Dunyan and Zhu Erdian have been fighting for six or seven times. Since then, they have been tied up from time to time. The relationship has become more and more subtle, but on the surface they are polite. Words like "Your Excellency" and "Please" are filled with the audience, which makes people sigh at the greatness and shamelessness of the diplomatic cause.

To be great is because this is an indispensable function of every country. After enduring all kinds of disgust, difficulties, and criticism, some people stand up to show their dedication; to be shameless, it means that the negotiating opponent may want to stab the other party with one knife, but on the other hand, they have to make an extremely intimate attitude, which can test people's patience.

Yuan Shikai's accidental death was a major blow to Juerdian, which made him lose a pawn that can be used. Supporting agents in China was a routine in Great Britain. Not only could he use his traditional advantages to maintain influence, but he could also gain considerable political benefits through ministers who had real power and had ideas.

When Ding Mo was a big deal, as soon as the news of Yi Li's bribery came out, the first to come forward to cover her was the British. HSBC quietly erased Yi Li's record of 120 yuan deposit, making the censors' attacks seem more like groundless false accusations and fabrications. The relevant reports from the Times touched Cixi's particularly sensitive nerves, thinking that Qu Hongxian and outsiders were connected together to undermine her - and it was Yi Li and Yuan Shikai who controlled the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British.

But this intimate cooperation was "effectively" destroyed by Lin Guangyu, and Juerdian had to face a frustrating situation, especially facing a difficult opponent like Liang Dunyan. Liang, who was born in the United States, was more interested in Americans or Germans in diplomatic stance than the British Empire behind Juerdian.

In an earlier conversation with Ijiyuan, Jurden wanted to take advantage of the dispute between Japan and the United States on the Chikatsu power to act as a mediator in order to benefit from it. But then it happened in Kaiping and the two mines directly conflicted, making this mediation look closer to a joke - if Great Britain lost its seemingly fair position, its status as an "offshore balancer" would obviously lose its guarantee.

If there is no decent solution to the issue of opening the peace, China will never be willing to mediate the conflict between Japan and the United States.

No matter how Japan entangled, the United States has at least obtained Jin>: Zhang Sui, Longhai, Zhang Ku and other railways have also gained huge benefits, but Britain has been empty, which is a big blow to Juerdian's political achievements. Worse, it was a foregone conclusion. The construction rights of the Guangdong-Han Railway, which were jointly provided by Britain, France and Germany, were also in a stalemate after the United States insisted on joining.

German financiers also suffered a lot on the surface, but in fact they were very happy - Juerdian had no doubts at all. If an agreement could not be reached for a long time, China would abandon the bank group of the Three Kingdoms and go alone. It was not the time when the Chinese suddenly had money on the bonds of the Double Emperor, which was enough to proceed.

Spit out two good Havana cigar smoke rings, Jurden thought indignantly: I heard that because of the rich dividend and the strong guarantee, another 100 million mark bond will be issued next month, and the Chinese are constantly accepting German loans through various industrialization projects. Although the loan sources are diversified, nearly 20 countries in the European continent have been brought in. But that is only a purely economic participation, and all political power is firmly controlled by the joint banking group led by Deutsche Bank - loans based on purely economic significance. He is not interested, nor does he believe that the transaction between China and Germany is purely economic.

Just look at the Germans who have arrived in China in recent months, you will understand the seriousness of the situation: the Germans entered the army, and they became the instructors of the Imperial Guards, and the teachers of the main military schools, and even reached into the pro-British navy. When the Germans entered the railway, their engineers served as the main work in various stages such as planning, exploration, and construction. Although they also had Chinese chief engineers and Chinese technicians assisted by them, the proportion was far higher than that of any previous railway construction; when the Germans entered the school, they took on teaching positions and became teachers at Imperial University and Beiyang University, and more and more young students were contacting and learning about Germany's academic achievements.

Zhu Erdian knew that after Germany returned the Boxer Treasury, China had selected the first batch of preparatory students who used Boxer Treasury to study in Germany, including military, science and technology, engineering, industry, finance and other aspects. At the former site of Kunming Lake Naval Academy, they were eager to learn various preparatory knowledge. "Guten::'s choice, the only thing that can be compared may be the bright English sound from Tsinghua University, but unfortunately the sound of "Hello!" is aimed at beauty.

