At the imperial meeting on the 9th, the Ming Dynasty set the general tone of uniting with Japan to destroy the Qing Dynasty. However, there are still two major aspects that need to be determined. For Japan, what is determined now is that they can unite. As for how to unite and how to divide the fruits,
How to divide the land and the ownership of the Liaodong Peninsula are all big issues.
What’s even more outrageous is that there is the Soviet Union. The Ming Dynasty has not had any contact with the Soviet Union on this matter. Japan claims that it has never had contact with the Soviet Union. I don’t know if it is true or not, but it is probably true. But one thing is certain,
As long as tomorrow or tomorrow is a wink for this kind of big bargain, the Soviet Union will rush over to participate.
In the middle of the 16th century, the Qing army entered the customs and the Northern Qing Empire was established. Almost at the same time, the power of Tsarist Russia also expanded to the Heilongjiang Basin. From that time on, Russia and the Qing Dynasty were neighbors for more than two centuries. Except for the Qing Dynasty, which was the most powerful
During the Kangxi period, Tsarist Russia was seriously "hit"
Except for the signing of the Treaty of Nerchinsk, Tsarist Russia continued to successfully take advantage of the Qing Dynasty in the rest of the time. Especially in the middle and late 19th century, Tsarist Russia feasted on the limbs of the Northern Qing Dynasty like a steak, and did it together.
to more than 1.5 million square kilometers of land.
Even though the Northern Qing Dynasty became stronger through the reform at the beginning of the 20th century, its main focus was on the south, and Russia did not feel much real threat. Now the Soviet Union often "pickpockets" land from the Northern Qing Dynasty - in the dead of night, the border guards
Red Army soldiers ran out of the barracks and opened fire
When the car arrives at the border line, the boundary marker is dug out, thrown in the car and driven south for a few kilometers, and then buried again. The border between the two countries is vast prairie or Gobi, and it is impossible to tell if the boundary marker occasionally moves a few kilometers. This kind of accumulation
Less money can make more money, and over time you can pickpocket a lot of land.
But now that Japan and Ming have joined forces, the huge Qing Empire, which has existed for nearly three hundred years, has disappeared from the map. If it is replaced by the Ming Dynasty, Japan will have two new neighbors, and the Soviet Union will definitely not be able to accept it. If nothing else, the Soviet Union will not be able to accept it.
, just say at night
The border guard generals of the Northern Qing Dynasty could turn a blind eye to the matter of digging boundary markers and stealing land. One more thing would be better than one less thing. If it were the Ming Dynasty and Japan, their border guard generals would still turn a blind eye. One more thing would be better than one less thing.
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What's even more terrible is that the "attractiveness" of the two countries to the people is similar in both the Beiqing and the Soviet Union. Both are dark and scary, and neither can move freely. There is no large-scale smuggling on the border between the two countries, and they live in peace with each other.
But if the other side of the border were replaced by the Ming Dynasty and Japan, then no matter which country would have a fatal attraction for the Soviet people. At that time, not only farmers, but also urban citizens, army officers and soldiers, and even leaders of party and government agencies would
Risk your life to sneak across.
At that time, the Soviet Union's control of the long eastern border will become a national-level problem. The cost of blockade and management will be dozens or hundreds of times higher than now, becoming astronomical figures. Moreover, in the past, it was to guard against neighboring countries.
Now we have to mainly guard against our own side.
There is another important factor. The Qing Dynasty was a declining empire that was in decline. It was internally corrupt, inefficient, disorganized, and the threat was constantly decreasing. The Ming Dynasty and Japan were rising stars in East Asia with unstoppable momentum. Domestic
The system is advanced, the people love the royal family and the country, and the internal cohesion and efficiency are astonishingly high. This can be seen by the whole world. The threat to the Soviet Far East from these two new neighbors will become ever greater.
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To sum up the above factors, both Japan and Ming Dynasty agreed that they should first appease the Soviet Union and provide it with benefits. If this polar bear is not fed first, it will not be able to survive now without saying that there will be endless "trouble".
On the morning of the 10th, Japan and Japan began to hold secret talks. The Japanese representatives were two "China experts": Japan's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ming Dynasty - Toshiaki Oyama, and the military attache to Ming Dynasty - Kenji Doihara
The representatives of the Ming side are He Ziguang, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, and a "Japan expert": Princess Liaoyang. Of course, there is also Xiang Xiaoqiang.
