It is almost impossible to get the Chinese Republic to lower its territorial claims, and the British know this very well. There are some possibilities for reducing war reparations. After all, although the Huaxia government now controls a lot of places, the possibility of continuing to advance is already very small. Field warfare needs the support of the railway network and road network, and it is obvious that if the war continues, the Chinese Army's ability to advance is limited, which is why the Chinese government did not ask for more land when it enclosed it. Capture and then control to be the winner. Even if the Russians dragged on and did not sign a treaty, it would be absolutely difficult for the Chinese government to push Irkutsk over. And after a long period of fighting, the internal financial deficit of the Huaxia Republic has been a little high, although Xu Jie is a soldier, but he is definitely not a poor soldier. There are interests in fighting a war, and Xu Jie is very similar to the British in this regard.

But the Russians can't drag it out either, hundreds of thousands of captives need to be ransomed, there are a large number of nobles and officers in it, even if the tsar doesn't care, but it's about a large number of princes and dukes or something. Nicholas II could do without soldiers, but could he do without those nobles? Apparently not. In the eyes of the British, those low-ranking officers and soldiers who had experienced the Great War were obviously more valuable, and as long as these units with actual combat experience had advanced weapons and better tactics, they would inevitably play a very crucial role in the future battles against Germany. And the former and the latter, the French said they could both be offered.

As an old capitalist power, the British strategy is still very subtle, and now that the Russians are their own sworn enemies, the British see their obligation to help this friend solve the problems of the Far East. And help him rearmament to solve the problem of low combat effectiveness. And the key to solving this problem lies in the Huaxia Republic, and the British at the same time believe that the weakness of the Huaxia Republic has allowed itself to be grasped!

"The biggest problem of the Chinese government is the economic problem, and now China is facing three important problems. The first is the excessively high fiscal deficit, and the Chinese government has already owed at least 20 million pounds of foreign debt in order to cope with the war. The second is the social problem caused by the large number of demobilized soldiers, not only those with guns, but also a large number of auxiliary personnel and related units recruited by the government. Millions of people may have to leave their jobs after the war, and the question of how to accommodate them is obviously a big problem. The third is the transformation of Huaxia's industry, which is dominated by the military industry. And the transition of the mobilized national industrial system to peacetime, and the fact that there will be no new orders for a large number of military factories, is a difficult thing for individuals, factories and countries to deal with. In an internal report of the British government, it was written.

"We can help the Huaxia Republic solve this problem. But the premise is that the security of Russia in the Far East must be guaranteed, and we can provide financial assistance, but the size of the Chinese Army in the newly occupied territories and even in the northeast must be limited, of course. In order to appease the Huaxia Republic. We agreed to provide Russian security guarantees to China, and that the 100KM demilitarized zone was in fact equivalent to destroying Russia's forward bases. If the Huaxia government does not accept this condition, I think we will have to reconsider the issue of our attitude toward the Huaxia Republic. The British War Secretary wrote in his diary.

The implication is very clear: if the Republic of China really decides to establish good relations with Russia, everyone can talk about anything, but if it does not, the British government must consider using all means except the direct use of force to curb the further westward expansion of the Republic of China. These include economic and technical blockades and sanctions. The Germans could not have provided China with everything they needed, at least not enough money. But Britain can, and this is also the biggest trump card of the British! The British don't just have a thick family. Finance is playing quite well.

This condition became the first card played by the British to the Chinese government, and the British demanded that the Chinese government should not exceed 80,000 troops in the entire newly occupied area. There were also strict restrictions on the number of heavy guns and tanks in possession, and these restrictions were exchanged for low-interest loans of up to £5 million, with the possibility of additional additions. The last time the British succeeded in delaying the attack of the Chinese Army, this time the British were confident in the power of the pound.

As the British expected, Xu Jie accepted the British's advice in principle. Economic considerations were one reason, and more importantly, the British thought they could lock the way for China's westward expansion, but in fact it did not have much impact on China's expansion. First of all, there was no intention of further attacks on Russia in China for a few years, and if history was followed, after the end of Nicholas II, the British government would have wanted China to attack Russia, and in that case, the treaty signed earlier would not be a big deal. So this conditional acceptance was accepted. No big deal.

Then the British put forward a new demand, that is, the Republic of China must return all the Russian heavy weapons that were seized, of course, the price can be properly discussed. For this point, the Huaxia Republic has no opinion, some of its own equipment has to be put into Kuma and put in Nanshan, and the Russians will naturally have to deal with those things that cannot be used, and there is no difference between selling to Russians and selling them to others for discrimination, is it all money. And then the British came up with a proposal that went even more than one might think.

The British suggested that the British government could act as an intermediary for the Russian government to buy some of the surplus weapons and equipment of the Huaxia Republic if the Chinese Republic wished. Of course, in terms of security, the British ensured that the number of Russian troops in Asia would remain at a low level, and that in the demilitarized zone, the part of the Trans-Siberian Railway built by Russia could be operated under the supervision of the paramilitaries of the Chinese Army. Reducing the number of troops in the garrison meant that it was impossible for the Russians to attack in a short time. The transfer of the demilitarized zone railway to the control of China means that even if the Russians go to war, the Russians will have to walk on their legs for the last 100 kilometers or so, which basically guarantees the security of the northern border of the Chinese Republic.

"That's a reasonable suggestion." Xu Jie thought about it. This was not only a decision to deal with the weapons that were piled up in warehouses, but also a deeper reason, which was that Germany began to really support some of the people in the Russian Duma in order to deal a fatal blow to the Russian behemoth after the war really began! This situation is not the same as the Kaiser's help to Lenin and others in history. This time Germany is carrying out a planned and premeditated activity! The ambitions of the Germans were too great. It's so big that it exceeds the tolerance level of the Huaxia Republic!

At this time, the British sent a confidential document to the Chinese Chancellery, and the contents of it were closely related to some of the recent small actions of Wilhelm II. In this plan. Germany wanted to divide the entire European part of Russia into two halves, in which Ukraine, Belarus and the three Mediterranean countries, as well as part of Poland, would become Germany's war dividend, and the remaining large piece would become a new state, which would serve as a puppet of the Germans.

Thanks to the book friend zhouyu1976 for the tip~~~. Anyway, the author changed two times yesterday, and the result is that the subscription is not as much as usual——! The depression in my heart. Continue to two more today, the first is less, and the second is more normal! I started recommending it this afternoon.,Can you support it more?? (To be continued......)