Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 318 Sino-Russian Negotiations
Cassini blushed when he heard this: "The unhappiness of the past is over. We should look to the future. China and Russia have a long border, so peace is good for both parties."

"Your envoy is threatening." Wu Tingfang said: "The Treaty of Nerchinsk clearly stated that both sides belonged to each other. Your side violated the contract first, and repeatedly invaded our borders and killed our people. Is it tolerable or unbearable? My Heavenly Soldiers Even if the noble envoy is so rampant, I really don't understand whether your country won this battle or lost it?"

"There is an old saying in your country that victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists." Cassini became a little annoyed, and said arrogantly: "I have heard another saying in your country, which is called the east corner of the loss, and the mulberry tree of the gain. Maybe today Can the failure of today be exchanged for the victory of tomorrow?"

"Then there is nothing to talk about." Zaiying got up and yawned, "Then see you on the battlefield. Come and see off." After speaking, he took out the snuff bottle and got up to leave.

Cassini was unable to step down for a while, and Romanov, who had been silent all this time, got up to smooth things over and said, "Peace is the most important thing. This is also an old saying in your country. We, Russia, are very sincere in concluding a peace agreement with your country. We will not talk about it. History, not history."

Zai Chun turned around, cleared his throat and said, "It's best not to talk about it, you don't take it seriously. I often hear you foreigners say that the range of a cannon is the border of the country. If your envoy insists that my heavenly soldiers return, we will There is really nothing to talk about. In short, our emperor also has the sincerity to negotiate, which is why we give your country a chance for peace talks. I hope that the two sides will not entangle themselves in unimportant issues."

Wu Tingfang looked at Zaichun and nodded, thinking that the emperor really knows people with eyes. At first, he thought that this group of princes was idle and ignorant, but he didn't expect that his words were also eloquent, and he would definitely be useful in the future.

Ersigny and Romanov looked at each other and discussed in low voices.

Then the next thing is to bargain.On behalf of the emperor, Wu Tingfang reported China's conditions on behalf of China: "In view of the results of this war, our country hopes that your country will agree to our conditions. After these conditions are met, we will inevitably withdraw most of our troops from Russian territory. The Tsar Nicholas II was the direct planner of this war, which caused the lives of the people of China and Russia to suffer, and committed the greatest evil. But the Chinese emperor has the virtue of being good at life, and can guarantee the safety of the life and property of the tsar and the Russian royal family, but The tsar must hand over power to the people, form a temporary, and carry out democratic decision-making. Second, in order to ensure the security of China's borders, China has the right to deploy a certain number of troops in its territory, and at the same time protect the lives and property of the Russian people. Third , China will help with construction aid, has the right to control the mines and other resources in Russia, and the two countries will negotiate and share the benefits obtained. When the above three conditions are met, our country is willing to exempt your country from war reparations.”

"These" the three Russians were stupefied by such a clause, and said in a daze, "Your wife is not sincere." Romanov couldn't bear it anymore, stood up angrily and said, "If your country If you want the land of my empire, then take it! But the nation cannot be defeated, maybe ten or twenty years later, what awaits you will be the angry iron fist of the Russians!"

"Okay!" Zai Ying also stood up and looked at him contemptuously, "Then take it from the battlefield!"

Cassini coughed and frowned, "Peace, we still want peace, but Mr. Wu Tingfang, what you said is really ridiculous. This is absolutely unacceptable."

Wu Tingfang also persuaded Zaiying to sit down, smiled and said: "This is harsh, and that is harsh. Your envoy obviously has not thought about your country's embarrassing situation after the war. Everyone should show some sincerity." .Our Emperor and He have already set the conditions leniently enough."

Cassini spread his hands, shrugged helplessly and said: "This is impossible, Mr. Wu Tingfang, you are also extremely dishonest. In this way, we will make another step, and the two sides will return to the level before the war. North of Heilongjiang, Uganda The east of the Suli River is jointly managed by China and Russia. The Russian side compensates your country for military losses of 200 million taels."

In this way, the two sides saw-saw repeatedly, but they could not reach a consensus, and the atmosphere in the conference room was very unpleasant for a while.

"Come on!" Zai Chun suddenly yelled, startling all the people present. There was a commotion outside the door, and a group of guards with rifles burst in.

"What orders do the princes have?" The guards shouted in unison.

"Pull out and kill these scumbags from the defeated countries!" Zai Chun said without hesitation, and then said to Wu Tingfang and other Chinese representatives: "It's okay, I will explain to my brother later, and I will add fuel to today's meeting. Tell him again, the Russians are making trouble for no reason, and claiming how many years later they will make a comeback and burn the Forbidden City to the ground”

Listening to Zai Chun's eloquence, Wu Tingfang really couldn't laugh or cry, why the Russians want to avenge with one arrow, and in the future they will overthrow the emperor from the dragon chair and kill the empress.

