The room was quiet, Disraeli habitually twisted his hands crossed, if Germany could buy warships, torpedoes and submarines in large quantities from the Qing State, then the possibility of provoking a war was very high!

Germany will not watch Russia sit on the throne and then form a situation of being attacked on its back, and will definitely take the lead in breaking the situation, if it can defeat Britain and France together, Germany will not only be able to relieve its worries, but also be able to expand overseas and compete with them for overseas colonies.

But even if he could know this, he was helpless, and the English navy, despite its size, could not compete with the German navy with torpedoes and submarines, as the Battle of Mozambique and the Battle of Maputo Bay had demonstrated. What's more, Germany is not a Qing country, and if it really goes to war with Germany, the flames of war will burn directly to England itself.

It is also extremely unwise to abandon France, after Germany cripples France, the next target must be England!

After a long silence, he spoke: "Torpedoes and submarines must be developed as soon as possible, otherwise it will be impossible to curb German ambitions!" ”

Hearing this, Salisbury was speechless for a while, from the first time the Qing Navy openly used torpedoes in the Mozambique naval battle, England followed Yuan Qi to establish a torpedo research institute, and dispatched many scientific researchers to carry out torpedo research and development.

As soon as possible? How quickly? If Germany wants to provoke a war, it will definitely not delay for another three or five years, and it is estimated that it will start a war in two years at most, and it is impossible to give them more time.

Disraeli looked at him and said, "Maybe we can get torpedoes through the war in South America." ”

When a war broke out between Chile and Bolivar and Peru over the Atacama Desert in South America, Salisbury, as Foreign Secretary, naturally knew it, and he hesitated: "Your Excellency wants to support Chile in expanding the war?" ”

"The Qing State imports a large amount of copper ore from the three South American countries every year, and even invests heavily in railways and mines in Bolivar and Peru, and if China sells a large number of warships to Chile, Bolivar and Peru will inevitably buy a large number of warships and torpedoes from the Qing State." Disraeli said slowly: "It is impossible for the Qing Kingdom to sit idly by and watch Bolivar and Peru be destroyed, and it does not want the war to continue for a long time, after all, the Qing Kingdom consumes a large amount of copper ore every year. ”

"And sell ships in large quantities?" Salisbury was puzzled: "Our country must now actively prepare for war. ”

"Of course, the ones that are sold are those obsolete ironclads." Disraeli said: "What we need now is an ironclad ship with powerful guns and fast sailing. After a pause, he continued: "As for the preparations, they have already begun. ”

Salisbury hesitated before saying, "I'm afraid the Qing Kingdom will not easily sell torpedoes and submarines to Bolivar and Peru. ”

"Always give it a try." Disraeli said: "If the Qing Kingdom does not sell weapons, it is very likely that it will send a fleet to participate in the war and will be stationed in the ports of South America, which is an opportunity for us!" ”

It is indeed an opportunity, but Salisbury still feels a little slim, the Qing country's blockade of torpedo and submarine technology is not generally strict, and he groaned slightly, he said: "For Europe, the United States in North America and the Qing country in the Far East are both threats and foreign aid.

The Qing chose to support Germany and Russia to destabilize Europe, and the United States should also want Europe to fall into war, but we should still have a chance to ...... it. ”

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Disraeli's face, "The Admiralty has already placed a large order with the United States last year, twelve large armored cruisers. ”

Twelve large armored cruisers? Salisbury was stunned, "Armored cruisers are not the latest warships!" ”

"Not really." Disraeli shook his head, and then changed his head, "I can't delay, I must go to Petersburg as soon as possible." ”

Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, Germany.

As the sun set, the figure of two old men who were staggering along the tree-lined path, Kaiser Wilhelm I, who was on crutches, suddenly stopped, turned around and asked: "Is the Eurasian Railway about to open to traffic?" ”

"It is said that it will be open to traffic in about two years." Bismarck nodded slightly.

"What a boldness!" William muttered a word and moved on.

