The Rise of the Empire

Some talks look very formal, but nothing can be said, and some talks seem less formal, but they can solve problems. This time, two crown princes, a prince and a former Russian Pacific Fleet Commander, the four of them occupied the entire living room of the Fleet Commander. They clearly belonged to the latter in this small meeting. Although it was not so formal, it could decide many things!

After all, the Russian crown prince is visiting on behalf of Russia, and the German crown prince represents the German royal family. Although the latter does not represent the government, all content can be passed on to the Kaiser through him! As for Ruprecht? How should I put it, in the eyes of Prince William, he is still the instigator! After all, it was only after the Kaiser saw this letter that this matter was brought out! The prince was accidentally shot like this!

As for Popov? Although there is an admiral and former commander of the Far East Fleet, this brand is the least valuable in front of the other three people. Two future emperors and one future king are higher than you don't know! There are only two reasons why this guy can sit!

First, this buddy has served as a commander in the Far East and has led soldiers. He understands the basic situation of the Far East and can provide data and reference opinions. Second, in order to make the Russian crown prince feel more comfortable, he made a 2V2. Facing his cousin and another prince by himself made Nicholas very uncomfortable!

The Japanese are nasty and hateful! It's a robber! It is a vain attempt to subvert the situation in the Far East, which will damage the interests of Russia and Germany! This is basically the consensus of the Russians. William also dislikes the Japanese from an ethnic point of view. Not to mention the prince, whether it is from the perspective of Germany or the perspective before crossing, Japan must die!

The Japanese have finished their analysis, so now it is necessary to analyze what will happen if Japan takes action against the Qing Dynasty. Regarding this issue, the prince naturally knows that Japan won the decadent Qing Dynasty, and then signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which obtained indemnity, territory and various economic benefits, and then the three countries intervened to return the Liao Dynasty, which then led to the great powers setting off a frenzy to carve up the Qing Dynasty …. I have memorized this thing several times in my junior high school history. I still remember the contents of the Treaty of Shimonoseki!

"The Qing Dynasty could not beat Japan. If I had to analyze it in detail, I would probably have to talk about it for three days and three nights. But if it is only a qualitative analysis, I think my conclusion is absolutely correct." When Nicholas II mentioned that if What will be the outcome of the war between Nissin and Qing Dynasty, Ruprecht said very bluntly.

This result was somewhat beyond William's expectations. Although he didn't speak, the slight frown made it clear that he was puzzled and puzzled.

"I agree with His Highness the Prince. How can a dying empire be the opponent of a new modern country? Although the Qing Dynasty is big, it can't fight Beiyang, and Japan is small. After all, it is armed with a modern system and brand-new ideas. For a country that has risen, there is no suspense in this war." Admiral Popov said.

"If this is the case, this problem is still very troublesome." Nicholas II said. After all, the Russians are still very clear about the virtues of the Qing Dynasty. The three treaties plus a little intimidation of force made the Qing Dynasty obediently give up 1.5 million square kilometers of land. To regain some face, I am afraid that the situation in the Qing Dynasty will be even worse than it is now!

The decline and decay of the Qing Dynasty is good for Russia, and Russia wants to tear off a few more pieces of meat from this rotten country! But the timing is bad! Russia's strength in the Far East is too weak. If Japan strikes first, how can Russia be willing to do this? And from this visit to Nicholas II, it can be seen that the whole of Japan is preparing to launch a war. If Japan takes a share of the pie before Russia, how can Russia bear it?

"We should unite and, if necessary, even use force to resolve this potential crisis. This is good for us." The Russian crown prince said.

"Russia wants to bring the Qing Dynasty's northeast region into its own pocket,

But what can our German Reich gain? You border on the Qing Dynasty, but we are separated by thousands of miles. Even if a colony is obtained, it cannot be effectively controlled. The Qing Dynasty has a large population, which is completely different from Africa. "

"More importantly, we currently maintain a good political and economic relationship with the Qing government, and our annual trade volume is as high as 50 million marks or more." The prince gestured to William II, and then said.

Japan is not a good thing, and Russia is also not a good thing. Like Japan, Russia is also an enemy, no matter from the current perspective or the perspective of the previous life. Everyone can sit together now but take advantage of each other. Since Russia wants Germany to provide help, it must offer reciprocal benefits!

During the negotiation, the crown princes of the two countries are cousins. Naturally, William cannot be the villain. He wants to play the red face. Then, as another German in the negotiating team, Prince Ruprecht will naturally take on the role of the villain, but this role also has its own limitations. The appearance fee, the Russians don't give some benefits, the prince will not let go!

"In the Northeast, your country will enjoy the same rights as us. You can talk about mining, setting up factories, settling down, etc., and at the same time, we will buy a large amount of arms from your country." The Russian crown prince also understands this, but The conditions of the Germans are also acceptable. After all, in the view of Nicholas II, Germany can at most engage in a lease in the Qing Dynasty, and then get some economic benefits. Do you want to directly enclose the land?

"The specific exchange of benefits is not up to us to decide, but I have a low-cost and high-efficiency method that can easily contain Japan's development!" The prince said after a moment of contemplation.

"Are you talking about increasing Beiyang's military strength? Even participating in this war in the name of volunteers at some point?" William thought for a while and said.

"This is one aspect, but at the level of the Qing Dynasty, it is difficult to defeat the opponent even with assistance. In fact, in addition to containing the opponent on the battlefield, we can also contain Japan's development after the war is over. We can guarantee that In the name of the territorial integrity of the Qing Dynasty, Japan is required to give up the cession of land and reduce war reparations. As long as Japan cannot gain benefits through war, its development will not be fast!" Ruprecht said.

Isn't it the historical Three Kingdoms Intervention and Return to Liao Dynasty? Can such a successful case of gunboat diplomacy just be brought over and used? Japan, which just finished the Sino-Japanese War, still has the ability to go to war with the Three Kingdoms? Let alone Japan, the British feel guilty when they see the united Russia, Germany and France!

"This is a way. After the war breaks out, I will try my best to persuade my father to strengthen the strength of the Far East Fleet." Crown Prince William agreed. Of course, this is just a verbal statement.

"Cheers to the better cooperation between our two countries in the future!" The first phase of the goal of the two parties has been achieved. Although some binding treaties have not been signed, the proximity of Germany and Russia on the Far East issue has become a foregone conclusion, and the Russians even When they privately expressed that they could bring France together, the German side did not express any objection. The reason is simple. In the case of general hostility between Germany and France, there is also cooperation. Back then, Prime Minister Bismarck used French power to obtain German East Africa. !

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