"The attitude of the Russians is surprising," Guo Songtao said, "the minister contacted the Russian ambassador, and he was very direct and straightforward, and asked us to pay money before he could declare his support for us, and the queen mother saw it clearly," he said with admiration, "The Russians are the first class fierce and unreasonable in the impression of the ministers, but such a person, the queen mother said that they can be bought with money, and the ministers are indeed unexpected." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"Speaking of which, Russia is very poor," the Empress Dowager Cixi said with a smile, "all countries attach importance to industry and commerce, only this Russian industry and commerce are not very developed, industry and commerce are not developed, the country's taxes cannot be collected, then of course there is a shortage of silver, if we want to spend money to buy land west of the West Sea, it is naturally impossible, but in the case of not harming the interests of the Russians, spend some money to ask them to help, they will inevitably do it." ”

"I think that if we can use money to win over Russia, we will still have some security against our northern territory. Of course," Guo Songtao paused, "I'm afraid that someone outside will ridicule us as if we were like two songs, and we will be suspected of paying New Year's coins." ”

"New Year's coins?" The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows slightly, and the New Year's coin was given by the two Song Dynasty to the Liaojin, Xia, and Yuan countries every year in order to seek peace and settle the matter, and gave these countries silk and gold and silver every year, "Who said this?" The Minister of Military Aircraft was silent, and the Queen Mother seemed to understand something, so she changed the question, "A group of rotten people are just making noise, it's nothing, but these words are ugly, what does the Military Aircraft Department mean." ”

"If you can exchange silver for international support," Yan Jingming knows the general trend, "this silver is worth it." ”

"What Lord Yan said is very true," Xu Gengshen said, "The so-called once born and twice ripened, this money is not much, and in addition, since we can let Russia help us by diplomatic means, I think that we can also use other means to help us in the future, for example, by sending troops." ”

The Queen Mother's eyes stared at Xu Geng's body, "Uncle Xing, what do you mean?" ”

Xu Geng is a soldier, "The Qing Dynasty is far away from Europe, this is our advantage, but also our disadvantage, the advantage naturally does not need to be said, this disadvantage refers to our interference in Europe, unless we use diplomatic and trade means, there is nothing else, and Russia is different, they are closest to Europe, from north to south, are his land, if we have anything to put pressure on Europe, if it is inconvenient for us, we can spend money to let Russia send troops or pressure, Just as in the past, when the warships of the Beiyang Naval Division were seized in the Suez Canal, the Russian fleet cruised to the left to intimidate the British and French, which is a good example, and I thought that the Russians could spend money to do things in Europe that we could not do. ”

Empress Dowager Cixi's eyes showed an inexplicable brilliance, "Okay, what you said is good, if you can, the Russians can spend money as thugs, which is much better than us going into battle in person, this method is better." The Queen Mother is very pleased, a country, the whole society, just rely on only a few people to open their eyes to the world is not possible, only knowledgeable and strategic people who can take precautions are involved in the country's major policies, she will not feel that she is always alone, forever lonely and not understood, "I heard that Russians also buy one get one free?" The Queen Mother said happily, "Humiliated the Japanese at the meeting?" ”

I don't know what's going on, the Queen Mother seems to be very happy to hear the news from the Japanese, "Yes, the Japanese have violated international rules, and it was agreed that the Japanese representatives would not be able to express their opinions at the Berlin Conference, but in order to support Britain, they jumped out against our Qing Dynasty, and the Russians have instructed them not to intervene, and Russia has received money to do things," Guo Songtao explained, "In addition, the Japanese often carry out many inappropriate military activities in Russian waters, which is also unacceptable to the Russians." ”

"Look, this kills two birds with one stone, and there is no delay in doing things to relieve hatred," the Queen Mother said in surprise, "Naturally, Germany and Austria don't need to say much, that piece of land is given to anyone, but the French are the countries concerned, so it is not enough to change their attitude like this." ”

"Yes," Guo Songtao continued, "so Prime Minister Yamen also contacted Portugal, and although Portugal did not make any statement at the meeting that day, on the third day after the meeting, in the documents sent to other countries, it announced that it was willing to listen to the plan put forward by our Qing Dynasty and let the Qing Dynasty manage this part of the Congo River Basin." ”

Although it is not the first time that everyone has heard this news, but at this time, they are still very shocked, for the ownership of the Congo River Basin, it can be so fast, there has been a huge change, Emperor Guangxu is very shocked, "Then Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, the United States, Portugal These countries all support our Qing Dynasty, which is equivalent to," he speculated, "Basically, the most powerful countries in the world are on our side!" In this case, isn't there really no place for the British to put their face? Portugal is with the British, and it is ruthless to turn the face in this way, which greatly offends the British. ”

"This is another matter," the Empress Dowager Cixi explained, "The Portuguese did not express their position on the spot, that is, they gave Britain the greatest room for maneuver, so Zeng Jize did a good job, and Yunxian naturally did not say anything," the Empress Dowager praised Guo Songtao, "The most important thing, the thing that made the British compromise, was done in three days!" ”

"What did my father say?"

Guo Songtao bowed slightly, "Act as a mediator between Britain and Germany, and cease fire in the Boer area." ”

"This?" Emperor Guangxu frowned slightly, "Didn't we come here ourselves?" What I mean is that Germany has said that it is willing to give us a part of the profits from the gold mines in the Boer region, and we will mediate, but will it be possible to give up this place? ”

Guo Songtao raised his eyes and looked at the Empress Dowager Cixi, who still had a shallow smile and did not say a word, "Yes, Prime Minister Yamen judged that this is just that Germany wants to pull us together to fight against the British in Africa, the Boer region does have gold mines, and it is true that the benefits are huge, but the British are absolutely bound to get this place, and it cannot be the same as the Congo River Valley, dispensable, if it interferes with the Boer region with Germany's chariots and horses, this is a matter that greatly offends the British, involving the most direct interests, It is by no means just a matter of face or diplomacy that can be ambiguous. (To be continued.) )