A week after the signing of the Sino-US Treaty of Beijing, the United States paid 80 million pounds in war reparations to China, and the Chinese side also handed over to the American side thousands of captured officers and men of the US Navy. Please search in Baidu, and read the latest chapters of popular novels first! After the signing of the "Sino-US Beijing Treaty," the hostility between China and the United States was lifted, but the United States, which had suffered a crushing defeat, hated China even more and took the initiative to reduce exchanges with China in economic and cultural fields. And the Chinese and assets in the United States have also been damaged by Yan zhòng. Over the next two years, more than 200,000 Chinese returned to China from the United States. These Chinese who returned to China not only brought a lot of money, but also brought a lot of advanced technology, which effectively promoted China's development.

In order to quell the anger at home, US President William? In a speech to Congress, McKinley demanded that the United States regard the naval fiasco as a disgrace and use the efforts of the whole United States to build a more powerful navy and strive to end the disgrace as soon as possible. In the middle of the speech, William? McKinley has made clear his hostility to China and his hope that China will be defeated. William? McKinley's speeches and lobbying in Congress and among the people had very good results, which allowed him to survive this crisis without any danger. Moreover, the attention of most Americans has shifted to hatred of China. On top of this, the U.S. government announced tax hikes on the wealthy to repay reparations to China and build a more powerful navy. William? McKinley assured the people that as long as China could be defeated, the United States would allow China to repay the benefits it had taken from the United States exponentially, and that the United States would have access to a huge market of more than 450 million people, and the American economy would prosper like never before. William? McKinley's blueprint appealed to the American business class, and these factory owners generously bought the government-issued Treasury bonds, so that the United States would soon be able to raise enough funds to develop its navy. The Admiralty-led 'Maine-class' and 'Virginia-class' battleships have begun construction and are expected to be ready for service around 900.

At the same time, the United States purchased new power technology and naval gun technology from Britain, and hired high-level British warship design engineers to design new warships for the United States. In the end, a battleship named 'Connecticut-class' was designed, and the U.S. Navy Department ordered six at once, all of which began construction in the first half of 9 years, and are expected to be able to enter service in mid-90. With the addition of the 'Chishaji-class' battleships and the 'Illinois-class' battleships, which are nearing completion, the total number of battleships under construction in the United States has reached 19. If all these battleships were able to enter service, the U.S. Navy would become one of the world's naval powers.

It's just that from the current time, 900 years ago, the U.S. Navy only had at most two 'Chishaji-class' and three 'Illinois-class' battleships that could be put into service, and if a big war broke out with China at this time, their chances of victory were not great!

After the signing of the Sino-US Treaty of Beijing, the U.S. Minister to China, Mr. Thambey, was recalled to China, and the new minister to China was Sherlock, the former U.S. Consul in Chengdu. At the same time, the British Minister to China, Ogna, also resigned and returned to China, and the new Minister to China was the former British Consul in Chengdu, Zhu Erdian. Immediately afterwards, other countries also replaced their envoys to China, and the French minister to China, Tian Chun, returned to China, and the new minister to China was replaced by Pierre, the French consul in Chengdu. The Russian envoy to China was not changed, and Cassini was still the post, but Sergei, the Russian consul in Chengdu, was transferred to Beijing as a counselor of the legation. Given that Beijing is the political center of China, all countries except Japan have revoked their consuls in Chengdu.

Eventually, the German Minister to China, Marcos, also resigned and returned to China, and his post was taken over by Lucas, the German consul in Chengdu. Compared with Marcos, Lucas and Wang Yuze have a better relationship. In addition, Germany became the first country to raise diplomatic relations with China to the level of ambassador by elevating diplomatic relations with China to the level of ambassador. Subsequently, Austria-Hungary followed suit, raising its relations with China to the level of ambassadors. However, other Western countries still maintain diplomatic relations at the level of ministers.

Before Marcos returned to China, Wang Yuze held a grand farewell banquet for Marcos at the palace. As the minister to China, Marcos has provided great help to China's rise, which makes Wang Yuze very grateful. Without Germany's financial and technological support, it would be delusional for China to build its own industrial system. Now, although China's five-year plan has only reached the second thought, the role of many aspects has already been reflected, and China will basically complete the establishment of its own industrial system, which will make China's strength get a big leap. Of course, in terms of high-precision technology, China is still inseparable from Germany's support, and this situation will have to be maintained for at least several years, and it will not be alleviated until China has cultivated its own talents and enough skilled workers. However, even so, China is many times stronger than before, at least in the military-industrial complex, China is no longer inferior to the Western powers.

