Fengtian City, which had been temporarily taken over by the military, had many shiny black cars parked there today. Some tall men in tuxedos filled the city center building. It was the first time for most of these foreigners to arrive in Fengtian. They originally thought that the summer here would be as cold as the Siberian Plateau, but it seemed that this was not the case. The summer here was also hot!!
As the political, economic, and military center of the northeast, Fengtian had a permanent population of nearly 800,000. It was the largest city in the three northeastern provinces. Moreover, it was convenient to travel from Fengtian to any city in the three northeastern provinces. This was thanks to the developed railway network in the northeast, especially the diplomatic ambassador of the country of Dé. Although Dé was a defeated country in World War I, even its regular army had to be reduced after World War I. Moreover, the major colonies were also divided by Britain, France, and the United States. However, this could not be denied. Germany still had great potential, especially now that they had the help of the Americans. It could be said that Germany had obtained the last shortcoming. However, this was the truth. The US's investment in Germany and the direct abolition of the war reparations of Germany had given them a sigh of relief!!
Dale, the representative of the UK, and Hilde, the representative of the US, were obviously close. The Ying people supported Japan to be the Pacific Ocean's sh * t stirring stick, so the US people supported the UK to be the European sh * t stirring stick. There could not only be one France in the European continent, right? The French ambassador, who had been attacked, could only walk with the representative of Italy. This made the Italian ambassador somewhat flattered. After all, France was now the number one power in the European continent. Of course, they could not treat the Soviet as a European continent!!
"Let's go in. This time, it's the negotiation between Japan and the Northeast. We're just here to join in the fun!!”
After all, Hilde was the ambassador of the United States. The United States was rich. In other words, they were rich. However, other than the navy, their military strength was still impressive. The construction of the army and air force was somewhat unsatisfactory!!
However, the current world situation was still relatively stable. It seemed that there was no recruitment to carry out a new round of world war. Therefore, the US government did not need to spend such a high military budget to raise some idle troops. Moreover, the natural and safe geographical environment of the US was unique. Who could compete with it?!
Starting from 8 am, the Northeast's representatives were the Japanese representatives. Both sides were arguing at the negotiation table, and their faces were red. It was a joke to the foreigners. However, in the eyes of the foreign powers, it was just a game of house, especially in the Northeast. Although the territory was quite large, they still could not independently build their own cannons. The so-called industry in the Northeast was just a military processing plant of some Omi countries!!
Zhang Zuolin was a bandit to the core, and all of them were from prestigious universities and noble families. They despised Zhang Zuolin from the bottom of their hearts, but Zhang Zuolin was the head of the Northeast regime, so they still had to take care of him on the big scene!!
From 8 am to 11 am, the Northeast and Japan had two more rounds of negotiations. However, as the two sides argued more intensely, the final outcome of the negotiations gradually surfaced…
Of course, a large part of this was due to Zhu Erdian being a peacemaker. The British Empire was still the current number one country. Although the M Nation's industrial output had already surpassed that of the Ying Nation, their international influence was not small compared to the Ying Nation. From the fact that the mainstream settlement currency of world trade was the pound, it could be seen that the British Empire was still glorious!!
At two o'clock in the afternoon, after dinner, the Northeast and Japan had their last round of negotiations. In the dull conference hall, Zhang Zuolin's hearty laughter finally came out!!
"Motherf * cker, after talking so much nonsense, didn't I still sign it? Back then, the f * cker who blew up the train and the tracks wanted to kill me, Old Zhang. How could I not pay compensation?？”
Zhang Zuolin stared at Fang Ze. As the King of Northeast, his imposing manner completely overshadowed everyone else. After all, this was Zhang Zuolin's home ground, so he naturally could not be afraid. Zhang Zuolin swept his gaze over the faces of these big powers one by one. Ying Country, America, France, Japan, Dé Country, the Soviet Union, and Italy. If it were not for the fact that the Northeast had built up some confidence over the years and had just won a critical victory against the Japanese Kwantung Army, he did not know what this negotiation would have become. Perhaps the Japanese would demand an exorbitant price, or perhaps the Xin Chou treaty would be reenacted, making the northeast a market dumping ground for the various powers. Weak countries had no diplomacy, and this world had always followed the law of the jungle. The weak did not deserve respect, and they did not even have the right to live!!
Not only that, the biggest reason why the Japanese agreed to sign the treaty was that 100,000 troops were deployed along the Yalu River, and the Northeast Air Force was flying back and forth over the Yalu River almost day and night. Zhang Xue was using death as a bargaining chip in this negotiation. The possibility of the Japanese gaining any benefits from the negotiation table was almost zero!!
However, it wasn't like the Japanese didn't get anything!!
For example, the 12,000 soldiers of the Kwantung Army who were imprisoned in the eastern part of Fengtian. No, in the past half a month, many of them should have died from their wounds!
Fengtian Daily's reporter, Chen Xiangxiu, took a picture of Zhang Zuolin's smile as the victorious party when the two sides signed the treaty. Compared to the lifeless atmosphere in Fangze, this was undoubtedly a different kind of national rejuvenation. For the first time, China had won a negotiation with a foreign power!!
Zhang Zuolin opened the document and signed it, the corners of his mouth widening even more!!
First, the Japanese government officially recognized the right to operate the South Manchurian and Anfeng railroads!!
Second, the Japanese government will follow the wishes of the northeastern government and evacuate 600,000 Japanese citizens in the northeast within a week!!
Third, the Japanese government will open up the Sinuiju area on the Korean Peninsula as a trading hub between Northeast China and Japan!!
Fourth, the Japanese government will respect the autonomy of the Northeast government in the implementation of customs duties!!
Fifth, the Japanese government will compensate the Northeast with 40 million yen as compensation to Mr. Zhang Zuolin. These war reparations can be used to buy advanced industrial machines from the Japanese Empire!!
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Twelfth: The Japanese government unconditionally recognizes Zhang Zuolin as the head of state of the Republic of China, recognizes that Northeast China is still an independent regime, and recognizes that Northeast China has a leading position in the three northeastern provinces!!
After the reduction and re-planning, the original twenty-one articles were still left with twelve articles of various sizes. This was already beyond Zhang Xueze's expectations. However, after a detailed study, he could tell that some of the articles added by the Japanese were actually beneficial to Japan!!
However, this was not a problem. This time, it was Zhang Xueze's greatest wish to recover the railway, drive away the Kwantung Army, and expel the Japanese immigrants. He did not expect the Japanese government to pay 40 million yen as compensation. Although he knew that the 40 million yen would not be paid in cash, it was still very good to be able to exchange it for real industrial machinery!
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