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In exchange, both China and Germany got what they wanted, and Wang Yuze and Lucas had smiles on their faces. Germany is much stronger than China in terms of industrial strength. Therefore, there is still a lot of things that China wants to get from Germany. It's just that the weapons equipped by the squadron shine on the battlefield, which makes the German side also very excited, which enables China to exchange technology with Germany. From the very beginning of the mortar to the current light machine gun, China has gotten a lot of new technologies from Germany, and the two sides have achieved a win-win situation. Of course, other countries, having suffered all the hardships of the war, also began to develop these weapons. With the technological background of various countries, it is not a problem to develop these weapons. China and Germany are only taking the lead.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Emperor of our country, invites you to visit Germany at an appropriate time next year and hold in-depth talks on certain issues concerning our two countries!" This was stated by the German ambassador to China, Lucas. It is clear that Kaiser Wilhelm II and the German government are also aware of the problems that have arisen between China and Germany, and they also want to actively solve them.

"Please tell His Majesty Wilhelm II that I will find time to visit Germany next year!" Wang Yuze said with a smile on his face. The reason why Germany supported western Sichuan and later China in the first place was to have a great power in the east of the world that could challenge Britain and thus reduce the pressure on Germany. But now it seems that the speed of China's development is too fast. By now, it is no weaker than Germany. This is not something that the whole of Germany wants to see. They hoped that China would challenge Britain, but they did not want China to threaten Germany and end up shooting themselves in the foot. The German side did not expect that China would develop at a rapid pace. It's going to be so tough.

"Okay, I'll negotiate with your country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the specific time!" Lucas said.

Wang Yuze nodded, next year, there is a big event to happen. Queen Victoria of England. A tough woman who has ruled Britain for 64 years. He will die early next year. When the time comes, Britain will send requests to the major powers to attend the funeral of Queen Victoria and the enthronement of the new king, Edward VII. In Wang Yuze's memory. Britain has invited European powers, but this time China has risen and defeated Britain. Then, China should also be a world power. It's just that I don't know if Britain will ask for China. He also wanted to take the opportunity. Let the Chinese battle cruisers make a high-profile appearance!

"Your Majesty, from the point of view of our personal friendship, I am very reluctant to see a contradiction between China and Germany. The whole world is under the rule of the old colonial system, and we, Germany and China, these newly rising powers, must unite and break the old system if they want to develop. Therefore. Germany and China have always been natural allies. Although we did not sign an alliance treaty, for the sake of future interests, Britain also joined hands to develop together, instead of gradually moving towards confrontation! Lucas said.

"Uncle Lucas. I have never wanted to confront Germany, and I have always regarded Germany as China's staunchest ally. Although China won the war last year, it has grown a lot as a result. But. China's foundation is very weak, and it will take a long time for us to develop. There would have been no threat to Germany at all. Even if there will be a conflict of interest in the future. But at least that will have to wait until the old system is broken! Wang Yuze also said sincerely.

"If Your Majesty really thinks so, then I'm relieved. The Chinese government has put forward a plan for Germany to invest in the development of various minerals, such as tungsten ore, in China with money and technology. Germany has the money, it has the technology, and China has the resources. If we cooperate, it will be beneficial and harmless! Lucas said simply. To be honest, even he is a little jealous of China. Although Germany is one of the top powers in the world, it is not rich in domestic resources, except for coal in the Ruhr area, the rest of the resources are poor. Otherwise, after the Franco-Prussian War, Germany would not have forcibly occupied Alsace and Lorraine in France. China, on the other hand, is already a vast country, and this war has more than doubled its territory. Although most of the region belongs to deserts or wastelands, the richness of the Nanyang region is the envy of all countries.

