Chapter 280 July 7

The cake is not big, and it is pitiful. It is placed in the big pile of world-colonized cakes, even less than the more abundant South American and African countries, but because of the appearance of Li Mo and the rise of the Pacific Fleet, it has attracted countless attention.

This is not so much a negotiation on the Japanese issue as a collision of new forces challenging traditional old forces. Although the Pacific Fleet behind Tang Shaoyi is powerful and has made great prestige through four naval battles, the willingness of the two emerging aristocrats, Demei, to take this opportunity to enter the world stage is also very strong. .

Li Mo thought about how to rely on this opportunity to be recognized by the international community, while Britain thought about how to maintain its hegemony in the Far East, so a deliberately raised so-called Japanese question has become a hodgepodge of ideas.

Even Russia, France, Italy and other countries, which have lost their influence in the Far East, have joined the talks as attendants. So many thoughts are entangled in that they have entered a deadlock from the beginning.

Because of the beginning of the meeting, there was a dispute between Britain, Germany and the United States.

It's very simple. Tang Shaoyi proposed that in order to better reflect the international status of the Xinhua State Council and the responsibility of the winner, the three countries must first recognize the birth of a new regime.

As soon as this issue was raised, it was strongly opposed by the United Kingdom and the United States, and Germany suddenly became ambiguous. Under the circumstances that the rise of the New China State Council was unstoppable, the United Kingdom and the United States said after consultation that they could consider supporting Li Mo to take over the throne of Hawaii, but they were unwilling to recognize his new country based on the three northeastern provinces. Home.

It seems that there is no related problem, but it actually has a deep meaning.

As soon as Li Mo becomes the king of Hawaii, the Xinhua State Council will always be an island political axe. The three northeastern provinces and Luzon can only be colonies rather than territories, because the territorial scope of the kingdom of Hawaii is very clear.

This suggestion was obviously unacceptable. Tang Shaoyi decisively withdrew from the negotiations, and the answer was also very simple. He said that he would not accept the surrender of Japan for the time being, could not open the sea areas other than Kyushu Island, and did not rule out the possibility of ending the negotiations and starting negotiations with Japan alone by the Xinhua State Council.

After learning that Tang Shaoyi had temporarily withdrawn from the negotiations, Chen Ping ordered the navy and air force to shell the coastal cities without restrictions, and also ordered the second regiment of the Marine Corps stationed in Hokkaido to prepare for the landing on Shikoku Island.

Three days later, four heavy patrols and four light patrols of the Pacific Fleet bombarded Tokyo again. At the same time, Xue Muhua also concentrated 12 airships and bombed the residential area near the Japanese Royal Palace in Tokyo from the Izu Islands.

The news came, and Hirofumi Ito couldn't sit still for the first time.

Obviously, Li Mo is telling Japan that he now has the ability to directly destroy the Japanese palace. In the absence of any countermeasures, if the airship is allowed to travel around in Japan, not to mention that the symbolic palace is not guaranteed, I'm afraid that before the mediation is over, the domestic country will collapse first, so he He immediately gave up the idea of relying on Britain and the United States as backup again and took the initiative to hold unilateral negotiations with Tang Shaoyi.

The news of Japan and Li Mo's separate talks reached the ears of Britain and the United States, which obviously made them very dissatisfied. Germany took the lead in acknowledging and expressed its support for Li Mo's founding of the country. The reason why Germany would change its attitude was because they were very clear that if the Pacific Army no longer provided logistical and other support and chose to make peace with Japan, then The long supply line will not ensure that Germany will have a firm foothold in this station.

And the United States can't continue to consume. Although the four cruisers purchased by Spain finally chose to take the Suez Canal and return to the Atlantic Ocean first because of supplies and other issues, the United States is under great pressure.

The army's landing on the island of Cuba is not stable. Once the three Spanish fleets meet, I'm afraid the whole east coast will be blown up, so I don't have the energy and ability to compete with Li Mo. I just hope to maintain the interests of the United States here and ensure that the loan of the United States can be recovered, so I also chose to agree to Li Mo's request. And signed the recognition document.

The change of virtue at the same time has made Britain a canoe. Obviously, once all three families enter Japan, Britain will completely lose the opportunity to enter. Of course, compared with the huge colonies, Japan is not important to Britain, but if you see that Japan is divided up, it will undoubtedly be the world leader of the British Empire. The status of the guide is a challenge.

