The signing of the Sino-Russian Peace Treaty marked the end of the war between the Chinese Empire and Russia. In total, the two countries committed more than 1.5 million troops and caused hundreds of thousands of casualties.

The treaty stipulated that the dividing line between China and Russia was bounded by the Selenga River and Lake Baikal, with the Chinese Empire to the east and Russia to the west. This provision allowed China to regain the territories it had lost in the north since the Manchu Dynasty. Of course, there are still large areas of territory on the western frontier occupied by the Russians, pending the recovery of these territories by the Chinese Empire. It's just that the road has to be taken step by step, and the steps are too big to pull the egg. It is already very precious that the Chinese Empire was able to take advantage of this war to recover these millions of square kilometers of territory. After all, the world is still dominated by the West. The Chinese Empire, which was poor and white, was not yet able to confront the Western world.

The reason why the Chinese Empire was able to defeat Russia at this time was inseparable from the division and confrontation of the Western world. If the Western world is a whole, and the Chinese Empire vainly tries to do something against the Western countries, it is looking for death. Fortunately, the internal contradictions in the Western world have become the focus of attention of all countries. This made the Western world have no time to take care of the Chinese Empire, and thus allowed the development of the Chinese Empire. Otherwise, they would never have watched China develop. Even if China shows signs of this, it will certainly be surrounded and contained by the Western world, and even directly start a war against China just like the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance. Therefore, the timing of the rise of the empire is very good.

Russia would spend 35 million pounds, or 350 million oceans, to redeem hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war. Of these, Russia paid twenty-five million pounds sterling, two allies, Britain and France. Paying five million pounds for each of them can be regarded as support for Russia. In fact, this is also very beneficial for Britain and France. Hundreds of thousands of war-tested veterans can be sent back to the battlefield with a little equipment. Once the Entente and the Central Powers went to war. Hundreds of thousands of veterans who have been baptized by war will certainly be able to play a tremendous role. Hundreds of thousands of veterans can be redeemed for 35 million pounds, which is really a good deal.

Although, hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war were returned to Russia, so that China lost hundreds of thousands of laborers at once. However, China is already a country with a large population, and there is still a shortage of labor? With 350 million oceans, how much can you do? For 50,000 oceans and one kilometer of railway, 7,000 kilometers can be built. Not to mention. Most of the people in the country are relatively poor, and if they can be recruited to build railways and let them earn wages, it is estimated that everyone will cheer. After all, the vast majority of Chinese are illiterate, and it is already very good to be able to eat with a lot of strength.

Other than that. The treaty also stipulated that Russia would renounce all its special rights and interests in China. Both the Jinmen Russian Concession and the Hankow Russian Concession needed to be returned unconditionally to the Chinese Empire. The Russians can no longer ride on the neck of the Chinese.

When the news of the signing of the Sino-Russian Peace Treaty was reported by the Imperial Daily (formerly the Northern Daily), the whole country rejoiced. In almost all large cities. Celebratory parades were held, and the people cheered and celebrated the Empire's victory in the war. Russia is an old Western power! Now that the empire has defeated such a powerful country, doesn't that mean that the empire has become a powerful country? Although, everyone's life is not rich now, and it can even be described as poor. But. This has given the Chinese people a hope. They believed that under the wise leadership of the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the empire would grow stronger and stronger. And they will be able to live a good life one day.

Wu Haoxuan, who led all this, received a telegram from Jinmen. After Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi had already signed a peace treaty with the Russian Minister to China, Lang Sovetz, he was so excited that his hands trembled a little.

"Lao Maozi succumbed, and the territory in the north was taken back. Great, that's just great. Wu Haoxuan couldn't help but shout in his heart. History has changed dramatically. will move in a new direction. And China no longer has to endure the hardships of history. In addition, Wu Haoxuan is also determined that this time we must seize those opportunities to make China a real world power.

"Your Highness, I really didn't expect that Lao Maozi would agree to our conditions." Yang Du was also full of emotion. Foreigners have always been proud and hold their heads high in front of the Chinese. Even if they lost the battle, they never thought that the Chinese would dare to put harsh conditions on them. For example, in the Sino-French War, didn't China win the battle against the French, but ended up signing a treaty that humiliated the country?

