"These are overlord clauses! We can't accept it! ”

"You don't have the sincerity to talk at all!"

There was chaos in the conference hall, the representatives of various countries were arguing, even Smith and the second prince joined the camp of spraying, the interpreter sat on the side and trembled, Rao is professionalism passed the test, and they couldn't keep up with the speed of the representatives of several countries.

Vulgar, just too vulgar!

Ma Wei, who had never been able to speak, asked the nun for a cup of hot tea, and shook his head secretly as he drank it.

What can he say?

He has read all the treaties submitted by the four countries, to be honest, everyone is half a pound and eight taels, trying to find a way to benefit themselves, the Roman Republic is the most restrained, they feel that they have gone too far, but they never thought that other kingdoms are even more excessive than them!

The emotions of the representatives of the Roman Republic affected the others, and no one wanted to listen to others scolding them all the time, and after two words of persuasion to no avail, they joined the camp of scolding.

The Kingdom of Windsor, the Roman Republic, the Kingdom of Frederick, and the First Bonaparte Empire, which had been in conflict for many years, were estranged from each other, and now quarrels, and all kinds of swear words came out of their mouths, without being jerky.

Ma Wei believes that the reason why everyone is still only at the stage of scolding their mothers, and not further fighting has developed into a diplomatic incident, is purely because of the language barrier, they can't understand what other people are swearing, and once they understand, their fists should be raised.

"Everyone! Calm down, everybody! Please listen to me first! ”

At the constant request of Archbishop Fai, the room finally fell silent, and the few people who were spitting just now sat down and took a big gulp of teacups, faintly feeling ready to continue the second round.

"Please don't forget what we're gathered here for!" "If cooperation can be reached from the beginning, why do you have to travel so far to Paris?" Establishing new rules for potions is what we need to do, don't give up on the basics! ”

Then, the talks finally got on track, and everyone began to summarize the content of the articles and propose a new treaty, which could only be adopted with the consent of all four countries.

At noon, the morning meeting ended, and there was a two-hour break, and the Cult of Wisdom arranged an exquisite lunch and room, and everyone who had eaten lunch could go back to their rooms to rest or go out, as long as they returned to the church before 2 p.m.

During lunch, Ma Wei, who felt that the time was ripe, took the opportunity to propose his idea of the alliance of giants to Archbishop Brandon and the second prince. It's a good idea, but I'm afraid it won't work. ”

"I don't think it's going to work, either." The second prince said: "The Kingdom of Windsor is now the most powerful country in the world, there is no reason to compromise their identity and form an alliance with weak countries such as the Kingdom of Frederick and the Roman Republic, it is better to let them join the alliance led by the Kingdom of Windsor!" ”

"The Kingdom of Frederick and the Roman Republic are not weak at all," Ma Wei explained: "The formation of a giant alliance seems to be the Kingdom of Frederick and the Roman Republic who have taken advantage, but in fact, the Kingdom of Windsor, which has many overseas colonies, can fully develop better by virtue of its own advantages, isn't it?" ”

Alliances between states were not uncommon, the Kingdom of Frederick had an alliance with the Romanov Kingdom in the early years to jointly defend against foreign enemies, and Bonaparte's First Empire also had many small vassals and cooperated with the Roman Republic.

As long as the interests are sufficient, it is even more common to tear up the alliance and turn against each other as an enemy, Ma Wei also knows that it is impossible for the Apocalypse Divine System to be united, only one day they are surpassed by others, and their strength is not as good as before, they will choose to form an alliance and unite wholeheartedly.

"I see what Nicholas means." Archbishop Brandon took a sip of red wine and said, "He wants us to cooperate with other countries on the issue of potions and form a so-called alliance of giants." ”

The second prince was puzzled: "Didn't we come to Paris just to talk about potions cooperation?" ”

"It's different, Nicholas is talking about deep cooperation, not a simple and superficial treaty like before, but a real alliance that requires the full commitment of each kingdom!"

The second prince said disapprovingly: "Where else can you go deeper?" They won't let them hand over the potion formula, and they won't let us open up the purchase of mercury blood, and the negotiation will definitely collapse in the end! It's better to make a simple agreement from the beginning and import and export potion materials! ”

"Your Highness, think about it, if the Giant Alliance on Potions is formed, who will benefit the most?"

