"Don't wait for me!"

The same sigh came out of Chen Moran's mouth, standing in front of the window, looking at the sunset reflecting half of the sky, he shook his head helplessly, since he became the ruler, he was always forced to make some unwanted decisions, just like this decision now.

As two close neighbors of East Asia, China said that the relationship between the two countries is complicated, and it is by no means a natural enemy, a century-old enemy can be brushed aside, once said to be China's best students, after the death of the Ming Dynasty, thousands of scholars and literati who did not want to be captives to go east to say this, "Tang style and Han rhyme in Dongying" may be just a description of the relationship between the two countries.

Once, that was just once!

No matter how those people preach, for Chen Moran, he will never be able to forget Nanjing, and he will never forget the tens of millions of compatriots who died in the eight-year War of Resistance. Since the Meiji Restoration, China and North Korea have always been regarded as the primary enemies. Its purpose is to open up a larger, better and more stable living space for the country. There are only two ways to achieve absolute perfection: one is to always ensure that the lifeline at sea is unimpeded and to control nature as much as possible through human factors. One is a fixed piece of land on the nearest continent with abundant resources.

The huge indemnity for the defeat of the Manchu Qing in the First Sino-Japanese War provided a strong financial guarantee for the rise of the capital, which may be the sorrow of China, which learned from the Tang Dynasty and completed the transformation from a slave country to a feudal country. It's nothing more than a bite back, biting the flesh from this weakened teacher.

This country is the land of wolves!

But now? With his fists clenched, Chen Moran took a deep puff of cigarette and frowned.

"Only eternal good! It's all for the sake of profit! ”

While repeatedly persuading himself, the door was pushed open by Yu Hongyu.

"Archon, the guests have arrived!"

At sunset, a cruiser slowly approached the dock of Zhangzi Island, there was no welcome salute, and even a few people could not be seen on the exclusive dock of this naval school, but a few cars were parked on the pier, and a few people stood outside the car, the pier under the sunset looked a little strange, and the most strange place was the cruiser that docked at the port, although the ship docked, but there were no sailors on the ship, and even the cruiser did not fly the national flag.

After the ramp of the warship was lowered, a few people walked down from the warship, and the group of ten people got out of the car and boarded the car directly, and the five Mustang sedans did not go towards the naval school, but towards the other side.

The guest sitting in the back seat sat motionless, although it was a hot summer, but he was still wearing an English tuxedo, a pair of eyes staring ahead, occasionally only when the naval cadets for physical training passed by, he would move his eyeballs slightly, and looked at Prime Minister Katsura Jiro with the rest of his eyes, Liang Dunyan knew that today's secret meeting might affect the course of the whole world.

The clock on the walls was moving, and the fans on the roof were whirring, but the atmosphere in the room was as harmonious as the weather.

“…… I don't think there is any need to talk about the Yantai incident, because the ship avoided Yantai in order to repair the damage, and the Russian captain said that the warship would not fly the Russian flag and participate in the war again, and agreed to hand it over to the Chinese side. There is no objection to the fact that the ship should be protected by China under public law! If your country does not respect China's sovereignty, then we will have no choice but to defend it with force! ”

The "Yantai incident" that Chen Moran mentioned was 10 days ago, on 10 August, when the Russian fleet fought outside the Port of Arthur and the Russian fleet was defeated. That night, the Russian torpedo ship "Lesitrone" fled into the port of Yantai, which was closest to Arthur. The next morning, Mizuno, the consul of the Chinese ship in Yantai, reported to Tokyo the situation of the Russian ship's men in Yantai. At the same time, Mizuno sent a note to Yantai Mayor He Yansheng, demanding that the Chinese side take measures to force the Russian ship to leave Yantai Port within 24 hours.

At this time, Sa Zhenbing was stationed in Yantai. As soon as the Russian ship entered the port, Sa sent soldiers to inquire about it. The Russian captain said that the warship would not fly the Russian flag and participate in the war, and agreed to hand it over to the Chinese side. Sa informed the ruling axe of this situation at the same time as it informed Mizuno, and the ruling axe's order was to protect the "Manchuria" after it was disarmed.

