"So, the Rus country really has no money?" In the Heart Cultivation Palace, after listening to Chen Yiming's reply, Zhang Lingyang frowned slightly, "But why doesn't the Rus Kingdom borrow money from France?" With the relationship between the two countries, France will certainly not refuse Ross's loan. ”

"Your Majesty, according to Pierre, the Banque de France has already lent to the Rus' on several occasions, and it is still a loan made by the Rus' State on the basis of the collateral of its domestic minerals.

By now, most of the high-quality minerals in Rus' are in the hands of European bankers, and by now, there are no minerals in Rus' that can be mortgaged. ”

Before leaving the French embassy yesterday, Pierre told Chen Yiming about the actual situation of the Rus' country, and Chen Yiming knew that the Rus' country, which looked very strong on the surface, would be so poor.

"Since the indemnity is not successful, let the Rus Kingdom cede the land!" Zhang Lingyang said.

"As far as Wei Chen knows, that Lopnov is unwilling and has no right to cede the land of the Rus Kingdom to me Da Zhou." Chen Yiming replied.

"How is there no right? Since he is the plenipotentiary of the Rus' state in this negotiation, he naturally has this right. Zhang Lingyang laughed and said, "If it really doesn't work, I can 'buy' the land of the Rus Kingdom in Da Zhou." ”

"What about the price?" Although Chen Yiming doesn't think that the Ross Congress will sell his own land, since Zhang Lingyang said so, he can't refute it too much.

"At the price of one tael of silver and two square kilometers!" Zhang Lingyang said.

"Uh......" Chen Yiming didn't know how to answer, one or two pieces of silver and two square kilometers, what is the difference between this and direct robbery?

Chen Yiming hadn't reacted yet, but Zhang Lingyang's words behind him were so thunderous that he couldn't speak.

"I plan to pay one million taels of silver to 'buy' two million square kilometers of land in the Rus' Kingdom, remember, this is my bottom line."

Zhang Lingyang didn't want to 'buy' more, 2 million square kilometers of land is already a lot. If this area is exceeded, once the Rus' state launches a border war against the Great Zhou again, then the Great Zhou will be in a passive position.

There is no other reason, it is too far away!

"Also, when we negotiate tomorrow, let Xiao Wuzi, the commercial supervisor, follow!" Zhang Lingyang can also understand that Chen Yiming is really not a master negotiator, relying on Chen Yiming alone, Da Zhou can't get much benefit from the Rus Kingdom at all.

"Wechen obeys!" Chen Yiming replied and left the palace.

And in the French embassy in Da Zhou, Pierre was also persuading Lopnov.

"Your Excellency Lopunov, is the Rus' country really unwilling to give up a little benefit?"

"Your Excellency Pierre, you also know the situation in the Rus' country, with the current national conditions of our country, it is simply impossible to pay the reparations for the Great Zhou War, and it is impossible to land it."

"But!" Pierre frowned, "I've heard that the Warats are harassing your settlements in Western Siberia right now. If you do not sign an armistice with the Great Zhou, I am afraid that the Warats will continue to wage war against you, and then the Western Siberian region of your Rus' country will never be at peace. ”

"I don't know!" Lopunov also realized the thorny part of the problem, "Before I came, His Majesty the Emperor of our country had hinted to me that the signing of the armistice agreement with the Great Zhou Empire, my Rus' Empire must get enough 'decency', otherwise, it would be difficult for me to explain to His Majesty the Emperor." ”

"Then what do you say!" Pierre spread his hands, "If you Rus' country didn't give up a little benefit, Da Zhou wouldn't have signed an armistice agreement with you at all." ”

"You can only take one step at a time!" There is nothing good for Lopunov either.

In fact, Lopunov was more anxious than anyone else. As long as the armistice is not signed for a day, the Rus' state will suffer a day's losses.

On the other hand, on the side of the Great Zhou, there was actually nothing to lose, after all, it was the Warats who sent troops to harass the eastern border of the Rus' country.

Kolopunov was also very aware of the character of his brother-in-law, Alexander II, and if this armistice was not decent enough, with his character, he would definitely not sign the armistice.

Pierre, on the other hand, was not in a hurry at all.

Although the Rus State was an ally of France, the relationship between the Rus Kingdom and the Great Zhou really did not affect France.

The reason why France formed an alliance with the Rus' State was to maintain its European hegemony and to counter the English maritime hegemony, which had nothing to do with the Great Zhou.

Of course, Pierre also hoped to facilitate the signing of an armistice between the Great Zhou and the Rus' states as soon as possible, so that he would have another political achievement on his resume.

Pierre also had a plan to unite the Great Zhou in East Asia to fight against the British colonial expansion in East Asia.

Although France now did not have a colony in East Asia, France was glad that England's interests were harmed.

So Pierre spared no effort to win over Da Zhou.

But in the final analysis, this is just wishful thinking on the part of Pierre or France.

Not to say that France has no influence in East Asia at all, let's just say that the industrial base of the Great Zhou has not yet been completed, and the scientific and technological personnel have not been trained, how can it fall out with England, the world maritime hegemon?

In case England imposes another technological blockade on Da Zhou, then Da Zhou's technological development will have to be delayed for at least several years or even decades.

This is not a joke, as the world's maritime hegemon, the strength of the English Navy is the undisputed first in the world.

As long as England ordered a blockade of the seas of East Asia and issued a piracy decree, then Europe would not have thought that a merchant ship would be able to reach the Great Zhou.

As long as it is implemented carefully, this can still be done by England.

According to Zhang Lingyang's meaning, in the next few years, Da Zhou does not plan to expand externally, at least he will not take the initiative to provoke European powers.

Lewd development and watching the tiger fight are Zhang Lingyang's development plans in the next few years.

Of course, the premise is that the European powers do not take the initiative to provoke the Great Zhou.

If the European powers touched the interests of the Great Zhou, then Zhang Lingyang would still come forward to educate these European powers on the principles of life.

As the hegemon of East Asia, at least in East Asia, Da Zhou's words still work.

Otherwise, those vassal states of the Great Zhou Dynasty would have become colonies of the European powers long ago, how could they be as safe and sound as they are now? After all, it is not the national strength of the European powers that are afraid of the Great Zhou?

However, in any case, now the European powers are actively courting Da Zhou for their own economic interests, at least to keep Da Zhou neutral and not close to any European country, so that they can obtain sufficient economic benefits.

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