Chapter 433: Treaty between China and the West
In the next few days, Wang Guorui also began to rest, and occasionally went to cheer Duncan on the occasion. Duncan soon left the Netherlands and went on to perform elsewhere in Europe. Wang Guorui is very relieved, because now the entire European high society probably knows that Duncan is his own woman, and naturally no nobleman will touch her. And whether she can become that dancer like the original history, Wang Guorui is not worried, because she can become an excellent dancer without herself in the original history, not to mention that she has her own support now? And with your own support, everything is very simple.
And then, the negotiations with Spain were still in full swing, and the Spaniards continued to retreat. Because the Taiwanese side had no intention of negotiating with them at all, the Taiwanese side continued to engage in rogue tactics with the Spaniards. Anyway, no matter what Spain says, Taiwan will be a scoundrel, and it is impossible to spit out what has already reached its mouth. As for the next, the Spaniards will give if they want to, and if they don't want to give that, that's fine. As for the Spaniards, they wanted to get back those prisoners of war first, and Taiwan would definitely not give them.
Taiwan has put forward a package plan, and the POW issue must be resolved together with the Philippine issue anyway, and if the Philippine issue is not resolved, the POW issue will not be discussed. Even then Wang Guorui spent money, and then asked a small number of "gunmen" to write articles in the Spanish newspapers for themselves, and then said how miserable the prisoner of war camp was and how difficult those prisoners of war were. In the end, many people in Spain began to carry out so-called demonstrations, hoping that the government would solve the war with Taiwan as soon as possible, and then let the soldiers go home and reunite with their families.
Now it is really troublesome, the Spanish government has to face not only Taiwan's shamelessness, but also the pressure of its own domestic people, so that they will soon be unable to hold on. They simply will not be able to get a solution as soon as possible. In the end, they had no choice but to compromise.
The British minister looked at the "Treaty between China and Spain on Conflict Resolution" drafted by him, referred to as the "Sino-Spanish Treaty", and couldn't help but feel a very toothache. But he could only accept this result, because he came to help Spain completely fail this time, because Taiwan did not talk with them at all, and directly used the stream. Rogue means to solve the problem. It gives these diplomats a very toothache. But in the end, they could only compromise, and in the end, they could only do so.
"The text of the treaty between China and Spain on conflict resolution is shown below."
"First, the clash was caused by a serious command error by the Spanish military commanders. The Spanish side must punish the naval commander who caused the incident, and the Chinese side must send someone to observe the trial. ”
"Article 2: China will purchase the Philippine Islands occupied by China in this conflict for 2 million taels of silver, and the ownership of the Philippine Islands will belong to China in the future. Spain no longer has sovereignty over the Philippines. ”
"Thirdly, Spain shall pay two million taels of silver to China for the living expenses of the prisoners of war and the cost of redemption, and China will release the Spanish prisoners of war who have taken prisoners."
"Fourth, the cost paid by China for the purchase of the Philippine Islands is exactly offset by the cost paid by Spain for the redemption of prisoners of war, and Taiwan directly releases Spanish prisoners of war as an offset for the purchase costs."
"Fifth, this is the end of the conflict between China and Spain. The two sides will continue to maintain peace, and neither side can continue to provoke on this ground. ”
These treaties are simple. Compared with the hundreds and thousands of commercial treaties in later generations, there are many fewer than the hundreds and thousands of them at every turn. However, this also shows that international exchanges are actually very simple, as long as you have the strength, you are not afraid of the other side defaulting on the debt, and you are not afraid of the other side taking advantage of the loopholes in the treaty. So the treaty is very simple, without too much going around in circles, and directly states the problem, not afraid that the losing side will default on the debt. If you are weak. Even if you write the treaty in a colorful way, in the end people can easily tear it up, in fact, it is useless. Therefore, once it comes to international treaties, the content of the treaties becomes back to basics and is very simple and easy to understand.
Next. The British minister asked, "Do you have any comments next?" This is a treaty that you drew up yourself, and then did you all agree to it? If they agree, then the treaty will be signed in the presence of our British Minister. ”
This treaty, in fact, still left the Spaniards with the last "pants", so that they could cover their shame. This time, it seems that the Spaniards did not cede the land, but sold it to Taiwan for two million taels of silver, but as long as you think about the resources in the Philippines, it is enough to know that this two million taels of silver is simply a way to pass the meal. Even the ransom that Taiwan demanded from the Philippines to pay for prisoners of war was 2 million taels, so in fact, the two sides just offset each other's money, but in fact, the Philippines did not get a penny. And the Philippines lost tens of thousands of soldiers this time, so they still have to carry out things like pensions, but they lost it to their grandmother's family.
