Since the seizure of these two cargo ships, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been in a state of affairs in an instant, and everyone including the prime minister has to deal with it and is overwhelmed.

Qiao Yu and the United States jointly solved the problem of raw silk, and it is now clear that China has a long tradition of raw silk production, and there is a vast land and sufficient labor, and the biggest reason why China's raw silk is replaced by this is that China's raw silk production still relies on manual work, and it has introduced a large number of machines, so the raw silk can be cheaper and more high-quality.

However, if the United States supports the development of silkworm reeling in Sichuan, then the advantages of the book will be wiped out in an instant, China's natural conditions are not comparable to the book, and what is worse is that the United States is the largest market for silk, if the United States changes its attitude, it will be a disaster for the book.

The relationship between raw silk is too big, and he can't help but go crazy, so he wants to put pressure on Sichuan by seizing the cargo ship, but he finds that a larger powder keg has been ignited in an instant, and now the Entente and the Allies have fought to the most critical moment, the production capacity of Britain and France has reached the limit, but it still can't keep up with the speed of consumption, so the support of the world's various production sites for the Entente has become very important, and even a matter of life and death.

Although he declared war on Germany, he only fought against the German army in Qingdao in Asia, which can be said to be a simple spectator, and Sichuan was much more lovely than that of Sichuan, not only providing raw materials and goods, but also providing a large number of laborers.

"Mr. Zhiyi, our two countries are allies, but unfortunately, I have only now found out that your country is actually an ally of Germany, fighting for the interests of Germany, and is a complete traitor!"

As a diplomat, he knew very well the weight of Sichuan in the hearts of the Entente countries, and this was undoubtedly to anger Britain, France, and Russia.

Now Zhiyi is facing the questioning of the ministers of Britain, France, Russia and the United States, the most angry of the four ministers is the Russian minister, originally said that there was enmity between Russia, and now after the battle of Fort Tennan, Russia has exhausted its heavy equipment, and Russia's own poor industrial conditions make it impossible to withstand a long war, and now it takes almost two or three people to have a rifle on the Russian front.

The arms delivered by Sichuan can be said to be very eager for Russia, and the low price of Sichuan arms can just make up for the vacancy in Russia, but just when the Russian soldiers were looking forward to it on the front line, it was said that the arms were detained, and the Russian tsar was almost going crazy after getting the news.

And the same is true of Britain and France, the consumption on the battlefield on the Western Front is extremely fast, and the inconspicuous thing such as the bristle brush can help maintain the weapon and extend the service life by half.

"Your Excellency Zhu Erdian, Ben has always been loyal to his allies, don't get me wrong, we have obtained some information, the ship in Sichuan is loaded with a large amount of morphine, and it is precisely because we are worried that this drug will be transported to Europe, so we will seize it!"

"Now that the ship is in your hands, I wonder if you can find morphine?" U.S. Minister Reinsch asked.

"I'm looking carefully, I'm sure I'll find it!"

"No need, even if you don't have it, you can put it in yourself, Yucheng Iron and Steel Plant is a joint venture between the United States and Sichuan, with shares in both sides, why does this ignore the business rules, and want to get the steel plant into his own hands, this is a hooliganism, I have reported to the political axe, if this can not change the wrong position as soon as possible, we will expand the sanctions against Yueben, including oil, steel and other products will be completely cut off!"

As soon as Rui Enshi's words were finished, he said that he would see sweat on the door of his brain, and the deterrent effect of Rui Enshi's words was too great, now the main oil producing area is in the Gulf of Mexico, and the United States is the largest oil exporter.

As for steel, it is a necessary resource for the development of industry, and if the United States cuts off the supply, it will be a nightmare for the company, and Zhiyi is now extremely resentful of why the country is so reckless, and it is simply a joke about the empire.

"Your Excellency Rui Enshi, the empire will not ignore the principles of commerce, and it also attaches great importance to trade with the United States, but the United States first reached a raw silk cooperation with Sichuan, ignoring the interests of the United States, as long as the United States can change, it will definitely change its policy!"

Rui Enshi was so angry that he wanted to laugh, "I must sober up my head, all this is the result of the 21 articles proposed by this book, it is the result of your ambition to swallow China alone, and all the responsibility should be borne by the political axe, not others!" ”

Zhu Erdian took over the conversation at this time, "Mr. Zhiyi, we, the Entente and the United States, demand that your country immediately release the seized cargo ship, and at the same time promise not to do the same thing in the future, the other twenty-one articles are too harsh, and the powers will definitely not be able to agree!" After saying that, the four ministers left one after another, leaving Yue Zhiyi on the spot.

