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"I'm very sorry, Your Excellency. You know, starting today, the government departments in our country have been on holiday. I'm afraid the negotiation will have to wait until after the holidays! Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang said helplessly.

"Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, I can understand this!" British Ambassador to China Zhu Erdian said with a smile. In fact, he had already cursed in his heart. These Chinese actually want to take a week off, which is too luxurious!

"Then, Your Excellency, is your country going to agree to the conditions we have proposed?" Wu Tingfang asked. If the British are willing to accept those conditions, it is not impossible to negotiate. However, it may be very difficult for the British to accept those conditions in their entirety.

"Your Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, we can discuss the specific conditions at that time. Our country hopes that the war will be brought to an early end! Zhu Erdian said. He has received a strict order from home that he will be the plenipotentiary of the British side of the negotiations, which is a very powerful position, so to speak. But again, the stakes are significant. Lord Landsdowne, the British Foreign Secretary, asked him to ensure as far as possible that British interests would not be harmed. And Zhu Erdian knew that this root was impossible! He has been in China for more than ten years and knows the greed of the Chinese emperor. Now that the Chinese have won the war, it is impossible to curb the ambitions of the Chinese. It's just that he knows that there are some benefits. Britain cannot give up under any circumstances. For example, India, and the control of the Suez Canal. Therefore, it will be very difficult to reach an agreement with China!

Wu Tingfang nodded and didn't say anything more. Britain's world hegemony is already shaky. As long as China is willing, it will not be difficult to pull Britain out of the position of world hegemon. Merely. Although China is developing rapidly and becoming more and more powerful, its foundation is too shallow after all. If Britain is replaced as the world hegemon, this is not a good thing for China now. Once seated in that position. It will inevitably become the target of public criticism. With China's current strength, it is not yet able to compete with the whole world. Therefore, China's strategy is to abandon these false names for the time being, and to obtain as many benefits as possible in order to strengthen itself. Set the Allies and the Entente against each other and provoke the outbreak of war between them. Let these Western powers. Exhaust your own national power in the war. When the time comes, it will be time for China to gain world hegemony.

Wu Tingfang and Zhu Erdian, after saying some inconsequential words, separated. This time it will. It has become an important gathering of contacts between officials at all levels in China. Wang Yuze intends to make Wu Tingfang the new prime minister after the current prime minister Yang Hua leaves office. However, Wu Tingfang also needs to gain the support of more people. So, with the help of such a will. He had to have a good relationship with the feudal officials. Of course, the military side still counts. Military generals. will only obey the orders of Emperor Wang Yuze. It is impossible for anyone to win over important military ministers, but they may even put themselves in it. Wang Yuze attaches special importance to the grasp of military power.

"Your Excellency Zhu Erdian, how are you talking with Your Excellency Wu Tingfang? Any progress? Pierre, the French ambassador to China, came over and asked. Although the French government has been replaced, his ambassador to China has not been replaced. Like Zhu Erdian, he was also ordered from within the country to reach an agreement with China to end the war. At the same time, it is necessary to preserve the interests of France as much as possible!

For the new government of France, there is no way to do it. Although the new president, Clement Armand Fallier, and the prime minister, Emile Kombou, were both members of the Radical Party, they advocated the development of France into a world military power, and in the confrontation with Germany, they also advocated maintaining a tough position, and finally defeating Germany and re-establishing France's hegemony on the European continent. This view catered to the needs of the French people and those capitalists in this period, and won their support. It's just that the current France, which suffered heavy losses in the war, can no longer afford to continue fighting. They had to end the war as much as possible, recuperate, and then turn their focus to the confrontation with Germany. In this case, a compromise with China will be inevitable!

"Negotiations with the Chinese side are estimated to wait until after their Spring Festival holiday!" Zhu Erdian said with a sigh. He and Pierre have become a pair of difficult brothers. This time, Britain and France joined forces to prepare to make China plant a big heel in the Middle East, but they didn't expect to end up pitting themselves into it. So much so that now the two of them have to pretend to be grandsons in front of the Chinese Foreign Minister.

