In fact, the emperor would like to be able to work with a figure like Bismarck, but it is impossible, because Bismarck is not a Chinese, and he is too capable, and a person who is too capable will either be a monarch or assist the monarch in their own country, and it is impossible for him to go to a country of different colors to assist.The next day, Bismarck received the Chinese Emperor.The meeting took place in Bismarck's office, which was only a three-story garden house, and the German government did not even have a regular office building.President Meng looked at Bismarck, although Bismarck was tall and slightly fat, but he was not as tall as Hua Huang had imagined.And Bismarck looked at the Emperor Hua, and felt that the Emperor Hua was more magical than the legend, a nine-year-old boy, can he really rule and lead a huge Eastern empire The two people's hands were held together, this was the meeting of the two giants of the East and the West, the flashing lights kept flashing, there were many people present, there were more than 100 people, not only the foreign secretary of the Emperor Hua, Zeng Jize and a group of members of the delegation, but also Jiegege, Princess Katrina Kaf, Li Taixi, these women around the Emperor, As well as a group of high-ranking officials around Bismarck and some German journalists."
I really can't imagine that Your Majesty is so young, and I envy someone who can reach the peak of an empire at such a young age.Your Majesty is remarkable. ”Bismarck smiled, like a kind elder.President Meng smiled modestly: "Mr.
Prime Minister has won the award." ”Although it was the first time they met, I don't know why, in the hearts of Hua Huang and Bismarck, the two of them were as if they had met a long time ago, and there was no strangeness at all.Mainly because they have all seen each other's photos in the newspaper, and in addition, they have seen a lot of statements made by each other, so they will feel this way.The Emperor didn't have a good impression of Bismarck, nor did he dislike it, anyway, after seeing him, he didn't have the nervous feeling he had before he saw him, and he felt that it was okay, but it was just like this, he was a politician, and that was it.Next, Bismarck introduced a group of officials around him to the emperor one by one.The Emperor couldn't remember a bunch of German names, and he only had Bismarck in his eyes, because the Emperor knew that all the decisions were made by Bismarck, and even the Kaiser's family was not in the Emperor's plan."
It took you less than five years to lead China to do what we have to do in Germany for a century, you are really great, and I hope you will always grow up healthily and achieve greater results.You may be seated, Your Majesty. ”Bismarck gestured to the Emperor of China.President Meng was slightly unhappy, because Bismarck's words were polite on the surface, but there was a sense of superiority implied in them, no matter how small labor and management are, labor and management are also emperors, no matter how weak China is, it is also an independent big country, you have just unified Germany, in fact, the sea is not unified, only formally unified, what are you crazy about, however, the Chinese emperor still maintained his usual demeanor, just said thank you.In fact, this meeting, the two sides have nothing to say, about what the specific Huaguo needs, before that, Zeng Jize has already talked with the German government for a round, it is precisely because of the magnanimity of the Emperor Hua that Germany feels that the Emperor will place a lot of orders at once, and it will be like a few years ago, when the Emperor was a businessman, that Germany respected the Emperor so much this time.A few years ago, the emperor wanted to see Bismarck, but people ignored him, but this time, the emperor did not bring up the old matter, he thought, Bismarck should still remember this incident in his heart.If the emperor doesn't mention it, Bismarck won't mention it, and an old and spicy politician will never say a lot of things that have nothing to do with his own interests."
Your Majesty has not only unified China and overthrown the Qing government in recent years, but also led the people of China to make great progress, and suddenly became a country that has attracted worldwide attention.Bismarck continued to say some high-sounding polite words.President Meng was not stunned by these good words of the elders, and said indifferently: "We have not thought about changing the pattern of the world, but we just hope to protect the people of China and the interests of China.But now is an era when whoever has a big fist speaks loudly, and in Asia, in Central Asia, in the Middle East, there are colonial imperial forces led by Britain everywhere.In order to protect our territory, we have made a military request to your country, to buy a large number of artillery pieces and shells, and some industrial equipment, which we can buy as in the whole of Europe, but in order to obtain price concessions, and out of respect for the basis of friendship between China and Germany, I am more inclined to open this mouth to Germany. ”Bismarck was slightly stunned when he saw that the Chinese emperor was straight to the point, but he was not very surprised, secretly thinking that this little emperor of Huaguo was still a little impatient and couldn't hold his breath, "Thank you very much Your Majesty for saying this, we have our difficulties, a small amount of military supplies can be sold, but considering the current tension between Huaguo and Britain and France, we don't want to be considered as antagonistic to Britain and France, this is a consideration for the balance of power on the European continent."
