The Japanese have been making frequent moves recently, first inviting Northeast Foreign Minister Zhao Liewen to visit Japan, and then the two sides signed an agreement that Japan was willing to serve the Northeast with brotherly rituals, and at the same time, opening up its own market and allowing Northeast merchants to enter the investment. After discussing with Wang Yi, Prime Minister Yang Qiuxing of the Northeast Autonomous Region agreed to the Japanese government's request, and the two sides were not in a fight for the time being. However, the Japanese's sphere of influence entering the Northeast still had to undergo strict inspections. As far-right associations such as Xuanyang Society have established relevant files in the Northeast to prohibit them from entering the country.

While Japan was busy improving relations with the Northeast, Hirofumi Ito visited Tianjin and later negotiated with Beiyang Minister Li Hongzhang. The two sides later signed a secret alliance treaty. Although the secret agreement was not made public, the Northeast Intelligence Agency, which secretly knew the information in advance, roughly guessed the contents of it. However, what the Northeast did not expect was that after the Russians in the north came to the door after learning about the general content of the alliance, they also came to the door. In the end, the Japanese-Qing Alliance became a tripartite alliance.[]

"I really don't give up!"

The report of the Three Kingdoms Alliance was placed on Wang Yi's desk at this time, and Prime Minister Yang Qiuxing also called to ask for his opinions.

"What are the reactions between Britain, France, Germany and the United States?"

"Because it is a secret agreement, these countries pretend not to know. We are too strong now, and I am afraid they don't want the situation in East Asia to fall completely under our control, so it is reasonable to cause trouble and set up stumbling blocks for us."

"Can a bunch of guys with evil intentions make people live a peaceful life for two days?" Wang Yi cursed casually, but Yang Qiuxing, opposite the phone, seemed to know that he had not taken it to heart.

"Sir, don't seem to care too much?" Yang Qiuxing said strangely.

"It's not like this, Qing, Japan, and Russia will not go to war alone with us now. And we will go to war with one of them. Unless our war is very unfavorable, the other two will never risk offending us and come out to get a bargain."

Yang Qiuxing agreed with this, "But I feel a little uncomfortable when I colluded with the Qing Dynasty and Japan and Russia."

"What else can we do if a prince is forced to jump off the building? Taking advantage of the current situation, the Qing court happened to share the same hatred with those Confucian scholars, which would lose the reputation of traitoring the country."

"That's right..."

"Don't think too much. Since the three countries dare not break up the secret agreement, we should not worry about it. Anyway, we have developed with peace of mind in the past few years and reduced war spending. After three or five years, those countries will no longer be a problem."

Just when Wang Yi was convinced by Yang Qiuxing with confidence, a short yellow-skinned man in a felt hat and a short body in the British Embassy in Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing City observed the situation around him for a long time before he finally made up his mind to walk in.

"Who are you?" The guard stopped the man outside the yard.

"I asked to see Sir Waltson." The man's English pronunciation was very strange, and he avoided answering the doorman's question.

Waltson was the British ambassador to the Qing Dynasty, and he replaced Bashali. He had been mediating compensation issues between the Northeast Autonomous Region and the Japanese and Qing courts a while ago. Just a few days after he came back, the short man with suspicious outfit came to him.

The guard frowned and looked at his companion next to him. The two of them muttered for a while before saying, "You can wait here for a while."

The man nodded, subconsciously lowered the brim of his hat, kept looking around, and his face looked very nervous. There seemed to be something hidden in his arms, and the remaining guard looked at him very alertly, afraid that this person would do something deviant.

After a long time, the guard who went in and asked for instructions came back and said in a deep voice: "Please follow me."

However, after entering the gate, the man was directly taken into the gatehouse next to him, and several guards took him up for it. The guard said at this time: "To meet the ambassador, we need to pass our inspection."

The man did not resist, but instead opened his hands.

The guard took out a parcel from his arms, which contained some documents and photos, but there were no prohibited dangerous items. After some trouble, the man finally met Sir Waltson.

"I heard you are looking for me?"

The living room was not large, with the door open, and two guards stood at the door. Waltson, who was sitting behind the large desk, was not alone, and his housekeeper stood behind him.

The short man nodded.

"Who are you?" Waltson gave a large number of Asian men in front of him, with strange facial features, obviously neither of them had seen them before.

"Sougao Kotaro below."

"Are you Japanese?" Waltson frowned, thought about it carefully, and said, "We haven't seen each other before."

"I've never seen it before."

"What is your purpose here?"

"A deal." The short man finally raised his head and looked at Sir Waltson without any extra expression.

