The first military parade held after the fall of the Qing Dynasty in Seris also officially kicked off the rise of the Chinese in the world.

Thanks to the reports of journalists from various countries present, the Seris Defense Force has also become famous around the world, and the mainstream newspapers of various countries have published editorials after this military parade, and the Seris army has almost reached the sky at once. At the same time, by observing this military parade, all the major powers of the world have a more comprehensive understanding of the new Republic of Seris, and in terms of land size, number of soldiers, and quality of equipment, no other great power dares to fantasize about conquering this country from the land. Seris is already a veritable member of the club of great powers!

Shortly after the military parade of the Republic, Chen Zeyu, the head of state, signed the "Sino-German Partnership Treaty" with Wilhelm Heinrich, Prince of Prussia from Germany!

The entire treaty agreement is 102 pages thick, basically one clause every two pages, covering all aspects of economic, industrial, military, and educational cooperation between the two sides. In general, Seris traded his own chemical technology for Germany's heavy industry and electrical industry technology, and through this cooperation, Seris greatly strengthened his own industrial strength. Especially in the area of mining smelting and hydropower construction, through a series of industrial and technological exchanges, the industrial field of the Republic can be regarded as making up for the last few shortcomings.

The Germans also did not suffer a loss, not only obtained the gas welding technology they had long coveted through the agreement, but also unexpectedly obtained a lot of chemical technology provided to them by Seris. The advantages of the Republic in this respect are also unique in the world, especially in the technology of industrial synthesis of ammonia, which alone has enabled the German military-industrial enterprises to completely free themselves from the import of saltpeter from abroad, and the strategic benefits obtained are immeasurable.

The two sides also signed agreements allowing their respective coastal ports and overseas bases in Germany and Seris to refuel each other's naval vessels, and both sides reaffirmed their concerns and interests.

At about the same time, Li Enfu of the Foreign Office and Minister Plenipotentiary Eugene revised the unequal treaties of the former Qing Dynasty. There is no difficult process, there is no unspeakable means, everything is based on the strength of the country. After Seris voluntarily shelved the Hong Kong issue (Hong Kong Island and southern Kowloon, which had only been ceded by the Qing Dynasty), the British finally agreed to make concessions on tariffs and the remaining concessions.

On June 1, 1896, Seris formally signed the Sino-British Treaty of Commerce with the British government. In addition to relinquishing the tariff dominance gained in the former customs clearance, the British side also explicitly abolished all other concessions except Hong Kong and renounced extraterritoriality.

Once Britain is done, the rest of the countries will no longer have any problems. In the process of revising the treaty, except for a little "unpleasantness" between Russia and France, the rest of the countries were almost semi-forced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Seris to revise the treaty. Even in some of these small states, such as Portugal, the Republic sent troops without saying hello and forcibly took over all the administrative powers of the concessions. Instead, the Portuguese speaker of the Portuguese parliament in Macau, Gleman, had been protesting in front of the diplomatic office building in Beijing (the former Prince Qing's palace), and finally the impatient Secretary of State Liang Cheng called the police and blasted him out of Beijing......

Thus, while Japanese Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu was still struggling to negotiate a treaty with the European countries and seeking military assistance to expel the Russians from Hokkaido, the Republic of Seris on the other side had already canceled all the unequal treaties (except Hong Kong) that had been imposed on its people.

When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic was busy, Chen Zeyu, as the head of state, was "busy and idle".

After signing a cooperation treaty with Germany, Chen Zeyu specially took time to invite Prince William and his son to visit the Summer Palace in the western suburbs of Beijing.

Here Chen Zeyu also played an "international polo match" with Prince William with great interest, and the horses he rode were all the royal mounts of the former Qing royal family, and the mixed horses of the Ili horse and the Don hippopotamus. Compared with Chen Zeyu's nervous reflexes, which are basically based on physical conditions, the young German prince can see that he is really passionate about this sport.

During the polo match, the teams of the two sides played quite intensely, and each other's scores were staggered back and forth, and in the end, Chen Zeyu deliberately humbled his newly-known German friend to make the German prince win two points with a smile. Chen Zeyu saw that William was very fond of the good horse he rode in the Western Regions, so he gave it to him with a smile. William was very happy and gave Chen Zeyu an Austrian piano in return.

