After hearing this, the consuls were talking again. Although Huo Bilan's proposal was quite attractive, if the Qing court was really allowed to compensate all countries, then the consuls would naturally make great contributions to the country and its party, which would be of great benefit to everyone's political future.

However, there are no stupid people who can get involved in the consuls of overseas colonies. Although Huo Bilan's proposal is good, it only looks beautiful. No one can tell how much confidence it can be implemented. Bai Zaotai said: "If it were in general, the Qing Dynasty would certainly agree to our conditions as the consul said. But now it is very obvious that overseas Chinese are supporting us. To be honest, we have no way to deal with overseas Chinese. In this case, will the Qing court still accept these conditions? I am very suspicious of this."

Huo Bilan smiled and said, "Your Excellency, how many years have you lived in China."

Bai Zaotai was stunned for a moment and said, "Five years."

Huo Bilan said: "I believe that with your wisdom, five years are enough to make you a Chinese master. Therefore, you should be cautious. What kind of government is the Qing government now? To put it bluntly, the Qing Dynasty is still the tribal politics implemented. The monarch of the country is a tribal chief, not the ruler of a large country with a thousand square kilometers. The Queen Mother Citizen was just a foolish, conservative, stubborn and narrow-minded old woman. She only cared about her personal power and luxurious life, not the interests of the entire country. Therefore, for Queen Mother Citizen, how much land is ceased and how much silver is compensated is not a problem. As long as she can ensure her power and luxurious life, it is enough."

"Also, don't think that Qingguo is really one with overseas Chinese. Think about it, with the strength of overseas Chinese, will they surrender to a weak, stupid, backward and corrupt medieval country? Will Qingguo really believe overseas Chinese? You should know that overseas Chinese are descendants of the Han Chinese, and Qingguo is a country established by the Manchus. 25 years ago, the ancestors of overseas Chinese were driven out of China's 6th century by the Manchus. What's more, overseas Chinese now have much stronger power than the Qing court. Therefore, at the press conference today during the day, the question raised by Japanese reporters to overseas Chinese was very clever. As long as this news reaches the ears of the Queen Mother, she will never believe overseas Chinese. Of course, maybe she has never believed overseas Chinese. So will the Qingguo accept our conditions? Is it necessary to analyze it again?"

Odaki did not expect that Kobayashi's question would be appreciated by the British consul. Although he was happy, after all, it was valued by the UK, which was of course of great help to Japan's consortium against Russia, but it was more of a bad feeling, because he severely criticized Kobayashi before coming to the British consulate.

The consuls were silent again, thinking about Huo Bilan's words. Those who could be consuls in China naturally had a very good understanding of the situation in China and had considerable research on the characteristics of the rulers of the purgatory court. Therefore, they all agreed with what Huo Bilan said. The current rulers of the Qing court are indeed such people who only care about their own interests and ignore national interests. However, overseas Chinese always stand a threshold for all countries.

Gunner said: "But this negotiation is for us, overseas Chinese and Qing dynasties. Of course, it doesn't matter what the Qing dynasty attitude has, but will overseas Chinese accept such conditions? As you said just now, overseas Chinese have always regarded themselves as patriots. If the Qing court accepts such conditions, it will also have an impact on the voices of overseas Chinese. Therefore, overseas Chinese will allow the Qing court to accept such conditions. Whether the Qing rulers believe in or not, at present, the Qing rulers are not able to influence the wishes of overseas Chinese."

Huo Bilan shook his head and said, "Although the Qing Dynasty cannot control the wishes of overseas Chinese, they can decide their own choices. Don't forget that China's legal government is still the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, if the Qing Dynasty insists on us to sign a peace agreement, overseas Chinese cannot stop it. At most, they will refuse to sign the peace agreement, and then external publicity will put all the blame on the Qing Dynasty, and with the wisdom of overseas Chinese, it is not difficult to do this. And we must do our best to put pressure on the Qing Dynasty and force the Qing Dynasty to accept our conditions, and we don't have to pay too much attention to the attitude of overseas Chinese."

Knappe said: "These are your unilateral considerations and there is no practical basis. But will overseas Chinese do what you think? Just like before yesterday's football match, you firmly believe that the British team will win, but what will happen? So what if the overseas Chinese do not do what you imagined, but have other actions?"

