This choice is difficult. Whether it is to agree or refuse, whether it is Song Jiaoren, Fang Zida and Cao Rulin, they are particularly embarrassed. The three of them sat silently for a long time, or Song Jiaoren finally made the decision.

"As the saying goes, two evils are the least. Who can explain the future? Solving the situation is the most important thing."

"But Brother Dunchu, once Nicholas II establishes an exile government in our country, this may be..."

Cao Rulin quickly advised that in his opinion, it would be better to delay this matter, neither reject nor agree, and wait for changes in Tsarist Russia. If the provisional government or other parties attack Nicholas II, or if other countries agree to the Tsar's political asylum application, the Chinese government can withdraw and do not have to face such problems.

"This is not suitable." Song Jiaoren waved his hand and said, "My China is a great power. A great power must have the demeanor of a great power. Although China has lost the glory of the Celestial Kingdom in the last hundred years in the late Qing Dynasty, the war in Europe is the opportunity for my country to rise again. On the surface, the political asylum of the Tsarist Russia is only a state affairs of Tsarist Russia or a political affairs in Europe. But from the perspective of the world, when Britain, France and other countries reject the Tsar, our country lends a helping hand, both for our international image and political aspects. As for what will happen after Nicholas II arrives in our country, this is the next thing, and the discussion can be postponed."

Fang Zida's heart moved and looked up at Song Jiaoren as if he understood what he meant.

"I agree, Brother Runtian, Brother Dunchu is right. Now we agree that Nicholas II's political refuge has more benefits than disadvantages. As for what will happen in the future, who can say it accurately? At least from the moment it is beneficial to our country. Second only one is enough."

Song Jiaoren smiled slightly and sighed that Fang Zida understood his intention. Seeing that both of them agreed to accept the Tsar's political asylum, Cao Rulin only had the right to suggest but no decision-making power. The Prime Minister made a decision, and Fang Zida's approval, so let's settle the matter.

This matter does not need to be discussed by the cabinet, nor does it need to be submitted to the parliament. After the three of them decided that night, Cao Rulin rushed back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Baron, who had been waiting for the extremely anxious Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saw Cao Rulin rushing back and hurriedly asked the Chinese government's decision. Cao Rulin smiled and told him that Prime Minister Song had agreed to the request for political asylum by Tsar Nicholas II. Immediately, Baron Peter Nicholaevich Frankel was ecstatic. With the unique enthusiasm of the Russians, he hugged Cao Rulin tightly with kisses, shouting "Ula!" Cao Rulin was so scared that his face turned pale, and the chrysanthemums under him tightened. He thought that the Baron had turned into an old rabbit. Fortunately, Baron Peter Nicholaevich Frankel chewed Cao Rulin's head for a while and then went back to report excitedly. The General Cao, who had a saliva, had a blue face and a red embarrassment.

The Chinese government agreed to Tsar Nicholas II's political asylum with his family spread throughout the capital the next day. After learning the news, Britain and France could no longer sit still. The ambassadors of the two countries also came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to verify the matter. When they learned that this was true, the ambassadors of the two countries looked very ugly and hurried back to the embassy.

The British and French rejected Nicholas II's application for political asylum, but it did not mean that they agreed to Nicholas II come to China. Britain and France were both anxious and secretly happy about the great changes that Tsarist Russia had taken place, and the agreement was not monotonous. In addition to the conflict between China and Japan, Britain, France and Tsarist Russia also had historical frictions. If the European war was not hot, Britain and France would even publicly applauded the news of the Tsar's collapse, but in the current situation, they could only respond with regret and regret. They were even very anxious about the result of Tsarist withdrawal from the war, so they asked the Chinese and Japanese governments to send troops to Europe as soon as possible.

However, neither the British nor the French wanted to see Tsar Nicholas II and his family running to China's territory and then establishing organizations such as exile governments. For nearly half a century, Tsarist Russia and Britain and France have been competing for interests in the Far East, fighting openly and secretly, and destroying each other. In the Russo-Japanese War that year, if it weren't for the shadow of the British standing behind the Japanese, Tsarist Russia would not have been defeated by Japan, and thus lost control of Northeast China. As the saying goes, there are no eternal friends in this century, only

There are eternal interests. When all countries come together with interests, they can also turn against each other with interests into enemies. Once Tsarist Russia gains a foothold in China's provisional government and successfully counterattacks and regains the power of Tsarist Russia, as Britain and France, they will never want to see a unified and huge Tsarist Russia reappearing in Europe. This is also their purpose of rejecting Nicholas II's political asylum, because in their opinion, a Tsarist Russia that is turbulent, divided and without a strong leader is the most in line with the interests of Europe.

But no one expected that not long after Britain and France refused to take political refuge from Nicholas II, as a neighbor of Tsarist Russia, China, which had glorious but had declined, but gradually recovered in recent years, actually agreed to Nicholas II's request and agreed to come to China for political refuge. This was equivalent to knocking a stick on the heads of the British and French people and breaking their plans. Britain and France were extremely annoyed by this. However, given the agreement between the Allied Powers and now the need for Chinese troops and material support, Britain and France could only resist their anger and acknowledge the matter.