On the evening of the next day, two destroyers, the "Chaochao" and the "Xia," arrived in Yantai at the dispatch of the commander of the Japanese Navy, and the captain of the Japanese ships immediately went ashore to negotiate a plan of action with Mizuno. In the early morning of the 12th, more than 10 soldiers of the ship "Chaochao" boarded the Russian ship to negotiate and demand the surrender of the Russian ship, and the two sides clashed.

Although the two sides did not open fire in the end, this incident affected Sino-Chinese relations after all, although the barbaric act of the Japanese people also aroused international disgust, and the consuls of various countries stationed in Yantai discussed and questioned the actions of the Chinese army. On the one hand, they are under pressure from various countries, and on the other hand, they do not want to make Sino-Chinese relations suddenly cool down because of the Yantai incident, and at the same time make China turn to Russia. Later, the consul in Yantai, Mizuno, apologized to He Yansheng. "I have no choice but to apologize. Brothers of the same kind, please forgive. "As for the medical expenses of the wounded soldiers on both sides, neither side mentioned it. The matter of Yantai is also over.

"Ben always said that the two countries are like brothers. Even if it's a good brother, I'll be furious if you punch me in the face! What's more, the "Manchuria" is still respected by your country, how come it is that when I become the ruling party, it has changed! ”

"Your Excellency, this is just the personal action of a few officers at the front, and the sovereignty of your country has always been fully respected! And this time, I came to your country, first, to apologize to the ruling government for the Yantai incident in person, and to promise not to make an example, and secondly, to say that the future of China and the two countries is for the sake of the future! ”

Just like most of the people themselves, Katsura Jiro was polite at this time, but Chen Moran knew what was hidden behind this politeness, he had his purpose, and he also had his own purpose, this was actually a meeting to take what he needed.

"Yes! In the future, the unpleasantness of the past is always in the past, and the most important thing for China and China is perhaps to put aside prejudices and look forward to the future, the future of China, the future of Ben, the future between our two countries, and the future of Asia! ”

Subsequently, with Chen Moran's cooperation, although the meeting between the two lasted for four hours, the atmosphere gradually became harmonious. Under Chen Moran's guidance, the two did not talk about the relationship between the two countries, but directly talked about the Russo-Russian War, the British Alliance, and the German-British rivalry, and this was exactly what they liked.

“…… In the era of the Qing political axe, the danger in the East was of course extreme, and at the same time the disappointment was extreme. In that way, where is there any hope for the development of the imperial court and the political axe. The Western forces, especially the militarist continental country Russia, oppressed from the north with the strongest force, and Britain, the hegemon of the sea, oppressed from the south with the greatest economic power. As for the book, there is nothing else to do except try to survive itself. And the method of self-existence can never resist Britain and Russia at the same time. I agree with this point when I want to be in power! ”

When Katsura Taro spoke, Chen Moran only smiled and nodded, expressing his approval from time to time.

"Yes, the way of convergence is the means that must be done in wartime!"

"Fortunately, the position of Britain and Russia in Asia as an extreme conflict has enabled our country to take advantage of the Anglo-Russian conflict, and the British alliance to keep it neutral in this war, and why use Britain to suppress France, the ally of the Russians. But...... Such an enemy as Russia is not the biggest enemy in the East, but the most urgent enemy, and if Russia is defeated, it is urgent to save it, and the East will become the sole hegemony of Britain in the future. Britain's naval strength is by no means comparable to that of Britain, and Britain's economic strength is by no means beyond the reach of Britain. I tried my best to bring about an alliance with Britain before the war was brought about, and if the outcome of the war ended in victory, then the effectiveness of the alliance with Britain would have come to an end completely. After that, it was said that Britain must not be united, and Britain should not be united. ”

Katsura Taro, who seemed to be giving a speech, looked at Chen Moran from time to time when he spoke, and from the report of the exiles who had been in and out of the ruling axe, when Chen Moran talked with them about Yangmingxue and Asia, he concealed his "Asianism" and hostility to European countries from the future, at least in this regard, the goal of the two was the same.

