Chapter 199 Comprehensive Cooperation Plan

Regarding the comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, William II's suggestion is to sign a comprehensive cooperation treaty like the United Kingdom. Although this is great, I still suggest to William that it is better to sign contracts separately in different categories, so as to avoid more stimulating the British. Germany, like me, does not want to stimulate the British too much. In the words of the German Emperor and his important minister, the Navy Minister Tirpitz, it is unimaginable to be a completely enemy of Britain.

In view of this consensus, the German Emperor also agreed to my request after thinking about it. Therefore, after a week of intergovernmental consultations, the two sides concluded the army, navy, arms industry, steel industry, modern chemical industry, agriculture, and classified into categories within 20 years, which is consistent with the five-year national economic development plan that I have begun to implement. The validity period is 20 years later, that is, 1916. Germany will fully help China's industrialization process, including paid sharing of science and technology, command talents, military-industrial talents, and help China establish a complete set of industrial guidance plans, railway network plans, Western-style military medical training plans, etc. German parties will

The plan formulated by the person based on the situation of China is for reference by the Chinese government. Accordingly, Germany will obtain guidance and partial control of China's state-owned shipyards, and Germany will be allowed to lease Kaohsiung Port. At the same time, a secret written agreement was jointly signed by me and the German Emperor. Both sides declare that some ships of the Chinese Navy will only be handed over to the German army for a fee at any time when Germany engages in maritime war with the top six countries in the world's naval forces. When either party of the contracting party is jointly attacked by France, Russia or France and Russia, the other party has the obligation to assist in the war. At the same time, both sides shall not sign any treaty against the other party's contracting party with any third country.

With the efforts of Zhang Zhidong and others, Krupp and Siemens will take the lead in cooperating with the Royal Chinese to open a demonstration state-owned industrial company. The German General Staff Headquarters will accept staff selected by China to work together, including but not limited to the formulation of a secret East-West Line strategic cooperation plan for Russia between China and Germany. The two sides agreed to share the battleship design plan and allow each other to visit their own design offices and ships and other confidential facilities. Germany will send people to guide China in establishing a shipbuilding under the name of the royal family.

The factory is planned to be located in Lushun. Both parties agreed to share the latest achievements in the airship project and jointly inject one million marks into Zeppelin. The German Emperor will also issue a cooperation preferential bill in Germany to encourage German private enterprises to start businesses in China. The common goal of both parties is to build 30 to 50 new joint and renovated factories every year. If this lasts for twenty years, there will be 600 to 1,000 Chinese companies related to Germany. If this goes on for twenty years, you should be able to barely enter the ranks of important industrial countries.

Since ancient times, the only way to die is to die. Without industrialization, it is chronic suicide. Although it is a little more difficult now, it is the beginning, and the beginning is always difficult.

It was soon time to visit factories and shipyards with the German Emperor. This day was also the day when dozens of short- and medium-term cooperation plans for cooperation between China and Germany were signed. Although in the general name, there was a general name in the official archives of China and Germany called the "China-Germany 1896 Friendship and Mutual Assistance Treaty", when it was announced to the outside world, it was just said that several extensive cooperation agreements were signed.

At the general signing ceremony, the German Emperor and I represented the highest will of the two countries respectively. After signing their names and using seals, William held my hand and said, "Please remember, my friend, China can rely on Germany under any circumstances." I know that at least one-third of these words were sincere. Some people may be exploited, and maybe they want to break up the relationship between China and Britain to make the British lose a stable Far East. Maybe there is a need to deal with the Russians who betrayed him.

The first reason is friendship, and what follows is interests. Only friendship bound to interests is long-term friendship. The fragile friendship that once existed between Germany and Russia is an example. This is the insight that must be obtained in the international survival as a great power.

Zhang Zhidong is the minister with the widest scope and the most responsible responsibilities here. The deputy prime minister of the cabinet is also the largest among the ministers except the royal family. I saw him so happy that he wanted him to understand this truth clearly. He seemed to really think that it was natural for the Germans to treat us well.

"Xiang Yan is very happy. You have made great contributions this time. You will set out to meet those business owners tomorrow. Show sincerity and let them know that the Qing Dynasty is like their hometown to them." In the evening, I summoned Zhang Zhidong, sat down in my luxurious room, and smiled and said, "I have you as my helper, so I have been much more leisurely."

