Entering April, Moscow and Omsk still did not agree to Qin Zhiyuan's request. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The abolition of a series of treaties signed during the imperial and Qing empires, such as the Treaty of Aihui, was nominally a move towards a new era, but in reality, it was a betrayal of Russia's existing interests.

At least that's what the Russians think.

Thus, at a time when both the Bolsheviks and the Provisional Government were intensifying their efforts to win over the hearts and minds of the people, no one dared to touch this red line first.

As for Qin Zhiyuan, although he has prepared the Northern Expeditionary Corps, he will definitely not launch an attack now.

The situation in Russia is now complicated, and the Bolsheviks occupy the traditional heartlands of Russia, such as Moscow and St. Petersburg. And Kolchak and the old generals of the Imperial Russian era, such as Denikin, Kraslov, Yudenich, and Wrangel, occupied vast areas of Siberia.

And in the Far East, far from Moscow, there is now anarchy.

It seems that as long as Qin Zhiyuan sends troops north, there is indeed a great possibility that he will occupy Vladivostok, and even recover all the territory lost in the former Qing Dynasty, and even occupy a larger area.

But if Qin Zhiyuan sends troops north, it may upset the current balance in Russia.

Although the fundamental contradictions between the Bolsheviks and the Provisional Government cannot be reconciled, it is difficult to say whether the Bolsheviks and the Provisional Government will unite and unite with the outside world if they encounter a critical juncture of foreign invasion.

Think of PLA and KMT in another plane, and who can guarantee that this will never happen.

If the Bolsheviks and the Provisional Government temporarily joined forces because of the northward march of the Northern Expeditionary Corps, then the Northern Expeditionary Army would be miserable, and it would be in a rather awkward position both in actual combat and in terms of international solidarity.

So like Moscow and Omsk, Qin Zhiyuan is also waiting, waiting for Moscow or Omsk to overcome the softness, either of them can be.

Qin Zhiyuan can be sure that as long as Moscow and Omsk go to war, then once one side is weak, then the weaker side will definitely give in, because if it is time for life and death, anyone will aim to "live".

Even the Bolsheviks, who professed to be fearless, think of the Brest Peace Treaty, if the Bolsheviks were really as strong as they advertised, then there would not have been the Brest Peace Treaty.

In fact, in the past few days, it is not only Ivanovich and Romanov who have frequently visited Qin Zhiyuan, but also Gu Weijun, head of the Republic of China delegation, who had rushed to Paris two months ago to attend the "spoils" conference, as well as Jin Jiu, chief of internal affairs of the Korean provisional government in exile in Shanghai, and even French Minister of War Leoté.

The trip to Paris of the Republic of China delegation was not smooth, because Lu Zhengxiang had already joined Lanfang, so the Republic of China delegation was led by Gu Weijun.

Gu Weijun has served as a minister in the Americas for a long time, and has also served as the minister of the Republic of China to the United Kingdom, so he is no stranger to Western society.

It must be said that the people of the Republic of China may be lacking in personal ability, but in terms of patriotic enthusiasm, they can definitely be worthy of their motherland.

In fact, the reason for the sinking of the Republic of China cannot be attributed to the lack of personal ability.

Without the backing of a strong country, no one can eat in Paris.

For example, Gu Weijun is a representative of "heart is higher than the sky and life is thinner than paper".

Since arriving in Paris in January, Gu Weijun has only been given one chance to enter the venue, and at the same time, he has only been given one chance to speak.

Gu Weijun took the opportunity to fully expound on the legitimate demands of the Republic of China, and Gu Weijun's eloquence and integrity won the unanimous praise of the attendees such as Clemenceau and Wilson.

But that's all, Clemenceau and Wilson's appreciation of Gu Weijun is limited to Gu Weijun personally, which does not mean that France and the United States will support the demands of the Republic of China.

Since Japan had returned Shandong to the Republic of China, the demand of the Republic of China was to abrogate the Treaty of Xincho.

The abrogation of the "Xinchou Treaty" means that the Republic of China will take back the "embassy boundary", a country within a country, and at the same time stop paying the outstanding indemnity, which also means that the Republic of China will recover its customs sovereignty.

All these are unacceptable to Britain, France, and the United States.

In fact, during the world war, in view of the great role of the Foreign Legion, France had voluntarily renounced the remaining reparations from the Treaty of Xincho.

Add to this the part of Germany that was defeated, and the already disappeared Imperial Russia and Austria-Hungary, and the part that needed to be paid for the Treaty of Xincho had been greatly reduced.

Now it is the Japanese and the Dutch who are extremely insistent on the implementation of the Treaty of Xincho by the Republic of China.

The hatred between the Dutch and the Chinese is not the same, and the Dutch, who were only playing soy sauce in the Eight-Nation Alliance, suffered a big loss at the hands of Qin Zhiyuan, which made the Dutch unable to swallow this breath no matter what.

As for the Japanese, they have more reason to hold on.

Since 1916, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, as soon as the Beiyang government encountered economic difficulties, it began to borrow money from the Japanese, ranging from a few million to tens of millions each time, a total of more than ten times, a total of 145 million yen, which was called "Nishihara loan".

At this time, the yen did not depreciate, but it was still very valuable.

The "Nishihara Loan" was financed by three Japanese banks, namely Industrial Bank, North Korea, and Taiwan, and was contacted by Nishihara Kamezo, the personal representative of Terauchi Masatsuki, so it was called "Nishihara Loan".

