Sitting in the car and looking at the night view outside the car window, Ho Chi Minh's heart seemed a little apprehensive. This is not surprising, after all, Ho Chi Minh is only 30 years old today, and he is still very young, and he has not experienced much. Now that someone suddenly called out of the room in the middle of the night, it would be impossible to say that I was not scared at all...

Fortunately, at this time, the car started up, which attracted some of his attention.

It didn't take long for Ho Chi Minh to panic in his heart, because he suddenly realized that the direction of the car was not going towards the Legation, but in another direction...

"Where are we going now?" Looking at the unfamiliar road outside, Ho Chi Minh said a little nervously.

Although he himself knew very well that he actually did not have anything worthy of Yan Shao's plans, even this could not alleviate the worry in his heart.

Looking back at Ho Chi Minh's worried expression, the man in the passenger seat smiled. "Don't worry, you'll find out later..."

As he spoke, he shifted his gaze back to the front, ignoring Ho Chi Minh.

As for Ho Chi Minh? If this kind of thing can make him feel at ease, it would be too outrageous. It's just that in the current situation, it seems impossible to get out of the car, and Ho Chi Minh can only force himself to calm down first, and then see for himself what they want to do.

"Anyway, I'm a bad life, even if I die, not many people may care..."After laughing at himself for a while, Ho Chi Minh finally calmed down a little.

I don't know how long it took, but the car finally slowed down. and finally stopped in front of a building in a location on the outskirts of Paris. When the car came to a steady stop on the steps of the building, the man in black sitting in the passenger seat glanced back at Ho Chi Minh and said with a smile. "Alright. The place is here, please get off the bus..."

Saying that, the man got out of the car with the man in black who was sitting in the driver's seat, and after hearing their words, Ho Chi Minh also pushed open the door and stepped out of the car.

In front of them in Ho Chi Minh was a two-story Western-style building, which could be seen by the lights coming from inside. There are still people moving inside, it's just ......... It doesn't seem like much.

"Let's go, the president is already waiting for you inside...", he pushed Ho Chi Minh. One of them spoke.

After being urged, although he felt a little helpless, Ho Chi Minh obeyed their wishes and walked towards the building. After walking up the steps, one of them knocked on the door. Soon the door was opened from the inside. Coming out of it was a young man in a black suit like them, who looked to be in his early 20s, with short hair, not very handsome, but very energetic.

"You're finally here, the president has been waiting for a long time..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Ho Chi Minh, obviously recognizing him as the person Yan Shao had been waiting for.

"You are Mr. Nguyen Patriot, the president has been waiting for a long time. Please come with me..."

Saying that, the man made a gesture of invitation, and motioned for Ruan Aiguo to follow him in.

Glanced at the man. Ho Chi Minh nodded slightly. Although this building looks a little weird when such a black light is blinding, it looks like a haunted house more than a human house, but at the moment he doesn't have so many choices, and at this time, he has more or less believed in his heart that this is indeed the place where Yan Shao wants to meet him.

It's just that he doesn't understand a little ...

"What is there that must be said here and nowhere else?"

Thinking so in his heart, Ho Chi Minh followed the people who came to pick him up and kept walking upstairs.

Unlike the buildings he had seen in Paris in the past, the furnishings in this building were very simple, there were not so many decorations, and there were no oil paintings hanging on the walls, which was somewhat inconsistent with the French style, but Ho Chi Minh did not come to appreciate the decoration and layout, and even if he did, he was not in that mood now.

After reaching the second floor, he was soon led to the door of a room.

After pushing the door open, Ho Chi Minh soon saw Yan Shao in the room.

The area of the room is not very large, but it is already much larger than the bedroom of ordinary people, and it can be seen that this is a study, and at this moment Yan Shao is sitting on a sofa, looking at the wine glass in his hand―――――― naturally, the wine glass is still filled with juice.

"You've arrived..." Seeing Ho Chi Minh, Yan Shao's face showed a more enthusiastic expression. Come on, take a seat. As he spoke, Yan Shao pointed to a sofa in front of him.

After Ho Chi Minh sat down on the sofa opposite Yan Shao, Yan Shao crossed his legs and asked with a smile. "If you want to drink something, feel free..."

"Ahh No more, no more..."

At this moment, in front of Yan Shao, he was in the mood for nothing and nothing. Seeing him like this, Yan Shao was not reluctant, he just slowly enjoyed the fun in the cup―――――― he also liked to drink juice, and he was really not interested in anything else.

After a while, seeing that Yan Shao was studying fruit juice there, Ho Chi Minh first asked a little breathlessly.

