On March 17, 1890, at the Chinese Embassy in Berlin, the staff of the German Foreign Office made a sincere request, "Your Excellency, we look forward to your return of the diplomats of the Zulu Kingdom. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Not long ago, diplomats from the Zulu Kingdom were beaten by the police in Germany and then taken to the police. The diplomats of the Zulu kingdom were clearly on the move, and the Chinese recognized their status and gave them recommendations. This has made China's diplomatic department feel a little shameless. Now the German diplomatic department has actually come to engage in this trick, so that the Chinese ambassador to Germany feels that it is possible to save face.

Everyone is engaged in diplomacy, and the Chinese ambassador to Germany said with a smile: "May I ask which big man wants to meet the representative of the Zulu Kingdom." ”

"We, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are also acting on orders." Officials at the German Foreign Office tried to avoid sensitive topics.

"Oh...... Acting on orders...... Then you beat the diplomats of the Zulu Kingdom as you were ordered. The Chinese ambassador to Germany immediately seized on the question and laughed.

If it is an ordinary person, it is possible to fall into a certain degree of embarrassment if it is exposed and ridiculed like this. The staff of the German Foreign Ministry was not moved at all, and he even said to the Chinese ambassador to Germany with a serious expression: "Since it is China that endorses the Zulu Kingdom, I personally think that China's diplomatic side has not fulfilled its due obligations." It was not our Ministry of Foreign Affairs that beat people, but the police. Think about it, sir, if the diplomats of the Zulu Kingdom were behind the Chinese diplomats and there were German security guards invited by the Chinese next to them. Will conflicts caused by such misunderstandings still occur? I don't think the previous misunderstanding will happen. ”

Since the attitude of the German Foreign Office is quite correct, he changed the subject, "I would like to know your country's attitude towards the goods imported from China. ”

"It's true that your country's tariffs are not high, but we in Germany can't send goods to your country all the way."

"We import a lot of railroad tracks from your country, and if the German side still imposes high tariffs on our agricultural products, we will have to make an equal choice."

"This is a matter for the Ministry of Commerce, and it's useless for you to ask me."

"Who do you think can influence the decisions of the German Ministry of Commerce more effectively?"

"You'll have to ask the Ministry of Commerce."

"Do you think the German Ministry of Commerce will tell me this answer?"

“…… Let's come back and continue our talk about Africa. The personnel of the German Foreign Office quickly retracted the topic.

Because he did not achieve his goal, the Chinese ambassador to Germany was angry, and he immediately replied: "What is there to talk about......

Halfway through his words, the ambassador realized that he should be more serious, and he asked: "You are talking about Africa?" ”

"Yes. The problem of Africa is not the problem of the Zulu kingdom. I wonder what your country thinks of Southern Africa, the United Kingdom, the Transvaal Republic, and Portugal? "The staff of the German Foreign Office came prepared and asked a series of questions.

"I remember when you didn't support Portugal's position? Your emperor has also made a very strong statement. At the mention of the German Emperor Wilhelm II, the voice of the Chinese ambassador became emotional. Even though the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs had told the ambassadors in Europe that His Majesty the Emperor's actions could probably be seen as a result of imperfect cranial nerve and mental development, it was often felt that Wilhelm II's performance was indeed surprising. Based on the discussions of the Chinese ambassadors to European countries when they met, I felt that the emperor's mentality was more like that of a countryman who went to the city, which can be regarded as the essence of Junker.

The staff of the German Foreign Office finally showed some embarrassed expressions, and he certainly knew that the reaction of the German Emperor Wilhelm II to China's seizure of the Portuguese colony was a very inappropriate statement. The criticism of China and the pinch of Britain are more like young people saying that "if I led the world, I would definitely do a better job than you", rather than an emperor expressing his political views solemnly.

"Wouldn't Your Excellency want to discuss these issues?" The staff of the German Foreign Office forced the rhythm.

"I think we can talk about it." The Chinese ambassador didn't want to make things difficult for the guy on the other side.

Seeing that the Chinese ambassador was so eloquent, the staff of the German Foreign Ministry finally breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps because he was too relaxed, the German Foreign Office staff member tried to say something that would make everyone feel at ease, and he laughed: "Since Roman times, the conferences that have decided the fate of Africa have been held in Europe. Your Excellency, let us begin the discussion. ”

The Chinese ambassador couldn't help but blink his eyes several times, because he had not seen Germany launch World War I and World War II like Weeser did, and had never seen Germany show great ability to influence the world, so the Chinese ambassador could not understand where the "deluded self-confidence" of the staff of the German Foreign Ministry came from.

After blinking a few more times, the Chinese ambassador still couldn't hold back, and he also smiled: "China's Western Han Dynasty was earlier than the Roman Republic, and since the Western Han Dynasty decided to eliminate the Xiongnu, the meetings that decided the fate of Europe were held in China. ”

It is clear that the Chinese ambassador overestimated the knowledge of the personnel of the German Foreign Ministry. The personnel of the German Foreign Office did not know the history of the Xiongnu and Turks fleeing to the west, and they did not understand that China now had the ability to attack Europe. So he showed a confused expression.

