When several Entente powers, including Britain and Russia, learned about this, they almost blew up their lungs. Especially the Russians, after all, the purpose of the construction of this railway is to supply blood to Russia, and it is also because of this relationship that at least half of the 30 million pounds is borne by Russia. As for the remaining half, it is shared by the United Kingdom, France and several other countries.

Seeing that he had paid so much money, and was actually tricked by Yan Shao, the Russians were not the kind of people who were very open-minded, so they were naturally resentful of this, and even wanted to send someone over to solve China immediately.

It was only for the sake of the overall situation that in the end the Russians had to restrain the anger in their hearts and force themselves to concentrate all their attention on the Eastern Front, lest the Germans take advantage of the situation at the end of the day.

As mentioned earlier, half of the 30 million pounds sterling in the entire agreement will be borne by Russia, and the remaining half will belong to Britain and France.

Not surprising, after all, the railway was built for Russia.

And Britain and France and other parliaments paid money, also because this war was a matter for the Entente after all, not to mention that the current chaotic Battle of Gallipoli was completely provoked by the British, and of course they could not escape responsibility...

However, due to the current inconvenient transportation, these pounds are temporarily paid by Britain, France and other countries. Of course, this does not mean that the Russians are incapable of paying. In fact, the Russians were still very capable of paying, even at the end of World War I, when Russia was about to collapse.

Historically, after the collapse of Russia, the White Army general Kolchak once led 500 tons of gold to evacuate to the Far East. On the way, Kolchak was betrayed by the British, French, and Czechs. In the end, he was captured and executed by the Russians, but the 500 tons of gold disappeared on the way.

At this exchange rate, 500 tons of gold were worth at least 100 million pounds.

And that time. It was already the end of Tsarist Russia.

So more than 10 million pounds may be expensive for the Russians, but it is not an unaffordable sum, even if they have exhausted themselves for the war.

What's more, even at this time, the Russians did not forget to covet Xinjiang, Outer Mongolia and Northeast China. And if the Central Asian Railway can be opened to traffic with the Dilan Railway, the process of Russia's invasion of Xinjiang will undoubtedly be much smoother in the future, which is one reason why they will agree.

As for what to do at the time of negotiation. The Nationalist government did not insist on the 5 million pounds of anti-Russian expenses, and it was also regarded as satisfied with the 30 million expenses, so it did not continue to insist.

And the Russians. Although he gritted his teeth when he signed it, he did not think about making China pay the price with this railway in the future.

Especially when they think that if Xinjiang can be annexed one day in the future, then the Dilan railway, which has been built for a long distance, can become their property, and the remaining 15 million is equivalent to Britain and France taking it out to help them build it. That bit of gnashing hatred. It doesn't seem like much...

There may be some joy in the heart, after all, if you look at it this way, China is not only tantamount to helping the Russians build a railway for nothing, but this railway will also become a means of transportation for the Russians to the south in the future.

It can be said that China is suffering from the whole thing, and it has not even been able to take advantage of it.

But now...

Well, if you look at it from the point of view of the Russians, it seems that everything is as they wish.

After all, if the Chinese really repaired the railway. In the future, it seems that when they go south, it will also be smoother and faster. And now they do need supplies from other Entente countries. So now that the railroad is open, it will only be good for them.

But actually...

Some smart people can naturally see that since the Chinese dare to do this, there must be a way to deal with the Russians. Thinking of the crushing defeat of the Japanese in Shandong, as well as the losses of Russia on the Eastern Front, and the growing strength of the Chinese during this time ...

"When you get to the end, it's not necessarily who eats whom..."

Shaking his head, Zhu Erdian let out a long sigh.

After living in China for a long time, I have more or less learned about today's China.

Although the Nationalist government was established only three years ago, with the support of the Seventh Five-Year Plan, China's industrialization rate was faster than that of the European powers in 30 years.

Especially in heavy industries such as steel, if you think about it for so many years, Japan's steel production has been hovering at that point, but what about China...

Although it was completely supported by the Xiangshan Iron Works of Yushi Group, during this time, with the support of policies and the feeding of large resources in Shanghai, the steel plants built in various places in China have gradually taken shape, and after counting the Xiangshan Iron Works, China's steel production is not much worse than that of Russia.

If you want to know the road, it is an old empire that has been industrialized for I don't know how many years.

In addition, some other key industries, with the support of the national government, have been vigorously developed...

Perhaps in many places, China is not yet on par with the European powers, but in some respects it has caught up, or even slightly surpassed.

And now that a big war is breaking out in Europe, whether it is the Entente or the Central Powers, a huge amount of money is being sprinkled on the battlefield every day. And what about China? Like the United States and Japan, they hide behind and sell all kinds of resources to earn money and expand their own strength.

