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Text Chapter 1,400 Leaving Germany aside

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    "Your Majesty, what happened?" Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna asked nervously!  She knew that Tsar Nicholas II had been feeling depressed these days, because he had been worried about the Beijing Peace Conference and his spirit had been under high tension.  Obviously, Russia must have encountered a problem this time!

    "Those bastards have made very harsh demands. They completely want to destroy Russia! I will never agree to their conditions! Come, please send me Peter Noschaev and P.A. Stolypin  Come see me right away!" After Nicholas II finished speaking, he turned around and left the restaurant, not even eating breakfast!  Now he has no appetite at all!

    The director of the General Administration of Russian Orthodox Church Affairs, Pobedonoschaev, and the Minister of Interior, P.A. Stolypin, arrived at the Kremlin in less than half an hour.  The faces of the two of them were not good-looking either. On the way here, they already knew what had happened and that Tsar Nicholas II was in a rage!  As Moscow was occupied by the Chinese, every move of the entire Russian royal family and ministers was under Chinese surveillance, which made Tsar Nicholas II always in a irritable mood.  And now, the harsh demands put forward by China and the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the Beijing Peace Conference undoubtedly further stimulated Nicholas II!

    "What do you think we should do now? The Chinese and the Austro-Hungarian Empire obviously want to destroy Russia! They require Russia to cede half of its territory to them and pay three billion yuan in war reparations! Such harsh conditions. For Russia  It is simply impossible to accept it!" Tsar Nicholas II said angrily!  During his nineteen years of rule over Russia.  Russia has gone from a country that scares the whole world to an insignificant country!  Only the European part of the once world's largest territory is left!  And now even these lands may be divided into half by the enemy.  The wealth accumulated by the Romanov dynasty over hundreds of years has almost been exhausted!  War reparations of up to 3 billion Chinese dollars were enough to bankrupt the entire Russian government, not to mention that the Chinese also proposed harsh arms restrictions.  This is completely unacceptable to Russia!  Russia's strength comes precisely from Russia's military power!  Although the weapons and equipment of the Russian army are poor, they have a large number of troops.  And these troops are famous for their bravery.  If armaments are restricted, then Russia will become a third-rate country just around the corner!

    "Your Majesty, China and the Austro-Hungarian Empire strongly advocate weakening us. This reflects their fear of Russia. They are afraid that Russia will once again pose a threat to them once it becomes stronger! Therefore, they want to take advantage of Russia's current weakness and try their best to  To reduce Russia's strength! However, their attempt will not be realized, and the great Slavic nation will never compromise with them!" Pobedonoschaev, director of the General Administration of Russian Orthodox Church Affairs, said loudly.  He was a confidant of Tsar Nicholas II, so he naturally knew what kind of words Nicholas II liked to hear!

    Sure enough, after listening to Pobedonoschiev¡¯s words, Tsar Nicholas II¡¯s face looked much better.  However, Pobedonoschaev's words actually help to solve the current dilemma.  In fact, it is of no use at all!

    "Your Majesty, now we can only express our dissatisfaction to China and the Austro-Hungarian Empire! As long as we stay tough, and with the help of Germany, we may be able to make them change their attitude! Of course, as a defeated country in this world war, Russia will definitely  There will be a lot of price to pay! The Chinese have always been extremely greedy, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire has already gone crazy with poverty. They will definitely not miss this opportunity!" said Interior Minister Pia Stolypin.  If Russia had been the victor in this world war, they would probably have put forward even harsher conditions!

    "Send a telegram to Ivan Goremekin and tell him that Russia will never accept blackmail from China and the Austro-Hungarian Empire! In addition, let him contact Germany more and ask Germany to help us! Russia will never be able to do this.  Too much was lost in one peace conference!" Tsar Nicholas II said!  If Russia loses too much this time, it will be detrimental to Russia's next rise.  Even at this moment, Tsar Nicholas II was still very unwilling. Although Russia suffered heavy losses in this war, he still hoped that Russia could rise again next time!

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Interior Minister P.A. Stolypin nodded.  However, he did not think that Germany could withstand the huge pressure to keep Russia under the pressure of other victorious countries!  After all, in the face of the common demands of other victorious countries, Germany is also unable to survive alone. The only possibility is to reduce losses as much as possible!

