Beiyang reactionaries

262 Diplomacy

"Mr. Shenwu, you can make some concessions in other aspects. Including taxation and profits, you can make concessions, but you can't make concessions in some aspects. If any foreign government or company wants our mining rights, they must not make concessions."

Others can be sold.

The only thing that cannot be sold is the mine.

Because Duan Xun still wants to sell mines to make money in the future.Duan Xun won't care too much about other aspects of sovereignty if he can make a slight concession.After all, in this era, if you don't sell something, how can you get any benefits.

Now Duan Xun has passed the most tense moment of the economy.

There is no need to mortgage minerals.

Moreover, minerals are too conspicuous, and public opinion is staring at them.Mining rights and road rights have been the most concerned things since the end of the Qing Dynasty. If they are not handled properly, it may cause a storm of public opinion.

"I know."

Wang Yitang nodded.

The Border Supervision Administration, Duan Xun currently controls all departments of the Border Supervision Administration.There is even an independent foreign affairs department.Duan Xun appointed Wang Yitang as the head of the foreign affairs department.

This is mainly because of Wang Yitang's relationship.

Wang Yitang is the leader of the pro-Japanese faction under Duan Qirui in the Anfu National Assembly.He has a deep relationship with the Japanese political, military, and business circles.Let Wang Yitang handle his relationship with Japan, which is very suitable in all aspects.

More importantly, there are not many qualified diplomatic talents in Duan Xun's hands at present.

After all, Duan Xun had always been a local force before, a warlord nestled in the southwest, and he didn't need any diplomatic talents.But now that Duan Xun has become the supervisor of border defense, he needs to handle relations with foreign countries independently, and must have his own foreign affairs department.

Wang Yitang is currently the most qualified diplomatic talent in Duan Xun's hands, so Wang Yitang was appointed to be in charge of the foreign affairs department.

"and also."

Duan Xun paused and said, "Do you know Yan Shichao, former commissioner of Tangnu Wulianghai Zuoli?"

"I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it in person."

"In the formation of the Outer Mongolian government agency, I did not leave his position and ordered him to come back. I want to transfer him to the foreign affairs department."

"What is he in charge of?"

At present, Duan Xun's foreign affairs department is all Wang Yitang's people, and Wang Yitang can be said to cover the sky with one hand.Suddenly Duan Xun was going to insert someone, Wang Yitang's face didn't change, but he had to think in his heart.What does Duan Xun want to do, is he dissatisfied with his job in the foreign affairs department?

Although Wang Yitang was born in the military and graduated from a military academy studying in Japan, he always considers the perspective of a politician.Now that he has defected to Duan Xun, of course he has to carefully figure out what Duan Xun means, so that he can keep his power.

So ask Duan Xun directly.

What is Yan Shichao responsible for when he comes back.

"I want him to be in charge of Russia. I have read his resume. Not only has he dealt with Mongolian princes and nobles in Outer Mongolia for many years, but he has also dealt with Russia many times. Moreover, Yan Shichao graduated from St. Petersburg Imperial University in Russia. He speaks fluent Russian and is familiar with Russian culture and history. Russia is a big country. Although it is now in a civil war, it will still be a big northern country that we need to pay attention to as long as the civil war is over. And our foreign affairs department lacks people like him.”

"Yes."

Hearing that he was in charge of Russia's affairs, Wang Yitang was a little relieved.

Russia?

It was indeed a big country before, and it was the most dangerous big country in northern China.Starting from Xinjiang, Outer Mongolia and the Northeast are all under the influence of Russia.If you don't pay attention, you can't keep these places.However, since the outbreak of civil war in Russia two years ago and the establishment of a new government, civil wars have been frequent. Not only has the civil war not ended, but it has become more and more serious.

Especially after the end of the European War last year, countries such as Europe, the United States and Japan began to strongly support the Belarusian armed forces.This group of Belarusian armed forces that lost the Russian regime has already supported millions of troops in a short period of time, and millions of troops are marching towards the new government in a mighty manner.Not only supporting the Belarusian armed forces, such as the Polish army, but also the Japanese army in the Far East, all directly sent troops to intervene in the Russian civil war.In fact, to put it bluntly, they all want to take advantage of the chaos to gain benefits.