Xiang Xiaoqiang is not a diplomat, so this kind of political negotiation should have nothing to do with him. However, in the past year, several important diplomatic negotiations in Ming Dynasty were hosted by Xiang Xiaoqiang. The results of the negotiations were quite good. Especially this time there were
Princess Liaoyang participated, and Princess Liaoyang had the deepest relationship with Japan. The royal family and the cabinet could not be completely reassured. Xiang Xiaoqiang's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty was not stated, it was obvious to all. In addition, Princess Liaoyang was "Xiang Xiaoqiang's person", so
Ask Xiang Xiaoqiang to "look at her".
The negotiation location is inside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an extremely sensitive place, "the more dangerous the place, the safer it is."
Different from the last secret talks between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this time the Japanese representatives were official diplomats, and their every move was watched by spies from various countries. They secretly arranged to negotiate in a certain villa, but it seemed to be mysterious. And the Japanese diplomats ran away
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty is so normal that it is not easy to notice. There are always a large number of cars with diplomatic license plates parked in the parking lot of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cars from foreign embassies and legations also often appear. The Japanese Embassy's car is parked in
It's not conspicuous there either.
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This time both parties were quite sincere, and the negotiation atmosphere was very harmonious. Major aspects were also progressing smoothly.
The guiding ideology of Ming Dynasty is:
First, the Liaodong Peninsula and the Western Liaoning Corridor must be in our own hands. These are the gateways to Beijing, Tianjin and Shandong and cannot be discussed.
Second, the northwest Huijiang and the western end of Outer Mongolia can be left to the Soviet Union. There is not even a railway. Even if the Ming Dynasty unified China, it was beyond the reach of the Ming Dynasty and was an "enclave". As for the Soviet Union, it was not an "enclave".
"Yes. It can connect Siberia and the Union Republic of Kazakhstan. Such a big piece of meat is enough to exchange for the Soviet Union's tolerance of the Ming Dynasty's expansion in Northeast Asia.
Third, during the negotiations, try to expand the concept of "Liaodong Peninsula" to the northeast, and at the same time exchange the land in Outer Mongolia due north for the land in Manchuria in the northeast. It is best to get the entire Fengtian Province, or even part of Jilin Province.
Because Outer Mongolia is poorer than Manchuria, it must be doubled in area. For example, if the Ming Dynasty occupies an extra square kilometer in Manchuria, it will need to supply three square kilometers to Japan in Outer Mongolia. According to the thinking of the Ming cabinet, Japan has been in extreme land shortage for a long time.
In this state, it is difficult to resist the temptation of "area".
In doing so, firstly, the Ming Dynasty's own land is large enough, and it no longer blindly pursues "area", but would rather acquire some land with good "quality". Secondly, the Ming Dynasty wants to move more of Japan's territory to the north of itself, and in the Ming Dynasty
A "screen" formed between Russia and Russia
"Barrier", in Shen Rongxuan's words, this is a "red wall". Once the Soviet Union attacks southward in East Asia, the first thing it will face will be Japanese territory. The key point of Ming Dynasty is in the east. Even if the Soviet Union gets back to Xinjiang, from which
If Asia attacks the Ming Dynasty, the threat will not be great.
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"The following is the issue of border residents..." Foreign Minister He Ziguang, wearing reading glasses, read the document slowly, "Mr. Ambassador, we propose... Regarding the ownership of the residents on the land occupied by both sides east of Shanhaiguan, it can be decided by
The local residents decide freely. During the six months after the new border between the two sides is formed, the residents of both sides remain undecided on their nationality... After half a year, they decide on their own which side to join the nationality, that is to say... which side to settle on...Ambassador
Sir, what is your attitude?"
Toshiaki Oyama also took off his reading glasses, wiped them with a handkerchief, nodded and said:
"We completely agree... However, regarding this period, half a year seems too long. Can it be shortened... For example, how about three months?"
He Ziguang whispered a few words to Xiang Xiaoqiang, and then nodded:
"Okay...Okay, the following is the issue of delimiting the boundaries of the Liaodong Peninsula..."