Chapter 443 : Who is the winner?
After receiving Han Ling's instructions, Shi Zhaoji also felt confident.
The next day, negotiations began in the reception hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"For your country's proposal yesterday! After discussion, our country believes that this armistice is an equal armistice between both sides and is beneficial to both sides! Therefore, our country will not pay any armistice price!"
At the beginning, Molotov explained the results of the domestic discussion. Shi Zhaoji was not surprised by this result, after all, he had already prepared this before.
"Haha! What Mr. Molotov said makes sense! But it's okay to want a truce, but our country has a condition!"
"Conditions? What conditions?"
Molotov's eyebrows frowned.
"My country is very short of food! So our country exchanges supplies for your country's food!"
Shi Zhaoji smiled and said his condition.
"Free food? Did the Han Empire lack food?"
Molotov really didn't know, but he hadn't heard that the Han Empire lacked food!
Could it be that this matter has been hidden by the Han Empire?
Molotov thought about it, maybe it was still true. The army of the Han Empire is now maintained above five million people, and this is just the army.
In addition, they also have security areas in various places, with the total army of nearly 7 million people.
In addition, they have a huge air force and navy. Maintaining such a huge army, they are afraid that they are afraid of food!
After figuring this out, Molotov's face showed a smile, and he felt that he already knew the shortcomings of the Han Empire.
"I wonder what your country wants to exchange for our country's food?"
Now the Russians do not have enough food in China.
From 1932 to 1933, millions of farmers were starved to death for the plan to exchange food for machines.
No one in the world knows about this matter at present. Other foreigners can only see farmers with happy smiles on their faces and baskets on the ground full of food.
Although the Russians also lack food in China, they will not say it, let alone show it.
And if the things you use to exchange food are what they need, they will exchange them without hesitation, such as machines!
"I wonder what Mr. Molotov thinks of the machine!"
Shi Zhaoji spoke it in tentative words, but Molotov's heart beat hard.
Before, the Russians were also using grain exchange machines, but many of them were destroyed in the seventh place.
Either the train transporting machines exploded halfway or the machine that was exchanged back was gnawed like an ants, with dense holes everywhere.
Therefore, the Russians' national industrialization process did not proceed very quickly as in history.
Because of Han Ling's destruction, a lot of food was spent, but there were not many machines that could be used.
Molotov knew about the urgent need for machines in China.
"What machine do you want to exchange for? Industrial mother machine?"
Molotov suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked in the calmest tone.
"Sorry! Our country also lacks industrial mother machines! So any other machine can be used except industrial mother machines!"
Shi Zhaoji shrugged and said.
"Oh? Is that true?"
Molotov did not agree immediately, but began to pick it up, as if he was thinking about the question of whether to agree or not.
In fact, he had already thought about it, it is OK to exchange food for machines!
But he wanted to see what the industrial capabilities and industrial machines of the Han Empire were like. He wanted the most advanced industrial machines.
"I wonder if I can look at your country's factories? After all, I need to know whether the machines you exchange for will work in our country! If it is old equipment, your country will not need to mention it!"
Seeing Molotov's current appearance, Shi Zhaoji's heart was filled with contempt.
"This Russian! Your excited expression was betrayed you at that moment! Now you are still holding it up. Do you really think I don't know anything?"
Shi Zhaoji was despised, but he shook his head firmly on his face and said, "Sorry! That is our military secret and cannot be shown to outsiders! But I can guarantee your country in the name of our country! The machines exchanged by our country are definitely the most commonly used machines at present!"
Well! Shi Zhaoji is right, it is a commonly used machine, but not the most advanced machine. As for whether the machine is good, I don’t know!
Anyway, as long as you check it out, it's fine. If it suddenly explodes during use, we can't blame us.
"Well! Yes! As long as your country's machine quality and performance are good, your country can exchange machines for our country's food!"
When Molotov heard Shi Zhaoji say this, he felt relieved.
All of them are guaranteed in the name of the country, and this is definitely no problem.
"Okay! Since that's the case, let's discuss the details.
Immediately afterwards, Molotov began to discuss the details with Shi Zhaoji.
First of all, the Han Empire and the Russians retreated thirty miles on the basis of the present, turning this total of 60 miles into a military buffer zone. Neither side shall station troops in the military buffer zone. But patrols can patrol inside.
Second, the troops stationed on the border between the two sides shall not exceed 50,000, the aircraft shall not exceed 200, and the artillery shall not exceed 200.
Third, the Han Empire used industrial machines to exchange for the Russians' food. The Russians had to ensure that the food was not produced for more than three years, but it must be food that could be eaten. The Han Empire had to ensure that the performance and quality of industrial machines were normal and they were not allowed to do anything.
Fourth, the Russians should let go of borders and not stop the people from entering and leaving the other side. The people of both sides should be free to intermarry and trade.
Fifth, both sides formally recognize the legitimacy of the other country and dispatch an ambassador.
In addition, there are no less than twenty articles in the world, but they are all kinds of regulations anyway.
Among them, it was a great deal to ask the Russians to let go of the border and not to stop the people from entering and leaving freely.
As for why the fifth item was added, it was actually what the Russians wanted to add.
It can be said that Articles 5 and 4 are exchange conditions between the Han Empire and the Russians.
The Russian countries have not been recognized by Western countries since their establishment, and the United States has repeatedly denied the legitimacy of Russian countries.
It was not until 1934, the second half of this year that the Russians and the French will be recognized.
Therefore, the Russians' countries are still not recognized by countries around the world, and Russians urgently need to open a gap internationally. And this contact with the Han Empire was an opportunity.
The Han Empire was recognized by countries around the world since Han Ling ascended the throne.
First of all, Britain and France admitted this matter. The ying sect was beaten by the East China Sea Fleet of the Han Empire and did not dare to fight against it. If this is not recognized, don’t blame the Han Empire for tampering with it on the land of Asia at that time, because the Han Empire has this strength.
The United States was also the first country to recognize and send ambassadors.
Chapter completed!