Chapter 376: Getting Back Together
As Yang Meng imagined, after 20 days of confrontation in the open sea, Andre sent someone to come, and the purpose of the expression was also very clear, under the witness of various countries, peace talks with England, and the venue was arranged by Yang Meng.
"Third Master, do we also have to prepare a negotiation table? Is it possible to do the same as the ship? β
Ding Taichen is not very clear about the details of the negotiation, although he often negotiates deals with foreigners, but he arranges the negotiation venue seriously, and Ding Taichen is also the first time, and he has to let the third master make up his mind about this matter.
"Prepare a fart! This is Andrei's bastard to change Ashiborne! If we do this, we're going to mess things up.
The French are pinching the weakness of England and playing with Ashborne! If this negotiation can't be successful, there will be next time, England will not give up bargaining, and the face of Hipburn is the face of England, such a small fight, it is not good for us, but in front of Western countries, it seems that we are not enough.
Guangzhou is not the place where we turn our faces with England, but the southern Xinjiang side, and it is better to save enough energy to repair them on the battlefield than to take advantage of the words at the negotiation table.
Don't go for a negotiating situation, let's have a dinner party! Find a Western-style courtyard in Lixiang Garden, use foreigners for tableware or something, use ours for food, cold dishes for the mainstay, and use wine for wine!
The end of the matter is decided, now is the time to have fun, don't underestimate this kind of fun, how is the amount of a country, how is the amount of a person, the big guys are watching! β
Is it worth Andrey, a thief, to play with all the useless stuff and give Ashiburn a good look at the negotiating table? In Yang Meng's opinion, this is a bit petty. Hatred should be held in the heart. Either you don't fight or die. The peeling of the dough that does not hurt or itch is a bit pediatric in Yang Meng's opinion.
"The knowledge in this negotiation is really big, third master, is there anything else to pay attention to?"
After listening to Yang Meng's explanation, Ding Taichen realized that the knowledge on the negotiation table is actually very simple, what has not been touched is serious, what has been contacted is just child's play! The final decision on the outcome of the negotiations. Or the hole cards and interests of both sides, and other things are just embellishments!
"Don't let the Prussian envoy come, this matter is done secretly! Other foreign businessmen do not refuse, but there must also be a way, don't come in with all kinds of cats, dogs, and fours.
Find a few craftsmen, make a few gilded invitations, the more elaborate the better, and hold a dinner party three days later. β
The arrival of the Prussian envoy was a dark move and a trick move for Yang Meng, and Prussia wanted Yang Meng to cause trouble in Asia. And Yang Meng also wanted Prussia to cause trouble in Europe, and both sides had their own needs. It was the old chicken that met the prostitute, and the firewood was blazing!
"Zhilu said! Are the maids of the banquet made of thin horses? β
"Ass! With the new army, remove the spears, and other equipment are hung up neatly for Lao Tzu, the courtyard of the banquet, the three layers inside and the three layers outside the three layers are fenced for me, this is also the time for us to show our strength, with a thin horse, in case people take a fancy to it, I don't have the face to send it out!
The rest of you look at it yourself, it's just a banquet, it doesn't matter if it's done well, let's invite these bastards over to talk about things, not to drink a lot of wine and chatter. β
The venue for the banquet is very good to choose, there are several courtyards in Lixiang Garden, which are built by craftsmen of large and small Buddha Lang machines, although the scale is not large but extremely luxurious, just make a dinner, the conditions here are already very good.
The courtyard was crowded with five hundred new troops, and five hundred and fifty people were enough if you counted the attendants at the banquet.
After receiving the invitation to the dinner, Ahibone smiled slightly, but Andre secretly sighed that General Yang was difficult and easily defused his offensive, this young old fox is a difficult opponent to defeat!
The dinner held by Yang Meng was an informal peace talk, and Pan Shicheng had no need to attend, after all, he was now the governor of Guangdong, and many things still had to be avoided.
