I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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After a week of friendly and harmonious negotiations, the two parties finally formulated a "Sino-Jewish Bilateral Treaty on Territorial Lease", the content of which is very complicated, and the main contents include:

20. The Chinese government leased Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Tyumen, and Kurgan with a total area of ​​about [-] square kilometers to the Jewish government-in-exile for the temporary establishment of a state (reconstruction). The sovereignty of this area belongs to China , the right to govern and own belongs to the Jewish State during the lease period;

[-]. During the establishment of the Jewish State-in-Exile in the region, the Jewish State shall not do anything that harms the interests of China unless China acts against the interests of the Jewish State;

Third, the Jewish State-in-Exile government must immediately pay 5 million U.S. dollars in lease funds and pay 30% of the Jewish State’s annual total income to China every year during the lease period as the lease fee;

Fourth, 60% of the natural mineral resources (mainly oil) exploited by the Jewish state in the region belong to China;

[-]. The Jews living in China temporarily can go to the region to become citizens of the Jewish state immediately after the treaty takes effect, and the Jews in other parts of the world have the right to come to the region to become citizens of the Jewish state;

Sixth, when the Jewish state withdraws from the area, all local real estate and public facilities must be handed over to China intact, including buildings, fields, factories, mines, hospitals, schools, railways, highways, stations, ports, etc.;

[-]. After the establishment of the Jewish State, the Government-in-Exile of the Jewish State was transformed into the Provisional Government of the Jewish State;

Eighth, in order to show that the sovereignty of this region still belongs to China, the Chinese army has the right to conduct a "symbolic garrison" in the territory of the Jewish state, with a brigade of no more than 1 troops.

30. The term of the treaty is [-] years;

99. During the period of the treaty, if the Jewish State acquires new territory (Palestine), the area will still be leased by the Jewish State until the expiration date. If the Jewish State does not acquire new territory (Palestine), the treaty will be automatically extended to [-] years.

After the "Sino-Jewish Bilateral Treaty on Territorial Lease" was announced to the world, it can be said that it was a shock to the world and caused an uproar in the world. The reactions of various countries were different. Germany was "a little displeased" but said nothing. All countries were just surprised. Some far-sighted high-level executives in the United States, Britain, France and other countries sighed after learning about the incident, "The Jews have been completely bound by the Chinese." Lai’s desire to restore the country has finally come true. Although it is only a leased land, and the conditions offered by China are not loose, but having a piece of land and a country of their own is enough to make the Jews who have been wandering for thousands of years carnival. .

On July 1941, 7, the Jewish State in Exile was established;

On July 7, the "Sino-Jewish Bilateral Treaty on Lease of Territory" was signed;

On August 8, Israel was formally established in the southwestern part of western North Asia that belongs to China. The Jewish State-in-Exile government was transformed into an interim Israeli government. China was the first to recognize the sovereignty of the country. On the same day, the Israel Defense Forces were established.

On August 8, Jiang Weiguo, on behalf of the Chinese government within the Allied Powers, proposed to the Portuguese government to "abolish the "Draft Treaty of the Sino-Portuguese Conference" and the "Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peace and Commerce" and return Macao to China."

Chapter 582 Diplomatic Waves (2)

China's request to Portugal to return Macau is undoubtedly a major event, reflecting the "great power consciousness" and "powerful country self-confidence" that the Chinese high-level officials and the Chinese people generally have at this time. Before the Sino-Japanese War, China was indeed weak and dilapidated. , China is no longer comparable to what it used to be. China is now an out-and-out eastern power that is constantly rising, and its national power is growing rapidly. It can be said that winning the Sino-Japanese War has stopped China from continuing to decline. Winning the Soviet Union's war made China reborn and reborn from the ashes.

The world's eight major powers: the United States, Britain, France, the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, and China. The Soviet Union has already fallen apart. Among the remaining seven powers, according to the estimation of the German high-level, the ranking in terms of comprehensive national strength is as follows: the United States, Germany , Britain, China, France, Japan, and Italy, China seems to be "the fourth in the world", not only surpassing Japan and Italy, but even slightly better than France. Of course, the navies of France, Japan, and Italy are the Chinese navy. It is difficult to match, but China's comprehensive national strength does surpass France, Japan and Italy.

