Chapter 240: The Privilege of the Victor

(Thank you for the tips of the book friend Wang Yimeng°, the party commanding the gun, and the Kaka star people, thank the book friend for the monthly ticket of the glorious charter that he will understand when his heart is broken, and thank the book friend for the reward and renewal ticket that is reversed!) ）

After talking to Wang Yuze, Liang Xingrong led a delegation to Beijing the next day. WWM They will travel by train from Chengdu to Wuhan and from Wuhan to Jingshi. Along the way, there were parts of the railways built by the great powers, and now these railways have also begun to operate again after the unification of the whole country in western Sichuan. However, the government of western Sichuan has begun to plan, after the founding of the country, to forcibly buy these railways by means of redemption. Railways are equivalent to the main arteries of a country, whether in war or peacetime, they have a very large role, and they can be controlled by foreigners?

Liang Xingrong was accompanied to Beijing by Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang and Deputy Chief of Staff Cai Yun. In addition, most of the personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also went to Beijing. Many departments of the Cabinet will also be relocated to Beijing one after another. From now on, the Jingshi will gradually take on the heavy responsibility of the capital.

At the same time, in the provinces of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the reform of the western Sichuan model has also begun, and the first change is that each prefecture has been changed into a city. In order to facilitate management, some small prefectures were directly abolished and merged into one large city, which was also more conducive to management. Subsequently, the land reform of the western Sichuan model will also be carried out, and during this period, it will be very important to maintain stability, and the garrisons in various places will also assume important responsibilities.

Wang Yuze planned to locate the capital of Beijing after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The first mayor of Jingshi has arrived, and it is the former governor of Qinghai Province, Xu Zhang, who was transferred from vice governor of Xikang Province to governor of Qinghai after the annexation of Qinghai by western Sichuan. In the past few years, the development in Qinghai has been very good. Although the economy is still at a low level among the provinces under the jurisdiction of western Sichuan, it has generally developed rapidly. In addition, the society is relatively stable. His expression made Wang Yuze very satisfied. Now, he has also traveled from Qinghai to Beijing to take up a post.

Wang Yuze left Chengdu a little later. Not only is the follow-up work here not yet completed, but in addition, several of his wives are also going to be produced one after another. Among them, the second wife Yang Shilan gave birth to a daughter for Wang Yuze, named Wang Zixin. The third lady Zhou Rui and the fourth lady Yuying are also about to give birth, and Wang Yuze doesn't want them to be tired. In addition, when he went to Jingshi, it was the time to officially ascend the throne and succeed to the throne, because there was still a lot of preparatory work to be done, and the government would deal with it well, and he would not need to do it. He just needs to go to the enthronement ceremony when the time comes.

When Liang Xingrong and his entourage arrived in Beijing, it was already June 7, and their residence was arranged in the original palace of Prince Gong. Prince Gong Yixin, after being handed over to western Sichuan by the British Embassy in China, fell seriously ill and died soon after. Even Prince Gong's Mansion was nationalized. As for the people in Prince Gong's mansion, they were all dismissed. Some of Prince Gong's descendants were sentenced, and some were executed. It didn't end well.

Until the new Prime Minister's Office is built, it will also be the temporary Prime Minister's Office. The offices of various cabinet departments will also temporarily choose the palaces left by the princes and nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito and Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu of the Japanese delegation arrived in Kyoto on June 9. Originally, the western Sichuan side planned to arrange for them to live in the post house, but they took the initiative to ask to live in the Japanese embassy in China, and the Chinese side let them go and let them live in Dongjiaomin Alley. However, according to the information received, after Ito Hirobumi and others arrived, they secretly met with the four envoys of Britain, France, the United States, and Russia to China that night. Needless to say, they must have gone to seek the help of these ministers. It is hoped that these countries will join forces to put pressure on China and prevent Japan from being overly weakened. If they knew the conditions prepared by the western Sichuan side, it is estimated that Ito Hirobumi would be dizzy!

On the morning of June, luxury carriages departed from Dongjiaomin Lane and headed for Prince Gong's Mansion. The peace talks between China and Japan were held in a small conference room in Prince Gong's Mansion. Originally, this matter had little to do with the Great Powers. However, Britain, France, the United States, and Russia strongly requested to attend the hearing, and the Chinese side did not refuse. However, the German and Austro-Hungarian consuls in China were also invited to observe.

This small meeting room was originally a side room, near a pond in Prince Gong's mansion, surrounded by greenery, and it didn't feel hot on a hot summer day. The Chinese side also knows that this round of negotiations with Japan will definitely be a protracted war. In June, it was already summer, so I chose such a place as a place for negotiations.

