With an order from Emperor Meiji of Japan, the Japanese troops on the front line finally chose to surrender, and together with a large number of conscripts, they surrendered to the Beiyang Army who came to accept them. As for Ronglu's northwest military training, Japan chose not to cooperate, after all, the other side did not guarantee its own safety, and from the bottom of its heart, Japan, which has a flattering mentality, is more willing to surrender to an army with stronger combat effectiveness than them, rather than grovel to the defeated generals.

While the Beiyang Army and other Qing troops were rapidly advancing to accept the surrender of the Japanese army and related supplies, the Japanese delegation, led by Ito Hirobumi, came to Tianjin by ship to negotiate with Li Hongzhang, the plenipotentiary negotiator of the Qing State.

Tianjin Jingang Bridge, the meeting room of the Governor's Mansion of Zhili. When Ito Hirobumi entered the venue with the Japanese delegation, Inoue Ryoshi glanced at the Qing delegation, and a young man beside Li Hongzhang fell into his eyes. "This is the upstart of Beiyang, Xu Jie, who single-handedly established the Beiyang Fast Fleet, right?" Inoue said in her heart. At the same time, Xu Jie also noticed the only naval officer next to Ito Hirobumi. "Ryoshi Inoue? Celebrities. It's a pity that you never get a chance again. Xu Jie sneered.

"The delegation of the Great Japanese Empire came for peace." Ito's opening remarks made everyone in Beiyang very dissatisfied.

"We are here to punish a country that has waged war and wantonly trampled on the sovereignty of other countries!" Li Hongzhang's words revealed a deep anger and unscrupulousness.

"I think there is some misunderstanding between my country and your country." Hirofumi Ito continued to speak calmly.

"This is a pretext, this is sophistry! Face the hundreds of thousands of undead in North Korea and Northeast China! Your Excellency can only cover up the past with a misunderstanding, which is really shameless! The mockery in Li Hongzhang's eyes was even worse.

"China is a country of etiquette, and it is not good to behave like this at a meeting seeking reconciliation." Aoki Shuzo said dissatisfied.

"For those jackal countries, only the great powers and sharp blades can bring them to their knees, etiquette is for those who are reasonable, and for marauders and invaders, I have only force!" After speaking. A sense of revenge surged into Li Hongzhang's heart.

"That's our condition, you can take a look." Li Hongzhang took advantage of the momentum to preemptively hand over a document.

"Allow the independence of the Ryukyu Islands and cede Tsushima to the Qing Kingdom. Japan compensated the Qing Dynasty for its losses and war expenses of 300 million taels of silver, and compensated Korea for 30 million taels of silver? All Japanese ports were opened, Qing and Korean citizens in Japan were treated the same as Japanese nationals, and war criminals in the Japanese government were punished. The Japanese Navy handed over all warships with a tonnage of more than 3,000 tons. Hirobumi Ito looked at the document. Hands trembling uncontrollably.

"It's absolutely impossible to accept." Dashan Yan said angrily.

"Then there's no need to talk about it, everyone, please come back." Li Hongzhang smiled and looked at Da Shanyan, whose face was flushed. It seems like looking at something very interesting again.

"What I want to say is that your document is not suitable for the Japanese Empire, which did not surrender, but only surrendered the army." As a diplomat, Aoki Shuzo still has a deep writing skills.

"Alright then, the talks can be suspended until you approve the document. Let's talk again, of course, if the Russians take Tokyo, I think we may have to negotiate with a different person. Xu Jie smiled and said. The implication is obvious, you Japan can't afford to drag it out at all! If the main force of the Japanese Army is not released as long as it is released, the Russian Army will be able to be arrogant on the Japanese mainland. See for yourselves.

"Even the whole of Japan can't make up this amount of compensation, and as for land cession, this can't be discussed!" Hirofumi Ito said calmly.

"Japan's annual income is 80 million yen, which is Japan's fiscal revenue for four years, plus the amount of borrowing and deferred payments. If I'm not mistaken, Japan's foreign debt alone is $200 million, although Japan's treasury is relatively empty. But if you use local resources and customs revenues and factories as security, I think you can still borrow money. Xu Jie still has a harmless expression, but in the eyes of the Japanese delegation, Xu Jie is completely a demon who knocks on the bone and sucks the marrow!! …,

"A fallen Japan is not good for the Qing country either, and it is Japan that falls today. Tomorrow may be the Qing Dynasty, and Russia's footsteps in the Far East will not stop. One more ally is not a disadvantage. I think Mr. Xu, as a navy, must have experienced the strength of the Russian fleet. Inoue said.

"We have no intention of bringing Japan down. We just want to punish Japan for what it did! We were very sympathetic to the Japanese people, and we were deceived by a group of politicians who came to Korea and Tohoku to die. And those politicians are still here for their own selfish interests, ignoring the survival of the Yamato nation. Your Excellency Hirobumi Ito, do you know how many Japanese people have been ruined and their wives separated by what you have done? You and your cabinet must be held accountable for all this! , and you, Oyama Iwa, the atrocities in which your army is located have equated Japan with the beast, and you too must be judged by history! Xu Jie's impassioned words echoed in the conference room.