Bismarck also said: "Once the Qing-Russian railway is opened, it will inevitably greatly drive Russia's industry and economy, and it will also have a huge role in promoting the industry and economy of the northwest of the Qing Dynasty....... the Qing Empress Dowager, the emperor and the big treasurer of Yuanqi this visit to the northwest should be a signal ....... for the development of the northwest." ”

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, William asked directly, "What do you want to say?" ”

"The intention of the Qing State is obvious, that is, to provoke war in Europe, if we can't provoke war, and Russia will become stronger, it will also provoke war." Bismarck pondered: "We must take the initiative and eliminate the threat from England and France before Russia becomes strong." ”

William didn't say anything, walked to a bench on the side of the road and sat down, then sighed and said: "The United States has no rivals in North America, and the Qing Kingdom is a great unification in the Far East, but Europe is a small country with five countries competing for ......power." ”

Bismarck followed the conversation and said: "Both the Qing State and the United States are rising rapidly, if Europe continues to maintain the continental equilibrium policy, sooner or later it will be surpassed by the Qing State and the United States!" In a few decades, the greatest threat to Europe will not be Russia, but the Qing state! ”

William patted his chair and motioned for him to sit down, "How long will it take for military exchanges with the Qing Kingdom?" ”

"Half a year is enough." Bismarck said further tentatively: "If there is to be a war, the sooner the better." ”

After a moment of silence, William asked, "Qing Guo is trying to weaken England with our hands, what if we maintain the status quo?" ”

After a slight groan, Bismarck said slowly: "England has vast colonies overseas, and it will definitely not be willing to lose its maritime supremacy, and will definitely do everything possible to develop its navy."

Although Russia is actively developing its navy, it is mainly based on the army, and after cutting off the possibility of expansion to the east, the goal of expansion has turned to the Ottomans, but now the Ottomans are mixed with the forces of England, Austria-Hungary, the Qing Empire and our country, and it is difficult for Russia to have a chance, and they will turn the target of expansion to Europe.

France recovered quickly after the defeat, and in just three years it repaid five billion francs in war reparations, and the impact of this worldwide economic crisis on France was not very great, and once it became strong again, it would inevitably be ashamed to pay reparations to our country.

If we maintain the status quo, perhaps in ten years we will face both France and Russia, and England may also enter the war, because our naval strength is enough to pose a threat to England. ”

William muffled: "What about starting a war now?" What are the benefits? ”

Bismarck said: "Relying on the superiority of torpedoes, submarines and new mines, we can not only deter England from interfering, but also attack France from both land and sea, as long as France is defeated, our country will be free from the threat of enemies on both sides." ”

William glanced at him and said, "England has always pursued a policy of continental equilibrium, do you think England will sit back and watch our country annex France?" ”

"England's biggest enemy now is the Qing Empire." Bismarck said unhurriedly: "Our country can negotiate with England at the expense of transferring torpedo and submarine technology, so that England will not interfere!" You can also form an alliance with England and join forces against the Qing Dynasty. ”

William's eyes lit up, this condition, England has no reason to refuse! He smiled and said, "Find a suitable opportunity to talk to the British." ”

Bismarck secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "It's better to wait, and it's not too late to talk when the military exchanges are over." ”

Qingguo, Shaanxi, Xi'an.

In order to welcome the Empress Dowager and the Guangxu Emperor Holy Drive, the whole Xi'an City is hung with lights, jubilant, all the shops and residents on the avenue from Changle Gate to the North Courtyard Palace have hung all kinds of red lanterns, the loess mat road is not needed, because all the way is the cement pavement, the water is still sprinkled on the street, and the cement pavement along the way is washed clean.

Because of the holy drive, all the teahouses and restaurants along the way have been closed, except for a two-storey restaurant near the palace in the north courtyard There are still guests, Yi Zhicontent, Yi Zhengde, Huang Dianyuan, and Zhao Liewen, who are dressed in casual clothes, sit at the window of the street to drink tea and chat, waiting to pass by the holy shelf.

It stands to reason that Yi Zhicontent, who is the king of the south of Daqing Town, is going to the train station to greet him, but he doesn't want to suffer that crime, so he went straight to find a restaurant near the North Courtyard Palace and waited, the so-called North Courtyard Palace is actually Futai Yamen.

The two sides of the royal road are not only full of lights, but also crowded with gentry and merchants who come to look up to the holy face, a long street, looking from the second floor, a black oppressive head.

"It has been eight years since the Hypocrisy was established, and the Son of Heaven is still empty." Huang Dianyuan said with emotion.

