Iron-blooded Prime Minister Bismarck

In a manor on the outskirts of Berlin, an old man lay leisurely on a wicker chair, dressed in casual clothes, extremely simple, but the breath exuded from the corners of his eyes and forehead, the world looked sideways, that was once the world, the majestic temperament of Kyushu, this is the former German Prime Minister who has retired for several years - Otto? Feng? Bismarck.

Bismarck lay on the wicker chair and said not a word, but a contemplative, and Alfred stood respectfully beside him.

Bismarck had just listened to Alfred's report, was silent for a long time, sighed, and said: "Alfred, your father and I are the best friends and partners, he has been dead for many years now, I am also old, and now I have retired from the position of prime minister for nearly five years, and I don't want to take care of the affairs of the empire, and I don't have the energy to take care of it, you should consult Xilingsfister for such a thing......"

Alfred said: "Uncle Bismarck, although you have long since retired from the position of prime minister, in my heart, you are the eternal chancellor of Germany. At present, the only person in China who can understand the mystery at a glance is your old man. ”

Bismarck looked at Alfred, smiled helplessly, and said, "Alfred, you, you haven't changed at all, you are still so likable." In this way, I just want to tell you that in the Great Qing Dynasty, there are two people worthy of your acceptance, one is Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, who is the only important minister of the Qing government who understands international diplomacy, and the second is the high-ranking Empress Dowager Cixi, who is the highest person in power in the Great Qing Dynasty. As long as you can hold the two of them in your hands, the interests of the Great Qing Kingdom will be eternally guaranteed. ”

Alfred's eyes lit up and asked, "Uncle Bismarck, what about the Chinese tiger, he is a hot figure in Europe and the United States today......

The corners of Bismarck's mouth curled up into a smile, and he said: "This Chinese tiger, he is not something we can see through now, we have too little information about him, but I see my shadow from him forty years ago." I wish I could see another Napoleon and a Bismarck ...... in the East."

Alfred's heart was secretly shaken, Bismarck actually faintly put this Chinese tiger with him, this is an iron-blooded man in front of Europe, and the rise of Germany is impossible to complete without him!

Bismarck continued: "Okay, Alfred, you bring a message to Xilingsfester, just say what I said, suggest that he send a diplomatic mission to China to visit the Qing royal family, you can follow with the delegation, as for what you want me to say, support China's development, contain the forces of Tsarist Russia's westward advance, I am very optimistic, and I also hope that you can bring back from China something that satisfies me." ”

Alfred nodded, and replied, "Uncle Bismarck, Alfred will not disappoint you. And what do you think about the Chinese Tiger wanting us to send a group of military instructors to China to help him train Chinese soldiers? ”

Bismarck smiled: "This Chinese tiger has a deep mind and a long-term vision, remember that this matter must be operated well." The blue wolf under his command is actually already the world's first-class elite, but it can see what the Qing military lacks at present, he does not have the mentality of the corrupt and powerful people of the Qing country, and he learns with an open mind, this is his terrible place, even if he develops a large number of advanced weapons, it is also not of much use, because there is only one Chinese tiger in China. But if he studies with an open mind, it is possible to train countless Chinese tigers for China, which is his terrible and respectable place! Associate with him well, be sincere, and you will get unexpected benefits. ”

With that, Bismarck closed his eyes gently.

Seeing that Bismarck was no longer talking, Alfred bowed lightly and walked out of the manor. Although Bismarck retired from German politics, no one in the German Empire can ignore Bismarck's voice, even if it is the current German Emperor Wilhelm II, this is the supreme prestige that Bismarck has forged with forty years of blood and fire!

Bismarck had fully agreed with his suggestion, and asked him to convey his opinion to Sillingsfest, now, the German chancellor had just taken office, all matters had just started the war, the head was complicated, and the complicated political affairs had already filled him with anxiety, and suddenly, Bismarck gave him a new plan, and the end must be sparing no effort to support, he needed a figure from Bismarck's national leader level to give him advice.

Alfred took a deep breath, his trip to China seemed to be a certainty, and then the German legation rushed to China, and he met Zhang Yi and even Li Hongzhang and Cixi in person, so that he would have more status and support, otherwise, if he only went in the name of the Krupp family, although the Qing Empire would not ignore himself, it would not be as convenient as this kind of visit between countries.

The first thing Alfred did when he returned to Krupp was to send a telegram to Bauer, who was far away in Tianjin, instructing him not to rush back to Germany, but to stay in Tianjin, and take the opportunity to interact with Li Hongzhang and other powerful people.

For three consecutive days, Alfred continued to visit the dignitaries in the German political arena, and explained his plan and Bismarck's opinions to the political giants in detail.

Xilingsfister and others were very surprised by what Alfred said, if they really get the friendship of the Chinese tiger, it will be a powerful arm for Germany to conquer the world, and the Chinese tiger still has many advanced weapons for them to develop and produce, although I don't know the details, but on the Korean battlefield, some new weapons used by the Qing army such as mortars, submachine guns and grenades play a role in the battlefield, which is really powerful and very critical, and these weapons will play an immeasurable role in the war. The German Reich must be in the hands of the first place, and other countries must not be allowed to take the lead!

In the shortest possible time, the Xilingsfist government made a formal decision to inform the Qing government that the German government would send a high-level delegation to visit the Qing Empire to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and at the same time consolidate the friendship between the two countries, and Alfred would be the special envoy to deal with all affairs between the German and Qing countries!