Chapter 466: The Death of South Africa (13)
Not only does the Red Sea Mountains have a pure white livery, but thanks to the extensive use of stainless steel and galvanized stainless steel, this ship does not have the defects of being seen from a distance and not approaching compared to the European luxury cruise ships of 1891. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoAt the moment when there are no polymer materials, even luxury cruise ships use the mode of painting wooden boards. After the lacquer with Chinese characteristics has been modernly improved, the painted wood is as smooth as a mirror, with ordinary high-polished stainless steel, which looks elegant and exquisite. With electroplated stainless steel, it even has a luxurious luxury.
In order to provide a place for the event, the Red Sea Mountains came along the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, and the North Atlantic, and after such a long journey, the whole ship was still smooth and delicate after a little cleaning, fully reflecting the style of the industrial age. Britain is probably still the most powerful country in Europe, but the combination of air pollution from industry and the rainy weather in Britain makes it seem as if the whole of Britain is forever gloomy, not only London is the fog capital, but the whole of Britain seems to be forever gloomy. The young members of the European royal family loved the two-thousand-ton cruise ship, and when the ship ran out from under the rain clouds that enveloped Britain and appeared in the bright sun, the young nobles all had smiles on their faces.
The sunshine also made Wei Kun feel refreshed, and after arriving in such a gloomy Britain, Wei Kun, who was used to the sunshine, felt very uncomfortable. Not too far from the cruise ship, accompanied by British naval vessels, Wei Kun decided to ignore the defenders. With their presence, Wei Kun really felt much more at ease.
At first, there were less than twenty members of the royal family who came to meet Wei Kun, and now there are more than forty people on board. Young and unyoung aristocrats from other countries came to join in the fun, and this time it was young people between their teens and thirties who boarded the ship, and some of them did not make it to the young man's ship.
"I think it's a good thing to be an administrator now." His Royal Highness sighed heartily. The British royal family also had their own cruise ships, but the Indian Empress herself did not use them because of her age. The cruise ship was small and shabby compared to the Chinese cruise ship. Even if the Indian queen did not use a small cruise ship, these young British aristocrats were not eligible to use a cruise ship. The reality of Wei Kun mobilizing cruise ships on official business made these seemingly delicate and noble royal family members feel strong envy.
Wei Kun doesn't care much about this, using a cruise ship or not using a cruise ship, the pressure on Wei Kun is only on whether he can complete his diplomatic mission. If he successfully completed his diplomatic mission, all the uses would become logical. On the contrary, everything in Wei Kun is suspected of wasting public money. Now that diplomatic work has entered its final stage, China and Britain have shown their final bottom line. The British refused to pay even a penny more for the Boers, and they were adamantly opposed to the Chinese demand that Britain swallow the Boer lands.
The Danish princess walked up to Wei Kun and His Royal Highness with a cocktail, "Your Highness Wei Kun, this ship is really good. Can you drive to Spain to soak up the sun? ”
Wei Kun looked at this princess with sympathetic eyes, although the European royal family had some names that looked very bluffing, in fact, the real status was directly proportional to their financial resources. The economy of the Republic of China was strong, and even in a seemingly wild region like East Africa, there were many very vigorous money-making transactions. Buying an official cruise ship, when you are free, you will hand it over to a cruise company in the Mediterranean, and you need to transfer it for official use, which is still a cost-saving choice.
And the young people in front of them have not inherited the family property now, or have no chance to inherit the family property at all. With the title of prince and duke, going out is to go to the first class. If you want to have an independent cruise ship, you don't even think about it.
"Spain probably can't, if we dare to go, the British Navy will probably escort us back to London." Wei Kun smiled. Looking at the Danish princess's disappointed expression, Wei Kun continued to smile: "If you want to see the exotic scenery, I can receive you in Sudan. East Africa has a lot of problems, but there is no shortage of sunshine in East Africa. ”
"Oh? Are you inviting me to visit Sudan? The Danish princess asked with some surprise.
