Chapter 525: Divergence

The matter of cooperation on the land of the moon has dragged on to this day, and it has finally been able to be formally negotiated. The concern of more and more powerful countries has also made the resources of the moon a hot topic. The United States is seizing the time to explore the moon, but the Mars program is pulling their funding chain, and it is difficult to choose.

The European Union is also expected to be in Europe, and if the EU is involved in a closer military alliance, as envisaged many years ago, NATO's role will be greatly weakened, and Europe will stand on its own.

The government is seizing the time to talk, and informal meetings at the ministerial level have continued, and it has finally been decided to hold a multinational meeting in Cagliari on December 10, this time not only Britain, France and Germany, but also other European countries are interested in participating in the lunar alliance plan.

An Feng doesn't mind the crowd...... Anyway, Sardinia can't get that much area.

The head of the aerospace company will also have to participate in the discussions with the government, because they are national aviation contractors, and state-owned enterprises simply do not have the technology to develop aviation. An Feng also discussed the main issues and cooperation principles with the company's management, and then he let them deal with it.

There was a lively international scene, but the days of the royal family were calm, and at the beginning of December they continued to organize events.

It is a must-have project for families to let children get close to nature, experience life and exercise every year. After the Christmas holidays in December, the royal family will go to the hunting palace in Nuoro for a week or more before returning before Christmas.

They will also send out invitations for friends to attend.

The hunting palace ushered in a rare busy day of the year, the host and guests have moved in, the children have grown up, the frequency of use of independent rooms has increased, plus a group of attendants, the lineup is very large. After the start of the hunting time. The heavily armed crowd set off.

There are eight cars alone, the number of hounds has expanded to fifteen, and two tigers, Xiaobai and Xiaohei, also make cameos to experience the fun of jungle chasing. Because there are too many people, it has become an outing, and everyone is talking and laughing with guns. Find a place to have a picnic at noon.

An Feng is also used to it, and the real hunting still has to go to the vast expanse of Africa.

It was still good to gather in the forest for a picnic, a dozen people mobilized together, the servants were not allowed to help, it was their turn to sit down and enjoy. The host and his friends are busy together, adding firewood, roasting meat and cooking soup, whether or not they also have a hand in it, and the children tend to get discouraged.

When Jessica, who was in charge of lighting the fire, looked up. Edward, who was opposite her, was happy to sit on the ground: "Haha, look at your pretty face!" โ€

"What!" Jessica exclaimed, jumping up to use her hands, and Alice reminded: "Don't use your hands!" โ€

"Oh Maiga, isn't it terrifying?" Jessica said nervously, the girl's family is eighteen years old, which happens to be the age when she cares most about appearance and beauty.

"Sort of." Alice handed her a handkerchief, "Wipe the left side of her face." โ€

"Look at them." Charlie's son, Carl, skewers the barbecue on the side. He said to Fred, "I'll just say women can't be trusted, especially in this kind of thing." โ€

"Really?" Margaret stood silently behind them.

Fred turned his head: "Hi." Maggie! โ€

"Hey!" Margaret said.

"You know we don't mean that." Fred hesitated, "We just feel a little ...... Rare. โ€

"I know, I understand." Margaret gave Fred a gentle look, and then glared at her brother, "But Karl, be careful with your words!" โ€

"Ahh Carl cried and grimaced, "Why do you treat us differently?" โ€

Margaret smiled and walked away: "Because...... I won't sue you! โ€

Edward next to him muttered, "The future princess has learned to defend her man." I'll give her 10 points, Jesse, and you'll never be able to do it for the rest of your life! โ€

"Don't talk nonsense!" Alice smiled and touched him with her elbow.

Jessica said, "We just know it in our hearts." โ€

"Haha, I agree!" Edward smiled, "It seems that Jesse has a talent for gossip since you were a child, do you want to be a paparazzi in the future?" โ€

Jessica glared at him, "Don't call me 'Jesse' a second time." That's the boy's name! โ€

"Huh?" Edward stared at her unnoticeable chest in surprise, "Aren't we good brothers?" My brother! Hum๏ผŸ โ€

"You want to die, don't you? Try calling it again? Jessica was already gearing up at this point, and Alice hurriedly grabbed her: "Be a lady!" Just relax! โ€

The parents who went to get the spices and came back laughed, and when they were alone, they were a chaotic circle of underage bear children and adult bear children. On this occasion outdoors, the demeanor of a gentleman and lady is put behind you, but it is also in line with the principle of coming out to relax yourself, just be happy.

