In a small house in the eastern suburbs of the capital, a short and thin man who was about 1.6 meters tall and wore a black hat quickly entered the courtyard under the protection of several plainclothes.

Immediately afterwards, the white men in the courtyard examined the stocky man in the black hat and made sure that there was nothing wrong with him, and then invited him into one of the rooms.

Although the white man's behavior was a little insulting to him, he did not have any sense of anger, that was the treatment that the strong should have, and only the strong could search them.

As soon as he entered the room, the short, thin man withdrew his hat, and the thick beard under his nose gave the impression of a symbol of the Western powers.

The man bowed deeply to a white man sitting in a chair enjoying afternoon tea, his face full of flattery.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for taking time out of your busy schedule to accept my visit, and on behalf of the Empire of Japan, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Your Excellency and to the British Empire." Komura Shoutaro respectfully gestured.

The white man sitting in front of him smiled, and took a sip of Chinese tea on the table very elegantly, obviously, he enjoyed the Japanese sycophants.

"Japan is a friend of our British Empire, so please don't be so polite." At this time, Sadaoyi perfectly displayed the attitude of the British gentleman, and while enjoying the compliment of the Japanese, he stretched out his hand to give up his seat.

"May the friendship between Britain and Japan last forever!" Komura continued to speak, and then sat down.

Sa Daoyi squinted his eyes slightly and looked at Komura Shoutaro, this is not a simple guy, it can be said that in terms of their national interests, this guy has no bottom line.

Even the most basic etiquette of communication between countries, this guy can simply ignore it. It seems that the Japanese are planning a lot this time!

Under normal circumstances, when the two countries talk to each other, they will put their own countries first. For example, Sa Daoyi's opening is Yingri, and Komura Shoutaro's opening should be Japanese-Japanese.

And no matter how powerful Britain is, it will not be angry with a country that is not under its own rule in this regard, which is basic etiquette.

But now Komura Shoutaro has abandoned this most basic etiquette, and Sa Daoyi, who has had several interactions with Komura Shoutaro, also knows Komura Shoutaro's ability, so he can't help but have a trace of caution against Komura Shoutaro.

"Your Excellency, in the face of the growing military power of the Qing court, as well as the existence of militant generals, this will greatly threaten the interests of Britain and Japan in the Qing region, although this force is not strong at the moment, but in time, he will definitely become a threat to the existence of our two countries, and there are also Russians eyeing the Far East, although our Japanese Empire has the intention to prevent the attack of the Russians and the **** forces of the country, but it is difficult to do this with the current military strength of the Japanese Empire, so, On behalf of the Japanese Empire, I once again inquire you about the possibility of cooperation between Britain and Japan. Komura Shoutaro saw that Sa Daoyi seemed to be on guard against himself, so he brought up the old story again.

Anglo-Japanese cooperation, which had been proposed as early as the invasion of the Allied Forces, at that time the British neither agreed nor refused, leaving enough room for the Japanese to reverie.

After the defeat of the Coalition forces, the attitude of the British began to lean towards the Japanese.

However, after Wang Sirui was killed by the Qing court, the attitude of the British had changed, and they were no longer keen on cooperating with the Japanese in all aspects.

More importantly, the revision of the Treaty of Xincho made the British already think that there seemed to be no threat in the Far East, and although the Russians were eyeing the tiger, their railways were not completed, and they could not threaten British interests in the Far East in a short time.

However, it is understood that the Russians have already built the railway to Siberia, and it is expected that the entire line will be completed in the next ten years.

Someone in China once suggested that the Japanese should be raised in advance to become British dogs in the Far East, but this proposal was rejected on the grounds that the dogs did not need to be too powerful, they only needed to fight the Russians in a lose-lose situation, otherwise it would threaten British interests in the Far East.

But then, Wang Sirui took control of the Qing royal family, and this news caught Sa Daoyi a little off guard, so he once again put forward a proposal for Anglo-Japanese cooperation in China, and the reason was also very good, but so far, China still has not replied to him.

"I'm quite optimistic about the cooperation with Japan, and I've already proposed this idea to China, but China hasn't given me an accurate answer, so I think we should wait a while to discuss this issue." Sa Daoyi knew very well that Komura Shoutaro's purpose was not this, so he told Komura Shoutaro his position very clearly and straightforwardly, and bluntly said that Komura Shoutaro could have something to say.

"I believe that with your support, our cooperation will be successful. As a thank you for your help, the Empire of Japan is willing to offer you one hundred taels of gold. Komura Shoutaro said with a look of adoration.

In fact, Komura Shoutaro brought a total of 500 taels of gold today, the purpose is to buy Sa Daoyi, or rather, he is just a position issue of buying Sa Daoyi, he only needs Sa Daoyi's statement.

