Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg, General of the German Imperial Army, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia, and First Chancellor of the German Empire. Known as "the iron-blooded chancellor", "the architect of Germany" and "the navigator of Germany", he was the most prominent German statesman of the 19th century. This great statesman, who single-handedly established the Second German Reich, traveled thousands of miles to Changchun, because he foresaw a catastrophe that would bring Germany to ruin, and he needed the help of his friends in the East.

Born into a Junker aristocratic family, Bismarck received a good education at an early age, studying law, history, foreign languages and other subjects during his university years. However, Bismarck was not a Sven man of letters, he was strong and brutal, he could do anything to pursue his goals, and he had a realistic attitude towards everything.

In the second year of Tongzhi, Bismarck served as Prussia's prime minister and foreign minister, and vigorously pursued an "iron-blooded policy", advocating the unification of Germany by Prussia through war. He waged wars against Denmark, Austria, and France, gradually achieving the unification of Germany. In the 11th year of Tongzhi, Bismarck became the chancellor of the newly established German Empire and was made a duke. For more than a decade after that, he leaned towards the government and the opposition, effectively controlling the powerful battlefield of Germany. Bismarck strengthened the power of the Prussian and Imperial governments at home, promoted the alliance and economic gains of the Junkers and the bourgeoisie, suppressed the workers' movement, adopted a realistic attitude abroad, and competed for European hegemony.

However, Bismarck, who has had a smooth journey, has been very depressed in recent years. Since the reunification of Germany, Bismarck did not want any more foreign wars, so that Germany could recuperate and cultivate national strength. Therefore, he did not plunder the colonies like other European countries, but wanted to live his own life behind closed doors. But Bismarck had to worry about French retaliation, so he adopted a policy of alliance and wanted to isolate France. First of all, in the twelfth year of Tongzhi, he concluded a three-imperial alliance with Austria-Hungary and Russia, hoping to suppress France in the form of an alliance of Eastern European powers.

However, in the second year of Zhongzheng, the Russo-Turkish War broke out, Russia defeated the Ottoman Turkey, and signed the "Treaty of San Stepano", which seriously damaged the interests of Britain, France and other powers, so the powers asked Bismarck, who was not in it, to mediate. As a result, at the Berlin Conference, Bismarck favored Britain, France and Austria in order to ease relations, but still showed neutrality on the surface, making Russia a big loser. As a result, relations between Germany and Russia deteriorated, and Russia withdrew from the Triple Imperialist Alliance. Bismarck then renewed his alliance with Austria-Hungary, known as the German-Austrian Alliance.

Bismarck was busy for a long time, but there were only Germanic buddies around him, and there was no foreign aid. With the development of the German capitalist economy, Germany also became in dire need of raw material sources and dumping markets, and overseas expansion became imminent, and then Bismarck was embarrassed. When Bismarck was living behind closed doors, the world had undergone earth-shaking changes, and Britain, France, Manchuria and other countries were all frantically expanding their territories. The Manchurian Empire occupied all the circles of the Pacific Ocean, and the rest of the places were occupied by Britain and France.

Britain is known as the world's first power, the source of all wars in Europe, and the world's first-stirring stick, Bismarck really wanted to beat Britain and bring their colonial powers, but considering Germany's own national strength, this idea can only be imagined. France was a feud with Germany, and Bismarck was always on the lookout for the French to retaliate against them. However, it is not easy to beat France again, and a big fool like Napoleon III is also a rare occurrence in a century, and the chances of winning another war against Germany are not great. And because of the problem of pressure from the East, Britain and France have been very close in recent decades, and although they hate each other, they are tied together like conjoined babies. If Bismarck were to challenge, the two countries would not face each other alone, but would certainly circle Germany.

The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and other countries were also a bit colonial, but they were inextricably linked with Britain and France, and there was not much difference between Germany making trouble for them and directly challenging Britain and France. Further down, Germany has only two options, one is the sick man of West Asia, Ottoman Turkey, and the other is distant China. Ottoman Turkey's own strength is not very good, but his fat is too big, Britain, France, and Russia are all staring at it, and if Germany dares to attack, it will definitely be bitten.

The entire Pacific Rim, with the exception of one Australia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, is almost entirely the territory of the Manchurian Empire, which is indeed a good direction of development, but China, the hegemon of East Asia, is not easy to mess with. The Qing Empire has the world's largest human resources and the largest market, but his younger brother the Manchurian Empire also has an extremely powerful army and economic strength. It is impossible for Germany to cross half the world to challenge the local hegemon, not to mention that Germany's overall military strength is definitely not an opponent of the Manchurian Empire, and the relationship between the two sides turned out to be good.

