Chapter 41: Intermission - Deepwater Diplomacy
You must know that the country of Shanyun has not been "named" on the side of the Elta Empire at all - that is, the establishment of diplomatic relations. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the past, the system of establishing relations between countries is simply a family in the eyes of the Chinese today - the submission of credentials in a fixed text format is already the most serious and formal way of negotiation, and there is no need to think about fixed embassies and the like.
The world suddenly spun at an unexpected speed after the portal opened, and the once civilized and advanced set was now suddenly lagging behind.
Under the premise that the diplomatic network of countries established by the Bilunar Church collapsed along with the church itself, the group of people with a sensitive sense of smell in each country almost simultaneously understood which country was now the new civilization center of the bilunar world - at the formal or informal level, in the name of business or politics, various delegations and business groups came one after another, the purpose of which was to establish diplomatic relations with the Elta Empire, and then to catch the line of Chinese who came here from another world.
Whoever can quickly get the treatment of the Elta Empire's diplomatic relations (i.e., the Elta Empire's recognition of the existence of the country) between neighboring countries with hostile relations will be able to silence the other side and slow down their hostile attitude towards themselves. then gain a diplomatic advantage; Countries that have lost the Bimonthly Church as a growth point for external demand and hope to make achievements in business hope to be able to handle the magical "Chinese goods" and make their countries and people rich.
In short, the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Elta Empire and China is a lifeline for these countries to grasp - even if those countries that do not need China's help have no fatal near-term worries and terrible worries at home, and their people are rich, the actions of their neighbors make other countries have to be extremely careful for fear of being left behind.
"Exactly." The old man of the Shanyun Kingdom Business Group put down the teacup in his hand in the conference room on the second floor of the hotel at this time, "Our country has always been the production place of magic wands, and the defeat of the overseas power of the Bilunar Church has made it impossible for our country to export its wands through the channels of the Bilunar Church, and at the same time obtain money to exchange goods with neighboring countries......"
"We already know the general situation." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs official of the Elta Empire quickly interrupted his statement, pointed to the map pasted on the whiteboard and began to analyze the situation in the Yamayun Kingdom. "There are many mountains and deep valleys in your country, and even if you open up terraced fields, it is not suitable for growing grain."
The old man nodded in agreement, the situation of the country of Shanyun was indeed the case - only a coastal area within the border was a piled plain pushed out of the mountain valleys, and the grain produced on it was obviously not able to feed the whole country.
You must know that cutting down the special trees in Shanyun's country, processing magic wands, and transporting finished products must ultimately rely on a large number of people to sustain it, and this contradiction makes Shanyun Country have to rely on the trade of the Bimonthly Church to obtain the corresponding money to buy food from neighboring countries to maintain the needs of the tree processing industry, and over time it has become an unsolvable loop.
For the sake of the abundance of the church and their own interests, the merchants of the Bilunar Church have never left much money left over for the national export trade of the Shan Yun Kingdom - after more than half a year of trade blockade and the two stages of the trade contraction of the previous Two Moon Church's trade contractions, the grain and treasury that the Shan Yun Kingdom had easily saved up have also reached the moment when they bottomed out.
In the final analysis, borrowing money from the national banks of neighboring countries using national borders and land as collateral capital in exchange for grain money can only be a thirst quenched -- the country of Shanyun, which has lost its external needs, has almost no normal way to repay these loans except for wars of aggression and the sale of children and other means.
"And your country passed...... Well, the loans secured by sovereignty and land have been exchanged for food from neighboring countries that are temporarily sufficient to survive. "The dossier in the hand of this official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the details of the countries that the Second Department of the General Staff on the roof of the building has listened to and sorted out, and he has put on the table this secret that is even a secret between the two countries concerned, as if he was nothing." But your country is still facing the problem of being cut off from its financial resources and unable to export its wands. Why, what we know shouldn't be much different from the actual situation, right? ”
"I didn't ...... Yes. This old man's sweat is the second time this night has coldly flowed from the ends of his hair, the last time he saw in the lobby with his own eyes those black-clothed "Ouchi masters" drank away the nobles he led, and it was even more coincidental that many of these black-clothed people were now standing in the corner of the room without saying a word.
Of course, the reason for him to pour cold sweat was not because of these "thugs" of the Second Department of the General Staff, but because of the materials in the hands of the "Elta Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Originally, he was going to use it as a sad card to suppress the bottom, and finally played it on the card table to show Shanyunguo's sincerity and win the sympathy of the other party, but as a result, the other party shook out all the domestic affairs of Shanyun on the other side of the ocean in the first round, which was completely out of his expectations.
