When Ye Tianfeng put forward this plan on behalf of Wang Guorui, the British minister and the German minister couldn't help but smile knowingly, and they felt that everyone could barely accept this plan. And this plan makes both parties feel that it is still relatively okay, after all, this satisfies the interests of both parties, although not very satisfied, but it is also the bottom line that both parties can reach together. So this kind of plan is also the plan they are most happy with, so they also start to think about some plans in their hearts.

"Mr. British minister, can you agree?" Ye Tianfeng asked the British minister.

The British Minister replied; "We can barely consider this plan, but is the Netherlands willing to cede some of the management rights of the port of Ludan, and allow our British Empire to send a small number of troops to be stationed here? If our British Empire can obtain some of the management rights of Ludan Harbor, and send a small number of troops to garrison it, then we will not have much opinion. ”

The focus of the British was actually on this Ludan Port, because Ludan Port was aimed at London, the capital of the United Kingdom, and of course they could not allow the Germans to take such a dangerous position. Therefore, their focus is on this Ludan Port, and the British are worried that once the Netherlands and Germany marry, it can be regarded as a formal alliance, then the Germans will take the opportunity to ask for the garrison power of Ludan Port, and then if necessary, they can give the British the capital to the name, which is what the British are most worried about.

If the Dutch can cede the port of Ludan, then there is naturally no problem, as long as the Dutch are willing to give up part of the management of the port of Ludan, plus allow the British to send a small number of garrisons, it can also be regarded as the British occupy the port of Ludan. Although the garrison of hundreds of people is a drop in the bucket, it represents the prestige of the British Empire and the interests of the British Empire. As long as the port of Ludan does not fall into the hands of the Germans. Then all of that will be fine. Therefore, the focus of the British is Ludan Harbor, they don't care who the first heir of the Netherlands marries, so they don't care about the marriage of the first heir of the Netherlands!

When the German minister heard about this plan, although it was a pity, he was not too disappointed. Because the Germans wanted to win over the Dutch, in fact, their purpose was only one of the reasons. There is an even more important reason, and that is that Germany wants to implement the Schlieffen Plan. The so-called Schlieffen plan was to attack Belgium through Germany's rapid attack, use Belgium's transportation network to enter France, and then quickly cut off the French troops along the way, and finally destroy a large number of French troops, paralyzing France and forcing France to surrender. Once France surrendered, the Germans could use their forces to turn back and start a war with the Russians again. Although the Russians seem to have the ability to mobilize millions of troops, the level of industry of the Russians is so poor that they cannot even achieve a gun per person. However, the huge numerical superiority was not something that the Germans could easily offend, so they naturally chose to defeat the French before the Russian army could be mobilized. And then fight with the Russians again. This is actually a way to fight the time difference, and in terms of Chinese tactics, it is also an out-and-out Tianji horse racing tactic. Use a small number of troops to delay the defense of the Russians, and then use heavy troops to destroy the French first, and then turn back to the decisive battle.

The core of the Schriffen plan of the Germans is also one, that is, the Dutch do not interfere. If the Dutch intervened, it would become an important dead end for the German Schlieffen plan, and it would have been a death at the touch of a button. A little bit of the Dutch intervened, and they could begin to send troops into Belgian territory if necessary, after the Germans had entered France. Then occupy those transportation hubs, and the supply of the hundreds of thousands of German troops in France will be completely cut off. That would be a sure death. Although the Germans were very good in the army, it did not mean that they were also very good without guns, ammunition and supplies. In the wars of this era, an army without bullets and shells is even easier to slaughter than a pig.

The Netherlands will be Germany's dead end, and Germany will not sit idly by and watch the Netherlands and Britain come together. But now Ye Tianfeng has proposed this plan on behalf of Wang Guorui, which can be regarded as their respective interests that they can all satisfy. The British avoided the placement of the Germans in the port of Ludan, and the navy could sneak up on them at any time. And the Germans hope to pull the Dutch and Chinese, and finally can implement the Schlieffen plan safely and worry-free, so that there is a key to victory or defeat.

"I have no opinion!" The German minister replied.

"In that case, then I'll ask for some advice from the country, but I think they'll agree!" The British minister said.

