At dawn, after breakfast, the Chinese Minister in the UK picked up the prepared document in his office and started reading it aloud. This was the content sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, and the Minister was required to memorize it by heart.

Over the past two days, the Minister to the UK has memorized the content. He is reciting it a few times now, mostly because the time agreed with the British Foreign Secretary has not yet arrived and he needs to wait a while. Moreover, the wording and sentences of this document are quite beautiful.

It is indeed worth reading again and again.

At nine-thirty in the morning, the minister went out. In a country like the UK, where sunny days are regarded as midsummer, the summer sky is still not clear. The sky is gray, and the streets are also gray. In such a dark world, perhaps only the streets

Women, who far outnumber men on the street, can also be regarded as a sight. Under their coats, they are either wearing work clothes or professional clothes. Some women directly wear uniforms on the streets. Postal uniforms, police uniforms, and even military uniforms make up the British streets.

The special scenery of wartime.

After getting on the tram, the ticket collectors and drivers were all women. The minister next stopped, and a new woman got on the tram. The minister and his attaché sat at the front of the tram. The woman walked up to them, bowed slightly, and came closer to the two of them.

Under the gaze of the two men, the woman inserted two white penises into their breast pockets respectively. Then she stood up and walked to the back of the car.

The minister took off the feathers, looked at the woman's back and sighed slightly. He saw the woman walking up to the man at the back and inserting the white feathers into the man's breast pocket as usual.

This was Operation White Feather, which was popular in Britain for two years. When young men were sent to the front line during the war, women began to come out to work in large numbers. At this time, a novel called "The Four Feathers" also became popular.

, in the novel, the protagonist returned home because he wanted to escape the war and received four white feathers. These were given to him by his comrades and fiancée. These feathers symbolized his cowardice in escaping, so they used the white feathers as a gift.

Feathers are given to young people.

Women began to imitate this plot and send feathers to men. They not only publicly gave white feathers to men seen on the streets in the UK, but also wrote letters to men who did not go out, including white feathers in the letters. This kind of

Humiliation does not discriminate, as long as they see men suitable for the battlefield, those women who participated in Operation White Feather will do so.

As China's minister to the UK, such actions naturally have no lethality. Therefore, the minister and his attaché just pulled off their feathers and threw them out of the car window.

However, British men do not have such a mentality. Many of the men who received feathers committed suicide out of shame and anger. Even men who have retired, or men whose bodies are completely unfit for the battlefield, will apply to return to the battlefield again.

A few people died in a hail of bullets.

Over the past two years, the Chinese Minister's mood on this matter has changed. Initially, out of anger towards Si Chen, the Chinese Minister was very sympathetic to the British men and very angry towards the British women. Now, the Minister has long been used to it.

No wonder, I even feel a little gloating about the chaos in Britain.

Such emotions did not dissipate until the minister arrived at the British Foreign Secretary's office. After regaining his composure, and at the end of the routine greetings, the minister got straight to the point and asked the British Foreign Secretary a question: whether Britain wanted to use the power of the Czech Legion to attack the Bolsheviks.

The British Foreign Secretary was a little surprised. There was nothing surprising about the question itself. What surprised the Foreign Secretary was that this question was actually raised by the Chinese Minister. In his personal impression, and the attitude of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs towards the Chinese Minister

In the evaluation, the Chinese minister has never shown professionalism in diplomacy.

Now this question is somewhat technical. The British Foreign Secretary still could not regard the Chinese minister as a qualified diplomat, so he replied: "No such thing."

If it were in the past, the Chinese minister would have tried to beat around the bush, and then said something that was unknown to the public. Just as the British Foreign Secretary was waiting for things to develop in this direction, the Chinese minister said: "Your Excellency, may I

Your words are understood to mean that you do not need support from the Northeast region of our country."

The British Foreign Secretary became serious and said with a smile: "Has your government already controlled the Northeast?"

Ignoring the ridicule and making things difficult, the Chinese minister replied: "Any Chinese local governor is a patriot, and the Chinese government is composed of such patriots. But is the British government ready to face a Bolshevik government that is completely independent of British influence?

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The British Foreign Secretary became a little embarrassed. He was not sure whether to treat the Chinese minister as a diplomat who could talk about the world situation. During this hesitation, the British Foreign Secretary listened to the Chinese minister and continued: "Your Excellency, the Bolshevik government you are facing

The Brest-Litovsk Treaty was signed with Germany, and seemingly huge concessions were made in the treaty. But if Germany wants to truly obtain these benefits, it must defeat the Allies. Do you think Germany can do it?"

