Thiers, the president of the French Third Republic, did not achieve his goals in New York, and Wall Street did not have much interest in the French national debt. You know, this is a business that should have been negotiated, both in terms of the relationship between the United States and France, as well as in terms of commercial interests.

But now, the sky has changed, the United States is already an empire, not the United States, and you France can't contact the United States now.

After the formation of New York, Thiers had no choice but to go to Washington.

"Welcome, welcome! Put out the welcome mat! ”

When Thiers arrived in Washington, he was greeted very warmly, and a little friend gave him flowers, which was really a surprise to him, an old man.

Well, in fact, the matter of the little pot friend offering flowers was done by Li Mengyang, this ...... It's also a good memory of yourself......

Next, the troops were reviewed, the national anthem was played, the meeting was held, and the banquet was held......

This process is really enough to toss the old man Thiers, to say that in Europe, there are also a lot of procedures, but there are not so many people this time, and there are really too many reporters, no way, there are more than 8,000 newspapers in the United States, and there are still a lot of them alive.

If you want to talk about tossing, that's all there is to it, but the old president is in a hurry, because he hasn't seen the emperor of the empire for a long time. Plum!

He was greeted in Washington by Samuel. DuPont, this is normal, everyone is French, and DuPont's status is not ordinarily high, it can be regarded as giving you a lot of face.

And then what to meet. Dine...... Anyway, there is no such emperor. How's this done?

Thiers is also a political veteran. He should be able to calm down, but the current situation is ...... Really anxious, very anxious, this old man is like an ant on a hot pot.

"Hey~"

"This ......"

Finally, when the opportunity came, Thiers was invited into the White House, which meant that he would soon be able to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the United States, but he couldn't wait for the left and the right to come. The anxious old man kept wandering around the reception room of the White House.

Could it be that Li Mengyang is not coming? He......

"Oh, hello Mr. President Thiers!"

Finally, Emperor Li Mengyang appeared!

"Hello, hello......" can be regarded as seeing it, Thiers is so happy, he shook the emperor's hand, he was reluctant to let go, "Your Majesty, you are really busy with official business, I came a little too hasty......"

When Li Mengyang heard this, he said it well. Directly help yourself find a reason, Thiers, an old comrade, is very good at being a man. So, he said: "Mr. President, no way, I believe you know, it's really too busy. ”

"Yes, yes, we are in such a position, we are all very busy, very busy......" Thier had no choice but to follow Li Mengyang and said.

But that's it, in fact, Li Mengyang was telling his four wives just now......

Okay, this matter is indeed a bit of a thing, but there is no way, Li Mengyang's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is talked about, the four wives can't sleep at night, it's just that if you don't talk about it, then we won't let you go to the kang...... Oh well, the Northeast people's understanding model is so affordable......

Let's talk about it, as long as Li Mengyang is busy with official business, he will go home and talk endlessly, and even several of his children will come to listen, and I don't know if they understand it or not.

But it seems that this meeting with the French president is also official business, right?

It is indeed official business, so Li Mengyang obviously did it on purpose!

Why don't you wait, old man, a little longer? Just allow you, an old man, to go to New York first, so don't you want me, the emperor, to make you anxious?

Well, of course Li Mengyang would not be so naïve, he asked Thier to wait like this, it definitely had his intentions, because if you wait like this, it will be much easier for you to talk after that.

"Your Majesty, I think we should talk about my French debts......"

"Oh, this is not in a hurry, I heard that the French dinner is also good, and there are also famous restaurants like Delmonique here in our empire, I don't know if Mr. President has tasted it?"

"Oh, that's not time yet."

"Then you must try it......"

Originally, Thiers wanted to get straight to the point, let's just talk about France's debt problem, someone has to buy the national debt, but Li Mengyang is very powerful, he will have a break with you, anyway, we are not in a hurry, not in a hurry......

This time is a bit of a rambling, the old man Thiers is really a little unbearable, seeing that the talks are about to reach 9 o'clock in the evening, let's put it this way, no matter how late this time is, then you can't continue to talk, the emperor has no rest? Besides, he is an old man, and his health is not very good, so he can't hold it at such a late hour.

"Your Majesty! I beg you, don't you know the true purpose of my trip? ”

Come on, it's already forced to do this, and Thiers doesn't care about anything!

