On the morning of November 22, 1848, Imperial Foreign Minister Lin Zihao went to the official residence of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia and paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia. Feng. Bismarck. The two sides held talks that lasted for two hours. However, the entire content of this meeting is highly confidential, and the outside world has not learned any information. In fact, it was during this meeting that the in-depth cooperation between the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia was determined. Lin Zihao and Otto. Feng. Bismarck, reached a series of cooperation agreements between the two countries.

"Your Excellency, I'm sorry to have caused trouble to the Kingdom of Prussia this time. However, even if the British were looking for trouble, there was an empire on top of them, and the Kingdom of Prussia did not need to worry. Lin Zihao said with a smile. What he said was mainly that the imperial crown prince Long Hua at the dinner party, two punches to the British crown prince Albert. Prince Edward did something to lie down.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, it is we who should apologize, and it is our poor preparation that led to this conflict. Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no problem, otherwise, we would not know how to explain to His Majesty the Honored Emperor. "Otto. Feng. Bismarck said hurriedly. Longhua is the crown prince of the Chinese Empire, the only legitimate heir of the empire, and visited Prussia, but Longhua's first visit can be said to have given the Kingdom of Prussia great face. If Longhua was injured in the conflict, it would undoubtedly bring shame on the Kingdom of Prussia.

"Your Excellency, this matter has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Prussia. This was mainly a provocation by the British. The British have been the world hegemon for so many years, and they are used to being arrogant. This is understandable. Lin Zihao said.

Although, on the Chinese Empire Crown Prince Long Hua beat the British Crown Prince Albert. In the case of Prince Edward, the Chinese Empire and Britain were engaged in a war of words. Both countries are pointing fingers at each other. However, there are no substantive issues. The British were not ready for war against the Empire now, and they also knew that this time the conflict was Albert. Prince Edward provoked first. Therefore, under the deliberate restraint of the governments of both sides, there are signs that this conflict has turned a major incident into a small one.

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, after the end of the North American War. Britain, France, and the United States are showing signs of uniting. This is a threat to the Chinese Empire! "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister. The French believed that they had suffered on the North American battlefield. So betrayed the empire and began to fall to the British. However, the empire is not surprised, this. His Majesty the Emperor had expected it a long time ago. Even if France fell to England. The threat to the empire is also very limited. Lin Zihao seemed very calm and did not worry about the betrayal of France. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck was somewhat surprised.

"The Empire has the most powerful army and navy in the world, and even if Britain, France, and the United States unite to defeat the Empire, it will not be so easy. The empire has the ability to protect its own interests. It was the Kingdom of Prussia. If France had fallen over to England, the Kingdom of Prussia wanted to unify the southern states of Germany. I'm afraid it's not easy! Lin Zihao said with a smile.

Otto. Feng. Bismarck did not hide it, but nodded very dryly: "Yes, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary." The goal of the Kingdom of Prussia was to unify Germany and create a powerful empire. However, the European countries did not want Germany to complete its reunification, and they would certainly obstruct it. However, no matter how much pressure there is, the Kingdom of Prussia will inevitably succeed in unifying the country. ”

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I am confident that the Kingdom of Prussia will succeed. The former empire, very similar to the Kingdom of Prussia, was divided and in the process of unification, it was also interfered with by external forces. But, in the end, we succeeded! Lin Zihao said. At the beginning, when the empire collapsed the Manchu Qing Dynasty, wasn't it also hindered by the British and Russians? However, in the end, the empire completed the unification directly by force with its strong military strength.

Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck nodded: "Your Excellency Foreign Minister, the process of unification of the Chinese Empire is exactly the goal of the Kingdom of Prussia. However, in the process of German unification, we need the help of the Chinese Empire! ”

Lin Zihao immediately asked: "The Kingdom of Prussia is an ally of the Empire, of course the Empire will do its best to help the Kingdom of Prussia and complete the unification of the country!" But in what ways did the Kingdom of Prussia want the empire to help? ”

"Your Excellency Foreign Minister, the Kingdom of Prussia is already under great pressure in the face of France. If Britain and Russia had intervened again, the Kingdom of Prussia would probably not have been able to win. Therefore, the Kingdom of Prussia hoped that the Chinese Empire would help us to hold Russia and Britain in tow! "Otto. Feng. Bismarck said. Only in this way was the Kingdom of Prussia able to concentrate all its efforts on dealing with France, defeat France, recapture the four southern states of Germany, and realize the unification of the German Empire.

