"France will not be so kind to help China shelter from the wind and rain," Albert smiled, "we only bear the part that we are willing to bear, so now if the British know that the secret treaty between China and Russia is dissatisfied with this, it is better to make trouble, then, the Chinese will lower the price of the transfer of Suez Canal shares, right?" ”

The military attache was impressed, received the benefits of the Chinese, and in the blink of an eye betrayed to the British, through the British and the Chinese to tear up to gain greater benefits, this trick is also no one, except shameless, the military attache can not think of a better adjective to describe this wise Ambassador Albert, such a clear political mind, in the foreseeable future, this ambassador is definitely a big hit. The military attache www.biquge.info secretly admired in his heart, but he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly asked, "But Mr. Ambassador, compared with the Suez Canal, Vietnam is of course very important to the Suez Canal, but I personally think that Vietnam cannot be ignored, which is related to the opportunity for our France to re-establish its glory in the world after the Franco-Prussian War, and in a short political sense, having a new colony is much more important than the canal." ”

After the Franco-Prussian War, France urgently needed a way to return to the international stage, and unfortunately the three Southeast Asian countries became places for the French to prove their strength, "Of course, Vietnam is also very important, how we want to seize the interests of Vietnam, how to reach an agreement with the Chinese on the transfer of shares in the canal, these two things are very important in my opinion, do the naïve Chinese think that we will stop our actions in Vietnam if we get the shares of the Suez Canal?" Albert smiled mysteriously at the military attaché, "Vietnam will definitely be the territory of France, if for the sake of the Suez Canal, we will give the Chinese a little face, such as Beiqi left to the Chinese, or Hue City remains undefended, so it is enough, when the shares are in hand, we continue to work in Vietnam, and the Chinese can only stare dryly." ”

Wade naturally returned in vain at the Russian Embassy, and the news reached Qingyan in Kyushu, and Li Lianying reported to the Queen Mother: "Britain seems to know that we are in contact with the Russians, but they don't know what we want to talk about, Wade went directly to the Russian Embassy after leaving the French Embassy." ”

"Well, are the British starting to get anxious too?" Empress Dowager Cixi smiled, "It seems that this trick is indeed useful." ”

"Naturally, it is useful," Wang Kaiyun said with a smile, "the controlling stake in the Suez Canal cannot be lost, we got on the ship back then, and it was impossible for the British to drive us down so simply." ”

"That's right, Ren Qiu," the Empress Dowager Cixi said to Wang Kaiyun, "you say, who is it better to sell this share to?" ”

"Weichen thinks it's better to sell to the British."

"Oh, why is that?"

"The British are like the sun, known as the empire on which the sun never sets, they can only try it slowly, and they must not confront it head-on, such as Shi Dakai's matter, if we try our best to get rid of it, the British are helpless, just like they are making trouble in the western Xinjiang, there must be friction and disputes between the two powers, but they cannot become the mainstream of the struggle, the British still have to rely on us to deal with Russia, at this point, even if we hand over the shares now, we will return elsewhere in the future, and there will never be less. And the French, and we have a dispute in Vietnam, this matter is irreconcilable, after the Franco-Prussian War, France also declined, there is no need to pay attention to the countries that have declined, in the future China will go to the sea, this Suez Canal must go, according to the will of the British, everything will get along well in the future, the British are not also taking to test whether we have the sincerity of cooperation? Of course, Britain is demanding that we obey them. Wang Kaiyun said with a smile, "But the minister thinks that it is not good to sell to Britain and France." ”

"So who do you say you're selling to? Germany or Italy? ”

"Of course, it's best to keep it in your own hands," Wang Kaiyun said with a smile, "How can such a book of great benefits be given to others." ”

Empress Dowager Cixi smiled, "I said I was going to sell it to the French." ”

"Isn't it necessary to negotiate to sell to the French?" Wang Kaiyun said to the Empress Dowager Cixi, "The success of the negotiation depends on the Empress Dowager." ”

"What nonsense?" Empress Dowager Cixi smiled, "If the French are willing to pay a high price, why am I not willing to sell and negotiate it?" ”

"If the French want to get the shares of the Suez Canal, they must make concessions in Vietnam, but the French will inevitably not make concessions in Vietnam, even if they make concessions, they can only be superficial, or they will delay the annexation of Vietnam for a few years, so that the gains from selling the shares are minimal, and the Queen Mother will not do such a loss-making transaction, right?"

"I think you're going to be a roundworm in my stomach." The Empress Dowager Cixi took a silver fork and forked a piece of hawthorn slices and ate it slowly, she was noncommittal to Wang Kaiyun's words, and turned to other topics, "Little Lizi, the British still don't know what Russia wants?" ”

"At present, the concealment is very good, only the Russian unit Zhang Jing alone accepted Guo Songtao's order to negotiate with the Russian ambassador, should Xisheng pass on this news to the British?" Li Lianying said.

"Yes," the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, "This matter is no more complicated than Vietnam, it is simple, and the negotiation is also simple." ”

"But the Russians are not easy to agree to this condition." Wang Kaiyun said.

"Then we have to agree, we have formed a de facto rule in the North Sea, if the Russians are unwilling, then I will continue to let the Mongol tribes expand northward, and in another five or six years, it will not be up to them to decide where to talk about it." Empress Dowager Cixi said, "It's fair that we take a little bit from them and give a little more." Renqiu, you keep an eye on it, Guo Songtao can discuss something with you. ”

"What if Russia proposes to talk about Central Asia first?" Wang Kaiyun asked.

"Absolutely not, we have to get what we want first, and then give them what they want, you must know that in Asia," the Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes were blazing, "We are better than the Russians now, so they should listen to me." ”

Empress Dowager Cixi stretched, "Besides, I acted so fairly, I took half of the territory of Kashmir and gave it to the Russians for no reason, and the Russians could get the land without spending a single soldier, which is easier than the war we have fought in the North Sea for so many years." What's the matter, do they have other opinions? (To be continued.) )