Bismarck realized this, looked as usual, and explained loudly: "The Sino-Prussian Secret Alliance Treaty signed between China and Prussia is valid for 20 years, and when the time is up, the two sides can discuss again whether to continue to fulfill the contract!" ”

Valid for twenty years! Li Yunzhong secretly said that it was good, the time was just right, with a smile on his face, he picked up the contract and listened to it while reading it.

Bismarck continued: "There are five main parts of the contract, which deal with political, military, and economic aspects. ”

Li Yun is most concerned about the military, and said: "You first talk about the military treaty, I believe you know that the Han Dynasty is very close to reunification, and I am very concerned about the improvement of the national defense industry." ”

Bismarck adjusted his mentality and said: "What is related to military affairs is the establishment of a military alliance, and the Prussian side assists the Han State in establishing and improving the heavy industrial system, and if the Prussian side joins a war, the Chinese side is obliged to support." ”

Li Yunzhong gestured and said with a smile: "Honorable envoy, how much time did it take you to take a boat from Europe to China?" ”

Bismarck hesitated, remembering the date of his departure, and replied: "About three months." ”

Li Yunzhong nodded, pretending to be suddenly enlightened, and said: "That is to say, it takes three months for the news of Prussia to start a war like France to reach China, and China will prepare for sending troops for another three months, and arrive in Europe in three months, and then repair in Europe for three months, so that one year after Prussia declares war, China's army can join the battlefield, and vice versa, Prussia is the same, I think this is completely a labor fee, and the gains outweigh the losses!" ”

Bismarck said that Prussia faced strong enemies, France, Denmark, and Austria. And maybe the British, if not able to quickly defeat one side. It is bound to fall into a protracted war, and when the time comes, either side will join. can change the outcome of the war, Prussia can't bear the result of defeat, as long as there is any glimmer of hope, they will cling to it,

Li Yunzhong knocked on the table, saw that Bismarck had no intention of backing down, and considering that Prussia would be reunified smoothly, he said: "Since Prussia insists, I agree to this." However, I hope that in the subsequent articles, it will be in favor of China. ”

Bismarck smiled again and promised: "As you wish, another article of the military alliance treaty is that the armies of the two sides will cooperate in an all-round way, and the army of our Kingdom of Prussia is second to none in Europe, and we are willing to assist the Han army in reforming, establishing a full staff system, logistics system, and reorganizing a real Wehrmacht." ”

Although Li Yunzhong had expected such a day, he just didn't expect it to come so soon. Facing Bismarck, he asked seriously, "How many officers did you bring this time?" ”

Bismarck raised two fingers and quietly observed Li Yunzhong's expression.

Li Yunxin was taken aback and said, "Two hundred! Yes, this is the sum of foreigners who served in the Han army. ”

Bismarck shook his head slowly. He replied: "It is two thousand people, these are the elite of the Kingdom of Prussia, all graduates of regular military schools." The highest rank is the deputy chief of the general staff of the General Staff, hoping that they can help the Han army improve its combat strength. ”

"Let's talk about the next one!" Li Yunzhong took a sip of tea. Hide your gaffe.

Bismarck's face was heavy, and his hands were crossed. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Maybe His Majesty does not understand the situation in Europe, especially the internal situation of the Kingdom of Prussia, which is currently a powder keg, and there was a coup d'état two years ago, although it was pacified by His Majesty the heroic King, but it also exposed many problems, the Kingdom of Prussia must implement reforms at home to unify Germany, and it is extremely difficult to implement reforms at home, and the slightest carelessness will trigger a revolution, His Majesty the King and members of the royal family are in danger of life at any time, we hope that if there is such a day, China can accept our political asylum and has the duty to escort His Majesty the King back to suppress the rebellion until the situation in Prussia is stable. ”

Li Yunzhong looked at Bismarck's serious appearance and asked uncertainly: "Aren't you Prussians united?" Isn't the king a man of his word at home? ”