Wei Kun first frowned and thought about it, and then walked to a higher position and shouted to the royal nobles: "Everyone, please be quiet!" ”
After a few days of contact with these guys, Wei Kun's opinion of this group of people is probably that their response to discipline is worse than that of students in China's key high schools, but it is not very different. However, they will certainly assemble because of training, and the choice after assembling is far from those who are eager to learn from China's key high school students. At least Wei Kun thinks that Chinese students do not have the same strong self-centered tendencies as European royal families.
Similar to what Wei Kun thought, he shouted, and the guys who were drinking and chatting and laughing quieted down for a while. Wei Kun shouted in French: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am now the county guard of the three counties of the Sultan, and I am also a local official. I also have no plans to leave East Africa anytime soon, so I personally welcome people to travel or invest in Sudan. Whether you are in your personal capacity, or as a representative of your family, or as a representative of your family, or in your official capacity as a State, I welcome you to the Sudan. Sudan and East Africa are vast and beautiful places, with landscapes and animals that you have never seen before, and there are plenty of opportunities to make money. I am a peace-loving person, and I am a person who is willing to share the benefits of business with everyone. So welcome all to Sudan. ”
When the royal family and nobles heard that Wei Kun was so blatantly soliciting customers, this attitude was like that of a Chinese prince, but it was very similar to those bankers on the exchange. However, what Wei Kun said created doubts and at the same time made the members of the nobility see an opportunity. Wei Kun himself had a 'territory', and even the nobles who did not touch the spring water had heard of the great success of Chinese alfalfa cultivation in Sudan.
At this moment, Wei Kun continued, "Of course, please wait until I leave Europe before thinking about going to Sudan, if I don't return to Sudan myself, you don't have to expect me to receive you in Sudan." ”
There was a burst of polite laughter below, and when Wei Kun returned to his place, the young people continued to eat, drink, blow, and laugh with the people they liked, and the Danish princess asked Wei Kun with bright eyes, "Can you really invite me to the Sudan?" ”
Wei Kun nodded in response, "Of course, Her Royal Highness the Princess." We welcome all our friends to Sudan. Not only can you travel, but you can also invest. What's more, we're still hiring. If there are people in Denmark who are willing to work in Sudan, they can talk about that. As long as the profession is right and the price is right, we welcome anyone who is willing to earn money to show their talents in Sudan. ”
Without waiting for the Danish princess to answer, Her Royal Highness hurriedly interjected and asked, "Can we also invest in the UK?" ”
"Of course you can invest. Why worry about the UK not being able to invest? Wei Kun in turn questioned His Royal Highness.
"Is there a minimum investment limit?" The Danish princess asked before Her Royal Highness spoke.
Looking at the princess's expression of eagerness to talk to Wei Kun, Wei Kun smiled: "I will send someone to provide it to you in the form of documents, and our service has always been very serious." ”
There are actually a lot of entertainment equipment on the cruise ship, although they are all eating and drinking, you can sit in the chairs on the deck to chat, you can chat on the sofa in the house, and you can also sit on the swing in the entertainment venue to chat. Everyone looks for their favorite person, or plays cards with various small circles, or rings, toy qi gun shooting and other entertainment programs.
The Danish princess took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and dragged Wei Kun to a corner, and the girl closed her eyes slightly, raised her face, and brought her lips together. Wei Kun doesn't hate this pretty girl. But he said, "I'm married." ”
The girl opened her eyes with some anger and whispered to Wei Kun, "Shut up! Wei Kun. Don't talk about this question now. ”
Although Wei Kun had long felt that this sister paper was a little interesting to him, he also thought about refusing, but he didn't want to refuse. As a result, when I really came to this point, Wei Kun felt a little cowardly in his heart. The girl saw Wei Kun's indecisive hesitation, so she put her arms around Wei Kun's neck and took the initiative to kiss him. Wei Kun didn't expect to encounter such a thing in his lifetime, and the whole person was stunned. Just when his mind finally went from chaotic to relatively simple, and he was about to take the initiative to do something, the sister paper let go of Wei Kun, and turned around and ran away.