"Mr. President, I don't know what you called me for..."

Seeing that Ho Chi Minh finally couldn't hold his breath, Yan Shao smiled slightly in his heart. Although his personality makes him not like to sell off, he also knows very well that in many cases, whoever takes the initiative first will fall into disadvantage.

He didn't really understand the reasoning, but it was a lot of the time, and even he liked to do it―――――― especially when he was in a dominant position.

"Didn't you ask me during the day today what the price would be for Vietnam if our country helped Vietnam become independent?"

"That's right." Hearing Yan Shao talk about this matter, Ho Chi Minh also became serious. Although he would have liked to have Chinese help to gain independence from French rule, Ho Chi Minh could hardly have peace of mind if he did not know what he would have to give.

And because of that. That's why Ho Chi Minh thought of seeking Japan's help.

It's just that the variables of doing so are too great, and first of all, the question of whether the Japanese will meet him is a question. Even if I saw him and was moved by what he said, it is difficult to say whether it would help him, after all, it is not worth it for the workers to choose in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh is the only one.

Moreover, although the Japanese themselves seem to feel good, in the eyes of many countries, Japan's national power is already far weaker than China's. Both economically and militarily. This is especially important for people like Ho Chi Minh, after all, even if you just look at the territory or something, you can see a lot. What's more...

Not long ago, the Communist government had carried out a very bold military operation, cutting off two-thirds of the territory of Russia in one fell swoop. Such a feat is probably not possible in any country even in this era―――――― although it can be so smooth. Purely because Russia was plunged into civil strife. There is simply no ability to respond to threats from the outside.

All in all, with the fact that it already occupies two-thirds of Russia's territory and the Entente powers simply cannot mobilize enough forces to solve this problem, China is already the number one power in Asia. If China can be given more time to consolidate its rule in Siberia and Central Asia, it is definitely not impossible to climb to the level of Britain and the United States.

Obviously, such a country can provide much more help than Japan.

But none of that matters, what really matters...

Don't forget. Relations between China and Japan are not very good, and Ho Chi Minh can certainly find a way to get help from Japan. But what would China think if it found out? Will it break from it? Or is it a hostile attitude towards Vietnam?

If China is hostile to Vietnam because the new Vietnam has very good relations with Japan. Then it is very likely to cause a lot of trouble, and it is not impossible to even guide China to send troops to Vietnam, and in the face of such a behemoth as China―――――― let alone such a big China now, even if it is so big, Ho Chi Minh does not have much confidence.

As for Japan?

To be honest, even with Japan, Ho Chi Minh doesn't have much confidence.

So when he was in the car, Ho Chi Minh had already figured out that if he wanted independence, he could only choose to rely on himself or China, otherwise, no matter who he chose to ask for help, he would definitely not choose Japan...

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After a moment of silence, Ho Chi Minh looked up at Yan Shao. "So, I wonder what the price we have to pay?" This is also what Ho Chi Minh is most concerned about.

After hearing Ho Chi Minh's words and smiling, Yan Shao did not answer his question directly, but took out a map from his side, a map from 1919.

"Before we talk about that, let's take a look at this map..."

Saying that, Yan Shao himself also looked at the map above, the reason why he just said that it was a map of 1919, not before the war, was because the content on the map was purely in accordance with some requirements of the Paris Peace Conference.

According to the latest content of the peace conference, first of all, as the main forces of the Central Powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Turkey will lose large areas of territory, and the map is drawn according to the latest progress of the peace conference.

In addition to this, there are a series of Chinese advances in the Middle East, as well as in Siberia and Central Asia, and as for the western part of Russia, that is, the eastern part of Europe, Eastern Europe, which has been painted in red in advance―――――― and not long ago, some news came that Soviet Russia has successfully thwarted another siege by the coalition forces.

Although the war against Soviet Russia has not ended so far, Yan Shao is already convinced that Soviet Russia can survive this war...

Of course, what Yan Shao wanted Ho Chi Minh to see was not these, but the distribution map of Asia.

Unlike Europe, Asia, well, to be exact, the Far East has not changed very much. The colonies of Britain and France remained the same, and only those colonies that originally belonged to Germany really changed. Nowadays, almost all of those colonies belong to Japan, and as for anything else...

"I'm sure you've seen that, too...", pointing to Southeast Asia, where large colonies belonged either to Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, or the United States, with only a small part of Japan taking from Germany. Or the corner part...