Therefore, a large number of troops are currently entering Russia.When Russia will be able to end the civil war, no one knows.Even whether the new Russian regime can survive and whether Russia will be torn apart by the world are uncertain things.

Study Russia?

not affect their own interests.Anyway, for now, Duan Xun has the closest relationship with Japan, and this is also in the best interests of Wang Yitang.Because the closer Duan Xun and Japan are, the more cooperation between the two parties.He is more valuable as the person in charge of Duan Xun's foreign affairs department.

"By the way, Mr. Shenwu. I plan to contact Wu Chaoshu, the son of Wu Tingfang, and Guo Taiqi to see if they can come to me. What do you think?"

"Of course it's good to be here. They all have rich diplomatic experience. But the difficulty is not small."

Wang Yitang immediately supported.

But in my heart I was very afraid.Wu Chaoshu and Guo Taiqi are not juniors like Yan Shichao, or people who have no foundation like Yan Shichao.Because Wu Chaoshu is Wu Tingfang's son, his father's relationship and influence alone are enough to make many people look up to Wu Chaoshu.

Dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and tiger fathers have no dogs. This is something that many people believe in in this era.

With Wu Tingfang's status in China's diplomatic industry, if Wu Chaoshu does nothing, everyone will take a high look and everyone will give you a face.What's more, Wu Chaoshu is a genius, and his grades were very good when he was studying.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Tingfang went to the United States as an envoy, and Wu Chaoshu also went with him to study in the United States. At the age of 11, he went to the United States with his father, returned to China, and stayed in the United States for seven years.After returning to China, he studied Chinese studies in Beijing.

Soon, he was sent to study in the UK by the government. He studied law at the University of London, took the No.1 exam, and obtained a Bachelor of Laws.Later, he transferred to the Lincoln French Institute for further study.After graduating, he took the London Bar Examination and was awarded No. 1. He was qualified as a barrister and became famous in London.

This is a veritable genius.Wu Chaoshu has also been in the diplomatic field after returning to China.

The same is true for Guo Taiqi.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Ph.D., and began to work on the diplomatic front when he returned to China.In Beijing, he was highly regarded by Wu Tingfang, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, and once served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The war of protecting the law followed Wu Tingfang to the south and joined the military government of protecting the law in Guangdong.However, after Sun Yat-sen was driven away by Lu Rongting, they all left Guangdong.

young.

Wu Chaoshu is only 32 years old, and Guo Taiqi is only 30 years old.

But they are all veterans on the diplomatic front.

Of course it's just fear.Although Wang Yitang is only 42 years old, he has a lot of qualifications. He was a general of the Beiyang Army not long after he turned [-], and he has been calling the wind and rain in the cabinet of the Beiyang Army.

In terms of qualifications, it is compared with Wu Tingfang.

Wu Chaoshu and Guo Taiqi are both juniors.Wang Yitang was not very afraid of Wu Chaoshu and Guo Taiqi, they had to obey his orders when they came.What Wang Yitang has to consider is why Duan Xun wants them.At Duan Xun's level, it is impossible to pay attention to everything about cats and dogs.

Duan Xun's reputation is getting bigger and bigger, so people from the Border Defense Supervision Office are coming to join him all the time. Duan Xun, a border defense supervision office, has no time to pay attention to these.Unless it is a very famous person.But the sudden mention of Wu Chaoshu and Guo Taiqi made Wang Yitang think.

What does Duan Xun mean.

"Since Mr. Shenwu agrees, I will send someone to contact them."

Duan Xun smiled slightly.

Wu Chaoshu and Guo Taiqi are both outstanding diplomatic talents.It was Yang Yongtai who recommended it to Duan Xun, and it was Yang Yongtai who volunteered and was willing to send someone to contact them.Because Yang Yongtai is very familiar with Wu Tingfang, Wu Chaoshu, and Guo Taiqi.

Duan Xun certainly supports it.

Zheng worried that he didn't have any diplomatic talents who could communicate with Britain and the United States. Wu Chaoshu and Guo Taiqi were just right.

"Of course I support it."