The visit of the Austrian Empress caused a great sensation in China. Although most people knew nothing about this foreign empress, they still welcomed her with the most enthusiastic attitude out of their good impression of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
, after all, this is also the first foreign queen to visit China.
With the improvement of national strength in recent years, the Chinese people are still very worried about the European powers that once invaded China. This is because Chinese capitalists were merciless when they attacked the British and French markets, but they often dealt with German and Austrian businessmen.
You can see it by leaving a slight leeway.
Hundreds of thousands of people crowded at the pier in Shanghai Port to welcome the queen to China with a grand welcome ceremony. Lin Luoke also personally welcomed her girlhood idol at the pier on behalf of Emperor Yang, and then the two queens toured Shanghai together.
, then took a train to Hangzhou to visit Hangzhou University, which is already considered the most famous university in China, where they jointly delivered a speech to encourage the students.
By now, the Chinese have become accustomed to their queen from Sweden, not to mention that Lin Luoke herself has countless admirers among young people, especially in college. Her comics have fascinated countless girls, at least
Compared to Ye Zi, who has a tough personality and always likes to get involved in government affairs, and Cai Yi, who is more mysterious, she is more in line with the image of a queen in the minds of the people.
After leaving Hangzhou, the two queens went north to Suzhou to enjoy the beautiful gardens and then took a train to Nanjing. In Nanjing, they took a royal cruise ship up the Yangtze River. The tour route arranged by Yang Feng for them was to go all the way to the Three Gorges, and then take a train to Sichuan.
I like to take a pair of pandas with me when I return. Then I go to Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake, and then enter the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and go north. Unlike later generations who ignored this canal, Yang Feng has a very fond impression of this canal.
It represents a truly talented and strategic monarch in Chinese history. Unfortunately, he is also the most tragic monarch.
After Emperor Yang took over the world, while developing railways and maritime transportation, he also spent his own money to re-drench the Grand Canal, and dedicated money to maintain it every year to ensure the full navigation capacity of the canal. He even prepared to carry out dredging of the canal.
To expand and enhance transportation capacity, even in modern times, canals are still an important means of transportation in Europe. The Chinese who built the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal cannot lose to the small modern Western European countries in this regard.
Of course, the journey of the two queens will not go directly from the canal to Beijing. They will disembark in Xuzhou. Then take the train into Shandong. After all, there is a saint's tablet there, and Emperor Yang is currently promoting Confucian philosophy abroad, so naturally not
He would let this hype go, and even renewed the title of Duke Yan just like previous emperors. By then, this generation of Duke Yan, Kong Lingyi, would let Europeans see what it means to be ancient.
Emperor Yang does not need to worry about these matters. Everything is left to Her Majesty the Queen. He only needs to teach his bacterial weapon cultivation in Beijing while waiting for guests to come to his door.
The situation in Europe calmed down temporarily as Canovas's invitation to the Madrid Conference was issued. However, in order to show toughness, the French still sailed a cruiser to the Moroccan port of Agadir. At the same time, a German cruiser
We also arrived at the port of Tangier. Although the two sides stopped verbally arguing, they had already started a substantial confrontation.
The performance of the British is also very worrying. Although so far, the British Empire has not been freed from the quagmire of Nigeria, but the influence those niggas can have on them is limited. Especially now the British Navy
Just when it has an absolute advantage, it is not impossible to take the opportunity to launch a war and completely strangle the German navy.
Just in case, this guy decided to prepare early. He loaded the first oil platform just built by Great Wall Heavy Industry on a ship as quickly as possible and shipped it to Germany. Although he was not very confident about the quality of this platform.
, but fortunately, the German offshore oil fields are all on the shore, and the requirements for the platform are not very high, so just make do with it.
His move moved the Germans quite a bit, and even Haijing came to raise the issue of alliance between the two sides. Of course, Yang Feng would definitely refuse this.
Fortunately, with the arrival of the Great White Fleet, the Europeans have become a little clearer. Although this fleet is here to visit, under the current tense situation, the arrival of such a powerful fleet is still very important to all parties.
Those who need to be vigilant, especially Britain, who were originally confident that they had overwhelming maritime superiority over Germany, need to be even more vigilant at this time.
Although Yang Feng rejected William's request for alliance, judging from the fact that the two of them have been hooking up together over the years, it is difficult to say whether he will help Germany. His six perfect battleships, plus the possession of his ally the Ottoman Empire
The two ships and the eight owned by Germany and Austria are already close to those currently owned by Britain, France and Russia. What's more, once Yang Feng joins the war, it's hard to say who Sweden and Spain will help. The Spanish still have
Two ships, and all six of Sweden's ships have been obtained. Although they are small, their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. If they really want to join the war, the Russian Baltic Fleet cannot be expected to come out.
