Soon after, Britain and France replied to the delegation, expressing their agreement with the decision of East China, and after Xu Jichao concluded his visit to the Netherlands and Belgium, he officially extended an invitation to the delegation to visit. This is also the practice of visits, which is to first issue an intention and wait until both sides have reached a similar level of negotiation before issuing a formal invitation, so as to avoid contradictions between countries caused by inconsistencies between the two sides.

And for Britain and France, this procedure is even more important, originally Britain and France took the initiative to invite East China ** to visit, it has already lowered its price, if the invitation is rejected by East China **, then Britain and France **, it is estimated that they will be drowned by the people's saliva. And wait until East China ** confirms, and then send out the invitation, you can ensure that nothing goes wrong, and at the same time, you can also avoid the embarrassing situation of East China ** visiting the Netherlands and Belgium first, and then visiting Britain and France.

So after the two sides negotiated, Xu Jichao set off from Germany to visit the Netherlands and Belgium, these two countries are not big, and the total is less than 100,000 square kilometers, and East China ** and these two countries have nothing to talk about, Bi Jing Netherlands, Belgium in the international community is not high, and East China ** has no interests entangled, this visit is purely to take the two countries to rub a hot spot, and the officials of the two countries talks, it is nothing more than hello, Hello me, hello everyone, etc., so Xu Jichao's visit to the two countries was not long, and it only took 5 days to complete the visit to the two countries and return to Germany.

As soon as Xu Jichao returned to Germany, he accepted the invitation to visit Britain and France, so he only rested in Germany for one day, and then started his itinerary to visit Britain and France. Of course, before the visit, Xu Jichao met with German Prime Minister Bilow and explained to him that he was invited to visit Britain and France this time, just an ordinary routine visit, because it is not easy for East China to send a mission to Europe once, so strive to be able to visit a few more countries, please Germany do not have to think too much. Although it is said that East China's visit to that country is its own internal affair, and it is very important not to look at Germany's face, but this visit is to take Germany as a starting point, and it has just established a partnership with Germany, of course, it is necessary to take care of Germany's emotions.

In fact, Germany is not satisfied with Xu Jichao's visit to Britain and France, because now the hostility between Germany and Britain and France is becoming more and more serious, and the distinguished guests he invited to visit the enemy country will not be happy in anyone's heart, and the German people are also very clear in their hearts, Britain and France invited East China to visit at this time, and they must want to divide East China Although the relationship with Germany has now been established between the two countries and is second only to that of their allies, even if they form an alliance, there will be changes, and Italy is the best example.

However, this is a diplomatic move by East China, and Germany is not easy to stop, and now Germany also needs the help of East China, and Xu Jichao also specially explained to Germany, which can be regarded as giving Germany enough respect, so Germany is not good at saying anything, and has to help the visiting delegation.

Although this visit to Britain and France is a temporary intention, and now the relationship between East China and Britain and France is also relatively tense, but Britain and France are different from Austria, Italy and the Netherlands and Belgium, in this era, Britain and France are both big countries with world influence, so this visit can not be too casual, Bi Jing East China ** does not want to have a tense relationship with Britain and France, if it can be eased, of course, it is no better.

Therefore, in addition to the personnel who Li Sanjie took to visit the Ottoman Empire and the cultural group led by Gu Hongming, almost all the other personnel who stayed in Germany were dispatched, including the two military groups, which also brought more than half, so it can be said that it is the largest visiting group except for Germany.

Although Britain and France agreed to visit together, there were still visits that came first, and the final order was to visit France first, and then visit Britain, because Germany and France are adjacent to each other and have direct land routes, and Britain and France have no objection to this order, after all, the two countries are now in close relations, and they will not care about this little difference.

The group took a train from Berlin to the German-French border, changed to a French train, and went straight to Paris. Although the welcoming ceremony of the French delegation was not as grand and grand as that of Germany and Austria-Hungary, the basic diplomatic etiquette was still in place, and the foreign minister personally greeted him at the railway station and arranged a guard of honor, so Xu Jichao was also satisfied.

Moreover, this time, France also specially organized more than 1 or 200 overseas Chinese and international students to welcome the delegation at the railway station, which is an advantage that Germany and Austria-Hungary do not have, because France is the first country to contact China, and at the same time it is a veteran empire in Europe and a cultural center in Europe, so it is not difficult for France to have some overseas Chinese and many international students to pull out more than 1 or 200 people. At the same time, it can also be regarded as a goodwill to East China.

Strictly speaking, these expatriates and international students basically have nothing to do with East China, they are actually the children of the Qing court, and many of them still have braids, but after East China won the Far East War, overseas Chinese are also deeply encouraged. Of course, there are also a small number of overseas Chinese who are still loyal to the Qing court, but most of the overseas Chinese basically identify with East China and regard East China as their own country, and many students plan to return to China and go to the areas under the jurisdiction of East China to work and develop, so this time France organized a delegation of overseas Chinese to welcome East China, and it was easy to pull out more than 200 people.

Xu Jichao was indeed a little surprised, but after all, he was a person who was used to seeing big scenes, and he quickly adjusted his mentality, and he also realized that this was a great opportunity, because in this era, overseas Chinese and international students are quite valuable human resources, because they live overseas, have a broad vision, have a wide range of knowledge, and have mastered a certain amount of modern and modern cultural knowledge, and a small number of overseas Chinese have mastered a certain amount of wealth, which is exactly the talent needed by East China.

In fact, East China has always attached great importance to overseas Chinese and international students, but the previous focus was on overseas Chinese and international students in Asia, mainly in Japan, Southeast Asia and other regions, after all, East China's national strength was limited at that time, and its influence could only be limited to Asia, and in the future, we should pay more attention to overseas Chinese and students in Europe and the United States.

So Xu Jichao made a simple speech on the spot to greet the overseas Chinese and international students, thanked them for welcoming him, and said that East China will regard all overseas Chinese, Chinese and international students as their own nationals, if they encounter difficulties in France, they can go to the East China Consulate in France for assistance, and during the visit to France, they will organize a symposium with overseas Chinese and international students to understand the living conditions of overseas Chinese and international students in France, and explain to them the purpose of East China. At the same time, we can also discuss with overseas Chinese and international students how the Consulate in France in East China can contact and communicate with overseas Chinese and international students, so as to better and more timely serve overseas Chinese and international students.

Xu Jichao's speech also won a round of applause; first, Xu Jichao's speech was very down-to-earth, and it all spoke to the hearts of overseas Chinese and international students, who really needed a strong state support; second, Xu Jichao's behavior was very different from the high-minded style of the Qing court officials, and it was more close to the people and more approachable, and it was more similar to the officials of European countries.

After a night's rest, French President Armand Falier met with Xu Jichao the next day, and the two held talks. This can be regarded as a high-level reception, although France implements a semi-presidential system, but at the administrative level, the president is still the country's highest administrative official, and although Xu Jichao is also the deputy head of East China and one of the decision-makers, but at the administrative level, he can only rank fourth, and the level of the two is not equal. It is also a sign of France's goodwill.

After the two exchanged polite words, Fallier said: "Mr. Xu, although there has been a war between our two countries, I think it was due to a misunderstanding and regret, but the war is over, I think that improving the relationship between our two countries is beneficial to both of us, so I hope that both of us can turn this page, look forward together, and create a better future for the relationship between the two countries." ”

Xu Jichao also nodded and said: "Mr. President, we agree with what Mr. President said, in fact, we have always hoped to improve the relations between China and France, live in peace and develop together, so we are also willing to work together with France." ”

Fallier was also very happy, saying: "Great, I'm glad that our two countries are so aligned, I think it's a good start, maybe a historic moment." ”

Xu Jichao thought in his heart, just a few polite clichés, now there are too many problems to be solved between East China ** and France, to say that now is a historic moment, I'm afraid it's too early, not to mention anything else, even his own visit, can not be regarded as an official visit, so at most it can only be regarded as an ice-breaking trip, but the other party said so, he can't directly refute it, so he said:" If we both can put aside our differences and work together towards this goal, we can indeed turn this moment into a historic one. ”

Although these words are very euphemistic, but the meaning is clearly expressed, first of all, it is pointed out that there are still many differences between East China ** and France, although both sides can let go, and it is not a historic moment, it can only be said that there is "a historic moment" At the same time, Xu Jichao repeatedly emphasized that the joint efforts of the two sides are too clear about the imperialist nature, although they say beautifully, but they do not do practical things, but fool others into making concessions, so this is also to tell Falier that to improve the relations between the two countries, less fooling, and doing more practical things.