"You...you said all this is useless. You haven't been able to prove the authenticity of this secret edict until now. How do I know if you are bluffing me?" Hunchun tried his best to sound tougher, but he said There is always a hint of sternness and inner sadness when talking about it.
Mr. Long smiled contemptuously, "Your butler has just proved my identity. This can't be a lie, right? The guard badge I brought is real if you have seen it. Where did I get it from?" "
"You don't recognize His Majesty's handwriting, but others do. If you send someone secretly to the General's Mansion in Heilongjiang, I think someone somewhere should recognize His Majesty's handwriting..."
"Actually, those are not important. You haven't asked me about the point until now. You have never asked me from the beginning to the end. What happened on the other side of the Ussuri River? Don't you want to know?"
"Fa...what happened?" Hunchun's momentum was immediately suppressed.
Lord Long sighed, "Half a month ago, thousands of Qingdao miners outside Vladivostok were massacred by the Russians. Before that, countless Chinese survivors were expropriated and brutally suppressed by Russian soldiers in the Far East... Don't you know this? ?”
"No! You know, you know very well what those Rakshasa ghosts are doing, but you are as timid as mice and dare not help, or even dare to express support..."
"I...what can we do? The imperial court has ceded that land, what else can we do?" Hunchun's eyes turned a little red.
"The imperial court!" Mr. Long shouted sternly, "The imperial court ceded that land, did it also cede the people on that land? Tell me what article was written in the treaty. The survivors of the Celestial Dynasty on the east bank of the Wusuli River have been converted into Russian people? Let me ask you again, does the court still recognize the Qing nationality of those immigrants?"
This series of questions immediately confused Hunchun. At that time, let alone the Qing Dynasty, even European international law was gradually improving, and there was no very accurate legal provision to interpret the concept of nationality.
In the 1860 Sino-Russian Beijing Treaty, the Russians acquired nearly 1 million square kilometers of land north of Heilongjiang and east of the Ussuri River, including Sakhalin Island. However, the treaty did not say that the people on this land would be brought together. ceded to the Russians.
On the contrary, in the Treaty of Beijing between China and Russia, there is a special explanation for these survivors: "What is mentioned above is an open land. Wherever the Chinese live or the fishing and hunting land occupied by the Chinese, Russia is not allowed to occupy it, but it is still allowed It is left to the Chinese to fish and hunt as usual.”
This sentence was written in black and white at the end of the first article of the treaty. This shows that until the conclusion of the treaty, the Qing Dynasty recognized the nationality of the Chinese people in that land and even asked Russia to protect it.
What is truth? This is the truth. Xiao Letian will have a lawsuit with the Russians in the future. This is the truth that the Russians cannot get around.
Not only that, there is such an important sentence at the end of Article 8 of the Sino-Russian Beijing Treaty: "If Chinese people live privately in the territory of Russia, or they flee, the local magistrates should also handle it accordingly. If there is killing or robbery, If it is found that a Russian national has committed a serious crime such as serious injury, serious injury, murder, or house burning, the criminal will be sent to the country and punished according to the law; if a Chinese criminal is committed, either at the place where the crime was committed or elsewhere, he will be punished according to the Chinese law. . In case of large or small cases, consuls and local officials handle people from different countries, and are not allowed to take, retain, investigate and treat each other's cases without permission."
This and the top one are very obvious and form a complete chain of evidence. The Qing Dynasty ceded the land but did not allow Russia to destroy the living environment of the survivors. Those people of the Celestial Dynasty lived how they lived before and how they should live. The Qing Dynasty never gave up on them. nationality.
How to prove that the Qing Dynasty did not give up the nationality of these people? This can be seen in the judicial power. Your laws have to be put aside. Chinese people who break the law must be punished according to Chinese laws. If this cannot prove anything, then how can we prove it?
Taking advantage of the victory, Lord Long pursued Hunchun, who was speechless and said sharply, "General, you also know how difficult it was for the court to cede land and pay compensation. It was a decision made only as a last resort. The court still protected their people in the end. That’s why you added this clause to the treaty, haven’t you forgotten all about it?”
"Now the folks on the east bank of the Ussuri River are suffering. They were massacred and plundered, and you just stand aside and watch? Don't forget that the defense of the entire Ussuri River is in the hands of your General Ningguta. The imperial court Isn’t it true that raising soldiers for hundreds of years is just a waste of money for you?”
"I, I, I..." Hunchun was overwhelmed and speechless. The old housekeeper next to him was sweating and begging, "This general... Mr. Long, Mr. Long! My general also has difficulties..."
"The imperial court has not paid full military pay for ten years. The rations of the soldiers in the military camp are almost becoming a problem, let alone muskets and bullets. My general wants to take care of it, but how can he take care of it?"
"The old Maozi on the other side has fast guns, fast horses and cannons, but what about our side? We still have guns, bows and arrows, broadswords and spears... How do we fight? In addition to guarding the pass and not letting the old Maozi advance, it is really difficult. There’s nothing you can do!”
Hunchun slammed his fist on the table and growled, "Stop talking... You don't think it's embarrassing, I think it's embarrassing! The country is already like this, don't I want to..."
Hunchun looked up at Mr. Long with scarlet eyes, "What do you want? I, Hunchun, am also a man. If I really want to fight Lao Maozi with a knife, I won't be afraid of anyone! But don't think about using my troops. I will never send troops. I have to guard the remaining land... I have to keep the remaining land for the country!"
This is a good man outside the customs. He can distinguish right from wrong. If you, Mr. Long, try to persuade me with your words, then I will give up my life. It’s okay to go to the front line with a knife, but the army cannot move. I can’t give the old Maozi an excuse to invade. , one million square kilometers have been lost, and I can’t lose it anymore.
Master Long patted him on the shoulder, "What a man! You have the guts! I don't want you to send troops to cross the river. I just want you to send a message to the border guard post so that we can cross the Wusuli River freely. You don't need to worry about anything else!" "
“We spend our own money to eat, and we have our own foreign guns and horses to fight, so we fight against Lao Maozi in the name of the Volunteer Army. We have no nationality, and our only identity is the army organized voluntarily by the remnants of the land who are unwilling to be humiliated. We are completely from the private sector, so no one will be hurt!"
"I'll show you how we fight. The Battle of Sandaogou is just the beginning, definitely not the end. In less than ten years, I can change the color of the country on the other side!"
Hunchun's face also became ferocious, "Okay, as long as you promise not to cause trouble in my jurisdiction, it doesn't matter if I let you in! But if I find out that you have plundered people's property to use as military equipment, then don't blame me for being rude!" In a word, don’t disturb the people and don’t cause trouble!”
Mr. Long curled his lips and said, "Haha, you think we are poor people like you? We have to plunder places when we fight? Wait for it to be an eye-opener... Now won't you treat me to a drink?"
Hunchun almost choked to death at Master Long's words, "Okay! You're cruel! I want to see how you fight. Anyway, I'm going to say something ugly in front of you. The military pay given to me by the court is not enough. I don't have a penny to support you." ...Come here! Let the small kitchen turn on the fire again, prepare wine and food, and let me hear how Sandaogou was won!"
