"You must not let the Chinese fall to the Germans." Sir Jurdian said secretly. In this case, it would be a disaster for the entire Entente. This is why Britain began to change its policy towards the Chinese Empire.

Ministers from various countries then arrived at the Imperial Palace one after another, and everyone's faces were filled with warm smiles. It's just that each of these seasoned diplomats is the most brilliant actor. Their smiles looked genuine, but they were just fake smiles.

However, when the banquet was about to begin, the Russian minister to China, Ronsovici, arrived late. And, to everyone's surprise, Lang Suovic actually came together with the Japanese Minister to China, Hayashi Quansuke. According to the information received, the two even arrived in the same car. And this can't help but arouse everyone's reverie.

After the end of the Russo-Japanese War, Japan and Russia were on the same page. Russia, an old world power, has fallen hard in front of Japan, a new power. This made the Russians lose face. It also brought the relationship between Russia and Japan to a freezing point.

But now, relations between the two countries have actually warmed up again. If you think about it, it's actually understandable. After all, there are no eternal enemies between countries, only eternal interests. Although after the Russo-Japanese War, Japan and Russia became enemies. However, the two countries successively fell into the hands of the Chinese Empire. This makes the two countries a pair of bad brothers. At this time, they worked closely together to deal with the Chinese Empire, which is also something that everyone can think of.

"Have the little devils and the old Maozi united? Someone, go and tell His Royal Highness the Prince. Tang Shaoyi, who was entertaining guests outside, instructed the staff around him. The Japanese and the Russians united, and they had expected this for a long time. However, in the short term. The two countries will not go to war with China jointly. However, after a long time, it may not be possible. Once the two major European blocs are decided, it will be time for the war to reignit.

The imperial womb, in Wu Haoxuan's study. Wu Haoxuan is discussing the next plan with Prime Minister Yang Du. Wu Haoxuan advocated taking the opportunity of the signing of the Sino-Russian Peace Treaty to start negotiations with the Western powers on the abolition of the unequal treaties and the resumption of customs. Customs in China. In the hands of foreigners. This will have a huge impact on China's industrial development. The 5 percent tariff allows other countries to dump their products in China at will. For the development of China's national industry, it will form a favorable suppression. It is completely unreasonable for China to impose tariffs of 5 percent when tariffs are generally around 15 percent and 20 percent in all countries in the world. In addition, this will also make the revenue of the empire's treasury grow by leaps and bounds. After all, even if the tariff is raised to 15 percent. If you calculate it, the empire will also have twice as much revenue on tariffs. Even judging from the current tariff and tax, it is equivalent to hundreds of millions of oceans!

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I am afraid it will be very difficult to ask the great powers to agree to abolish all unequal treaties at once!" Yang Du was a little worried, whether Wu Haoxuan's step was too big. If the effect is too much, it will be a heavy blow to the country.

"Well, I know. So. I'm not going to do it. I'll take it one step at a time. Start by abolishing some less critical unequal treaties and gradually reclaiming the country's sovereignty. Like what. The concessions of various countries in China can be recovered. Consular jurisdiction, one-sided most-favored-nation treatment, and so on can be abolished. As for the core Gengzi indemnity, etc., it can be taken step by step. If necessary, we could even make some concessions and set aside some of the more divisive issues. Wu Haoxuan sighed.

He also wanted to be able to abolish all the unequal treaties at once. But. Is this possible? The nascent empire does not have the strength to confront the whole world at all, and can only take it step by step. To be able to reclaim a little sovereignty would be a great victory. As long as China's strength slowly grows stronger, all sovereignty. I'm sure it's all going to be back.

"Well, Your Highness, if you have a sense of proportion, then it would be the best." Yang Du nodded, relieved a lot.

"I know it's going to be very difficult to do that. However, we are not without opportunities. Next, the first five-year plan will be implemented, and we will need to import a large amount of industrial equipment from the West, as well as ask them for a large number of loans. This is also a huge temptation for the Western powers. Anyone who is willing to be a true friend of us and abolish those unequal treaties can buy industrial equipment from them and even facilitate their access to the Chinese market. Countries that refuse to abolish unequal treaties do not receive this. In this case, I believe that many countries will be tempted. Wu Haoxuan said.

"Yes, Your Highness the Prince. If we can divide and disintegrate the Western world, we will not be so stressed. Yang Du said.