And this statement is just a sentence for Sa Daoyi, but for the Japanese, it is very important, and if they can buy such a statement with five hundred taels of gold, the Japanese will only make money and not lose money.

"It's just what I'm supposed to do, and I hope Your Excellency doesn't misunderstand what I mean, it will make it difficult for me." Sa Daoyi shook his head.

A hundred taels of gold want to buy yourself? The Japanese can't help but think too highly of their identity, right? And as a thank you, it was a bit too grand for the Japanese to come up with a hundred taels of gold, so Sa Daoyi was almost certain that the Japanese definitely had other plans.

"Huh! Your Excellency, the Empire of Japan has a reluctant request for you to express your support for the Empire of Japan. Seeing that Sa Daoyi, the old fox, did not take the bait, Komura Shoutaro had no choice but to tell the truth, but he couldn't say it too clearly, lest he tell all the plans and be rejected by Sa Daoyi, so that the Japanese would be embarrassed and embarrassed.

"Oh?" Saudie finally showed a hint of interest, and at the same time showed off his superiority as an Englishman.

What if the Far East is your home turf? In front of us British, do you have to get the consent of us Britons if you want to do something?

"Your Excellency, because of its geographical location, the Japanese Empire has almost no resources in the country, so Japan has encountered great problems in terms of development. Especially on the civil side, we can't even get enough steel to build the bridge, let alone the houses that are built with steel. Therefore, our Japanese empire wants to get an iron mine in the northeast region of the Qing Kingdom to support domestic development needs. "Komura Shoutaro finally said what they were for, in fact the Japanese had everything ready, just waiting for the attitude of the British.

Sado looked at Komura Shoutaro without changing his face, but at the same time, he was constantly thinking about the true purpose of the Japanese in his heart.

It is okay to deceive children by saying that it is an iron mine to support the civil development of the country, but it is impossible to deceive Sa Daoyi.

With the urine nature of the Japanese, after getting the iron ore, they will definitely vigorously develop their military strength.

But on the other hand, if the Japanese could have increased their military strength without much help from the British, this would have helped Britain to a certain extent.

Now that the country has basically reached an agreement, the signing of a cooperation treaty with the Japanese is already a sure thing, and the only difference at present is when to sign this agreement.

If the British could minimize their support for the Japanese, the British would be able to use these resources to build more guns on their ships.

For the Japanese to take iron ore, this Sa Daoyi is supportive, but in the same way, what makes Sa Daoyi a little worried is that the Qing court, which is currently controlled by Wang Sirui, a militant faction, will agree to give the Japanese an iron mine?

This is obviously somewhat unlikely, and the coalition forces were defeated and then took the opportunity to revise the final treaty, which also forced Wang Sirui to recognize the legitimacy of the treaty some time ago, and agreed to pay those indemnities, as well as guarantee the interests of the great powers in China.

It was clear to everyone that the contents of that treaty were already within the maximum scope of the Qing State's capabilities.

If they did not agree to give the Japanese iron ore, and Saudian supported the Japanese on behalf of the British, then the Japanese would definitely start a war and settle the matter by force.

In the same way, with the urine nature of the Japanese, once they win this war, they will not only ask for an iron mine, but they will even dare to ask for the entire three eastern provinces.

The British did want to raise Japan to be their dog in the Far East, but they didn't want the dog to be out of their control. Therefore, in order to avoid the war between Qing and Japan, Wang Sirui threatened the foreign powers to intervene in Japan with indemnities, and Sa Daoyi would be in a dilemma at that time.

And in order to raise lackeys in the Far East, was it worth the British to take such a big risk? Sa Daoyi apparently didn't think it was worth it.

As soon as he thought of this, Sa Daoyi made a decision in his heart.

"I support a Japanese friend to go to the Northeast region to take an iron mine, but ......" Immediately after, Sa Daoyi's voice changed, so that Komura Shoutaro, who had just had some beauty in his heart, was immediately stunned, "I believe that including me, the other powers that have signed treaties with the Qing court do not want Japan to use force to obtain those iron ores." ”

Hearing this, Komura Shoutaro's heart suddenly cooled, how the hell do you let me do without using force? It's no wonder that Wang Sirui's bastard would agree.

However, Sa Daoyi does not believe that there is no other way than force.

"Actually, you can first talk to Wang Sirui about buying iron ore, if he is resolute, then you can also quietly go to General Sheng Jing to propose a secret deal, I believe that someone will always cooperate with you."

(Thank you for the support of the two people in the T5 land and the sleepless solitary West Building!) (To be continued.) )