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Uncle Jiu nodded in agreement. Although it was painful, Shen Hao didn’t give him much time, so he said, “Yes, the president’s requirements are so high.

It is not easy to find a beautiful female ghost, and it really requires a huge amount of manpower.

Well then, I'll listen to Brother Qianhe and give each female ghost I catch a hundred dollars."

Taoist Qianhe smiled and said: "That's right, not only can we complete the president's mission in this way.

It can be considered as doing good things for the people. After all, among so many ghosts, there are always some who do evil things. "

446. Japan wants a ceasefire

"That makes sense, okay, let's do it this way."

Uncle Jiu, having figured it out, stopped worrying about it.

In the blink of an eye, a week has passed.

What surprised Shen Hao was that the Japanese side did not take any action.

Instead, a new cabinet prime minister is elected.

What surprised Shen Hao was that the new Prime Minister was Shigenobu Okuma, and this was the second time that Shigenobu Okuma served as Prime Minister.

It was he who participated in the plan to invade Taiwan in the "Taiwan Fan Territory Punishment Strategy" that year.

In April of the same year, he also served as the Director of the Taiwan Affairs Bureau, in charge of all matters concerning violations of Taiwan.

In 1882, he organized the Constitutional Reform Party and served as its president. He founded Tokyo Special School (the predecessor of Waseda University).

In 1898, Japan's Liberal Party and Progressive Party merged into the Constitutional Party, and Okuma was appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. However, he resigned soon after due to conflicts within the party.

He is now serving as Prime Minister for the second time.

Okuma Shigenobu, who is already over 70 years old, has once again become prime minister. The purpose is self-evident, which is to stabilize the situation first.

After this naval battle, the Japanese cabinet found that it could not gain any advantage by fighting Shen Hao, and it was constantly exhausting itself. With Taiwan's strength, it might not be able to win even if it fought for several years.

It takes too much energy.

Although the naval fleets were angry and wanted revenge one by one.

But Okuma Shigenobu temporarily suppressed this idea.

The army's equipment is not good enough, and the navy has no advantage either. It is a complete waste of national strength.

Okuma Shigenobu understood his mission. His task was to stabilize the situation and wait for the Japanese super-dreadnought battleship to be launched.

They still think that the reason for this defeat is that their equipment is not strong enough.

Once the super-dreadnought was completed and the Japanese army's strength was enhanced, Okuma Shigenobu realized that it would be time for him to step down.

Therefore, on the first day of Okuma Shigenobu's appointment, he sent people to Taiwan for negotiations.

Negotiate a ceasefire.

The other party did not go directly to Yu Qingfeng, but sent someone to find Shen Hao.

Not a outsider, but the Japanese Minister to the Court, Yoshiki Higashino.

Regarding Hioki Yoshi's arrival, Shen Hao asked you to wait at the former residence of the Governor-General of Guangdong Province.

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Hioki Masu and several secretaries waited for two hours but there was no sign of Shen Hao, and they were extremely angry.

He represents the image of Greater Japan.

This is not only a contempt for him, but also a contempt for Japan.

Never have I ever suffered such humiliation.

"Minister, let's go. Shen Hao has no respect for us and diplomatic etiquette. He is simply a hooligan," said a secretary.

Hioki Masu's face was gloomy and he said angrily: "Shut up and sit and wait"

Today's tasks are heavy. He has already waited for two hours and he can only continue waiting, otherwise it would be a waste of time.

Taking a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart, Hioki Mashi began to close his eyes and rest.

Another half hour passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, a burst of footsteps came.

A guard shouted, "Mr. Zhao, the Guangdong Provincial Inspector (Chief Civilian) has arrived."

Hearing this, Hioki Mashi's face became as gloomy as water. He sat quietly on the stool without saying a word, narrowed his eyes slightly, and continued to pretend to sleep.

Seeing this, the secretary next to him hurriedly followed suit.

When Zhao Gang came in, he saw Hioki Yoshi's appearance.

He sneered and said to the guards around him: "How can you do this? The Japanese envoy Hioki Yoshi has fallen asleep, and you don't even cover him with a blanket."

“We didn’t think it through.”

Zhao Gang said: "Don't disturb the guests when they are sleeping. Wait until Hioki wakes up next time before calling me."

After saying that, Zhao Gang turned and left.

Seeing this, Hioki Yi couldn't pretend any longer, he was really afraid that Zhao Gang would really leave, then all his efforts would be wasted, he quickly opened his eyes and said: "Mr. Zhao, is this how you treat guests in Guangdong Province?

Or is it because you don’t have a clock? If that’s the case, I can send you a big clock and hang it in the center of your provincial city.”

Sending a clock means giving a clock.

How could Zhao Gang not understand the implication of this?

Zhao Gang snorted coldly and said expressionlessly: “The envoy’s kindness is no longer needed.

We don't have anything else in eastern Guangdong, but we have plenty of clocks.

