Chapter 340 You are right, the great powers are here to carve up Japan! (Please order and vote)
"Nani? What kind of treaty is this? Why are it so different from the conditions proposed by Admiral Perry last year?
This was established by...\n.\n.\n.\n. Britain, the United States, France, and the Qing Dynasty opened ports in Japan to delimit foreign residences, and was organized by Britain, the United States, France,
What does the Qing Dynasty’s consular jurisdiction over foreigners’ residences mean?”
In the officer's lounge of the Powhatan, a copy of the document was given by British Minister Bonham, Commander of the French East India Fleet Russell, Commander of the American East India Fleet Matthew Perry, Qing Dynasty Nanyang Minister and Shanghai Governor Luo Xueyan and others.
The draft treaty of Japanese treason jointly drawn up was placed in front of Lin Fuzhai. The head of Lin University picked it up and exclaimed when he read the first article.
No wonder he exclaimed, because with Luo Xueyan's "help", Wen Xian, Russell, Matthew Perry and others all felt that the "unequal treaty" draft proposed by Matthew Perry last year was a bit too equal.
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That Matthew Perry is a complete imperialist disgrace!
Bringing a fleet all the way to "Black Ship Knock Off", it looks so scary, what conditions were put forward?
First, American ships can purchase materials and supplies at Shimoda and Hakodate in Japan; second, the rescue and extradition of drifters;
The third is that Americans can stay in Shimoda Port; the fourth is one-sided most-favored-nation treatment.
Just this...\n...\n.Is this kind of treaty a shame to the unequal treaty community?
How could Mr. Luo Xueyan allow Japan's Tokugawa shogunate to sign such a treaty that loses too little power and is not enough to humiliate the country?
So he first planned the Battle of Ryukyu, and used a great victory to "kill three thousand Japanese" to tell the three imperialisms of Britain, the United States, and France that Japan... was simply vulnerable!
Therefore, a more unequal and more humiliating treaty must be imposed on them! The unequal treaties imposed on Japan by other countries must be even more unequal!
And...:..the Qing Dynasty also had to bully little Japan as a great power!
Luo Xueyan's request was of course unanimously supported by Bonham, Bulbulon, Marsali, Perry, Rahel and others.
Because the Ryukyu War has shown that Japan's military force is weaker than that of the Qing Dynasty. Since the more powerful Qing Dynasty has signed a treaty such as the "Treaty of Nanjing" that is humiliating and humiliating, what qualifications does Japan have not to sign?
Moreover, Luo Xueyan also sent 1,500 Nanyang New Army troops to participate in the operation to put pressure on Japan.
"Lin Sang!" Luo Xueyan looked solemn and said to Lin Fuzhai who raised objections: "This article means that Britain, the United States, France, and the Qing Dynasty will occupy concession land in Japan's open port circle! What is a concession? Can you
Understand? It’s a country within a country! Although the land is nominally
In Japan, foreign troops are stationed for protection. The people living in the concession, whether Japanese or foreigners, will be managed by the consulate occupying the concession. In other words, the administration, justice, and legislation of the concession will all
It will be managed by the consulate occupying the concession.
In addition, taxes in the concession are collected by the consulate occupying the concession or the concession authority authorized by the consulate, and have nothing to do with the Japanese government!"
What Luo Xueyan is talking about now is the disaster that China has suffered in history!
At that time, all the cities with the most prosperous industry and commerce in China had concessions, and concessions were often the most prosperous areas in these cities. However, the taxes generated by industry, commerce and real estate in these areas had nothing to do with the Chinese government!
In addition, since these concessions are owned by various countries, there are often ports and terminals in the concessions that can directly connect to the outside world. Therefore, merchants from various countries can smuggle goods into China through the concessions and evade tariffs.
Not only is the Chinese government helpless, but even the customs jointly managed by China and Britain are often helpless. The British masters at the customs have no problem handling Chinese businessmen, but when faced with French, Russian, German, Japanese businessmen and consulate officials who are also great powers,
What other powerful means can be used?
It is no exaggeration to say that the concession was a wound that allowed the great powers to suck blood from China's weakened body!
The prosperity and development of concessions will definitely do more harm than good to China as a whole.
This is also the reason why Luo Xueyan resolutely took back the Shanghai Concession!
"Do the great powers want to carve up our country, Japan?"
Lin Fuzhai was not stupid. He immediately thought of the consequences of the foreign powers occupying concessions in Japan!
There are so many vassals in Japan...\n.:.\n. If the concession is enclosed on the territory of the vassals, will the great powers and the vassals collude together?
