Chapter 44: The Mighty Army? A teacher of benevolence?

Although the tone of his voice was very kind, Wang Qiu's attitude and position were extremely tough - this negotiation was not a good discussion between each other from the beginning, but Wang Qiu and they unilaterally threw out an ultimatum, ordering Princess Pinna and the others to accept it immediately and unconditionally.

In this regard, Princess Pinna and her subordinates have fully experienced the humiliation of being scorned, and what it means to be "a weak country without diplomacy".

So, the Reich protested as a matter of course, but it was of little use. The attitude of the Chinese delegates can be called hard-hearted, very similar to the charm of Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi when he forced Li Hongzhang to sign the "Treaty of Shimonoseki......". The situation is now obvious, and we are not here to consult with you, let alone listen to any quibbles from you. You are not qualified to consult with us, and all you can answer is yes or no. You only have to look overhead and around you to know that if our army decides to go to war, it will be able to reduce the city to dust in an instant, so please don't be fooled by the excitement of the moment......"

In such a situation, Princess Pinna, who had no chips in her hand and still had some reason in her head, had to obey.

- After less than twenty minutes of short negotiations, the Imperial side humiliatingly accepted all the conditions of the Otherworldly people in full, without changing a word.

However, in Princess Pinna's opinion, compared with the tough and arrogant attitude of the people from the other world, the terms proposed by the people from the other world themselves are relatively restrained. At least it was much milder than the terms of the peace talks that the Empire had proposed to the defeated and vassal countries before - of course, perhaps because what was being offered now was not a final peace treaty, but only a war zone control plan during negotiations with the Imperial government.

But even so, these temporary conditions of peaceful coexistence have become extraordinarily generous, even very benevolent and generous.

First of all, the Otherworldly armies didn't even extort money and supplies from her - however, the current Earldom of Fomar didn't actually have much wealth, and instead the Otherworldly people agreed to sell food and other goods to the city. In addition, the Aliens also inherited the burden of 30,000 sub-human refugees outside the city, and were willing to provide food and other daily necessities to the refugees during the peace talks, provided that these sub-human refugees obeyed their arrangements and dispatches.

Secondly, the Aliens stated that during the entire negotiation period, and before the two countries could truly eliminate the mustard and establish peaceful and friendly relations, their army would have to take over the defense of the entire Earl of Vermaar as a bridgehead for landing on the continent of Falmatt. Of course, in order to show the sincerity of the peace talks, the management and taxation rights of Itarica City can be left as they are, and the Otherworldly Army will not interfere too much, nor will it garrison a large number of troops in the city, but only station no more than a hundred people, as a surveillance force, and provide military support for shops that may open in the city. In return, if the Otherworlders were to trade within the city, Princess Pinna's subordinates and the lord's palace were not allowed to collect taxes or hinder them.

Third, the countryside of Count Vermar's territory outside of Itarica was completely taken over by the armies of another world, and was designated as a military exclusion zone. Members of the Knights of the Rose are not allowed to leave Itarica City during peace talks without the approval of the Otherworldly People, to avoid conflicts and misunderstandings.

Fourth, after receiving a reply from the Imperial Senate and the Emperor to begin formal negotiations for the establishment of diplomatic relations, Princess Pinna herself must remain as a hostage and a bridge of communication, and can freely choose to stay in the city of Itarica, or go to the Alien military camp in the Arnus Hills to receive hospitality. What the? Since the Otherworlders basically don't have many garrisons in the city, what if Princess Pinna chooses to stay in Itarica City and finds a chance to escape? This, Wang Qiu made it clear to Princess Pinna at the beginning, she is just a symbol of peace and communication, although you can escape if you want to escape, but once Her Royal Highness the Princess escapes from Itarika City, it means that the empire has no sincerity for peace, and then the two sides will automatically enter a state of war, what will be the consequences caused by this, please ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to imagine for herself......

Fifthly, the noble officials of the Earldom of Vermar and the members of the Knights of the Rose were to be left to stay, and they were not required to have their weapons confiscated. However, those who remain are only allowed to stay in the city of Itarica, and are not allowed to leave the city without permission, and the violators are not guaranteed to be safe. Those who depart must not remain within the confines of the Earldom of Fomar, let alone act in any hostile manner, or they will be killed...... As the Empire's hinterland on the other side of the Romanian Mountains was in the midst of a bitter civil war, it seemed that it was not as safe as this side, so only a dozen or so of the Knights of the Rose eventually left.