Zhang Zhidong sat down after bowing, but still couldn't hide his excitement and said with a smile: "The emperor, Miao Zan, I dare not be greedy for the achievements of heaven. If His Majesty had not been here in person, the Germans would not have been so good. When he came last time, the response was not too great. But the Krupp Company was really a friend of our country. Last time he gave me face, this time it was a big deal. Since I was in charge of the Shengjun, I have often been worried that the industrial goals of the Gengzi year were rarely completed. Now, I am afraid that it will be more than enough. Everything depends on the great blessing of the emperor."

"This is not my blessing, nor is it the face of you, Mr. Xiangyan." I waved my hand and said, "If you don't have money, let alone you, I'm afraid I will not have any face. If you want to say face, that's the face of my Qing Dynasty. If the country is not strong, how can I get it? If we lose to the Japanese in the 18898, the one who has a lot of face here is the Japanese. After all, this is still a problem of national strength. If we don't have the ability, but we want face, then we may not have face."

I got up and walked for two steps, smiled and said, "So, Xiangyan Gong, the Germans are not Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Tathagata Buddha, and are not innocently good to us, so what is the most important thing for us? Let's talk about it?"

"The emperor is examining me." Zhang Zhidong bowed and smiled, saying, "I think the most important thing is education. Talents are not prosperous. No matter how help from foreigners, my Qing Dynasty is a castle in the air. Once the foreigners withdraw, it will be a collapse. Now, it is to respond to the situation and foreigners are willing to win over, so there will be the current situation. If the situation changes in the future, it will be hard to say here. My thoughts are one of the first things, the second is the operation of railways and official roads. I have been supervising steel in recent years, and I have a deep understanding of it. I asked for an order to build the Luhan Railway, which was approved by Your Majesty, but I think this is still too far away and we owe too much debt. Alas--" Zhang Zhidong shook his head and sighed, "If Your Majesty had ruled 10 or 20 years ago, what would happen to the Qing Dynasty in the present?"

This half-true and half-false flattery was very helpful. I laughed and nodded, "I was still a baby a little over a decade ago. You can continue talking, I'm listening."

"Yes, the emperor. Fortunately, the Germans will draw up a railway plan for me this time. This is my most heartfelt treaty, especially the word "plan". My Qing Dynasty cannot be said to be a country that is not big and the people have no intelligence. However, I cherish the fact that there are few people who are in the overall situation, and have a lot of people who are bound by each province and place, and there are many people who do things. Railway is a big project, and the whole country must work together to achieve it. When I was in charge of the ministry, I deeply disturbed this matter. The iron plant must not be free of mines, mines must not be free of labor, and to transport it to the iron plant, and the number of vehicles and ships is required. Where the transit is

, the upper and lower levels must hand over, otherwise the iron plant will miss the construction period and the court will lose. This situation did not improve slightly until the minister and appointed the Deputy Prime Minister of the Cabinet, but it still happened. This time, the railway was to be repaired. The minister wanted to ask for an order to promulgate the railway military control regulations, and the reorganized National Defense Forces will temporarily manage the railway. The railway troops can be set up specifically, but they cannot be handed over to local management. Otherwise, there will be troubles in the future." After saying a lot, Zhang Zhidong said it more in line with my wishes, so I still sound quite interested.

After letting him drink tea, Zhang Zhidong became more excited and said, "When it comes to this special management, I also advocate that the tax system must have a constitution. Now the national income is around 1005 million, which is much more than before the emperor took power. However, the country has a territory, three more provinces. During this period, the country strongly supports industry and commerce. Although there are many tax exemptions, there are still some difficult places to control. This is not something that the minister should be in charge, but it is better to report it when it involves the minister's affairs." Seeing me nodding, he said to go back to industry.

The top said: "The reason why I talk about railways is also remembered from the iron plant. I have set up an iron plant in Hanyang, and I have trained iron to ask for ore, water, plums, and equipment. These things need to be transported. Some are still transported year-round. These costs have to be calculated. It is okay for Hanyang to rely on the Yangtze River. If there are too many iron plants in the future, what should I do inland? The railway plan must take these issues into consideration. Another thing is that the project of the China Railway Company has arrived in Dihua Prefecture (now Urumqi), and there are not many remaining projects. Should I also send people to learn more from Germans?"

"I was happy for a moment. I said too much, but many of them were not my ministers." Zhang Zhidong saw that I kept smiling when I heard it. He suddenly realized that I had said too much. He owed his body and explained: "I am still too excited. Now the Germans are so good to us. The British below are a country (i.e., an allies). I don't know how much benefits it is..."

