23. Three Divisions (6)

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"An agreement was reached on the territorial demarcation of Kashmir. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Empress Dowager Cixi announced the news: "After six months of consultation and negotiation between the three countries, we have finally divided the territory of Kashmir in a way that is recognized by all three parties, which means that there will be no territorial border disputes in Kashmir, the place where the three countries are handed over, and this is a very influential matter for peace in Central Asia and South Asia, and it is worth celebrating.........

Taiichi Tanabe frowned and said to the military attache beside him: "The Chinese actually reached such an agreement, I originally thought that China and Russia would divide Kashmir equally, but I did not expect that Britain would also be eligible to share this land." Sometimes, Chinese is really generous and terrible...... "This generosity also includes the signing of contracts for four super 7,000-ton ironclad ships at once, with a total amount of nearly 10 million taels of silver.

"That means that this distribution plan is accepted by all three countries, and the interests are satisfied, Mr. Tanabe, this is not a good thing, and the agreement with the British means that China no longer has to face the pressure of the British."

"This must be only temporary, the British gave Kashmir for nothing, and nothing in return? There can never be such a thing, the Chinese warships seized in the Suez Canal, the Chinese have already paid other prices to achieve this, and the distribution of land in Kashmir must mean that the British have retreated on the side, ask Britain to buy warships, this matter is calculated in terms of economic interests, or the British have the advantage, so there must be something else! ”

"That must be Shi Dakai's business."

"The British must have conceded on this matter. You should go and ask someone how they are doing, and it is impossible for the Japanese to have no presence in Asian affairs. Taiichi Tanabe was full of confidence, but he suddenly became depressed: "Qingguo is too big. They took out the land of Kashmir casually, and it was bigger than the four countries of Kyushu combined, so why didn't such luck go to the Japanese Empire? ”

He said vaguely, and "luck" didn't know what he meant. Is it envy that Britain and Russia can get such a large territory, or do you envy China that has such a large territory? Obviously, the military attache understood, "Japan is like the rising sun, everything is full of vitality, and the Qing country is big." As long as we follow His Majesty the Emperor and work together, Japan will become a first-class power, and it is just around the corner! ”

Yes, I am convinced of this. Tanabe raised his hands, the Empress Dowager Cixi's speech ended, and the people present applauded, and the Empress Dowager Cixi got off the high platform and reviewed with the German ambassador Jonas. As the dance continued, Taiichi Tanabe saw that the French ambassador Albert's side was finally empty, picked up a glass of red wine from the side, and walked towards Albert.

Russian Ambassador Vebe is also full of spring breeze, it seems that he has forgotten about Russia's defeat last year and ceded the remaining half of Baikal to the Chinese.

If you give it, you will give it, except for a little fish and a good scenery, Baikal has no other production at all, probably no minerals. I can't think of why the Chinese want that place.

Originally, the only problem was the problem of face, the tsar could never accept such an act of ceding land to other countries, but fortunately the Chinese also knew that they could not offend Russia too much, although the British protested. However, the territory of Kashmir was still taken, which meant that the occupation of this strategic place had a passage to South Asia, which would be of great benefit to the consolidation of its rule in Central Asia.

Empress Dowager Cixi walked towards Wei Bei, "Mr. Ambassador." She nodded slightly at Webbe, "Well," she said, gesturing to the ball, "it's the first time you've attended a ball like this." ”

"Yes, Queen Mother," Wei Bei bowed, "I didn't expect that the Western-style ball held in such an oriental-style environment was really unique. ”

"Thank you for the compliment," the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled, and the two of them talked, the ambassador level has always been difficult to contact the Empress Dowager Cixi, generally speaking, only when the new person submits his credentials, and the last court meeting when he leaves, or the Chinese New Year court, such a private one-on-one speech is extremely rare, so Wei Bei seized this opportunity, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask you." ”

"Ambassador, please."

"According to the agreement on the distribution of this part of Kashmir, China has obtained a small piece of territory in the east, and the rest of the territory has been divided between Russia and Britain, and judging from the distribution plan, it seems that your country has lost the access to Central Asia, such a prospect is an incredible question for such a large country as your country that is aggressive in the Baikal area, of course, this distribution plan has the benefit of Russia, so I did not ask this question on the occasion of negotiations. It's a fool to say that, but it's an honor to meet you today, so I'm asking this question from a personal perspective. ”

Weibei is a little uneasy, the old and cunning Chinese will actually cut off the passage to Central Asia, according to the treaty that will be initialed soon, China only retains a fairly convenient passage between Xinjiang and Tibet, and seems to have completely abandoned the passage to Afghanistan and Persia, giving the north to Russia and the south to Britain, which is very wrong, according to the experience of negotiating with China, they must have secretly left some backhand, just like the previous negotiations on Lake Baikal, As soon as the Chinese heard that His Majesty the Tsar had been assassinated, they immediately turned their faces ruthlessly, and first got Lake Baikal before they were willing to negotiate on Kashmir, but here in Kashmir, it was actually a big concession, and Weibe was even ready that China might not be able to break its promise not to give Russia an inch of Kashmir land, but did not expect that Russia would get almost the same size as Britain.

Facing Wei Bei's doubts, the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled dumbly, "China does not have an infinite thirst for territory, we only like the territory that we can control, I tell you the truth, the current territory is enough, there is no need to seek any interests in Central Asia, and I believe that this will automatically cut off the passage to Central Asia, and your country should also be sure that China respects your interests in Central Asia, and of course I hope that your country will also respect our interests in East Asia and Southeast Asia." ”

Is this a division of spheres of influence? Wei Bei thought silently, and then asked: "Queen Mother, how long do you think the peace between China and Russia can last?" ”

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