Chapter 71 Trade Agreements (Part II)

After all, it involves diplomacy between countries, so every member of the parliament has a careful look, and it takes about half an hour until the last member of parliament finishes reading.

Then, this text returned to the hands of Emperor Zhang Hongbin, after all, he would continue to use this text later.

"What do you think of this credential from the European Union?" Zhang Hongbin casually picked up a can of Coke on the table and took a sip, then looked up and asked.

Seriously, everyone was curious about what liquid was in the metal jar in the Emperor's hand, and they were also curious about when the jar appeared there, but it was obvious that this was not the time to be curious about this at this stage.

"It's hard to imagine that there will be several, if not a dozen, of large and small countries on the Europa side, but they have never been unified, and the small countries have not been destroyed. However, the so-called European Union formed by such barbaric and backward countries, to be honest, I don't think there is any need to sign an equal trade contract with them. Besides, weren't all those Francophiles, Dutchmen, and the like all crippled by us? If it weren't for the distance, we would have destroyed their country long ago, where would it be the turn of this group of defeated generals to talk to us as equals? Xiao Yao had already stood up and spoke for the first time.

"In fact, it is not a real equality, and the other side is willing to give up all the interests of South America, and even help us to promote the construction of the canal and the qualification to garrison troops there. It is even up to us to discuss with the Russian king about the ownership of the Siberian Plain...... "Parliamentarian Yang Changsi, adhering to the Confucian idea of moderation, felt that it was not possible to force people too much, and that the republic really needed a larger market to dump the goods produced.

Everyone can imagine the efficiency of the republic, and a large number of factories and a large number of goods are produced in this way, but it is clear that the purchasing power has recently begun to saturate, and India and West Asia cannot absorb much, and the market must be further developed, otherwise at least 50,000 people will face unemployment.

"Europe actually doesn't have much control in South America, and besides, it was originally the place where we were going to open up and occupy next, and they still had to leave when the time came, but they just did a favor; And then the matter of the canal, if the canal is opened, the EU will also make a lot of profits, and they don't even need to pay a penny, of course they have to promote. And the garrison there, which in turn helped the Ottoman Empire to resist the rebels, which was really a good thing to kill two birds with one stone. As for Siberia, in fact, what Russia does not really have the ability to control the Siberian region, their main political region is in Europe! And Siberia is close to the Arctic Circle, so the environment is not very good, so it is not good for us to stand and occupy it at this stage. Even if there are any mineral deposits or something there. Xiao Yao immediately retorted.

"Interestingly, I remember finding in the letter of state that the Manchu Empire also belonged to the European Union...... I think that if we sign this credential, it will be equivalent to recognizing the Manchu Empire as a legitimate state...... Do we really want to do that? Ink Dye also took the opportunity to express his opinion.

"No, no, no, this is absolutely not allowed to be admitted!" Most of the lawmakers immediately rejected it.

"I know what everyone means!" Zhang Hongbin motioned for everyone to be quiet, "The EU is not qualified to trade with us on an equal footing, and the most important thing is that the Manchu Empire is absolutely not allowed to appear on the EU's list, otherwise we will refuse to sign any agreement with the EU." As for the attitude of the two sides in what kind of trade should be carried out and what points should be observed, you should discuss it carefully...... It's time for lunch...... We'll talk again in the afternoon! ”

With that, get up and leave.

Seeing this, Ink Dye shrugged his shoulders at everyone, and then motioned for the meeting to continue. However, he took the bottle of Coke left by Zhang Hongbin, put some in his cup, and then picked it up and drank it.

At that moment, I almost squirted out, I just felt how weird this thing meant. I don't understand why His Majesty likes to drink this thing......

"It's not good to drink from other people." Zhang Hongbin returned to his position and took Coke away.

"Your Majesty, is that thing really okay to drink?" Ink Dye asked worriedly.

"In addition to being prone to obesity, chronic softening of teeth and bones has killed. Outside of the essence, there seems to be no problem. Zhang Hongbin shrugged.

