Small countries need peace now. Zhao Bei did not want to go to war with Japan. But he doesn't..."He needs to make a gesture, both for the people and for Germany, so until the last moment, Zhao Bei will never let the Japanese government get what they want."

Knowing this, we can understand what Zhao Bei said to the British Minister Zhu Erdian, which was not only for Zhu Erdian, but also for the German minister.

"Mr. Zhu Erdian, I know that Britain and Japan are allies, and I also know that Japan owes a lot of foreign debts to the British government and consortiums, and Britain has huge interests in Japan, and I know that the British government has always been very reputable in supporting its allies, but as the leader of a large Asian country with 40,000 citizens, I can tell you very responsibly that the current China has long since gone to the China of the past, and at home, our people are working hard for the industrial development of this country. We are catching up with the world's advanced countries with our sweat and hard work, and under the struggle of these 40,000 people, whoever dares to defy our strength will be taught our strength! Abroad, China has many sympathizers, and if Britain supports Japan's war against China, then China will never fight alone, we will seek all the forces of international justice that we can rely on, and we will never reject the international military alliance system! Even if the allies are far away in Europe. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Bei turned his head to look at the foreign guests on the sand.

The U.S. Minister Stade opened his mouth as if he was a little surprised, but he quickly closed his mouth and began to mumble quietly to the assistant and Touzawa beside him.

The French Minister Masley was holding his black top hat and looking at it with a blank expression, as if he had not heard what Mr. President had just said, and the interpreter beside him had the same expression.

As for the German minister, Rex had a proud expression, as if he was telling Mr. President: "Do you want to form an alliance?" Come to me, the German Empire welcomes the Republic of China to the Allied family, I eat meat, you drink soup, and bring the Entente to rewrite the old world order. ”

The expression of the British minister was even more strange, and Mr. Jurdian seemed to be transformed into a statue, and it took a long time for him to regain a trace of composure.

"Mr. President," 40,000 people is a very astonishing statistical figure, but the problem is that in the face of modern machine guns and artillery, any statistical population figure is meaningless, and war tests a country's comprehensive national strength. ”

Zhu Erdian tried his best to control his emotions, although he was indeed very annoyed in his heart, but he also understood that Zhao Bei's words just now were not a simple bluff, if Zhao Bei said this two years ago, then Zhu Erdian could think that he was bluffing, but now, after more than two years of industrial construction and economic exhibition, China has no longer walked the past China, although this country is still weak, it is still a "public colony" of the great powers, but it is an undeniable fact that The country's comprehensive national strength can indeed support a regional armed conflict, especially the huge population base, which is beyond the reach of any country, which is not only a burden, but also wealth, depending on how the ruler uses it.

The phrase "40,000,000 nationals" seems to have become the mantra of this Mr. President, and whenever he talks about China's advantages with foreign guests, this Mr. President never forgets to mention this "40,000,000 people"

"40,000,000" this is the traditional Chinese counting method, in fact, it is 400 million, 400 million people in the country, according to the current military mobilization system in Europe, once it enters the state of national mobilization, then at least 20 million troops can be mobilized, this is only in the initial stage of the war, if you really want to carry out a comprehensive and modern war, even if you mobilize an army of 50 million people, it is definitely not a strange thing, because this is related to the life and death of a nation and a country.

Of course, this is the ideal state under the modern military mobilization system, as far as China's current actual situation is concerned, China's ability to mobilize an army of five million people in the early stage of the war is already the limit, and more than half of these troops will not be able to go to the battlefield, because the country is too poor to support so many troops, which can be seen from the current main military tasks of the "Revolutionary Guards", the current Revolutionary Guards, except for a few troops, most of the troops are reclaiming wasteland in various places, in Zhu Erdian's view, They are not considered armies, at best armed militias, and the central government cannot afford to maintain them, so they can only feed themselves by farming, and in this way organize these surplus labour, so as not to aggravate the local banditry.

Judging from the anti-Japanese demonstrations and rallies that have erupted across the country in recent days, the country's national and nationalist consciousness has been awakened, and the country is already a modern nation-state, although the family concept is still very powerful, but it is undeniable that more and more Chinese civilians, especially young intellectuals, have begun to arm their minds with "Chinese interests". Under the guidance of the heart. Any miracle can be created. The rise of modern nation-states and the wars that accompanied them, such as the Eighth Decree of the French Revolution, the American Revolutionary War, the Spanish Revolutionary War, and the South American Revolutionary War, are all directly related to this national and national consciousness.

