Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 185 Sino-German Permanent Covenant
This has been the case in China from ancient times to the present, even in later generations.Once the policy is in place, it will be smooth sailing and get twice the result with half the effort if things are done from top to bottom.However, no matter how hard you try to do something that the above disagrees with, it will always get twice the result with half the effort.

After Guan Xuqing made up his mind to marry a German princess, he selected an auspicious day, and Yixiang, the son of Mianyu, the fifth son of Emperor Jiaqing, the elder of the royal family, went to Germany to hire him personally. According to his seniority, Yixiang was the cousin of Emperor Xianfeng.He is the uncle of Emperor Guangxu, and his personal trip to Germany can be regarded as giving the German royal family enough face.

And this marriage has also caused moderate public opinion and waves in the international community, which pushed Guan Xuqing and Daqing to the forefront.

Although the Qing Dynasty continued to give the UK the preferential treatment of zero tariffs, it was obvious that the empire's attitude towards the Qing Dynasty had undergone a 180-degree change.At the same time, Britain is looking for new agents in Asia, and India seems to be the most likely country.At the same time, Russia, sandwiched between two married allies, actively sought an alliance with France, which also sandwiched Germany, although Germany also had a marriage with Russia.But the two bordering countries don't trust each other, not to mention that Russia is sandwiched between two countries that have cooperated for many years. The fear from the bottom of its heart cannot be expressed in words.

With the conclusion of the Franco-Russian alliance, Anglo-Russian relations also began to thaw.During the Sino-British Burma War, Russia and the United Kingdom, which were used by the Qing Dynasty, were torn apart, but now because of the rapid development of the Qing Dynasty and the marriage with Germany, these two countries have to stand together again.

At this point, the situation in the north will change immediately. Without the support of the British, the Qing Dynasty will stand alone against the Russians and even the help of the Germans.The same is true in the south, the French will immediately get help from the British.Originally, Nepal could be used as a natural barrier, but if Ah San in India really becomes another lackey of the United Kingdom, then he will be naked in front of this vicious dog!
It can be seen that if there is a war between China and Russia in the near future, Germany is most likely to stand on a neutral position.The current Qing Dynasty is far from the point where Germany is desperate to help. At the same time, Germany is now looking for allies between China and Russia.

The 260 million standing army in Russia is comparable to that of the Qing Dynasty. With the support of Britain and France, the Qing Dynasty will not be able to resist the Russian attack.But fortunately, Germany’s deterrence in Europe is still quite strong. First of all, Russia did not dare to rashly attack the Qing Dynasty. France was suppressed by Germany and had no extra power to come to the Far East. Although Britain is still thriving, it has taken into account its relationship with Germany. It is becoming more and more nervous and dare not invest too many troops in the Far East and Africa.

These may not have been thought of by either Guan Xuqing or Feng Xianghua at the time. The speed of the actions of various countries is jaw-dropping.However, after the Qing Dynasty was sanctioned by the British economy, its development trend suddenly fell. Britain owns one-eighth of the world's land as a colony.All exports of the Qing Dynasty are restricted!
In a word, unless a world war breaks out immediately, it is impossible for the Qing Dynasty to have the strength to face the economic strangulation of the British, and Germany may have the capital.Because Germany mainly earns money from its allies, the Qing Dynasty, but the Qing Dynasty does not have this capital.Heavy industry needs to be imported, light industry has no market, and the entire economy is in a semi-paralyzed state.

Sure enough, he offended the British, and the consequences would be disastrous.

But of course this cannot be said on the big day of the marriage between the two countries. Guan Xuqing's wedding to the German princess was extremely grand.The wedding did not follow the ancient Chinese rules, but held in the form of a Western reception.For this reason, Emperor Wilhelm II personally visited the Qing Dynasty from Germany to attend the wedding.

