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"The Treaty of Anzheng States" is signed!

The Tokugawa shogunate once again lost a series of national sovereignty, and amended the agreement with Britain, France, the United States, Germany (German Customs Union), and the Netherlands. At the same time, the trade representatives of Denmark, Sweden, Austria-Hungary, and Tsarist Russia served as witnesses and also Sign together.

　　The most important thing in the entire treaty is the opening of the Kobe port and the lease of the Kobe Residential Area to France. The lease term is 99 years and the annual lease is 500 taels. Japan's Kinki and Western regions were also knocked away by the imperialist powers. As the Inland Sea of ​​Japan, the Seto Inland Sea has become an international free navigation zone.

　　The ancestors of the ancestors have lost another point in the world that Ieyasu Tokugawa had won only after he was overwhelmed with thorns and frost and was exposed to the lands of Shikiji in Mikawa Okazaki Castle. It is true that the children and grandchildren will not regret it, and give it to others, like abandoning grass and mustard. Cut five cities today and ten cities tomorrow, and then have to sleep overnight. Starting to look at the four realms, and Qin Bing came to the end.

When 　　Ii Naobi signed, his tears almost fell. I just exercised composure, signed with a pen, and then abandoned the pen after signing, leaving the meeting alone, not knowing what to do. Chuemon, who signed after him, was also helpless. This comprador is really embarrassed. People don't treat you as a human being.

　　 accompanied by the side, Oguri Tadashi, Katsu Kaishu, Amano Hachiro and others, who acted as translators and attachés, either hid their faces or were silent, and so on.

　　 Seeing Ii Naobi and Chuemon finish signing the words, the great powers looked happy and happy. In particular, Britain and France had the greatest benefit this time. Before dealing with Qing's diplomacy, Erkin and Ge Luo hit a "open door" on the side of the shogunate.

　　 Except that Kobe was actually ceded to France, the Tokaido Main Line, also known as the Esaka Railway, the British got half of the shares as they wished. The Kyushu Main Line and the Sanyo Road Main Line were coordinated by the Shogunate in the center, and the capital of France, the Shogunate and the vassals were split in half. The French provided capital and technology, and the shogunate provided land and labor. Everything was handled in accordance with the Jiangbin Railway's operating model.

　　 Do you think this is the end? of course not!

　　The treaty stipulates that since then, the Shogunate has relaxed restrictions on foreigners entering Japan. Within seven days along the railway, all foreigners can move freely, no matter whether they are diplomats or ordinary personnel, they do not need to report to the shogunate.

　　 is 27 kilometers in seven days. Japan is long and narrow from north to south. This railway is paved all the way from north to south. Foreigners are allowed to travel freely along the 27 kilometers of the line. What is there that foreigners do not know about the truth and fiction along the coast of the Shogunate?

　　 The French originally said that they would set up a French station at the train station, but this one was blocked by Oguri Tadashi. Otherwise, there will be French garrisons at every station in the future, and French forces will quickly invade all over the country.

　　 In addition to these contents that are absolutely bad news for the shogunate, Britain and France also required the dispatch of mining exploration and engineering personnel to assist the shogunate in investigating the country's mineral resources. In particular, the high-quality coastal coal mines, copper and iron mines, which are necessary and urgently needed by the great powers, are all very interested in investing.

　　 Is this assistance or persecution? Different people have different opinions.

　　 Under the shogunate's vigorous struggle, some contents of the treaty are still beneficial to the shogunate. Including the foreign powers waiving the loan of 5 million pounds owed by the shogunate and the interest accrued, they will continue to negotiate the loan to the shogunate later. The size of the loan and the level of interest are all negotiable.

　　The Osaka Artillery Factory, Kobe Shipyard, Edo Power Plant, Edo Daiichi Machinery and Yokohama Steel Works, etc., which Britain and France agreed to assist in construction, also fall on the treaty and implement them.

　　 The triumphant Elgin and Grohman ordered the people to rush to send the treaty back to their country, and submit it to the parliament and the king for signature and approval. Only wait for the treaty to come into effect next year, and then change the contract.

　　 The Anglo-French allied forces that had been stationed in Yokohama also withdrew one after another and assembled in Shanghai. The action on the shogunate's side was over, and the action of the British and French coalition forces against the Qing Dynasty was about to begin. However, it seems that the conflict has not yet fully intensified. Pasha Li is negotiating with the Qing court, and no results have yet come out.

　　 If you threaten with force, you can achieve diplomatic victory, and the British and French forces do not want to fight. In this war, people will die. If there are too many dead people, there will be criticisms of the internal security. They only need the final result to get it.

　　 And this Huizi Qing country is still a big country in the world, although it was defeated by Taiying once before, it was Taiying! What shame about losing to Taiying, the sun never sets, an empire, a super power in the world. There is no second word about where to hit, and who to hit.

　　It is normal to lose to the United Kingdom. There are basically very few countries on the earth that have not lost to the United Kingdom. The powers in front of them, France was beaten by Britain, and even interrupted the process of dominating Europe. The United States was beaten by Britain, and even the White House was burnt down decades ago. The Netherlands was directly dragged down by the British from the position of world overlord and sea coachman.

The clear tiger skin has not yet been stripped off. UU reading www.uukanshu.com also has a three-point iron. The two commanders of the British and French coalition forces, namely Ergin and Gro, need to be used for this military operation. Responsible. There may be a few more months of diplomatic temptation, probably.

　　 At the same time, a British cruise ship from Hong Kong arrived in Yokohama, and the students who had been sent to Britain from Japan for several years finally arrived in Hong Kong and returned home.

　　 Sakamoto Ryoma standing on the ship's side, holding Yoshida Shoin's hand, said goodbye very cherished. After the two have disembarked, they will have to part with each other, because they serve different monarchs, so there is very little chance of meeting each other in this life.

　　As soon as they landed, they were invited by Macdonald, the British Consul General in Yokohama. MacDonald taught them English and sent them abroad, a standard teacher-student friendship. The teacher invites you, of course you have to give this face.

　　 And also to notify the shogunate, let the shogunate send people to pick up these students. During the waiting time, everyone has a good meal. It is the truth to relive the past.

　　 The group of overseas students who rushed to the British Embassy was originally talking and laughing, but when the people on the street saw them, they talked a lot. Shoin Yoshida left the queue, stopped a man who appeared to be a businessman, and asked if something had happened recently.

　　 When they were in London, they communicated regularly with Japan. They knew what happened to the shogunate. Only the time spent floating at sea in the past few months has been a bit out of date. It is inevitable that there is neither satellite nor internet these days, so you can know something when you dock.

　　 Don’t ask, don’t know, I was shocked when I asked, the shogunate actually signed a new treaty under the persecution of the great powers!