"Mr. Kerensky, try authentic Chinese tea, maybe the taste is not suitable for the time being, so I will treat it as a fresh taste." Zhang Xiaojun personally operated the tea set and brewed a cup of tea for Kerensky.

"Chinese tea is famous all over the world, it is a great honor to be able to drink such authentic tea." Kerensky picked up the tea cup and slowly took a sip as he imitated the Chinese people drinking tea.

"I'm very happy to be friends with Mr. Kerensky, but before I really become friends, I have to ask you for a very serious question. This question has been bothering me for the past two days. If I can't get a formal answer from you, I really don't know how to deal with our relationship." Zhang Xiaozhun said ambiguously.

"Mr. Zhang, what's the problem?" Kerensky asked with a correct attitude and a serious tone.

"You should be very clear that China and Russia are still in war. You and I have allied all over the place and agreed to opposing camps. Strictly speaking, there should be no exchanges between us, let alone the transaction relationship on arms," ​​Zhang Xiaozhun said slowly without hesitation.

"I understand very well, but Mr. Zhang, you should know that although I am a member of the Social Revolutionary Party, when we parties have almost no political power, they are just civil organizations established for the need to safeguard the interests of the bourgeoisie. This time, the purchase of arms is mainly for personal use, and will never involve the diplomatic and political aspects of Russia and China." Kerensky's face changed a little, and he quickly explained.

At this time, he suddenly realized that he knew too little about the Chinese. If Zhang Xiaozhun discussed this topic before signing the arms agreement, it was reasonable. After all, the two countries were still in a state of war. Even if the battle in Wulianghai had been on hold for more than two months, it still could not change the hostile relationship.

However, yesterday's arms trade negotiations went very smoothly, and it could not even be said that China directly gave a satisfactory price. Then, a batch of arms was shipped for the first time, which was simply unimaginable.

Now it seems that yesterday's success was really too weird, and he himself couldn't figure out why he had to show up on the second day after signing the contract

Zhang Xiaojun smiled slightly, took up the teapot and filled Kerensky's teacup with tea, and said, "It's not that I don't trust you, but if the arms sold in China are overturned to kill us Chinese, it would be a regrettable and funny thing. Therefore, I hope Mr. Kerensky, you can understand my mood now."

Kerensky was silent for a moment, and then asked directly in the way of thinking by the Westerners: "I can understand your mood, but I don't understand why you have to tell me about this after signing a trade agreement?"

Zhang Xiaojun spread his hands and said in a very direct tone: "Mr. Kerensky, since you are going to China to seek arms trade, even if our official department does not accept it, you will cooperate with private arms dealers to consider the inevitable results. We would rather further improve the relationship between China and Russia through this official cooperation."

Kerensky was stunned. In addition to ordering arms this time, he originally planned to further narrow the relationship with China. After all, Tsarist Russia is currently suffering from serious internal problems. If the Sino-Russian conflict continues to intensify, it will be detrimental to the development of the country. Although China has regained Outer Mongolia and forcibly occupied the Wulianghai area, strictly speaking, these are just China's regaining historical territory. Since it cannot be stopped or taken back, it can be sold without caring about it.

What surprised and happy was that Zhang Xiaozhun's words were very clear. It seems that China also hopes to improve the current relationship between China and Russia. If the Social Revolutionary Party can make progress in negotiations on foreign wars, it may be possible to use this opportunity to gain more political power.

Kerensky smiled and said happily: "So that's the case, in fact, when I came to China this time, I also had the expectation of improving China-Russia relations. For the previous conflicts and conflicts between our two countries, maybe we can gradually change them through other methods. If Mr. Zhang, you have such expectations, I am very willing to hold in-depth talks with China."

Zhang Xiaojun suddenly restrained the expression on his face and showed a bit of seriousness. He said: "In fact, in my opinion, the real reason for hindering the development of Sino-Russia relations is not our China side, but it is precisely the stubbornness of the Russian Tsarist government. I believe that no matter how good you are in negotiations with Mr. Kerensky, your Tsar will never accept this way of talks."

Kerensky frowned involuntarily, and he immediately asked: "Mr. Zhang, what do you mean, as long as my emperor is still in power, will China and Russia not be able to obtain further exchanges?"

Zhang Xiaozhun smiled unanimously and said, "These things are not the final word for me. I just want to tell Mr. Kerensky that we are willing to talk to you, but because of what you Tsar has done over the years, we lack a sense of trust."

Kerensky didn't know whether to be happy or worried. Zhang Xiaozhun's words gave him enough face and also implied that only he could become the entry point for China-Russia friendly concern. But the problem is that the Tsarist bourgeoisie currently has no political power, and the state Duma is useless. It is just a place to speak for the bourgeois representatives. As for whether these words can be put into practice, it depends on the Tsar's final decision.

Not only that, he vaguely felt Zhang Xiaozhun's implicit voice, including the meaning of approving the overthrow of the Tsarist regime. If this is the case, then this is a very dangerous thing. Although the Social Revolutionary Party and the Mensheviks both supported the bourgeois revolution, they just wanted to establish a constitutional monarchy like Britain. Once the Tsarist regime is really overthrown, they are afraid that the Social Revolutionary Party and the Mensheviks will split again, and the bourgeoisie's originally not strong strength will inevitably become weakened.

Sighing slightly, he said in a worried tone: "Mr. Zhang's words make me feel extremely honored and flattered, but if it were not for the grace of His Majesty, everything our Social Revolutionary Party did was futile."

Zhang Xiaozhun blinked seriously and said in an incredible tone: "Oh, oh, Mr. Kerensky, your words should be reversed. It is precisely because your country's Tsar is in power that the bourgeois people have done nothing until now. On the contrary, in the torrent of revolution, your status is getting weaker and weaker. Instead, those proletarians have an absolute upper hand. Please forgive me for saying this very presumptuously, but this is indeed a fact. You are a smart person and should not be unaware of the truth, or maybe you are unwilling to believe it."

Kerensky's face became deeper. The bourgeoisie tried to launch political reforms over the years, but it still failed. Even fools understood where the real resistance came from.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaozhun continued: "The unarmed revolution will not last long. Perhaps you had expected this, Mr. Kerensky, so this time I came to China to discuss purchasing arms. Of course, even if there is arms, there must be a unified revolutionary front and revolutionary determination, otherwise it can only become a pawn that is used."

Kerensky was very sensitive to Zhang Xiaozhun's words. He actually thought that the Tsar had been treating the state Duma as a pawn in recent years and had never really planned to give the state Duma real power. In other words, the bourgeoisie has been working hard to change the predicament of Tsarist Russia over the years, and was eventually hindered by the Tsarist regime.

"Oh," Kerensky shook his head and said helplessly, "You may not know the current situation in our Tsarist Russia. There are many things that are not as simple as we imagined."

"Constitutional monarchy or republic is actually just a form of a state system. For Mr. Kerensky and the Social Revolutionary Party, your main purpose now is to obtain ruling power. Only in this way can you complete the top-down transformation of the Tsarist Russian state. Therefore, it doesn't matter whether the monarch exists. As long as this monarch can accept you to participate in politics, this is the most critical and indispensable condition. Do you think?" Zhang Xiaozhun said further implied.


Chapter completed!