"These are all true and unmistakable conditions of your country, right?" The official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Elta pushed the black-rimmed glasses, "Don't be surprised, Mr. Vlazepes. Please name the difficulties and hopes of establishing diplomatic relations that your country wants to let the Elta Empire know, and we will put forward the corresponding conditions, and there is no need to repeatedly see-saw, wasting time is not our style. ”
The foreign affairs of the Elta Empire are still handled by Chinese officials, and only one Elta clerk is left to take minutes, so this official does not use "China" to refer to the Elta Empire - this detail has not been grasped by Mr. Vrazepes, who has lost his resistance in the cold sweat at all, and can only become a lamb to the slaughter on the board of the Chinese and Elta plans on the diplomatic battlefield.
"Probably...... That's about it. Frazepes grimaced his wrinkled face, "I hope that my country will be able to quickly restore the export of the wand with your country...... No, I hope that your country will procure a considerable amount of wands and pay for them with grain and hard currency, and that it will be possible to do so as soon as possible, preferably by ship to transport refined grain and hard currency first. ”
"Otherwise, the first loan will soon be overdue, and then the banking officials of your neighboring countries will take the IOUs and cut off the land that belongs to your country and drive the people from above." The Chinese official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs put on the face of a policeman investigating the naked strips of the campus, and looked at the old minister with pity who had broken his heart for his motherland. "Of course, we will not watch the annexation of Shanyun Country, maintain the territorial and sovereign integrity of these countries that do not violate our rules, until we establish an international order is our country's established policy in the other world, but your country must pay a small price for this assistance."
"At what cost?" Frazepes' eyes lit up. As long as we talk about the cost, maybe there is a turning point in this matter.
"Let's talk about aid first, maybe the price of some unhappiness can be discussed later." The diplomat suddenly loosened the noose again, and used retreat as a unique means of his words. "10,000 tons of potatoes can be loaded on the ship as a welcome gift for the establishment of diplomatic relations and delivered to the port of your country within a month, and this part does not need any money as a reward."
(The yield of potatoes per hectare in Elta is about 60 tons, and the cost of potatoes in large-scale agriculture is extremely low, the cost of 10,000 tons of potatoes is less than 5 million yuan, which is worth it as a diplomatic bargaining chip and pressure condition to stabilize Shanyun State.) )
"10,000 metric tons...... Oh, my God...... What grain? 'Tuber in the soil'? A kind of grain? Frazepes exclaimed in surprise. 10,000 tons of grain will be delivered, what is the concept?
The country of Shanyun has a population of nearly 2 million, and 10 million kilograms of potatoes is equivalent to an average of 5 kilograms per person - this is not counting the aristocracy who have no worries about food and clothing for the time being.
"Yes, a kind of food. You've probably eaten the 'potato chips' we sell here, made with these delightful chunks of grain chips. "When the diplomat saw the expression on Frazepes' face, he felt that today's noose had been set on top of the heads of Frazepes and Shanyun Country." When the food arrives, someone will come and teach your people how to cook the food for consumption, so don't worry. ”
"Oh." Vlazepes no longer realized that he had been brought into the words of the Chinese by sugar-coated shells, "What about the second?" ”
"The second is that there is cheap food, which can be exchanged for trade with wands. This is what your country wants very much. "But in order to ensure that the grain that we give away free of charge and for these trade will be delivered to the grassroots workers of your country, so that there will be no starvation and distribution problems, my country requires the following points, and these conditions and assistance cannot be separated, please be aware of them." ”
Frazepes's pupils suddenly dilated - his reaction was still a step slower, where would a free lunch fall from the sky? But the national strength makes him have no conditions to say no at all, and now he can only nod his head quietly to signal the other party to have a showdown.
"One of them is that our country will establish a loading and unloading port area with sovereignty belonging to your country at a seaport designated by your country, where grain loading and unloading and trade will be carried out." The diplomat almost suppressed his own laughter and put these humiliating conditions on the table one by one, "Then, our country must have the right to hire independent people in your country, and they will carry out the precise distribution of food, so as to ensure that no nobles or profiteers will make a fortune." If I agree, I already have two copies of the contract here, and I can sign it immediately. ”
"And this 'country' in your mouth shouldn't be the Elta Empire, right?" It was only then that Vrazepas was slow to hear the mystery of his words, and pointed to the contract that had been pushed in front of him and sneered back. "People's Republic of China, it seems that you may not be on the ship of Elta."