"The Czech principality? How is it so familiar? ”

A heavyweight official of the Beiyang government couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the newspaper in his hand about the European battlefield, and the Hao Ran who was shining on the battlefield on the Eastern Front in Europe was the envoy of a "chaotic" country with whom he wanted to meet some time ago.

The Grand Duke of the Czech Duchy was born in the Habsburg lineage, an ancient royal family in Europe, and the Czech Duchy was also split from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Germany, France, and Britain all recognized his national status for the first time, and this time on the European Eastern Front Battlefield was to turn the situation on the Eastern Front Battlefield by itself.

In just an instant, this "small country" of the Czech Principality has become a quasi-first-class country comparable to Italy and Canada in the hearts of senior officials of the Beiyang government, and even because of its military excellence, the Czech Principality is particularly valued, because such a newly rising country is suitable for the Beiyang government to curry favor and communicate.

Of course, these are just the things that this high-ranking official of the Beiyang government did not remember some time ago, if he remembered why he was so familiar with the Czech principality, I believe he would want to slap himself a few times in remorse for the impoliteness of that day. In fact, he quickly remembered and really regretted it, although he didn't slap himself, but the secretaries below were bloody.

After sitting on the cold bench for two days, when the envoys were about to leave, they were finally warmly received by the senior officials of the Beiyang government into a prosperous mansion, which is said to be the residence of the prince during the Manchu Dynasty, but at this moment this mansion has undoubtedly become the private wealth of the secret envoys, and even several other assistants also have rich gifts.

President Yuan also knew what was going on here at this time, and when he came here in a hurry, the senior official of the Beiyang government was apologizing to several secret envoys with a smile on his face.

In his heart, President Yuan Da does not think much of the Czech principality, even if he has performed very well on the European battlefield, but this does not deny that he is only a European country with a medium-sized population and territory, and no matter how strong his military strength is, it is only more than 100,000, which is too far behind countries like Germany, Britain and France. But it's far away, but Germany, Britain and France are not countries where the Beiyang government can be equal to each other now!

Only relatively equal can we have some respect, some sincerity, one side is too strong, one side is a little weak, can only lead to the weak side has been bullied, Beiyang government is not like this now? As long as the foreign powers get some benefits, the Beiyang government needs to pay tenfold.

The envoys had already been instructed by Ernst, and they saluted respectfully at the first time of President Yuan, and expressed the high respect of the royal family of the Czech Duchy, which undoubtedly made President Yuan, who had a good face, very happy, and had such a good foundation at the beginning, and then it was naturally much smoother.

The senior officials of the Beiyang government have all left, and now there is only one secret envoy and Yuan Shikai and Yuan Shikai's two direct guards left in the room, and the reason for this result is that the secret envoy has just vaguely put forward the emperor's words, which touched the heart of President Yuan Da A word directly made the secret envoy suddenly raise three or four grades in his heart.

"What did you mean by Mr. Ambassador's words just now, now we have a presidential system, and the word emperor has become a historical ......"

"His Majesty the Grand Duke once said that this land is stable and unified because of you, the emperor is not history, your merits and strength can sit in this position, if you can, the Czech principality and even Germany will give you full support, whether it is military or scientific and technological...... Unconditional support. ”

The envoy didn't talk about the economy, because now even the economy of the Czech Principality is not very good, how can it help other countries? It's not that millions of pounds can't be taken out, but it's unnecessary, for the Beiyang government at this time, no matter how much money goes into the pockets of officials, there is no need for Ernst to act as the head of this injustice.

President Yuan Da doesn't care about science and technology, but the military really makes President Yuan a little tempted, how can he not know the importance of the military when he came to power by force? Although the Beiyang government controlled hundreds of thousands of new troops, their armaments were far inferior to those of the Western powers, and the military power of the Czech principality was self-evident if it was supported......

"This is a gift list for us, and if Your Excellency the President wishes, we can sell these weapons to you at a price that is much less than 30% of other countries."

Thirty percent is already a lot, after all, for a country to need hundreds of thousands of ordnance, not to mention that three achievements are one percent may also involve millions of pounds.

"What do you want?"

After all, President Yuan is the head of state, and he naturally knows that there is no pie in the world waiting for him, so he began to get straight to the point and ask about the real core. The Czech envoy was not surprised by this, smiled slightly, and spit out a word, and it was this word that made President Yuan couldn't help frowning.

"The Allies!"

Yuan Shikai naturally wanted to participate in the First World War, and his fundamental purpose was to wait for Germany to recover Qingdao after the defeat of the war, and at the same time, he could also obtain loans from Britain, France and Japan. He thinks so and does so, but unfortunately Japan has always been in opposition.

Japan's opposition was also justified, as he coveted Tsingtao, and the only way to save the ancient country from unification was to keep them neutral, so that they could avoid taking back their ownership of Tsingtao after the war.

Why didn't you think about entering the Allies? The main reason is that Yuan Shikai is not very optimistic that the alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary can defeat Britain, France and Russia, and the current situation is indeed the case, although the German offensive was very fierce at the beginning, but a battle of the Marne River made the German offensive completely failed, and the whole battle began to stalemate.

"The Allies had won victory on the Eastern Front, and although the Western Front was in a stalemate, France was by no means a match for Germany and England...... At this time, their armada should be messed up by German submarines! We don't know who will win in the future, but it is undoubtedly in your best interest to join the Allies now. ”

President Yuan's brows were still slightly furrowed, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but look at the secret envoy, he wanted to know what the secret envoy meant by the most beneficial interests.

"I'm sorry to say something that maybe you don't like, Your Excellency the President, at this time this land is a place of colonization by many countries, Germany only owns one Qingdao, and it is Britain, France, Russia and Japan that really have too many interests here, and they are all Entente countries, if it is they who will win in the future, then how much more will this land suffer?"

Yuan Shikai's face became more and more difficult to look at, but he also knew the character of the great powers, even if he succeeded in joining the Entente, then he would not get any benefits in the future, no one is a fool Why Japan has been blocking them from entering the Entente The purpose is obvious, and if they enter the Allied Countries, then the result will ......

Seeing that President Yuan seemed to think of something, the Czech envoy smiled and nodded: "That's right, once the Allies win, the interests of Europe are enough to satisfy us, and the interests of the Far East will naturally be given to our allies, whether it is Germany or Austria-Hungary or our Czech principality, they are not stingy characters." ”

At this time, Yuan Shikai's heart has begun to change a little, but he has not yet made up his mind, it is still the same sentence, the situation of the war is not clear, he is not too optimistic about the allies, after all, the power of the Entente is very strong, especially Britain, which is the first in the world.

"There is a saying in the East that the icing on the cake is better than the charcoal in the snow, and if I remember correctly, this sentence should be correct. And even if the Allies fail, it won't have much impact here, because even if they win, they will be already exhausted at that time, and they will not be able to expedition to this land, and your only enemy is only Japan! ”