1890 King of Southeast Asia

"Zai Ze, what do you mean by that? The precedent of the Three Feudatories Rebellion is there." After the court session, Zai Feng pulled Zai Ze to an empty palace.

"Your Highness, the Three Feudatories Rebellion was so powerful that it even forced our army to flee in panic. Eleven provinces responded one after another, and it looked like a divided river." Zai Ze said.

"I know that all places responded, but flee in panic?" Zai Feng said unhappily.

"The King of Pingxi started his army from Yunnan and Guizhou, and easily conquered Hunan and Shu. Wherever he went, our army had to avoid his edge. Although the King of Pingxi had planned for a long time and took advantage, it is an indisputable fact that we lost in the early stage."

"Your Highness, do you know why we won?" Zai Ze asked.

Zai Feng was stunned when he heard this. When Zai Ze asked this, it was impossible that he wanted to hear about the emperor's majesty, admiration, diligence, and wisdom.

But their father taught them this way, and they didn't pay much attention to this matter.

Zai Ze looked at Zai Feng in silence and understood.

"During the Three Feudatories Rebellion, our dynasty had just entered the pass, and the local area was not peaceful. The disputes between the Bannermen and the Han people in various places had never stopped. When the King of Pingxi raised the banner of Prince Zhu San, the whole world responded, and the imperial army was distracted and defeated."

"Fortunately, the King of Pingxi was already old and had lost his ambition to make progress, otherwise it would not be difficult to seek a division of the river."

"Unfortunately, he was old and weak, and even his mind was confused. After winning a great victory, he did not pursue the victory, but stopped instead. Once he stopped, internal conflicts broke out."

"After that, Zheng Jing and Geng Jingzhong fought for Fujian. The two sides fought. Under attack from all sides, Geng Jingzhong simply surrendered."

"The King of Pingxi was old and dim, and he could not see the situation clearly, but he actually proclaimed himself emperor."

"He lost the support of the people and the great righteousness, and finally died of old age in Kunming. If he was younger and braver, I really don’t know the ending."

"Even so, we only entered after the King of Pingxi died."

Zai Ze shook his head, as if he was very sorry.

"You mean, there are many factions within the rebels. If they stop, they will start to make trouble?" Zaifeng instantly thought of Zeng Wenzhenggong.

His greatest achievement in his life was to save the collapsing building and defeat the Taiping.

The method used was to fight a dull battle and build a strong camp, which stopped the Taiping's steps and forced them to stop, and then internal disagreements broke out.

"Well..." Zai Ze didn't know how to explain to Zaifeng that he didn't mean that.

"Yes! The rebels came in a hurry, and there must be no consensus within. It depends on the strength of their methods." Zai Ze thought about it, nodded decisively, and then brought the topic back.

"In addition, I was talking about Beiyang."

"Beiyang? Yuan Gongbao is not the King of Pingxi, he is very smart, and Beiyang is full of direct descendants, so it is not easy to split." Zaifeng shook his head, but his mood has improved a lot.

"Prince, I don't know if you have heard that there is a curse in the Yuan family. Any male will not live beyond sixty." Zai Ze said quietly.

Even though the palace was extremely empty, Zai Ze said this in Zai Feng's ear.

"I've heard of it..." Zai Feng's expression was wonderful.

"Hahahaha... Yuan is already 51 years old. If he is given a prince title, how many years can he last?" Zai Feng laughed.

"My Lord, just a prince title is not enough to move him. I suggest that we suppress the rebels and control Guangdong according to the Pingxi Wangfu system." Zai Ze said.

Just an empty prince title is not enough to make people fight for their lives.

But with the rich Guangdong and the vassal system, Zai Ze believes that he can impress Yuan Gongbao.

In addition to controlling the governors and governors, the Pingxi Wangfu system can also select and appoint officials, and these officials can be transferred according to normal procedures.

These vassal kings have greater power than the former Ming Dynasty. They are basically half independent kingdoms. If they are well managed, their influence can spread throughout the empire.

"Okay! What if he is happy for a few years?" Zai Feng said very boldly, and then he was ready to find someone to discuss.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, wait a moment. Why don't you send a secret letter to Yuan Gongbao first and ask him to support it?" Zai Ze held him back.

"Besides, Your Highness, even if the Beiyang agrees to go south, we don't have military funds, so we still have to borrow money. I asked, and the interest rate for borrowing money is a bit high, and we have to mortgage it." Zai Ze said quickly.