The Chinese not only learned from Germany in military and industrial terms, but also in the constitutional and cultural aspects that the British are most proud of, they also gradually tended to move closer to Germany.

——After Klausewitz's "On War" was translated by Jiang Fangzhen and several other German soldiers, the capital was very expensive. Whenever he tried to read it, no matter whether he understood it or not, he would miss the sentence "War is the continuation of politics";

——Kant, Hegel's philosophy has overwhelmed Mueller's theory, and Goethe and Heine's literature has a tendency to surpass Shakespeare;

——Even the communist theory that Europeans regarded as a disaster has a certain influence in China. At least that book "Das Kapital" has become famous, and it seems to be catching up with Smith's "The Wealth of Nations";

——Bismar's name has been circulated by more and more knowledgeable Chinese people. More than a decade ago, the story of Li Hongzhang meeting with "Biwang" was repeatedly used to describe and comment, and used to figure out the rise of a weak country...

"Mr. Minister, we meet again. The weather is really good today." While Zhu Erdian was thinking, Liang Dunyan's hearty laughter interrupted his thoughts.

This is the truth. After the summer, the temperature has dropped a lot, and the cool autumn wind has begun to roll up. But Zhu Erdian is upset. How can he experience the relaxed and happy open-mindedness?

On his face, he remained calm as usual: "As expected, it seems that every time you meet with you, there is such a good weather, which makes people feel particularly happy."

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"Is that true?"

"I heard that Mr. Zhang of your country unfortunately passed away, on behalf of my personal opinion, I would like to express my sincere condolences..."

"Thank you! He is my teacher, and my death made me very sad." Liang Dunyan wrapped his arms in black veil, his expression a little sad.

But in just a moment, he escaped from his personal sadness and went straight to the point: "The Governor of Zhili, a despised country, has arrived at Yongping Prefecture to deal with civil unrest, and I don't know what the noble envoy thinks."

"The British Empire's attitude is very clear, and the legitimate rights and interests of the diaspora and enterprises of the despicable country should be respected."

"Including the judicial authority of your country?"

"certainly."

"Will this judgment made by your county court be respected?" Liang Dunyan smiled and talked about the judgment obtained by China on Kaiping's lawsuit in the UK.

"The judgment also clearly states that the series of investments paid by despised enterprises for Kaiping should be respected and rewarded. As far as I know, they have paid at least millions of pounds for it..."

Liang Dunyan is very familiar with this kind of price-ridden style and said with a smile: "After Minister Zhang's death, the Han and Sichuan-Han Railway's supervisory work has been taken over by the General Railway Administration, and Mr. Liang Shi from the Post and Communication Department is responsible for... He has the same surname as me, but he has no relatives with me."

Hearing something in Liang Dunyan's words, Zhu Erdian listened calmly.

"He was very interested in using British loans on the Sichuan-Han Railway, but was uneasy about your country's arrogance and paranoidness in Kaiping's mineral rights. He specially entrusted me to consult your minister for information."

"Is that right?" Zhu Erdian's heart was beating wildly. The right to borrow from the Sichuan-Han Railway? It seems that this has never been mentioned. Damn, why didn't this railway minister contact me directly?

"What do you want me to introduce?"

"If the UK respects the sovereignty of the despised country and is willing to share interests together, then I think there is a lot of room for cooperation between the two sides; if your country only wants to use a certain name to seek improper or excessive interests in China..." Liang Dunyan deliberately paused and emphasized, "If you ask for a huge price on Kaiping equity, then I think the basis of this kind of cooperation is illusory."

"Mr. Liang, I have many ways to understand your words, I hope I don't understand them wrongly."

"This is a big deal involving at least 400 British dollars. I also hope that your minister will not understand it wrong!" Liang Dunyan also responded with cunningness.

The two laughed. Although there was no public opinion on any topic, the tone of solving the problem of Kaiping has been determined.

More than ten days later, Decuilin, Nasen and others announced that they would accept the asking price of Kaiping's acquisition of Kaiping shares at a price of 250. The two Kaiping officially merged to form a new Kaiming mining company. The so-called civil rebellion was quickly calmed down after compensation for the injury and the pension for the dead.
Chapter completed!