Chapter 141 Declaration of Peace in the Far East of the Nations
Bismarck was known as the iron-blooded prime minister in the original history.
His time in power was mainly concentrated in the mid-19th century. During his time in power, Germany completed national reunification and accumulated sufficient strength.
It can be said that without Pismarck unifying the German Confederation, the subsequent World War I would not have occurred.
It was precisely because Germany became stronger and, as a latecomer on the European continent, was not satisfied with its vested interests that it launched a war to provoke Britain, France and other established empires.
Today's Bismarck is naturally not the iron-blooded prime minister he later became, but he has already begun to show his talents.
His voice within Germany is already extremely high, and when he returns from his mission to the Ming Dynasty, it is very likely that he will begin his career as prime minister.
This time, as a German envoy, he came to the Ming Dynasty to discuss post-war matters. His most important task was to inspect the new Far Eastern Empire.
After all, the Ming Dynasty had defeated the British fleet at sea twice.
If the first time can only be regarded as luck, then the second time is a real manifestation of strength.
With such a sudden rise of a large empire, let alone Bismarck, any European would be curious and want to find out.
But even if he dared to think about it, he would never think that the newly born Ming Dynasty had the strength to intervene in the European civil war, let alone that the Ming Dynasty would take the initiative to propose cooperation with Germany.
This feeling is as inconsistent as if a barbarian in his own mind suddenly took out a bottle of red wine and said he wanted to buy himself a drink.
"How do you plan to cooperate?" Bismarck suppressed the strangeness in his heart and asked calmly.
"What was the purpose of Britain's previous aggressive war? Wasn't it just to force the opening of China's ports for trade?"
"If Germany is willing, all ports in Ming Dynasty can be opened to Germans!"
"Not only that, we also allowed the Germans to rent land in Daming, build factories, and recruit workers!"
"Of course the prerequisite is that Germany must abide by Ming Dynasty's rules!"
"It's natural!"
Upon hearing this, Bismarck quickly agreed, and at the same time, his breathing began to become a little rapid.
The Ming Dynasty had a population of 40 million and a vast territory. Not only did it have a sufficient labor force, but it also had a sufficient market. This was a cake that was enough to make everyone salivate.
Although the Ming Dynasty was more powerful and had more rules than the previous Qing Dynasty, it was also more open and the environment was more stable.
He believed that if the capitalists in the parliament knew about the conditions proposed by Ming Dynasty, they would definitely rush here screaming.
Looking at Bismarck's expression, Yang Xian knew that the conditions he proposed were quite touching.
Before Bismarck could recover from his excitement, Yang Xian then raised his demands: "As a condition, Germany must support the Ming Dynasty as much as possible in the subsequent negotiations, and we must legally take back the rights of Western countries.
Nanyang occupied a large amount of land, including Luzon and Sudan, as the price of this war."
"Of course, this is what it should be!"
"As the defeated party, it is in line with international law to cede land and ask for forgiveness from the victorious country!"
"We, the German Federation, are willing to take the lead in completely withdrawing troops and armed forces from the Far East to make up for the losses of the Ming Dynasty!" Bismarck, who could become the iron-blooded prime minister, naturally understood the meaning of Yang Xian's words. His face straightened and he spoke solemnly.
"That's great!" Yang Xianlu showed a smile on his face.
This Xiyi man is very good and a smart man.
He just likes to deal with such smart people.
In the next month, Yang Xian spent almost every day busy.
Negotiating with other countries is not an easy task. If you want to get more benefits without using force, you need to look at each other's skills.
Fortunately, the Chinese people have been quite talented in this regard since ancient times.
From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which included vertical and horizontal alliances, distant friendship and close attack, to the Tang and Song Dynasties, which used reasoning to convince people and impart education, the Chinese people have already mastered these diplomatic things.
A month later, envoys from various countries left Peiping one after another.
And Yang Xian also showed his achievements this month in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Your Majesty, the Western countries and the Ming Dynasty have concluded the Far East Peace Declaration, recognizing the identity and status of the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain country of the Southeast Asian countries, and recognizing that we have the right to tax and manage it."
"Western countries are willing to unconditionally withdraw their military strongholds in Southeast Asian countries and dismantle their bunkers."
"But at the same time, we should also ensure the safety of the property of the Western countries on it and ensure the stability of the entire Nanyang trade!"
"At the same time, our Ming Dynasty has fully opened up trade routes. All countries in the world can come to our Ming Dynasty to do business. We guarantee their personal and property safety."
"There was also a secret agreement with Germany. The two parties reached a consensus on how to deal with the threat of Tsarist Russia in the future, and also signed some hidden clauses!"
"These hidden terms will not be made public, but they will benefit Germany..."
The content of the entire Far East Peace Declaration is very long, and Zhu Yuanzhang read it one by one in detail.
In the entire agreement, Ming Dynasty seemed to have made concessions and compromises in some places, but the benefits it deserved were still there.
What Zhu Yuanzhang valued most was the part about Germany.
This is a grand strategy for the future, and it is even related to whether the task can be completed. Zhu Yuanzhang must ensure that it can be implemented smoothly.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the most critical tasks in the global conquest were Britain, France, Tsarist Russia and the United States on the other side of the Pacific.
