【164】The Red Flag of the Wind Blows the Earth (20)

Barland is familiar with diplomatic negotiations, and he knows that it is inevitable, but Yao Fan's simple refusal really surprised him with a little admiration.

In the face of Yao Fan's tough position, he did not retreat but advanced, and tapped the table with his index knuckle and said loudly: "In addition to these, Germany also needs prospecting rights, extraterritoriality and permission to set up factories." ”

Yao Fan smiled.

Barland's strategy has long been played rotten by the ancestors of the Chinese, and this is nothing more than a trick to advance and retreat, and to pay back the money on the spot at a sky-high price.

If Germany really wanted to get these rights immediately, it could have come step by step, first gaining a firm foothold in Qingdao, obtaining preliminary rights, and then slowly encroaching on the benefits he hoped to obtain from Yao Fan's hands. Now Germany is making these demands violently, just because Germany does not dare to enter Qingdao lightly for the time being!

Yao Fan shrugged his shoulders and said in a dashing manner: "Even if I promise you these conditions, Germany really dares to send troops into Qingdao?" The Mediterranean Agreement stipulated that Britain and Austria intended to boycott France and Russia in the Mediterranean and the Near East, and that Germany, as a close partner of Austria and Italy, was really willing to risk offending Britain and enter Tsingtao? Aren't you afraid that the British will turn their faces? ”

"Although Britain has so far adopted a policy of glorious isolation in the big six in Europe, this does not mean that Britain will tolerate Germany planting a nail in the British sphere of influence in the Far East. And I don't think Germany would dare to challenge British authority when it was beyond its own strength. If Germany had had the guts, it would have acted when Richthofen presented his opinion report on the occupation of Qingdao in 1873. ”

Yao Fan's bold assumptions and rigorous verification made Barland's color change, although he tried his best to restrain the expression on his face, but the disappointed look that seemed to be seen through the hole cards could not be concealed.

"What a great opponent! He has wisdom and knowledge that is not befitting his age! And the Richthofen report is a German government secret, how did he learn about it?!

Yao Fan seized the opportunity and continued to slash through Barand's confident foundations.

"The reunification of Germany has deprived Central Europe of its historical buffer status, and it can no longer provide Germany with vigilance and buffer space."

"The conflict between the Germanic and Slavic peoples in Central Europe has become increasingly intense, and Austria-Hungary, as the only country that Germany can rely on to defend itself against the westward advance of Russian power, is facing a wave of Slavic nationalities in Central Asia. Will Germany be able to look at Austro-Hungarian Bulgaria**? Can you look at the Czech **? Can you look at Slovakia**? ”

"If you can accept it, then what a chain reaction will follow! Should the Serb and Croatian ethnic settlements in the territory of Austria-Hungary be returned to the two countries separately? Eastern Poland will undoubtedly become the new toy of the Slavic peoples, right? Austro-Hungarian ...... No, then Hungary will definitely be **, the title of empire is no longer suitable, let's call it Austria, what will Austria be castrated into? Can it still help Germany resist Russia? ”

"Oh my God, I forgot about the damned infidels, and I bet the Ottomans would not miss the opportunity to take meat from Austria!"

"I would like to congratulate His Majesty Wilhelm I and His Excellency Bismarck on the fact that Germany had obtained Alsace and Lorraine in the Franco-Prussian War, but do not forget that the French Republic, which had been deprived of its coal and iron sources, now regards Germany as an undying enemy! Although the tricolor was burned to ashes by German artillery fire, I dare say that the flame of hatred in the bosom of the Gauls must have been scorched as magma, and how long would it take for the volcano of war to brew? Decade? Twenty years? Or thirty years? I bet it must have been a meat grinder, and how many people would have to die if the German nation had to win? Sixty percent as in the Thirty Years' War? In the event of defeat, will united Germany be divided and fragmented like the Thirty Years' War, and become again thirty or forty small states? ”

"I remember Catherine II saying that if she were given another 200 years, all of Europe would prostrate at her feet. Faced with this army of European gendarmes with countless gray cattle, how could Germany fight on both the east and the west at the same time? ”

Yao Fan's words became faster and faster, and the barrage of generous statements made him already breathe, and he finally asked heavily:

"Even so, as mentioned above, should Germany now bravely challenge the balancing machine of Europe's Big 6, Great Britain's authority in Asia?"

Barland was stupid.

Completely stupid, he had seen a Chinese expert in Europe, but he had never seen a European expert in China, and he couldn't figure out where such a monster came from.

At the conference table, except for Meris and the Chinese translator, everyone looked at Yao Fan dumbfounded, not knowing what he said, and actually fell silent about what the other party said!

Barland clasped his hands into fists on the table, lowered his eyebrows and thought for a long time before saying, "Frank, let's be straight, what benefits can you give Germany?" ”

Yao Fan was very happy to be able to take the lead in the negotiations.

"A springboard for the Far East, allowing the German fleet to strike at any time when needed, in the Tsushima Strait against the warships of the Russians who are running long distances in the Far East, completely cutting off the supply of Vladivostok."

