Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 151 Summation (2)
Guan Xuqing suddenly thought of the indemnity of 2.5 million taels of silver requested during the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], which completely fell China.

"Let's just pay 2.5 million taels of silver in compensation. In addition, any transactions with other countries in the future must be approved by the Qing Dynasty. The conventional army is limited to less than 10, and the tonnage of the navy cannot exceed 5 tons." Guan Xuqing proposed an almost harsh goal. set conditions.

Li Hongzhang was also taken aback by Guan Xuqing's condition, thinking that the little emperor was joking.

"Your Majesty, do you mean 2.5 million taels of silver? Or 2.5 million silver dollars?" After the reform of the new currency, Guan Xuqing and the ministers still used the old name for the amount.

"Oh, it's 2.5 million taels of silver, which is equivalent to 25 billion silver dollars in the current domestic currency." Guan Xuqing emphasized again.

"I'm afraid they can't get it out. They still owe a lot of loans to the UK." As the foreign minister, Li Hongzhang still has a certain understanding of the economic conditions of various countries.

"I don't care about this anymore. I only take what belongs to me. You just open it according to this condition, but you can't get it out? Then mortgage the customs duties to the Qing Dynasty and pay them back in installments every year. He also has 5000 million taels of tax a year. How about silver, don’t you pay it back in 5 years? In this way, go and tell the little one, I’m kind enough to allow them to repay it in 5 years without charging interest. Sigh, don’t rush to thank me, this is also conditional, then Nagasaki Island Give it to Qing Dynasty first, and the tariffs from all over the country will be pressured to Qing Dynasty together. After the repayment, I will return these to Qing Dynasty." Guan Xuqing looked like a good person, and Li Hongzhang almost couldn't laugh when he saw it.

"Cha, I'll inform them now." Li Hongzhang left in a hurry.

Guan Xuqing faced the sky, as if the world was under his control.That sense of accomplishment can make a person get carried away, and it can also make his vanity rise to a peak.And this is precisely the most dangerous time!
A famous philosopher once said that if a woman wants to grasp a man's heart, she only needs to grasp two points: one is the man's self-esteem.Two, it's the man's vanity.

On the battlefield or so, to firmly grasp the vanity of the enemy may be your only chance of victory.And at this point, people are the last.

"Your Majesty, the Qing Dynasty has agreed to peace talks. The location is Tianjin!" Ito Hirobumi said.

Emperor Meiji raised his head slowly, revealing sinister and cunning eyes.He waved his gauze-wrapped hand, and suddenly dozens of black-clothed people appeared in the hall, kneeling down in front of Emperor Meiji.

"Ito-kun, this time you are going to negotiate on my behalf. These are the gifts I prepared for the Qing emperor. I want to make this empire chaotic from within." Emperor Meiji revealed a strong murderous intent from that sinister gaze.

"But, Your Majesty, how did these warriors get into the palace?" Ito Hirobumi worried.

Emperor Meiji laughed and said, "Hahaha, Ito-kun, look!"

With a light wave of a gauze-wrapped hand, those black-clothed bears immediately took off their black endured clothes.Appearing in front of Ito Hirobumi were ten young girls with graceful postures, beautiful appearances, and amazing dancing skills. Ito Hirobumi, an old man over 50 years old, was full of enthusiasm, his throat was dry, and he was swallowing hard. saliva.

"I heard that Emperor Qing is a 20-year-old young man. Do you think he has the ability to resist my big beauty?" Emperor Meiji was very satisfied with Ito Hirobumi's current performance.

"I can't resist, it's a pity, it's a pity these girls." Ito Hirobumi couldn't help touching the back of the girl's hand facing him in front of him.

Suddenly, a cold light flashed, and at some point in the girl's hand, a shining dagger stabbed at Hirobumi Ito.

"what"

The dagger stopped just one centimeter away from Ito Hirobumi's throat, and Ito Hirobumi was so scared that he no longer had any evil thoughts.It's best not to mess with these stinging spiders.

"Hahaha, Ito-kun, these were all raised by Ozora ninjas since he was a child. He was specially responsible for the assassination mission, but he didn't expect to be used on the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but seeing the development of the Qing Dynasty in the past few years, he should be qualified. "Emperor Meiji said lightly.

"Your Majesty is wise, once the Qing emperor dies, there will be chaos in the country." Ito Hirobumi said excitedly.

"That's right, inform the navy to prepare for a sneak attack on the East China Sea. The army will gather during the negotiation period, and as soon as the Qing emperor dies, he will immediately counterattack." Emperor Meiji said.

"Kai." Itou Hirobumi turned and left, and the dozens of girls followed him.It has to be admitted that the brainwashing education is very successful. Whether it is a child or an old man, the loyal ministers of the Great Empire have reached a certain level, and it is an honor to be willing to dedicate their lives to the Empire.

The ship Ito Hirobumi was on was escorted by the Qing Dynasty's "Chengfeng", "Break the Wave", "Zhenyuan" and "Dingyuan" to the Dagu Military Port in Tianjin. Ito Hirobumi was deeply shocked by the powerful Qing Dynasty's naval plastic surgery.