This small conference room is not large, only less than fifty square meters. In the middle of the room, a long table was placed, three places on each side were prepared, which were intended for negotiators on both sides. Behind this, there are several more slots, which are reserved for some translators and clerks. The position of the ministers in China is close to the wall. After all, they are just here to "sit in on the side". Of course, the Chinese side also knows that these envoys to China will certainly express their views during the negotiation process. It even directly threatens China.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the negotiators of China and Japan, as well as the ministers of various countries, had already arrived. However, the negotiations did not officially begin, and everyone divided into circles to communicate. German Minister to China Marcos and Austro-Constitutional Minister to China Anton? Huber congratulated Liang Xingrong. This time, Kawanishi not only defeated Japan, but also unified China and became the central government of China. This means that China's rise is just around the corner. Germany and Austria-Hungary were close allies, and together they fought against Britain and France in Europe. Now that a powerful power with close ties to Germany is rising in the East, this is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for them.

Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito was also talking to British Minister Ogener affectionately, as if to deliberately show how close Britain and Japan were. It is not known whether he wants to use this to put pressure on China. However, the Chinese side has already made up its mind, and this time it must cut off a piece of meat from Japan's body.

At half-past nine, the negotiations officially began. After introducing each other, shaking hands and then talking a few scenes, the two sides went straight to the topic.

Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito seemed to want to oppose the guest, and after the negotiations began, he first said: "The 40 million people of the Japanese Empire are very angry about the despicable aggression launched by the western Sichuan against our Empire. However, for the sake of peace in the Far East, with the consent of the Emperor of the Imperial Japan, Japan is willing to put aside this hatred and start peace talks with the western Sichuan side, so that peace can be restored to the Far East! ”

"Your Excellency Hirobumi Ito, you seem to have forgotten that the main reason for this war was that you Japan invaded China first. Moreover, we have already declared war on you in western Sichuan before, and this is not an invasion, but just a counterattack! Liang Xingrong immediately retorted.

"Okay, Prime Minister Liang. It doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong, we need to solve the problem now. According to the laws of the Japanese Empire, the western Sichuan side must apologize to the Japanese Empire for this war and compensate the Japanese Empire for its economic losses of 500 million taels of silver, in addition, there are also 200 million taels of silver for the war promised by the Qing government, a total of 700 million taels of silver. At the same time, it recognizes that the "Xiaguan Treaty" signed by China and the Qing State last year is all valid. In addition, Shandong Province of China was ceded to Japan. Ito Hirofumi said shamelessly. It was as if they had won the war, and there was no sense of the vanquished at all.

The representatives of the Chinese side, whether it is Liang Xingrong, Wu Tingfang or Cai Yun, have very bad faces. It seems that they are the victors, why do the Japanese look like victors? Those who don't know will think that Japan won the war!

"Isn't this Prime Minister crazy, doesn't he know that their country's army is about to be wiped out?" Austro-Hungarian Minister to China Anton? Huber said in surprise.

"Anton, you have just come to the Far East, and you do not know this people yet. As you will learn later, this is an arrogant and radical people. They do so simply to reduce the amount of damage they pay. However, they will soon learn that the defeated have no power and can only be slaughtered by the victors. Just as we did with France more than 20 years ago! German Minister to China Marcos said.

The ministers of Britain, France, the United States, and Russia were also speechless. Did these Japanese get kicked in the head by a donkey? Still so arrogant?

Liang Xingrong sneered twice, originally, he thought that Wang Yuze's conditions were too much, but now he knows that what Wang Yuze said is not wrong at all, these Japanese are simply too arrogant and arrogant, this time, we must teach them enough lessons.

"Your Excellency Hirobumi Ito, I'm very curious, it seems that we have won this war!" Liang Xingrong said coldly.

Sure enough, Ito Hirobumi's old face immediately turned red.

Liang Xingrong continued: "Since we won the war, then Japan is here to beg for surrender this time. This is the first time I have heard that a defeated country would dare to offer such conditions. If you don't know the truth, I'm afraid you will think that we have lost the battle! ”

Ito Hirobumi and other Japanese deputies looked a little unnatural. Isn't it a common diplomatic tactic to be unreasonable and cunning? Liang Xingrong's words were undoubtedly a naked slap in the face, telling them that as a defeated country, they had to do their duty as a defeated country. As for the war reparations, land cession, etc., this is a privilege that only the victorious country can enjoy! If Japan wants to enjoy this privilege, it is better to wait until when it can win against China!

ps: On the last day of April, there are still four watches today! Thank you for your support, the first update has arrived! (To be continued.)