Let’s not mention the United States for the moment, but if we want to completely conquer the three countries of Britain, France, and Tsarist Russia, Germany is the most important point.
This country is right between France and Tsarist Russia. If he were to act as a troublemaker on the European continent, then Ming Dynasty could attack Tsarist Russia from both ends together with Germany in the near future and make it difficult for him to take care of both ends. In the distant future, Ming Dynasty could directly intervene in the European battlefield and act as a referee blowing the whistle.
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After reading the entire secret agreement between Yang Xian and Bismarck, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but nod and smile.
He praised Yang Xian's ability without hesitation.
At the same time, I secretly commented in my heart that Prime Minister Yang Xian was not good at doing a good job, but he was quite suitable to be the foreign minister who was full of intrigues.
Perhaps this is what those scholars say about people making the best use of it.
"Where is Tsarist Russia?"
"What was the final result of the negotiations?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
"In the end, the other party did not agree to return the territory. The princess watched the negotiation process between the minister and the envoys from various countries, and finally redeemed the corpses of the Tsarist Russians with a part of the gold and silver and left."
"However, she repeatedly assured me that Tsarist Russia would abide by the contents of this agreement and regard Ming Dynasty as a friendly neighbor!"
"hehe!"
"It is better to believe in their guarantee than to believe in the guns in our own hands!"
"We guess they will definitely increase their support for the Manchus and at the same time continue to incite the Hui people in the Ili area to rebel!"
"This will keep us busy!"
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Yang Xian couldn't help but smile and compliment: "But they certainly didn't expect that His Majesty is far-sighted and that Ming Dynasty also has a secret agreement with Germany. Soon they will feel the pressure from the Germans."
"The Germans can't fully believe that the territorial dispute with Tsarist Russia will ultimately have to be fought back by ourselves!"
"The Northeast region is the home base of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there are suspected to be a large number of extraordinary creatures. We can put it aside for the time being, but the rebellion in Xinjiang and Ili regions has come to an end!"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and finally made a decision: "Yang Xian, we are going to let Feng Sheng lead the troops to conquer Xinjiang and the Yili area. You should go with him and show him as much kindness and power as possible to improve the relations between the various ethnic groups there.
It’s time to sort it out, do you understand?”
"I obey your order!" Yang Xian said respectfully.
After Yang Xian resigned, Zhu Yuanzhang once again glanced at the Far East Peace Declaration in his hand.
Although this declaration is nonsense, the word peace in it is still very appropriate.
After this victory in the Northern Expedition, the future Ming Dynasty will usher in a rare opportunity for peaceful development.
Although there are still issues in Xinjiang and Northeast China that have not been resolved, and Xu Da is still fighting against the remnants of the Qing Dynasty in Sichuan, most of the wars in China have completely ended. The next main task is to restore and develop in order to complete industrialization as soon as possible.
reform.
According to China's current size, it is not easy to achieve this step, but it must be done.
This is an era of great change. If you don’t move forward, you will fall behind.
For the Chinese land on this side of the world, and for the future of the Ming Dynasty on the other side, Zhu Yuanzhang must move forward bravely.
Judging from the fact that Zhu Yuanzhang has watched the development of the world situation for more than ten years with a cold eye, he knows very well that in such an era, peace is only short-lived and war is the main theme of the world.
In the near future, when Germany has the strength to challenge Britain, France, and Russia, and when the world's science and technology further develops, the world will surely face war again.
This time might have originally taken forty or fifty years, but with the secret support of the Ming Dynasty's huge material and financial resources, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the process of German reunification would inevitably speed up.
No matter how many years the process takes.
When the war breaks out again, Ming Dynasty needs to be prepared and must be prepared.
And at the same time that envoys from various countries signed the Far East Peace Declaration with the Ming Dynasty, Mu Ying had already led the Tiger Camp deep into the white mountains and black waters of the Northeast.
The task assigned to him by Zhu Yuanzhang was to find out the true strength and means of the extraordinary creatures that might exist in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so as to prepare for the subsequent conquest of the Northeast.
And before he left, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a magical ability.
Relying on this ability, he can see the general location of all extraordinary creatures within a thousand miles. If the distance is closer, he can even see the specific location of the other party.
To be honest, this ability is really unbelievable. He relied on this ability to catch three ghost masters who were unable to hide in the Northeast.
Now that Ming Dynasty had the technology to peel off the ghosts and gods from the ghost masters, he naturally peeled off the ghosts and gods from the three people without saying a word.
What surprised Mu Ying was that the three of them were very grateful for this, and even cried with joy.
Obviously, even though it has been nearly a hundred years since the advent of the extraordinary, most people in this world still have a repulsive attitude towards the extraordinary.
Maybe it’s also related to the fact that the extraordinary attributes of this world tend to be weird.
"Repay...!"
"We discovered a manor about five miles ahead." Suddenly, a spy from Mu Yingsa returned and reported an important piece of information.
"oh……!"
Mu Ying's eyes lit up when he heard this. He raised his head and glanced at the direction pointed by the spy. Countless light spots were densely packed in his eyes.
And each of these light spots represents a transcendent being.
"It seems we finally found the zombie nest!" Mu Ying grinned.