The Congo River is just a tool for Britain to knock Germany and want to become an international discourseman, not the Congo River is very important, for the United Kingdom, which occupies the most important transportation and the most convenient minerals in Africa, the Congo River Basin is not the place he directly wants to colonize, but the Boer region cannot be directly intervened, why did the Empress Dowager Cixi let Germany know that there are massive gold mines in the Boer area, in fact, it is also for the layout of the international trend. This strategy has been very effective, not only because of the conservative and dormant nature of Shi Dakai and others, but also because of the continuous wars in the Boer region, the strategic center of the British is not at all in East Asia or Southeast Asia, which makes it more convenient for China to travel through the South Seas. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But if you intervene in it, it will be a situation of endless death, Guo Songtao continued to explain, "This place is now a powder keg, the Boers have died almost 100,000 people, we can only be peacemakers, and the division of British and German forces in the Boer region will be mediated accordingly, such an identity, the British will accept that the Congo River belongs to our Qing Dynasty, otherwise, they will not give in." ”

The result of not making concessions will be that the countries will continue to stalemate, or the UK will carry out all-round suppression of China in all aspects because of the loss of the overall interests of Africa, and the price of this suppression is irreparable even if the Congo River Basin gets it.

"The British drunkard's intention is not in the Congo River, but in the Boer region, Zeng Jize acted as a mediator between the two countries, after a day and a night of consultations, roughly divided the sphere of influence in the Boer region, both countries can get a certain degree of benefits in it, although Britain and Germany may not be satisfied, but Britain is tired of endless war, and Germany is also a little afraid of the continued confrontation with Britain, so now is an excellent opportunity, so it is a good time."

The international situation has changed somewhat, the Berlin Conference was postponed to five years later, the original Germans did not intervene in the Boer region, the Boers went through two wars, completely surrendered to the British colonialists, and now, the Boers have the blessing of the halo of the German Empire, the more they fight, the more courageous, the situation of overturning British rule in southern Africa.

"Therefore, the British announced on the evening of the next day that they were in favor of and would help the Qing Dynasty to implement the plan to maintain order in the Congo River basin." Guo Songtao said, "It was only on the third day that Portugal announced its agreement with the plan of the Great Qing Dynasty, so except for the Belgian king, who left the table in protest in indignation, the rest have all agreed. ”

Britain The world boss agreed, and of course the horses at the bottom would nod their heads, regardless of whether they really liked China or not, Prince Li, who had not spoken, hurriedly took the ministers of military aircraft and shouted long live, "Congratulations to the Queen Mother, congratulations to the Emperor, for winning the land of Africa!" ”

The Queen Mother nodded with a smile, "Everyone has to congratulate, although Yunxian said it simply, but the thoughts here are not finished in a sentence and a half, it is really a thousand words!" Guo Songtao also had to summon the ambassador in Beijing, Zeng Jize wanted to win over him in Berlin, and secretly there were the rest of the people, and they had to collude one by one. ”

"Yes, what the Queen Mother said is very true," Prince Li said happily, "although the slave does not understand the human geography of this place in Africa, but he still understands it by looking at the map, and the Congo River is the heart of Africa, and asked the people outside, saying that the soil of this place is fertile and the products are abundant, especially the giant trees, which grow all of them are towering trees, and now the giant trees in the country are difficult to find, and the giant trees here can just be transported back to provide the new garden that the Queen Mother wanted to build before, The giant tree is gone! ”

Everyone suddenly realized that it was Prince Li's profoundness that he actually thought of this! Only then did I understand a little why the Empress Dowager Cixi had to get the land of the Congo River.

Empress Dowager Cixi smiled slightly, and did not explain anything, the so-called solution of the Congo River basin by the Chinese is to let a country that is not a party to the Congo River effectively manage, and the merchant ships of various countries can be unimpeded in the Congo River area, this country that is not a party to the country, of course, is the Qing Dynasty that has been harmless to people and animals before, and there is no dispute with the world to manage, "wood is one, and other things are rich, any piece of land in the world has its value, don't underestimate these places, There are so many things they can provide us in the future that we can't imagine," the Queen Mother's words were very mysterious, "including the desert and the Gobi that you look down on, there may be things that you can't think of in the future, and these things can determine the prosperity or decline of a country," the Queen Mother put her hands crossed on her legs, "We can't retreat from any land that can be won, do you understand?" ”

The Queen Mother's prophecy has always been very accurate, before the Golden State, everyone spent a lot of money to buy a bitter cold barren land back useless, but I didn't expect that the gold mine was found later, why did the Queen Mother name this place "Golden State"? Obviously, it is predicted that there will be gold mines here, so many gold mines in the Ministry of Internal Affairs there, all the purchase costs have long been earned, and even the Golden State has prospered a lot, if someone is not afraid of death, embark on a gold rush to the Golden State, as long as you can endure the hardships, you can also return to your hometown in a few years, in addition, the vassal countries of Nanyang are now producing good rubber, these things can be used everywhere. It can be seen that what the Queen Mother said is true, and everyone said respectfully, "Follow the teachings of the Queen Mother." ”

"It's good that the big guy understands," the Queen Mother nodded, "Take down the Congo River here, we are not without a base in Africa, this place must be run well, the merchant ships of the major trading houses have already set off, although the local natives have little money to buy things, but we can change, the vicinity of the Congo River is the ivory coast that foreigners say, there is a lot of ivory, and in any case, it must be a very cheap thing, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent a boat to set off, and they are still quarreling at the Berlin Conference, so we don't need to quarrel, As long as you bring it first, not to mention, "the Queen Mother smiled," entering Baoshan and returning empty-handed, it's not my style, Africa is a place, just take the Congo River, it's a pity! (To be continued.) )