Joseph's conversation with Ambassador Zhang Jianjun did not last long, Joseph needed to avoid it, and Zhang Jianjun did not want an accident in the previous negotiations, and the two had already dispersed when the number of customers in the restaurant began to increase.

No one doubted it in a short period of contact, after all, most people here knew that Joseph had Chinese blood, and it was normal for people to say a few words to people from their mother country.

While Joseph was busy talking to the presidents of several small European countries in the dining room, a footstep came from outside the restaurant, and then there was silence in the restaurant, and Joseph followed the gaze of others......

"Marshal Bugaev?"

Looking at the obvious Eastern European face and the murmur from the mouth of the Croatian deputy prime minister on one side, Joseph quickly knew the identity of the other party, and complained that the restaurant was so quiet, it turned out that another bigwig had arrived.

It is self-evident who the European Revival Program of the United States is aimed at, but nominally the Soviet Union is also eligible for the European Revival Program, which is why the top leaders of the countries in the restaurant are unanimously silent when they see the arrival of the Soviet representatives. Of course, this silence only lasted for a short dozen seconds, and soon the environment of the restaurant returned to its previous state, but if you look closely, you can see that the people around you are quietly watching the Marshal of the Soviet Union.

Marshal Bugaev was very calm, in fact, he knew before he arrived that this would be the result, but he knew that some things still had to be taken, in case there was a chance to get a benefit? Of course, even if you don't feel disgusted with the United States, by the way, let the joint conference be reserved and not too obvious against the Soviet Union.

However, the arrival of Marshal Bugaev made several Eastern European countries very uncomfortable, especially when the looming gaze was on them, these prime ministers and presidents were as uncomfortable as lice, and they couldn't wait to get out of here quickly. Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and the time for the joint meeting soon came, and they went to the venue in order under the guidance of the hostess.

The Duchy of Nord is a small country, and even though Joseph and his Duchy have been very active in the international arena recently, this does not replace the fact that it is the foundation of a small country, so Joseph enters almost at the back of the line. Joseph was not angry about this, but only had endless motivation to strive to become one of the countries in Europe in the near future.

The meeting was held in the Élysée Palace Room 1, a venue that can accommodate several hundred people at this time, which is almost full of people, and it is a place where almost all the top leaders of Europe are gathered, and if a bomb hits at this time, I believe that the whole of Europe will be in turmoil.

In terms of identity and influence, Joseph may not be in the ranks, but in terms of noble status, Joseph can be ranked in the top three in this meeting, the first is a prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, the second is a duke of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the second is Joseph, the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Nord.

The Ragnar family is the duke of the former Kingdom of France, and even back to the Roman period, but at that time the Ragnar family had only a small count.

Not long after sitting down, a handsome middle-aged man with blond hair stepped forward, and he already knew his identity without being introduced by others, General Marshall, the US Secretary of State and the famous five-star general.

"Good night, ladies and gentlemen, and I beg your pardon for disturbing your dinner at this time, but I believe that what I am going to say next is far more tempting than the delicacies."

A little teaser made the room a little more relaxed, and then Marshall began to talk in detail about the European revival plan, which Joseph did not pay much attention to, and his main attention was still on the Soviet delegates and Zhang Jianjun.

The Principality of Nord is too weak, so weak that it only has the ability to passively accept the fruits in the process of this time, and if the United States does not support it, then the Principality of Nord will not be able to gain anything in this meeting.

As Joseph thought, Bugaev soon put down his detailed information about the revival of Europe and began to provoke-for-tat: "According to General Marshall, it seems that the Soviet Union also has the right to participate. ”

Bugaev's opening did not disturb Marshall's state of mind, and he replied with a slight smile: "Marshal Bugaev is right, the Soviet Union does have the qualifications to participate in the revival of Europe, but I don't know if the Soviet Union is willing to accept the other conditions in the revival plan, and if it agrees, ......."

Before Marshall's words were finished, Bugaev had already begun to raise his eyebrows, one was the right to participate, the other was the qualification to participate, and the same meaning made Bugaev very unhappy just because of the different words, of course, what made him most unhappy was that the United States actually deliberately increased the conditions for the Soviet Union.