It was the first time that Ercini and Romanov saw such a situation on a formal diplomatic occasion, and their pale faces turned pale with fright. God knows whether what these princes said is true, if it is true If you pass these words to the emperor's ears, even if you don't die now, you won't be able to return later.

Zai Chun seemed to be really angry, staring at the guards who were still in a daze and shouted: "Damn it, didn't you hear what I said? Pull these big noses out and collapse!" Zai Chun secretly He gave the leading officer a wink, and the officer immediately understood, and ordered: "The princes are the emperor's younger brother, what he said can completely represent the emperor, quickly pull these Russians out, and execute the law on the spot!"

"Yes!" The guards didn't dare to hesitate any longer, they grabbed Erceni and the others and were about to drag them out.

"Wait a minute! I want to talk." Ercini was so frightened that he couldn't stop pleading.

Zai Chun waved his hand and told the soldiers to put him down, "Say it, what else do you want to say before you die?"

Ersini glanced at Romanov, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "The three conditions your country proposed just now."

"How about it?"

"We accept both."

"I didn't hear what you said. My ears are not working after getting angry these days."

Ercini raised his voice: "We accept all three conditions of your country."

Zai Chun nodded and glanced at Wu Tingfang.Wu Tingfang's heart that had been hanging just now was finally relieved at this moment, and she said silently in her heart: "The emperor is holy!"

After agreeing to the general framework, the two sides discussed specific issues for another three days, but Zai Chun did not make trouble during these three days.Of course, after Zai Chun made such a fuss, the Russian representative no longer dared to be too aggressive, so the negotiation went very smoothly.

Finally, China and Russia finally signed a new Sino-Russian treaty in Beijing in the conference hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.It was signed by Wu Tingfang, Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Chinese Empire, and Cassini, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Negotiator.After the two parties signed and exchanged letters, the treaty officially came into effect. In order to distinguish it from the Beijing Treaty signed in the tenth year of Xianfeng, it was called the "Sino-Russian Beijing New Treaty." "It has been more than a month since the respective emperors of the treaty used their seals, and the future will not be announced.At the same time, the siege army in St. Petersburg and the local Russian garrison also received domestic notices and began to withdraw their troops one after another. They still retained 10 troops in major regions of Russia.

In addition, one thing I have to mention is that the Russian captives in the Sino-Russian War, Guan Xuqing sent them all back to Siberia to work as laborers. Of course, they were arranged in factories and enterprises established in China, but these people will never be allowed to serve as soldiers again .

In Beijing, teahouses are always the places with the most gossip.Ever since Guan Xuqing withdrew the flag, the idle bannermen and grandpas always like to drink some tea, listen to books, chat or fart before going home for lunch, sleep for a while, and then wander around the alleys. Chengmenlouzi asked if the men in the military department had any new enlightenment, and if there was anything new in the newspapers read by the scholars.In the evening, those who have a play listen to the play, and those who do not have a play can play two small cards. If you have two dollars, you can go to the gambling house to try your luck. Go home in the first half of the night and sleep with your wife in your arms.This is probably a day for the old and young in Beijing.

However, these old men in Beijing have had a lot of fun recently, because they heard that the gentlemen of the book talked about our Chinese army's big nose.Every morning, the storyteller can come up with a new story. The telegraph office in Deshengmen is always stationed by military officials. Every morning, a new story comes back from the north, passing through a dozen capitals organized by the Ministry of Education. It was adapted by the big boss in the storytelling world, and then officially distributed to storytellers with a license from the Ministry of Education.

What I'm talking about today is about Marshal Zhang's fight with Hailanbao. It's a back and forth battle. It's easy to catch. There's no twists and turns. Many audiences in the audience are a little listless, and a guy sitting in the back row is about to fall asleep. caught.There was a lonely pot of tea on the table, and a plate that was obviously holding snacks was empty. The coat on this man was also washed to the point of whitish. It was obvious that he was not a bannerman with a very high status.

"Second Master Ying, it's been a while since you came back from fighting in Liaodong." A man dressed almost in the same way threw the braids on the back of his head behind him, and sat beside him carelessly.

The man trotted over to pour tea, and said politely, "Hey, Mr. E, your old man came early today. Did you go to Liaodong?"

The second master Ying who had his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes when he heard this, turned his head and scolded: "Pour out the water and get out, what nonsense! Get out!"

"Fuck you too." Second Master Naying obviously lost his temper. He pushed the much thinner man surnamed E away, sat down sullenly and said, "He, the emperor wanted to be blind, and sent us The bannerman went to fight in the place where no shit is in Liaodong, if I hadn’t had fast legs, I would have almost lost my life there.”

"Hush!" The surname E became anxious, and quickly stopped Yinger from complaining: "Second Master, if you talk about sports cars like this again, don't say that we know you. You want to die! Well, count me in today The one with the surname E is asking for no fun"

(End of this chapter)