But our watches are very different from your Japanese watches."

The secretary next to Hioki Masu said disdainfully: "How can the clocks in your agricultural country be different?

Hum, can your craftsmanship compare to our Japanese craftsmanship?"

Zhao Gang said disdainfully: “I don’t know whether we can beat them or not, but the timekeeping of our clocks also depends on the people.

When some guests come, he will announce the time on time.

But when some people came, he would be slow in telling the time.

But it’s not that there is no retribution, it’s just that the time has not come yet.

So I’m late today.”

The meaning of this statement is very clear. We are not dealing with you now because the time is not right yet.

Hioki Yoshiki glared at his secretary fiercely, wishing he could slap him in the face.

How stupid of you to put your face up.

The secretary was so scared that he quickly shut up and dared not say anything more.

He was also very angry. A weak country actually dared to make them wait for so long.

Hioki Masu tried his best to calm his anger and went straight to the point, "Mr. Zhao, let's not talk nonsense here.

May I ask why General Shen didn't come? We went to discuss things with him."

Zhao Gang said disdainfully: "¨ˇ Why didn't your Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu come? Instead, you sent an envoy like you?"

Hioki Masu was speechless and could only say again: "Mr. Zhao, I am here this time on behalf of the Empire of Japan, on behalf of the Japanese Cabinet, and on behalf of Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu, to formally propose an armistice agreement to your General Shen.

I hope you can respect that.”

Hearing this, Zhao Gang was stunned. He didn't expect that the Japanese came here to sign a ceasefire agreement.

He immediately laughed out loud, his face full of sarcasm, and said: "Mr. Hioki Masushi, your country is too fanciful, and you have the wrong target."

Hioki Masu frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that, Excellency?"

Zhao Gang restrained his expression and said, "Is your country's prime minister getting senile?

We in eastern Guangdong have always yearned for peace and never opposed the emergence of other warlord armies.

There is no military involvement with Japan.

You suddenly come to us to negotiate a ceasefire agreement?

I don't understand what you're saying.

Shouldn't you consult President Yuan Shikai about this matter?"

Seeing that Zhao Gang was still pretending to be deaf and dumb.

Hioki Masu said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Zhao, I hope we can speak frankly.

Stop playing dumb, you're just wasting everyone's time.

Who is the mastermind behind Wanwan Yu Qingfeng? I believe you know, I know, Japan knows, your President Yuan and people all over the country also know.

It must be Shen Hao dog.

Are you going to keep pretending?

I am here this time to discuss issues with you on behalf of the Cabinet and the Prime Minister.

I am not playing hide-and-seek with Mr. Zhao. I hope Mr. Zhao can respect diplomatic etiquette."

Zhao Gang said expressionlessly: "Respect is mutual. If a robber breaks into your home, will you respect the robber?

It is you, Japan, who want to fight, and it is you, Japan, who want to stop the war. How can such a good thing happen in the world? ".

447. We will not give up an inch of our territory and will defend it to the death!

Hioki Masu shook his head and said, "That's wrong. You were the ones who provoked first and supported the traitor Yu Qingfeng behind the scenes. We Japanese were just forced to fight back.

Taiwan was obtained fairly and openly through the Treaty of Shimonoseki signed between us and the Qing Dynasty.

It is clearly stipulated above that Wanwan Island and its affiliated islands and the Penghu Islands shall be allocated to me.

It has been this way for decades.

All our actions in Wanwan are subject to internal management.

It was you who blatantly violated the treaty and launched a counterattack against my territory."

Zhao Gang asked: "How did the Treaty of Shimonoseki come about?"

Hioki Masu said proudly: "We won the Sino-Japanese War, the Qing Dynasty ceded it, and Li Hongzhang signed the treaty himself."

Zhao Gang nodded and said, "That's it. You defeated the Qing court and got Taiwan. Yu Qingfeng chased you away. Now that you've won, you can get Taiwan back. It's reasonable.

If you don't agree, you're fighting."

Hioki Masu was choked by the question.

If we really want to fight, we won't come here to negotiate.

Hioki Masamune: “We are here to solve the problem of Taiwan, not to discuss this boring topic.

Taiwan is a signatory to international treaties, which have international legal effect."

Zhao Gang said coldly: "International law? If that thing is useful, will Europe still go to war?

You Japanese should go find whoever you signed the contract with.

Didn’t you say that Li Hongzhang signed the contract? Then go find him.

If not, you can ask Cixi for help."

Hioki was so angry that he could not catch his breath and said, "It's shameless!"

Zhao Gang said sarcastically: "Besides, Wanwan has never belonged to you Japanese since ancient times.

Let’s ask the Taiwanese people, is there anything wrong with taking back their homes?

If a robber steals your things, does it belong to the robber?

It is against the law and does not make sense.

What's more, Wanwan's affairs have nothing to do with us.

You took Qingdao, but I haven’t seen you return it.”