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With the arrival of Christmas in the Western calendar in another year, under the atmosphere of freedom of religious belief, the shops of Chinese descent who are rushing to the bustle are naturally eager to take advantage of this "cross-religion" festival to make a big profit. Modern business activities such as big discounts have become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and whether you are religious or not, the vouchers issued by the Manchester City government to stimulate domestic demand are even more common.

The Phantom Bar, which has a history of more than ten years, has now become the "Phantom Entertainment Club", and the small bar has expanded into a large entertainment venue with several floors. Although some business areas still retain "traditional classic services", Phantom Entertainment Club has launched more elegant and high-end leisure services over the years to reverse some word-of-mouth problems.

In the bar, one floor lower than the viewing restaurant on the top floor, Dai Qingqing deliberately bid farewell to the classical dress dress for many years today, put on a set of high-end winter clothes and dresses with a more modern style, and was sitting quietly in the corner looking at the night outside the window. Although he is over thirty years old, he does not see the slightest sign of the passage of time in Dai Qingqing, and he still has the beautiful and elegant temperament that he cultivated in Ireland.

"Qingqing, I'm sorry, I was delayed on the way!" Dai Botong, who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, hurried all the way with a bouquet of flowers, worried that he was almost an hour late.

"Is everything arranged?" Dai Qingqing didn't mean to blame, but happily took the initiative to hold Dai Botong's arm and pulled the other party to sit on the sofa.

Dai Botong was stunned for a moment, and then touched the back of his head embarrassedly, and actually showed a smug expression like a big child: "The plan for England has been decided, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense have completed the details of supporting Spain in the war." In a few days there will be a meeting in the American concession of the Azores and several other countries, and there will be no big problems. ”

"Great!" Dai Qingqing clenched her fists and looked even more excited, "Then we can mobilize the intelligence officers of the Military Intelligence Agency in Ireland to cooperate!" Virginia and the City of London also have our intelligence stations, and this time it will not make the English feel better! ”

"Uh...... Qingqing, you are no longer the director of military intelligence...... Now Lao Zheng personally works in the Military Intelligence Bureau. Dai Botong coughed awkwardly and pulled the other party's hand tight. I'm afraid that this girlfriend who finally accepted his pursuit will make some trouble again.

"Who doesn't know the position of the director of military intelligence...... As long as I can avenge Captain Donnasiu, I am willing to quit the MIA. Dai Qingqing picked up the wine nonchalantly, as if he was already a winner.

"Hmm...... Qingqing, today is Christmas Eve......" Dai Botong's face suddenly began to redden, grabbed the flowers on the table, and fumbled in his pockets with both hands, took out a small box, and opened it to reveal a ring, "I mean...... Qingqing, can you marry me? ”

"......" Dai Qingqing blinked. Looking at this Huamei new generation of diplomatic core leaders, there was a strange turmoil in my heart.

"No matter how much I've been through in Ireland, it was the happiest day I felt." Dai Botong said in a slur manner, the bouquet of greenhouse cultivation roses in his hand trembling slightly, "If possible, I hope this happiness can last forever." ”

"I'm happy today, but maybe we all need to think about it again." Dai Qingqing put her hands around Dai Botong's neck and kissed each other on the lips, revealing a faint charming smile. "I can't give you an answer right now, but this Christmas Eve, I want you to stay with me all the time...... Is it to your house, or to mine? ”

looked at the girlfriend in front of him who was delicate and kept a strange emotional distance from himself. The thick hint in the other party's words and the deep sense of loss in reality were suddenly intertwined, and the heart was indescribably complicated.

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In addition to the left-behind team that organized the Christmas broadcast, all the employees of Manchester City Entertainment Company were organized on Christmas Eve and took over the viewing entertainment and leisure restaurant on the top floor of the Phantom Entertainment Club. It was a festive party with a strong sense of camaraderie with a festive atmosphere.

Regardless of whether it is a virtual age or a real age, it is registered at the time of naturalization. Today happens to be Tao Xinmei's 20th birthday, as Tao Xinmei's art career mentor, but also as the company's top leader, Cheng Daxiong had to temporarily give up accompanying his beloved wife Jenny on the radio station Christmas night show, and took time to personally participate in this internal party of the company.

Activities such as blowing birthday candles, making birthday wishes, and cutting birthday cakes with the atmosphere of modern life were played very smoothly by a group of young people who grew up in Huamei, and Tao Xinmei, who became the focus of the party under the public, was both shy and excited.

"Xiao Tao, you have completely mastered your singing skills over the years. Work harder, and in the second half of next year, the company is ready to officially release a set of solo albums for you. Hehe, this news was originally intended to be kept secret until after the Spring Festival, but today is your birthday, so let's treat it as a birthday gift for you. Cheng Daxiong held his wine glass and stood up with a smile to announce his long-brewing plan.

The young people present all let out exaggerated cheers and clapping, and Tao Xinmei was even more excited that her shoulders were trembling, and she just bowed vigorously with a few tears. You must know that preparing a set of song albums, for the 17th century Huamei music broadcasting production technology, is a very expensive singing and recording process, even Jenny, who has been popular for a long time, has not recorded more than a slap in the face of personal music albums recorded over the years, and has not recovered the cost of production and distribution once, and it is more of a gimmick for music and art promotion.

