The President of the Transvaal Republic, Kruger, was recently pleased that the Great Merchants had suddenly increased their aid to the Republic, and even more happily, they did not ask for much in return, and even offered to give them some new territories, which they refused. Although he didn't know the reason, as long as it could bring benefits to the country, he didn't care. The Great Merchants were able to balance the overly powerful influence of the British in Devasland, and it was enough for Kruger to be able to do so.

Although the behavior of the big merchants made the British feel like eating flies, but at the moment they are not ready to turn against the big merchants, as for the reason...... When the sky fell, there was a tall man on top, and there was someone who was hated by the British more than the big merchants, and that was the Germans.

After the Berlin Conference, Germany became a colonial power in Africa, pursued a world policy, and made a simple demand: to share the territory of the sun on an equal footing with Britain. This is tantamount to a provocation against the world's number one power, both of which belong to Europe, and the trend of competing for hegemony is becoming more and more obvious. In southern Africa, Germany began to instigate De Wasland and Orange against the British, and at the same time large amounts of German monopoly capital began to enter these two countries.

Because the ancestors of the Boers were not only the Dutch, but also the Germans, the two countries of the Boers had a natural affinity for Germany. Because of this, the British feared Germany far beyond the northeast, which occupied the Premir mines and the gold fields.

Although Cecil Rhodes, who failed in negotiations with the big merchants, wanted to take advantage of the change of British government to increase the policy pressure on the Northeast and the big merchants, if he was already an enemy of the Germans, he was forcing the Northeast into the arms of the Germans. Even though they boasted that Lao Tzu was the best in the world, the British were not crazy enough to think that they could pin down the Boers, Germans, and the Northeast Tripartite Alliance in South Africa. As a result, the policy was relatively moderate, and the northeast, which was not as deeply involved in Devasland as Germany and maintained good relations with the British, suddenly became the object of the British court.

Of course, the Germans were not stupid and maintained good relations with the Northeast, respecting all the rights and interests of the Dà merchants in the Premir mines and gold fields in Dewasland.

In the current situation, the northeast has become a sweet spot, but Wang Yi's decision has not changed, and on the premise of not excessively stimulating the British, he will increase military support for the Boer state. The cost of letting the British attack the Boers increased considerably, making them more and more scruples, and the longer it dragged on, the more beneficial it would be to the Northeast.

In 1886, Deco traveled to neighboring Zimbabwe as a businessman, carrying a large number of gifts and material goods as a stepping stone and a major injustice, which quickly made him a guest of the royal family of the Ndebele people, and he later obtained the mining rights in Zimbabwe on behalf of the merchants. At the same time, Chen Xing'an of Mozambique sent an expedition to Zanzibar to open up a new colony along the Mozambican coastline.

Wang Yi was very satisfied with the progress of Northeast China in Africa, and also praised the work of Deco and Fu Hanxin. For the time being, at least, the moderate policies adopted by the Northeast seem to be very different among the bloodthirsty powers, and it is precisely because of this contrast that the native Africans, especially the black tribes, do not express much rejection of the rule of the Northeast. Some small tribes even took the initiative to take refuge, and in the colonies in the northeast, if the blacks worked hard, they did not dare to say that they were rich, but at least they could ensure a decent life, and food, clothing, and shelter were not a problem. And there was no apartheid that was so disgusting to blacks, which is unimaginable in Africa.

However, not all things are good, and national contradictions do exist, and in some places they are very acute. Northeasterners, blacks, and whites have different growth environments, different living habits, and different religious beliefs, and if there is no contradiction, it is estimated that no one will believe it. Wang Yi's instructions to Mozambique were simple: one qiē was prescribed by law, targeting individual individuals and opposing racial discrimination. As for how effective it will be, it remains to be seen.

Of course, the colonists of the Northeast are in a new environment after all, holding carrots on one side and not putting down butcher knives on the other. Many black tribes are actually like bandits, robbing convoys and plundering newly established towns in Mozambique in the north-east, killing people with extreme cruelty. Although it was the land where their ancestors grew up, Wang Yi would never allow such a thing to happen, and many tribes were slaughtered and expelled. Fortunately, at that time, the media was not developed, and no one reported it, so many things were lost.

Although the slaughter of a tribe was a little unacceptable to Wang Yi, in this era, he really couldn't ask for too much. Otherwise, if the blacks are not appeased, their own people will rebel first, and it will really be difficult to move an inch in Africa.

A railway station about 10 miles south of Xianshuigu in Tianjin, where Yuan Shikai was ordered to supervise the training of the new army. Since he caused a storm in the northeast by raising donations, he thought that he would be reprimanded by the Qing court, but his brother was ready to lose his official position and resign, but the Qing court seemed to feel that this incident had not happened. After waiting for a few months, there was no letter at all, Yuan Datou always felt that this matter was not safe, and there was always a sword hanging on the top of his head that would fall back at any time, and he couldn't eat well all day long, and he couldn't sleep well, and sometimes he dreamed that the Northeast insurance team suddenly rushed in front of him, crackling and shooting, and beat him into honeycomb coal. Or Prince Gong, who jumped off the building, carried his head that was smashed into a pie, dressed in colorful clothes, and his blood was full of blood to take him to hell. Yuan Shikai had a nightmare for a long time, and finally became bedridden.

