Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

In a word, unless a world war breaks out immediately, it is impossible for the Qing Dynasty to have the strength to face the economic strangulation of the British, and Germany may have the capital.Because Germany mainly earns money from its allies, the Qing Dynasty, but the Qing Dynasty does not have this capital.Heavy industry needs to be imported, light industry has no market, and the entire economy is in a semi-paralyzed state.

Sure enough, he offended the British, and the consequences would be disastrous.

But of course this cannot be said on the big day of the marriage between the two countries. Guan Xuqing's wedding to the German princess was extremely grand.The wedding was not held according to the ancient Chinese rules, but held in the form of a western reception.For this reason, Emperor Wilhelm II personally visited the Qing Dynasty from Germany to attend the wedding.

At first, I thought that William was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. Guan Xuqing dispelled this concern after seeing him again. It seems that William's heart is still good. He just wanted to have a solid ally in Asia, not to let Britain The spearhead pointed to the Qing Dynasty to reduce the pressure on Germany.Moreover, the development of the Qing Dynasty in the past few years has already caught the attention of the United Kingdom, and the above scenario was beyond William's expectation.

"It will be a grand ceremony all over the world to witness a wedding of Sino-German friendship..." Wilhelm II gave an impassioned speech.

Guan Xuqing didn't listen to what he said seriously at all, anyway, they were all grandiose scenes.

"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of the economic sanctions imposed on your country by the British Empire after marrying Germany? Or has Your Majesty already felt the pain of being sanctioned? I advise Your Majesty to explain this matter to the UK and communicate!" The French minister said timidly.

Although these few words were spoken lightly, the envoys from the surrounding countries, including the officials from Germany and the Qing officials around Guan Xuqing, could hear them clearly.Obviously the French wanted to embarrass Qing in front of so many people.

William II was about to speak to help Guan Xuqing out of the siege, but Guan Xuqing raised his head and said loudly: "Haha, sir. Although I don't know who you are, I can waste some time telling you that Britain and I are the same There is an ally with an agreement. The Qing Dynasty once collected military expenses from the United Kingdom to help the United Kingdom send troops to Russia. But the relationship between the two parties is only an alliance, not a subordinate relationship. I am the supreme emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and I am ordered by the sky. There is no doubt about it. I don’t have the habit of explaining to others, maybe the emperor of your country will even report his wife like the king of England, but I, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, will definitely not!!”

After some impassioned speeches, the surroundings were silent at first, and after just a few seconds, there was laughter and applause.Obviously, the laughter was for the French envoy, while the applause was for the groom of the day, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty——Guan Xuqing.

After the wedding, Guan Xuqing and William II finally had time to sit down in a conference room.The important officials of the two countries are also sitting around, maybe now is the real * day...

William waved his hand and took a document from us. William unfolded it and spread it on the table and said, "This is a letter from that uneducated Nicholas to me, not long after your army defeated them in 1887." , he compared you to a devil who intends to engulf Europe, and invited my country to deal with you. And you already know my position at that time, in short, the sincerity of Germany has been fully demonstrated to you." William added after a moment of thought "As for the relationship with the British Empire, Germany will try its best to compensate your country for the possible losses. You can ask your ministers to share this proposal from the German Friendship. Of course, this is a proposed draft, and I It is also necessary to seek the opinions of the subjects, and if all goes well, our two countries can sign a new cooperation agreement immediately after the marriage.”

Guan Xuqing took over the draft of the agreement and looked at it. No wonder William II was so good at compensating Britain for its losses after economic sanctions against the Qing Dynasty.It turned out that they wanted to form a Sino-German joint fleet with the Qing fleet in the Indian Ocean, nominally to protect the German princess who married the Qing, but in fact they wanted to carve up West Asia with the Qing!

But there are also things in this agreement that Guan Xuqing really wants, such as sharing German shipbuilding technology and compensating for the direct losses caused to the Qing Dynasty after the British imposed economic sanctions on the Qing Dynasty.It was only later that Guan Xuqing realized that the UK had also stopped exporting to Germany, and Germany would only buy unmarketable products from the Qing Dynasty at the original price to satisfy its own light industry imports! !

Soon, the meeting between the two sides continued into the early morning.

"Your Majesty, let's talk about this today. The rest of the details can be discussed with our ministers. Don't keep my sister waiting. Today is your wedding day!!" William said with a blink of an eye.

"Haha, okay. It's rare for you to come to Daqing and you must stay for a few more days. Don't sneak back at night like I went to Germany that time!" Guan Xuqing joked.

"No, no, absolutely not. I enjoy my time here!" William II waved his hands quickly.

