How could Phil Moss not go to his heart? Xiao Zhenlei's remarks just now hit the nail on the head of the British, who are most afraid of losing their right to speak on the European continent, and if China can be consistent with Britain's position on this matter, then things will be much easier.

He immediately said: "Your Excellency, you are arrogant in what you say, how can you say that European affairs have nothing to do with China?" China is now also a big country and a member of the Entente, and it has the responsibility to maintain peace in Europe and the world, and if France becomes the hegemon of Europe, will it not threaten the security of the Far East? Your Excellency, I believe that this is entirely possible, and in order to prevent the French from threatening the security of the Asian region, I believe that the French must not be allowed to become the hegemon of Europe, and therefore the strength of Germany cannot be greatly weakened, and only if Germany has enough strength to contain France, will the European continent be at peace for a long time."

Xiao Zhenlei pretended to think for a while, nodded and said: "What you said is not unreasonable, so what Mr. Fillmos means is not to weaken Germany, so that Germany has the strength to contain France?" ”

"Yes!"

Xiao Zhenlei thought for a while and said with a smile: "After all, this is only Mr. Fillmos's idea, not the British government's idea, if the British government also thinks like this, you must have your country's prime minister personally send me a telegram to explain your country's attitude on this matter, or wait until the heads of state hold a summit meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, and then discuss this matter with me."

Firmos hurriedly agreed: "Okay, okay, Your Excellency, I will definitely get my government to pay attention to this matter as soon as possible."

Time flies, and it's July in the blink of an eye. The summit of various countries was about to be held, and it was not until July 7 that Xiao Zhenlei departed from Beijing by special plane.

Originally, there was no airport in Geneva. However, for the summit, the Swiss government built an airport in Geneva. It was still built overtime.

Xiao Zhenlei's special plane has been flying to Geneva, and he is also the only head of state who dares to fly from the capital to Geneva by plane over thousands of mountains and rivers, and the safety performance of the aircraft is not very high in these years, and there are often fighter planes that crash and crash, and the aircraft is still very immature in technology and immature in terms of timing to be used for civilian use. British Prime Minister Lloyd's? Georges, French Prime Minister Clemenceau, US President Wilson and others all traveled to Geneva by naval warship and train, and in addition to these heads of state, the heads of state of Germany, Belgium, Greece, Romania, Serbia, and other countries also rushed to Geneva.

The summit was said to be dealing with the German question, but in fact it was also dealing with the question of the Allies. However, the treatment of several countries, such as Bulgaria, Turkey, and Austria-Hungary, was dealt with more or less before, and the treatment of Germany was incidentally accompanied by the treatment of these countries.

The Allied Powers had already negotiated with the Swiss Government about the holding of the summit in Geneva, and the Allies were to bear all the costs, which were drawn from the war reparations paid by Germany, and the Swiss Government was to select the venue and maintain the security of the conference, and all the governments had to send troops into Switzerland.

The Swiss Government has also taken a big risk in hosting this meeting, which is unlike any previous one, this one is a meeting of heads of state. In the event of an accident, the consequences are unimaginable, and because Switzerland is a neutral country, political prisoners, fugitives, and criminals from all over the world like to run to Switzerland. As a result, it has become a safe haven for criminals, political prisoners, and the government-in-exile, and the chances of accidents are so high that the Swiss government has to raise the spirit of 120,000. In order to ensure the security of the Summit, the Government of Switzerland had also set up a special police body to combat all acts that might threaten the security of the General Assembly.

It was one of the busiest days ever in Geneva. Heads of state have gathered, which has never been done before. In the past, at most, all countries sent government representatives or foreign ministers to convene a meeting, but this time it was all heads of state, and the standard of this meeting was the highest in history, and the Swiss government had to show the utmost sincerity.

In order to ensure the safety of the venue, the entire hotel was under martial law within a kilometer of the entire hotel, and all the guests who used to live in the hotel were invited to leave, and now the hotel is occupied by the heads of state and their entourage, a total of hundreds of people, the scale and scene are extremely large.

There were no substantive discussions in the first two days of the meeting, the heads of state and staff were getting acquainted with each other, making friends, and contacting each other, Xiao Zhenlei was the last head of state to arrive in Geneva, but despite this, the Swiss government organizers still reserved the best hotel rooms for him and his entourage.

As soon as Xiao Zhenlei and the others settled down, they saw Chen Bui walk into the room and report: "President, British Prime Minister Lloyd? George asks to see you! ”

"Oh? Prime Minister George is coming? Please! Xiao Zhenlei was stunned for a moment, and then ordered.

