Although Zhu Erdian is far away from Europe, but he also knows what this war has brought to Europe, and he knows what it has brought to China, this ancient country is catching up with the trend of the world little by little, although Beiyang is still as cowardly as the Manchu Qing, but the new rise of the southwest has made Zhu Erdian extremely concerned, this faction is younger than Beiyang, more far-sighted, and more bold, dare to say no to the powers, whether it is Britain or Ben have suffered in the hands of the Sichuan system.

And now the war of life and death in Europe has to rely on the strength of the Sichuan system, which makes this diplomat who is used to being the emperor look very awkward, "Mr. Minister, is the situation in Europe really unbearable?" If the tariffs in the southwest are removed, it will most likely lead to the collapse of our order in the Far East, and you must know that if China reads hard, the region, including India and Southeast Asia, will be unstable! ”

Brian shrugged his shoulders: "Mr. Minister, I also want to decide, but we have no other choice, either lose the war, or compromise, in fact, we are also praying to the United States, the United States is the real force capable of changing the tide of the war, but the labor from China is equally important, this number has exceeded 500,000, which is simply an astronomical number!" ”

Zhu Erdian also had nothing to do in the face of such a number, at this time China already had the ability to change the situation of the war, in the face of such a China, the Entente had to bow its head, but fortunately, the Beiyang political axe had not discovered such a secret.

In order to deal with these veteran diplomats of Britain and France, Qiao Yu also hired a lot of helpers, the most important of which is Gu Weijun, the son-in-law of former Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi, this famous diplomat in the history of the Republic of China is just a hairy young man at this time, Gu Weijun was originally going to the United States to serve as a minister, but Qiao Yu knew that he was a talent, and the southwest had to deal with foreign countries often, but there was no suitable diplomat, so he wrote a letter to Tang Shaoyi, ready to ask his baby son-in-law over.

However, Gu Weijun was reluctant at first, after all, Qiao Yu was only a local leader, and most of his dealings with Britain and France were economic issues, which could not reflect the true value of a diplomat at all, but as the overall situation of China's participation in the war was determined, the southwest set out to recover sovereignty, Gu Weijun was moved, and finally came to the southwest to serve.

"Shaochuan, I'm looking forward to it!"

"Thank you Jun for your love, it's too late for Wei Jun to be entangled in mundane affairs."

"Well, it's good to come, this is the condition for me to prepare to negotiate with Britain and France this time, this is our bottom line, you take a look first!"

Gu Weijun hurriedly took the document, and was also surprised at a glance, this southwest ruler who is younger than himself has an amazing appetite, and the conditions for sending troops to participate in the European war are listed in a total of five, the first is to fully transfer the tariff power, and allow the southwest to read and approve the tariff.

This article alone is relieved to look at, without the protection of tariffs there can be no healthy development of industry, this is a power that should have been withdrawn a long time ago, and the second article is that the Entente side will fully transfer all assets in the southwest to pay for the goods; The third was that the Entente would provide 50 tons of gold to pay off the arrears and at the same time serve as the starting capital for China's troops.

Seeing this, Gu Weijun's eyes widened, this is what made the lion open his mouth, and it was fifty tons of gold all of a sudden, which was something that he had never dared to think of before.

"Junzuo, is this too much, can the Entente agree?"

"Shaochuan, this money seems to be a lot, but it is already a small amount compared to the United States, and the next southwest will carry out financial reform, unify the currency, no real money and silver reserves, it will definitely be obtained, Britain and France will definitely agree!"

At this time, when will you knock on the bamboo bargain, to be honest, Qiao Yu got these things that were much worse than those of the United States, and even the book got several times the benefits of Qiao Yu, in comparison, the help from China was the highest surname-to-price ratio, so Qiao Yu was sure that Britain and France agreed.

Gu Weijun had no choice but to nod, and then looked down, the fourth article is technology transfer, requiring Britain and France to transfer 260 military technologies, of which 142 are for the navy; Article 5 is to demand that Britain and France guarantee the security of the southwestern border and no longer disturb the border people.

Further down are more detailed details, which Gu Weijun is very emotional: "Junzuo, I take the liberty of asking, since you are sure to take back these powers from the hands of the powers, why don't you ask for the surname to abolish the privileges of the great powers in the country, although the southwest has regained the power of tariffs, the people in other regions still have to endure the deprivation of the powers!" ”

"Shaochuan, there are some things that cannot be rushed, and we must also consider the bottom line of the great powers, I will first seek a breakthrough, and when the war is over, once Germany is defeated, we will be able to take advantage of the situation to take back all the privileges!"

