Xiao Lotian did not expect that he had just shown a little kindness to Prussia and Germany, and the United States began to taste it. Xiao Lotian held his wine glass and was silent. He knows very well that Matthew has a good personal relationship with him does not mean that he will give up the interests of the United States, Xiao Letian is no longer alone, and he has reached the point where the great powers have to pay attention to him as a rising political star in East Asia.

As the prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, a new army with high combat effectiveness, and a trading foreign bank that was about to transform into a bank, he even controlled one of the three major industrial zones of the Qing Empire.

Not only that, Xiao Lotian also has a private mint, a secret intelligence network, and even a small imperial court has been corrupted, at least in the land of Zhili, ninety percent of the counties have been controlled by Xiao Letian's big net.

It is impossible for such a freakish force not to attract the attention of these foreigners, not to mention that the United States has now regarded Xiao Letian as their largest partner in Asia, and it is impossible to lose money when giving Xiao Letian political investment.

Now Matthew keenly discovers that Xiao Lotian has a good impression of Germany, which is an invisible threat to the United States, needless to say, it is impossible for Matthew to let the Germans get a piece of the pie even if he rushes to the two big deals of arms business and investment in special industrial zones between the two sides.

"Mr. Matthew, you may have misunderstood my move, in my Xiao Lotian plan, the United States will always be the first partner, and Germany will always be the last ......"

"The American Civil War is now over, and the focus of the United States in the coming decades will be on developing the domestic economy, so there can be no war...... To put it mildly, the Russians have been selling Alaska to the U.S. government, but the opposition in your domestic political arena is not because of economic reasons?"

Xiao Letian said that Matthew blushed a little, the Russians have lowered the asking price of Alaska to $7.5 million, but there are still people in the government who oppose it, after all, the war in the past few years has consumed too much American national strength.

"Haha, forget it, don't talk about those unpleasant things. Returning to Prussia, why should I send 300 soldiers, for I have a hunch that the rise of Prussia will inevitably lead to a series of wars, and that my officers will need to be trained, and they will need to understand what modern warfare is......"

"If you think of these soldiers as cadets, you'll be able to see what happens. My army needs to be trained, and the areas where war can take place in the future will definitely not include North America, I firmly believe that......"

Xiao Letian's explanation made Matthew feel a little more at ease, but then Matthew's words made the atmosphere on the wine table colder.

"Dear Shaw, as far as I know, not only did you send a team of soldiers who needed to learn, but you also gave the German government a huge war loan, I don't know how many million taels there were?"

Xiao Letian didn't expect that Matthew's intelligence work was so good, and as a top-secret war loan plan, he would find out so quickly.

After a slight silence, Xiao Letian smiled, "Matthew is worthy of being the military attache in China, this intelligence work is really impressive, if you give you another ten or eight years of business time, it is estimated that there will be no secrets on the territory of the Great Qing Kingdom." ”

Matthew didn't care about Xiao Letian's ridicule at all, and said with a slight smile, "Where the responsibility lies, I have my beliefs and pursuits, in the eyes of excellent politicians, these are not a ......"

"That's right, I, Xiao Letian, provided Germany with a war loan, although I can't tell you the specific amount, but the amount is definitely a lot. You don't have to worry that I'll choose Germany over friendly relations with the United States, it's just a business......"

"The Germans got my war loan, they want to help me train new army officers, and they have to admit 1,000 to 2,000 of my outstanding students to study, and Germany also wants to open up some core technologies to China, so this money is not taken for nothing......

"Matthew, you can negotiate with Minister Warrenham, if the U.S. government opens up the Navy and Army Officer Training School to the Ryukyus, such as West Point and the Annapolis Naval Academy, and admits another two or three thousand foreign students, I can also consider providing the United States with a loan of one hundred to two million silver taels......"

Xiao Letian is considered to have made up his mind, even if his belt is tightened, he has to do this, rather than China's silver being wasted as war reparations, I might as well send it out in advance and change favors and talents.

"How's that going, Mr. Matthew? Isn't that a reasonable deal, aren't you squabbling over the purchase of Alaska in your country? I suppose my money will be enough to free His Excellency the President from the pegs of his opponents?"

Xiao Letian lightly tapped his fingers on the rosewood table, and said thoughtfully, "This wealth can completely establish a foundation, and use the profits generated by this foundation to support the living expenses and tuition fees of these students, if we cooperate happily, I can even stay in the United States permanently with this foundation, and you don't even have to pay back the principal......"

Matthew was stunned, he didn't expect that a small temptation could be exchanged for such a heavyweight diplomatic gain, and Xiao Letian weighed even more weight in his mind.

