The British bureaucracy prevails, the chauvinistic idea of the great powers prevails, and there are naturally some racial prejudices mixed in the middle, which makes the settlement of non-European things always drag on for a long time, although China has an incomparable importance to the colonial order of the British Empire in the Far East, but according to the previous management, it will be three months later, but who knows that Chang Zhenbang has just come out to play Xiaochuan Heihachiro's funeral, and the British minister's vague phone call came from the Overseer's Palace, anyway, it is Sinur's business, The above has been approved, but there are still some details that need to be discussed with each other. Pinshu.com

Chang Zhenbang was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately asked Lin Yan to speed up and go straight to the office of the Overseer's Mansion.

"Is the ruling really going to do this?"

Just when Chang Zhenbang was about to dial the phone, Ye Ji pressed his hand, and he seemed to disagree with Chang Zhenbang's idea when he saw his actions.

"Sir, something must be done! If the phoenix wants nirvana, it must first bathe in fire! ”

"One misstep becomes a thousand years of hatred, you have to think about it."

"People are swordsmen, I am fish and meat, what can I do about it?"

"Now that the ruling has been thought out, the old man has nothing to say! Ruling please put! ”

Saying that, Ye Ji let go of his hand and turned his back.

Chang Zhenbang quickly dialed the phone of the British minister, and almost when Chang Zhenbang was about to put down, he picked up the phone and said: "This is the British Empire Legation in Beijing, may I ask who you are, sir, and is there anything wrong?" ”

"The ruling power of the Republic of China is Chang Zhenbang! I have something important to do with your Excellency! ”

"It turned out to be Chang in power! Your Excellency the Minister of my family is playing with the Minister of the United States, please forgive me for the slight inconvenience! ”

"Didn't Your Excellency the Minister explain what would happen if I called?"

"Not really! If you're in a hurry, call in half an hour! Saying that, he didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and hung up the phone directly, which made Chang Zhenbang's face very uncomfortable.

Chang Zhenbang sighed and slowly hung up the phone.

He didn't believe that the British minister didn't explain anyway, and he wouldn't believe that a small legation staff would hang up the phone without hesitation after learning that he was Chang Zhenbang, which is unreasonable, especially for the British Empire, which pays attention to gentlemanly demeanor, this is even more impossible, the only possibility is that the bastard is on the side, secretly commanding, hoping to use the set of boiling eagles to kill their morale in order to obtain more benefits, but this is impossible, those who should let it, those who should not let it, Chang Zhenbang has a spectrum in his heart!

That's it! Just take this opportunity to talk to Ye Ji about his hardships, maybe many years later, or even a hundred years later, except for Sakurako, except for Xiaozhu, no one in the time can understand the hardships he has done today, Ye Ji is a wise man, he should understand, at least I hope he can understand!

He slowly picked up the phone, gently put it aside, raised his head, waved his hand, and asked Lin Yan to pull back the people around him, leaving Ye Ji alone.

"Sir, there are some things I want to say to you! Maybe you don't understand, but I hope you'll listen to me! ”

Ye Ji glanced at Chang Zhenbang with pity, and said: "Li Zhongtang's road is not easy to walk, I am old, all I can do is to listen, and please ask the ruling lord to talk about it!" ”

Chang Zhenbang sighed and said, "Old man, you can say this, Zhenbang is very pleased!" ”

"Except for people like Sun Monkey, who doesn't want to revitalize China? But according to the experience of the old man who has lived for so many years, it is difficult! ”

"It's hard, we have to try it too, don't we? Anyway, the huge China is a big fat piece in the eyes of those Western powers, and sooner or later it will be carved up completely, if we take advantage of the time when the meat is in our own hands, we will gamble and lose my reputation, and if I win, it will be a million profits! ”

"It's good to be in power, I'm afraid those foreign devils won't give you a chance to govern!"

Chang Zhenbang said with a wry smile: "The European war, the vitality of all countries has been greatly damaged, and it is no longer possible to use strong means to force my country to submit, this time I think about it, it is only ten to twenty years!" Since I don't have enough time, I can only complete the one thing I think is the most important thing in the limited time! ”

"What's the matter?"

"Our country is a vast country, with a radius of thousands of miles, and it is one of the largest countries in the world, with a population of 40,000, accounting for a quarter of all living beings in the world, which means that it is not easy for any country to conquer us.

"Where is the single power that the ruling is talking about, Madame!"

"That's right, those Dongying people had already made a plan as early as the Meiji Emperor to conquer the world, to conquer China, to conquer China, to conquer Manchuria, but due to the domestic turmoil and the world situation, their hands and feet were greatly tied, but I dare to say that as long as the time permits, they will devour China day by day! In the face of this situation, instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better for the fish to die and the net to be broken, but we don't even have the capital to break the fish and the net now! ”

"The country is divided and can only be slaughtered! There is no way to do this, but I believe that under the wise leadership of the ruling party, the Chinese people will be able to unite as one and build our country well! ”

"The old gentleman is right, but China has not yet built the capital of the country!"

