第九百三十九章 邀请说客
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一旦俄国崛起,必然会卷土重来,届时,不仅会对贵国构成极大的威胁,对欧洲各国也同样会构成极大的威胁,势必会影响欧洲的局势,元奇这是在玩火,希望殿下能够极力劝阻。”
顿了顿,他换了一副诚恳的语气,“贵我两国作为东西方两大帝国,在政治、经济、商贸方面有着紧密的联系,希望贵我两国能长期保持友好亲密的合作关系,避免发生战争,那对两国来说都意味着巨大的甚至是难以承受的损失。
这两件事都是我国难以容忍的,希望殿下能尽力游说劝阻元奇,避免双方关系发展到难以斡旋的地步。”
镇南王府,长乐书屋。
上午八点,易知足准时出现在院子门口,提前候着的赵烈文连忙迎上前轻声禀报道:“恭王来了。”
“难怪威妥玛这几日没反应,原来是把恭王搬来说客。”易正行哂笑道:“人呢?”
“在书房外间候着呢,来了一刻钟了。”赵烈文道:“也不让通报。”
易知足点了点头,缓步踱了进去,威妥玛居然将奕请来上海,这倒是有些出乎他的意料,看来,英国人也不敢贸然与他们开战,想想也是,今夕不比往日,如今的大清综合国力早已不是二三十年前可比,以前英吉利尚且讨不到好,更何况现在,有顾虑也是正常。
才上台阶,一身长袍马褂的奕就快步迎了出来,拱手笑道:“国城兄没料想道到威妥玛会将在下请来上海做说客罢?”
见他如此直接,易知足不由的一笑,拱手还礼道:“确实是意外,立宪在即,千头万绪,六爷居然还能抽出时间前来上海。”
“事关两国邦交,在下岂敢不来?”奕笑道:“国城兄不会责怪罢?”
“来了也好,多盘桓两日,很多事情咱们当面探讨探讨。”易知足说着伸手礼让,“进屋谈。”
进屋落座,奕便笑道:“国城兄瞒的在下好苦,德兰士瓦金矿、清俄铁路,在下舔为内阁总理大臣,居然一无所知,还要让威妥玛这个英国驻华公使来转告。”
“可不是有意要瞒您。”易知足摆了摆手,“德兰士瓦金矿与英国开普敦殖民地相距不远,为防英国人觊觎,一直严格保密,不想德兰士瓦方面居然走漏了风声。”说着,他话头一转,“英国人是什么意思?”
“英国人担心布尔人实力强大之后威胁开普敦殖民地,希望与元奇共同开发德兰士瓦的金矿。”奕缓声道:“他们说,元奇有什么要求尽可以提,他们会尽量满足。”
“共同开发?”易知足哂笑道:“他们倒是想的美。”
奕试探着道:“德兰士瓦金矿的储量很大?”
“我国正紧锣密鼓的筹备实行金本位,急需储备大量黄金,好不容易获得了德兰士瓦金矿的开采权,又怎会轻易吐出一半?”易知足缓声道:“这些年,美利坚西部接连发现金矿,英吉利在海外的殖民地也是一样,澳洲的维多利亚、哥伦比亚的佛拉则峡谷、新西兰的奥塔哥,都发现了储量不小的金矿,引发了一波又一波的淘金潮,咱们好不容易获得一个金矿,英国人却要来分一杯羹,凭什么?”
原来元奇在储备黄金为实行金本位做准备,难怪金银兑换比一个劲的往上涨,奕恍然大悟,斟酌了一阵,他才道:“若是因为德兰士瓦金矿的开采而与英吉利交恶,甚至是爆发战争,会否得不偿失?”
“六爷也应该关心一下国际金融和国际商贸。”易知足笑道,见的易正行上前奉茶,他伸手请茶,随即端起茶盅浅呷了几口,这才接着道:“德意志正在欧洲金融市场抛售白银套购黄金,不出意外,今年或是明年就会实行金本位。
美利坚这些年在西部频频发现金矿,黄金储备大增,也正在准备推行金本位,一旦德意志和美利坚两国实行金本位,必然引起连锁反应,欧洲各国都会相继实行金本位。
如此一来,必然导致白银价格大幅暴跌,以我国的白银流通量和储藏量来说,这是难以想象的损失,而且,我国如果依然采用银本位,在国际贸易中也会处处受制于人,所有的国际商贸都是以黄金结算的,西洋各国只要提高金银兑换比,就能让咱们损失惨重!
鉴于我国白银流通量巨大,我们必须赶在西洋各国普遍实行金本位之前实行金本位,而德兰士瓦金矿就是咱们实行金本位的救命稻草,没的丝毫商量的余地,即便为此开战,也在所不惜!”
对于国际金融和国际贸易,奕确实不甚了解,况且,对于易知足的判断,他也不敢质疑,见的对方说的斩钉截铁,毫无半点斡旋的余地,他也是无话可说,沉吟了阵,他才道:“清俄铁路呢?”
点了支香烟,易知足才道:“对于清俄铁路,英国人是什么态度?”
奕如实说道:“他们不希望俄国强大起来,希望我国能够中止这条铁路的修建。”
“即便俄国强大起来,还有德意志在前面挡着,英吉利有什么好担心的?”易知足冷笑道:“英国人是担心欧亚大铁路影响他们在我国的利益,这条铁路,最大的受害者就是严重依靠海上贸易的大英帝国!”
“国城兄见的透彻。”奕缓声道:“不过,沙俄强盛起来之后,对我国西北也会构成极大的威胁,国城兄就不虑后患无穷?一旦我国出现内忧外患,沙俄必然也会象我们当初对他们一样趁虚而入。”
“六爷担忧的也不无道理。”易知足点了点头,“不过,我若是说沙俄的崛起不可阻挡呢?”
听的这话,不仅是奕,就连赵烈文、易正行都是一愣,什么意思?沙俄难道注定会崛起?
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