Chapter 884: Everyone Sweeps the Snow in Front of the Door (Part I)
"Grandpa, will we be too arrogant when we act like this? If it provokes the hatred of the European world, it will not be beautiful! ”
Walking out of the venue, Li Hongzhang's feeling was still dreamlike, thinking back to the well-behaved European envoys, since the Daoguang Dynasty, how could foreigners be so easy to deal with?
"Humph! Hatred of the same enemy? They are already bitter against each other! They are now only afraid of the army of the European world, not our opponents!
The war of slaughter is not something that anyone can bear, if it is based on the method of fighting to the death of the fish and the net, Lao Tzu can reduce the population of Europe by eighty percent within five years, and they cannot afford such a price.
Of course, if we really plan to break the net, our population will be halved, or more! As for the territories that are now occupied by Tsarist Russia, they will no longer exist!
Damn it! Contact Guangzhou again, after lunch, Lao Tzu asked Ding Taichen to come up with an exact reply, and tell Ding Taichen whether the matter is successful or not, it is all in the Guangzhou shipyard! ”
Because of Li Hongzhang's words, the maritime threat from the European and American worlds made Yang Meng frown again, ironclad ships! It would have been nice to have done this a few years earlier!
Ignoring Li Hongzhang and Ye Mingchen, who looked dazed, Yang Meng led a large group of people straight to the restaurant in the venue, and the afternoon negotiation was the real negotiation for Yang Meng.
Although Yang Meng's purpose is simple, the interests of the three European countries are not so easy to satisfy. Once the navies of Europe are ready. It's time for these people to turn the tables around.
It's not time for lunch. The news from Guangzhou did not come, and Yang Meng was also a little impatient here, and his opponents in the afternoon, Bismarck, the founder of the German chariot, Ferdinand, the foreign minister of the French emperor, and Gladstone, the opponent of the English prime minister, were not easy to deal with.
The Palmerston cabinet in England has always been unscrupulous in its policy of foreign expansion; Emperor Napoleon III of France. It is also necessary to open up territories overseas; Germany, which is on the rise, needs Europe's stability; If the affairs of Tsarist Russia are according to Yang Meng's wishes.
England's foreign policy needs to be changed drastically, and if it doesn't work, Palmerston's cabinet will fall because of it; On the French side, in order to win the hearts of the people, the French emperor has made domestic debts high, and there is a lack of foreign plunder, I am afraid that this life will not be easy; Germany and Tsarist Russia are close to each other, and if there are more tigers like the Qing Dynasty standing aside, the strategy of rising will also change, and these are actions that touch on fundamental interests. Yang Meng's side did not pay a considerable price, but was afraid of compromises on the surface. These three will not commit either.
Interests, Yang Meng's side can not promise much, in addition to the formula of Yunyan, there is also overseas cooperation with evil intentions, the formula of Yunyan, naturally the three countries need, but overseas cooperation, only Britain needs, how to persuade Germany and France, now for Yang Meng is the key, and the hidden dangers of overseas cooperation, England is likely to have been aware of how to justifiably seek to seize the territory of Tsarist Russia, it is really not an easy task.
"Third master, there is a call from Guangzhou, Ding Taichen promised, the battleship can go to sea once after half a month, this is the details."
After receiving the telegram, Yang Meng took a closer look at Ding Taichen's plan, and as the telegram unfolded, the smile on Yang Meng's face became stronger and stronger.
"There's something you can do over there, and that's how it works."
After finishing speaking, Yang Meng ignored Li Hongzhang and Ye Mingchen's doubts, took out a match and lit the telegram, and then began to eat.
The real negotiation was arranged in a temporary house, although the appearance of the house is not very good, but the interior decoration is still remarkable, the double row of eight immortal tables are put together, combined into a serious long negotiation table, the table is covered with a slightly heavy red carpet, looking at the solemn face of the British, French and German elites opposite the negotiation table, the smile on Yang Meng's face is even more.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the matter of Tsarist Russia was originally a revenge move of the Qing Dynasty, and now that people have killed and seized the land, the anger in my emperor's heart has eased slightly, and my emperor has a decree to negotiate peace with the truce, but the territory occupied by Tsarist Russia before cannot be discussed!"
first arched his hand to the envoys of Britain, France and Germany, and then arched his hand in the direction of the Forbidden City.
"It can't be! This is aggression! The Qing army must withdraw from Tsarist Russia and return the territory previously occupied by Tsarist Russia, otherwise Germany will send troops to fight against the Qing army. ”
With the Guangzhou dialect refusal, Yang Meng was slightly stunned, okay! This old opponent turned out to be the spokesperson of Germany, and looking at Pasha's bearded appearance, Yang Meng chuckled lightly and replied.
"Huh...... Minister Pashali, you are good at dancing with long sleeves, I don't know if you are England? Or Germany?
As for whether to send troops or not, it's all up to you, so do you want to continue to do so?