"In the Pacific, Britain and Britain are completely hostile. After that, the only way to survive and the only way for the Eastern nation to survive was to try their best to cut off the connection between Britain and Russia, and try their best to unite with Germany, so that the German alliance would fight against Britain after the British alliance. After the war against Russia, it was necessary to defeat the British hegemony, and then the East would have to sleep in peace, and then it would be said that there was life. The fate of all the peoples of the East, from the Tatar Strait to the Pacific Ocean, has been decided by the success or failure of this plan. There are only three problems in the world today, Turkey, India, and China. All three countries were under the oppression of British force and economic power, but as long as the oppression of British force was lifted, the oppression of economic power would not be a problem at all. These three countries can really become the richest producers, and none of these three countries can help them. China has a way to help! In the past few decades, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has neither cultivated its internal affairs, but also renounced its rights at will, and has adhered to its strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack. If the Qing Dynasty is strong, there will never be a war between Russia and Russia. If China is strong, it should be a war between China and Russia, or a war between China and Russia, and not a sacrifice to return to the original, I can assert. These two wars are only fighting for the survival of the country with the life and death of the people, and it is not enough to say that they are aggressive. If China is not strong and is willing to accept the aggression of Europe, and will be in danger, it is hateful. ”

Although Katsura Taro's words had the flavor of clever words, Chen Moran knew that he was telling the truth, at least half of the truth, and when Katsura Taro said this, he did not refute it, in fact, he had been waiting for these words.

"Fortunately, with God's blessing, His Excellency the Ruling Lord led all the people to expel foreign rule with national righteousness, and supported the rivers and mountains of China. If China can have Your Excellency, it will be able to worry about it in the future. In the future, I hope that the two of us will trust each other to achieve this end, and to form an alliance between China and Turkey to solve the Indian question. As soon as the Indian issue is resolved, people of color all over the world will be revived, and we will never worry that there will be no places for immigrants to trade in the future, and we will never make a clumsy plan to invade China. Absolute protection for the mainland and all-out development in the United States and Australia is the right way for the survival and development of our nation. The mainland's development is China's responsibility. China said that the alliance between the two countries can ensure peace in the eastern hemisphere; China says that the Turkish-German-Austrian alliance is good, and it can ensure world peace. This is only in the future efforts of the two of us! ”

When he said this, Katsura Taro looked at Chen Moran, saying that few people in his country knew about his policy, and this policy had been discussed with Ito and others recently, and they had gained their support.

After waiting for his long-awaited words, Chen Moran first agreed, and then sighed helplessly.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, you have really exalted China, the situation of China today is like this, hundreds of years of enslavement, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been stagnant for decades, and now although the nation has recovered, the national strength is unbearable, and it can be said that the wings have not been achieved!"

Putting the cigar down in the ashtray, Chen Moran began to pour bitter water there.

"Your Excellency, what kind of mess I am picking up, putting aside the concessions and consular jurisdictions, now the ruling axe can be described as poor, the ruling axe has been established for nearly three months, but up to now, the countries have not handed over tariffs, after the Opium War, the modern customs was established, and immediately with institutionalized operation, it has gathered huge financial resources, which has become the key point of China's finance, economy, and finance, and has exerted a huge influence on the political front, such a key department, but the real power is not in the hands of the Chinese. Foreigners such as Li Taitai and Hurd successively served as the chief tax department; Customs revenues are kept in foreign banks such as HSBC in the UK to pay foreign debts directly; Tariff rates must also be determined in consultation with the Powers. ”

When it comes to tariffs, Chen Moran is itching with hatred, and the expression of hatred on his face is not pretentious at all, in fact, this meeting with Katsura Jiro, to a large extent, he has never moved any idea of forming an alliance with Yumoto, in fact, Katsura Taro, the prime minister, came to China, how can he have this hope? The reason why he came to the island by warship to North Korea was actually for a double insurance.

"Originally, as my own person, I was more inclined to change the anti-Russian army outside the border to the Liberation Army and cooperate with your army to fight, but the British did not agree, they were worried that once the war involves China's territory and territorial waters, it will inevitably affect Britain's trade with China and damage Britain's dominant position in China, so they stuck my neck on tariffs, so now I am also more than capable of enough, Your Excellency Prime Minister, if a country cannot even protect the most basic rights and interests, then is it possible to achieve prosperity and strength? China's current national strength is weak, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the Asian continent! ”

When he picked up his cigar again, Chen Moran took a deep puff of cigarette, and then let out another long sigh. Katsura Taro, on the other hand, frowned and pondered.

"Your Excellency, if you ......"

(To be continued)