Now, the Chinese Empire has undoubtedly made those foreign devils clearly understand that there is an essential difference between the current Chinese Empire and the Manchu Qing government. If they want to copy the previous set and use it against the Chinese Empire, it will not work at all. The leaders of the Chinese Empire were much tougher than the weakened Manchu rulers. The military strength of the Chinese Empire was not comparable to that of the army of the decaying Manchu government.

"Lao Maozi is just a paper tiger. Among the many Western powers, they are actually the weakest, but they are nothing more than a façade. The reason why they have been able to successfully deter the Western world and have the title of 'steam steamroller' is only because of their large population and large number of troops. Now, with the advancement of technology, wars can no longer be won by just a large number of people. Only the quality of the soldiers and the advanced degree of their weapons can play a decisive role. Wait, we will have more and bigger opportunities in the future to slaughter more fat from the Russians. Wu Haoxuan's eyes shone with a light that represented ambition. No one knows how much of an impact the upcoming war will have on Russia. Once Russia collapsed and the red power began to show, the Chinese Empire was able to seize this opportunity and move westward in a big way, cutting off a piece of fat from the bodies of the fallen Russians. However, before that, the Chinese Empire must be prepared. The first five-year plan should be successfully completed so that the country can initially achieve industrialization. Then, with the help of the First World, huge orders from both warring sides will allow China to take off again. China's industrial strength will also be greatly developed. At that time, China will have the strength to slaughter Russia. Even if the Western world has the will to obstruct it, it is powerless.

Yang Du nodded, Wu Haoxuan's words, although he didn't quite understand it. However, he knew that Wu Haoxuan's grasp of the world situation was very accurate, and no one in China could surpass him. As for Wu Haoxuan's statement that wars can be won not only by a large number of people, he agrees with this very much. At the time of the Sino-Russian war, the population and army of the northern government were far inferior to those of Russia, but they still won the final victory. The main reason lies in the quality of their army, as well as the fact that their armament is much stronger than that of the Russians. The Russian Army has arguably become synonymous with relying on numerical superiority to fight wars. However, in the face of a large number of automatic weapons, the importance of superiority in forces has been greatly reduced.

Of course, if we really talk about the superiority of troops, China, which has already unified the vast majority, undoubtedly has an even greater advantage. With a population of 400 million, China can provide more soldiers. It's just that the physical fitness of the Chinese cannot be compared with Westerners, or even with Japanese dwarfs. Long-term poverty has made Chinese thin and weak, unable to compare with Westerners in strength and endurance. Although the Japanese are small, their standard of living is much higher than that of the Chinese, and their bodies are much stronger. This was evident in the white-knuckle battle between the Chinese Army and the Japanese Army. The Chinese Army often needed two soldiers to fend off a Japanese dwarf. Among them, there is certainly a gap in stabbing skills, but more of a gap in physical fitness.

The next step for the empire is to find a way to improve the physical fitness of its people. However, the premise is that the income of the Chinese people should be increased, and only in this way can they have more money to spend on improving their living standards. So, everything lies in the economic development of the country.

For this reason, it was already stipulated in the first five-year plan that the peasants' incomes should be increased by forcibly buying up the landlords' land and distributing it to the vast number of peasants. Guide those landlords who have sold their land to enter the field of industry and commerce, and accelerate the development of industry and commerce. In this way, the peasants' incomes will increase, and they will have money to buy industrial products, and a virtuous circle will be formed.

The Chinese are celebrating the signing of the Sino-Russian Peace Treaty and celebrating China's victory in the war. But, as the losers of the war, the Russians are undoubtedly much more low-key. Russian newspapers and other media outlets barely reported the news. They simply claimed that Russia had won the war and that they had thwarted the plot of the Chinese Empire to occupy all of Eastern Siberia.

Yes, the Russians equally declared that they had won the war. The Russians claimed that Irkutsk and the lands west of the Selenga and Baikal rivers were reclaimed by the Russians by force, and that they had defeated the Chinese Empire and retained these territories. As for the territory east of the Selenga River and Lake Baikal, it is as if they have ignored it. (To be continued......)

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