Chapter Five Hundred and Seventeenth Sino-Portuguese Boundary Demarcation Agreement
On August 25, 1911, the Guangdong government sent more than 1,000 New Army troops and 4 warships to strengthen the defense of the Qianshan area. At the same time, it notified the Macao and Portuguese authorities, requesting them to immediately stop the dredging project. The strengthening of Qianshan defense alarmed the Portuguese and Macao authorities.
At the end of August, the Portuguese announced that they were willing to turn hostilities into friendship and announced that they would stop the dredging project.
In the game, the two sides have not yet started negotiations, but local people have already petitioned. Yuan Shikai's request for Portugal to delimit Macau is very reasonable. Historically, Portugal wanted to expand the area more than thirty times. If they agree to demarcate and make unreasonable demands, Chen Hao will file a petition.
Please use this as an excuse to abrogate the Lend-Lease Treaty.
If the Portuguese authorities had not been as unreasonable as in history and had only retained the originally leased area, Chen Hao would have gained a very high reputation. From the historical demarcation point of view, the Portuguese were strong on the outside and cadres on the inside. As long as the Qing government was tougher, they would panic.
After the Japanese retreated this time, Portugal discovered that the Qing Dynasty was not so easy to bully. If they agreed to be on the weaker side in the current world, they would definitely not get any benefits.
Portuguese Minister Parrod informed the Governor of Macau Gao Dingyu of the situation. Gao Dingyu believed that the border could be demarcated, but he had to take the initiative in how to demarcate the border. Parrod explained earnestly, saying that the Chinese people were acting extremely tough now. If the border was demarcated now, it would be absolutely impossible.
It is impossible to agree to Gao Dingyu's requests.
Gao Dingyu was accustomed to the weakness of the Qing Dynasty. He did not take Borod's warning seriously. Instead, he reported the situation to Portugal and asked the Portuguese government to send personnel to China to participate in negotiations. The Portuguese government sent Marsadoo, and Huaxia
Gao Erqian was sent, and the two sides agreed to hold talks in Hong Kong.
The negotiators sent by both sides are no different from those in history, but there are big differences. Firstly, the negotiation time has been advanced, and secondly, before Gao Erqian participated in the negotiations, he was warned by Yuan Shikai not to agree to any requests of the Portuguese. If the Portuguese
It is unreasonable and the lease contract with Portugal can be annulled.
After the two sides began to talk, Marsadore made a territorial claim, which was no different from that in history. Seeing that the territorial area that Marchado requested was more than 30 times that in history, Gao Erqian sneered on his face, and he slapped the case.
Qi said: "Your country is really rude. It forcibly transferred a lot of our country's land to your country's concession. If this is the case, there is no need to proceed with negotiations."
Mashaduo said with an arrogant look: "The negotiation is your country's request. Our country is just making a legitimate request. Your Excellency, Ambassador, can tell you your country's conditions."
Gao Erqian said loudly: "Except for the clear concession of your country, our country does not agree to any of the five items added by the Minister."
Ma Shaduo shrugged and said: "In this case, there is really no need to continue this negotiation. We will use our own way to get the territory that belongs to us."
Because the demands of both parties were too great, the negotiations broke down on the first day. Gao Erqian immediately sent a telegram to the court. After receiving the telegram, Yuan Shikai quickly reported to the Empress Dowager Cixi. On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Qing Dynasty, he expressed a strong stance: "Because of the arrogance of the Portuguese state,
It is unreasonable and refuses to delineate the border between the two parties as originally agreed. Our country has decided to abrogate the lease contract with Portugal."
Yuan Shikai's statement caused an uproar. What kind of song did the Qing government make? The always weak Qing government dared to announce the abolition of the concession. British Minister Zhu Erdian expressed regret for the Qing government's statement, saying that the Qing Dynasty and Portugal should sit at the negotiating table.
.Solve the problem through negotiation instead of unilaterally tearing up the lease contract between both parties.
The great powers have many concessions on Chinese land. If the Portuguese concession is abolished, their concession will not be stable. After Zhu Erdian expressed his position, the envoys of other great powers also expressed their opposition to the Qing government's abolition of the concession. Empress Dowager Cixi finally became tough.
, after learning that Britain, France, Russia and other countries were opposed, they became hesitant again.
The game time has entered May 1908. Chen Hao returned to the Huangpu Naval Station to take charge, and the navy sent to Guangxi to suppress bandits also returned to Huangpu. He did not care whether Empress Dowager Cixi hesitated or not. After the imperial court announced the abolition of the lease contract,
Chen Hao ordered the Guangdong Navy, which had been prepared for a long time, to march towards Macau, and at the same time issued a telegram stating that he would take back the territory illegally occupied by Portugal.
The Guangdong Navy has 7,000 men. 3,000 of them are marines, and land warfare mainly relies on these 3,000 men. The Portuguese fleet in Macau is not strong. After learning that all the warships of the Guangdong Navy have sailed near Macau, the Governor
Gao Dingyu panicked all of a sudden and hurriedly called Badro for discussion.
Pedro expected that the Qing government's attitude would be tough, but he did not expect it to be so tough. If the Qing Dynasty took back the Macau concession regardless of international pressure, Portugal would lose this important colony in the Far East. Even if the Qing government's behavior angered the great powers and resulted in
If Macau becomes a colony again, Portugal will probably have nothing to do with it. After all, Portugal's national strength is only second-rate.
