Chapter 305: The Female Governor
The lavish decorations, the splendid palace, everything here can easily affect the mood of the visitor, but it seems that Madame Sun is an exception. In fact, it's normal to think about it, after all, the other party is from that ancient country, the Forbidden City, Suzhou Garden, Summer Palace, Summer Resort, any of these are paradise on earth, and Mrs. Sun is also a person who has seen the world, and the only estimate she has is to look at this exotic palace with appreciation.
Bert was also about to make a joke when he looked at the woman full of oriental charm in front of him, but he didn't give him this opportunity, which made Bert a little dissatisfied, but it also made him more respectful, people have always worshiped the strong, although Mrs. Sun is not a strong person, but at least not a weak person.
The first meeting between Ernst and Madame Sun was very uneventful, and they sat down politely to each other when they said some official words, during which Anne did not even say a simple greeting. Mrs. Sun can naturally detect the indifference here, but she doesn't care, she just came here for her late husband's last wish, and she doesn't care about anything else.
"Your Majesty King Ernst has been mentioned many times, and he has great respect for you, and thinks that you have Napoleon's bravery and resourcefulness and humility that Napoleon did not have, and of course I think you have a ...... that Napoleon does not have."
Madame Sun's words made Ernst raise his eyebrows, he could not deny this, but he was more interested in Madame Sun's evaluation of him, even if Ernst did not like others to compare him with Napoleon, because they were not the same kind of people at all, and their circumstances and status were completely different. Of course. None of this is necessary to say it. Presumably, it is difficult for Mrs. Sun to imagine the importance of bloodline in Europe.
"Simply put, it's character. Monsieur Napoleon does not have a character like you. ”
Obviously, it can be said in other words, but Mrs. Sun prefers to use character, and the sarcasm is obvious, but her words Bert and Anne did not understand, which may be the charm of the Oriental language, in their understanding, Mrs. Sun praised Ernst for his good luck and good people.
Although luck is very good and they are dissatisfied, but compared with the meaning of the word character, luck is also in their forbearance. That's why government officials like Massena aren't here. Otherwise, they will not choose to back down in their words and deeds, which is the difference between a private banquet and an official banquet.
"No one has ever said that you are a good argument, madame."
In the chuckle, Ernst fought back slightly, Mrs. Sun no longer spoke, she had already said what she wanted to say, there was no need to make the situation so tense, after all, she and Ernst were not enemies, but they didn't like Ernst a little.
Madame Sun no longer spoke, Ernst naturally would not hold on to this matter, remembering the reason for inviting dinner today, Ernst casually picked up the red wine and signaled to drink it all, and saw that Madame Sun also took a sip before he spoke: "There is one thing that makes me very difficult. I believe that this matter has something to do with you, madam. ”
Ernst's words made Madame Sun very curious, but even if she was a little curious, she did not speak. Even if she is not an external official, she also knows that once she speaks, she will be in a passive state next, and she tastes the vegetarian food in front of her in vain, Mrs. Sun nodded as if she was very satisfied. The other party didn't answer, Ernst could only take the initiative to speak helplessly, he was not ready to ask Mrs. Sun for anything with this matter, and it didn't matter whether he was passive or not.
"Madame has been in Warsaw for some time, and you may not know about the situation in the Far East, but the Feng family has just withdrawn from the Central Plains and now wants to be able to become independent of the three eastern provinces, and he hopes to get our support, for which more than 80,000 square kilometers of land will be ceded to the Russian Empire, together with the eight million people who live on that land." Of course, the cession here is not really a cession but a "lease", but who does not know the meaning of "lend-lease"? There is no difference between those centuries-old leases and outright cessions.
In fact, they are very clear about the mind of the king of the Northeast, what cession and "lease" are actually a delaying tactic, as long as it can stabilize one day, Ernst has every reason to believe that the king of the Northeast will get back what he sent, and he is never a loser.
These are naturally things for the future, and now Mrs. Sun is stunned in place, she didn't expect that person to do such a thing, but it's normal to calm down and think about it, after all, the Feng Department is now in urgent need of support from abroad, and it is clear that some of the current ones are also forced by other warlords, and no one is right or wrong at all.
"His Majesty is ready to ask my opinion? But I don't think you'll ......."
