1457 Where to bet
The story has come to an end here, and the current chaos in Europe is just like Xiao Letian's story, the whole of Europe is preparing for war, and within a few months, the two major army powers will start a big battle with more than 2 million soldiers. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Is this a story? No, it's just Xiao Letian's psychological warfare against Ai Liguo.
"My dear minister, why is your face so ugly? Is it the salty sea breeze that makes you uncomfortable? Or is this bottle of red wine not to your taste? I have chilled rum here, or a bottle of celebratory champagne for you?"
Xiao Letian's ridicule made Ai Liguo even more embarrassed, as a diplomat, it was the most humiliating thing to be abused with intelligence, and the overseas ministers of the British Empire did not know the current situation in Europe, and they had to let the prime ministers of other countries inform.
There is no more insult than this.
"Is this what happened a few days ago?"
"Oh, my ambassador, this is just a story, you won't take it seriously......"
"Enough, I already know what you want to say, get straight to the point, what do you want? Happily put it on the table, so I can have a few more glasses of wine......"
"Happy! The Minister is really happy to speak, and I won't go around the bush......" Xiao Letian refilled Ai Liguo with a glass of wine, "I know your plan, don't worry, our intelligence officers don't have that much ability to infiltrate your embassy directly, everything is my speculation based on your British troop movements!"
"In fact, as long as you understand the entanglement of interests between major powers, understand the core interests of Britain overseas, and guess your next move, it is not difficult!"
"There is no moral constraint between you and me, each is his master, each fights for the interests of its own nation, it is normal to make yin moves and bad moves, there is no moral gentleman who engages in diplomacy, and morality is a ...... left for his own nation."
"So you and I should have a toast, we're both smart people, let's say something smart from now on!"
Ai Liguo raised his wine glass and sighed: "That's right, they are all smart people, why beat around the bush? Your Excellency the Prime Minister really surprised me, I really don't understand, who is your teacher in diplomatic work? What exactly did you graduate from that university and follow that mentor?"
Ai Liguo's problem is actually a question for many politicians, the more excellent Xiao Letian is, the more people are interested in his teacher, you must know that people's knowledge system is destined to be inherited, and many means are simply impossible to comprehend without a teacher's teaching.
Xiao Lotian shook his head with a wry smile, and said in his heart, Can I tell you that I live in a big era of information explosion and the wall of knowledge has been completely demolished?
In the era of network sharing, as long as you have patience and methods, you can find any knowledge you want to learn, which is nothing more than whether you have the desire to learn.
In that beautiful era, the door wall of knowledge was broken, a large amount of information was shared for free, and people who had not undergone higher education could also get a lot of cold knowledge through self-study, which was unimaginable to ancient people.
In the 19th century human society, knowledge still existed in libraries, in the minds of university professors and folk scholars, and in the private inheritance of countless large families, not to mention that the literacy rate of ordinary people was not much higher, and even educated middle-class families had difficulty accessing some cold knowledge.
For example, the cultivation of diplomats, basically every diplomat requires a very good accumulation of historical knowledge, and he must be familiar with the history of various countries in order to understand how he will conduct diplomatic activities.
And history is always hidden, and many hidden historical events are hidden in the pile of old papers, which ordinary people can easily see.
To give you a simple example, a few tribal chiefs in the Middle East seem to be very close neighbors and harmonious friends, do you think they are real allies?
But in the secret historical sources, you find that the two tribes have had bloody assassination conflicts, and even have doctrinal disputes within the same sect.
As a diplomat, can he be the same as if he knew the secret historical material and did not know the historical material?
Including the Ames telegram incident that Xiao Lotian just talked about, how could Xiao Lotian tell the story of Bismarck's unauthorized modification of the king's telegram? In fact, no more than five people know the truth of the matter at the moment.
Xiao Lotian shook his head, "Your Excellency, mystery is a good thing, I hope you should talk about it and return to the negotiation table!"
"Now that a war in Europe is inevitable, the new Prime Minister Benjamin is bound to devote all his energy to Europe, and even the naval warships of the colonies will be transferred to China to prepare for unexpected ......."
"The strangulation of two million armies together will profoundly rewrite the history of Europe regardless of the outcome of the war, and at this critical juncture, do you want to add variables to the homeland?
"What good will it do Britain to go to war with me? Even if Britain is strong, is it mentally prepared to deal with two wars at the same time? Even if you can easily defeat our Chinese people, is this a watermelon or a sesame seed?"
"The war in Europe is unpredictable, where is the bet going to be bet on England now? France or Prussia? Don't expect you to mediate neutrality, if you do, you will not be a maritime power......
"Bet on Prussia, I'm afraid you will have to be polite to me, I believe the entanglement of interests between me and Prussia is clear to the minister......"
"And what if England bet on France?" said Eric unceremoniously.
The corners of Xiao Letian's mouth curled and he smiled coldly, "You will bet on France?hahaha, this is really the funniest joke I've ever heard......"
When Xiao Lotian and Ai Liguo had a secret meeting, in distant London, the candlelight in Buckingham Palace was bright at night, delicate pastries and fruits were placed on the coffee table, and Queen Victoria was sipping a cup of black tea.
Sitting in front of the queen is the newly appointed Prime Minister Benjamin, and the prime minister with a glass of sherry is sitting precariously to report to the queen about the current situation in Europe, and the focus is on the current crisis of Franco-Prussian law.
"Your Majesty, I have now given an order to the colonial navies of Africa and the Atlantic that within two months forty warships of all types will return to their homeland, and that the entire Atlantic coastline of Europe will be blocked by us......"
"Well, I believe that the combat effectiveness of the Royal Navy ......" The queen put down her black tea cup and looked at Benjamin calmly, "Dear Prime Minister, I just want to know what you think about the situation in Asia?"
"Do you really want to wage a weakening war against Xiao Lotian in East Asia? Do you really not hesitate to fight Prussia for the sake of Xiao Lotian?"