Although this is just his unilateral guess, for now, this is the most reasonable explanation. [ ]( ) Thinking of this, he showed a profound smile and said to Reynoldson: "Of course I remember
, ally, ally. I have to say that I have been thinking about Mr. Reynoldson's proposal these days. After thinking about it over and over again, I feel that there are indeed great opportunities for cooperation between us. So, Mr. Reynoldson's arrival today,
It must be a surprise for me, right?"
Reynoldson was very happy that Yuan Su had such an attitude when he just met him. He smiled freely and said: "I will not disappoint you, General Yuan. As long as both parties are sincere, the conditions can be negotiated slowly."
Afterwards, he took out a neatly bound printed document from his briefcase and handed it to Yuan Su. While Yuan Su looked through it, he explained it from time to time.
I have to say that a lot of painstaking effort was put into this document. There are more than ten documents in total, and it is divided into Chinese and English. It was only seven or eight days apart, and the British were able to do so comprehensively. It is not difficult to see how they treated it.
The importance attached to the coastal areas of East Zhili.
If the British really intend to use the East Zhili coastal line to increase the containment of German power, Yuan Su is very willing to get involved in this international dispute. The First World War in history has indeed left many consequences for China.
A trace of shame, but it also brings many opportunities for revitalization for China.
He is planning to make good use of this conflict of interests among the international powers to seek development opportunities for China as much as possible. [Thanks for supporting the novel]
Since Germany decided to give up its influence in the Far East in history, it would not lose anything at all by establishing cooperation with the United Kingdom. Before the outbreak of World War I, it could even use the support of the British to expand its own strength exponentially.
From the document submitted by Reynoldson, it can be further seen that the British attach great importance to the East Zhili coast. For the British, what they want most is Yuan Su's unswerving cooperation, so many of the detailed rules listed are basically
All of the above are to ensure that Yuan Su will not escape British control.
For example, it provides full British-style weapons preparation; another example is to provide consultants in various aspects, including cultural and educational consultants; and another example is to provide a loan line in a private name, which does not require Yuan Su to sign a loan treaty immediately, but can be provided when needed
Contact British banks at any time, etc.
Once all-British weapons and equipment are used, not only must there be supporting training, but more importantly, all future logistics and military supplies must rely on British supplies. Various consultants also expand the British's administrative influence.
, even if the other party avoids sensitive tax aspects, the impact will be greater, and the intensity of the impact will naturally be greater.
As for borrowing, there is no need to say more. In recent decades, Western powers have controlled much of China's sovereignty through loans. This has become a common method.
Yuan Su naturally did not want to be controlled by anyone, which is why he resisted orders again and again. After being assassinated during the Luanzhou Uprising, he had made up his mind to take his fate into his own hands.
However, although the British show a restrictive attitude at every turn, there are still many opportunistic aspects for him. What's more, as long as he behaves smoothly and obediently in the early stage, he believes that he and the British can still get along happily. [ ] Western
The great powers have always looked down upon the Eastern countries. Furthermore, the British's main enemy at the moment was Germany, and they could not care less about their own small actions in private.
"Mr. Reynoldson, these details are very attractive. I have to wonder whether Mr. Reynoldson alone can sign such a cooperation treaty." After reading it roughly, Yuan Su asked ingeniously. He wanted to test it out.
What kind of power is behind Reynoldson?
"Please rest assured that what I discussed with General Yuan is only the content of the provisions. When everything is finalized, the person who will actually sign the cooperation treaty with General Yuan will be Mr. Wilson, the Consul General of Jinan." Reynoldson said solemnly.
"Why aren't they from the Beijing Legation?" Yuan Su asked deliberately.
"This is a complicated question, and it has no direct connection with General Yuan, so I ask General Yuan not to ask any more questions," Reynoldson said decisively.
From Reynoldson's words, Yuan Su was more certain that the purpose of the British efforts to support him was to deal with the German forces in Qingdao, Shandong. Otherwise, they would not have sent the Consul General of the Jinan Consulate all the way north to Luanzhou to sign a contract.
The Jinan Consulate is naturally responsible for the British interest circle in Weihaiwei.
"Okay, this area is none of my business. The contents of this detailed document are very reasonable. I think it is time for us to arrange a formal negotiation meeting. I will discuss it with my staff at that time. I also hope that you can
Send a more formal representative to discuss this matter with me."
"I am very happy to hear General Yuan say this. I will make arrangements in this regard as soon as possible. In addition, in order to wish us a smooth cooperation, I am willing to use my personal relationship to provide a batch of military supplies to General Yuan. If General Yuan has such a
You can also come to me for purchasing, and I promise to be the most considerate in terms of price and service."
"Really? Then I would like to thank Mr. Reynoldson first. I have a feeling that our cooperation will be very smooth." Yuan Su said without politeness at all. In his opinion, if the foreigners don't take things for free, since they think
You can bribe yourself, then you can simply follow your wishes and take advantage of it.
A few days later, Yuan Su invited Chen Wenian, He Qigong, and Zhao Shanhe to the office and made an introduction to the cooperation proposed by Reynoldson. In order to let the three people better understand the intentions behind the British, he spent some time
He introduced the current situation in Europe. The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente have already formed a competitive trend. The smell of European gunpowder has spread to the Far East. For their own interests in the world, the great powers are excluding each other, wary of each other, and fighting with each other.
He did not explain the entire situation thoroughly, but only used a prejudicial tone to tell Britain and Germany that they were on a par with each other, and that fierce friction was likely to break out. He did not intend to take any side of the foreigners, and it was impossible to interfere with the European powers.
The struggle is nothing more than taking this opportunity to expand one's own strength.
Zhao Shanhe is a person without much foresight. Basically, he agrees with what Yuan Su says. He Qigong has received education from both China and the West and admires the advanced knowledge of the West. He himself is unswerving.
He is a patriot, but he also advocates the idea of learning from foreigners and developing skills to control them.
China is too backward, and foreigners are eyeing it. How can we get help from foreigners without giving something?
He Qigong still has a certain open mind on this point, but he feels that he must not completely fall under the control of foreigners, nor must he give away too many sovereign interests in exchange.
However, Chen Wennian was quite worried about this. He himself had no good impressions of foreigners. In addition, he finally managed to survive until Yuan Su came forward and finally became the chief of general staff of the brigade. If foreigners were to get involved at this time, he was afraid that something would happen.
An unexpected commotion came. When the President initially accused Yuan Su of establishing relations with foreigners without permission, he personally took Yuan Su's letter to Baoding to intercede with Governor Zhang Zhenfang. He did not want to be beaten back to his original form after all the experiences he had made.
What's more, even if the president won't blame him for this, once the foreigners go too far, they will have to follow the lead of the foreigners in everything from now on. He cannot accept this alone.
After Yuan Su understood the attitudes of the three people, he said sincerely that it was precisely because this matter had to be handled carefully that he would ask the three of them to discuss it together. Including the following formal negotiation meetings, he would also
Let everyone make plans together and argue based on reason, and we will definitely win a cooperation treaty that is most beneficial to us.
He Qigong understood Yuan Su's thoughts and was also pleased that Yuan Su asked them to come for reference on this matter, so he stood in Yuan Su's position and persuaded Chen Wenian affectionately.
Chen Wennian persisted for a while and found that Yuan Su had made up his mind and that neither He Qigong nor Zhao Shanhe had any objections. In the end, he had no choice but to sigh and said: "In this case, I can only hope that this matter can be completed smoothly.