In the old time and space, Kim Kow established the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai, China as the resumption agency of South Korea. However, it is not the time to establish a similar agency. First, Kim Changsoo is still too young, has a reputation, has insufficient appeal, and has insufficient ability. Second, the East China government is about to negotiate with Japan, so there is no need to cause trouble at this time. Therefore, Kim Changsoo and others are still learning in Jingdao.

At this time, Prince Heinrich, the head of the German Military Observatory, came to visit Qin Zheng. Although the prince was named the head of the military Observatory, he actually didn't care. After coming to Qingdao, he did not go there. He observed the situation of the East China government in Qingdao and held meetings and exchanges with officials of the East China government. Because Heinrich came to Qingdao several times and established good personal relationships with many officials of the East China government, he had a good relationship with Qin Zheng. Moreover, Prince Heinrich also had a considerable influence in Germany, so Qin Zheng would definitely receive Heinrich's visit.

Because the two of them are very friendly and familiar with each other, they did not have much politeness after meeting each other. After the guest and host took a seat, Qin Zheng said, "Is there anything wrong with me, your prince?"

Heinrich nodded and said, "Speaker Qin, I just received a message from Germany. The British and French governments have made a decision. If the negotiations in Ptsmouth are not successful, the two countries will jointly launch an army and use military force as an intervention in this battlefield. In view of the friendly relations between Germany and the East China government, our government specially entrusted me to verbally convey the news to the East China government."

Qin Zheng was shocked when he heard this. Although before the East China government joined the war, he had expected that Britain and France might join the war after Japan and Russia's defeat and were prepared for prevention, Qin Zheng always believed that the possibility of Britain and France directly participating in the war was not high. After all, the two countries were too far away from Asia, and now that Germany is rising in Europe, it is difficult for Britain and France to withdraw from Europe and launch a large-scale war in Asia.

However, the situation collected by Heinrich brought about by Germany was completely different from Qin Zheng's expectations. Of course, Qin Zheng has participated in a large number of international political activities in recent years, and immediately thought about how authentic the information provided by Germany is? After all, Germany cannot provide such important information to the East China government for no reason.

So Qin Zheng pondered for a while before saying, "Prince, thank the German government for the important information provided to me, but I don't understand one thing. Judging from the current situation, Japan and Russia obviously hope that Britain and France can directly intervene in this war. Therefore, if Britain and France regard the breakdown of the negotiations as a prerequisite for their joint troops to intervene in the Far East War, then Japan and Russia can deliberately put forward conditions that we cannot accept in the negotiations, leading to the breakdown of the negotiations and thus bringing Britain and France into this war? Britain and France are both veterans of international politics, so they will not make such low-level mistakes."

Heinrich nodded and said, "Mr. Speaker, you are right. Of course, Britain and France will not make such a low-level mistake. They have requirements for this Ptsmouth negotiation. They are based on the current actual occupation as the basis for negotiations to prohibit Japan and Russia put forward excessive conditions in the negotiations, but support Japan, Russia refuses to pay war reparations. In other words, the breakdown of the negotiations caused by the issue of war reparations is the prerequisite for Britain and France to jointly send troops to intervene in this Far East war."

After hearing this, Qin Zheng understood a little. It seemed that Britain and France did not want the East China government to receive compensation, but basically recognized that the East China government occupied the three northeastern provinces and Vladivostok.

In fact, for Britain and France, the ideal result of negotiation is to restore the situation before the Russo-Japanese War began. Russia can still retain Vladivostok and Shuangchengzi, but the three northeastern provinces were handed over to the Qing court to manage, so that there would be no winners in this war, and the East China government, Japan, and Russian troops would weaken. However, the East China government will definitely not accept such a result, and the negotiations will only break down. Although Britain and France are ready to intervene in this Far East war, they can still not intervene.

Don’t intervene well. After all, the two countries are facing considerable pressure in Europe now. Because the Monaco crisis is not over yet, the relevant countries have decided to hold a meeting in the city of Algeciras, Spain from June to July 1906 to negotiate the resolution of the Monaco issue. Britain and France have done a lot of work for this meeting, but if the two countries really want to intervene in the Far East War, they must make necessary concessions to Germany at the Algeciras Conference.