Looking at the back of his sister paper, Wei Kun looked confused, he couldn't figure out what this was all about. Without waiting for Wei Kun to recover, His Royal Highness appeared next to Wei Kun quietly, holding a glass of absinthe in his hand, first sniffed it gently, and His Royal Highness said, "Are you really ready for us to invest in East Africa?" ”
"When did you come here?" Wei Kun asked bluntly.
"Oh. I'll be here while you're kissing. It didn't take me even a minute to see that you were done. His Royal Highness replied as if nothing had happened.
"Is this a common thing in Europe?" Wei Kun continued to ask bluntly.
This question brought an indescribable smile on His Royal Highness's face, and he patted Wei Kun on the shoulder, "I don't know what your situation in China is in this regard. I mean, brother, this is Europe. ”
Wei Kun didn't speak, because he almost wanted to spray this British Highness with the joke of the old king next door. But on second thought, he held back again. After enduring it for a while, Wei Kun turned the topic back to the issue of investment, "I have an opinion on investment in the UK. I don't know how you're going to support the Boers and make trouble for us. I assure you how much trouble the Boers have given us, and how much we will make the British uncomfortable. ”
The proud expression on His Royal Highness's face, 'I knew you would say that', made Wei Kun feel that the other party might not be useless, and sure enough, His Royal Highness smiled and said, "Why don't you understand." We spent £100 million in Southern Africa. We don't have the money to spend it on this senseless war anymore. I am sure that there will be a desire to be able to stir up the situation in the region through the Boers. But Your Highness, you don't know how stubborn the Boers really are. Those Dutchman's heads are made of granite, and even if they are smashed with a hammer, they won't be able to smash them differently! ”
Personally, Wei Kun is more inclined to agree with this view, but it is very dangerous to use private conversations as a source of information. The intelligence agencies of the Republic of China had a low rating for private conversations, and in this international environment, the only thing that can be trusted is strength. The Min Dynasty has always upheld this attitude and has been richly rewarded.
"I can't believe that the British will not supply the Boers with a large number of weapons." Wei Kun still adheres to the official position of the East African Administrative Region.
His Royal Highness sighed, "We don't advocate that you change the borders. But we will not object to you crossing the line to pursue the attackers. That's all it takes, Your Highness, don't you understand? ”
This sentence made Wei Kun feel that the use of cruise ships had finally achieved a result, and if Britain really did not oppose the Zulu cross-border war in East Africa with force, the problem would be much easier. The East African administrative regions did not want to exterminate the Boers, and the British fought so hard that the East African administrative regions, which were full of black members, were not necessarily better at fighting than the British army. What's more, it's a big deal. All the East African boroughs want is the Rand Gold Mine and secure a strong influence in the Zulu Kingdom. As for the land in southern Africa, the last thing that the East African administrative region lacks is land.
The two sides chatted for a while, at least His Royal Highness himself did not mean to fight with China. If southern Africa had stabilized as he had suggested, the British Empire would have reaped the Kimberley.
The yacht went out to sea in the early hours of the morning and returned to port at nightfall. Spending the night on a boat would have caused them to worry about the danger of someone getting drunk and falling overboard. Wei Kun, who initially thought so, now sees an even greater danger, and this is Europe, not conservative China. Looking back, the Marquis Grace who took the initiative to follow Wang Mingshan, Wei Kun now understands that this is really not Wang Mingshan's shocking charm, or how lustful Wang Mingshan himself is. This is the local ethos in Europe.
Back at the station, Wei Kun talked to Wang Mingshan overnight about the information he had gotten. Wang Mingshan pieced together the content of the previous negotiations with this news, and quickly came to a conclusion that the information was 'in line with the information'. Once you have a conclusion, the problem is easy to solve. Include in the treaty a clause that the East African Administrative Region recognizes the Boer state, and add a clause that 'the East African Administrative Region and the Cape Town colony shall have an obligation to combat any action that destroys or alters the territorial boundaries provided for in the existing treaty'.
The next day the treaty was taken again, and the Englishmen read it several times and agreed with the conditions. We don't talk about topics that are too naked after they have been said. Once signed and sealed, the treaty entered into force one month later.
