"I suggest that the meeting be adjourned, there is a lot to be said today, and I think we both need to recalibrate our thinking, but I can assure you in the name of the German Empire that if your country can supply our country with more than 1.5 million tons of crude oil per year after the end of the war against Russia, we will no longer need economic privileges!" Prince Henry took a few deep breaths to calm down his slightly excited mood and said word by word.

"Very good, the Republic of China needs equals, allies who can redivide the world together, and I want to say one thing, that is, Russia is the great enemy of China, and even after the end of the Second Sino-Russian War, we will not relax our vigilance against the enemy in the north." Xu Jie said with a smile.

That night, the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, where the German delegation was staying, was brightly lit, and the German elite did not relax because of the recess, thinking, they were reevaluating their bargaining chips and weighing their own gains and losses. "Your Royal Highness, your statement today is very irrational, you are tantamount to directly making the empire give up the benefits of up to tens of millions of marks, and the Huaxia Republic will not give no privileges at all, and because of your words, this wealth will come to naught." The German commercial representative Wühler said very dissatisfied. It represented the interests of the industrialists of the German Empire, so even if it would cause displeasure to His Royal Highness, it must be stated.

"Don't worry that your products won't sell, if the Republic of China agrees to implement Ashkenazi standards in some of its industrial sectors, it will be enough for you. Economic interests are only one aspect of this negotiation, even less important. Just ask. If there were no resources such as manganese ore, tungsten sand and various rare metals provided by Huaxia, would Krupp's steel still be so good? Prince Henry said impatiently.

"Okay, now let's talk about something else. Of course, this is not just to solve the problem of food and raw materials for the empire, but to say that the national policy of Huaxia is very close to the needs of the empire, which will bring strategic advantages to the empire. Prime Minister von Kaprivivy, who has been silent, said.

"From Premier Xu's statement, we can get two messages, the first point is. The Huaxia Republic was no longer satisfied with its current sphere of control, but wanted to expand its territory to the south, and the Huaxia Navy was no longer satisfied with merely defeating the combined fleet of Russia and the Netherlands. Instead, part or even most of the territory of the Dutch colonies was directly incorporated into the territory of the Huaxia Republic, and then the oil fields there were used to provide crude oil for our country! Scheer thought for a moment and said.

This is true from a military point of view, but the implicit political implications are not limited to Russia and the Netherlands. The fundamental reason why the Netherlands was able to keep the vast colony of the Dutch East Indies was not because of how strong the Netherlands was. Rather, the actual controller of Southeast Asia, Britain does not want other powers to meddle in Southeast Asia! The vast colony of the Dutch East Indies was in the hands of the Dutch and was nothing more than a resource and tax. But if it's in the hands of some big powers. Then it would be fatal to the rights and interests of the British Empire in the Far East! Von Caplevy said.

"Does that mean that Britain and China may clash again in the future? Unless one of the parties takes the initiative to back down? If the British Empire could have an opponent in the Far East, it would be a good thing for the German High Seas Fleet, especially if the opponent still had enough strength! Think about it, what would happen if the British Empire had placed one-third or more of its naval power in the Far East?

In the Mediterranean, the lone French navy would be overwhelmed by the Italian and Austro-Hungarian navies, while in the North Sea, the British Empire's terrifying Grand Fleet would at best be on par with the German High Seas Fleet! This meant that defeating the British fleet was an absolute possibility. All it takes is one battle to win the game! This then forced the country that had been crisscrossing the ocean for hundreds of years to its knees. As soon as he thought of this, Scheer couldn't help but get excited in the depths of his heart!

"Conflict may not happen, but if Britain wants to maintain its authority in the Far East, then it will have to increase its forces, and this is certainly good news for us. And in order to make the conflict between Britain and China more intense, I think we should help Huaxia, at least let Huaxia get part of the Dutch colonies, if a country swallows a piece of meat in its stomach, then only war can make him lose this land, when an army sheds blood for a territory, then in the future, he will not hesitate to shed more blood to protect it! Prince Henry said.

"To be more detailed, the situation is the same as the Franco-German relations after the Franco-Prussian War, because the reparations of up to 5 billion francs, combined with the lands of Alsace and Lorraine, have turned the two countries into undying enemies! Although the iron ore mines of Alsace and Lorraine provided a great main force for the empire's industry, and the reparations of 5 billion francs also made the banks of the empire no longer worry about funds, strategically speaking, there was no possibility of reconciliation between the two powers! This is a mistake! The Imperial Prime Minister said with some sadness.

