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After entering April and May, the temperature in Beijing has risen to a comfortable point. The sun is warm but not hot, and the feeling of the breeze is even more addictive.

At such a time of time, even those who are busy with work will find some time to spend time with their families to visit the lake, river, or some of the city's parks.

Some of the larger schools in the city have even started to organize outings for their students―――――― even though they have already had a spring outing in March...

However, at this time, it was the period when the government of the State Council implemented compulsory education, and although many schools had been established in many counties and cities, including Beijing, the time was still short, so it was not very standardized.

In fact, the compulsory education in China has only just begun, and it has already encountered a difficult problem.

Although the 100 million pounds borrowed from the Yushi Bank has been almost spent, there is still one or two hundred million left, and the government's fiscal revenue has reached one billion yuan. In fact, the investment in education is not very large, even if it is compulsory education, in the early years when Japan did not become a great power, it has successfully implemented a relatively comprehensive national education, and then ten years ago it implemented compulsory education―――――― at that time, although Japan has become a great power, but the fiscal revenue is not as much as China's now.

Although Japan's population is not as large as China's, its territory is not as large as China's, and there is no need to worry about religious and ethnic issues, since even Japan can do it, it is impossible for China to do it. So even though the financial difficulties were difficult, Yan Shao, Tang Shaoyi, Cai Yuanpei and others still withstood the financial pressure and solved such a problem.

Therefore, the real problem with the implementation of compulsory education is not funding, but...

Person...

This person is definitely not referring to students, after all, China cannot lack teachers without anything. This man is referring to teachers...

In China, there may not be one in 20 people who can read and write, and being literate does not mean being able to be a teacher, especially in such an era. What teachers need to teach students is not classical Chinese and Baguwen, but practical things such as mathematics, physics and chemistry.

It can well be imagined. The former is already rare in China, let alone the latter.

Even teachers who can teach some of the most basic mathematics, physics and chemistry knowledge are difficult to find, and the promotion of compulsory education can be said to be very difficult.

Of course, this does not mean that there is no need to teach Chinese studies, although during this period there were many so-called 'brick families calling beasts' who wrote letters hoping that the government would abolish Chinese characters and fully Westernize. But Yan Shao knows very well the importance of Chinese studies, and knows even more that China's decline has nothing to do with Chinese studies at all, and it is entirely because of his own lack of courage, especially those bastards of the Manchu Qing Dynasty...

Therefore, Yan Shao did not adopt the construction of those brick houses called beasts, but mathematics, physics and chemistry went hand in hand with Chinese studies, as for the English that had flourished for many years in later generations―――――― Yan Shao had already suffered a crime. How could it be that the children would be subjected to it again.

Moreover, the so-called English may not bring many advantages.

In fact, although English has been popularized very well in later generations, nine out of ten students do not have many opportunities to use it in their jobs after graduation. In Yan Shao's view, language can be taken after high school or college, and naturally, it is not only English that can be chosen at that time. Japanese, French, German, Russian, Spanish, etc., of course, there is no such condition now...

In any case, in this era, mathematics, physics and chemistry must be more practical than Chinese studies, and what China needs at present is not some masters of Chinese studies, but some scientists who can bring about the improvement of China, even mathematicians are probably stronger than masters of Chinese studies...

Isn't there a saying that mathematics is the queen of science...

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As mentioned above, the biggest problem in promoting compulsory education is the problem of teachers.

There are very few literate people in China, but some can still be found more or less. But there are relatively few who are qualified to teach, and even fewer of them know mathematics, physics and chemistry, and how many of them are willing to go to primary schools to teach students, just...

So how to find enough teachers at the moment is Tang Shaoyi's biggest headache.

In some smaller schools. Some teachers even teach students literacy at the same time, but also as a teacher of mathematics, physics and chemistry, and because they don't understand the above content at all, they usually read books and learn by themselves, while slowly teaching students...

You can imagine how tiring it is to teach like this, but they can't help it, after all, there are really not so many people.

For this reason, the Ministry of Education has even contacted some schools in China that have been established for many years, hoping that they can move those students who are about to graduate in the school, so that they are willing to teach in the public schools established by the Ministry of Education...