The Dagu Fort was built just last year, and the range of the complete set of German Fort reached 5000 meters.The coastal defense gunboat does not need to sail, it is used purely as a fort, and the caliber of all the gun ports is much larger than that of the assault gunboat.The range can also reach 5000 meters.The 30-degree rotatable main gun enables 20 coastal defense gunboats lined up to attack any angle on the sea surface, without the so-called dead angle of shooting.

The reasonable arrangement of these powerful artillery makes Hirobumi Ito frightened. In all fairness, the defense of any port is not one-tenth of the defense of Tianjin Dagu Military Port in the Qing Dynasty.

But no wonder, it is one, the whole country is coastal.There are no less than dozens of ports. If they all imported a full set of equipment from abroad like the Qing Dynasty, it would take many years to save enough money.

Li Hongzhang did not go to the port to meet him, but sent a local army colonel in Tianjin and a company of guards to meet him.Ito Hirobumi was sent to the residence like a prisoner.

"Haha, respected Mr. Ito, I hope that my Qing soldiers did not neglect you." Li Hongzhang met Ito Hirobumi in the Prime Minister's Office in Tianjin.

"Oh, how could it be. Your country has always regarded itself as a state of etiquette, so naturally you will not neglect your distinguished guests." Itou Hirobumi said.

"Hehe, of course the honored guest will not be negligent. Even if it is a mad dog, I will reward you with a few buns." Li Hongzhang teased.

Ito Hirobumi couldn't bear it, his face was ugly, but now he can't attack it!He smiled awkwardly.

When did Li Hongzhang show off so much in front of foreign envoys, and suddenly felt that the Qing Dynasty had already stood among the world's powerful countries.Naturally, you don't have to be polite to this tiny country in front of you.

Li Hongzhang walked into the negotiation room on his own, and Ito Hirobumi followed in embarrassingly.

"Brother Ito, I went to Tianjin for peace talks. I, Li, deeply appreciate your sincerity. I don't know where the sincerity of the emperor of your country is?" Li Hongzhang asked straight to the point.

Li Hongzhang is a complete villain, facing a strong enemy.When negotiating, he often talks about him left and right, and when facing a weak enemy, he often hits the nail on the head and brings the enemy into a desperate situation.

However, this kind of tact is indeed a must for a good diplomat.It was also the main reason why Guan Xuqing kept him in charge of diplomacy.

"Master Li, our Emperor Yamato is peace-loving. We had some differences with your country on the North Korean issue before, but now it is clear. I recognize North Korea as your country's territory and promise not to invade it in the future." Ito Hirobumi said.

"It's over?" Li Hongzhang asked suspiciously.

"Huh? I don't know what Master Li means?" Ito Hirobumi didn't react.

"My Emperor Qing is also peace-loving, but your country invaded our Qing territory again and again. You also surrounded my Qing troops, intending to wipe out our Qing troops in Jeju Island, so you provoked War. Now North Korea is under the control of my Qing Dynasty, and my Qing soldiers are dead. If your emperor misunderstands this matter, it will be over?" Li Hongzhang continued to ask.

"Excellent soldiers on both sides have already died. I don't want to see any more bloodshed. That's why I came to negotiate peace with your country. I hope your country will withdraw from this territory as soon as possible." Ito Hirobumi said.

"Okay, since that's the case, let's talk about it. My Qing Dynasty is willing to withdraw from your country's territory, and there are three conditions; first, we must compensate our Qing Dynasty's warships and soldiers for the loss of 25 billion silver. My emperor will allow your country to return it within 5 years. , no interest is charged. Second, the customs duties of Nagasaki Island and your country must be used as collateral. Third, after the signing of the peace treaty, the standing army shall not exceed 10, and the total tonnage of naval warships shall not exceed 5 tons." Li Hongzhang stated the three conditions in one breath Said it all.

After the translator finished these conditions to Ito Hirobumi, Ito Hirobumi even suspected that he was talking to a lunatic. Is this really Li Hongzhang sent by the Qing emperor to negotiate with him?Is Li Hongzhang crazy, or is the Qing emperor crazy?

"Master Li, are you kidding me? How can I agree to such a condition?" Ito Hirobumi said awkwardly. He always thought that Li Hongzhang was deliberately teasing him.

"Hehe, Mr. Li never jokes with people who are not his friends. Brother Ito thinks you are my friend Mr. Li?" Li Hongzhang said proudly, seeing Ito Hirobumi's embarrassing face, he felt very relieved. Once upon a time , I have also played such a role.

"It's hard to follow." After receiving Li Hongzhang's affirmative answer, Ito Hirobumi also took the case.

"Oh? I advise Brother Ito to send a telegram to the emperor of your country. Our 15 lions in the Qing Dynasty are ready to go and destroy you at any time." Li Hongzhang said while drinking tea.

(End of this chapter)