"Madam, how to do it is my business, I just want to hear your opinion, this is also an opportunity for you, if you can convince me, I am very likely to give up such a temptation, inviting you here today has already made my attitude clear, I have not yet made up my mind on this matter."
Who doesn't want that land, but Ernst really doesn't want to be named an invader, which is not a good thing for the future and for domestic domination, after all, if one is not careful, this will be disgusted by the Chinese in the country, which is not the result that Ernst wants.
In any period, legitimacy and jurisprudence are very important things, and if they are not important, Japan will not deliberately come up with any ridiculous "reasons" when it invades China. Although the "lend-lease" has made the faces of the two governments look better, once there are external factors, no one can say what the development trend of things will be, and Ernst does not want to do things with loopholes.
"My identity tells me that any piece of land in the country is very important, and we will not allow any division, even if it is a ridiculous "lease", but my reason also reminds me that maybe those people would be better off living under Russian rule, after all, the country is ...... at this time."
Mrs. Sun didn't say much about the rest, but her meaning was very clear, but this was not what Ernst wanted, what he really wanted was for Mrs. Sun to help him in this matter, and if Mrs. Sun came forward, then things would be much easier. I don't know if Madame Sun guessed what Ernst meant, but Ernst guessed that she was probably pretending to be confused.
"I've always spoken straightforwardly, since Madame pretended not to understand, then I'll explain, what I mean is very clear, I will let the Chinese govern by themselves, only a few advisers are sent by the Russian cabinet, even if these I try to be mainly Chinese, you will be the top executive there, I hope you can agree to my invitation."
Ernst's blunt words really surprised Mrs. Sun, but she was not an ordinary person after all, she just returned to normal after a moment's stunned, and then said: "That army ......"
"Naturally, it's the Royal Army of the Four-Nation Alliance, ma'am!"
After opening her mouth, Madame Sun knew that she had asked a very stupid question, but Ernst's attitude also made her dissatisfied, as if the other party was begging her instead of her. Dissatisfied but Mrs. Sun has no reason to refuse this matter, because only in this way can the interests of the local Chinese be guaranteed, she thinks.
"Ma'am, I don't like "my own people" to make unnecessary little moves, I hope you can be clear about this. ”
The faint threat in her words did not frighten Madame Sun, she still looked elegant, but as the banquet progressed, she and Anne began to have some conversations, even if Ernst was inevitably required to translate during the conversation, but on the whole the banquet was a good one.
After the banquet, someone arranged to send Mrs. Sun away, and Bert only had time to say with concern: "Your Majesty, is this really appropriate?" ”
Ernst did not answer Burt's words, but asked rhetorically: "Why is it not suitable?" She's the best candidate, and we're going to be able to get a good reputation while ruling there. ”
On the third day after the banquet, Madame Sun left Warsaw to prepare for the three eastern provinces, and the Russian Empire had agreed to the request of the "Northeast King", and the government affairs were delivered very quickly, after all, because of the Japanese and Russian Empires, the "Northeast King" ruled there quite weakly.
Shenyang and Jilin have become borders, but the Russian Empire has never had any intention of attacking the "King of the Northeast", and the safety of several important cities does not need to be too worried, especially now that the two sides are in the honeymoon period, and the supreme civil governor who is about to go to this land is still the familiar Madame Sun.
The identity of Mrs. Sun who went to Warsaw and returned to Vazien changed dramatically, and the newly "leased" capital of this land was next to Shenyang, following the place name of the Manchu Dynasty, which was also called Fengtianfu, and a large number of Manchu relics were relocated to Fengtianfu, which led to the economy of the new city.
The two cities are only a few kilometers apart, but the newly built cities are clearly very different, with typical European architecture, and the streets are full of cars with the arrival of some Russian merchants. However, after all, this place has only just begun to be built, and there is no trace of a city.
Speaking of which, Mrs. Sun can be regarded as the first exception to the creation of the Quadruple Alliance, that is, the first female governor of the Quadruple Alliance. It was a pity that the female governor did not have any military power, but even so, when she returned to the Far East, the officials and citizens of the Quadruple Alliance treated her completely differently, and the little maid was very happy.
Madame Sun is not as happy as her own maid, she has a lot of pressure, the pressure does not come from Ernst but the eight million Chinese people, how to govern the place well, if they make their lives better, is something that Madame Sun needs to worry about. God is pitiful, she has always been just a beautiful girl, a good wife and a good mother. (To be continued.) )