Britain was quick to respond. As long as the Dutch surrendered part of the administration of Ludan Harbor and allowed the British to garrison them, they would also abandon the marriage plan. This choice was a great joy for all, and it was considered that the Dutch had escaped the catastrophe of a confrontation between the two countries. After all, sandwiched between two big countries, a big war is on the verge of breaking out, and that's not fun. Anyway, isn't it just to hand over part of the management of Ludan Port, and still allow hundreds of soldiers to be stationed? Hundreds of soldiers are nothing, so let them be stationed. And anyway, the right to benefit from Ludan Port is still in his own hands, so it can be regarded as okay. Soon the Dutch parliament also began to formulate discussions on the specific transfer of management rights and garrisons with the British, and these had nothing to do with Ye Tianfeng, the Chinese minister to the Netherlands, and Wang Guorui's personal representative, and he and the German minister left the scene.

"Mr. Minister, our Lord Wang asked me to convey to you, hoping that your General Staff can keep the Schlieffen plan secret and not leak it. We can only help you get here, or we won't be able to help you! Ye Tianfeng said.

"What Schlieffen plan?" The German minister obviously did not understand that he had only received an order to complete the marriage, and that the German had told him that Ludan Port was only secondary, the first thing was the marriage, and that Ludan Port could be abandoned if necessary.

"I don't know what the Schlieffen plan is, that is, our Lord Wang wants me to tell you, so you can tell the country. The Schlieffen plan must be kept a secret, otherwise I'm afraid this time things will make waves again! Lord Wang told me that once the British or the French knew about the Schlieffen plan, the consequences would be unimaginable! Ye Tianfeng said.

In China, a telegram was received that the Dutch problem was finally solved, which made Wang Guorui breathe a sigh of relief, and Queen Wilhelmina was finally able to sleep peacefully. In the past few days, Queen Wilhelmina has been very worried about the affairs of the country, and the Netherlands is likely to become a battlefield for the war between the two great powers, so the Netherlands will be in misery. This feeling must be very bad, and this feeling is like the later Russo-Japanese War, when Northeast China became a battlefield between the two countries. People fight to the death, and in the end, no matter who loses or wins, then the pat on the ass will leave, and the final loss is still the side that is the battlefield. The Netherlands is small and densely populated, and if it becomes a battlefield between the two countries, the consequences will be unimaginable. Wilhelmina had to care about it, after all, she was the leader of the Nassau family, and she was the queen of the Netherlands! Now that the problem is solved, she can finally sleep peacefully.

"This time, thanks to Hong'er, you can think of this, otherwise we would all have fallen into our own pit. Hong'er, you have grown, you come to serve tonight. Let's sleep! Wang Guorui said.

Zheng Hong smiled, obviously for Wang Guorui to let her serve today. It feels good, and the relationship between the two has recovered a lot.

"The reason why the Germans and the British could not reconcile this time was that their interests conflicted. In fact, the method we can use to break the situation is to use their information asymmetry, the Germans know the bottom line of the British, but the British do not know the bottom line of the Germans, so that this is the basis for the two sides to finally reach the conditions. Although the Germans wanted to get the port of Ludan, the main purpose of the Germans was not the port of Ludan, but the implementation of the Schlieffen plan. And the British only saw the port of Ludan, and did not think of the Schlieffen plan. We have all ignored it before, we know that the Germans have the Schlieffen plan, and the subconscious people know the Schlieffen plan for the British. But in fact, the British did not know about the Schlieffen plan, and the British did not know that the Germans had formulated the Schlieffen plan, so their eyes were always on this Ludan port. As long as the Germans abandoned the port of Ludan, the British would naturally not take it seriously. Although the Germans lost the port of Ludan, they ensured the safe implementation of the Schlieffen plan, so they must have achieved most of their wishes. Although the Germans did not maximize their interests, they were able to achieve the bottom line. The British did not know that the Germans had a Schlieffen plan, so they thought that they had obtained the port of Ludan, which was to ensure safety. But in fact this was not the case, and they allowed the Germans to carry out the Schlieffen plan without any scruples. The reason why the Germans were desperate was because of the Schlieffen plan, not the port of Ludan. Now both parties can be satisfied, so they can be reconciled with each other! Wang Guorui said.

However, Wang Guorui then changed his words and said: "The Russians are ready to withdraw their troops, the Eight-Nation Alliance has been captured, and peace negotiations with various countries are also ready to begin." This war is completely over. Finally, I would like to announce the next thing, and that is that I will be emperor! ”

When everyone heard Wang Guorui's sentence "I want to be the emperor", their eyes lit up, everyone knew that this time it was finally time to get the highest honor, and then at this time they could get the opportunity to be crowned a wife and a son! Everyone has been struggling for several years, isn't it just for today? (To be continued.) )