w Regarding China becoming the world's largest exporter of arms industry, whether it is the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Russia, or even Japan, they all find it incredible and have various doubts. However, no matter what, this is the fact.
The overall industrial scale of China is only equivalent to 1/7 of that of the United States, but in the field of military industry and light weapons, China really occupies certain advantages. Chinese weapons, ammunition and other military supplies are not only cheap, but also comprehensive. From rifles, shotguns, pistols, light and heavy machine guns to submachine guns, grenades, and mortars, China has a comprehensive product line.
Because it is equipped with various types of firearms and ammunition in the world, as well as the corresponding production capacity, it is a huge obstacle and trouble for China's military construction, but it has become an out-and-out advantage when it comes to exporting. China can It produces mass production of Lee-Enfield rifles for the United Kingdom, provides France with Kreissau rifles improved on the Shenyang rifle, supplies Mauser Type 88 Commission rifles and imitation Gew98 rifles to Greece, Seville, and Italy, and supplies Russia with Supply Mosin Nagant rifles and improved models of Shenyang rifles.
In terms of patented technology, since it is in a war period, China no longer has to abide by its previous contract with Germany and manufacture a large number of various types of barrel artillery jointly developed by China and Germany, as well as imported technology from Germany, France and other countries. At the same time, it can pass The patent rights held by Browning light and heavy machine guns restrict the United States from exporting these weapons.
Even though there is still a certain gap in terms of craftsmanship and quality compared to German products, the imitation Krupp 88mm field guns made in China are cheaper. And the production is huge, 75mm caliber long-stroke rapid-fire field guns, light field guns, light cavalry The artillery was sold in large quantities to the Anglo-French Allied Forces and other Allied countries, as well as non-Allied neutral countries. Even Germany repurchased these identical German weapons and ammunition from neutral countries through other channels to supplement the consumption of the German army.
Starting from the first half of 1916, taking into account China's huge raw material supply capacity and production capacity of steel, mirabilite, coal chemicals, as well as cheap labor and weapons and ammunition, Britain and France provided a large amount of technical assistance to China through military-industrial joint ventures to improve Chinese industry. production level and scale.
Under the coordination of the Anglo-French Wartime Committee, Britain's largest military industrial oligarchic group Vickers, French Schneider, Renault and the Far East Arms Corporation established a number of joint ventures in the Northeast to further expand production capacity and improve production quality. With the assistance of Vickers Company, Jinzhou Shipyard began building China's first Dreadnought-class battleship in April 1916. Before that, the largest warship produced by this shipyard was just one. A 6,000-ton tortoise-shell light armored cruiser with a design displacement.
This so-called Sinian-class battleship has a design displacement of 1.85 million tons. The full-load displacement is expected to reach 2.25 million tons, which is very small in the era of larger-scale post-dreadnought ships. For the Chinese Navy It is an out-and-out super weapon, and it has greatly improved the entire Chinese shipbuilding industry. Because it uses the latest British-made diesel boilers, steam turbines and 8 twin-mounted 305mm main guns, it can theoretically reach 27,500 horsepower, bringing the ship's speed to nearly 25 knots.
Armstrong Company and Jiangnan Heavy Industry Corporation have reached a joint venture agreement, and the Huangpu Shipyard jointly built by both parties in Shanghai is also preparing to build a number of light armored cruisers with a displacement of 10,000 tons.
Through mutual shareholding and joint ventures, the Far East Arms Corporation, the Far East Chemical Corporation, the British Vickers Company, the French Schneider Company, and the American Winchester Arms Company joined forces to establish an international cartel for the military industry.
Seoul supplies arms, weapons and ammunition to Britain, France, Russia and other countries in a near-monopoly manner.