Seeing that Knappe mentioned the football match again, Huo Bilan was angry, but he had to force himself to suppress it, because at this time, he must not be angry easily, otherwise it would be difficult to convince other consuls. So he suppressed his anger and said, "Then, what actions do you think overseas Chinese will have?"

Knappe said: "For example, war, I think if overseas Chinese refuse to accept the outcome of negotiations, they will start a war to resolve it, and their next goal is likely to be Shanghai."

After listening to Knape's words, everyone was talking again. This was not impossible. There was not much contact between countries and overseas Chinese, and no one lacked enough experience to judge the next action of overseas Chinese. Moreover, after overseas Chinese captured Qingdao, rumors of overseas Chinese attacking Shanghai were indeed rumored that overseas Chinese would attack Shanghai, which once caused social panic in Shanghai. Although overseas Chinese swear to swear at the press conference that overseas Chinese have never formulated plans to attack Shanghai, no one will take this seriously.

At this time, Huo Bilan said: "So what factual basis does your judgment make?"

Knappe said: "According to the news from our Tianjin Consulate, overseas Chinese have deployed restrictive orders for food, cloth, medicine and other materials in Tianjin over the past period of time, and have collected a large number of livestock and vehicles. I think everyone should have received this news, and these actions are prepared for military operations, so I can be sure that once this negotiation breaks down, overseas Chinese will definitely take military operations, with the target either Shanghai or Beijing. In my personal opinion, Shanghai is more likely."

Huo Bilan shook his head and said, "I have received this news, but my judgment is exactly the opposite of your Excellency. I think that the practice of overseas Chinese is just a bluff, and the purpose is probably to create pressure on us to accept the conditions of overseas Chinese. People like Mr. Knappe really believe it, which shows that the conspiracy of overseas Chinese has indeed played a certain role."

Knappe said: "So, can you tell me your reasons?"

Huo Bilan smiled slightly and said, "I am very happy. First, if overseas Chinese really plan to launch military operations, the preliminary preparations should be carried out in secret. If there is such a big fan action, this is obviously to let us know and put pressure on us. In addition, although we are indeed unable to launch military attacks on overseas Chinese now, overseas Chinese are also not able to launch military operations again. Conquering Tianjin, Weihaiwei, and Qingdao, this is the limit of their military expansion. Don't forget that overseas Chinese are actually only more than 6ooo people left, and being able to occupy the current area is quite powerful. Therefore, the army of overseas Chinese is mainly composed of local Chinese. Not to mention whether weapons and ammunition are enough, but the quality of the army, everyone thinks that their combat effectiveness can be strong, so we don't have to worry about overseas Chinese attacking Shanghai at all."

After hearing Huo Bilan's words, the consuls discussed again. Huo Bilan's comments were indeed quite reasonable, because it was not a secret that overseas Chinese recruited troops in Tianjin to form the People's Army. It would be fine if the overseas Chinese army was powerful, but they recruited troops composed of Chinese locals to go there. The consuls did not believe this. It seems that the possibility of overseas Chinese taking military operations is really not very good, so most people have also begun to have some activities in their hearts. After all, it is of course good to be able to obtain compensation.

However, only Kepena had a clear mind. The overseas Chinese would definitely not allow the Qing court to accept the treaty of compensation for land cede. And once the negotiations failed, the overseas Chinese would definitely go to war again, either attacking Shanghai or attacking Beijing. These consuls still underestimated the overseas Chinese. Although the army composed of Chinese natives was indeed not very strong, it depends on who the general commanded an army. A group of sheep led by a lion could defeat a group of lions led by a sheep. Overseas Chinese are not comparable to ordinary Chinese. However, Kepena has tried his best to help the overseas Chinese succeed in the negotiations, which has fulfilled Germany's obligations, but he still could not convince other consuls, so he could only give up.

In fact, if the war breaks out again, it will not suffer much damage to Germany, because Germany has not had much benefits in China now. Although it has lost Qingdao, its cooperation with overseas Chinese can basically make up for it. Whether overseas Chinese occupy Beijing or Shanghai, it will have no impact on Germany. On the contrary, it can also take advantage of the cooperation agreement with overseas Chinese to take advantage of the overseas Chinese to expand the market share of Germany in China. Therefore, Germany is optimistic, so Kepener will naturally not say anything else.

And Kepena didn't speak, so naturally some other people spoke. Bai Zaotai immediately said, "May I ask, what should we do now?"
Chapter completed!