Chapter 71 Tomorrow--

Is there really a coincidence in the world?

Everyone has their own answers, but after carefully studying the history of Persia, they find that there are all kinds of strange things. At the end of the 19th century, the Kagar Dynasty, which ruled Persia, was simply carved in the same mold as the Qing Dynasty at the same time. It also belongs to the ancient civilization of different races. They were also bombarded by European powers with gunboats, and also lost their traditional vassals and key islands. They also experienced a large-scale impact of alternative religious forces in China. They also had an unsuccessful internal change in the system, ending with the reformists going to the execution ground. At the beginning of the 20th century, it also faced the fate of being divided, with Tsarist Russia in the north and Britain in the south.

The situation is difficult, and when the country is in danger, it is natural to find a way out. 1905 was a key year for Persia, the Qing Dynasty and other ancient countries in Asia who wanted to find a way to live. In this year, Japan defeated the seemingly invincible Tsarist Russia with a small country. This has had a huge impact on other Eastern countries.

"The constitutional state defeats the [***] country, the constitutional government is superior to [***], and the constitution is the way to a strong country" became the consensus of aspiring people at that time. The momentum of the constitutional movement in various countries has been the same for a while. As for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it had been extinguished with a national uprising during the Russian War.

"If there is no uprising, what will happen if the Manchu Qing Dynasty also implements the constitution?" Some people who do not approve of violent revolution in exile abroad always like to study this classic proposition. Of course, this is a digression, but what will be the fate of Persia, which insists on this constitutional road?

Persia's relatively smooth embark on the road to constitutionalism was inseparable from the environmental climate in all aspects at that time. In China, on the one hand, the constitutionalists were supported by the British. On the other hand, the imperial court just came to a watershed. The old king was old, and the crown prince was ambitious to take over. The crown prince's biggest opponent was The old prime minister, who belongs to the old school, in order to successfully ascend the throne, the crown prince naturally approached the opposite of the prime minister, the constitutional faction.

As for the sick old king, he really has no intention to take care of the line disputes in the court. He just wants to be able to walk through his last life at ease, even if it is complete. After some competition, in the end, the old king signed the constitution, and then went to the west in a few days. The crown prince joined hands with the parliament to defeat the old prime minister and successfully succeed to the throne.

At this point, even Kang Youwei, who is in Hawaii, is very happy. He even reports the good news of the constitution from Persia. The purpose is nothing more than one, that is, to push oneself by others and look forward to the "future" of the Qing Dynasty without extinction.

But the reality is cruel. Persia, which embarked on the road to constitution, did not live the legendary happy life from then on. As soon as the old opponent is gone, new problems will come. After the honeymoon period of initial cooperation, the king and the parliament will naturally have conflicts over the redistribution of power. In the end, the development of contradictions is nothing more than a dagger. The king called on the clan khanates who supported the royal family to enter the capital, and the parliament also raised the banner of protecting the law, gathered militias, and the constitutional revolution broke out!

After several years of war, the king was defeated and forced to abdicate. The parliament supported the underage prince as a puppet and implemented a common republic. During this period, the deposed king returned to his hometown in Turkmenistan to recruit soldiers of the same clan. He tried to make a comeback and was defeated again. At this point, the Kagar Turkic forces were in fact out of Persia, and the remaining little kings were nothing more than bowing to the parliament.

The Congress is dominant and should be happy to carry out modernization reform, right? But God doesn't follow people's wishes. Based on the nationalist position, it was inherently difficult for the Persian parliament to work with Britain and Russia, so it introduced third-party forces and put on the agenda. At this time, China, a country that has just achieved national reading, entered the perspective of the Persians because of the ownership of the Anglo-Poland oil company.

Invited the Chinese Association to co-organize Persian finance, and set up a new army with the Chinese as instructors - the Financial Gendarmerie, to distinguish it from the Cossack Division trained by Russia and the British-trained South Persian Infantry. Britain and Russia are all old rivers and lakes. How can they be self-improvement by the Persians, so they joined hands to intervene. Although they were not forced away by the two countries under the toughness of the Chinese, they had to withdraw from the Persian political arena in exchange for oil interests in Persia. The little king was pro-government with the support of the two powerful countries, and the political situation changed to the co-governance of the royal family and the parliament. Dual pattern.

Due to World War I, the German minister, who had not yet figured out the chaos in China, jumped out again. He was a man of humor. The Persians learned from him that all the Germans had collectively joined Islam under the leadership of Kaiser Wilhelm II and were willing to help the Persians oppose the oppression of Britain and Russia. . In this way, whether out of national and religious feelings or in practical interests, the Persian Parliament naturally stood on the side of Germany. The name of "William the Hajjim" (William the Hajj) spread all over the Persian land. In all mosques, the morrahs were praying for the victory of Germany.