In order to ensure the stable development and solid market share of Chinese industry during World War I, the Imperial Cabinet Government took the initiative to sign an "Allied Mutual Insurance Treaty" with Britain, France, Russia and other Allied Powers. According to this treaty, during the war, the Allied Powers
Member states within the organization restrict each other
Convert foreign exchange into gold to ensure the stability of each country's gold reserves and currency exchange rates, and hold each other's long-term treasury bonds. Each member country is obliged to ensure the stability of the exchange rate of its own currency. If the gold content of the currency must be reduced, the debts held by other allied countries will be
Calculated based on the current gold price.
To put it simply, if Britain and France need to pay gold to purchase military supplies from the United States and other countries, even if they pay pounds, the franc will worry about these countries converting them into gold. If they purchase supplies from China and other Allied countries, they can directly use national debt to pay for them, without worrying about China.
Empty the gold reserves of Britain and France.
For China, China exports military supplies to the Allied countries such as Britain and France. These supplies directly become national debts of Britain, France and other countries, and China uses these national debts as guarantees to issue currency to maintain the normal order of the national economy.
The "Mutual Insurance Treaty of the Allied Powers" has two functions. First, it links all the Allied Powers to shoulder each other's debt pressure and strengthens the ability of the entire Allied Powers to persist in a long-term war of attrition; second, it exclusively guarantees China's role as the largest general rear area and export
country’s status.
This treaty allows China to compete with the United States with inferior but cheap products. It is also a very beneficial clause for Japan. However, both China and Japan face a huge risk, that is, once a country defeats the Allied Powers and withdraws, their holdings will
The country's debt is likely to become waste paper.
For example, Russia and Serbia.
Serbia originally belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in theory, but it was also an autonomous country. After the war broke out, it joined the Allied Powers. As a result, it was wiped out by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Only part of its army retreated to Albania to maintain its overseas government, which actually spread the war.
to Albania.
In order to ensure that Serbia could sustain itself, the Entente intervened forcefully in Greece and forced Greece to join the Entente. Chinese troops stationed in Europe also transferred part of the Italian army to Albania, making every effort to ensure that the Austro-Hungarian Empire would be difficult to capture, or at least not completely occupy Albania.
Therefore, war serves the economy.
Although it cannot directly convert large amounts of pounds, francs and other Allied debts into truly reliable gold reserves, the empire is still increasing the gold reserves in the center of the empire by exporting goods to neutral countries, as well as British, French and German colonies, Latin America, and Southeast Asian countries.
Japan is also actively doing this bad thing, taking advantage of the Great Depression of European industrial products and the complete interruption of Germany's foreign exports. It is exporting cheap goods to compete for the market, and international capital is also pouring into China, Japan and the United States, further stimulating these
The war boom of outsider countries.
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In June 1916, relying on his own experience and intelligence work in Russia, Song Biao was able to confirm that the conditions for the February Revolution in Russia were basically mature, and the chaos and rebellion within Russia could no longer be described in words. On this basis,
, Song Biao further accelerated the army's expansion work in the country, planning to increase the total number of the army by four million, and expand the 6th to 12th Cavalry Brigade to the size of an integrated cavalry division.
Everyone at home and abroad thought that the emperor was about to officially participate in the European War. There was no surprise or doubt about this. Only Germany was worried and sent emissaries to lobby, hoping that the empire would continue to maintain its current situation.
On the southern battlefield of the European War, the Empire has proven the combat level of the Chinese Army in the war. Even facing the Austro-Hungarian Empire's troops, it still maintains a certain advantage. Once more than two million Imperial Army troops pour into the European battlefield
, which is simply the worst news for the German-Austrian Alliance.
As the emperor and the supreme commander-in-chief of the Imperial Central Defense Force, Song Biao did not want to explain to others. After ordering the navy and army to continue to increase their numbers, he secretly arranged for the first-class staff officer Guo Yuchi to form the Northern Staff Bureau to engage in highly confidential operational investigations.
and preparing for war, while he lived an almost solitary life in Xuanzheng Garden, quietly calculating all the details of the battle alone.
The Soviet Red Army's early combat strength in the city was not very strong, but it was not bad either. It was able to defeat the White Russian Army mainly because the White Army was too dispersed and lacked unified command, and the revolutionary will of the Red Army soldiers was indeed very high.
For the Imperial CSKA, the biggest obstacle to defeating the Soviet Red Army was the extremely cold weather, especially the problem of material transportation and supply in this extreme cold weather.
In order to prepare the troops for the Northern Expedition as much as possible at that time, Song Biao established four major training centers in Uliasutai, Kulun, Hulunbuir, and Jiamusi. He transferred many main troops and 52 new regiments to these centers.
Long-term training was conducted in the area, and southern soldiers were transferred to Chahar, Shanxi and northern Shaanxi for training.
In his plan, the most important training place was obviously Kulun, because sending troops from here could quickly cut off the Russian Far East Railway and force the Soviet Red Army to expedition to Siberia and the Baikal region for a decisive battle with the Central Army.
Song Biao never fought an uncertain battle. He planned to personally go to the northernmost region of Mongolia to experience the severe cold in the coldest season, observe the lifestyle of Buryats and Mongolians, and establish a new logistics supply system.
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Different climatic environments and different regions have different characteristics of military supplies. Neither Napoleon nor Hitler fully considered this. It is not so much that they were defeated by Russia and cold weather, but that they were defeated by
Military logistics in cold areas.
Prior to this, Song Biao sent multiple batches of intelligence personnel from the Northern Staff Bureau in advance to go deep into Russia to collect more complete military materials and various required information, and to investigate the living customs and characteristics of the local people, as well as the local economic situation, population
and map information.
There are many problems that are small, but may destroy millions of armies. For example, after the permafrost melts, how should the artillery move over a long distance? Should the wheels be widened and thickened, or should larger wooden wheels be used?
Tires, or other means of towing?
For example, the weather in which months is the least suitable for marching and fighting. The ice and snow begin to melt in these months, and the grasslands will become muddy. Which areas can be visited in winter but not in summer? Which areas can be visited in summer and not in winter?
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A small oversight may lead to serious problems that cannot be solved.
War is like this. As long as you make a mistake, the enemy will have a chance to defeat you, regardless of the strength gap between the two sides.
While Song Biao was secretly preparing for the war against Soviet Russia, Britain, France and other Allied powers were eagerly waiting for China to continue to increase its troops in Europe. Both sides were at the same level, and no one could defeat the opponent. In the eyes of all countries, China was still a very powerful force.
A second-rate country, but at this time it is possible to completely overwhelm the German-Austrian Allied Powers camp.
While Germany sent emissaries to lobby, Britain and France also sent their respective foreign ministers to Beijing, hoping to persuade China to immediately send more troops to participate in the European War.
The Marquess of Balfour, the leader of the British Conservative Party who once served as Prime Minister, arrived in China as the Foreign Secretary of the British Empire in mid-August 1916. He arrived in Beijing in the evening of August 27. At this time, the British war party was mainly composed of the Liberal Party.
The cabinet was in power at that time. However, in order to prevent the Conservative Party from lagging behind, it adopted a coalition government and violently opposed the Conservative Party.
Even so, the Foreign Secretary, Marquis Arthur Balfour, was an insignificant figure in the wartime cabinet. Prime Minister Asquith of the Liberal Party thought that such an arrangement would be a very clever decision, which provided enough
The face of a second-rate ignorant empire like China continues to maintain the high profile and dignity of supremacy in the upper class society of the British Empire.
On the emperor's throne, Song Biao had already fought against three British Prime Ministers and had a thorough understanding of this self-righteous and arrogant empire. Naturally, he was keenly aware of the opponent's cleverness and Anglo-Saxon attitude.
racial superiority complex.
When the Marquis of Balfort arrived in Beijing, Song Biao continued to stay behind closed doors in the Xuanzheng Garden on the pretext of being on vacation, and did not meet with the Marquis of Balfort or other people, including the imperial cabinet ministers.
He just quietly enjoyed the tranquility for a period of time, accumulating strength in this tranquility and making all spiritual preparations for the Far East War in 1918.
Until September 1st.
Song Biao just canceled his month-long peaceful vacation and arranged for the Marquis of Balfour to come to the drawing room to meet him that morning.
After breakfast, Song Biao had a rare conversation with Zhang Binglin, the chief minister of the inner court, about selecting concubines. To Zhang Binglin's expectation, Song Biao decided to choose two concubines from ethnic minorities.
Although Song Biao also considered choosing a Mongolian concubine to stabilize the four northern Xinjiang provinces, based on his understanding of Mongolian girls, he really didn’t think there could be many that fit the aesthetics of traditional Han men, otherwise Guo Jing would not have given up on Hua.
Princess Zheng's courtship leads her to escape from marriage with Huang Rong, a girl from Zhejiang, regardless of the circumstances.
North Korean girls are also not considered. North Koreans always say that all their beauties were paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty emperor. But looking through the history of the Ming Dynasty, there is really no North Korean girl who has ever been a concubine. She basically just served tea and water. Otherwise,
Just washing and cooking.
After talking with Zhang Binglin about this issue for half an hour, Song Biao estimated that Zhang Binglin's vision was unreliable. Most of the selected ones were of the level of Guangxu's concubines, who would shudder at the sight, so he asked Zhang Binglin to hand over the matter to his secretary.
Chen Qimei from the bureau is in charge. If there are suitable candidates in the local area, the family conditions are generally good, and the education level is reasonable, I will arrange a few to serve as interns in the secretarial bureau, so that he can have a general understanding before making a final decision, so that he will not bother others to choose a concubine for him.
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After talking about this matter, Song Biao went to the living room.
It was still early, so when he arrived in the living room, he asked Zhang Futian to submit the latest intelligence and analysis of the Central Military Intelligence Department on World War I, and let him watch quietly in the empty hall for a while.
The central government's financial funds have always been quite tight, but it can still allocate funds to the General Administration of the Interior on schedule to build a new palace in Yungang Mountain, Fangshan County. Song Biao himself also raised some funds from the Far East Consortium and other royal investments, and slowly built a new palace in Fangshan.
Construction of the Royal Palace in Kyoto District.
It is estimated that it will be almost completed in another four to five years. The infrastructure of Kyoto Prefecture will also be roughly completed during this period. The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Cabinet, the National Assembly and the Central Military Headquarters will all be moved to Kyoto Prefecture.
The days in Zhongnanhai obviously won't last long.
Now that he thinks about leaving, Song Biao also feels that he has something to commemorate, but it is impossible not to leave. If the administrative centers of the whole country are crowded in Beijing, it will be a huge pressure for the city of Beijing. It cannot be done in the future.
The two sessions and so on all have large-scale road closures, right?
After browsing and thinking about the latest information, Song Biao sighed silently. The war in Europe is getting more and more fierce. At present, it is basically certain that Germany has defended the Somme defense line. Even if the British sacrifice such a big weapon as the tank,
If it goes out, it will be difficult to have a big impact on Germany even if the number is limited.
The Battle of the Somme actually officially confirmed one thing, that is, Britain and France did not have the strength to defeat Germany. It was on this basis that the United States decided to participate in the war, because the United States was holding the debts of Britain and France at the time.
Britain and France were defeated, and the United States could not bear such huge losses.
The situation during this period is a little better. China and the United States hold diversified debts from Britain and France, and the United States holds more debts from the United Kingdom. China mainly holds more debts from France and Italy, especially Italy. This year’s military trade orders
Very much.
Because the debt is relatively dispersed, the United States can continue to look at China. In any case, the possibility of China participating in the war on a larger scale is much higher than that of the United States. The reasons are more sufficient and inevitable.
Song Biao is actually also looking at the United States.
Not long after reading these intelligence materials, Jiang Zuobin entered the living room and informed Song Biao that Marquis Arthur Balfour had arrived at Xuanzheng Garden and was waiting for Emperor Hua's announcement.
Song Biao nodded slightly and motioned to Jiang Zuobin to invite the former Prime Minister and current Foreign Secretary of the British Empire in. He stood up and straightened his clothes a little.
Golden autumn and September are a very beautiful season, and any clothes are suitable for you.
Song Biao specially wore an emperor's uniform today based on the Guangfu Tang suit, with a silk satin white background with red and purple brocade dragon patterns, a white silk satin base, a purple brocade dragon pattern, and a vermilion background with white brocade dragon pattern.
The color of the regular clothes is roughly the opposite, and it is also one of the six types of regular clothes that Hua Huang wears most often.
After waiting for a while, Marquis Arthur Balfour, a senior politician in the British Empire who was nearly seventy years old, walked in. After seeing Song Biao, Marquis Arthur Balfour took off his hat and bowed respectfully.
After the Marquis of Balfort stood up, Song Biao shook hands with him in a very approachable manner and invited him to sit down on the chair next to him, without even preparing two different chairs.
Before coming to China, Marquis Arthur Balfour had already been familiar with the imperial court etiquette. Although he had been a little impatient in the past few days, he felt that Emperor Hua was too unwilling to let him, the former Prime Minister of the British Empire, go.
In my eyes, I can see the preferential treatment in etiquette, and my heart seems to feel much better.
He respectfully presented the autograph letters from the King of England and the Emperor of India George V to Song Biao. Before that, he had already presented the autograph letter from Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith to Tang Shaoyi, the Prime Minister of the Empire.
Song Biao carefully opened the letter in front of Marquis Arthur Balfour and browsed it carefully. He basically found nothing that was too nutritious. It was much inferior to the Prime Minister's letter, and this is a constitutional monarchy.
After reading the letter, Song Biao thought for a moment before replying to Marquis Arthur Balfour: "I am a person who likes to start the topic directly, so let us start directly from the war, because what Emperor George said about China
The British friendship basically never really existed, and the British Empire continues to occupy our territory to this day."
After hearing this, Marquis Arthur Balfour couldn't help feeling embarrassed and said: "As for the issue of Hong Kong, Your Majesty, I thought it would be better not to talk about it at a time like this, when we have resolved the war with the Allies.
, we will have more time to deal with this issue."
Song Biao sneered.
Lord Arthur Balfour did not know what to do.
Song Biao said: "Marquis, please allow me to speak on behalf of the collective voice of all Chinese people. If the Sino-French alliance was not more important than anything else at this stage, we would be very happy that Britain was defeated by Germany, and it was completely and without dignity.
Defeated until it is reduced to cinders. You can take my words
Bring it back to the Emperor of the British Empire, bring it back to Prime Minister Herbert, bring it back to all British people, and you can bring it back to the entire world. When you pride yourself on being the noble king of the world and the best nation, you
Just like when we dump opium, when our country and citizens decide to refuse, you use force
Attack us and force our country to be destroyed by opium, while you sit on the Atlantic Ocean and enjoy the silver that you broke the bone marrow of the Chinese people to get. No matter what the outcome of this war is, as long as the empire is not completely wiped out by the British Empire, every day we
In our children's textbooks, we will all refer to the British in the 19th century
The evil and ugliness of ancient times are regarded as the most important subjects and will be passed down from generation to generation until the entire human race disappears. Please rest assured that China has a legacy in historical education and inheritance. Until this year, the White House in 200 BC
Shame, we have clearly passed it down in the history books, and everyone knows it."
Song Biao spoke very indifferently, and finally got back to the topic and said: "So, before you formally apologize and compensate for this, don't expect us to help you defeat Germany. You can only defeat Germany by yourself. You can only rely on your ally France to continue to fight against Germany."
Only when we can no longer defend our homeland will we take serious action and push the Germans back. Of course, if you refuse to apologize and Germany eventually brings down the arrogant British Empire in this war of attrition, that will be our worst outcome.
The results I want to see.”
Marquis Arthur Balfour was completely speechless, although Sir Juldian warned him before the trip that Emperor Hua was an extremely annoying and powerful emperor. The national self-esteem was very high, but he really did not expect it to be this high.
In the eyes of the British Empire, it was just a small thing, and it was not worthy of an apology from a glorious country like the British Empire.
Song Biao didn't care about the expression or psychology of Marquis Arthur Balfour. He had always been a straightforward person. In this regard, he was very similar to Kaiser Wilhelm II, so he often offended people, but he could control the size. No
He can say stupid things without any limit.
What he said is true.
After Song Biao said these words, he was silent for a while before picking up the tea cup from the coffee table. He drank the Keemun black tea in silence. Because some honey was added, the taste was sweeter and the color looked very weird, but
He has always been a very strange person who likes to break through the constraints of convention.
Marquis Arthur Balfour thought painfully for a long time and did not know how to answer. Finally, he could only confess to Song Biao: "Regarding the sale of opium to your country, on behalf of all fair British people, I apologize to you and your country.
I respect His Majesty Hua Huang, but these are things that are not suitable to be discussed at this time. As an Allied Ally, our soldiers
are dying on the battlefield to defend the interests of the entire Allied Powers. In July, we lost 50,000 young soldiers in a few days, all of whom were peace-loving young people. Therefore, on behalf of the Prime Minister, I beg the Chinese Empire to send troops to participate
War, fight hand in hand with glorious Britain, and fight for the victory that will eventually belong to our Allied Powers."
"Fifty thousand people, that's a lot!"
Song Biao laughed ironically and asked rhetorically: "The British Empire forced China to accept the legality of the opium trade. It used this most filthy and evil trade in human history to plunder silver from China, which led to the former dynasty's
How should the country's economy collapse and people be displaced and die? If we really want to keep statistics, in order to let you British
As a result, at least millions, or even tens of millions, of people in China will die as a result of a better life. To whom will we Chinese people settle this debt? Your Majesty, please understand one thing before arriving in China.
Basic human axioms cannot say that only you British are human beings, and we Chinese are beasts compared to you, or even worse than beasts."
Marquis Arthur Balfour no longer knew how to continue the negotiation. He really could not understand why His Majesty would discuss these matters so rudely. If it were not for the fact that China does have some strength now, as the former Prime Minister of the British Empire and the current diplomat
Minister, he should have been severely reprimanded long ago.
He thought that China would definitely regret it. It was a very bad thing to have such a reckless emperor.
Song Biao was angry in his heart, but he always maintained a calm sarcasm. Seeing that Marquis Arthur Balfour really didn't know how to continue the conversation, he said: "Thinking about it from his perspective, if Germany uses its strong strength to force Britain to legalize the opium trade at the same time,
, importing a large amount of high-priced opium to you, giving you British the opportunity to smoke opium starting from your children, and not allowing your government to ban the opium trade, what will you British do?
Introspection, do you think Germany is the most evil and shameless country in the world? Obviously, this is the same truth. The past will never pass, we should remember it firmly, and of course we will not ignore the suffering of the nation.
It is wrong to blame foreign countries. If we were a strong nation, we would not suffer from these unfair, evil and dirty treatments, nor would we be exploited by evil and dirty races."
Marquis Arthur Balfour could not contain his inner anger and asked angrily: "Your Majesty, is this the kind of country that the British Empire is in your heart?"
Song Biao simply replied: "It is not in my heart, but in the hearts of 400 million Chinese people. The reason why I say this to you is to remind you not to treat you as a noble guest.
Don't talk to me with the mentality that the British Empire is supreme and other countries should serve you like bitches.
.In my opinion, no country that pursues the principle that might makes right is truly a good thing. Countries, no matter how big or small, should be equal, just like people should be equal regardless of their wealth. Back to the issue between China and Britain, if we want
To achieve true and lasting peace and friendship, and to conclude a true military alliance, the British Prime Minister
Don’t take China’s idea first, don’t continue to try to split and exploit China, the territory we occupy should be returned proactively and amicably. Don’t try to use those self-righteous ideas on the issue of independence. I say very rudely, China is now
The UK will never be allowed to get involved in the issue of foreign affairs. You can't destroy warships
Enter **, and starting today, no matter how many troops you send over, I will surround you with three times the force and kill them all without leaving any one behind. If you have the ability, you can send 10 million troops to the Asian continent.
In a decisive battle with me, we in China don't have many other people. Even though we have many people, we can still gather an army of 30 million."
At this point, Song Biao finally warned Lord Arthur Balfour: "I am an emperor who can do what he says, so if you want to get angry with me, you'd better think clearly about the consequences."
Marquis Arthur Balfour had no choice but to endure it, but deep down in his heart he wished that the British Empire and Germany should immediately cease the war and send all the British Empire's fleet and army to China to teach this arrogant and ignorant man a lesson.
Hua Huang.
Song Biao didn't care about the attitude of Marquis Arthur Balfour at all, and continued to answer without leaving any room: "You don't want to figure out the Hong Kong and Hong Kong issues, do you still want to wait until the war to continue to dominate China's territory as a victorious country?
?You can go back and put my words back
Tell Prime Minister Asquith, now is the best time for us to solve this problem. With all British people hoping to end the European war as a winner and defeat Germany, the problem of Hong Kong and Japan can be very serious.
Easy solution, no
There are too many people who will raise objections. If it must be delayed until after the war, there will be quarrels within the UK, and all problems will have to be postponed to the next government, or even delayed to the point of being forced to start a war between China and Britain. Don’t think
It's great if you have a fleet. We don't have a fleet, but we have an army. We can conquer Burma and India all the way. Fight a war of attrition with the British in India and Central Asia that is enough to destroy your finances, and fight for as long as ten years. Against the two countries
As far as the country is concerned, why is this necessary?”
Marquis Arthur Balfour couldn't help but asked: "Your Majesty, are you going to challenge the British Empire over this trivial issue?"
Song Biao asked: "Why not? Do you think Britain is still the same Britain it was 20 years ago? Do you think China is still the China it was during the Opium War 35 years ago?"
Marquis Arthur Balfour had nothing to say. He just really realized that the issue of Hong Kong and Japan must be resolved. If there was a direct conflict with China on this issue, it would be terrible for China to join the German-Austrian camp instead.
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Song Biao waited silently without speaking.
After a long time, Marquis Arthur Balfour replied: "As His Majesty said, it may be time for us to solve these problems. It is not difficult to solve them now."
Song Biao replied: "Yes, as long as the UK decides to really live in peace with China and does not continue to have this mentality of taking advantage of China, and can negotiate peacefully on everything and take a step back, China and the UK can truly
Cooperation. On the other hand, if Britain continues to hold on for such a small benefit, China will not have no reason to abandon the Sino-French military alliance, and this is why I will resolutely keep the troops in Yaping
If I think that cooperation with Britain is the stupidest and most useless decision, and the conditions of the German-Austrian alliance remain unchanged, I will make a decision that is more beneficial to China, and wait until that time
, the target I want should be India, not Hong Kong and Japan. In fact, the conditions of the German-Austrian Alliance are much better than you expected. As the Emperor of China, I just don’t want to make a statement.
And the unfaithful emperor does not want China to become a country that does not abide by its promises and covenants. I am not using the conditions of the German-Austrian alliance to blackmail you. Otherwise, I would have told you long ago instead of waiting until you come.
Of course, you can also understand that I am a very insidious emperor who has been waiting for a situation that is more beneficial to our country. For example, I have been using funds and equipment from Britain and France to expand the production capacity of the military industry.
Expand the exploitation of resources, use this gap to eliminate hidden dangers and returning troops in the northwest, and open up a road to Central Asia. For example, we will gather more than two million main troops on the Sino-Russian border in the north. As long as we decide to join the alliance
camp, we can force Russia to withdraw from the war within half a year, use the Far East Railway to mobilize troops into Germany on a large scale, and use Russian resources to enhance Germany's military strength."
After a pause, he added: "So, I would like to ask the glorious British Empire to forgive you. Just because you like to exploit China and occupy our land, you will launch an Opium War and a second Opium War at every turn.
Burning the Old Summer Palace once, and Germany at least did not act so wickedly, why would we still do it at this moment?
Maintain unfavorable military deployment against Britain. In fact, you can tell Prime Minister Asquith and Emperor George that allying with France is the most stupid decision in my life. If Germany agreed to return the Jiaoao leased land to China, the current
The international situation would have been completely different, and it is clear that the Kaiser was also more upset about this than I was."
Having said all that, what else could the Marquis Arthur Balfour say?
After thinking for a long time, Marquis Arthur Balfour could only admit: "Yes, as you said, China is indeed born to belong to the German-Austrian alliance camp, but the relationship between Russia and France restricts China from cooperating with the United Kingdom."
Song Biao said: "World politics is like this. Sometimes we not only cannot choose our enemies, we cannot even choose our allies. Of course, the friendship between France, Russia and the empire is deep-rooted, and we cannot choose it just for our own interests."
Tolerate Germany's invasion of France. Even if this war ends, we and France and Russia will still
We will maintain a long-term alliance. I really don’t want to say anything about the UK. Unless China and the UK can settle old scores and we will not blame foreign countries for our nation’s suffering, otherwise there will be no relationship between China and France.
To forge a true alliance, all Britain really has to do is recognize that democracy is inherent in the empire.
Territory, and proactively and in good faith, taking the long-term friendship between China and Britain and the people into consideration, it is enough to return Hong Kong to China in advance. Therefore, we should improve bilateral relations as much as possible while acknowledging the reality.
There are no eternal friends in world politics, but there are no eternal friends either.
Enemy, Britain is the world's largest capital exporter and the most prosperous trading country, and China is a country in urgent need of development. As long as Britain does not continue to be so greedy, China should not blame too many foreign countries for its national responsibilities.
Then it can be completely normal and even very friendly cooperation."
Song Biao's words were both true and false, because China's industry in 1912 was simply not enough to support an alliance with Germany and Austria. If the First World War could be delayed until 1920, the situation might be better.
However, China still lacks the navy to confront Japan, and its coastal industries are likely to be wiped out by the British, Japanese and Australian coalition forces.
If China's industrial level were better and its naval strength was stronger, it could really form an alliance with Germany and Austria, and jointly attack Russia first, and then sweep across Asia and solve Europe.
Song Biao chose to form an alliance with France against his will. It can only be said that he pinned his hopes on World War II. He hoped that China would have enough strength to freely choose its allies at that time, kill the Japanese navy in the most beneficial way, and seize Central and West Asia.
As a source of resources for the empire.
He used such a method of first being ruthless and then relaxing, and then maintaining a blackmail attitude to negotiate with the United Kingdom. This was undoubtedly a relatively unwise approach. Even if the Hong Kong and Taiwan issues could be resolved, and even more achievements could be achieved during this period,
After the end of World War I, there will be a long-term confrontation between China and Britain.
It's just that otherwise it is impossible to force the arrogant and arrogant old empire of the British Empire to make major concessions to China. If you just hope to take back Hong Kong from the British through normal negotiations and solve the Hong Kong issue, that is basically the most stupid thing.
The idea, Churchill said, was that nothing could be taken away from the British Empire without war.
Yes, then through the threat of war.
Considering that Britain adjusted its posture after World War I and re-implemented the policy of suppression and balancing against France, there will definitely be reasons for China and France to form a long-term alliance against Britain. Song Biao was not actually worried that the post-war order would allow Britain to
Manipulated to the point that both China and France were seriously suppressed by the British. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.m
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