Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 392 The Sino-British Meeting
At 12 o'clock in the morning of the next day, the peace talks began again. The last topic was the number of troops stationed in northern France by the Allies and the number of troops stationed by Germany in southern France.

Of course, it was another fierce quarrel, and it was finally determined that the Allies would station 7 divisions of the army in northern France, which would be dispatched by the countries of the Allies. As for the various expenses of the garrison, all the expenses of the garrison would be paid by France.On the German side, only one legion can be deployed in central France, and the other legion must be deployed to southern France.After some bargaining, it was finally decided to deploy the German 88th Army in central France, and William II believed that it should be very easy for the 88th Army to defeat the strength of the 7 divisions of the Allies.

After the Beijing Peace Conference was held, it had a huge impact on Europe and even the world.First of all, the war that lasted for more than half a year is finally over, and the people no longer have to worry about being affected by the flames of war.Countless soldiers can finally breathe a sigh of relief, because they are very lucky to have finally survived this tragic war and survived.Secondly, all the countries participating in the war lost a lot of national strength in the war, and they must start to cultivate and build up their strengths. Peace finally came to Europe again.Again, the political situation in Europe has also undergone earth-shaking changes.With the support of several powerful countries, the Rhineland League was split into three relatively powerful countries: the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Kingdom of Saxony and the Kingdom of Thuringia.The Dutch royal family also ended their exile in Europe, returned to Amsterdam, and resumed their rule over the Netherlands.The last point is that Europe was completely split into two camps. One was the German Empire led by William II, which included some small countries around Germany and central and southern France.The other is the allies other than Germany and Northern Europe. They formed a new strategic alliance, otherwise they would not be able to compete with the powerful German Empire.

However, when the whole world is fighting for interests, everyone is puzzled and shocked by China's performance.As the leading party in this war and also the organizer of this peace talk, what is the purpose of spending so much manpower and material resources to hold this peace meeting?Is it really for world peace as the Chinese emperor said?In this regard, most people think it is impossible.

Seeing that the peace conference is coming to an end, the interests of the world have basically been redistributed, and there is obviously not much left for China, so why haven't the Chinese made any moves yet?
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Guan Xuqing was listening to Zhao Bingjun's secret report. During the past few days during the peace conference, the military personnel under Zhao Bingjun could be said to be very busy, and they were responsible for listening to the words and deeds of representatives from various countries. I am giving a brief report on today's situation to the emperor.

After listening to the report, Guan Xuqing frowned and fell silent.

Zhao Bingjun waited for a while before saying: "Your Majesty, the peace conference will end soon. Shouldn't it be time for us to raise our territorial claims? Or else?"

"Our territorial requirements?" Guan Xuqing woke up from contemplation, smiled and said to Zhao Bingjun: "The requirements must be raised, but they are not territorial requirements. Does a larger land mean a stronger country? I have never done this Think about it. Russia is the country with the largest territory in the world, but after a Sino-Russian war, what about it? Wasn’t it defeated by us? In a place the size of a palm back then, its national power jumped to the forefront of the world, although It was defeated by us later, but just imagine if it was not China that failed that time, it is hard to imagine what it would be like today. Therefore, if a country is a lion, the bigger the better, if it Whether it’s a pig or a sheep, it’s not a good sign when it gets bigger.”

Zhao Bingjun also smiled with satisfaction: "The emperor is wise, forgive me for being stupid. If we don't want territory, what do we want?"

"What we lack now is not land. Don't forget that there are hundreds of millions of acres of land in Southeast Asia and Siberia waiting for us to develop. What we lack most now is"

Just as Guan Xuqing was halfway through speaking, he suddenly saw Wang Shang coming in from outside the door, and said in a shrill voice, "My Majesty, Crown Prince Edward of England and Prime Minister Balfour want to meet."

Guan Xuqing sneered: "It's just in time, I have something to discuss with them, let's go."

Accompanied by the Prime Minister, the young Crown Prince Edward walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Guan Xuqing warmly exchanged greetings with them, and then divided the guests and hosts into their seats.

Edward and Guan Xuqing are about the same age, and have met several times on important international diplomatic occasions in the past, so the two sides are quite familiar with each other.After exchanging pleasantries with everyone, Edward said with a smile: "This grand peaceful meeting advocated by His Majesty has achieved fruitful results. I am here this time to visit you first, and to congratulate Your Majesty on the second."

