In order to speed up the negotiation process, the Germans acted very quickly, and the troops were divided into three routes: one was to send the German ambassador to Beijing to conduct peace negotiations with Hua Guoqiang, the foreign minister of the Xia Empire; First, the German Foreign Minister personally communicated with Yu Xiangmin, the ambassador of the Xia Empire to Germany; The third way is for the German ambassador to Rio de Janeiro, Andri, to visit the commander of the 2nd Army of the Tang Kingdom, at least stop the war first, ease the situation, and kill fewer people. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Hua Guoqiang listened to the request of the Germans, which was not something he could decide, so he entered the palace to ask the emperor for instructions.

Zhang Wei asked, "What do you think about this issue?" “

Hua Guoqiang said: "Your Majesty, now that several parts of the empire are at war at the same time, there is a lot of pressure, and if Brazil surrenders and takes the lead in ending the war in South America, it will be very beneficial to the empire." “

"Haha, I also want to end the war early, but I can't cheapen the Germans; Moreover, the war in South America ended early, and I was afraid that if the Russians did not take the bait and did not send more troops to Siberia after the weather warmed, then our plan would fail, so I had two meanings, one was to get enough benefits from Germany, and the other was to delay the war in South America as much as possible. Zhang Wei replied with a smile.

Hua Guoqiang asked: "Your Majesty, I don't feel like I need to think about it on the Russian side, with their infinitely greedy nature for land, they will not give up so much land easily, so I want to end the war in South America as soon as possible, but I don't know what benefits Your Majesty wants to get from the Germans?" “

Zhang Wei spread his hands and said helplessly: "The empire lacks nothing now, and I really can't think of anything else worth thinking about from the Germans." “

Hua Guoqiang smiled slyly: "Your Majesty, what about the German colonies?" “

Zhang Wei glanced at Hua Guoqiang and said: "You can figure it out, the Germans regard their colonies as their lifeline, how can they exchange their colonies for those remnants of the defeated soldiers in Brazil?" It's impossible, don't even think about it. ”

"Your Majesty, the weather is getting warmer in the north, Russia has transferred a large number of troops to Siberia, and the European part is empty, do you think the Germans will take advantage of the weakness? Will this detonate a war in Europe? So will their colonies in Africa be able to hold on? Rather than this, it is better to exchange these colonies from the empire for a few battleships and go back, and the matter on the Brazilian side is only slightly resolved. Hua Guoqiang continued to ask questions to guide Zhang Wei's thinking.

Zhang Wei thought about it for a while, and felt that the Germans were likely to take advantage of the situation, as long as they defeated the Russian Empire, they would have the spare strength to concentrate on the Western Front instead of fighting on two fronts, which was a golden opportunity for the Germans, and the First World War might be detonated in advance because of this, so he said: "The world war is about to break out, the Germans are strong enough, they can no longer strengthen their strength, and it is very easy for the Reich to occupy the German colonies, and there is no need to exchange battleships." ”

Hua Guoqiang thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, anyway, the empire has nothing to ask for, it is better to fight for some interests for the Chinese empire, let Germany withdraw from the Shandong range of the Chinese empire, and implement the empire's "Navigation Law." ”

Zhang Wei thought about it for a while, at present, only the Germans still have some special interests in the Chinese Empire, and now it is time to cancel their privileges, otherwise there will be some unnecessary troubles after the European war, so he agreed with Hua Guoqiang's suggestion and said: "Okay, you go and talk to the Germans slowly, and let them withdraw from the interests of the Chinese Empire before the outbreak of war in Europe." “

"Yes, Your Majesty! So should the Tang Kingdom cease war first? Hua Guoqiang asked again.

Zhang Wei said: "Since we have entered the negotiation process, in order to delay time, let's stop the attack first, as long as they don't run away, and I will ask the General Staff Department to send a telegram over there in a while." “

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

With Zhang Wei's consent, Hua Guoqiang sent someone to invite the German ambassador to Beijing to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare for negotiations on the Brazilian issue.

In the conference room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hua Guoqiang first asked: "Your Excellency, in view of the good friendship between the empire and your country, His Majesty the Emperor agrees to your country's request, I wonder what your country will exchange for these veterans and cheap labor?" That's not a small amount. “

According to the explanation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the German ambassador Streesmann had already planned the negotiation steps, first throwing out the Kaiser's request, then letting the Xia Empire put forward a transaction request, and finally arguing with each other to lower the bargaining chips, so he was not surprised by Hua Guoqiang's question, but said calmly: "Your Excellency Foreign Minister, the German Empire sent a telegram to support your country's legitimate occupation of the territory of the Asian part of the Russian Empire, I don't know if your country is satisfied?" ”

Hua Guoqiang said with a smile: "Your Excellency, this is to reduce the military pressure on your country, it can really be described as killing two birds with one stone, besides, just a power in exchange for so many veterans who have seen blood and a lot of cheap labor, this cheap is too easy to make." ”

Being able to get this promise is just an accident for Hua Guoqiang.