"Prepare a list of quotations from various countries for me. I have to discuss this matter with the Queen Mother and the old prince. By the way, I will also discuss it with Yuan Gongbao." Zai Feng said.

"Hey!" Zai Ze patted his sleeves and bowed.

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Not to mention the reaction of the Qing Empire, on September 26, the three towns welcomed a special guest.

"This is our commander, Sun Zaizhi, and this is Mr. Pitt, the special envoy of the President of the United States."

"Hello, Commander Sun. My president and I have heard about your efforts in the pursuit of freedom. We admire your actions very much.

The president sent me to express condolences to you. America supports everyone who pursues freedom." Pitt started to "flatter".

For a revolutionary with a passionate heart, this kind of flattery that is not flattery is very easy to be recognized.

After all, compatriots may betray you, but comrades will not.

"Hello, Mr. Pitt, please give my regards to your president." Sun Zaizhi smiled and said in a kind but indifferent tone.

"Mr. Pitt, what is your purpose here? It is impossible that your president sent you as a special envoy just to chat, right?" The two sides exchanged a few words of greeting, and Sun Zaizhi drove straight in.

"Oh! This matter." Pete sat on his body and put away some rude manners.

If it is an orthodox diplomat, there are general noble training to ensure that when talks, diplomats will not cause some accidents due to rudeness.

Of course, in private negotiations, diplomats may be rigid than soldiers.

"Mr. President of my country pays attention to the path of freedom to pursue your freedom. I heard that you are very happy after I heard that the military achievements you have achieved, and want to know, when will you prepare to set up a government?" Pitt carried a book.

"Mr. Command, this is not a trivial matter. Only by the establishment of the government can we legally strive for recognition of countries ..." Pitter was also afraid that Sun Zaizhi did not understand and explained it.

"Well, thank you for your concern for your country and your President. In fact, we are preparing to carry out a north -south conversation to urge the Qing Empire to surrender. Before the conversation officially begins, we will set up a revolutionary military government in Jinling." Sun Zai said with a smile,

"In fact, our government's organizational structure has been basically completed, and only the ceremony is not in the ceremony. At present, all these are in preparation. We are also going to start contact with countries around the world."

"So, congratulations to you. In addition, our president attaches great importance to your career and asked if there is any place that needs our help." Pete's smile converged, but not much.

"Help?" Sun Zaizhi thought.

"We need a lot of funds for post -war construction. If we can, I hope to get a loan ... normal commercial loans." Sun Zaizhi made a very embarrassing look.

"Loan ?! Mr. Sun, how much do you plan? What are the mortgages? What kind of interest can you accept?" Pitt shines, stood excitedly, and wants to hold Sun Zaizhi's hand.

This sudden move, the guard behind Sun Zaizhi almost deducted the trigger. Even if he did not shoot, the guards still stepped forward and blocked in front of Sun Zai.

"No, Mr. Pete is a guest, it is safe." Sun Zaizhi and other guards said after blocking Pete.

The guards turned to look at Sun Zaizhi and saw him nodded, and then retreated slowly.

"Mr. Pete, we need not ordinary loans. We need commercial cash loans to develop our business.

How much do we want in the quantity, even if it is one billion US dollars, we can eat it,

As for mortgage, if the number is sufficient, we can even use fiscal revenue as a mortgage.

Interests can be based on international loan interest rates, but we do not accept the Overlord clauses. The early repayment should be written within the loan contract. "Sun Zaizhi said.

According to the plan, after solving the troubles of the Qing Empire's court, they need to immediately invest in construction and carry out a four -year -old construction of cost.

Strive for the establishment of a basic military production system within four years, and a million -round production energy -level super -military system.

This was originally a huge number that Sun Zai was incomprehensible. Until the start of the battle, the Revolutionary Army consumed nearly 100,000 rounds of shells in the offensive.

This is just a sneak attack on a agricultural country. If it is a war between the two countries, there are obviously more weapons.

Considering the future, Sun Zaizhi agreed with this crazy plan. After all, he was no longer so naive after seeing South China colonial Thailand.

"What? One billion US dollars?!" Pitter shouted.

Then Pitt was stuck, and he wondered how many benefits he could get from it.

Theoretically, as a caddy, a large loan can get two thousandths to five, then ...

"At least 20 million US dollars?! God ..." Pitt muttered to himself.

