In the conference room, Duan Qirui, Xu Shichang and others were sitting on the sofa and smoking. As for Yan Shao himself, he sat on the side and tasted the juice in the cup.

Although Yan Shao's current status is somewhat similar to Hitler's status in Germany during Nazi Germany, no, to be precise, it is higher than Hitler's status at that time. At the same time, like Hitler, Yan Shao did not have the slightest interest in cigarettes.

But unlike Hitler, Yan Shao did not intend to let the top brass of the government ban smoking in front of him. One is because he feels that there is no need to do this, in fact, there are many old smoking guns, which can only exert their full ability after smoking, and simply banning them from smoking will not necessarily do any good.

Again, although Yan Shao doesn't like smoking, he doesn't dislike smoking so much.

Not to mention anything else, you must know that before he crossed over, Yan Shao's father was a serious old smoking gun, and he had to eliminate an unknown amount of smoke every day. Following him, Yan Shao has long been used to second-hand smoke, so naturally there is no disgust or not...

But...

Even if he was used to it, the current atmosphere still made Yan Shao a little uncomfortable.

I don't know if it's because the smell of smoke in the room is too much, or because I feel uncomfortable, Yan Shao always feels that even the taste of the juice in the cup has changed a little...

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Just when Yan Shao was secretly frowning there, perhaps he felt that he had been silent for too long. Duan Qirui suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Shichang and the others on the side. "Is it already certain that it's British?"

"It's basically certain." Xu Shichang smiled bitterly, reached out and snuffed out the half-lit cigarette on his finger in the ashtray. "When we were in contact with the Portuguese, the Portuguese had a vague revelation. In addition, according to the information provided by the secret service, the reason why the attitude of the Portuguese has been reversed is also because of the pressure of the British..."

"XXX...", a classic national scolding, Feng Guozhang, who had only returned from the Northeast not long ago, said angrily. Can't these British people do less disgusting things?! ”

"I'm afraid it's difficult..."On the side, Fu Xiuming, who also snuffed out the cigarette, shrugged his shoulders. made a helpless look. "After all, that's what the British started by doing this kind of thing, and now how can you make them change their habits, after all, dogs can't change their food..."

Although Fu Xiuming didn't say the latter words. But the others also knew very well what Fu Xiuming wanted to say.

Although I secretly agree with it in my heart, after all, everyone who is doing it is a person with status, and it is impossible to say such a thing directly, so in addition to secretly agreeing. All they could do was nod slightly.

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"Forget it. Let's ignore this matter for the time being..."Always feeling that something was wrong with the taste of the juice, Yan Shao put the cup aside and looked at everyone. "The British are used to disgusting people, this kind of thing can be regarded as their tradition, when they were competing with the Spaniards in Europe, the British came up with pirates, such disgusting methods, and now they have some means to disgust us, and there is nothing unexpected to come."

"The most important issue now is the issue of Macau, although the geographical location of Macau is not very good. But in any case, it is also Chinese territory after all. All of you here are at the top of the government, and it should be clear that the government's goal in the short and medium term is to regain all the lost ground. At the same time, vigorously develop industry, commerce, and the military. Macao is one of the territories that our country has lost, no matter how small the territory is, it has no value in itself, but since it is our territory, we must find a way to regain it..."

"What's more, in addition to being China's land, Macao also has some other functions, such as Hong Kong's lost land. If we can recover Macao, then we can take the opportunity of recovering Macao to recover Hong Kong from the hands of the British, and as long as we can recover Hong Kong and Macao, then for a long time to come, China will only lose those concessions in China. "――――――As for places such as southern Tibet, outer Mongolia, and outer northeast, these have basically been taken back by the national government.

Of course, not all of them are the efforts of the Nationalist Government, such as Outer Mongolia, which is the result of the cooperation between the Nationalist Government and the Beiyang Government.

As for the Outer Northeast, it is indeed the result of the efforts of the national government.

As for southern Tibet? During this period, the control of the Kuomintang government over Tibet was relatively weak. In addition to the fact that the British still have a great influence in Tibet, one of the most important reasons is the problem of transportation.

With the ever-expanding national strength of the Kuomintang government, Tibet's problems have become smaller and smaller, and its position in Tibet has become more and more stable.

Naturally, this situation soon attracted the hostility of some Tibetans, some of whom even wanted to preemptively expel the government from Tibet while the government had not yet gained a foothold.

However, the British put a stop to their actions, but it was during the First World War. As allies of the Wehrmacht in Europe, the British had seen with their own eyes the bravery and fearlessness of the Wehrmacht on the Western Front, especially the strong combat effectiveness that was not weaker than the foreign powers, which left a very deep impression on the British.