"What trial? It is nothing but the judgment of the victors against the vanquished. Dashan Yan smiled contemptuously.

"Wasn't it the mistake of the warmakers to give the Russians the opportunity to sneak attack Japan? How do you deal with the Japanese people who are left dead in the wilderness because of this mistake? How do you deal with the families of the war dead, I think if you can stand in front of those Japanese prisoners of war, I'm afraid you will die in a minute! This is the judgment, and even the Japanese people and former subordinates will not forgive you, poor fellow! Xu Jie continued.

"There is also the Japanese Navy, which brazenly attacked our transport ship in the waters off Toshima without declaring war, and such a despicable and indecent act has put Japan on the pillar of shame in history! When Russia launched a surprise attack on Japan, why should you accuse the Russians of treachery? It is a crime to violate the belligerent conventions and wantonly kill civilians without declaring war! It is a crime against the whole of humanity! Looking at Inoue Liangxin, who was about to speak, Xu Jie smiled contemptuously.

I have to say that the language he learned from that plane is still very lethal to people in this plane. In just a few words, it not only extinguished the arrogance of Dashanyan and others, but also suppressed the representatives and reporters of other countries on the sidelines. In Xu Jie's words, the reporters can see a Japanese government that has betrayed its relatives and left it, a country that has been deceived by a handful of politicians and gone astray.

Of course, all this was just an opening statement, followed by a closed-door meeting. It is the official battlefield for the two sides to bargain. At the second meeting in the afternoon, the two sides discussed the details. And the first problem is the issue of compensation, which Beiyang values the most and is the most rewarding.

"330 million taels of silver, even if you put together all the yen and foreign exchange in Japan, it won't be enough. And without these things, there will be no tomorrow for Japan. We will not accept such large amounts. "The reparations are for sure. But Ito wanted to minimize the amount.

"You don't need Japan to pay it off immediately, you borrow. Since you were able to borrow 200 million yen in foreign debt in preparation for war, and you can still borrow it now, I don't really care how you raise money, and I would like to remind you that maybe the Russians are still using this time to increase their troops during the negotiations. It is very likely that in a while, even Tokyo will be stopped by all of you. Xu Jie said solemnly.

"At most, 50 million taels, no more," Ito said.

"I hope that the Japanese side will scoop up some sincerity, and we in the Qing Dynasty just want compensation that belongs to us. What's more, the only army that can save Japan has already been disarmed by the Beiyang Army, and if we don't let them go, then how can Japan resist the attack of the Russians? Perhaps in the course of our negotiations, thousands of Japanese nationals fell under the butcher's knife. In fact, even if you don't give money, we Beiyang Yue will not lose, and those Japanese prisoners of war have already begun to clean up the battlefield. Those weapons can also be sold for a lot of money, after all, in East Asia, in addition to the Qing and Japan, there is another country that is in great need of arms. Li Hongzhang took a sip of tea and said calmly. …,

"You're going to sell the weapons of our Japanese army to the Russians?" The mountain rock suddenly stood up.

"There's nothing wrong with this, right? We have not declared war on each other with Russia, Russia has already paid the price for what it has done in the past, and our country and Russia are now in normal foreign relations, and it is not normal to export arms. After all, we can't look down on those old weapons in Beiyang, so we can only scoop them up for silver. Nie Shicheng said with a smile.

"Up to 100,000,000,000 taels of silver. Japan can't scoop more. Hirobumi Ito blushed and didn't speak.

"In fact, just by selling the captured artillery to Russia, we in Beiyang can make a lot of money. It's hard for us to decide now if the Japanese offer too low. All we can say is sorry. Xu Jie shook his head and said.

"150 million, it can't be higher, Japan is finished, it's not good for the Qing Dynasty." Hirobumi Ito said through gritted teeth.

"190 million taels of silver can't be low, and North Korea will compensate another 20 million taels of silver. This is already the bottom line, if the Japanese side still does not agree, then we have the right to immediately deal with the legacy of the Japanese army! Li Hongzhang said.

"We can't decide, we have to get the emperor's approval." Shuzo Aoki said.

"Well, I'd like to remind you that Russia has now completed control over half of Hokkaido, so you need to hurry." Xu Jie reminded.

"Then let's move on to the next topic, the territorial question. Japan had to allow the Ryukyu Kingdom to become independent, and in 1879, the Japanese government occupied the Ryukyus by force, and it was time to correct that mistake. Li Hongzhang said solemnly.

"But I, the Japanese Empire, have ruled the Ryukyus for nearly twenty years, and the Qing State did not disagree at that time." Hirobumi Ito retorted.

"It was just the time to correct the mistakes, and the current Japan is not capable of protecting this place, so it is better to let the Ryukyus become independent." Li Hongzhang said.

"I'm sorry, this is clearly beyond the scope of the delegation's discussion, and I propose to adjourn the meeting." Hirobumi Ito decided to reorganize his thinking.

"Okay, but I want to remind the Japanese side that the Russians will not give Japan too much time." Li Hongzhang said disappreciatively.

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