Episode 52 Ambition

Facing the stunned ministers, Xiang Xiaoqiang said very calmly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, when we visited Germany three years ago,.—— it wasn't a secret conversation, because we weren't talking officially, we were talking in a private capacity. At that time, there was no one else but the translator, and we chatted about our long-term goals. When we were done, we all laughed. I can see that he is laughing at me, and I am laughing at him. Because what we say is so unrealistic in the eyes of the other party.

At that time, Hitler said that he was eager to conquer Europe, especially to expand eastward, to eliminate the Slavs, to eliminate the Bolsheviks, and to seek living space for the German nation. I asked him with a smile how much he planned to occupy because the Soviet Union was so big. Hitler said quite seriously that he intended to conquer the Urals. Ladies and gentlemen, you also know what the situation was like in Germany at the beginning of '36. At that time, Germany was almost the weakest country in Europe in the eyes of the world, not to mention France, even Czechoslovakia, it could be destroyed with a single hand.

"That's right, the prime minister of such a weak country, where he talks a lot about the conquest of Europe, the elimination of the Bolsheviks, the conquest of Russia...... Ladies and gentlemen, think about it, how could the widow not laugh at that time? If any of you are present, you will laugh off your big teeth. But how about today? One of the two great powers, Britain and France, was scared out of 'hypochondria' by it, and the other was scared out of 'war phobia' by it. The Czech Republic, a European power that was proud of it in the past, is now trembling at its feet, and Britain and France said, 'If you don't cooperate with Germany, we won't protect you,' the Czech Republic had no choice but to give away the Sudetenland, and didn't even dare to say a 'no'.

But Hitler was no better than the outnumbered. Because the widow also said an ambition at that time, that is, the Northern Expedition to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the unification of China. Hitler's face couldn't help but laugh at that time...... Hehe, you don't see it. Yes, what was the situation of Daming at that time? Just barely withstood the southern invasion of the Northern Qing Dynasty, it can be regarded as saving a life, and it is still surviving. …… Yes, it's hard to hear, but it's just 'lingering' at the time. Not to mention Hitler, even if Napoleon was present at that time, he would have laughed off his big teeth. But what happens now, you've seen it too.

Therefore, few people know that Hitler's words were by no means just words. That person can go from being a Viennese vagabond to the dictator of Germany and Austria today, and he is by no means the kind of person who talks about everything. This person is stubborn, or paranoid, or insane. But it is this kind of 'mentally abnormal' people who can do exactly what those who are 'mentally normal' cannot do. He is not an ordinary politician, but a careerist who has struggled to produce one in Europe for many years.

"Ordinary politicians are content with their own success. And this careerist has an ideal in his heart, whether it is right or wrong, he values it more than his own life, and will do whatever it takes to achieve it, even at the cost of thousands of lives. And Chamberlain, whether it's Daladier, are the kind of ordinary politicians. In the face of Hitler, they lacked courage, courage, short-sightedness, weakness and incompetence. Although their country is now stronger than Germany, in the face of Hitler's step-by-step advance, they will only retreat step by step, and the weak will not have the slightest ability to resist at all.

"Rest assured, the Sudetenland was by no means Hitler's last territorial claim. The widow said here that it would not be long before Hitler would annex all of Czechoslovakia and plot against Poland, continue to expand eastward, and eventually collide with the Soviet Union. What we had to do was to exert our influence with Britain and France, and try to give the green light to Germany's eastward expansion until the Germans entered the Soviet Union.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if we hold back the Soviet Union in Central Asia, then how attractive the Soviet Union was to Hitler at this time! As long as the two obstacles of Czechoslovakia and Poland can be overcome, and the two countries can be flanked, then the elimination of the Soviet Union will become a very realistic thing. The vast new territories we have acquired in Northeast and Central Asia will be consolidated, and a large and good buffer state for a free Russia will lay in the middle of Eurasia, separating us from Germany. At that time, the great cause of our Ming Empire's conquest in the 20th century was basically completed. All that remains is to develop the economy, digest new territories, and strive to replace the United States as the strongest and richest country in the world within this century.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the above is a little bit of an opinion of the widow. …… Think it's funny? Hehe, think about Hitler back then, he also thought it was a funny thing for the Ming Dynasty to unify China. ”

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After speaking to Xiaoqiang, the venue was silent, and all the ministers were looking at him. Soon, they began to slowly exchange heads and whisper. After a few moments, the venue was lively. A lot of people are talking about it enthusiastically, and many people are still arguing. However, it seems that most people seem to be more excited, and only a few people seem dismissive.

Xiang Xiaoqiang understood that his words had worked, and they went to the hearts of most people. He leaned back, lay down in the comfort of the throne's back, picked up the teacup, and drank slowly.

Next, a new debate began among the courtiers. Xiang Xiaoqiang's new point of view made the Imperial Council lively. The previous atmosphere of "the German Chancellor has made a guarantee that it is unrealistic for Mingde to attack the Soviet Union" has been swept away, and everyone is eagerly discussing how the Ming can push the waves and maneuver in it to maximize its own interests.

Finally, the meeting discussed and decided, and now the set goal of the Ming Dynasty is to strive to achieve the goal of "bringing disaster to the east", through a series of diplomatic mediation, so that Britain and France can further appease Germany, and persuade Britain and France to further tolerate Germany, the advantage is to use Germany to eliminate the Bolsheviks, at least so that Nazism and Bolshevism can fight for both losses in Eastern Europe, and our democratic countries will reap the benefits.

Shen Rongxuan believes that if this series of plans is successfully realized, then the goal of the Ming Dynasty will have to be adjusted, and it can no longer be the highest goal of "eliminating the Soviet Union." The defeat of both Germany and the Soviet Union should be the highest goal. Then after the German army invaded the Soviet Union, the Ming side appropriately reduced the pressure on the Soviet army, so that the German army could bear more pressure and let them fall into the mud. Because if the main forces of the Soviet army were dragged by the Ming Dynasty on the side of Central Asia, then the German army would easily be able to completely destroy the Soviet Union. At that time, the situation in Europe, West Asia, and the Middle East will be dominated by Germany, and not only Britain and France will be threatened, but even our ally, the buffer country, Free Russia, will be greatly threatened. For Daming, a diverse Europe is in the best interest. And a Europe with Hitler in the hands of Hitler is not what we want to see. In that case, the interests of the Ming Dynasty in Europe will be wiped out, and the interests in Central Asia will not be stable for long.