Bismarck then understood and looked as usual, and explained loudly: "The China-Prussian Secret Alliance Treaty signed by China and Prussia is valid for twenty years. After the time comes, the two sides can discuss again whether to continue to perform the contract!"

The validity period is twenty years! Li Yunzhong thought it was good, the time was just right, he smiled, picked up the contract and listened while watching.

Bismarck continued: "The main contents of the contract include five items, including political, military, and economic situations."

What Li Yunzhong cares about most is military affairs, saying: "You talk about the military treaty first. I believe you know that the Han Dynasty is very close to unification, and I am very concerned about the improvement of the national defense industry."

Bismarck adjusted his mentality and said: "Military-related is to establish a military alliance. Pratt. assists the Han Dynasty in establishing and improving the heavy industrial system. If Pratt. joins a war, China has the obligation to support it."

Li Yunzhong gestured for a moment and said with a smile: "Empress, how long did you take to take a boat trip from Europe to China?"

Bismarck stopped and remembered his departure time and replied, "About three months."

Li Yunzhong nodded, pretended to be enlightened, and said, "That is to say, the news that Prussia started a war like France will take three months to reach China. China will prepare for the issue of sending troops in three months, arrive in Europe in three months, and then repair it in Europe for three months. In this way, one year after Prussia declares war, Chinese troops will join the battlefield. On the contrary, Prussia is the same. I think this is entirely a labor force and a salary, and the gain is not worth the loss!"

Bismarck is hard to say. Prussia faces strong enemies, France, Denmark, Austria, and perhaps Britain. If one side cannot defeat one side quickly, it will inevitably fall into a protracted war. At that time, any side joins, the end of the war can be changed. Prussia cannot bear the result of the defeat. As long as there is any glimmer of hope, they will seize it tightly.

Li Yunzhong knocked on the table and saw that Bismarck had no intention of giving in. Considering that Prussia would be unified smoothly, he said, "Since the Pudong side insisted, I agree with this, but I hope that there will be clauses that will benefit China in the subsequent provisions."

Bismarck smiled again and promised: "As you wish, there is another aspect of the Military Alliance Treaty, which is the comprehensive cooperation between the two armies. Our Prussian army is also the best in Europe. We are willing to assist the Han** team in the reform, establish a complete staff system, logistics system, and reorganize a real national defense force."

Although Li Yunzhong had expected such a day, he didn't expect it to come so quickly. He asked Bismarck seriously: "How many officers have you brought this time?"

Bismarck raised two fingers and quietly observed Li Yunzhong's expression.

Li Yun was startled in the center and said, "Two hundred people! Not bad, this is the total number of foreigners serving in the Han army."

Bismarck shook his head slowly and replied, "It's two thousand people. These are all elites from the Kingdom of Prussia. They all graduated from regular military academy. The highest level is the Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff of the General Staff. I hope they can help the Han army improve their combat effectiveness."

"Tell me about the next one!" Li Yunzhong took a sip of tea and concealed his disobedient expression.

Bismarck's face was heavy, his hands crossed, and he thought for a moment before he said: "Maybe Your Majesty does not understand the situation in Europe, especially the internal situation of the Kingdom of Prussia, which is currently a powder keg. There was a coup in the past two years. Although it was pacified by the brave King, many problems were exposed. If the Kingdom of Prussia wants to unify Germany, it must implement reforms at home. It is difficult to implement reforms at home. If you are not careful, it will trigger a revolution. His Majesty the King and the members of the royal family are in danger of their lives at any time. We hope that if there is really one day, China can accept our political refuge and have the responsibility to escort His Majesty the King back to the country to rebel until the situation in Prussia is stable."

Li Yunzhong looked at Bismarck's serious appearance and asked uncertainly: "Aren't you Prussians united? Isn't the king in the country a word?"

