This porcelain plate is not too big, but the color on the top is a little exquisite, it is in the form of relief, in the porcelain plate to the territory of Germany, with high and low contour plastic up, of course, it can not be too accurate, after all, it is not their own domestic geography so detailed, but probably the flower is very clear, in addition to the middle of the German territory, the remaining four corners, respectively, the map of Africa, Asia, America and Europe, but far smaller than the map of Germany, Surrounded by the stars of Germany in the middle, Wilhelm II lowered his head and carefully looked at the two lines of words under the map of Germany, one in Chinese and one in German, which read: "The friendship between Germany and China has lasted forever." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

He nodded with satisfaction and said to Zeng Jize, "I like the gift from Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother very much. ”

"Germany must become the strongest country in the world, and German interests must be reflected on any continent," Zeng said, "and this is the instruction that Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager personally conveyed to me." ”

Although Wilhelm II did not know much about China, he clearly understood that the status of the Queen Mother of this ancient Far Eastern country in China was similar to that of her maternal grandmother, Queen Victoria, in Britain, and her words could directly determine China's foreign policy. So the originally stiff expression on the face of the German Foreign Minister, who was originally a little cold, eased a little.

"Thank you for the praise of the Empress Dowager," Wilhelm II invited Zeng Jize and others to sit down, and the four of them were the guests of honor, "If your country can reach a comprehensive alliance with Germany, I am very happy to see such a situation happen." However," the chamberlain took his coffee, and Wilhelm II took a sip of his coffee, "and there have been some things that I think are not good for the relations between the two countries, such as the suggestion that the Minister in charge of the navy in your country has proposed to suspend the purchase of warships," Wilhelm II raised an eyebrow, "I don't want to see it." ”

"Yes," Zeng Jize nodded, "This matter is the news I got temporarily, first of all, I must say that this is only the opinion of Li Hongzhang, the Minister of Beiyang, the Governor of China, and does not represent the last official determination of China." ”

"I'm sorry, but your lord Li Hongzhang," the foreign minister interjected at the right time, "it is the Minister in charge of China's naval affairs, and his opinion, which I think is not a private opinion at all, should be a decision of your country's authorities, and I will not be at all surprised to hear that your government agrees to this proposal at once." ”

"I have reservations about this," Zeng Jize said, the first rule of diplomatic activities is to open your eyes and tell nonsense, any decision or answer that you already know is absolutely unaware of this matter before it is disclosed, but must be resolute and firmly deny, "At present, I have not received any further conclusions on this matter in China." ”

The German Foreign Minister continued, "So will there be no change in the matter of your country's next purchase of warships, because China and Germany have very friendly relations, and economic and trade contracts can make the relationship more sophisticated." ”

He did not directly say that China's warship order is very important to Germany, but the meaning has been in place, Zeng Jize nodded, "I agree with this statement very much, so please rest assured that His Majesty the Emperor," he said to Wilhelm II, who was drinking coffee and did not speak, "As the first task of this visit to Berlin, that is to maintain the friendship between China and Germany." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Chancellor," said Wilhelm II, who said in thanks, this time happened to be the best season in Berlin, and the April sun shone into the glass windows of this conference hall, and the big guys were bathed in the sun, warm and a little lazy, "Well, I heard the notice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that your country's position on the Congo River basin has not yet been determined, so I think this is the next event that your country needs to express its position first, of course, we Germany have no direct interests in the Congo River valley, but it is obvious, We can gain benefits in Africa indirectly, and both of us can do it. ”

Wilhelm II's tone was full of longing, as a young man, it is normal to be uncontrollable, but as the emperor of a country, even a young emperor can't be so uncontrollable, and all of a sudden he put the direct interests of Africa on the table, the foreign minister's fingers moved slightly, it was obvious that he thought it was inappropriate for the emperor to speak directly like this, but he didn't speak, after all, Wilhelm II, who became the emperor of Germany, would not allow anyone to chirp and point crookedly at his side, Bismarck is a case in point.

Zeng Jize understood Wilhelm II's words, and thought of some of the requirements made by the previous foreign minister, and it was obvious that the Germans were also dissatisfied with the increasing arrogance of Britain.

Or is it not that Britain is becoming more and more arrogant, Britain's tone for the entire international situation has always been like this, that is, the "continental balance of power" policy, this policy was originally used in the European continent, and now it has been extended to the whole world, it is the British who have been doing this, China and Germany before, will not experience the constraints of this policy, and even to a certain extent will enjoy the dividends of the "continental balance of power" policy, Britain needs to restrain Russia's expansion in Asia, so there will be some support for China; Germany is in the collision with Austria-Hungary and France's status as a European power, which is more conducive to the emergence of a huge power on the European continent, but the reason for enjoying this policy dividend is that Germany and China need to contain more powerful countries, and when they grow into a strong country and begin to become a big country that Britain needs to suppress, then this balance of power policy will be directly applied to Germany, or China, and Britain will continue to support the rest of the countries to suppress Germany and China, which are beginning to become stronger, to continue to maintain the balance of power. Let all the nations be in a position lower than their own, and Britain will be an empire on which the sun never sets, for generations to come.

No one wants to have an emperor blindly command him, especially the young and vigorous German Emperor Wilhelm II, even if his own maternal grandmother comes to point fingers, this is an unacceptable fact, and the fate of Germany must be in his own hands. Wilhelm II was already dissatisfied with the British suppressing Germany on the ubiquitous occasions by this time.

(To be continued.) )