The tragic situation in Tokyo has humiliated the entire Japanese peace negotiation team, and the fact that its own capital has been ravaged by the Qing Dynasty is such a tragic situation has really brought shame to the whole of Japan, especially in the Tokyo peace talks, which actually had to be searched before entering the negotiation room, which made Japan lose face in front of the whole world and lose its national dignity and national self-esteem

"Minister Ito, we cannot accept the harsh terms of the Qing State, and if that were the case, Japan would never have a bright future," said an older official in the peace talks, angrily

Hirobumi Ito raised his head, looked at him and said, "Irie, what do you think we should do?" Will the war continue, or will the Qing Dynasty change these terms? You must know that the strength of diplomacy is closely related to the strength of the national army, and now that the Japanese navy has been completely wiped out, and the army is surrounded by the Qing state, do you think we still have too many choices? ”

"Uh...... At the very least, we should be fighting hard," Irie said indignantly

"Okay, if we really continue to fight, we will completely defeat the defense forces of our great Japan, and then let alone the Qing Kingdom, even Russia, Guam, and the Philippines will take the opportunity to bite us, and at that time, there will really be no future for great Japan," Ito Hirobumi waved his hand

"But...... Do we really have to accept that unequal clause? The official named Irie asked unconvinced

Ito Hirobumi stood up, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid there is no other way, but if we can really let Qingguo help us settle the British debt, then maybe the loss will be smaller."

"That must be a ploy of the Qing State, and they can't help us bear this debt," Irie said affirmatively

"Of course, Qingguo is not so generous, but no matter what their purpose is, as long as they can help us settle this debt, then for us, there will be a chance to turn over in the future," Ito said slowly

"However, Minister Ito's 2 billion silver dollar indemnity will take a few years for Japan to make up this unjust debt?" Irie still asked suspiciously

"I can discuss this indemnity with them again to see if it can be appropriately lowered Since it can be repaid in installments, then we will slowly repay them to limit the number of our troops, we can develop reserve troops, militia, and let the people pool money to buy warships, as long as it is not in the Japanese army sequence, the Qing Kingdom has no excuse to find fault" Ito Hirobumi looked into the distance, and seemed to have seen the future

"Well, it seems that this is the only way to do it at the moment," Irie said helplessly

Finally, after repeated coordination between the two sides, the month-long negotiations finally came to an end

China and Japan reached an agreement on various issues such as war reparations, army restrictions, and leasing Nagasaki, and in the end, Japan agreed to pay an indemnity of 1.5 billion silver dollars, which would be paid off in five years, and the Japanese tariff would be used as collateral, and in the case that the indemnity was not repaid, the total tonnage of the Japanese Navy should not exceed 50,000 tons, and the standing army of the army should not exceed 200,000, and Nagasaki would be leased to the Qing State, and the indemnity would be returned after the reparations were paid off. And the Qing Dynasty intervened, and the British debt will be repaid to the UK after 5 years

The Qing Dynasty withdrew from Japan within three weeks, and the two sides signed a non-aggression pact, and Japan recognized Chao Xian as the territory of the Qing Dynasty and never entered it in the future

For the British side, Feng Xianghua gave Britain many interests in Japan according to the meaning of Guan Xuqing, first of all, because Japan's tariffs were in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty implemented zero tariffs on British goods and goods from the Qing Dynasty, and if goods from other countries were to enter Japan, tariffs needed to pay 50% of the cost of the goods, so that they could basically control the monopoly of various goods in Japan, either the Qing Dynasty monopoly or the British monopoly, Japan's post-war reconstruction took a long time, and the domestic industry was also affected by the defeat of the war. In other countries, because of the ridiculously high tariffs, even if the goods enter Japan, the price is much more expensive than that of the Qing Dynasty and the United Kingdom, which have zero tariffs, and the Japanese people do not have such high purchasing power

In addition, he directly helped Japan bear a debt of 20 million silver dollars, so that Britain gladly accepted such a proposal, although Japan's defeat caused Britain to lose a lot of benefits, but these interests were also taken back from Japan, which made Britain quite happy

At the same time, in order to obtain a lot of benefits, Britain can develop and put into the Japanese market in advance as long as Japan is developing something, so that it is basically difficult for Japan's local enterprises to survive, and its industrial capacity is getting worse day by day

It can be said that the Qing Dynasty and Britain completely dominated Japan's economy, which Japan did not expect at all when the peace treaty was signed at that time

Immediately after the signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Tokyo, China and Britain signed a cooperation agreement, ostensibly to help Japan rebuild after the war, but in fact it was only about how to divide up Japan and redistribute it

For example, the Qing Dynasty was responsible for light industry, and Britain was responsible for heavy industry, and in these two fields, Japanese local enterprises could not survive at all, so that not only could they earn Japanese money, but the important thing was that domestic manufacturers could grow their own enterprises by receiving orders continuously

From this point of view, with the mortgage of tariffs and the help of the British, the light industry of the Qing Dynasty flourished, which was far more cost-effective than charging a little more interest

And because the Qing Dynasty took the initiative to provide Japan's zero-tariff resources, Britain's attitude towards the Qing Dynasty changed greatly, and even reconsidered whether to help the Qing Dynasty build a few battleships

Originally, the victory over Japan affected the interests of Britain, and it would definitely offend Britain, which still had strength in the Far East, but through a series of preferential policies for Britain, Britain actually took the initiative to sign a friendship treaty with the Qing Dynasty

After all, in the Far East, Britain also needed a strong ally, and Japan's defeat undoubtedly pushed the Qing Dynasty in front of Britain

In the Forbidden City, the splendid palace is unusually solemn and majestic under the illumination of the setting sun

A group of eunuchs waited outside the palace, and the palace maids went in and out of a room, some carrying basins, some holding towels, and some carrying water, busy with water

Guan Xuqing, on the other hand, was pacing back and forth outside the house, his face ugly

"Why has it been so long?" Guan Xuqing asked impatiently

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the queen is in good health, the mother and child will be safe, and the midwife is waiting inside, she should be about to give birth," Wang Shang comforted

"Wow......" A baby's cry came from the house, and everyone showed excited looks, especially Guan Xuqing, who was so excited that he didn't know what to say

"Congratulations to the emperor, the queen gave birth to an elder brother, and the mother and son are safe," a palace maid hurriedly ran out and replied

"It's Brother, haha, I'm a father, I'm a father" Guan Xuqing said incoherently excitedly

"Report ...... General Feng of Japan telegraphed that the agreement with Japan had been signed" The little eunuch in the telegraph room hurriedly rushed in

"Okay, it's really a double happiness" Guan Xuqing was about to fly with joy