"Dad, Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Italy they are ready to hold negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the Armenian crisis." Greystone reported to Scrooge.

"Ah, my son, what do you think is the chance of peace?" Scrooge asked.

"Dad, I don't think there's much chance of peace. Whether it is Russia or Germany, the fight is now in fact a matter of choice. Gladstone replied with a smile.

"Oh, tell me your judgment." Scrooge said.

"A multiple-choice question of whether to fight a civil war or a foreign war." Greystone replied, "Dad, you see, this is a report on the domestic economy and the basic income of the workers in Germany, and from here the unemployment rate in Germany is already close to 50 percent, and even those who are not unemployed have their average wages falling by more than 50 per half, and now, according to the price level in Germany, taking into account the income and savings of most German households, at least half of the people in Germany now eat only one-third of what they used to eat every day." After two months at most, the proportion will rise to two-thirds, and with the onset of winter, the phenomenon of starvation and freezing will be widespread. By that time, there will definitely be a revolution in Germany. As for Russia, they don't even last two months, and even in good times, more than a third of their population is starving, and now they are in a state where most of them don't have enough to eat, and their winter can come even earlier. If they can't find new markets as soon as possible, then revolution is inevitable. ”

"Well, that's a good point. So Greystone, what do you think they'll choose? Scrooge continued.

"Instead of a civil war, it is better to start a foreign war." Gladstone replied, "Defeating foreign wars, at best, becoming slaves, but foreigners, in order to rule effectively in order to better plunder, always need to find some spokesman in their own country." At that time, they can still be spokespeople for foreigners, and they can still live a good life. At this, Greystone couldn't help but smile a little sarcastically, "But what if there is a revolution?" Not only will the proletarians rob them of their money, but they will also have no agents. Therefore, if the rebels were merciful, the gentlemen would have to be workers, and if they were ruthless, it would be normal for their whole family to be killed. So, instead of a civil war, it is better to start a foreign war. If the foreign war fails, you can still be a slave to the country, but if the civil war fails, you can't do it even if you want to be a slave to the country! ”

Listening to Greystone's words, Scrooge suddenly remembered the Empress Dowager Cixi, who had just died two years earlier. The Queen Mother Lafayette is said to have left behind the bold words of "I would rather give to friends than with domestic slaves". To tell the truth, Cixi is really a real person and is willing to tell the truth honestly. Many years later, some nationalist believers would often criticize Cixi for representing a Manchurian government, and then argue that if it were a government of the same nationality, it would never be like this. But in fact, in history, when class contradictions and people's contradictions. Tribe. Spear. When the shield is very intense, there are not too many rulers who play "rather than friends than domestic slaves". It is said that "the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies in the society", "I Daming", first Wu Sangui led the Qing soldiers into the customs, and then there was the Southern Ming Dynasty united with the Qing Dynasty to exterminate the Liukou. And in the Republic of China, it is said that he is wholeheartedly determined to "raise the righteousness of heaven and earth, and the law is perfect in ancient and modern times", and when facing the continuous invasion of Japanese invaders, he also bitterly warned the people: "If we die in Japan, we can still be slaves to the country; If we die in **, we can't get it if we want to be slaves of the country. "Throughout the ages, there have been countless stories of this kind.

"And what are they doing in meetings?" Scrooge continued.

"Dad, is it interesting to test me with such a simple question?" Greystone shook his head and laughed. Scrooge laughed too. Because it's a question that's so simple that it doesn't make any sense at all. What do you do in a meeting? At that time, it was to show people, to deceive people, to make those potential revolutionaries feel that this war was not the problem of the rulers on their side, and to let the rulers smoothly send those potential rebels to the battlefield to deal with them and find a high-sounding excuse. In short, this conference is definitely an annual drama dedicated by the best professional actors in the whole Europe and even the whole world.

"I heard that Donald proposed a plan of action, which was rejected by you?" Scrooge asked.

"Yes, Dad." Gladstone replied.

"Tell me your reasoning." Scrooge frowned.