“.”

The second prince was slightly stunned, glanced at Ma Wei, and suddenly realized: "That's right!" How could I be so stupid! Others disagree, but we should vigorously promote the establishment of the Potions Alliance! As long as the Potions Alliance is formed, the Manstein Potions Company will make a lot of money! By the way, we're not the same! ”

The crux of the matter is here, the establishment of the Potions Alliance is of the greatest benefit to the Manstein Potions Company, because Mavi is already a potions dealer formulated by the Windsor Kingdom, and he has arranged companies in the capitals of various kingdoms, coupled with the secret support of the Romanov Kingdom, it is not difficult to become the largest potions dealer at hand.

In this way, Manstein's Potions Company, which has a pivotal position in the Potions Alliance, will definitely attract the attention of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Fate, and even the status of the Second Prince and Archbishop Brandon will rise.

It's one thing for others to disagree, and it's another thing for you to do it yourself.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the talks resumed, and before the Franco-Iranian archbishop could speak, Mavi was the first to stand up, and said in the puzzled eyes of everyone: "Everyone, before proceeding with the treaty, please listen to what I have to say. ”

Archbishop Fayi nodded: "Your Excellency, please speak." ”

"I think the treaty that everyone is negotiating is too cautious." Ma Wei picked up the treaty document that had been discussed in the morning and said: "The first article of the treaty is the content of tariffs, and the tariffs set by each country have been unanimously agreed upon, which is also a way to check each other. ”

"But have you ever thought that the world is not only the Central Continent, the Northern Continent is occupied by the Romanov Kingdom, according to the information we have obtained, they are vigorously developing education and industry, and within ten years, they will definitely become our great enemy!"

"The most powerful country in the Western Continent is the United States of Citi, which was our colony more than a hundred years ago, but now? They're going from strength to strength! The strength shown should not be underestimated! ”

"Although the southern continent is still under development, it is rich in resources, the land is vast, it is a natural resource land, and the people living there can easily obtain the resources necessary for survival without labor, and it is also the continent with the largest variety of extraordinary creatures at present!"

The translator quickly translated Ma Wei's words into various Chinese, and everyone listened quietly.

"The reason why the Central Continent is the Central Continent is not because it is located in the center of the world, but because most of the most powerful countries in the world are concentrated in this land!" Ma Wei said loudly: "If we can unite, we can harvest the resources of other continents and continue to grow ourselves!" ”

The representative of the Roman Republic could not help but ask: "What do you mean?" ”

"First of all, remove the potions tariff! Encourage market operations and allow potions to circulate in the market! ”

"What? Eliminate tariffs?! A representative of Frederick's kingdom couldn't sit still: "You're not kidding, are you?" ”

"Of course I'm not kidding." Ma Wei said coldly: "Instead of arguing about tariffs, it is better to cancel them directly, break down the barriers between kingdoms, and allow potions to circulate quickly, I mean, in the several countries that have signed the treaty, potions do not need to be taxed, and if they are potions from other countries, they still have to be taxed." ”

The removal of tariffs will inevitably stimulate the market and at the same time drive down the price of potions, which originally cost 1 gold pound, may cost only 10 shillings or less after the removal of tariffs.

It's an extreme way to strengthen cooperation, but it's not a bad thing if all countries can get rid of tariffs.

For the Kingdom of Frederick and the Roman Republic, the maritime advantage of the Kingdom of Windsor is very terrible, and the abolition of tariffs will have the greatest impact on them, but they have the Manstein Potions Company, once the market is opened, the Manstein Potions Company will become the leader of the Potions industry in the shortest possible time, and the benefits will not necessarily be less than the tariffs, or even more.

The Kingdom of Frederick and the Roman Republic, which were not very competitive in terms of potions, did not oppose the proposal to abolish tariffs, and they were the biggest beneficiaries of the reduction in the price of potions.

"Archbishop Fai, what do you think?"

