Master Yuan, start!

Muravyov was surprised to see the British representative talking eloquently and enthusiastically.

What does British mean?

Why are you and the Japanese involved?

"I propose that an internationally administered autonomous region be established east of the Ussuri River, supervised by the British Empire to ensure that it is not controlled by any foreign government.

All police stations, schools, and government agencies are elected by local residents.”

Muravyov did not expect that the British would have such an intention and repeat the experience of Crete in the Far East.

However, compared with "ceding territory", "co-management and self-government" with the British seems to sound much better.

Moreover, the bottom line given by the Tsar was just to "ensure that the Chinese cannot occupy the area east of the Ussuri River."

"Your Excellency, it is difficult for me to make a decision personally, and I need to consult the central government."

Tang Shaoyi winked at the British, then took Wu Dacheng out of the negotiation room.

The British representative understood the hint and took the opportunity to announce that the negotiations would be suspended for one day and the import of "agricultural talents" to Southeast Asia would also be suspended for one day, pending the final decision.

In fact, after several days of tit-for-tat, especially after the last day of negotiations, both sides basically figured out each other's cards.

8 After returning to his residence, Russian representative Muravyov sent a telegram to St. Petersburg for instructions, and received a reply from Nicholas II agreeing.

2. Finally, the negotiations came to an end.

Starting from the beginning of October, after a week-long negotiation, the "Treaty of Portsmouth" came into being!

3. The treaty stipulates that the land near Vladivostok belongs to the Chinese government, and Russia recognizes that China has outstanding economic, military and political interests in Vladivostok;

3 The land east of the Ussuri River is an internationally managed autonomous region. The UK needs to strengthen its guidance, protection and supervision, and work with Russia and China to handle important matters when necessary.

Under British guarantees, the Heilongjiang and Amur rivers became public waterways, and no warships were allowed to be built or sailed in them.

5. In this way, the agreement between Russia and China is basically completed.

However, there were some setbacks in the agreement with Japan.

Japan demanded that Russia withdraw from all occupied Kuril Islands and compensate the Japanese government for the loss of warships at the cost of Sakhalin Island.

Tang Shaoyi had been advised by Yuan Xiangcheng before his departure, and he naturally supported Japan's move.

However, it is only verbal and there will be no actual military support.

: Faced with the provocation of the Chinese, Muravyov endured it, but when he saw the Japanese also jumping out to make noise, he started cursing on the spot.

Ito Hirobumi's face turned pale, but he could do nothing.

All Russian warships were destroyed, and so were the Japanese fleets.

Seeing this, Tang Shaoyi "argued" for the Japanese side, believing that Sakhalin Island belonged to the area east of the Ussuri River and Russia had no right to interfere.

The Russians did not agree, and another round of quarrel broke out between the two sides.

In the end, under the coordination of the British, Russia was forced to agree to give up Sakhalin Island, and North Sakhalin Island was handed over to China.

South Sakhalin Island south of 50 degrees north latitude was ceded to the Japanese.

However, the Japanese have to pay 500 million pounds for the "island purchase fee". Of course, the apparent reason is not to buy the island, but to "redeem the island"

Redeem the Kuril Islands occupied by the Russians.

As for the southern part of Sakhalin Island, it was just a gift.

If Yuan Shikai were here, he would surely be impressed by the changing fortunes of the times.

In the original time and space, Japan asked the Qing government to pay the "ransom fee" to buy back the Liaodong Peninsula. Now the Russians ask the Japanese to pay the "ransom fee"

Ito Hirobumi naturally disagreed and claimed that he wanted to fight another war with Russia to regain Japan's national dignity with dignity.

But Britain did not want Russia to be overly weakened, and with its mediation, the deal was finally completed at a price of 300 million pounds.

The Russians paid half of Sakhalin Island and occupied the Northern Kuril Islands.

Japan paid £300 million to avoid a war that could have cost much more.

Finally, after consulting Tokyo, Japanese representative Hirobumi Ito signed his name on the Treaty of Portsmouth.

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On October 1896, 10, China, Japan and Russia exchanged treaty texts in Portsmouth, England.

Afterwards, the Chinese and Japanese representatives returned to East Asia by boat, and the Russian representative also boarded a ship to Calais, France with a gloomy expression.

The next day, the Republican government and Emperor Meiji of Japan issued a joint announcement, announcing the end of the war against Russia. From the time the announcement was issued, an armistice was declared.

All over China, people were suddenly immersed in joy. Countless people took to the streets, decorated with lights and lanterns to celebrate the victory of the war.

The Japanese government, taking into account the tense atmosphere in the country after the fleet was almost completely destroyed, decided to hold a funeral as a celebration and concealed the news of "paying money to redeem the island."

They declared to the Japanese people that they had achieved an "unprecedented victory" in the war against Russia and called on young people with aspirations to go to Karafuto Island and contribute to the construction of the empire!

As for Russia, after receiving a peace treaty that did not involve ceding territory but instead provided compensation, no large-scale gatherings broke out.

Of course, it is also possible that the dense police presence in St. Petersburg, with a guard post every five steps and a sentry every ten steps, has discouraged criminals from taking to the streets.

