it will not be a problem to retake South Manchuria. ”
In Dashanyan's view, Japan is now in an eventful season, the economy is constantly declining, because of the war, the people's distrust of the government, and the current army on his side seems to be unable to defeat Wang Bin's army at all.
As a Japanese general with foresight, Oyama Iwa still has such a little eyesight, coupled with the death of Kodama Gentaro not long ago, Oyama Iwa's mood is a little low, and he really doesn't want to fight for a while.
After Dashanyan finished speaking, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang initiated a secret ballot, and finally agreed to give up the majority of the votes of Nanman.
Subsequently, the views on the conditions given by Wang Bin this time were also quickly sent to Zhu Erdian through the situation of the telegram. (To be continued.) )