"Bismarck, wait for the British Consul Ali Guo to come and visit, you go and help me receive it!" Chen Dingtian said. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Okay, Mr. Chen!" Bismarck said.

Now Bismarck is already Chen Dingtian's external liaison secretary, responsible for helping Chen Dingtian as a foreign liaison with some things. Because since that Fu Shanxiang said, Chen Dingtian may be difficult to escape the encirclement of these gringos, and they all regard Chen Dingtian as a Tang monk meat fragrant dumpling, and everyone wants to come over and take a bite. In front of these big countries, Chen Dingtian is completely a little ant, and it is impossible for him to move. However, Fu Shanxiang pointed out a set of paths for Chen Dingtian, that is, he could use several major powers as a balance, and then he could use it as a buffer.

You must know that there are not only big countries in this world, but also many small countries. But the reason why these small countries exist is not because they are strong, but because of the compromise between them. There will inevitably be some compromise between the great powers, and it is impossible for the great powers to use war to solve the problem very often, and the war between the great powers is very cruel, and this is understood by everyone. Therefore, there are often some small countries left between the big countries, which can be used as bargaining chips in the next game on the one hand, and on the other hand, to avoid direct conflicts between the big countries. Direct conflicts between major powers are very tragic, and they are not willing to erupt on a regular basis. Therefore, some small countries act as a buffer, so as to avoid direct face-to-face combat between the world powers as much as possible. This is also a political wisdom from ancient times to the present day.

Of course, big countries have the play of big countries, and small countries also have small country play. Small countries must know their role, that is, to maintain the balance between the great powers, to act as pawns of the great powers, and to be able to survive in the gap between the two sides. Therefore, since Chen Dingtian is currently being targeted by several major powers, the best way is to maintain the balance between the major powers.

If Chen Dingtian tied himself to the tree of the British, there would definitely be trouble in the future. Therefore, Chen Dingtian should not refuse other countries to come, and when other countries come, not only should they not refuse, but they should take the initiative to greet them. In this way, a balance will be formed between several big countries, although everyone wants something from Chen Dingtian, or simply kidnap Chen Dingtian. But if they kidnap themselves, other big countries will not give up, but will stop it. In such a situation, it would be safer to use the balance between the great powers to survive in the cracks.

This is like the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, and this European powder keg is a European equilibrium. Why the countries of the Balkan Peninsula survived is actually nothing more than a balance between the great powers. If the Russians occupy it, Britain and France will not do it. And the British and French occupied, and the Russians did not do it. So there are many, many more cases where no one occupies it at all. Many large countries are very sensitive areas, and no one is suitable to occupy them, so the best way to do this is to let him "become independent". Fu Shanxiang's suggestion to Chen Dingtian is the same, since everyone wants to treat Chen Dingtian as a fragrant dumpling, and in order to ensure safety, it is better for Chen Dingtian to take all the people from the big countries to his side, so as to maintain their balance. If anyone dares to kidnap Chen Dingtian, then other countries will not agree to it, and they will definitely be rescued. In this way, everyone throws rat bogeys between them, but Chen Dingtian is the safest.

But if Chen Dingtian took refuge in a certain country, it would not be safe. Because the country that took refuge will inevitably desperately squeeze his information, and that other country will inevitably desperately assassinate Chen Dingtian in order to avoid too much data leakage. So this is not a good way to maintain balance, the best way is to let them compete, and maintain the balance in the middle.

"This Chinese Chen really has some skills! The situation now seems to be so delicate around Chen in China, and he uses me to be around him, so that we can join Prussia. And this is the British concession, and when the British see me here, they will inevitably be even more jealous and dare not attack him. Even hearing that the French have joined in, this Chinese Chen still has a lot of research on the survival of small countries in international exchanges. Bismarck thought.

