After a few short conversations, Liu Xiang developed a strong interest in Guo Guoji. This young man, who is less than 30 years old, has a unique mind, but he has a different experience. What satisfied Liu Xiang the most was his attitude towards the motherland. What he needed most was this kind of talent.

"Mr. Guo, what do you think of Lian Yatang and others?"

Guo Guoji glanced slightly and said contemptuously: "Commander Liu, Lian Yatang is just a villain who wants to step on two boats and is obsessed with greed. He traveled to China for a while in the first few years and had dated some people in the Beiyang government. After returning to Taiwan, he wrote the so-called "General History of Taiwan". These are just speculative actions to enhance his reputation. He appears to be close to the motherland, but secretly colluded with Japan. I even suspect that he was bribed by Japan!"

"Mr. Guo, it's not good to say bad things about others behind your back!"

"Hmph, I say the same thing even in front of him. Not long ago, Lian Yatang wrote an article on the theory of the beneficial effects of opium, advocating that Taiwanese people are hardworking to absorb opium, and it is worth promoting!"

Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou both stared at the top of their eyes, unable to believe their ears. Since Lin Zexu's Humen dismantled cigarettes, the Chinese have realized the great harm of opium. It takes decades to count. Even the shameless person dare not openly say that opium is beneficial. Even in the shops where the opium sells in the Beiyang government have to be on the guise of selling ointment only. Could this Lian Yatang be burned out and actually applauded the opium!

"Commander Liu and Chief of Staff Deng, Japan has been in financial difficulties in recent years and urgently needs to exploit colonies to gain benefits. Taiwan's opium was originally controlled by the Mitsui chaebol. Since President Qiao took office, the motherland has vigorously banned opium. This trend has also spread to Taiwan. People from all over the country consciously resist opium, causing opium sales to shrink year by year. The Japanese government and chaebol can't sit still and try every means to expand sales. Lian Yatang emerged at this time to solve the problems of his master. In the past, I thought that Lian Yatang was just a little smoother and understood the national justice in my heart. Now, when I see everything is his face, he is essentially still a slave to the Japanese today, but his acting skills are better!"

After hearing Guo Guoji's explanation, Liu Xiang combined the information he received and found that what he said was mostly correct. Now it seems that Lian Yatang is indeed a speculator and is a shameless type. There has always been no shortage of this kind of ugliness in Chinese history. Mingzhe's self-protection is their best fig leaf. Like people like Lian Yatang first tried every means to improve their fame in China, and then in turn attracted the Japanese's magic.

When he was able to talk to the senior executives on both sides, he would be able to get along with both sides, and he would do whatever he was strong. At the same time, he tried not to offend both sides of the past and gained the advantage of the Japanese. He could even write articles that were beneficial to opium, which shows how shameless he was. Now that China is powerful, he came over early to express his loyalty, but at this time he did not forget to help the Japanese Governor go up the mountain to Manzhijin to deliver the letter to the future Feng Shui, and he could still be able to get along with the others.

After seeing through this ugly face, Liu Xiang became more and more disgusted with people like Lian Yatang. China is completely different from the past. The old bureaucrats' tricks of getting along with each other have become less and less marketable. The whole country emphasizes the selection of talents and ability. Everything depends on real talent and knowledge, and it emphasizes real ability. It is already very difficult to get promoted by political speculation, and it also makes others despise it!

"Mr. Woman, I am going to hire me to be in charge of propaganda work and be responsible for letting the people of Taiwan accept the motherland as soon as possible, and at the same time dig out pro-Japanese elements hidden in all walks of life for me. For this kind of national garbage and the scum of the country, the motherland will never be lenient!"

Guo Guoji happily accepted the order. Liu Xiang stationed troops in Keelung for about ten days, and the subsequent troops had arrived one after another. The island's central ** team had more than 50,000. Liu Xiang immediately commanded two divisions, with a total of 30,000 troops heading towards Taipei. As before, the Air Force still opened the way. Wherever the army passed, the Air Force threw a large number of leaflets in advance.

Just as Taiwan is advancing rapidly, Beijing's peace talks have reached the most critical point. After several rounds of competition, China and Japan finally reached a consensus on some major aspects. Foreign Minister Gu Weijun reported the situation to Qiao Yu in the Miyun Villa.

"The President agreed to return Taiwan Island and Sakhalin Island in his territory, but also asked us to give up Ryukyu. At the same time, in the direction of North Korea, Japan agreed to recognize the power of the Republic of Korea in the northern North Korea, but demanded that China not annex North Korea!"

"There is no room for negotiation on the Ryukyu issue. Japan will never get involved in this land, which makes them give up. As for the North Korean issue, it is the affairs of North Korea and China, and it has nothing to do with Japan. If Japan still wants to intervene, China will never agree. In addition, you can tell Japan that the areas China requires are now within China's actual control line. If Japan is stubborn, China will even take it back together with South Korea and the Far East, and even the Seed Island of Japan's local area will face the danger of losing it!"