Although Qiao Yu said so, he had more selfish intentions in his heart, in fact, this still revolves around the overall situation of industrialization, any country needs enough funds to industrialize, and there are two solutions, one is to plunder others, the other is to tighten his belt and plunder himself, and most of the rising countries choose the latter, which is the so-called analgesia of industrialization.

China is such a huge country, with the current situation, it can only achieve industrialization in the southwest first, and then export to the outside, the southwest tariff is autonomous, and the tariffs in the rest of the regions cannot be autonomous, this difference can automatically attract the whole of China's capital into the southwest, provide funds for industrialization, and alleviate pain, so from the current point of view, it is not beneficial for Qiao Yu to abolish privileges in the whole country.

It's just that Qiao Yu won't talk about this kind of plan to anyone, although Gu Weijun is very smart, but he can't see it either, so he accepted Qiao Yu's opinion, first opened a breakthrough, and then cleaned up in an all-round way.

Qiao Yu's basic preparations are almost there, Bai Lian and others also came to Yucheng, Qiao Yu very ceremoniously took this big man into the Shuai Mansion, Bai Lian does not have the domineering attitude of the white people in the past, he looks very humble and kind, but this is also a person under the low eaves, he has to bow his head, and there is still a unique sense of superiority of white people in his bones.

After a short break, the two sides began formal negotiations, Briand spoke first: "I have traveled thousands of miles to ancient China, and I have seen a booming Sichuan, I am very pleased, Sichuan's industrial development is closely linked to Europe, the soldiers of the Entente countries from food and clothing, to the weapons used, a considerable part of them are purchased from Sichuan, we are very close friends, I also see China's sincerity in maintaining world peace and justice, so I sincerely hope that China can send troops into Europe to fight!" ”

"Mr. Special Envoy, we have already sent 30,000 soldiers, and nearly half a million laborers, I am afraid that this kind of support has already exceeded that of your allies!"

Qiao Yu mentioned this at this time, which immediately made Bai Li'an's teeth itch, and said that this also provided a large number of military supplies for the Entente countries, and originally said that Ben was the same as the United States, and asked for money from death, but after noticing the various forms of trade between Qiao Yu and the Entente countries, it made Yue himself's eyes suddenly opened.

They don't need to get back the privileges, but the exchange of some military technology, the training of skilled workers, in exchange for machinery and equipment is still very good, so the British and French had to agree to trade part of the technology, but also promised to send laborers into Europe, but these said that they have to inch in, not long ago even proposed to open the colonies in Southeast Asia, the ambition of the British and French greatly stimulated Britain and France, at this time the British and French views on the book is very bad, but because of the situation, it is difficult to say anything.

"Mr. Patrol Envoy, China, especially the southwest, has indeed provided tremendous support to the Entente countries, and we are deeply grateful!"

"Since the Entente have expressed their gratitude to China, do you think it is appropriate that Britain and France still have huge privileges in China, control China's economic lifeline, and ride on the heads of the Chinese?"

Gu Weijun fully embodied the agility of a diplomat, and immediately seized the opportunity, Bai Lian suddenly fell into passivity, he now has a request for others, he can't say that I continue to bully you on the one hand, and you are giving me resources on the other hand.

"This situation is a matter of history, and I am here to correct some biases, and I think we can negotiate and get the results we want!"

"I am very pleased that Mr. Special Envoy can say this, just a few months ago, Mr. Fushan and Mr. Alder said that as long as China can send troops to Europe, they can exchange tariff powers, and now that Chinese troops have been sent to Europe, I think it is time for the Entente to fulfill their promise!"

"Your Excellency, the tariff power involves other powers, and it is still necessary to think long-term, and you have only sent 30,000 soldiers, which is too little!"

"And how many men does Mr. Special Envoy think will have to be sent in exchange for tariff powers?"

Qiao Yu will not pay attention to Brian's nonsense, it is true that the tariffs involve the United States and the two countries, but they have no way to stop it in the face of the general trend, Qiao Yu has also communicated many times on the American side, promising to expand the scope of economic cooperation, the United States has agreed in principle to the plan to hand over the tariff power to the southwest, as for the fact that it is not in Qiao Yu's consideration at all.

Briand continued: "Your Excellency, tariffs are not a simple problem, with all due respect, your country does not have the talent for this at all, and it will be confusing to return tariffs to you, and this matter should be separated from sending troops, as long as your country can help the Entente to win this war, we will do our best to help your country manage customs!" ”

"Mr. Special Envoy, it is impossible to separate participation in the war from tariffs, and only when the tariff power is returned can the people of our country see your sincerity and send troops to Europe on the basis of international morality. Gu Weijun spoke again at this time, he had already discussed with Qiao Yu, one of the two of them sang red face, and the other sang white face, in short, Bai Lian must be forced to relax on the tariff issue, and he will never be allowed to shirk with empty checks!