The seven major powers in the world are just like the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, and they are very contrasting and similar:

Germany/Qin: has been besieged and suppressed all the time, and fell into the crisis of national subjugation many times, but the more frustrated the more courageous, the more wars the stronger;

United States/Qi State: Powerful, but in a corner (Historically, Qi State and Qin State were called "Eastern and Western Emperors". When Qin State destroyed the other five countries one by one, Qi State was insensitive and short-sighted. , die without a fight);

Britain/Wei State: Once the most powerful country in the world, but now it is in decline, and it is comfortable, lazy and passive;

France/Zhao: has always been the main force against Germany/Qin and the bridgehead to contain Germany/Qin;

Italy/Korea: Although they are called great powers/Warring States, they are actually in name only, and they are strong in the outside world;

Japan/Yan Kingdom: Long-term obscurity, suddenly rising, but the glory is doomed to be short-lived (in history, the Yan Kingdom has been gloomy for a long time, Yan Zhao Wang worked hard, had a short period of glory, almost destroyed the Qi Kingdom, but then the glory is no longer , until it perished; Japan is the same, once beat the United States to the point of losing its armor and armor, and was in a panic, but after the United States slowed down, it immediately went to ruin);

China/Chu: Although the country is vast and rich in resources, it is chaotic and turbulent. If it can be governed vigorously, it must be the leading power in the world. The most precious thing is the spirit of perseverance, perseverance, and indomitable struggle. As the saying goes, "Although there are three families in Chu, Chu will be destroyed when Qin is destroyed." .

In the past, China could only swallow its humiliation and compromise in the face of bullying by foreign powers, but now, as one of the "seven great powers in the world", how can China continue to tolerate its territory being forcibly occupied by foreign countries?Up to now, since the Opium War, China has been accumulatively established 27 concessions in China by various powers (some sources claim that there are as many as 30 or even 40 concessions, which is to confuse "reservation" with "concession", residence The land is not equal to the concession, the residence area is not an infringement of China's territorial sovereignty, the concession is), after a hundred years, most of the concessions have been recovered, and Japan's five concessions in China have also followed the Sino-Japanese war, Sino-Japanese peace talks, and Sino-Japanese wars. At this time, there are still 5 concessions established by Britain and France in China (the United States originally had 13 concessions in China, but they have been merged into the British concession). Macao occupied and Hong Kong occupied by Britain (for the time being, Taiwan, Sakhalin Island occupied by Japan, and Showa Castle leased by Japan are not included).

For China, the time has come to recover these concessions and colonies, because China is now powerful, and the first step is to recover Macau from Portugal.

China's request for Macau from Portugal is, in a sense, an "internal matter of the Allied States", because both China and Portugal are members of the Allied States, and Portugal is only a slave state of Germany, and China is the "second brother" of the Allied States. The difference in status and status is obvious. In addition, although Macau is worth a lot, it is only a tiny place after all. For Portugal, the loss of benefits brought about by the return is not very big, not to mention that Macau belongs to China in the first place.

Ever since, this matter was resolved very properly and very quickly "within the Allied States".

At this time, Portugal was under the rule of the military government. The president was Marshal Carmona who gained power through a military coup, and the real power of the country was in the hands of Prime Minister Antonio de Oliveira Salazar.

Salazar implemented a dictatorship over Portugal, but his dictatorship was "relatively moderate and positive", so although he was a dictator, he was voted "the greatest Portuguese" by the Portuguese people in later generations, Salazar followed Germany in the international situation, so under Germany's coercion and lure, he half pushed and half pushed Portugal to join the Allied Powers camp.

When the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a request to the Portuguese government to "return Macau", Salazar also received a telegram from Hitler. Hitler suggested that he "return Macau to China" and promised that "the alliance with Germany and China as the main body will definitely not let it down." Portugal’s sacrifice and concession will allow Portugal to gain a hundred times and a thousand times the new territory of Macao in the near future”, making this matter more and more a hit and a matter of course.

Salazar replied to Wuhan the next day, "I am willing to return Macau, but I hope to conduct further consultations with the Chinese side on the property of the Portuguese government and Portuguese people in Macau." To this, the Nationalist government gave an enthusiastic reply.

