In this era, the so-called diplomatic issues are nothing more than negotiations with several countries, including Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Japan, and Austria, and a series of agreements have been reached. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 However, because he has not formally established the country, and Xiao Mubai does not want to accept the coercion of foreign powers, the diplomatic work of the current provisional government of the Communist Party is basically at a standstill.

What the attitude of the great powers towards the provisional government was, Xiao Mubai had actually predicted. If the Communist Party chooses to completely inherit the traitorous treaties left over from the Manchu Qing Dynasty and Beiyang, involving indemnities, tariffs, concessions, etc., the two sides can establish formal diplomatic relations, but Xiao Mubai does not want to do this at all. The nascent central government was by no means a Manchu government that had lost its power and humiliated the country, and the political ideas propagated by the communists did not allow them to do so. This matter concerns national interests and national dignity, and there is no room for the nascent Communist Party administration to retreat.

Xiao Mubai was not in a hurry when the diplomatic work was delayed, but Tang Shaoyi, vice premier in charge of finance, diplomacy and other aspects of the Government Affairs Yuan, could not sit still. After weighing the pros and cons several times, he decided to personally lead the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Provisional Government to meet with the ministers of various countries to break the current deadlock.

Although Tang Shaoyi's idea was very good, when he really negotiated with the ministers of various countries in China in the Liuguo Hotel in the core area of Jiaomin Lane, he was still more or less received a cold reception.

Needless to say, the British. They fought for life and death in Myanmar before, and then signed a humiliating peace treaty, which can be said to have formed a deep hatred with the Communist Party. Although during this negotiation, Zhu Erdian, the minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the British Empire to China, did not leave on the spot due to diplomatic etiquette, but it is absolutely impossible to let him sit down calmly and talk with this group of Chinese who do not know the height of the sky about tariff autonomy, recovering concessions, and abrogating treaties. You must know that he can sit here calmly at this moment, which already shows how good he is Zhu Erdian, a diplomat of the British Empire, has.

If the British boss doesn't speak, then the younger brothers below him will naturally follow suit. France, Russia, Belgium, the Netherlands, and other countries, except for Russia, which vigorously emphasized its interests in North Manchuria, other countries allowed Tang Shaoyi and others to speak out and kept silent and did not express any attitude. As for the Japanese minister, he accepted the instructions of Prime Minister Gonbei Yamamoto, who was engaged in a dispute with the Japanese army, and after reiterating his rights and interests in North Manchuria, as the Russian minister had done, and other interests in China, he directly stated that the Japanese Empire would not give any reply to the questions raised by the provisional government, nor would it recognize the newly established government of China in the future.

The attitude of Britain and Japan is understandable, after all, their relationship with the Communist Party is really not very good, but the attitude of the Germans has greatly disappointed the Communist Party people who had expectations for them. Although the Germans already have many good bases for cooperation with the Communist Party, although they are also very happy to see the autonomous government unify China, and although they are very willing to carry out deeper exchanges with the People's Army, this is all based on the fact that the Communist Party will not infringe on Germany's interests in China. If this article is violated, then it can really only be sorry, because at this time, in the eyes of the Germans, China is indeed not qualified to be its ally.

Therefore, despite the current contradictions within the great powers, when it comes to China, they often take concerted steps to force the Chinese government to comply and ensure their own interests.

In the end, it is the Americans, whose attitude gives people a sense of plausibility and ambiguity. They first congratulated the Communist Progressive Party led by Xiao Mubai on its major victory in reunifying China, then happily reviewed the multifaceted cooperation between the autonomous government and the US business community in recent years, and finally reiterated its open-door policy once again before saying what they hoped would be able to cooperate between the two peoples in more fields.

Although the Americans did not make positive promises, they did not have any real help in solving real problems. But after comparing the attitudes of other countries, it has to be said that this is a positive sign.

Zhu Erdian glanced at Tang Shaoyi, Wang Chonghui and others who were sitting opposite him, whose faces gradually became gloomy, and snorted coldly with disdain in his heart. Do these self-righteous CCP Chinese really think that they can do whatever they want if they can unify China? It is a dream to abolish the privileges of the Great Powers in China, such as spheres of influence, garrisons, postal and telegraph offices, consular jurisdiction, leased lands, concessions, and negotiated tariffs. The blood of the ancestors of the British Empire was by no means in vain, and he did not allow it, nor did he want to see such a thing happen.