"What transaction?" Waltson didn't think a Japanese had the capital to trade with him, so although he had a smile on his face, he was a little absent-minded and not very serious.

Soba Kotaro looked at the white man in front of him with a hint of contempt, but he did not show any obvious signs. After hesitating, he took out the small package that had been collected from his arms.

"I have some information that your country is interested in."

"Oh?" Waltson sat upright, looked at the butler behind him with a slight mocking smile, and then asked leisurely: "Information? What information is there?"

Although Soba Kotaro felt annoyed by the arrogance of the British, he still whispered: "About the Northeast."

"Northeast, if I remember well, the Northeast Autonomous Region is the enemy of you Japanese, but not our British Empire. Why should we buy Northeast intelligence from you? Could it be that you are here to provoke good relations with the Northeast Autonomous Region?" Wallson suddenly became serious, his voice revealing coldness.

Soba Kotaro obviously didn't expect the other party to change his attitude so quickly. Although he was a little surprised, he quickly calmed down.

"The Northeast Autonomous Region is indeed our enemy of Japan, but Japan may not be the biggest concern of your country!"

Waltson looked at Somba Kotaro with a ridiculous look on his face, "If you think a few words may provoke discord, then you'll be wrong."

Soba Kotaro understood that people like Waltson must not show off their rabbits and do not show off their eagles. He would not believe it just by relying on his own verbal words. But he was not in a hurry, "Sir Waltson, of course, it is impossible for him to come empty-handed when he visits this time."

After saying that, he finally took out his killer weapon, opened the small package, took out a few photos from it, and handed them to Waltson directly.

"This is……"

The photos are black and white, with only a few pictures, but Walson can't speak.

A warship that has never been exposed sailed on the sea. Although the details are not clear, the Chinese characters on the hull still clearly indicate the identity of the warship. This is a warship made in the Northeast, with a tonnage beyond imagination, with a giant ship and a giant cannon, which looks very ferocious.

"How is it? Are you interested?" Sofang Kotaro laughed.

Waltson seemed to remember something and became silent. He had received information before, saying that the Northeast Shipyard had started to develop a giant warship around 1878. This kind of rumor has been circulating in the intelligence community, but no one who had actually seen this giant ship... Maybe some, but they all became dead.

It turned out to be true! Waltson was shocked, but on the surface it seemed very calm.

"Please sit down!" After talking for a long time, Soba Kotaro finally had a seat. "Is it convenient to tell the source of the photo?"

Soba Kotaro shook his head and said, "Secret!"

This answer was expected by Waltson. In fact, he asked this question to lay the foundation for the next question.

"When Northeast China thinks that the prevention of spies is tight, why should I believe that this photo is real, not faked by you yourself?"

"There is no guarantee that this is the best. As for whether you believe or not, you will be obedient."

In a few words, Waltson knew that Soba Kotaro's business was a spy, not a simple intelligence businessman. He was selling a lawsuit and pretending to be mysterious. On the one hand, it was to keep the information confidential, and on the other hand, it was to increase the price of intelligence at will so as not to reveal his trump card too early. The biggest difference between a spy and an intelligence businessman is that both of them provide intelligence, but the latter is just to make money, while the former often has more ulterior secrets.

"Please offer, if it's appropriate, I can consider buying all the information you have about this warship."

Sobaya Kotaro finally smiled for the first time today, but this did not make Sir Waltson feel any favor to him.

"free!"

"Free?" Waltson's pupils shrank. He had been an official for many years and had contacted the intelligence community. He understood deeply in his heart that the word "free" usually means paying more. "You'd better say a condition. There is no free lunch in this world. I don't want to pay more afterwards!"

Unexpectedly, Waltson was even more cunning than he thought, but Soba Kotaro didn't care, just said: "The Northeast Autonomous Region is now strong. If we attack us and attack the Japanese Empire, whether there is this warship will not change at all in my opinion. It is nothing more than how long we can last."

"You see clearly." Waltson's words were somewhat ridiculous.

Sobaya Kotaro didn't care, but continued slowly: "The precious country is different. As the world's largest country, it has a strong military strength. The navy is the foundation of your country! Now that such a giant ship has been built in the Northeast, I wonder if your country's Navy can continue to be as calm as possible?"

Waltson stared at Soba Kotaro and said coldly: "my country has a good relationship with the Northeast Autonomous Region. What kind of warships do they have? This is a question that you should be concerned about."

"Is this true?" So Fang Kotaro looked directly at Waltson, without giving in at all, and said, "When such a warship appears in Hong Kong, Myanmar, India, Africa, and even Europe, your country may change its mind!"
Chapter completed!