【163】The Wind Blows the Red Flag and the Earth Turns (19)

Merris asked the interpreter to explain to the garrison at the dock that they were Yao Fan's guests and asked to go into the city to meet Yao Fan.

As soon as the garrison heard that it was German, they immediately contacted the leader in charge of the wharf, and He Wannian was now in charge of all the work in Qingdao City, equivalent to the mayor, and immediately rushed from the city when he heard the news.

"Chairman Yao is not in Qingdao, he is in Jimo, you can go to Jimo to find him." He Wannian said.

Merris was very familiar with He Wannian, and he told He Wannian that he had brought 450,000 taels of gold this time, more than 800 kilograms, to pay off the money he owed for the goods and to purchase new goods.

He Wannian said that the dyes were already in the warehouse at the docks, and the gold could be loaded and unloaded immediately.

Merris was concerned, so Barland, Meris, the interpreter and the entourage discussed and decided to immediately take a carriage to Jimo County.

Yao Fanke didn't have a luxury carriage drawn by four horses, so everyone could only share it with two people.

The squeaky carriage rolled, and Barland, despite the cold wind, insisted on opening the bamboo curtain in front of him, watching the terrain all the way. The concrete road on the right side of the road that was busy under construction caught his attention.

"They're building a concrete road parallel to the side of this dirt road! My God! It's too extravagant! They are going to use cement pavement to connect Qingdao and Jimo! Barand was astonished that even Europe had not been accustomed to building country roads with concrete, and that almost all of the roads in Europe's cities, even in the most prestigious part of London, were paved with blue-striped stones, and puddles of water were everywhere after the rains.

Merris frowned and observed: "Those workers who built the road look like Qing prisoners of war, wearing the clothes of Qing soldiers, and there are soldiers with guns guarding them in the distance. ”

Barland heard that Yao Fan had won a big victory in Shanghai, and he looked at the working people and nodded: "You can have some money left over to build roads with prisoners of war, but you can use cement...... What a waste! This expensive cement should be used on docks and forts, and it is not known where he purchased so much cement from. ”

The two chatted all the way, and let the driver in blue overalls lead the horse to the north.

At this time, only a burst of singing was heard, and a heavily armed army appeared in the rear, running towards Jimo, about a hundred people, the team was still singing while running, and the standard-bearer in front was still waving a red sickle and hammer flag.

Merris explained: "This is a training, Yao Fan likes to toss his soldiers, let them run often like fools, saying that it is called armed zippers, and they have to run dozens of kilometers every time." I think he wants to use this to prove to the Qing spies that he has enough food. ”

Barland said solemnly: "They also wrapped leggings with strips of cloth and wide cloth, it seems that the commander is not very stupid dirt buns, but what surprised me the most is that their equipment is all the same as the soldiers on the dock, and their colorful backpack is very peculiar and very large!" I suspect it's a thick blanket, right? ”

Merris said: "Pro-soldier? No, Frank doesn't seem to have pro-soldiers, his soldiers always look exactly the same, you know, these Chinese look the same. ”

Barand shook his head and said, "I'm not referring to what they look like, I'm talking about the equipment." According to you, has this esteemed Mr. Frank Yao achieved the standard equipment of the whole army!? Uniform clothing? Weapons unification? If this is the case, it seems that this is definitely a long-planned rebellion, not a simple peasant revolt. ”

As soon as Yao Fan heard that the German minister was coming, he immediately got down from the artillery training position and rushed back to Jimo City on bicycles with several guards.

"How many of them came?" Yao Fan asked.

"Six people." The comrades who sent the Germans reported.

Considering the reciprocal etiquette of diplomats, Yao Fan found five cadres to meet with Barland and his party.

After some greetings, Yao Fan ordered the cooking class to prepare a meal and entertain the Germans at the dinner table first.

Yao Fan once listened to the foreign affairs negotiation open class of China's top diplomat who came to the university lecture in college, and knew that the most important thing to pay attention to in diplomatic negotiations is the so-called basic principle of love.

In layman's terms, this principle borrows the skills and principles of falling in love, believing that love is not just composed of two people, but four people. "You in my eyes, me in my eyes, you in your eyes, me in your eyes." ”

Generally speaking, the closer the mutual understanding of the two parties is to the self-awareness of the other party, the smoother the love and the deeper the relationship, and vice versa, the less able to talk about it.

Diplomacy is essentially a truth about falling in love.

For example, China thinks that it is a peace-loving country, but Japan sees you like a beast and is ready to seek revenge on him. China sees Japan as a country that is trying to resurrect militarism, but Japan feels that it needs to strengthen its armament in order to achieve self-defense and improve its national status.

China feels like a friendly neighbor, but India feels like China is an aggressor; India feels that it is the world's top power of the future and demands that it be talked to on an equal footing, while China feels that India is just an incorrigible and inexplicably confident country.

This kind of me in my eyes and me in your eyes, the two cognitions are extremely inconsistent, which is destined to be a love without even a door, and it is destined that the diplomatic differences between the two parties are so big that they can't be negotiated at all.

