For Si Dade's proposal to further extend the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway to the Inner 'Gate' Naturalization City. Speaking from the heart, Zhan Tianyou is in favor of this railway plan, but Si Dyde's words also revealed that Zhao Bei is not very interested in this railway plan, which makes Zhan Tianyou very strange, he has always thought that Zhao Bei is very concerned about the development of China's railway, since the Americans have expressed their "sincerity" to jointly build the railway from Zhangjiakou to Guihua City with the Chinese side, then why did Zhao Bei not adopt Si Stede's suggestion?

It is certainly not a matter of "joint venture", which can be seen from the "Grand Cross Railway Development Plan", on the issue of railway development, Zhao Bei will never refuse the participation of foreign capital, then, Si Dieter's Zhanggui Railway Plan was vetoed by Zhao Bei, this reason is intriguing.

Thinking of the stupid 'jade' princes and monks on the 'gate'g ancient grassland during this period of time, Zhan Tianyou suddenly woke up.

"Mr. Stade, is the president's veto of the Zhanggui railway plan because the situation in the ancient grassland of the 'Gate' is 'turbulent'?"

Zhan Tianyou knocked on the side, and did not directly aim at the Russia who was standing behind the ancient prince of the 'Gate', which was a clever question.

Stade was also smart, and didn't respond positively, just nodded.

Although Mr. President did not say it explicitly, he clearly meant that he was worried that the construction of the railroad to the city of Naturalization would cause unnecessary trouble. Now that the situation in your country has not yet been completely stabilized, and the war in Canton may continue for some time, it seems to me that your country's president, Mr. President, does not want to challenge the Far Eastern interests of certain countries at this time. The 'Gate' Gu matter is too extensive and related to the situation in the northeast, and I can understand that Mr. President is more cautious on this issue. ”

"Since Mr. Steder also knows the president's difficulties, then why do you propose this railway plan from Zhangjiakou to Guihua City to Mr. President again through me?" Zhan Tianyou asked.

Stade was silent for a moment, then took out a document bag from his briefcase and 'handed it over' to Zhan Tianyou.

"This document is very confidential, and I suggest that Mr. Zhan just read it alone."

Si Dade's words made Cai Tinggan, who was standing on the side, a little depressed, but he still politely found an excuse to leave the guest room, and then Marven also left the guest room, and now, there are only two people left in this luxurious room, Si Dade and Zhan Tianyou.

When Zhan Tianyou took the document bag, he found that the document was hot with fire paint, and the English word "top secret" was written on it, and he was very surprised, and after Cai Tinggan walked out of the guest room, he couldn't wait to dismantle the document and take out a few copies of the telegram from it.

These telegrams were top-secret telegrams sent by the US State Department to the Legation in China, and it was clearly pointed out that only the US Minister in China, except for the telegraph officer, was entitled to read the contents of the telegram, and that it must be destroyed immediately after reading it.

Clearly, Stade violated the rules of secrecy of the U.S. government. Not only did he not destroy these telegrams, but he also showed them to a Chinese.

Whatever Stade's purpose, Zhan Tianyou was indeed shocked, not because of Stade's "trust" in him, but because of the contents of those telegrams.

Although these telegrams were sent at different times, the content of these telegrams basically told the same thing, and this matter was directly related to China's national interests.

The contents of the telegram can be summarized as follows:

According to reliable information obtained by the U.S. government, Tsarist Russia convened a meeting on the adjustment of policy in the Far East after Xu Shichang sent a telegram to the wilderness, and decided to take advantage of the 'chaos' situation in China to instigate the 'Men' Gu princes to launch an armed rebellion in the 'Men' Gu area, and then use this as an excuse to exert foreign 'diplomatic pressure' on the Chinese government to force China to agree to the 'autonomy' of the 'Men' G. The U.S. government even knew that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tsarist Russia had appointed a new consul of the foreign affairs department of the Tsarist Russia, a man named Lafdowsky, who had been an officer of Tsarist Russia in Central Asia and was a well-known chauvinist. This man had already departed from Moscow and was on his way to the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Regarding the latest movements of the Tsarist Russian government, the US government did not give clear instructions to the minister in China, but only reminded Stade to pay attention to the development of the situation in the ancient steppe of the 'Gate' and to transmit the latest news back to the United States at any time, so as to facilitate the US government to make corresponding policy adjustments.

Zhan Tianyou's shock is understandable, after all, although Tsarist Russia was defeated in the Russo-Japanese War, for China, this northern strong neighbor has always been a bad neighbor that is not easy to provoke, and Tsarist Russia has always coveted the 'Gate' ancient region, and is always looking for an opportunity to swallow the 'Gate' ancient region.

Tsarist Russia's encroachment on the ancient region of the 'Gate' has already begun, and after the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese War, the "encroachment" has become "whale swallowing", especially after the end of the Russo-Japanese War, due to the concessions on the Northeast issue, Tsarist Russia gradually joined hands with the former enemy Japan, through the signing of the "Russo-Japanese Entente" in 1907, the two countries in the partition of the Northeast region and ' A compromise was reached on the issue of the Men'gu region, with each country defining its own sphere of influence, with Japan taking over the southern part of the Tohoku region and Russia adding the northern part of the Tohoku region and almost the entire Mon'gu region to its sphere of influence.