"I'm sorry Mr. Xiao, I'm going to leave the table early, I'm going to write out a detailed rule before my brain is anesthetized by alcohol, and say goodbye......" After speaking, he turned around and left.

Looking at Matthew Xiao Lotian who was leaving, he sighed, "I am a hard worker, I was going to spend a New Year quietly, but it turned out to be a mess for Matthew, you can rest assured, it won't take four or five days for Minister Hua Ruohan to come in person, and the price I offered is something he can't refuse......"

At this time, Zhou Tongzhi at the wine table hurriedly stood up and respectfully toasted Xiao Letian, "The layout of the adults is really incomprehensible, and only the city government in the hearts of adults can support such a large economic layout." Everyone in the world is afraid of foreigners like tigers and leopards, but only you, my lord, can single-handedly subdue this group of tigers and leopards, and you are the first person to properly communicate with the Qing Dynasty......"

"Haha, slap the sycophants, I've become an animal trainer? But your analogy is still very pertinent, at the moment, if the Qing Dynasty wants to talk about diplomacy, no one can really surpass me......"

"Come on, drink this cup full, after the fifteenth day of the first month, you will be busy, and the fifth year of Tongzhi is waiting for us in front of you..."

Immediately after that, firecrackers were set off in every alley of the city, and even the nearby villages crackled, and the atmosphere of the whole Chinese New Year's Eve was stirred to the top.

Just when the entire Qing Kingdom was immersed in a sea of joy, the Dutch merchant ships that had sailed to the Strait of Malacca also sounded a bang, it was not red firecrackers, it was countless Spencers shooting at the air.

Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun, Luo Huo, and Noheita, and Hyotaro and more than 300 of them crowded on the spacious deck, using gunfire instead of firecrackers, and using their roars to bless their hometown in the north.

"O homeland where the spirits of our ancestors live...... Waiting for us to return, even if we spill our blood in a foreign land, the soul will return...... Lord Xiao, wait for us to come back......"

Xiao Hexin wiped away a handful of tears fiercely, and shouted loudly, "Shout, shout hard, tomorrow morning we will enter the Indian Ocean, and then Africa, the Atlantic, and finally Europe, this is the last time you look at your home country, there is no one to protect us on the road below, and it will all depend on us as soon as we go......"

Jonas knew that today was the most important festival for the Chinese, the Spring Festival, so he did not arrange any classes, and he even prepared a lot of food and wine to entertain these oriental boys.

In this sincere roar, the descendant of the Teutonic Knights was moved, and the eyes of the big-nosed foreigner moistened. He knew in his heart that the Chinese, like the current Prussians, were at the crossroads of history, and whether to become strong or go to decline, I am afraid that only God can decide.

But no matter what the final outcome is, the two nations are now in a similar situation, China is being bullied by the old powers, Germany has not even completed reunification, France is still agitating for the independence of the four southern states, and the two suffering peoples are emotionally similar.

It was then that Jonas suddenly heard a crackling sound from the shore not far away, and he fixed his eyes to see that the ships traveling at night had seen the outline of Singapore, the Lion City.

"Look, are the Chinese setting off firecrackers on the shore?" With the roar of Jonas, all the soldiers on board went crazy, and if they could not hear the sound of firecrackers, they would be Chinese in vain.

At this time, there was no name for Singapore, it was called Singapore by the natives, the Lion City by the Chinese, and now it is still under the control of Malaysia, and according to the power of the Westerners, it should belong to the colonies divided by the Dutch and Portugal.

However, Singapore was a special case, as the British made the Strait of Malacca their sphere of influence in 1826 in order to control it.

It is home to a large number of indigenous peoples from Southeast Asia, as well as countless Chinese, especially at the end of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, when a large number of Han Chinese from the south fled to the South Seas for fear of reprisals from the Manchus, and the Lion City was one of their main destinations.

The young men on the merchant ship were crazy, and they could hear the sound of firecrackers in their home country thousands of miles away, and everyone couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts, and they desperately roared in the direction of the Lion City, and everyone burst into tears.

"Mr. Jonas... Can you stay in the Lion City for another day, so that we can meet our relatives and let us have a Chinese New Year's Eve meal from our home country...... Can't you even give a day's work on a long journey?"

How could Jonas refuse the collective request of these boys, he nodded helplessly, but he also had conditions. "No one is allowed to bring weapons ashore, I will only give you one day, disembark at breakfast, and return to the ship before five o'clock in the evening......"

"If someone stalls, the merchant ship will not stay for him for an extra minute......"

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