In this era, the British Empire, known as the empire on which the sun never sets, is definitely the undisputed hegemon of this world, and its influence is even far greater than that of later generations of American imperialism.

Not to mention in China, to be precise, since the Opium War in 1840 to the present, the rules of the game for the disputes between the great powers in China have all been set by the British Empire, and anyone who dares to disobey the rules of the game set by the British Empire will pay a heavy price.

For example, the German Empire, since Wilhelm II ascended the throne, vigorously promoted imperialism, making Germany's economic development the first in Europe, and its industrial output even exceeded the total of Britain and France (not yet reached in 1900), and at the same time, Germany's armament had to be greatly improved, the army was almost invincible in Europe, and the navy also had a tendency to catch up with and surpass the empire.

But at this time, the world's colonies have basically been carved up, and the rules of the game are in the hands of the British Empire, so Wilhelm II wanted to change the rules, so there was a Juye lesson plan that shocked China and foreign countries, in fact, two German missionaries were killed, but Germany, but Germany seized this matter as an excuse to order the East Asian Fleet to occupy Jiaozhou Bay with Qingdao as the center, and unilaterally signed the "Jiaozhou Bay Agreement" in the Qing court, and obtained the 99-year concession. It completely included Huaxia Shandong in Germany's sphere of influence.

This practice of Germany caused great dissatisfaction in Britain and Russia, because it was not the first time that a dispute over a religious case similar to the murder of a missionary was not the first time, and the previous method of dealing with it was that the Chinese government built a monument in the place where it was killed, and then paid a sum of money, but Germany used "power and monopoly" to undermine the principle of "equal opportunity", not only destroying the balance of interests of the great powers in China, but also challenging the dominance of the British Empire, which was equivalent to indirectly declaring war on the British Empire.

For this, there was the Collinder incident.

Clinder, full name August. Feng. Clinder, who had been the German minister to China three months earlier, was killed on June 20 on his way to the Yamen, the prime minister of the Qing government, which caused a sensation and became one of the triggers for the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Although the truth of the incident is confusing, it has always been a difficult mystery to solve.

However, after many verifications in later generations, there is a theory that is most recognized by everyone, that is, the real death of Clinder may be traced back to the Jiaozhou Bay Incident, and to the fact that Germany broke the rules of the game of the great powers in China, so under the leadership of the British Empire, the Clinder Incident was planned, one of the purposes of which was to punish and contain Germany.

In fact, Clinder's assassination benefited the great powers in China.

First, it aggravated the violent tendencies of the Boxers and prompted the Boxers to besiege the embassy district, thus creating a pretext for countries with diplomatic missions in Beijing to formally form a coalition and realize the imperialist plot to jointly intervene in China.

Second, it has exacerbated the instability of the situation in China, forcing China to rely on the support and mediation of Britain and Russia to re-establish stability and political continuity.

Thirdly, it has realized the attempts of the imperialist powers to contain Germany's attempts to act alone in China, and it has brought Germany to the forefront, openly reacting so that it can only be in line with other powers on the question of China, and in fact they have done so.

Fourth, it provides another excuse for the imperialist countries to open their mouths and wantonly encroach on China's interests.

said so many digressions, in fact, the main thing is to tell everyone one thing, that is, this world or the British Empire has the final say, he coughed, even if Minister Komura Shoutaro wanted to fart, he had to hold back, because there should be eight people here, but at this time there are only seven people, and the person who is missing is Minister Klinder who has brought benefits to everyone.

Under the auspices of the British Minister Dou Nale, the ministers of the seven countries discussed the issue of peace talks with the Qing court in advance, in fact, the so-called discussion, first of all, the gentlemen of the West asked the Qing government and the people to send the prince to Germany, apologize for the Clint incident, and set up an inscription in the harmful place, and severely punish the murderer.

The most serious thing is to negotiate a strict ban on arms, that is, equipment manufactured by munitions, not to enter China, redefine the embassy area, agree that various countries should send troops to garrison the embassy area, and also flatten the Dagu Fort, revise the treaty on trade and shipping, and so on.

Of course, these are not the main points, the focus is on the issue of compensation, which is the key to the discussion at this gathering.

For example, the Russian minister Geers took the lead in asking for compensation of 130 million taels of silver, because Russia needed to support the war in the three eastern provinces, how could it do it without money, and the best way was, of course, to find the Qing court to pay.

And the French Minister Stephen. Bi Sheng also asked for more than 70 million taels, and asked for a one-time payment, although France is very rich, but the romantic French still like real money.

As for the ministers of Britain, the United States, Japan and other countries, because there are more commercial interests in China, especially the British minister Dou Nale hopes that the ministers of various countries can start lightly, after all, too much reparation pressure will weaken the purchasing power of the Chinese market, thereby harming their own commercial interests, of course, there is also an important concern, that is, I am afraid that the Qing government will go bankrupt, and if the Qing government is gone, then what if these interests and treaties become a dead letter?

However, in any case, this atmosphere is still very relaxed, after all, everyone is the victorious country, and now the discussion is compensation, so naturally there is no need to be too scrupulous, just think of what to say, and discuss here is nothing more than to give each other a bottom, so that in the real negotiations, to obtain greater benefits.

"Okay, that's all for peace talks." Dou Nale glanced at Minister Geers of Tsarist Russia, and then said, "Next, let's listen to Minister Geers's explanation of the three eastern provinces. ”

Explanation, that's right, is explanation, of course, this explanation, Geers has actually explained to Dou Nale a long time ago, and in order to get Dou Nale's support, he also promised a big piece of cake, otherwise, how could the minister of the British Empire, who looked at all interests, support Geros so strongly?

"Well, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of His Majesty the Tsar, I would like to express my great apologies to all countries for the independent actions of Tsarist Russia in the three eastern provinces, in fact, Tsarist Russia has no intention of annexing the three eastern provinces alone, and the reason why Tsarist Russia will launch such a large-scale military operation in the three eastern provinces is mainly because the Qing court bandits wantonly sabotaged the Eastern Qing Railway and brutalized our Tsarist workers,......

To be able to be the minister of a country, not only is it necessary to be eloquent, but also to be able to say that the dead are alive and the black are white, but the most important point is that the skin is thick enough, he opens his mouth to talk nonsense, he does not blush at all, and he also speaks righteously and strictly, and Geers is the best performer at the moment.

…… (To be continued.) )