Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

After the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Hirota Yeonkai's cabinet quickly collapsed, and Hirota Yeonkai claimed that he was unwell.

However, Lin Yi didn't want to delve into whether he was really feeling unwell. He knew very well that Hirota Lianjie was originally promoted by Meiji to take the blame, and this was also the case in history.

There was no achievement at all. Internally, there was no way to ease the conflict between the Sakura Kingdom's army and navy. Externally, there was no way to calm Daxia's hatred of the Sakura Kingdom at that time.

In short, Hirota Renkai can be said to be the worst cabinets in the Sakura Kingdom in his previous life.

However, what interests Lin Yi is the new temple Zhengyi cabinet that came to power. This guy is a typical radical and a representative of the Sakura Army.

He was originally waiting for Seiichi Terauchi to come to power and oppose the contract signed by Renji Hirota before rising up again.

But the result is that this guy just said a few cruel words at the inauguration ceremony, and then obediently accepted the contract signed by Guangtian Lianjie.

At the same time, he quickly sent the last Ryukyu King Shang Tai and the last Goryeo King Ri Xi directly to Kyushu Island.

In order to show respect for these two last monarchs, Lin Yi arranged a massive welcome ceremony on Kyushu Island.

At this welcome ceremony, in addition to the Daxia officials headed by Lin Yi, Tokugawa Qingxi and others also attended the welcome ceremony.

Seeing Lin Yi standing with Tokugawa Qingxi in such a grand manner, welcoming Li Xi and Shang Tai, the people sent by Zhengyi from the temple simply pretended not to see it.

A cocktail party was held at the newly built Tokugawa Yoshiki's official residence in Nagasaki Castle. For a moment, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves. The only one who was unhappy was the Sakura Kingdom official who had been recruited by the temple.

However, no one present cared what this little character thought.

On the second day of the reception, Lin Yi came to a room with Tokugawa Qingxi, Shangtai, and Li Xi, and then closed the door for consultation.

This time, the negotiation lasted for two days before it was over, and then the four people issued a power-on statement.

First, the Ryukyu Kingdom and the Koryo Kingdom were officially restored on June 1901, 6. The former King Sangtae of Ryukyu Kingdom and King Yi Xi of Koryo Kingdom continued to serve as the heads of the two countries. The Daxia Empire recognized the legal sovereignty of the two countries and recognized the legal status of Ryukyu King Sangtae and Goryeo King Yi Xi in the two countries.

Second, the Ryukyu Kingdom and the Koryo Kingdom recognized the special status of the Daxia Empire in the two countries, recognized the Daxia Empire as the suzerainty of the two countries, and permanently developed the markets of the two countries for the Daxia Empire.

Third, the Daxia Empire provided the two countries with [-] million imperial silver dollars as an interest-free loan for post-war reconstruction.

The treaty is very simple, there are only three articles in total. But these three items are only for outsiders to see.

For some more treaties, there is no way to announce them to the outside world.

Therefore, after this treaty, Daxia, Goryeo, Ryukyu, and the Tokugawa shogunate signed a supplementary agreement.

The supplementary agreement terms are as follows:

First, Daxia provided interest-free loans of [-] million imperial silver dollars each to the Tokugawa Shogunate, Koryo Kingdom, and Ryukyu Kingdom. The three countries opened their markets to Daxia, and the tariffs were managed by Daxia. Among the loans from the Kingdom of Koryo and the Kingdom of Ryukyu, five million imperial silver coins will be delivered by the Sakura Kingdom in the form of war reparations.

The remaining [-] million loans will be provided to the three countries within one month.

Second, Daxia dispatched military instructors to the three countries and provided equipment to help the three countries train soldiers and rebuild their national defense systems. However, when necessary, Daxia could make appointments with the heads of the three countries and directly command and dispatch the armies of the three countries.

At the same time, it was stipulated that this so-called necessary moment could only be when Daxia declared war on Sakura Country again. In addition, if Daxia wants to mobilize soldiers from the Three Kingdoms, it must go through the heads of the Three Kingdoms.

This can be regarded as a reassurance for the leaders of the Three Kingdoms, showing that Daxia does not want to kill the three of you.

Third, if Daxia goes to war with other countries, the three countries must follow Daxia's diplomatic strategy and declare war on the third country as soon as possible.

This treaty can be simply understood to mean that the three countries have been integrated into Daxia's national defense system to a certain extent.

Li Xi, Shang Tai and Tokugawa Qingxi did not express any dissatisfaction with this. In past history, this kind of thing has not happened before.

It is not unheard of for the vassal country to keep pace with the suzerain country, and even directly send troops to help the suzerain country fight the war. However, what was required at that time was that the vassal state closest to the war should participate in the war.

For example, if Daxia had a war with Annan, the Ryukyu Kingdom, which was close to Annan, might participate in the war, while Goryeo in the north might not declare war on South Vietnam.

This situation is mainly caused by the geographical environment. To put it simply, the road is too far and it is not worthwhile to send troops there to help the suzerain country fight the war.

At most, it just provides some food supplies for the sovereign country.

But war is different now. With ocean-going battleships, no matter how far the journey is, we can still reach it within a few months.

Still using the Annan Kingdom as an analogy, if Daxia and Annan were at war at this time, the Ryukyu Kingdom could join the battlefield within a few days, and Goryeo and the Tokugawa Shogunate could also join the war within a month.

Therefore, in such an environment, there is no geographical distance, and it is necessary to follow the pace of the sovereign country.

For Lin Yi, these three countries are just servant armies. Doesn't raising them mean that he wants them to do some dirty and tiring work for the empire? Therefore, under Lin Yi's compulsion, this article was quickly passed without much opposition from the heads of the three countries.

Article [-]: Because Daxia had a contract with Sakura Country, it asked the three countries to form a military alliance. Help the Tokugawa Shogunate fight for the sovereignty of Sakura Country.

Daxia will continue to provide blood transfusions to the Three Kingdoms in the future to ensure that the Three Kingdoms can gain an advantage on the battlefield.

Regarding this article, the Three Kingdoms have no objection. Which of the three of them does not have a grudge against Meiji? Now there was an opportunity for them to take revenge, and they immediately agreed.

Lin Yi and others did not announce this supplementary clause to the outside world, but after signing it, they began to perform their own obligations.

First of all, after Goryeo and Ryukyu announced their re-establishment, the Western countries, led by the Hans Empire, recognized the Three Kingdoms as soon as possible.

John and the Gaul Empire were a little unhappy at first, but Lin Yi sent someone to secretly tell John and the Gaul ambassador that after the markets of the three countries were also open to the two countries, the John Empire and the Gaul Empire instantly changed their policies. manner.

So after the Hans Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and a group of younger brothers recognized Goryeo and the Ryukyu Kingdom, the next day the John Empire and the Gallic Empire also recognized the legal status of the Three Kingdoms with a group of younger brothers.

At this moment, Meiji, who was still recuperating in the Kyoto Palace, suddenly felt that he had been abandoned by the world.