At the thought of returning to East Africa to continue his work, Wei Kun suddenly realized that he did not have the enthusiasm that he had before coming to Europe, and he was about to run back to Sudan to start working. Wei Kun once felt that the air in London was dirty, and Wei Kun criticized the industrial level and urban construction of Britain as backward. After spending so many days in such a bad place, Wei Kun actually found himself a little attached when he was about to leave.
It's not Britain that makes him feel nostalgic, it's this familiar industrialized society that makes Wei Kun feel nostalgic. Let him return to a wild East Africa again, Wei Kun felt very awkward in his heart. Even the 'kiss out of the wall' that made Wei Kun feel a little guilty about his wife made Wei Kun feel nostalgic inexplicably, and he even impulsively wanted to follow the local customs in Europe. Even if the appearance is far from the point of being embarrassed by the closed moon, the royal status can probably add points to the Danish girl's paper in terms of psychological satisfaction.
With such reluctance, Wei Kun got on the boat. The route chosen for this cruise was to go to the Mediterranean, and the eight battleships escorted at the time of departure did not accompany it. They were met by two 5,000-ton cruisers coming through the Suez Canal. The convoy of battleships that escorted the escort just left without saying goodbye without a trace. For the navy to take advantage of the opportunity so much, Wei Kun admired it very much.
"Secretary Wang, I think it's better to give our East African comrades two months of vacation every year. If I don't go back to Asia, I always think that people's mentality will become very bad. Really sinned in Africa. Wei Kun did not praise the navy, but spoke his own thoughts.
"I think so. But they can't take a vacation at the same time. As long as they are given two months off, they will definitely choose to go back during the Spring Festival. You can't sing about the empty city plan in two months. Wang Mingshan supported Wei Kun to a certain extent.
"I think we can invite the families of those comrades who stayed in Africa to come to Africa during the Spring Festival. One can reunite everyone. Coming can also allow the families of comrades to come out and see the world. Walk thousands of miles and read thousands of miles. Wei Kun offered his opinion.
Wang Mingshan nodded again and again, "This is good!" This is good! The question is whether there is enough money. ”
Wei Kun confidently replied: "If it is for comrades who have worked in East Africa for more than three years to provide travel reimbursement, I think the money is fine." ”
The two only discussed for more than a day, and the formation of a cruise ship and two warships was anchored in Italy. Someone entertained Wei Kun to visit various places of interest in Florence, the capital of art, and Wang Mingshan disappeared. Even if Wei Kun felt that he was very self-contained, he couldn't help but scold Wang Mingshan in his heart. The guy took the opportunity to travel back to Italy to find a black market lady and her children. Wei Kun could only look at the various works of art. Knowing that this would be the case, Wei Kun might as well invite the Danish princess to travel to Italy with him.
Wang Mingshan didn't care what Wei Kun thought at all, he went straight to Grace's house full of apprehension. Outside the iron fence gate, he saw a blanket spread under the beautiful fig tree at the door, and a small thing was playing with his mother on it. Whether it was the child or the familiar woman, Wang Mingshan was inexplicably excited. Then, this Jiedu envoy, who theoretically was nearly 10 million square kilometers of land, stood at the door and couldn't move.
Grace picked up the child, ran to the door with a joyful expression and opened the iron door for Wang Mingshan, and said, "It's great that you're back!" ”
Wang Mingshan hugged the mother and son into his arms, the warm touch really warmed Wang Mingshan's heart, and he said excitedly: "You have worked hard." ”
Perhaps because it had never been hugged so roughly, the little thing struggled a few times, and then began to cry in protest. And Grace didn't care about her son, just said, 'You have worked hard', which made Grace hug Wang Mingshan and cry like rain. No matter how much determination, no matter how many hardships can be endured. Marquis Grace fully felt that she was a woman who needed to be loved.
When other families were reunited, the lonely Wei Kun could only wait for the unfamiliar European Renaissance-style stone statues and oil paintings. Because the temperature in the exhibition hall was relatively low, Wei Kun couldn't help but sneeze, 'Ahhh Rubbing his nose boredly, Wei Kun continued to follow the guide to the next museum.