The Qin army swept across the Central Plains and swept half of Henan at a windy speed. Mu Teng'a's blockade in Chenzhou and Shahe was nothing more than a battle of mantis arms. And such a good new Qin government also added a bargaining chip to the negotiations that they were about to open with the British!

Nanjing, the night is low.

Wittoma and Robert arrived in Nanjing yesterday to have a little contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Xinqin, and today almost spent the day resting. Because in China, Weituma, who has been mixed and refined, knows very well the thinking of the Chinese, and whoever is in a hurry will not be able to calm down.

If you want to get the best treaty and the greatest benefits, you must first calm down.

In China for decades, especially in recent years, he has become more and more accustomed to the old country's admiration and stammering with him, and the more the atmosphere is 'open', the more so. Behind him, Wittoma, stood the world's most powerful power, the British Empire. Even in the center of the northern land of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there are still some die-hard old officials who always pose with their nostrils facing the sky as diplomatic personnel of the great powers, and Wei Tuma also understands in his heart that behind this arrogance, there is still a fear of being behind the times.

But with the rise of Liu Xian, that is, after Liu Xian stepped on the Russians in Xinjiang and then slapped the French, Wei Tuma could clearly feel that the boss breath in China's bones had been restored again. But now, although Chinese officials are still afraid of themselves, they are afraid to avoid @ or grovel to please them in every possible way, which is no longer seen in the new Qin country!

As for how to negotiate with Xin Qin, he and Special Envoy Robert have already communicated with Guò, and they will not pretend. But. It's really hard to master.

In the Far East, only the new Qin's China has the strength to act as an ally of the British Empire in East Asia. Yes. allies, not pawns like Turkey. China is a country with a tradition of great unification. Its potential is by no means comparable to that of Turkey's multi-ethnic powerhouse. The British Empire needs this force exactly, but this force does not demand much from the British Empire now!

As a diplomat in China for decades, Wittoma knows the country's history and its pride. Liu Xian's character is that of a fanatical folk and ethnic ist, and he will never be the second Shi Jingjiao.

However, as a diplomat, his natural mission was to extract maximum benefits for the British Empire. So it's really a very difficult, very difficult negotiation.

Thankfully, the young Salisbury family understands this as well. It is not like some figures in the heart of the British Empire, who have no knowledge of Asia, who have dismissed their old diplomats as indigenous-based idiots. Wow, wow, wow, he just expressed his unrealistic opinions.

Wittoma prayed inwardly that he hoped that Liu Xian would not make a mistake, a mistake in Chinese history called 'Yelang arrogance'. He hoped that Liu Xian would understand. It doesn't matter if you are the first in East Asia or not, but in front of the British Empire, you can only obey.

In the bedroom, Wittoma was quietly flipping through an ancient Chinese book. He was a true scholar of the Chinese language, and after his return to England, he donated his collection of more than 4,000 volumes of Chinese books to the University of Cambridge. So don't be surprised by that. The flames of the oil lamp on the side were dancing slightly, shining on his graying head.

I don't know how long it took. The sound of the wall clock striking ten o'clock in the hall came faintly. Only then did Wittoma put down the book in his hand, stood up and stretched.

You're old......

After only two or three hours of sitting, I already felt sore. Maybe it's time for me to retire. Once the dust settles on this negotiation, it's time for me to go back to the UK to retire. I really miss the bad weather in London......

Although the weather in London is not suitable for an elderly retirement.

Wittoma walked out of the bedroom and wanted to pour a glass of white wine in the wine cabinet in the hall. The hall was lit up. He turned his head to see that Robert was wearing a noble silk pajamas and holding an empty wine glass with only a little red wine left. Gesture to him from afar. The old and the young couldn't help but smile when they looked at each other.

"It's a tall order."

"Liu, not an easy person to deal with. He has a long-term vision. He himself knows the situation in the world very well, you should have heard of the 'European Office'......" Witoma laughed. "What a tongue-twisting name."

"It was established several years ago. At that time, he was only a frontier commander of the Qing Empire. Nothing that happened in the civilized world could be hidden from him. ”

Wei Tuma sighed that China, an old and decaying country, was already about to fall into the dust, and he didn't want to lack a great big man.

……

The next day, Zeng Jize came to the residence of Wei Tuma and Robert.

"Mr. Zeng, what kind of information did you bring? If your majesty the king is not sincere, the representatives of the British Empire are not very willing to see him. The empire has too many choices in the Far East, and Xin Qin is just the first of these choices! ”

Wei Tuma expressed his anger in front of Zeng Jize in an appropriate amount.