Considering that both Portugal and China are now members of the Allied Powers, there is no need to be too intransigent, so the national government then replied to the Portuguese government, "The real estate of your government and your citizens in Macau will be lost with Macau's return to China." It logically belongs to China, and non-real estate allows your country to take it away when evacuating people.” “Macau local residents, whether they are of Chinese or Portuguese descent, Chinese or Portuguese, are free to stay and stay. Macao will still welcome them in the future.” Portuguese come here for work, tourism, business, temporary or permanent residence".

Due to the sincerity of both parties, the final treaty was deeply satisfied and happy for both parties.

It took only one week for China and Portugal to finalize the treaty on the handover of Macau, formally abolishing the "Draft Treaty of the Sino-Portuguese Conference" and the "Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Reconciliation and Commerce". On the morning of August 8, the Portuguese troops stationed in Macau withdrew from Macau. A regiment of the Ninth Military Region (Guangdong and Guangxi) of the army entered Macao under the leadership of Yu Hanmou, the deputy commander of the military region, and peacefully handed over the sovereignty of Macao to the Portuguese side. , Macau has not experienced any turmoil. Macau, with a land area of ​​about 8 square kilometers, a sea area of ​​about 33 square kilometers, and a population of about 85, officially returned to China.

Although only a tiny piece of land was regained, the significance it represented was enough to make the whole of China rejoice. Soon, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a dazzling new action without stopping: formally submitted a diplomatic note to the French government, requesting France immediately returned to China its four concessions in China (Shanghai French Concession, Tianjin French Concession, Hankou French Concession, Guangzhou French Concession) and the part of the Gulangyu Public Settlement that belonged to France.

After receiving the diplomatic note of the Nationalist government’s tough measures, the French high-level officials were prepared, but they were still surprised. China’s recovery of Portugal’s occupation of Macau meant that China would gradually recover all Chinese territories that were still occupied by foreign powers. This is exactly what happened. It is something that China must do as its national strength, international status, national self-confidence, and national self-esteem have been rapidly improved in the past few years. Only small and weak countries will be reduced to fish, and big and strong countries will only fish for other countries. Fish?The recovery of Macau is definitely only the first step. The French high-level officials are well aware of this matter. As for the surprise, they did not expect China to take the next step so soon. Some French high-level officials think that China is still very afraid of France. China is now in the same camp, so things are going smoothly, but France is different from Portugal. China may not dare to "bully" France after "bullying" Portugal, but the fact is: China has almost done it in one go. occupied by France.

French high-level officials hastily held an emergency meeting. The high-level participants included President Albert Le Brun, Prime Minister Paul Renault, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of War Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain, Chief of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Army Maurice General Gustave Gamelin and others.

Le Brun said: "Gentlemen, the Chinese demand that we return all our leases in China, and their attitude is very tough, and their demands are quite harsh. They claim that all French concessions in China, except the French, Everything else is Chinese property, including the money in the pockets of the French in the concessions.

What are your thoughts on this, gentlemen? "

Renault said in astonishment: "The Chinese have just recovered Macau, which was occupied by the Portuguese. The conditions are very gentle. They only take away real estate. The Portuguese in Macau can take away all non-real estate. Why are they so harsh on us?"

Le Brun smiled wryly and said: "Before, I thought that the Chinese asked the Portuguese for Macau and offered it very mild conditions. It was because the Chinese lacked courage. They barely mustered up the courage but were afraid that the Portuguese would refuse. So forbearance, now I understand that it is because the Portuguese and the Chinese are in the same group, so the Chinese are so polite to the Portuguese, and at the same time they are so rude to us. The Chinese are actually very courageous now, and they are very brave. Confident, think they are very strong, and have no fear of the French Third Republic at all!"

Gan Molin couldn't help but said angrily: "This is a humiliation to the French Third Republic!"

Petain said, "It's not a humiliation, is it? Those concessions belong to China, and the Chinese are only asking us for what belongs to them, not what belongs to us!"

