There were vast forests and vast sand. Since there were no cars and trains in the Far East, Qingying had to take a carriage and began the long journey from Miqingjing to St. Petersburg.

The official road made of loess is not as flat as imagined, with pits and gravels all over the road. Although the body of the car uses a very clever shock absorber, you can still feel obvious shaking in the car. For 5 months, Qingying has become accustomed to having a gentle and cute loli beside him; this time, looking at the empty carriage, I feel disappointed, leaving only a sigh and many feelings.

The land of the northern country in this era is not as heavy as that of later generations. The sky is high and the wilderness is vast. The mountains and fields are covered with frost and snow, and the rivers are frozen. It is the twelfth month, and the year is approaching, and this already remote official road is sparsely populated; after leaving Zhili Province, only Qingying and his party are still struggling on the winding road. Fortunately, the wind and snow have not been heavy, so they can accumulate small steps and move forward slowly. When the sun sets and there is no inn, Qingying can only lie in a carriage in a carriage. In this long and lonely winter night, Qingying always misses Xueer Loli very much. If she also accompanied her to the north, it would be a deep affection and laughter, right?

A month later, Qingying and his party left Outer Mongolia and officially entered the Siberian area ruled by the Maozi. The sun was pale and cloudless. Looking into the distance, they could only see a rolling hill next to each other, winding and endless. Due to the lack of people, this Maoguo official road built on the mountain was even more damaged. If it weren't for occasionally seeing a bare sign on the roadside, in the 19th century without GPS satellite positioning, it would be a murderous maze invisible jungle. Every night, sand and stones fly, and the north wind roar; the convoy had to find a leeward valley to barely make fire and make rice and survive the cold night. On the barren fields, occasionally scattered thatched wooden houses were surrounded by fields; every other week, they could meet a dilapidated Maoguo Post Station, which was able to bathe and replenish supplies and set off on the road.

Just during the months when the Qing Dynasty was traveling long distance along the way, the situation in the Far East finally came to an end. After nearly a month of repeated negotiations, the Qing government finally signed a final armistice document with the Japanese government on February 5. There are 11 treaties in total, including "alternative agreement" and "agreedy special articles".

Politically, the clan relations between North Korea and China for nearly a thousand years no longer exist; although North Korea has become an independent country in name, it has actually completely become a colonial territory of Japan. In just half a year, 100,000 Korean women became pregnant, and thousands of people were also regarded as military prostitutes and were humiliated day and night. For the entire half century thereafter, the original residents on the Korean Peninsula were trembling under the terror of absolute authority; facing the bayonets and guns of the Japanese army, they were called as slaves, their families were destroyed, and their families were destroyed, and they lived a miserable life worse than cows and horses.

In terms of territory, Mi Qing and Japan rely on the current fronts of the two countries, set up a new border line in rounds of negotiations. Most of the areas on the Liaodong Peninsula were classified and included in the territory controlled by Japan. However, thousands of Japanese troops in Taiwan gave up their attacks on this area due to poor supply, rampant plague, and loss of sea control rights, so they gave up their capture of this area and withdrew from this area. According to the orders of the base camp, the Japanese army rarely burned, killed, looted, and dug three feet before leaving. Hirofumi Ito had already predicted that by the time the Japanese Navy regained its advantage, Taiwan would sooner or later be in Japan's possession.

In terms of the amount of compensation, Mi Qing and Japan were particularly fierce. Both sides used their means to threaten and intimidate each other and repeatedly tried. In the final agreement, Mi Qing paid 70 million taels of military expenses to Japan, and 6 batches were paid in two years in total. In addition, Mi Qing was forced to open several more trade ports, allowing Japanese merchants to build factories in these places and implement the most-favored-nation treatment. When Li Hongzhang signed the letter and walked out of Chunfan Building, the sky outside had already become dark; the cold wind was roaring, frost and snow were flying, and the eternal infamous, how could he get rid of it?

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Logically speaking, the waves in the Far East should calm down here, but the European powers have turned their attention to the Far East; for their own interests, the matter here will certainly not be stopped. When the news of the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki was transmitted to St. Petersburg by telegram, the Russian ruling class was in a big uproar: when Mi Qing and Japan were negotiating, Russia hinted in every way that Japan would not have territorial requirements for China's Liaodong Peninsula, but in the final treaty, Japan still insisted on invading Liaodong! Nicholas II, who was almost hacked to death by the Japanese in his early years, immediately hated and private hatred together: in order to ensure Russia's interests in Mi Qing's Northeast, it was willing to use war to make Japan surrender.

