After the German army returned home, it not only left a large amount of weapons and equipment, ammunition and war materials on the Eastern Front, but also left more things on the Western Front, all of which were obtained by the armies of Britain, France and the United States.

It is impossible for the British and American armies to bring these things home, all these things were obtained by the French, and the French also made a lot of money, Britain and the United States and other countries also knew that France suffered the greatest losses in this war, but France's strength was still there, with these large quantities of weapons and equipment, ammunition and war materials left by the Germans, France armed more than one million troops in just two months, which made the British jealous.

Now that Germany has been defeated, France will be the most powerful country on the European continent in the future, the second is Italy, the third is Austria, Italy has always been the grass on the wall, whichever side is stronger, it will fall to that side, that is to say, the European continent will be decided by the French in the future, how can this not make the British jealous? After all, Britain itself is isolated outside the European continent, and if France is the only one in Europe, then will it still be useful for the British to speak? It is obvious that allowing the French to dominate the continent is not in keeping with the principles of the British.

Xiao Zhenlei analyzed the situation in post-war Europe very thoroughly, and in order to prevent Britain or France from dominating the European continent, the only way to do this was to support Germany, so it could not greatly weaken Germany's power. From this point of view, Britain's position should be consistent with that of China, because Britain does not want France to dominate the European continent, and China does not want Britain and France to dominate the European continent, which is a point that both sides should agree on.

Fermos, the new minister sent by the British government to China, has been in the capital for some time, and Xiao Zhenlei thinks that he can talk about the tone of the British first.

"Xiao Gao, what is the name of the new minister sent by the British?" On this day, Xiao Zhenlei asked the secretary after work.

Kotaka replied, "It's called Fillmos."

"Oh, yes. Fillmos! Xiao Zhenlei nodded, and said to Xiao Gao again: "He has also been here for a while, I don't seem to have met him yet, right?" You see, since people are here, we should also do our best to be landlords! You do this, you arrange it. I'll treat him to dinner in a few days, not too simple, but not too extravagant."

Xiao Gao hurriedly agreed: "Okay, big president!" ”

Two days later, it happened to be a Saturday, and Kodaka had called the British Legation in China the day before to make an appointment with Fillmos.

On Saturday night, Fillomes came to the presidential villa in the western suburbs as promised, the secretary Xiao Gao introduced Fillmos into the villa at the door, Xiao Zhenlei was listening to music in the living room, and several children were running around nearby.

"Great President. Mr. Fillmos has arrived! "Xiao Gao came over with Fillmos to report.

Fillmos stepped forward and bent down at the right time and said: "I have met Your Excellency, I am Fermos, Minister of the British Empire to China, and I have always wanted to visit His Excellency the President, but I am busy with official business and have no leisure, and I ask Your Excellency the President to forgive me, I am honored to receive the invitation of His Excellency the President today." Thank you so much! ”

Xiao Zhenlei got up and shook hands with Firmos, and said with a smile: "Mr. Minister, you don't need to be polite. Have a seat! ”

Filles said thank you, and then sat down on the sofa next to Xiao Zhenlei, Xiao Zhenlei looked at his watch, tapped his watch and said, "It's still early, and the banquet will take half an hour to be ready, Mr. Fillmos." Look, why don't we talk about it first? ”

"Okay!" Fillmos was very polite, he owed a debt and asked, "I don't know what His Excellency the President wants to talk about?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei said with a smile: "Just talk about Britain, China, Europe, and the world? ”

Fillmos shrugged: "Willing to discuss with His Excellency the President!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei stretched out his hand and motioned for Fillmos to drink tea, and then asked, "Mr. Fillmores, what do you think of Britain's status in Europe now?" ”

"Britain is a big country. The title of the empire on which the sun never sets is not in vain, and Britain has the responsibility and obligation to maintain peace in Europe and the whole world! ”

Fillmos said this very squarely, and he also held his head high when he spoke. Xiao Zhenlei can understand it as Britain is the world's policeman, and it can also be understood as Britain is not afraid of any provocation.

