"It would be more beneficial for us to prevent the outbreak of war as much as possible?" Frederick III asked, somewhat surprised.

"Father, you should know that if there is a war with the Qing State, then it is obviously not us who will benefit in the end, and the ambitions of the Russians are not small. The shipping of the Erguna River, the Heilongjiang River, the Ussuri River, the Songhua River and other major rivers and their tributaries in the northeast of the Qing Dynasty has been completely controlled by Russia, and the Middle Eastern Railway has now been completed for the most part, the branch lines have also been basically completed, and more than 90,000 Russian troops have been stationed in the Amur Military District. As long as the war breaks out, these gray cattle can advance quickly along the railway, and with the combat effectiveness of the Qing army, can they be stopped?

At that time, we will send troops to attack the capital of the Qing State, and we will fight against the Qing Navy that we helped rebuild and the new Qing Army that we have trained single-handedly, but the greatest benefits have all fallen into the hands of others, and it is not cost-effective no matter how you look at it.

We should prevent the outbreak of war, and then ask the Qing government to express its gratitude to our country by mediating it. Jochen explained.

"But now that all countries have joined forces to put pressure on the Qing government, the Qing government's perfunctory intentions on this matter are very obvious, and the deterioration of the situation is inseparable from the acquiescence and connivance of the Qing government, how can we mediate and profit from it?" Prime Minister Machar also expressed doubts about this.

Joheng also expressed helplessness about the Qing people's tricks to die, and the Empress Dowager Cixi could actually believe that the Boxers were really invulnerable and guns were not injured, this IQ was simply terrifying. And after being beaten by Japan only a few years ago, where did you get the confidence to declare war on the entire European and American world?

The fact that Lafayette was confused does not mean that all the Manchu ruling class was confused, but the development and growth of the Boxers were inseparable from the fact that some of them hoped to use the Boxers to achieve their own goals, and that the Empress Dowager Cixi was blowing wind and instigating them. So although I don't know where the lower limit of the IQ of the Manchu government is, as long as there are enough benefits, there is still a chance.

"I think there are several main reasons why the Qing State is not taking the demands of various countries seriously, first of all. There are indeed some people in the Qing government who are hostile to our European and American countries, and these people can exert influence on Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager, who is actually in power in the Qing Kingdom.

Secondly, the banners raised by those mobs of the Qing Dynasty were aimed at our European and American countries, so it was not a direct threat to their own rule for the Qing government. I have a slight understanding of the way of thinking of these Qing people, and they think that since they don't directly threaten themselves, there is no need to push too hard. This may allow these mobs to target themselves.

Third, these mobs are huge, and the Qing government, on the one hand, believes that its own suppression may not be enough, and on the other hand, the forces that are hostile to us mentioned above hope to use these mobs against European and American countries. Jochen analyzed.

"If the situation is as analyzed by His Highness, it will be even more difficult for us to mediate, and these forces hostile to us can only use the means of war to make them fully understand the reality." Mashal is still more interested in using a more direct approach to solving problems......

"No, no, no, Your Excellency Adolf, I think I still know more about those Qing magnates, they are the moths of the Far Eastern Empire. They are greedy and short-sighted, and are only concerned with maintaining their rule over the entire empire and maintaining their own power. So their hostility towards us will not be justified by the noble reason of the unequal relationship between their country and us.

The reason for their hostility to us is simple, some of our actions endanger their interests. As long as these interests can be returned to them, they will not be enemies of the entire European and American world.

And without the encouragement of these people to the Queen Mother, without the support of these people for the mob, and we provide some help, then the suppression of those mobs is no longer a problem.

Then our country will protect the interests of those powerful people and help them resolve the contradictions with other countries. Friends who have avoided a conflict are bound to be the ones that have the most to gain from them. ”

"Your Highness, your level of knowledge and study of the Orient is impressive. I trust your judgment as well, but how do we know where we have crossed the red lines of those Qing people? Machar bowed slightly, and then asked.

Others may not know what stimulated the brains of those Manchu nobles to want to die, after all, have European and American countries done less to stimulate the Qing Dynasty? No matter which one is taken out, it can make the Qing people die.

However, the golden finger of the traverser can start to work at this time, and Jochen knows that it can make the soft bones of the Manchu government hard. It is nothing more than that various countries interfered in the "major event" of the abolition, which made the Empress Dowager Cixi, who had a strong desire to control, and those "big brother" parties who lost huge interests because Guangxu was not abolished.

