Seeing that Mainz remained silent, Zhang Zuolin cursed the little fox in her heart, and then she had to smile on her face and proactively said:"Your Majesty, Major General, I heard that your country has many military College, but I don't know which one is better and more suitable for my son?"
This sentence is very straightforward, and he just told Mainz directly that he hopes Mainz will help arrange for his son to study abroad in Hans.
Having said that, it would be inappropriate for Mainz to continue to act stupid.
So, it's time to set your own terms
"There are many military academies in our country, including Mu Nihei, Bolin, and Hamburg. They all have different emphases. Some schools have strict management, heavy teaching tasks, and focus on theory. Some schools have relatively loose management and lack of teaching. Relaxed and focused on practice, if Mr. Zhang wants to study abroad, he must first clarify what Mr. Zhang wants to learn and what price he can pay. Only by thinking clearly can he make a better decision!"
Mainz's words were also very straightforward. On the surface, he was talking about the price that Marshal Zhang would have to pay for studying abroad. In fact, he was hinting at the price that Zhang Zuolin would have to pay to provide care for Marshal Zhang!
Zhang Zuolin understood what Mainz meant almost instantly. So he smiled and said:"That's easy to say. I'll ask General Guo Songling to help make arrangements later. If possible, Major General, please send someone over to contact us. After all, studying abroad is a big deal and needs to be discussed carefully!"
This is the first time Mainz has heard someone talk about negotiations in such a fresh and refined manner, but now that the other party has appointed a negotiator, things will be easier to handle. Mainz also immediately arranged for Ribbentrop and The other party negotiated.
After the first day of talks, Mainz took a few guards to walk around the city of Peiping.
In addition to the splendid Forbidden City, the most attractive things in Peiping City in this era were the Summer Palace and Peking. The city wall is very large.
As the capital of the Celestial Empire, the city wall of Peiping looks very spectacular. It is said that it is the second longest city wall after Jinling. At the time when Mainz passed through, it was rare to see such a large city wall in the country. Even the preserved city walls in Jinling and Chang'an are far from the current city walls in scale.
"I heard that China used to be the largest country in the world.
I didn't believe it before.
I thought that since it was the largest country in the world, how could it be easily defeated by other countries? Just the sun never sets and Gaul.
They still have some strength.
, but like the footbath of the Far East, their little strength can actually defeat the Celestial Dynasty, which makes me doubt the strength of the Celestial Dynasty.
However, now that I see this magnificent city wall, I feel that my previous doubts have disappeared!
"
Goebbels, who was traveling with Mainz, couldn't help but sigh after seeing this majestic city wall.
"oh? What changed your mind? Himmler was very interested in what Goebbels said, so he asked
"You see, we have never seen a city wall of this scale in Europe, right? Himmler nodded. It is not that there are no city walls in Europe, but there has never been such a big city wall. The city walls in Europe are basically small fortresses. Their cities are said to be cities, but in fact they are just larger fortresses.!
After all, before modern times, the population density of Europe was much lower than that of China. The low population density, coupled with the existence of a large number of fiefdoms, made it rare for cities with overpopulation to appear in Europe. Even if there were such cities, they were basically Don't build city walls.
Not only are the cities in China huge, but their walls are also terrifyingly large. This is completely different in the West!
"The mobilization, organizational and engineering capabilities of a country that can build such a large-scale city wall are absolutely first-class. Considering that these city walls were built thousands of years ago, when Europe was still struggling in the dark Middle Ages, from this point of view In terms of technology, this country is number one in the world, so I think there should be no problem!"
Goebbels's words aroused Himmler's thinking. He thought for a while and found it difficult to find a way to refute the other party's point of view, because what the other party said seemed to be right!
"But those things are history after all, and you will be beaten if you fall behind. No matter you are a former world hegemon or something else, the European overlord of the sixteenth century, salty duck, has almost been forgotten by the world if it is not in decline. The last time you heard about salty duck was when?"
Mainz took over the topic and said to the two of them.
The two of them thought about it seriously, and it seemed that they had indeed not heard from Banya for a long time.
The hegemon who once dominated the world had long since declined. It's so bad!
Banya was a country that opened up the Age of Discovery together with Portugal. They earned a lot of gold and silver from colonies around the world. The nobles of Banya lived the most enviable and luxurious life in Europe. life.
However, in just over three hundred years, Banya, which was once a prosperous country, was already heavily in debt and became the first bankrupt country in Europe. Although they missed the two industrial revolutions, they still owned the third largest country in Europe. The area and national strength are not even comparable to that of a small Odili.
For such a country, it is better to say that they are a European country than a South American country, because like the countries in South America, they cannot support the wall with mud!
"The world is constantly moving forward. The past overlords, current overlords and future overlords have never been static. The Chinese Empire once dominated the world for thousands of years with its population and advanced technology!
However, because they missed the first industrial revolution, they were defeated by the Empire whose land area was much smaller than that of the Celestial Dynasty and whose population was even one-tenth of the Celestial Dynasty. There was no way to fight back. This is what industry brought to a country The improvement of the country!"
"Since the status of a hegemon is not eternal, how long can the status of a hegemon that never sets be maintained?"
As a challenger, the Hans people who have just failed to challenge the old overlords are obviously extremely concerned about such issues!
They are eager to break the monopoly and blockade of the old overlords, and can't wait to replace them. status, ascending to the world's number one throne!
"The hegemony that the sun never sets has long since fallen. There is no hegemon in the absolute sense in the world now. The new post-war order has not yet been established. The world is still in violent turmoil. The new hegemon may have to wait until the next wave of events. The outcome will only be seen after the end of a world war with a wider scope and more casualties!"
Mainz said this very seriously, but others may not have thought so when they heard it.
A white man in his late fifties heard the conversation between Mainz and his subordinates, so he couldn't help but speak.
"Your Excellency, I do not agree with your views!"
The other party spoke German, but it was rather poor. It didn't sound like an authentic Hansese, but had a little bit of British flavor.
Mainz turned to look at the other party. It's normal to see white people in Europe, but in the Far East it's normal. It's strange to see white people. After all, there are still very few white people here!
Maybe it's for this reason that this guy noticed them and was attracted by the content of their conversation, right?
"So, what is your opinion?"
The young and energetic Heydrich was not happy on the spot. Even if you were eavesdropping on our chat, you actually came over and pointed fingers. This is unbearable!
"Hum, I think the world hegemon is still the empire on which the sun never sets, and it can last for at least twenty years!"
When Mainz heard this man's words, he suddenly became interested in his identity.
This man was wearing a set of Chinese clothes and had a white face. This outfit looked very weird and very funny. , the other party seemed to be an official in China?
This look reminded Mainz of a person.
"May I ask, what is your name?"