478: I drew a line on the map
Wang Sirui is a dictator, there is no doubt about this, but this dictator is different from other dictators, on some things, his opinions are not swayed, but on other things, he can often listen to the opposition of officials, he is a dictator who never holds grudges, in front of him, you can speak freely, even if you say it wrong, it doesn't matter, but one thing, your position must be for the country, and not mixed with any personal emotional factors. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Dictatorship has the advantage of dictatorship, and some policies can be carried out as usual until they succeed. The same has a downside, once the policy is wrong, then it is difficult to change.
But fortunately, Wang Sirui is only in charge of the development of the general direction, and many details are discussed by the officials below, and then submitted to the emperor, and finally corrected by the emperor, and will be implemented only after approval.
Therefore, in the five years since the founding of the Chinese Empire, there has not been any major flaw in the national policy of the Chinese Empire, and Wang Sirui has also made full use of the emperor's authority to unite the people of the whole country to develop industry and commerce, add his own advantages, make up for his disadvantages, and gradually narrow the gap between the empire and the great powers.
At present, in the international situation, the Chinese empire has only shown its muscles on the Korean issue once, and the Russian question, which is currently being carried out and has not yet ended, is the second time that it has shown its muscles.
But there is no doubt that through the two wars, the diplomats of the Chinese Empire also straightened their backs in front of their foreign colleagues, and dared to lose their temper when they saw people, which was absolutely unimaginable in the pre-Qing Dynasty.
It is not an empty phrase that a weak country has no diplomacy.
In September 1898, Tang Shaoyi, the consul general in North Korea, returned to China for his father's funeral, which ended his ten-year diplomatic career.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Tang Shaoyi became the first foreign minister of the Chinese Empire, and over the years, Tang Shaoyi has felt what it is like to have no diplomacy in a weak country, but with the rise of the empire, his voice as a foreign minister on the international stage is becoming more and more important.
When I visited the United States last year, it was the US foreign minister who came forward to receive him.
Now, with the successive victories on the Russian battlefield, Tang Shaoyi's confidence in his heart is also more than three points.
And the British ambassador to China, Saudrey, who was sitting opposite, also sighed deeply, a few years ago, he was able to enter and leave the Prime Minister's Office of the Chinese Empire without hindrance, but now, even if he wants to see Tang Shaoyi, he needs to submit a letter of worship in advance, and he will have to wait for the other party to have time before meeting.
Although there is a huge sense of disparity in his heart, Sa Daoyi also knows very well that the Chinese Empire has become strong, and Britain no longer has a way to check and balance their development, and the culprit of all this is Britain, if Britain was not so indulgent to the Chinese Empire a few years ago, they will not eat the bitter fruit now.
"Minister Tang, I wonder what your country thinks about the war between China and Russia?" After being depressed for a long time, Sa Daoyi finally sighed and asked helplessly.
"This matter does not lie with our country, but with Russia, and if Russia is willing to cease the war, then our country is happy to sit down and talk about it." Tang Shaoyi pushed the problem to the Russians as if pushing a ball.
Sa Daoyi couldn't help but scold angrily in his heart, what the hell? On the Russians? If the Chinese Empire was willing to cease the war, they would certainly take the initiative to ask Britain to intervene in mediation, and win on the battlefield, then the final negotiation must have been in favor of the Chinese Empire.
However, the Chinese Empire did not have the slightest intention of armistice, not only did not ask the British to mediate, but instead sent troops to the front line on a large scale, making a posture of fighting to the death.
"Minister Tang, I want to know, where is your country's bottom line?" Sa Daoyi was a little bored, he didn't want to engage in any diplomatic rhetoric with Tang Shaoyi, now the whole of Europe was in chaos, with the sudden change in the Balkans, the Allies had the advantage, and the first task of Britain at this time was to liberate Russia from the war.
To be honest, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Empire is indeed beyond their expectations, if they could have known today a few years ago, they would never be stupid to beg the Chinese Empire to go to war with Russia, thinking of this, Sa Daoyi couldn't help but think of Wang Sirui, that is really a good actor.
And Wilhelm II was right, and the Yellow Peril theory is not bad at all, but what's the use of reacting now? Wilhelm II, while attracting their attention with the Yellow Peril, secretly developed German armaments in an attempt to carry out a sneak attack at a time when Europe was focusing its attention on Asia, and to take advantage of the opportunity to invade their territory.
