In the next two days, Li Hongzhang and Li Jingfang came to see Wang Guorui several times, but Wang Guorui did not see them. Because Wang Guorui's so-called mother, brothers, nephews, and nieces are all in the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they can only meet after Tanya and them are rescued. Otherwise, if this Li Jingfang doesn't know what to ask for next, after all, Li Jingfang thinks that he has captured an important hostage of Wang Guorui, so he will be so arrogant. So Wang Guorui didn't see them directly, but just asked them to wait outside.

However, Wang Guorui next met an unexpected guest, who was the British Minister to China, Dou Nale.

"Leader Wang, how are you doing? Congratulations on finally expelling Japan and gaining regional independence! Dou Nale said.

And Wang Guorui listened to this Dou Nale, obviously he had something to say. What Dou Nale said about obtaining the right to regional independence means that Dou Nale has regarded Taiwan as an independent country and region, and it does not belong to the Manchu Qing Dynasty or Japan. In this way, Dou Nale also hopes that Taiwan can become independent and then exist as a country.

"Minister Dou Nale, why did you come to me?" Wang Guorui asked a little coldly.

Wang Guorui is not very enthusiastic about these foreign devils, after all, these foreign devils will definitely not be kind, so they are all a group of things that want to suck blood from China. And Japan's rise has a lot to do with their support, so Wang Guorui's impression of them is definitely very bad. And this time Dou Nale came over, it was definitely a weasel greeting the chicken for the New Year-uneasy and kind. But Wang Guorui couldn't help but meet him, after all, he represented the British, and it was not easy to hang aside. However, Wang Guorui will not give him any good looks.

And Dou Nale immediately said: "Leader Wang, now Taiwan is a region that can decide its own destiny. Now you've been through two wars. You belonged to China, then to Japan, and now you have the right to decide your own destiny independently. And how do you plan to deal with it next, and how do you plan to decide the future fate of the Taiwan region? Now Taiwan already has a powerful army, an army with the most fierce firepower in the world. In this way, you are fully qualified to be a nation. Moreover, you have proved your strength by defeating Japan, and as long as you can be independent, you can get a lot of benefits. When the time comes, you can become the king of this country and then be on an equal footing with the emperor of China! ”

"I'm doing this for your own good, after all, it's much better to be a king who dominates one side than to be a slave to others. Your Chinese management methods are really too backward. The officials were all slaves of the emperor, which was too undemocratic. Therefore, if it were me, with such good conditions, I would definitely take the opportunity to become independent and then become the king of one party, wouldn't it be happy? And the Chinese central government can't do anything to you, and you can pass on this family business to your descendants when the time comes. Be your own leader. Why be a slave to others? So, you have such a great opportunity. Don't you want to keep holding on? ”

I have to say that this Dou Nale sees the Chinese's idea of "rather being the head of the chicken, not the queen of the cow" very thoroughly, and he understands very well that many Chinese have this problem, so Dou Nale also took the initiative to lobby Wang Guorui to take the opportunity to become independent. In Dou Nale's eyes, Wang Guorui should not refuse. From the standpoint. Wang Guorui and the Manchu central government already had a tendency to deviate from morality, and Wang Guorui was even able to shoot a few shots at the Manchu holy decree, which was extremely disrespectful to the Manchu imperial power. This is equivalent to the fact that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has no way to control Taiwan at all, and Taiwan's army is like Wang Guorui's private army, so Wang Guorui has the capital to take advantage of the opportunity to become independent. As long as Wang Guorui can take the opportunity to become independent. The Manchu Qing Dynasty also had no way to take Wang Guorui, so it seemed to be a very good result.

"But does independence mean that when I say independence, I will be independent? I also know that building a country is not easy, especially at this time. This era is different from the past hundreds of years, where you can raise a banner and then you can rise up and establish a regime, as long as you can defeat all other enemies, and naturally your country will be established. However, this era is different, and there are frequent exchanges between the East and the West, and I also have to take into account the feelings of Western countries! Wang Guorui said.

