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"Your Excellency, you have just received the news that this afternoon the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the people of China visited the British Minister to China, Mr. Ogener, and the French Minister to China, Mr. Tin Chun. The domain name is the full spelling, please remember the domain name of this site! Now, they have gone to visit the US Minister to China, Tian Bei. I'm afraid this will have a bad impact on my Japanese Empire! Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu said anxiously to Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito.

After Ito Hirobumi heard this, his face suddenly became gloomy. This morning, the reason why he was able to forcefully refute China's harsh conditions was because of the support of Britain, France, and other countries. Otherwise, where will Japan have the confidence to resist China hard, and China's current strength alone will be enough to destroy Japan several times.

"Let's go, we'll go see Lord Ogener right away. In any case, the interests of the empire must be guaranteed! Hirobumi Ito said immediately.

Hirobumi Ito and Mutsu Munemitsu immediately rushed to the British Embassy in China by horse-drawn carriage. At the time, Ogner had just had dinner and was enjoying his coffee after the meal.

"Your Excellency, I'm really sorry to disturb you!" Hirobumi Ito bent his waist to 90 degrees, looking very respectful.

"Prime Minister Ito, Your Excellency Mutsu, please be seated. Try the coffee I just got some coffee from South America! Ogener said with a smile. He knew that Ito Hirobumi would definitely come to the door. After all, Britain is now Japan's only hope. Ogner enjoyed the feeling of deference and respect in the presence of the leaders of a country's government.

"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Hirobumi Ito and Mutsu Munemitsu are both sitting upright.

The three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Ito Hirobumi asked, "Your Excellency, I don't know what Prime Minister Liang of China came to visit you for this afternoon?" The Japanese government hopes that the British Empire will uphold justice, protect the weak, and uphold justice! ”

"Your Excellency Ito, this afternoon I did exchange views with Prime Minister Liang of China on some issues related to the peace talks. Overall, the conversation was relatively pleasant. Ogna said with a smile. Although the terms negotiated with Liang Xingrong in the afternoon would cause Japan to suffer huge losses, for the British government, there was not the slightest loss, but they would make a lot of money because of it. Selling a large amount of machine equipment to China can allow them to make a good profit. At the same time, loans to Japan to repay China's war reparations, as well as Japan's rearmament, can be very profitable. This makes Britain a big winner in this Sino-Japanese war, and although it is not as good as what China has gained, it is still very good.

"Well, Your Excellency, I wonder if the Chinese side is willing to lower its demands. The conditions they put forward this morning were too harsh for the Japanese Government to accept. Hirobumi Ito said. Of course, he hoped that Ogner would sue him for all the qiē, but he knew that if Ogner didn't want to sue him for all the qiē, he would ask in vain, and it would affect the relationship between the two parties. Therefore, he could only test it.

"That's right. The Chinese side has already revised their conditions. Overall, it's quite reasonable. After all, China is the victorious country this time, and they will definitely have to gain some benefits. And Japan, this time lost the war, if you want to end the war, you will definitely have to pay a certain price! Ogener said.

"Your Excellency, I don't know what the specific conditions are?" Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu asked.

"Well, I just have a general intention. The Chinese side also needs to make a final decision. However, tomorrow we will know when we officially negotiate! Ogener said with a smile.

"Well, thank you for your efforts for Japan, and the Japanese people will not forget the kindness of Your Excellency Minister Jì." Hirofumi Ito said hurriedly. He knew that Ogener was reluctant to say it. At the same time, he also had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Your Excellency Ito, our British Empire is very good at the potential of Japan, and even if you lose this war, it is entirely because of the fact that there is too much difference between the weapons and the Chinese side. If you can catch up, you may not know who will win in the end! Ogener said.

"Your Excellency, this war has exhausted our country's strength, and its economy is almost on the verge of collapse. There is really no extra strength to rearmament. In the future, the right to speak in the Far East will probably have to be in the hands of China! Hirobumi Ito said helplessly. He knew that Britain wanted to use Japan as a pawn against China, but if there was nothing good, would Japan be willing to be this pawn?

"Your Excellency Ito, rest assured, the British government will not die without help. After the negotiations are over, Japan will send a note to other countries to help Japan overcome this difficulty! Ogener said.

