Chapter 54: Informal meeting

Some talks look very formal, but nothing can be said. Some talks look less formal, but they can solve the problem. This time, two crown princes, one prince, and a former Russian Pacific Fleet Commander, four people occupy the entire fleet commander’s meeting room. They obviously belong to the latter in this small meeting. Although it is not so formal, they can decide many things!

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

　　 As for Popov? Although it bears a brand of an admiral and former commander of the Far East Fleet, this brand is the least valuable in front of the other three people. 2 future emperors and 1 future king are higher than you! 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, so I made a 2V2. Faced with his cousin and another prince alone, it made Nicolas very uncomfortable!

　　 Japanese people are hateful and hateful! It's a robber! It is a vain attempt to subvert the situation in the Far East, which will cause losses to the interests of Russia and Germany! This is basically the consensus of the Russians. William also dislikes Japanese from an ethnic perspective. Let alone the prince, whether from the perspective of Germany or from the perspective of crossing, Japan must die!

　　 The Japanese have finished analyzing, so now we have to analyze what will happen if Japan does something to Qing. Regarding this issue, the prince naturally knew that Japan won the decadent Qing Dynasty, then signed the Shimonoseki Treaty, obtained reparations, territories, and various economic benefits, and then the three countries interfered in returning Liao, which then led to a frenzy of the powers to divide the country. .... I have memorized this thing several times in my junior high school history. I still remember the contents of the Shimonoseki Treaty!

"The Qing country cannot beat Japan. If I want to analyze it specifically, I am afraid it will take three days and three nights, but if I only analyze it qualitatively, I think my conclusion is absolutely correct." When Nicholas II mentioned if Ruprecht said very simply when the result of the Sino-Japanese War will be.

　　 This result was a bit unexpected for William. Although he didn't speak, his slightly frowned brows made people see his doubts and confusion.

"I agree with His Royal Highness, how can a dying empire be the opponent of a new modern country? Although the Qing Dynasty is big, it can only fight the Beiyang, and Japan is small, after all, it is armed with modern systems and new ideas. The rising country, 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, what kind of virtue the Qing is a Russian is still very clear. The three treaties and a little intimidation of force allowed the Qing to surrender 1.5 million square kilometers of land. If it were not for Zuo Zongtang to bring troops into Xinjiang to rebuild this decadent country Regaining some face, I am afraid that the situation in the Qing country is worse than it is now!

　　 The weak and decay of the Qing Dynasty is good for Russia, and Russia still wants to tear off a few more pieces of meat from this decayed country! But the timing is not good! Russia's power in the Far East is too weak. If Japan starts first, how can this make Russia willing? And from this visit to Nicholas II, it can be seen that the whole country of Japan is preparing to start a war. If Japan gets a share of the pie before Russia, how can Russia stand this?

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

"Russia wants to include the northeastern region of the Qing Dynasty in its own pockets, but what can we get from the German Empire? You border the Qing Dynasty, but we are thousands of miles apart. Even if it acquires a colony, it cannot be effectively controlled. The Qing country has a large population. , Completely different from Africa."

　　 "More importantly, we currently maintain good political and economic relations 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 from the perspective of the traverser or the previous generation. Everyone can sit together now but use each other. Since Russia wants Germany to help, it must come up with equal benefits!

In the negotiation, the crown princes of the two countries are cousins. William naturally cannot be this villain. He wants to play a red face. Then as another German in the negotiation team, Prince Ruprecht will naturally take on the role of the villain, but this role also has For the appearance fee, the Russians don't give me any benefit, and the prince will not let go!

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

　　 "The specific exchange of benefits is not something we can decide, UU reading www.uukanshu.com, but I have a low-cost and high-efficiency method that can easily contain Japan's development!" The prince said after a moment of thought.

　　 "Are you talking about enhancing Beiyang's military power? Even participating in this war as a volunteer at some point?" William thought for a while and said.

"This is one aspect, but at the level of the Qing country, 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 the development of Japan after the war is over, and we can guarantee it. In the name of the Qing Dynasty’s territorial integrity, Japan is required to abandon its cession of land and reduce war reparations. As long as Japan cannot benefit from war, its development will not be fast!” Ruprecht said.

　　 Isn’t the Three Kingdoms intervention in history returning to Liao? Can such a successful case of gunboat diplomacy be used directly? Japan, which just finished the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, still has the ability to start war with the Three Kingdoms? Let alone Japan, the British have a guilty conscience when they see Russia, Germany and France being united!

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

"Cheers for better cooperation between our two countries in the future!" The first phase of the two parties' goals has been achieved. Although some binding treaties have not been signed, the approach of Germany and Russia on the Far East issue has become a foregone conclusion, and the Russians even When it privately stated that it could bring France to work together, the German side did not express any objections. The reason is simple. In the case of overall hostility between Germany and France, there is cooperation. Prime Minister Bismarck once used French power to obtain German East Africa. !

　　 Thanks to book friends Fengyu 15, zr Zhao Rui, Tian Moshu for their rewards~~~. Add more one to offer~~~~, ask for collection, ask for recommendation, ask for click! !