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- From a general point of view, the terms of a peace treaty like this, even if it were merely the content of a temporary armistice, were so lenient that Princess Pinna and her men were at first incredulous: according to the experience of the Empire, if such a situation were encountered, at least a ransom would be extorted from the families of each member of the Knights of the Rose, and the citizens of Itarica would have to give their money and supplies to buy their lives, and the disarming of the defenders was a basic requirement. However, the fact that the people of the other world obviously have overwhelming force, but they almost do not commit any crimes, and they are willing to treat each other with courtesy, which can only show that the people of the other world are really very sincere about peace and friendship. For the empire, which is currently experiencing external and internal troubles, it cannot but be said to be good news.

However, in fact, whether it is Wang Qiu, the captain of the urban management brigade, or Director Ma, who temporarily serves as an inspector, or the relevant departments and the central government behind him, there is a lack of interest in developing diplomatic relations with a backward slave ancient country that has had an attempt to invade China (in fact, it was recruited by the Chinese themselves, but the natives of the other world do not know) and will automatically sever diplomatic relations in a few years (the "door" is maintained for a limited time). I don't have any hobby for peace at all - in various plot worlds, Wang Qiu himself is almost already the natural enemy of peace.

The reason why the city's native rulers were treated so politely and courteously was not because of much sincerity for peace and friendship, but because of the disdain and disdain for their little family background—there was obviously a great difference in the concept of the word wealth between the two sides.

For example, the more than 30,000 sub-human refugees outside the city, who are so poor and destitute, are in the eyes of the members of the local ruling class that they are a group of burdens that consume food and potential destabilizing factors that may cause riots, but in the eyes of the earthlings, they are living special actors and a gene pool of non-human intelligent life, which is enough to make the world's showbiz and scientific circles go crazy, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they can walk gold.

In the same way, for those subhuman villages scattered in the remote areas of Count Fomar's territory, it is said that there are more than 300,000 orcs, elves, demons and dwarves, and the relevant departments have already been quite excited, including various plans for fooling, abducting, kidnapping, and bribery.

And the city of Itarica, in the concept of the natives of the plane, should be a gathering place of wealth in a region, and a preferred target for bandits and armies. But in Wang Qiu's eyes, even if the city is ransacked, what can they gain? At best, some worthless copper and iron products, grains, cheese, bacon, blankets, linens, and rough pottery, plus a small amount of gold, silver, and precious stones, and some women—from the point of view of the earthlings, it must be the cat-eared girls, dog-eared women, winged people, and medusas in the camps outside the city that are more tempting.

To give a similar example, during the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. military did not loot much after occupying Kabul, but provided a lot of relief to the citizens, on the one hand, for the sake of international image, and on the other hand, because Kabul was too poor to rob if they wanted to.

As for the military geography of Itarica, it is not worth mentioning at all given such a huge disparity in the forces of the two sides. Of course, if the city of Itarica has any value at the moment, it is to provide a model sample of a fantasy city that can be used by the sociologists of the earth to conduct a "socio-economic survey of the fantasy world...... But this requires Wang Qiu and them to preserve the city as completely as possible.

In short, after Princess Pinna pinched her nose and took out her personal seal, signed and sealed the takeover documents, and unconditionally accepted all Wang Qiu's requests, the Chinese delegation immediately put away their initial arrogance, became smiling, and ordered more refreshments to be served to entertain the natives of the other world. In addition, Wang Qiu also presented souvenirs to the indigenous people of the other world in accordance with the custom after the Chinese meeting: the male representatives of the empire at the negotiating table each presented a colorful crystal glass wine glass, the female representatives each presented a string of cultured pearl necklaces, and Princess Pinna added a bottle of perfume...... These cultured pearl necklaces, which at first glance look far superior to natural pearls, made the female knights of the Knights of the Rose light up with joy and delight, and at the same time felt inexplicable and like falling into a fog, almost mistaking their side for a victory and receiving a tribute from the vanquished

In this way, stroking the round and smooth pearl necklaces, looking at the crystal clear "crystal perfume bottle", and listening to those people from other worlds boasting endlessly, claiming to be a mighty teacher, a civilized teacher, and a benevolent teacher...... The sense of humiliation in Princess Pinna's heart gradually dissipated, and curiosity about the otherworldly people quickly germinated. So, she finally decided to have Chief Instructor Gray and Captain Shirley of the Red Rose detachment bring her own handwritten letter to the Senate to deliver the news, while she followed the army of the Otherworldly to the Arnous Hills to find out......