The British Foreign Secretary was so attracted by the topic that he actually forgot that the Chinese minister was in front of him. The British Foreign Office discussed the matter and concluded that Germany was bound to lose, so the Russian Bolshevik government had no need to implement the Brest-Litovsk Treaty.

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"Your Excellency, the Bolshevik government used the signing of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty, which was still a secret treaty, to break away from the war. Even if Germany is bound to lose, it can no longer fight on two fronts and launch an all-out offensive on the Western Front. The Allies must make huge sacrifices to do so.

Defeated Germany. After the victory, the Allied Powers did not have the power to continue attacking Russia. Even a country like the United Kingdom should find it difficult to face the Bolshevik government with such diplomatic capabilities."

After the Chinese Minister finished speaking, he stared at the change in the expression of the British Foreign Minister. It was not only the British Foreign Minister's face that changed, but also the Chinese Minister's mentality. When diplomacy is no longer a continuation of politeness, but a change in the world situation

When we were having discussions... this feeling was so fresh.

The British Foreign Secretary finally decided to have a good talk with the Chinese minister and asked: "What next?"

In the past, Chinese ministers would fall into embarrassment when faced with such questions based entirely on actual strength. This time it was different. The telegram from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China put forward the problems that would be encountered and the basis for solving them.

The Chinese minister did not talk about the power of the Republic of China, but explained a logical chain to the British Foreign Secretary in order to deepen consensus.

During the Russian Civil War, the Bolsheviks occupied Russia's elite industrial cities and established stable management. Although the White Army gained the countryside and its leaders also gained great prestige, the White Army's weapons and equipment could not be continuously supplied. If the war entered

In the attrition stage, the Red Army will gain an irreversible advantage and eventually completely eliminate the White Army.

The British Foreign Secretary did not feel that these words were redundant. As long as the problem can be truly solved, spending this time on deepening consensus is not a waste at all. Moreover, the Foreign Secretary can also sort out his own thoughts at this time. The Chinese Minister initially mentioned that the British use

The relationship between the Russian White Army, the Czech Army, and the military production capacity of Northeast China has become clear.

Listening to the Chinese minister's thinking, the British Foreign Secretary has already begun to judge the feasibility of this matter.

At this moment, although the Chinese minister tried his best to suppress his impulse, he couldn't help but ask: "What do you think of this kind of cooperation, Minister?"

After listening to this weak question, the British Foreign Secretary found that he was still facing the Chinese minister. The person who thought he could make such a wise deduction became stronger, but in fact he did not.

At a time when the Republic of China is clearly taking the initiative, if the British Foreign Secretary were to serve as minister to China, he would at least ask, 'Is Britain willing to accept this proposal?'

However, the British Foreign Secretary did not dislike weak and incompetent opponents at this time. Such people would only bring greater benefits to the United Kingdom. So the British Foreign Secretary gave the Chinese Minister a cordial smile and said, "Your Excellency, I think you have no confidence in the strength of the United Kingdom."

There is a misunderstanding..."

Ahem... He Rui, who was thousands of miles away, choked on the water. Zhao Tianlin, who was sitting opposite He Rui, noticed that He Rui was unusually distracted, so he stopped his report on Northeast Vocational Education and looked at He Rui.

He Rui finally calmed down his cough. He didn't want to say anything, but he couldn't help but say, "I'm still a little worried about those people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China."

Zhao Tianlin sighed slightly, but his expression quickly returned to firmness, "Chairman, since the situation has reached the current point, the British have to agree even if they don't agree. And we just need London to take the initiative to talk to us. What do the people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs say?

, it has no impact on us.”

He Rui did not expect that he would be persuaded by Zhao Tianlin, and could only sigh slightly. Zhao Tianlin was right, but He Rui still hoped that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China would be able to obtain the greatest benefits for China.

This is not only beneficial to He Rui, but also to Duan Qirui. It’s not that He Rui has any good impression of Duan Qirui, nor is it that He Rui is grateful to Duan Qirui. It’s just because in China today, Duan Qirui is the one who is trying his best to maintain China

A force that will not continue to divide. Before He Rui has the strength to liberate all of China, He Rui does not want a full-scale civil war to break out in China.

However, He Rui quickly put this idea aside. He had tried his best, and he could only leave it to fate as to what the outcome would be. This exchange between He Rui and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China made He Rui certain that these guys were unreliable. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China

Their lack of global perspective has proven them to be completely unqualified diplomats.

Without a global perspective, there is no way to understand the world based on a global perspective. Even if the guys at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs develop extremely detailed negotiation documents, they will still reveal their true colors at some point and let people see through their true colors.

.This is inevitable.
Chapter completed!