"Dad, Donald is planning to orchestrate an assassination campaign to trigger the war. However, I don't think it's necessary at all. "There is always an excuse for the wolf to eat the sheep." Since war is a common need for everyone, are you still worried that there is no excuse? Why let our people take such a risk? I'm sure that even if we don't do anything, there are people who will do it all right. ”

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The parties quarreled for several more days over the location of the six-party talks. The Russians felt that the location should be placed in Petersburg, but the Turks refused. The Turks wanted to place the negotiations in Istanbul, but the Russians were adamantly opposed. The French said, "Don't make any noise, put it in Paris, where we often meet." But the Turks felt that the French had been wearing the same pants with the Russians lately, so they objected that France was not safe enough, and that Germany was better. But the Russians think Germany is too motherly...... So in the end they quarreled for several days, and it was originally determined that they would be in Vi. Also. Well, who knew that there was a general strike over there, and as a result, it was a bit of a hectic affair, and finally it was decided to place the meeting in Venice, Italy.

In two days, the meeting will begin. Yakov and Akhmatova strolled along a stone bridge near the venue with a stroller. Yakov was an Armenian who had been living in exile in Europe and was a member of the Armenian independence movement. Some time ago, he got a bad news, his whole family, including his father, mother, wife, eldest son, second girl, third son, eldest brother, sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law, fourth sister, eldest nephew, second niece...... More than 10 members of the family died under the butcher's knife of the Turks. This is absolutely true, because, in the newspaper photograph, the famous thug with a bloody machete in one hand and the head of a child who was only five or six years old in the other, was cheering wildly, and next to him, several Turkish policemen were holding their hands and smiling appreciatively, and he recognized at a glance that the head of the Turkish thug was his third son.

"In any case, make these murderers pay! Even if you fly to pieces! I'm going to send these bastards to hell too! Failure to do so will leave me in hell forever! "After seeing that photo, Yakov wept bitterly, and after crying, he made up his mind.

It was not difficult to get a gun, and soon Yakov got his hands on a submachine gun, and for two weeks, every night, Yakov stroked the cold submachine gun for a long time, and his movements were very gentle, as if he were caressing his deceased wife and children, and he stroked the cold barrel while softly calling out the names of father, mother, wife, and children, until the barrel became as hot as his heart.

Five days earlier, a friend who had also lost a loved one had told him that the final venue of the meeting had been set in Venice, and that a Turkish Pasha, who was said to have had the blood of Armenians and other Orthodox Christians on his hands, would represent the Sultan at the meeting.

"They're going to go to the venue in bulletproof cars." The friend said, "The exact route is not very clear. You know, ever since Pantsev blew up the Turks' embassy - may his soul be truly comforted - the Turks have been very careful. This is especially true of the devils who have blood on their hands. The submachine guns that you and I prepared will not be able to penetrate such a bulletproof car. So, our plan had to be revised. ”

"Okay." Yakov said, "Sergey, do you have any ideas?" ”

"I think the only way to take out bulletproof cars is to rely on large bombs." Sergey said, "To enter the main venue, you have to cross a bridge, where all the cars have to cross. And you have to slow down when you get there. We ambush them there and get justice for our brothers and sisters! ”

"Sergey, say, what do you want me to do?" Yakov's eyes sparkled.

"Yakov, you have to give me the gun, me and Shenpostka, the light-haired young man, you should know each other too." Sergey said.

"Yes, I know him, a good lad." Yakov said, "Tell me what you're going to do?" ”

"Yakov, my brother, don't be in a hurry, listen to me." Sergei said, "Shenpostka and I attacked with submachine guns, and by that time, the attention of the policemen and something would definitely be drawn to it." What about you? Well, you know, hands in general. Pomegranate. Bullets are also not guaranteed to blow up bulletproof cars, so we have to prepare a large explosives bag, just like it is used to blow up a bunker. Then you're responsible for throwing it in the car. ”

"But, something this big, it's easy to spot." Yakov furrowed his eyebrows.

"I'll let Akhmatova cooperate with you." Sergei thought for a moment and said, "You pretend to be a couple who have just moved to the neighborhood, and I will find a way to borrow a child for you, well, Aldir's youngest son is only two months old." It's just right to use. These days, you and Akhmatova walked around the stone bridge with a stroller every day, and on that day, you put the dynamite bag in the stroller and pulled up the tent of the stroller...... What do you think of that? Just to ensure the damage, we may have to put a little more explosives, so you have to pay attention to throw a little farther away, otherwise it is easy to blow up yourself. ”

"So be it." Yakov said, "I will protect Akhmatova as much as possible." As for me, you don't have to worry about ......"