However, the losses of the Taiwanese side were not large, at most they were some fake broken ships, and there were some soldiers. And at least half of the more than 1,000 soldiers lost were clone soldiers of the Red Police, in fact, there was no real need for compensation, at most it was the cost of a hundred silver dollars. And what I paid was the cost of some guns and ammunition, but compared to the resources on the Philippines, everyone thought that this time it was worth it, because the Philippines is simply a copper island, and it is also a place with a lot of gold, and with the Philippines mining its own gold, it is enough to make its currency gain a very strong reputation.
And Spain can only accept this bitter fruit, and can only endure it. Since they couldn't recapture those Philippines, they naturally wanted to bring those prisoners of war home. If they are unable to bring the prisoners home, they will be afraid that their relatives and friends will oppose their government. When the time comes, one negative vote per person, that will be enough for them to drink a pot. Although ordinary people do not have the right to vote, it is important to note that not all capitalists are so black-hearted that they are willing to sit back and wait for their country's reports to suffer abroad for a long time. And since the land is doomed to be lost, it is better to return to the soldiers of your country here as soon as possible, so that they can live a good life and not continue to do hard labor in foreign countries.
As for what colonies or whatever, many ordinary people in the country don't care. This is the ass that decides the head, and they ordinary people are also ruled material, where will they care about the affairs of the colony. If there are colonies, they are ruled, and if they don't have colonies, they are also ruled, so they don't care about the colonies and they don't care about their own families. Anyway, the colony is not the territory of their own country, and in the eyes of many people, the status of the colony cannot be compared with the territory of their own motherland, so it is not so painful to cede it.
"Alright, we agreed!" Wang Guorui said.
"We all agreed!" This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain.
Soon, the Spanish Foreign Minister was the first to sign the treaty.
Next, Wang Guorui also began to write his official name.
"Minister Plenipotentiary of China's Chin Cha, Minister of Nanyang Commerce, Nanyang Metropolitan Protector, and Governor of Taiwan, Wang Guorui."
"Zhang Jing, Minister Plenipotentiary of China, Premier, Foreman of the Yamen for Foreign Affairs, and Yao Wendong, Director of the Foreign Friendship and Liaison Department of the Taiwan Governor-General's Office."
When Wang Guorui signed and put the seal on Yao Wendong, this treaty can be regarded as signed. After the signing is completed, the Philippines will belong to China from now on, and it has nothing to do with Spain. And this is also the first piece of territory that China really snatched from the hands of foreign devils, and it was the first piece of land that was officially obtained through a treaty. And although Taiwan occupied Borneo first, the kind of occupation that only did not sign a cession treaty did not belong to China entirely. However, the Philippines signed the treaty, and it has completely belonged to China. And because this treaty was signed in Amsterdam, it is also known as the "Sino-Western Amsterdam Treaty".
After the signing of the treaty, the Spanish Foreign Minister left on his own initiative, and the British Minister who was a witness also left.
"Your Excellency, Spain has suffered huge losses this time, and this sneak attack plan is a suggestion made by you, and then we will cooperate with other countries. But now not only does it not work, but it makes us suffer huge losses, and you British Empire should be responsible for helping to the end! Said the Spanish Foreign Minister.
The British minister immediately said: "Don't worry, my British Empire will definitely help people to the end, so you don't have to worry." We are now actively preparing for the British Empire, as long as Taiwan is defeated at that time, then everything can be solved, and you can all go back to the Philippines at that time. ”
"Could it be that the British Empire is finally going to war against Taiwan?" The Spanish Foreign Minister asked excitedly.
And the British minister immediately said: "This is a secret of the Empire, and I don't know either." ”
"Old fox, what a tough mouth!" The Spanish Foreign Minister cursed.
However, the words of the British minister gave the Spanish foreign minister great confidence, because if Britain really made up its mind to go to war, then it would all be said for all. When the time comes, they will be able to clean up Taiwan well, not only to recapture the Philippines, but also to be able to make Taiwan spit out with interest.
They believe that as long as the British Empire makes a move, then Taiwan will definitely fail at that time, and this is inevitable. The strength of the British is very strong, so they all have this confidence. (To be continued......)