Relying on the foresight of the people who traveled through the war, Li Guang felt that although he did not have the level of defying the sky, he was able to establish the foundation of Haitang before the end of the war, and even made a lot of preparations for the interests of Haitang after the war. Such an achievement is also something to be proud of.

In fact, it is not only Li Guang who is proud, but also many descendants of Yan and Huang, such as Foreign Minister Yan Huiqing.

Mr. Yan's current spirit is not obvious that he is 68 years old. In a tropical area like Datang Island, people are prone to sweating and the elderly are prone to thinness, but Minister Yan has not only not lost weight in the two or three years here, but his round face is more round, his face is full of red light, and he is in good spirits, and he can't tell that he is an old man who is nearly seventy years old.

For the old gentleman, Li Guang is quite respectful. Every time Minister Yan finished talking about official business, Li Guang always sent it outside the gate. Watching the old gentleman get into the car and run away with a smoke, Li Guang couldn't help but be happy.

When Mr. Yan first arrived in Haitang, like many elderly people, he was sick. It's not a big problem, but it's not good for energy and physical strength.

A person lives a spirit.

The peasants of Haitang are almost all the poorest people in China, and when they first arrived in Haitang, almost all of them were skinny, and the long-term hunger made many people look dull and look at them like dry bones. If you stand in such a crowd, with Li Guang's 21st century vision, you will almost think that it is like being in hell.

However, it is in this state, almost like a person walking with the corpse, once he has eaten enough, once he has land, he has output, and he has hope, and it will not take long for him to take on a new look, as if he has changed a person. They have sweated on this land, and they have or are looking forward to marrying a wife and having children, continuing the bloodline, and building their ideal home, even the home that their ancestors have dreamed of for generations.

Mr. Yan. The same is true. Although he did not work in the fields, he found more meaning in his life in his diplomatic career.

He was a man of learning with integrity and a career diplomat. But since he stepped into diplomacy. From the beginning of the Republic of China to the Paris Peace Conference in World War I. and then to the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, when the diplomatic career he was engaged in, there was almost no time when it was smooth, except for holding his breath or holding his breath, how could his body and spirit be good?

The old gentleman once talked about Gu Weijun, a famous person in the history of Chinese diplomacy, a great talent who has studied both China and the West. At the end of World War I, China was a member of the victorious powers, and he spoke as a delegate at the Paris Peace Conference: ". . . Shandong is the cradle of Chinese culture. The Chinese sages Confucius and Mencius were born in this land, Confucius, Confucius is like the Jesus of the West, Shandong is Chinese, whether it is economic or strategic, as well as religious culture, China cannot lose Shandong, just as the West cannot lose Jerusalem!! ”。

This speech can be described as a "universal" morality, and the truth is also common all over the world. But, what is the result?

Diplomacy is not morality. It's not a reason, it's the most naked-naked-naked exchange of interests between countries. The country is weak and the country is poor. Even if you occupy the highest morality of all mankind and the common principles of all the world, in foreign affairs, you still cannot strive for even the slightest benefit for the country.

Is it because a whole generation of old Chinese diplomats is too incompetent? Or are they really all traitors?

No, at least not entirely.

Lu Zhengxiang, who is currently the dean of the Foreign Affairs College at Haitang University of Political Science and Law, said: A weak country has no diplomacy.

Foreign Minister Yan has a similar view, and his view is that the main reason why China has been passive in diplomacy all along is that it has no leverage, even if it is a small one. (Traitorous chips don't count).

And Haitang. This "branch" of China (Foreign Minister Yan no longer looks at Haitang in a certain way, although Haitang has not yet risen to the level of national representative in his mind. But they are no longer regarded as "overseas warlords" who have not become a climate. Gave Minister Yan countless chips. Although these chips are limited to Haitang's strength. It's not enough to be on an equal footing with a big country, but it's enough to make Minister Yan's long sleeves fluttering.

Diplomacy, as the name suggests, foreign exchange. The empty glove white wolf is only an occasional "dream master" and cannot become the norm. In most cases, if you don't have any chips, you can't exchange them. No matter how long the sleeves are good at dancing, it is difficult to cook without rice.

Although Haitang is small, it really has a lot of chips. In diplomatic activities, selling a little bit of chips for a good price is exactly where Minister Yan's pleasure lies, and it is also where the ideal of diplomats lies.