On the other hand, the British were a little weaker in combat ...

In particular, the combat capability of the colonial troops, in the battlefield of World War I, the colonial troops usually had only one role, that is, to fill in the enemy's trenches...

Therefore, if they really tore their faces with the Chinese, the British were not sure that they could win the Wehrmacht with a small number of British troops and a large number of colonial troops. At least the British themselves absolutely do not have this self-confidence.

So, despite the growing influence of the Kuomintang government in Tibet, the British endured.

Nature. The patience of the British made the local government more or less relieved. After all, if you really fight, the pressure will still be a little bigger.

On the other hand, though. The government and the army are a little regretful, because if the locals really start a rebellion, then whoever leads the army can easily uproot the rebellion in Tibet!

Now that those people have shrunken turtles, the national government will naturally have no targets.

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In any case, at least one thing is certain, and that is with the strengthening of the national power of the national government. The British, at least in this respect, were already the most reluctant of the most commune governments. As for southern Tibet and other regions? At that time, the British government, which was being drawn into the First World War, had so many troops to support the Asian region...

Even if there is; , that would be to stay in the native ...

Therefore, at least in the current period, Yan Shao does not have to worry about places like southern Tibet at all. It's going to turn into a disputed area or something...

"It's just..."Listening to Yan Shao's words, Zhou Ziqi on the side nodded slightly, but soon he said suspiciously. Now that the British are getting in the way, it is useless for us to try to take back Macau. We can't use force to take back Macau. That could lead to too much resistance, and it was even likely to provoke a very violent reaction from the international community. ”

"I also know this, the biggest problem at the moment is the British who are getting in the way, and the problem now is that even if they know that they did it, even if there is evidence, it is useless to deal with these people, because what these guys are doing is not breaking the law at all―――――― after all, what they are doing is not breaking the law itself..."

"O British," said of the British. Everyone at the scene had some itchy teeth with hatred...

"Anyway, let's keep in touch with the Portuguese first. Let's see if there is any chance that things will ease up. These words were said by Yan Shao to the people of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the current vice minister of foreign affairs is Lu Zhengxiang.

It should be noted that this is Lu Zhengxiang, not Zhang Zongxiang...

Zhang Zongxiang's words are the original minister of the Beiyang government in Japan. He was regarded as a traitor because he betrayed national sovereignty, borrowed a lot from Japan, and signed many traitorous treaties that undermined China's rights and interests and national dignity, and became one of the three traitors demanded severe punishment by the majority of students during the May Fourth Movement.

In fact, there may not be any problem with saying that this guy is a traitor.

That's right, the diplomats of that era were indeed very good, after all, were weak countries without diplomacy. However, this Zhang Zongxiang himself was a very Japanese person, and he believed: "To be fair, it is more than enough for Japan to transfer the science of the West to China" ("Three Years in Tokyo"), and advocated that it was enough for China to learn from Japan, and there was no need to travel across the ocean to the United States or Europe to learn from it.

In March 1942 during the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Zongxiang and Cao Rulin were invited by the puppet North China Political Affairs Committee to be the so-called 'advisory committee', and also served as the chairman of the power company under the control of the Japanese.

You must know that Yuan Shikai's son who is not very competitive still knows shame, no matter how difficult life is, he never thought of betraying the country in exchange for generous treatment, but he ran to the Japanese. It can be seen that the name of the traitor is really not wrong.

As for Lu Zhengxiang, he was a Chinese diplomat in history, that is, during the Paris Peace Conference, the one who actually led the team to Paris in history.

The lack of diplomacy in a weak country in history was proposed by Lu Zhengxiang.

And unlike that Zhang Zongxiang, although Lu Zhengxiang once had the shame of twenty-one articles, this is indeed the kind that was forced to be helpless, and because of this incident, Lu Zhengxiang's heart has always been burdened with deep sins, and finally he even became a foreign monk. Later, in the War of Resistance Against Japan, he also used all his methods to support his country―――――― which was certainly not the Japan in the hearts of many traitors.

It should be noted that although Zhang Zongxiang also worked in the national government, it was because Yan Shao knew the history of this person very well. Although this man did serve in the national government, in fact, he had never had a smooth career. At least those who entered the career with him in the early years, now I dare not say that every one of them is prosperous, but basically as long as the ability is passable, they can be regarded as being reused.

Only Zhang Zongxiang. At present, it is still in a low position, and it is still the one that has no real power.

That's right, Yan Shao is indeed very clear about the path that everyone chooses. It's all for a variety of reasons. For example, many traitors in history, in fact, they may not really want to be traitors, but because there was no hope for China at that time, they chose to work for the Japanese.

