Chapter 316 The Consul Generals of the Three Kingdoms
"Your Majesty the Grand Marshal!"
"Mr. Strawthorn!"
When these two "old friends" who had been working together for many years met, there was no pressure at all. Sturm said directly: "Your Majesty, Generalissimo, congratulations on gaining all the rights of the military government. I want to know your next step."
Just start the Northern Expedition."
"Yes, I am already preparing for the Northern Expedition, and it will start soon." Wang Hengyue said frankly: "But I still need your help." Strawberry shrugged: "Tell me, what kind of help do you need?"
help?"
Wang Yuyue pondered there for a moment: "The war in Europe will end soon. The Americans have contributed a lot in this war and will also have a great dominance in the distribution of post-war order. I think,
European countries will propose peace talks between the north and the south of China, which will be detrimental to my Northern Expedition." "Do you want me to come forward?" Stephen thought there for a long time: "This is difficult to do, I am not
Omnipotent." Wang Hengyue smiled: "Of course I know this. I have made an appointment with the consuls general of Britain, the United States and France in Guangzhou to hold a meeting tomorrow. I hope you can exert your influence in this meeting.
Although I firmly believe that there is a huge interest group behind you, and although I don’t know who this interest group is, I firmly believe that you have a way to do it." Stewang also smiled: "You are very cunning, big
Your Excellency, Marshal. I regard you as one of my stocks, and this stock is exerting unlimited potential. But obviously, I have become your tool now. You are using me to complete your plan, or I
I have become your tool." "I am also your tool." Wang Hengyue said calmly: "Cooperation is mutual. If you want to get returns from me, you must maximize the potential of my stock. Over the years, you
It is true that you have helped me too much, but I have also given you the maximum benefit return. Now, we are just further expanding each other's interests."
Stephen nodded.
Cooperation is originally for mutual benefit. Wang Hengyue's rapid development in recent years has greatly exceeded Stewang's previous expectations, and can even be said to be overjoyed.
And Wang Hengyue did not betray his promise. He and the group behind him did gain huge benefits in his territory.
Now, a new round of cooperation has begun.
This is a [Chinese] man who has created miracles, Stawang thought in his mind.
Everything he does surprises you and makes you unexpected. He can wait for a long time for an opportunity of his own, and he can also complete his plan in the shortest time.
When everyone thought he would use force to attack Guangdong and Guangxi, he chose another way to legally obtain the rights he wanted.
His enemies fell one by one under his machine guns, cannons, or "legal" methods, but he was the only one who still stood at the pinnacle of power, a great warlord who owned five provinces, a shocking guy.
The five provinces are not his ultimate dream. What he wants is to obtain the rights to the entire "China".
In fact, Beiyang also strongly feels his threat, but now, Beiyang is riding a tiger and is unable to dismount.
On the one hand, they have to deal with their own internal conflicts that are difficult to reconcile, and on the other hand, they have to deal with Hunan and other places. Beiyang is completely unable to free up its hands to concentrate on solving the threat from Wang Hengyue.
Wang Hengyue's plan... is laid out there. When you are exhausted, he will send troops to the Northern Expedition. But what kind of countermeasures can his opponents come up with?
An "investment" that he didn't care much about back then gave birth to a large army capable of unifying China. This was something that Stwang had never thought of before.
He is also a shrewd businessman, Stawang thought.
After the outbreak of the European War, he tried his best to earn every penny he could. He worked together with the American investment group to continuously transport a large amount of materials to Europe.
Supplying the British, French, and of course the Germans, he will never let go of anyone who may bring him benefits!
Stewang made a rough estimate and found that from the outbreak of the European War to now, Wang Hengyue's profits in Europe have been astronomical, enough for him to arm a large number of troops.
This is a person who is completely cooperative, but must be careful. God knows when he will hit his head.
However, as a businessman, this kind of risk must be taken. The greater the risk, the greater the return on investment. This is something Stewang is convinced of...
"Mr. Pan Shien, Consul General of the United States in Guangzhou; Mr. Qiao Taiping, Consul General of the United Kingdom in Guangzhou; Mr. Dumarche, Consul General of France in Guangzhou."
Wang Hengyue nodded and paid tribute.
Before these consuls general came, they already knew the thoughts of the generalissimo.
In Europe, although the Germans are still making their final counterattack, it is obvious that they have become exhausted and the war will soon end.
While the European order is being rebuilt, it is also time to turn its attention to China.
A war in Europe left all countries with no time to pay attention to China. When they finally saw that the war was about to end, a big warlord rose up in China.