"Your Excellency, Russia is one of the great enemies of the Empire, although in the last war, the Empire annihilated millions of Russian troops. But in reality, this was nothing more than a loss of some troops for the Russians. In the future, the empire will also regard Russia as its main enemy on land. In addition, on the North American continent, the Americans will certainly not be willing to lose. In addition to France and Britain that supported the United States, the empire will also invest a large number of troops in the North American theater, which will make the vast majority of the empire's land forces invested in these two theaters. As for Britain, the empire had to deal with it with the navy. Although the British Royal Navy is strong, the Imperial Navy is not weak. If the war started again, the Imperial Navy was capable of defeating the British Navy. Thus, the Empire was able to help the Kingdom of Prussia at most to hold back the British Navy. The rest was left to the efforts of the Kingdom of Prussia itself. Lin Zihao said. After all, although the Chinese Empire is now strong, it also has a lot of enemies. Whether it is the United Kingdom, Russia, or the United States, they are all regional powers. The army of the empire will be mainly used against these two countries.

Otto. Feng. Bismarck, apparently not satisfied with this answer: "Your Excellency, Foreign Minister, if the Chinese Empire attacks India, Britain will certainly send more troops to India. When the time comes. They did not have an army to interfere with the Kingdom of Prussia. Moreover, if India can be defeated, it will also be very beneficial to the Chinese Empire! ”

Lin Zihao shook his head, India is not so easy to fight. After the defeat in the Burma War, the British not only vigorously developed the navy, but also the army. In India, the total strength of the Anglo-Indian army organized by the British was in the millions. Together with the 200,000 troops transferred from the British mainland to India for garrison, the number of British troops stationed in India has exceeded 1.2 million. In addition, India has a large population, and many Indians have been willing to accept the colonial rule of the British. If the empire rashly sends troops to India, I am afraid that it will fall into the quagmire of war. Therefore, the Empire had always tried to avoid war with the British in India.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I cannot give you a definite guarantee of this. No one can say what the future holds. I can only guarantee that once the war broke out between the Kingdom of Prussia and France, the Empire would do everything in its power to help the Kingdom of Prussia and hold back the rest of the country. At that time, if the Kingdom of Prussia can quickly defeat France on the battlefield, then the Kingdom of Prussia will not be far from victory! Lin Zihao said.

Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck nodded, he also knew that the Chinese Empire could not make too detailed guarantees. After all, the Chinese Empire also had a lot of opponents.

"Your Excellency, it is only the end of 1848, and both the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia are in the midst of rapid development. I believe that in a few years, the national strength of our two countries will be further enhanced. When the time comes, it may be easier to solve these problems! Lin Zihao said.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary. Perhaps, in a few years, our strength will be enough to defeat those enemies! "Otto. Feng. Bismarck said. The unification of the northern German states accelerated the development of the Kingdom of Prussia once again. In terms of industrial strength, it is almost second only to the United Kingdom and second in Europe.

"Also, Your Excellency the Prime Minister. In Europe, Germany is not the only country that wants to be united, but there is another country, and they are not also oppressed by the French? The Kingdom of Prussia, perhaps, could unite with them. In this case, the odds are greater. Lin Zihao said.

Suddenly, Otto. Feng. Bismarck's eyes lit up, and he knew which country Lin Zihao was referring to. That is, Italy, like Germany, in a divided state. The Kingdom of Sardinia was the most powerful of the divided regimes in Italy. However, during the Austro-Prussian War, the Kingdom of Sardinia assisted the Kingdom of Prussia and defeated the Austrian Empire, which had withdrawn its troops from Italy. Now, only French troops are stationed in the Papal States in Italy. If war broke out between Prussia and France, the Kingdom of Sardinia would certainly be on the side of the Kingdom of Prussia. Although the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia was limited in combat effectiveness, it was able to hold back a part of the French army, thereby reducing the pressure on the Kingdom of Prussia.

After that, Lin Zihao proposed that the empire would fully arm the Kingdom of Belgium to resist the invasion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and France, hoping that the Kingdom of Prussia would support the Kingdom of Belgium. This, got Otto. Feng. Bismarck's guarantees.

On the same day, the Imperial Foreign Minister Lin Zihao and Otto. Feng. On behalf of the Chinese Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, Prime Minister Bismarck signed a ten-year-long secret alliance treaty, known as the Sino-Prussian Secret Treaty! (To be continued......)

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