318 Japanese reparations

Yamayuki Takaga smiled lightly and said, "Didn't you hear me clearly?" What I am saying is that we, the Japanese Empire, are willing to make peace and fully withdraw from Taiwan. ”

Lin Fei heard that Yamayo Takaga did not say "Great Japanese Empire", but said "Japanese Empire", his tone was full of humility, and he was very surprised, but what surprised him even more was the content of Yamayo Takaga's words...... Japan is willing to fully withdraw from Taiwan.

Lin Fei was stunned for a moment and asked, "Unconditional withdrawal from Taiwan?" ”

Yamahang Takaga nodded solemnly and said, "That's right, withdraw from Taiwan unconditionally." ”

Lin Fei's heart was shrouded in a layer of suspicion, the Japanese move was really abnormal, just ten days ago, they proposed to carve up Taiwan with themselves, and threatened themselves with the interference of foreign powers, and now, they actually want to withdraw from Taiwan completely, and they still withdraw unconditionally.

Did his new tactics scare the Japanese? The new tactics should have played a certain role, but they were not the main reason, because the Japanese still had the means to stretch out the time for stealing Taiwan, for example, in Taipei, Keelung, and other places.

Lin Fei really couldn't figure out the reason why Japan was withdrawing, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said: "Mr. Yamayuki Takaga, some time ago you said that you would defend Taiwan to the death, why has there been such a big change in your attitude now?" ”

Yamahang Gao He smiled slightly and said: "This question of yours can only be answered by His Majesty the Emperor, I am just a subordinate of His Majesty the Emperor, and I am just acting on orders." ”

Lin Fei agreed with an "um" and said, "Okay, I won't just ask the reason, let's talk about the comprehensive withdrawal, when do you plan to withdraw, where, and in what way?" ”

Shan Xing Gao He replied: "The specific time of withdrawal has not yet been decided, as for the location, it will definitely be in Keelung, Taiwan, and the mode of transportation can only be by transport ship." ”

Lin Fei didn't say anything for a while, and Shanxing Gaohe took out a copy of the document from his briefcase, put it on the table, pushed it in front of Lin Fei, and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is the agreement I drafted about peace, please take a look at it." ”

Lin Fei picked up the document and opened it, only to see that it was written in Chinese: "The Japanese Empire does not want to fight with the Chinese Empire for the sake of a terra nullius, so it withdraws from Taiwan in order to make peace with the Chinese Empire." In order to avoid unnecessary disputes in the course of withdrawal, the withdrawal matters are listed as follows, and the first ...... "followed by specific matters concerning the withdrawal from Taiwan, including the fact that the Chinese army will not launch an attack when the Japanese troops are withdrawn, and so on."

After reading the agreement, Lin Fei couldn't help but feel a wave of anger in his heart, because in this agreement, the Japanese described Taiwan as a "terra nullius." In Lin Fei's era, Japan had stolen Taiwan for half a century, and in order to cover up their crimes of aggression, the Japanese described Taiwan, which had been Chinese territory since ancient times, as "a terra nullius land where only the strong live."

This statement of the Japanese is the first naked "power view of history", the view of history is a part of a country's ideology, it can be said that it is the foundation of the country, what kind of historical view a country adopts to promote its own history, has a great impact on a country, in Lin Fei's Chinese Empire, Lin Fei preached the Chinese orthodox view of history, that is, the Chinese and Filipinos in Nanyang are part of the Chinese nation.

Lin Fei pointed to the four Chinese characters of "Borderland" with his finger and said coldly: "What does Borderland mean?" Taiwan has been the land of the Chinese nation since ancient times..."

Shanxing Gaohe frowned slightly, and said, "Mr. Lin Fei, let's not chew on these words, right?" ”

Lin Fei scolded in his heart, what a cunning Japanese, if I admit that Taiwan is a terra nullius, how will I publicize it to the people in the future? Where is my legitimacy?

Lin Fei said proudly: "Since Mr. Yamahang Takaga doesn't want to chew on words, then why don't we change 'Borderland' to 'The Territory of the Descendants of Yan and Huang since ancient times'?" ”

Shanxing Gao He smiled nonchalantly and said, "Since Mr. Lin Fei wants to change, then change it." Shanxing Gaohe said and picked up the pen and sketched a few times on the agreement, Lin Fei looked at Shanxing Gaohe's movements and scolded secretly in his heart, little devil, you are really damned, you all asked for peace and put me on the agreement...

Lin Fei was thinking that Shanxing Gaohe had already finished changing the agreement, and then said, "Mr. Lin Fei, it's okay this time, right?" Please sign the agreement. ”

Lin Fei nodded and said, "This matter is quite serious, so I must think carefully before giving you an answer." ”

"I can understand that." Shan Xing Gao He said with a smile, and Lin Fei continued: "In order to prevent you from using delaying the army, during this time, I will not stop attacking the various highlands. ”

Yamayo Takaga shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "There is no need for that, General Nogi Noshinori has already ordered the defenders of the various heights to withdraw to Miaoli. ”

Lin Fei was suspicious, and asked people to take Yamahang Gaohe to rest, looking at the back of Yamahang Gaohe, he suddenly thought of the scene of his meeting with Yu Ningshuang, and instantly realized that Shan Xing Gaohe was very likely to use his personal relationship with Yu Ningshuang to find out information, in this regard, Yu Ningshuang was by no means the opponent of the old fox Shanxing Gaohe, as long as they spoke, Shanxing Gaohe could ask a question from her mouth that he wanted to know.