"Right now, in the world, white people are in charge, and we are yellows. Not to mention Asia, even a place like the Far East cannot be fully mastered, and it can even be said that it has been bullied to the doorstep. Fortunately, the 'collective suicide' of the European colonizers has just taken these imperialist powers into disarray, and at the same time they have had to slow down the pace of colonization for a while, but even so. In the whole sense, the white man still held the dominant power in the world, and with the defeat of the Central Powers. On the contrary, there are many fewer internal contradictions, and they can also spare more energy to deal with the outside world――――――except for Soviet Russia..."

As he spoke, Yan Shao looked up at Ho Chi Minh, who was looking attentively. "The problem now is that we yellows have to be united, or we won't be able to fight the whites. And this. That's the price I need you to pay..."

"You mean?" Looking at Yan Shao, Ho Chi Minh seemed to understand what he meant.

"Quite simply, we will help Vietnam to gain independence against France, provided that, after independence, Vietnam must join an alliance led by our country, and provide one or more places as military bases for our use..."

"A military base?" To the alliance or something. Ho Chi Minh didn't feel anything, but that military base was some...

"Military bases." Yan Shao nodded. This is a question that cannot be compromised. "In order to resist the encroachment of the white state, we have to build a sphere of influence, and as the most powerful country in the Allies, we also need the Allies to provide some places to stand on to ensure the security of the Alliance, including, of course, Vietnam." Saying that, Yan Shao glanced at Ho Chi Minh. "One thing can rest assured, these military bases are definitely not concessions, nor are they colonies, they are just places where the army is stationed..."

In Yan Shao's strategy, after integrating all the countries that can be integrated, Yan Shao will establish many military bases in these allied countries as a defensive ring (encirclement) against or blockade of the hostile countries.

Of course, it's not just that, if one of the allies intends to betray the alliance as a whole, then the troops stationed in the base are also responsible for 'rectifying' the betrayal...

Tong guò force...

This is also a necessary thing, after all, the name of the 'white-eyed wolf' in Vietnam in the future is too big, and Yan Shao does not dare to guarantee that there will not be more white-eyed wolves.

Naturally, the large number of military bases must be a financial burden, so in Yan Shao's plan, the daily start of these military bases will be the responsibility of the host country. It's like Japan and the United States in later generations, but Yan Shao doesn't plan to talk to Ho Chi Minh about this.

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Seeing that Ho Chi Minh's face was a little ugly, Yan Shao smiled and persuaded him. "Naturally, there are some advantages to this, for example, you don't have to worry about security, since our country has placed a military base in your country, then the military security will naturally be borne by our country, and at the same time, as one of the members of the alliance, in addition to undertaking some obligations, such as economic or military aspects, you will also get a lot of benefits, in my plan, after the alliance is established, our country will set up a bank in the alliance, and provide a fund, It is dedicated to helping the economic and industrial development of the allies, and if your country also becomes an ally of our country, then of course it will also receive assistance, and this will be very beneficial compared to the development of your country..."

After speaking, Yan Shao was a little eager, to be precise, he glanced at Ho Chi Minh with some threat.

If Ho Chi Minh agreed, then everyone would be happy, if he didn't agree, then Yan Shao could only find a way to get rid of him, and then choose a new candidate―――――― Yan Shao would not leave a competitor for the candidate he selected in Vietnam.

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Looking at Yan Shao's appearance, Ho Chi Minh also understood that this was something that had to be agreed, fortunately, this was much stronger than the series of harsh conditions that Ho Chi Minh had in mind. However, after thinking about it carefully, Ho Chi Minh couldn't help but speak.

"There won't be any other conditions, for example, some treaties in the economy or in other areas." Speaking of Ho Chi Minh, he said some of the same conditions as the 21st in history.

Hearing Ho Chi Minh say this, Yan Shao couldn't help but laugh. "As I said, my purpose is to unite all the yellow races and fight against the threat of the white people, as for anything else, as long as your country can allow our enterprises to enter your country to compete normally, the rest is completely unnecessary, like what kind of priority, it is completely unnecessary―――――― of course, the premise is that your country must be fair, and treat our country and your enterprises equally, and I have no other requirements..."

"So, what about Japan? Since your country intends to unite all the yellow countries, Japan should be one of them, after all, Japan can be said to be the strongest yellow country besides yours, and Japan's strength should be indispensable to Mr. President's plan..."

"That's true." Yan Shao nodded. "But Japan is a dead-eyed country, so before uniting Japan, we must first let them understand the situation, that is, within this alliance, which country is dominant..."

After speaking, Yan Shao looked at Ho Chi Minh, who seemed to be a little surprised. "I don't know much about diplomatic rhetoric, I can only state some facts, China is a big country, other countries are small countries, this is the fact, so this alliance can only be led by China, and it must be led by China..." (to be continued......