During the negotiations on the morning of the 3rd, the Ming and Qing Dynasties began to formally exchange armistice conditions.
The Qing side first put forward its own request, which was for the Ming army to withdraw from the entire Shanxi. Yonggui repeatedly emphasized that the Qing side had only one request for the Ming side, and nothing else. But there were many who were willing to exchange it.
Yonggui made a bid. He proposed that the Qing Dynasty officially recognize that the areas occupied by the Ming army (except Shanxi) belong to the Ming Dynasty. Regarding Shaanxi, although the Ming army did not actually occupy northern Shaanxi, the Qing Dynasty was also willing to recognize that the entire Loess Plateau area belonged to the Ming Dynasty.
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The specific boundaries, Yonggui drew on the map, are probably the Mu Us Desert in the north, the Yellow River in the east, and Liupan Mountain in the west. In this way, Nanming basically occupies the inside of the "ji" shape of the Yellow River.
Part, that is, the Loess Plateau, the Northern Qing Dynasty still occupies the outer part of the "ji" shape, which is the Hetao Plain. Of course, there is also a small part inside the "ji" shape.
The part inside the character "ji" of the Yellow River is the Mu Us Desert in the northwest and the Loess Plateau in the southeast. However, between the Mu Us Desert and the vertical line on the right side of the character "ji" in the Yellow River, there is still about 180 kilometers long and 20-30 kilometers wide.
The corridor is not a desert. The desert is very safe and no one will wear it.
Marching through such a large desert, this corridor is dangerous. Yonggui proposed that in order to ensure friendly coexistence on the northern border, the two sides should establish a 140-kilometer military buffer zone on this corridor. The southernmost point of the Qing garrison should not exceed Ordos.
The northernmost point of the Ming army's garrison should not exceed Yulin.
"Haha, look, all the big oil fields in Shaanxi have been allocated to you," Yonggui said with a smile, pointing to several places on the map, "There is a large oil-producing area here in Yan'an, as well as the ones in the north and west.
A big piece...of China
There are two major oil fields, one in Shaanxi and one in Sichuan. We used to own one on each side, but now both belong to you. This is enough to show your sincerity. If you want to say that we are not sincere, that is unjustifiable.
Already."
Several people in Mingfang looked at each other and smiled, and they all understood what the so-called "big oil fields" in Shaanxi were. He was right. The two major oil fields in Shaanxi and Sichuan are really China's two traditional oil-producing areas.
There were records of oil production hundreds of years ago. In modern times, it was also the first to be exploited. Until now, it has been exploited rapidly.
It’s been half a century. But when we say it’s a “big oil field”, that’s in terms of China, which is now an “oil-poor country”. In the world, it’s not ranked at all. It’s not as serious as international ones.
In terms of large oil fields, the Shaanxi oil fields have small production, small proven reserves, poor quality, long production history, and many oil wells have been exhausted.
Neither the Northern Qing Dynasty nor the Southern Ming Dynasty expected to live off domestic self-produced oil. For oil-consuming countries like the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the so-called "big oil fields" in the country were like cucumbers mixed with skin on New Year's Eve dinner - there are other
Celebrate the New Year, we can celebrate the New Year without it. What’s more, Nanming has now obtained the main
Oil-producing areas, which are among the top oil-producing areas in the world, are "pig elbows". And the "big oil fields" Yonggui is offering with a shy smile are "grasshopper legs". Ming Ming
Fang didn't like it at all. When he invaded Shaanxi, he didn't consider this oil field at all.
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"Hehehe, Mr. Yong has taken the trouble, and it's all done... But to be sincere, can't we do something useful? Whether you give it to us or not, the land in the west is already ours. What should we do with the east? What should we do with Shandong?
What should we do in eastern Henan? What should we do in northern Jiangsu? What should we do in northern Anhui?"
When it comes to oil fields, the Shengli Oil Field in Shandong is the real one. It is a serious oil field. It is in Dongying. If we can really get most of Shandong south of the Yellow River from the negotiation table, then it will be considered
I see sincerity.
When asked about the east, Yonggui was confident and came up with a plan. He proposed that the Qing Dynasty cede the entire northern Jiangsu and the remaining parts of northern Anhui to the Southern Ming Dynasty, as far north as Xuzhou. That is to say, using Xuzhou as the
center, Tongshan County in the south and east,
Xiao County, Pi County, Xinyi County, Donghai County, Haizhou County (Lianyungang), Suqian County, Guanyun County, Guannan County, Xiangshui County, Huaibei County, Suxian County, Suqian County, Suining County...etc.
This large area, about 35,000 square kilometers, all belongs to Nanming.
It sounds like a long list of county names, but the map shows it as a small area in northern Jiangsu. This is far from what Mingfang expected.
