April 5, 1913. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

Standing on the back deck of the Anhai, Gu Weijun looked at his watch, in four more days, he could reach Buerraventura, the largest seaport in the Pacific Ocean, and from there, he would be able to arrive in front of the slogan.

This is a critical time, because on the same day, the US Congress will vote on the bill to send additional troops to the Panama Canal to strengthen the protection of the Grand Canal, which is of great importance to the United States.

In order to seize this time, the Admiralty specially mobilized this fast light cruiser to help his group, and it is said that if it were not for the sensitivity of that place, the Navy would have planned to send battleships.

Thinking of this, Gu Weijun turned his head, saw the cannon barrels standing behind him, and couldn't help but smile proudly, in just fifteen years, this country has grown to such a point, and talking about battleships at every turn really makes the Chinese people both excited and long-faced.

And these were all brought by His Majesty the Emperor who was inspecting the whole country, if it weren't for his knife cutting through the mess, the braid on the back of his head wouldn't have bound this nation for many years!

In the distance, he was accompanied by the third Qinshan-class large speed support ship Deng Shan, which had just been launched in the empire, although he did not know much about the navy, but according to his classmates in the Ministry of the Navy, this kind of warship has a very important position in the navy, and it is a warship that the emperor proposed to build and purchase, because the empire has a vast maritime territory and has a wide range of interests all over the world, and the navy often needs to arrange some long-distance patrols, but many warships in the navy can't run so far, so they need this kind of fast warship that can provide sea support and supplies.

This time, the Dengshan showed its might, bringing not only 4,000 tons of oil, but also enough shells and equipment, and the main thing is that it also stuffed a company of marines "with 300 elite soldiers."

These fighters were brought with them just in case, because the news of the sudden big move of the United States in Panama had spread, and the situation on the ground began to be chaotic.

Thinking of the chaos in South America and this diplomatic mission, he, a top student of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who studied at Columbia University in the United States for several years and studied at Peking University for two years, couldn't help but have a headache.

The decision of the emperor and the prime minister to win over Colombia is not simple, but now that the U.S.-funded political parties are constantly inciting the public not to confront the United States, and the Colombian government's influence and control are too small, it is really difficult.

Looking at the sailors and marines moving on the deck of the Dengshan, his brow furrowed, and he heard someone shouting behind him. 【 I want: super fast update 】

Why didn't "Wei Jun" rest well in the cabin. ”

Turning his head, Gu Weijun saw an old man wearing a traditional robe, and said with a smile: "It's not a good weather, it's too stuffy in the cabin, come to the deck to blow the wind, but Lord Wu, you have to be careful about your body, this sea breeze is comfortable, but it's not good to blow out of illness." ”

"Hehe, Wei Jun, you don't have to worry, the old man is old, but this body has been exercised in the early years, if he hadn't lived in the UK for a long time, the old man would have been able to dance a few times when he went into battle to kill the enemy." Wu Tingfang laughed and walked to Gu Weijun's side, not long ago he resigned from the post of British ambassador and returned to China, originally thought that this generation would be idle to study at home and enjoy leisure, "I didn't expect to be sent out on business again, but I was in a good mood."

"Lord Wu, guns are popular now, I'm afraid the big knife won't work." Gu Weijun said with a smile.

"So!" Wu Tingfang was funny, stretched his waist and sighed playfully: "The old man doesn't enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to eat by mouth?" ”

"Haha."

The laughter of an old man and a young man "made the sailors around a little inexplicable, and thought that the two foreign ministry officials they escorted were not used to this kind of long life at sea."

Wu Tingfang didn't notice the sailors beside him, walked to Gu Weijun's side, leaned on the railing and looked at the Deng Shan not far away, and asked with a smile: "You were fascinated when you first saw Weijun, were you thinking about Colombia?" ”

"Hehe, I really can't hide it from my lord, I was really thinking about it just now." Gu Weijun nodded, stood side by side and said, "I don't know where to start after thinking about it." ”

"Think about it.

Seeing the young Gu Weijun, Wu Tingfang couldn't help but feel a little old" sighed: "The old man is also a person who has assisted two generations of emperors, but I didn't expect that this day would be turned so thoroughly" The emperor is young, hard work, and deep Western essence, go to the dregs, melt my Chinese nature, and lay down this huge country, and can govern it so only in an orderly way, which is really unseen for thousands of years. ”

"Now that there are young people like you who think a lot and think a lot, the old man's generation can really look at it."

"My lord laughed, although Wei Jun has read more books, compared to you and half of your adult diplomatic career, the countless eyes and experiences of reading people are really not worth talking about." Gu Weijun hurriedly surrendered his hand, in fact, he was sincere, if he didn't go to Wu Tingfang, these old people chose to stay after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and they all worked together to assist, Hua was afraid that he would not have such a prosperous scene today.

"Wei Jun is modest, then the old man might as well rely on the old man to test you, do you know where the key is in this trip to Colombia?" Wu Tingfang asked with a smile.

"Convince the Colombian government to bring them to our side, at least to make sure they are neutral!" Gu Weijun said decisively.