Those schools are also willing to cooperate, but except for those enthusiastic young students, most of the students seem to be hesitant, after all, this is a lifelong thing. Compared with the number of teachers needed in the country, the number of young students is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket...

At present, the Ministry of Education has not even been able to understand the first step of the three-step compulsory education, let alone the second and third steps.

This is also the biggest helplessness of the current national government, although the funds are in place, but because of the lack of teachers...

It's a bit embarrassing...

But in any case, this is still effective, even if it is more difficult now, as long as we continue to persist in our efforts, one day compulsory education will be thoroughly promoted.

For example, some schools in big cities such as Beijing, due to better conditions, strong teachers, when the weather is better, the school can even organize a trip―――――― in fact, the Ministry of Education has also thought about getting the excess teachers in these big cities to the place, but unfortunately, the vast majority of people still prefer to teach under better conditions, even if the Ministry of Education has issued a good subsidy, the Ministry of Education is also very helpless...

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In such a good weather, Yan Shao certainly didn't stay in his room to deal with those headaches.

Located in a pavilion next to a small lake at the back of the presidential palace, Yan Shao was sitting on one of the stone benches in the breeze.

That's right, the game...

As for the opponent playing against Yan Shao, it is no one else. It is Yan Shao's current adopted daughter Fumiko.

Today's Fumiko is 11 years old, inheriting the advantages of her parents in appearance, if Fumiko was just a beauty in the early years, then now she has become a coveted little beauty.

But...

Leaving aside the fact that the legal age of marriage in China at this time is 16 years old, the deterrent effect of Shan Yanshao's adoptive father. and the security forces around her that are worthy of the kings of small countries are enough to be prohibitive.

Naturally, there will definitely be no shortage of people in this world who expect to climb to the high branches and then struggle for decades, but Otsuki Kaoru is still too young at this time, and after being used to seeing Yan Shao's group of uncles who 'guide the country'. I don't have much interest in those little boys who are still a little naïve, so Yan Shaozhi doesn't have to worry.

As for what to worry about...

Ahem...

Now, taking advantage of the Saturday school holiday, in addition to Caterina and Elaline being busy with work, Yan Shao is busy teaching Fumiko to play chess in the gazebo, while 6 Ying and Kaoru Otsuki are sitting next to each other chatting. While looking at the two of them playing chess with a smile on their faces...

In fact, if you want to preach, it is more or less reluctant, because Fumiko at this time is no longer the same as when she first came to China. Yan Shao is a complete stinky chess basket, when Fumiko first arrived in China, Yan Shao could also teach some when she didn't know Go...

But now...

Yan Shao has always doted on Fumiko, and with Kaoru Otsuki by his side, he usually invites some Go masters to teach him. Although Fumiko's Go talent is not particularly good. But under the teaching of these masters, he has been able to win or lose with Yan Shao, obviously much stronger than Yan Shao in terms of qualifications, I am afraid it will not be long before he becomes the adoptive father of Yan Shao...

Fortunately, with many years of experience in playing chess, Yan Shao is still more or less better than Fumiko, so he doesn't have to worry about losing face as his adoptive father...

And looking at Yan Shao, the 'adoptive father' who has taken care of him for several years, Fumiko, who is only eleven, also showed a smile on his face, and by the way, he dropped the sunspot in his hand and put the chess piece in a not too lethal place...

But it may not be too fatal for her, but for Yan Shao. But it's enough to give him a headache for a long time...

Go, after all, doesn't depend on age...

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Seeing that Yan Shao was playing chess there, and Fumiko was also accompanying him, 6 Ying and Otsuki Kaoru chuckled lightly on their faces, and then continued to talk about some of the topics they cared about.

But while the two were talking. 6 Ying suddenly caught a glimpse of a young woman with a very handsome face and a black suit walking towards the location of the pavilion.

Recognizing the woman as her subordinate in the Secretariat, 6 Ying pointed at the woman at Kaoru Otsuki, then stood up from the bench and walked over to the woman, and the two whispered for a while.

After a while, after 6 Ying nodded and signaled that she could leave, she came to Yan Shao's side in the pavilion and whispered to him. "Negotiations have begun..."

"Have you started..."Yan Shao, who was under the middle of the day, was slightly stunned, and then nodded. Sue Gu Weijun and talk about things as much as possible, if you can, even if you make some regressions in other aspects..."