Bodloe quickly found Hart for discussion, hoping that Hart would help to deal with the situation and put pressure on the Qing government. After Hart's talks with the British Minister in China, Zhu Erdian, Zhu Erdian discussed with Yuan Shikai many times and advised Yuan Shikai to stop violating international law.
Yuan Shikai conveyed Britain's attitude to the Empress Dowager Cixi. Cixi felt that the limelight had been enough this time and should stop as soon as it was good, so he said that as long as Portugal continued to sit down and negotiate, the Qing Dynasty would cancel the decision to abolish the concession.
Chen Hao, who was gearing up to lead his troops to attack Macau, fell silent. The court's response was reflected in his expectations. It was unrealistic to expect the Qing government to withstand the pressure of the great powers to take back Macau. After withdrawing the fleet to Huangpu, he quickly sent a message to Yuan Shikai in the capital.
, saying that it is okay not to continue attacking Macau, but Portugal must return to the negotiating table and cannot make unreasonable demands.
Chen Hao now has great power in his hands, and Yuan Shikai has to pay attention to his opinions, so he reports to the Empress Dowager Cixi again. After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled slightly and said: "This kid has always been tough on foreigners, this time he is willing to give up
Attacking is hard to come by, so just do what he says! After both sides make concessions, if the Portuguese still don’t know what to do, then it’s no wonder that we are rude, and I believe that the British side will not be able to protect them anymore."
After Yuan Shikai conveyed the court's attitude to Zhu Erdian, Zhu Erdian contacted the Portuguese Minister Parrod and asked Portugal to sit down and negotiate. Parrod knew that this negotiation was not good for Portugal, but now he could not help it. The Qing government announced the abolition of the Lend-Lease Treaty, and Guangdong
The navy assumed an offensive posture, which greatly frightened the Portuguese.
Gao Erqian and Marchado sat at the negotiation table again. This time Portugal lowered its requirements, but the area was still more than ten times larger than the concession. Gao Erqian gained confidence after seeing Marchado retreat, and he showed unprecedented toughness.
, insisting that the Portuguese could only control the part enclosed by the walls of the original concession.
The two sides reached a deadlock again, and the Guangdong Navy was once again ready to take action. At the same time, Chen Hao publicly issued a telegram saying: "I am the admiral of the Nanyang Navy in the imperial court, and I should obey the orders of the imperial court. However, Cam Ranh Bay is shared between me and my Russian friends. If Portugal
People are still ignorant of good and evil, so I will ask the Russian friends in Cam Ranh Bay for help and send warships to bring justice. Of course, this is just my personal behavior and has nothing to do with our court. Countries do not need to hold this account against our country."
After Chen Hao issued the call, the Russian Gobiato in Cam Ranh Bay quickly issued a statement saying: "I have twelve cruisers and sixteen destroyers in Cam Ranh Bay. If my friend Chen Baxian needs it, I can send a fleet out at any time.
, fight for the benefits he deserves."
After Gobiato issued the statement, the ministers of various countries were anxious. Chen Baxian was really unscrupulous! Although the fleet in Cam Ranh Bay was powerful, it was a pirate. If he signaled the Russians in Cam Ranh Bay to occupy Macau and expel the Portuguese in Macau, all countries would
I really can’t fault the Qing court.
The most panicked were the Portuguese. They knew how powerful the Cam Ranh Bay fleet was. If they continued to be tough, they might lose the colony of Macau. The British were extremely afraid of the Cam Ranh Bay fleet. After Gobiato made the statement, Zhu Erdian and Hurd quickly
Put pressure on Portugal to demarcate the border in accordance with the requirements of the Qing government.
Portugal finally relented. After receiving the authorization from the Portuguese government, Macado signed the "Agreement between China and Portugal on the Demarcation of the Macau Boundary" with Gao Erqian, a representative of the Qing Dynasty. After the agreement was signed, the whole country was excited, and the Chinese people called it a victory unprecedented in decades. For Macau
Yuan Shikai, Gao Erqian and Chen Hao, who made contributions to boundary demarcation, have all had their reputations improved to varying degrees.
The most intuitive benefit of Chen Hao's successful demarcation of the Macau border is that his reputation has increased by two points again, reaching 88 points. The higher a certain attribute is, the more difficult it is to improve it in the future. His outstanding performance in the "Erchen Pill" case increased by 12 points, mainly because
Because of the previous incident with Qiu Jin, his reputation dropped by ten points, and it was only after the Erchen Maru changed its image that it was restored.
Even in the game, Chen Hao was filled with excitement after learning that the agreement was signed. This feeling of conquering territory is quite good. After taking care of Portugal, Japan also shut up obediently and stopped talking about the Erchen Maru. They
I was frightened by the tough attitude of the Qing Dynasty.
Chen Hao once again made great achievements, and the Empress Dowager Cixi once again had the idea of letting him serve as governor, but Yuan Shikai stopped him because of his youth. The Empress Dowager Cixi just sent someone to encourage him and promoted him one level in the title.
, seemingly to prevent Chen Haoyu from getting too close to Yuan Shikai, the people sent by Cixi hinted that his promotion to governor was blocked by Yuan Shikai.
Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to give Yuan Shikai eye drops, but Chen Hao didn't care. Anyway, he knew the end of Lao Yuan and would not work with Lao Yuan wholeheartedly. It is not a bad thing for Yuan Shikai to prevent him from serving as governor. If his status is equal to Lao Yuan,
Lao Yuan will definitely be jealous of him, so it would be better to maintain the relationship as it is now. (To be continued...)
