"There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests" -- as an egoist and businessman, Qin Lang was always able to remember this adage, and just as the British government regarded it as a diplomatic criterion, he also regarded it as his basic principle -- but neither Zhang Binglin nor his friends were Qin Lang, so it was almost impossible to expect them not to have any unrealistic ideas about cooperation. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Now, however, Qin Lang was about to completely destroy their unrealistic ideas before they could harm his plans. And he's done it.

Now Chang Binglin is fully convinced that the people he chooses to work with really have no intention of helping China, just to get more benefits for him and his company, and that, according to the principles he learned from Westerners, he is not afraid that what he is doing will harm his interests in the future.

Perhaps, he just wasn't worried about that. Because, while helping the revolutionaries, he is also and will continue to plant and nurture his forces, so that the future Chinese government is completely under his control and becomes a tool for him to obtain more benefits.

It is obviously impossible for a tool to resist its master......

"I think you already know the relationship between us." A sudden voice interrupted Zhang Binglin's thoughts, and he looked at Qin Lang again, just wondering what he would say next.

"We're just allies, Mr. Zhang. However, because I have more power, I am the leader of this alliance. Qin Lang said, "But I am not your leader, not your superior, and not your comrade." So don't expect more from me. ”

"Yes." Zhang Binglin replied, and was surprised that his voice and mood were so calm, completely different from a few minutes ago. However, he soon discovered that his anger had not completely subsided. "Maybe I should reconsider whether I should work with you or not."

Qin Lang shook his head. "I don't see any need for you to reconsider this."

"Contrary to your opinion, I think it is necessary." After hesitating for a moment, thinking that Qin Lang was so open and honest about his attitude, Zhang Binglin felt that he should also show his attitude. "If I continue to work with you, I will be worried about the future of China."

He was very worried, and had to worry - although it was obvious that if he continued to cooperate with Qin Lang, the overthrow of the Qing government would only be a matter of time and meaninglessness, and it was equally certain that the new government would be able to establish a more stable and effective social order than it is now, but at the time of these extremely limited benefits, China would also become a vassal of the United States, a source of raw materials and a market for products - as the United States and other Western countries had always hoped, the difference was only, The United States has an absolute advantage in exclusivity.

But that won't last long. Even if it is not yet, China's national will will eventually awaken, and no force can stop it. As a result, in order to regain state power and interests, new revolutionaries were born, and they fought fiercely against the government supported by Qin Lang and even Qin Lang and the US government hidden behind the scenes.

Or, more precisely, war, a bloody battle between the old revolutionaries, who had become the tools of the colonizers, and the new generation of national revolutionaries, a tragedy.

Zhang Binglin could not have predicted the outcome of this tragedy. Perhaps, with the help of Qin Lang and the United States, the government of the old revolutionaries will emerge victorious, but China will only continue to play the role of a colony; Perhaps, a new generation of revolutionaries can miraculously defeat the government and establish an independent regime, but they will struggle to survive under threat because of the hostility of the Western world; However, it is more likely that the old revolutionaries and the new revolutionaries are evenly matched, and the war will never end.

However, if this is the case, the tragedy will automatically turn into a catastrophe, a disaster that China has not encountered in the past few thousand years.

Zhang Binglin did not want to see this disaster, and he was even more unwilling to have it brought about by his own hands.

He didn't want to be China's historical sinner......

"No one wants to play sinner, but sometimes, some people have to play sinner." Qin Lang suddenly said, "History creates both heroes and demons, and of course sinners. ”

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Binglin didn't understand.

"I'm talking about what you're worried about."

"You know what I'm worried about?"

"I can foresee the future you can foresee, and it's not difficult to guess what you're worried about." Qin Lang said in a tone of insight into everything, "Of course, I have to say that your worries are neither meaningless nor necessary. ”

"What's your reasoning?" Completely to Zhang Binglin's surprise, he still remained calm, not angry at all, and even a little curious.