After the outbreak of the "Wushen**", taking advantage of the turmoil in China, the Russian government and the Japanese government decided to hold another high-level negotiation to further enhance the "effect" of the 1907 Japan-Russia Entente, so there was a "visit" to China by the Japanese political veteran Ito Hirobumi, who originally planned to negotiate with Yuan Shikai first to resolve the unresolved issue of the "Qizhou Incident", but because he was assassinated and killed by the Korean assassin An Chonggen at the Daqianmen Railway Station in Beijing. As a result, not only did the issue of the "Qizhou Incident" drag on for a long time, but even the high-level foreign "diplomatic talks" between the Russian government and the Japanese government had to be postponed, which certainly won a little respite for China, but this opportunity was fleeting, and the Beiyang government did not seize it, and the ensuing Great War between the North and the South also gave Japan and Russia another opportunity to "touch" the fish in troubled waters, and this was the main reason why Tsarist Russia dared to suddenly take "bold action" on the "Gate" issue.

"Thank you, Mr. Stade, for the reminder, and I will relay this information to Mr. President of the country at once. However, I would like to ask you what it seems to you that if Tsarist Russia really dared to take action in the 'gate' of the G. Gu, then what would the American government hold? ”

Zhan Tianyou put the telegram transcripts back into the file bag, and then asked Stade a question.

Stade took back the papers, took out the transcripts of the telegrams, lit them with matches, and put them in the ashtray on the table, and watched them turn to ashes before letting out a long sigh.

"Forgive me for my bluntness, and I strongly recommend that your national government take a-for-tat stance on the issue of the 'Gate' Gǔ, and although I don't know now whether the U.S. government will directly protest against the Russian government, one thing is certain. That is, the U.S. government will never sit idly by and watch the continued turmoil in China affect the commerce and trade between the two countries, and if there are also major interests of U.S. businessmen in the ancient grasslands, I think the U.S. government may be more assertive on the 'men' ancient issue. It is precisely for this reason that I emphasized that this railway is related to your country's national interests. ”

There was something in this, and Zhan Tianyou understood it.

The reason why Stade violated the secrecy rules of the US government and revealed to Zhan Tianyou the "yin" plot of Tsarist Russia was not only to remind the Chinese government, but also to take this opportunity to further enhance the US consortium's right to speak and share interests on the issue of China's railways. If the U.S. company were to build the railroad to the 'Gate' area, then the U.S. government would have plenty of reason to 'intervene' in the Gate' area.

Originally, Zhan Tianyou also wanted to ask why Stade didn't directly tell the president of the Republic of China Zhao Bei about this 'door' and 'yin' plot of Tsarist Russia, but after thinking about it, he quickly figured out that Steder is now the US minister to China, and the current US politicians have always talked about their "neutrality" and "impartiality", and this matter involves spying on the intelligence of other countries, so this matter cannot be handled by Stade, nor can it be handled by any other American politician, but can only be done by Stedad. Leave it to an unrelated person, and Zhan Tianyou is obviously the right person, he is both a Chinese and a railway engineering expert hired by the central government of the Republic of China, and it is most appropriate for Zhan Tianyou to convey this information to the center.

Moreover, looking at Stade's confident appearance, Zhan Tianyou even suspected that Stade was ordered to reveal this information, on the orders of the US State Department, or the instructions given to him by the US Secretary of State.

Although Stade did this, it was somewhat of a cover-up, but considering his status as a foreign 'friend' official, it was not surprising.

This is a political struggle, an international political struggle, but the US government does not want to stand in the front, so the US government decided to push the Chinese to the forefront, while the US government fǔ stood behind and decided its own position according to the development of the international situation.

But think about it, the United States and China are separated by the Pacific Ocean. Russia, on the other hand, bordered China on land, and it was wise for the Manchus not to provoke Russia.

Now that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is finished, and the republican government has been formed, can it be tough this time? Zhan Tianyou doesn't have much bottom in his heart, after all, Tsarist Russia is a member of the Entente bloc, and Britain is an iron-clad ally, a Russia can no longer be provoked, if Britain and France are involved, then, China may not even be able to hide, what is even more worrying is that Japan is also a quasi-member of the Entente, and also covets the so-called "Manchumen" G area, the current China, that is really a sheep surrounded by jackals, tigers and leopards, the slightest carelessness, will be torn apart and devoured, the reason why it has not been torn apart now, just because these jackals, tigers and leopards don't trust each other.

Although Stade made it clear that he supported China on the 'Gate' issue, the problem was that this was only a verbal promise, and no one dared to guarantee whether the United States was really determined to confront Tsarist Russia head-on, and if the United States was only trying to make China fight for it, then it would not be of any benefit to China.

"Mr. Stadger, I have taken note of your suggestion, and if possible, I will advise Mr. President on the issue of railway construction, and my position is the same as that of Mr. President, and in the present financial situation, the introduction of foreign capital may be a more prudent choice."

Zhan Tianyou quietly threw a bait at Stade, but this did not mean that he had changed his previous position.

China's railway industry is the Chinese's own business, and China's railways should be built by the Chinese, which is the unchanging creed in his heart.