Xiang Xiaoqiang directly reported Ming Fang's request without saying anything to him:
——The Ming army will not withdraw from Shanxi, and the Qing side will cede Shandong south of the Yellow River to the Ming Dynasty. In return, the Ming side is willing to sign an armistice agreement, end the war, and let the Northern Qing Dynasty go.
At this moment, Yonggui was stunned again and shouted that Mingfang was not sincere.
So the process of asking for prices and paying back the money began.
When the negotiations ended on the evening of the 3rd, the two sides were still far apart from each other, but they were a little closer after all.
The Qing's condition was that the Ming army would withdraw from Shanxi, and in return, the Qing would give Shangqiu to Nanming. Giving Shangqiu would mean that all that was left in eastern Henan was given to Nanming. In other words, Nanming had completely occupied it.
The whole of Jiangsu, the whole of Anhui, the whole of Henan. The "Central Plains region" in the traditional Chinese sense has been returned to the Southern Ming Dynasty.
The Ming side's conditions are: the Ming army will not withdraw from Shanxi, but it does not want the entire Shandong, but only the peninsula part of Shandong. That is, the part from Jiaonan to the east of Changyi, about a quarter of Shandong, including Qingdao, Weihai, and Yantai
Wait until all port cities are included. However, the western half of Shandong
In the inland areas, three-quarters of Shandong were still left to the Beiqing. At the same time, the Beiqing had to give the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, the Luda Peninsula, to the Southern Ming. In this way, the Beiqing would not have a single military port.
The three major northern military ports of Lushun, Weihai, and Yantai were also transferred to the Southern Ming Dynasty.
These were the conditions of the Ming and Qing parties at the end of the negotiations on the 3rd.
On the 4th and 5th, the negotiations continued steadily and made progress. The core of the disagreement between the Ming and Qing parties was the Shanxi issue. The Qing side must insist on the Ming side withdrawing from Shanxi, but the Ming side did not agree to withdraw from Shanxi. This was the only dispute between the two sides.
Neither country is willing to compromise. As for the territorial issue in the east, it is not so deadlocked. Both sides have at least gone through a process of compromise and loosening up.
By the 6th, the Qing side had already proposed: Shandong cannot be given. Shandong is the gateway to attack from the north, which is the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. If Shandong is given, then the Ming army crossing the river from Shandong to the north will be closer to Beijing than crossing the river from Henan to the north.
Too much. That would be too dangerous. This is related to the core interests of the Qing Dynasty.
But in fact, Yonggui kept the emperor's instructions in mind - at the last moment, when it is most necessary, the entire Shandong can be used as a big bait and thrown to Nanming. When is the "last moment"? That is
When Nanming discovered that the Qing Dynasty was using negotiations to delay time, lost patience in negotiations, and was preparing to start a new war. Throwing out the entire Shandong at this time should be able to stabilize Nanming for a while, and then cause trouble at the negotiating table.
Mingxiang Xiaoqiang said to Yonggui, we don't want the whole of Shandong from you, we only want the Shandong Peninsula in the east.
Yonggui also said that the Shandong Peninsula cannot be given to you. The Shandong Peninsula is an important part of the Beijing-Tianjin defense circle and the maritime gateway of Beijing and Tianjin. And if it is given to you, our Qing Navy will have no military port. Your Nanming Navy can enter and exit the Bohai Sea at will.
, it’s like entering a deserted place.
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said, "Why are you so worried? Anyway, when we go in and out of the Bohai Sea, it is like entering a deserted land."
Yonggui said, although Shandong cannot give it to you, we can make compensation for Liaodong. Don’t you want the Luda Peninsula? Well, we will give it. Moreover, we will not only give you the Luda Peninsula, we can also give you the Luda Peninsula.
The one-third of the Liaodong Peninsula to the south will be given to you. In this way, the area will be more than three times that of the Luda Peninsula, and your Changshan Islands will be safer, because the land on the other side of the strait is also yours.
Once this condition was put forward, both the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were quite surprised. They did not expect that the Beiqing Dynasty was actually willing to make a fuss on the Liaodong Peninsula.
Originally, the Ming Dynasty planned to throw out the two cards of "open media" and "freedom of movement" on the 6th if the Qing side did not make any major concessions. But now it heard that the Qing side suddenly threw out a large piece of Liaodong land.
Mingfang didn't have any mental preparation and was unsure, so he held the two cards in his hands and didn't throw them out for the time being.
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That night, Xiang Xiaoqiang, Song Ruhai, Shi Shigege and others discussed it, and their initial opinions tended to be two-fold: The reason why the Qing side was willing to cede the land in Liaodong to the Ming side was that the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula was far away from Beijing by sea and air.