"I'm leaving first, you continue." Guan Xuqing turned and left!

Contest in East Asia Chapter 182 Secret Plan

The German princess did not live in the harem in the Forbidden City, but in a house built especially for her in the Summer Palace.There is a full set of German furniture, German servants (of course no German eunuchs).

Guan Xuqing came to this newly renovated room that he had never been to that night, probably because this political marriage came so suddenly and there were too many things that surprised him, so he didn't have time to take a closer look at his own Germany. The wife came to the study and continued to study the plan.

The poor German princess stayed alone on the first night of her marriage in the Qing Dynasty, although Guan Xuqing felt that doing so was unfair to the German princess.But at this time, he really couldn't arouse any interest.

The long night was squandered under Guan Xuqing's night battle...

Early the next morning, Guan Xuqing went to the Summer Palace to secretly meet William II after the morning court.

"Your Majesty, were you too tired last night? Why did you look listless?" William teased.

Guan Xuqing smiled awkwardly, noncommittal.

"Please look, Your Majesty." William spread out a map of the world mysteriously again, and continued: "At this time, my Minister of Defense gave me a marked map, red for France, blue for Russia, black for Germany, and yellow for Germany. Represent your Great Qing."

Guan Xuqing looked at this map filled with four colors for a long time but couldn't find any clues. He shook his head and said, "I don't understand what you mean."

"Your Majesty, we said yesterday that we will form a joint Sino-German fleet in the Far East. We, Germany, will send six battleships and ten armored ships, and your Qing Dynasty also needs to send at least four battleships, four iron-clad ships, and six cruisers. In this way, our naval strength in the Far East will surpass that of the United Kingdom, and we will be able to contain the British army." William said mysteriously.

I have to admit that the strength of such a combined fleet is terrifying, and I am afraid that it can easily defeat any navy other than the United Kingdom.But what good is it for Germany to contain the British army in the Far East?

"William, I don't know what your real intention is? The British navy in the Far East doesn't seem to be of much benefit to Germany. Could it be that it's just to help the Qing Dynasty?" Guan Xuqing didn't believe that there would be no pie in the sky.

"Of course not, Your Majesty. Before I came to Qing Dynasty, I was hesitant to choose Qing Dynasty or Russia as my staunch ally of Germany. But now I don't need to think too much, because I have chosen you. You look at the map , as long as we contain the British navy in the Far East. Then we can make a big move in Europe!" William pointed on the map with his hand.

"The four colors marked by color represent the four countries I just mentioned. Among them, Germany is the strongest, while Qing Dynasty is the weakest. Germany will face the problem of fighting on two fronts, but Russia will also be the same, but if it is the weakest The Qing Dynasty held the second-weakest Russia firmly in check, so didn't Germany have enough free time to take advantage of it? But..."

Before William finished speaking, Guan Xuqing said directly: "There is a premise that Germany must quickly defeat France."

"Hahaha, it's really easy to talk to Your Majesty. Often you only need to click on it. Your Majesty is so smart, no wonder your country can prosper under your leadership. But please rest assured, Your Majesty, Germany has enough strength to quickly defeat France. So It is necessary for the Far East Combined Fleet to threaten and contain Britain so that Britain cannot reinforce France, even when Britain recovers, the war is over." William said cunningly and confidently.

The German official on the side said: "Yes, Your Majesty, in front of the French, Germany has every reason to be confident!"

Guan Xuqing did not expect that due to the continuous occurrence of the butterfly effect.The plan for the First World War was actually in the Summer Palace, and I participated in it.It was incredible, but it made his blood boil.

"I'll give you time!!" Guan Xuqing replied forcefully.

"Okay." William II nodded to Guan Xuqing, turned to look at Stephen and introduced: "He started to study how to deal with France as early as 1891 when he was the chief of the general staff. We had one in 1891..." Stephen The expression on his face was a little unnatural, and he interrupted William and said, "Your Majesty."

"It doesn't matter. I believe our friends. You must know that in the Far East, the French are also threatening the southern territory of His Majesty the Emperor." Although William said so, he continued to introduce: "Sixty division, sixty German divisions can completely defeat France. Hmph—" William snorted arrogantly as if thinking of something.He said in a cold tone: "Since I came to power, my staff, the rulers and clans of Europe have ignored my words. Hey, it won't be long..." Looking at Stephen, he nodded and said, "I have already With a powerful army, I want to prove it to the world. Germany is number one in the world!"

Guan Xuqing finally understood that Germany was much stronger than what everyone saw on the surface.The German troops in Thailand may be at best a domestic guard of honor, and the real combat troops have never met the world. When the special forces of the Qing Dynasty shocked the world in front of people, Germany might not take a second look at all, because There are many such troops in Germany.