"Haha......" Li Mengyang couldn't help it a little, but this laugh is really not to make fun of others, so Li Mengyang immediately closed his face, "Mr. President, of course I know the purpose of Mr. President's trip, I understood it when you went to New York, this is really ...... Hey, actually, it's not that I don't want to talk about it, it's that this question is so difficult and ......."

Li Mengyang's attitude, he just shook his head, so helpless.

"Your Majesty! We can talk about any difficulties, but what can we do if we don't? "Thiers must seize such an opportunity, even if it seems very small.

"This ......" Li Mengyang's expression made people want to beat him helplessly, but however, he still said: "Mr. President, you should have seen it too, because the empire has just gained such a large territory, a lot of construction is underway, and we have too many things to do, so our empire's finances are really bad and tight." So, how much power do you think we can have to buy your country's national debt? ”

What Li Mengyang said is really sincere...... If it weren't for Thiers, a political veteran, then ordinary people would probably be moved to tears by Li Mengyang.

Yes, the empire is too poor......

But though, Thiers is an old guy after all, he won't be stupid and cry, he has grasped the key early on.

"You can talk, you can talk about anything, really, my majesty!"

This...... Obviously, what Li Mengyang said was only difficult, but he didn't say it to death!

Yes, that's the key, to listen to what others are saying, and that's a pretty powerful ability, and Thiers is not bad.

"Good!" Li Mengyang shouted Okay, yes, anything can be discussed, it's easy to say, "Mr. President, our empire is really embarrassed......

"I understand, Your Majesty, just say it......"

Well, Li Mengyang is really bad enough, and he took a handful before he put forward the conditions, which made Thiers mess around.

"Then I'll say it bluntly, money is very tight, and it is not impossible for us to subscribe to French government bonds, but there must be a huge incentive to support our ......" To put it simply, Li Mengyang said it very directly, "Then this supporting force, I personally think that the Suez Canal seems to be a good ......"

"......" As soon as Thiers heard about this Suez Canal, his face immediately changed!

Right! What Li Mengyang wants is the Suez Canal!

The importance of this canal, needless to say, for the time being, nearly 10,000 nautical miles of sea route has been saved at once, how much has this reduced the cost? So, it's definitely a great place to come and get your money.

But it's also important to the French!

Thiers actually didn't want to come to this American Empire, because this place has changed, and there is a Chinese emperor, you don't care how he rules these white people, but after all, he is a yellow race, and the hottest thing in Europe is the Yellow Peril theory now, and Thiers's political pressure is also very great.

But there is no other way for him!

Before coming, Thiers had actually approached the British, he hadn't tried it, and it really didn't work for everyone to trade under the table, but the conditions of the Britishwere very harsh.

Suez Canal!

Right! The British want the Suez Canal!

It's so bullying, the British, you Chinese emperor, don't you think you're too much?

Tiers's face changed several times, and he really began to curse in his heart.

But Li Mengyang, the emperor, is easy to talk to, "Mr. President, let me just say, this matter is very difficult, we can establish good economic and trade relations before, this is nothing, because the relationship between the United States and France was very good before, and we can continue." As for the previous wars, we can let go of hatred, it's nothing...... But as things stand, France is so much that I can't find a place where we can spend so much real money on our empire......"

Li Mengyang is talking eloquently, in fact, this is a showdown, old man, you can do it.

So what could Thiers do?

Now there are two ways, one is to sell the Suez Canal to the British, and the other is to sell to the American Empire.

"Is there no other choice?" Thiers couldn't help but ask.

In fact, it is quite embarrassing for a politician to ask such a question, because this kind of thing means that you have been cornered.

But now the situation in France is really desperate, and it is difficult to repay the interest on the indemnity alone, and France needs to be revitalized!

"Yes!"

"Huh?!"

Unexpectedly, Li Mengyang actually replied like this, was he relieved?

So what is this alternative?

I SAW LI MENGYANG SAID WITH A SMILE: "MR. THIERS, I KNOW THAT YOUR COUNTRY IS DEVELOPING WELL IN INDIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA, SUCH AS VIETNAM, SUCH AS ......"

Needless to say, everyone can understand that Li Mengyang, the emperor, wants to extend his hand to Southeast Asia! (To be continued......)

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