When Wu Haoxuan and Lin Quanzhu signed their names on the armistice agreement, it undoubtedly meant that the war had come to an end. At least for the time being.

The ministers of the legation clapped their hands as if to celebrate the achievement of peace. From the smiles on their faces, you can see that these guys clearly see themselves as guardians of world peace.

Wu Haoxuan and Lin Quanzhu also had smiles on their faces, of course, the smiles of the two of them didn't seem so sincere no matter how they looked at it. Wu Haoxuan knew that this time Little Japan was soft, but he was just forced to do so. When they are ready again, the war will inevitably start again. There will not be much time left for the development of the Jilin Army.

And Lin Quanzhu felt more aggrieved. In this battle, Japan was defeated, not only losing the benefits it had worked so hard to gain in the northeast, but also losing more than 100,000 elite troops. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Japan, which has just risen. Of course, for the culprit of all this, the Japanese undoubtedly gritted their teeth with hatred in their hearts. This time they failed. But next time, they will definitely win.

"Wait, damn the Shina people, you'll lose all the time you go. The Great Japanese Empire will definitely defeat you next time. Lin Quanzhu swore secretly in his heart. With Japan's strength, it is indeed much stronger than the Jilin Army. If Japan exerts all its strength to fight the Jilin Army, the final result will definitely be that the Jilin Army will be crushed.

The armistice agreement stipulated that Japan would renounce all interests in the Northeast. The Japanese army must evacuate Tohoku within half a month, and all Japanese expatriates must evacuate Tohoku within three months. In addition, the Jilin Army asked the Japanese Army and the diaspora to retreat. All military and civilian installations must not be destroyed. After the Japanese retreated from the northeast, the Jilin Army withdrew to the west bank of the Yalu River.

Of course, on the ransom issue of the captured Japanese officers and soldiers, Wu Haoxuan and Lin Quanzhu will also conduct the next round of negotiations. At present, the Jilin Army has a total of more than 22,000 Japanese prisoners of war. Almost half of these prisoners of war were from the 4th Division of the Japanese Army. Remainder. It was mainly the Ninth Division and the two divisions of the Kwantung Army that were encircled and annihilated. In addition to the captured officers and men, more than 100,000 officers and men of the Japanese Army were killed in this battle. Such a price for Japan. It's not heavy. Even in the Russo-Japanese War, the losses of the Japanese Army were not so large, and there was no precedent for the total annihilation of divisions and regiments. This battle can be said to have set a precedent for the total annihilation of divisions and regiments of the Japanese Army.

After the signing of the armistice. The war between the Jilin Army and Japan ended for the time being. But. Both the Jilin Army and the Japanese knew that this was just a temporary truce. When the parties are ready for war again, an even more tragic war will break out between the two sides. Compared to this war, the next war will be more tragic and larger. After all, in this war, the Japanese were not prepared at all, nor did they expect that such a large number of troops would be invested in this war.

In the afternoon of the same day. Wu Haoxuan and Minister Lin Quan held negotiations again. The content of the negotiations. It was a question of ransom for the captured Japanese soldiers. In the armistice, neither side had to pay war reparations. However, the more than 20,000 Japanese prisoners of war in the hands of the Jilin Army could not but be redeemed by Japan. The Japanese Army, which had already lost more than 100,000 troops, attached great importance to the more than 20,000 prisoners of war. Not only because of the lack of strength of the Japanese army, but also because they needed to appease the anger of the people at home by ransacking these prisoners of war.

After all, this time the army's fiasco was unacceptable to the Japanese people. If these prisoners of war were to be abandoned, it would probably cause even greater problems in Japan. Therefore, the Japanese Cabinet issued an order to Minister Hayashi Quansuke that these prisoners of war must be ransomed.

"Your Excellency, the Japanese Empire has given up on claiming war reparations. For the sake of friendship between our two countries, the Japanese side believes that your country should unconditionally release those prisoners of war. Lin Quan said shamelessly.

"Friendship?" Wu Haoxuan couldn't help laughing. Is there still friendship between China and Japan? As early as the First Sino-Japanese War, the two countries had become undying enemies. In other words, after Japan decided on its national policy of invading China, it was impossible for the two countries to become friends. The East Asia-Pacific region is too small to accommodate two powerful countries. Therefore, China and Japan must have one country fall.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency. These prisoners of war must be ransomed by your country in order to be able to redeem them. Otherwise, we would not have handed over these prisoners of war to your country. Wu Haoxuan shook his head. Under pressure from the British, although the Jilin Army won the war, it had no way to obtain war reparations from the Japanese. Therefore, he could only hit the idea on these Japanese prisoners of war.