"It may not be—" I interrupted him and said, "Kun Xiangyan said everything before, just behind..." This was my thought, but suddenly said it, shook his head and concealed it, "I'm afraid that it may not be. Although the British and I are in the country, they also have a unique mind. I am afraid that my trip to England will not necessarily have such gains in Germany."

Zhang Zhidong said in surprise: "The emperor's holy thoughts are a little dull. Logically speaking, the British should give us greater benefits."

Zhang Zhidong's comments show that he is indeed capable of governing the world and governing the country. He is a talent for prime ministers. However, his flaws are still very obvious in foreign affairs and international affairs. I smiled and nodded, knowing in my heart that this is not something that can be explained clearly in a few words. Zhang Zhidong's enthusiasm has just risen, so he nodded and said, "Well, I'm also a waste of worry. Since you have so many experiences, you are also the deputy magistrate. Some things can be assigned to the domestic department immediately. We

It takes time to start late. The Germans have a treaty with us for twenty years. Hey, I have to look for it for twenty years, so I have to seize the day-" I approached him, stroked his shoulders and said, "You have the talent of the prime minister, and you should relax your abilities. Li Hongzhang is old, and you will take his position sooner or later. I also know that you have the intention to leave him, just like Zuo Wenxiang and Zeng Wenzheng back then, but Xiangyan Gong, I will say something to you, put your heart on your errands, and I can see everything."

Zhang Zhidong looked thoughtful, and I still had the same purpose. Zaifeng's private activities, Shanqi reported everything. I just understood these actions, so I was right. In short, the power lies with me, and I am not afraid of any major consequences. This kind of private small group also meets my willingness to cultivate party forces. It only needs to be moderate. If political struggle affects the development of the country, it will exceed the bottom line I allow. Zaifeng is my younger brother, and the military reform he has done is also progressing well, so I will tolerate it for the time being. Zhang Zhidong joined Zaifeng's faction, but he took the initiative, so I have to warn him.

I smiled and said, "The trick that King Chun is playing is still young. I can still let him go for a few years. You are an old and important minister in the country. I still expect you to help him more. He is the prince with iron hats. He wants my will to make friends with ministers. He has his intention to find you, but the stubbornness in your mind must always be clear and clear. I said Li Hongzhang in his early years, and after he changed it, he took Prince Gong's burden. I also hope you can handle it well. Li Hongzhang is not young anymore and will retire sooner or later in the future. If that position cannot be escaped, it is yours, so why bother to be in a hurry?"

After hearing these heart-wrenching words, Zhang Zhidong could no longer sit still. He knelt down and admitted in a crying voice that he had a close appointment with Zaifeng in private, and joined forces to drive Li Hongzhang away. Zaifeng was in charge of the army. He came to take charge of the government. I don’t want to punish him. He waved his hand and asked him to get up and said, “There are many responsibilities. I don’t want anyone to deal with these things that are fighting around in the nest. I don’t want you to be busy with party struggles every day, or even not busy with errands but only party struggles. In short, errands

First, I will also have a warning on the other side of Zaifeng. Also, do you think you can defeat Li Hongzhang by fighting like this? Tell you, I am the emperor of Qiangang, and I am not a foolish monarch. To be fair, is Li Hongzhang a bad person?" Seeing him shook his head, I smiled and said, "That's it. Li Hongzhang's family is rich. You Zhang Zhidong is afraid that you think your ethics are better than him, so you have to fight for it, right? Xiangyan Gong, fame, fame, fortune, isn't it just a word for profit?"

"Okay, okay." Seeing that he was going to kowtow and apologize again, I suddenly felt very tired and waved my hand and said, "One code will return to one code. I should take the good things of your country to govern the country. This is for your own good, and it is also for the good of the Qing Dynasty. I will be at ease only if the country is not good, and I am not at ease. None of you can feel at ease. I will say for a moment, don't take it to heart. Put your mind back on your errands. You should know what kind of master I am. Kneel down, it's getting late, and you have to travel tomorrow. Don't be too tired. This is not as good as Beijing."

He was so scared that he finally calmed down a very high-level party struggle in Beijing. He thought that he would go to admonish Zaifeng in the future. Shanqi's hat of informing him was settled, but it really made Prince Su suffer. Zaifeng's military system in the future may have to have a quarrel with Shanqi's intelligence system again. Alas, he had to find a way to transfer Zaifeng. He was a prince and it was not good that he had too much military power.