"Haha, I didn't expect that an emperor who stepped down would be so eye-catching."

In Fang Zida's office, Yang Du was drinking tea and commenting on the news in the newspaper, while Yang Yongtai was smoking a cigarette with a smile on his face.

"Yes, neither the British nor the French are good things, no wonder they would refuse the Tsar's request."

"Barbars are barbarians. No matter how they dress up as civilized people, they cannot escape their habits in their bones." Yang Yongtai sighed: "It is said that Nicholas II and King Ying are relatives, and even the German Emperor and him are cousins. An emperor from a large empire stretched out a hand to ask for help from his friends when he was desperate. Even if he didn't care about his own ally, it would not be an exaggeration to be a relative? But they refused and let the Tsar fall into the hands of the rebels. It's pitiful! It's a pity!"

"That's right, these foreigners are not benevolent and righteous. It's not worth trusting. This reminds me of the request that Zheng Ming suggested to the cabinet that he had to negotiate conditions before sending troops to Europe. At first I thought it was too much to do this. Now I finally understand Zheng Ming's concerns. When dealing with these barbarians, they cannot deal with things with benevolence and righteousness. They have to bargain like a vendor. Otherwise, the other party will turn against others and the consequences will be the only way to eat."

Yang Du sighed a few words, shook the folding fan in his hand and looked at Fang Zida. Fang Zida burst into laughter and couldn't help but laugh and scold him.

"Okay, you are here, Changqing and I are the only ones. This is not the way to stick gilds on my face, and no one knows it."

"Hahaha, what Zheng Ming said is the most important thing, Brother Xizi, you are flattering the horse's legs." Yang Yongtai said happily, and Yang Du was not angry, laughing at himself. The laughter of the few people was connected.

After a few jokes, Yang Yongtai returned to the main business and reported to Fang Zida about Jiang Zhiqing's work in Shang*hai. According to Fang Zida's plan, the work of the investment bank was progressing very smoothly. As of yesterday, 270 million yuan had been earned. Jiang Zhiqing's telegram was full of confidence in completing this year's tasks ahead of schedule and suggested that Fang Zida speed up the planning progress in the hope of ultimately exceeding more than 30%.

"The goal given to him this year should be 800 million, right? If it exceeds 30%, it will be more than 1 billion. This is the average of the original plan. Jiang Ruiyuan is so sure?" Fang Zida was a little skeptical after hearing this. He took the telegram from Yang Yongtai and read it carefully twice before asking.

"Yes!" Yang Yongtai nodded with an excited expression on his face, "Ying Ming, you may not know that the funds, bonds and financial management projects we launched are now very popular. According to the news from the United States, not only Japan, Tsarist Russia and other countries are rushing to buy them, but also a lot of them have been sold in the allies. Last week alone, some merchants in Germany purchased nearly 20 million funds at one time. It is said that even Britain and France also have merchants interested in investing in them. If we look at this situation, it is no problem for Jiang Ruiyuan to exceed 30%."

"No wonder..." Fang Zida suddenly realized that he had been paying attention to Japan and Tsarist Russia. Unexpectedly, the Germans could not sit still. As the war continued, no one knew what would happen to the final result of the war. In addition to the Germans, the British and French were the same. As businessmen, they knew very well that they could not put eggs in a basket and invested separately to diversify risks. Moreover, as a neutral country, the United States purchased these financial derivative products sold by the Americans was an excellent choice for them.

"Yes!" Fang Zida nodded after thinking for a moment, "Reply to Jiang Ruiyuan and let him do it, but remind him that currency settlement will be settled according to US dollars or gold and silver, and no other currencies will be accepted."

"Even pounds, francs and marks don't accept it?"

Fang Zida frowned, hesitated and finally made up his mind: "Yes! I won't accept it, this is the bottom line!"

"Okay, since you say that, let's arrange it like this, but you are still on the side of the United States to say hello, Jiang Ruiyuan can't make the decision."

"no problem."

After Yang Yongtai finished speaking, Yang Du reminded him, "By the way, Zheng Ming, I have something to tell you."

"Sha, please tell me."

Yang Du said: "my country's silver dollar system has been implemented for several years, but it has been limited to silver reserves and minting speed. The silver dollar issued every year is still not enough. Moreover, industry and commerce have developed rapidly over the years. Although silver dollars are good as currency, it is very inconvenient to carry. Some people have always suggested that the central bank change the currency from currency, and I have considered this..."

"It's not suitable for the time being!" Before Yang Du finished speaking, Fang Zida interrupted him and shook his head and said, "Xizi, why don't I know the disadvantages of silver dollars as circulating currency? But now the currency has changed and the time for the official issuance of paper money has not come. This matter should be put on hold for the time being, and it will take another two or three years."

"This... OK." Seeing Fang Zida so arbitrary, Yang Du could only not mention this matter for the time being. However, there is one thing he still wants to remind Fang Zida: "You can put the currency aside first when changing the currency, but Zheng Ming, according to the news summarized by the following banks recently, it seems that the demand for silver dollars in the market has suddenly increased. I think this matter is very strange. I hope you can send someone to check it out."
Chapter completed!