"Thank you, sir, thank you!" Tao Xinmei lost her sense of proportion a little under the excitement, and actually walked in front of Cheng Daxiong, lifted her skirt and knelt down, "It is difficult to repay in this life, I am willing to be a cow and a horse for my husband." ”

The people at the scene were stunned, and Cheng Daxiong was even more stunned in front of everyone, and the wine in his hands almost poured out.

"Xiao Tao, the country doesn't kneel." A slightly older Chinese female colleague who joined Radio Manchester ten years ago couldn't help but walk up a few steps lightly and grabbed Tao Xinmei's arm.

"Grandpa said that this is a gift of respecting teachers. Xinmei can have now, all thanks to Mr. to carry the wrong love! Tao Xinmei insisted on completing the etiquette, so she was willing to get up, but the moment she got up and looked at Cheng Daxiong, her face turned red.

"Xiao Tao Xiu is wise, knowledgeable, and has excellent qualifications, but he is much better than us." The Chinese female colleagues seemed to be moved, and after some praise, the young people at the scene clapped their hands again. It seems that the move just now is not a "out of the ordinary" event.

On the radio at the Observation Restaurant, there was a Christmas Eve special that was just starting at this moment, and the big star Jenny appeared for the first time as the host of the show. With the music playing, the free time for the Manchester City Entertainment Christmas Party begins. The female staff members walked to the corner in groups to chat, while the male staff took the opportunity to show their affection. But no matter who curry favor with Tao Xinmei, most of the girl's eyes are just looking at the other corner.

In the empty corner, Cheng Daxiong looked at the night scene outside the window alone, and raised a glass from time to time, maintaining his usual gentlemanly demeanor very chicly.

A song with a rather cheerful rhythm began to play on the radio, which was Tao Xinmei's latest recording of "Rushing Forward" a few days ago. In the accompaniment of bouncing notes, the youthful liveliness and the sunny feelings that dare to love and hate erupt.

"I started to feel like every day was full of freshness. Yaay Colorful fireworks blink in the sky at any time, yaaaa I'm willing to line up for everything except love, yay, yes! Freshly baked cakes are harder to refuse than boys, yaaaa ”

"I can understand that many sisters wait stupidly for love and secretly shed tears. That's not right, the ears come and exchange opinions. When the prince is discovered, let's rush forward! ”

Manchester City sky on Christmas Eve. The Christmas fireworks show also kicked off, with clusters of colorful lights exploding on the black curtain, almost everyone flocking to the viewing glass wall, and every burst of color in the night sky caused a burst of applause and cheers.

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December 28, 1634. On the third day after Christmas, representatives of the National Assembly and the royal family of England finally set off from London to prepare for formal negotiations with China and the United States on the Killarney affair and the renewal of the Azorean Peace Treaty between the United States, Britain and France. But at their snail-like pace, to reach the American concession of the Azores. It is estimated that it will be half a month later.

On the same day, diplomatic representatives of China, the United States, Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands held another meeting in the American Concession in the Azores.

The theme of the meeting was naturally to condemn the Kingdom of England against China and the United States in a series of violations of the London Agreement. Spain and the kingdoms of England were mortal enemies. Coupled with England's various-stirring sticks in the Caribbean in the past few years, it is natural that the position is on the side of Huamei, not to mention that the Spanish representative who attended the meeting was still Swenbo's father-in-law, Marquis de Santa Cruz, commander-in-chief of the Spanish home fleet.

Theodosio II, the old Duke of Bragança, had died a few years earlier, and the plenipotentiary sent by the new Duke of Bragança, João IV, followed closely the "followers", and the Portuguese, who had long been deeply threatened by the construction of trade fortresses by the English East India Company on the Gold Coast of West Africa and the Bay of Bengal in India, were hoping that Spain and the United States would give the English some ugliness.

The Dutch had no particular idea, and always looked absentmindedly at the map at the meeting, more like a soy sauce observer, with a gesture of not being able to make up their minds, and the diplomats of the United States, Spain and Portugal were knocking on the table - at least until now, the independent status of the Netherlands was still not openly recognized by the Kingdom of Spain. In any diplomatic setting, the Dutch seem to be playing the role of a kind of merchant who provides financial services to the nations.

However, the attitude of the French representative secretly surprised the Dutch, and the French diplomat who had played against China and the United States in the "Treaty of the Azores between the United States, Britain, and France" actually maintained a tacit attitude toward the hostile stance initiated by the United States against England.

In fact, rumors about French visits to the Chinese mainland have long been spread in Europe. The Dutch were also active participants in the rumors that France could form an anti-Habsburg coalition again, and it is now clear that French Prime Minister Richelieu has exchanged some interests with the "neutral" China and the United States.

The war between France and Spain against England in previous years makes one wonder if England will be suppressed by two Catholic countries again. There may even seem to be a latent willingness on the part of France to wish that while it was formally engaged in the Thirty Years' War in Europe, the United States and Spain would be held back by a war.

