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Text Chapter 196: Lift the blockade first

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    At this time, Britain was suffering from internal and external troubles. At home, the Labor Party came to power again, which made political opponents most worried about things. When the Labor Party repeatedly came to power became a habit, and when voters saw that the Labor Party was different from the Soviet Union, they still  British style, they don't try to nationalize everything, especially after the worry about nationalizing women is so ridiculous, it won't be that easy to restrict the Labor Party in the future.  After the Labor government came to power, it immediately began to actively negotiate with China. They hoped to take back the captives and shrink their power from the east. Because after World War I, when the power expanded to its peak, the cost of rule also increased to the extreme. The Labor government felt that Britain  This growth should not be paid for.  When the benefits gained in China are far lower than the cost of maintaining these benefits, there is no need for Britain to forcefully maintain its privileges in China.  But the Labor Party has come to power, but not all matters are theirs, especially foreign affairs. This department is filled with a large number of officials with colonialist ideas. They use various methods to ultimately resist the government's demands.  A request to immediately negotiate with the federal province.  But they cannot completely ignore the request of the then Prime Minister. The answer given by the British Foreign Office is to adapt.  They did not negotiate directly with the United Provinces because they did not want to recognize the United Provinces or the revolutionary government, so they negotiated with the Beiyang government. However, the Beiyang government was already in turmoil and could not be the master of the south. This was not difficult to change.  All the southern government needs to do is participate in the negotiations together.  This seems strange. What is being discussed is the issue of the federal provinces, but it is led by the Beiyang government, but the southern government is involved, and the British do not recognize the federal provincial government.  Although it is very strange, he has achieved it. I have to say that there is nothing he can't do except what he can't imagine.  In fact, at the Paris Peace Conference after World War I, among the representatives sent by China.  Not only were representatives of the Beiyang government, but Sun Yat-sen also sent people to participate in this international event as representatives of the southern government.  One Country, Two Representatives appeared eight years ago.  The Beiyang government is led by Gu Chujun. At this time, Gu Chujun's status is no longer a mere diplomat, but has become the cabinet prime minister of the Beiyang government.  Since the Beiyang government was oppressed by the Northern Expeditionary Army in the south, suffered a serious loss of power, and was in a precarious situation, no one was willing to accept the role of such an unlucky prime minister at this time.  In the end, Gu Chujun was asked to come forward to form the cabinet.  Gu Chujun refused in every possible way and sent telegrams to Sun Chuanfang, Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zongchang, Feng Yuxiang and even Yan Xishan to express his intention to retire, but he was forcefully persuaded to stay.  Coincidentally, the representatives sent by the revolutionary government were Chen Youren, who officially represented the south at the Paris Peace Conference. What was even more coincidental was that Gu Chujun also represented the northern government at that time. Now the two representatives, one from the south and the other from the north, are sitting at the same negotiating table.  On the other side, we also faced the foreigners on the other side of the negotiation table again.  Of course, the federal province also sent people there.  It is impossible to discuss federal-provincial issues without inviting people from the federal provinces to be present.  Otherwise it's just a joke.  Unless the United Provinces are considered weak and a force that can be manipulated at will, just like Czechoslovakia before World War II.  Britain and France could cede Czech territory without their advice.  Not only the revolutionary government in the south knew it, but also the Beiyang government knew it, and Britain and Italy also knew it.  The United Provinces are not easy targets to bully, otherwise they would not be able to fight a war with the United Provinces, so.  Inviting the federal provinces to participate in negotiations is something that Britain and Italy have always considered necessary. However, at this time, the federal provinces can only represent the southern local government, not the central government.  Once the results of this negotiation are reached, the representatives of the federal provinces will not have the authority to sign. The only person who can sign is Gu Chujun, Prime Minister of the Beiyang Cabinet and Minister-General of Foreign Affairs.  On the first day, everyone discussed the negotiation charter, and the parties agreed that both parties must keep the contents of the negotiation confidential until the results are announced.  Because the content of this negotiation is relatively sensitive, both for Britain, Italy and China. If it is not done well, it will cause strong opposition from the domestic people, which is not a good thing for both parties.  Because there is a need for confidentiality during the negotiation process.  In addition to confidentiality, some keynotes have been reached, which is to confirm that this conflict is not a war, although it is actually a war regardless of its scale and nature.  Now that it is determined that it is not a war, it will be easy to handle. It means that the two sides have not entered a state of war, so there is no need to sign a peace agreement and there is no need to decide a winner. This is the bottom line for Britain and Italy. Let them  It is very difficult for anyone to admit that they have failed in a war.  Regarding these two points, the province agreed very pragmatically. The first clause also needs to be kept confidential. If the contents of the negotiations are exposed in advance, many things will be interfered by public opinion in the future.  The second article is that the United Provinces have made concessions to the Westerners. Whether there is a treaty to confirm the victory of the United Provinces does not matter, because in fact the United Provinces have already won, captured nearly 100,000 people, and completely wiped out the army as scheduled.  , if this is not considered victory, there will be no victory in this world.  Correct on this pointThe other side is more important, so it can be regarded as a concession to them by the federal province.  But if there are concessions, there must be rewards. On the second day of formal negotiations, Wang Chongyang, the representative of the joint province, raised the request of the joint province.  "Britain and Italy must immediately withdraw from the coastal blockade of the United Provinces. This is the prerequisite for negotiations insisted on by the United Provinces." Britain and Italy exchanged opinions and felt that they could not agree to it in any case. Currently, the United Provinces have 80,000 prisoners in their hands.  , and they don¡¯t have any trump card in their hands. Blockade of China¡¯s coast is the only trump card they have at present, which they cannot hand over.  When the two countries expressed that they could not accept this request.  Wang Chongyang immediately said that the two countries were not negotiating in good faith at all. The Federal Provincial Army and any Chinese army had stopped attacking the British and Italian troops, but the British and Italians still blocked the coast of the United Provinces. Is this true?  Seek peace.  The representatives of the two countries rolled their eyes. It was indeed beneficial to them to dress themselves up as victims in the negotiations, but the representatives of the United Provinces were too shameless. You guys didn't attack us. That's because our armies are all fucking  We have entered prisoner-of-war camps, and now while they are bringing all our troops into prisoner-of-war camps, they are asking us to abandon the blockade and play ourselves as victims. It is true, but this is too clumsy, too shameless, and too despicable.  But without giving them a chance to bargain, Wang Chongyang immediately stood up and said that the United Provinces would temporarily withdraw from the negotiations. He said that if Britain and Italy did not accept this condition, the United Provinces would not return to the negotiating table.  " Gu Chujun and Chen Youren were a little dumbfounded. This was too awesome. Who is the great power? This behavior was too unreasonable. They didn't give them a chance to argue repeatedly. This was an ultimatum. What kind of trouble was this?  But as Chinese, they still wanted to support the United Provinces unconditionally, so they also announced their withdrawal from the negotiations.  Actually, it doesn¡¯t matter whether they quit or not, because they are not the protagonists.  Gu Chujun thought that the negotiator from the United Provinces was too amateurish and might not be able to come up with a solution. However, Chen Youren felt that Wang Chongyang's approach was quite good. He had to be tough on the big powers. If you give him an inch, he could bully you an inch.  The most depressing thing is that the negotiators from the UK and Italy are not willing to come because they are originally responsible for negotiating. They know they are here to accept humiliation. Concessions to China are considered a shame to them. They may not be scolded when they return home.  So.  But it¡¯s not okay not to come. Tens of thousands of people have been arrested and they are not allowed to come back.  What happened to the two people at the meeting was immediately spread back to the country, because the other party did not play their cards according to the routine. Lifting the blockade was the biggest authorization they had received, but the other party wanted to lift the blockade as soon as they came up. How could this be done?  According to the original plan, the other side would release the prisoners, and Britain and Italy would lift the blockade, each taking what they need and giving one to each. But the other side will do this as soon as they come up. If they don't agree, they won't talk to you. How to deal with this? Let's leave it to the country.  Deal with it.  The British are indeed suffering from internal and external worries. Needless to say, the economy has been in a sluggish state since the First World War. Seeing the rapid economic recovery of their ally the French, they themselves are half-dead and have fallen into the hands of Burma and China.  In this battlefield, the British economy is even worse.  Now that the Labor Party has come to power, it wants to reduce taxes and increase workers' benefits. All of this requires money. Withdrawing force from China is the minimum requirement of the Labor Party. Next, the Labor Party will also withdraw its troops from Myanmar, and even does not hesitate to allow Myanmar to do so.  Become a Dominion.  The British¡¯s foreign invasion is Italy, and the Italians are not easy to trick. They tricked 40,000 Italian troops in China. Mussolini could tolerate this tone so easily. This arrogant person is not so easy to talk to.  Constantly putting pressure on Britain, requiring Britain to help Italy rescue tens of thousands of its prisoners at all costs, otherwise Italy would not hesitate to sever diplomatic relations with Britain.  And Italy continues to promote to the international community that the British army betrayed the Italian army and caused the Italian army to suffer a shameless defeat in China.  Mussolini could not accept defeat. He put all the blame on the British, saying that they were defeated not at the hands of the Chinese, but at the hands of their own ally, the British.  The British were depressed and had no choice but to dismiss China and convey their opinions to all parties through the Beiyang government.  However, Gu Chujun from Beiyang did convey it to them, but Wang Chongyang would not compromise at all. As long as the British did not lift the blockade, no matter what concession conditions they proposed, the federal provinces would not accept it.  What is strange is that Chen Youren also has this attitude.  This made Gu Chujun feel a little surprised. Could it be that the revolutionary government in the south had decided to be tough to the end? Why were all their negotiators ghostwriters like this?  After getting the reply from the Chinese.  The British were wondering, do the Chinese really don't want to negotiate with them? But if they don't negotiate, what good will it do to China?  Could it be that the Chinese have some trump cards?  The British guessed correctly, the United Provinces really had a trump card, and Wang Chongyang held this trump card.  To be continuedSearch Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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