Hearing Wei Bei's opinion, Guo Songtao looked at Zuo Zongtang, Zuo Zongtang nodded slightly, and Guo Songtao said to Wei Bei, "On this point, we understand your country, and we are willing to negotiate together." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"So what are we waiting for," Webey spread out the memo on the table, "please start negotiating right away." ”

"We want to ensure that your country does not have military strength within 200 miles of the North Sea, and we also promise to abide by the newly demarcated national border between the two countries in the Beihai area, and to restrain the tribes from crossing the border."

"We can't be sure of your country's guarantees," Weibei said slowly, "Since your country signed an agreement with our Russia eight years ago, it has not stopped colonizing and expanding in the Baikal area, although I have the authority to negotiate on this matter, but to be honest, I don't want the treaty I worked so hard to sign will become waste paper within a few years, and I don't want to be exiled to Siberia after returning to China to eat ice because of the poor handling of Sino-Russian relations." Wei Bei crossed his hands and said to Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao, "Your country must show sincerity, no, no, no, not Kashmir, but Baikal and Siberia." ”

"We think these two things are the same thing," Guo Songtao said quickly, "There is no separate discussion, just like what your country just said, to show sincerity, the land of Beihai needs the sincerity of your country." ”

The rhetoric of diplomacy is reflected in this, the Russians have always insisted on calling it Lake Baikal, and the Chinese insist on calling it the North Sea, which is similar to the difference between the Diaoyu Islands and the Senkaku Islands, "I don't mean the reluctance to make concessions on Lake Baikal, but I think that our Tsarist Russia's concessions also need your country's commitment, for example, the previous treaty is waste paper, and I don't want to be non-compliant after the treaty is signed in the future." ”

After the first year of Guangxu, the Empress Dowager Cixi, on the one hand, in order to eliminate other forces in the new army, on the other hand, used war as a substitute for training, and found the closest empire on the land route, but the military power projection was the weakest in the Siberian region of Russia.

Russia's economic strength has been very bad in recent years, the Siberian Railway, which has been planned, has not been completed, whether it is the central or local opposition is very much, the Siberian Railway has not been completed, which means that Russia's military strength on this side has not been comparable to China.

Therefore, in the past few years, there has never been a year to stop the conquest in the North Sea, and now the North Sea has been included in its entirety, and now all that needs to be done is to legalize the territory that has been obtained, and how to legalize it, it is necessary to sign a treaty with Russia.

"What kind of commitment does your country need, please say it bluntly, we are here today for negotiations, and anything can be discussed."

"We can give up the territory that your country occupies," Weibei said indifferently, "but we must ask your country to pay a fee." ”

"It can be compared to the treaty of the year, about the delivery of several cities, we will pay a fee, and we can ask our subordinates to talk about the details of this cost," Guo Songtao was very happy, he paid 500,000 silver dollars before, which was converted into rubles and was already more than 1 million, this money is not too small for the Russians, and 500,000 silver dollars, in China, is really a small amount of money, if it weren't for Bao Jun to stop it, maybe the Empress Dowager Cixi would have to pay for it herself from the inner treasury.

"Then we still need your country to agree to one thing," Weibei knows that the Chinese have money, so this is by no means a difficult thing for the Chinese, "as long as your country agrees to this matter, we will immediately start negotiations on the ownership of Kashmir." ”

"Ambassador, please." Guo Songtao stretched out his hand and asked Wei Bei to speak.

"We must agree on the signing of the Northern Territory Treaty, and we must not change the territory of the two countries in the North for several years."

Zuo Zongtang smiled, the Russians are afraid of the Chinese's encroachment strategy, the official road from Beijing to Kulen has been laid to the North Sea coast, the delivery of materials and troops is very fast, in this case, the North Sea front has been advancing to the north, Russia has long had the idea of continuing to sign a treaty, but it is just because of face and cannot take the initiative, otherwise it will not recall Zhugrev, who advocates toughness against China, back to the country, and suffered from the moderate Weibe, now there are Kashmir steps to go down, Russia also hopes to resolve some of the skirmishes behind it this morning and devote all its energies to the great cause of competing for hegemony with the European powers.

Guo Songtao discussed with Zhang Jing beside him, and asked Zuo Zongtang's opinion in a low voice, and said to Wei Bei, "Yes, this period can be set at fifteen years." ”

"Fifteen years is too little," Weibe refused, shaking his head, "I don't want us to sit down at the negotiating table again in the short term to negotiate the territorial issue of the Baikal region." ”

"How many years do you think is long enough?"

"Thirty years." Webey said.

"Thirty years is too long," Guo Songtao flatly refused, "I can't guarantee whether I will still be alive in this world after thirty years." ”

After the two negotiated for a while, the time was set at 23 years, Webbe was still satisfied with this time, now the great Tsar His Majesty is perfecting the reform of serfdom, but all reforms can be effective in one or two decades, when Russia solves its internal problems, the time to break the treaty will naturally come, can a piece of paper still limit the pace of progress of great Russia?

"And the question about the three khanates of Central Asia......"

"This question cannot be discussed," Guo Songtao said sternly, "and these three khanates must exist independently and as vassals of China." We know your country's interests in Central Asia, so we have also maintained tolerance, and we have recognized the territory that your country has acquired in this place before the thirteenth year of Tongzhi," Guo Songtao took out a map. ”

The subtext is that except for the actual territory controlled by the three khanates now, everything else is for you, and before the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, Russia had already invaded the extremely vast territory of the three kingdoms, especially Kokand, and the west of the capital city had already been owned by Russia.

This result is still very satisfactory for Weibei, which means that the three countries of Kokand only occupy a few large cities, while Russia has the rest, and the Chinese now care most about the tribute of the vassals, and the face of their court, as long as the vassals still exist, they will not ask more about the rest.

Wabe dropped the topic, "Then we can discuss the partition of Kashmir." (To be continued.) )