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Text Chapter 1375 [Ji Yuan who can¡¯t stand the loneliness]

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    Any careful plan cannot be considered thorough if it has not been implemented.  Thinking to the extreme but being unable to cope with sudden changes is the difference between saying something and doing it.  Gu Weijun thought of too many possible accidents for this diplomatic mediation with the British, but what he didn't expect was that the British's purpose was not to gain understanding with the Republic of China, but to play a big game in the Far East.  What makes people resentful is that in this big game of chess, the Republic of China did not receive the treatment of a collaborator, an opponent, or even a chess piece.  Even a senior diplomat like Gu Weijun, who is full of diplomatic etiquette, couldn't help but curse, which shows that he is deeply disappointed with the British.  In particular, Sir Eston, the British Minister to the Republic of China, told him that the British Empire would not change its established foreign policy in the Far East because of a naval battle or possible misunderstanding, and Baron Lee Farrar would not change his policy in the Far East because of possible diplomatic pressure.  A compromise occurs.  In fact, everything the British Empire did was for the stability of the Far East The politicians of the Republic of China, or the top leaders at the national level, have not yet realized that anything involving Japan is detrimental to the Republic of China.  In addition to the Japanese looking for a fight and competing in basketball with the Republic of China, they were beaten by the college basketball team led by Sun Liren until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, and they fled back in despair.  It can be said that Japan is a country that is funny in trivial matters; but when interests are related, its face will switch from harmless to humans and animals in an instant to a wolf that smells blood.  With the rise of the navy, Japan has become the third largest naval power in the world. Although Japan is still unable to compare with European countries economically.  But it has a huge advantage in population.  There are as many talents as there are in France and there are as many talents in Britain, and together they are almost as good as the Japanese.  As Britain's influence in the Far East gradually weakened, Japan immediately took over Britain's role and became the overlord of the Far East.  The cunning thing about Japan is that it does not come forward immediately on anything, but discusses it with the British first.  The British, who are used to being the eldest brother, feel that Japan's younger brother is very considerate. Do they really think that Japan is willing to be the British's thug?  The Japanese just want to make the British angry, but the British are still complacent and feel that Japan does not have a big brother like the British Empire.  Moreover, the British, who had lost their face during the Republic of China, felt that just sitting down and not mentioning anything was tantamount to making the people of the Republic of China suffer from swollen faces while they went to accompany their smiling faces. This was a shameful thing that the British firmly believed could not be committed.  Since it is diplomatic mediation, why should it be limited to one city and one place at the Yangtze River Estuary?  In the past few days, Baron Shiyuan and Baron Lee Farrar have discussed many times. Some details still need to be worked out, but in general, a consistent direction has been found.  That is to extend Japan's lease period of Kanto State in southern Manchuria.  In fact, Baron Lee Farrar was not without aim. He was also guarding Lord Lapson, a British expert on Far East issues.  Southern Manchuria has become a key issue that Japan is worried about.  It is also the core focus that affects the entire Far East.  It would be difficult for the Republic of China to give up South Manchuria. Once the lease period of South Manchuria was extended, it would be a fatal political blow to any Republic of China party that signed the document.  At least Cao Kun will never sign it. It¡¯s not that he will definitely see that this document will make him doomed, but he is afraid of signing documents in this life. He just can¡¯t understand those clauses that read the same meaning.  He said a word, but in the end, everything was said.  In Cao Kun's view, this kind of diplomatic document was just like a deed of sale from a poor family in times of famine, full of blood and tears.  Even if the British offer other benefits in exchange, they cannot sign it.  This is not a question of whether it is cost-effective, but a pitfall.  After signing this word, anyone in the eyes of the Republic of China is no longer a human being, but a beast and a traitor.  Not only will you be scolded while alive, but you will also be scolded for hundreds or even thousands of years after death.  But the British don¡¯t understand the sufferings of the Republic of China, and they don¡¯t think about issues from the standpoint of the Republic of China.  The diplomats who were accustomed to the arrogance of the British Empire felt that they had done a great thing this time.  