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    Through the exchange, both China and Germany got what they wanted, and Wang Yuze and Lucas both had smiles on their faces.  Germany is much stronger than China in terms of industrial strength.  Therefore, China still has a lot to gain from Germany.  However, the weapons equipped by the Chinese Army shined brilliantly on the battlefield and made Germany very excited. This enabled China to exchange technology with Germany.  From the initial mortars to the current light machine guns, China has obtained a lot of new technologies from Germany through these equipments, and both sides have achieved a win-win situation.  Of course, other countries also began to develop these weapons after suffering a lot in the war.  With the technological background of each country, it is not a problem to develop these weapons.  China and Germany just took the lead.

    "Your Majesty, His Majesty the Emperor of our country, invites you to visit Germany at a suitable time next year and hold in-depth talks on certain issues related to our two countries!" said the German Ambassador to China Lucas.  Obviously, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the German government are also aware of the problems that have arisen between China and Germany, and also want to actively solve these problems.

    ¡°Please tell His Majesty Wilhelm II that I will take time to visit Germany next year!¡± Wang Yuze said with a smile on his face.  The reason why Germany originally supported Western Sichuan, and later China, was so that a powerful country could emerge in the east of the world that could challenge Britain and thereby reduce the pressure on Germany.  But now it seems that China's development speed is too fast.  Up to now, it is no weaker than Germany.  This is not what Germany wants to see.  They hope that China can challenge Britain, but they do not want China to threaten Germany and end up shooting themselves in the foot.  Germany never imagined that China would be so powerful once it developed rapidly.

    "Okay, I will negotiate with your country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the specific time!" Lucas said.

    Wang Yuze nodded, something big is going to happen next year.  Queen Victoria of England, a powerful woman who has ruled Britain for 64 years, will die early next year.  At that time, Britain will send requests to all major powers to attend the funeral of Queen Victoria and the coronation ceremony of the new King Edward VII.  In Wang Yuze's memory, Britain invited only powerful European countries. However, this time China had risen and defeated Britain.  Then, China is definitely a world power.  I just don¡¯t know if Britain will ask China.  He also wanted to take this opportunity to make a high-profile appearance of China's battlecruisers!

    "Your Majesty, based on our personal friendship, I am very reluctant to see conflicts between China and Germany. The entire world is under the rule of the old colonial system, and we, Germany and China, have recently risen  If a powerful country wants to develop, it must unite and break the old system. Therefore, Germany and China have always been natural allies. Although we have not signed an alliance treaty, for the sake of future interests, the United Kingdom has joined forces  Let¡¯s work together to develop together, rather than gradually moving towards confrontation!¡± said Lucas.

    "Uncle Lucas, I have never thought about confronting Germany. I have always regarded Germany as China's staunchest ally. Although China won the war last year, it has grown a lot. However, China's  The foundation is very weak, and it will take us a long time to develop. It will not pose a threat to Germany at all. Even if there will be a conflict of interest in the future, at least it will have to wait until the old system is broken.  !" Wang Yuze also said sincerely.

    "Your Majesty really thinks so, then I'm relieved. Our government has proposed a plan to use Germany to provide money and technology to invest in the development of various minerals in China, such as tungsten mines, etc. Germany has the funds and technology, and  China has resources. If we cooperate, it will be beneficial without any harm!" Lucas said simply.  To be honest, even he is a little jealous of China.  Although Germany is one of the world's top powers, it is not rich in domestic resources. Except for coal in the Ruhr area, the rest of the resources are very poor.  Otherwise, after the Franco-Prussian War, Germany would not have forcibly occupied Alsace and Lorraine in France.  China, on the other hand, is already rich in land and resources, and this war has more than doubled its territory.  Although most areas are deserts or wastelands, the wealth of the Nanyang region is the envy of all countries.

