Reborn as King of South America

Chapter 428 Germans Finished

"The Han Empire has always maintained a proactive attitude towards exchanges and cooperation between the two countries. I just wonder if your government is willing to take substantive measures to strengthen the non-governmental cooperation between the two countries and to dispel the misunderstandings and prejudices of your people towards the Han Empire's international students?"

Li Mingyuan was not satisfied with the superficial perfunctory response from the German envoy and asked back.

“The Han Empire is Germany’s most important overseas partner. His Majesty Frederick III, Prime Minister Bismarck, and the German government all attach great importance to the cooperative relationship with the Han Empire.

His Majesty Frederick III and the Prime Minister do not want to affect the friendship between the royal families and the people of the two countries because of some small misunderstandings. "

The German envoy once again emphasized Germany's emphasis on cooperation between the two countries, and then responded on behalf of the German royal family and government: "The Han Empire is a South American country with an important position. The learning spirit shown by your students during their study in Germany is admirable. Dozens of schools that accept your students, such as the University of Berlin and the University of Frankfurt, are very satisfied with their performance. His Majesty Frederick and the Prime Minister also believe that your students are a group that is good at learning. Like your army, they have the ability and perseverance to learn new knowledge and new technologies. For a group of young people who are keen on learning modern civilization knowledge, the German Empire is willing to give them more learning space and opportunities.

Before leaving Europe, the Prime Minister, in compliance with the will of His Majesty Frederick, has submitted a proposal to amend the number of international students in your country to the Imperial Parliament. I believe that in another month, your government will be able to see the good news that the Imperial Parliament has passed the amendment bill. "

The German political system is similar to that of the Han Dynasty in South America. Although the power of the German emperor is not as great as that of Li Mingyuan because of the constraints of the monarchs and parliaments of the local states, as the emperor of the entire German Empire, Frederick III still has the final say on political bills. As long as Frederick himself insists, even if the bill is rejected by some members of parliament, it can finally be passed successfully relying on the emperor's authority.

Germany is a traditional and even conservative European imperial country. Repealing the law restricting international students and allowing a large number of Chinese students to study in Germany would inevitably be opposed by many conservative forces. However, after considering the economic relationship formed between Germany and China in the past 20 years of cooperation and the performance of Chinese students in Germany, Frederick III, who held central power, and the Junker political elites headed by Bismarck quickly abandoned their unnecessary doubts and made a decisive decision.

The reason that prompted the German government to make a quick decision is very simple. First, the South American Han Kingdom has an irreplaceable promoting role and extremely important economic market value in the development of Germany's economy. Although the Germans still have a proud mentality that white people are superior, in the face of realistic interests, they have to follow the way of winning over the Ottoman Empire and continue to win over the South American Han Kingdom.

Secondly, although the Chinese students' entry into Germany to study aroused opposition from some radical white elements, the conflict between the students and the local white Germans did not escalate to an uncontrollable level because the students' living area was limited to the vicinity of colleges and universities.

On the other hand, the total number of Chinese students studying in Germany exceeds 10,000 and the number is increasing year by year. The funds spent each year can bring a large amount of income to the German government and schools. Although this income cannot be compared with the benefits generated by the economic cooperation between China and Germany, it has reached a level that the German government cannot ignore.

Finally, of course, the direct factor that prompted Germany to fully relax the restrictions on the number of international students is that almost every international student will return to South America after completing their studies and will not stay in Germany.

Influenced by traditional culture, returning home to serve the country after completing their studies is the direct motivation for young students to study abroad. Every government-sponsored student has obtained the opportunity to study abroad after a detailed selection. After they return home after completing their studies, they can get the precious opportunity to work in the government and state-owned enterprises. Faced with such an opportunity, almost no students are willing to give up. For private students who go abroad at their own expense, they also need to go through a government review. If they just want to go abroad for gilding and enter a second-rate German school to live a lazy life, even if they escape the initial review, they will face the punishment of being discovered and deported by the German ambassador after entering Germany. On the one hand, there is the attraction of returning home after completing their studies and working in the government and state-owned enterprises to complete their own status transformation. On the other hand, if they are forced to stay in Germany, they will face the risk of white discrimination and deportation. In comparison, naturally no students choose to overstay in Germany.

Chinese students of different skin colors leave your European country after completing their studies, so the German government does not have to worry about the intensification of contradictions and conflicts between different ethnic groups due to too many Chinese people. After all, the Germanic people tend to be conservative, unlike the French, who can even accept African blacks in the colonies.

In essence, the traditional culture of the Han Chinese people at this time was more conservative than that of the Germans. Even if the Germans treated the Chinese like ordinary white people, they were not very willing to stay in Germany.
South America has a vast land area and a sparse population, but rich natural resources. Living there will provide you with a familiar cultural atmosphere and a stable social life. But what will you get if you stay in Germany?

Germany's eating habits are hard to accept. German white people have strong body odor and a lot of hair, which does not conform to the traditional Chinese aesthetic concepts. As for the appearance of German women, they are often ridiculed by poets in Germany. What's more, there are very few women who conform to the Chinese aesthetic concepts.

One side was unwilling to stay in Germany, and the other side was unwilling to accept them. The behavior of Chinese students leaving after completing their studies eliminated the Germans' worries. After sending away batch after batch of Chinese students, the German side had a new idea. They planned to expand the scope of the student group to the middle and senior generals in the army. They wanted to extend Germany's influence to the upper echelons of the Han army by influencing the middle and senior generals.

After revealing the German government's intentions one by one, the German envoy explained: "In order to eliminate the misunderstandings caused by the lack of understanding between the people of the two countries, the imperial government hopes to cooperate with your country's embassy to carry out joint publicity activities in the areas where your country's international students mainly gather, so that the citizens of the German Empire can be exposed to more knowledge about the culture and life of the Han Empire."

"I am very grateful to His Majesty Frederick and Prime Minister Bismarck for their efforts in promoting friendship between the two countries. In order to strengthen the friendship between the two countries, the Han Empire is also willing to make more active cooperation moves."

Li Mingyuan saw the sincerity shown by the Germans and replied: "In the next ten years, four main railway lines will be built in succession. I hope Germany can participate in the construction of these four railways."

The economic benefits of railway construction projects without attached political conditions are limited, but Li Mingyuan's proposal of four railway construction projects is a positive signal, demonstrating Li Mingyuan's positive attitude towards cooperation between the two sides. Therefore, the German envoy happily agreed.

After resolving the main points of disagreement, Li Mingyuan handed over the issue of strengthening economic cooperation to various government departments. As for the affairs of international students, after detailed discussions, the two countries reached a consensus and decided that Germany and China would jointly appoint officials to form a German Student Affairs Committee to be responsible for managing all affairs related to the study management of international students.

The establishment of the International Student Affairs Committee means that the international student development plan that has been implemented for nearly 20 years is facing huge changes. The original restrictions that restricted Chinese students from studying in Germany have disappeared. Instead, as long as they pass the joint assessment organized by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the German destination universities, local students will be able to obtain valuable study abroad opportunities without having to face the regret of having met the qualifications for studying abroad but being unable to study abroad due to number restrictions.

(End of this chapter)