He happily claimed credit for Gu Weijun: Tariffs can be negotiated, and even the British and Japanese concessions in the Republic of China can be negotiated. For example, the British concession in Zhenjiang is not wanted by the British; the British do not want the public concession in Xiamen; the Japanese in Hangzhou  The British could ask for the concession on behalf of the Republic of China; the Japanese concession in Suzhou could also be negotiated Anyway, according to the British idea, the Republic of China should be laughing at the fact that it exchanged a southern Manchu for so many benefits.  But Gu Weijun was struck like a thunderbolt, and he suddenly became dumbfounded.  This thing forced him to become a traitor!  It¡¯s already like this, so don¡¯t blame Gu Weijun for not having a good look.  Anyway, he was very angry.  Just like the decision made by the British at the Paris Peace Conference, which allowed Japan to obtain Germany's Shandong rights and interests in the Republic of China, it was a wishful thinking of the British, but it made the whole country of the Republic of China angry.  ??The British say: The diplomatic efforts made by the British Empire in the Far East are all for the stability and prosperity of the Far East.In order to eliminate conflicts in the region, the British Empire will also lose a lot of interests in China to compensate.  As a member of the Far East, the Republic of China is for the good of the Republic of China!  These words were used to let Gu Weijun express his stance that the Republic of China was willing to talk. ? But what about Gu Weijun?  Facing Minister Eston who was talking to him, he didn't slap him with a big mouth, which was considered very self-restrained.  It was only then that Gu Weijun suddenly realized why Britain and Japan, which had not had much trouble before, had been in close contact recently.  It turned out that they were discussing a memorandum. When the British came forward and Gu Weijun nodded, the British Empire's mediation in the Far East came to a successful conclusion.  The British and Japanese took the opportunity of coming to China to start an exchange of opinions that was satisfactory to both sides.  This diplomatic opinion is about the leasing issue in Southern Manchuria.  The core of the problem is that the lease of Southern Manchuria was unilaterally transferred by Russia to Japan after the Russo-Japanese War.  In fact, it was Russia's defeat in the Far East. It was a way of hiding one's face, telling lies, and hiding one's ugliness. The Russians just refused to admit that they could not defeat Japan in the Far East.  However, such a transfer made the Qing government very embarrassed at the time. If according to international practice it seems that the South Manchuria Railway and the surrounding areas, plus Lushun and Dalian, should have been returned to the Qing government.  Because Dalian and Port Arthur were just military ports leased by Russia from the Qing court, rather than territory belonging to Russia, they were not even considered concessions.  Of course, Russia wants to build Lushun and Dalian into Russia's most important naval bases in the Far East.  It even once surpassed Vladivostok in status.  It is not different from the situation in Vladivostok which is directly controlled by the Japanese Navy.  Lushun Military Port can be directly connected to Russia's Far East Railway, and with the Yellow Sea and East China Sea to the south, the scope of the navy's activities is much better than that of Vladivostok.  In particular, the military port does not freeze all year round, which is like pie falling from the sky for Russia, which has always wanted to find an outlet to the south.  The only drawback is that it is so far away from Europe.  ¡°The Pacific region is not a key area for Russia to develop.  If it is in Europe, or the area where Europe and Asia meet, even if Russia is completely destroyed in the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Far East Fleet will not easily withdraw from the control of Lushun and Dalian.  According to the way the Russians fight wars, if a problem cannot be solved by an army of 300,000 people, one million will be offered.  Lao Maozi is considered a poor and down-and-out family in Europe, but compared with Japan, he is also a good man.  If the Tsar really wants to fight Japan, Japan, which has just begun to show signs of rising, will be extinguished by the polar bear's urine.  "It is a pity that Russia did not upgrade the regional battles in the Far East and the Japanese campaign into a national war in the end.  Not to mention anything else, joining Russia and sending millions of troops to the Far East would really be a disaster for Japan at that time.  Even if they are all Russian Army, there is an essential difference between the European Army and the Japanese Army.  The European armies that focused on firepower superiority made the Japanese army feel unstoppably powerful.  Even though they cannot reach the Japanese mainland, it is not difficult at all to capture the Korean Peninsula.  But Lao Maozi also had a big thunder and a small rain, and finally let it go.  At that time, the Qing government's plan of sitting on a mountain and watching the fight between tigers finally came to nothing.  Instead, misfortune fell from the sky, a bear left and a wolf came.  