In the early years, China's fiscal revenue was only more than 400 million yuan, but it has not been long before it has reached 700 million. Zhu Erdian also has some friends within the government, and he knows very well that the Chinese Ministry of Finance's fiscal revenue is expected to be 900 million to 1 billion yuan this year...

If it can really reach this level, then China's fiscal revenue is not far from that of Britain and France and other powers, although it is only before the war...

Factories were built at an accelerated pace, a large number of trained soldiers, a large population, and an increasingly powerful country. When the war is over, in the face of Russia, which has suffered serious damage in strength, perhaps China will pounce on it and bite off a piece of meat from the Russians.

With Zhu Erdian's understanding of Yan Shao. He knew very well that it was very likely that Yan Shao would do this. Especially when he has full confidence in his own strength.

And a strong China is definitely a terrible thing for Britain.

It's a pity that Zhu Erdian is just a minister, although he has the heart to remind Britain. And it has already been reminded, but this era is different from later generations, transportation is extremely inconvenient, and communication is not developed.

In later generations, a head of state can reach his destination in one to two days by plane. Then see everything clearly with your own eyes. Or send out spies to steal some information you need.

But in this day and age. There are airplanes, but there is no such thing as airliners.

If you want to come to China, you can only take a boat for more than a month. And then talking about something else.

So the British top brass didn't have the opportunity to come to China, let alone watch everything that was happening here. Coupled with the fact that Europe has now exhausted all their energies, the only thing they care about now is how to get rid of the Germans, not the more long-term things.

In fact, despite the fact that Jurdian has already sounded the alarm on the London side. But in fact, the British didn't care much at all. After all, many white people in this era are racists. Coupled with China's past discrimination, it is not at all believed that Chinese can be strong enough to threaten the status of white people.

Some even feel that if the Chinese really have that strength, they can just check and balance each other with the Russians. After all, for Britain, Russia is actually a big threat, but at the moment the threat from Germany is even greater, so they will just get together...

For short-sightedness on the part of London. Zhu Erdian was helpless to talk, but he couldn't say anything.

He knows it well. I am soft-spoken, even if I say something, what can I use? I can only hope that the Russians can give some strength, and don't really let Yan Shao succeed...

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Although, in Zhu Erdian's view, it is likely that the growing China will tear a piece of flesh from the Russians after the end of the war. And when that time comes, the railways that are now being built in Xinjiang will become China's accomplices at that time ...

Even if China doesn't do it in the end, as long as the railroad is built. China can also use this railway to hoard a large number of troops and materials to Xinjiang, so that even if Russia goes south, the Chinese will have a greater certainty that they will be able to knock the Russians out of China.

It's a pity that others are soft-spoken, even if they say it, it's useless.

So after a few warnings to London, it fell silent.

And Britain and France, even if they understand that they have been tricked by Yan Shao, they can only knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs at this time, after all, they have nothing to do with Yan Shao now.

As for the Russians, while gritting their teeth, they are also dreaming that dark and refreshing dream ...

However, whether the dream will become a reality is a difficult fact to confirm.

At least, the Russians felt that they would be able to turn their dreams into reality, although Yan Shao didn't think so...

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In the port of Tianjin, a large number of ships are moored on the wharf, but on the wharf, it is a sea of people.

There is only one reason why so many people have gathered, and that is that the expeditionary force is about to set off...

However, although today is the big day for the expeditionary force to set off, almost all of the banners and other banners that you often see in China in the past are invisible. On the pier, there is just a dense crowd of farewells.

Although there is no such mess as mentioned above, but when it is full of people, the atmosphere in Tianjin Port is still very lively—————— Yan Shao has always disliked some domestic habits, especially some complicated things, or formalistic things, and the kind of farewell is a little ......... It's the thing he hates the most.

That's why there's no of these in Tianjin today...

But as I said earlier, although there is no, but at the moment Tianjin Port is crowded, and the dock is full of people. If it weren't for the fact that someone had erected some railings on the pier before, I'm afraid someone would have even been thrown into the water...

Of course, no matter who will be squeezed into the water, Yan Shao and his family, as well as some other high-level government officials who came to see him off, will not even feel the slightest crowding.

At this moment. On the largest wharf in Tianjin Port, Yan Shao, Elaino, Li Liang, Fu Xiuming and others were standing there, talking a lot of things to the officers of the expeditionary force who were traveling this time.

And not far from them. Some of the soldiers of the Guards were standing in a line, keeping out the crowd on the periphery. Some members of the Secret Service also blended into the crowd to prevent anyone who wanted to assassinate them.