Gan Molin found it difficult to accept Pétain's almost self-comforting statement emotionally: "Minister, how can you say that? Is the French Third Republic not as good as Portugal? Even if the Chinese ask us for what belongs to them Things, at least we must ensure the etiquette of words? Look at their diplomatic note, it is simply an ultimatum!"

Le Brun sighed: "The Chinese army is surrounding our concessions in China, and also claimed in the diplomatic note that if our government does not peacefully hand over the concessions before August 8, then their troops will Launch an armed attack!"

Gan Molin became more and more angry: "Please forgive me, if the Chinese have a good attitude and mild conditions, I have no objection to handing over those concessions, but their attitude is almost arrogant and the conditions are almost unreasonable, and they will not let France go." The situation in my eyes! Under such circumstances, if those concessions are handed over, although the loss of our country's interests is not great, it will cause a great blow to our dignity, honor, and face! The international community will think that We are cowardly and cowardly, and we are forced to give in under the force of the Chinese!"

Petain said indifferently: "Why do you care about those vain things? General Gan Molin, the Chinese have already made it very clear that their troops are about to surround our concessions. If we If they don’t transfer it peacefully within the time specified by them, they will launch an attack. What can we do? Will we start a war with China? General Gan Malin, if there is a real war and it is under your command, can you win it?”

Gan Molin sullenly said nothing.

Petain smiled optimistically: "In the past, China was very weak, so we could take advantage of the Chinese, but now China is no longer the Qing Dynasty with mud feet. Naturally, we have to assess the situation and adopt new measures. China policy.

I am not underestimating myself, France is still a great power, but going to war with China is extremely detrimental to us. Those concessions are all in China, but our homeland is thousands of miles away in Europe. Is it possible to form an expeditionary force and an expeditionary fleet? ?The war has really started. The Chinese are fighting at home, but we are going on an expedition. The Japanese are so close to China, did they defeat China in the end?What's more, what about us?When our expeditionary force and expeditionary fleet arrived in Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Tianjin, there were overwhelming Chinese planes in the sky, and Chinese troops everywhere on the land. How to fight?As for Hankou, let alone, it is completely in the interior of China. Could it be that our army is going to fight all the way from Shanghai to Hankou?Just like the Japanese?Don't forget, our number one enemy is the Germans, where are the Germans?Right on our doorstep!We ignore the number one enemy at our doorstep, but run thousands of miles away to fight, isn't it putting the cart before the horse?If we consume too much national power and military power on the Chinese, wouldn't it allow the Germans to take advantage of it?Although the colony cannot be easily given up, the homeland is always the most important!We can't put our homeland in danger for those few insignificant concessions, can we?What's more, the French army is already a defensive army, and that kind of expeditionary offensive operations across the oceans is simply not in line with the actual situation of the French army!"

Renault nodded again and again: "Minister Petain is very correct!"

Gan Molin was a little unwilling: "Then we just swallow it like this?"

Petain smiled very relieved: "As I said just now, the Chinese are only asking us for what belongs to them, and we can't talk about swallowing it.

If the Chinese ask us for Corsica, then we will definitely be angry and start a full-scale war with it, but what they are asking for is their concession, why should we be angry? "

Gan Molin was speechless and had no choice but to remain silent.

Le Brun finally said: "Let's do this! Gentlemen, those who agree to return those concessions to the Chinese at their request, please raise your hands!"

Most of the participants raised their hands, and the opinions were overwhelming.

"It seems that we have the same opinion!" Le Brun breathed a sigh of relief, "How about this, call the Chinese ambassador to France immediately, and then inform the Chinese government, we are willing to discuss with them in the next step at this time !"

Nothing happened. Facing China’s tough attitude, the French responded affirmatively with understanding and interest. The government of the Third French Republic issued a public statement on August 8, announcing that it accepted the request of the Chinese government and abolished the relevant illegal Treaty of equality, returning to China all the French concessions in Shanghai French Concession, Tianjin French Concession, Hankou French Concession, Guangzhou French Concession and Gulangyu Public Concession.

On August 8, China and France held grand handover ceremonies in Shanghai, Tianjin, Hankou, Guangzhou, and Gulangyu Island. Chinese troops entered the French Concession in the above five places. ", whether it belongs to the French government or the French private concession property, all will be confiscated by the Chinese government.