The Qing court at that time was already on the verge of collapse. Facing Japan, which had defeated the Russian Far East army on the frontal battlefield, the Qing court had long been frightened.  Having to accept this fact, Port Arthur, Dalian and part of Russia's railways in South Manchuria were merged into South Manchuria and leased to Japan for the same period as Russia.  At that time, the Russian lease period was twenty-five years, and the already aggrieved Qing government had no reason to increase the lease period for Japan, which was twenty-five years.  This lease contract was signed in the 32nd year of Guangxu's reign, which should be 1906, almost twenty years ago.  In five more years, the lease period in Southern Manchuria will be up. By then, even the Japanese Kwantung Army stationed in Dalian will have to pack up and return to their hometown.  In the past, the Japanese government or army would not have paid much attention to the significance of Kanto Prefecture.  Because South Manchuria is a total loser under the management of the military, the Japanese Army guarded the South Manchuria Railway, but it didn't make any money?  The Japanese government should really reflect on the fact that the Kwantung Army, with less than 20,000 soldiers, has become so rotten.  Even a person who doesn't know much about the economy will think that the railway is a road paved with gold, and money comes in every time the train moves.  How can a railway company not make any money these days?  The Kwantung Army really dared to report to the country that the South Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd. had been losing money for consecutive years. How courageous was this?  The most frustrating railway in the Republic of China, the Nanxun Line, was the Jiujiang-Nanchang regional railway. It was basically a small railway between two cities, not a transportation line between big cities.  It is not connected to other railways and is a closed section railway.  Jiujiang and Nanchang are not big cities to begin with, and their populations are not large.  The Nanxun Line mainly transports passengers, with a small amount of freight. The annual profit is hundreds of thousands, and sometimes it reaches more than one million taels of silver.  But what about the South-Manchuria Railway?  Dalian is the fifth city of the Republic of ChinaAs a large trading port, the annual trade volume accounts for more than 12% of the total foreign trade of the Republic of China. Moreover, the South-Manchuria Railway was built by the Russians. From Dalian, you can go directly to Harbin via Changchun.  These cities are not Tieling, and their populations are not small.  Dalian alone exports nearly 2 million tons of soybeans every year, and other substances can bring tens of millions in revenue to the South Manchuria Railway.  Moreover, passenger transportation is not comparable to that of the Nanxun Line. There are dozens of cities along the line.  But the Kwantung Army regarded these cities as villages!  It can be seen that the Japanese army is quite dark.  ¡°In fact, even the Japanese military has not discovered these problems. It seemsFor a long time, the South Manchuria Railway and South Manchuria have only symbolized Japan¡¯s victory over the arrogant Russia in the Far East on this land.  As for the rest, they don¡¯t care.  Because of the poor profitability of the South Manchuria Railway, Japan's army leaders have long lost confidence.  But who would have thought that after changing the president of Nanman Co., Ltd., the profitability of the entire Nanman Co., Ltd. came to the surface. The profit was more than 15 million yen in the first year, and it was close to 50 million yen in the second year.  Of course, the Japanese also realized that the high-level corruption of the Kwantung Army was serious.  But the Japanese want face, and the Japanese army wants image even more.  This business incident, destined to become a scandal, is destined to become a thing of the past.  Besides, the Kwantung Army was involved in corruption. It was possible that the Kwantung Army had taken such a large amount of money. The entire army must have been involved, and at least most of the top brass had benefited.  The Japanese High Court has no way to investigate and does not dare to investigate.  In today¡¯s Japanese political arena, no one dares to say that there is nothing important to say about Southern Manchuria!  First of all, it is very important strategically. It is an important transportation and supply line connecting Dalian and Suifenhe, and the Bohai Bay to the Russian border. It is also an important transportation line from the Korean Peninsula to the Russian hinterland in the Far East via Siping.  It is a link that Japan cannot ignore strategically.  Secondly, the military also knows that Nanman is a golden egg and no one can get its hands on it.  If Japan's national treasury has been reduced to the Japanese Navy's treasury, then Southern Manchuria is the Japanese Army's treasury.  Although Japan is clamoring that it is the most powerful country in Asia and one of the seven major powers in the world, it still has a very serious sense of small farmers in its bones.  For example, during the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese base camp conducted a study on the topic: How much does it cost to turn a loyal Japanese soldier into a deserter?  