Among the countries of the European Union, there is basically no such extremely contrasting mutual cognitive differences between the two sides, so that they can fall in love and achieve a positive result, and finally join hands in the palace of the alliance.

Yao Fan is too rational and not suitable for a love master, after a failed relationship in college, he devoted himself to his career and study, and never tried to pursue love again.

However, he analyzed that the Germans' perception of the strength of the Shandong Commune was inevitably lower than the true strength of the Commune; And my perception of Germany comes from historical analysis, which is absolutely pertinent; And Germany's perception of their own strength, judging by their stereotypical personalities, is not overestimated.

So the problem that needs to be solved at the moment is that the Germans cannot underestimate themselves and underestimate their own strength. Sadly, Yao Fan didn't want the Germans to see their true strength, so they could only use interests to make up for the differences.

In love, this is equivalent to giving gifts to the other party, so as to improve the other person's evaluation of themselves in the short term. In this way, when the cognition of both parties is brought closer, the second step of love can begin - finding a common language, dating, holding hands, and even marriage.

In diplomacy, it is expressed as seeking common interests, expanding common interests, comprehensive cooperation, and even alliances.

Of course, once the mutual cognition of the two sides is synchronized, in addition to the marriage relationship between Britain and the United States, the relationship between friends like Australia and the United States, the relationship between the two mothers of Germany and the United States, the lover relationship between France and the United States, and the SM relationship between Japan and the United States, there is also a friendship relationship like China and Russia - you think and I want to, let's come to one, and go back to our respective homes after the incident......

"Mr. Barland, I have nothing to prepare for your hasty coming, but I hope that today's simple meal will not affect your opinion of the Shandong Commune." Yao Fan smiled at the dining table.

"On the contrary, it tastes so good, and you've got a good cook, Frank." Barand smiled and drank chicken soup, and was able to converse directly with a Chinese rebel leader in German, and Barland's impression of Yao Fan was suddenly very high!

Barand had no doubts: "A Chinese who can speak German fluently, his natural affinity for Germany is beyond doubt!" ”

After the meal, the two sides entered the conference room and began to negotiate.

The two sides had already completed a friendly exchange of pleasantries at the table, so the negotiations quickly got to the point.

"I want Germany to ensure that my sea lanes are not blocked, I don't have my own freighters, so I need German merchant ships to trade between Qingdao and other Asian ports without interruption. When I say German merchant ships, I mean the Merris merchant house and the merchant ships he hired. Yao Fan put forward his own requirements straightforwardly.

"Of course, if Germany can guarantee this with its diplomatic strength, I am willing to let the German ** ship dock in Qingdao to refuel coal and replenish food. Once my shipyard is completed, I can also provide maintenance work for the ship, which, of course, requires one or two engineers from Germany to maintain the ship. Yao Fan quickly and concisely threw out the hydrangea.

Barland's gray-blue eyes shone as he said, "Honorable Governor Yao......"

Yao Fan quickly corrected: "I am the chairman of the Shandong Commune. ”

Barand nodded, his back-combed brown-yellow head shining in the candlelight.

"Dear Chairman Yao, how do you prove that you can gain a foothold in Qingdao? As far as I know, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing State is already mobilizing troops and preparing to encircle and suppress you. If Germany supports you, if you fail, Germany will be forced to put itself in a very awkward position, and we will lose our influence and international prestige in the Qing state. ”

Yao Fan didn't say a word, and continued to look at Baland, he knew that if Baland didn't have the will, he wouldn't have come to Qingdao at all!

Seeing Yao Fan's silence, Barand said, "I really can't believe that in the face of the Qing army of 30,000 to 50,000 that is about to attack, Chairman Yao, your Shandong Commune can support it. It doesn't matter if you are a republic or a monarchy, I have no opinion, but if you do not have the strength to solve the upcoming military crisis, then no matter what the slogan is, it is empty talk. ”

Meris took out a handkerchief and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, and said, "Frank has already defeated a large-scale attack by the emperor, and I believe he can do it a second and third ......."

"Riots can always catch the government by surprise at the beginning, but if you want to be independent, you must have enough strength. ”

Yao Fan said: "Mr. Barland, how do you think I can have enough strength?" ”

Barand said heavily: "You need the support of the German 6th Army Department!" Two thousand to three thousand German infantry are needed! Germany will help you build a port artillery fortress, a telegraph office, a meteorological bureau, a city construction engineer, a signal station, a naval bureau, a foreign affairs court, a police station, a surveying and mapping bureau, a school, a port authority, a geographical bureau, a household registration bureau, and a mountain and forestry bureau in Qingdao. ”

Yao Fanyan said sù authentically: "That is to turn Qingdao into a German colony is being discussed!" That's impossible!

Sovereignty and territory are China's core interests and are non-negotiable. There is no room for bargaining when it comes to sovereignty and territory.

Mr. Barland! Please note that you are talking about my motherland, not my colonies, if you are talking about a colony belonging to China, then I think anything can be discussed, but the territory of the motherland, there is no room for compromise, and not an inch of China's territory is superfluous! ”

Barland was a little surprised, he didn't expect that this tall and sturdy handsome man in front of him would refuse him so without thinking about it.

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