Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 182 Bismarck

After watching Ai Debao leave, Guan Xuqing turned around and asked Wang Shangdao with a smile, "I married a German concubine, what do you think?"

Wang Shangcai just saw Guan Xuqing angry, how dare he answer?He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed.Mouth bulging: "The slave is guilty, the slave is guilty."

Guan Xuqing shook his head helplessly, pulled Wang Shang up and said, "Oh, I asked you something, and I didn't blame you, so why are you guilty?"

Wang Shang stood up tremblingly, and replied: "I don't know, the emperor is rich in the world, and all the women in the world belong to the emperor. This foreign woman is covered with hair, and the slave is afraid when he sees it."

Guan Xuqing laughed loudly, "Foreign women are covered in hair? How do you know?"

"Slaves, slaves, I heard from the generals who were fighting. Foreigners are like monkeys, with yellow hair all over their bodies. I think the same is true for foreign women." Wang Shang told the truth.

Guan Xuqing smiled and didn't answer.Turned around and left!
Although there has been no recent war, there are still quite a lot of trivial matters in such a large country.Although there have been no major natural disasters in the eight years from the 18th year of Guangxu to the [-]th year of Guangxu, the treasury can invest funds in military construction and education reform without any scruples.But it does not mean that the disaster is far away from the country.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Guan Xuqing was reviewing papers from various places.

"Your Majesty, the drought in Shanxi has yielded no crops, and hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. The Yellow River burst its embankment, and millions of people in Shandong and Zhengzhou were homeless." Kang Youwei said softly.

Guan Xuqing put down the memorial in his hand, pressed his temple with his middle finger and thumb and said, "What about the cost for repairing the river embankment allocated by the imperial court every year? Why did the embankment burst?"

"I don't know, but the top priority should be to solve the problem of people's survival first. I am worried that so many people may cause trouble!" Kang Youwei said worriedly.

"Well, ask the Ministry of Households to allocate 2000 million silver dollars to buy grain in Myanmar, Vietnam, and southeastern provinces. Set up porridge factories in Xuzhou, Taiyuan, Anhui, Wuhan, Changsha and other places. The density should be high. Let the refugees be resettled there." Guan Xuqing Simple layout.

"Cha." Kang Youwei was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait a minute, you work hard, go to Zhengzhou and Shandong in person, and find out where the special funds for repairing the river embankment are spent every year? The embankment is not broken in other places. Why is the embankment here like paper? Already?" Guan Xuqing said angrily.

"Cha, I obey the order." Kang Youwei fell to the ground.

Berlin, Germany.

Historically, Otto von Bismarck, an outstanding statesman and diplomat in modern German history, had already seen God in 1898.But in this space, he is still alive, but his body is extremely fragile.

As a former German ambassador to Russia, he is also quite familiar with the Qing Dynasty.At the regular meeting, everyone was discussing the telegram played by Ai Debao from the Far East. The emperor of the Qing Dynasty obviously did not take Germany's great face.All kinds of speeches clamored at the meeting, and many people shouted: Let the Qing Dynasty know how powerful we are!
Traditional politicians in Europe have always paid attention to the ability to balance, and those who flaunt their powerlessness will not be respected by people.

At this time, Bismarck waved his hand slightly. This old man known as the iron-blooded prime minister has a very high status in Germany.He helped William I ascend the throne and assisted William II, and even the king respected him a lot.

At this moment, the huge conference room became quiet, and he said slowly: "All the strategists in the East and the West have a common understanding that force is only a tool to obey diplomacy. , we are the same. As for force, it is just the chips on the gaming table, or the revolver next to the chips."

"However, Mr. Bismarck. The Qing emperor rejected our good intentions. They didn't take our great Germany seriously. This is our shame, and we should do something." said Bauer, an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Bismarck nodded slightly, and continued: "The Chinese have never lacked in wisdom. Even after the Opium War, they have never been lacking. What is lacking is only the revolver and the ability to produce that revolver. Of course, Let them learn to use this revolver. Today, the ability to produce revolvers is being strengthened, and that revolver has successively defeated France, Britain, Russia, and Thailand, which even Germany has never been able to completely defeat. The arrival of soldiers from the Qing Dynasty In just a few short weeks, the Thais completely surrendered. You can call it luck, or a coincidence, but in my opinion, this is the true embodiment of the fighting power of the Qing Dynasty today. Lost in our Germany When we buy this revolver, of course we will appear inferior at the negotiating table. This is a law that has not changed since ancient times, why do the emperors of the Qing Dynasty know this, but we still don’t know our own situation?"

After listening to William II, he nodded slightly to express his approval.He continued to ask: "Mr. Bismarck, how do you think we should deal with this matter? Do we want the whole world to laugh at us, Germany, who is willing to send its princess to be someone else's concubine in order to embrace the thick legs of the Qing people?"

Bismarck thought about it for a while, and said: "The emergence of a power in the Far East is in the interests of Germany, so that Germany will not be constrained by insufficient resources and excessive distraction in the competition. They will help to disperse the pressure on Germany. If Let me choose a permanent ally before Russia and the Qing Dynasty, and I will choose the Qing Dynasty without hesitation, Russia is just a wild wolf without a conscience." Bismarck paused, and continued to speak with his tongue on his dry lips : "As for the princess, I think it is a good choice to marry the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and be a concubine. It is much better to be ridiculed by the whole world than to be ravaged by the whole world!"

As soon as this remark came out, the entire meeting room exploded.Everyone is discussing with each other. Most people are skeptical of this aging person. Is he confused?When does Germany need to hug other people's thick legs?Even if the whole world is against Germany, I believe everyone here will still feel that Germany can defeat the whole world!
Only William II was influenced by Bismarck's words, and said softly: "The Qing Dynasty or Russia is really too important to Germany. Of course, Mr. Bismarck believes in the Qing Dynasty, and as far as I am concerned, I want to do it for the whole of Germany." Responsible, I would rather believe in both. How about this, the two princesses of Germany will marry the new Russian king Nicholas Tsar and the Qing Emperor Guangxu respectively."

Everyone heard this very light sentence, and everyone was shocked by this sentence.Maybe everyone will be cheering this move in a few years, but definitely not now.

(End of this chapter)