It is very close, but the land distance is very far. It needs to go around the entire Bohai Sea, around the long Liaodong Bay, and then from
Only through the Western Liaoning Corridor can Shanhaiguan enter the Beijing-Tianjin area. In addition, along this long route, there are mountains and mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is also not conducive to the motorized march of the Ming army. The Ming army used the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula as a springboard to sneak attack on Beijing.
The possibility is very small. Unlike the Shandong Peninsula, it is not only very close to the sea and air, but also very close to the land. It is too dangerous.
The second reason is probably a diplomatic trap laid by the Beiqing Dynasty, which deliberately allowed the Ming Dynasty to officially extend its hand to the Northeast, thereby greatly irritating Japan and Russia and making Japan and Russia feel a great threat. Therefore, they had no choice but to iron out their
He wholeheartedly supported the Northern Qing Dynasty and contained the Southern Ming Dynasty.
Especially Japan. The southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula is very close to the border with North Korea. Japan will not tolerate Nanming, which is also a naval power, extending its power to its own doorstep.
When the second reason was raised, several people were shocked by him.
Xiang Xiaoqiang thought for a while and asked Shi Shigege:
"Your Highness, hasn't Beiqing always taken the 'Longxing Land' outside the Pass very seriously? It's not allowed to be officially developed, so just cut off this piece of land now..."
Several people also looked at the fourteenth grid at the same time, obviously having the same question.
Fourteen Gege smiled slightly, shook her head, and said softly:
"No one cares about it for a long time. They say they are not allowed to develop, but there are so many illegal iron mines, coal mines, and gold mines outside the customs. If you feed the local government, you can open the mines. After you make money, you can share the fertilizer with the government. Background
If it’s enough, you don’t even have to pay, someone will deliver it to your door.”
"oh."
Several people were thoughtful.
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"You also have a mine, right? Hehe, I guess someone sent it to your door."
Fourteen giggled and shook his head:
"It's gone now...Oh, I won't talk about it anymore."
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded:
"Speaking of which... the condition proposed by Yonggui today is quite creative and quite tempting. The southern half of the Liaodong Peninsula, along with the Port of Port Arthur, is such a great place. It is one of the most strategic locations in Northeast Asia.
It's a pity that it's still far from what we want.
It’s too far away. We don’t even need to tell the Cabinet or His Majesty, we can fight back here. I don’t want to give it to Shandong and Shanxi, so I just want to use such a small piece of land to send us away, and let us get into trouble with Japan and the Soviet Union... Haha, that kid Guangwu is planning
It was a good fight.”
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At ten o'clock in the evening, many citizens of the Ming Dynasty were still standing by the radio, listening to the broadcasts of Jinling Channel and Huaxia Channel. The content of this broadcast was extraordinary. Not only the citizens of the Ming Dynasty were concerned, but also many people in other parts of the world.
Also very concerned.
It is now 22:00 Nanjing time and 9:00 am Eastern Time in the United States. There are two cases to be pronounced in the United States today.
In the capital, Washington, D.C., at nine o'clock in the morning Eastern Time, the U.S. Federal Supreme Court is making a ruling on the case of Nanming Xuchangji Trading Company purchasing tents and sleeping bags from several American companies.
In Pennsylvania, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, the Pennsylvania court issued a verdict on the case of Nanming Xuchangji Trading Company purchasing chocolate from the American Hershey Chocolate Company.
It is indeed a coincidence that two major sentencings were held on the same day, only half an hour apart.
Because the distance between Washington, D.C., and Nanjing is too far, even shortwave cannot reach it directly. Therefore, the broadcasting company's reporters in the United States listened at the scene, and then wrote a news report at any time, and asked the assistant to rush to the telegraph office to send the report and send it back to Nanjing.
When the two major radio stations in Nanjing received the telegram, they would immediately read it on the radio. During this period, the host and several famous speakers continued to discuss it, and the atmosphere was quite tense and exciting.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and the others were also guarding the radio at Wuwang Villa. Although they also had a spy network in the United States, since the media had done everything at this time, there was no need to risk using spies to report. If spies were used, what he did was the same.
Things that reporters do.
Jinling Broadcasting Company is relatively wealthy, and its reporters in the United States are better than China Broadcasting Company, and they can grab news faster. There is a time difference between the two stations. Now Xiang Xiaoqiang and others listen to Jinling Channel.
The host was reading the judge's verdict solemnly.
"...To sum up, this court believes that the camping tents purchased by the Ming Dynasty's Sun Changji' Trading Company are huge in number and have obvious military characteristics. Combined with the ongoing war in China, this batch of tents is obviously not for civilian camping, but for military use.
…This court declares that the tents and sleeping bags purchased by the Ming Dynasty's Sun Changji' Trading Company fall into the category of "military equipment."
After finishing reading, even the host was silent for several seconds, and no one nearby spoke. There was silence on the radio.
Beside the radio, many people were also silent.
Xiang Xiaoqiang also remained silent, just licking his lips.