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When the peace agreements were signed with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it was decided to establish diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level with each other.

Zhang Wei felt that Wu Wenbin was not mature enough when he was negotiating diplomacy, and there was still a gap between him and elite-level synthetics such as Lu Weimin, Zheng Daoyou, and Li Minmin, so he synthesized an elite-level diplomat Hua Guoqiang and asked him to serve as vice foreign minister. Five special-grade diplomats have been synthesized to temporarily familiarize themselves with the diplomatic situation with Hua Guoqiang, and in the future, they may serve as vice foreign ministers or be sent out to serve as ambassadors.

On the morning of 28 February, the Kaiser's envoy von Tirpitz arrived in Shangjing again, this time unlike the last time, this time as the Kaiser's plenipotentiary who could decide on behalf of the Kaiser anything favorable to the German Empire, along with several army officers and commercial representatives.

Before meeting with Tirpitz, Hua Guoqiang and Wu Wenbin first held a meeting with Premier Zheng Daoyou, Chief of General Staff Lu Weimin, and Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei set the tone of the talks, this time Germany must provide 50 million German marks in free aid and at least 200 million German marks in low-interest long-term loans, with a term of 15 years, and as many high-interest commercial loans as they can get, but they must have a loan term of more than 13 years, and the principal and interest will be paid off at one time; Diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level can only be established when the above conditions are met; After establishing diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level, the Lanfang-class kingdom can let them visit the Lanfang-class battleships, Lanfang-class battlecruisers, and Lanfang-class destroyers, and if they buy these three types of warships, they can also sell them to them, and the Lanfang-class submarines will keep them secret for the time being, and then open them after 1913.

This time, Hua Guoqiang mainly negotiated with Tirpitz.

On the afternoon of the 28th, in the reception room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Lanfang, Hua Guoqiang led several diplomats to hold talks with Tirpitz.

Hua Guoqiang said: "Your Excellency Tirpitz, welcome to you, it is a pleasure to meet you. ”

"Your Excellency the Deputy Foreign Secretary, it is a pleasure to meet you."

"Your Excellency Tirpitz, Your Majesty the King, is very pleased with your arrival and hopes that our two countries will establish a good friendship. As you know, our Lanfang Kingdom has just been established, and even a complete industrial chain has not been established, and the basic industry is very poor, I believe you have understood, so we hope to get help from the German Empire. ”

"Your Excellency the Deputy Foreign Minister, Your Majesty the Kaiser also very much hopes that the two countries can establish a good friendship. Don't know what help your country needs? ”

"We hope that your country will provide a certain amount of financial support, 100 million DM free aid, 400 million DM long-term low-interest loans and long-term commercial loans of no less than the above amount, and we will use the first two funds to purchase our scarce materials from the German Reich."

"What good is that to the German Empire?"

"You will gain the friendship of our Lanfang Kingdom, and we can export our superior products to your country, such as rice, white flour, refined salt, tea, spices, tin, copper and other materials, and your country's merchant ships and warships can be docked and replenished in our ports."

"Your Excellency Deputy Foreign Secretary, we are very willing to receive the friendship of your country, but your conditions are not enough."

"Your Excellency Tirpitz, what do you ask for in order to achieve friendship between the two countries?"

"We want to deepen military exchanges between the two countries."

"I need to ask His Majesty the King about this, after all, national defense is the foundation of a country. However, if we can establish a good friendship between our two countries, these are minor problems. ”

After many days of negotiations, Tirpitz also asked for instructions from China many times, and finally reached a friendly agreement between the two countries on March 5:

the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries at the ambassadorial level; Both sides grant the other unconditional most-favored-nation status;

The German Empire gave free aid to the Kingdom of Lanfang with 50 million marks; DM 200 million long-term low-interest loan with an interest rate of 2% per annum and a term of 15 years, with principal and interest paid in a lump sum at maturity; A commercial loan of DM 600 million with a term of 15 years, to be received in three instalments, once a year, before May 1 of each year, with a mark of 200 million marks each time at an interest rate of 4.5% per annum; The first two loans could only purchase products of the German Reich;

The Kingdom of Lanfang could export large quantities of rice, white flour, tea, spices, refined salt, tin, copper and other materials to Germany, and the transaction was paid for in gold or silver;

Any merchant ship or warship of the German Empire could dock at several major ports of the Lanfang Kingdom for supplies;

Strengthen military exchanges between the two countries.

After the signing of the friendship agreement between the two countries, accompanied by Li Zhaoshui, deputy chief of the general staff, Tirpitz and his entourage visited the battleship fleet of the Lanfang Kingdom. Tirpitz was shocked by the advanced level of battleships and cruisers of the Lanfang Kingdom, and Li Zhaoshui explained to him: "This is a new type of cruiser, which has both the high speed of a cruiser and the high firepower of a battleship, which can be used to suppress the opponent's cruiser or attack a damaged and lone battleship." It has a top speed of 25.5 knots and a rate of fire of 3 rounds per minute, which is difficult for even ordinary battleships to defeat it, and if it is besieged by multiple battleships, it can escape with high speed or fight with the opponent. “

The advanced degree of the Lanfang-class battleships is even more shocking, the Lanfang Kingdom has such a powerful battleship, it is too easy to defeat the British Imperial Navy fleet, the firepower output of each battleship is more than 5 times that of the current battleships of the British Empire, and the range is longer, the speed is faster, and it is difficult to win.

Tirpitz decided to immediately report the news of the two warships to China, hoping to strengthen deeper military exchanges.

Zhang Wei appointed Yu Beimin, a special-grade diplomat who participated in the negotiations, as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Berlin, Germany, and as the head of the delegation to Germany.

On 7 March, Zhang Wei ignored the attitude of the Qing court, appointed Wu Wenbin as ambassador plenipotentiary to Beijing, and led one battleship, two battle cruisers, and several destroyers to Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Shanghai, and Tianjin for a friendly visit.

Before Wu Wenbin set off, Zhang Wei explained that he would establish grain wholesale bases in Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Tianjin, mainly selling rice and white flour cheaply, and that if there was a disaster, he would send some grain to the disaster relief if water transportation was convenient, hoping to save more people's lives. At the same time, contact all provinces to increase immigration efforts, whether it is orphans, beggars, ruffians, hooligans, bullies, or criminals, as long as they are Chinese, they are welcome here, and as long as they come, all enjoy the treatment of citizens of the Lanfang Kingdom; Help find a prostitute nicknamed Sai Jinhua, who may be in Beijing, Tianjin, Suzhou, or Shanghai, and give her the greatest help when she finds it.

"Your Majesty, what are you looking for a prostitute for?"

This prostitute is not an ordinary prostitute, there was once a poem praising her: Where thousands of male soldiers go, it is up to a girl to save her. Mo Xiaojin is too thick, and the soldiers can beat her. I admire her talent and bravery, she saved many lives when the Eight-Nation Coalition entered Beijing in 1900; I just don't want people who have contributed to the Chinese to live in a down-and-out life, so I can help if I can; Her diplomatic skills are excellent, and you can hire him to work in the embassy if she wishes. “

"Yes, Your Majesty"

Thanks to Hua Guoqiang's efforts, in the following months, the Lanfang Kingdom established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level with 15 countries, including the United States of America, the Empire of Japan, and the French Republic.