This time Guan Xuqing really understood the horror and forbearance of the Germans. If France is quickly resolved, then Russia will become the beef between the Qing Dynasty and Germany.

Guan Xuqing calmed down and said: "I believe that the German army has this ability, but once the war starts, all plans must be modified accordingly to face the current situation. In front of the God of War, no one can 100% Never give up. To be honest, your country’s geographical location is too unfortunate, which means that your country’s war will be very difficult, unless...unless the British Empire does not exist, or the strait does not exist.”

Perhaps Guan Xuqing talked about the pain of the Germans, and William and his ministers silently agreed.

So Guan Xuqing turned the topic to the bait he had set, hoping to get more industrial help from Germany, "Our Minister of Industry in the Qing Dynasty complained to me, saying that the industrial foundation of the Qing Dynasty was really poor. Compared with Germany, It is almost a century behind, does Your Majesty have any good suggestions in this regard?"

"Industry?" William looked at Guan Xuqing in surprise, with a sarcasm on his face, smiled apologetically and said, "It's not about your question. It's just that I suddenly thought of a topic, tempting It is said that the hoes used by farmers are also called industry. I despise this kind of view. Those accessories can only be called industry. Your Majesty, please understand that industry is always stimulated by war. Without the need for war, there will be no industrial development. , if you think your country is too under-industrial, it is because they have not been stimulated enough by the war. The poor wants of the peasants will never be able to satisfy the great appetites of industry."

It was said that Guan Xuqing looked at William with admiration. This is not something a person with great ambition and talent can have. It seems that the Kaiser is much more shrewd than Guan Xuqing imagined.Guan Xuqing nodded and said: "What your majesty said is true, but my country is still restricted no matter what. In order to solve the problems faced by the industry, one is to learn more from Germany, and the other is to hope that we Our friendship can help our two countries solve land resource issues together."

"The Spaniards are no longer worthy of owning overseas territories." William II obviously had a very clear understanding of the meaning of Guan Xuqing's last sentence, "I have been thinking about this problem for many years, but to solve this problem, Germany will offend Many countries. I used to think that France and the United Kingdom would be Germany's greatest enemies because they occupied the most overseas territories. After listening to your majesty's suggestion, it would be a good choice to start with the weakest country. Haha, Germany has also learned a lot from you. The uneducated Russians, the increasingly backward Spain, Belgium, Poland, etc."

My God, Guan Xuqing cursed secretly, when will I let you fight those small countries first? ?What's more, is Russia considered a small country?We have to catch up with the Qing Dynasty, God knows if the result of the First World War can be overturned! !

Competing in East Asia Chapter 183 Civil Disturbance

"No, no, Your Majesty. I don't mean that. Although I hope that the friendship between our two countries can help us solve the land resource problem. But it may not be the time yet. First of all, the 260 million regular army of Tsarist Russia is not for nothing. In addition, the Sino-German joint fleet in the Far East has not yet formed. At present, the Qing Dynasty only has two battleships, and the other four are all built in your country. Also, we are not very clear about the deployment of Russian troops. Where should the Qing Dynasty attack? We don't know anything about the main force that entangles the opponent. Finally... please forgive me, I am still skeptical about whether Germany can quickly defeat France! If the battle situation is dragged into the rhythm of the opponent, the British joining, Spain, Poland, Belgium, and Italy, which is playing with the wind, I am pessimistic about the prospect of war!" Guan Xuqing accurately analyzed the biggest problem facing both sides at present.

William II frowned, thought for a moment and said: "You are right, I am too impatient. Alas! I never thought that you could be so calm and see things so thoroughly at such a young age."

Guan Xuqing waved his hand slightly and said, "We have a proverb in the Qing Dynasty: Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles. Now, how can we defeat our opponent if we don't know anything about it? I don't believe in luck, but only in strength."

"Okay, then we will agree to prove our strength to the world today, five years later!" William II picked up a bottle of whiskey and poured them into two crystal goblets, and handed one to Guan Xuqing.

"No problem, Qing Dynasty will no longer be the weakest of these four countries after five years!" Guan Xuqing took the cup and said.

"cheers!"

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After Guan Xuqing had a secret talk with William II in the Summer Palace, he had lunch with the German concubine and William.It was only when I was eating that I realized that this German princess looks really good.High nose, western temperament and light blue eyes, as clear as the sea.With a tall figure and delicate skin, it seems that water can be squeezed out with just a squeeze.Guan Xuqing was fascinated by it.

"Dear brother-in-law, after last night, can you still see enough of my beautiful sister?" William II teased.