Zhu Erdian saw this, and obviously, the Germans also saw this, if the previous German emperor only regarded the United Front and the commander-in-chief Zhao as an actor to divert the attention of Britain, then now, in the eyes of the German emperor and the German government, this Far Eastern actor has become a very striking role, so the German government has further strengthened the pull of this "Far Eastern actor", and is very eager to form a military alliance with China to use against Russia, The British government has even heard rumors that the German government has delivered more of the latest machines to China's arsenal in order to arm the squadron, and has trained more skilled workers and technical experts for it.

Germany's attempt must be thwarted! This is the clear and undoubted policy of the British government, and Zhu Erdian, as a small chess piece on the British strategic chessboard, must serve this strategic overall situation and fulfill his duties. to safeguard British interests.

In the past two years, the German government has been trying to lure China into an alliance, while the British government is doing everything possible to sabotage the actions of the Germans, while the Chinese are cautious about this "international friendship" with evil intentions, so although the relationship between China and Germany has become increasingly close, the two countries have never concluded an alliance treaty.

But now it seems that the "40,000,000" president seems to intend to challenge Britain's bottom line, in order to force the Japanese government to make concessions in the negotiations, and maintain his image as a "patriot". He even blatantly threatened to form an alliance with a certain European power, which would obviously not be Britain but Germany, and as for the United States, it seems that it could also be excluded, because American factories could not yet be separated from the market of the Entente.

"My people have awakened, my motherland has awakened, and I hope that Mr. Minister will see this clearly. The Chinese love peace, but if peace is threatened, then the Chinese will never reject war. Throughout the history of mankind, the rise of every great power has been achieved through war. If China were now led by the Beiyang bloc, perhaps they would be afraid of war with Japan. But now China is led by me, and under my leadership, I can guarantee that I will definitely lead the people to win a victory in the war against Japan, a brilliant victory! ”

In the face of the British minister's threats and ridicule, Zhao Bei unceremoniously counterattacked, and he also believed that there was no need to bother with words now, perhaps it would be more convincing to show these foreigners the morale of the Chinese.

"Ministers, you have come here today to find out the position of the Chinese center in the Northeast Asian crisis, and I have just made my position clear to you in words, so let us take a look at the position of the Chinese people."

Zhao Bei said to do it. He instructed the guards to prepare vehicles and take the ministers of various countries out of the Commander's Hall and rush to the control area in front of the presidential palace, so that they could sit in the cars and witness the scene of the president receiving those enthusiastic patriotic young people.

Surrounded by cabinet members and the captain of the guard, Mr. President boarded a cannonball truck that had been towed to the front of the presidential palace and gave an impassioned speech to the young people who had gathered around.

"Compatriots, citizens! Today is a memorable day, because just today, the Chinese youth's own patriotic organization, the "Iron and Blood Youth League", was officially announced! Who can suppress the excitement in their hearts on such a day? This is not only for the youth, but also for all the people, because from now on, China will no longer be the one who has gone in the past. "Boss China, it's up! Mr. Liang Qi said well, "If the youth is strong, China will be strong!" The current China is the China of the youth, the China of the youth! And all of you present are the witnesses of the rise of young China and young China! , please remember this today, and also remember your oath: May Fourth, May Fourth, the blood and tears of freedom are sprinkled all over the 6 places of Yadong; The rooster crows all over the world, and the thieves and thieves are afraid to fight in unison, and patriotism needs to be concentric!

Looking at the Mr. President standing on the artillery cart, the British Minister Zhu Erdian sighed helplessly, he understood that from this moment on, China had found a new path and a suitable leader. Perhaps it will not be long before the face of the world will be changed beyond recognition by the awakening of these "40,000,000 people."

With the support of "40,000,000 people", what would this mad president not dare to do?

Perhaps, it is indeed time to re-examine the relationship between Britain and Japan, and the British government must take China as a subject. Calculate the variables into the Anglo-Japanese relationship, and recalculate how much Britain can afford to pay for Japan's policy of expansion in the Far East. And once this price is paid, will Britain be able to maintain its hegemony in the Far East?

There are many questions and reflections that Zhu Erdian cannot answer, and these can only be left to the British government, which only hopes that the British government will not become short-sighted because of the tension in Europe, after all, Britain has no way back.