Jurdian, whose real name is John? Newell? Jordan, and the future basketball flyer has a surname. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the British Empire to China, a highly prestigious official position, meant that Juerdian represented the majesty of the empire on which the sun never set in the Far East. And for modern Chinese history, this is definitely an unavoidable name, even John, who is not very good at history, is familiar to him - in many time-traveling novels I read in my last life, Zhu Erdian is one of the rather sad supporting characters.

But after decades of rebirth, John did not dare to underestimate the minister to China.

People who have not experienced this era can never imagine the strength of the British Empire at this time, and even far exceed the world police of later generations. From Europe to North America, from Africa to the Far East, the influence of the Empire on which the sun never sets permeated almost every corner of the world. As strong as the German Empire, desperately trying to find a piece of the sky of its own, and the United States, which has leapt to the first place in the world in terms of industrial strength, can only follow the butt of the British, looking for its own opportunities.

In the Far East, there are no exceptions.

For example, the public concession in Shanghai was formed by the merger of the British concession and the American concession, but in the Ministry of Industry and Bureau, which controlled the concession, the Americans only had a pitiful seat, and the rest was controlled by the British. And among the many military strongmen across the country, the British have incomparable influence!

Therefore, even if he was unhappy, John could only open the door to meet the guests......

“…… It is also my pleasure, sir. ”

Responding lightly to the other party's greeting, John waved his right hand lightly, "Please sit down...... I always thought you should have gone back to Beijing, after all, being away from China's political center for so long is probably a hassle for you, right? ”

Sitting on the soft sofa with a proper posture, Zhu Erdian smiled slightly: "Of course, it is not appropriate under normal circumstances, but if it is to wait for the meeting with Mr. Huntelaar, then everything is worth it!" ”

"Huh."

His eyes narrowed slightly, and John smiled faintly.

Taking advantage of the time of the greetings, John took a good look at the minister. Jurdian, who is about sixty years old, has deep eye sockets and a high nose bridge, which is typical of Irish. However, to John's slight surprise, this minister has a shiny and sleazy head, a thick beard on his lips, but a smooth chin, and a pair of eyes as sharp as a falcon, which makes people seem to be able to instantly appreciate the toughness and iron blood of the British Empire......

This kind of falcon-like eyes is one of the important weapons of Zhu Erdian's precedence.

Merely......

After only a few seconds, Zhu Erdian was extremely disappointed to regain the momentum he had worked so hard to build, because he found that the Mr. Huntelaar opposite was so calm, that even if he was as old as him, he could not see even a trace of fluctuation in the eyes of the other party. It's as if he wasn't a minister of the British Empire, just an ordinary old man who came to visit.

This feeling made Zhu Erdian feel that he had been hurt......

John, of course, did not take into account Jurdian's feelings, and he had no good opinion of the British minister to China. In fact, the so-called minister in China or consul in these years is nothing more than the British leading soldier who exploited China, for example, this Mr. Zhu Erdian, in history, in 1912, when Yuan Datou urgently needed the support of the British, he stabbed the Chinese on the southwest plateau of China!

John didn't learn history well in his previous life, but he still remembers it.

So he wasn't interested in talking to Zhu Erdian at all, and asked straight to the point: "Mr. Minister, I don't know if you came to me today, what's the matter?" If you want to meet me, I'm afraid that the big man in the north needs your help more than he needs to meet me, right? ”

"Uh......"

After listening to John's words, which were neither soft nor hard, Zhu Erdian's face suddenly froze.

But after all, he was an old guy who had been through the storm, and Zhu Erdian quickly recovered and said calmly: "Mr. Huntelaar, since this is the case, I will say it directly...... According to our intelligence, it seems that your bank Huntelaar has already reached an agreement with Mr. President? And as far as I know, in addition to the huge loans, the agreement also includes a huge amount of arms, which can seriously harm the interests of the British Empire......"

"Huh?"

John's eyebrows furrowed, and he suddenly sneered in his heart.

Although the Xinhai Revolution overthrew the Qing government, it did not set China on a particular path. Because of the incompleteness of the revolution and the compromise of many parties, the situation is complicated and complicated because of the coexistence of the forces of Beiyang, royalists, and revolutionary parties in China. Beiyang, the most powerful city, also did not have the ability to quickly unify China, so Yuan Datou urgently needed the support of outside forces. If John hadn't appeared, he would have sought the British, but also the Japanese, and so on.

But things changed because of John's appearance.

Huntelaar Arms Company's products are of excellent quality, and they can almost compete with German goods in the world, and even the industrial equipment and educational resources required by Beiyang can be supplied in a timely and high-quality manner, which is naturally the best partner of Yuan Datou, and he even once put forward the idea of comprehensive cooperation!

Merely......

The only thing the Huntelaar consortium lacks is sufficient influence.

This influence is not only economic and industrial, but more importantly military and political, after all, the Americans are not comparable to the British, or even the Japanese and Russians. Therefore, the Huntelaar consortium did not dare to fully cooperate with Yuan Datou, and even began to shrink comprehensively after achieving a certain goal; And after Yuan Datou came back to his senses, he also found that he could not do without the British and Japanese, who had a huge influence in China. However, the support of the Huntelaar consortium still gave Yuan Datou enough confidence to be much tougher when negotiating terms with the British and Japanese.

In Zhu Erdian's view, this is undoubtedly to the detriment of the interests of the British Empire!

So when John came to Shanghai, Zhu Erdian immediately sent him an invitation, wanting to "communicate" with the American tycoon, but to his surprise, the famous Mr. Huntelaar didn't seem to buy it, and simply refused the invitation!

For Jurdian, this is undoubtedly a humiliation!

As an agent of the British Empire in the Far East, not to mention that the other party is just an American nouveau riche, even if the president of the United States comes...... Well, of course, it's another story when the president comes.

Although he knew that this Mr. Huntelaar had amazing wealth and great influence, but he was accustomed to the might of the British Empire, he was naturally extremely dissatisfied with John's refusal. He has been calling for wind and rain in the Far East all these years, when has he encountered this kind of treatment? Which of those American businessmen did not see him with respect? Therefore, the angry Zhu Erdian once yelled in his mansion, wanting to give John a little color, so that he could understand who was more powerful in China!

Of course, this is just a momentary angry talk.

As an agent of the British Empire, Juerdian knew very well who could and could not be offended, and Mr. Huntelaar, who had a shipyard and an advanced rifle cannon factory that could build super-dreadnoughts, was obviously the kind of person who could not be offended casually. Especially in the current tense situation in Europe, Zhu Erdian knows very well that unless his interests in China are so great that he does not hesitate to completely offend the Americans, he will not be able to do anything with him at all.

The influence of the Huntelaar consortium in the United States, Zhu Erdian knows very well in his heart.

So after being rejected, Zhu Erdian still did not leave Shanghai and went to Beijing, where he was most needed, but stayed in a low-key manner. And not only did he stay, but he also took the opportunity to get a good idea of the strength of the Huntelaar consortium in China, where it was too easy for him to know something as a British minister.

And then......

After lifting a veil and seeing the strength of the Huntelaar consortium clearly, Zhu Erdian was a little surprised!

Then Zhu Erdian, who couldn't hold back anymore, made up his mind, and when the number of guests on John's side decreased, he sent someone to send a letter of worship...... (To be continued.) )