And Zeng Jize, who is gentle and polite in the eyes of Wei Tuoma, and has the popularity of traditional Chinese literati, has a tough attitude at this time. Zeng Jize immediately replied with a hard mouth: "The king's thoughts, how can I be a courtier and speculate on my own?" But someone once thought that if Mr. Minister had such an attitude, the negotiation would be abandoned! ”

One sentence made Wittoma choke uncomfortably.

Zeng Jize left the conference room with a smile, no matter how shrewd Wei Tuoma was, he didn't know that Liu Xian didn't take this negotiation as seriously as he did. If you can't talk about it this time, there will be a next time! That's how Liu Xian signaled to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Because Liu Xian knew that the British were fighting the second Afghan war in Afghanistan, don't look at the Russians if they didn't take action, the British would eventually be defeated and withdrew.

Next year, or the year after, Liu Xian doesn't remember very kindly. He can only be sure that the British are deflated again in Afghanistan, and the latter's name of "the grave of the super-empire" began with the British.

Therefore, the 'estimation' on both sides is asymmetrical, and it is no wonder that Wittoma is choked.

"In Asia, the only one who can carry the Russians back to Europe and make the Russians bleed is China. Others, North Korea, Japan? Can they? Can China give them such power?

Britain can only support China, support me. You have no other choice! The only force that can be relied on in the current land of East Asia is my Qin army.

Of course, if the British Empire is willing to send more than 200,000 troops to land at Vladivostok and start a large-scale war with Russia in the Outer Khingan Mountains, I don't care. On the contrary, I can also provide you with some of the military supplies and food supplies you need.

But with the Zulu in South Africa, the chaotic Sultan in Central Africa, and Afghanistan in Central Asia to consolidate, does the British Empire really have the strength to wage war with the Russians in the Far East, or to deter the Russians?

The British Empire has the strongest comprehensive national power in the world, but your political center is not in the Far East. Here, the only person who can resist Russia, and the country that can help you win victory against Russia, is China! ”

The Sino-British negotiations were still inconclusive, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Xinqin proposed to re-establish the relevant Sino-British treaties and abolish the British concession in China, while the British also confronted China with a formal claim for sovereignty over Tibet.

The negotiations went on until May, Liu Xian couldn't wait in Nanjing, the troops in Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Fuzhou were about to be assembled, and the Qin army in Zhejiang was also approaching Hangzhou Bay in great strides.

Therefore, Liu Xian took the opportunity of the banquet to invite Wei Tuma and Robert, and the two sides officially met for the second time. Liu Xian said to Wei Tuma like this, his attitude is really not half tough, but can be called arrogant.

It is not that no one in the Xinqin government persuaded Liu Xian. Even Zhang Shoudai, who has been incognito for two years, said, "This is subordination!" The king did this, who can not understand? He just didn't understand why Liu Xian couldn't turn this corner.

In Zhang Shoudai's view, the current British Empire is nothing more than trying to take advantage of China. Li Shimin is so ashamed of the Wei River, what is the great thing about Liu Xian's little more benefits to Britain at this time? In the future, if you clean up the rivers and mountains and make the country strong, why don't you come back?

If Zhang Shoudai was still a loyal courtier of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, China was still the same as before, and Liu Xian did not raise troops, then he would definitely uphold his own position. Every bit of power must be fought for as much as possible. But isn't it the original time, when luck is at its peak, at such a critical juncture, what else is there to consider!?

Compared with the Manchu Qing in the north, if you want to convince the British, you can't get in the middle of it, and the new Qin will not fall to the point of the original Manchu Qing even if it retreats. But Liu Xian held back in one breath, and no one persuaded him, and he couldn't do it. So the negotiations have been deadlocked, so he went to Zhejiang, and this negotiation has come to an end, and there is no result!

……

Wittoma and Robert arrived in Nanjing, attracting the attention of an unknown number of people. "Ta Kung Pao" reported one after another, telling the common people and gentry about the significance of this meeting.

As a result, a month passed, and there was no movement, but Liu Xian went south to Zhejiang with the garrison regiment. I don't know how much discussion it caused, which made the business of newspapers and periodicals such as Ta Kung Pao rise sharply.

"Tianjin has sent a telegram, and we have three fewer reporters to go out."

In a house in the Shanghai Public Concession, Wang Qing was holding a copy of the newspaper in his hand, almost holding out the water, and his expression could be called gritted teeth with hatred.

But Wang Qing was not the only one in the room with such an expression, the chief and deputy editor-in-chief of Ta Kung Pao and the heads of several sections, this group of literati and writers who were more famous in China than Qingliu and Qingliu, are now all ruthless and can't sleep on their skin and eat their flesh!

"This enmity is incompatible. If you don't report it, Wang Qing won't be a person! (To be continued......) R1292