In exchange for all this, Britain and Russia sent troops to Persia successively. In December 1914, the British army entered Persia through the border between Britain and India. At the beginning of 1915, a large number of Russian troops landed at the port of Enzeri on the coast of the Cili River and threatened Tehran.

When the first ray of sunshine shone on Tehran, the capital of Persia, although it was early in the morning, Tehran could not calm down last night, and even there was an explosion in the early morning. Who was it? Whether it is the guard of Tehran or the Russian invaders, the people who are busy evacuating don't care much about this.

Zhao Pengjia looked at his watch: stopped at 7:40. He looked up at the wall clock on the corridor wall of the embassy office building. The time was 7 o'clock sharp, which was stopped by the soldiers of the marines of the embassy after he ordered the evacuation of Tehran.

He stopped and recalled the ridiculous moment, a telegram from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "In view of the tension in Persia and the threat of war in Tehran, the legation should be withdrawn into the Abadan area under our control."

Abadan!

There is the largest oil field of China-Poor Oil Company, and according to the memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom in 1907, the "little pity" achieved by China is indeed a sphere of influence, just to ensure oil exploitation. After the outbreak of the European War, in view of the threat of the Turkish army to the Abadan region, in December, a marine force that was going to send reinforcements to Central Africa landed in the Abadan region and then repelled the Turkish attack in the Shatt al-Arab.

But Zhao Pengjia knew that the reason for the urgent dispatch of troops at that time was that the British sent troops. In order to prevent the British from getting involved in the oil fields belonging to China-Poland, the navy urgently dispatched troops.

Looking from the window facing the embassy square in the corridor, Zhao Pengjia saw that Shahta had come.

Shahta is a rare Persian officer studying in China in Persia. He was one of the officers selected to study military in China when the Chinese instructors were training financial gendarmes. At that time, he was only 13 years old. After two years back to China, he served in the financial gendarmerie like the remaining officers who returned to China at the same time.

In Tehran, most people know that the major officer from a poor family is a pro-China faction, just like he still wears the sword of the Huangpu Military Academy, although to a large extent, in the past five years, in addition to retaining the oil fields, Chinese forces have withdrawn from Persia in a certain sense. .

The wind knows the strong grass!

There is a saying in China, and because of this, the talents in the embassy will have a good impression on it. Last year, when Shahta stopped in the rank of captain, it was the embassy and Zhongbo Petroleum Company who promoted him to major through a bribe.

On Monday morning, everyone was originally in the office to deal with a large amount of affairs over the weekend, and as a minister, Ma Pengjia was also used to wandering around, greeting people, and feeling the pace of work of this huge organization.

However, this morning, because the embassy is about to evacuate, there is no backlog of affairs. For everyone, they must pack up their things and burn those top-secret reports. For the embassy, keeping top-secret documents in the process of retreat will only add unnecessary unease. All factors.

The call of the ceremonial man came from the top of the tower of the Great Mosque in the distance, which was almost annihilated in the hustle and bustle of the city, which sounded faintly erratic. It is the first time that believers are called to worship five times a day. However, for Shahta, it is difficult for him to maintain the same habits. He went to China to study military affairs at the age of thirteen and returned to China at the age of twenty. His seven-year study abroad career has already changed his habits. What's more, he was not enthusiastic about religion.

At the entrance of the embassy, when he saw the familiar [***] marines saluting him, he smiled after returning the gift. In many cases, compared with others, he felt that the Chinese were closer. In his seven-year study abroad career in China, despite the hard training, in his opinion, But it is the most memorable memory in his life.

But if he sees his appearance in the mirror, he will be stunned. The little face, like the faces of his Persian comrades-in-arms, was baked brown by the flames of the desert, and looked quite loyal.

With the passage of morning, the city became more and more noisy, as if swallowed up by the huge sound waves of loudspeakers like several whales. When he was about to enter the embassy, Shahta blinked, and all kinds of memories of China came uninvited and wandered around in his mind.

He remembers the streets of Nanjing, those people with peaceful faces, and the bustling streets. He also remembers the beautiful scenery of Zijinshan Royal Farewell Garden, and even his first love there, although that woman is just a girl.

He blinked again. Those uninvited hallucinations, words and scenes stir in his mind. He is so wild, perhaps because to some extent, the place he regards as his home is about to withdraw from Tehran, and he will also withdraw from Tehran with the parliament and the Germans.

The whole embassy is busy. The staff are either burning documents or tidying up their luggage. The scene in front of them made Shahta understand that they really want to evacuate Tehran, but why did they evacuate? Both the Russians and the British are allies of China.