The career is smooth, Minister Yan's heart has undergone great changes, and the knot in his heart has been untied. After the sincere meeting of Li Guang and Premier Yuan, Minister Yen officially swore in Haitang nationality in 45 years, and it is the only nationality. Haitang has since been relieved of a little embarrassment: the foreign minister is not a Chinese in the legal sense, and this thing is really a bit embarrassing.

If you list Minister Yan's recent diplomatic activities, you can see why Mr. Yan is so excited and happy.

On the European side, Haitang's four actions against Europe have paid off. First, economic cooperation with "anyway" Italy. Second, military cooperation with Belgium. Third, the propaganda of the surrender of the German Nazis. Fourth, extortion of loans from Switzerland.

In these four actions, Haitang's investment is not large, and almost all of them are benefits. But for Europe, the implications are enormous.

First of all, Italy, just got the help of Haitang anyway, although it is an exchange of interests, Haitang has taken a lot of advantage from it, but the food trade has greatly stabilized Italy's domestic situation. Diplomats from various countries are not stupid, they can see that Haitang has benefited, there is a certain tacit understanding between the two countries, and Haitang will help Italy speak after the war.

What is it? Role models, benchmarks. Is there a saying that doesn't say that? The power of example is endless.

There are several countries in Europe that are in the same situation as Italy. These countries are a bit of a German hardcore, such as Austria, such as Romania. As for the countries that are "hardcore", there are also quite a few.

Let's start with Germany's loyal horses: Austria, Hungary and Romania were the core powers of the Axis powers. Finland, on the other hand, had a legitimate reason to fight the Soviet Union, but it was on the wrong side, and once the Axis was defeated, it would deserve its misfortune. Now on the European battlefield, although the Allies and the Axis powers are still in a tug-of-war, the defeat of the Axis powers has been revealed, and the German horses have begun to look for a way back.

These countries have successively sent envoys across the ocean to Haitang. In order to hide people's eyes, some countries even sent not official officials, but all kinds of businessmen, scholars, actors, etc., while others were representatives of the rebels. I don't know how the representatives of the so-called rebels went overseas under the double pressure of the puppet government and the German army. No fool would believe it.

In such a situation, it is impossible to reach a real diplomatic agreement, but it is also one of the diplomatic skills to be familiar. European countries in terms of diplomacy. The concept is much more mature than that of the Jiang Committee-Chief.

Since they want to be familiar, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Haitang will naturally give them a chance. Talk a lot, get to know more. Although these countries are on the wrong side, no matter how you say it, a country always has some bargaining chips, and the interests are not negotiated.

Austria, for example, was the hardcore of Germany, and seeing that the defeat of the Axis powers was imminent, some representatives of their internal forces were also looking for a way out. Haitang didn't even have the slightest promise. However, the Austrian "government" promised that after the war, it would train 1,000 university students for Haitang free of charge, and the most important part of the school was music.

In addition, Austria's eagerness was really "touching": even the Austrian mission personnel saw that Haitang was engaged in infrastructure construction and took the initiative to promise to send a group of construction engineers to Haitang. Before the end of the war, more than a dozen batches of more than 3,000 engineers were sent in a daze. Of course, not all of these so-called engineers who arrived in Haitang were real engineers, and more than half of them were "war criminals" or their families. This is the effect of Haitang's propaganda on the German surrender.

These countries are also well aware. In fact, Haitang does not have much say in European issues, let alone the dominant power. But Haitang is qualified to make suggestions on European issues, in some cases. It's easy to make a small stumbling block to a certain country. And the escape of the fallen trees and the scattered people, from being liquidated after the war, is itself the main purpose of the slippery heads of the "puppet government", and in the eyes of these slippery heads of the puppet government, although it is not the best choice for fleeing, it can be regarded as a "way". So, these guys rushed to Haitang through various channels.

It's all about profit. Haitang doesn't have to pay anything, at most it is just a verbal promise. There is no reason to extrapolate. With such a good thing, Minister Yan is naturally happy and happy.

Another kind of country on the European continent. It was occupied by Germany. For example, in Belgium, Haitang already has military cooperation with the Belgian side. Naturally, other countries saw the benefits and sent official or unofficial missions. The Norwegian mission came, the Dutch mission came, the Danish mission came, the Polish mission came. Most of these countries are seeking a preference for post-war compensation, whether territorial or economic. In the same way, they hoped that after the war, Haitang would help them speak, or at least not get in the way.

And if Haitang wants to get a piece of the pie from the defeated Axis powers in the future, it also needs to cooperate with smaller countries. The truth that everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high is understood by all countries.

