Chapter 193: Ill-intentioned
A man who stays up all nights tossing and turning for another man sounds like a lot of passion. Wang Yi didn't want to know that Zeppelin had done this for him last night, and the conversation between the two was now enthusiastic, full of hypocrisy. At least in the eyes of Lin Tae-hee, a little girl, this is the situation at the dinner table.
When did he develop the habit of observing the details of the surroundings, Lin Taixi himself is not very clear. If the guess is correct, he probably left his hometown and was sent to the northeast. You don't have to be so cautious at home, before coming to the Northeast, the people around you tell you to be careful everywhere and be cautious, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. Lin Tae-hee was really scared for a long time, and it is estimated that it is precisely because of this admonition that she has learned the ability to observe, and the situation should be like this.
Wang Yi's initial impression on Lin Taixi was not much different from that of the landlord's children, but later changed slightly, and the reason for this was that Wang Yi was talking and laughing in front of a group of Northeast bigwigs. What really made Lin Tae-hee feel that Wang Yi's nerves were split was an accidental early wake-up. The early morning in Ningdao can always make Lin Taixi have a good mood, and if it weren't for the occasional harassment by Wang Yi, the good mood would generally last for a day. On this day, she had just gotten up and washed up, and when she came outdoors alone, she faintly heard someone talking in the woods behind the building. Lim Tae-hee walked over, but saw a scene she had never thought about.
The gentleman was squatting on the ground to feed the kittens, a circle of kittens surrounded him, there was no fear, obviously everyone was familiar with each other, and the cats meowed twice from time to time like coquettishness, and their eyes were extremely innocent. What surprised Lin Taixi the most was that Wang Yi actually talked to the kitten, this kind of voice only appeared when Shen Yazhi and Tong Qianjia were sick and bedridden, and Wang Yi coaxed them to take medicine. It's soft, it's warm, and it's a little childish.
"There seem to be a few more kittens on the island of Ning recently." Lim Tae-hee thought a little bored that she didn't like cats very much because she was afraid of mice. Although cats and mice are natural enemies, cats are still related to mice. Therefore, Lim Tae-hee also put the kitten in the non-contact range.
Wang Yi was talking to Zeppelin, and the Germans were a little strange, but they weren't too direct, so they pretended to glance at the girl opposite. He found that Lin Tae-hee seemed to be very interested in the ceiling, looked up, his eyes were empty, and he said in his heart, what is this little girl doing?
Of course, Wang Yi knows the personality of his own woman, if Han Xiujing is a strong woman, then Lin Taixi is a natural stay. If you have nothing to do, you will be empty, and when you put it down, you don't know how much time. So he didn't have much surprise at Lin Tae-hee admiring the ceiling there without a sound.
Zeppelin asked Wang Yi about his views on the world situation, but Wang Yi did not give a positive answer. This Zeppelin persevered, took the initiative to express his opinion, and played the game of throwing bricks and stones.
"It seems to me that our German Empire and the North-East are a natural alliance, although you have a good relationship with Great Britain, the world's leading power. But as you grow stronger and more powerful in Africa, and your interests increase, it is inevitable that you will come into conflict with your immediate neighbor, the United Kingdom. ”
"Oh, I wonder what this has to do with your country? Besides, I don't think we're going to get to this point in conflict with Britain. Although Wang Yi had a smile on his face, he did not have a posture of oil and salt.
"I think it is now well known that your country owns two vast tracts of land in Dewaziland, which are rich in gold and diamond ore. In addition, you have obtained mining rights and territorial rights in Zimbabwe, plus your original colony of Mozambique, and now a quarter of southern Africa is under your control. In this way, the British's Cairo Cape Town plan to connect Africa to the north and south has received a stern threat from you. ”
Wang Yi shook his head at this time and said with a smile: "It's just a threat. We have no intention of sabotaging the plans of the British, we respect their interests in Africa, and the British have good relations with us and have very extensive cooperation with us on many issues. They won't be stupid enough to go to war with us. ”
"But you still need allies, especially allies who can contain the British in Europe, so that the possibility of your conflict with the British will be minimized."
Wang Yi admits that Zeppelin's statement is very realistic, but he also understands the purpose of Zeppelin's words. "My Northeast Autonomous Region has always had good relations with your country, and as a friend, I agree with you that Europe needs a balance of power, and it is good for everyone."
The other party's words of approval made Zeppelin feel very excited, although his face did not show it, but the slight movement of crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, as well as the unconsciously clenching of his hands, still exposed his feelings to Wang Yi's eyes. "Exactly as you say."