For reasons of personal preference, Goxinga has always had a good impression of Germany, so there was a lot of cooperation between the two countries in their early days. There were frequent technical exchanges between Manchuria and Germany, and later they were also engaged with Jews together, and the impression between the two sides was very good. It was precisely because of the frequent exchanges that Bismarck was well aware of the military strength of Manchuria. If Germany were to seek trouble with Goxinga, Britain and France would definitely support it, but Goxinga would definitely be able to make the Germans doubt their lives.

Now that the international community has changed dramatically, France and the Qing Dynasty have clashed, and Britain is pulling allies all over the world, Germany is deeply aware of its own crisis, and Bismarck has also found a rare opportunity. The two major powers of the East and the West will launch a showdown that will shake the whole world, the world pattern will change dramatically, and the opportunity for Germany to dominate Europe has finally come. Therefore, after talking earnestly with Wilhelm I, Bismarck decided to visit Changchun in person, wanting to communicate with these distant friends of the Manchurian Empire.

"On behalf of His Majesty Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany, I would like to pay the highest tribute to your great general!" Bismarck greeted Goxinga in fluent Chinese.

"Hello, Mr. Bismarck, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Goshinga, who saw Bismarck for the first time, was a little stunned, this burly old German man, not only looks very fierce, but also has a northeastern accent, which is really evil.

"The British are organizing an anti-Chinese alliance, and as close friends for more than twenty years, we have to remind you, so I came to you!" After a brief pleasantries, Bismarck got straight to the point, and his strategy was to attack from afar.

"Thank you very much for the kind reminder from Berlin!" Gohina, who was not good at negotiations, just smiled, it was not that he did not answer, but he really did not know how to answer Bismarck.

"Your Majesty, Great General, I wonder what you think about the future development of the international community?" Bismarck was not embarrassed, Guo Xinga did not accept the offer, he could take the initiative to come up.

"The biggest winners of the first industrial revolution, Britain and the dying old, whose colonial economic system no longer meets the needs of the times, so the decline of Britain and France is inevitable, and they must make way for the new industrial powers." Guo Xinga didn't have much ability himself, but he was very good at history in middle school.

"The great general's insight is admirable!" Bismarck was convinced, and Goshinga's idea was too insightful.

"With the development of capital and industry, the competition for raw materials and dumping markets will become increasingly fierce, and war between powerful countries will be inevitable. Our Manchurian Empire has a vast market for raw materials and sufficient market demand, and it could have gone on without a fight, but Britain and France and other countries were too eager for the market, so they challenged us. We are ready for war, it will be a war that will change the whole world, the victor will lead the whole world, the land of the loser will be reduced to ruins, and the new world pattern will be rebuilt after the war! Goxinga still endorses, but the change he said later is not a political and economic change but a military change, his project zero has made a major breakthrough, and in another year the Manchurian Empire will be invincible in Huanyu, and Goxinga has the ability to send Britain back to the Stone Age.

"Germany has always had a close relationship with your country, we have allies in many areas, and when war breaks out, we will stand firmly with you!" Bismarck was a quick-talking man, and he knew that Goxinga was really seducing him, but he decided to take the trick, and Goxinga's self-confidence gave him the courage to gamble.

"Thanks to Germany's help, we Chinese will not forget our friends, especially the friendship cemented with blood!" Goxing didn't know why Bismarck would take the initiative, but he was very satisfied with the result anyway.

The two sides fought a dumb riddle for a long time, and the alliance was decided, and then it was carefully calculated. The brothers settle the accounts clearly, how to divide some things, it is better to calculate before starting, otherwise it will be inappropriate to start a war in the future when the spoils are unevenly distributed between the two sides. After some bargaining between Zou Degui and Bismarck, a mutually satisfactory result was soon reached.

The alliance between Germany and Manchuria will exist in the form of a secret treaty, which means that the Germans will not show their heads at all, and even if there is a war, the Manchurians themselves will fight first, and when the war is almost over, the Germans will come out and stab Britain, France, and Russia in the back. The post-war distribution was also simple, as long as the territory of Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Britain and Ottoman Turkey in the Gulf region in Manchuria, the rest of the country belonged to Germany, and the Americas depended on the war situation, and the post-war European pattern was also determined by Germany.

Bismarck felt that he had completed the most successful diplomatic negotiations in the world, and that if Britain and France were defeated, Germany would become the hegemon of Europe, with large colonies. Manchuria also felt that this result was good, and the devil knew what the war would be, and the nails behind Britain, France, and Russia were planted, and Germany's destructive power was very great.

"Ask Shi Guang to come and see me!" After sending Bismarck away, Gohinga felt that he should have some more fun for the British.