Ding Yuntong thought calmly: Yes, if you win, so what? Will the Chinese army still be able to fight in Paris? If France is cornered, it will not be beneficial for China to fail to step down.

The French were angry because they thought they could win the war at no cost. After all, the focus is on Europe, and they are not willing to go all out. If France were to be ruthless and exhaust all the navy to blockade the coastline, China would not be able to bear it.

It is important not to underestimate the French heritage, which even Bismarck would have been mistaken. Winning the Franco-Prussian War forced France to pay an indemnity of 5 billion gold francs, equivalent to 14 times the military expenditure of the French Army, and France's total annual export trade!

Bismarck thought that this would hold France back, and as a result, France issued several national bonds, which millions of French people enthusiastically bought, raising 45 billion francs at once! Enough to pay nine indemnities! What is called "usury imperialism", it is so rich! What is the wealth of the country is not as good as the wealth of the people, this is called national strength!

France's 5 billion indemnity, according to the exchange rate at the time, exceeded 720 million silver, and France only took three years.

In the previous life, Ma Guan's 230 million taels, this little money was only a Japanese devil who smirked like a baby, and the French didn't take it seriously at all.

In the previous life, many stupid dung people were obscene in the Great Song Dynasty and the former Qing Dynasty every day, and they were purely brain-disabled children.

Therefore, Ding Yuntong asked Feng Zicai to stop attacking, and he thought that it should be enough to stop. He sent a telegram to Vladivostok and asked Zeng Jize and others to talk about it and talk about it seriously.

As for the bottom line, of course, it will not change: the French want to recognize China's suzerainty over Vietnam; It must be recognized of the Sino-Vietnamese constitution and must be compensated. As for Cochinchina, which was occupied by France, it can be left out for the time being. After all, France has been operating there for many years and has long regarded it as its own territory, and if France is to be completely driven out of Vietnam, it will definitely break the bottom line of the other side.

In addition, this indemnity can be flexibly negotiated, and it can be changed to some names acceptable to the French, such as the food expenses of the captured French officers and soldiers, etc., so that the French can go down the ladder.

At the same time, in terms of internal publicity, it is emphasized that this is a reparation. It doesn't matter how much the reparations are for, the French will certainly not agree to it, the key is to have this name. Asking foreigners to pay compensation and admit defeat is extremely useful for raising their own prestige.

What's more, the current situation in China is complicated, and all kinds of ideological trends and shili are surging in the undercurrent, and it takes a huge amount of energy to solve them. Just a few years are not enough to completely control the ideology, but at least to maintain political stability, social harmony.

And one day, it will be necessary to completely deprive the people of their minds.

They don't need thought, what they need is obedience.

Thoughts, which are more dangerous than weapons,

Since, we do not allow the people to have weapons,

And what about Weishenme to allow the people to have ideas?

Ding Yuntong leaned lazily there, thinking of the palace maid Yuying.

The eunuch reported just now that Yu Ying had softened in the past two days, and cried desperately, saying that she knew that she was wrong, and she just wanted to see the emperor.

Ding Yuntong touched his nose, feeling that he was not in a hurry, and grinded her again. He ordered Yu Ying to add two meals a day, since he had already admitted his mistake, don't starve him, no matter how beautiful a girl is, it will be boring to be skinny.

Just thinking about it, the next person came to report, and Xu Jingcheng asked to see him.

Minister Zeng Jize went to negotiate, and Vice Minister Xu Jingcheng was responsible for the daily work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ding Yuntong thought secretly: "It's so late, what is he doing here?" Could something have gone wrong diplomatically? ＂

Xu Jingcheng stood there respectfully, in the past few years, the emperor's age has increased, although he is still only a teenager, he already has an inexplicable majesty. In particular, the emperor is like a god, and his judgment is always so accurate, and the bureaucrats discuss it in private, and the word used the most is "unpredictable".

Ding Yuntong looked at his respectful appearance and waved his hand to let him continue.

Xu Jingcheng hurriedly said: "Minister Li Fengbao in Germany called, and German Prime Minister Bismarck personally summoned him. He said that he is very happy to have in-depth discussions with China on how to further develop the constructive relations between China and Germany, carry out exchanges and cooperation in various aspects.