In modern Europe, where international relations and diplomatic norms are still in their infancy, there are actually no rules for the behavior of any country. All judgments on starting a war are limited to the arbitrary angle of "only taking care of the current position", so that in the thirty years of war, there will be strange incidents in which two countries that are originally on the same camp suddenly fight, or suddenly sell their teammates and make peace with the enemy without blushing or heartbeat. For example, England declared war on France in the second stage, France made peace with Spain at the beginning of the third stage, Sweden and Denmark in the middle of the fourth stage, and so on.

“…… England's brutality in Europe and the Atlantic has gone beyond the surface of a normal country. Swenbour walked through the spacious conference hall, waving his arms and sneaking into the eyes of his father-in-law, "endangering our businessmen and diplomats in Killarney's Territory, Ireland, and the inhumane acts of massacre suppression." It exposes the indifference of the National Assembly of England to the lives and property of innocent people. If this is tacitly tolerated, all of our security foundations that depend on the Atlantic for mutually beneficial cooperation will be destroyed, and anyone else can be harmed without knowing it! ”

Swenbo's speech was high-sounding, except for the Marquis of Santa Cruz of Spain and the French representative, who had already reached a secret agreement with Huamei, the other European diplomats present smelled a hint of conspiracy. The extermination of the rebels seems to be a matter of course in any country, and it is obvious that the people in China and the United States have bad intentions in such a manner.

"What can we do?" The Portuguese diplomat glanced at the Marquis de Santa Cruz, the Spanish representative beside him, and couldn't help muttering. In fact, in his opinion, Portugal is still nominally a semi-independent country in Europe. But they had to do everything according to the wishes of the Kingdom of Spain, at least for the time being.

"England always rushes out like hungry wolves when we're exhausted. Appropriate punishment will make them understand. ”

The Marquis of Santa Cruz looked at the face of the representative of France and finally spoke out unhurriedly. The Marquis de Santa Cruz was a staunch anti-English man, and like the kings of Spain, he was bent on bringing all of England to its knees. The words of the Marquis de Santa Cruz naturally refer to the military operations of the English to intervene on the European continent a few years ago, and to send troops to fish in the troubled waters of the Spanish Netherlands. He intervened in the French domestic religious wars like a-stirring stick.

He did not believe that there would be a more crazy follow-up to the current war in Europe, which was already coming to an end, but judging by the current situation, the Kingdom of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire were already at the apex of Europe, and it was time to judge such "disobedient people" as England.

As for the French, who have been making small moves behind their backs. The Marquis de Santa Cruz did not think that Huamei would really help France, because Huamei and France would not necessarily be true friends in the future on the Quebec border, and Huamei and Spain would have too much to do with it.

"Hmm...... On behalf of His Excellency the Prime Minister of Richelieu, I declare the neutrality of the Kingdom of France. But we hope that the English will be held accountable for the atrocities against Catholics in Killarney, Ireland...... "Probably after a long time, even the French have learned the usual tone of Chinese and American diplomats, and Swainberg is quite satisfied with his down-to-earth attitude."

"I am glad to hear your understanding. So we should unite to condemn the Kingdom of England and hold England accountable for the harm done to foreign merchants and diplomats in Killarney, Ireland. We refuse to enter into any bilateral agreement with the Kingdom of England until such issues are resolved. ”

Swenbo returned to his position and finally said the final plan. Perhaps except for the Dutch, the diplomats of the remaining countries had formed a tacit understanding in a series of private communications before, and Shi Wenbo's final opinion was actually just a verbal summary.

The conditions offered for Spain were that China and the United States were willing to work with the Kingdom of Spain "at the right time" to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Ireland and to establish a Catholic-dominated local self-government. In order to strengthen Spain's belief in sending troops to intervene, Spain will directly waive all interest on the loan for the purchase of warships from Huamei, and will even hand over to Spain the right to sell the most advanced mine steam pumping machine in Europe next year.

Portugal was offered a condition that the United States of China would help Portugal establish "modern" mines on its own soil, on the Gold Coast of West Africa, or in its colonies in Brazil. Even a few short shirt-class clipper merchant ships, which have been in operation for more than a decade, are sold to the Grape People at low prices. In the face of these temptations, the Portuguese, who was already half a soy sauce bottle, was so beautiful that he was about to bubble with snot.

The first batch of food, medicine, and military equipment worth $500,000 will be sent to France in the form of extremely low-interest loans, and are currently being produced overtime in various enterprises, while more military loan aid under the banner of business cooperation is still being actively prepared. In addition, Huamei will recognize France's rights and interests in Haiti and formally mediate the dispute between the Kingdom of Spain and France in this region, thus allowing France to rule the colony of Haiti many years in advance.

As for the Dutchmen who played soy sauce, it seemed that they didn't get much out of it, but Swainberg didn't think that these shrewd Dutch merchants would suffer afterwards. Because no matter what kind of war, the Dutch bankers are always the biggest winners. During the Thirty Years' War in Europe, European countries, from the government to the private sector, repaid tens of millions of guilders to Dutch banks every year.

The diplomats of England are still halfway there, and the filthy alliance of the American concession in the Azores has already been brewed. (To be continued)