When signing the treaty, Hirobuki Ito's hands were trembling all the time, and he didn't write it several times, because Hirobuki Ito knew very well that once he signed his name on the treaty, he would be completely nailed to the shame in his life and would almost never turn over. This point is Li Hongzhang, his best example, but although Li Hongzhang ended up being criticized by thousands of people after the negotiations in Shimonoseki, he finally got a good end. What was his result? Even Hirobuki Ito dared not imagine it.

But now the general trend cannot be changed, so Hirofumi Ito hesitated for a while and finally picked up a pen and signed his name on the treaty. After signing, Hirofumi Ito seemed to have exhausted all his strength and collapsed on the chair. When other members of the Japanese negotiating team saw it, they could only shake their heads and sigh.

Qin Zheng on the other side was very proud. After signing the treaty, he handed over the treaty documents that were kept by East China to Li Songchen, and handed the Japanese reserved to Hirobuki Ito, and smiled and said, "Mr. Ito, finally successfully signed the treaty and restored peace. This is a gratifying thing."

Hirofumi Ito glanced at Qin Zheng. Although he was extremely unhappy, he had to deal with it. He reached out to take the treaty document and said, "Yes, this peace is hard-won."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Since that's the case, we all take a photo as a souvenir to remember this hard-won peace."

After Qin Zheng finished speaking, the members of the Japanese negotiating team all glared at him, obviously thinking that Qin Zheng was still humiliating him. At this time, Hirobuki Ito stood up and said, "You should take photos as a souvenir, everyone will take photos together."

Although the others were unhappy, Hirofumi Ito had to listen, so they all had to stand up one by one and take a photo with the negotiation team of East China **. However, the staff of East China ** were all smiling and full of energy, while the Japanese were all crying and crying, forming a sharp contrast.

After taking the photo, the Japanese lowered their heads and returned to their seats. At this time, Hirobuki Ito said, "Everyone, do you know why I want everyone to take a photo together? Because I hope everyone remembers that all Japanese people remember this photo. Remember this day. This is a shame for Japan and a shame for all Japanese people. This photo will remind us that we must clear this shame in the future."

After hearing this, the other Japanese people were not only excited, but also stood up and said in unison: "Hi!"

When the people from East China ** saw it, they were a little unconscious. Unexpectedly, after the negotiations, they also signed a treaty, and the Japanese actually showed off their might in front of them.

Qin Zheng was silent and laughed: "Mr. Ito, it seems you are not willing to accept it."

This time, Hirobuki Ito's waist was straight, and his humble attitude was completely disguised. He said, "Of course, Speaker Qin, there is an old saying in China that you have to take revenge for a gentleman, and it will be no longer late for ten years. Today's shame will be recovered one day in Japan." Because it has been successfully signed, Hirobuki Ito no longer has to pretend to be a grandson, so he has less scruples. Moreover, Hirobuki Ito is a big boss in Japan who is very enthusiastic in Japan. When did he whisper? For the sake of the overall situation, he had to pretend to be a grandson for more than ten days, but the depression in his heart has been suppressed and needs to be an outbreak. Therefore, now he is taking this opportunity to vent.

Qin Zheng still looked calm and said, "Mr. Ito, please forgive me for your wish, Japan has no chance to get this shame."

Hirobu Ito snorted and said, "Speaker Qin, you are too confident. Although you won this war, you actually took advantage of the exhaustion of Japan and Russia. If both sides fought under the same conditions, you may not be able to win."

Qin Zheng said: "I admit that it is a fact that you said we only participated in the war when Japan and Russia were exhausted, but the result has been confirmed. We are the winners and you are the losers. This is something that no one can change, right?"

Hirobuki Ito said: "Although you are the winner this time, Japan will never give up. It will definitely lie on firewood and taste gall, and work hard to govern. The Japanese are the most diligent people and the best ethnic group of the Yamato nation. Therefore, it is hard to say who wins and loses next time."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "I dare say that the next time I fight, China will be the winner, and Japan will lose even worse than this time!"

Hirobuki Ito said: "Speaker Qin, I admire your confidence very much, but it is not a good thing to be too confident."

Qin Zheng said: "I'm not overconfident, but I have my reasons. Does Mr. Ito want to listen?"