He wanted to know Qin Lang's reason.

"Do you think that if you hadn't cooperated with me, the things you feared wouldn't have happened?" Without waiting for Zhang Binglin to answer, Qin Lang continued, "Of course not—because I can easily find countless revolutionaries who are willing to cooperate with me. You're refusing to cooperate with me now, more just to clear yourself up, unless you're planning to organize a rebel to sabotage my plans. ”

"You're right." Zhang Binglin admitted, but added: "I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Regardless of whether I am just trying to clear myself, or am ready to organize a force against you, at least I am still a patriot and will not play the thug of the colonizers. ”

"Yes, you can do that." Qin Lang shrugged, "It's just a lack of strategy." ”

"Is it true that playing the role of an accomplice of the colonizers is a sign of strategy?"

A rhetorical question, and it has a strong momentum, but it has no effect on Qin Lang. "Of course not." He chuckled softly and gestured, "But you have to understand that you are not going to play the role of an ordinary revolutionary, but a revolutionary leader, a politician. ”

After a long pause, he emphasized the particularity of the "statesman", and then said: "For the statesman, the means and the process are insignificant, and only the result is the most important." Meaning, you can use all the means at your disposal to achieve your goals. ”

"Including cooperation with the enemy?"

"There are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies, do they?" Qin Lang asked rhetorically, and then said, "If God can help you achieve your goals, the devil is your enemy, but if the devil can meet your needs, you can also declare war on God." In the world of political leaders, everything is done for profit, not meaningless morality, honor, or even more illusory justice. ”

"Maybe." Zhang Binglin was silent for a few seconds, "But what does this have to do with us?" ”

"You are a political leader, overthrowing the Qing government is your first goal, and I am the devil who can meet your demands." He paused for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Do you still think it's okay now?" ”

"What about after the overthrow of the Qing government?"

Qin Lang shook his head secretly. No matter how much he had said, Zhang Binglin still couldn't correctly confirm his current position and what he should think about; He was tired of the conversation between them, not a showdown in the usual sense of the word, but more like a lecture to shape the politicians of the future.

However, Qin Lang didn't want to give Zhang Binglin a lesson at all. Yi Shui was his first and last student - as it should be. But now, since he has chosen Zhang Binglin as his agent, and is not ready to leave him behind for the time being, he has to serve as his teacher in order for the plan to go smoothly.

It's terrible.

He furrowed his eyebrows almost imperceptibly, and said, "The Qing government is not the only enemy China faces, once you and your comrades overthrow it, you will immediately face more and more powerful enemies, so you still need to maintain a cooperative relationship with me." ”

"At the cost of the loss of the independence and power of the country?" Another rhetorical question.

"You are in a world where the strong rule the weak, Mr. Zhang. In this world, the weak can only choose between clinging to the strong and being swallowed up by the strong. Qin Lang's smile turned into a sneer, "If a country does not want to be attached to a powerful country, nor does it want to become a history in people's memory, it can only make itself strong." ”

"But that's what my comrades and I are aiming for, and that's something you don't want to see, isn't it?"

It was still a rhetorical question, and it was more powerful than any previous time, but it still couldn't deal any blow to Qin Lang. "Then I have only one question," his smile changed again and became cruel, "what's your plan?" In what ways are you prepared to make China strong? ”

"I ......" Zhang Binglin was stuck. Only now did he realize that, in fact, he did not know what to do.

"As I expected, you don't know. But it doesn't matter. Qin Lang said, "Any method you can think of is meaningless. No country wants China to become strong. They will do whatever it takes to create obstacles for you, even by force. ”

Frustration began to tug at Zhang Binglin's soul, because he knew how right Qin Lang was, and China had no hope at all......

Of course, this is not the case. "Your only option is to choose one of the demons that does the least harm to China, put the country under its protection, and then slowly accumulate strength." (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )