"I express my indignation and regret at the vicious assassination in Hue City, and I personally suggest to the Governor of Saigon that all diplomats in Vietnam will be safely protected by the French army, and that such a thing will never happen again." Albert began to talk to himself, and at this time he had to make some concessions on the issue of Vietnam, although in Wang Yangbing's opinion such concessions were extremely ridiculous, and the French army guaranteed the safety of diplomats? This is in Vietnam, a subject country in China, not in the French city of Paris.

Wang Yangbing just smiled and didn't say anything, the attendant officer was calmer than Albert, and he had to interrupt Albert's words, "Mr. Ambassador, please allow me to interject a sentence, I'm sorry, Lord Wang, what did you just say?" What to communicate with the British ambassador? ”

Wang Yangbing said with a smile, "Yes, sir, our Lord Guo is negotiating and communicating with the British ambassador on the issue of the Suez Canal shares. ”

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry," Albert stammered, his face full of surprise and his head a mess, "when will China negotiate with the British about the Suez Canal shares?" ”

"That's right, in view of the contradictions and disputes between China and France over the Vietnamese issue, the dispatch of your country's troops to Beiqi, and especially the assassination of our high-ranking official Lord Oge in Vietnam, both of which have had an extremely bad impact on the relations between the two countries, and the Chinese Government believes that it is impossible to explain to the people the transfer of shares in the Suez Canal to your country."

"The people confess?" Albert said angrily, his face flushed, "When does the Queen Mother of your country need to explain to the people?" Well, I don't want to negotiate with your country about these sanctimonious things, so I ask you," his heart seemed to sink into his lower abdomen, heavy, "has your country given up on transferring its stake in the Suez Canal to France?" ”

"Yes," Wang Yangbing said with a smile, "I'm sorry, this is the decision of the center. ”

"Except for France, there is no country at all that dares to intervene in the ownership of the Suez Canal shares!" Albert said loudly, "Your country can't be sold!" We are the only customers here! ”

"Mr. Ambassador is too confident," Wang Yang snorted coldly, "If there are really only two countries in the Suez Canal, your country and the United Kingdom, then why would China hold a stake here." ”

Albert was speechless, his performance today was really substandard, and the attendant officer on the side hurriedly answered, "Then may I ask your country, why do you want to negotiate the issue of shares with the British?" You must know that this stake is held by China. ”

"Yes, Ambassador Albert's words are true to a certain extent, except for Britain and France, no country can afford to hold a stake in the Suez Canal, so we decided," Wang Yangbing sat on the upholstered sofa and crossed his legs, "and went back to negotiate with the British about the holding of shares in the Suez Canal." ”

"Lord Wang, we in France can pay more than Britain to buy shares in the Suez Canal!" Albert was shocked and hurriedly raised his price, the shares in the hands of the Chinese are a key minority, as long as whoever holds it, who has a controlling stake in the Suez Canal, there has been no opportunity before, but this opportunity of the Chinese can never be lost!

Of course, Albert was also very remorseful at this time, if he had bought this share cleanly before, there would not have been so many irreparable follow-up things, Wang Yangbing was disdainful in his heart, but his face was not shown at all, but his smile seemed to the French to have a hint of ridicule. "I'm sorry, Mr. Ambassador, but I believe you misunderstood, but at this time, we have no intention of selling our shares in the Suez Canal, because we have obtained the consent of the British, and we will continue to hold this part of the shares in the future, and continue to be the third largest shareholder in the Suez Canal Company."

This is absolutely impossible, Albert scoffed, "If Britain can let your country hold this share, then I believe that your country will not have come to us France to negotiate the sale of this share." ”

"Before and now, the conditions have shifted, Mr. Ambassador, you don't understand this, do you?" Wang Yangbing said, "In comparison, the British are more reluctant to see your country become the largest shareholder of the Suez Canal, it is better to let China continue to exist in the Suez Canal Company, so that the British are still the largest shareholder, not to mention," Wang Yangbing poured Albert a cup of coffee, added sugar cubes to it, and sent the bone china cup to Albert's front, "We also made a promise." ”

"What promise?" Albert said coldly.

"Originally, I couldn't say it to Mr. Ambassador, but in view of the good personal relationship between us," Wang Yangbing said this good personal relationship with disgust, "I can reveal to the ambassador that I believe that the intention reached between China and Britain will be released after a while, and China will continue to hold shares in the Suez Canal, which is undoubtedly a thing, in exchange," Wang Yangbing picked up the cup in front of him and took a sip of coffee, "We will not infringe on China's national interests, The right to vote in any matter is delegated to the British side. The UK has made it clear what China has to offer. ”

The clarity means that it is no longer just under the British shares, as a British sub-share, as before, but as an independent third-party shareholder, of course, for now, China is determined that at least for now, they will not seek political benefits through the Suez Canal, and hand over voting rights, which means that they only want economic interests for the time being.

There was a deathly silence in the council room, everyone didn't speak, only Wang Yangbing was shaking his legs and enjoying himself, Albert's face became extremely bad, his pale face with a distorted expression, and his eyes shot at Wang Yangbing were extremely vicious, "So, can I understand that the Chinese government is ready for a full-scale confrontation with France?" ”

"Mr. Ambassador, you have misunderstood." Wang Yangbing said with a smile, "China is willing to communicate and make friendly friends with your country on any issue, how can it be possible to confront your country?" Absolutely not. ”

Albert quickly stood up, did not say hello, pushed the door and walked out, he walked down the steps of the prime minister's yamen with a cold face, "Send a telegram back to China, I want" He said to the attendant, but before he could say what he was going to do, he stepped into the air, and with a few clicks, rolled to the carriage of the embassy. (To be continued.) )