Now Britain is very much in favor of the Yellow Peril, and there is no way to focus on Asia, unless the situation in Europe can be stabilized and calm can be restored in the Balkans.
For Britain, the biggest enemy at the moment is still Germany, Russia is still very important to Britain, and if necessary, the British even plan to make trouble to the east, let the Germans take the initiative to attack the Russians, so as to consume the strength of the Germans, so as to reduce their losses.
"Although your country is indeed very strong, but your country cannot occupy the whole of Russia, it will not benefit anyone to continue fighting, I think it is time for both sides to stop and calm down, I think the two sides should talk together, and I will hope for a peaceful end to this war." Sa Daoyi continued.
"Stop?" Tang Shaoyi couldn't help but sneer: "I'm sorry, I don't see any sincerity from Russia, I only see that they are constantly increasing troops to the front line, if your country can convince Russia, we have no opinion." ”
"It's not impossible to convince Russia, but you must have a bottom line, right? If we as mediators don't know the bottom line, how can we convince Russia? Sa Daoyi pulled out a map of Russia, then pulled out a pencil.
Tang Shaoyi just looked at it, and then picked up the pencil on the map, this feeling is really cool, if it was placed in the past, he would only look at it from the side, and it was someone else who divided their territory, and now, the fate of the Russians is in their own hands, as long as they draw a line, then the area east of the line will likely become the territory of the Chinese Empire.
It's also very difficult to accept that you are used to being cut off and suddenly change your identity, but fortunately, as a diplomat, everyone must have a strong heart as support, so this is actually not difficult.
Tang Shaoyi directly drew a stroke on the map from top to bottom, this line is not straight, it is drawn very randomly, but the core has not changed, that is, Kazan is the boundary, the east is the Chinese Empire, and the west is Russia.
Looking at the line drawn by Tang Shaoyi on the map, Sadao couldn't help but gasp, this appetite is too fucking big, the British have dominated the world for so long, and they have never had such a big appetite, and the Chinese are not afraid of dying?
"Mr. Minister, I beg all due respect, the Russians will not agree to this condition, this is really ......" Sa Daoyi was a little confused, yes, he was speechless.
"Our troops are here." Tang Shaoyi picked up the pencil again and drew a circle near Tyumen, in fact, the troops did not arrive there, diplomacy, true or false, who would believe it?
Then he drew a circle in Kazan and said confidently: "It will only take five months at most to fight here, and if the Russians do not agree, then we will talk again in five months, and if our army does not occupy Kazan at that time, then I can make the decision, start in the area under our actual control, and retreat 300 kilometers back to Russia." If our army occupies Kazan, then if Russia wants to negotiate peace, please give us another 300 kilometers of territory. ”
Tang Shaoyi's strength, Sa Daoyi had already expected it, but he didn't expect him to be so strong, not giving people a chance to bargain at all, and the Tsarist Russian army is indeed very uncompetitive, as more and more Chinese Royal Army is put into the battlefield, the Russians will only lose faster and faster, and if they advance at full speed, how far can they advance in five months?
Well, last year, they advanced about 3,000 kilometers in a straight line, and if you remove the two months of winter rest, that is, 3,000 kilometers in 10 months, an average of 300 kilometers per month, that is, 30 kilometers per day, this speed is not fast on average, but it is very scary to stabilize.
The Royal Army on the map is about 1,500 kilometers away from Kazan, which is just enough for five months, and if it is faster, it may be able to advance.
Thinking of this, Sa Daoyi shuddered violently, who is he meowing? A few years ago, one was more cowardly than the other, how come it has become more powerful than anyone else in less than ten years?
Sa Daoyi is very helpless, the real world is the winner is king, once the Chinese Empire captures it, then it will not be easy to make them spit it out.
The Chinese Empire is not Japan, and they are not afraid of the blockade of the great powers, so they will not spit out Liaoning like the Japanese, and for a while, Sa Daoyi felt a headache.
Although he wanted to shake his head and leave, he did not dare, because he was also afraid that the Chinese would really hit Kazan, in that case, if he gave up 300 kilometers, it would mean that the actual control area of the Chinese was only 700 kilometers away from Moscow.
For the terrifying advance speed of the Chinese, this distance is not far, and even before the Russians have reacted, the capital has been lost, how can Russia be used to contain Germany at that time?
Hey, another strong enemy! Sa Daoyi shook his head helplessly and sighed.
"I can only try to persuade the Russians." (To be continued.) )