Chapter 545: Remembering the Tsar's Gold
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"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, we in China have always been very sincere in wanting to end this war with Russia. It's just that your country did not agree to the conditions we have proposed. We can't be blamed for that! Foreign Minister Ng Dinh Fong smiled. It seems that China and Russia could not reach an agreement before they ever thought that the fundamental reason was that China was opening its mouth.
"Your Excellency the Foreign Minister, we can negotiate the specific conditions, even if there are differences, I think we will be able to reach an agreement soon!" Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky hurriedly said. Prime Minister Sergey? Werther has already given him an ultimatum, and if he can't reach an agreement with the Chinese, then he is waiting to step down!
"Huh! It's great that your country can think like this! Wu Tingfang said with a smile. Obviously, Russia's attitude of bowing his head and giving in to softness made him very satisfied.
"Then, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, can we now negotiate the terms of an armistice between the two countries?" This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky. Although, seeing Wu Tingfang's smiling face, he was very unhappy. However, he has no choice now, who told Russia that it is now weak, in danger?
"Not busy! I have to tell His Majesty about the specific conditions! Wu Tingfang shook his head.
Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky was suddenly shocked: Could it be that the Chinese side still wants to change the conditions? The conditions last time were harsh enough, and these Chinese were too much. He's sure. The Chinese side will certainly not take the initiative to lower the conditions. After all. Now the Chinese side has an all-round advantage.
"Your Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs. If your country's conditions are too harsh, I am afraid that Russia will not be able to bear it, and then the two countries will not be able to agree on this! Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky reminded.
"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary! The last time our country put forward its conditions, it was when the two sides confronted each other in Omsk. And now that most of the Siberian Plain has fallen into the hands of our country, do you think our country will follow the previous conditions? Wu Tingfang said with a sneer.
Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky suddenly looked dissatisfied, Tsar Nicholas II's bottom line was to keep the Siberian Plain, but if the Chinese side did not agree. That qiē became delusional. Now it seems that the Chinese side obviously wants to take advantage of the opportunity of the army's great victory to cut off a piece of fat on Russia. And Russia, which has no power to fight back at all, has become a fish and meat to be slaughtered on the board! This made Izvorsky very dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do.
"Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, although Russia is now in danger, if your country's demands are too harsh, His Majesty the Tsar will definitely not agree! In this way, for our two countries. Nothing good will be done! Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky said stiffly.
"Your Excellency, this is all for today! I ask for instructions from His Majesty the Emperor of our country. We'll start concrete negotiations tomorrow! Wu Tingfang said.
Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky had no choice but to agree, and at the same time report the latest situation to Moscow so that Moscow could prepare.
After seeing off Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky, Wu Tingfang immediately went to the palace to report to Wang Yuze the details of his meeting with Izvorsky, as well as the points that needed to be paid attention to in the next negotiations.
"Your Majesty, now that our army has won a great victory in the Siberian Plain, do we want to change the terms of our negotiations?" Wu Tingfang asked. The victory of the army gave him more confidence in the negotiations.
"Now the army has advanced to Petropavlovsk. Moreover, the Russian army has completely lost its fighting spirit, and it is no longer delusional to drive the Russian army out of the Siberian plain. In the negotiations, the conditions could be increased to allow Russia to cede to us all the lands east of the Ural Mountains! Wang Yuze said after thinking for a while.
"The whole east of the Urals? Let Russia be completely reduced to a European country? Your Majesty, Tsar Nicholas II will definitely not agree! Wu Tingfang said immediately. In this war, Russia has lost too much territory. And the Russians are extremely greedy for land, and they will certainly not agree to lose so much territory.
"If the Russians continue to be tough, then some concessions can be made. The bottom line is still to keep east of Omsk! Wang Yuze said. In this war, China has gained a large amount of territory, and these territories need to be immigrated, slowly digested, and then they can launch a new offensive after digesting all these territories!
"Yes, Majesty, I see!" Wu Tingfang nodded. If the Chinese side proposed to use Omsk as a boundary and the Russian side still had opinions, now that the entire Siberian Plain is about to fall, it is already a big victory for the Russians to be able to resist the ambitions of the Chinese in Omsk.
