Both Saionji Gongwang and Lin Dong knew very well that if the negotiations broke down and the war continued, it would be a disaster for Japan. Therefore, even though the conditions put forward by the Chinese Empire were very harsh, they had no choice but to bite the bullet.

"Your Excellency Yang Du, we can agree to the first condition you put forward. There is no problem in apologizing to the Chinese Empire and compensating the workers who died. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said. Anyway, this time Japan has already lost face, so let's just lose face again, it's not a big deal. Compared to other conditions, this one is nothing at all.

"The last one, a promise never to go to war against the Chinese Empire, is something we can also agree to. Japan is a peace-loving country, and China and Japan are friendly neighbors separated by a strip of water, and if it were not for some misunderstandings, we would not have broken out into war. Saionji Gongwang continued. Such a guarantee is nothing to Japan at all. They will never comply. Once Japan has the strength to challenge China, they can simply find an excuse to regret it.

Except for the first and last of the conditions put forward by the Chinese side, the rest are not so easy to accept.

"Regarding the second article, we can return the treasure island to China. However, the DPRK has already signed the "Japan-ROK Merger Treaty" with Japan, and it is already part of Japan, so there is no need for independence anymore. As for the Ryukyus, they have long ceased to exist. Some are just Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

The treasure island was snatched from China through the Sino-Japanese War, and now that it has been defeated, it is not unacceptable to return the treasure island to China. However, North Korea and the Ryukyus are different. The Ryukyus had long since perished, and the Ryukyu royal family had been imprisoned by Japan. It is about to be completely destroyed. Although, the Ryukyus have few resources. However, geographical location is very important, and Japan cannot afford to give it up. As for Korea, it is the most important colony of Japan. Although North Korea and Japan have merged, but. Japan is still frantically plundering all kinds of resources in Korea. If Korea were to be lost, Japan would lose all of its overseas colonies.

"Korea and the Ryukyus have always been vassal states of China. China had been in decline and could not protect them, which led Japan to forcibly annex them. Now that China has become stronger, it is natural that it can no longer sit idly by and watch them be forcibly occupied by Japan. Tang Shaoyi said.

China has always owed the Ryukyuan people a country. As a vassal state of China, when the Ryukyus were invaded by Japan, they sent people to ask the Manchus for help. But. The Manchus simply did not care about the life or death of the Ryukyus, so that the Ryukyus were eventually annexed by Japan. The geographical location of the Ryukyus was very important, and it was stuck on the main transportation routes in and out of the ocean of the empire. If the Ryukyus were to break away from Japan and return to China's embrace, the Chinese Navy would be able to use the Ryukyus as a base to march into the ocean. At the same time, it can also directly threaten the Japanese mainland from the south.

It is precisely because the Japanese know this that they are reluctant to agree to this article. But. The initiative is not in their hands. The Chinese Empire had enough patience to talk to them.

Sir Jurdian frowned. The appetite of the Chinese Empire seems to be greater than they expected! China's forcible attempt to reclaim the two vassal states of Korea and the Ryukyus made him see a threat. You know, the whole of East and Southeast Asia is influenced by Chinese culture. Historically, almost all of these regions were vassal states of China. Now, China is forcibly taking the lead in North Korea and the Ryukyus. So, will China reach out to Southeast Asia in the future? You know, it's the territory of England and France! If the Chinese took advantage of the great war between Britain and France and the Germans in Europe and moved south, the military forces deployed by Britain and France in the colonies. It is simply impossible to withstand China's powerful army.

"No, we must remind the country to pay attention to the precautions of the colony." Sir Jurdian thought secretly.

"Gentlemen, skip this for now. We can start by deliberating on the next one. Sir Jurdian suggested.

"Your Excellency Yang Du, Your Excellency Tang Shaoyi. The war reparations of 300 million pounds are simply a lion's mouth, and Japan cannot afford so many war reparations. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said directly.

"A war reparations of 300 million pounds is not a penny. This is what the Chinese Empire deserves. Japan had plundered so much wealth from China in the first place, and now it was time to return it all. Yang Du's attitude was very resolute.

"Yaga, these greedy Shina people." The public hope of Xiyuan Temple couldn't help but scold in his heart. If Japan had 300 million pounds, would they still be afraid of China? Three hundred million pounds is enough to arm Japan to the teeth. Even if it's a dreadnought, you can order hundreds of them! In addition, if China receives 300 million pounds in war reparations, it will inevitably get a chance to take off. When the time comes, if Japan wants to take revenge, it will be even more impossible.