The Chinese ambassador was also not obliged to educate the Germans, so he said: "What do you think of the Transvaal Republic?" ”

On March 20, three days after German Foreign Ministry personnel visited the Chinese ambassador to Germany, three Chinese were fiddling with their cameras on the roof of a building near the seat of government in London, England. In recent years, the rapid development of cameras, especially China, has also joined this market, and after the design of separating the body part from the lens part, the camera has officially entered a stage of scientific division of labor.

Just like the camera fiddled with by three Chinese, the body part is British, and the lens part is German Karl?? Products from ZEISS. In terms of plagiarizing industrial design, the British were a little reserved, while the Germans showed a shameless and invincible spirit.

"It's really a messy dress in March." The Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom skillfully fiddled with the camera, and his hobby was to take pictures. That is, there are more words.

The two next to him were also embassy staff, and when they looked down from the height where the three of them were, the street was full of people. Those who wear tweed coats, those who wear suits, or those who wear blue "labor cloth" produced in England in imitation of those produced in China, or students who wear the uniforms of various high schools and universities. Among these people were men and women, and with the exception of beggars, people from all walks of life in London were gathered at the gates of the government.

The shutter clicked continuously, filming the British people who took to the streets, including the police officers who didn't seem particularly nervous around. You must know that Britain has been the leader in economic crises in the past 100 years, and basically the economic crisis once every 10 years has made the British people more and more accustomed to taking to the streets. Clashes are inevitable as soon as they hit the streets, and it is the responsibility of the police to suppress these mobs. The British policemen who are now on camera are too gentle.

"Oh! Take it out, the slogan is out! "The Chinese ambassador to the UK used the lens as a telescope and relied on the German Karl?? The lens of the Zeiss company, he observed quite carefully.

"Punish the tyrannical black! Hah, that's interesting. The voice of the Chinese ambassador to the UK was full of joy.

Perhaps it was because he behaved a little frivolously, so that the two staff members next to him looked at each other helplessly, and then asked the ambassador, "Ambassador Luo, why are you always so happy?" ”

"In a place like England, where it's cloudy every day, if you can't even find yourself having fun, what is there to be happy about?" Ambassador Luo's voice was still relaxed.

The two young men next to him smiled wryly in understanding this time, Britain and France are separated by a narrow English Channel, so these young diplomats have been to Paris. London is indeed a heavy industry city with a strong production capacity. Compared to the beautiful and romantic Paris, London, which is 'very humid' except for 'wet weather', looks cold and damp. The air is foul and smelly.

More slogans were put out, and the content was all belligerent hustle. It seems that the British Expeditionary Force has killed 20,000 people, which is difficult for these guys on British soil to accept. In addition to the one that was translated by the ambassador as "punish the tyrannical black", "fight to the end", "England bleeds without tears", and "we want to join the army".

As if under the influence of the ambassador, the young diplomats could not help but laugh a little maliciously, and one of them laughed and said, "When they came out with the slogan I want bread, did they ever think that one day they would burst out with such patriotic feelings?" ”

Another young man shook his head, "I think what they have awakened is the soul of imperialism among the people, right?" ”

The ambassador was not amused, he just sighed, "Alas! Don't laugh at the patriotism of other people. Purely from a patriotic point of view, you are no different from the British. It's just that the British love Britain, and you love China. ”

"What's wrong with loving China?" The young man immediately retorted to the ambassador as his immediate boss, "And we will fight for the motherland, and everything we have captured will be shared among all the people." And what did the British gang get if they were willing to shed their blood for the British upper class? Will the British upper echelons really throw them a bone? ”

The ambassador had no objection to such a stern statement by a young man. People who have reached the ambassador level are not rookies, not only are they not rookies, but they are also guys who are better than ordinary people in intelligence, physical strength, and sentiment. The ambassador was very aware of and proud of the fact that the Republic of China guaranteed that the spoils of war would be enjoyed by the people through the state ownership of land.

Therefore, the ambassador pondered his words for a while before continuing: "It is a fact that you are patriotic, and it is also a fact that the people of other countries are patriotic. I just hope that you don't smear facts because of your personal likes and dislikes in order to make the facts look the way you want them to be. I can understand this idea, but I must say that it is not scientific. ”

After saying this, the ambassador's mood suddenly became low. These are all things that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs repeatedly emphasized during its training, and of course the diplomats will have calloused ears when they listen to them. However, after truly understanding the chill of these words, Comrade Ambassador felt that it was unrealistic to let others understand these concepts by telling them. This kind of thing, if you understand, you understand, and if you don't understand, you don't understand. It's useless to just listen to these words.

As he was thinking, his attention was suddenly drawn to a new slogan, which depicted dark claws in addition to the words. The text on the slogan looks like it was written when he was full of emotion, "Catch the man behind the scenes!" ”

"Oh! Finally, some people are dissatisfied with our China. The ambassador continued to speak with a somewhat frivolous emphasis, which he found amusing.