Beiyang reactionaries

"If we negotiate with the UK, what steps should we take? Is it a one-off negotiation of all conditions, or is it sequential?"

"Focus on what's most pressing right now."

Wang Yongjiang spoke.

Originally, Dai Kan and Yang Yongtai were the first to express their views on this kind of issue.

Because who doesn't know, Dai Kan and Yang Yongtai are fighting each other, both aiming at the second in command position under Duan Xun.So every time there is a discussion, it is the two of them who express their views and express their opinions.

As long as it does not involve his own scope of work, Wang Yongjiang is rarely the first to speak.

But this time it was Wang Yongjiang who spoke first.Many people were quite surprised and looked at Wang Yongjiang.Wang Yongjiang ignored the others, but looked at Duan Xun and said, "Prime Minister, there are too many problems left over from history between us and the UK. Therefore, the issues to be discussed and resolved between us and the UK in this negotiation are real. There are too many, and it is definitely not a one-time negotiation that can be completely resolved. It is unrealistic to use a one-time negotiation to solve all the problems left over from history. Just now Premier Yang said that Britain has declined a lot and wants to shrink its sphere of influence I agree with Premier Yang’s judgment. Britain suffered a lot in the European War and its strength has dropped a lot. It is no longer enough for them to expand their power around the world as before. But even if Britain’s strength has dropped a lot, Britain is still the world’s hegemon. It is still the controller of the current world order. If we want too much at once and want to solve all the problems left over from history at once, even if it is for the sake of its own face, it is impossible for Britain to agree to all of them."

"Prime Minister Wang is right."

Wang Yongjiang just opened his mouth, Yang Yongtai immediately stood up and nodded in agreement.

Said: "Prime Minister, I think what Premier Wang said is very reasonable. Britain is proud. Even if their strength has declined a lot, they need to shrink their sphere of influence in the Far East. But they cannot spit out all the benefits they have swallowed. As the former "empire on which the sun never sets", Britain will definitely pay great attention to its own face. If we forcefully demand that Britain spit out all its interests, the conflict between us and Britain may quickly intensify. Let the already fragile China and Britain The relationship will be completely broken. This is not good for us. We have already gone to war with Japan, and the relationship with Japan has dropped to a freezing point. If our relationship with the UK is too bad at this time, the British will support Japan again as before, and they will restore it to the past The 'British-Japanese Alliance'. If Britain and Japan really resume the previous 'British-Japanese Alliance', this is definitely not good news for us."

The world situation is unpredictable.

Always changing, never static.

Between countries, interests are the link.

Changes in interests will drive changes in relations between countries.

In the past, when Japan was strong in the Far East, in order to dominate the Far East, it tried its best to suppress Britain and the United States.As a result, the "British-Japanese alliance" that had lasted for decades was completely broken, and Japan and the United States almost engaged in an arms race for the supremacy of the Far East.

Relationships are bad.

But now?

The climax of the Chinese nationalist movement and the growth of China's power will greatly change the situation in the Far East.At that time, in order to balance the situation in the Far East, Britain is likely to regain the "British-Japanese Alliance".I hope that Japan will suppress the rising China.

At that time, the situation in the Far East will be complicated.

Because of the failure of the war, Japan signed the "Sino-Japanese Treaty of Nanjing" and suffered heavy losses.Moreover, Japan could have plundered China's resources, but now they have to spend money to buy them.

Coupled with the earthquake in Japan, it seriously affected Japan's industry.

For both China and Japan, the current situation is favorable to China.But once Britain decides to support and support Japan again, it will not be a good thing for China at that time.

The situation in the Far East will be complicated and confusing again.

The Soviet Union, China, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, these countries will compete in the Far East.

"Prime Minister, I also mean the same. Negotiations with the UK need to be done step by step. All issues should not be negotiated together."

Dai Kan also nodded in agreement with Yang Yongtai and Wang Yongjiang.

Regarding Yang Yongtai, Dai Kan slowly changed his strategy.Because in terms of responsiveness, Dai Kan knew that he would never be Yang Yongtai's opponent.Every meeting, Yang Yongtai's response is very fast.

And he was able to quickly grasp Duan Xun's thoughts.

Dai Kan was in a hurry before.

Yang Yongtai reacted too quickly, always making Dai Kan anxious.But after a period of time, Dai Kan has slowly given up competing with Yang Yongtai in this respect.Because no matter what he does, he is not Yang Yongtai's opponent in this respect.

Dai Kan is a very mature politician.

After being restless for a while, Dai Kan slowly recovered.Since this aspect is not good, Dai Kan chooses to be steady.Make a statement according to your own ideas, no longer follow Yang Yongtai's rhythm.So I don't care that Yang Yongtai was the first to come out in favor of Wang Yongjiang.

After Yang Yongtai finished speaking, Dai Kan followed suit.

Very calm.

This kind of performance made Duan Xun more satisfied with Dai Kan.It's really good to be able to restore calm under Yang Yongtai's aggressiveness.

"How about that?"

"Prime Minister, I think that when we negotiate with the UK, the first step should be to focus on three aspects."

Wang Yongjiang continued.

"Say."

"The issue of compensation that was not fully discussed at the Washington meeting must be thoroughly discussed and the contract signed."

"should."

Duan Xun nodded.

There's nothing to say about that.

Regarding the issue of compensation, Duan Xun had already made up his mind that he must not lose money.Duan Xun ignited the fire of Chinese nationalism, which is also a kind of restraint for himself and the cabinet.Because the current domestic nationalist sentiment is very high, not only among those radical students, but also in the current public opinion.If the government continues to pay compensation, how will it tell people and explain to the people of the whole country.At that time, it will seriously affect the reputation of the cabinet.But whether Duan Xun pays or not, legally he must sign a contract with the great powers.

This is the rule.

Although there was a certain consensus on this aspect at the time of the Washington meeting, it was not done well.Duan Xun wants to formally sign a contract in this regard with the UK, which is a legally binding contract, not a consensus.

As long as this agreement is signed with the United Kingdom, the remaining issues of reparations will basically be over.

Because the United States, the Soviet Union, Japan, and Germany have signed contracts with China to waive compensation.Now mainly Britain and France remain.

After Britain is solved, France will have no problem.

In the Far East, France's strength and influence can never be compared with that of Britain.Duan Xun didn't care much about asking them to return the previous compensation.

Duan Xun only needs to sign a contract that they will give up the compensation.

"Then there is the issue of customs independence. The UK must give up their interests in China's customs and must make our customs independent."

Why did Wang Yongjiang open his mouth.

That's why.

Wang Yongjiang is in charge of China's economy, and what he has to do is to make China's economy independent.It does not mean that China will close its doors and stop playing with other countries.

Rather, the Chinese economy must be in the hands of China.

What is the most important among them?

Right now it's customs.

If the customs are controlled or influenced by foreign powers, it will have too much impact on the independence of China's economy.If you don't have a good grasp of customs, it means that they can come and go whenever they want at the gate of China.

This doesn't work.