Speaking of this situation, I feel a little bit of a sympathy with William II. Liu Buchan sent a report to report that there are two factions in the German Navy. Tirpitz and the German Emperor's younger brother, Heinrich, Prince of Prussia, had much more trouble than me, and had a big quarrel over Mai Mang. The German Emperor asked Tirpitz to accompany him and Heinrich to preside over the naval parade this time, and I'm afraid there was a reconciliation idea. However, Tirpitz seized the opportunity this time, Heinrich would definitely not be able to fight him in the future.

Thinking of this, I still have to comfort Shanqi. His subordinate Messerchmit was promised to seek revenge from Prince Heinrich for him. Shanqin can now give him a clear letter. Heinrich will lose his dominance in the navy soon. Hehe, although this matter has nothing to do with me, I happened to be visiting Germany at this time and have a few secret conversations with the German Emperor, and he will definitely believe it.

Shanqi's loyalty is also worthy of praise. His sister has already decided to marry Prince Kalaqin of Mongolia in the second half of the year. I promised him to marry himself, and he went there with satisfaction. This arrangement is to warm Shanqi's heart, and to win over this Mongolian prince. Eastern Mongolia has gradually been assimilated. This is a good role model. With such an example, I can spend less effort when the birds in Ulaanbaatar have any strange intentions in the future.

At the same time, Shanqi also issued an order to Messeschmitt. The follow-up of the British Navy's new ship plan can be temporarily released. His focus should be placed in Russia. Given that Russia's strength is proportional to my role in Germany, I mean that I can slow down the help to Ulyanov and others, but the assistance cannot be stopped. I can help the Tsar. In short, those people are not good people, so it is better to let them go first.

After arranging so many things, it was midnight again. Pu Ying had already fallen asleep in a sweet dream, breathing evenly in the German air. But I dare not agree to his German wife. Queen Augusta from Germany helped me a lot. She apologized to Longyu and me on a private occasion. Because the princess was still young, it was too early to engage in the engagement. This also made me feel relieved for the time being. William was still enthusiastic. Although he agreed with Queen Augusta's statement, he said that the marriage agreement could be made when the naval shipbuilding cooperation plan was officially started in two years, and the Far East Fleet could stay in the Far East in the name of Princess Victoria's escort fleet.

This question can only be left to be viewed later. Maybe the changes in the environment will give me a better solution? Perhaps the marriage between the Chinese and German royal family is a good thing.

As I thought about this, I closed my eyes.

From the next day until the end of June, I had been almost an eight-day trip to an important German industrial city with Emperor William II. Of course, all the costs were paid by the German business community. Visit Krupp, visit Zeppelin, Siemens, visit Vulcher, Hamburg, and some manors, farms, industrial and mining, etc. My visiting group almost saw all the industrial categories in Germany. Of course, the German railway system left a deep impression on us. I told my officials that when we could have such a developed railway system, I could take the train to the south of the Yangtze River. The officials who visited were all elites, and of course they had deep feelings.

Naturally, I bought a lot of German products. The Army purchased 50,000 Mauser 1896 rifles, 10,000 1896 pistols, 2,500 Krupp's 87mm caliber field guns. The Navy signed a contract for the construction of fortress guns in important coastal defense cities such as Weihai, Shanghai, Lushun, and Guangzhou. In the name of the Logistics Department, 24 Zeppelin heavy airships... etc., although the total cost is quite large, it is much less than the money for buying a ship for the British.

Nowadays, warships are getting more and more expensive, but my annual income is not growing fast, and I have not yet digested the new land, so I have to pay for it every year. This financial pressure is quite large for me.

Therefore, although Sheng Xuanhuai did not sign an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with Germany this time, the German banking industry was allowed to enter several big cities to operate business, which also gave him the opportunity to observe how foreign banks do things up close. Another is currency reform, which is to bring him out to see more and observe more. Next, my work focus must be put back to internal affairs, and his currency reform is the top priority. As for the large expenses in front of him, he had to use gold to fill it and transfer it to the Ministry of Revenue Treasury in the name of the internal treasury. Let’s talk about it.

In July, the formation was coming to an end. German institutions were preparing for the German Emperor's trip to the North Sea. I also gave the members a vacation and let them live freely in Berlin for two days. The prosperity of a country is not only at the government level, but also an important part of the folk style. It is beneficial to these officials in the temple.

With the arrival of July 6, my trip to Germany came to an end. I boarded the battleship Kangxi. The German Emperor led his fleet that was not stronger than me and started his journey to the North Sea, and I embarked on a journey west to the English Channel.
Chapter completed!