Chapter 749: The curtain has come to an end

"According to the Sino-Russian Beijing Armistice Agreement signed between the Huaxia Republic and the Russian Empire, the Huaxia Republic will acquire the following rights and interests."

First, the Line of Actual Control between the two countries will be based on the current control of the Huaxia Army garrison, and in addition to the original border that has not changed, the northern border between the two countries will be bounded by the Lena River, and the Baikal region will also be included in the control of the Huaxia Republic.

Second, Russia compensated the Chinese Republic for the war expenses of 25 million pounds, and the entire cost will be paid within four years. And the amount of compensation must be more than 50% in the first year, and the amount in each of the following three years must not be less than 10%. In addition, there was the cost of the prisoners' meals, which the Russian government also needed to compensate. The specific data needs to be verified by both parties.

Thirdly, all fixed assets of Russia in the Trust Territory may not be transferred or destroyed. Before the acceptance of the Chinese Army, the Russian government must guarantee the safety of these places, and in case of damage and relocation, the Russian government must compensate for the damage. Native Russians in the Trust Areas could choose to leave or stay, with no interference from the two governments.

Fourth, 100 kilometers along the newly demarcated border on the Russian side is a demilitarized zone, and Russia is not allowed to send troops to defend it, and at the same time it is not allowed to possess any weapons capable of firing one-pound shells.

Fifth, Russia's military presence in Asia must not exceed the status quo. Any increase in the garrison must be notified to the Republic of China, otherwise it will be considered a violation.

When Zhang Peilun sent the copy of the document to Xu Jie, Xu Jie nodded with satisfaction, this war finally ended perfectly according to his expectations, and only after this war is fought, can the Republic of China really stand in the east of the world as a strong country! I have worked hard for fifteen years. So far, it's been a big win! From now on, as long as there is no accident at the level of Mars hitting the earth, the Republic of China will be invincible in the Far East!

"I really didn't expect that. The Russians would have accepted such a harsh treaty! Think that Russia, but also Europa power. It has a territory that is even larger than that of the Chinese Republic, but why is it so unbearable? The defeat in the first Sino-Russian war can be said to be insufficiently prepared, and the second time, after five years of war preparations, it was still a complete defeat, what is the reason? Zhang Peilun asked with interest.

"Russia is a giant with feet of clay and looks powerful. But in fact it is considered the weakest among the European powers. (What?) Some say Austria-Hungary and Italy? Let's forget the two of them. Let's just say that Fa Deying. Russia had an unavoidable disadvantage over other powers, both in terms of its material base and in terms of social relations and ruling superstructure, and a large amount of manpower and land in Russia was controlled by the aristocracy. The result of this was a very poor productive force, and although there was the so-called emancipation of the serfs, at the time of the emancipation there was nothing left of these serfs. ”

"As for social relations? The ethnic conflict in Russia is actually very serious, and ethnic Russians do have the advantage. But until now. Russia was still unable to truly unite all peoples under one banner, and the situation was better off than that of Austria-Hungary. In times of good sailing, the country may be able to suppress internal contradictions, and when there are big problems, all kinds of pent-up contradictions will emerge, such as now. As for the ruling class? How to say it, although it is very bad, but I have to say that it is much stronger than the original Qing Dynasty! Xu Jie explained with a smile.

"What are your plans for the future? I mean in terms of the future of government and rights-sharing. Zhang Peilun thought for a while and asked. Now that the cake of the Republic of China has been made big enough, and when the external troubles have disappeared, more people and interest groups will consider how to reap the rewards. After all, no one will work in vain, and if the conflict of various interests is not well controlled, it is very likely to cause big problems.

"Let's be honest. I didn't think about it either. Xu Jie said with some frustration. However, there is one problem that is better, that is, the current power structure in China is very scattered, and there is no oligarchy situation. In terms of control and distribution, and our country is currently on the rise, we have plenty of room to arrange these people or interest groups. But what to do in the future, to be honest, I really haven't thought about it, I hope that all strata of a society can have a place in China in the future. I hope they can fight for a community. ”

"I didn't expect Jishi to be unsure of the times, you are familiar with strategy, military and even technology, but it doesn't seem to be good in domestic politics, the so-called no one is perfect may mean this, right?" Zhang Peilun thought for a while and said.

"The war is over, a large number of officers and soldiers need to be restored, and military-related industries also need to be transformed, which is a big challenge for the current cash-strapped government. What's the best way not to do it? Zhang Peilun asked.

