Sun Yuanqi's envoy was a delaying tactic.

Although the North-South peace agreement is imminent, it will not be fruitful in a year and a half to wait for the provinces to elect representatives to the National Assembly and then convene a formal National Assembly.

In real history, on August 27, 1912, Provisional President Yuan Shikai promulgated the Organic Law of the National Assembly of the Republic of China, the Law on the Election of Members of the Senate and the Law on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives, and established a provisional body, the "Bureau of Preparatory Parliamentary Affairs", which was responsible for preparing for the election of the National Assembly. From December 1912 to March 1913, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives were elected in accordance with the electoral laws throughout the country.

It was not until April 8, 1913 that the first National Assembly of the Republic of China was officially convened in Beijing. However, the convening of the National Assembly does not mean that it can be formally discussed, and the election of the speaker of the National Assembly, the president of the Republic of China, and the vice president must first be held in accordance with the law. After the President is officially sworn in, he will have time to discuss other matters. It will be at least a year before all members of the parliament vote on Thubten Gyatso's fate in the formal parliament.

In fact, as things evolved, it was impossible for Sun Yuanqi and Zhu Erdian to wait for the moment of the vote.

The 48th and 49th Mixed Formation Associations under Sun Yuanqi are reorganizing their troops and will enter Tibet this summer. Once the British side learns of this matter, the two sides will inevitably tear their skins, and the matter of voting will naturally end in nothing. Now Sun Yuanqi is a "drag" trick to cover up his attempt to send troops into Tibet and to take the lead in Tibet.

It is important to know that Tibet has high mountains and dangerous roads, and although it is difficult to enter Tibet from Sichuan and Qinghai, it is not a smooth road to Tibet from Zhe Mengxiong. At that time, British Colonel Younghusband led his army from India. It took thirteen months to arrive in Lhasa! As long as Sun Yuanqi's subordinates entered Tibet in advance by surprise, they would occupy all kinds of dangers. Britain would be faced with a dilemma: if they did not march, they would discard all the gains they had worked so hard to gain in Tibet; If you march, it is very likely that the army will be wiped out and you will not return!

This is not alarmist. When Younghusband led his army to invade Tibet, the Gyantse army and civilians held on to Zongshan Castle with inferior weapons, hindering the advance of the British army for three months. With nearly 10,000 soldiers in the Sun Department with elite weapons, how can they not be worse than the soldiers and civilians of Gyantse, right? What's more, Tibet's peaks and peaks are steep, and there are mountain passes everywhere that are difficult to open; Moreover, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is high and cold, and heavy snow covers the mountains for seven or eight months of the year, cutting off logistics and supplies. Severe altitude sickness can make the attacking side suffer.

If the British army really dares to enter Tibet after Sun Yuanqi's department, and even does not need Sun Yuan to take the initiative to attack, as long as it is held to the death according to the danger and consumes the British army's ammunition and food, it can win without a fight!

When Sun Bu enters Lhasa, will Thubten Gyatso take the initiative to run back to the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa to beg for abuse? If he really dares to come back, let alone say that he is a religious leader. Even the king of heaven Lao Tzu has to let Sun Yuanqi rub the round and flatten!

Zhu Erdian weighed for a moment and felt that a congressional vote could not be a solution. What is more crucial is that Sun Yuanqi has already made concessions and handed over the initiative in handling the Tibet issue, and he Zhu Erdian cannot deceive others too much. So he nodded: "It's okay." According to Lord Sun's high opinion. However, no one is allowed to unilaterally change the existing situation in Tibet until the National Assembly votes. ”

Sun Yuan smiled and said, "Your Excellency, I think this suggestion of yours should be discussed with Yuan Xiangcheng or Liang Songsheng, rather than a private agreement between you and me here." By the way, what advice does Your Excellency have for your visit today? It won't be just because of Thubten Gyatso. Just let you hurry from the capital to Jingshi University, right? ”

Zhu Erdian touched his beard with some embarrassment: "Indeed! Today's hasty visit is in addition to discussing the Tibet issue with Your Excellency. There are a few other things underneath. In recent years, your country's military industry has made great progress under the guidance of Mr. Sun, and some products have been comparable to the world's highest level, attracting widespread attention around the world. Then he said with some pride: "Despite this, the British Empire still has the most advanced and mature industrial technology in the world today, and leads the development of military science and technology in the world, and there is no need to import weapons and equipment from any country." However, to use a common saying in your country, that is, 'the ruler is short, the inch is long', so we would like to buy some of the patents in your hands for the reference of the industrial community of the British Empire. ”

Sun Yuanqi knew that this old man was ill and terminally ill if he didn't boast that the British Empire would die, so he didn't care, and said with a smile: "It is an honor and welcome to be able to get the favor and orders of the British industry!" But in my heart, I was thinking in pieces: When the First World War breaks out, there will be a time for you to cry!