With a light nodding, 6 Ying said. "I understand...", he patted Yan Shao's shoulder, smiled at Fumiko again, and then turned to leave the pavilion.

After 6 Ying left, looking at 6 Ying who had already left and Yan Shao, who was pondering something, Fumiko suddenly said coldly. "Uncle, is there anything important, if so..."

Saying that he was about to put down the chess pieces, perhaps because of his early experience, or because of the dedicated education of Kaoru Otsuki and Eleno, Fumiko has always seemed very sensible, and seeing that Yan Shao seemed to have some important official business, he was naturally unwilling to delay his work.

However, seeing Fumiko's movements, Yan Shao shook his head and smiled. "Don't worry, it's really important, but I'm just a person in charge of listening to the letter now, and the specific situation has to wait for the results to come out, so you can accompany me more before this, so as not to wait for the news to be a little boring..."

Yan Shaozhi is not wrong, now he can only do things to wait for news. There wasn't much important business to attend to in the office, and if it weren't for that, he wouldn't have taken Fumiko and the others out to bask in the sun at this time.

Fumiko didn't want to leave much, but when she heard Yan Shao's words, she naturally didn't want to be pretentious, so she naturally left the sunspot behind.

"It's your turn...", looking at her next move, Fumiko's face showed a smile again.

And look at Fumiko's hand. Yan Shao, who was originally smiling, suddenly pulled down.

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Different from the happy atmosphere on Yan Shao's side, the atmosphere in the venue specially used for negotiations by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was very dull.

Facing the conditions put forward by Gu Weijun, Zhu Erdian frowned. Kopa also looked a little helpless. "Mr. Minister, I don't know why your country has to settle on this piece of land on the coast of the eastern Persian Gulf. You can choose some other places..."

After Verdun was stabilized, and Britain and France decided to involve the Chinese expeditionary force in the Battle of the Somme, the Chinese government made demands that it would benefit more from the war.

Britain, France and other countries also felt that it was understandable, after all, the expeditionary force fought quite well in Verdun, especially when I heard that only one infantry division in the expeditionary force was China's standing army, and the remaining two so-called B divisions were all temporary recruits from the Tongguò reserve.

A new army can still fight like this. If all the squadrons that arrive later can have this level, then Britain and France will be much easier on the Western Front.

However, Britain, France and other countries never expected that this time China would actually open its mouth...

Not only did they demand concessions from Britain and France on the issue of tariffs, but they also demanded that Britain return Weihaiwei, cancel the right of passage on the Yangtze River, and increase the amount of reparations that China received after the war...

Of course, the Entente countries were unhappy with these conditions. But it's nothing.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the tariffs will definitely be returned to China in the future, and anyway, the Entente countries will not export any goods to China at present, and it does not matter if it is sooner or later. Weihaiwei, even if Britain now uses the original treaty as an excuse and holds on to it with a dead face, will it not be returned in 1922? Rather than complicate the relationship, it is better to solve it sooner. As for the war reparations, the casualties of the expeditionary force at Verdun were indeed not small, with only an expeditionary force of more than 60,000 people. Almost half of the troops were folded there, and it didn't matter if they asked for more, after all, Yan Shao had promised to send more troops, not to mention the indemnity or something, and then increase the reparation. It is not a big deal that China will not sell more strength, and it would be better to increase the amount of reparations after defeating the Allies―――――― this is France's point of view.

In fact, after the end of World War I, the French were the most ruthless in terms of reparations, followed by the British, and the lightest in the United States...

France simply wanted to take revenge simply because the casualties were too great, and by the way, Germany, the European adversary, was eliminated.

Britain also had some pain, but for the sake of Britain's strategy in Europe, it was not inclined to completely defeat Germany.

As for the United States...

The United States was the most relaxed one, and it was also the one with the fewest casualties among the major belligerents in this war, so its position was naturally much easier.

After the end of World War I, the casualties of Britain and France can be described as millions, of which the number of casualties in the Commonwealth countries has reached more than 1 million, and the number of disabled people has also reached more than 2 million, all of which add up to more than 3 million. The number of direct deaths, including civilians, also reached 2.19 per cent of the total population.

