According to the provisions of Article 6 of the treaty, we are to claim compensation from China. Russia requires 11,820,000 taels of silver, plus 7,000,000 taels of silver for the railway in the Eastern Provinces. Germany requires 84,000,000 taels. France requires 74,200,000 taels. The UK requires 41,000,000 taels. The US requires 35,000,000 taels. Japan requires 33,600,000 taels. Italy requires 19,600,000 taels. Belgium requires 8,400,000 taels. Austria requires 3,500,000 taels. The Netherlands requires 700,000 taels. Spain requires 420,000 taels.
In total, that amounts to 42,672,000 taels of silver. This figure is as of the end of March in the Western calendar, and since then, the compensation total increases by over 13,000,000 taels of silver each month. If we round off some minor amounts, by July 1 in the Western calendar, the total compensation would be around 45,000,000 taels of silver. Therefore, the countries agreed to set the compensation at 45,000,000 taels of silver.