At that time, even Bismarck, the iron-blooded chancellor of Germany, was opposed to putting forward such harsh conditions, especially for the great powers, and after the war with Austria-Hungary that year, the Germans did not demand harsh requirements to win an ally for Germany. On the issue of France, the German Army led by Moltke the Elder strongly demanded that Alsace and Lorraine be incorporated into Germany in order to obtain a topographical advantage over France, and at the same time, it can be said that the iron mines of Alsace and Lorraine and the coal mines of the Ruhr area are integrated, from a military and economic point of view, this is indeed true, but from a strategic point of view, Germany will inevitably have an enmity with a European power! As a result, old Moltke and others have been worried about how to solve the problem of two-front warfare!

"From a strategic point of view, helping Huaxia to acquire land in Southeast Asia can indeed be said to be a huge profit, if Huaxia cannot obtain the Dutch colonies in Southeast Asia, then there will be no substantive conflict between him and the British, Huaxia is already the king and hegemon in East Asia, and the British will only admit it. And China, which has lost the opportunity to expand, may also die down for a while, just as the United States did after the disastrous defeat in the Spanish-American War. In this way, we will not only lose the oil fields of the Far East, but also be unable to contain Britain through the Chinese Republic. Whether it was to obtain oil or to contain Britain, the German Empire could not give up. "Prince Henry, seeing that there was no objection, set the tone on the subject!

So what is Premier Xu's second hint? Still won't let your guard down on Russia? What does that mean? If the outcome of this war is a victory for China, Russia will not be able to look east for a long time. The northern border of the Huaxia Republic is actually quite safe, but Huaxia will still be quite vigilant to the north, could it be said that Huaxia may take the initiative to start a war with Russia? General Hindenburg said incredulously.

From this sentence, this kind of hostility is very willing to turn into actual actions, but going to war with Russia means fighting Britain and France, and China is probably not prepared to fight Britain and France. So this is a paradox, how to go to war with Russia and at the same time maintain peace with Britain and France? This seems like a difficult thing to do. Scheer was also confused.

"It is entirely possible that if Britain, France and Russia were allies, the Republic of China would naturally not go to war with each other, but what if Russia broke away from this group?" Prince Henry smiled mysteriously. "It can't be, my Royal Highness." Hindenburg's face changed slightly.

"There is nothing impossible in the world, and there are some details that you don't need to know. If the Empire is okay, this is entirely possible. But what I didn't expect was that Huaxia had already learned some of our plans, which really made us impressed with their intelligence capabilities. But none of this matters, as long as our victory over Russia is guaranteed, then it will all be worth it. Henry said with some smugness.

And Prince Henry's so-called plan, Xu Jie has long been aware of it, that is, the deal between Kaiser Wilhelm II and a Russian named Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov and his party, and this Russian has another name called Lenin! Adhering to the principle that the enemy of the enemy is the friend, in order to knock the Russian behemoth to the ground, Wilhelm II can be said to do everything! In addition to a direct armed attack, supporting other forces in Russia was also a move for the Germans! And Lenin and the Bolshevik Party also needed external forces to fight against Tsarist Russia, so under a common goal, two seemingly incompatible forces came together, and then fought for a common goal!

"The reason why Britain and France can form an alliance with Russia is because Russia is controlled by the Normanov dynasty, not other governments, and if this dynasty ends for some reason, then the alliance between Britain and France and Russia will no longer exist, and at this time, if the Chinese Republic takes action against Russia, Britain and France will not only not oppose it, but will support it! Okay, I've said enough today, and there's no need to explain the rest. Looking at his subordinates who were still a little confused, Prince Henry was a little impatient, after all, there were too many secrets that could not be explained, even if the Huaxia Republic already knew about it, he still needed to keep it secret from his subordinates. After all, the more people who know the Tao, the easier it is to leak secrets!

"Judging from today's events, the cooperation between the two countries can enter a new level, and if it goes well, it will have an incalculable impact on the future war in Europe, so we can completely abandon some unimportant requirements and gain a strategic advantage." At the end, German Prime Minister von Kaprivy said.

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