Wang Yuze hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, he himself was very reluctant to let foreign capital enter the domestic mineral industry, which was directly related to the lifeblood of the empire. However, as Lucas said, Germany has the money and technology that China lacks. Letting the Germans mine will certainly harm China's interests, but China can also take this opportunity to get development, as well as the technology it wants, and so on. There is another reason, that is, Wang Yuze wants to transfuse blood to Germany. Once a world war breaks out, Germany will be in a very difficult situation to contend with other European powers with the strength of one country. If Germany can be strengthened to a certain extent, and the reserves of various materials are a little richer, in the end, it will not be so easy for Britain and France and other countries to defeat Germany. At that time, China will also have enough time to take out the United States first, and then defeat Britain and France, and carve up the world with Germany. Of course, when the only major powers in the world are Germany and China, it is inevitable that a final war will break out between the two countries. And letting Germany consume as much strength as possible in the war is also something that China is very happy to see.

Between countries, there will never be real friends, only real interests. There is no direct conflict of interest between China and Germany, so the two countries can work together. But if the interests of the two countries conflict, I am afraid that the time will come to settle the dispute by means of war.

In December 1900, the lead ship of the Chinese Navy's 'Baiqi-class' battle cruisers, the 'Baiqi', was officially put into service. It's just that this battle cruiser is still in a high state of secrecy. The dock where it was moored was also a secret naval pier, and within ten kilometers of the surrounding area, it was a military restricted area, and other countries would not have discovered the existence of the battlecruiser 'Baiqi' at all.

At the same time, the separation of the Chinese Navy has finally come to an end. The old 'Sichuan-class' and 'plateau-class' battleships, as well as the captured battleship 'Hawaii', have been decommissioned. They will be used by the Naval Academy as training ships. The division of warships in the Navy is mainly four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships, two each of the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet. Among them, the battleships 'Zhonghua' and 'Yanhuang' belonged to the Pacific Fleet, and the battleships 'Huaxia' and 'Shenzhou' belonged to the Indian Ocean Fleet. Four 'Qin-class' battleships, two each for the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet. Among them, the battleship "Qin II" and the battleship "Qin III" belonged to the Pacific Fleet. The battleships "Qin Shi Huang" and "Prince Fusu" belonged to the Indian Ocean Fleet. The home fleet, until the 'Han-class' battleships are put into service, will not have new types of battleships. However, with the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet as a barrier between the east and the west, the pressure on the home fleet has become much greater. After the 'White Rise' class battlecruisers were all put into service. The battlecruisers 'Baiqi' and 'Mengtian' will belong to the home fleet, while the battlecruisers 'Wang Qian' and 'Wang Ben' will belong to the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet, respectively. By the time the Han-class battleships are commissioned, four will belong to the Home Fleet, and the other two, one each for the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet. The remaining heavy cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers, the three fleets were evenly divided.

Time passed slowly, and the year 1901 had arrived in everyone's anticipation. In the past year, China's economy has grown rapidly. With the support of large war reparations and government investment, the economy grew by more than 20 percent. In terms of economic aggregate, China is definitely the world's first. However, when it comes to per capita, China is much worse in this regard. Fiscal revenues soared to 1.3 billion Chinese dollars, compared with 140 million pounds in the United Kingdom, 3.8 billion francs in France, about 150 million pounds sterling, 1.8 billion marks in Germany, equivalent to 90 million pounds, and 400 million dollars, equivalent to 80 million pounds in the United States. China's fiscal revenue seems to be the largest in the world, but China no longer has colonies, and all of them are counted as imperial territory. Britain and France have the largest colonies in the world, and the British government receives much more wealth from the colonies every year than their fiscal revenues, and India alone can plunder tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of pounds of wealth from India every year. Britain is like a parasite, constantly absorbing nutrients from the colonies and developing itself, although it has caused poverty in the colonies, but it has made Britain a world hegemon. It will take a long time for China to catch up with the British.

Of course, Britain was still mired in the Boer war in South Africa, and it was slowly reversing its decline, despite the sheer power of the country. However, it will probably take some time to defeat the Boers. This also gives China the opportunity to speed up its development and catch up with the UK!

On January 22, 1901, a major event broke out that shocked the whole world. Queen Victoria, who ruled Britain for 64 years, died of illness despite being a small woman with a height of only 152cm, but a great monarch who developed Britain into a world hegemon. (To be continued.) You are welcome to come to the Biquge www.biquge.info to vote for recommendations and monthly passes. For mobile phone users, please go to read