But no matter what, this war is over!

Chapter 350 You are the only one in 5000 years

The autumn wind is bleak, the trees in Beijing are withered and yellow, and the leaves are falling continuously, creating a bleak scene.

Autumn in Beijing is known as the most pleasant season of the year. At this time, the sky appears as if it has been carefully washed, showing a deep and clear blue, and the clouds become light and sparse.

This is the season when plants begin to wither, but it is also the most pleasant season.

However, not many people can appreciate the autumn scenery in Beijing's evening this year.

After the National Revolutionary Army entered the city, it continued the curfew policy left by the Qing Dynasty.

When the sun sets, bells ring throughout the city, and at 7 o'clock in the evening, all doors are locked and closed.

However, unlike in the past, the Forbidden City is no longer pitch black at night, but is dotted with bright lights.

In the past six months, the usage rate of electric lights in Beijing has increased significantly.

At the beginning, in order to quickly respond to intelligence, Yuan Shikai expanded the Beijing Xiyuan Electric Light Office located by Guangxu near the west gate of Zhongnanhai to receive and send telegrams and supply electric lights.

　But later, as more and more military and political personnel gathered near Zhongnanhai, the demand for electricity increased, and a power supply gap appeared.

In view of this, Kuang Chunhua of the Industrial Commission proposed to transfer personnel from the Incheon Machinery Bureau to build a new power plant.

So, after the application was approved, a shared power plant with 6 boilers, a turbine and 6 generators was built in Beijing.

Annual power generation is 2000 kilowatts.

Half of the equipment in the power plant came from the old equipment in the Summer Palace, and half was purchased from British businessmen.

Beijing began to move towards modernity step by step.

...

At this time, Yuan Shikai and Xu Shichang were sitting on the second floor of Xiangluan Pavilion in Yingtai.

Listening to the sound of the wind coming from outside the window, he pushed open the wooden window and carefully identified the faint stars in the sky under the dim light.

After traveling for so long, this was the first time Yuan Xiangcheng had the leisure to look up at the starry sky.

However, if he hadn't looked at it, it would have been fine. But once he looked, he was immediately attracted by the stars in the dark night sky.

Compared to cities plagued by light pollution in the 21st century, the sky of Beijing in the late 19th century was completely pristine.

Yuan Xiangcheng was dazzled by the dazzling stars in the night sky.

"Brother Juren, that's Ziwei Star, right?"

Shaking his head, Yuan Xiangcheng pointed to a bright light in the northern sky and turned around to ask.

"From the perspective of the direction, it is correct." Xu Shichang stuck his head out of the window and looked up:

"However, today's Purple Star seems a bit gray and dusty, not as dazzling as it was in the past."

Xu Shichang retracted his head, sat at the table, poured himself a glass of wine, looked at Yuan Xiangcheng and joked:

"Weiting Pavilion, the purple star is dim, which means there are many obstacles. It means that the throne is vacant and urgently needs a capable person to take the throne and reduce the bad luck and bring good luck. Otherwise, disaster may occur!"

"Kikuto, you're teasing me again."

The two men were old acquaintances. They fell in love at first sight when they were young and taking the imperial examinations. They talked all night and admired each other.

Therefore, Yuan Xiangcheng was not shy and directly snatched the wine glass from Xu Shichang's hand and poured it into his own mouth.

After he entered the capital, things like openly and covertly persuading people to offer auspicious signs became common.

As the second-in-command of the Red Confucian Society's political system, Xu Shichang also experienced the entire incident.

In fact, in most cases, these Qing officials who had remained in office simply colluded with each other, ran to the gate of Zhongnanhai to kowtow and write a letter, causing heated discussions throughout the city, and Yuan Shikai had to come forward to respond.

Everyone knows exactly what these people are thinking. They just want to be successful.

If successful, his wife and children will be given titles; if unsuccessful, he will be dismissed.

Moreover, the officials who stayed in the capital had already complained, saying

"Working under the Republican government, I've been repeatedly scolded to my face by the younger generation from Haidong. I've lost all my dignity."

They had long since given up on doing this, so they decided to give it a try.

However, these officials did not know what Yuan Shikai was thinking.

When encountering those who tried to persuade him to ascend the throne, Yuan Xiangcheng ignored them and dispersed them all.

It was not until one day when some members of the Red Confucian Society in the capital also participated in persuading Yuan Shikai to ascend the throne that Yuan Shikai became furious.

In a fit of anger, Yuan Shikai transferred these people to Shanxi and put them in charge of "coal mine exploration matters". This farce of persuading the emperor to take office finally put an end to the trend.

Therefore, when Yuan Xiangcheng heard Xu Shichang teasing him just now, he also showed a helpless expression.

"Brother Juren, others may not know me, but don't you know me? I don't even want to be the emperor."

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"Yes, of course I know."

Xu Shichang picked up Yuan Xiangcheng's wine glass on the table, poured himself another, and said with emotion:

"Ever since you sent Keding to Incheon to study, I knew you had no intention of becoming the emperor.