Wang Yi is a dentist, due to the problem of professional background, he knows all the skeletal neuromuscular lymph of the human maxillofacial well, plus the supplement of some professional books, Wang Yi dare not say that he has the perverted skills of the protagonist lightman and his subordinates in the American drama of later generations, but it is difficult to escape his keen eyes for the ups and downs of a person's love. This is not a big skill, some people are even born to know how to read words and feelings, and in later generations, there were similar books for sale in general bookstores. If you want to learn this skill, there is not much to boast about other than the necessary talent.
Zeppelin still displayed his incorruptible tongue, his tone slightly high-pitched by some excitement that was about to move, and the old German man was clearly not a master of concealing his feelings.
"We, the German Empire, can be said to be the most proud of European countries in terms of land."
The king nodded, he admitted. "Your country's army is indeed the world's largest army."
"Don't dare to be, I don't think my country's field marshal will dare to say that in front of your Northeast Insurance Team, you can gain an advantage."
"You're too modest."
The two complimented each other and tried to maintain a good atmosphere for the meeting. The two were like friends, drinking and talking, and at the same time testing each other, although Zeppelin's temptation was a little clumsy in Wang's eyes, but his conversation and laughter seemed very natural. Under his guidance, the topic was moving in the expected direction, and Zeppelin was unaware of it.
Han Xiujing sat next to Lin Taixi, who was very interested in the ceiling, although her expression was natural, with the calm and coldness of an iceberg, but the brilliance that flashed in her eyes from time to time let Wang Yi know that she was very interested in her conversation with Zeppelin.
"Poor Germans." This is Han Xiujing's positioning of Zeppelin. And this is also the case, Zeppelin finally said what he wanted to say, and at the same time, Wang Yi wanted him to say it.
"Mr. Chairman, the military strength of Europe is really unbalanced today, the naval superiority of the British makes it impossible for the German Empire's land forces to be brought into play, and we are still facing the embarrassment and helplessness that the British can choose the landing site at will and attack our merchant ships and ports at will. Although the empire has recently strengthened its naval construction and a number of new ships have officially started, the gap with the British navy is not a few more ships that can be bridged. ”
Zeppelin said as he observed Wang Yi's reaction, and he found that the other party's expression was very sincere, and he listened to him very seriously. This gave him a little more confidence in the success of his idea, but the more he did, the slower he spoke, as if he was carefully considering every word, for fear of saying something wrong.
"In order to change this situation, the Imperial Navy alone will not change anything, and new unconventional forces must be added to make Europe's military power more balanced. Balance represents the balance of power, and the balance of power means staying away from the danger of war. ”
"If you have any ideas, Mr. Zeppelin, you might as well say so."
"Mr. Chairman, please forgive me for taking the liberty of transferring your country's airship manufacturing technology to us?"
Zeppelin's eyes flashed with Xiyi, and when Wang saw it, he almost burst out with joy, and said in his heart that this person was direct enough, and he would say what he wanted. However, he didn't answer, just shook his head inexplicably. And his puzzling action, which Zeppelin understood as a refusal, was not thorough, but it also seemed to lack a solution. At this time, Zeppelin was a little resentful of his clumsy mouth, if he could talk eloquently and spit lotus flowers, maybe the introduction of airships would no longer be difficult.
"Then I don't know if it's okay to export airships to my country?"
Wang Yi shook his head, he was not stupid, if he really exported a large attack airship to Germany, the relationship with Britain would take a sharp turn for the worse, and there was no need for the Northeast to stiffen the relationship with the world's number one power for this money. Zeppelin also understood, but airships could not be exported to Germany, and the same was true for manufacturing technology, so his own spitting stars this morning was not in vain. This made him a little unwilling, but he was also helpless, and now in the world, no one can embarrass the chairman in front of him.
Seeing that Zeppelin's middle-aged man was depressed, Wang Yizhi had no idea of gloating, but just sighed that he was trusting someone who was not human, and the middle-aged German man in front of him was already rigid to the point that he would not be flexible.
"Although I don't know much about your country's airship technology, it seems that you have your own style from the outside. What is lacking now is the improvement of the materials and power system of the airship...... "Wang Yi actually did not tell all the truth, such as radar, such as the industrial production technology of helium, and so on. Germany's airships are actually incomparable with those in the Northeast, even if the Northeast has given Germany some technology, which has greatly increased the effectiveness of actual combat, but the improvement is limited after all. If you really want to play against the Northeast, the gradually developed aircraft technology can make the Germans lose all their money.