Xiao Zhenlei shook his head and smiled: "Mr. Fillmos, the title of the empire on which the sun never sets is in the past, and now I am afraid that it will not live up to its name, not to mention anything else, even in Europe, Britain cannot afford the title of the sun never sets, in Europe, I am afraid that it will be very difficult for Britain to speak and count in the future!" ”

Fillmos was a little unhappy after listening to Xiao Zhenlei's words, but he was a guest today, he didn't show his displeasure, just frowned, and asked: "Listening to what His Excellency the President said, I don't know what His Excellency the President means?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei lit a cigarette, and after a few puffs, he said: "Aside from Soviet Russia, which country does Mr. Philmos think is the most powerful country in the European continent?" In fact, I don't need to say, Mr. Fillmos should also know that it is France, although France has suffered a great catastrophe in this war, but if France can get enough benefits from Germany this time, I believe that it will turn over within a few years and become the most powerful country in the whole of Europe! What do you think? ”

Fillmos listened to Xiao Zhenlei's words, and had to admit that Xiao Zhenlei said that this situation is very likely to happen, France is the country that suffered the most losses in this war, but France's industry and agriculture did not suffer much damage in the war, after the German occupation of France, did not destroy the industry and agriculture in various places, but supported the puppet government to continue to produce military supplies for the German army. After the surrender of the Germans, France's industry was also preserved, and if France received a large amount of war reparations and other sufficient benefits from Germany, France would definitely be able to turn around quickly.

But Britain is different, because Britain needs to repay a large amount of loans, after France was occupied by Germany, a large part of the French army withdrew to Britain, and a small part was withdrawn to Africa, so all the needs of the French army were provided by the British, and the British were also to tie up France, promising not to need France to pay the costs, while the British government borrowed a lot of money from China and the United States, which needed to be repaid.

Xiao Zhenlei took a sip of tea, looked at Fillmos's expression, smiled in his heart, and continued: "If France gets enough benefits from Germany and becomes the hegemon of the European continent, it will be just around the corner, and at that time, it will be difficult for your country to gain a certain right to speak on the European continent, and Britain still wants to maintain peace in Europe and the world?" I'm afraid that I can't catch it, right? ”

Fillmos's face was a little ugly, he noticed that Xiao Zhenlei's expression was always smiling, so he asked, "What does Your Excellency the President mean by that?" You mean that the French could not get enough benefits from Germany? ”

Xiao Zhenlei spread his hands: "I didn't say that, in this war, France is the country that has suffered the most, and if the French ask for the most compensation from Germany, it should be, isn't it?" Whether France can turn over quickly, whether it will become a European hegemon, this has nothing to do with our country, even if France becomes a European hegemon, it will not pose much threat to our country, right? I'm just saying it casually, casually, Mr. Fillmos doesn't care! ”

How do you know that Fillmos shook his head again and again and said: "No, no, no, Your Excellency, what you just said is very reasonable, if France is allowed to get enough benefits from Germany, France will definitely recover its national strength in the shortest possible time and become the most powerful country in Europe, because in this war, France's industry and agriculture have not been damaged much, if there is enough capital investment, France will soon turn over, and Germany, which has been greatly weakened and limited, will not be able to compete with France, and the European continent does not need a hegemon, This will only make the European continent tumultuous from now on, and what Europe needs is a balance of power among countries! Your Excellency the President, we cannot create a European hegemon, we cannot let the whole world experience another big war, because we can't afford it! ”

Xiao Zhenlei began to pretend to be confused: "This, Mr. Fillmos, why can't I understand this?" How can we say that we cannot make a European hegemon come out? ”

Fillmos explained: "Your Excellency, what do you think, what to do with Germany, how much Germany should pay to each country, it is up to us to decide, if we greatly weaken Germany, then according to the degree of loss of France, France will receive the most compensation, if France gets enough benefits, it will quickly turn over, is this not our own hands to create a European hegemon?" A hegemon on the European continent will certainly upset the balance of the situation in Europe, which is not good for peace in Europe and even in the whole world! ”

Xiao Zhenlei pretended to suddenly realize, and nodded: "I understand, what you mean is that we can't greatly weaken Germany, we can't let the French take advantage of them and let them become the hegemon of Europe, and appropriately weaken Germany, so that Germany's power can not only threaten world peace, but also contain France on the European continent, right?" ”

Fillmos hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, that's what I mean, I don't know what His Excellency the President means?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, no, no, Mr. Fillmos, this is a European affair, our country is in the East, if my country interferes in European affairs, it is estimated that many politicians in other European countries, including your country, will say that my country is nosy, besides, even if France becomes the hegemon of Europe, this is also a matter of the European continent, and it has nothing to do with our country. (To be continued......)