Lin Fei hurriedly called a subordinate and said, "Keep a close watch on Shanxing Gaohe and his entourage, no one is allowed to see them, and they are not allowed to see anyone, especially the Jade Frost Patriarch and her subordinates, if she has any objections, let her come to me directly." ”

The subordinates agreed, turned around and went out, Lin Fei began to think about Japan's request for peace and a full withdrawal of troops, the Japanese should not have any conspiracy, they should try their best to get out of Taiwan, after all, Japan has no navy, the defeat in Taiwan is certain, and it is no good to stay here.

Japan cannot count on the Western powers, because all the great powers are playing their own petty calculations, and it is impossible for any one country to sincerely help Japan, and even if the Western powers interfere in the Taiwan situation, Japan will not be able to reap any benefits.

Lin Fei decided that Japan's peace withdrawal was to get out of Taiwan as much as possible, so he sneered, I can't let you withdraw comfortably...

Lin Fei made up his mind, and the next day, October 31, at 9 o'clock in the morning, Lin Fei met with Yamahang Takaga for the second round of talks, and at the beginning of the talks, Lin Fei first said: "Mr. Yamahang Takaga, I agree with the withdrawal of the Great Japanese Empire from Taiwan. ”

Yamahang Gaohe nodded slightly, but there was no trace of joy on his face, a veteran spy and diplomat like Yamahang Takaga, who had already practiced the ability to be happy and angry.

Lin Fei's tone changed, and he said: "But ......" Lin Fei said this "but", his tone dragged on a little longer, so as to probe the reaction of Yamahang Takaga, and saw that Yamahang Takaga's face changed slightly, and then continued: "But our Chinese Empire spent a lot of money for the war in Taiwan, and the Japanese Empire should compensate us for military expenses..."

Yamayo Takaga's heart suddenly moved, compensation for military spending, how familiar it is, when the negotiations were in Japan-Qing Shimonoseki, Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi in charge of the negotiations once said such things to Li Hongzhang, and now, the Chinese Empire actually asks us Japan to compensate for military spending.

Yamayuki Takaga felt an inexplicable humiliation, which made him extremely angry, he suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice, "How much do you want us to compensate for the military expenses?" ”

Lin Fei stretched out a finger and said, "Gold, one million taels." "The price of gold and silver is not the same in various periods of history, in fact, not only is it different from one era to another, but the price is different from day to day, in this era, the price of gold and silver fluctuates between one to twenty to thirty, one million taels of gold, about twenty million taels to thirty million taels of silver.

In 1894, Japan's annual financial revenue was only 43 million taels of silver, and Lin Fei asked for more than half of it. That's too much..."

Lin Fei shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Are these too much?" When you were negotiating the Treaty of Shimonoseki, didn't you open your mouth and ask for 300 million taels of silver? The Treaty of Shimonoseki demanded that the Qing court compensate 200 million taels of silver for military expenses, but at first, Japan proposed 300 million taels, and later changed it to 200 million.

Shan Xing Gao He's face turned blue with anger, and said: "Mr. Lin Fei, the matter between us, please don't involve the negotiation between the Qing Kingdom and Japan, one million taels of gold is too much, and our Japanese Empire can't accept it." ”

Lin Fei shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Then what is the number you can accept?" ”

Yamayo Takaga shook his head and said, "We, the Japanese Empire, will not agree to pay reparations..."

"Oh? Don't promise compensation? Lin Fei's face showed a grim smile, "If you don't agree to pay compensation, I will go north and wipe out all the Japanese troops in Miaoli, Taipei and Keelung, and then not only you, but even the Governor, Mr. Shikiki Kayama, will also be my prisoner." ”

Shanxing Gaohe frowned when he heard this, and said in a cold voice: "Mr. Lin Fei, please think about it carefully, continue to fight, it will not be good for your Chinese Empire, you will spend a lot of money, and you will have to sacrifice a lot of personnel, if you let us withdraw from Taiwan, we will not have to pay this qiē." ”

Lin Fei laughed and said, "You can't say that, in fact, fighting a war has a lot of benefits for our Huaxia Empire. ”

"It's nonsense," said Yamayuki Takaga in a deep voice, "how can there be any benefit in fighting? ”

Lin Fei casually pointed out and said with a smile: "It is precisely because of your existence that our Chinese Empire has won the support of the people of Taiwan, what we do is in stark contrast to the Qing Court, these are our capital against the Qing Court, if we wipe you out, it will mean that the prestige of our Chinese Empire has reached its peak." ”

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