"Hehe, it all depends on how each country proceeds from the overall situation of world development and conforms to the trend of historical development. I just provide a place for everyone to understand and communicate with each other." Guan Xuqing thought that when Edward arrived, the peace conference would soon end We only came to meet each other at a certain time, and there must be a deeper purpose in this, perhaps to find out the details of China.

"The meeting has been going on till now, and all countries have reached a satisfactory consensus, and the countries have also obtained a relatively consistent view on the planning of interests. It can be said that the Beijing Peace Conference has established a new international political and diplomatic pattern. Now the meeting is coming to an end. The end is over, what we want to know is whether China, as the host, has any new initiatives besides the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence."

Guan Xuqing immediately understood that Edward's trip was really not that simple. The peace conference has been going on until now, and seeing that the interests of all countries in the world have been distributed almost, but China has never put forward political demands. This is especially true for the United Kingdom, which is the dominant force in the world today.Firstly, Edward did not have the status of a representative of the meeting, and secondly, he did not have a political status. He just came to the meeting as an accompanying crown prince, and now he was able to raise such a question to the Chinese emperor, obviously not on behalf of himself. Guan Xuqing knew that behind Edward was the Ambitious Queen Victoria!
"There is only one initiative of the empire, and that is peace!" Guan Xuqing stood up, walked slowly in front of Edward and said, "This war has caused irreparable losses to the world, especially Europe is devastated by the war. Millions of people are homeless. What I will do next is to use all the financial and human resources of the empire to help those displaced people rebuild their homes and try to make up for the losses caused by this war. I give this The program has a name, it's called the Eastern Aid Program."

"Very good, it's really great!" Edward also stood up and held the hands of the Chinese emperor tightly: "Your Majesty the Great Emperor, I believe this will be a great plan, and your achievements will surely be rewarded for it." It has reached an unprecedented height. But” Edward immediately restrained his smile, and said seriously: “Although this plan is great, it will definitely encounter difficulties and twists and turns on the road to implementation, so I think it is still necessary to Think carefully about it."

"So, your country may have different opinions on this plan?"

"I just represent my personal opinion, which has nothing to do with the British Empire. What I said just now was purely out of friendship between friends."

Guan Xuqing nodded. He already knew that as long as he told the original intention of the plan to the British, they would be shocked and angry. Britain has always claimed to be the leader of Europe. Overwhelming the momentum of the United Kingdom, but the British still did not take Germany seriously from the bottom of their hearts. However, this war severely damaged the vitality of all European countries. Only China in the East went against the trend, not only defeated Russia, but also Sent troops to Europe and obtained the first admission ticket to Europe.The current "Oriental Aid Plan" is naturally good news for the reconstruction and revival of the whole of Europe, but there is no such thing as a free lunch. What the British are most worried about is that China will use this aid to drive political and economic forces deep into the country. Infiltrate European countries and become the new master of the entire Europa.Thinking of this, Edward would break out in a cold sweat!
However, as soon as this Eastern Aid Plan is launched, it will definitely receive enthusiastic responses from European countries, and even the world will applaud China's kind actions. It seems that the Chinese emperor is really an incredible person!For this plan, no country in the world can raise objections, including the United Kingdom. Edward does not want the British to become the target of scolding throughout Europe.Therefore, now he can only bite the bullet and applaud this plan.Now he finally understands why China held this peace conference and why China is still so calm until now. It turns out that they have been carefully brewing this "Eastern Aid Plan", which is the biggest goal of the Chinese.

"His Majesty the Great Emperor, may I ask now, how much assistance will your country give to Britain if this great plan is carried out in the future?"

Guan Xuqing thought for a while and said: "This plan mainly includes three parts. The main part is the loan, that is, the direct capital construction plan. I have decided to spend a total of 100 billion yuan in five years to help European countries. The second part is Material assistance, including energy supply and production raw material supply. The third part is the production assistance plan. At that time, the empire will build factories in various countries for free, help countries resume production, and produce basic living materials. Britain is a world power, and the assistance it needs should also be It is the largest, and if you wish, the empire can directly provide the UK with a low-interest loan of 30 billion yuan, including material and production assistance of course."

Edward's eyes lit up when he heard it: "Excuse me, is what you said true?"

(End of this chapter)