"More importantly, to get the precious friendship of a great country! A cherished friendship that the Manchu government could not have offered Germany! ”

"The Manchu Empire was a tool of enslavement of the Manchurian slave owners against the Tibetan, Han, Mongolian, Hui and other Chinese nationalities and even the Manchu people, and whoever helped all the Chinese to overthrow this decadent and cruel regime would receive the permanent, sincerest and purest friendship of the 450 million people. In this country with a history of 5,000 years of civilization and 3,000 years of written political history, it has obtained a blood alliance relationship that has never been given to any foreign country in history! ”

"Helping China become a normal country is a great decision that Germany can make that will affect the world pattern for a thousand years, and in front of China, Russia does not have any strategic depth, and in terms of military resources and population, I just want to say that China can afford it."

"Only friends who are willing to extend a hand of friendship in the most difficult moments of friends are the most precious, this is the friendship that can stand the test, I hope Germany will not miss this opportunity, after all, China is the only civilization among the four ancient civilizations that has passed through a long history and endured, China's rise is inevitable, it is only a matter of time."

Yao Fan made another wonderful lobbying, and once again silenced what Barland said.

Seeing that Barand fell into silence again, Yao Fan knew that he had been moved, and said in a voice as gentle as fur: "Dear Mr. Barland, I can tell you and me all the hole cards, first, to provide berthing, maintenance, and coal and food for the German ** ship." Second, Germany received one-sided trade most-favored-nation status from the Shantung Commune regime. And, of course, the last point, which is to give my good friend Merris a monopoly on trade. ”

Barand asked, "Can the trade monopoly of the American be divided among other German firms in the future?" ”

When Yao Fan saw him speak, he was overjoyed and smiled: "Of course you can, as long as he is willing." ”

As a veteran diplomat, he was not the kind of person who could be persuaded by one or two extravagant speeches, but the opponent in front of him was too sharp, and he had too accurate a grasp of the overall situation of Germany and even the whole of Europe.

And his speech really touched Barland's heart, Germany needs an ally too much at this moment, the only question is, what kind of ally is Yao Fan? Is he worthy?

As for Yao Fan's most-favored-nation flatbread of trade, Barland couldn't see much value in it for a while, and he understood that the value of this flatbread was determined by the area controlled by Yao Fan's territory.

As for the anchorage of warships, this is also impossible to achieve for the time being, Yao Fan is extremely accurate with Barland's pulse, Germany really does not dare to come to the Far East of Great Britain before Britain is willing, and it is impossible to rashly send troops to station.

Barland put away all his previous unreasonable demands and said solemnly: "Chairman Yao, I ask that the agreement between us be in the form of a secret agreement, and it will not be kept public. ”

Yao Fan said: "Yes." ”

Baland nodded: "You are the most talented Chinese I have ever met, I am impressed by your knowledge and wisdom, if your uprising fails in the future, you can go to any German consulate in the world to seek asylum, and we can send you anywhere else in the world." If you wish, you can come directly to Germany, we welcome you at any time. ”

Yao Fan smiled: "If there is such a day, I would rather be bloodstained with my soldiers." ”

Baland nodded slowly: "On behalf of the German Imperial Government, I would like to preliminarily accept your conditions and requirements, and once His Majesty the Emperor approves them, they will officially take effect." ”

So Yao Fan stood up and stretched out his hand to clasp it tightly with Barland.

Barland and Yao Fan shook hands tightly and said, "Why did your regime call it Shandong Commune?" It sounds like the Paris Commune. ”

Yao Fan smiled perfunctorily: "You don't think I'm going to take a general strike with thousands of workers across the country to demonstrate against the Manchu Emperor and the 45,000,000 people under his rule to seize power, right?" ”

Barand sarcastically said: "According to Professor Marx, you really need a general strike of this 'size'. ”

Yao Fan began to deceive strategically: "There are not many bourgeoisie and workers in China, and the landlords have also fallen to the emperor, and I can only rely on the peasants." Marxism, on the other hand, is a political model that works closely with the working people, and it can win me a large number of supporters, and I need the support of the peasants! ”

Barland nodded, "I can understand. But I still have a question, how did you know about the Richthofen report? To be honest, I don't want to deny it, but I want to know who leaked this secret. ”

Yao Fan said frankly and sincerely: "This is a business partner of mine who sued me, he is a German like Meriss, I'm sorry, I can't reveal his name to you." ”

Barland's eyebrows furrowed, and he didn't continue to pursue the question.

That night, Barland and Merris stayed in the house arranged by Yao Fan, and Merris said happily to Barand in the courtyard of this house: "I said that you would be persuaded by him, and you see that it is true." ”

Barland looked up at the starry sky and said, "I was not persuaded by him, I was persuaded by the singing soldiers who ran with their loads, by the straight sentries at the docks and Jimo City Gate stations, and by the nearly 100 advanced bicycles in the square in front of Yao's mansion. ”

After saying that, he cast his gaze from the night sky to the Meris, who was holding a candlestick, and said, "Those pens, sewing machines, bicycles, dyes, Germany needs to know their manufacturing technology." ”

Meris's heart sank. rg

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