The result is shocking!  For 700 yen, which is about the same amount as half a gold bar, most soldiers in Japan would choose to become deserters and go home to live a good life with their wives and children.  Therefore, during the war, the Japanese military did not dare to pay the army at all, but instead used military coupons.  Moreover, low-level officers are strictly guarded, and the spoils of war must be handed over to work. Those who hide themselves must be engaged in military law.  As for the Navy, that doesn¡¯t matter.  Anyway, on the ship, the Japanese navy soldiers could not swim back no matter how good their water skills were.  The annual profit of 50 million is enough to drive the Japanese Army crazy.  If the Takato cabinet wants to stabilize the situation, it has to stabilize these lunatics in the Army.  Therefore, the lease period of South Manchuria has become the most concerned issue for the Takato cabinet, and it is also an opportunity for him to quickly stabilize the situation after taking office.  The British also felt that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to gain leeway in diplomacy.  In addition, it is an important means to win over the Japanese brothers to help Britain control the situation in the Far East.  Southern Manchuria has become an important bargaining chip for the British-Japanese alliance, and it is also the only surprise for the British diplomatic mission in China this time.  With this in mind, the British felt that even if the Republic of China refused to submit, it was time to bow its head.  No matter how strong Wang Xueqian is, he has to avoid his edge when facing the entire Japanese army.  Besides, Wang Xueqian was just a warlord in the southeast of the Republic of China, and it was not his turn to have a say in the major events of the Republic of China.  And forcing Cao Kun's government to accept the lease terms of South Manchuria was tantamount to making Zhang Zuolin accept the fact that South Manchuria continued to be controlled by Japan.  Of course, Zhang Zuolin would not take the initiative, or Fengjun would come forward to recognize the continuation of Japan's lease in South Manchuria, because once Zhang Zuolin accepted the terms, he would be Shi Jingtang of the Republic of China.  How can he fight for hegemony in the Central Plains despite being known as a big traitor?  In fact, Japan and Zhang Zuolin have been in a passive situation in negotiations in Southern Manchuria.  Zhang Zuolin used a drag trick to prevent the Japanese from succeeding.  Of course, his reasons are also high-sounding. If he does not enter the Pass, if he extends the southern Manchuria, he is afraid that the Fengjun army will be divided.  Of course, it became a big joke that Zhang Zuolin betrayed his country in exchange for military expenses and Fengjun entered the customs.  Unlike the brainless senior officials of the Japanese Army Ministry who only care about interests.  Japan¡¯s Ministry of Foreign Affairs clearly recognizes this fact.  This is why the mediation in Shanghai originally had nothing to do with Japan, but the Japanese government sent a diplomatic delegation of the highest standard to Shanghai to participate in diplomatic mediation.  Diplomatic mediation is a sham, because in the conflict in the Shanghai Concession, Japan was only involved in the conflict between the Black Dragon Society, a non-governmental organization, and the Republic of China.  Not at all??The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a state agency that can directly represent the Japanese government and cabinet, needs to come forward.  Therefore, the emergence of Kijuro Shitahara was no longer as simple as participating in diplomatic mediation, but to reach a package of Far East framework agreements with British high-level officials, and even to bypass the Republic of China to finalize this agreement first.  Wang Xueqian, sensing something was wrong, promptly stopped the negotiations with the British diplomatic delegation.  ?Accidentally, the British guy was left waiting all night in vain.  And in Wang Xueqian¡¯s mansion, Gu Weijun was also breathing heavily, obviously pissed off by the ugly faces of Britain and Japan.  What tariffs are we talking about?  What kind of tariff independence do we need?  Gu Weijun also finally knew the true purpose of Shigahara Hua. This famous foreign minister in Japanese politics was not here to make soy sauce from the beginning, but to draw chestnuts from the fire.  ¡°If Gu Weijun had signed the Southern Manchuria Agreement on behalf of Cao Kun¡¯s government and extended the lease period of Guandong State, he, Gu Weijun, would be considered a bad person.  Even Zhang Zuolin didn't dare to wear the label of traitor, and Gu Weijun even dared not wear it.  If you don't look far away, just look at Cao Rulin, the big boss of the transportation department. When the news of the Paris Peace Conference reached China, his big house was ordered to be burned, and the whole family was almost burned to death in their own home.  In the following years, he disappeared from the political arena of the Republic of China. During the most anxious period, even his dog would go out with its tail between its legs (To be continued.)
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