Standing at the door of the Western courtyard, Yang Meng, who was dressed in a long robe, was greeting the guests according to Western-style etiquette, this time most of the foreign businessmen came, Yang Meng had no common language with them, Ding Taichen was the main force to entertain these people, and Yang Meng's task was only to talk to Ahbourne.
"Mr. Andrey, please ...... inside"
"The matter will be handed over to General Yang!"
Although Yang Meng exposed the little trick, Andre's performance was still arrogant, and the moment he stepped into the courtyard, Andrei's breath stopped, elite soldiers!
Unlike the businessmen who watched the theater, AndrΓ© was a special envoy of France, and although he could not be said to be proficient in astronomy and geography, politics, economics, and military affairs were his strengths.
The quiet new army, like a tree, stood in the courtyard, without entering the door can not be found at all, hundreds of people gathered together, the sound of breathing is extremely weak, walked a few steps, between the courtyard and the pavilion, stood for a quarter of an hour, Andre also had to admit that this General Yang is well trained.
"Huh...... Mr. Ashburn! β
Although he was smiling on his face, Yang Meng's eyes were as sharp as a knife, sweeping around Ahiborne's body.
"Huh...... General Yang, how about the navy where the sun never sets? β
Ahbourne came to a fist salute indecently, and there was nothing good to say when he opened his mouth.
"It's like the sun, it's at the peak!"
Hugging his fist and returning the salute, this Ahbourne is a fighting, Yang Meng was too lazy to quarrel with him, said lightly, and as soon as he led his hand, he motioned to Ahbourne to participate in the banquet.
"General Yang's soldiers are good! It's like a monkey in a cage, do you see how much you listen to the command one by one? β
Yang Meng just said those eight words, although Ya Xibone didn't understand, but he also knew that Lu Dao was definitely not a good word, entered the courtyard, and saw the new army arranged by Yang Meng, this still has no good words.
"Huh...... Mr. Ashburn, I really have a unit in the southeast peninsula named Mountain Monkeys, they have the same origin as the Kharkosh, if the time is right, I can let the army that the sun never sets, try the ability of the mountain monkeys, I hope that the army that does not set the sun will be more solid, otherwise the blood will be scratched by the mountain monkeys, and your little girl will cry her nose. β
Yang Meng wanted to let go, but he didn't expect Ahber to kick his nose and face and talk to him about etiquette. It's just a blind man lighting a lamp in vain!
This time, Yang Meng said it in Eagle language. Ahbourne could hear it clearly. At the mention of the Carkou scimitar, the face of this old English lord was also a little unnatural, the most elite foreign mercenary in the empire!
This General Yang is also right, Kharkoo is a vassal of the Qing State, and it is not difficult to find a warrior with the same origin as the Kharkor scimitar, but this General Yang's words hide other meanings, once Kharkor rebels. England lost a sharp blade to suppress India.
"Humph! Are you still thinking about going to war at this time? β
The start of the war is something that England should try to avoid, because of the Keno Expeditionary Force, the situation in the southeast peninsula is very tense, and the English are not stupid, and they can see clearly the ambitions of the French, once the Anglo-Burmese war breaks out, it is equivalent to giving the French a chance.
"If we want to cooperate with each other, we must always know the roots, and Mr. Ashiburn gave me a glimpse of the navy on which the sun never sets. Of course, I also want to let England see the army in Yunnan.
After bleeding each other, it is easier to live in peace. When it's time to fight, you still have to fight, if you don't shed enough blood, you will die enough, and it's too difficult to live in peace! β
There are some things, the big guys are clear, and it's nothing to say it, as for finding fault with these words, it seems a little naΓ―ve.
"General Yang, aren't you afraid that I will be high to your government?"
England tried to avoid war, and Ashiburne had to come up with a rogue posture and threaten Yang Meng.
"Whatever! Don't forget Yunyan, besides, with the wealth in my hands, I may not be able to encourage the imperial court to use troops against India, Mr. Ashborne, you need to plan carefully, the countries on the southeast peninsula are all subject countries of the Qing Dynasty.
