"Mr. Mainz, I heard that the emperor of your country is currently in Windmill Country with the intention of restoring the country. I wonder what you think of this matter?"
Johnston also heard that the Han people had no good impression of the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and did not even show due respect, which made him feel a little bad.
Because Johnston himself was a man on whom the sun never sets, so He is very clear about the Sun Never Sets government's attitude towards the Qing Dynasty.
The Sun Never Sets does not want to see the Qing Dynasty restored, nor does it want to see the Celestial Dynasty become stronger, so the best result for the Sun Never Sets is to maintain the current situation and maintain the Celestial Dynasty.
After all, warlords are easier to control, and in order to survive, warlords will fight against such traditional powers as the sun never sets. There is a deep dependence, and many things need to be done based on the sun never setting. This makes the economic colonization of the dynasty easier and cheaper!
And with this attitude of the sun never setting, the Qing Dynasty thought that the sun never sets. If you want to restore the country, it is basically impossible to get the support of the sun that never sets, and if you don't get the support of the sun that never sets, you can only shift your goals to other countries!
Only Gaul, Hans, Mao Xiong and Yingjiang are left. Yingjiang believes in isolationism and is not particularly interested in international affairs. Coupled with their business stance, they will definitely not be able to count on them for such a big thing as the restoration of the country.
Gaul's strength is much lower than that of Yingjiang and Ribuluo, and the trauma caused to them by the First World War is more serious. Therefore, Gaul has no ability to provide external support at this time.
As for Mao Xiong, this country cannot protect itself at this time, so There was no need to think about it at all. After thinking about it, only Hans could help.
In fact, there was another country that Johnston had not considered, and that was the footbath in the Far East. However, because there had been a war with the footbath, Johnston was extremely wary of the footbath. I have always believed that there are two biggest enemies of the Chinese Empire. The first is the foot basin, and the second is the furry bear in the north.
Compared with other Western countries, these two countries are the most eager to carve up the Chinese Empire and completely destroy it. countries, and other Western countries, most of them just want to gain some benefits. They are too far away from China and cannot control China across several oceans. Since Footbath and Mao Xiong are neighboring countries of China, they It's absolutely possible to do this!
In fact, Johnston himself understands that it is extremely difficult to get Hans's support and the possibility is very low.
Judging from Hans' current trends, they are obviously more optimistic about the Feng clique warlords. It can be seen from the itinerary of Hans' delegation to China.
However, even after knowing this, Johnston still wanted to try. If it succeeded, the Qing Dynasty might have a chance to recover! , they won't lose anything, they have nothing to lose!
Mainz glanced at Johnston, this problem is really acute!
Although Kaiser Wilhelm II fled to Windmill Country for refuge. However, he never gave up his status as emperor and still tried to return to Hans and restore his empire.
This is not a secret in Europe. Many people know this kind of thing, but because William II has always given him. The image of a man is that of a chuunibyou, so everyone is accustomed to his various strange things. For William II to declare that he will return to Bolin, ascend the throne and restore the monarchy, any rational person in Europe , neither will be good.
The reason is also very simple. The people of Sri Lanka who abandoned him are also the army of Hans. As long as Hindenburg does not die for a day, there is no possibility of William II returning to Hans!
Unless Hindenburg's successor, Commander-in-Chief Mainz, expressly supports Wilhelm II's restoration, it will be impossible for Wilhelm II to return to the Han throne in his lifetime!
When we were in Europe, no one asked about Mainz's attitude, but Mainz never expressed its position on this.
He has neither a favorable impression nor a bad impression of William II. To be honest, he is not familiar with this emperor, so he does not want to comment.
Therefore, Johnston's problem is very acute. If Mainz does not oppose the restoration of William II, then he has no reason to oppose the restoration of Puyi. After all, Puyi is also the last emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, and his role is the same as that of William II!
"Sorry, I have no right to judge other people's choices. This is other people's freedom, but I think that since the people have made their choice, we should respect public opinion!"
This answer made Johnston couldn't help but sigh. The other party still rejected him in the end.
Mainz's attitude has been very clear. He will not make changes to the status quo, whether it is Hans' country or China's side.!
Since we couldn't reach an agreement, we had no choice but to say goodbye!
However, Puyi was generous and did not turn away from the other party because he did not support him. Instead, he sent several guards and eunuchs to take Mainz and the others in the Forbidden City. I walked around inside.
It's strange to say that the Qing Dynasty has obviously been destroyed, but the Forbidden City is exactly the same as when the Qing Dynasty still existed.
After the Revolution of 1911, the Republic of China government negotiated with the Qing Dynasty to retain many preferential treatment for the royal family.
On the condition that he promised to pay 400 taels of silver dollars for the annual cleaning expenses, temporarily live in the Forbidden City with Puyi, and did not send troops to take over the Forbidden City, nor did he send anyone to do the"internal affairs" of the Forbidden City.
In the Criminal Department and other departments, those who violate the king's law will be punished by the Criminal Punishment Department and will not be handed over to the police of the Beiyang government.
This makes the Purple City a small court independent of the existing system of the Celestial Dynasty, and still retains the big government. In the system before the Qing Dynasty existed, Puyi still had the status of emperor in this small kingdom with an area of 80,000 square meters. In a sense, he did not actually abdicate, but the territory of the Qing Dynasty shrank sharply, leaving only The Forbidden City is so big!
Regarding this reality, Mainz only feels very magical.
The treatment of the royal family in Europe after the destruction of the country is far less good than that of the Chinese side, let alone the First World War. In the following kingdoms that were destroyed, the Czar was directly shot to death, Karl I was expelled, and William II fled to the Windmill Kingdom...
Once their countries were destroyed, the emperors and kings of these countries either fled to other countries or died unluckily. In China, there are basically not many good endings.
On the other hand, the preferential treatment of the last emperor was really at the forefront of the world.
But even so, in the eyes of Westerners, the Chinese people are still ignorant, backward and barbaric. Synonymous with the internationally famous double standard, it is indeed everywhere!
Compared with the Forbidden City that later became a 5A scenic spot, the Forbidden City in this era is obviously much more original.
At least Mainz and others can still be in the palace. Seeing a large number of maids and concubines made him feel a little unnatural. Wandering around in other people's palaces, he always felt that something was wrong, so after not looking for long, Mainz found an excuse to leave!
"Your distinguished guest is here once, and I have nothing good to give to you, so I will give you a pair of porcelain!"
Before Mainz left, he also received a team of porcelain as a gift from Pu Yi.
Well, forget about sending porcelain. He can still accept it. After all, there is no such authentic Chinese porcelain in Europe.
However, the little emperor sent porcelain. At the same time, he also gave away two beauties. What does this mean?
"Haha, this is the maid responsible for maintaining the porcelain, and she also gave it to the distinguished guests!"
Okay!
I can find such a fresh and refined reason to send beautiful women. Mainz said that today I have opened my eyes! It's not rude to come back but not to reciprocate. The other party has given such a pair of beauties, ah, it's a pair of porcelain, Then Mainz can't lose, right?
"Thanks to His Majesty for the gift, the foreign minister also has something to give as a gift!"
Mainz took off his own gun and gave it to the little emperor. This is a Dresser 1907 pistol. It is one of the few automatic pistols in the world. It has a large caliber and powerful power. The most important thing is It's so good-looking!
The little emperor's eyes lit up, and this beautiful pistol immediately attracted his attention.
"Thank you for your gift, and I hope to see you again in the future!"