The controversy over the "Xiyuan loan" was very large, and the biggest controversy was that Duan Zhiquan, who was the premier of the Republic of China at the time, had pledged a sum of the money with the proceeds from the gold mines and forests of Kyrgyzstan and Hei provinces.

But in addition, the "Xiyuan Loan" built a nationwide telegraph network for the Republic of China, expanded the Bank of Communications, raised the Jihui Railway, the Manchurian-Mongolian Fourth Railway, the Gaoxu-Jishun Railway, etc., and contributed to Xu Shuzheng's dispatch of troops to Outer Mongolia.

The merits and demerits are commented on, and the only ones who have suffered are the Japanese.

That's right, the Japanese really suffered a loss on the "Nishihara loan".

When the time came to 1919, the situation underwent a new change, because of too much debt, the three banks of "Xingye, North Korea, and Taiwan", which were interested in "Xiyuan Loan", were already struggling, and Duan Zhiquan, who was in charge of borrowing at the beginning, had stepped down, and the Republic of China entered the period of "Anfuhui" rule, then the question arises, who should pay back this money?

Anfu will say: I haven't seen the money, so I don't care.

The Southern Junta said: I didn't see the money, so I don't care.

As for Duan Zhiquan, an old man who has already gone into the wilderness and is half cut into the ground, don't embarrass others.

So this has become an eternal pain in the hearts of the Japanese.

The Qing Empire was forced to sign the Treaty of Xinchou, promising a total of 9.8 taels of silver in compensation with principal and interest.

This money was divided among a gang of robbers, and the Japanese were small, about 34.79 million taels and zero, which was about 48.7 million yen according to the exchange rate at the time.

Consider the "Nishihara Loan" with a total amount of 145 million yen, which is about three times the amount paid to the Japanese by the "Xincho Treaty......

Moreover, the indemnity of the "Xincho Treaty" needs to be repaid in a total of 39 years, even if it has been repaid for 18 years, it will have to be repaid for 21 years......

How can the Japanese swallow this breath!

Therefore, Japan's attitude is very resolute, the indemnity of the "Xinchou Treaty" must be repaid, and not a single child is missing, even if other countries don't want it, I want it!

was really miserable by Duan Zhiquan.

The persistence of the Japanese is reflected in Gu Weijun, that is, Gu Weijun is struggling in Paris.

Now Gu Weijun does not have the behemoth of the Foreign Legion behind him.

But after all, it is a strip of water, and the blood is connected, Gu Weijun is about to sign, and he has visited Qin Zhiyuan frequently recently, wanting to get enough help from Qin Zhiyuan.

As for Jin Jiu, this person is here to ask for help, and to put it bluntly, he is here to "break the fast".

Thinking about the fate of the three Japanese banks, Qin Zhiyuan will definitely not give Jin Jiu directly with real money, but it still has to leak a little bit between his teeth, and it can't be chilling.

And Qin Zhiyuan is very interested in all things that can block the Japanese, so for Jin Jiu, Qin Zhiyuan's attitude is to support, but not to participate in it, even if it is to help Jin Jiu train some people to return to North Korea to fight guerrilla warfare with the Japanese, but Qin Zhiyuan will definitely not send any military advisers.

The reason why Leoté came to Qin Zhiyuan was simpler, the French government wanted the Foreign Legion to participate in the war.

The current Clemenceau was extremely hostile to the Bolsheviks, and if it could, Clemenceau even wanted to send people directly to the war.

Unfortunately, France is no longer the France of 1914, France cannot afford to start a new war, and Clemenceau is also afraid of the long winter in Russia.

So it seemed like a good idea to have the Foreign Legion send troops.

"Qin, let's decide, a team of 100,000 people. As long as you raise an army of 100,000 men, France will arm them, and Britain will provide you with a part of the military expenses, so what is there to hesitate about? Leotey was bitter.

Qin Zhiyuan and Leothai are now hiding in the attic of the Black Swan Castle.

There is no way, Gu Weijun is in the living room, Jin Jiu is at the gate, Ivanovich and Romanov are bleeding in the backyard, Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want to have a minute of peace unless he hides in the attic.

"Poof...... I certainly have reason to hesitate! You see, if I organize a force, although on the surface it seems that I don't have to bear much burden, but in reality, I will be labeled as an 'aggressor' and an 'interferer', and 100 million Russians will hate me for the rest of my life, then I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep well in the future, and anyone who is hated by 100 million people is probably a little weak-hearted. And, the main question is, what do I get? "Qin Zhiyuan's abacus is fine.

Qin Zhiyuan's words are also half-truths and half-truths, others may be afraid of "being hated by 100 million people", but it does not include Qin Zhiyuan, you must know that although Qin Zhiyuan is now from Lanfang, there are actually 400 million people of the same clan, and there are many people, who are the Chinese afraid of?

"What do you want? Vladivostok? Sakhalin? Or even Kamchatka? To be honest, that's not very realistic, and if any of the places really belong to you, you can go to the map and see the situation of the Japanese, so the Japanese will definitely not agree. Leothai was worried, too.

The world seems to be very big, but in fact, the cake is like this, if one person has a big appetite, then it will affect the actual share of others, which is a chain reaction.

Qin Zhiyuan's ambitions for Vladivostok are not a secret in Paris, just like Leotair said, some people support it, and some people oppose it.

Qin Zhiyuan was not surprised by this situation.

If you can get Vladivostok in your hands......

That's hell!

(To be continued.) )