At the same time, it was also claimed that the German Foreign Office would officially deliver a personal letter from Kaiser Wilhelm I to the Chinese Emperor tomorrow. ＂

Ding Yuntong looked at his fingers, as if checking whether his nails were neatly cut, and said slowly: "This is a good thing, then why are you in a hurry to come to see me in the middle of the night, can't you do it tomorrow?" ＂

Xu Jingcheng hurriedly replied: "It's not just this. The ambassador to Russia and the ambassador to Britain both sent urgent telegrams. Britain and Russia summoned the Chinese ambassador almost simultaneously and sent a diplomatic note, expressing grave concern about the situation in Vietnam and hoping that China and France could settle their dispute peacefully. Russia, in particular, has even claimed to be willing to send troops to help keep the peace. ＂

"What do you say, peacekeepers? Ding Yuntong couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and glared at Xu Jingcheng.

Ding Yuntong's brain was spinning rapidly: "How can this be? What went wrong? This was not the case in previous life history.

Well, in this world, China looks like it is going to win, and unlike in the previous life, the reactions of various countries are naturally different. It is estimated that it was picked out by France, but the attitude of the two countries is still not quite the same.

After all, Britain and France are openly and secretly fighting for colonies, and the reason why they are willing to come out and say something must be because they are afraid that China will become strong and affect Britain's interests.

As for Russia, naturally because there was a rift in relations with Germany and Austria, it was hoped that France, as Germany's old enemy, would not consume too much in Asia. So the words are much heavier, saying that they are willing to send troops to help the peacekeeping, and who will they help? China now has the upper hand and does not need help, and Russia will naturally help France.

Well, Russia hopes that France can contain Germany, and why doesn't Germany want China to consume France more, and it can take advantage of this. Didn't the Kaiser have a handwritten letter? I also wrote back to him, hinting to him that China might have to cease war with France because of Russian pressure. After all this is over, we will discuss cooperation with Germany. Presumably, the Kaiser should know how to do it.

As for the United Kingdom, you can try it with the United States, which was originally designed to be a mediator. Signed a loan contract for cotton and wheat before, and the relationship between the two parties is good. But the United States is a Jewish businessman, and it can't afford to be profitable, and it won't help if you don't give some sweetness. What should I give? ＂

Thinking like this, Ding Yuntong discovered his gaffe, and then slowly sat down.

A flash of inspiration flashed in his heart, how could he forget this. In his previous life, in 1882, in order to contain Japan's infiltration of Korea, Li Hongzhang specially instructed Korea to sign a treaty with the United States, and now he is using this as bait. In previous history, Japan forced North Korea to open its borders, in part to curry favor with the United States. If you don't do it yourself, this favor will be robbed by Japan in the future.

After thinking about it, Ding Yuntong carefully told Xu Jingcheng his thoughts and asked him to do it according to this idea, and Xu Jingcheng suddenly realized and left.

Looking at Xu Jingcheng's back, Ding Yuntong sighed that it was not easy to win a war. In the end, the strength is still not enough, and this shijie is such a reality. With a little use value, the Kaiser came to deliver a letter, and if he did not have enough strength in his hands, the tsar would come to intimidate. At the end of the day, it's all about strength.

China has no friends, everything depends on itself. There are only two allies that China can really rely on, one is the Chinese Army and the other is the Chinese Navy. Everything else is, icing on the cake when it is in its heyday, and falling into the well when it is defeated.

This is true internationally, and it is not the same at home.

In the afternoon, I got information that Guo Songtao, head of the Organization Department, had a close relationship with Yan Fu's "Constitutional Research Society." This made Ding Yuntong quite unhappy, he did not openly restrict everyone from discussing reforms, but he hoped that the people who were reused and promoted by himself could be loyal to the king.

The so-called constitutionalism is to limit the centralization of power and oppose dictatorship. But without centralization of power, without dictatorship, what is the difference between the emperor and the commoners?

People like Guo Songtao are completely relying on the emperor's appreciation to ascend to the throne, but now they are thinking about how to limit the imperial power, which is simply condemnable.

I want to lift you up, but you don't know how to lift you, okay, you wait, you all wait!

Ding Yuntong began to grit his teeth.