Chapter 765: Facing towards the wind

"I hope this can be done with your auspicious words. So, Your Excellency Wu Zhizheng suddenly visited today, and I don't know what's going on? Oh, oh, let me guess, the tenth *** is because of the *** and Qingdao, right?" Zhu Erdian said with a scheming and concise smile.

"I'm going to hide it from you, it's the matter." Wu Shaotinghao said without hiding it. "Today we came here to ask Mr. Zhuerdian for his views on this matter and your government's attitude towards this matter."

"Oh?" Juerdian finished eating the cookies in his hand, took out his handkerchief and wiped his palm slowly, and said in a pretentious manner, "Wu Zhizheng actually cared about the position of our British Empire on this matter? This really made me feel...what to say...surprising! I admire Wu Zhizheng's eloquence, so I won't use meaningless language to make excuses. I believe Wu Zhizheng should be very clear about our British Empire's attitude towards this matter, right?"

"I hope to get the personal testimony from Your Excellency Zhuerdian." Wu Shaoting continued calmly.

"Okay, I believe Mr. Hamaguchi has already talked to you. I have to say that even I admire Mr. Hamaguchi's polite attitude. At the same time, the conditions proposed by Japan are almost an unprecedented advantage for China. You must know that this is the first time that China has completed the amendment of the unequal treaty in the past hundred years. This is the wish that nearly three generations of your country have been striving to pursue." Zhu Erdian said vividly, hoping to blow the *** conditions to heaven.

"Haha," Wu Shaoting laughed coldly, and he put down the teacup in his hand. "If one more concession is used to exchange for the so-called change of contract, I believe this will only become more and more unfair to our China. Mr. Minister, I know that it won't take long for you to come to me and then put pressure on me and the Chinese government through various means. The reason why I came to you specifically today is to solemnly express my attitude. No matter how much pressure I bear, I will never agree to this matter."

Zhu Erdian's face gradually became colder. He sighed heavily and looked at Wu Shaoting with pity. He really couldn't understand how a stubborn person like Wu Shaoting completed the unification of this country. He originally thought that a inferior nation could be led by individual outstanding figures, but he did not expect that the person who ruled the inferior nation now was still a savage with disintegration.

During the Guangdong War two years ago, he deeply remembered Wu Shaoting's arrogant attitude at that time. He actually tried to fight against the British Empire with the power of a mere Guangdong province, and even said he wanted to cut off Hong Kong Tamsui to carry out shameless threats. From that time on, he had a very bad impression of Wu Shaoting, and sooner or later he wanted to let this young madman know that he was powerful.

"I really couldn't predict the result of this incident. The Chinese admired Consul Wu actually gave up the opportunity to restore sovereignty and even launched an unreliable war. Once these contents are spread, I believe that it is an extremely heavy obstacle to Consul Wu's presidential election. Your political enemies are likely to use this matter as an excuse to criticize. Not only that, you will not get a good review in the remarks of our Western countries, because you made an absolutely stupid decision despite repeated persuasions." Zhu Erdian said bluntly.

"Excuses to criticize me, bad reviews from Western countries? Haha," Wu Shaoting couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I don't think so. First, I am not the culprit of the war. Second, I will not accept the change of the contract, but I will accept the German government's return to Qingdao. Third, the evaluation of others on me is not important. I will only be responsible to my country and people."

"What?" Zhu Erdian was stunned for a moment, and sat upright from the chair, questioning Wu Shaoting, "Are you saying that Germany wants to return Qingdao to China? This is impossible. Germany has been strengthening Qingdao's military since the end of last year. The purpose of doing this is to consolidate Qingdao's interests. How could they suddenly return Qingdao?"

"Whether you believe it or not, it won't take long for the German ambassador and I to announce this matter. After the handover between Qingdao, Germany's forces in the Far East will lose their meaning. If *** still attacks Qingdao, it will be a true war against China. Even if you Western powers can tolerate this matter, our 400 million citizens of the Republic of China will never tolerate it. I will definitely defend my sovereignty to the death." Wu Shaoting said strongly, and when he said the last sentence, he even revealed a threatening tone of a strong voice.