Ito Hirobuki's eyes twitched a few times and said, "Please say it."

Qin Zheng said: "That is the size of China and Japan. China's population is 10 times that of Japan, its land area is 30 times that of Japan, and its resources are abundant. This is our biggest advantage and it is also something that Japan cannot compare with China."

Hirobu Ito sneered and said, "I thought Speaker Qin had any great arguments. I admit that China's manpower and material resources are indeed incomparable to Japan, but based on this point, it is too arbitrary to conclude that Japan cannot defeat China. Didn't Japan defeat the Qing Dynasty in the Qing-Japanese War 10 years ago? At that time, China's manpower and material advantages were there! Even if Japan could defeat the Qing Dynasty 10 years ago, then after 10 years of hard work, Japan could also defeat China again."

This remark caused a warm response from the Japanese negotiating group. However, Qin Zheng was unmoved at all, shook his head and said, "There is an important premise for Japan to win the Qing Dynasty 10 years ago. That is, under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, China has not found the right direction of development under the current major changes that have not been seen in three thousand years. Although the Qing Dynasty carried out the Westernization Movement to enrich the country and strengthen the army and achieved some results, it is far from comparable to the Meiji Restoration carried out by Japan. Therefore, the Qing Dynasty was unable to fully utilize China's manpower and material advantages. Japan's achievements in the Meiji Restoration were one step ahead of the Qing Dynasty. It was based on this advantage that Japan defeated the Qing Dynasty. Now, in the future, Japan's opponents will not be the corrupt and incompetent Qing Dynasty, but us. We will lead China on the correct development path and give full play to China's advantages of large population and rich resources. Mr. Ito believes that Japan still has a chance?"

Hirobu Ito's face became a little ugly, but he still argued: "Speaker Qin, don't forget that you have not unified the entire China yet. In the process of unifying China, the war will last for a long time. Even if you unify China, it will be quite difficult to develop. If you want to compete with Japan for development, you may not be sure to win."

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "Mr. Ito, don't forget that Japan now has a lot of problems. This war, Japan suffered heavy losses and owed huge debts. This difficulty is not small. Besides, we don't have to unify the entire China at all. Just based on our current territory, at least 5 times that of Japan, and our current population is at least twice that of Japan. Therefore, we can leave Japan far behind only by developing based on the current foundation."

Hirobu Ito was stunned for a moment and could not refute Qin Zheng's words for a while, but he could not admit defeat in this scene. However, Hirobu Ito turned quickly and said: "Speaker Qin, there is no need for us to have unnecessary verbal disputes. Just use the facts to speak. In 10 years, let the result prove who is right and who is wrong."

Qin Zheng also nodded and said, "That's right, let history be a proof."

Hirofumi Ito said: "Goodbye." Then he left with all members of the Japanese negotiating team.

After they all left, Li Songchen said to Qin Zheng: "Political Commissar, what you said with Hiromitsu Ito just now seems to have another intention. It's not just a verbal dispute with Hiromitsu Ito."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Songchen, what do you think I mean?"

Li Songchen said: "This is hard to say, but if I were Hirobuki Ito, after my conversation with you just now, I should understand that as long as we exist, Japan will not have the opportunity to surpass China."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "It's a pity, you are not Hirobuki Ito."

Li Songchen said: "That may not be the case. Ito Hirobuki is a smart person. He will not misunderstand your intention. I am afraid he has passed away this heart that surpasses China. I think he will make rational choices if he really has as wise as what the old time and space said."

Qin Zheng said: "If you have such a wish, we can only do everything we can. Whether it can be done or not depends on luck."

In fact, the main purpose of Qin Zheng’s conversation with Hirobuki Ito was to make Hirobuki Ito understand that the general trend of East China has been achieved, and it is impossible for Japan to repeat the victory of the A-hand War. The future Asian pattern will inevitably be a situation where China is strong and Japan is weak. In this case, if Japan insists on being an enemy of China, it is obviously unwise. Only by maintaining a certain degree of friendly relations with China in the future is the most beneficial choice for Japan. And the East China can take advantage of this opportunity to gradually incorporate Japan into the East Asian order dominated by China through political, economic, cultural and other means.
Chapter completed!