And Dou Nale saw Wang Guorui's tempted look, and immediately took the initiative to say: "Our British Empire can take the initiative to recognize it when you declare independence, so that with our British Empire, not to mention the mainland government of China, other countries in the West will also follow suit, after all, their power is not as good as our British Empire!" Therefore, you don't have to worry about this matter as long as we in the British Empire can help you, then you will not have a problem. ”

Dou Nale seems to be reassuring Wang Guorui, as if it is very easy for Taiwan to become independent, and it will be beneficial to Wang Guorui without harm.

"Alright, Mr. Dou Nale, I'll think about it!" Wang Guorui said.

And Dou Nale immediately said: "Okay, I hope Mr. Wang can seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" ”

Wang Guorui watched this Dou Nale leave, and a sneer appeared in his mouth.

But Zheng Hong, who came out of the back hall, immediately said: "Husband, this foreign devil is uneasy and kind!" ”

"Hmph, even you can hear it, I don't know?" Wang Guorui snorted.

And Zheng Hong immediately said: "Husband, this British man is uneasy and kind, they want us to be independent, so that we will become an independent country." And once we become an independent country, although we seem to be beautiful on the surface, in fact it will limit our development prospects. We will definitely develop to the mainland in the future, and once we become an independent country, then I am afraid that the British will also use our status as an independent country to prevent us from attacking the mainland. At that time, once we become an independent country, I am afraid that our relationship with the mainland will become complicated. If we want to attack the mainland, it is tantamount to an invasion war between countries, and the British can also take the initiative to intervene as we are the invaders, and even gather more countries to support the Manchus. ”

"Yaha, Zheng Hong, you have grown a lot in this time, and you know the general trend between the world!" Wang Guorui exclaimed.

What Zheng Hong said is actually not wrong at all, don't look at this independent country as a country looks very beautiful, but it is a sweet poison. Once a country was established by itself, the relationship between Taiwan and the Manchus would be the relationship between countries, and if Taiwan wanted to attack the Manchus, it would mean that Taiwan would become a foreign invader. At that time, all countries in the world can take the initiative to intervene in the Manchu Qing Dynasty on the grounds that Taiwan is an aggressor, and even help the Manchu Qing Dynasty to resist Taiwan's "aggression."

This era is not like the past when there was little communication between the East and the West, and the East and the West could not influence each other. In this era, it is very easy for the West to influence the East, so all kinds of international rules must be followed in a certain way. If Taiwan becomes independent, it will be tantamount to being another country, and then even if Taiwan is of the same language and race as the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it will inevitably become a so-called aggressor. Therefore, once Taiwan becomes independent, it will be tantamount to giving foreign countries an excuse to interfere at that time.

Foreign countries are afraid that Taiwan will rejoin the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so that once it is re-subordinated to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, then if Taiwan goes to China's central power more often, it will be an internal dispute. Once the Taiwan forces have seized China's central power, and once China is integrated at that time, the combat effectiveness that will erupt will be very huge. Once China has a suitable leader and a correct path of development, China's potential is infinitely huge, and not other countries can compare with it, and even the British will have to retreat.

Therefore, the British will inevitably want to prevent Wang Guorui from returning to the arms of the Manchus, let alone let Wang Guorui take control of the central power in China. Therefore, Dou Nale also took the initiative to instigate Wang Guorui to become independent, so that once Taiwan becomes an independent country, it will inevitably become a relationship between countries. At that time, it would be very difficult for Taiwan to enter the mainland, and the resistance would be much greater, because after all, foreigners would not allow such a thing to happen. However, if Wang Guorui rebelongs to China, then even if Wang Guorui and the Manchu Central Committee have a civil war, it will be an internal contradiction belonging to a country, and it will be more difficult for foreigners to intervene. After all, there are many procedures to meddle in the internal affairs of other countries, and even a lot of considerations have to be considered.

Therefore, once Taiwan becomes independent, it will prevent Wang Guorui's idea of marching towards the mainland. This foreign devil is very insidious, don't think that they came to help Wang Guorui in order to allow him to build a country independently, but their real idea is to restrict Wang Guorui's hands and feet and prevent Wang Guorui from marching to the mainland. In this way, China has no hope of rising and cannot threaten the dominance of their Westerners. So, it's a complete pit, and if you really listen to them, the consequences will not be small.

"Then, you have to look at the situation in our East Asia, and they actually have a deep meaning in supporting our independence." Wang Guorui pointed to the map of East Asia and said to Zheng Hong. (To be continued......)