() Liu Fu was a little surprised when he received this telegram. He didn't expect the negotiations to come so early. He thought it would take several battles before peace could be reached. He didn't expect the Japanese to be so unwilling to fight. He gave in after failing to send troops twice.
Now that the three countries have intervened, they still need to mediate. It would definitely be inappropriate not to go, as it would offend others. Then who should be sent? It would definitely be even more inappropriate to go by yourself, as you are afraid of death; sending someone outside would be inappropriate.
It is not appropriate for a foreigner to go, as it will be troublesome if he is betrayed; simply send Liu Fu, who has followed Liu Mingchuan through life and death, fought against the French, is not afraid of foreigners, and is loyal to the Liu family. As for whether it will
Liu Fu felt that the meeting was not important and was just nonsense. Liu Fu had no hope of negotiating a safe future and was just coping with the situation.
"Uncle Fu, there is really no way for you to negotiate with a foreigner this time. Only you are the most reliable and can best speak to me." In the office, Liu Fu and Liu Fu, who came after hearing the news, explained.
"Third Young Master, don't worry. I'm old and can't help you with the war. But if you go to gossip with foreigners, I, Liu Fubao, will have no problem. As long as you tell me what you can agree to and what you can't agree to."
Liu Fu trusts his young master's words more and more. Since he destroyed the Japanese fleet twice, Liu Fu is taller than Li Zhongtang of the imperial court in Liu Fu's mind. He defeated the Japanese fleet that completely destroyed the Beiyang Navy.
He came to attack Taiwan twice, but he didn't even see anything about Taiwan, so he asked his young master to feed them all to the Dragon King. Although he didn't see it, he heard from the young master that he killed at least 20,000 people. It was quite enjoyable.
"If you can't agree to anything, you just cheat with them. In short, it's a mistake. We don't recognize the treaty that ceded Japan. We don't know about Japan's fleet and we haven't seen it. What kind of compensation is there? Strictly punish the perpetrators.
Yes, it has nothing to do with us. But you can’t be too overbearing. After all, there are still three countries that are fighting. You should try not to offend those three countries. You can promise to open a port for ** in the future.
It is a trade port, but the principle cannot be compromised and no privileges will be given; if it doesn't work, you can pretend to be sick and come back, and I will find someone to negotiate with them and waste time with them." Liu Fu is also an amateur at negotiation, although he has negotiated a few times in the past.
times, but the amount did not exceed one million, and only two small businessmen were involved. I really don’t understand the political negotiations between countries and regions, and can only make temporary arrangements based on the current situation in Taiwan.
In September 1896, Liu Fu, as the negotiator for Taiwan's new government, attended the negotiations with Japan hosted by Britain, France and the United States. At the beginning of the negotiations, the Japanese representative was arrogant and accused Taiwan of violating the Treaty of Shimonoseki and arbitrarily
du li is illegal and is not recognized. They should surrender quickly and let Japan's government take over, etc.; he also pointed out that the two consecutive disappearances of Japan's fleet were related to Taiwan's government, and Japan's government needs to be compensated.
How much does it cost, etc.; otherwise, the warships of the Japanese Empire will flood Taiwan like a tsunami...
At first, Liu Fu asked his accompanying translator to translate it word for word. Later, he got tired of it and told the translator directly: Don't translate any words about threats and compensation, and don't translate any words that are illegal or not. How can Japanese warships be more powerful?
Don't turn it over
It was translated. As a result, my follower Liu Fu attended the meeting together. The translation started with one sentence at a time, then several sentences at a time. Finally, the Japanese representative spoke for a long time, and the translator just said one sentence to Liu Fu, which means: Fu.
Uncle, he said he was finished.
Most of the representatives from Britain, France and the United States present have been in China for many years, and they are all familiar with China. Although they are not good at learning Chinese, they have no problem understanding and speaking. Looking at the Taiwan representative Liu who has never even heard of it.
