The second half of the 7th year of the Yuan Continent. For most Chinese. This is a very small period of time, as in previous years, the domestic situation is stable, the country's economy is developing steadily, factories and mines, jobs and land, is the most concerned thing for most people in this time period, although the international situation is still very unstable, but this does not prevent China from firmly charging forward on the road of industrial power, since it is too far behind others, then it can only catch up, others run one step, Chinese must run five steps, or even more steps, only in this way, In international competition, China will not lag behind forever.

Under the influence of newspaper public opinion, now, more and more Chinese realize that the reason why the national economy is developing so quickly and smoothly is closely related to the war in Europe, if it were not for the fact that European factories were busy manufacturing arms and ammunition, European countries would not be so obsessed with China's industrial products, if the European war ended, perhaps, China's industrial and economic expansion would be reduced, and at that time, it would not be as easy to make money as it is now.

It is for this reason that businessmen and industrialists are now stepping up their investment in those light industry projects that have achieved quick results, hoping to make a fortune before the end of this industrial feast, and as for heavy industry projects, they are also in full swing, because no one knows when this war in Europe will end, but there is no end in sight.

Many merchants and factory owners hoped that the wars in Europe would be drawn forever, preferably like the "Thirty Years' War" in history, so that they could make more money from this European war.

However, in the end, wishes are only wishes, and the development of the world situation is not transferred by the will of any individual, nor by the will of various governments, so when the news of another revolution in Russia suddenly appeared on the front page of the newspaper, the domestic stock exchange immediately ushered in a violent financial shock, after all, Russia is already very weak, and is still fighting against Germany, at this time Russia suddenly broke out another revolution, in this situation, can Russia continue to fight against Germany? If Russia falls, then how far is the fall of the Entente? Once the Entente falls, won't the war in Europe be over? Once the war in Europe ends, I am afraid that the era of China's industrial prosperity will also come to an end.

This is the general view of those Chinese businessmen who have sold stocks on the stock exchange and caused a violent financial shock, and the financial warfare in the past few years has opened the eyes of Chinese businessmen, who are no longer "local businessmen" who only focus on the domestic situation, they already have a preliminary international strategic vision, know the connection between the world situation and China's economy, when to be bullish and when to be bearish, these Chinese businessmen have been able to grasp the opportunity.

There are also military people who hold similar views to the merchants, but unlike the businessmen, the military does not think that the Russian revolution will lead to the defeat of the Entente bloc, and the analysis of various intelligence on the European battlefield and the economies of the European belligerents is analyzed, so the military still believes that Germany is at the end of its power, the stalemate on the battlefield has not been broken, the domestic economy is also in chaos, and the German civilians can no longer guarantee a normal food supply. No one can guarantee how long the German war machine will be able to hold out, so the war in Europe may end at any time, but by no means because of the defeat of the Entente, on the contrary, once Germany suddenly falls, the collapse of the Allies is at hand, and at that time, the war in Europe will end immediately.

However, in the view of the central government of China, the war in Europe could not be ended so quickly, and the military, like the private consortium, wanted the war in Europe to continue for a few more years so that China could complete the first capital accumulation of the industrial era and complete the modernization of its military power.

Therefore, after receiving the news of the Russian revolution, the Chinese side immediately held a military meeting at the highest level, which was attended by the top two figures in the Chinese world, and the person who presided over the meeting was the president himself.

Now, President Zhao Bei is presiding over this highest-level military meeting in the conference room of the Commander's Hall, and as usual, he has also personally spoken and made his position clear at the meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the latest news from the ambassador to Russia, at present, the Russian Soviet Government has been declared established and announced to take over all power in Russia, as for the Russian Provisional Government, which has been forcibly dissolved, some officials have been detained, and some officials have fled abroad, although we cannot see clearly in what direction the situation in Russia will unfold under this situation, I must remind you that the Russian economy has further deteriorated due to the Russian Provisional Government's insistence on the war against Germany, Coupled with the delay in fulfilling the promise made to the Russian peasants for the distribution of land, it is not surprising that the current Russian Provisional Government, like the Tsarist Government of the past, has largely lost the general trust of the people at the bottom of society, and has fallen, in my opinion. It is very likely that the Soviet revolution in Russia will soon spread to most of Russia's cities and villages, and once the Russian Soviet government has taken control of the situation throughout the country, it is almost impossible to withdraw from the war against Germany. For this situation, we must plan in advance to deal with the situation.

After speaking, Zhao Bei sat back, glanced at everyone present, and motioned for everyone to speak freely.

To tell the truth, Zhao Bei really did not expect that the Russian revolution would explode more than a month earlier than in history, and it would become the "September Revolution", which may be the situation caused by the "butterfly effect" brought about by his crossing, and the original interference in the Russian "February Revolution" did exacerbate the chaos of the Russian economy to a certain extent, and it was this chaotic situation that finally made this new Russian Revolution explode in advance.