Why is that? It is imperative to govern the world and rejuvenate the country through industry! ”

"Does the old gentleman remember Emperor Hongxian Yuan Shikai?"

"Naturally, I remember that Lord Yuan is eloquent and strategic, but unfortunately he doesn't know the current affairs, and he has become a hero who has been stinky for thousands of years, sad!"

"This is the sorrow of President Yuan, and it is the sorrow of China!" Chang Zhenbang must say solemnly: "In such a big country as China, the Manchu, Han, Mongolian, Tibetan and Hui ethnic groups coexist, there is no strong centralized power, only fragmented, and the erosion is even worse than the French Revolution!" So President Yuan Da chose to be the emperor! I couldn't agree more! It's a pity that the times are different, and now it's the Republic of China. ”

"I don't know if the Republic of China mistook President Yuan, or President Yuan misunderstood the Republic of China, after all, it is a thing of the past, since the ruling government understands it, it should start to carry out measures to centralize power, but you are now British, Dongying, and that old Maozi who is eyeing him, it is really not good for you to involve these!"

"The old gentleman is right, your old man is clever and knows human nature, but there is one thing you don't know!"

"Oh? It's strange, and there's something I don't know, so I'd like to ask the government for advice. ”

"Do you know the market, the economy?"

"Isn't it just doing business and starting a business? What's not to understand about this, believe it or not, if the old man is tired of officialdom one day, maybe he will do some business, don't look at the old man who hasn't done it, but people have the same heart, the same heart, within three or four years, although it is not as good as Shen Wansan, but it can also be rich! ”

"With the old gentleman's ability, I believe that the economy I am talking about is not this, but the formation of a unified market throughout China, in this market, all provinces, whether it is the Central Plains, or the southeast, even Mongolia Tianshan and other places of materials must first communicate with each other in our own market, exchange with each other! Only in this way can China's 40,000,000 compatriots be twisted into a rope and have the capital to compete with Dongying and Britain! This is also what I must accomplish in ten years, as for politics, military, and system, it is secondary! And in order to complete this market, I need the intervention of the British, Dongying people, even after the formation of this market, I Chang Zhenbang is also willing, because as long as this market is formed, the Chinese will no longer have to fear the covetousness of those powers, and people of insight will work together to try to share differences. Isn't this kind of China even more gratifying? ”

Ye Ji was shocked by Chang Zhenbang's words, he didn't expect Chang Zhenbang to say such a thing at all, he was relieved and felt distressed at the same time, China has a large land and a large population, even if it is divided now, it will have an impact on East Asia and even the whole world, if it is really strong, although that kind of influence is not the Heavenly Empire, but it can also compete with the Western powers.

This is what every person with lofty ideals in China hopes for, and it is also what the Western powers do not want to see, precisely because everyone knows each other well, so if China wants to develop peacefully, it is really a little difficult, and a hidden arrow may fly somewhere to break the wings of China's rejuvenation.

Chang Zhenbang also realized this, so he sacrificed the interests of a family, a surname or even a group to achieve the unity of the entire Chinese provinces, which was a big project, thankless, and would damage his ruling authority nine times out of ten, but he still resolutely did so.

He had never seen this kind of sacrifice in the twenty-five history, but he couldn't say that he hadn't seen it, if he had, maybe it was Li Er's father and son.

Li Er's father and son bowed down to the Turks, which can be described as extremely shameless, and should be regarded as the predecessor of Shi Jingjiao! But people pretended to be grandsons, realized the reunification of the whole of China, and killed the Turks after a counterattack, and washed away the shame of the Turks for many years! But not everyone has this kind of luck in this kind of thing, but Song Huizong, who studied Li Er, died and became a laughing stock for thousands of years.

It can be seen that the plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky, does Chang Zhenbang really have this kind of luck? Did the Western powers really give him such an opportunity? Maybe he left only Shi Jingjiao in the history books! That's what will leave a stench for 10,000 years and let future generations poke the backbone! But anyone who is a little selfish will never choose like this, Chang Zhenbang's move can be regarded as abandoning the name of the eternal generations behind him, just to win a glimmer of life in the future of the country, which can be described as extremely tragic!

He stretched out his hand and slowly put it on Chang Zhenbang's shoulder, and said, "I'm sorry for you!" It's just that you're still young, and if it's really necessary, let me go, old bone! Anyway, the old man is already a second minister in the history books. ”

"The old gentleman can understand, Zhenbang is very pleased, but there are some things that only I can do! It's useless for the old gentleman to be scolded on my behalf! Chang Zhenbang smiled, he turned around and picked up the phone, and resolutely dialed it.