When counting the children's spoils a few days later, Roger was satisfied: "It's a good experience, and the occasional exercise of them can build the tenacity of character." โ€

"It also strengthens the relationship, from unfamiliarity to familiarity, in just a few days, which is a very valuable life experience," Miranda said. โ€

Charlie said, "I agree with that too." โ€

An Feng leaned against the trunk of the tree next to him and said, "It's like when we were young, isn't it?" โ€

Miranda laughed, "Roger always messes up simple things, and he used to have bad ideas when he was camping in the hunting grounds of Texas. โ€

"Didn't you?" Roger began to quibble, "I think it's a reflection of personality, something that only a genius can think ofโ€”"

"I don't agree." An Feng shook his head, "At the beginning, you insisted on being authentic and camping outside in a tent in winter, but you woke up in the middle of the night and slipped back by yourself. โ€

Charlie was curious: "Is there such a thing?" โ€

Several children also gathered around and looked at An Feng: "Dad (uncle), tell us about it." โ€

Roger Zou frowned: "Why don't I remember?" โ€

"That was more than twenty years ago." An Feng smiled and said, "You little ones haven't been born yet." โ€

Roger suddenly said: "More than twenty years ago...... Time flies - but you're right? โ€

The children looked at An Feng again.

"Yes?" An Feng naturally wanted to quibble, "It's definitely your mistake, old man!" Remember to take more medicine to prevent Alzheimer's disease in the future! โ€

"No, no, you must be involved, as soon as you say it, I will know it! Miranda can testify. โ€

"Joanna can testify as well, I certainly don't."

"If she can testify, she can prove that you went back. Don't try to go around in circles here, grandpa! โ€

Joanna shook her head: "I'm not involved!" โ€

"Me too." Miranda, "I remember it was ten years ago, right?" โ€

"Of course, I'm certainly not that old." Joanna said.

The children looked at these people reminiscing about the past more than 20 years ago, and attacked each other as an old man and an old monster. They all laughed.

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After the hunting palace holiday, head back to the city.

The meeting of leaders of many countries, which ended three days ago, has made good progress, and in addition to the three large countries, other small countries also want to let Sardinia "manage" a part of the lunar land for them, at the cost of paying for the management and providing maintenance, until they can develop it themselves.

There are many specific details, and the prime minister routinely comes to the Moncalieri Palace to report to the queen. He also talked about the benefits that Sardinia could get from exchanging 800,000 square kilometers of lunar land for more than 8,000 square kilometers of Corsica.

"A hundredfold?" Joanna said, "A critical strategic resource for the future, in exchange for an island with few resources? โ€

"The French say that although the moon has resources, it is only resources, and Corsica on the earth has not many resources except resources. Everything else that Earth has is in place, including plenty of air and land. Livable environment and strategic location with great future potential. โ€

"It's good to be eloquent." Joanna smiled, "What about other countries, just money and trade as a trading condition?" โ€

"That's pretty much it." Mancini said.

Joanna asked, "What is the direction of the wind on the Corsican side, have you ever been in contact?" โ€

Mancini replied: "We are ready to engage with the leaders of the civil rights movement on the other side the day after tomorrow for a formal discussion." โ€

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Things have been very smooth so far, and it is also in line with An Feng's consideration of interests. If you have money and benefits, you only need a little more technology and expenses on your side. In terms of the maintenance costs of other countries, it can also fill some of the gaps...... But the problem is Corsica.

Officials in Sardinia, in discussions with France and Corsica, are more open-minded about secession, unlike they were decades ago. At that time, France did not suffer any setbacks and was a strong country, but after the disaster, the population was too lost, the economy was frustrated, and science and technology were also sluggish...... Now they urgently need a very cost-effective way out of the crisis, and at the same time have enough technology to ensure it.

There is no dispute about this, but Corsican, for their part, wants to form a United Kingdom with Sardinia.

This means that the United Kingdom, which is made up of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, has autonomy in all parts of the country, except for diplomatic and military rights, and is somewhat like the federal states of the United States. But officials disagree on this assumption.

In the case of the United Kingdom, it means that they can join or secede as an independent whole, and the whole people decide to join or secede - rather than participate as a whole. For example, a referendum on independence. If this happens a day later, there is a risk that Sardinia will lose all its investment.

So there was a split in the government.

Finally they asked the queen about her attitude, and Joanna said that she could not accept the so-called "United Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica", and that she would at most allow Corsica to be annexed to Sardinia as two provinces, and that a future referendum would be a matter for all the citizens of the kingdom.

Some autonomy can be considered, but as a whole it must be under the jurisdiction of the kingdom, and considering the local population and social atmosphere, it is necessary to have the kingdom's armed forces. If the most basic agreement cannot be reached, the Queen will not agree to and sign the bill.

This is one of the few times Joanna has denied the government's suggestion.

According to the practice of constitutional monarchy, she does not have the right to choose yes or no, but when it comes to the constitution, the kingdom is the land that she has entrusted to the government, and if the queen does not agree and the government agrees, it is only the government's land and not the queen's, which can be defined as ...... Rebellion.

Contradictory antagonisms are revealed through high-level dialogues.

Neither the government nor the parliament of Sardinia can currently oppose their queen on this point, firstly, the whole people disagree, and secondly, the government is loyal to their queen, so many politicians will respect the queen's attitude. In the end, the talks were not reached, and the representatives of Sardinia withdrew.

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PS: Tomorrow at noon, everything will be released. (To be continued......)