Fortunately, Zhao Bei was also prepared at this time, and after the last revolution in Russia, he had already made all kinds of contingency measures, including military means. on the means. As well as diplomatic means, a few months ago. One of the reasons why he exerted military pressure on the Russian Provisional Government from the tense situation on the Russian border was to force the situation in Russia to become more chaotic.

Facts have proved that Zhao Bei's goal has been achieved, and the effect is obvious, the Russian revolution actually broke out more than a month ahead of schedule, and unlike history, the insurgents only took half of the night to control the situation in the whole of Petrograd, which shows that the Russian Provisional Government has completely lost the trust of the people.

"I think that our country should take advantage of this opportunity to quickly send troops to the Russian border to regain the lost top. It is better to act decisively than to procrastinate in diplomatic negotiations

Jiang Fangzhen saw that no one spoke, so he stood up, and as soon as he said this, his spirits were lifted.

A few months ago, Zhao Bei used military deterrence to force the Russian Provisional Government to sign a revised treaty with the Chinese central government, stipulating the abolition of all Russian privileges in China and the abolition of all unequal treaties signed in the Manchu era. Negotiations between China and Russia have been going on, but there has been no substantive progress, and the two sides are just making mushroom sovereign relations, and just yesterday, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs was still making such representations with the Russian side.

It is precisely for this reason that Jiang Fangzhen made this suggestion, and through the investigation some time ago, Jiang Fangzhen has realized that Russia is now very weak and cannot withstand China's fierce attack. Moreover, he even predicted that a new revolution would break out in Russia, but like Zhao Bei, Jiang Fangzhen did not expect this new revolution in Russia to explode so quickly.

"I'm against it". Jiang Fangzhen sat down, and Zhang Xiaozhun over there stood up and opposed Jiang Anzhen's proposal.

"Direct military means would cause repudiation among the Entente. In my opinion, the best solution is not to send troops now, but to wait and see. On the basis of my research, I believe that once the Russian Soviets take control of Russia, the countries of Europe will be touched, because the Soviets of the Russian Revolution are advocating the theory of the so-called "international radicals," and their revolution is completely different from any other revolution, and this Russian revolution is not going to set off a monstrous wave in Europe.

The European governments will never see the Soviet red flag planted all over Europe, and the European governments will certainly suppress or even interfere in the Russian Red Revolution, and when the time comes, they may even bring our country together to participate in the intervention, so we can make a deal with the Entente in exchange for the support of all countries for our just action to regain the lost land, or at least acquiesce. And it seems to me that the focus of our country should not be in the Far East and Northeast Asia, but in Central Asia, where an insurrection against tsarist rule broke out a year ago. The foundations of Russian rule in Central Asia have largely been shaken

When Zhang Xiaozhun said this, most of the people present were a little dazed, they didn't know what Zhang Xiaozhun was talking about, could it be that this Russian Revolution was different from the last Russian Revolution? What are the claims of the "international radicals"?

Only Zhao Bei nodded again and again, and praised Zhang Xiaozhun a few words.

"It is rare that there is a soldier in the General Staff who is willing to seriously study the modern thinking of Europe, yes, your analysis is very correct, this Russian Revolution is by no means different from the last Russian February Revolution, this Russian Revolution is a revolution that can change the face of the world, it may not be said that all European countries oppose the proposition of the Russian Soviets, but I am fully convinced that at least the governments of Britain, France, the United States, and other countries will certainly disagree with the propositions of the Russian Soviets. Leap farmer, when did you begin to study this "little international radical?" ”

"While studying in Germany, I had already come into contact with some of the books of this European revolutionary school, and although I cannot say that I agree with its ideas, I also think that some of the theories are very inflammatory to the people at the bottom of society

"So, do you think their claims can be realized?" Zhao Bei asked curiously.

"It's hard to say. I only did a little bit of research back then, but I didn't go into it. Zhang Xiaozhun told the truth.

Zhao Bei smiled faintly, he didn't plan to discuss this topic.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have made up my mind, on the one hand, to increase the garrison on the border, on the other hand, to hold the troops, Baili and Leap Farmers are reasonable, we must not only be prepared for a military settlement, but also must take into account the reaction of Britain, the United States, and other countries, since the end of the South Seas War, Britain and the United States have noticed that our international strategy is changing. Although the two countries have no time to look east because of the war in Europe, we must also realize that our current national strength is not enough to deal with the joint actions of the great powers, and now, in addition to strengthening the construction of the military industry, we must further unite Japan diplomatically to jointly deal with the threat from Europe

Zhao Bei's summary conclusion was the end of today's military meeting, and after the meeting was adjourned, he rushed back to the president's office, at this time, Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi had been waiting in the lounge next to him for a long time.

Tang Shaoyi was ordered to rush to receive the presidential decree, and the order given to him by Zhao Bei was very clear, that is, from now on, immediately strengthen support for the tsar's government-in-exile, but on the other hand, to continue to contact the Russian revolutionary government diplomatically, it is best to resolve those outstanding territorial issues through diplomatic means, and be sure to recover those territories that were ceded by the Manchu dynasty in those years, and recover them through negotiations.