    Wang Yuze hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. He himself was very reluctant to allow foreign capital to enter the domestic mining industry, which was directly related to the lifeblood of the empire.  However, as Lucas said, Germany has capital and technology, which China lacks.  Letting the Germans mine it will certainly harm China's interests, but China can also take this opportunity to obtain development and the technology it wants, etc.  There is also another reason, that is, Wang Yuze wants to donate blood to Germany.  Once a world war breaks out, Germany will use its own power to compete with other European powers., the situation will be very difficult.  If Germany can be made stronger and its reserves of various materials are richer, it will not be so easy for Britain, France and other countries to defeat Germany in the end.  By then, China will have enough time to kill the United States first, then defeat Britain and France, and carve up the world with Germany.  Of course, when the only major powers in the world are Germany and China, a final war will inevitably break out between the two countries.  And letting Germany consume as much strength as possible in the war is something that China is very happy to see.

    There are never true friends between countries, only real interests.  There is currently no direct conflict of interest between China and Germany, so the two countries can develop together.  But if the interests of the two countries conflict, it may be time to use war to resolve the dispute.

    In December 1900, the first ship of the Chinese Navy's "Baiqi-class" battlecruisers, the "Baiqi", was officially put into service.  However, this battlecruiser is still under a high degree of confidentiality.  The dock where it is parked is also a secret naval dock. Within ten kilometers around it is a military restricted area. Other countries will not discover the existence of the battlecruiser "Bai Qi" at all.

    At the same time, the separation of the Chinese navy has finally come to an end.  The old ¡®Sichuan-class¡¯ battleships and ¡®Plateau-class¡¯ battleships, as well as the captured ¡®Hawaii¡¯ battleship, have all been decommissioned.  They will be used by the Naval Academy as training ships.  The navy's battleships are mainly divided into four "China-class" battleships, two each for the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet.  Among them, the battleships "Zhonghua" and "Yanhuang" belong to the Pacific Fleet, and the battleships "Huaxia" and "Shenzhou" belong to the Indian Ocean Fleet.  The four ¡®Qin-class¡¯ battleships are also two each from the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet.  Among them, the battleships "Qin II" and "Qin III" belong to the Pacific Fleet.  The battleships 'Qin Shihuang' and 'Prince Fusu' belong to the Indian Ocean Fleet.  The local fleet will have no new battleships until the ¡®Han-class¡¯ battleships enter service.  However, with the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet acting as barriers to the east and west, the pressure faced by the home fleet has been much less.  After all the 'Baiqi-class' battlecruisers were put into service.  The battlecruisers "Baiqi" ??and "Mengtian" will belong to the mainland fleet, while the battlecruiser "Wang Jian" and "Wang Ben" will belong to the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet respectively.  After the 'Han-class' battleships enter service, four will belong to the Home Fleet, and the other two will be one each for the Pacific Fleet and the Indian Ocean Fleet.  The remaining heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers were evenly distributed among the three fleets.

    Time passes slowly, and 1901 has arrived in everyone¡¯s expectation.  China's economy has developed rapidly in the past year.  With the support of large amounts of war reparations and government investment, the economic growth rate reached more than 20%.  In terms of economic aggregate, China is definitely the number one in the world.  However, when it comes to per capita income, China is far behind in this regard.  Fiscal revenue has soared to 1.3 billion Chinese yuan. During the same period, the UK's revenue was 140 million pounds, France's was 3.8 billion francs, approximately 150 million pounds, and Germany's was 1.8 billion marks, equivalent to 90 million pounds.  In the United States it is US$400 million, equivalent to ¡ê80 million.  China's fiscal revenue seems to be the first in the world. However, China no longer has colonies, and all of them are counted as imperial territory.  Britain and France have the largest colonies in the world. The wealth the British government obtains from the colonies every year is much more than their fiscal revenue. From India alone, the British can plunder tens or even hundreds of millions from India every year.  Pound wealth.  Britain is like a parasite, constantly absorbing nutrients from the colonies and developing itself. Although it has caused poverty in the colonies, it has made Britain a world hegemon.  It will take a lot of time for China to catch up with the UK.

    Of course, Britain is still stuck in the quagmire of the Boer War in South Africa. Although supported by huge national power, Britain has slowly reversed its decline.  However, it may take some time to defeat the Boers.  This also gives China the opportunity to accelerate development and catch up with the UK!

    On January 22, 1901, a major event occurred that shocked the entire world.  Queen Victoria, who ruled Britain for 64 years, was a small woman only 152cm tall, but she was a great monarch who developed Britain into a world hegemon. She passed away due to illness.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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