Ryukyu actually accepted Nanhua’s protection and became Nanhua’s protectorate!
"What!"
Okubo Toshimichi suddenly stood up and glared at the other person. He looked straight at him. After a while, he suppressed the dissatisfaction and anger in his heart and spoke in a humble tone.
"Your Excellency, please consider the history here!"
Faced with Okubo Toshimichi's request, Li Fengzhi said directly.
"Your Excellency, Special Envoy, please consider your strength. This world depends on strength!"
Although "strength" was mentioned twice, Li Fengzhi deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word "strength".
"If you are stubborn, then I believe it is no longer as simple as a misunderstanding!"
Faced with such a arrogant answer, Okubo Toshimichi was stunned. He looked at the Nanhua officer in front of him and spoke for a long time.
"Is there no room for negotiation?"
"We can talk. If we can't reach a conclusion today, then next time, we can switch to another fleet to talk. The casualties you caused to us by attacking our ship without authorization need to be discussed!"
Li Fengzhi directly took out a list.
"This is the damage caused to us by the Japanese attack. Please take a look at it!"
"One hundred thousand taels! You, only, only five people died and ten were injured, but what about our losses? We lost two warships! But you asked us to compensate you one hundred thousand taels!"
Okubo Toshimichi suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a low voice.
"One hundred thousand taels cannot buy back the lives of our soldiers! For Nanhua, every soldier is extremely precious!"
Li Fengzhi did not mention the Japanese losses at all. Their losses were nothing but self-inflicted!
Suppressing the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart, Ito Hirobumi said.
"Your Excellency, it is indeed as you said, this world depends on strength! But..."
Pursing his lips heavily, Ito Hirobumi said in an extremely serious tone.
"But from the moment it opened its doors, Japan hopes to live in friendship with other countries and is also willing to develop friendly relations with South China. Please carefully consider the matter of reparations. After all, this is for the sake of the friendship between our two countries!"
"friendship……"
After pondering for a moment, Li Fengzhi said in a rather serious tone.
"It is precisely because of friendship that I hope to sign the treaty now. After all, if the time is changed and the scene is changed, maybe there will be another black ship attack!"
Looking at Okubo Toshimichi, Li Fengzhi said in a serious tone.
"Japan has been a country for nearly 20 years and has dealt with Westerners for so many years. It should be very clear that for Westerners, this world is dominated by the jungle. What does Nanhua rely on to gain a foothold in South America? The first is strength.
, The second is the attitude of resolute counterattack in the face of provocations. If the Chileans attack our friends, we will destroy their country! If Argentina provokes a border provocation, its country will also be destroyed!"
Taking a deep breath, Li Fengzhi looked at the unnatural expressions of the Japanese people in front of him and said.
"This time, the Japanese side decisively provoked us, and we were forced to fight back in self-defense. If this matter is reported back to Nanhua, please tell me how we will respond!"
Faced with such a rhetorical question, Okubo Toshimichi couldn't help but fall into silence. He frowned for a while before he spoke.
"Your Excellency, please believe that we have absolutely no hostility towards your country."
"This is no longer a question of whether I believe it or not, but..."
Li Fengzhi sneered.
"What do I need to convince the country that you are not hostile? What do you do to the British, the Americans, and the French? But what about us? Use the fleet and guns to express your voice?
Believe me! Nanhua will never be afraid of war!"
When he said this again, Li Fengzhi's tone was filled with confidence.
This kind of confidence did not come to him after he learned about the destruction of Argentina midway, but Nanhua gave him such confidence from the beginning. In the past ten years, Nanhua has given everyone such confidence.
"We have never flinched in the face of war provocations. This was true in the past and it is true now."
Just looking at the Japanese in front of him, Li Fengzhi continued.
"If what you want is war, then we will definitely let you get your wish. Nanhua's army is very powerful. Now it is the navy's turn to prove itself."
Do you still need proof?
Ito Hirobumi's heart is full of bitterness. Can he use Japan to prove it?
Should we bombard Japan like the British did?
No need to think about it, he already knows what kind of impact even the simplest bombardment will have on the government!
You must know that although Japan has long been accustomed to the existence of the emperor, it has never been accustomed to an emperor with rights.
Once Japan is once again bombarded by the fleet of "foreigners", the emperor's authority, which was finally re-established through "respecting the king and rejecting the foreigners", will fall apart.
The daimyo of those places have been watching and waiting for the opportunity. Once the prestige of the emperor and the court is severely damaged, what will those people do?
What awaits Japan will definitely be another civil war!
Once Japan falls back into civil war, will it still be possible for Japan to implement reform reforms at that time?
The answer is obvious.
Nanhua's fleet cannot be allowed to fire on Japan under any circumstances, and all misunderstandings must be eliminated immediately.
"Your Excellency, please believe that this is just a misunderstanding. Japan has never had any intention of conflict with your country. In order to avoid another conflict between us, I think it is necessary for Japan and South China to sign a goodwill agreement.
Treaty of Friendship.”
Signing a treaty of goodwill and friendship is an old tradition of the Japanese. When the Perry fleet made a "goodwill visit" to Edo Bay, what they signed was a treaty of goodwill and friendship.
The temper of the Japanese has always been like this. They have a masochistic tendency in their bones. The harder the beating, the more friendly they become.
Why has Japan been in awe of China for thousands of years? Isn’t it because it hurts from being beaten?
In another world, Japan is extremely friendly to the United States. Why are they as docile as dogs?
Isn’t it just because I got beaten?
Don't tell me, this kind of personality is really human nature. Isn't this an "M" type personality?
"Sign a treaty of goodwill and friendship?"
Li Fengzhi smiled. Of course he knew what the so-called treaty of goodwill and friendship was?
However, it was indeed beyond his expectation that the Japanese took the initiative to sign this treaty, but... this was also an additional gain.
"A Treaty of Amity and Friendship? You must know that Nanhua has always stood for equal coexistence with all countries, and is willing to continue to live in amity and friendship with Japan."
How could you refuse the fat meat that was delivered to your door? Speaking of this, Li Fengzhi smiled...