January 25, 1914, New Year's Eve! As the first New Year's Eve after the war, in China's vast territory, nearly 600 million imperial people have begun to celebrate the annual New Year's Day! As usual, the Empire
Emperor Yuze held a banquet at Xinhua Palace to entertain important officials of the imperial government and military, celebrities, representatives of the people and soldiers, as well as envoys to China from various countries!
On New Year's Eve in 1912 and 1913, under the influence of the war, the imperial emperor Yuze canceled the New Year's Eve dinner. Now that the war has ended, this tradition has naturally been restored! Although many of the imperial huge army are stationed abroad.
However, the first batch of troops have returned to China one after another. The General Staff decided to start withdrawing troops in advance. On the one hand, because of the cooperation of the victorious countries, basically all countries paid the first batch of war reparations, and on the other hand,
It is to allow the soldiers of the Imperial Army, Navy and Air Force who participated in the brutal war to go home! Of course, only a small number of soldiers can return to the country before New Year's Eve, and most of the rest will have to wait until next year to return!
In 1914, the military will also send troops to overseas bases one after another! Ireland, Isle of Man, Anglesey, Channel Islands and other islands belonging to China in the Mediterranean are all key bases for construction!
For these soldiers and their families who were able to go home to celebrate the Spring Festival, they were undoubtedly lucky. However, for the families of those soldiers who had already died, this was a sad Spring Festival! Several after the war ended
Monthly, the military has sent a notice of death to all over the place! Hundreds of thousands of casualties have immersed many families in the empire in sorrow! There will be casualties in war, which is inevitable! The only thing that is fortunate is probably the empire
In the military conscription law, only children will not be allowed to join the army, which will not cause excessive sadness among families because of their son's death! In terms of population, the imperial emperor Yuze and the imperial government have never banned it, nor have they thought of banning it in the past!
Too much will certainly put heavy pressure on the empire, but this is also the driving force for the empire to continue to expand outward!
"Everyone! The war has ended, and peace has come to the world. We hope that peace can continue! The war has caused huge losses to every country and caused huge harm to the people of the world. I sincerely hope this
Tragedy will never happen! The Chinese nation is a peace-loving nation. We hope that all countries around the world can live in peace. We also hope that peace can continue. For this reason, we have been working hard! This Spring Festival
In the past two years, I would like to thank everyone for their efforts for the empire in the past two years! I also hope that the world will be peaceful forever!" At the dinner, Wang Yuze delivered a speech as usual! However, the envoys from all countries,
Especially those envoys from the defeated countries often sneer at Wang Yuze's speech! China's rise was full of battles. Without a series of battles, China would not have such a vast territory and such a powerful army now.
!It can be said that China's rise process is a history of war. If Wang Yuze is a peace-loving emperor, then there will be no war madman in the world!
After Wang Yuze's speech, the dinner officially began! On both sides of the banquet hall, Chinese and Western food were prepared for everyone to taste! Of course, the people attending the banquet basically did not come to eat these foods. This time
The banquet, the Chinese government, military and important figures in industry and commerce will attend, which is a good opportunity to meet these important figures! Especially now that China has become a veritable world's number one power, many countries hope to be able to
It is the same for maintaining good relations with China! Even Germany, which is destined to be hostile to China! At least for the moment, maintaining good relations with China is also very beneficial to Germany!
Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang and Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi are undoubtedly the core of the banquet besides the imperial emperor Yuze. They are surrounded by envoys from various countries to China! The imperial emperor Yuze will not stay at the banquet for too long, and will leave for at most half an hour.
, return to the harem to have a reunion dinner with members of the royal family! Prime Minister Wu Tingfang, as the head of the Chinese government, is naturally the target of many envoys to China. Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi is likely to be the next prime minister, so naturally everyone will not let it go
It’s time to get along with this opportunity! In addition, there are many envoys from the country around Navy Secretary Marshal Zhang Cheng! As early as half a month ago, the Chinese Navy Department released the news that the Chinese Navy would deal with a large number of warships.
All friendly countries in China will be able to buy these warships at low prices, which makes all countries very moved! A big country like Germany certainly won’t care, but for other small countries, even if they can buy second-hand battleships, it will be
Very good!
