Chapter 54: The British Royal Security
That Ali Guo still hopes to use money to solve Chen Dingtian, and even thinks that Chen Dingtian wants money. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info But this time Ali Guo really guessed Chen Dingtian wrong, Chen Dingtian didn't want money this time. Although he likes money very much, now that he has crossed over, he naturally wants to help the anti-Qing organization. The so-called wearing is not rebelling, and what kind of flower is going to be set with an electric drill. Although Chen Dingtian is not a top rich man now, he is also a rich man, and his desire for money is not so high. Although he didn't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy himself, it was okay to raise food and grass for the people of the anti-Qing organization, and help them with regular training, and even let them become strong. Rebellion is a work with a meticulous division of labor, some are responsible for charging into battle, some are responsible for transporting grain and grass, some are responsible for governing civil affairs, and some are even responsible for propaganda and scolding.
Chen Dingtian has a very clear positioning for himself, that is, he is responsible for raising grain and grass and being responsible for propaganda and scolding. Therefore, it is not that he is not anti-Qing, but he is just using other special means to oppose the Qing. Now he really doesn't want money, there are some things that money can't buy!
"Mr. Aliguo, what I want is for you to send a large number of instructors to train these heroes of our Heaven and Earth Society. Let them strive to become a regular army as soon as possible, instead of these gangsters, let them really become the army. Chen Dingtian said.
Ali Guo asked unexpectedly: "If you want to talk about the army, you should still go to the French, we British are only good at the navy!" ”
"No, no, the most powerful is not necessarily the most suitable, the most suitable is the most powerful. The army path of the French and Germans, we can't get through. On the contrary, the British have experience in this area, and the British method is the most suitable for us. So I plan to recommend my father-in-law to be taught by a British instructor and to go to England to study the Army. Chen Dingtian said.
Chen Dingtian quickly explained the difference between the British Army instructors he had seen and the German Army instructors, although it seemed that the German was more rigid and seemed to be a good soldier. However, Chen Dingtian understands very well that there is no road to a strong country in this world that can be copied, no country's strong road can be completely copied, and the strength of other countries can only be used as a reference, not as a complete copy. If copying is useful, then there will be no weak countries in the world. Only the most suitable for yourself is the best development path, and you can't blindly worship the first! The German army is not suitable for the current China, first of all, from the educational base and the cultural quality of the population, plus the character of the Chinese is generally different from Germany. Germans have a more rigid personality and don't care if they are dogmatic. But the Chinese are obviously much more clever and cunning. Of course, this is not the so-called "shortcoming" of the Chinese, but each ethnic group has different characteristics. Only the path that suits you is the best.
The British have a wealth of experience in "tuning" the armies of various countries, and their ability to take the initiative to adapt to the soldiers of different civilizations and take the initiative to make adjustments is rare and valuable. If you go specifically to the Germans, the world's first army, wouldn't it be the opposite of the other? For now, it is the British who are the most suitable.
"You want a large number of Army instructors and let your men study in England to study the Army? Well, I'm afraid this is difficult! Because you must know that if you just send a few army instructors who are petty fights, you can still cope with the past. However, if a large number of instructors are sent, I am afraid that it really represents the attitude of our British. According to our domestic plan, we will remain neutral and will not interfere with the turmoil in China. Ali Guo said.
Chen Dingtian also understands this truth very well. Britain has little interest in China at the moment, and they even think that a change of government may be more helpful for Britain to open up the Chinese market in the future. Later, the reason why they supported the Qing government was because they had a lot of interests in China, and the Qing government was the government that was most willing to maintain their interests, so they would support the Qing government. However, at this stage of time, they do not take sides, and even have the slightest support for China's rebels, because they think that if they change the government, it may be helpful to open up the Chinese market.
Of course, if this kind of arms sales is just a petty fight and a very small number of instructors are dispatched, then there is naturally no problem. However, if a large number of instructors were sent and Chinese rebel officers were allowed to study in Britain, it would represent the support of British officials. This nature is different, and I am afraid that it will bring a lot of turmoil at that time, which is what Ali Guo does not want to see.
In particular, unlike Britain's current diplomatic thinking, Britain could not interfere too much in the Far East anyway, and the symbolic significance of this concession was far greater than its practical significance, and the Aerry Kingdom did not want to excessively irritate the Chinese Manchu government. If the Chinese Manchu government really wanted to take back the lend-lease, then they would not be able to stop it. It's just that at present, the Manchus don't want to make trouble with the British. But if Britain openly sided with the Chinese rebels, it would not have been the same significance. At that time, who knew if the Manchus would seize the concession, and it was even more troublesome at that time.
"You should know that we, the British Empire, came to the East to trade. In the 'trade war' more than ten years ago, we also hope that you China will do business with us openly and unhindered. However, although you China have nominally opened up several treaty ports such as Shanghai and Guangzhou, we foreign businessmen are still openly and covertly resisted doing business. Even your Chinese government has a strong grip on the people, and those businessmen don't dare to offend your government to do business with us. There will certainly be a lot of concerns in our country, and we will not be willing to take the initiative to help your various anti-government forces. If it is helped on a large scale, it represents the inclination of our British Empire, and it could easily make our situation worse. Ali Guo said.
Chen Dingtian understood that these British still didn't want to make things worse. Especially since the Chinese market has not really been opened yet, it naturally does not want to make extraneous branches. It is naturally impossible to get them to openly support these anti-Qing organizations, and they actually want to put their own interests first. Especially now that the opening of China's door has achieved certain results, it is natural that they will not ask for trouble on their own. It was very difficult for the British to take the initiative to openly support these anti-Qing rebels.