Immediately, there was another round of celebration and jubilation across the country.

"Now, it's the British's turn!" Jiang Weiguo smiled slightly.

On August 8, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Government submitted a note to the British government, requesting that the United Kingdom unconditionally return to China the British Concession in Tianjin, the British Concession in Hankou, the British Concession in Guangzhou, the British Concession in Jiujiang, and the British Concession in Xiamen. Concession, Zhenjiang British Concession, Shanghai British Concession (that is, the remaining part of the Shanghai Public Settlement after the Japanese Concession and the French Concession were returned to China), and the entire territory of Hong Kong.

For a time, the ruling and opposition parties in London were shaken.

British Prime Minister Chamberlain is a "good old man". He has no ambitions and is not as keen on foreign expansion as Hitler and Stalin. In Chinese language, Chamberlain is a "maintainer". The Allied Powers have always adopted an appeasement policy of compromise and concessions. At home, he has vigorously promoted the construction of social welfare, because Germany and the Allied Powers did not "go west" after starting the war wheels, but moved eastward as Britain, France, the United States and other countries hoped. Therefore, Chamberlain's policy of appeasement of Germany was regarded as "successful" and realized the goal of "disaster" in the British, French and American camps. The "success" of the policy and the achievements of internal welfare have made him popular in the United Kingdom, and he himself is a little bit smug.

However, from the beginning of this year, Chamberlain's mood was no longer sunny, but dark clouds rolled in, because the Soviet Union was defeated, and it was defeated in just one year, which made Chamberlain shocked and disturbed. It’s too fast, and what’s disturbing is that the Allied Powers, especially Germany, didn’t fight the Soviet Union for both losses. On the contrary, the Allied Powers made great strides on the Soviet battlefield and achieved brilliant results. After defeating the Soviet Union and digesting the fruits of victory, the Allied Powers can be described as powerful Increase, monstrous momentum.

Faced with this reality, which was completely different from what he had expected, Chamberlain was indeed a little panicked. Not only did Germany not be dragged down by the Soviet war, but its national strength was greatly expanded, and Germany's allies, China, Japan, Italy, etc., all passed The strength of the Soviet Union increased sharply due to the war, and the Soviet Union has collapsed. What next?Therefore, the allied camp, which has carved up the Soviet Union and is fat and strong, with a big appetite, will really just accept it as soon as it is good?Or will it be insatiable, greedy, continue to wage wars and lock the next target on Britain?Thinking of this terrible prospect, Chamberlain shuddered and shuddered, and he began to regret, regretting his clever "disaster" policy.

Although the British high-level people are generally arrogant and do not think about making progress, some high-level people still have the idea of ​​"preparing for danger in times of peace". Especially after the Allied Powers won the Soviet Union's brilliant victory in the war, it further stimulated the British high-level people to feel sad. Although Chamberlain dared not He resisted Germany and the Allies head-on, but he also began to change his mind, and accepted some high-level suggestions, "follow the United States to assist the Soviet Union, let the Soviet Union recover as soon as possible, and continue to act as a pawn for the United Kingdom to contain Germany." In fact, In fact, President Roosevelt of the United States also contacted Chamberlain many times, warning him that "it is almost impossible for Germany and the Allied Powers to stop after destroying the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union, bringing the Soviet Union back to life, became a shield for Britain and the United States to stop Germany", Chamberlain quite recognized this.

China's demands for the British Concession and Hong Kong caused an uproar in London.

Chapter 583 Diplomatic Waves (3)

Compared with the one-sided opinion of the French high-level, the British high-level has a lot of controversy. Some high-level people support the transfer of the British Concession in China and Hong Kong, some high-level people strongly oppose the transfer, and more high-level people plan to take a compromise strategy. As for Hong Kong, which has the most lucrative oil and water, it will be "put on hold for discussion" for the time being.

Prime Minister Chamberlain himself preferred a compromise strategy. He believed that returning the concession to China would not only bring substantial benefits to China, but also allow the Chinese people to live in "face". The face of the British Empire has also been saved, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. To put it bluntly: you ask for something in China, and I will do what you say honestly. If you want a hundred, I will give you a hundred. Where is my British face put?I'll make a discount, I'll give you fifty, you accept it first, although fifty is not one hundred, but at least it's not zero, you get half of the benefits, you should be happy, I am also happy, after all, I saved my face, At the same time, there is a lot of room for maneuver in this matter. The remaining fifty, so to speak, will be given to you after a while, won't you?