However, Nicholas II still had some concerns, after all, there was Britain behind Japan. Even if Russia wanted to teach this evil dog a lesson, it had to consider the feelings of the British owner. However, this concern was quickly dispelled by the joining of Germany and France. Seeing that Japan was about to defeat the Qing army, German Emperor William II felt that Germany should be involved in East Asia. Earlier, Russia and France formed a Russian-French alliance in 1892, which shakes Germany's status in Europe. Therefore, William II tried to interfere in the Sino-Japanese peace talks, taking this opportunity to get close to Russia, loosen the close relationship between Russia and France, and get rid of Germany's isolated situation. After Germany tried to win over Russia, France also wanted to gain more benefits in East Asia, so it supported the signing of the treaty with the two countries.

On the afternoon of February 6, the day after the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Ministers of Russia, Germany and France in Japan jointly came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tokyo, and submitted a memorandum to Japan, and issued a "friendly persuasion" to make Japan give up the occupation of Liaodong. The full text of the memorandum of Russia is as follows: "The government of His Majesty the Russian Emperor, hereby checked the conditions for peace requested by Japan to China, and the Liaodong Peninsula belongs to Japan. It not only believes that it is a risk of endangering the capital of China, but also makes North Korea's independence a name but also makes North Korea's independence a name. The above actually hinders the permanent peace in the Far East in the future. Therefore, in order to express its honest friendship to the government of the Japanese Emperor, the Russian government hereby advises the Japanese government to give up the fact that it has indeed possessed the Liaodong Peninsula." The ministers of the Three Kingdoms also bluntly stated that the Japanese side must accept the "friendly persuasion" proposed by the Three Kingdoms; because there is no hope for the struggle with the Three Kingdoms.

After receiving a report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hirobuki Ito, who was in Hiroshima, felt extremely difficult and worried. When dealing with the issue of Liaodong, he actually advocated not to touch Russia's bad luck, and had considered that Russia might interfere; but in order to realize Japan's ambition to expand and to appease the army generals on the front line, he still wrote the occupation of Liaodong into the Treaty of Shimonoseki. But what he did not expect was that Russia's attitude would be so tough, and Germany and France, which had nothing to do in the Far East, also intervened!

As the Japanese navy was weaker than history, the total tonnage of the fleet was only over 60,000 tons, and the three countries' joint fleet in the Far East had 120,000 tons, so Hirofumi Ito even saved the effort of holding a meeting to discuss and reject the suggestions of the Three Kingdoms. After discussing with Muro Osamu, Hirofumi Ito tried to seek help from Britain and let Britain break up the Three Kingdoms alliance, but failed. Although the British navy in the Far East was still stronger than the sum of the Three Kingdoms, it was difficult to deal with the joint attack of the Three Kingdoms in Europe; for less than 40 million yuan, it was difficult to deal with the joint attack of the Three Kingdoms in Europe;

It is an unwise choice to confront Japan with a population, Russia, France and Germany. In any aspect, it is an unwise choice. The British told the Japanese: "Britain has the most sincere friendship with Japan, and at the same time, it cannot ignore the interests of its own country. Therefore, it cannot help Japan at the request of Japan." The implication is: Although you are my ally, the Russians are now the mortal enemy of my British Empire; this time, the Russians have pulled two gay friends together, and even I myself may not be an opponent. The future is long, so you should follow them.

Seeing that the British bosses softened their attitude under the power of the Three Kingdoms, Japan had no choice but to surrender. On February 10, Japan issued a reply to the Three Kingdoms: "The Japanese Empire Government decided to give up the permanent occupation of the Liaodong Peninsula based on the advice of the friendship between the governments of Russia, Germany and France." However, as compensation for Japan's abandonment of the Liaodong Peninsula, the Japanese government asked the Qing court to pay a ransom of 100 million taels. Later, under the operation of multiple parties, the number was reduced to 50 million taels first and then to 30 million taels. China handed over all the 30 million taels in compensation, the Japanese army would withdraw within three months.

After this incident, the situation in the Far East quietly changed again. Japan was a new empire that had just risen, but was so humiliated by such diplomatic humiliation. The duck that had already reached the mouth was snatched away by the Three Kingdoms. Therefore, Japan has always held a grudge, seeking to "sleep on firewood and taste gall", vigorously advocated the development of military industry, and looked forward to the opportunity to take revenge. In this incident, Britain also saw Russia's ambitions clearly. In order to stop Russia from moving south, Britain began to open up lending to Japan and fully supported Japan's military expansion to Russia.
Chapter completed!