The Tokugawa shogunate had already become disgraced over whether to accept the four demands put forward by the United States! Even General Tokugawa Ieyaki was so angry that he screamed for his life.
What’s worse is that after Iekei’s death, he only left a “brain-dead boy” Tokugawa Iesada, so the general who rules Japan now is a brain-dead general in a physical sense!
In addition, because there was a quarrel within the shogunate over whether to establish the country, it was difficult to decide. In the end, the old man, Abe Masahiro, actually kicked the ball to Emperor Tsuhito and asked for "Holy Judgment"!
How many years has it been since the Emperor of Japan took care of business? Now he is actually asked to judge whether the founding of the country is a major event...\n::.. This is simply a reminder to those feudal lords and ronin who are dissatisfied with the Tokugawa world, Japan is still
There is a righteous title that can be used to defeat the general.
If the shogunate now agrees to the encirclement and occupation of concessions by the great powers, then its prestige will have to be severely reduced...\n.\n.\n.\n. By then, it will be difficult for the Japanese world to avoid chaos!
Maybe the Warring States Period will reappear!
"Partition?" Luo Xueyan wanted to say to the Japanese in front of him: You are right, the great powers are here to carve up Japan!
But at this moment, Bonham, Perry, and Russell were all sitting next to them with their respective translators!
Although these translators don't speak Japanese, Luo Xueyan and Lin Fuzhai are talking in Chinese right now, and they can understand them!
"Lin Sang..\n::..Please don't get excited," Luo Xueyan said warmly to Lin Fuzhai, "Now our East Asian country has fallen far behind the Western powers, so we must endure the humiliation and bear the burden and try to avoid conflicts...\n
.If you dare to provoke a confrontation, the dozen or so warships of major powers currently anchored in Edo Bay will bombard Edo!"
"What? Artillery...:...shelling?" Cold sweat broke out on Lin Fuzhai's forehead.
"Lin Sang, Japan must learn from the lessons of the Qing Dynasty 13 or 14 years ago!" Luo Xueyan said earnestly, "Now it is just a loss of power and humiliation of the country, and it has not yet ceded territory and paid compensation!"
"Compensation for ceding territory...\n.
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Lin Fuzhai took a sharp breath, lowered his head and continued to read the draft treaty, and then made a painful voice: "Ah, Nagasaki must be opened.
Osaka, Kanagawaguchi, Shimoda, and Hakodate were opened for trade.
Luo Xueyan added coldly: "The great powers will also set up consulates in these five places to encircle the concession!"
"There are also agreed tariffs, import taxes shall not exceed 5%, and export taxes shall not exceed 20%..::
"It's the same as the Qing Dynasty!" Luo Xueyan said a little sadly.
He has no way to raise the 5% import tariff now, and several ministers from the great powers refuse to agree...\n::.\n. Fortunately, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can ignore the "Treaty of Nanjing", so the goods of the great powers enter the territory of the Heavenly Kingdom as soon as they leave Shanghai.
, it will be 10% to 15% again soon!
"And freedom of preaching, this, this...
Lin Fuzhai almost jumped when he saw the final clause of the treaty regarding missionary work: "This is impossible!"
There was also a Christian uprising in Japan back then! It was known as the Shimabara Rebellion in history. It was in the early days of the Tokugawa shogunate, when the shogunate's force was still relatively strong, so it was still suppressed.
If it were replaced by today's shogunate...
"Don't be impatient!"
Luo Xueyan said softly: "Lin Sang, I know these are difficult to accept, but it is definitely better for you to accept it now than to accept it after the foreigners bombarded Edo with cannons. Because by then, the foreigners will take advantage of it and will definitely raise the issue.
Demand for land cession and compensation!"
"But...:" Lin Fuzhai shook his head vigorously, "But I can't agree!"
"I know that Lin Sang is just a university head." Luo Xueyan said, "Only the General can agree to the treaty proposed by the great powers...\n.\n.\n.\n. Remember what I told you when we just met
If so? Please introduce me to the generals and shogunate elders. I will convince them to make a difficult but correct decision!
Lin Sang...\n...\n. Today's great powers are not something we, the Qing Dynasty, and you, Japan, can fight against!"
When Lin Fuzhai thought about it, he was just a university student... Indeed, he could not directly reject the request of the great powers on behalf of the general. Only the general or the emperor could decide whether he should resist or kneel down.
"Okay!" Lin Fuzhai nodded, "Lord Luo, I will report the requests made by the great powers and your request to go ashore to meet the general and the senior officers."
Chapter completed!