"Then thank you for your help!" Hirobumi Ito said. This made him feel a little better, at least the great powers would not watch Japan fall, as long as the great powers were willing to support Japan, Japan would still have a chance. As long as Japan can rearm itself and try to defeat China in the next war, it will still be able to rise again.

The Japanese are such a people, tenacious and at the same time very extreme, as long as they recognize something, even if they fail many times, they will continue to do it until they succeed, or it is impossible to continue. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan made the Manchus their goal, believing that in order for Japan to rise, it must defeat the Manchus and gain enough primitive accumulation from the Manchus. As a result, Japan has been accumulating strength for decades since the Meiji Restoration. Finally, last year, they finally started the war, and as they expected, they defeated the Manchus lightly and won a great victory. In the ensuing negotiations with the Manchus, they got what they wanted, huge war reparations, rich land, and a vast market. This qiē is so beautiful, and the rise of Japan seems to be just around the corner. Japan's 40 million citizens were in ecstasy. However, then, bad luck came.

Kawanishi declared war on Japan, and in order to keep the fruits of victory and obtain more fruits of victory, Japan had to accumulate the last strength and fought a desperate battle with Kawanishi. However, the combined fleet of the Navy, on which they had high hopes, turned white and was almost completely annihilated. Subsequently, the western Sichuan Navy unscrupulously bombarded the coastal cities of Japan, causing extremely severe losses to Japan. In the end, Japan's only hope, the army was also defeated, almost half of the troops were lost, and the remaining troops were also in danger, if Kawanishi wanted, he could even solve all the Japanese army, which made Japan have to admit that it lost the war and sat down at the negotiating table. However, they did not give up there, they just put their hopes on the next war, and before that, they needed to hold back for a while.

On the morning of June 2, negotiations between China and Japan continued. Only this time, the Chinese delegates had relaxed expressions on their faces. This made the hearts of Hirobumi Ito and others sink even more.

"Although the Great Japanese Empire was defeated in this war, the Japanese Empire would never accept harsh conditions. Otherwise, even if all the 40 million people of Japan are broken, they will not hesitate! As soon as the negotiations began, Ito said in a menacing manner, as if trying to frighten the Chinese delegates with such an appearance. However, he was responded to by the eyes of the Chinese delegates with a hint of ridicule and pity.

"After careful consideration by the Chinese government, we have revised the conditions for Japan, mainly on the following points: First, Japan admits defeat in the war and apologizes to China! Second, Japan compensated China for the war reparations and the losses of the country and people by 200 million pounds! Third, Japan cedes the Tugara Islands, Osumi Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Hachijojima and other islands to China! Fourth, Japan must return the Ryukyu King Shotai, who has always been a vassal state of China and will not allow Japan to occupy it. Fifth, the Japanese army withdrew from the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula. Sixth, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Osaka, Nagoya, and Yokohama should be opened as treaty ports, where the Chinese want extraterritoriality. Liang Xingrong read it word by word.

The faces of Hirobumi Ito and others were as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Nope! The Japanese Empire would never have accepted such a harsh page skip! Hirobumi Ito said through gritted teeth. Japan simply cannot afford to pay 200 million pounds in compensation, although it is 300 million less than China's previous request, but this is also an unacceptable astronomical amount for Japan.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister Ito! Right now, Japan doesn't have any choice. And, I officially convey to you that this is the last bottom line of our government! Liang Xingrong said indifferently.

Ito Hirobumi turned his head to Ogna, the British minister to China, but at this moment, Ogener seemed to be out of the world, and it seemed that Ito Hirobumi's gaze had not arrived at all.

Hirobumi Ito immediately knew that it was over, and that the Chinese side and Britain and the other powers must have agreed on this yesterday afternoon, but they did not know why they did it. Do they really want to destroy Japan completely?

Ito Hirobumi took a deep breath and said, "Japan cannot accept the conditions proposed by your country!" With that, he got up and left the conference room. Mutsu Munemitsu, Taro Kawaguchi and others left after him.

"What to do? The Japanese did not agree! Wu Tingfang said with some concern.

"Don't worry, the Japanese will definitely agree!" Liang Xingrong said.

"Your Excellency Ogner, the Japanese do not accept this condition, so they don't mind if we impose a small punishment on Japan, right?" Liang Xingrong said with a smile.

Ogna shrugged his shoulders indifferently, seemingly unconcerned.

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