China has been in China since ancient times, even in later generations, once the policy is down, it will be smooth sailing to do things from the top down, and the things that the top does not agree with will always be done with half the effort

After Guan Xuqing made up his mind to marry the German princess, he selected an auspicious day, and the fifth son of the Jiaqing Emperor, the elder of the royal family, Yixiang, the son of Mianyu, went to Germany to hire in person

And this marriage also caused a lot of public opinion and waves to the international community, which pushed Guan Xuqing and Daqing to the cusp

Although the Qing Dynasty continued to give Britain zero tariff preferences in Japan, it was obvious that the sun never set, the empire's attitude towards the Qing Dynasty had a 180-degree change, and at the same time, Britain was looking for an agent in Asia, and India seemed to have become the most likely country, and at the same time, Russia, which was sandwiched between the two allies, took the initiative to seek an alliance with France, and also sandwiched Germany in the middle, although Germany and Russia also had a marriage, but the two bordering countries did not trust each other, not to mention that Russia was sandwiched between two countries that had cooperated for many yearsThe fear that emanates from the depths of his heart cannot be expressed in words

With the conclusion of the Franco-Russian alliance, Anglo-Russian relations began to thaw During the Sino-British Burma War, Russia and Britain, which were used by the Qing Dynasty, tore their faces, and now because the Qing Dynasty developed too fast and married Germany, the two countries had to stand together again

At this point, the situation in the north will change immediately - without the support of the British, the Qing Dynasty will fight the Russians alone - even with the help of the Germans, the same will be true for the south, the French will immediately get the help of the British, Nepal can be used as a natural barrier for Tibet, but if the Indian Asan really becomes another lackey of the British after Japan, then Tibet will be exposed to this vicious dog

It can be seen that if there is a war between China and Russia in the near future, Germany is most likely to stand on a neutral standpoint, and the current Qing Dynasty is far from the point where Germany is desperate to help, and Germany is now looking for allies between China and Russia

With the support of Britain and France, the Qing Dynasty will not be able to resist the attack of the Russians, but fortunately, Germany's deterrent power in Europe is still quite strong, first of all, Russia does not dare to rashly attack the Qing Dynasty, France is suppressed by Germany, and there is no excess force to come to the Far East, although Britain is still outstanding, but considering the increasingly tense relations with Germany, it does not dare to invest too many troops in the Far East and Africa

These may not have been expected by either Guan Xuqing or Feng Xianghua at that time, the speed of the actions of various countries is jaw-dropping, and the development trend of the Qing Dynasty suddenly fell after the British economic sanctions, Britain has one-eighth of the world's land, as a colony, all exports of the Qing Dynasty have been restricted

In a word, unless a world war breaks out immediately, the Qing Dynasty will not have the strength to face the economic strangulation of the British, and Germany may have that capital, because Germany mainly earns the silver of the allied Qing Dynasty, but the Qing Dynasty does not have this capital, heavy industry needs to be imported, light industry has no market, and the entire economy is in a semi-paralyzed state

Sure enough, it offended the British, and the consequences were unimaginable

But of course, these can not be said on the big day of the marriage between the two countries, Guan Xuqing's wedding to the German princess was very grand, and the wedding was not held in the form of an ancient Chinese rule*, but in the form of a Western cocktail party, for this reason, Emperor Wilhelm II personally visited the Qing Dynasty from Germany to participate in this wedding

Originally, I thought that William was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, but after seeing him again, Guan Xuqing dispelled this concern, it seems that William's heart is still good, he also wants to have a solid ally in Asia, not to let Britain point the finger at the Qing Dynasty to reduce the pressure on Germany, and the development of the Qing Dynasty in recent years has already made Britain target, and the above scenario is also what William did not expect

"To be able to witness a wedding of Sino-German friendship will be a grand event for the whole world...... "Wilhelm II said in an impassioned speech

Guan Xuqing didn't listen to what he said at all, anyway, it was all high-sounding scenes

"Your Majesty, are you not afraid of the economic sanctions imposed on your country by the British Empire if you marry Germany? Or is Your Majesty already feeling the pain of being sanctioned? I advise Your Majesty to go and explain this matter to England and communicate with him," said the French minister timidly

Although these words were very light, the envoys of the surrounding countries, including the officials from Germany and the Qing officials around Guan Xuqing, heard them clearly, and it was obvious that the French wanted to embarrass the Qing Dynasty in front of so many people

Wilhelm II just wanted to speak to help Guan Xuqing relieve the siege, only to see Guan Xuqing tilt his head and say loudly: "Haha, although this gentleman I don't know who you are, but I can waste some time to tell you that Britain and my Qing Dynasty are allies who have an agreement, and my Qing Dynasty once received British military funds to help Britain send troops to Russia, but the two sides are only allies, not subordinate relations, I am the supreme emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and I am ordered by heaven, which is undoubtedly never the habit of obeying people's orders, and there is no habit of explaining to others, Maybe the emperor of your country will even report to the king of England to marry a wife, but my emperor of the Qing Dynasty will definitely not."

After some impassioned speech, there was silence at first, and after a few seconds there was a burst of laughter and applause, which was obviously given to the French minister, and the applause was given to the Lang of the day, the Qing Emperor, Guan Xuqing

After the wedding, Guan Xuqing and Wilhelm II finally had time to sit down in a conference room, and the important officials of the two countries also sat around, perhaps now is the real * ......

With a wave of his hand, Wilhelm took a document from them, spread it out on the table, and said: "This is a letter from the uneducated Nicholas to me, when in 1887 your army had just defeated them, and he compared you to a devil who was intent on engulfing Europe, and invited my country to work together against you, and you already knew my position at that time, in short, the sincerity of Germany was completely demonstrated to you," Wilhelm pondered for a moment and added, "As for relations with the British Empire, Germany will do its best to compensate your country for any losses it may suffer, and you can ask your ministers to share this proposal from the German Friendship of course, this is a draft proposal, and I also need to consult my subjects, and if all goes well, we can sign a cooperation agreement immediately after the marriage."

Guan Xuqing took the draft of the agreement and read it, no wonder Wilhelm II was so good at compensating for the losses after the British economic sanctions against the Qing Dynasty, it turned out to be to form a Sino-German joint fleet with the Qing fleet in the Indian Ocean, nominally to protect the German princess who was married to the Qing Dynasty, but in fact, he wanted to carve up West Asia with the Qing Dynasty

But there are also things in this agreement that Guan Xuqing wants very much, such as sharing Germany's shipbuilding technology and compensating for the direct losses caused to the Qing Dynasty after the British economic sanctions against the Qing Dynasty

Soon, the meeting between the two sides had continued into the early hours of the morning

"Your Majesty, let's talk about it today, and the rest of the details can be left to our ministers to negotiate, don't let my sister wait for a long time, today is your wedding day," William said with a wink

"Haha, it's rare for you to come to Daqing, you must stay a few more days, don't sneak back at night like I did when I went to Germany" Guan Xuqing joked

"No, no, absolutely not, I enjoy my time here," Wilhelm II hurriedly waved his hand

"I'll go first, you continue" Guan Xuqing turned to leave