At this time, the words of the instructor in the military academy once again came to his mind, "China wants to treat countries equally, but why do countries do not want to treat China equally!" Perhaps the current withdrawal is the contradiction between these major countries.

After Shahta entered the office, Ma Pengjia greeted him with a smile. His head, Shahta was half a head short, and Shahta was a typical Persian. His handsome appearance always makes him eye-catching and can't hide. Perhaps the most attractive thing about his face is the eagle hook nose, or the two clear and square cheekbones on his cheeks.

"I didn't expect that there would be a day when we would withdraw from Tehran?"

After a simple polite manner, Ma Pengjia said self-deprecatingly.

"Yes, the only country that treats Persia equally has to withdraw from Tehran."

Shahta's expression was also a little emotional. In his opinion, whether it is Britain, Russia or Germany, they have ambitions for Persia, only China. Maybe they have a certain interest in Persia, but their interest is also limited to oil. At this time, Ma Pengjia's eyes once again fell to Huangpu, the waist of Shahta. On the dagger.

"My friend."

At this time, Shahta spoke Persian in a hoarse and calm voice.

"If you need it, my subordinates and I are willing to escort you away."

Shahta's expression seemed extremely serious. In fact, he came here for this matter.

"I want to..."

He hesitated, and Ma Pengjia expressed his worries.

"Your country needs you more! After all, your country is now..."

"If possible, please let me give you a ride."

Shahta still said stubbornly.

"You are only protected by more than a dozen soldiers. In the current situation, no one can guarantee that anything will happen to you along the way."

"It's true."

When he nodded in agreement, Ma Pengjia said seriously.

"However, Li Enfu, you should know that in our policy, we have no intention of interfering in Persian things."

This sentence, in fact, is a reminder to remind Shahta that China is unlikely to give him too much support like Britain or Russia, even if he has made a certain contribution. After the sound fell, the room was silent for a long time. Both of them could hear the hurried footsteps of the people outside the room. However, when talking, Ma Pengjia is still used to calling the Chinese name of Shahta.

"I have studied in China for seven years."

When he nod and agreed, Shahta said seriously.

"I think I should do something for you in return for the help you have given me?"

His words made Ma Pengjia grinned.

"You are still as stubborn as before."

"Because you are friends! We must repay our friends.

Shahta said seriously that there are four powers in Persia now, Turks, Russians and British. They can't but try to get involved with Persia. Although China has built an oil company in the south and made a fortune by extracting oil, the Chinese are more civilized. His oil company bought and sold it publicly. Although they shared the privileges with the Russians and the British in Persia, they rarely used the privilege to protect the people from evil. "Don't do what you want to do to others" may be the truth. This only makes the Persian people full of affection for the Chinese. In Persia, hundreds of young people, All of them take China as an example and believe that only by learning from China can we realize the true reading power of Persia.

"Okay!"

He nodded, and Ma Pengjia reluctantly agreed to Shahta's suggestion, and then continued.

"But in return, I will get you some ordnance after arriving in Rabbadan. I think you should need these!"

When Shahta left, he didn't notice that there were two officers in guard uniforms standing by the window of the legation, "Well, we will strengthen the test for him again?"

At this time, the officer's unclear and tight face was just rightly strict and out of the matter.

"Well, even if it doesn't pass the test, maybe we have to choose someone else, even if it's a little unsatisfactory."

"I really don't know,"

One of the officers vomited a smoke.

"Why do we take it so seriously at the cost of the evacuation of the embassy for one person?"

While the officer was talking, another major officer thought, and his face was full of horizontal lines. He had already developed the patience of waiting for a long time, and he stood by the window and kept silent.

"I don't know, Captain."

Finally, the major said reluctantly.

"However, considering that our overseas policy is different from that of imperialists like Britain and Russia, it is very necessary to be so cautious. You know, we must consider the future. If we choose a person in a hurry, it is difficult to protect our interests in Persia and future interests--"

"But withdrawing from Tehran will cause our influence on Persia to fall to the bottom."

The captain can't hold back any longer.

"Major, I think we should make a request to China."

"Request? What kind of requirements?"

The colonel's right eyelid slowly drooped down.

"It requires the country to transfer two divisions from the expeditionary force. Only two divisions are needed, and we can control and occupy Persia like the Russians and the British!"

"No, in that case, what's the difference between us and the British and the Russians? You know, we are both Asian countries and committed to the liberation of Asian countries, which is our natural obligation and responsibility.

While talking, the major was happy with the captain's teeth.

"You must know that there are many times when we must consider our own image. For us, what we need is not territory, nor those damn privileges, but a country. What we need is not Persia, which is shared and controlled by us and Russia and Britain, but completely Persia influenced by China?

"Today, Persia;"

After a moment of silence, the major looked out of the window and said.

"Tomorrow, the whole world."

(to be continued)