France is even worse, with a direct death toll of just over 2,000 to 1.4 million, and a difference of more than 2,000 to 1.7 million including civilians, accounting for 4.29% of the total population. In addition, the number of disabled military personnel has reached more than 4.2 million, and the total number of military personnel has reached nearly 6 million.

You must know that the total population of France in World War I was only more than 39 million, and with so many casualties at once, it is no wonder that they can't breathe...

This is also a direct reason why after World War I, France was the most ruthless against Germany...

By the way, in fact, Russia was the worst in World War I, with more than 3 million direct deaths and almost 5 million disabled. All combined, Russia suffered more than eight million casualties in this war, two million more than France...

Of course, considering the total population of Russia, this figure is not as terrifying as that of France. But even so, the Russian casualties were still greater than those of the French. It's a pity that Russia did not carry it until the end of World War I, and signed a treaty with Germany. So a lot of the things that followed were lost to Russia...

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Among the above conditions put forward by China, the issues of tariffs, Weihaiwei and reparations, the Entente themselves were inclined to agree, and the tariffs, although some frowning, took into account the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary force in Europe. In addition, there seemed to be no sign that the United States would help in the short term, and the Entente were inclined to agree to the principle of ending the war as soon as possible.

Anyway, Russia and France don't have much trade in China, and it's Britain and Japan that really suffer. Because Japan basically did not send troops to Europe, Britain and France and other countries have directly ignored Japan's opinions, and the only thing to consider is Britain...

However, under the persuasion of France, Russia and other countries. The British position is also not so tough.

But if Britain and France and other countries have softened a little on the issue of tariffs, then on the issue of the Yangtze River and other waters, Britain and France and other countries are a little frowned, after all, this means that in the future they will not be able to unimpeded in China's waters.

Compared with these, China's requirements for colonies are even more of a headache for countries such as France and Russia.

After all, what China demanded. And not the territory of the Allies, but the sphere of influence of Great Britain ...

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The last time they demanded Iraq and Kuwait, Britain was already reluctant.

It's just that, after all, Iraq is someone else's place, and it is still an enemy country's land, and it is definitely a sure thing to make money and not lose money by promising the land of the enemy country to others in exchange for the military support it urgently needs. As for Kuwait. Although it is its own protectorate, but after all, it was robbed by Britain from the Turks, and the place is not big, so if it is given, it will be given, anyway, there is nothing there, if it can defeat Turkey, there is no need for Britain to leave a Kuwait to contain Turkey―――――― stay to contain China? An enclave with nothing, what is there to contain?

What's more, Oman and other places are British, and the entire Arabian Peninsula is a British sphere of influence, so can't you find a place to contain it...

But this time...

China actually opened its mouth. Not only Iraq and Kuwait, but also the land along the coast of the Arabian Peninsula wants to get their hands on it, although it is not very large from the map, and it cannot be compared with Iraq, but it is still a large place. So Britain still feels very unhappy...

After all, it is its own sphere of influence, and what will the world think of taking out the territory within its own sphere of influence in exchange for troops? Do you think that Britain is already weak and can be bullied...

Moreover, using the land on the Arabian Peninsula as a bargaining chip will also affect Britain's influence on the Arabian Peninsula, which Britain cannot but consider.

As for countries such as France and Russia, the idea is simpler.

The last time I took out Iraq and other places, I can also excuse it as an enemy country, and if I take it out, it can be regarded as a profit, even if I lose a Kuwait, in exchange for hundreds of thousands of reinforcements, it cannot be regarded as a loss.

But this time...

If Britain paid its own interests for the benefit of the Entente, then France and Russia and other countries need to find a way to compensate Britain for their losses in this regard, strictly speaking, in fact, it is harming their interests, which is why they will also get involved in this negotiation, and they are not very willing...

Of course, they don't want to fall out with China, so they hope that China can change places, preferably with the territory of the allies, as last time, so that everyone will be happy.

After all, no matter how much someone else's territory promises, it is not distressing ...

But hear Ray? Kopa's words, Gu Weijun sneered. "The reason why we want it there is because it borders our colonies in the Middle East and is easy to manage, and wouldn't it be very troublesome if there were two enclaves, and as for the rest of the ......... If we want Syria or the Caucasus, I wonder if your country and Britain and Russia will agree..."