"Your Majesty, this is a big problem, for the sake of your health, it's best not to drink this stuff anymore, okay?" Ink dye shouted.

"This ...... No problem! Zhang Hongbin was also wronged, he watched everyone travel through the national book before, so he was idle and bored and bought a bottle of drink in the supermarket, but who knew that it was a can of Coke...... Domestic production and even goods ...... But the taste is very close to the original, and I once wondered if the original recipe was finally revealed?

I haven't drunk this thing in a while, and what a luxury it was to drink Coke in ancient times...... But it seems that his identity is no longer able to enjoy this low-key luxury so calmly.

"See you in the afternoon!" Throwing the Coke in the trash, Zhang Hongbin really left.

After two hours, a brief lunch, and then a break for more than an hour, Zhang Hongbin came to the Congress. Of course, I also bought a lot of pizza and other instant food in the supermarket, and brought some juice drinks with me and distributed them to everyone who attended.

This is a working meal given by His Majesty the Emperor himself, and the parliamentarians enjoy it with great pride...... The style is a little weird but the taste is good...... Anyway, whoever is so lazy actually spreads the stuffing on top of the pie counts......

"What is the result?" Seeing that they had simply eaten a working meal, Zhang Hongbin formally asked.

"To put it simply, we only opened six trading ports in Yangon, Malacca, Brunei, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Jeju, and all the trading ships of the other side can only trade in these areas.

When trading, the other party must trade with gold, and at the same time must accept our paper money as payment; The part of the canal is to be completely the territory of our republic, on which we can garrison troops and establish provinces; Our trading vessels, which can trade in any port in their country, must enjoy MFN status, which means that we pay taxes only at the lowest tariff. At the same time, it is necessary to lease an area in the Mediterranean, the North Sea and Africa to us and establish a concession...... Our people can live in the concession and enjoy extraterritoriality! Of course, the European forces in the Americas must withdraw from South America within six months of the signing of the agreement, otherwise we have the right to defend our territory by force...... That's about it. Mo Dye taught Zhang Hongbin the results of the two-hour discussion.

"The other party will never agree." Looking at this unequal treaty that 'humiliates the country', Zhang Hongbin laughed.

"There's no need to care about the other party's attitude, because they are begging us, not us asking to trade with them. In addition, it is not impossible for us to relax a little bit, but in fact, our people already feel that it is ...... If we continue to be relaxed, it will seem that we have suffered a loss. Ink Dye said seriously.

"Alright, let's call the ambassador first!" Zhang Hongbin nodded and solemnly announced.

The ambassador didn't expect the efficiency of the republic to be so fast, he was going to go out to have fun, but he didn't expect to be called over to the meeting.

However, it is obvious that he is very dissatisfied with the conditions set by the republic, and resolutely claims that the credentials he has taken out are already very sincere, and they are also the minimum standards. However, there is one thing that can be changed, and that is to kick the Manchu Empire out of the European Union. Everyone knows that if the Manchu Empire had not handed over a large number of scientific and technological books to the EU, everyone felt that they owed a favor so they agreed to join the EU, and now that they have all gone inland as nomads, then why sell their face?

As the speaker, Mo Dye also expressed a firm attitude, which is also the final reply of the republic, if he does not agree, the ambassador can go back.

The two sides argued for a long time, and in the end the ambassador was forced to agree, go back and ask, and then decide whether to agree to the trade deal...... In fact, he had to go back to EU headquarters without a communicator. Therefore, this sad envoy had only been here for less than a day, and he had not yet played, so he had to take his luggage and go south quickly......

At the beginning of the next day, when the Lantern Festival was approaching, the envoys came again, accompanied by five people. They are the protagonists of this negotiation, and the original envoys have been reduced to supporting roles.

But Mo Ran still insisted on his own conditions, no matter what these envoys said or not, even if they were crazy, they were unmoved.

And these five envoys were also depressed, and wanted to throw chairs and beat people, but in this foreign country, they were worried about offending the republic......

After 10 hours of discussion, the EU envoys signed the agreement, and the contract came into effect.