The banquet is what the great powers want to see.
While the European War was in full swing, another Asian country, Japan, was also developing rapidly, especially in China, which had an increasingly powerful voice.
Britain, the United States and France are strongly opposed to Japan's attempt to support the Anhui clique to dominate China. They would rather see the unification of China, which is in their interests.
Fortunately, Japan has great power in the north, but it is different in the south.
Bie Zhongshan, who was also supported by Japan, was deposed, and Wang Hengyue, who maintained close relations with Britain, the United States and France, took his place.
It is far better to let Wang Hengyue come to unify the "China" country than to let Duan Qirui come to unify the "China" country.
At the beginning of Wang Hengyue's rise, Britain, the United States and France regarded him as their agent on April 11 and in the southwest. If he was allowed to become their agent in the whole country, this would obviously be the most ideal result.
"I have made up my mind to make the Northern Expedition, and this determination cannot be shaken." Wang Hengyue's words got straight to the point: "In Beiyang, Duan Qirui received a large number of war loans provided by the Japanese. The so-called "war armies" armed with these loans have already
It has shown strong dominance on the battlefield in Hunan. If Hunan falls completely into the hands of Beiyang, the situation will become very bad. Therefore, I need your clear support!" "Support requires preconditions, and this
The prerequisite is whether you can achieve final victory." French Consul General Dumaschet asked very directly.
Wang Hengyue pointed at the temporary map: "Everyone, my army has been deployed in these places and has completed the initial preparations for the attack. If war breaks out, I can use the shortest possible time to complete the unification of force.
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Pan Shien stared at the map and asked: "Does your National Revolutionary Army have the strength to defeat the Beiyang Army?" "The predecessor of the National Revolutionary Army was the Dingguo Army. In the April 11th battles in Guizhou and Yunnan
, has shown his strong strength, and I am fully confident to fight Beiyang." Wang Hengyue expressed very confidently: "Beiyang is internally unstable. Although Duan Qirui obtained the Xiyuan loan and strengthened his strength, it does not
There is nothing to be particularly worried about. In Hunan, they faced a huge defeat against the Hunan Army, which was outnumbered and far inferior in equipment. We devoted the efforts of the five provinces to launch a decisive battle with them, and the focus was only on Hunan. As long as the Hunan problem is solved,
The rest will be easy to handle. Even without us continuing to march, Beiyang will be even more chaotic inside!" He said, as if to strengthen their confidence: "Everyone, Nishihara's loan has allowed Japan to gain a lot of benefits.
In order to obtain this amount of money, Duan Qirui gave a series of rights such as railway construction rights, deforestation and mining rights in Northeast China to Japan. This is a very dangerous thing!"
He paused briefly there: "Terauchi Masaki once said proudly that by borrowing money from [China], [Japan] Japan's political and economic privileges were more than ten times that of 21. [Japan] Japan's Japan Institute"
China’s power is getting bigger and bigger, and I think this is not what you want to see, right?”
The three consuls general looked at each other, Pan Shien cleared his throat and said: "The United States is willing to see the reunification of China, and is willing to provide certain help to the Generalissimo on this basis." Then the British Consul General Qiao Taiping and the French Consul General
Dumarche also expressed such a wish, but the British Consul General Qiao Taiping annoyingly raised the Tibetan issue.
This is what Wang Hengyue hates the most. His troops have been stationed in Tibet, and the Tibetan leaders who supported the rebellion have been driven away by him.
Tibet has always been China's territory, and it is not the British's turn to make irresponsible remarks. The only reason is that our country is still torn apart. It does not have a strong force to fight against the British, but this situation will not last forever.
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"I suggest that the Tibetan issue be put aside for the time being. Before I complete the Northern Expedition and unification, I don't think it is appropriate to talk about it now, Mr. Consul General." Wang Hengyue said calmly.
Qiao Taiping actually didn't want to get too entangled in this issue. When Wang Hengyue started the Northern Expedition, the British could continue to make some small moves in Tibet.
Wang Hengyue's energy was all on the Northern Expedition, so he definitely had no time to take care of the Tibetan issue.
The consuls general of Britain, the United States and France quickly reached an agreement to support Wang Hengyue's Northern Expedition and would immediately report this agreement to their governments.
Another stone that was about to block the road was removed. For the Northern Expedition, Wang Hengyue was almost exhausted and tried his best to make every aspect perfect.
In the Northern Expedition, the war was secondary, and the preparations before the war were the most important.
Now, all it takes is the best opportunity for Wang Hengyue to shout out that majestic cry: Northern Expedition!!.