In the end, the development of the situation in the northeast ended with the reconciliation between the Qing court and Russia, which no one expected. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In particular, Britain, Japan, Germany, the United States and other countries simply feel that it is inexplicable, the Chinese make the momentum so nervous, and in the end they signed such a treaty that is not a victory no matter how you look at it, what do they want to do.

They came up with the idea of handing over the priority of mining in the Northeast to Russia, which Yang Chao himself proposed.

They only thought that this was the blackmail of the Russian lion's big mouth.

That's right, Yang Chao also knows that giving the Northeast mining priority to Russia is tantamount to dividing the Northeast into Russia's sphere of influence, which is equivalent to letting the Russians occupy the entire Northeast minerals.

But so what?

Since you can't defeat your opponent and you always have to be invaded, is it not a rational way to choose an aggressor and choose a way of aggression?

As for the Western countries, the door of the Northeast is open and the interests of the great powers are evenly distributed, and figures like Zhang Zhidong and Li Hongzhang like them like each other very much, and they want to lure foreigners to the Northeast to fight each other and defeat each other.

Yang Chao scoffed, it is easy to bring in these people, but it is difficult to invite them out, let countries like Russia and Germany occupy the northeast, and they may be taken back after World War I, the Americans and the British are the victorious countries in World War I, they occupy this place, I am afraid they will not be able to get out for half a century.

Therefore, Yang Chao just gave all the benefits to the Russians, the first is to make it easier for the Russians to accept, and the second is actually for the purpose of protecting the Northeast, whether you let a Russians who have a lot of land and resources and do not take into account the plundering of the resources of the Northeast occupy the Northeast, or are you willing to let a country with strong industrial strength like Britain and the United States, or a country with poor mineral resources like Japan, occupy it?

Yang Chao's operation in the past two or three years actually revolved around a purpose, to keep Japan out of the Northeast, so that the Russians could occupy the minerals in the Northeast, that is, they deliberately chose Russian forces to protect the mineral deposits in the Northeast.

Historically, the Russians' mineral exploitation in Tohoku has not been as large as that of the Japanese, which is the reason.

Because the Russians have too many minerals to exploit, and most of their domestic mineral deposits are mined by small European countries such as Belgium, where is there spare power to plunder in the Northeast, in fact, the bulk resources plundered by the Russians from the Northeast in the original history were not minerals, but agricultural products such as cotton and Dadou.

The Russians have a large land and a relative lack of manpower, so it is most realistic to plunder these agricultural products from the hands of the people in the Northeast, and this plundering is nothing more than free buying and selling at best, so that the people in the Northeast can easily sell agricultural products, and in fact, they can increase their income a little.

Of course, China temporarily lost the opportunity to develop the Northeast and develop the economy, so it could only wait until the outbreak of the First World War, and then wait for the opportunity to recover the Northeast, but it is now 1906, and there are only eight years left before the World War in 1914.

Eight years, that is, the Russians are open to plunder, how many things can they plunder? What's more, it will take a year or two for them to settle domestic affairs, and then raise capital to develop the Northeast, and it will take a few more years, and when they have just opened the mine, I am afraid that the war has already broken out, and Yang Chao has already pounced on the Northeast with his teeth and claws.

Admittedly, as the newspapers scolded, this treaty was humiliating, allowing the Russians to scrape away a lot of benefits and lose power and humiliate the country.

But this is politics, interests must be maximized, the question of dignity can always only be secondary, if you don't sign a treaty with the Russians, even if you win? The Northeast is under the watchful eye of Britain, the United States, Japan and Germany, can the Chinese keep it themselves?

Choose the most reasonable way, even if it is invaded by others, you have to choose for yourself.

However, Yang Chao didn't care about this, because the newspaper didn't scold him, and he had a good reputation now.

Yang Chao came to Beijing again, and in the emperor's imperial study, there were already a group of loyal ministers waiting.

Zhang Zhidong, Yixuan, Zaifeng's younger brothers Zaitao, Zai Ze, and Zaixun are all here, and the newly appointed governor of Zhili is also here.

In addition, a few old clansmen, a few old ministers, and more than a dozen people.

Yang Chao commanded the two little eunuchs and brought him to a wooden shelf to erect it.

Then, as soon as the shutters were drawn, a large map unfolded.

"Guys, this is a map of the world."

Yang Chao pointed to the map and clearly marked the geography, area and sphere of influence of all countries in the world, so that all ministers could see it clearly.

"This is France, the second largest empire in the world, after the British Empire. Geographically, it is bordered by Germany to the northeast and Spain to the southwest. Spain has long since fallen and is no threat to France. But Germany rose rapidly, and in just a few decades, its industrial power surpassed that of France and Great Britain, and was second only to the United States in the world. Unlike the United States, Germany is not only a strong country, but also one of the most powerful militarily. The army is the first in the world, and the navy has also stepped into the top three, challenging the British Empire.