The Chinese region is very relaxed about the territorial issue and does not speak out loud. In fact, this is not Qiao Yu's kindness, but he has to eat one bite at a time and cannot be busy. Moreover, although China's domestic economy is developing well, its foundation is still too thin and it is not enough to digest too many leaders. Therefore, it did not make too much demand. However, if Japan is obsessed with it, China will not mind expanding its territory!

Gu Weijun also had this view on the territorial issue. He could only take tough measures against Japan. The territory he had obtained must not be returned. China was not the Qing Dynasty and would never be defeated in an unbeaten battle.

"The biggest issue with the differences is the issue of compensation. What we ask for is 2.3 billion Huayuan compensation, but Japan firmly disagrees. They don't want to compensate a penny!"

China compensated 230 million taels of silver during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. This time, China opened the price to 2.3 billion, which also meant to avenge the previous shame. Of course, the units of the two were not the same, and the inflation issue had to be considered. In fact, the gap was not as big as ten times, but the amount of this compensation was far beyond Japan's bottom line.

In modern times, Japan has never been a wealthy country. It has a huge gap compared to the European and American powers. It has finally accumulated a little wealth in the war and fought a battle with the Soviet Union in the Far East, causing a lot of losses. Then it encountered the Kanto earthquake, which was even more shocking. Now the finances are still carrying a huge deficit, so it is indeed difficult for them to spend so much money.

, What did you think about the issue of compensation?”

"I think Japan's compensation ability is indeed limited, and I can't get cash. I think it's better to use physical compensation. For example, you can confiscate a portion of Japanese warships or take some domestic Japanese factory equipment. This way, you can also compensate us for our losses!"

Qiao Yu suddenly remembered a new idea in his heart, but he did not say to Gu Weijun, but just said: "Minister Gu, please invite Japanese Prime Minister Ryugiro Ruoto and Nishizoji Kou-ho. I want to talk to them about the compensation issue alone!"

"It is naturally best for the President to come forward in person, but there is another problem now, the division of naval strength. This issue has already involved the United States and Britain. Due to the defeat of Japan, he was alone and had no strength to maintain the naval share obtained at the Warwickton Conference. The naval forces of various countries need a new balance. There is a fierce debate among countries on how to allocate tonnage, especially the United States and Britain are preparing to build large quantities of aircraft carriers, and France and Italy are also involved!"

Naval military equipment has always been the core of everyone's concerns in this era. For this era of maritime power, a strong navy means huge overseas interests, and it is also the core lifeline of all countries. The war between China and Japan has undoubtedly shown the unique combat effectiveness of aircraft carriers. Now, in addition to China, the main forces of the navy are also battleships, which can be said to be lagging behind the times and must be updated.

It is precisely for this reason that the United States and Britain strongly advocate peace talks. Their main purpose is to take this opportunity to re-determine the allocation of naval tonnage and avoid a new round of naval competition!

The arms race is a nightmare for all countries. The cold warships are piled up with countless silver, and they cannot be ambiguous at all. It is a huge test for national strength. Both the United States and Britain now have their own difficulties.

The United States is in power, and parliament will not easily agree to build aircraft carriers on a large scale, and the situation in the UK is even worse. They have a large number of battleships, and most of them are old players during World War I. Britain's declining national strength determines that they have almost no strength to deal with the new round of naval transformation.

You should know that building an aircraft carrier can be a systematic project. In addition to aircraft carriers, it also requires training a large number of pilots and building a large number of auxiliary ships. It requires huge investment in any of them. Britain is now in the decline of industry and finances, and the burden on overseas colonies is getting heavier and heavier. It can be said that the empire of the Unsettled Empire has entered the afterglow of the sunset.

If we commit a new arms race crazily at this time, we are afraid that the country will collapse without war. Therefore, what Chamberlain talked about the most about the naval issue these days. Chamberlain strongly demanded that the aircraft carriers of all countries should be controlled within an acceptable range and that the arms race should never be easily started.

Compared with the naval issue that concerns the fate of Britain, how Japan negotiates with China has become a minor matter and is placed in a secondary position.

"Minister Gu, we agree with controlling the naval issue, but we must carefully weigh the specific distribution. We might as well hold an international conference again. This time, the Beijing peace talks are mainly a matter between China and Japan. We will discuss it after the two countries resume peace!"

After the explanation was completed, Qiao Yu met with Japanese Prime Minister Ruopo Rijiro and the veteran Nishizoji Temple, and Qiao Yu went straight to the point.

"Two, China and Japan were once friendly neighbors, but your country insisted on doing their own thing, which caused today's war situation, which was a harm to the people of both countries. I hope that the two countries will quickly restore peace, and we should give a quick solution to the issue of reparations!"

"His Excellency the President, the imperial government is willing to bear the liability for compensation, but the imperial economic situation does not allow so much money to be taken out. It is really impossible to meet the amount required by China!"

"Well, since that's the case, I'll provide you with a new solution. How do you guys see?"
Chapter completed!