Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 170 Signing the Peace Treaty
The tragedy in Tokyo made the entire peace negotiation team feel humiliated, and it really shamed the whole team that its capital was ravaged by the Qing Dynasty into such a miserable state.In particular, the peace talks in Tokyo had to be searched before they could enter the conference room, which made them feel ashamed in front of the whole world and lost the dignity of the country and the self-esteem of the nation.

"Minister Ito, we cannot accept the harsh terms of the Qing Dynasty. If this is the case, we will never succeed." A younger official in the peace negotiation team said angrily.

Ito Hirobumi raised his head, looked at him and said, "Irie, what do you think we should do? Do we continue to fight the war, or do we expect the Qing Dynasty to change these terms? You know, the strength of diplomacy is closely related to the strength of the national army. They are closely related. Now that our navy is completely annihilated, and the army is surrounded by the Qing Dynasty, do you think we still have too many choices?"

"Uh, at least, we should be fighting hard." Irie said still indignantly.

"Okay, if we really continue to fight, we will completely wipe out our national defense force. At that time, let alone the Qing Dynasty, even Russia, Guam, and the Philippines will take the opportunity to bite us. There is no bright future." Ito Hirobumi waved his hand.

"But do we really want to accept the unequal terms?" The official named Irie asked unconvinced.

Ito Hirobumi stood up, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid there is no other way, but if the Qing Dynasty can really help us solve the British debt, then maybe the loss will be smaller."

"That must be a strategy of the Qing Dynasty. They can't help us bear this debt." Irie said affirmatively.

"Of course the Qing Dynasty is not so generous, but no matter what their purpose is, as long as they can help us settle this debt, then for us, there is still a chance to turn around in the future." Ito Hirobumi said slowly.

"However, Minister Ito, it will take several years for the compensation of 20 billion silver dollars to pay off this unjust debt?" Irie asked in confusion.

"I can discuss this compensation with them again to see if it can be lowered appropriately. Since it can be paid in installments, then we will pay it back slowly. They limit the number of our troops, and we can develop reserves, militias, The people can collect money to buy warships, and as long as they are not in the army, Qing has no excuse to find fault." Ito Hirobumi looked into the distance, as if he had seen the future.

"Well, it seems that this is the only way for now." Irie said helplessly.

Finally, after repeated coordination between the two parties, the month-long negotiation finally came to an end.

China and Japan reached an agreement on various issues such as war reparations, military restrictions, and the lease of Nagasaki.In the end, it was agreed to pay 15 billion silver dollars in compensation and pay it off in five years.Using tariffs as collateral, and in the event that the reparations are not paid off, the total tonnage of the navy must not exceed 5 tons.The standing army of the Army shall not exceed 5.And leased Nagasaki to the Qing Dynasty for use, and returned it after the indemnity was paid off.In addition, Britain’s war loans and warship purchase costs totaled about 20 million silver dollars, half of which was borne by the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty came forward to mediate, and the British debt would be returned to Britain in five years.

The Qing Dynasty all evacuated within three weeks, and the two sides signed another non-aggression contract.Recognize North Korea as the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and never enter North Korea in the future.

Regarding the British side, Feng Xianghua followed Guan Xuqing's wishes.It has given the United Kingdom many benefits. First of all, because the tariffs of China are in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty implements zero tariffs on the goods of the United Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty. If the goods of other countries want to enter, the tariffs need to pay 50% of the goods. cost of.In this way, the monopoly of various goods in the country can be basically controlled, either the Qing monopoly or the British monopoly. The reconstruction after the war will take a long time, and the domestic industry has also been affected by the defeat of the war and has fallen into a slump.In other countries, because the tariffs are ridiculously high, even if the goods enter the price, they are much more expensive than the Qing Dynasty and the United Kingdom, which implement zero tariffs. The people simply do not have such a high purchasing power.

In addition, it directly helped to assume the debt of 2000 million silver dollars, which made Britain readily accept such a proposal.Although the defeat caused Britain to lose a lot of benefits, these benefits were also regained from him.This made Britain quite happy.

At the same time, as long as the UK is developing something in order to obtain more benefits, it can develop it in advance and put it on the market.Such local enterprises are basically difficult to survive.Industrial capacity is getting worse day by day.

It can be said that the Qing Dynasty and the United Kingdom completely dominated the economy.This was completely unexpected when the peace treaty was signed. Of course, these are all things to come.

After the signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Tokyo, China and Britain immediately signed a cooperation agreement, ostensibly to jointly help the post-war reconstruction.But in fact, it is just how to divide and redistribute.

For example, the Qing Dynasty was in charge of light industry, and the United Kingdom was in charge of heavy industry. Local enterprises in these two fields could not survive at all. This would not only earn people’s money, but more importantly, domestic manufacturers could expand their business by continuously receiving orders. enterprise.

From this point of view, there is the mortgage of tariffs and the help of Britain.The light industry in the Qing Dynasty flourished, which was far more cost-effective than charging a little more interest.

And because of the zero-tariff resources offered by the Qing Dynasty, Britain's attitude towards the Qing Dynasty has greatly changed, and it even reconsidered whether to help the Qing Dynasty build a few battleships.

Originally defeated, it affected the interests of the United Kingdom, and would definitely offend the United Kingdom, which still has strength in the Far East.However, through a series of preferential policies for the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom actually took the initiative to sign a treaty of friendship with the Qing Dynasty.

After all, in the Far East, Britain also needs a strong ally.And the defeat of the Qing Dynasty undoubtedly pushed the Qing Dynasty in front of the United Kingdom.

In the Forbidden City, the resplendent and resplendent palaces are unusually solemn and majestic under the setting sun.

A group of eunuchs were waiting outside the palace, and the maids came and went in and out of a room, some were carrying washbasins, some were carrying towels, and some were carrying clean water, busy.

Guan Xuqing, on the other hand, paced back and forth outside the house with an ugly expression on his face.

"Why has it been so long?" Guan Xuqing asked impatiently.

"Your majesty, don't worry. The empress's health will ensure the safety of the mother and child. The midwife is waiting on the inside, and she should be giving birth soon." Wang Shang comforted.

"Wow..." A baby's cry came from the house, and everyone showed excited expressions, especially Guan Xuqing, who was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Empress has given birth to an elder brother. The mother and child are safe!" A court lady hurried out to report back.

"It's elder brother, haha, I'm becoming a father, I'm becoming a father." Guan Xuqing was incoherent in excitement.

"Report a telegram to General Feng, and the agreement has been signed." The little eunuch in the telegraph room rushed in.

"Okay, it's really double happiness." Guan Xuqing was so happy that he almost flew up.

(End of this chapter)