"What I'm going to talk about today is the great power strategy of these countries. First, France, France's position is the most embarrassing, it was defeated by Germany more than 30 years ago, and it has been looking for opportunities to retaliate all these years, but its strength is declining day by day, and it is not Germany's opponent at all. Therefore, they have to choose an ally, Russia, which is also a military power, and is located in the northeast of Germany, which can just be caught between France and Germany, so it has become the best ally of France. At the same time, it actively united with Britain to contain Germany at sea.

"British strategy. Britain constantly encouraged the countries of continental Europe to fight each other, and they expanded overseas, from North America to Asia, occupying the largest and most fertile colonial territory, and even the United States was a British dependency at that time. The British can be said to be the biggest beneficiaries in the world now. Their strategy is to strike at the challengers and maintain their hegemony. For example, it is the champion in the Tianjin Wei ring. ”

Speaking of this, several ministers laughed a few times, they all sat on the small bench at this time, like a studious primary school student, listening carefully to Yang Chao's lecture, which Yang Chao took the initiative to ask, he hoped that these old guys could broaden their horizons, Zaifeng also strongly supported, Zhang Zhidong was also very interested, so there was a strategic course.

"Go on. Since more than 300 years ago, the British have stood at the top of this world, and no one can shake their position. Why? ”

Yang Chao asked such a question.

"Lord Zhang, what do you think is the reason why the British can dominate?"

I want to ask questions from the children of Zhang Zhidong.

Zhang Zhidong smiled: "The foreigners are strong in the strength of the ship and the artillery, and the British are particularly strong, so they are the first power." ”

"That's right!"

Yang Chao nodded.

Then with the whip a circle on the ocean on the map: "The interests of the British are in the sea!" ”

Then he said: "Then everyone will understand why the British are doing everything possible to oppose the Russians." It's not that the Russians robbed their families of food, it's that the Russians want to develop the navy! ”

Yang Chao pointed at Lushun again: "The day the Russians occupied Lushun, it had already become the biggest henchman of the British. So that's why I allowed the Russians to continue to occupy Arthur. It's just that Prince Qing has been wronged. ”

Yixuan shook his head with a smile and waved his hand: "It's a grievance, what a way." ”

Yang Chao continued: "If Lushun is kept, the British will inevitably continue to fight with the Russians, and they will also win over Japan, and even win over our Qing Dynasty to restrain Russia. This is greatly beneficial to our Qing Dynasty, and with the support of the British, the international status of our Qing Dynasty will also be raised a little. ”

Then Yang Chao pointed the whip at Germany: "This is Germany." Bismarck is famous, everyone must have heard of it. ”

Everyone nodded.

Yang Chao said: "In Bismarck's time, the old Bismarck was very clear about the interests of the British Empire. Therefore, he restrained Germany, never developed into the sea, and was closely allied with Britain. During Bismarck's rule, the Germans were connected to Britain and Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. ”

didn't say a country, Yang Chao pointed out, and finally fell on France.

"At that time, the French were diplomatically completely isolated by Germany. In the event of a war, France will be defeated. ”

Everyone nodded, pondering, and praised Bismarck for being really resourceful.

Yang Chao said again: "But now." The Germans were at odds with Russia on land and Britain on the seas. France, on the contrary, took advantage of this relationship and co-opted Russia and Great Britain, and now began to suppress Germany. It can be said that after Bismarck, the diplomacy of the Germans was a complete failure. Once the European continent goes to war, Germany will be defeated. ”

Yang Chao concluded: "The strategy of a great power can often determine the rise and fall and success or failure of a country. Our Qing Dynasty has always insisted on destroying the country, so it was not destroyed like India. Therefore, Li Hongzhang Gong and Premier Zhang Gong have made great contributions. ”

Yang Chao praised Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong's insistence on the policy of razing and razing, and Zhang Zhidong stroked his beard and said with a smile.

"But—"

Yang Chao said loudly, and everyone listened carefully.

"Forgive the younger generation for being disrespectful, the younger generation thinks that Li and Zhang Ergong's strategy is not unintelligent, but the vision and pattern are narrow."

Zhang Zhidong's face was a little unbearable, this kid said to his face that the old man was not, and he was too faceless.

Yang Chao didn't care about Zhang Zhidong's face, and continued: "Although Li Zhang Ergong's strategy of razing and razing is good, it is only limited to my Qing Dynasty, but he has no international vision. The strategy of a great power, the so-called great power, must have an international vision and mind. Although the Qing Dynasty is temporarily weak, it is still a big country, and in time it will be able to stand tall among the world's great powers. It should also have its own strategy as a great power and implement a strategy from the perspective of the world. ”

Yang Chao said with a resolute face, everyone else was shocked by his ambition, Zhang Zhidong was also stunned for a long time, the Great Qing Kingdom stood at the height of the world and formulated its own great power strategy? He really never thought that all they wanted was to mend the seams and make up for the old empire.

Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but look at Yang Chao differently, and suddenly felt that he seemed to be really old.

"What does Zhang Gong think, what is the boy's words?"

Yang Chao saw Zhang Zhidong looking at him, and couldn't help asking.