What is more special is another type of country, that is, the so-called neutral country. If you want to say the most despicable, it is actually such a group of neutral countries. These countries, under the guise of neutrality, should make money without mercy. At this point in the war, they realized that they had to start their activities in order to protect the benefits they had.

The fact that Haitang had extorted a loan from Switzerland made these neutral countries see another danger: they were afraid, afraid that they would be forced into the ranks of the Axis powers by Haitang's unreasonableness at a time when the Axis powers were already seeing signs of defeat. Of course, due to various factors, they did not dare to immediately and explicitly vote for the side of the allies.

For such a country, Haitang is naturally unrelenting. In this period, a single promise can return a myriad of benefits. For example, Haitang only promised not to obstruct the post-war accountability, and Sweden promised to help Haitang build a large bearing factory.

In a series of diplomatic activities with European countries, all the shamelessness you can think of, and even the shamelessness you can't think of, are presented one by one. For example, in the German-occupied countries, representatives of the puppet military government came to negotiate, and the resistance army also came. And when the representatives of these two parties meet together, they are often smiling, and they can't see the tension at all. There is even a scene of the two sides negotiating together, which is really eye-opening.

justice. When it is beneficial for the country to surrender, they surrender, and the puppet army is the representative. When it is beneficial to the country anyway, the rebels are the representatives. Of course, there is another reason for the arrival of the representatives of the puppet-army, that is, they are doing dog legs, getting fat, and they are looking for a way out.

Pacific side.

The Netherlands and Australia, as well as New Zealand, and the Philippines have recently had frequent contacts with Haitang. The war situation in the Pacific was much clearer than in Europe, and everyone had already seen that Japan's defeat was imminent.

Although the war is not over, the issue of the division of interests after the war is already on the agenda. These countries, like Haitang, have legitimate reasons for taking a piece of the pie from Japan. However, the United States is the dominant power in the Asian theater, and if it wants to get a piece of the pie, it must not only have good relations with the United States, but also entangled some little brothers to cheer together.

Don't look at Haitang in the Indian Ocean, located in Africa, but the main battlefield is in Asia, and it has undertaken quite heavy combat missions, and its contribution on the battlefield can be comparable to Australia, and even surpass Australia to some extent.

Therefore, those who can gang up and cheer together, Haitang undoubtedly occupies an important position. As for the United Kingdom, the former boss has been relegated to the position of a competitor. There are no fools, even Australia and New Zealand still regard Britain as their suzerain, but they all understand one thing: only the United States can dominate the distribution of benefits. Britain, on the other hand, is, in a sense, a competitor in the spoils. So, it is only natural that a few little brothers join hands.

With the same interests, many agreements are easy to reach. For example, Haitang got a small island from the Netherlands, Natuna. The Natuna Islands are located in the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo. Later, China's nine-dash line in the South China Sea bent slightly to the north at Natuna, leaving China's maritime strategy without an important forward base. Haitang's reason for wanting this island is not so complicated - Haitang will migrate in the future, and ships need a transit station.

For the Netherlands, it is enough to guarantee their main interests in Indonesia. As for a small Natuna Island, it is not in sight at all, and besides, when such an island is operated, there is no profit at all, and it is a chicken rib. However, this island, located at the southern end of the South China Sea, is of unparalleled importance to China in the 21st century, and can easily radiate to the countries of the South China Sea. It is also the most important U.S. naval base in the South China Sea.

Another example is Thailand, another Axis member in Asia. Haitang's position easily won the support of these countries. Li Guang has always had a question, it is clear that Thailand was an ally of Japan in World War II, but there was no land reparation in the post-war liquidation.

Li Guang couldn't understand how Thailand did it. If it's purely diplomatic, then this thing is really against the sky. However, Li Guang's birth is itself an existence against the sky, so if Thailand wants to go against the sky, the first thing to pass is Haitang. If you can't cut a piece of meat from Thailand, where will "justice" come from?

The target of the Haitang Army's Yang Weiwu column was the Malay Peninsula, which naturally had a lot to do with Thailand in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula.

There are many means to achieve the end, and war and diplomacy complement each other, so Minister Yan's work became a very important part of Haitang's campaign to capture Malaya. The core of its diplomacy on the Thai side has only two words - strong women.

can bully a "country", how can Minister Yan not be happy? Li Guang is happy to see how Minister Yan uses his tactics in Thailand. (To be continued)