If Britain does not intervene, it will be regarded as weak and will inspire those countries that try to challenge Britain's hegemony. France and Germany may immediately rush to Africa!

After further negotiations with the country, Kimberley signed his name on the document that agreed to be recognized after the founding of the People's Republic of China when he could no longer stop Li Mo Jianguo. When the documents were sent to Li Mo, he immediately ordered the State Council to fully start preparations for the founding of the People's Republic of China.

After solving the prerequisites, it seemed to be much smoother all of a sudden. Li Mo really gave up the right to jurisdiction over the main island, only proposed the jurisdiction of the four-nation island, and gave up the largest island to the United Kingdom and the United States, and requested that the Pacific Fleet protect the Uraga Waterway to prevent destruction.

This request was not opposed, because the United States is unable to send warships at this moment, and Germany needs to digest Kyushu Island first, and Britain does not want to force Li Mo to completely fall to Germany.

Soon after the negotiations seemed to go well, another controversy arose.

That's the export right of Japanese silk!

Raw silk export is the only financial source that can be guaranteed in Japan. The annual export value is not less than one million pounds. This cake is obviously targeted by everyone!

The United States immediately proposed that the United States should control the export of raw silk on the grounds that it still owed a large amount of debt to the United States, but how could Germany give up such a large piece of cake? It immediately said that Germany must also get 30% of it. Britain also hoped to share a cup of the pie, but Li Mo did not intervene in the raw silk industry, because he attached great importance to it. It is not the vested interest in front of him, but the complete removal of this stepping stone blocked by the door, so that he can devote himself wholeheartedly to the final competition more than ten years later!

Ito Hirofumi sits next to him and says that he is like a year. The baht on the negotiation table can only show that this mediation negotiation, in which is intervened by the United States and Britain, is completely becoming a toy of others. For a long time in the future, even sovereignty will not be guaranteed.

But at this moment, there is no room for bargaining. China is already full of hunger. After many cities were destroyed by shelling, a large number of homeless people crowded the streets. Tokyo is full of rubble and corpses are everywhere. Soldiers have begun to be dissatisfied. Signs of riots have emerged everywhere, and domestic contradictions are touching. Send.

So the emperor also knew that the war could not continue in any case, because he had actually returned to the shogunate era. He would rather be temporarily divided up by foreign countries, and he must stabilize the country as soon as possible.

In his anxious waiting, after some bargaining, it was finally divided by the British, German and American countries, so that the negotiations entered the last and most difficult stage.

Compensation!

As soon as Tang Shaoyi opened her mouth, she put forward a price that was unacceptable to everyone, 100 million pounds, about 700 million new coins to be issued by the Xinhua State Council!

Not to mention this number, even the other three countries feel that Li Mo has too much appetite. Once he has such a large foreign debt, coupled with interest, I'm afraid he can't turn over in a hundred years.

Finally, Tang Shaoyi proposed a method of land cession and labor compensation, that is, the unconditional cession of the northern islands and the Izu Islands, while recognizing the fact that Hokkaido is Ainu people. In addition, 100,000 labor is provided to the Xinhua State Council every year for ten years.

As soon as this request was put forward, it was immediately strongly opposed by Hirofumi Ito. Hokkaido is self-evident about the important surname of the Japanese, and the Izu Islands are the gateway to the Japanese! So I firmly refuse to admit that Hokkaido has been ceded!

In the face of opposition, Tang Shaoyi was not slow. He not only showed that Hokkaido had belonged to the Ainu people who had been Mao at that time since the Tang Dynasty, but also showed the national book presented by the emperor and Xiayi at the same time in the Ming Dynasty, detailing the fact that Hokkaido did not belong to Japan.

This kind of document is actually just a diplomatic means, and the fleet's actions are obviously more pragmatic. While using transport ships to drive hundreds of thousands of people living in Hokkaido back to the island, they also immediately signed a defense agreement with the Ainu people as soon as possible, saying that the Pacific Army will act as protectors to ensure the north. Haidao and Ainu are not infringed.

After Tang Shaoyi showed this defense agreement, all the people realized that Li Mo was never willing to spit out Hokkaido. Finally, after a bargain, he promised to hand over the 30-year jurisdiction of Shikoku Island to Li Mo. At the same time, he ceded the northern islands, but retained the Izu Islands and promised 30 million pounds. Forty years of war compensation, and it is guaranteed that in the next 20 years, no less than 100,000 labor will be provided to the Xinhua State Council every year to compensate for losses.