"Your Excellency, do you really want to refuse the goodwill of the Great Japanese Empire?" Lin Quanzhu said with some annoyance.

"Your Excellency, Minister, let's stop talking this nonsense, let's get down to business. How much money do you plan to ransom these prisoners of war? Wu Haoxuan asked. In the face of Lin Quanzhu's threat, he didn't take it to heart at all. It is no longer possible for the Jilin Army and Japan to live in peace. Sooner or later, there will be a life-and-death battle. Since this is the case, then there is no need for him to save face for the Japanese at all.

"Yaga, this damn guy. Next time, the Japanese Empire will definitely wipe out all these damned Shina people. Lin Quanzhu roared angrily in his heart.

"Your Excellency, Young Marshal, since you insist. So, let's pay the ransom. These prisoners of war, we can redeem them with a million yen. Minister Lin Quanzhu gritted his teeth and said.

"A million yen? Your Excellency, are you sending Hanako? Or, do you think that those captured Japanese prisoners of war are not worth even five yen each? Wu Haoxuan laughed. These Japanese are too picky. It is simply impossible to ransom more than 20,000 prisoners of war with this ransom.

"And how much do you want?" Lin Quanzhu asked. Japan's finances were already on the verge of collapse, and they simply could not afford to pay if the Jilin Army asked for too much.

"An elite Japanese soldier is worth a hundred pounds, right? The Jilin Army had more than 20,000 Japanese prisoners of war, even if it was two million pounds. At this price, it is already very reasonable. Wu Haoxuan said.

At the current exchange rate, 2 million pounds is equivalent to 40 million yen, and when converted into oceans, it is only 20 million oceans. In this war, the Jilin Army spent more than 200,000 people on military expenditures as high as 200 million oceans. The 20 million oceans exchanged for the sale of prisoners of war were only one-tenth of that.

From 1904 to 1905, the price of silver accelerated due to insufficient reserves, leading to the depreciation of the silver dollar. At the end of 1905, 1 pound was equal to 10 silver dollars and 7.2 taels of silver. The yen, the Korean dollar and the silver dollar are pegged, and the fixed exchange rate is 1 silver won equal to two yen equal to 3 won . One dollar is roughly equal to two silver dollars. Therefore, the exchange rate at this time was roughly 1 pound to 5 dollars, 10 silver dollars to 20 yen. (This exchange rate is also used in this book, I hope you don't need to dig into it)

"It can't be, this is blackmail, and it is absolutely impossible for the Great Japanese Empire to accept such blackmail." Minister Lin Quanzhu was almost jumping. At present, Japan's fiscal revenue is only 700 million yen a year. One-third of these revenues are to be used to repay external debts. In addition, the Japanese government's spending, especially military spending, has already run a deficit. It is simply impossible to come up with 40 million yen now.

"Your Excellency, this price is already very reasonable. You don't think that an elite Japanese soldier is not worth even a hundred pounds, do you? Wu Haoxuan asked with a smile.

Of course, Lin Quanzhu did not dare to answer, if he answered that a Japanese soldier was not worth a hundred pounds, I was afraid that those angry army troops would directly tear him to pieces. However, Japan is now unable to accept this condition put forward by the Jilin Army.

"Two million pounds is too much for the Japanese government to accept. We will give you up to 5 million yen. Lin Quanzhu gritted his teeth and said.

"Five million yen, only 2.5 million oceans. No, such a price is too low. If the Japanese government does not agree to the price I proposed, then the more than 20,000 Japanese will probably have to stay in China to work as coolies. Your Excellency must also know that this war has reduced the entire Liaodong to ruins, and if you want to rebuild, you will need a lot of labor. In addition, there are so many factories and mines to be developed, and these are all people who need people. The Japanese prisoners of war, all of them were strong and strong, and they were undoubtedly the best candidates for coolies. Wu Haoxuan said with a smile.

"Bastard, this guy actually wants to use the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire as coolies!" Lin Quanzhu couldn't wait to bite Wu Haoxuan.

"Your Excellency, you are a threat to the Great Japanese Empire!"

"No, Your Excellency, this is nothing more than bargaining. Of course, if the price is really not negotiable, then we have to give up. After all, we will never deal with the more than 20,000 Japanese prisoners of war at a loss. Wu Haoxuan shook his head.

Wu Haoxuan's strength made Lin Quanzhu very angry. However, now those prisoners of war are in the hands of the Jilin Army, and he has no choice. Eventually, after consulting the country, Hayashi accepted the price on behalf of the Japanese government. More than 20,000 prisoners of war, redeemed for two million pounds. (To be continued......)

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