However, today, I believe that there should not be such a person, because the guards here are very tight. Not only was there a human wall, but behind the human wall there was a loosely arranged line. If someone can break through from inside, they will immediately shoot. Of course, they don't meet the comers to murder, but after training. Aim first at the target's legs and arms to completely disarm the Assassin's ability to resist, and then find a way to extract something useful from his mouth.

But if they find that the target is too threatening, they will kill them instantly.

And besides these people. There were also a large number of members of the Secret Service Bureau mixed in the crowd. Even if something does happen, they will act as quickly as possible to subdue the Assassins...

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"Songpa, I'll leave the matter to you..."

Standing on the dock and patting Cai Ye on the shoulder, Yan Shao said with a smile.

"How's that, don't you feel a little excited..."

"This is natural..."It was indeed a little excited, Cai Yi nodded and smiled in the same way. As he spoke, he also glanced at the 'people from all walks of life' who came outside the wall to bid farewell. "To be able to lead troops abroad and fight for the country. This has always been Cai Yi's long-cherished wish, and now it can be realized, Cai Yi is really grateful to the president's love..."

Like many patriotic generals of this era, Cai Yi also longed for the day when he could lead his troops out of the country to fight for the interests of his country. Now that his wish has come true, Cai Ye has naturally become very excited.

Although this expedition was only to help Britain and France and other Allied countries, as one of the people who learned the inside story, Cai Ye was never as hesitant as Song Jiaoren.

He knows very well how much China can benefit if it can get Iraq and Kuwait. What's more, there was the aid of Britain and France and other countries, and the 30 million pounds agreement obtained this time was actually one of the aids, and it was with such a sum of money that they could continue to build the Dyland Railway in a relatively easy situation...

Naturally, he was also unwilling to let his subordinates die on the battlefield, and in the war for other countries. But if he can obtain huge benefits for his country, and then change the fate of the whole country and the whole nation, then let alone a soldier, even if he is himself, he is willing to sacrifice...

So compared with Song Jiaoren, he is obviously more decisive.

Especially when the qualification to lead the team this time is not easy to get...

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After all, it was the first time to lead an army out of the country, and it was probably the first time in nearly a hundred years, especially when it was so far away.

Such an important matter will definitely go down in history in the future, so although there are many people in the government who have complained about the position of the commander of the expeditionary force this time, there are really countless generals in the army who want to get this position.

For example, the Anhui generals that Yan Shao brought out from Anhui at the beginning, Cai Yi, Jiang Baili, Wu Peifu and Feng Guozhang and others. Even Fu Xiuming picked it out, wanting to get this qualification.

But there is only one person who can get this qualification, and in the end, Yan Shao chose Cai Yi.

First, Cai Ye is currently the most talented commander in the National Defense Force, and he commands Yan Shao, and second, he has the experience of the Shandong Campaign, which is the largest war that has broken out in China today.

The battle that is taking place in Europe is undoubtedly much larger than the one in Shandong, so Cai's experience may not be very useful, but it is better than nothing. With his leadership, Yan Shao can rest assured.

In addition, after a period of cultivation and the same period of treatment, Cai Ye's body has improved a lot, even if it cannot be said to be cured, but in fact it is not far from healing, which is also a reason why Yan Shao is willing to let him lead the troops——————.

But in this era, Cai Ye is not so unlucky, although the tuberculosis in his body is severe, it is not particularly serious. Coupled with careful treatment, there is still a period of recuperation. What is particularly important is his sturdy body from a military background, so he will undoubtedly recover faster than ordinary people...

Compared with Cai Yi, Jiang Baili, Wu Peifu and Feng Guozhang and others are still worse after all, Jiang Baili is inferior in experience, and Wu Peifu and Feng Guozhang and others are in command...

However, these are the most capable generals in the country, and Yan Shao must always train them well.

Therefore, Yan Shao planned to wait until the European war lasted for a period of time and the expeditionary force had gained a firm foothold in Europe, and then sent them to Europe.

As for now...

With Cai Ye as the commander, it's enough...

"Anyway, this time we must play the prestige of our Chinese, and don't let people think that I don't know anyone..." Speaking of this, Yan Shao suddenly leaned into Cai Gong's ear and said softly. In addition, when you get to the place, you will continue the unfinished training first, and as for the rest of the ......... You wait there for a while, and then I'll send another team over, along with some good stuff that we've just worked on......... Very powerful, should help you open up the situation..."

Listening to Yan Shao's words, Cai Yi raised his eyebrows, not knowing what Yan Shao meant, but Yan Shao had already returned to his original position, as if he hadn't said anything just now. (To be continued......)