"This..."Hearing Gu Weijun's words, don't say thunder? Copa, even the expression of the Russian minister froze.

Of course, these two pieces of land cannot be promised, after all, if Syria is given to China, it is equivalent to inviting another power into the Mediterranean, which is definitely not a good thing for Russia, Britain or France, let alone Italy, which is also in the Mediterranean.

If Yan Shao really wants to choose Syria, I'm afraid they will all jump out and oppose it.

Similarly, the Caucasus cannot be elected, because it has long been promised to Russia. Don't look at how well Russia is fighting on the Eastern Front, after all, it still contains the forces of many Allies. And when dealing with Austria-Hungary and Turkey, it was still relatively smooth ...

Besides, now that the Caucasus has fallen into the mouth of Russia, let these greedy polar bears spit out the meat that has already reached their mouths? The difficulty of snatching food from the bear's mouth can be imagined...

So neither Syria nor the Caucasus is impossible. In contrast, the Persian Gulf coast that Yan Shao is asking for is more likely...

Therefore, after hearing Gu Weijun's words, Lei? Copa and the ministers in the room immediately smiled bitterly.

Seriously, in fact, there are so many places to choose at this time. Turkey's territory in Syria, but also in the Caucasus is definitely not going to work, there are already people. Similarly. The territory owned by Turkey in Yan Shao's time was not good, not to mention the Mediterranean, even the Black Sea China could intervene.

Although Britain, France, and other countries no longer care much about the balance of the Far East in order to deal with the Germans, this does not mean that they want to lure China to Europe, let alone bring a Far Eastern country to the Mediterranean. It's also a shame for them.

According to the above, it is also impossible for the territory of Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria to promise the territory of Europe to a yellow nation out of European pride and pride.

So it seems that only the German colonies in Africa are left. After all, Germany's colonies were so small, and basically all of the Pacific Ocean had fallen into the hands of Japan, and the only thing left to choose from was Africa.

Like German East Africa. German West Africa, German Southwest Africa, etc...

Seriously, these three places are not small, for example, German East Africa, which was about 994996 square kilometers in the territory of present-day Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and northern Mozambique, almost three times the size of present-day Germany.

Germany established a colonial government in 1885, and during World War I, Britain, Belgium, and Portugal sent troops to attack the area, but it was not until Germany surrendered in 1918. The Entente camp was never able to occupy the entire territory.

German Southwestern Africa is mainly in present-day Namibia, with a territory area of 8,351oo square kilometers, the only trouble is that it has been captured by South Africa in 1915, which is considered a piece of meat in the mouth of the British.

German West Africa includes Cameroon and Togo, with the former covering an area of 47,544o square kilometres. The latter also has 56,785 square kilometers.

The problem is that for the time being, Yan Shao has already made it very clear that as long as the Persian Gulf coast is on the coast, no matter how big other places are, they don't want to ask for it. Even if Britain and France agreed to give all three places to China, Gu Weijun, who had already guessed Yan Shao's thoughts, would not agree.

Of course, Britain and France could not agree at all, after all, there are already people there. And did not lead the Chinese to Europe, but to Africa? Then it might as well be given to the Middle East.

After all, in the eyes of people in this era, there are many artifacts in addition to Egypt, well, there is Africa. Well, anyway, in the eyes of people in this era, there is only sand and nothing else in the Middle East, it is a complete wasteland, although there are many black people in Africa, but the conditions are much better than those in the Middle East...

In addition, the introduction of China to Africa is likely to affect the interests of Britain, France and other countries, and they will not be able to agree...

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Seeing that the meeting seemed to be at an impasse, Gu Weijun didn't want to make things too stiff, so after smiling slightly, Gu Weijun said softly.

"Actually, you don't need to worry so much about it, although it is indeed the British sphere of influence, but to be honest, does your country really have any control over it? Whether the kingdom of Najd there is closer to Turkey or closer to you, I believe your country knows very well, right..."

This is the homework that Gu Weijun had done before coming here.

And after hearing Gu Weijun's words, Lei? While Kopa and the Russian envoy were fluted, they couldn't help but look at Zhu Erdian. Although they are also professionals in the field of diplomacy, the place is still too remote after all, and it is certainly impossible to know the specific situation of the Kingdom of Najd...