Germany also received two million pounds of compensation for 30 years. At the same time, it also obtained 30 years of jurisdiction over Kyushu Island. In addition, the United States and the United Kingdom shared the jurisdiction of this island. Although it did not receive compensation, the huge population and raw silk industry still made the two families enjoy great benefits.

At the same time, according to Li Mo's request, within one month after the surrender, all Japanese troops, including the Japanese army stationed in the DPRK, must unconditionally surrender all weapons to the Pacific Army. Only 10,000 troops can be retained in Japan. At the same time, more than a dozen senior Japanese officers, including North Baichuan Nengjiu, will Extradition to Lushun for trial.

Li Mo's monetary rights have also received a response from the three countries. After all, a stable currency structure is also suitable for the interests of all countries. Therefore, after the Xinhua State Council obtained a 40% share, the other three countries also accounted for 20% each, announcing that they would help the Japanese New Deal to maintain the stability of the Japanese currency.

With the loss of monetary and financial rights, coupled with the feeling of war reparations and outstanding American loans, Japan has actually been divided. In the next few decades, the only thing Japan can do is to breed silkworms and repay foreign debts.

This island country, through ten years of innovation, is dedicated to rising in the Far East, chasing the world, and becoming a powerful country, finally completely withdrew from this feast and paid an unimaginable price!

July 7th.

On the outer sea of Tokyo, the majestic Duke and the Prince battleships were stationed side by side. When they forcibly broke through the Uraga waterway, the damaged hull was already refreshed, and the ferocious muzzle was shining in the sun.

On the deck, banners are flucting and people are crowding.

The sailors, dressed in neat white navy uniforms, stood all over the deck, attracting the attention of countless journalists and representatives of various countries who were allowed to board the battleships of the Pacific Fleet for the first time.

Finally, all eyes slowly focused on the wide table on the front deck of the Duke. As the representative of the surrender, Long Guozhang quietly looked at a steamboat approaching in the distance with a cigar in his hand. Behind him, Lin Tai and Liu Bu toad clenched their fists and were short of breath.

When he finally signed the surrender on the warship, it was completely that Li Mo inadvertently remembered the situation of the American Missouri. In addition to choosing Duke because it was the most powerful battleship in the fleet at present, he also wanted to rely on this opportunity to tell the world through the hands of the Northern Ocean that the Chinese are no longer second-class citizens of the world. !

At ten o'clock sharp, when Prince Komatsu boarded the Duke with several members of the emperor's family, he was shocked by these two powerful warships, especially the neat formation of the Pacific Fleet, which made them feel irresistible and powerful.

Everyone held their breath.

At 10:30, Prince Komatsu handed over the letter of surrender on behalf of the emperor. At the same time, the whistles on the two battleships sounded and the salute rumbled. Everyone knows that this is the movement of victory celebration!

When these photos were taken through Europe by reporters, the whole world was burned by this scene. The cold naval gun, the huge body and the succumbing Japanese book formed a solidified oil painting, and people were all immersed in the glory brought by the giant ship cannon!

German Emperor Wilhelm II even announced that he would consider continuing to purchase more battleships, which once again triggered an arms boom in Europe.

On July 10, the base camp was abolished, and more than a dozen officers, including North Shirakawa Nengjiu, who were unwilling to be tried, committed suicide. In the case of not finding a suitable candidate, the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries agreed to Li Mo's proposal that Xixiang Congdao be responsible for the establishment of a new Japanese political axe to ensure the interests of all countries.

As a pragmatic and experience of the means of the Pacific Fleet, Xixiang Zongdao knows better than everyone that distant Britain, the United States and other countries are not reliable. It is not that he admits Li Mo's rule, but because he is too close to China, and Li Mo is very likely to become the future ruler of the Far East, so he chose Xinhua government affairs. The cooperation of the hospital is more conducive to Japan.

When Li Mo got the original surrender letter three days later, he really had a long breath. The island country that had been bothering him for a long time and was regarded as a stumbling block was finally pulled away. At least in the next 30 years, he would not be able to recover!

It's time to look away from the original. It has delayed him too much time here!

(to be continued)