It is a pity that Prime Minister Chamberlain's "painstaking efforts" are completely talking about chicken and duck, and the Chinese side does not appreciate it at all.

Gu Weijun, the Chinese representative who was in charge of negotiating in London, immediately turned pale after hearing Chamberlain's "compromise strategy": "Your Excellency, please forgive me! Our country and your country are talking about territorial issues! Not buying vegetables in the market! Territory There is no room for bargaining! The concession must be returned, and Hong Kong must also be returned! And it must be returned in one go!"

The British Foreign Minister Robert Anthony Eden, who was also present at the scene, was completely irritated by Gu Weijun's tough attitude: "Mr. Gu! Those concessions and Hong Kong were obtained by the British through legal treaties, and they are already British territories. The rule of the country is protected by British law and the British army. Your country is now planning to recover early, which has violated the treaty. Our country can make some concessions based on the long-term relationship between Britain and China, but we will not allow your country to speak so unreasonably!"

Eden is the main head of the hardliners in the British high-level. He does not support Chamberlain's appeasement policy, and he very much agrees with US President Roosevelt's "prevention" strategy, and actively calls for "Britain, France and the United States to jointly prevent the alliance" (Roosevelt actually as early as 1938 At the beginning of the year, he proposed to use all means to prevent the re-emergence of Germany. Eden responded positively, claiming that "we should immediately accept Roosevelt's suggestion" and advocated that Britain should strengthen military cooperation with the United States and France), but he wanted to prevent divisions within the party ( Both he and Chamberlain belonged to the British Conservative Party) and Chamberlain's appeasement policy towards Germany had indeed achieved certain results, so he did not oppose Chamberlain too strongly and obviously.

Chamberlain used to reject Eden, but when the Soviet war came to an end, he began to realize that his "disaster" was not worth the loss, so he reused Aiden and appointed him as the new foreign minister (Aiden was Churchill in the original history. political deputy and one of his main military aides).

Gu Weijun snorted coldly: "Legal treaties? Your Excellency, Foreign Minister, why bother to play such sophistry tricks of deceiving yourself and others! Those treaties were all forced by you British to force our government to sign with cannons at the gate of our country! They are unequal treaties at all! Those belong to our country Your territory has been occupied by you for long enough! It should have been returned long ago! It’s like a robber broke into my house, and I asked the robber to leave, but the robber said to wait before leaving, it’s unreasonable!"

Aiden said angrily: "Does Mr. Gu think that the British Empire is a soft persimmon that can be manipulated casually?"

Gu Weijun sneered: "It doesn't matter whether your country is a persimmon or not. The important thing is that China is not the persimmon that you wantonly opened the country with giant ships and cannons 100 years ago!"

In private, Chamberlain approached Gu Weijun and clarified his own attitude obliquely: he would return the British Concession to China first. As for Hong Kong, because it is more important to the UK, it has a large area and a large population, and it has brought great benefits to the UK. Therefore, if it is returned immediately, the British senior management must strongly oppose it. This makes the British senior management's self-esteem unacceptable and makes him very embarrassed. He is personally willing to return Hong Kong to China, but it will take time to buffer, so he hopes to get China understands and "cooperates" with recovering the British Concession for the time being. As for Hong Kong, he will try his best to suppress the objections of the British high-level officials and urge the British high-level officials to agree to return Hong Kong to China within two years, one year or even half a year. .

Gu Weijun looked at the well-deserved "good old man" Chamberlain with sympathetic eyes: "Your Excellency, thank you for your kindness and kindness. I personally understand your difficulties very well, but unfortunately, this is detrimental to the interests of our country. Our country cannot accept this kind of delay. Countermeasures.

The British Concession and Hong Kong, your country must either return them together, or not return them together, and then the Chinese government will dispatch troops to regain them by force!"

Chamberlain had a bitter face: "Why does your country have to do this? It's not that we won't pay back, it just needs a little time.