The current international strategic pattern is extraordinary for a backward country like China, and if China wants to turn over, it must wait for the international strategic situation to change drastically. The First World War was a rare strategic opportunity for China, and as long as the European powers were caught up in the war, they had no time to look eastward, and as long as they could balance Japan, China could find an opportunity to develop in this strategic opportunity.

The key is to balance Japan, once the European powers focus on European affairs, the strategic balance of power in the Far East will be disrupted, and in the history that Zhao Bei is familiar with, Japan also used this opportunity to dominate the Far East, and the First World War was also a crucial opportunity for Japan. In another plane of space, the Japanese seized the opportunity, and there were no competitors. But in this plane of time and space, Zhao Bei is determined to be a competitor and take a piece of this "Far Eastern feast", and if possible, he also intends to block Japan's progress, and the "Northeast Asia Crisis" seems to be his attempt and adventure to contain Japan.

After the outbreak of the "Northeast Asian Crisis", Zhao Bei added fuel to the fire, and the direct cause of the explosion of this Far East Crisis was Zhao Bei's strong support for the anti-Japanese movement on the Korean Peninsula, without his theories and his guns. Korea may have been included in the colonial economic circle by the Japanese government two years ago, and the Japanese government will also relieve its worries and focus on Northeast China, but now, due to the interference of Zhao Bei, the Japanese government is not only unable to carry out the colonial plan of the Korean Peninsula, "but also because of the war to encircle and suppress the anti-Japanese guerrillas, the Japanese government's already high fiscal deficit is worse, this situation is also the result of Zhao Bei's interference, this situation is also the result of Zhao Bei's interference, this situation is also very angry, this situation is also the result of Zhao Bei's interference, this situation is also very angry." However, Zhao Bei was very happy, the more troublesome the Japanese government's debt, the more Japan's economic development will lack sufficient funds, which will cause two direct consequences: first, Japanese businessmen will not be able to have enough capital to invest in the Far East, which is conducive to the development of Chinese enterprises; Second, the Japanese government's oppression of its own people will inevitably lead to boiling domestic resentment and intensified contradictions. Although the political situation is unstable, although it is unlikely that a revolution will break out, as long as the political situation in Japan is turbulent, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to China's economic development, provided that the Japanese government will not take risks. Use war to divert domestic attention.

Considering the difficult situation of the Japanese Government and the bad tradition of "going down and going up" in the Japanese army, Zhao Bei decided to accept it when it was good and not to force the Japanese Government to a dead end. This in turn led to the defeat of both China and Japan, affecting his overall strategy.

It was also out of this consideration that Zhao Bei decided to cooperate with Britain and the United States to jointly resolve the current predicament in the Far East and ease the tense international atmosphere.

Now that the British and American envoys to China, who are presiding over the Sino-Japanese mediation, have arrived at the presidential palace, it is indeed necessary for Zhao Bei to meet with the two ministers, come up with his own conditions, and see if the "Northeast Asian crisis" can be resolved peacefully

Therefore, after finishing the discussion with Lu Ping on the issue of naval preparation, Zhao Bei left the commander's hall and rushed to the state guesthouse under the escort of the guards to meet with the British and American envoys to China.

By the time the president of the Republic of China arrived at the state guesthouse, the British and American ministers were already waiting a little impatiently, especially the British minister to China, Zhu Erdian, holding a cup of Indian black tea, walked around the living room from time to time, and the anxiety in his heart was written on his face.

There is no way not to be anxious, originally, Zhu Erdian thought that as soon as he came, the President of the Republic of China would come to see him, but he waited here for half an hour, and he didn't see Mr. President coming over for a long time, what does this mean? This shows that the president is not in a hurry to mediate diplomatically. He may have really intended to solve the problem by force, and the military trains that came and went in the train stations, and the young Chinese militants who rallied and demonstrated against the Japanese everywhere, all seemed to indicate that the country was ready for a regional armed conflict, both physically and spiritually.

This worries Zhu Erdian, as a British diplomat in China. It is the responsibility of Jurdian to maintain the current situation in this country. This situation is "peace", because it is directly related to Britain's Far East policy, that is, "balance" only when the international forces in the Far East reach a state of equilibrium. Britain's Far Eastern interests can be guaranteed, but if China and Japan go to war, this balance of power in the Far East will be broken, no matter what the outcome of the war is, the catastrophic consequences it will lead to are unpredictable, whether it is the defeat of Japan or the defeat of China, it may change the minds of the politicians of Tsarist Russia, after all, the Germany in Europe is a hard bone to gnaw on, if you can get enough benefits in Asia, why bother with Germany in Europe and fight for France? At that time, Russia was not without an alliance with Germany, and now Russia joined the Entente bloc because it was contained by Japan in Asia, and because of the arrogance and short-sightedness of the German emperor, and now, because of the tensions in Europe, the German emperor did not seem to be averse to reconciling with the Russian tsar, and if the Russian tsar had a similar idea because of the development of the situation in the Far East, it would be a strategic defeat for Britain.