"In terms of war reparations, the Russians must also have a great opinion on the war reparations of 500 million pounds, and they are not unable to take them, but Tsar Nicholas II, the miser, will definitely not agree to pay so much war reparations. In order to get Russia to pay war reparations, it is enough to make Russia pay 200 million pounds. However, the millions of captured Russian troops will not be put back to them. These captured Russian troops, we will also use them to build infrastructure in Siberia! Wang Yuze said.
"Two hundred million pounds! Your Majesty, I'm afraid that Russia won't even be able to take out 200 million pounds, Russia's economy is now on the verge of collapse, and with the outbreak of civil strife in Russia, I'm afraid they won't have so much money to pay us! Wu Tingfang hesitated. Russia's economy, among the great powers, is arguably the worst. As a rich country as the United States, China has only extorted 300 million pounds. If you want to extort 200 million pounds from Russia, I am afraid it will be quite difficult!
"Haha! Master Wu, you are underestimating Russia! Although Russia is poor, the Tsar's family is not poor! The wealth accumulated by the Tsar's family over hundreds of years is already terrifying. Not to mention 200 million pounds, even if it is 500 million pounds, Nicholas II will definitely be able to take it. It's just that Nicholas II will definitely not agree to take out all his property! Wang Yuze said with a smile.
"What? Did the tsar have so much wealth? Wu Tingfang felt a little incredulous.
"Of course, the property in the hands of the Tsar, it is very likely that the gold alone will be more than 4,000 tons, plus other jewels and antiques, the total value is definitely more than 800 million pounds!" Wang Yuze said with great certainty.
"Shhh These ancient royal families are really very rich! Originally, Wu Tingfang thought that Wang Yuze's asking price was too high, but now it seems that this is too high, and the difference is less!
"The wealth of the tsar, not the most. The wealth of the British royal family, more than that of the Tsar. If one day we can defeat Britain and take all the wealth in the hands of the British royal family, then we will really be rich! Wang Yuze looked forward to it.
"Ugh!" Wu Tingfang was also stunned. It's just that it's not so easy to defeat the British. China's army has not yet been able to cross more than 20,000 kilometers to fight Britain, and if it wants to defeat Britain, or even land on British soil, it will not be able to do so in a short time.
"Well, I'm just talking. Our strength is not up to this step now, but that doesn't mean we won't be able to do it in the future. In the negotiations with Russia, let the Russians pay the war reparations in gold in full, when will they pay us the war reparations, and when will we stop attacking them! Wang Yuze said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wu Tingfang nodded, with Wang Yuze's instructions, he knew what to do. It's just that there are still some doubts in his heart.
"Your Majesty, now that the civil strife in southern Russia is getting more and more severe, if we hold on for a while, maybe the tsar will be overthrown, and then we may be able to obtain greater benefits!" Wu Tingfang said.
Wang Yuze shook his head, and then said: "It is not a good thing to let those people from the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party overthrow the Tsar. These Russians are full of aggressive nature in their bones, and once these crazy people are allowed to take control of Russia, I am afraid that they will pose a great threat to us in the future! "Wang Yuze doesn't want a crazy red regime next to China.
"Yes, I see, Your Majesty. I will do my best to make an agreement with the Russians, and then let them go and deal with the rebels! Although Wu Tingfang didn't know why Wang Yuze was high-pitched about those rebels, since Wang Yuze had ordered, he had no choice but to do it.
On the morning of 30 August, Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang and Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky met again and formally launched peace talks between China and Russia.
"Your Excellency Foreign Secretary, the final conditions of our country, except for one amendment, are the same as before. That is, His Majesty the Emperor of our country demanded that the Ural Mountains be the border between our two countries! Wu Tingfang looked at Izvorsky with a smile on his face.
"What? The Urals? Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, this is impossible, and it is impossible for Russia to agree to such conditions! "Russian Foreign Minister Izvorsky jumped up like a cat that had been stepped on by the tail.
"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, now that the whole of the Siberian Plain is about to fall into our hands, do you still think that Russia is capable of regaining these lands?" Wu Tingfang said contemptuously. (To be continued.) )