Moreover, for them, the great blockade not only blocked thousands of Japanese samurai, but also lacked everything after the reform, that is, unemployed samurai. Their death just lightened the burden on the country. Since Japanese people ranked second in the world in disregard of human life, no one dared to rank first. After the Republic of China, the China government learned this essence, but even the literati and officialdom in the feudal dynasty were worse off. Some officials were industrialized and starved to death, but civil servants in the Qing Dynasty would rather tear down the factory than keep the livelihood of workshop workers. Although the performance of literati and officialdom in front of the general trend was ridiculous, isn’t their feelings worth understanding?
By the end of the year, the Japanese finally couldn’t hold on, not that they cared about the lives of thousands of samurai, but that the economy really couldn’t hold on. They had already paid one million yen for this invasion of Taiwan, and the yen was extremely unstable at this time. When the exchange rate against silver was equivalent to two million taels of silver.
Seeing that there was nothing to be gained after a long delay, the Japanese indicated that they were willing to pay compensation.
Taiwan Province’s unsolved case seems to have solved smoothly that the big armored ship was touring the Taiwan Province Strait and didn’t go to Japan. However, the Japanese almost caused the Great War with Japan because they stepped up the annexation of Ryukyu Kingdom.
This is a later story. The Taiwan Province issue is not over yet, and it is only halfway through for the University. Forcing Japan to retreat is the first step, and then forcing the Qing Dynasty to peacefully deliver Taiwan Province to the University is the ultimate goal.
Section 500 Discuss cutting Taiwan Province.
The big armored ship Fujian is a 9,000-ton armored ship, which was designed, built and delivered to the Great Navy by the British. This warship is considered to be a British Infineon white-class ship of the same class. After it was delivered, it was presided over by the shipyard ship designer Elkson. According to the Fujian, the Guangxi was designed and manufactured, which is also a 9,000-ton heavenly sound.
These two armored ships are not only in Asia, but also in the world. They are first-class armored ships, and even the British can’t underestimate them.
Therefore, the Fujian armored ship cooperated with ten 5,000-ton modified armored ships to block the Taiwan Province Strait, so that even if the Japanese rented two British and American warships, they didn’t dare to break into the blockade. The Japanese rented these two British and American warships, and they had already paid a big price. If they sank, their losses would be even greater, so it would be unnecessary for a few warriors to pay such a heavy price.
As a result, 3,600 samurai were not replenished and could be self-sufficient in the raging tropical jungle. As a result, 1,000 people died of illness and nearly 1,000 people were lost due to conflicts with students. Finally, only 100 people walked to the port alive.
But even these 100 people have to board Japanese civilian ships under the supervision of the big navy.
Seeing hundreds of people supporting each other, they had to use Bushido, which is usually precious to death, as a crutch and walk towards their steamboat Rimaru, covered in filth.
On both sides, sailors dressed in clean and neat imitation of British naval uniforms are being watched while holding guns. They are discouraged, dressed in dirty and Japanese samurai. They are not so embarrassed because Japanese samurai are neat. They pay great attention to cleaning and carry many sets of clothes in the March, but the problem is that in the end, they dare not take a bath at all. Every time they go to take a bath, they will be ambushed.
A team of Japanese samurai slowly boarded the boat team, and finally they led Saigou Jyuudou. He was the younger brother of Saigō Takamori, the third leader of the Japanese Restoration, but he lay down and walked to the mail boat. He was not dead but was ill and was carried by Saigou Jyuudou. It is strange that this is a foreigner. He is an American Li Xiande.
Just as foreigners were about to step on the gangway, suddenly a naval officer came up and gave him a gift, took out a document and said to him in a cold tone
"I’m sorry, Mr. Li Xiande, but you’re under arrest. You’re suspected of conspiring to encourage other countries to commit major aggression against another country."
Li Xiande was also very embarrassed, but he refused to accept the arrest. "You arrested me. Taiwan Province’s San Francisco is the main place, and attacking here is also the Japanese government’s own business. I just gave them some suggestions."
The officer’s tone is still cold. "You have something to say to the judge."
Li Xian was killed. He couldn’t fight "I asked to inform our consulate"
The officer said, "Don’t worry, you won’t be tried. We arrested you at the request of the Qing government and you will be handed over to the Qing government with the consent of your consulate."
Li Xiande was relieved that the United States had a consular judgment in the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing law could not try him. However, at that time, when diplomatic relations were not established, there was no such treatment or one-sided MFN treatment with other countries except the British extraterritorial law. All tax concessions were reached through bilateral negotiations.
Li Xiande was arrested because Li Hongzhang asked him to protest to the United States through the Prime Minister’s yamen, and the Americans agreed to arrest Li Xiande.
