"The Japanese envoy Ito Hirobumi, in the edict of His Majesty the Emperor, has seen Liu Hou of the Great Qing Kingdom!"

Ito Hirofumi, another big fish that is more than Saigo Congdao, Oyama Iwa, Yama Prefecture Aritomo, etc., is now standing in front of Liu Xian, and in an instant, endless killing opportunities are boiling in his chest. Regardless of whether Ito Hirobumi is the so-called Bunji, pro-British and American, he is not a fellow traveler with the militarism of the little devils. However, Japan's 50-year history of humiliation imposed on China began with him.

Ito Hirobumi bowed halfway down as he spoke, and Liu Xian always looked at him with extremely contemptuous eyes. The ministers of Britain, France, the United States, Russia and other countries who fell aside were so rude and arrogant in their eyes. Liu Xian didn't care. He only knew that today, he had finally drawn a perfect node for the nightmare of blood and fire brought about by the sinking of Shenzhou and the fall of Japan in the past fifty years in the original time and space. In the years to come, he will tear apart the layers of darkness that envelop the land of China with his own hands. This is an opportunity given to him by the heavens, this is a chance given to him by the gods of the Chinese ancestors, the true spirits of countless heroic souls who are immortal. Let this great good fortune fall on his own head and on the head of the Chinese. Therefore, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, no matter what sacrifices and costs will be paid in the future, it will be worth it. History is changing, the fate and spirit of the Chinese nation are also changing, Japan, this is a beginning!

On May 27, the thirteenth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, at 4:20 p.m., the Japanese emperor officially issued an edict, acknowledging Japan's defeat and requesting peace talks. The Japanese Secretary of the Interior, Okubo Ritsu, led the remnants of the Tokyo garrison, totaling more than 600 people, to disarm and surrender in front of Niju Bridge.

At 4:30 a.m., a telegram announcing Japan's defeat was sent from Tokyo to Nagasaki. At 10:00 p.m., the message was transferred from Nagasaki to Tianjin.

Ministers from embassies in Japan witnessed a scene in Japan's history.

In the evening of the same day, the Combined Fleet was stationed in the Tokyo Bay port area and took over the various Odaiba batteries. Large forces of the Qin army were also stationed in various areas of Tokyo, occupying the imperial palace and various central organs. Send troops to patrol the streets and markets to maintain civil order!

The accession of the Qin army did not bring much chaos to Tokyo, and no one imagined that there were rapes, kidnaps, arson, and murder. On the contrary, thanks to the quick reaction of the Qin army, many local gangsters and hooligans in Tokyo were prevented from taking advantage of the fire.

For these people. The Qin army is all killed. The hundreds of heads made the people of Tokyo feel at ease and frightened at the same time. This mental outlook is incredible to all of us. If the Japanese put themselves in their shoes and substituted themselves for their own substitution, if they occupy the land of the enemy country, they will definitely be crazy to plunder a fortune, and murder and adultery are even more irrepressible. And Britain, France, the United States, Russia, the Netherlands and other Western countries. Diplomats of various countries are also well aware of the virtues of their own soldiers, and they simply cannot be so disciplined!

Lao Maozi's military discipline is known to the whole world to be extremely bad, and the virtue of the Anglo-French alliance has been shown very thoroughly in Beijing, so the envoys of these countries really have a sense of the Qin army all at once.

Even Emperor Meiji, who was detained in the Imperial Palace, solemnly expressed his gratitude to Liu Xian on the third day. But he didn't know at all that if he acted recklessly according to his intentions, Liu Xian only wanted a fire to turn the whole of Tokyo into ashes.

"Yaga! Yaga! Yaga! And just as Emperor Meiji was thanking Liu Xian, Ito Hirobumi was scolding in the room like crazy. Hirobumi Ito, who lives outside. The channel of information was much smoother than that of the imprisoned Meiji Emperor. Qin Jun was strictly disciplined, and Ito Hirobumi was naturally very grateful and appreciative, and yesterday Qin Jun stole the gold and silver deposits of the bank and the Ministry of Finance. Ito Hirobumi was also mentally prepared, although his heart was dripping blood. However, while Qin Jun was doing these things, he also threw the entire Ministry of Finance and the bank's documents and materials into ashes, which was enough to make Ito Hirobumi want to be torn apart. And it's not just the financial aspect, it's dawn today. Facing the sun in the sky, Qin Jun walked around one department after another. It doesn't burn the house, but just collects information and texts. And then burned.

In Ito's view, this is not black and white, but their hard work in the past six years. If Liu Xian were standing in front of Ito Hirobumi now, Ito Hirobumi would have his heart to eat him.

"Ito-kun, at the moment when His Majesty issued an edict admitting Japan's defeat, we already had more shame than the waters of the Pacific Ocean. What is anger now? "Okubo Ritsu's whole person is like a stone statue. Since he surrendered his saber that day, he could sit alone for hours without moving, if no one spoke to him in the meantime.