Said Zhiyi listened very carefully to Zhu Erdian's ultimatum, although the Entente looked aggressive, but the confidence was not very sufficient, the cargo ship must be released, but for the twenty-one article is only too harsh, in other words, as long as it can be modified, the powers can accept it, said Zhiyi's mind spun rapidly, and gradually a bright light appeared in his eyes, the powers are indeed too weak now, and they are unable to take care of the Far East.

Getting this kind of conclusion made Yue Zhiyi's heart a lot more excited, he immediately sent a telegram to the country, asking the country to release the cargo ship first, and then put all the pressure on Yuan Shikai, so that Yuan Shikai accepted the 21 articles, as long as Yuan Shikai compromised, the United States had no choice, as long as he got the treaty first, he could have slowly taken the benefits into his hands.

Three days later, the political axe released two cargo ships, and the United States' sanctions against the company were also reduced a lot, after all, there are many consortia in the United States that have made a fortune by trading with the United States, and the United States is destined not to be able to implement this policy strongly, and it seems that the crisis has eased a lot, but the root cause of the 21st article has not yet been solved, and the current quiet is only temporary, and a larger conflict is still brewing.

"Qiao Shuai, Beiyang Political Axe is still talking about the issue of Twenty-one Articles, I think Beiyang doesn't seem to be willing to refuse, I'm afraid that I have given Yuan Shikai a benefit that he can't refuse, otherwise the matter in front of him can't be explained!" Jiang Baili asked while sipping tea.

Qiao Yu sighed, "President Yuan wants to be Emperor Yuan, and he says that he does what he likes, so President Yuan naturally can't make a decision!" ”

When Jiang Baili heard Emperor Yuan, he only felt very ridiculous, "Qiao Shuai, the Manchu Emperor has just fallen, why does Yuan Shikai still want to be the emperor, isn't this wishful thinking!" ”

"This is what Yang Du said personally, the president is not as powerful as the emperor after all, Brother Jiang, you might as well imagine what kind of situation China will be like if Yuan Shikai becomes emperor?"

Jiang Baili's brows furrowed painfully, "Qiao Shuai is only afraid that the chaos in the world is just around the corner, except for a few sycophants among the proud soldiers and fierce generals in Beiyang, others will not agree with Yuan Shikai as the emperor, academic, business, political, etc. will not agree, I am afraid that Yuan Shikai will be completely isolated, and the fate of defeat is inevitable, but without Yuan Shikai, who can still unify China, the disaster of the Han and Tang Dynasty splits is just around the corner!" ”

Jiang Baili looked excited as he spoke, and his fingers trembled slightly, "Qiao Shuai, this is a catastrophe in China, a tragedy in the Republic of China, you must try to stop it!" ”

Qiao Yu has always admired Jiang Baili's insight, and also admired his vision, things are indeed as he said, as soon as Yuan Shikai dies, China will be completely divided, but Qiao Yu has long adapted to this era, some things can't be stopped, you might as well seek greater benefits from these things.

"Brother Jiang, what do you think is the biggest problem restricting the development of Sichuan?"

"Naturally, it is transportation, Sichuan is deep inland, far from the sea, although Sichuan can avoid the invasion of foreign powers, but now the sea power is flourishing, and if you can't control the ocean, you can't control your destiny!"

"Hehe, Brother Jiang is high, but Sichuan is about to have its own shipyard, I have reached an intention with the British to establish a shipyard in Qinzhou, Guangdong, mainly to produce about 3,000 tons of cargo ships, by the British technology, Sichuan capital, from Guangdong to buy land, build a port

Qiao Yu said here when he couldn't stop being proud, this time he said that the Sichuan freighter was attacked, which greatly stimulated the British, Sichuan is now the main transportation channel is the Yangtze River, or too single, and not safe enough, so it is urgent to find another way out, Qiao Yu took the opportunity to put forward the plan to establish a shipyard in Qinzhou, and all the freighters produced were provided to the Entente countries, and the shipyard was planned to be completed within a year, and production started, after this shipyard, the goods of Sichuan could go to Yunnan, enter Vietnam, and then be loaded and shipped to Europe, all the way is under the control of Britain and France, don't worry about making trouble myself.

"Qiao Shuai, Guangdong is too far away from Sichuan, don't you think you will build a factory there for no reason!" Jiang Baili's mind spun rapidly, "Qiao Shuai, you don't want to dominate the southwest!" After having Yungui, Qinzhou is not too far away! ”

"Hehe, Brother Jiang, this project may not be able to succeed now, the most important thing is that the shipyard construction cycle is not short, if there is no product, Europe will be over, isn't it in vain, so without a detailed and feasible plan, the British will not easily agree!"

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