Ten days later, the Italians finally broke their silence, and the second negotiation between Beiyang and the Italian side continued at the country house in Brin.

"Mr. Xu, you know that if this plan is to be carried forward, both sides must be profitable, and only when we get enough benefits can we convince the parliament and the king to go through this plan." Brin said. []

"Italy's military power should not appear in the Far East, but in the Mediterranean, Africa and the Middle East. In the Far East, Italy needed a trusted ally to guarantee its interests. Even if Britain is as powerful as Britain, doesn't it still need to choose one of the Qing Dynasty or Japan in the Far East as a force to contain Russia? ”。 Xu Jie said.

"What you say makes a lot of sense, why do we want to help the Qing Dynasty instead of Japan?" Bragali said with interest.

"Do you think Japan will choose Britain or Italy?" A mocking smile rose at the corner of Xu Jie's mouth. "Although Your Excellency is a very good strategic analyst, you do not know the Japanese nation, this nation has no credibility at all, and in their eyes, any treaties and agreements can be torn up at any time."

"There are only eternal interests between nations, no eternal friends, no alliances that will not end, or treaties that will not be torn up." Bragali sneered.

"But the alliance between countries is a good choice, and the stability of an alliance or treaty is also a good one, and if Italy wants to choose a capricious country without any guarantees, Japan is a very good choice. And now that Japan has begun to think about taking out loans from Russia, I think that in the near future, relations between Britain and Japan will deteriorate, and when the time comes, will Italy want to offend Britain and help Japan? I'd love to know the answer to this. Xu Jie said with a smile.

"Uh, this." Bragali was speechless for a while, no matter how strong Russia was, it was directly separated from Italy by the mighty Germany and Austria-Hungary, while the British Mediterranean fleet was stationed not far from his own doorstep. It's clear which is more important.

"You are right to say that such an alliance or treaty can only last if there is no conflict of interest between countries and there is a need for cooperation. From the perspective of geopolitics, Italy and the Qing Dynasty are thousands of miles apart, and there will basically be no direct conflict between the two sides, while the Qing Dynasty has a huge market, Italy has the technology that the Qing Dynasty needs, and although the technology of Britain and France is better, they will restrict what they export. Italy, on the other hand, has no worries in this regard. After all, the Qing State could not threaten the fundamental interests of the Kingdom of Italy. Xu Jie said.

"Your theory is good, keep going, we need substance." Bragali said quietly.

"Italy needs enough money to build its own country." Xu Jie said in a different tone, just like chatting with an old friend who had not been seen for a long time.

"Beiyang probably doesn't even have the money to give full combat power to the six warships ordered from Italy. I wonder how Italy gets money from the North Seas. Bragali smirked.

"The center has no money, but it does not mean that the people have no money, and it does not mean that those Chinese businessmen who have opened mines and factories in various parts of Beiyang have no money. As long as Beiyang gives some preferential treatment when importing Italian industrial products, I think that adding an advantage will make a considerable number of people who are ready to invest in industry choose Italian products. Xu Jie said with a smile.

"That's a good idea. But that's not enough. Bragali pouted.

"I wonder what Your Excellency thinks of war? In fact, war can make money. Once a war starts, whether it is armament, food, or transportation, it needs money. And once the war starts, the Qing center will pay for the war, and then we can open the door to Italian merchants, provided that these products are really good enough. If Beiyang can win the war, I think Lord Li will agree to take a part of the war reparations as payment. Xu Jie played his hole cards. …,

"I wonder what the approximate percentage is?" Bragali asked, like a hungry wolf seeing fresh meat.

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"At least 30%." Bragary didn't buy it.

"This is impossible, Beiyang also needs this money to pay off debts, you should know that Beiyang has mortgaged almost all of its properties for this war. If it can't make a profit, Beiyang is a dead end. Xu Jie retorted.

"I think this issue is negotiable, I want to know more, what does the North Sea need, what can the Italian Navy get from the North Ocean?" Bryn interrupted, he really didn't bother to mix with this almost intertwined problem of proportions, and he wanted to know what the Italian navy could gain from it.

"In addition to 3 Garibaldi-type armored cruisers and 3 **-type light armored cruisers and the necessary accessories, Beiyang also needs 1 repair ship to ensure that the battleship can be quickly put into battle after a short rest after returning home, and it is also necessary to build a dry dock and related machinery and equipment in Weihai that is enough to repair 15,000-ton warships. More than 5 minelayers and minesweepers. At the same time, there is also the expansion of the two major military ports of Lushun and Weihai, in which the channel of Lushun needs to be widened, and the port equipment also needs to be added to increase the throughput. Xu Jie said as he handed a detailed list to Brin. I hope the Kingdom of Italy can give a friendly price. ”

"And what does the Italian Navy get?" Brin asked, putting down the list.

"An improved version of the Garibaldi armored cruiser, as well as a new 14,000-ton battleship of the first rank, a new 3-pack turret, a new armor-piercing shell." Xu Jie replied.

"And what does the Italian Army get?" Bragali asked.

"New guns and mortars, as well as new equipment and food. Don't you think it's too procrastinating and inefficient to use the same equipment of the Italian Army in the heat of Africa? What Italy needed was an efficient, lean and responsive colonial garrison, with new machine guns and mortars that could give a small force terrifying firepower, and efficient individual equipment and food to keep the troops capable. Xu Jie said.

"Well, not bad idea, the more the Italian army is equipped, the more money Mr. Xu will make." Bragali was quite satisfied with Xu Jie's answer, after all, since the unification of the Italian Army, its combat strength is quite average, which is very disproportionate to the naval strength of the Kingdom of Italy, and the colony needs the army to occupy and maintain!

"Can I understand that the Beiyang side will exchange favorable terms of trade, a certain amount of war reparations, and some new technologies and designs in exchange for the support of the Kingdom of Italy for the Beiyang? Bragary said.

"It can be said that this is our final bottom line, and if your government agrees, I hope to sign the contract as soon as possible, Li Zhongtang has just sent a telegram that if the negotiations in Italy do not go well, the German representative will soon be in Rome." After Xu Jie finished speaking, he handed over an agreement.

"We'll do our best to reply." Brin took the agreement and said.

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