What does 20 million US dollars mean? Thirty tons of gold, calculated based on the 447 one grams of subsequent generations, 13.4 billion yuan, one of the 20ths of the constant is mostly a little bit.

"Mr. Pete?"

"Hi!" Pitter continued to make up Japanese.

"Mr. Pete, this is just a joke, one billion US dollars, do you agree with the expensive Congress? Who will lend us?

But we also understand our situation. We need funds to build our country and let our citizens also enjoy freedom. "Sun Zaizhi said.

"According to international practice, if there are no other additional conditions, we cannot get so many loans." Pitter instantly became Sun Zaizhi's think tank.

Pitter considered Sun Zaizhi's possibility, but why couldn't he think of Sun Zaizhi to lie to him? He represents the president.

Let him sign something? Who would believe it? Who will admit it? In the end, the reputation will stink, which is meaningless.

He is a mascot, which is not valuable and troublesome, and there is no need to lie to him.

"Huh?" Sun Zaizhi felt that he was old and the environment appeared, and he heard "us".

"We can distinguish it. I know some bankers. They may be able to provide 100 million to 200 million cash financing, as well as French people, and their loans are more loose ..." Pitter introduced enthusiastically.

After listening to it for a long time, Sun Zai realized that Pete wanted to be a guest, but he didn't need it, the price was not low.

"Mr. Pete, I may not be able to pay your commission. My army and the government need money, so thank you for your kindness. I will send someone to contact banks directly." Sun Zaizhi said.

"Oh! Dear Sun, you don't know, those bankers are greedy devil, they will deduct at least 3%of the total loan!" Pete excited.

"But I am different. We have a professional team to deal with this kind of thing to ensure that you and your government can get full funds."

"In addition, you only need to pay half of the commission!"

Is Pete kind? No, not really.

At this time, international loans are not people looking for loans, but a large amount of funds that can't find a place to go looking for high-quality assets.

As long as they can find high-quality customers, the commission will be paid by the bank-provided that there is a payment discount.

However, for such a large amount, it is still a commercial loan interest rate (generally higher than national debt), with finance as collateral. With so many people in such a large country, it is definitely a high-quality resource.

"This matter cannot be determined for the time being. These will be determined later. After we win, I believe that day will not be too far away. Then I will go to you."

"Now, I hope we can maintain a good relationship with the United States." Sun Zaizhi said.

"Of course! The United States likes friends!" Pete said without hesitation.

For money, everything has to stand aside!

Pete is now thinking about how to operate himself as a diplomat, responsible for communicating with Sun Zaizhi's future government, so that this business will be more stable.

"By the way, the relationship between South China and the United States is not very good. The two sides are in a confrontation. If you want this loan, it's better not to show that you have a good relationship with South China."

Pete suddenly remembered his second task - to test the relationship between the Revolutionary Army and South China.

But now he has changed his mind, who cares?

What if the United States does not lend money? Watch the money fly away like this?

So, he will not know about this matter. Even if there are recurrences in the future, he is also a victim, deceived, and will not be held accountable.

In America, no one can hold the rich accountable.

...

"Dear Mr. President, after careful investigation, questioning, bribery and surveillance, the possibility of the South China Empire leading this incident has been basically ruled out...

After investigating the sources of the rebels' weapons and funds, it can be basically confirmed that South China is gradually participating in this matter, and the connection between the revolutionary army and South China is deepening, which is not good news for us...

We should take immediate action to win over this new force and be vigilant about the possibility of it getting closer and closer to South China...

Yours faithfully, Peter Bright."

Pitt racked his brains and sent a 5,000-word telegram to the president, which listed a lot of "evidence".

Then, Pete started to operate, and a week later, he successfully obtained the status of a special envoy authorized by the government.

He is no longer just a special envoy of the president, but also a special envoy of the government, who can represent the US government to a certain extent.

Of course, this is not important. What is important is that he has the opportunity to go further, enter the consulate, and become an excellent diplomat.

On October 20, the Jinling Provisional Government was established. The next day, Sun Zaizhi signed a loan contract with Pete.

This is a three-year commercial loan contract of 10 million US dollars, and the collateral is several mineral resources.

Of course, the loan was not granted directly after the signing, but the contract would take effect only after the end of the Qing Empire.

After Sun Zaizhi's representative signed, Peter put down his hanging heart.

He was not afraid before the investment. Now he had invested a lot, and he was afraid that Sun Zaizhi would cheat him regardless, and then he would be miserable.

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