Edo Traveler

Vol 9 Chapter 72: Paris Peace Conference gains

Versailles, Paris, France.

   Almost all the kings or representatives of the major European countries gathered here. In order to end the Crimean War, which had been going on for several years, they sat at the negotiating table "with peace of mind".

   Russia’s defeat is already an established reality. The moment Count Esterhazy arrived in St. Petersburg with the Austrian ultimatum, Russia had already acknowledged his defeat.

   All that remains is how to "decently" end the war.

  Different from the Paris Peace Conference in history, the Tokugawa Shogunate miraculously attended the Peace Conference of European Powers as an Asian country because of assisting its ally, Britain to send troops to Russia.

   In fact, the shogunate did not send real representatives. The United Kingdom and the United States originally requested the shogunate to send ambassadors, but now there is no plausible letter. Therefore, in December of last year, the two sides were exhausted from fighting, and after the possibility of peace talks, the shogunate urgently appointed Enomoto Takeyo, who was studying in the UK, as the representative, and Tanabe Kansuke and Fukuzawa Yukichi as the book (shielded) ) Clerk.

   At this peace meeting, the shogunate did not have much demand, only that the ownership of the Kamchatka Peninsula would be transferred from Tsarist Russia to the Tokugawa shogunate. Except for a few settlements, the Kamchatka Peninsula is a deserted and uninhabited land, and it is not very difficult to expect.

   The British are also willing to pull the shogunate to participate in the peace meeting, because Enomoto Takera and they are all "elites", and they admire the British empire very much. There is such a cheap and easy-to-use thug, sure to show it to Tsarist Russia.

   I have already accepted dogs in the Far East, and some are cannon fodder with you!

   Czarist Russia hopes that Prussia will join the peace talks, so that Prussia will be in the middle of coordination, so that Tsarist Russia will not be severely weakened. And France, which had just beaten Tsarist Russia on the battlefield, because Napoleon III did not want Britain to lose its checks and balances, and gradually tended not to punish Tsarist Russia severely.

   Anyway, it's a vertical and horizontal alliance, and various exchanges and competitions have been going on in the open and in the dark. The conditions of the negotiations are changing every day, and even new disputes appear in the morning and afternoon.

   Enomoto Takehiro doesn't understand diplomacy or anything, anyway, just remember the words of his principal Tademon, and hug Ying's thigh tightly!

   And as the "empire of the sun never sets", Britain is the strongest in the world now. He does not allow anyone to dare to challenge his hegemony in the world. He must weaken Tsarist Russia so that it cannot affect the interests of Britain in all parts of Asia.

   The final result of the negotiations was finally released, and the "Paris Peace Treaty" was signed.

The great powers jointly guaranteed the "independence and integrity" of Ottoman Turkey; Turkey promised to improve the conditions of the people in its territory regardless of race and belief; Russia regained the occupied territory of the Crimean Peninsula and ceded the mouth of the Danube and southern Bessarabia to Moldavi In Asia, Kars of the Caucasus returned to Turkey and gave up the protection of the Orthodox Church in Turkey.

   The suzerainty of Serbia, Wallachia, and Moldavia still belongs to Turkey and is jointly guaranteed by the great powers. The Black Sea is neutralized, and warships of various countries are prohibited from passing through the two straits, and Russia is prohibited from establishing or maintaining arsenals along the coast of the Black Sea; and the Danube has freedom of navigation.

   Russia was forced to accept harsh conditions. The peace treaty banned Russia from owning fleets and naval bases in the Black Sea and prohibited Russia from fortifying on the Aran Islands in the Baltic Sea. It is recognized that the powers of the three principalities of Moldavia, Wallachia and Serbia, which are under the suzerainty of the Sudan, exercise collective protection.

  For the shogunate, the most important thing is the ownership of the Kamchatka Peninsula, which was finally clearly established in the treaty. Tsarist Russia ceded the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Tokugawa shogunate, but the shogunate also needed to establish formal diplomatic relations with Tsarist Russia to ensure the subsequent repatriation of captives and the smooth handling of issues such as the division of national boundaries.

   With a well-connected telegraph line, the news quickly reached Hong Kong. The Hong Kong side also specially copied the full text of the contract and transferred it to Yokohama by a fast boat.

  Erkin was also very happy to receive the news of the signing of the "Paris Peace Treaty". He had made credit for bringing the British in the Far East. Now that the treaty is signed, the credit is confirmed. He immediately got on the train and sent a copy of the contract to the shogunate.

   The shogunate was still competing for the division of the 1.25 million taels of relief funds, and suddenly received news that Takeyo Enomoto signed the "Paris Peace Treaty" on behalf of the Tokugawa shogunate. When the contract was started, the news that the Kamchatka Peninsula was completely ceded to the Tokugawa shogunate came into view.

   good fellow!

   No one knows how big the Kamchatka Peninsula is, except for Chuemon. They just thought it occupied a small fishing port, and only five to six months of navigation each year, similar to northern Ezo. Even if Songping Qixuan, who has read the "Pictures of the Sea Country", only knows that this place is in the northern part of the Kuril Islands and can be reached along the islands.

   Very good, since every country in the world recognizes that the city of Petropavlovsk was ceded to the shogunate, then it is logical for UU to read www.uukanshu.com for things like returning the Tsarist prisoners afterwards. To start diplomacy with Tsarist Russia, let's hold it back and wait for the Tsarist diplomatic envoy to arrive before discussing it.

   Chuemon is a little curious about why Tsarist Russia is willing to cede the Kamchatka Peninsula to the shogunate. With Tsarist urinary sex, unless he is beaten to death, he will never let go.

   Erkin took out another report, a report that looked a little bit heartache by Tadaoemon. It is not that Tsarist Russia is not rare in Kamchatka, but that he has found a better Far East port.

  Nikolaevsk!

   (It’s not that I’m not unpatriotic, I can’t help it, I’m afraid of blocking, I’m afraid of reporting!)

Nikolaevsk, located at the mouth of the Amur River, was invaded and occupied by Tsarist Russia on August 13, 1850. Although it is still the territory of the Qing court in name, Tsarist Russia will soon force the Manchus to sign two notorious treaties. Completely control this land from legal principles.

   With a good land like Nikolayevsk, Petropavlovsk, which is worse than him, naturally becomes an indispensable existence. Now Tsarist Russia’s Okhotsk Fleet has all been transferred to the mouth of the Amur River, and the Siberian Fleet has been reorganized and established.

   Two large open-air slipways have even been built in Nikolaevsk. In the past two years, 18 warships have been added to the entire fleet.

The exiles and immigrants of Tsarist Russia have been enriched to Nikolaevsk in an endless stream. In just a few years, the churches, police stations, casinos, vaults, post stations and other infrastructure were all completed. Now he has become The capital of the Primorye Oblast of Tsarist Russia.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like