Bismarck knew very well Chen Dingtian's intention to take him in as a secretary, in fact, Bismarck also wanted to have this idea. If Bismarck came to be Chen Dingtian's secretary, then the British would inevitably be jealous and would not dare to tie Chen Dingtian back easily. It's not that the British don't want to tie Chen Dingtian back, in fact, it's just a rat trap. They are not only worried that Chen Dingtian will use false information to them, but also worried that other countries will intervene to prevent it.

But if Bismarck came to Chen Dingtian's side, it meant that Prussia also joined in. In fact, the contradictions and conflicts between the British and Prussia began, but Chen Dingtian was able to obtain a relative balance and stability. This method is actually a commonly used method in the world, and if Bismarck does not understand it, then he does not need to mix it up at all.

"However, even if we knew that there would be such a conflict, we all had to jump in, and this is our shortcoming. If we don't jump in, then let the British and the French monopolize this material, it will not be good for us Prussia. Moreover, it is no wonder that this Chen Dingtian is reluctant to go to a foreign country, in fact, it is the safest here, and it is not safe anywhere else. Bismarck looked at Chen Dingtian, and then thought to himself.

Chen Dingtian is actually in this British Concession, but it is a relatively safe place in the world. On the one hand, this is the British Concession, and the Manchu court did not dare to enter it easily. However, although the British set up a British concession here, it was difficult for the British to reach under such a distance, and they could not reach out for so long, and this British concession actually received a large degree of influence from China. The Manchu government in China itself actually had absolutely great pressure on this British Concession, and if the Manchu government wanted to annex this British Concession, it would be very simple and not too complicated.

However, the Manchus were afraid of the current Taiping Rebellion, and they did not want to make trouble, which was the reason why they did not dare to move the British Concession. At present, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was overwhelmed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and naturally it was impossible for them to come to death to touch the British Concession. However, it is not so simple for the British to completely control the British Concession. Although the British had a "Chinese fleet" in the Far East, warships could not go ashore. A small number of marine units are too small in number, and even their strength is not very complete. In fact, the marine unit of a company is only a few dozen people, and the establishment is actually incomplete.

Even these people are in a weak position for those gangs in China, so as long as Chen Dingtian is on good terms with the local gangs, then there will be no big problems in the future.

While Bismarck was thinking, there was a sudden knock on the door of Chen Dingtian's house.

"Well, it's Ali Guo here!" Bismarck said.

Bismarck went to open the door for Chen Dingtian, but when the door was opened, Ali Guo walked in.

"Is that you?" Aliguo saw Bismarck and asked in surprise.

"It's me!" Bismarck replied lightly.

Ali Guo's face turned red and said, "Why do you Germans also come to our British Concession, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Hehe, it's not interesting, I'm law-abiding here, what can you do?" Bismarck replied equally-for-tat.

Chen Dingtian saw that Ali Guo actually had some contradictions with Bismarck, and immediately asked with a smile: "You two, do you know each other?" ”

"Hmph, who doesn't know you Bismarck? The diplomats of the Kingdom of Prussia were quite famous in our European diplomatic circles. However, I didn't expect that you actually came to the Far East, what are you doing in the Far East? Ali Guo asked.

Bismarck replied: "I am unemployed, and I have come to the Far East to try my luck, so I have come to be Mr. Chen's external affairs secretary." In the future, I will also be responsible for all foreign exchanges. ”

"You ......"

Ali Guo hurriedly asked Chen Dingtian and said, "Do you know who this Bismarck is?" ”

"Yes! He's my secretary and just applied two days ago and I just hired him! Chen Dingtian replied.

"Chen, do you know who he was? He was a former member of parliament in the Kingdom of Prussia and was well versed in diplomacy, so it can be said that he was a diplomat of the Kingdom of Prussia. And you hired a diplomat from the Kingdom of Prussia as a secretary, what do you mean by that? Ali Guo hurriedly asked.