Strasmann took the opportunity to ask rhetorically: "Your Excellency, what do you want the German Reich to use as bargaining chips?" ”

Hua Guoqiang didn't answer his words at all, but laughed at himself: "Your Excellency, it is because the empire now has nothing to ask for and doesn't know what to trade with your country, even if the friendship between our two countries lasts forever, there must be some symbolic benefits, otherwise the soldiers who fought bravely in front will be chilled, and they will think that the empire has disposed of their military exploits cheaply." ”

Strassemann felt that there was some truth in the other party's words, he was not easy to refute, since the front line had been armistice, he was not in a hurry, so he pretended to smile bitterly and laughed at himself: "Your Excellency Foreign Minister, this is really the sorrow of the German Empire, there is nothing that can enter the eyes of your country, we are really embarrassed." ”

Hua Guoqiang saw that the other party did not take the bait, so he had to say straight to the point: "The situation in Europe is becoming more and more tense, the empire does not want to get involved in the internal affairs of Europe, we hope that your country will withdraw from all interests in the Chinese empire, return all infrastructure to the Chinese empire, and at the same time strictly implement the empire's "Navigation Law." “

However, Straesmann did not agree to offer such a great benefit, and retorted: "Your Excellency, your country's demands are too high, and this is very unfair to the German Empire. “

"Your Excellency, this is for the long-term interests of your country, and I hope you will consider it carefully."

"What do you mean by that?"

Hua Guoqiang patiently explained: "Your Excellency, the railway system of the Qin Kingdom has been connected to the railway system of the Ottoman Empire, and the materials needed by your country can transit through the Ottoman Empire, so it will take less time and be safer; As for the supplies needed by your East African colonies, they can be purchased from the Empire's North African Special Region or East African Special Zone, which is much better than transporting them from your own country. “

Since the Xia Empire wanted to recover Germany's rights and interests in the Chinese Empire, Germany could not stop it at all, and Streesmann only wanted to strive for the greatest interests of Germany, so he said: "Your Excellency, Foreign Minister, this is an invisible long-term interest, and there is no substantial benefit to Germany at present; Besides, the friendship between Israel and China, even if there is no matter of the Chinese Empire, it will not affect our transactions in the Ottoman Empire and the African Special Zone, so the German Empire cannot agree to this condition. ”

"Haha, Your Excellency the Ambassador is a little greedy, there is a war in Europe, and the Empire can only remain neutral, does the Ambassador still think that the Empire will sell war materials to your country at this time?" Hua Guoqiang asked rhetorically.

Streisman also asked rhetorically: "Is it possible that your country will not remain neutral after the Empire of Moral Will returns the rights and interests of the Chinese Empire?" ”

Hua Guoqiang explained: "Your Excellency, the empire can be flexible, such as selling war materials to the Ottoman Empire, and your country can buy them from the Ottoman Empire, so that the Empire's neutrality policy will not be affected." Transactions with the Special African Zones can be secretly traded by land, transported by rail, convenient and fast, can outsiders seize the handle? ”

This was indeed a good idea, Streesmann thought, and it would be beneficial for the German Empire to dominate Europe. So he said: "The Foreign Minister's suggestion is very good, but it is not for me to decide such a big matter, and I hope you will allow me to report to the Kaiser." ”

In order to make the war in Europe more violent, Hua Guoqiang reminded: "No problem, we can wait; However, I would like to remind your country that if a war breaks out in Europe, your African colonies will definitely not be able to hold on, and I hope that your country will make arrangements and plans in advance. ”

Now that Straitsmann is no longer shy about the war in Europe, he said: "The war in Europe is a war between whites, what does it have to do with those?" “

"Your Excellency, your country is still too simple, your country thinks so, but Britain and France do not think so, they have a large number of troops in India and Africa, and your country only arranges a police in the colonies, the quality is poor, the equipment is backward, compared with the British and French regular army, they are not even as good as the child army, will they let your country's submarines take shelter in these colonies in the first place? Well, I won't say more, it's beyond the scope of negotiations, and it's beyond my purview. “

Strersmann knew that Hua Guoqiang was telling the truth, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Excellency, for the reminder, I will report to the General Staff." “

Kaiser Wilhelm II received a report from Streesmann and immediately summoned the General Staff for consultations.

Little Moltke suggested: "Your Majesty, I agree with the Xia Empire's suggestion, with the material support of the Xia Empire, it is very beneficial to the Empire's war, this is the Xia Empire's desire to secretly support the Empire to win this war; In addition, the Empire's plan is to defeat the Russian Empire first, and then focus on the Western Front, then Africa is likely to become one of the main battlefields, and I suggest adopting the Xia Empire's suggestion, the Empire must strengthen the defense forces of the African colonies. “

The Kaiser asked: "Why don't you turn the Brazilian army into mercenaries and send them to the African theater?" “

"Your Majesty, the Brazilian army has a great hatred with the Xia Empire and the United States, so I don't recommend putting them in Africa, as a second-line force, I suggest putting them on the European battlefield, mainly responsible for logistics, maintaining order in the occupied areas, etc., so that a lot of the imperial army can be saved."

The Kaiser decided: "Okay, then agree to the Xia Empire's proposal, and let the ambassador to the Xia Empire sign the relevant agreement with the Xia Empire and the Chinese Empire." “

In the case of intentional compromise between the two sides, the agreement was successfully signed, and Zhang Wei was very satisfied with this, which was beyond his bottom limit, and shouted happily: "Let the war come more violently!" “