    That afternoon, Chinese Prime Minister Wu Tingfang and Minister of Foreign AffairsShaoyi and Minister of National Defense Jiang Xingguo met with Emperor Wang Yuze and reported the progress of the negotiations to Wang Yuze.  All three of them expressed their dissatisfaction with Germany. Germany's behavior of favoring Russia has greatly harmed the interests of China and other victorious countries!

    "Your Majesty, the Germans must have secret collusion with the Russians. Otherwise, they would not spare no effort to protect Russia! This will be a huge threat to the empire! Germany has strong industrial strength and Russia has a large number of soldiers. Once  The two countries uniting will bring huge trouble to the empire!" Imperial Prime Minister Wu Tingfang reminded!  Russia's military strength is poor. A large part of the reason is that Russia's weapons and equipment are so backward that they can't even have one rifle per man!  However, their tens of millions of troops also scare any country!  If the Germans provide weapons and Russia provides soldiers, it will pose a huge threat to other countries!

    Wang Yuze nodded. He was also very clear about Germany's intentions.  Germany also knows that if it deals with China alone, Germany has no chance of winning!  Only by finding a way to unite the entire Western world can Germany be sure to fight China!  And Russia, with a large population and a large number of soldiers, is an important ally that Germany cannot give up!

    "Your Majesty, the Germans' favoritism for Russia has aroused the anger of us and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The other victorious countries are also very dissatisfied with this! Perhaps we can use this opportunity to win over other countries!" Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi  Said!

    "We can strengthen ties with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and other countries! At least when we deal with the Russian issue, everyone's interests are the same!" Wang Yuze said!  Between countries, there are no permanent friends, only eternal interests!  In the face of huge interests, all countries can unite against Germany!

    "Your Majesty, what if the Germans still insist on disagreeing with our proposed plan to deal with Russia? What should we do? Should we continue to use force as a deterrent?" Minister of National Defense Jiang Xingguo asked.

    "I'm afraid the threat of force will not work! The last time we used the threat of force, the Germans had already retreated! This time, Kaiser Wilhelm II will definitely not give in again!" Wang Yuze shook his head.  Faced with China's powerful military strength, Germany chose to compromise when dealing with the United States last time, which has had a great impact on Germany's reputation.  Kaiser Wilhelm II was originally an extremely proud and conceited person. It would be very difficult to make him bow his head again!  If not done well, it will have the opposite effect.  After all, through the last contact, Germany must also know that China is not determined to trigger a war now!

    "Your Majesty, I think we can unite with other countries to force Germany! Now, all countries have huge garrisons in Russia. If the stalemate continues like this, there will be a lot of pressure on all countries! All countries want to  Withdraw troops into the country. At the same time, everyone also hopes to get enough benefits from Russia! The Germans favor Russia and are undoubtedly enemies of other countries! Therefore, we can unite other countries, leave Germany alone, and fight alone  Russia negotiates!" said Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi.

    "So, what if Germany does not recognize the results of the negotiations?" Marshal Jiang Xingguo asked worriedly!

    "If Germany does not want to be enemies with other victorious countries, they will accept this result! They will even change their stance and stand on our side!" said Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi!

    "Okay, let's do it! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contacted the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As long as our two countries reach an agreement, several other small countries will definitely support us! At that time, it will be the Germans' turn to make a choice!" Wang Yuze said!  This is a good opportunity to drive a wedge between the countries within the Allied Powers!  If there are conflicts within the Allies, this will be of great benefit to China!

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said in response!

    At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi went to the Embassy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in China, and met with Archduke Ferdinand, Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Prime Minister Mario Weber, Foreign Minister Count Leopold von Berchtold, etc.  A secret meeting was held!  Tang Shaoyi stayed at the Austro-Hungarian Embassy in China for more than an hour before leaving!  During this period, the two sides exchanged views on how to deal with Russia and reached an agreement!

    After that, the Austro-Hungarian Empire¡¯s Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Ambassador to China met with the missions of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Romania respectively, and proposed China and the Austro-Hungarian Empire¡¯s treatment plan for Russia.  In the end, all the victorious countries except Russia reached an agreement!
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