Chen Fei picked up a piece of steak with chopsticks, stuffed it into his mouth, and said, "What's wrong with the steak here?" Western food, what do you eat without steak? ”

Lin Yuan pointed to the cloth on the table and said, "I'm talking about this tablecloth, it's the regimental flag of the Iron and Blood Regiment!" ”

Chen Fei exclaimed, "What did you say! Lin Yuan picked up the plate and pulled out the tablecloth, the tablecloth was very large, Lin Yuan spread it on the ground, looked at the pattern on it, and said with a smile: "That's right, it's it." ”

Chen Fei said in surprise: "But how did it become a tablecloth?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "If you call the cook, don't you know what to do?" Chen Fei hurriedly called the cooks in and asked, "Where did you get this cloth?" ”

The cook said: "After the battle in the mountain village, the soldiers were very tired, so we went to eat, and when we entered a room, I saw this big cloth on the kang, and I saw that it was made of silk, and there were patterns on it, so I thought of leaving it as a curtain, a tablecloth, or something. ”

Lin Yuan and Chen Fei looked at each other and smiled after hearing this, no wonder there was no such dough flag among the seized items, it was actually "filled with personal pockets" by the cook, Lin Yuan put away the dough flag, and said: "In the future, we will build a museum of the Chinese People's Revolution, and this flag is the treasure of the town hall." ”

After the two had eaten, Chen Feicai said: "Now that winter is gradually entering, cotton clothes should be distributed to the troops, and we also have to recover Blagoveshchensk and Khabarovsk, where the latitude is higher and colder." ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "I have been ready for a long time, when I was in Beijing, I asked Zhang Shiliang and Zhang Jian to buy a large amount of cotton from the Jianghuai area, and stepped up production some time ago, and now a large number of cotton clothes have been made, which is enough for our troops." ”

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he patted his waist and said, "We have money now!" ”

Chen Fei said disdainfully: "Look at your nouveau riche appearance!" ”

Chen Fei laughed for a while, and then said, "What is our next combat operation?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "You camp on the banks of the Ussuri River, prepare to cross the river and attack Lesozavodsk, and wait for me to solve the Russian ambassador and come back to find an opportunity to attack." ”

After speaking, Lin Yuan returned to the capital, on the way, Lin Yuan thought silently: "Sun Tzu's art of war is cloudy, go to the army to fight and plot, and then fight for diplomatic relations, that is, it is best to use strategy to achieve your own strategic goals, your strategic purpose is to recover the lost territory, this must not be achieved by strategy, and the second is to attack the opponent at the diplomatic level, and I returned to Beijing this time to do this, using means to isolate Russia diplomatically." ”

Lin Yuan flipped through the statements of governments sent to him by Shen Wanqing, and found that the attitudes of Britain, Germany, France and other countries were very ambiguous, and the government statements issued did not say that they supported Russia nor China, but only took out some diplomatic rhetoric such as hoping that both sides would exercise restraint.

The only exception is Japan, which is clearly on the side of the Russians, and the Japanese military has repeatedly said that it will attack Shengjing again at the right time to give the Chinese a little bit of a look.

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Little devil, it seems that I didn't hurt you last time, if you dare to come, it would be great!" ”

After reading the statements of the Japanese, Lin Yuan began to think about Britain, France, Germany and other countries, and their ambiguous statements showed that they did not want to see Russia seize too many interests in Northeast China, and they did not want to see China's strong ambivalence, once China was strong, it would be difficult for them to reap benefits in China.

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Then I will give you some benefits, but my interests will have to pay a price!" When Lin Yuan returned to the capital, he heard a good news, that is, the Swiss naturalist Suwell, who came with Dunant, found the fossil of the Chinese Shenzhou bird under the guidance of Lin Yuan, which has the characteristics of dinosaurs and birds, and this discovery shocked the entire paleontological community.

Suwell not only found fossils of Chinese Shenzhou birds in the strata, but also found a large number of fossils of paleontology in that stratum, ranging from fish to dinosaurs, so Suwell decided to settle there and study paleontology, and Suwell's father also sent a large number of technicians to the village to establish a watch factory.

Lin Yuan immediately placed an order for 1,000 watches, which was enough to be distributed to the battalion level, and Lin Yuan asked people to inquire about the situation at the British Consulate and learned that the exploration team had returned and was now inspecting the ore.

At this moment, Anderson, the consul general of the British Consulate, asked to see Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan hurriedly asked people to invite him in, and Anderson smiled as soon as Lin Yuan smiled: "Your Excellency, I'm here to give you a big gift!" Lin Yuan asked, "What gift does Mr. Anderson want to give me?" ”

Anderson said: "Didn't you tell me last time that you wanted to cooperate in mining the mine, and I came here for this matter, we found ore in Sandy Ridge Mountain, and we hope to cooperate with you in mining. ”

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "If it was left in the past, I would agree very much, but now it is different from the past, I hope Mr. Anderson will do us a favor." ”

Anderson hurriedly asked, "What do you want me to help with?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "You also know that I have had a very unpleasant quarrel with the Russians on the border recently, and I hope that your government can support me more." ”

Anderson was a little embarrassed, his face sank, he didn't speak, Lin Yuan said again: "Supporting me is very beneficial to your government, first of all, there are a lot of ores in the northeast, coal, iron, copper, aluminum, gold and silver, but they are all buried deep in the ground, waiting for the prince's kiss like a sleeping beauty." ”

In the negotiation, you should try to quote things that the other party is familiar with, so that you can better achieve your own goals, the story of the sleeping beauty was first published in the seventeenth century, and it is a household name in the Western world, Lin Yuan used such a Western story as a metaphor, and it really worked.

Anderson laughed a few times and said, "The Englishman who has mastered our advanced techniques is that prince, right?" ”

Lin Yuan slapped his face and said with a smile: "You are really smart, mining these treasures will be beneficial to both of us, if your government does not support my actions and the Russians occupy the northeast, then this prince is a Russian." ”

Lin Yuan saw that Anderson was a little tempted, and then said: "Our Qing government has signed a cooperation agreement with your government before, but I always keep it in my heart, if your government supports me, we will have a lot of opportunities for cooperation in the future." ”

Anderson slapped his hands and smiled, saying, "Good, good! I will definitely try to make this happen, but there is one more thing that we are more concerned about in the British Empire, and I hope that Lord Lin will give us a clear answer! Lin Yuan made a gesture of please and said with a smile: "Mr. Anderson, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Anderson said: "The Russian government and the Qing government have signed a series of contracts, and I wonder if Lord Lu Daolin will abide by the terms of the contracts? ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "This old fox finally asked the point, this question is the most tricky, the contract he is talking about is the "Sino-Russian Beijing Treaty" and the "Sino-Russian Aihui Treaty", if you abide by the contract inside, you will not be able to recover the lost territory, if you don't abide by it, the British will be worried that their contract will also be banned, so they will do their best to support Russia!" ”

Although this question is difficult, it is not difficult for Lin Yuan!