After all, the British themselves know very well that because of the entanglement of Asian interests, even if Yang Feng does not defect to Germany, it is absolutely impossible to help Britain. This is mainly because he has a large number of industries in the UK and has some scruples, otherwise this guy will
Don't hesitate to join the fight against Britain.
So when Yang Feng had the ability to influence the situation, the British decided to give him some benefits, at least to appease the Chinese people's hostility towards Britain.
"Does your country want to sell the lease rights of the Kyushu Lease Land?" Yang Feng looked at Sa Daoyi with a smile. He was very happy that the British were so knowledgeable.
"Yes, Your Majesty, our government has no intention to continue to retain this leased land, but it is not appropriate to return it to the Japanese government, so we hope to sell it to an interested country." Sa Daoyi said. The British originally maintained the main leased land in the northern part of Kyushu Island.
The goal is to monitor Russia. But since the rise of China, the main surveillance target has been changed to China. However, the actual military significance of this place is not great. It is too far away from the main British sphere of influence. There are also German leased areas nearby.
, if a war really breaks out, the British navy and army stationed in Nagasaki will end up in a dead end. It is impossible for them to receive any support, and it is also impossible to pose any threat to China.
If they don't want to have a war with China, this leased land is extremely dazzling to the Chinese. After all, it is only a few hundred kilometers away from Shanghai, the center of China's economy. Today's diesel warships are faster and can basically arrive in half a day.
It can be said that it has now become a symbol of Britain's containment of China. At least half of the Chinese people's antipathy towards Britain is because of this leased land.
Now that the North Pacific has been ceded to Yang Feng, let's simply cede it more completely and not leave such a tail. Moreover, we can also use this to draw closer relations with China and at least send a signal to the Chinese people that the British Empire has completely withdrawn.
their field of vision.
"Well, since you have this intention, I can't refuse. I will arrange for the cabinet to discuss it with you in detail. If the price is reasonable, I think the cabinet will accept it." Yang Feng said with a smile.
Of course he was happy. The British warships on Kyushu Island were indeed an eyesore. Although they were not a real threat, they were annoying like a fly always hovering in front of his eyes. Although after the war started, they could directly
But it is much better to buy it for hundreds of thousands of pounds than to pay thousands of people for it. Moreover, it can also release goodwill to the UK, deepen the friendship with the UK, and let them feel confident and bold.
Take care of William.
In this way, China and Britain quickly signed an agreement in Beijing. The British government transferred the lease rights of their Kitakyushu leased land to China for the remaining lease period at a price of 200,000 pounds. Their original lease term was ninety-nine years.
Just a fraction has passed, which means there are still ninety years left. From then on, Japan's Kitakyushu British Concession was renamed Kitakyushu Chinese Concession.
Before the two imperialists signed this transfer agreement, they did not consult the real owners of this land at all. However, the Japanese government responded calmly. Anyway, they had accepted their fate. It would be nothing to them in the hands of the British or the Chinese.
The difference is, besides, the People's Bank of China has been aggressive during this period and has made them miserable over the issue of the right to issue banknotes. How can it have the guts to cause more troubles?
On the contrary, the Japanese people reacted strongly to this, especially after the last Songshima Bay industrial disaster. The working class, which has learned more and more to make its voice heard, violently criticized this incompetent government controlled by foreign capitalists. A large number of workers took to the streets.
On the streets, people protested against the fact that the government turned a blind eye to the criminal acts of the imperialists selling off their own land. The wave of protests soon spread across the country. Even on the streets of Tokyo, the Japanese government used the army to suppress it, killing and injuring dozens of protesting patriots.
However, the intellectual community did not respond much, and a large number of Japanese scholars even applauded the deal in newspapers. This shows that the slogan of China and Japan sharing the same roots and the unity and common prosperity of East Asia that Emperor Yang has promoted in Japan in recent years is still very popular.
Effective people, especially those who returned from studying in China, began to advocate that we should take this opportunity to promote the union of China and Japan, let the emperor give way to Yang Feng, and form a dual empire similar to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Anyway, according to historical research,
The emperor is also from China, and anything about being godless is just a lie. If that doesn't work, you can directly join the Chinese Federation Empire while retaining the emperor. (To be continued...)