Bismarck said bitterly: "This is exactly what I am striving for, in fact, the political situation in the Kingdom of Prussia is complicated, there are socialists, they have a great influence among the workers, in recent years they have united together, and they have a great voice in the Kingdom of Prussia, the second is the bourgeois reformists, they expect Prussia to give them rights like the British, advocate the establishment of a parliament, let the parliament govern the country, which is intolerable under His Majesty the King, and there is also a faction of Junker nobles, they are the descendants of the Knights, The Junker aristocracy, which controlled a large amount of Prussia's land and ran the estates in the form of serfs, suffered a major blow in the reforms of about forty years ago, which made them hate the royal family, and the king at that time had to compensate them with important military and government positions in order to stabilize the situation, and of course I was also a member of the Junker aristocracy. ”

Li Yunzhong listened to the domestic political situation in Prussia, admired Bismarck in front of him more and more, and replied without thinking: "I also agree with the paragraph of political asylum, if a revolution breaks out in Prussia, I will send troops to meet your majesty the king." ”

Bismarck said: "Thank you for your generosity! ”

Li Yunzhong said: "Let's say what else is going on, I think the above two treaties are the most important." ”

Bismarck nodded in agreement and said: "The remaining ones are, the tariff issue, the establishment of a tariff reciprocity treaty between Han and Prussia, and the mineral issue, Prussia has the right to explore minerals in the territory of Han, of course, we will buy it at a reasonable price, and then there is ......." ”

Li Yunzhong roughly thought about it, the distribution of minerals in Prussia did not have a clear understanding of itself, and the tariffs were also relative, and now the rapid development of Dahan industry, especially the light industry, is not inferior to Prussia, and the reciprocity of tariffs can also be agreed, and the others are insignificant and minor problems that can be ignored.

Bismarck said: "This contract is in duplicate, and it is kept by the Kingdom of Han and the Kingdom of Prussia respectively. ”

Li Yunzhong got up, returned to the dragon chair and sat down, and said formally: "I agree in principle to this treaty, I will convene the ministers to discuss, and after three days, I will give an answer to the envoy." ”

Bismarck also got up and said, "Thank you once again, Your Majesty!" ”

Li Yunzhong said slowly: "As for the two thousand officers sent by the Kingdom of Prussia, I don't know how you arranged it?" ”

Bismarck cautiously replied: "This group of officers can only stay in China for two years, after all, the army of the Kingdom of Prussia may have to be trained and run-in." ”

Li Yunzhong asked disappointedly: "Only two years?" What can you do in two years? What can you teach? ”

Bismarck Chengzhu replied calmly: "Two years is actually not a short time, their lowest military rank is second lieutenant, and their military literacy is also the top in Europe, they can serve as training officers, they can also support military school teaching, and they can also temporarily act as staff officers and advisers under His Majesty, of course, I hope that His Majesty will not let them go to the battlefield as an organization, Prussia cannot afford to lose." ”

Li Yunzhong said: "The Han has 500,000 troops, and a large number of militias, and if 2,000 people are distributed, one person will train several thousand, does the envoy think this will be effective?" I will not agree to two years, it must be extended. ”

Bismarck did not expect that the Han army would be in such an urgent need for Prussian officers, and there were joys and worries, and the good news was that under the influence of the Prussian officers, the Han army would certainly have a good impression of Prussia and would certainly be able to influence the formulation of the Han national policy in the future.

Soon Bismarck came up with a way to get the best of both worlds: "If Your Majesty allows it, I will let them return to China in batches, and the same country will be supplemented with a batch of new people, but these new people are all newly graduated officers and have no combat experience, please forgive me." ”

Li Yunzhong accepted it when he saw it, nodded his head busily, and replied: "That's fine, after all, I don't want to affect the combat effectiveness of the Prussian army, just when they intern in the Han Kingdom, I will send them to the front line to feel the fighting atmosphere, although the combat effectiveness of the Qing army is really poor." ”

When Bismarck saw that the problem was solved, he offered his farewell.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to take my leave."

"The embassy of the Kingdom of Prussia has been ordered to be built, and the envoy can return there to rest."

Li Yunzhong pulled down the electric bell and said to Fu Luanxiang, who walked in: "You send someone to send a few gentlemen back to the legation." ”

"Wechen obeys!" Fu Luanxiang motioned for Bismarck to follow her out. (To be continued......)

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