We, the German Government, do not want to leave Britain, France, and other powers under the pretext of interfering in international affairs. ”"In these aspects, I hope that Mr.
Prime Minister can consider the entire international situation, of course, if there are indeed difficulties, not reluctantly, as for the quantity and price of arms purchases, I hope that the German government can give an answer as soon as possible, here is my arms purchase catalog."
Hua Huang said that he pushed to Bismarck a list of arms purchases worth 1 billion Chinese dollars, which had been prepared by the president's secretariat long ago.Although this matter, this stage, is the last and most crucial step in the whole process of Hua Huang's visit to Europe, but Hua Huang is like buying a pack of cigarettes from a small shop.Bismarck glanced at the list of the Chinese Emperor, and immediately coughed dryly, almost choking, just 8 Saxony-class ironclad ships are scary enough, and asked Germany to purchase 500 88-mm field guns from Austria-Hungary on behalf of the 19th century, in the 80s and 90s, Europe still mainly used 70-mm caliber field guns, and the advanced technology of heavy artillery weapons produced by the Austro-Hungarian Arsenal was far ahead, ranking first in the world., 2 million shells; 100 fortress guns with 400,000 shells; 100 mountain guns and 400,000 shells.In fact, 4 of the 8 Saxony-class ironclad ships were also purchased by Germany with the help of Germany, which was equivalent to handing over the entire military procurement plan to the Germans.Bismarck looked at the arms purchase of this scale, and knew exactly what the Emperor was going to do, which was to wage a full-scale war against Britain and France, and such a large amount would not be enough to take out all the armaments in the hands of Germany and Austria-Hungary, which would be equivalent to large-scale production and might even buy out all the raw materials that Europe could get in a short period of time."
Your Majesty wants such a large amount," Bismarck looked at President Meng suspiciously."
Is it big This is just a pre-contract, if everything goes well, the amount of the second batch of military purchases will be doubled on this basis" President Meng smiled indifferently.Bismarck looked at the Emperor Hua in surprise, as if he was listening to a mythical story, and he didn't know what to say for a long time.Bismarck didn't speak, and Emperor Hua didn't speak, and the reception room fell silent all at once.In fact, although the Emperor of China has only now come up with a specific list of arms purchases, before the arrival of the Emperor, the German side already knew that the amount was very large, but it did not expect that it would be so large, and if it was involved, all countries that sold military equipment to China would be tied to chariots by the Emperor, and the stakes were very high.Bismarck then talked a lot about economic, trade, and industrial cooperation between the two sides, but did not talk about the topic of arms purchases.Bismarck didn't say it, and President Meng no longer took the initiative to mention it, Bismarck's attitude was already within the expectations of Huahuang, which made Bismarck feel even more in awe of Huahuang.Originally, in Bismarck's eyes, the Chinese emperor was just a prodigy, just a lucky prodigy, just like that, now Bismarck has completely reversed this point of view, if the Chinese emperor is more powerful than the British Benjamin Disraeli, Bismarck will acquiesce.Bismarck invited Hua Huang to lunch, and Hua Huang readily agreed, after which Hua Huang and his party returned to the pavilion."
Your Majesty, whether Bismarck will reply to this old man is very unhappy, and there is no rumor at all."
Princess Katrina Kaaf said to the Chinese Emperor.President Meng narrowed his eyes, "I don't know, but it doesn't matter, whether he agrees or not, I am ready, Central Asia Province, I will never let it out, I want to get armaments, but I don't rely entirely on armaments, if he is not stupid, I believe she will agree, such a large military purchase can not only allow them to obtain huge profits, at least net one to two hundred million Chinese dollars, but also stimulate the rapid development of their military industry" Princess Katrina Kafu nodded, "I think so too, I'm afraid that they won't accept the price we set, almost all of them are cost prices.For such a large order, you can only make one to two percent of the profit, which is not much. ”"No, you can't look at it that way, although the price we set is not high, but there is a trade factor, the Chinese dollar is worth more than any currency in Europe, and it is even stronger than the dollar, and getting more Chinese dollars can help them enter the world market bigger and faster."
Hua Huang said with confidence, "Hua Guo is no longer the Hua Guo of the past, and there is also the role of transportation, such a large amount of goods transshipment can help Germany and Austria-Hungary to develop their domestic railways and roads, and strengthen their influence in the Balkans and the Middle East controlled by the Ottoman Turkish Empire."
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