If that's the case, you can give us a more affirmative answer, so that we can save trouble, you go back to China, and Lao Tzu's side will start fighting tomorrow! ”
Yang Meng's ridicule made Pashali's face purple and blue, there was no translator on the German side, and he expressed his opinion on behalf of Germany, which was somewhat nondescript, looking at Andre in France with a smile on his face, Pashali's face was even more ugly.
But the negotiation was a big deal, and after pressing the embarrassment in his heart, Pashali translated Yang Meng's words to the German envoy, and then the German envoy translated it to his own boss, German Prime Minister Bismarck.
After two sentences, the negotiations reached an impasse, Yang Meng came up to attack Germany, ignoring the questions of Britain and France, which made the two big men of Britain and France also scratch their heads a little, the situation of Germany, as the leader of the European world, Britain and France are very clear, if Germany withdraws from the Triple Alliance, I am afraid that things will be difficult to do in the future!
Although it is a little disturbing the situation, this Duke Yang of the Qing State is very difficult, except for Germany's questions, they do not answer any questions from Britain and France, and the four countries negotiate together, which now seems to be not a good thing.
As the situation in the venue reached a stalemate, Bismarck's side also took out a map, and with this point, the envoy on the German side kept nodding.
The negotiations were basically open, and the German side was not afraid that Britain and France would know their own intentions, and after listening to the German envoy and conveying Bismarck's opinion to Pashali in eagle language, the smile on Yang Meng's face became even stronger.
Bismarck is worthy of being one of the heroes in today's world, seeing that things cannot be done, he decisively gave up Tsarist Russia, but made some requirements for the Qing side.
"With the Volga River as the boundary, the Qing forces are not allowed to cross the Volga River from now on!"
Pashali expressed Bismarck's opinion with some resentment, and the Germans gave up like this, which made him very angry.
"Don't cross over, this is a bit absolute, the Tsarist side will not give up resistance, so be it! One hundred kilometers west of the Volga River, as long as the German side agrees to support our Qing Dynasty in the subsequent boundary demarcation treaty, then this 100 kilometers promise will not be changed within a hundred years! ”
Bismarck's decisiveness made Yang Meng scratch his head a little, this analysis of the situation is extremely unique, and the position he occupies is also extremely delicate, Germany's navy is not very strong, I am afraid that in the maritime offensive in the European world, Germany will not invest too much, so that Germany will be invincible in the future war.
If the navy of the British and French organizations is defeated, the German rise plan will have much less resistance, and if the Qing Dynasty is defeated, the German side can also divide up certain interests, and the judgment of the situation is so clear, the German rise with Bismarck is also unstoppable.
Tsarist Russia, Yang Meng did not intend to destroy at first, annexing most of the territory of Tsarist Russia, European countries can sit and watch, but to destroy Tsarist Russia, there is no doubt that it is to face the whole of Europe, and with the barrier of Tsarist Russia, in the near future, Yang Meng's side will not be afraid to face the German chariot, with such a barrier, it is the basis for friendship with Germany.
With Pashali's translation, Bismarck nodded, and Gladstone and Ferdinand, both in England and France, had no good colors on their faces, this was the first day of negotiations! Germany's withdrawal will inevitably affect the plans of Britain and France, but Germany has its own interests, and Gladstone and Ferdinand are helpless about this.
The world pattern, the European pattern, Bismarck undoubtedly chose the European pattern, the Qing army's combat power is very strong, what is more terrifying is their number and war methods, Yang Meng's method of slaughter, is the main reason why Bismarck chose to compromise, Germany is too close to Tsarist Russia, once it turns its face, Tsarist Russia can not stop the offensive of the Qing army at all, when the war burns to Germany, Britain and France may also be like now, Bismarck does not want Germany to become the second Tsarist Russia.
Hundreds of years ago, the Tatar iron cavalry broke into the Rhine, but did not see the assistance of Britain and France, now although the Qing country has no maritime superiority, but his land superiority is undoubted, once the war starts, with the current national strength of Germany, it is simply unable to support a war of this scale.
The modified Dresser is also one of the reasons why Bismarck made a decision, a rifle that exceeds the range of field guns is too much of a threat to the army, Bismarck has already made an assessment, even if it is now put into large-scale production, if you want to equip the whole army with a new type of Dresser, it will take at least one to two years, that is to say, within two years, the German army will not be able to confront the Qing army, once it is matched, the proportion of war losses is too large, such a war, a country with some wisdom, should not participate.
"Thank you Prime Minister Bismarck for your support, after the Qing Dynasty will have a good reward, and after the signing of the boundary demarcation treaty, Yang Meng will have a good reward!"
After leveling Germany, Yang Meng is also smiling, it has not been a few days since the Qing Dynasty, but he still has a lot of time for Yang Meng, and I believe that Germany also needs his Yang Meng's reward. (To be continued......)