XVII. Pointing to the East and Fighting the West (4)

Wei Bei walked out of the door of the Prime Minister's Yamen, looked around, only felt that there were always some inexplicable people on the bustling street, he frowned slightly, turned his head to the Prime Minister Yamen Zhangjing, the head of the Russian unit, and said: "I hope that there will be progress in the next interview." Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½β€

"It's inevitable, because our two countries have to solve these problems as soon as possible, isn't it?" The head of the Russian stock said with a smile, "As long as we make concessions to each other, isn't negotiation a bargaining process?" ”

Wei Bei nodded, got into the carriage, and the accompanying military attachΓ© and clerk got into the carriage together, and when the doors and windows were closed, Wei Bei looked at the people with different looks outside the window through the glass window, closed the gray velvet curtains, and he let out a long breath, "The Far East has become a place where spies from various countries gather, and these people on the street, I don't know which country's intelligence officers are there, I can say that the content of our negotiations in the Prime Minister's Yamen will definitely reach the ears of the British in less than a day." ”

"That's for sure, the Chinese's intelligence agencies have always been very poor, and their ability to prevent infiltration is far inferior to our European countries," the military attache replied, "otherwise why would the British ambassador, whose name is Wade, know about our secret discussions when we enter the Prime Minister's office." ”

"These things cannot be kept secret forever," Weibei nodded, "what we need is to temporarily implement the affairs of Kashmir without the attention of the state, especially the British, of course, from the perspective of Baikal, we do have the suspicion of concessions to the Chinese, but as long as we get Kashmir, with this corridor on the plateau, it means that we have ties with South Asia, then we must be able to interfere in the affairs of India, of course, the Chinese have bad intentions, They want us to fight with the British, but we have been fighting with the British, and now we have the weight of Kashmir, and we have preferential treatment for His Majesty's actions in the Balkans, and we will not only see the retreat on Lake Baikal, but also the division of a border in Central Asia, and with such an agreement, we will be able to completely put our forces to the west in a short time, which is not only good for us, but China cannot afford to continue to consume us. They now have enemies that they need to deal with head-on. ”

"Is it France and England? Mr. ”

"Yes, Britain needs the integrity of India, and in this regard, we are on the same side as the Chinese; The Chinese need the best British warships, at this point," Weibe smiled eerily, "we are standing with the British, and the Chinese need the best warships, forming a fleet, not against us Russia, but against whom?" We cannot accept the emergence of a fleet in the Far East that is even more powerful than the Russian Navy. ”

"And the Suez Canal shares, which both the Chinese and the British want, I personally think, we can stand with the French." The two people heard Webey's speech and fell into deep thought, Austria-Hungary and Germany, which were originally quite close to Russia, are now quite far away from Russia under the pull of the Chinese, in this case, in Europe Russia must find its own allies, then, France is an object that can be considered, if the support on the Suez Canal can be exchanged for the support of the French in Balkan or Asia Minor affairs, this is a very cost-effective deal. "Now the Chinese are on the same page with the French on the issue of canal shares, so we can't take advantage of this for the time being," Webbe continued, "but I don't believe at all that the French are willing to obediently withdraw from Vietnam." ”

"As long as Vietnam has pressure on China, then our pressure on the north and west of China will be reduced," a smile appeared at the corner of Weibei's mouth, "The Chinese are smart, but we Russia are not stupid." ”

"What if the British offer to agree to the demands of the Chinese so that the Chinese will no longer negotiate with us?"

"It is impossible for the Chinese to withdraw from the lower reaches of the Ganges, if they will withdraw from the lower reaches of the Ganges, they will certainly not give us Kashmir, because he alone in South Asia is under too much pressure to accept the British, and has to ask us to share, then if the British want Kashmir, and the Chinese will give it, then the Chinese will lose the territory of Lake Baikal, and I don't want to make it clear in our official treaties of Russia, Then their occupation of Lake Baikal will always violate the provisions of the treaty between the two countries eight years ago on the demarcation line of the northern frontier, even if it is ten years, twenty years, fifty years, one hundred years, then don't think of officially taking the territory from Russia, the Chinese say that the Empress Dowager Cixi needs a palace, this point, I am half convinced, as far as I know, the rumors that the Empress Dowager Cixi did not like the scenery of the North Sea came out. ”

"It cannot be denied that such a situation may exist." The military attache said, "We must be wary of the trickery of the Chinese, Mr. Ambassador, when we sold Alaska at such a cheap price, the Chinese found gold mines on it, and it cannot be ruled out that the Chinese originally knew that there were gold mines in Alaska and asked us to buy them." ”

"Yes, these mysterious Orientals," Veberto mused, "they should not be underestimated under any circumstances. ”

However, the Russians still wanted to see Central Asia and Kashmir in their hands, and the clerk asked, "What if the British give warships to the Chinese for the sake of compromise on the Kashmir issue?" ”

"The most advanced technology and warships, the British will definitely not sell, they want to maintain their naval superiority in the world, in addition, the British will definitely not want the Chinese in the waters of Asia to be too strong, so there is no need to worry, but if what you say happens, it is definitely not us who are more anxious at that time." Wei Bei smiled indifferently.

"Who's more worried about that?"

"Japan."

Wade received a slam in Changchun Garden, and returned to the embassy in disgrace, and not long after he sat down, the attendant came to tell him that the Japanese ambassador Taiichi Tanabe had come to the embassy in person and wanted to meet him.

"These people, why are they not polite at all?" Wade complained loudly, "Shouldn't you have posted before?" Am I bound to be free? But he also knows that the recent actions of the Chinese have involved all countries, not only Britain, but also France and Russia, and of course, Japan also has a little relationship, so it is no wonder that the Japanese, who have always been known for their politeness, will suddenly come to visit. (To be continued.) )