Juerdian was stunned. If Germany returned Qingdao to China, the matter would have deteriorated completely. Although in his opinion, China is still a weak country, he was worried about recruiting Chinese workers to Europe to participate in the war. Once the Chinese nation is angry, the British and French coalition forces will not only not receive enough manpower to help, but will also form hostile relations with China. When the European war situation is tense, this is undoubtedly a problem that will make things worse.

Not only that, he once again recalled Wu Shaoting's crazy words two years ago. This barbarian may not be showing off his strength. The other party could threaten Hong Kong back then, and this time he could also use the same trick again. Not only is Hong Kong in trouble, but even ***...

He gasped, the matter was getting more and more complicated.

Wu Shaoting looked at Zhu Erdian's surprise and knew in his heart that his plan had worked. Although he had not received any reply from German Minister Xin Ci and Qingdao Naval Command so far, he deliberately made these words with the purpose of putting pressure on Britain and Germany at the same time.

"Oh, if this is the case, I will sincerely congratulate Wu Zhizheng, but there is still a little question, how should we deal with German military facilities, garrisons and warships in Qingdao? You should understand that our British war in Europe is incompatible with Germany." Juerdian asked seriously.

"As for how to deal with the transfer of Germany to Qingdao, this should not be the area you are worried about, Mr. Minister." Wu Shaoting said calmly.

Juerdian was silent for a while and said slowly: "I can now understand what Wu Zhizheng means. You have made up your mind to protect the Germans, right? I must remind you with the last friendly attitude that the election of the presidential election of the Nanjing government has not officially begun, and no one will know what the election will be. In addition, if you insist on standing in the same camp as Germany, I can only say that this is a very dangerous decision."

Wu Shaoting heard Zhu Erdian's threat, but he smiled indifferently and said, "Mr. Minister, I don't care about your European wars at all. As for you, I say I protect the Germans, haha, if you think I need to treat them equally, I can announce the cancellation of all domestic concessions and expel all illegal garrisons from foreign countries. So you are satisfied, right?"

Juerdian widened his eyes and said angrily: "Are you threatening?"

Wu Shaotinghao said bluntly: "Didn't the Minister threaten me?"

Zhu Erdian couldn't find any rebuttal words for a moment, but his anger could not stop. He is now becoming more and more sure that Wu Shaoting is a genuine barbarian!

Wu Shaoting picked up the teacup and took another sip, breathed a long sigh, calming his emotions, and continued, "Mr. Minister, today I came here without any intention of offending me except to inform you of this. But everything should be said to be one thing, and the British gentleman's behavior should be like this. Then again, is Germany's sphere of influence in China really such a major threat to Britain and Russia?"

Zhu Erdian squinted his eyes and looked at Wu Shaoting, thinking carefully about Wu Shaoting's words.

Wu Shaoting rubbed his hands against the teacup, looking at leisure and joyful. After waiting for a while, he said: "I'm not afraid to tell you directly that Germany currently has only 8,000 troops stationed in Qingdao and six warships. Apart from the fortress and fortress that you are proud of, there is almost nothing worth mentioning. Even if you are considering Germany's industrial facilities in Qingdao, imagine that Germany wants to send the equipment produced in Asia back to its homeland. On the way, wouldn't it be said that it passes through India, Suez, and naval patrols in the Balkans and the Mediterranean? This principle can also be used for military transfer."

Of course, Zhu Erdian knew these truths, but the European War was originally a war caused by the imbalance of capitalist plunder. The ultimate goal of the war was to control the economy. Although Qingdao is a small place, it is still a nail that needs to be pulled out from the highest strategic level. But now after hearing Wu Shaoting said this, what he has to consider is whether the price required to pull out this nail is worth it.

"I heard you say that, you seem to want to convince me to give up my intentions on the Qingdao forces in Germany?" he asked.

"It is obvious that this is exactly the case. Since Germany has returned Qingdao to China, I can guarantee that all German military equipment and deployment in Qingdao will not have any impact on the UK." Wu Shaoting said solemnly.

"I feel very relieved about your attitude now." Juerdian said without objection. Of course, the German army in Qingdao did not have no threat to the UK at all, especially the closest British Weihaiwei Concession, where the British troops were only more than 1,000. Now that Wu Shaoting's promise is obtained, it can be regarded as a solution to one of his concerns.
Chapter completed!