By the way, the territory that Yan Shao asked for this time is part of the territory of the Najd Kingdom...

As for this kingdom of Najd, it should be regarded as the predecessor of Saudi Arabia...

After listening to Gu Weijun's words, Lei? Kopa and the Russian minister looked at Jurdian. But now Zhu Erdian's expression was a little stiff, and he suddenly understood in his heart that he was afraid that Gu Weijun was not lying, and the British did not have much influence on the place called the Kingdom of Najd.

On the other hand, Zhu Erdian, who only thought that the Chinese had made a decision after looking at the map and patting his head, did not expect it. The Chinese even know about such a thing ...

At the same time, he also knew that things were indeed as Gu Weijun said...

Although the Kingdom of Najd was a British sphere of influence, in fact British influence there was not particularly large.

The Kingdom of Najd, whose exact name is the Emirate of Jebel Shamal, is an emirate located in the region of Najd, which existed between 1836 and 1921. All are located in Hail. It was one of the largest tribes in Najd at the time, and its area was about 8o% of what is now Saudi Arabia, making it the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula.

The Emirate of Jebel Shamal was established in 1836 and ruled by the Rashid dynasty, a generational enemy of the later Saudi royal family. In 1891, the Emir of the Emirate of Jebel Shamal, Muhammad I? Root? Abdullah-led forces and Saudi forces burst into the battle of Muleda in Riyadh. Abdullah's army won a great victory, and he expelled all the Saudis in Riyadh from the city, which led directly to the collapse of the Emirate of Najd, and the annexation of all of its territory to Jebel Shamal. The remaining Saudis were in exile in Kuwait and had no ability to fight back, so Jebel Shamal immediately made overtures to the Ottoman Empire in the north and formed an alliance with it. But in the 19th century. The Ottoman Empire had lost its original influence and military combat capability.

In 19o2, Abdul? Aziz became the new head of the House of Saud, and immediately after his accession to the throne, he led an army against Jebel Shamal in an attempt to regain the land lost by his ancestors, and his army was successful in regaining some of the lost territory. After many conflicts, the Emirate of Jebel Shamal has become a major conflict with Abdul? Aziz's army fought a vicious battle in the Qassim area, and Abdul? Aziz's army won, and the emir Abdulaziz of Jebel Shamar? Root? Mitab Rashid was killed in the battle.

Abdulaziz? Root? After the death of Mitab al-Rashid, Jebel Shamar's national power gradually weakened. Its backer, the Ottoman Empire, was also ruined after the First World War, which made the pro-British Saudi Arabia stronger. In 1921, Jebel Shamal was defeated and annexed by the Saudis, who established Saudi Arabia.

Historically, Saudi Arabia, as the world's largest oil reserve country, has surprisingly rich oil reserves. Venezuela is the country with the highest oil reserves in the world. But a lot of Venezuela's oil is heavy, which is too difficult and too costly, which is one of the reasons why Saudi Arabia will become a major oil exporter in the future.

Saudi Arabia's oil reserves are as high as 36.2 billion tons, and Canada and Iran, which rank second and third, are only 3 tons more than Saudi Arabia's oil reserves. Incidentally, Iraq is in fourth place, Kuwait is in fifth place, and the UAE is in sixth place.

In other words, if Yan Shao can achieve his wish, then China, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, will be able to include the first, fourth, fifth and sixth largest territories in the world in terms of oil reserves, not counting China's own oil reserves and those of Qatar and Bahrain...

Although Yan Shao only remembered a lot of times in Saudi Arabia, he chose such a place by guessing. I don't know that if it does succeed, China will become the world's most oily country, but if it does...

What Syria and the Caucasus, it's not worth even a dime at all...

After all, the Caucasus is counted, Syria is a really poor jingle place...

Not to mention the place Yan Shao wants this time, it is not worth exchanging Syria for Qatar―――――― considering the geographical location.

But there is also a premise, that is, China must be able to hold on there. Fortunately, in this era, the Middle East, like China, is an oil-poor region, and even poorer than China.

At least China has explored some oil in the Northeast and other regions, which is very covetous to Russia and Japan, but the Middle East has only appeared in Iran in the early years...