However, Bismarck was not a vegetarian either, saying: "I have said it all, I am now unemployed, and I have been dismissed by order of Prince Wilhelm." I'm a poor man now, who came to the Far East to try my luck and almost starved to death. In the end, if Mr. Chen hadn't been willing to hire me, I would have starved to death. So, Mr. Chan is my employer, do you understand? I am no longer a diplomat of the Kingdom of Prussia, I am just an ordinary Prussian citizen, and I came to China to become Mr. Chen's external liaison secretary. Besides, I don't think there is any legal diplomat in this world who can't resign and become a writer's outreach secretary, right? ”

"I'll you!" Ali Guo scolded in his heart.

Is it true that the kingdom of Ali was defeated by the shameless cunning of this Bismarck, and this Prince Wilhelm will turn out to be Bismarck? No one in the whole of Prussia knew that Bismarck was Wilhelm's iron, and it was impossible for Wilhelm to dismiss him. But at this time, he actually fired him and let him come to China as Chen Dingtian's external liaison secretary, obviously to protect him to a certain extent, and also to get more information through Bismarck.

Ali Guo really had a feeling that he was a dog, and he should have forcibly brought this Chen Dingtian back to China at that time, but now this kind of thing has happened. Not only did French agents come to find Chen Dingtian two days ago, but Ali Guo only received the news today, and hurriedly came over in the hope of "fooling Chen Dingtian away". But he didn't expect that this Bismarck was faster than his legs and feet, and he actually became Chen Dingtian's external liaison secretary one step ahead.

In this way, the agents and diplomats of the three countries are fighting around Chen Dingtian, so that Chen Dingtian has formed a strange balance in this triangular relationship, but it is the safest.

"Hehehe, it seems that Mr. Chen, you are really a powerful person, even Bismarck, who is famous in European diplomatic circles, has come to be your secretary? It seems that Mr. Chen, you have a big face, maybe in the future, when I can't get along in China, I will also come to you as a secretary, how about it? Ah Liguo said in a weird way.

However, Bismarck immediately said for Chen Dingtian: "No, no, no, Mr. Chen doesn't need to recruit people at the moment, so you should find another job!" ”

Bismarck was also worried that if the British also installed a person by Chen Dingtian's side at that time, wouldn't it be asking for trouble for themselves? So, now, of course, Bismarck must refuse as soon as possible.

"No, no, Bismarck, you are wrong. I don't need to recruit secretaries at the moment, but I don't need a lot of people! For example, what kind of gardener, you look at the flowers outside the cottage, all of them are wilting, and we are not good at doing this kind of gardening thing. I've heard that the British are very good at enjoying it, so I'm going to hire a gardener from the UK! Chen Dingtian said.

Bismarck almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, this Chen Dingtian was really ruthless enough, and he actually played balance. He came to Chen Dingtian's side as a secretary, and Chen Dingtian also had to hire a florist in the UK. I can think of this gardener as a liaison between Chen Dingtian and the British.

Even, maybe Chen Dingtian will ask someone to come over from the French, in short, he is just a liaison between them. At that time, in Chen Dingtian's house, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is really going to be staged.

"China Chen, it's really cunning enough. I'm digging a hole and jumping in, but I really can't say no. Bismarck said.

"Okay, that's it. We are very good British florists and I will definitely introduce you to a good florist. Ali Guo laughed.

However, Chen Dingtian immediately said: "However, I am shy in my pocket, so don't invite too expensive florists!" ”

"Don't worry, you just need to take care of his food, and you don't have to worry about anything!" Ali Guo said.

Nonsense, is he really here to be a gardener? He must have been paid by British intelligence or the diplomatic department behind him, how could he be able to look at the gardener's salary?

Bismarck's face was dark, this Chen Dingtian actually wanted to provoke the British to fight with him, so that he could maintain his balance. But Bismarck also had headaches, and Prussia's hand could not reach the Far East. In fact, it is difficult for the British to reach the Far East, and the communication capabilities and transportation and other deterrence capabilities in this era cannot really effectively deter the Far East, so if the British really want to send people, this will be really troublesome.