"Mr. Xue Fucheng, we are sincere in using negotiations to end the war, don't deceive people too much! Is there really a need for a full-scale war? This is not the slightest benefit to your country! ”

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Andrea snorted coldly: "Yes, Mr. Chief, we have the sincerity to negotiate, and you must also show your sincerity!" 200 million taels of silver, don't even think about it! ”

Xue Fucheng spread his hands and signaled that he had no choice.

The French minister on the side, Jabucci, said with a smile: "Mr. Chief, Andrea, I have a suggestion, it is necessary for the Chinese Empire to make concessions on the indemnity, 250 million pounds is too high, it is indeed not something that the Japanese can afford, even the interest is enough to crush the Japanese government, I suggest that the Chinese Empire reduce the amount of the indemnity to 25 million taels of silver, and our Bank of France is willing to provide a part of the loan for the Japanese Empire to assist Japan in compensating for the reparations?" ”

Andrea's face turned dark, and he wiped it, this Yabuchi is completely taking advantage of people's danger!

Xue Fucheng replied coldly: "Mr. Yabuqi, thank you for your kindness, but the affairs of the Huaxia Empire do not need your country to decide, do I agree?" Twenty-five million taels of silver, you want to be beautiful, directly reduce it to one-tenth for me, and hand over the loan affairs to the Bank of France? You're too shrewd! No need to talk! ”

Andrea also coldly waited for a bad Yabuqi look, this kid is not a good person!

Montello proposed: "Mr. Chief, as your old friend, I hope that this time your country can make certain concessions, of course, we are also willing to guarantee the interests of your country, 250 million taels of silver is too much, not at all can be borne by Japan, in my opinion, it is better to do this, your country can reduce the indemnity, first, the amount of indemnity is set at 75 million taels of silver, and the population of Japan is 30 million, and each person will be compensated 225 taels of silver as a punishment; Second, in exchange, Japan leased Shikoku Island to the Chinese Empire for 50 years, and the Huaxia Empire could set up administrators on Shikoku Island, which must be returned to Japan after 50 years; Third, how about the banks of the United Kingdom, the United States, China, and France jointly undertake the loan affairs for Japan's indemnity to help Japan tide over the difficulties, and how about Japan returning the principal and interest to the banks of the four countries within 30 years? ”

"No way!"

This time it was the British who stood up and vetoed, and Andrea naturally disagreed, 75 million taels of silver is not something that Japan can afford, which is equivalent to more than three years of Japan's financial revenue! This is not the main thing, the main thing is that Shikoku Island is the southernmost tip of Japan, and the Chinese Empire occupies Shikoku Island, which will seriously affect the British Empire's control over Japan, and any action of the Asian fleet in Japan will not escape the eyes of the Chinese Empire!

How is this acceptable to Andrea?

Montellio's face darkened, and he replied: "Mr. Andrea, I have tried my best to consider your country and Japan, and I suggest that the compensation demand of the Huaxia Empire be reduced from 250 million to 75 million taels, which is more than three times!" What more do you want? ”

Andrea said coldly: "Montello, the affairs between the British Empire and the Chinese Empire are not something that you Americans can interfere in!" The cession of Shikoku Island will affect the strategic interests of the British Empire to the greatest extent, which is absolutely impossible! ”

The ministers of the three countries quarreled with the envoys of other countries, and finally the first negotiation ended without a hitch!

Qianqing Palace.

Xue Fucheng looked at Guo Ye and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, how did you come up with the figure of 200 million taels of silver?" That's a lot of demand......"

"Brother Shuyun, I don't really want 250 million taels of silver, but I must embarrass the British and the Japanese, and when they embarrass us, they don't reason!"

Guo Ye replied lightly: "This is retribution, the retribution that Japan should accept, this country is a white-eyed wolf, wolf ambition, if we don't completely subdue them, don't completely suppress them, then we will suffer greatly in the future, I won't hide it from you, the biggest threat to us in this world is not England, nor France, but Tsarist Russia in the north and Japan in the east, I must completely strangle these two potential biggest enemies in the cradle!" ”

Xue Fucheng was stunned for a while, and said in confusion: "Your Majesty, if it is said that Tsarist Russia is a huge threat to us, it is understandable, after all, this country is aggressive, but Japan? Even if they wanted to be a threat to us, they couldn't be, right? The country is so small, almost negligible......"

"Brother Shuyun, you are wrong, don't underestimate this country, their population is more than 30 million people, this is already the population of an upper-middle country in Europe, France itself, the current population is only 40 million people, if Japan's output value reaches the level of France, you say, can they pose a threat to us?"

Xue Fucheng was shocked, if you think about it this way, Japan is really likely to threaten the Chinese Empire, but can Japan really reach the development level of France?

"Your Majesty, how is it possible for Japan to reach the level of development of the French? France is one of the most powerful countries in the world! ”

"Nothing is impossible!"

Guo Ye said in a deep voice: "Brother Shuyun, don't underestimate Japan's potential, this country from top to bottom, forge ahead, self-improvement, good at learning, China is strong, just like China learning, Western strength is like Western learning, a nation that is good at learning is absolutely not to be underestimated, a nation that is good at learning and has aggressive ambitions is a nation that cannot be underestimated!" ”

Xue Fucheng was silent, since His Majesty regards Japan so important, what else can he say? Your Majesty has never missed anything since he got acquainted with him!

"Well, the necessary concessions are certain, I am more inclined to Montello's statement, the indemnity can be reduced to 75 million taels of silver, the bottom line is 50 million taels, not less than 50 million taels, the concession of Shikoku Island for 50 years, if the time can be longer and better, what he said is a bit interesting to exchange for young and strong laborers, a young and strong laborer will be forced in China for fifteen years, and after fifteen years, he will be released to Japan, and each young and strong laborer can be used to deduct twenty taels of silver, and the two hundred thousand young and strong laborers will come, and we can reduce five million taels of silver again... …”

Xue Fucheng smiled bitterly: "Fifteen years? Fifteen years later, even if these Japanese are still alive, they are all waste, and I am afraid that the Japanese will not agree......"

"That's up to them!" (To be continued.) )