"The Chinese are very demanding! If such a treaty is signed, I estimate that the two of us will not have a chance to return home! Pierre said. However, compared to Britain, China's offer to France is much better.

"Then negotiate with the Chinese! Hopefully, that's not their last bottom line! Zhu Erdian said. The Chinese demanded control of the Suez Canal, which Britain could never agree. If agreed, then the passage between Britain and the most important colonies would be in the hands of the Chinese!

"Congratulations, your army, has won another great victory!" German Ambassador to China Lucas said to Wang Yuze.

"Thank you! Lord Lucas, this is entirely due to the fact that England and France are beginning to fall from their heyday. The squadron was able to defeat them with ease, and I am sure that Germany could do the same! Wang Yuze said humbly. Since the last time Germany demanded a share of the Middle East's oil revenues, the intimacy between Mr. Wang and Mr. Lucas has been gone. He knows very well that even if the relationship between him and Lucas is good, in terms of national interests, Lucas will put the interests of Germany first!

"That's true. However, Germany still has to thank China. The French navy has lost all the new battleships, and the British have only one of the new battleships that can go to sea. And the U.S. Navy was also scared back to the United States. Now in the whole of Europe, there is no navy of any country that can pose a threat to Germany! Ambassador Lucas said. For the change in the relationship with Wang Yuze, he can only regret it. After all, he was a German diplomat, and he had to guarantee Germany's interests first!

"In other words, if Germany, which seems to be waging war against Britain, Britain will not be able to resist it!" Wang Yuze said.

"No, no, no, His Majesty the Emperor, the navy alone cannot defeat the British. Not to mention, but also the threat of France. Germany was not ready for a full-scale war until now. Once a war is waged, we cannot guarantee victory. Lucas said. Germany's navy was already superior, though. However, the army's preparations are not sufficient, and the reserves of weapons, ammunition, and various strategic materials are not yet ready. Therefore, although this opportunity is rare, Germany can only watch it slip away. Fortunately, the fiasco of the British and French navies gave the German navy a chance to catch up with them. This is also very important for Germany!

"That's a shame! The next time you want to find such an opportunity, it will not be so easy! Wang Yuze said. Britain's naval heritage cannot be compared with any country, as long as they are given enough time, they will be able to quickly recover their strength!

"As long as Germany and China can unite, I believe that the final victory will definitely belong to us!" Lucas said. Only, that being said. But in Germany, there is also a greater wariness of China. In particular, China's attempt to control the Suez Canal was seen by Germany as China's attempt to infiltrate Europe. This is unacceptable for Germany.

"Of course, for the common good, China and Germany, will be the best allies in the world!" Wang Yuze said. However, after the defeat of the Entente, I am afraid that a great war will break out between China and Germany for world leadership. For this, Wang Yuze is convinced!

On February 4, as soon as China's Spring Festival holiday ended, the impatient British ambassador to China, Zhu Erdian, and the French ambassador to China, Pierre, went to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs together, hoping to start negotiations to end the war!

"Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, this war is completely a misunderstanding, and our three countries have suffered heavy losses in this war. I think we should end the war as soon as possible. The blockade of the Suez Canal because of this war has severely affected the economic development and exchanges between the East and the West! Zhu Erdian said with a smile. Originally, the war was a matter for China and France, but Britain jumped in on its own, and as a result, suffered heavy losses!

"We can open the Suez Canal right away. However, because the war is not over yet, warships are not allowed to pass through the Guò Suez Canal! Wu Tingfang said. At present, the Suez Canal, as well as the Mediterranean region in the north and the Red Sea in the south, are under the control of the Chinese navy.

"Your Excellency Wu Tingfang, the Suez Canal is a major maritime communication route in the world, and if it is controlled by any one country, it is unacceptable to other countries. Therefore, your country proposes to take control of the Suez Canal, which we cannot accept! Zhu Erdian replied directly. This issue has become the most critical issue hindering the negotiations between the two sides!

"France also cannot accept that the Suez Canal is controlled by one country!" Pierre also hurriedly expressed his position!