At first, I thought that William was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. Guan Xuqing dispelled this concern after seeing him again. It seems that William's heart is still good. He just wanted to have a solid ally in Asia, not to let Britain The spearhead pointed to the Qing Dynasty to reduce the pressure on Germany.Moreover, the development of the Qing Dynasty in the past few years has already caught the attention of the United Kingdom, and the above scenario was beyond William's expectation.

"It will be a grand ceremony all over the world to witness a wedding of Sino-German friendship," Wilhelm II gave an impassioned speech.

Guan Xuqing didn't listen to what he said seriously at all, anyway, they were all grandiose scenes.

"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of the economic sanctions imposed on your country by the British Empire after marrying Germany? Or has Your Majesty already felt the pain of being sanctioned? I advise Your Majesty to explain this matter to the UK and communicate!" The French minister said timidly.

Although these few words were spoken lightly, the envoys from the surrounding countries, including the officials from Germany and the Qing officials around Guan Xuqing, could hear them clearly.Obviously the French wanted to embarrass Qing in front of so many people.

William II was about to speak to help Guan Xuqing out of the siege, but Guan Xuqing raised his head and said loudly: "Haha, sir. Although I don't know who you are, I can waste some time telling you that Britain and I are the same There is an ally with an agreement. The Qing Dynasty once collected military expenses from the United Kingdom to help the United Kingdom send troops to Russia. But the relationship between the two parties is only an alliance, not a subordinate relationship. I am the supreme emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and I am ordered by the sky. There is no doubt about it. I don’t have the habit of explaining to others, maybe the emperor of your country will even report his wife like the king of England, but I, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, will definitely not!!”

After some impassioned speeches, the surroundings were silent at first, and after just a few seconds, there was laughter and applause.Obviously, the laughter was for the French envoy, while the applause was for the groom of the day, Emperor Guan Xuqing of the Qing Dynasty.

After the wedding, Guan Xuqing and William II finally had time to sit down in a conference room.The important officials of the two countries are also seated around, maybe now is the real day.

William waved his hand and took a document from us. William unfolded it and spread it on the table and said, "This is a letter from that uneducated Nicholas to me, not long after your army defeated them in 1887." , he compared you to a devil who intends to engulf Europe, and invited my country to deal with you. And you already know my position at that time, in short, the sincerity of Germany has been fully demonstrated to you." William added after a moment of thought "As for the relationship with the British Empire, Germany will try its best to compensate your country for the possible losses. You can ask your ministers to share this proposal from the German Friendship. Of course, this is a proposed draft, and I It is also necessary to seek the opinions of the subjects, and if all goes well, our two countries can sign a new cooperation agreement immediately after the marriage.”

Guan Xuqing took over the draft of the agreement and looked at it. No wonder William II was so good at compensating Britain for its losses after economic sanctions against the Qing Dynasty.It turned out that they wanted to form a Sino-German joint fleet with the Qing fleet in the Indian Ocean, nominally to protect the German princess who married the Qing, but in fact they wanted to carve up West Asia with the Qing!
But there are also things in this agreement that Guan Xuqing really wants, such as sharing German shipbuilding technology and compensating for the direct losses caused to the Qing Dynasty after the British imposed economic sanctions on the Qing Dynasty.It was only later that Guan Xuqing realized that the UK had also stopped exporting to Germany, and Germany would only buy unmarketable products from the Qing Dynasty at the original price to satisfy its own light industry imports! !
Soon, the meeting between the two sides continued into the early morning.

"Your Majesty, let's talk about this today. The rest of the details can be discussed with our ministers. Don't keep my sister waiting. Today is your wedding day!!" William said with a blink of an eye.

"Haha, okay. It's rare for you to come to Daqing and you must stay for a few more days. Don't sneak back at night like I went to Germany that time!" Guan Xuqing joked.

"No, no, absolutely not. I enjoy my time here!" William II waved his hands quickly.

"I'm leaving first, you continue." Guan Xuqing turned and left!

(End of this chapter)