Regardless of what the ministers of other countries were thinking, it was said that Wang Chonghui, the foreign minister of the provisional government, who was attending the negotiations at this time, looked at Zhu Erdian, who was sitting opposite him, with his nostrils facing the sky, and his heart was simply angry. These Brits really don't remember what they eat, and they haven't been long after they have recovered from Burma, and they are thinking about stumbling on their own side again.

After glancing at Zhu Erdian with some disgust, Wang Chonghui wrinkled his brows and said: "We believe that when establishing normal diplomatic relations and carrying out exchanges and cooperation between countries, they should take mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence as the benchmark principles. The attitude of the nations is hard for us to accept. In addition, I hope you will understand that our newly established central government is not the Manchu Dynasty or the Beiyang government, and that China's sovereignty and dignity must never be trampled on again. ”

"Your Excellency, I hope you will face up to all the treaties signed between the previous Chinese government and other countries, and you must know that they are all valid." Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhu Erdian said arrogantly.

"Your Excellency, we hope to get a definite answer from you today." At this time, Tang Shaoyi didn't want to waste time and the great powers to fight any more tricks, he was ready to go straight in.

Zhu Erdian still looked a little arrogant, he raised his head slightly and said: "The British Empire has never considered those treaties invalid, nor has it ever considered that there is any need to revise those treaties. In addition, I hope that your government will be able to handle the matter of borrowing money with the banks of the four countries as soon as possible. ”

At this moment, Wang Chonghui couldn't hold back anymore. It is simply too deceitful for you to urgently lend money to Beiyang so that it can fight against the People's Army, but now you have to repay it from the Communist Party government, which has won the civil war. I saw him stand up, support his slightly trembling body with his right hand, and said angrily: "Your Excellency, I hope you can face up to the 450 million Chinese people who are standing up." ”

After that, Wang Chonghui pressed Shi Zhaoji, the vice minister next to him who was flying hard to record the details of the talks, and said to Tang Shaoyi, who was also a little tired on the side: "Vice Premier Tang, I'm a little tired, so I won't attend this meeting for now." ”

Shi Zhaoji was stunned by him. I thought, what's going on? Although everyone has been sitting with the envoys of the great powers for a long time now, and they have quarreled a little just now, they are by no means tired to the point of being tired! Seeing that his plan to rely on this negotiation to get back some benefits was about to come to naught, Shi Zhaoji shouted a little anxiously: "Minister, who are you?" ”

Wang Chonghui glanced at Tang Shaoyi apologetically, and didn't answer, but turned his head to look at Zhu Erdian and said: "Please convey my high respect to your Prime Minister Asquith on my behalf, and tell him on my behalf that the biggest mistake of the British Empire is to appoint Your Excellency as Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China!" ”

Zhu Erdian was angry, he was really angry at this moment, even if he had a good temperament. He really did not expect that this hateful Chinese would humiliate himself in front of so many ministers. Zhu Erdian slapped the table in front of him fiercely: "Your Excellency, please pay attention to your words!" You should know that standing in front of you is a diplomat of the British Empire! ”

"Yes, I'm clear. But, so what? I have no need to respect anyone who has always been hostile to my country! Wang Chonghui smiled disdainfully. At this point, it no longer matters what the attitude of the great powers is, but what is important is that he once again clearly sees the ugly faces of these imperialist powers. After all, this is a world of strength, and without strength, you are nothing.

This earth-shattering remark stunned the ministers of various countries, and also surprised Tang Shaoyi, who had not yet reacted. After glancing at the ministers of various countries with ugly faces around him, and then looking at the back of Wang Chonghui gradually leaving, thinking of the high-spirited and scolding appearance of this young strong man just now, Tang Shaoyi suddenly felt that he was a little old. Indeed, the world has to rely on strength to speak after all. Although Tang Shaoyi has been in the Communist Party government for several months, he has always looked ahead and backward in his actions, and it was not until just now that he seemed to really realize that today's China is no longer the Manchu Dynasty, and today's People's Army is no longer the Qing army that can rampage with more than 10,000 people and enter the capital.

Perhaps, what Xiao Mubai, the young chairman, said is right, you need to be hard to strike iron. If you don't recognize and don't get in touch with our new Chinese government, that's nothing, we will live and build the country the same.

After figuring out the joints, Tang Shaoyi suddenly felt a little relieved. At this moment, he felt a lightness all over his body, and after slowly standing up and slightly owing to the ministers of the countries sitting in front of him, Tang Shaoyi walked out with light steps with a confident smile.