After hearing the news, his brother Xu Shichang immediately rushed to visit, and now Yuan Datou can be regarded as seeing his relatives. A handful of snot and a handful of tears told all his worries. After thinking for a while, Xu Shichang was relieved: "Comfort Ting, you don't have to be like this. In the eyes of the foolish brother, the court may not be unfavorable to you, the virtuous brother. ”

As soon as he heard this, Yuan Shikai, who was originally bedridden and mourned, seemed to recover his spirit in an instant, and said, "This is true. ”

Xu Shichang naturally didn't dare to get a ticket, but he still tried his best to comfort him: "Although the Northeast Autonomous Region is still nominally subject to the jurisdiction of the imperial court, since they are self-governing, when have they ever obeyed the orders of the imperial court?" ”

Yuan Shikai nodded, this is a well-known thing.

"So we went to the Northeast to raise donations this time, and Prince Gong took advantage of the situation behind his back to provoke Manchu and Han relations, which has nothing to do with us. We are just raising money to raise a new army, and the blame lies with Prince Gong and the Japanese. ”

"Reasonable!"

"Of course, the affairs of the Northeast are equivalent to us taking the lead, but the court is not necessarily smiling in his heart, watching the excitement there. The more chaotic the Northeast is, the happier the court should be! Xu Shichang gave Yuan Shikai a relief pill, paused for a moment and continued: "I always think that this matter is over, since Prince Gong jumped off the building and committed suicide, it will be the end." The imperial court should not deal with anyone anymore. As soon as Prince Gong died like this, as soon as the suicide note was announced, it could be regarded as completely provoking the antagonism between Confucianism and the Northeast. Regardless of whether these Confucian scholars are considered clear streams or not, they always have a huge influence among the people. Even if the imperial court is afraid of the northeast, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make any concessions on the position at this time. If the relevant personnel like Brother Wei Ting were dealt with again, in the eyes of the Confucian scholars, this would be to give in to the Northeast Autonomous Region, and the pressure on the imperial court would be very great. If you can't get it right, it's just that Zhu Bajie looks in the mirror, and he is not a person inside and out. So now it seems that the court is better than more than less, after a long time, this article is turned over, no one mentions it, no one wants to, and as soon as the people's feelings pass, the matter will come to an end. ”

"This ......" Although Yuan Shikai felt that Xu Shichang's words were very reasonable, but it was a matter of life, and he couldn't rest assured.

Xu Shichang looked around at this time and saw that there were no outsiders, and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Comfort Ting, listen to a word for my brother." Instead of being so frightened now, it is better to simply put down your mind and train the soldiers well, as long as this new army is ......" Xu Shichang's eyes were full of cold light, and he said: "With soldiers and guns in our hands, others will come to beg us!" But if the imperial court dares to move you, if you don't do it, you won't stop it, let's go to the northeast if it's a big deal, and I will see who dares to move us on the line from Tianjin to Shanhaiguan. ”

For Yuan Shikai, who is still very young, he was really scared out of a cold sweat.

"Big brother, you are ......"

Xu Shichang looked at Yuan Shikai, looked very calm, and said, "Brother Xian is afraid? ”

Rebellion is such a thing, but anyone with a normal head is not afraid.

"Brother Xian, relax your mind, since the autonomy of the Northeast, I am afraid that there are countless people who have this mind like a carp crossing the river. Don't talk about the distance, our Beiyang one, the mind has been active recently! ”

Xu Shichang is now working as a bookkeeper in Beiyang Yamen, and the situation inside is naturally much clearer than Yuan Shikai.

"The imperial court is no longer the imperial court of the Kangqian period, looking at the improvement in the past two years, it seems to be a sign of Zhongxing! However, people of insight can see that this is a return to the light, just a short breath! The imperial court is already terminally ill and cannot return. Twenty years ago, the Taiping thieves rebelled, and the imperial court could still send troops to suppress it at that time, but now against the Upper Northeast, they don't even have the courage to fight. Foolish brother is here to advise you, when it's time to make a move, take action! Don't hesitate to look ahead. To put it mildly, we don't owe it to the court. It said that a new army would be organized, but so far, not a single copper plate has been issued. Isn't the food and salary all brothers, you went to the Northeast to raise donations? ”

Listening to Xu Shichang's analysis, although Yuan Shikai was still a little nervous, his feelings were finally much better. Later, when I thought about it, I simply stretched out my head and died, and I shrank my head to death, so I didn't think so much, I fought hard.

On the basis of the original 10 battalions of nearly 5,000 troops, he recruited more than 2,000 new soldiers, hired more German instructors, adopted the modern German army system, organized infantry, horse, artillery, engineering, and baggage arms, all of which adopted new foreign weapons and equipment, and formulated new battalion regulations, battalion systems, pay medals, and drill codes. Yuan Shikai set up a "new army training office" at the station. Really, fake, let's not talk about it, at least it's a little interesting.