Yi Zhengde quipped: "If my father is so swaggering through the market, will there be thousands of empty alleys?" ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhi couldn't help but smile, "Being a father is not so attractive, and I don't dare to be so ostentatious." As he spoke, he pointed out the window, "These people are just here to watch the excitement, as a conversation after dinner." ”

"Not necessarily." Zhao Liewen said: "In the past few years, there has been a great drought in the north, and the imperial court and Yuanqi have vigorously given relief, and the people can be said to be grateful and virtuous. As he spoke, he glanced at Yi Zhicontent, "Yuan Qi has made the greatest contribution, but it has made the imperial court have a good reputation." ”

Yi Zhizu waved his hand, "This disaster relief, the imperial court has also made a lot of contributions, Yuan Qi's reputation has long been outside, why fight with the imperial court for this idea." ”

A few people drank tea and chatted, but Yi Zhengde kept paying attention to the window, and the people on both sides of the royal road knelt down one after another, and hurriedly said: "Coming, coming!" Then he wondered: "Since it is said to look up to the holy face, what else can you see when you kneel down and bow your head?" ”

Zhao Liewen said with a smile: "The Son of Heaven has his own recusal system when he goes out on patrol, and he generally requires recusal, but the Son of Heaven hopes to take this opportunity to contact the people and show the prestige of the Son of Heaven, so he usually instructs the relevant officials to let the people kneel and watch on the shore of the road as much as possible, and not to stop too much."

Getting the people to kneel is both a ceremonial necessity and a security consideration, and it is difficult to carry out an assassination in such a situation. ”

The Empress Dowager Ci'an and Guangxu's holy car haven't seen yet, and they saw a team of riders coming slowly, and several people here saw the formation of the Son of Heaven for the first time, Yi Zhizhi was okay, but Yi Zhengde was amazed, "How many people do you have to accompany this?" It's too extravagant! ”

Zhao Liewen said softly: "With this lineup, it should have been greatly reduced, and the battle between Kangxi and Qianlong during their southern tour was called big, and the notes of many scholars in Jiangnan were recorded." ”

Finally saw the Empress Dowager Ci'an and Guangxu's Luan driving one after another, the sound of "long live" on the royal street was endless, Luan drove with a curtain to cover, and could only vaguely see the Queen Mother and the emperor in Luanjia, Yi Zhengde was very dissatisfied, and muttered: "I can't see anything, just see this honor guard." ”

Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "It's not easy to see it, I'll take you to your majesty for my father later, and take a closer look." ”

"I heard that Your Majesty is going to kneel and bow, but I still won't go." Yi Zhengde said again: "What are they doing? Sprinkle silver? ”

"It's not money." Zhao Liewen said with a smile: "It is to show the holy will of the people and reward some people with silver medals and other things." ”

Yi Zhengde said: "No wonder so many people came to see it, it turned out to be beneficial." ”

After watching Luan drive into the North Courtyard Palace, Yi Zhizhi sat down and took a sip of tea, "This formation, I don't know how much it costs to go out on a patrol?" ”

"The Emperor's tour is a major political event. In the early stage of this dynasty, the national strength was strong, and the emperor went out on patrol very many times, aiming to persuade culture and education, and encourage martial arts; or worship ancestors, or educate Mongolians; Or inspect the rule of officials, or ask the provincial customs. Zhao Liewen said slowly: "In the later stage, due to the decline of the country, there will be fewer patrols, and there will be no ....... for southern tours after Emperor Jiaqing." ”

Before the words fell, I heard the sound of the stairs, a few people turned around, but it was Su Shun who was dressed in an official robe came, as soon as he went upstairs, Su Shun handed over a telegram, and said with a happy face: "Good news, I just received a telegram from Taiyuan, heavy rain in Shanxi!" ”

Heavy rain in Shanxi! Yi Zhixiang was also happy in his heart, took the telegram and glanced at it, he laughed loudly: "The drought in Shanxi has been alleviated, and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!" ”

It was raining heavily in Shanxi, but the sun was shining in Xi'an, Su Shun was wearing a strict official robe and walked with Luan, his back was soaked, and after consciously pouring a cup of tea and drinking, he smiled and said: "The drought in Shanxi has been alleviated, and this time you can rest assured that you can tour the west." After a pause, he continued: "When will Brother Guocheng go to see His Majesty?" ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled and said, "I didn't bring an official robe." ”

Su Shun smiled when he heard this, "How many years has Brother Guocheng not worn an official robe?" ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "I built a museum in Shanghai, and the python robe was sent to the museum as a treasure. ”

"I've thought about it for a long time." Su Shun smiled: "Just meet and talk like this, and don't stick to any etiquette for Your Majesty, accompany you, is it feasible?" ”

Listening to the informality, Yi Zhengde's heart moved, "Then I'll go too." ”

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