Chapter 154: Tug of War
Ye Kai seemed to have an ultimatum-like tone, clearly telling the other party that the final conditions were either accepted or simply stopped here.
And the other party also knows that if the talks do not reach this time, it is equivalent to closing the last door, and the result of this is very likely to be nothing.
"How? What do you think of these three? Ye Kai repeated, deep down in his heart he was ready to talk about the collapse, and he removed his chair and left, anyway, since he had come, half of the purpose had been achieved, and the direction of the situation was completely in the other party's thoughts.
"Good Lord, the stakes are very high, let us discuss it again." It was Sun Hongyi who stepped forward again, like a glue to reconnect the process of the meeting that was about to burst apart, and he was an important mediator in this negotiation.
"Although you have consulted, the official is not in a hurry." Ye Kai nodded, leaning his back on the chair, ready to fight a protracted battle.
Several people on the other side of the negotiation table glanced at each other, left their seats one after another, and stood in a circle not far away, Ye Kai was not interested in listening to what they said, but heard a few fierce arguments from time to time.
"Brother Bolan, you must not agree to his conditions, if two years later, the current situation appears, and the imperial court refuses to convene a congress, then won't the two years go around in the same place?"
Sun Hongyi held his chin and rubbed it slowly, and before he could think of how to answer, someone next to him said.
"I think it's acceptable, we fought for a long time just to fight for a constitutional state, you have also seen, if the conditions are not properly negotiated, we will have no way out, and when the time comes, the chickens will fly and the eggs will be beaten, but there will be nothing to be gained, then it will not be two years, but a full nine years."
"In my opinion, I might as well agree first, although the Senate is not as powerful as the real Congress, but it is also a preparatory Congress, the reason why our petition movement failed, because the words of the imperial court have died down, not just because we are a plate of loose sand, to put it bluntly, we are a bunch of grass people, and once there is the Senate, we are serious members of Congress, when the time comes, let's ask for a petition again, and the name is right."
"Yes, the Senior Minister's Yuan, let's just sit and wait for the Senior Administrator's Yuan to convene, when the time comes, let's petition again, or simply submit a bill to the regent, that will have a greater impact, we represent 40,000 people in China, if we stand up and shout, who will dare to tell us to disperse?"
As soon as these two words of approval came out, the opposition voice just now weakened significantly.
"Two years later, what if the court repents?"
"If the court repents, it will be better, it will be more reasonable for us to petition publicly, anyway, they breached the contract first, and we don't need to be polite."
Sun Hongyi understood when he heard this, no matter what, the Senior Administration Yuan must fight for it first, so that they can have a greater say, and it is best not to squander the hard-won negotiation opportunity.
"So you all have an idea?" Sun Hongyi asked.
"We all listen to Brother Bolan."
"Okay, let's answer these three first."
"Hmm," everyone agreed.
Back at the table, the situation has become clear, and the next step is to discuss some specific matters further.
"Lianggong, we accept these three articles, but there is one thing we have to declare in advance."
"Please Say"
"The Comrades Association cannot be dissolved."
Ye Kai knew that this tug-of-war was far from over.
"This is an extremely important one, how can it be said that it will change?" Of course, Ye Kai has to fight on the basis of reason, if there is such a rival organization in front of the government at all times, it will be too sweaty to make a petition movement one day.
"I'm afraid it's hard to explain to the court." Ye Kai reiterated in a calm voice.
"Don't worry, this comrade association is not established under our leadership, it is recommended by the sixteen provincial advisory bureaus, so it is not up to us to dissolve or dissolve, but I guarantee that as long as the imperial court abides by the agreement between the two sides of the negotiation, within half a year, the comrade association will definitely be dissolved."
postponed for half a year, and sure enough, a hand was left, and during this time, the comrade union was still a sword hanging over the head of the imperial court.
"Okay, half a year is half a year."
Ye Kai had no choice but to compromise.
"There's one more thing I need to ask Ryo-sama." Another person asked, "When exactly will the Senior Administrator be opened?" ”
"It was supposed to be August and September this year, but now it's going to be earlier, it's definitely earlier than this date, when are you going to open?" Ye Kai kicked the kickball back.
"The sooner the better"
Ye Kai thought for a while and said: "It will take at least half a month for the provincial advisory bureaus to select the members of the Senior Council, and it will take half a month for the provincial councilors to come to the capital, today is January 28, and it will be March at the earliest, so how about March 1st?" ”
The people of the Comrades looked at each other and had no objections, and this was already very fast.
"Since this is the case, the opening date of the hospital has been set, the second year of Xuantong, March 1."
"Hmm"
Looking at the other party's face, Ye Kai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, this painstaking negotiation was finally coming to an end, and the result was quite satisfactory, at least on the surface he got the result he wanted.
Ye Kai tilted his head and gestured to the official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs beside him, who took out a draft and spread it on the table.
"Since everyone has no objection to these three articles, let's bookmark this agreement, so that the people of the whole country will not be discussing it."
The agreement was written in duplicate, and after it was hammered, they were kept separately, and as the names of the participants fell on the paper, the dust of the peace talks was basically settled.
"You are all meritorious people, I hope that from now on the world will be peaceful, the country will be prosperous, and brothers will have no quarrel."
Ye Kai stood up, took the paper contract, and walked out of the lobby of the Six Nations Hotel.
As soon as he walked out of the door, he was naturally greeted by reporters from all over the world, asking more and more questions.
"Lord Liangbi, can you tell us about the results of this peace talks?"
"Lord Liangbi, have the peace talks failed or succeeded, can you reveal them to us?"
"Does the government's initiative to negotiate with the people mean that China has given up the use of force to suppress the people, or is it just that there has been some change at the top?"
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Ye Kai didn't have time to pay attention to these miscellaneous questions, he walked quickly all the way and stopped before getting into the car.
"Journalists from various countries, the details of this meeting will be announced at the press conference later, and I am on official business, so it is inconvenient to disclose them, so I am sorry."
The car engine rumbled, away from the media cameras, and the surroundings finally fell silent, Ye Kai, who was sitting in the car, clutched the contract in his hand, his eyes frozen.
The government and the people signed contracts, this kind of practice that seemed ridiculous in later generations, could it really avoid a big wave that affected the whole country, Ye Kai didn't know, he looked at the sky outside the window, and his heart suddenly felt a little cloudy, just like in a clear sky, there will always be one or two small dark clouds that are unsettling. (To be continued.) )