"Happy New Year, Your Excellency Prime Minister!" German Ambassador to China August von Clinder came to Wu Tingfang with a glass of red wine and said with a smile! Originally, August von Clinder was the one who was a smile.
He could have been transferred back to China for a long time. However, given the increasing complexity of the relationship between Germany and China, a person who is proficient in China needs to be the ambassador to China! Therefore, Clinder had to continue to be the
Ambassador to China! However, German Prime Minister Holvig has promised him that after this term, Ambassador Clinder will return to China and directly serve as the German Foreign Minister! He will directly serve as the Foreign Minister from a foreign minister
, This is an exceptional promotion for Ambassador Clinder!
"Happy New Year, Your Excellency Ambassador!" Wu Tingfang also had a smile on his face! Although the conflict between China and Germany has been exposed and plans have begun, it is obvious that everyone is still an allies and face skills must be achieved.
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"It's great not to feel war! I really hope the war will never happen again!" Ambassador Clinder sighed! The two years of war have almost exhausted Germany, and China seems to have left some strength, which makes it easier for the country to make it easier for the country to make it easier for the two years of war.
He was a little worried, will Germany have a chance to defeat China in the next war? If it fails, Germany's fate may be even more miserable than the defeated country in this world war!
"Yes, we Chinese don't like war either! I hope the world can be peaceful forever!" Wu Tingfang said with a sincere face!
"Prime Minister, what is the focus of your country's next stage of work?" Ambassador Clinder asked!
"The war has ended, and the focus of the imperial government's work is of course shifted to restoring the economy and improving the people's living standards! The two years of war have greatly affected the empire's economy! The people's living standards have also declined.
Young Master. His Majesty the Emperor believes that the people of the empire should enjoy the benefits of the prosperity and strength of the country. However, in the years before, we did not do enough. The empire has been preparing for war! The people have also paid a lot for this.
, Therefore, in the next few years, we will make up for the people!" Wu Tingfang said!
Ambassador Clinder nodded, but he did not completely believe Wu Tingfang's words! All fools know that the confrontation between China and Germany is becoming more and more serious. If China does not want to lose in the next war, it will
Make every effort to prepare for war!
"His Excellency, China has a vast territory and a huge industrial foundation that all countries in the world envy! Germany has suffered even heavier losses in this war! For this reason, Germany still owes China a billion Chinese loan
!The German government hopes that we can postpone the return of these loans! After all, in this war, most of the territory we obtained was severely damaged by the war, and the German government does not have enough funds to restore industrial production in these areas yet!
"Ambassador Clinder said! During the war, China provided a lot of war materials to Germany. However, these war materials were not free of charge, but were considered loans! After the war ended, after obtaining the war dividends
, Germany has to return it!
Prime Minister Wu Tingfang frowned and said, "About this issue, wait until the next year for the Empire's government to negotiate with Germany! However, the current economic situation of the Empire is also very serious, and we also have great difficulties!"
In a corner of the banquet hall, Anton Huber, the Ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to China, was chatting with the Chinese Navy Minister in a hurry!
"Mr. Zhang, what warships will your country sell this time? If the warships perform well, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is interested in purchasing a batch!" Ambassador Anton Huber asked! The Austro-Hungarian Empire is now one of the three major powers in the world.
However, the navy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was much worse than that of China and Germany. Many senior officials of the Austro-Hungarian Empire believed that the navy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was not compatible with their current status. In particular, the Crown Prince Ferdinand, there were even more.
The second time delivered a speech in public, claiming that the Austro-Hungarian Empire would build a powerful navy to safeguard the overseas interests of the Austro-Hungarian Empire! However, building a navy requires huge funds on the one hand, although the Austro-Hungarian Empire was in this war
I have gained a lot, but it is also very difficult to build a powerful navy! On the other hand, it takes a long time to build a warship. If you buy a second-hand warship, you can reduce the time!
"Of course, Your Excellency, the Chinese Navy will hold a special battleship sale meeting in a month. At that time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is welcome to place an order!" Navy Secretary Zhang Cheng said with a smile! The creation of China's aircraft carrier battle group requires a large number of
Funds are the best to be able to sell those behind-the-shelf main ships in exchange for more of themselves! (To be continued. Please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!)