Everywhere else, it's still a wasteland...

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After hearing that the kingdom of Najd was actually close to Turkey, Ray? Kopa and the Russian minister didn't think much of it in the matter. After all, if it was anything else, it would be fine, but this place has something to do with the Turks. There is no need for them to quarrel with China for such a place, and it is not a 'resource-rich' place...

This is especially important. Russia has been pitted by Turkey this time, and it is simply instinctively hostile to any country that has anything to do with Turkey.

Seeing that the Russians don't want to take care of it, Ray? Kopa was also a little reluctant to care. After all, in his opinion, this kind of country related to the enemy country is exactly the kind that should be sacrificed.

And noticed Ray? After the attitude of Kopa with the Russians. Zhu Erdian couldn't help frowning.

At the same time, Gu Weijun also took out a bargaining chip that Yan Shao specially prepared for him for this negotiation.

"And, if your country wishes to give this area to us, we are willing to commit ourselves to increasing the size of the expeditionary force even more. as a contribution to the cause of the Entente, and as compensation to your country..."

"Scale-up?" Jurdian and Ray? Coppa and the others looked moved. "I wonder how much your country plans to raise? Half a million? ”

Yan Shao had promised a minimum of 300,000, so Zhu Erdian and Lei? Kopa and the others thought that Yan Shao gave 500,000 chips this time. Although this is also what Yan Shao promised, after all, this is the so-called 'upper limit' rather than 'lower limit', after all, there are some differences.

And the increase of 200,000 troops is just in exchange for a relatively desolate place. More or less, we can still see China's sincerity...

Thinking of this, Zhu Erdian's expression softened a little.

However, Gu Weijun's next words surprised Zhu Erdian.

"Half a million?" Gu Weijun smiled, then shook his head. "No, if your country is willing to agree to our request, we are willing to increase the size of our troops to seven hundred thousand, provided that your country and other allies are willing to bear most of the costs of the expeditionary force..."

This is already 400,000 more than the promise of 300,000. It is also 200,000 higher than the promise of 500,000.

"And if your country agrees, in this battle of the Somme, in addition to the first and second armies already in Europe, and the third and fourth armies that are about to depart, our country is also willing to temporarily transfer three main divisions from the country to form the Fifth Army, together with the third and fourth armies, how..."

Hearing Gu Weijun's promise, Zhu Erdian and Lei? Kopa and the others glanced at each other, both a little uncertain. Because this promise is not only very generous, but also shows China's determination to win...

Although whether it is Zhu Erdian or Ray? Copa people. They were a little strange why Chinese cared so much about that area, but they didn't dare to rashly refuse, provoking Chinese, so they could only adjourn the meeting temporarily, intending to hand over Yan Shao's conditions to the European side to solve such a big matter ――――――. It's not up to a few of their ministers to decide.

Knowing that China was willing to send 700,000 troops in exchange for territory along the Persian Gulf coast, Britain, France, Russia and other countries were also taken aback. Just like Zhu Erdian and the others, they didn't dare to refuse rashly at this time, not to mention that Yan Shao's promise was indeed very tempting, and several countries were also in a bit of a dilemma for a while.

Eventually, however, several governments agreed, but they put forward new conditions.

In the end, after many days of negotiations, China finally reached an agreement with Britain, France, Russia and other countries to send 800,000 troops in exchange for territories including Iraq, Kuwait and the Persian Gulf coast, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates...

Of course, given the financial difficulties of the Chinese government, countries such as Britain and France are willing to bear most of the costs―――――― anyway, they don't have to worry about having too much debt.

At the same time, Britain, France and other countries also promised that after the end of the war, they would work with China to put pressure on the Kingdom of Najd, demanding that the Kingdom of Najd hand over its coastal territories to China. If the Kingdom of Najd refuses, the countries will allow China to send troops to the Middle East and take what belongs to them...

The agreement is secret, otherwise if it were to be spread, it would definitely cause an uproar.

After all, this is simply exchanging the blood of soldiers for territory, but in Yan Shao's opinion, it is worth it, and what he is exchanging is not territory, but oil, the black oil that can make China achieve a qiē dream

As long as he can get this oil, it will be worth it for Yan Shao even if all these 800,000 people die!