On October 97, after more than a month, the enthusiasm of the Chinese people finally gradually cooled, and the city of Beijing and even the whole of China once again returned to their original life. People are busy with life, and with the development of industry and commerce, everyone's life is getting better and better, which makes everyone's motivation more and more, and the whole empire is full of vitality.

On the morning of that day, Wang Yuze held a court meeting once every six months, and in fact, the court meeting was attended by cabinet members and important military ministers. The court meeting was held in the Qinzheng Palace, which was different from the court meeting in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, except for Wang Yuze sitting on the dragon chair, the rest of the ministers also had their own positions, and they did not have to stand or kneel all the time like in the Manchu Dynasty.

"Ladies and gentlemen, next, I want to say a major event, I hope the cabinet will work hard to complete it in the next period of time!" Wang Yuze sat on the dragon chair, glanced at the minister sitting below, and then said. After all the other political affairs had been completed, Wang Yuze brought up the things he had considered in the past few days.

"Since the decline of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the great powers invaded China, the Manchus were bound to lose every battle, signed a series of treaties with the great powers, and lost too many national interests. And now, with the empire re-emerging, it's time to regain those interests. Next, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted the envoys and governments of various countries in China to discuss matters related to the abolition of the unequal treaties signed between various countries and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the cabinet and the military provided full support to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! Wang Yuze said.

"Your Majesty, the Manchu government has signed too many unequal treaties with the great powers, so that all countries have too many interests in China, and if we hastily abolish them, it will inevitably cause a counterattack by the great powers. Especially Britain and Russia. The former has seized a series of powers in China, such as 'consular jurisdiction', concessions, customs, and so on, through various unequal treaties. The latter, on the other hand, have seized more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land in northern China, and if we want to abolish the unequal treaties, we must defeat them! Wu Tingfang frowned and said, there is no doubt that this is an extremely difficult task. Although the current empire is not what it used to be, it is basically impossible for the powers hostile to the empire to want them to obediently spit out those interests. If you want to take back these rights and interests all at once, unless China can defeat them on the battlefield, there is absolutely no other way. And can China defeat so many Western powers at once? No one can guarantee this!

"Your Majesty, this matter is not trivial, we have to think about it in the long run!" Prime Minister Yang Hua also said.

"I know that I am not saying that all the unequal treaties will be abolished at once, and I know that we will not succeed unless we can defeat them on the battlefield. What I mean by this is to negotiate with the countries first to regain benefits other than the territories that have been lost. For example, we could have excluded Russia and waited until the Empire defeated Russia before directly announcing the abrogation of all unequal treaties with Russia. As for the rest, such as 'consular jurisdiction', 'one-sided most-favored-nation treatment', concessions, customs, etc., they must be recovered as much as possible. Wang Yuze explained. On the territorial issue, apart from Hong Kong and Macao, the most important one is Russia. Russia, on the other hand, has an innate greed for the land, and the only way to get back the land that Russia has swallowed is to defeat them on the battlefield. Therefore, Wang Yuze did not expect to negotiate a solution to the problem with Russia.

"In that case, you can give it a try. But what do we do if the great powers remain tough and do not agree? Wu Tingfang asked. After China defeated the United States, it has aroused the vigilance of the great powers, and if it regains the various interests of the great powers in China, it will certainly cause a strong backlash, and if it is not done well, war will break out.

"Don't worry, as long as we stay tough, they won't go to war with us. In addition, when negotiating, it is also necessary to adopt a strategy, first the easy and then the difficult. For example, the French concession in China was taken to start and finally the Russian and British concessions in China were recovered. However, the customs must do their best to take it back. The current customs are still under the control of foreigners, which is extremely unfavorable to our development of industry and commerce! Wang Yuze said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will do his best!" Wu Tingfang said.

"The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of War must fully support the actions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and if there is resistance in the process of recovering the concession, the police and the army can be dispatched if necessary!" Wang Yuze said that the great powers were in the concession, but they had a small number of troops, so they had to guard against them.

"Yes! 陛xià! Minister of the Interior Lu Zhengxiang and Minister of War Cai Yun replied immediately.

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