"Okay, Big President".

As soon as Xiao Zhenlei put down what he was doing and turned around, he saw an old fat man wearing a plaid short sleeve, a bare forehead, a big belly, and crutches walking in with two people.

"Oh, Mr. George, it's a pleasure to see you!" Xiao Zhenlei walked over with a smile and stretched out his hands to Lloyd? George shakes hands.

Lloyd's? George smiled, "I'm glad to meet you too, Mr. Xiao, we haven't seen each other for two years, right?" ”

"Yes, I haven't seen you for two years, I see that your body is still tough, congratulations!"

Lloyd's? George looked very happy and laughed: "Hahaha, is it? I also feel like I'm a few years younger during this time! ”

"Let's sit down and talk, Mr. George, please!"

"Okay!"

After the two sat down, they each talked about their impressions of Geneva, Switzerland, and both of them felt that the environment was good, and compared to the rest of Europe, Switzerland was indeed a paradise, there was no war, and the population was small. The environment is extremely beautiful, and it is a good place for tourism, vacation and home.

The two talked for half an hour, each talking about their own interests and hobbies, talking about culture, painting, music and other arts, and talking about their own views on the cultural differences between the East and the West.

The topic gradually shifted to the issues that both of them were concerned about, and George said: "Mr. Xiao, half a month ago I received a telegram from Mr. Fillmos, the minister to China, in which Fillmos described in detail his views on weakening Germany, and he believed that Germany should not be weakened too much to prevent France from becoming the next European hegemon, and we only need to strictly limit the scale of Germany's troops and equipment, limit Germany's vigorous investment in military weapons, and retain Germany's industrial base, so that Germany can contain France, Prevent France from taking advantage of post-war reparations to become the hegemon of Europe in one fell swoop. I don't know what Mr. Xiao thinks? ”

Xiao Zhenlei said with a smile: "I don't have any opinion, whether to weaken Germany has little impact on our country, whether France becomes the hegemon of Europe has no impact on our country, Germany was defeated, it should be responsible for the damage it caused, all countries damaged by the war can ask Germany for compensation, this is necessary, as for the amount of compensation, this needs to be negotiated by various countries!" ”

Lloyd's? George hurriedly said: "Mr. Xiao, in order to contain France's possible becoming the hegemon of Europe, and in order to maintain peace in Europe and the world, our British Empire can consider reducing the compensation demanded from Germany, so that Germany can contain France, so that France will not receive a large amount of compensation, and I hope that China can also consider reducing its claims to Germany."

Xiao Zhenlei asked rhetorically: "Why?" Why should we reduce our claims against Germany? Why should our country reduce its claims to Germany after fighting for so long, dying so many people, and spending astronomical sums of money? In doing so, not only will our country not benefit, but also lose a lot of money, which is a loss-making business! ”

George hurriedly said: "Mr. Xiao, you can't say that, and you can't calculate the accounts like this, curbing France's domination of the European continent is not only beneficial to Europe, but also beneficial to the Far East, and beneficial to maintaining world peace. I think our two countries should stand on the same side on this matter."

Xiao Zhenlei shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, no, why should my country give up the benefits obtained from Germany?" You let me make a loss-making deal, I won't do it, Mr. George, you British people have always liked to do business, why should our country listen to your country, I have already said, in this matter, it is an internal affair of Europe, and it has nothing to do with us in the East."

George scolded in his heart, yes, this surnamed Xiao really doesn't see rabbits and eagles, and he can't afford to lose a little, it seems that he has to have some blood, thinking of this, George gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, my country is willing to compensate your country in other aspects, as long as your country is willing to be consistent with one of our countries in this matter."

Xiao Zhenlei smiled and said, "Then I don't know in what ways your country can give my country some compensation?" This condition must be said first, and after the conditions are negotiated, you must sign and draw a pledge, so that even if you have a dispute in the future, you can handle it in accordance with the terms! ”

George scolded in his heart, this surnamed Xiao is really not easy to fool, he gritted his teeth and said: "All the materials and materials needed for Britain's post-war reconstruction from abroad are all imported from China, is this always okay?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei laughed: "Hahaha, okay, since Mr. George is so generous, then I will laugh and accept, come on, prepare the content of the agreement immediately!" ”

"Yes!" Immediately the staff agreed.

The agreement was quickly drafted, there were two copies in total, Xiao Zhenlei and George each took one copy and felt that there was no problem after reading it, each picked up a pen and signed his name at the end of the agreement, and then exchanged signatures for the agreement, and then exchanged texts, and the agreement was completed. (To be continued......)