After the race, the two of them rode their horses together in the garden to enjoy the surrounding landscapes, of course, there was naturally a team of guards not far away.

"Dear Chen, what do you like to read?"

The German prince in front of him is actually very young, he is only 17 years old, and he is actually 2 years younger than Chen Zeyu next to him.

"Well, I love a wide range of works, but as far as foreign works are concerned, I still most admire Clausewitz's "On War" and the Englishman Adam Smith's masterpiece "The Wealth of Nations." Chen Zeyu thought for a while and told his friends the answer.

William looked at Chen Zeyu beside him with a look of surprise, "Oh! Chen, you know what? My favorite book is "The Power of the Sea" by you! ”

Chen Zeyu shrugged his shoulders, he knew that what Prince William was talking about should be the "Collection of Sea Power Theory" compiled and distributed by Zhonghua Book Publishing House around the world last year, and the impact was quite sensational all over the world at that time.

"Hehe, in the words of Mr. Newton, an Englishman, I am just standing on the shoulders of a giant."

William shook his head, "I really can't stand the modesty of you Chinese." Speaking of the Navy, I really want to thank your country for providing us with radio transmitters! Compared with wired telegraphs and battlefield telephones, which are limited in the use environment, the wireless telegraph provided to us by your country plays an irreplaceable role on the battlefield, especially in naval warfare. ”

"Hehe, it's just the icing on the cake, speaking of the navy, your country's naval development in recent years can really be called by leaps and bounds! I wonder if your great-grandmother in Britain would be upset? ”

"Well, if that's the case, it's not necessarily good news for Germany."

"Hehe" Chen Zeyu smiled and did not speak.

"In comparison, Chen, I'm more interested in your navy." William smiled and continued, "To be able to defeat the Spanish and Japanese navies in a very short period of time is remarkable for a young maritime force! ”

Chen Zeyu shook his head and said, "The navy is not the same as the army, with a good style and equipment, a country may be able to establish its army in a very short time." But the Navy will not work, it will require the efforts of several generations, and the Navy of the Republic still has a long, long way to go. ”

William turned to his friend and asked, "But advanced equipment does shorten the process, doesn't it?" Dear Chen, I heard that the armor of your naval warships has been completely abandoned by rivets, and a rare new technology has been adopted, right? ”

Chen Zeyu glanced at William and nodded, "It's not that you are the only one who asked. Yes, it is a welding technology that has just been successfully developed in China, a new technology that uses combustible gas flames to join steel. In fact, this industrial cooperation with your country is part of this exchange of technology! ”

"Oh, that's great! When I was in Tianjin, I had the good fortune to see your battleship "Quanzhou", it was definitely the most perfect battleship I have ever seen, and it seems that it will not be long before the German Wilhelm shipyard can build such a beautiful battleship! Chen, you must let the engineers of your country teach us well. ”

It could be seen that William was indeed very happy, and Chen Zeyu smiled, "Of course, the Republic is very happy to cooperate with Germany. ”

Chen Zeyu will not feel sorry for the gas welding technology in his heart, anyway, acetylene gas welding will not be long before the Germans themselves will find out. And as early as the beginning of last year, the shipyards of the Republic have begun to try out arc welding equipment, with this more cheap and stable technology, Chen Zeyu will naturally no longer hide the gas welding technology, and it is the consistent style of the Republic to give full play to its value in a timely manner......

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On July 3, 1896, Chen Zeyu bid farewell to Prince William and his son, who had been staying in Seris for a long time, at the port of Tianjin.

"Chen! It's a pleasure to meet such a friend of yours. ”

"Me too, William! Bon voyage! ”

Accompanied by the solemn military music of the Seris Navy "Deep Blue", escorted by the two Luzon-class battleships of the Seris Navy, the warships of the German Far East Fleet surrounded the "Princess Augusta" where William and his son were located and gradually disappeared on the sea level, leaving only the faint black smoke that could still be seen.

Thinking of what the German Far East Fleet led by Prince Heinrich, the founder of the German Navy, did in the Jiaozhou Bay of Seris, Chen Zeyu smiled proudly again.

I have changed history, and I will continue to do so......

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