However, Chen Dingtian soon had a way, and directly began to say: "Consul Aliguo, won't you be flexible?" Why do you have to send out a regular army, don't you wear a set of vests? ”
"Vest? What's that? Ali Guo asked.
Chen Dingtian explained: "Why do you want to appear in person as your own British Empire army, not in the name of a business? Isn't this kind of thing of doing things for the government under the banner of an enterprise, one organization and two brands, not what you Westerners are best at? ”
"What? And this practice? Ali Guo was speechless.
Chen Dingtian still doesn't understand the things of these foreigners, and many times the gringo government does things that are inconvenient for him to come forward, so he takes the initiative to go outside to do things under the banner of enterprises. Anyway, people are "enterprises", not the government, so how can enterprises blame the government for doing things? Of course, these enterprises are "state-owned enterprises". But "state-owned enterprises" are also enterprises, and don't Westerners often use the name of enterprises to do things, and in the end, something happens to the enterprise, so that the "enterprise" can bear the blame?
Don't think that foreigners don't have this thing, foreigners also have "state-owned enterprises", which are also two brands of the same institution. The foreigners play this set even more powerfully, let the company do some unsightly things, and finally if it succeeds, it can be accepted, but if it fails, the company will take the blame, so Chen Dingtian directly began to suggest that the British play this set.
"It's actually very simple, why do you have to come out in the name of the government? You can go and let your Excellency Prince Albert come forward and form a royal security company of the British Empire, so that you can solve the problem very well? This royal security company can directly put up the name of the enterprise, and then recruit some officers and non-commissioned officers who are on the verge of retirement. This is actually very simple, anyway, it will be a business at that time, but it will be a security company. At that time, if the Manchu court asked, it would be said to be a corporate act. As for how the Manchu court can still be young, with the weakness of the Manchu court, as long as you can give them a face to go past and let them go down the steps. ”
"In this world, I still think I know the Manchu court better, and this Manchu government loves face to the extreme. Although they know that you have a problem, as long as they can give them a decent face, that's fine. As for the students we send to study, you can also set up a Royal Security School of the British Empire, then we are not going to study military affairs, but to study security. Although this security guard has a gun, a firearm is also a type of weapon, isn't it? Who says security guards can't use guns as weapons? ”
Ali Guo was speechless and asked, "This is inconsistent with our consistent constitution!" ”
"Cut, don't think I don't know, your British constitution is the law of the sea, and there is no really written constitution that is put together. As long as you are willing to bypass this kind of play, you will always be able to bypass this so-called constitution. Don't say it's you, even your little cousin, the United States, although it has a written constitution, but isn't it easy for them to bypass the constitution? If you want to, you can always find a way to circumvent the Constitution, and don't think I don't know the virtues of your European litigants. I am afraid of being serious in everything, as long as I am serious, there is no means that I can't pass. Isn't it the Constitution? What's more, the establishment of a security company, although it bears the name of royalty, what is the problem with your constitution? As for the fact that we went to the UK to study security, and we did not go to the military, what are we afraid of? As for you, you're not talking about active duty officers, just some ordinary retired officers, what are you afraid of? ”
Ali Guo really saw what shamelessness was, this Chen Dingtian's method was simply shameless compared to their gang of Brits! This is all the way to say this, although Ali knows that this is often the case in England. In fact, I am afraid of being serious in everything, don't look at the British ruling the country according to the law, but as long as you are serious, there are many ways to bypass the law. In particular, their system of the law of the sea does not have a complete and open constitution. In such a situation, it is very subjective, as long as you can have some means, then you can do it, and if you can't do it, you can't do it.
However, this is also a way, anyway, in the name of the enterprise, so that the Manchu government can not say anything. Of course, in fact, Ali Guo also knows some about the Manchu government, in fact, they are all guys who "die to save face and suffer crimes". Although they have cut the land, they are "rented" to save face. As long as they take care of them in terms of face, they tend to ignore the "lining" in it. As long as they can get by on the surface and do what they do secretly, even when the Manchus were overwhelmed by the Taiping army at this time, they naturally would not take the initiative to turn against the British.
"As for dealing with the Manchus, it's very simple, isn't it just spending money? If you take out 5,000 pounds, it will cost you about 5,000 pounds, which is enough to buy off a lot of corrupt officials and corrupt officials in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so that they can help you make things black and white. This is very easy to solve, but in fact, there is no problem, and the idiots of international diplomacy like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, in fact, they don't understand it. To expect them to have any means is to look down on them. Especially now that they're so overwhelmed by these guys, they don't have time to care about this. As long as we give them face and take the initiative to be more secretive, the Manchu court will not have time to take care of it at all.
"So, this British Empire Royal Security Company, you can set it up as soon as possible. When the time comes, the royal security of the British Empire, how energetic it will be to say it! I think there are a lot of people who are willing to be this 'security guard', right? ”
However, Ali Guo still didn't dare to agree casually, because this was a matter of domestic political attitude, how could Ali Guo dare to agree casually? He hurriedly transmitted the relevant content to Hong Kong through carrier pigeons, hoping to send it back to China as soon as possible through various pigeon stations. And Chen Dingtian didn't realize for a while that the proposal of this royal security company had caused a lot of turmoil in the UK.