The adjournment lasted only two days, and two days later, the Russian delegation headed by Count Witte returned to the negotiating table, and there was no need to discuss the two matters of territory and the withdrawal of Russian forces from the territory of China. If the Russians do not agree, then there is no need to talk about anything.

As a result, Articles 1 and 2 of the treaty were quickly released. The first was to restore the northeastern border between China and the Russian Empire to the old borders of 1840 on the basis of the existing areas of de facto control. The Russian garrison and official personnel in China were to leave by June 1900, while the remaining Russian civilians had to report to the relevant departments in China and obtain permission before they could stay in China.

"There's no objection to these two, right?" Witt gritted his teeth.

"There is an objection, in the 1840 national border, there is a small area on the eastern front that is disputed, and our country wants to settle the dispute in the disputed area by the way!" Xu Jie smiled and said.

"This is contrary to the first paragraph of the treaty, and we cannot accept it." Witt said.

"No, no, no, this does not violate Article 1, which is premised on the existing area of de facto control. And this area is currently under the actual control of our army, and more importantly, this is only a draft, not a real treaty, and we only want to settle the territorial dispute between the two countries in the northeastern region. It's all good for us. Zhang Peilun said while beating a side drum next to him.

"Well, the Line of Actual Control (LAC)." Surprisingly, this time Count Witte did not make any efforts and agreed directly.

"Unexpected. Reasonable. Xu Jie said in his heart, the Russians are not fools, and Witte is negotiating in front. According to Xu Jie's understanding, the Russians believed that the Chinese Army would never give up a trace of the land they occupied, and this disputed area was no exception, and if it were not for China's move to provide arms to the Middle East and South Asia, they could still try to delay. But now, they can't afford to drag!

"Then now it's all that's left to pay the reparations, and our bottom line is £18 million. Repayment over three years. Less than half of the compensation is paid in the first year and 40% in the second year. The remaining balance will be paid in the third year. The annual interest is implemented in accordance with international practice. Xu Jie offered a bid.

"£18 million is too much, and even if all the arms stored in Vladivostok were sold, it would only be a few million pounds. Plus the various attrition of the captives. It's only £9 million. And you're asking for 18 million. Witt said.

"Your Excellency may have missed the calculation, and the cost of Hokkaido, if we want, at most 5 days, Muroran Port will be in ruins! In a maximum of 10 days, the Chinese Army will land in Hokkaido! Xu Jie smiled. At the end of the day, I would like to add that now that place is called Vladivostok. That's what they were called! ”

"You're going to occupy Hokkaido?" Witt didn't believe his ears.

"Why not? Since your country is not cooperative, we do not want the Japanese to strategize. What is the occupation of a sparsely populated island after a long period of recuperation? Xu Jie said.

"£15 million. Couldn't be more. If you still do not agree, then this negotiation will be fruitless, and the two sides will have to remain at war, and even if the other side can take Hokkaido, I think it will not be possible to gain a firm foothold under the pressure of the British, and even if your country sells all the captured Russian arms, the proceeds will be far less than the value of 15 million pounds. I hope you will give it serious consideration. Witt said with a cold face.

"£16 million, it couldn't be lower. Otherwise, your Excellency is ready to collect the corpse of the Far Eastern Fleet! After speaking, Xu Jie waved his hand to indicate that this is the bottom line, and it is impossible to be lower.

"16 million can, but only if Russian weapons do not appear in the Middle East and South Asia!" Witt thought for a moment in agreement.

"Absolutely." Xu Jie nodded in acceptance. In this way, the three most crucial clauses of the Sino-Russian Shanghai Treaty were finally released. The rest is just some auxiliary clauses and interpretations, nothing too important, and finally on November 8, 1899, the battle for the founding of the Chinese nation, which lasted more than half a year, finally came to an end, and the Beiyang led by Xu Jie not only overthrew a decadent dynasty, but also dealt a heavy blow to the old enemy in the north, and the Russians were too anxious, and moved troops before the Trans-Siberian Railway was repaired. Not only did they not turn the Northeast into the Yellow Russia of their dreams, but they also lost millions of square kilometers of land!

A philosopher once said, "What is peace, peace is but a break between wars." This sentence is too accurate for China and Russia. The Russians wanted to further expand their influence in the Far East, and Nicholas II would not stop unless something important happened in the west that threatened Russia's existence, or if he was defeated by the enemy in the east. But now, the Second German Reich has not yet shown its sufficiently sharp minions. On the surface, the brotherly relationship between Wilhelm II and Nicholas II was still so close. So the Russians think they have nothing to fear!

And in the east? Although the newborn country dealt a heavy blow to the Russians the moment he was born, this blow was not fatal for the Russian bear, Russia was defeated, it lost a lot of land, it was a lot of money, but so what? On the very day of the signing of the treaty, the Russian Admiralty announced that the construction of a new generation of Russian battleships would begin on 5 slipways at the same time! This class of battleships, known as the Borodino class, will become the new backbone of the Russian Navy!

"We will definitely return to the Far East in the near future, and the flag of St. Andrew's will be waving in the wind in the western Pacific! I swear! After hearing the news, Makanov, who was far away in Muroran Port, said in high spirits!

In the face of this huge and ferocious enemy, the newly established Huaxia also had to deal with it carefully, although Xu Jie knew that in his historical plane, the Russian army was defeated by the Japanese in the case of superiority in strength, and the navy was even more defeated, and the so-called fourth strongest navy in the world was wiped out in Lushun and Tsushima! But now the situation has changed! The Russians' front has shrunk further, at least hundreds of kilometers back, and the supply and logistics situation will be much better, and at sea, although Vladivostok has been lost, and the port of Muroran has also become a dead place, but with the introduction of this variable in the Netherlands, and the presence of Makanov, the task of the Chinese Navy is still arduous!

However, Xu Jie is not afraid at this time, it has been 10 years since he came to this time and space, and he has experienced too many things, whether it is the beginning of the business, or the sea surface of the Fei Teng during the First Sino-Japanese War, or the Sino-Russian War. Xu Jie has survived again and again, and now, he can display his ambitions in a new country. In the face of Russia, an empire that has been declining, Xu Jie is still confident!

Today, I saw that the subscription was only 280+!! It's hit a record low again, which hurts too much~~~~. (To be continued.) )