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In the past, Zhu Erdian had never thought that China's influence on the international situation would be so direct, and he had mistakenly believed that even if he united with Taiwan to govern. It will not pose a threat to Britain's overall strategy, but now that he has underestimated the means and determination of Chairman Zhao and Commander-in-Chief Zhao, as a military strongman in the Far East, Zhao Bei obviously has a unique temperament, which is not possessed by previous Chinese politicians.

But what exactly is this temperament? Zhu Erdian couldn't summarize it for a while, but intuitively thought that Zhao Bei seemed to be seeking profit from an ambitious strategy, and this. The strategic entry point seems to be the relationship between Britain and Germany.

Just as the British Minister was poking out his mind with his tea, he heard a few short but powerful commands from outside the oak door of the parlor.

"The president has arrived! Attention! Salute! ”

This is the command of the adjutant on duty in the corridor. Obviously, the unpredictable Mr. President has finally arrived to meet him.

Zhu Erdian hurriedly walked back to the sand. He sat back with his teacup in his hand, and the corner of his eye swept away, and now the American minister had stood up. But. As the British minister, Jurdian decided to maintain a sitting position.

Zhao Bei smiled and walked into the living room. He shook hands with the American Minister Stade who came inside, and with the help of an interpreter, the two chatted a few words, and then Mr. President walked to Mr. Zhu Erdian

Side. At this time, Zhu Erdian also stood up. Reached out and shook hands with the president.

"Mr. President, you are really busy, Zhu Erdian expressed his inner no

"Each other, each other. Mr. Zhu Erdian. I heard that you came back from Lushun online? As soon as you get off the train, you will go straight to my presidential palace, which is also the life of hard work, and if the British Government knows that you are working so hard for the good of the United Kingdom, I think the British Government will surely reward you

The president's joke softened the atmosphere, and Zhu Erdian gave a rare wry smile.

"Mr. President, your humor is not quite appropriate, and now, if I don't handle it well" Northeast Asian crisis. Maybe you'll be transferred back to your home country, and you'll be in a mediocre office in the diplomatic service until you retire, or you may have to deal with other people

"How's that going to work? You are a China expert. There is no doubt that the British Government would cause unnecessary damage to Britain's diplomatic career if you were to be transferred, and if I were the British Minister, I would let you remain a diplomat in China for a long time, in order to strengthen the friendly relations between China and Britain. ”

"It seems to me, however, that you are more friendly to Germany. And, given your attitude towards Britain, British politicians clearly do not think that you really intend to show friendship between the two countries with Britain

"That's probably the delusion of British politicians, and now the commercial trade between China and Germany has indeed made great progress, but that's because German businessmen are willing to license their latest technology to Chinese businessmen, and British businessmen can't do this, please give me all due diligence, your government is biased against China, and if your government can put aside its prejudices, I think British businessmen can also get a lot of business benefits in China."

The meeting of a president of the Republic of China and a British diplomat in China was a conversation of hunger for words, and the profound meaning of which was probably understood only by themselves, China and Britain are willing to develop relations with each other, but because of their respective national interests, they have to be affected by many obstacles.

After playing the Zen machine, everyone sat down. Zhao Bei instructed the captain of the guard to change the tea, while the British minister took out a document from his briefcase and solemnly handed it to Mr. President.

"This is a condition of the Japanese negotiations. Mr. President, please take a look. It should be reminded that this condition is negotiable, and it is not the final bottom line of the Japanese government. Zhu Erdian reminded.

Zhao Bei flipped through the document and looked at it. It is no wonder that Zhu Erdian reminds that there are as many as 20 conditions for peace talks in this document, and all of them are extremely harsh, such as the Japanese government's demand that China agree to the "lease period" of the Luda leased land. Extended to 99 years, for example, the Japanese government demanded the construction of a direct railway from Shenyang to Inner Mongolia, and this railway should be directly controlled by the Japanese side as a branch line of the South Manchurian Railway. Furthermore. China must also dispense with all Korean anti-Japanese organizations in China and prevent Korean patriots from using Chinese territory to engage in any activities against Japan's colonial policy and any activities to seek independence from the Korean Peninsula.

Even in the eyes of the British, this condition of the Japanese government is very harsh, and it is impossible for the Chinese to accept it, unless Zhao Bei steps down, or the conditions are changed.

Not to mention the 20 articles, among these conditions for peace talks put forward by Japan, Zhao Bei only needs to agree to a few at will, then his revolutionary halo will be replaced by that of a traitor, although these conditions are far inferior to the "21 Articles" in history, but in Zhao Bei's view, these conditions are unacceptable.

"Grid!"

Zhao Bei threw the document on the coffee table with a straight face. Dang. Dang, he said: "The Japanese deceive people too much, and as the head of the country, I will never betray my national interests to any country, let alone agree to these negotiation conditions."

I'm tired of the two ministers running around. Now that you have returned to Beijing, then you don't have to run away, the government wanted to fight, then, just fight, I am not afraid, and neither are the 40,000,000 citizens of China! If the Japanese minister had asked him what he thought about the terms of the negotiations, he would have told him that my opinion was six words: If you want to fight, you will fight! ”

Obviously, in the opinion of Mr. President. The conditions on the Japanese side were unacceptable.