Bismarck said bitterly: "This is my goal. In fact, the political situation in the Kingdom of Prussia is complicated, with socialist people. They have a great influence among the workers. In recent years, they have united together and have a great say in the Kingdom of Prussia. The second is the bourgeois reformists. They expect Prussia to give them rights like Britain, advocate the establishment of parliament, and let the parliament govern the country. This is something that His Majesty the King cannot tolerate. Another faction is the Junker nobles. They are descendants of the Knights, who control a large amount of land in Prussia and operate the manor in the form of serfs. During the reforms about forty years ago, the Junker nobles suffered a major blow, which made them hate the royal family. In order to stabilize the situation, the king had to give them important military positions and political and axe positions as compensation. Of course, I am also a member of the Junker nobles."

After hearing the political form of Prussia, Li Yunzhong admired Bismarck in front of him and replied without thinking: "I agree that if a revolution breaks out in Prussia, I will send troops to meet your king."

Bismarck said: "Thank you for your generosity!"

Li Yunzhong said: "Let me tell me what else. I think the above two treaties are the highlight."

Bismarck nodded in agreement and said, "The remaining few are the tariff issues, the Han and Prussia establish a mutual tariff treaty, the mineral issues, Prussia has the right to explore minerals within the Han territory, of course we will buy them at an appropriate price, and then...."

Li Yunzhong roughly thought about it. Prussia did not understand the distribution of minerals clearly, and tariffs were relatively common. Now the industry in the Han Dynasty is developing rapidly, especially the light industry is not inferior to Prussia. Tariff reciprocity can also be agreed, and other issues are insignificant and small issues that can be ignored.

Bismarck said: "This contract is kept in duplicate by the Han and Prussia Kingdoms separately. Your Majesty, do you have anything else to add?"

Li Yunzhong stood up, returned to the dragon throne and sat down, and formally said: "In principle, I agree to this treaty. I will summon the ministers to discuss it. After the third day, I will give the Lord a reply."

Bismarck also stood up and said, "Thank you again!"

Li Yunzhong said slowly: "As for the two thousand officers sent by the Kingdom of Prussia, I wonder how you arranged it?"

Bismarck replied cautiously: "This group of officers can only stay in China for two more years. After all, the army of the Prussian Kingdom may need to be trained and completed."

Li Yunzhong asked disappointedly: "Only two years? What can you do in two years? What can you teach?"

Bismarck was confident and replied calmly: "Two years are actually not short. The ones with the lowest military rank are second lieutenants. They are also top military literacy in Europe. They can serve as training officers, support military academy teaching, and temporarily serve as his Majesty's counselor and consultant. Of course, I hope that his Majesty will not let them go to the battlefield in an established manner, and Prussia cannot afford to lose."

Li Yunzhong said: "The Han Dynasty had 500,000 troops and a large number of militias. If two thousand people were allocated, one person would have to train thousands of people. Does the envoy think this would be effective? I will not agree in two years, and it must be extended."

Bismarck did not expect that the Han Congress needed Prussian officers so urgently, with joy and sorrow. What was happy was that under the influence of Prussian officers, the Han team would definitely have a good impression of Prussia, and would definitely affect the formulation of Han policy in the future. What was worried was that if these officers were kept in China for a long time, the combat effectiveness of the Prussian army would definitely decline sharply. In Europe full of gunpowder, this was a very dangerous thing.

Soon Bismarck came up with a way of having the best of both worlds: "If His Majesty allows, I will let them return to China in batches, and the same country will add a group of newcomers, but these newcomers are all newcomers who have just graduated and have no combat experience, please forgive me."

Li Yunzhong stopped when he saw that he was good, nodded and agreed quickly, and replied: "It's good, after all, I don't want to affect the combat effectiveness of the Prussian army. Just think that they are internship in the Han Dynasty, I will send them to the front line to feel the fighting atmosphere, although the combat effectiveness of the Qing army is really poor."

Seeing that the problem was solved, Bismarck offered his farewell.

"Dear Your Majesty, please allow me to say goodbye."

"I have ordered people to build the embassy of the Kingdom of Prussia, and the envoy can return there to rest."

Li Yunzhong pulled off the electric bell and said to Fu Luanxiang who came in: "Send someone to send a few gentlemen back to the embassy."
Chapter completed!