Bugaev had already seen that if he agreed, the Soviet Union would inevitably lose some economic sovereignty, and such an outcome was unacceptable to the Soviet Union, and just as he was about to interrupt General Marshall, the French prime minister spoke.

"The purpose of the European revival program is to speed up the return of Europe to its pre-war state, and if the Soviet Union wants to be involved, then we must build a single European market."

As soon as the French Prime Minister's words fell, the British prince spoke: "Yes, we must participate in the construction of the European single market, only in this way can we quickly restore the pre-war situation, and I propose to form an EU to implement a unified monetary ......."

The British Prince James chose a good time, but his purpose was not achieved, and Marshall immediately discovered his intentions, so he interrupted the Prince James without waiting for Bugaev to speak.

It is in the interests of the United States to form an EU, but the euro will seriously damage the position of the dollar, and such an outcome is not what the United States wants to see, and Marshall unconsciously looked at the British and French representatives with a hint of wariness in his eyes.

Prince James was only tentative, and seeing Marshall's firm refusal to mention the matter again, he began to unite with France as a whole against Bugaev. Neither the construction of the unified market nor Marshall's condition that would have cost the Soviet Union economic sovereignty could be accepted by Bugaev, so the Soviet delegation departed a few hours later.

At this time, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, and the delegates of various countries were already sleepy on their faces, and there was no choice but to temporarily end the meeting, and everyone dispersed after the negotiations continued on the second day.

In the first joint meeting, Joseph behaved very passerby, mainly because he had no right to speak, and all he could do was listen and think, see the attitude of the high-level people of various countries and plan for the future of Nord.

Early the next morning, Joseph and the leaders of the country gathered again in the conference room after breakfast, but compared to the previous night when there was no Soviet delegation in the conference room, the Marshal Bugaev had already left Paris last night.

The departure of the Soviet delegation did not make the meeting much quieter, and the countries of Western Europe began to compete with several countries of Eastern Europe for the distribution of aid, and the 16 countries appointed by the US Congress had increased to 23 by this time, and the new additions were all Eastern European countries that the United States wanted to woo.

The idea of the United States was very good, but they underestimated the influence of the Soviet Union, and on the third day of the quarrel, the delegations of several Eastern European countries left in a hurry, and it is said that at noon that day they received phone calls from China, and they all left not long after answering the calls, and there were also rumors that there were small changes in the Soviet army at that time.

The Soviet Union left, several countries in Eastern Europe left, and the rest of the things were much easier to do, and without the assistance of the Soviet Union and the United States, it was much more sincere, and those excessive conditions had all disappeared, and simply put, the aid at this time was simply to send money, send money to the Western European countries to develop and then work together to fight against the Soviet Union.

However, even this meeting did not go on quietly, France wanted to resist the rise of Germany again, Britain had the same idea, but several countries around Germany had different ideas, although they were also invaded in World War II, but considering the close economic ties with Germany, they still hoped to promote their own economic prosperity and development by promoting the revival of Germany.

In addition, these countries have always adhered to the principle that their long-standing trade ties with the countries of the Eastern Bloc should not be interrupted, and that their neutrality cannot be violated. Britain insisted that, given its own particular circumstances, it could not be satisfied with the same amount of aid as the other continental European countries, since those shares of aid would have little real effect on Britain.

On the one hand, the United States vigorously advocated the principle of free trade, and on the other hand, it demanded that Europe unite and build a bulwark against the Soviet Union. In the midst of the quarrel, Marshall had to promise the European countries that they would be free to organize their own plans, but he reminded the Europeans that if they were to put the plans into action, they would have to pass the U.S. Congress. At this time, the majority of members of parliament, while endorsing the twin principles of free trade and European integration, are hesitant to invest too much dollar in Germany.

In fact, at this time, the United States is most worried about the European countries getting out of control, but if they are arranged to have a nail at this time and cooperate with the German threat, I believe it will be difficult for the EU to really come together.

The nail was undoubtedly Joseph and his Duchy of Nord, for which Marshall even firmly proposed to give the Duchy of Nord $300 million in aid at the meeting, which was 20 percent more than the previous plan.