At this time, Zhao Hu, the chief of the guard, came in and reported: "Your Highness, Lord Tang sent someone to deliver the news that Lang Suo Weici and Lin Quanzhu arrived in a car. ”

"Humph! The little devil and the old hairy man finally got together. But do they think they can defeat us together? That's just delusion. Wu Haoxuan snorted coldly. Russia was doomed to collapse in a future world war, and it was useless for the Japanese to find an alliance with the Russians. A few years later, China launched it, and it was simply not something that the Japanese could confront at all.

"Your Highness, little Japan is vicious and vicious, we have to guard against it!" Yang Du reminded.

"Well, don't worry, I'm measured." Wu Haoxuan nodded. For Japan, an extremely vicious country, Wu Haoxuan has never despised it. It's just that after Japan lost the interests of Tohoku, their path to rise has been cut off. The gap between China and Japan will also widen. Even if the Japanese had the support of the British, they could not make up for it.

In the future, the war will be fought with steel. Japan's steel production has fallen sharply after losing imports of iron ore from northeastern China. Last year, Japan's pig iron production was only 50,000 tons, and steel production was only 3,000 tons. Most of the steel needed in Japan is imported from Europe and the United States. By contrast, China's steel production reached 200,000 tonnes last year and is likely to reach 300,000 tonnes this year after the heavy industrial base in the northeast was completed and put into operation. There will be more and more in the future. In this case, the Japanese will not be able to catch up with China at all.

It's just, put it in the world. China's steel production is still too small. Judging from the historical data that Wu Haoxuan is familiar with, the world's steel output of the world's major powers this year is still the United States, with pig iron output reaching 26.2 million tons and steel output reaching 24.34 million tons. Germany ranks second in the world, with 11.09 million tons of pig iron and 11.51 million tons of steel. The UK produced 9.68 million tonnes of pig iron and 5.97 million tonnes of steel. France's pig iron production and steel production were 3.57 million tonnes and 3.03 million tonnes, respectively. Russia produced 2.9 million tonnes of pig iron and 2.94 million tonnes of steel.

Compared to these world powers, China is like a toddler. Therefore, China still has a long way to go in the future.

After 7 p.m., the dinner officially began. Wu Haoxuan, the crown prince of the empire, delivered a speech at the dinner. Wu Haoxuan claimed that China is a country that yearns for peace, and all Chinese are peace-loving. For thousands of years, the Chinese rarely expanded abroad, and it is no different now. It would be best if we could live in peace. Wu Haoxuan appealed that peace is not easy to come by, and hoped that everyone can cherish peace.

After the speech, the people attending the dinner gave Wu Haoxuan a warm round of applause for his speech. It's just that many diplomats have a sneering smile on their faces. Was the Chinese Empire really a peace-loving country? Didn't its predecessor, the Northern Government, rely on the victory of one war after another to lay the foundation for the current situation, and it was their turn to take control of this ancient country?

Of course, even if everyone thinks so. But no one is stupid enough to actually say it.

Next, it's time to stagger, push the cup and change the lamp. The chef prepared both Chinese and Western dishes for the dinner, which was a feast for the guests. For most people, though, the delicious taste at the dinner party is secondary. Taking advantage of this opportunity to accumulate more contacts is undoubtedly the most important thing.

The high-ranking cabinet officials of the Chinese Empire have undoubtedly become the object of everyone's pursuit, and almost every one of them is surrounded by a few people. There were celebrities from the empire, and there were foreign envoys to China.

Wu Haoxuan also greeted the envoys of various countries in China, and even clinked glasses with the Russian Minister to China, Lang Sovici, and the Japanese Minister to China, Hayashi Quansuke. Although, deep down, everyone hates each other very much. But on the surface, everyone still pretended to be happy.

However, after an hour of dinner, Wu Haoxuan secretly withdrew. Prime Minister Yang Du also left with Wu Haoxuan. Subsequently, the British Minister to China, Zhu Erdian, the French Minister to China, Pasteur, the German Minister to China, Hahausen, and the American Minister to China, Johannes, were notified by the staff that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted to meet them.

With doubts, several people arrived at Wu Haoxuan's study. There, Wu Haoxuan and Yang Du were already waiting for them.

"Your Excellency, you have brought you here, because I have a major matter to discuss with you." Wu Haoxuan smiled.

He didn't sell it, and then he said it all.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our country is still poor and backward. But we want to be able to build the country stronger. Therefore, we plan to invest a total of 300 million pounds in the next five years to use advanced industrial equipment and technology abroad as soon as possible! (To be continued......)

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