Ma Wei looked at the silent Franco-Iranian archbishop, who twisted his beard and said with a blank face: "What else do you think about besides abolishing tariffs?" ”

"What remains, of course, is that national policies give the green light to potions, implementing uniform inspection methods, specifications, weights and measures, and settlement currencies. As for the settlement currency, I think everyone does not agree to use the currency of a certain country, so it is better to use gold for the time being. ”

Countries use the gold standard monetary system, such as the gold pound of the Kingdom of Windsor, 1 gold pound coin contains 7.32 grams of pure gold, accounting for 91.7% of the weight of the coin, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a gold coin.

For the major churches that use a lot of gold to forge magic arrays, gold is even more of a hard currency, and if gold is used to settle potion transactions, it can cause a large influx of foreign gold into the country, which is a good thing.

More importantly, the standards of weights and measures were different from country to country in the past, and it would not be a bad thing if they could be standardized.

"I understand what Your Excellency means." Archbishop Fayi nodded slowly: "If the golden settlement is implemented and the weights and measures are unified, the market transactions between countries will be simpler, and the cooperation will be closer, just like the Apocalypse God System in the past." ”

"In the process of internationalization in the future, the unification of weights and measures and currency is the only way to go, which is nothing to say, the real benefit is that the countries that signed the treaty can use reasonable and legal ways to earn greater benefits in the future and expand the international market."

Ma Wei threw the documents on the table, and his eyes swept over everyone: "Everyone's vision should be long-term, don't just focus on the central continent and ignore the larger market, there are still many small countries that are not as strong as ours waiting to be developed, the market is far from saturated, unite to earn more!" ”

The delegates present all knew what Ma Wei said, and they understood as soon as they heard it, Ma Wei was planning to unite them and concentrate on harvesting countries from other continents, especially the South Continent and the East Continent, which are extremely rich in resources, and it is simply a golden mountain!

The delegates sent to Paris were given the right to decide on the terms of the treaty without consulting the church or the king, but no one dared to decide on such an important matter for a while.

In silence, Archbishop Fai said: "I propose to be here today, the talks are going well, you can go back and think about it, and continue tomorrow morning." ”

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

The delegates of various countries left the conference hall, the eyes of the Franco-Yi archbishop remained on Mavi, after the door closed, the small door on the side of the conference hall opened, and an old man wearing a blue archbishop's robe walked out.

It's exactly the same as the Archbishop of Fay!

Archbishop Fayi, who walked out of the small door, came to the side of the Franco-Yi archbishop who presided over the meeting, bowed slightly, and said in a respectful tone: "You have worked hard. ”

The face of the Archbishop Fai, who was presiding over the meeting, changed like a cloud, and soon changed to the appearance of Anatol.

"Did you hear it all?"

"Are you asking Nicholas von Manstein about the proposed alliance?"

"That's right, what do you think, Fai?"

"In my personal opinion, it can be accepted or not." "The harvest of other kingdoms will certainly make us rich and strong for a short time, but at the same time it will attract the hostility of the other kingdoms, and over time it will affect the international prestige of Bonaparte's First Empire," said Archbishop Fai. ”

"Prestige." Anatole smiled: "This is the most useless thing, useful for believing in gods, but for the kingdom, prestige does not need to be considered at all, if prestige is to be considered, Napoleon will not start a war, right?" ”

"But you believe in God, and if your reputation is too bad, it will affect the loyalty of believers."

The smile gradually faded, and Anatole said faintly: "I'm only one step away from the main god, Fayi, what I need now is not more believers, but the tears of the Siren Two days ago, I felt that someone was using the sacred relics of the gods in the West Sea, and the results of the investigation are out?" ”

"Not yet, I've already sent the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross to investigate."

"Hurry up, although it is not the power of the Siren's Tears, but it is mixed with the same breath as the Siren's Tears, and there must be some connection between them"

"Understood." Archbishop Fai thought for a moment and said: "Do you want to agree to the proposal of Nicholas von Manstein?" ”

"He's a talent, Fai, and I don't want to let him go anymore."

Anatole spun the ring on his hand, narrowed his eyes and said: "I understand Napoleon's ambitions, one day, he will start another war to conquer the world, as long as he can defeat the Romanov kingdom, the Siren's Tears will naturally be in my pocket." ”

"We need to build up our strength, magic is one thing, potions are another, get Nicholas, we don't have to worry about potions."

(End of chapter)