However, it is very difficult for Li Hongzhang, that is, consular adjudication is also called extraterritorial law. According to this treaty, the Qing court did not try American manpower, and Americans who violated the law in the Manchu border will be referred to the American consul for adjudication, but agreed that the Qing court would send officials to attend the trial.
However, in general, the consul of the other side will roll with the punches. Anyway, Manchu officials don’t understand that American law was a criminal case of wounding and killing humanity earlier, and consuls of various countries can handle it fairly in the end. Now, anyway, Qing government officials are not very happy. Of course, they will be biased towards one country, and the phenomenon of releasing people directly without trial procedures, especially the French, is particularly serious. This has led to the common people’s most hatred of extraterritorial laws. This kind of situation has never happened in Japan, and it has also given the Japanese government a reason to recover extraterritorial laws through negotiations.
The case of Li Xiande, Li Hongzhang, an important official of the Qing court, didn’t care much about protesting to the United States, but also took a try attitude. As a result, the Xiamen Consulate of the United States really arrested Li Xiande and planned to hand him over to the Consulate of Shanghai for trial. It was the Qing court that didn’t intend to pursue the case that released Li Xiande on the spot in the sea.
In this historical meeting, no one can say for sure, because Li Hongzhang has finally been asked to negotiate more than the Taiwan Province issue
The ambassador to Beijing and the yamen of the Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty told them that Taiwan Province belongs to Fujian Province. Since Fujian is a big territory, the existing peace treaty is a friendly country. Now Fujian is a big territory, the Taiwanese government should belong to great hope. The Qing Dynasty will immediately hand over the rule of Taiwan Province with friendship.
Besides, it is not easy for Taiwan Province to be alone overseas without naval defense. Today, the Japanese invaders’ invasion of the country makes it difficult for the Qing court to cope with the future. England, France or the United States will cause trouble in Taiwan Province, while Taiwan Province’s near territory is a healthy barrier. Therefore, Taiwan Province is definitely not lost to others. Seeing that the Qing court can’t keep the healthy barrier, it is necessary to negotiate on the ownership of Taiwan Province.
This is the big trouble for Li Hongzhang.
The Japanese rioted in Taiwan Province, and Li Hongzhang thought that he would not get out of his control. Although limited by the lack of qualified navy in the Qing court at that time, Li Hongzhang was unable to rent two British and American warships for the anti-Japanese, but he still transported 6,000 Huai troops from other places and rushed to Langya No.10 Society to station near the Niulan line on the Han-Francisco border. Even if the Japanese samurai fought with Shengfan fiercely, it did not affect the peace of the Chinese community.
Li Hongzhang thinks that the Japanese can’t turn over the sky, but it’s different. Now the Yangtze River is blocking the long-haired North Offenders. At this time, it has provoked a big one, and it is not something that the Qing court can bear.
When the time comes, Long Hair will make a big naval attack from the north of the Yangtze River, and even if Dagukou Fortress Group is built by Li Hongzhang, he doesn’t want to take risks, although he has guaranteed the court that if there is an accident in case of distortion, he must be responsible for it alone.
Li Hongzhang doesn’t have to take this risk. In addition, he knew from his heart that there was not much benefit lost in Taiwan Province, and there was nothing to regret. A piece of Han Chinese and a small island were just a drop in the bucket compared with the whole Qing territory.
Therefore, Li Hongzhang immediately told the imperial court to ask the empress dowager and the emperor to decide that Li Hongzhang gave up Taiwan Province. Of course, if he said so directly, he would definitely be impeached by the desire of the DPRK. At that time, the Russians signed the Aihui Treaty with the Heilongjiang general Yishan in the northeast and ceded a large wasteland. In the end, Yishan was not accused of dismissing Yishan. Even so, if Li Hongzhang lost Taiwan Province, there would be no good place to know. Now, there are many Han ministers who are heavily armed in the DPRK.
Therefore, I don’t care if I give up Taiwan Province Li Hongzhang, but he has to give a reason for the imperial censor to clean up the DPRK so that they won’t buckle all the shit pots on his head. He Li Hongzhang can’t stand these impeachment, but there is one person who can stand it, that is Zeng Guofan.
Anyway, there are many people who scold Zeng Guofan, but Zeng Guofan is still in Anqing because everyone knows that it is so appropriate to lose Taiwan Province’s responsibility without Zeng Guofan, a big man.
Before giving advice to the Qing court, Li Hongzhang sent a letter to his teacher Zeng Guofan, telling his difficulties in detail, and finally asked Zeng Guofan to join him in letting the court give up Taiwan Province to protect the overall situation.
Zeng Guofan sighed and knew that it was his own student who put himself on the fire. He also had to jump into the fire pit and ask him to tell the court with Li Hongzhang to give up Taiwan Province. When the time comes, Zeng Guofan will definitely be the most scolded by heaven and man.