All the way to the Southeast Peninsula, all the way to Yunnan, all the way to Tibet, the three roads of the army plus seven or eight subject countries, I support the military funds behind me, hundreds of thousands of millions of troops, that little girl in your family, even if she sells herself, she can't get together so many soldiers and horses, right?
We all have a sword of Mercury hanging over our heads, playing hooligans, but I am afraid that your little girl will be easily taken advantage of! β
Foreigners are not credible, this is the consensus in the Qing Dynasty officialdom, and the Qingliu people regard them as ghosts, not human things, and there is some merit in speaking, it is worth considering, besides, spending a little silver, bad things can also become good things, the Yang family let foreign devils not take advantage of them, so they maliciously slandered, presumably after some silver, the gang of fools in the court after some silver, it is easier to believe this.
"The queen is sacrosanct, and if you insult the queen casually, it will be a war letter to England!"
Yang Meng's bite of a little girl also angered Ashburn, the queen is a symbol of England, and there is no doubt about it in this matter.
"You can get out of here at any time and go to war? Is it really that Lao Tzu is afraid of you? Hit and fight, see which one is soft first!
I won't talk about it today, I'll talk about it in a year, get out of the way! β
The mouth is majestic, no one is afraid of anyone, Yang Meng has a weakness, is there no Ashburn?
"Savage! Let's get down to business! β
Only then did Ashburn remember that the person standing opposite him was a madman, and the scene of General Yang holding braids in his hands was firmly engraved in his heart.
"Let's talk! Don't be the master if you don't dare to call the shots, it's better to be tough than to be hard, we must fight between us, it's useless to say anything else! β
Negotiation is like this, you do the crest, I do the trough, I do the crest, you do the bottom, if one side has absolute strength, the fool has nothing to do to grind his mouth!
Since you want to talk about it, there must be the bitterness of not being able to do it, and if you talk too much nonsense, it is called a waste of lips and tongues.
"Yunyan returns to the original price! And it depends on the discount of other countries. β
Ahbourne has not been idle these days, and the price of cloud smoke also fluctuates at any time, bartering is the original price, but there are discounts on ordnance and cash, and the East India Company thought that it had pitted Yang Meng, but it was a big one.
For the price of cloud smoke, Ya Xibone does not have too many requirements, just treat everyone equally, after all, this thing can't be made in England, and the origin of Yunnan is also a long way away, so it is not easy to get the formula.
The scholars of the empire have also studied Yunyan, and they have always concluded that Yunnan must have an indispensable raw material for the manufacture of Yunyan, otherwise why would this Yunyan factory be opened in Yunnan?
"Yes! One-third of the arms trading volume, whether it is active or retired, can be, and the old antiques of 100 years ago should not be used to show ugliness. β
The amount of ordnance in England is not small, and there are a lot of weapons and equipment that have been retired, and the gap on Yang Meng's side is even greater, and it is okay to restore the original price.
"One in the fifties, no more!"
The demand for cloud smoke in England is terrifying, a third of the munitions, what a joke, this Ahiborne will certainly not agree.
"Triple the price!"
"One in thirty!"
"Double!"
"One tenth!"
"Deal! But the ugly thing is that the decommissioned warships must be equipped with qualified guns, otherwise I can only buy the old warships at the depreciation price of ordinary merchant ships. β
"Sixteen pounds or less can be equipped, others are not!"
"That's fine!"
The so-called negotiation is just a few words, it is useless to say too much, and it is useless to sign a contract, as long as each comes according to the set rules.
"The banquet has begun, can't we be more friendly?"
Squeezing out a smile that even his own mother hated, Ahiburne stretched out a somewhat thin palm.
"Of course!"
With an even more ugly smile, the two held hands and walked into the hall with a fake smile.
Yang Meng and Ya Xibern are the protagonists, these two people joined hands to advance and retreat, and won a full house, but what is going on, only the parties are clear. (To be continued......)