In fact, France does have the idea of getting involved in the north-central part of Vietnam, the Red River Delta is not as rich in swamps and tidal flats as the Mekong Delta, it is flat, fertile and has abundant reserves of high-quality coal.

In the present Far East, Britain occupies India, the Strait of Malacca with Singapore as the center and its surrounding areas, the Netherlands occupies several major islands of Indonesia, Spain occupies the Philippines, and France has nothing.

Of course, there are reasons for the successive failures of the war against Britain, but the root cause lies in himself, France is constantly making revolutions, and all the heroes in the country are busy consolidating power, how can they have the heart to expand outward?

It wasn't until Napoleon III ascended the throne that the situation stabilized a little, and then looked outward, except for Indochina, the territory of the Far East was carved up, and to grab other people's territory was to risk being besieged by a group, so the idea of fighting Indochina could only be attacked.

It is really unreasonable for France, as an old capitalist power, to not even have a single colony in the Far East, so the acquiescence of the European powers to France's encirclement of the Indochina Peninsula can be regarded as an unspoken rule among the great powers.

After more than ten years of careful cultivation, France finally had a foothold in southern Vietnam, and understood the reality of the Nguyen Dynasty, and was about to show its strength and swallow the Indochina Peninsula in one gulp, but at this time, Wang Feng jumped out, circled his hand, and said that the north-central part of Vietnam was China's territory more than a thousand years ago, and he now wants to take it back.

Genui's face sank, and he was about to retort, but Wang Feng had already said: "We Chinese are a peace-loving race. We, the Democratic Alliance, have no intention of invading other countries, and we only demand the recovery of our own territory. The north of the Han Extreme Boundary is China's inherent territory, and we will not give it up. If your country reaches out, we will regard it as an act of aggression and will strike the most resolute blow, whether to be an enemy or a friend, Monsieur Genui can say in one word! ”

Wang Feng said so resolutely, Genui hesitated, as a diplomat, he generally does not act rashly, and sometimes shows anger. That is also for others to see, since Wang Feng issued a war warning, he has to think carefully, is it worth sending an expeditionary fleet to fight against the Democratic Alliance, everything is easy to say if he wins, what if he loses?

If he is defeated, he will not only lose everything, but I am afraid that Napoleon III will be overthrown, and it will take at least two or three years for the expeditionary fleet to come to China. Now that the Democratic Alliance is so difficult to deal with, what will the Democratic Alliance be like in two or three years?

Genui showed a rare look of hesitation.

Wang Feng's face softened again, and he smiled slightly: "Mr. Genui, war is the last resort to resolve disputes. Neither your country nor I will use war to solve the problem, and we will form an alliance to fight against us. Even if it is defeated, who will benefit the most? Apparently the UK. Britain's position in the world will be even more unshakable, I believe. Neither the government nor the opposition in your country wants Britain to be the only one, do they? ”

Genui nodded, stretching out his hand to gesture, "Please continue." ”

Wang Feng continued: "The unipolar world can only be hegemonism, a world of power where one country overpowers other countries, we should be committed to building a multipolar world, so that all powerful countries have the right to make their voices heard, from this point of view, China's strength is not necessarily a bad thing for France, and it can become France's most staunch ally in the Far East!"

I reiterate once again that we China only need to take back north-central Vietnam, and other parts of the Indochina Peninsula, such as Khmer, Chenla, and Laos, can become France's sphere of influence, and even if France has the ability to annex southern Vietnam, we will be happy to be friendly neighbors with France, but Siam must remain independent as a third party between China and France! ”

This time, instead of Genui, he fell into silence, Wang Feng meant that China and France divided Vietnam, and did not ask about Khmer, Chenla and Laos, although they agreed that they would lose central and northern Vietnam, but taking a step back, the French forces have not yet moved, but they only have intentions, which is equivalent to borderland.

Now Wang Feng proposed to take a share of the Indochina Peninsula, if he did not agree, he would definitely forcibly intervene with superior forces, and with the more than 1,000 people of the French army, he was completely unable to resist the advance of the Democratic Alliance Army.

Later, the expeditionary force will be sent to find the field, and whether it can defeat the Democratic Alliance will also be put aside for the time being, at least for the time being, the French power will be completely expelled from Indochina.

The true meaning of diplomacy is actually compromise, and the current Democratic Alliance Army has an absolute advantage, and it does not accept threats, so what has not been done except compromise? Moreover, France did not suffer too much, it was equivalent to cutting a piece of the predetermined cake to Wang Feng, and it could still make friends with it and contain the British power in the Far East.

Genui shook his head and asked, "Mr. Wang Feng, I want to ask, has that bronze pillar ever existed?" Is it still there? ”

Wang Feng nodded affirmatively: "It is recorded in our Chinese history books that the Book of the Later Han Dynasty clearly pointed out the matter of Ma Yuan erecting the bronze pillar, but it is definitely not there now. ”

Genui smiled bitterly: "There is no evidence, it is not easy to say, even if I can promise you, but the place you want is too sensitive, it is the capital of the Ruan Dynasty, and it is impossible for Emperor Si Duc to give up his capital." ”

"So?" Wang Feng showed a deep expression, and after a while, he said: "In this way, in order to fully express our sincerity to your country, I am willing to retreat my request to 20 kilometers north of Tho Xuan (present-day Hue, Vietnam), that is, 16.5 degrees north latitude as the dividing line between China and Vietnam, but I want to put forward one condition. ”

In fact, the location of the extreme boundary of the Han Dynasty is not the Guangnan Province mentioned by Wang Feng before, but the Guangyuan Province north of Shouchun, where it is, no one knows, and even Ma Yuanli did not erect a copper pillar, and the archaeological community is also divided in opinion, after all, the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" was written by Liu Song, but it never appeared in the previous Eastern Han Dynasty literature, Wang Feng's goal is just to ask for a price, and pay back the money on the ground.

Genui didn't think much of it and asked, "Please speak." ”

Wang Feng's face was solemn, and he said solemnly: "I hope that your country can return the rights and interests of the French Concession in Shanghai and the Shanghai Customs to China, because for your country, the concession is of little significance, and the Shanghai Customs is also due to the full opening of our Democratic Alliance to the coastal cities, the growth of income is not as fast as at the beginning, as if last year it was only a million silver dollars, I think, this little profit is nothing in the eyes of your country, but for China, it is of great significance, A sovereign country will not allow foreign concessions and foreign-controlled customs to exist on its territory, and I think you should be able to understand that the Chinese people will also thank the French people for their friendship and sincerity. ”

Genui spread his hands and said honestly: "Mr. Wang Feng, you have found the wrong person, I am the French envoy plenipotentiary in Indochina, only in charge of Indochina affairs, if you want to claim back the concession customs, you should negotiate with Mr. Bourblon, the minister in Beijing, or Mr. Mintinny, the consul in Shanghai, who are responsible for relevant matters in Chinese mainland." (To be continued......)