"This problem is easy to solve, and the British have already figured it out for us." Xu Jie took another document out of the drawer and brought it to Zhang Peilun. "What is peace? Peace is nothing but the interval between two wars. The war is over on our side, but the war continues elsewhere, and the war that is about to break out is not comparable to the Sino-Russian war in terms of scale and impact. In the final analysis, the Sino-Russian War was nothing more than a local war for both China and Russia. The Russians are fighting in the east, the European part is still preparing against Germany and Austria, while we are at war in the north, and the south is carrying out normal production and trade. ”

"Now the contradictions in this world have entered an extremely acute moment, and the whole of Europe is already sitting on a huge powder keg, and in a few years at most, all countries are ready, and the slightest flame can ignite this powder keg, and the whole of Europe will be involved in this catastrophe. The Russians, of course, were not spared, and now, in order to catch up with the wars of other countries, Russia needed our weapons to arm their backward armies, and we needed British and French funds. Xu Jie explained with a smile.

"This is tantamount to conspiring with a tiger, using the same weapons as the Russians, the other side knows our equipment and tactics well, once the war in Europe subsides, then the Russians will turn around and deal with us as they can? I'm afraid that by this time, Britain and France will also have their hands free to deal with us, right? Zhang Peilun said worriedly.

"If Britain, France and Russia had been able to do so at that time. But it seems to me that they may never be able to wait for this day, and I am sure that Russia will be worse off after the war than it is now! They may even lose the gains of centuries of successive tsars. Xu Jie said disappreciatively.

"Are you saying that Germany, Austria and Italy will defeat Britain, France and Russia? Zhang Peilun said with some surprise, in the impression of his generation, Britain is the strongest country in the world, France and Russia are definitely first-class powers, as for Austria and Italy? Even though he admitted that the Italian navy was indeed well designed, he never thought that Italy and Austria-Hungary could compete with Britain, France and Russia.

"It is true that Austria and Italy are inferior to France and Russia, but Germany is too terrifying, to put it mildly, as long as in 10 years or so, Germany will have the world's strongest army and the world's second-strongest navy. And the first strongest army in this world is definitely a grade higher than the second and third strong, to put it mildly, if it is a positional war, Britain and France will fight against Germany, and Germany is eighty percent sure that it will remain undefeated! Xu Jie said seriously.

"Really?" Zhang Peilun had an unbelievable expression! After so many years, Zhang Peilun has great trust in Xu Jie's military and strategic level. There are even some blind obedience, but today, after hearing this sentence, Zhang Peilun is still very shocked! "If that's the case, if this land lion is in time, I'm afraid it will also be a threat to my Huaxia." Zhang Peilun's reaction and level are still very high, otherwise Li Hongzhang would not have accepted him as his son-in-law. Now there is a Russia between Germany and China, and if Russia is finished, Germany, which has already leveled Europe, may really move towards the Far East!

"So we can tolerate the development of the German navy, but we decided not to let the German army sweep away the whole of Europe, at least to ensure that France is undefeated on the Western Front, and at the same time on the Eastern Front, although it is impossible for Russia to resist the German and Austrian attack, but there is one thing that must let the German Army shed as much blood as possible! Only in this way can we maximize our interests, use the German Navy to consume the British and French Navies to consolidate our range of power in Southeast Asia, and use the Russian Army to consume the German Army, so as to reduce the future threat and at the same time pave the way for us to advance westward! Xu Jie laid out the overall plan.

"It seems that we still have a lot of things to do, and this is a big deal, and I think we need to prepare immediately." Zhang Peilun thought for a while and said.

"In fact, there is no need to be too anxious about this matter, we still have a long time to operate, but now there is one thing we really need to prepare quickly, and the business opportunities are very big." Xu Jie said with a smile. And the business opportunity that Xu Jie is referring to now is the upcoming dreadnought trend! This is a real trend, hotter than the so-called aircraft carrier fever in later generations! In later generations, only a few local tyrant countries can build medium-sized aircraft carriers to play, but the current trend of dreadnoughts can be described as surging! Even Turkey, Brazil, Chile and Argentina in South America have to build a few ships. Otherwise, you won't have the confidence to play soy sauce! This battleship is more than 2.5 million pounds in the account!

And looking at the current situation, this tide may be even more turbulent than the historical dreadnought trend, and Turkey will definitely continue to order dreadnoughts after tasting the addition of the navy. (In the recent Balkan Wars, the Turkish Navy succeeded in destroying the Greek Navy and gaining sea supremacy in the Aegean Sea.) And in a series of wars in the Far East, the formidable combat effectiveness of the dreadnoughts made any country with territorial waters in the world look sideways. The results of this kind of actual combat are much stronger than any propaganda! In addition, the major warship exporting countries in history are busy preparing for war, and the situation of China's ship exports is quite good.

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