"Your Excellency Yang Du, it is true that the Japanese government cannot come up with 300 million pounds in war reparations. If it's 30 million yen, then we can think about it. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

"Humph! 30 million yen? Are you calling Hanako? Tang Shaoyi said coldly. The so-called sky-high asking price is repaid on the ground, but the price paid back by the Japanese is inevitably too little. 30 million yen is only equivalent to 2 million pounds, which is a hundred and fifty times worse than the requirements of the Chinese Empire!

"30 million yen is already the limit of the Great Japanese Empire. Don't forget, in this war, you didn't pay much, but Japan paid an even bigger price. Lin Dong said angrily.

"You brought it upon yourselves. If it weren't for the fact that we completely annihilated the main force of the Japanese Navy at a small cost, I guess you would not have thrown in the towel. There would be no negotiation today. Tang Shaoyi was merciless-for-tat.

Lin Dong was silent for a moment, indeed, as Tang Shaoyi said, if it weren't for the unprecedented fiasco suffered by the Japanese Navy, they would definitely not have come to sue for peace so lowly. If the Japanese Navy wins, then they are probably waiting for the Chinese to come to peace, and then sharpen their knives, ready to cut a big piece of fat from the Chinese again!

Seeing that this condition could not be agreed, he had to give up again and move on to the negotiation of the next condition.

"The 'Satsuma-class' battleships and the 'Hanoi-class' battleships were both the battleships of the Great Japanese Empire itself, and they could never be handed over to China. In addition, the Empire of Japan, as an independent country, has the right to develop our navy, which is our legitimate interest, and there is no reason for any country to interfere. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

The Chinese demanded that Japan hand over the Satsuma class and Hanoi-class battleships to China, and that Japan should no longer have large surface ships. This is simply unacceptable to Japan. Japan is an island nation in the first place, and the navy is their top priority and their security. If Japan did not have a navy, their security would not be protected.

The corners of Tang Shaoyi's mouth had a sneering smile: "You seem to have forgotten that before the war began, didn't you also repeatedly claim that Japan's interests were threatened by the Chinese Imperial Navy, and asked us to hand over all the capital ships to you?" Now, when this happens to you, you can't stand it? ”

Xiyuan Temple Gongwang and Lin Dong suddenly turned red. At the beginning, they were indeed aggressively demanding that China accept their conditions. Otherwise, there will be a war against China. China also seems to have been frightened and had to enter into peace talks with them. But now it seems that it was simply China's delaying tactic. After the Chinese Navy was ready, it immediately launched a fierce counterattack against Japan, completely burying the Japanese Navy and completely knocking Japan off the altar.

In the face of Tang Shaoyi's humiliation, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang and Lin Dong were very angry in their hearts. However, they had no choice. The Chinese are simply a tooth for a tooth, blood for blood!

"Haha!" Minister Hahausen couldn't help but laugh out loud. However, when everyone's eyes fell on him, he quickly apologized.

"Your Excellency Tang Shaoyi, it is impossible for Japan to accept this condition. The navy is an important security guarantee for Japan, and we cannot do without a strong navy. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said. If Japan agrees to this article, it will undoubtedly be abandoning its martial arts. You know, although the war is not over yet, Japan is already thinking about revenge against China in the future. Without a navy, Japan would never have been able to take revenge.

"Well, it's a pity." Tang Shaoyi said indifferently.

"Your Excellency Yang Du, Your Excellency Tang Shaoyi, it seems that this negotiation is not something that can be agreed in a short period of time. We still need time to negotiate. I propose that, during the negotiations, both of us cease fire, as a demonstration of the good faith of the negotiations. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency Saionji. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already instructed that the Empire's military operations would not stop unless a peace treaty was formally signed. Yang Du flatly refused. It is simply delusional for the Japanese to want to get a respite in this way.

Because the conditions proposed by China are too harsh, and little Japan is not willing to accept such conditions. Therefore, the negotiations between China and Japan did not achieve any results, but broke down because the differences were too great. Of course, China is not in a hurry about this, it is the Japanese who are in a hurry! (To be continued.) )

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