Both Britain and France are veteran drivers of international politics. Of course, they understand that the conditions proposed must be within the scope of the other party's acceptance, or if the other party refuses, there will be greater losses. From the current perspective, there is only such a condition for compensation. After all, if the East China government does not pay compensation, it will take several years to repay the loan, but it will also be of great benefit to obtain the three northeastern provinces and Vladivostok region. Once Britain and France really join forces to intervene in the war, the outcome will be unpredictable and the risk will be too great.

However, if the East China government cannot obtain compensation, it will inevitably delay the development time. In the old time and space, although Japan won the victory of the Russo-Japanese War and obtained a large amount of geopolitical benefits, it failed to obtain a cent of compensation from Russia. This led to the economic downturn after the Russo-Japanese War. In the end of 1907, the US Dabai Fleet was sailing around the world. When Japan took photos of Japan, Japan could only adopt a peaceful attitude to welcome the Dabai Fleet. It was not until the First World War that Japan relied on a large number of rules from the Allies to completely restore its economy.

Germany has its own intelligence personnel in all European countries, and Britain and France have not deliberately concealed the joint involvement in the Far East War. Therefore, German intelligence personnel obtained this intelligence through various channels. After receiving this intelligence, the German government believed that this intelligence was quite useful to itself. Since the German government has now decided to establish an alliance with the East China government similar to the [Japan-British Alliance], to set up a pawn to restrain Russia in the Far East and resolve the unfavorable situation of Germany being attacked on both sides. It is just that it is not accurate to the attitude of the East China government. After all, the East China government can deal with Russia independently and does not need Germany's help. Even if the East China government agrees to form an alliance with Germany, it will inevitably be the favorable party to the treaty.

However, if Germany provides this information to the East China government, it can not only sell it to the East China government, but also create a situation for the East China government to join forces to suppress the East China government. If the East China government wants to get rid of this unfavorable situation, it can only form an alliance with Germany. In this way, the East China government has something to do with Germany, and Germany can also take the opportunity to raise the asking price and sign an alliance treaty that is relatively beneficial to Germany.

In addition, Germany does not want the East China government to obtain compensation from Japan and Russia. This is not to maintain the balance of the Far East. After all, the Far East has nothing to do with Germany, and it is not Germany's business. Instead, half of the foreign debts of the East China government are borrowed from Germany. Without compensation, the debt repayment ability of the East China government will be greatly reduced. Germany can take the opportunity to provide more loans to the East China government and use debts to control the East China government. Therefore, the German government asked Prince Heinrich to provide this information to the East China government.

Seeing Qin Zheng silent, Heinrich said again: "According to our intelligence, Britain and France are absolutely serious. Once they really send troops to intervene, the two countries will jointly dispatch at least more than 20 battleships."

Qin Zheng nodded and smiled, "20 battleships, it seems that Britain and France are really ready to invest a lot. I think that except Britain itself, no country can dispatch 20 battleships at a time! I didn't expect that Britain and France look down on us so much."

At this time, the British Navy implemented two strong standards, that is, the number of battleships in one country in one country exceeded the sum of the number of battleships in the second and third countries. Therefore, not to mention 20 battleships, even 40 battleships, the United Kingdom could also take it out. Apart from the United Kingdom, no country could dispatch 20 battleships at a time.

Qin Zheng's attitude made Heinrich a little meaning, because he thought that when he said that Britain and France would dispatch 20 battleships, Qin Zheng would have some surprise reactions. However, Qin Zheng's expression did not change, but he joked about the number of battleships. I don't know if it was confident or pretended to be calm. However, what should be said still has to be said, so Heinrich said: "Speaker Qin, how to negotiate this time is the business of the East China government, and Germany will not interfere, but as a friend, I have some immature personal opinions for your reference."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "We are all old friends. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Heinrich said: "I think the East China government should carefully consider the issue of compensation. I know that the East China government has paid a considerable price for this war, so we hope to obtain compensation to repay the debts borrowed. However, even if there is no compensation, the East China government has gained a lot of benefits from this war, and the debt can be paid off in as much as 4 or 5 years. There is no need to take risks. Our Germany attaches great importance to friendship with the East China government. If the East China government has insufficient funds, our Germany is willing to provide the East China government with interest loans to help the East China government overcome this difficulty."

Qin Zheng nodded and said, "On behalf of the East China government, I would like to express my gratitude to the German government and His Excellency the Prince for their concern and friendship. We will always remember it in our hearts. Moreover, we will seriously consider the suggestions of Your Excellency the Prince and adopt them according to our situation. If we have a loan need, we will definitely submit them to the German government."
Chapter completed!