Zhu Erdian glanced at Sun Yuanqi: "I heard that there are three ways to buy the right to use patents, I don't know which one can be adopted by our British Empire?" ”

Sun Yuanqi replied: "As Your Excellency said, since the Industrial Revolution in the mid-18th century, your country has been leading the development of science and technology in the world, and has the most advanced and mature industrial technology in the world today. ”

Zhu Erdian said: "I don't know what technologies, equipment, and patents Master Sun wants to exchange for?" Although this transaction is dominated by the military industry, if it involves state secrets, the British Empire government will not sit idly by! ”

Sun Yuanqi sneered: "I want the design drawings of the battleship Intrepid, but do you Portsmouth Naval Shipyard dare to exchange it?" ”

HMS Intrepid was a battleship of the British Royal Navy with an epoch-making design, the blueprint was approved in May 1905, and the keel was installed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in October of the same year. Launched in February 1906, sea trials were conducted in October of the same year, and commissioned in December 1907, serving as the flagship of the Royal Navy's home fleets until 1912.

The ship was the world's first all-main gun battleship, armed with 10 305 mm main guns, without secondary guns. With a displacement of 18,000 tons and a speed of 21 knots, it was the battleship with the strongest firepower and the fastest speed at that time, and it was also the first battleship in the history of the modern navy to adopt a unified type of main gun, and the first capital ship to be driven by a steam turbine. Since then, all countries have used this ship as a model to build battleships.

It can be said that the battleship Intrepid was an epoch-making warship that made the battleships of the past old overnight, and represented the highest military technology of Britain before the First World War. Therefore, it is the pride of Britain, and its drawings have naturally become a top state secret.

Zhu Erdian snorted coldly: "I'm afraid that all the patent rights in your hands add up, and it's not worth a design drawing of the Dreadnought battleship, right?" Besides, even if you get the design drawings, will you be able to build the battleship Dreadnought with your country's industrial base alone? ”

Sun Yuanqi pouted: The Intrepid battleship is indeed of great influence and far-reaching significance, and it is quite pertinent to say that the Dreadnought battleship cannot be built with China's current industrial strength. But to say that all the patents in his hands are not worth a design drawing of the battleship Intrepid is a bit of nonsense!

Despite its fame, the battleship Dreadnought did nothing in its lifetime, sinking a German U-29 submarine and returning it to the factory for overhauls, missing the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of World War I. After that, it took a back seat to soy sauce until it was dismantled and sold for scrap metal. In contrast, sulfonamides, penicillin, oxytetracycline, artemisinin, radio broadcasts, new aircraft, tanks, combat vehicles, new cars...... Which patent is not more promising than the battleship Dreadnought?

Besides, even if you get the design drawings of the battleship Dreadnought, even if you have the ability to build it, who will use it if you don't rely on the ocean or the sea on your own territory?

Seeing that Sun Yuanqi was silent, Zhu Erdian asked again: "What technologies, equipment, and patents do you want to exchange for?" ”

Sun Yuanqi said at this time: "The technology, equipment, and patents I want to exchange for mainly include large-scale hydropower generation equipment, coal mining equipment, oil drilling equipment, metal mining equipment, special processing machine tools, iron and steel smelting technology, chemical product production technology, shipbuilding technology, metal processing technology, engine patent ......" There are dozens of total forests, covering almost all categories of pillar industries of the national economy.

As Sun Yuanqi's fingers bent down one by one, and then cocked one by one, Zhu Erdian's face became more and more gloomy, and finally he almost dripped water. As soon as Sun Yuanqi finished counting, he frowned and said, "Master Sun, you are too greedy, right?" Do you think your patents can be exchanged for so many technologies, equipment, and patents? ”

Sun Yuan nodded: "I think it's okay!" ”

Without waiting for Zhu Erdian to refute, Sun Yuanqi continued: "First of all, I don't need the most advanced and cutting-edge technology and equipment at the moment, as long as I exchange for the technology and equipment of the eighties and nineties of the last century, only a small number of patents are the latest patents. The technical patents in the next hand are the most advanced at present, and according to the principle of equivalent exchange, you can naturally exchange a lot!

"Secondly, it will not only sell patent rights to the United Kingdom, but also make deals with France, Germany, the United States, Austria-Hungary, etc. I would consult each country about the price of these technologies, equipment, and patents, and then choose who to exchange them. In other words, what I have just said is just a catalogue for your country's reference, and not the result of the final transaction. ”

"What? You also plan to sell patent rights to Germany, Austria-Hungary? Zhu Erdian was shocked.

Sun Yuanqi shrugged: "Why not?" Anyway, it's all guests! ”

ps: "Xiucai Baiyi" Jun said very much, try to see if you can break out in the past few days