And the eldest brother Pu Jun's father, Duanjun Wang Aixinjue Luo Zaiyi, is the leader of the xenophobic forces, the instigator in the ears of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and the culprit of the Boxer Rebellion. As long as this old man can be dealt with, then it is very likely that the Qing government will be able to change its attitude.

"The queen mother of the Qing Kingdom is old after all. As long as there are people around you who are agitated, it is easy to make wrong judgments. Then we just need to find the one who can encourage her and be hostile to us.

At present, most of the forces hostile to us are conservative and xenophobic forces that are different from those of the reformers, so the reformers once put forward to Europe and the United States that we could maintain the stability of the Qing political situation, and therefore Britain, France, Russia and other countries put pressure on the Qing government. So if we look at it the other way around, it is clear that if we put pressure on the Qing government and the political situation of the Qing country changes, then who will benefit the most? Jochen led from the sidelines.

"Although my country did not participate, the main thing at that time was to force the empress dowager not to let the Guangxu Emperor abdicate, so as to maintain the interests and policies of various countries in the Qing State without changes." Frederick III thought for a while and said: "If Emperor Guangxu abdicates, then the prince who succeeds to the throne will undoubtedly benefit the most, but the prince is not very old, and it is still the queen mother who can control the power of the entire Qing country." ”

"But the prince's father should also benefit greatly from his son becoming emperor, Your Highness, you mean that the prince of the Qing kingdom ...... from it," Marchar deduced.

"That's right, that Duanjun King of the Qing Kingdom, he is the cousin of the Guangxu Emperor, and he is also a high-ranking one of the diehards who oppose the Restoration, and he is also a person who can influence the Empress Dowager of the Qing Kingdom, and his son wants to become the emperor but is prevented by the countries, so he will naturally hold a grudge against us. So if we can get this prince to change his attitude, I think that's the only way to do it. ”

"What do you mean? Support his son to become the emperor of the Qing state? ”

"That's right, the reason for the opposition of the countries is that they are worried about the change of the emperor's policy, and if the Qing government can ensure that the policy towards various countries remains unchanged, then what does it matter to us to change someone to be the emperor? More importantly, my country has not participated in the action against Guangxu's abdication, and I think it is okay to communicate with His Excellency the Prince.

If the communication fails, then we can only consider sending troops from the Philippines to fight a thankless war, so let the Philippine side also prepare. In addition, if there is really going to be a war, then we need at least one division of troops drawn from the Philippines, and we must take the lead of the coalition forces so that we can get the lion's share after the war is over."

Historically, after Seymour was withdrawn, although Waldzer became the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance, he did not have much real power, and now the troops of one division were withdrawn and it was not a big problem to suppress the other countries.

"Then leave this matter to the minister in Beijing to deal with, and try to contact the prince of the Qing kingdom, and act quickly, otherwise I think other countries, especially my Russian nephew, are a little impatient now." Frederick III ordered: "Besides, Adolf, after you go to Paris, delay as long as you can." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Mashal bowed.

It is precisely for this reason that Machar proposed at the Paris Conference that the question of the Qing Dynasty should be resolved peacefully. Although the British don't want to admit it, the war in Africa has indeed left a shadow on the British, what if the war with the Qing State becomes a war that will not end for a while?

The Germans, who were now the most powerful in the Far East, had to say anything about doing their best to solve the problem peacefully, but the Germans did not move, and the British really could not make up their minds to do it alone, so they had to wait for news from the Germans.

Britain and Germany did not move, although the Russians wanted to move, but they could not move first, while cursing the Germans for many things, they could only wait there. France, Italy, and the United States are even more unable to act on their own under such circumstances. So while waiting for news from the Germans, the parties began to meet in private, and began to settle the real purpose of the meeting.

And the order from Berlin to let the German minister in the Qing Dynasty, Edmundo? Frederick? Dora? Feng? Baron Haijing immediately took action.

With Jochen's covert interference, Haijing's position as minister to the Qing Dynasty was extended. As a senior diplomat and a four-year career as a minister in the Qing State, Hai Jing's ability to grasp and deal with the situation of the Qing State is naturally undoubted, and he has been in office for many years, and he has dealt with these Manchurian magnates a lot, and he is more tactful in dealing with them. So Jochen is quite reassuring about it.

As for the military background, he succeeded Haijing as the minister to the Qing Dynasty, and because of his tough attitude and unauthorized actions, he was finally killed, and Clinde, who became the fuse of the war, was left in Mexico.

After Haijing received a telegram from Berlin, he brought a gift to see Duanjun Wang Zaiyi on the same day. (To be continued......)

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