But even so, Yan Shao is still reluctant to trust people like Zhang Zongxiang, after all, he has betrayed China in history―――――― this is like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in history, not to improve the ability of generals such as Shun, Trial and Zhang Ren for the time being. The loyalty of these people alone makes people like these characters very much.

For example, Gao Shun, even if he was following a monarch like Lu Bu who didn't seem very promising at the time. But he is still loyal. The trapping camp led by him was handed over to Gao Shun for command after Lu Bu first handed it over to his brother-in-law Wei Xu before the battle.

But every time Gao Shun never complained or resented Lu Bu because of this, even at the last moments. Gao Shun never thought of betraying Lu Bu. Instead, he chose to be righteous silently―――――― Lu Bu's force is worth nothing, but nothing else is really...

As for the trial, he died facing the north because his monarch was in the north, and such a righteous man may not be very capable, but he has nothing to say in terms of loyalty.

There is also Zhang Ren, who is also similar to the two above. It's just that his form of resistance is much more intense, basically the kind that scolds Liu Bei and them.

It should be clarified. The above three seem to have one thing in common, that is, the monarchs they are loyal to are somewhat ―――――― incompetent?

Then again, if it weren't for their incompetence, it seems unlikely that they would have fallen to the point of defeat. It is precisely because of the incompetence of these monarchs that it leads to the emergence of defeat.

However, the incompetence of the above three monarchs is the more impressive one, at least definitely more famous than Yan Baihu and others.

For example, Lu Bu is the kind of super monster that even uses brains to grow muscles, and there is absolutely nothing to say about the force value, but there are some other aspects...

And for Lu Bu, I'm afraid that family is more important than the world.

Naturally, this is definitely the standard for a good man in later generations, but in this era, this character is somewhat ...

After all, in that era, the easiest thing to look down on was such a thing as children's love. In other words, if Lu Bu can put his love for his family on his career, maybe he can be regarded as a successful person?

In addition, forgetting profit and forgetting righteousness can also be regarded as a weakness of Lu Bu.

As for Yuan Shao? Needless to say, arrogance, and at the same time having difficulty in choosing, this is Yuan Shao's biggest problem. Maybe it's because there are too many things, so Yuan Shao has a very strong choice syndrome, and it is easy to get confused when it comes to multiple choice questions, in addition, Yuan Shao is also a very arrogant person, and he is stubborn. Perhaps because as the overlord of the north at that time, Yuan Shao no longer needed to make the posture of a corporal of Lixian in the past―――――― Yuan Shao in the early days was still very capable, otherwise it would be impossible to defeat Gongsun Zhan, dominate the entire Hebei, and become the strongest prince at that time.

It's a pity that compared with an overlord like Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, the overlord of Hebei, is still a little worse after all...

As for Zhang Ren's boss? The original Liu Yan naturally didn't have to say it, it can be described as scheming, but Liu Yan's son Liu Zhang's words, this is a little...

Therefore, among the three generals, none of them have a good monarch, and Zhang Ren is probably the most unlucky one. After all, the first two have at least once made their mark on the stage of history.

For example, Gao Shun, following Lu Bu can be regarded as a big killing, especially his trapping camp, even now it is the famous one, from a certain point of view, even if he died a little early, but at least the name is remembered.

There is also trial, at least if you know a little about Yuan Shao, the overlord of Hebei, you will basically remember a few of Yuan Shao's strategists, such as this guy. At the same time, whether it is the battle against Gongsun Zan or the battle of Guandu, the trial match also has some play―――――― but in the end, Yuan Shao will lose, and the trial match...

The last is Zhang Ren, but he is the most unlucky one, because when he comes on the stage to play, it is basically not far from the time when he dies...

It's like Huang Zhong, the most brilliant stage didn't catch up, and by the time he appeared on the stage, it was already his twilight years. However, Huang Zhong can be regarded as a good monarch, and in the end he is brilliant, mixed with a five-tiger general, and is remembered by the world, especially the knife Xiahou Yuan, which is even more dumbfounded, after all, this is a veteran in the real sense, and even now there are people who doubt whether Huang Zhong was at the same level as Lu Bu in his prime...

But Zhang Ren just...

It's so unlucky, it's so unlucky...

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Noticing Yan Shao's gaze, Lu Zhengxiang nodded.

"Don't worry, I'll remember to tell the following..."

"Hmm." For Lu Zhengxiang, Yan Shao was still relatively relieved, so he nodded. "Remember, this is an important matter, and we must do our best, and when this is done, we can find a way to give the British some colors to see..."

Speaking of this, Yan Shao groaned slightly...

"Or rather, just give the British some color to see, so that they can also understand that we are not easy to bully..." (To be continued......