"Your Excellency. Liu Xian's blow was too heavy and too heavy. All the documents in our government center are gone, and it is not possible to restore them in a year or two. The Edo Shogunate has accumulated four koko and is ruined! To put it bluntly, after Liu Xian burned the documents of the Ministry of Finance and the bank, the Japanese government did not even know the taxes and expenditures of various prefectures, the classification ratio of the country's import and export trade quotas, the various types of expenses in the country, the bank's lenders and depositors, the amount of money, and so on.

After Liu Xian burned the documents of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Education, Japan did not know the number of people in the country, the number of household registrations, the number of school-age children, the number of students enrolled in junior high and high-level schools, the number of junior high and high-level schools in the country, where their respective branches were, how many young and middle-aged people in the country were suitable for joining the army, and even how many second- and third-class government agencies there were in the country [for example, Kanagawa Prefecture was first-class, Yokohama City was second-class], and so on.

Ito Hirofumi vented and vented, but in the afternoon, he still sorted out his clothes and expressions, and came to meet Liu Xian to discuss the withdrawal of troops. The Japanese, who had a deep understanding of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, knew very well in their hearts that if Liu Xian was not satisfied, in Tianjin, even if he reached an agreement with Li Hongzhang, Liu Xian would not be able to obediently retreat under orders.

While Tianjin and Li Hongzhang were negotiating war, Tokyo also had to talk to Liu Xian......

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Sino-Japanese Tianjin Contract:

1. Japan's action this time [pointing out the troops to Taiwan] is unreasonable, and the Japanese king formally apologizes.

2. The Ryukyu Kingdom was a vassal state of the Qing Empire, and the ceremony of its contribution to Japan in the future was abolished in the future.

2. Japan handed over 500,000 taels of silver to the Ryukyus as compensation. Pay in full within two years.

Fourth, the Qing Empire released all captured Japanese soldiers and civilians, and the Japanese State handed over 500,000 taels of Kuping silver to the Qing Empire as compensation for the Japanese army's attack on Taiwan and military expenses.

In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, on June 5, that is, on July 18, 1874 in the Western calendar, China and Japan signed the "Tianjin Treaty" in Tianjin. The envoys of Britain, France, the United States, Russia and other countries in China attended the signing of the agreement as witnesses.

The next day, the content of the contract was photographed in Tokyo and officially delivered to Liu Xian.

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"Mr. Ito." Liu Xian shook the text in his hand and smiled lightly, "With this contract at the bottom, I think the talks between us should soon have a satisfactory result for me." ”

In front of Ito Hirobumi, Liu Xian is as strong and arrogant as ever. There is no face left for Japan at all. Just say 'satisfy me' instead of 'satisfy each other' with a gentle expression.

In dealing with Liu Xian these days, one of the most direct feelings of Ito Hirobumi is that Liu Xian looks down on Japan at all. Whether it is the tone or the eyes, it is all condescending and with endless contempt.

This undoubtedly made Ito feel humiliated. However, during the negotiations, this contempt did not fail to give Japan an advantage. It's a normal truth, a small country you look down on, how harsh will you be on it? Just like people look down on ants, if they look down on them, they naturally don't pay attention to them.

"Your Excellency, His Majesty the Emperor and the Government of Japan express their heartfelt gratitude to your army for the strict military discipline and excellent quality that have been customary in Tokyo for many days. Naturally, we will give you the greatest satisfaction for your request. ”

Ito didn't express the volcanic anger in his heart. has already been defeated, so simply put down a qiē self-esteem, and only ask the Qin army to withdraw from Tokyo as much as possible. Although the one million taels of silver in the Tianjin contract was a lot, although the value of the gold and silver plundered by the Qin army in Tokyo was several times greater, and although it would take a lot of money for the Qin army to withdraw from Tokyo, as long as the Qin army withdrew from Japan, it could be negotiated.

Liu Xian did not know that although Japan was completely defeated in this war, the Japanese soldiers won the 'appreciation' of Britain, France, the United States, Russia and other countries with their blood. In just nine days since Japan officially admitted defeat, Ito Hirobumi, on behalf of the Japanese Government, has signed loan agreements with Britain, France, the United States, and Russia.

one million pounds sterling in England, or three million taels of silver; three million dollars in the United States, or two million taels of silver; 30,000,000 francs in France, or 4,000,000 taels of silver; two million gold rubles in Russia, one million taels of silver;

More than 10 million taels of standard treasury flat silver is higher than Japan's entire national tax revenue. compensated the Qing Dynasty and the Ryukyus with 500,000 taels of silver each, and the Japanese government said that there was no pressure; Sending Liu Xian away again, the Japanese government also said that there was no pressure. Ito Hirofumi is having money in his hands at the moment, and he is not panicking, he just wants to send Liu Xian away as much as possible!

"Ito, we don't talk darkly. You must also know the situation in the Qing Dynasty, and I Liu Xian's own army must be raised by myself. Therefore, without a million taels of silver for the opening fee, I will not leave.

Also, as far as I know, the southern half of Sakhalin is in the hands of you, Japan. Isn't it? ”

Spreading out a map on the table, Liu Siam pointed to the location of Sakhalin and said to Ito Hirobumi. This territory is coming back, and Liu Xian can't actually control it, but this is China's territory.

"Your Excellency wants Birch?" Hirobun Ito stood up suddenly.

"Birch? No, that's Sakhalin! (To be continued) R580