Fu, holding a cup of tea, kept his eyelids drooped from beginning to end. He was neither angry nor panicked by the Japanese representative's speech. He knew that this negotiation was not easy, so he quickly interrupted the Japanese representative's talk and offered to give up.
The representative from Taiwan also expressed his request.
When Liu Fu heard the translator say that it was his turn to speak, he picked himself up, turned his head and gave the Japanese representative a slap in the face, and told the representatives of Britain, France and the United States what the young master had told him: recognize Japan and open a duty-free trade port.
Conditionally stop declaring war on ri.
After listening to Liu Fu's speech, several diplomats present, Britain, France and the United States shook their heads in regret, while the Japanese representative was jumping up and down in defiance... Liu Fu didn't care what they said, since he couldn't understand a word of it anyway.
, just drinking tea with drooped eyelids...
The first day of the meeting broke up unhappily, and the drama continued for several days. The representatives of the Three Kingdoms were fed up and announced a three-day adjournment. Liu Fu left Hong Kong with his entourage and translator on the day of the adjournment and headed for Guangzhou. It turned out that the Three Kingdoms
The representatives also planned to take turns to serve as representatives of Taiwan in private, asking Taiwan to make some concessions in order to calm the anger of the Japanese. Who knew that no one could be found as soon as the meeting ended, and no one even attended the dinner that day.
Regarding this very unprofessional representative, the British representative sent a telegram to Taiwan's Zheng Fu overnight, clearly pointing out Liu Fu's negligence as a negotiator and hoping that Taiwan would choose another more reliable person to continue the negotiations. Taiwan
The telegram was quickly replied to. The content was: Mr. Liu Fu is the most professional negotiator in Taiwan’s government. Due to the state of war, Taiwan’s government is working to save itself and cannot send more professional negotiators.
people.
The British negotiator couldn't do anything with the telegram. When they came to negotiate, they said everything they had to say, although it didn't sound very pleasant to them. Taiwan would not agree to any of Taiwan's requests. Taiwan's requests were certain to be made by Japan.
Nor will they agree. Britain, France and the United States are also unwilling to help any party.
It may have been a threat, but when the Taiwan representative asked for translation in Chinese, representatives from several countries heard it. As long as it was a threat, there was no need to translate it... What is the most painful thing at the negotiation table? That is when you threaten others.
If others don't understand your language, then you still threaten...
The negotiations continued intermittently and stumblingly for more than a month. As a result, representatives of the three countries announced that the mediation had failed. In view of Taiwan's new political situation,
fu lacks sincerity in negotiations. Britain and France decided to impose an arms embargo on Taiwan and Japan in accordance with the Neutrality Law. In fact, Taiwan and Japan are not afraid of embargoes or not. Japan is not afraid because he knows that this embargo
Luck is aimed at Taiwan. Taiwan is not afraid because Taiwan already has its own weapons production line. Whether it will import it in the future remains to be seen. The Americans didn't say anything and just sat with everyone for more than a month, then patted their butts and left.
Yes, purely professional in making soy sauce.
The Japanese were very angry and clamored at the negotiation table that they would attack Taiwan and then arrest all new government personnel and punish them severely. Britain, France and the United States said that they had tried their best, but it was a pity to wait. Liu Fu said that he was grateful for these
The warm hospitality from all over the world, but in the future, the meat needs to be stewed slowly for a longer time, otherwise it will be bloody and tasteless... Then everyone broke up and went back to their homes.
With the conclusion of the negotiations, Taiwan's new government once again announced that the waters near Taiwan are a war zone. Except for Japan, merchant ships from various countries can enter and exit Citon Port. Otherwise, Taiwan's new government will not be responsible for any accidents. As for Japan,
As long as this vessel comes close to the offshore waters of Taiwan, it will be regarded as attacking Taiwan and will be retaliated.
The Japanese can't fight and can't reach an agreement. There is nothing they can do about Taiwan for the time being. They can only shout a few words of severe punishment, embargo and so on from time to time, retreat and step up the maintenance of naval ships at home, and ask the British