"Yes, but how do you convince it?" Wu Tingfang touched the corner of his lips and said with a smile: "From a geographical point of view, the United States is closer than us, and its influence is naturally greater than ours. ”

"My lord, Wei Jun thinks that he can imitate the Ottoman example and provide a loan to Colombia."

"Loans? Hehe.

Wei Jun, money is not a panacea" Wu Tingfang waved his hand, turned his head and his eyes suddenly cold: "Colombia is a must-win place for my country, although the old man is old, but he can also see that the United States has lost in Japan and South America one after another, and we suffered losses in Panama and Cuba last time, and I have long been determined to compete, although this country is very isolated at home, but it has never thought of really being alone in the world, otherwise they would not have fought Cuba, and they also occupy the land of Mexico!" ”

"The population of the United States is not as large as ours, and the commodities are flooded" It must maintain exports, in the past, when we were in the Qing Dynasty, he could come, but now it is gone, even the "Japan" has been lost, and it can't go to Africa, so it must take the road of South America! ”

"That's why the emperor and the prime minister let us visit Colombia, and if we want to win, we have to borrow a momentum!"

"Excuse me?" Gu Weijun was slightly stunned, and hurriedly gave his hand: "My lord, please advise." ”

"Hehe, I can't afford to give advice, but this is the experience that the old man has gained for many years, and I hope that Wei Jun will be able to pass it on from generation to generation in the future." Wu Tingfang continued: "Taking advantage of the situation, it often appears in the soldiers' homes, starting from the corners, strife, and gradually becoming a trend of vertical and horizontal alliances, and then using this momentum to suppress people and lay the overall situation in one fell swoop!"

Those of us who engage in diplomacy are different from soldiers, "but this trend is also to ponder and ponder!" From now on, this time we have three potentials in our hands, one of which is ourselves!

For more than ten years, after the emperor's efforts to govern the country and the great war several times, our country is so big that no one can match the breadth of the territory "None of the countries in South America is comparable, which in itself is our potential!"

The second trend is the increase of US troops in Panama, once the US Congress passes, it will inevitably lead to turmoil in South American countries, the first of which is Colombia, "so we must take advantage of this situation."

These old men can see that South America hates and loves the United States, and hates it because of the infiltration of the United States, which makes them unable to maintain the **, the domestic political parties are chaotic, and if they are not careful, they will be overthrown by the United States and support hostile forces.

They are swaying from side to side, they want to curb the infiltration of the United States, and they want American goods, but they have been unable to deal with it, so we have to take advantage of this on this trip, we can provide goods, help them develop the economy, and stop the United States!

Weijun, you have to remember that the United States is like Germany, and there is only one way for it to become strong, and that is to keep going outward! But the United States started too late, there is no place for Africa, he can't even speak in the Atlantic, and the South American market is competing with us at the moment, so our two countries have become strangers! ”

"Your Excellency's kind words made Wei Jun's mouth suddenly, but what is the third potential?" Gu Weijun couldn't help but get anxious when he saw Wu Tingfang touching Hu and not saying Gu San, and asked.

"Hehe, the third is them!" Wu Tingfang pointed to the soldiers on the deck in the distance, and the corners of his mouth showed a chill.

Seeing him, Gu Weijun's heart jumped suddenly, and he seemed to understand a little, and hurriedly sighed: "My lord is really Weijun's mentor, and his words show the true drop of diplomacy, but when I was in China, I heard people say that the emperor should not continue to redeem his army, because the United States will not threaten my country." ”

"Hmph, short-sighted!" Hearing Gu Weijun's words, Wu Tingfang snorted and said coldly: "In the past, the Qing Dynasty buried itself in ignoring foreign affairs, let the little English knock on the door, and poisoned our Chinese people with cannons and opium!" ”

"That's the good thing about keeping their heads down!"

"The truth of foreigners is different from ours, they talk about natural selection, the truth in the gun is always more useful than the mouth, Europe is already stormy, if they fight to defeat the weak and the strong, the national strength will go to a higher level, and my Chinese veteran has died at that time, generation after generation does not know what blood and fire are like, even if they can take out a million troops, how long can they stop it?"

"So I admire what the emperor said, I have a vast territory and am born a big country, even if we want to bury our heads, others will stare at you, so since we can't escape, we should take the initiative to meet and take on the responsibility of a big country, instead of looking down at others growing little by little, and when the land is lost, we will think of fighting back!"

Standing on the deck, Wu Tingfang became more and more excited the more he spoke, as if he thought of the scene of suffering from the white eyes among the nations in his early years, and sighed: "Wei Jun, remember, a weak country has no diplomacy, and we Chinese will never return to the previous dynasty!" ”

"Yes!"

Seeing this old man who has been working for the interests of the Chinese for half his life, Gu Weijun can feel the desolation and misery on his body, and now that his waist has finally hardened, how can he be willing to see Hua take the old road of burying his head again!

Therefore, in addition to the two potentials, he has already made up his mind to use the third potential!