Tom, who was a little hungry, took advantage of the time when John arrived at the port to pick up the diplomatic representatives of Great Britain and Prussia, and had a bowl of noodles in the conference room, and before he could finish his meal, Tom received news from his men that John had taken the envoys of Great Britain and Prussia to the Smith Building.

Tom hurriedly finished a large bowl of mutton powder, and after eating, he asked his men to take it away.

As soon as he took the bowl, Tom heard the elevator go to the floor where the conference room was located.

Tom hurriedly sat back on the main seat, looked down, and did not expect that there were still some oil spots on the table, and Tom hurriedly wiped the seat with the clothes of the attendants beside him.

Before the two delegates walked in, they happened to see an attendant covered in the "scent" of mutton coming out of the conference room.

The representative from Great Britain was the last time he and Tom divided Mexico, and this representative of Prussia was the first time Tom had met.

"Let me introduce you, this is a diplomatic envoy of the Kingdom of Prussia, a ...... of the Hohenzollern family."

With his tall figure and serious face, and the Prussian military uniform on his body, if it weren't for the introduction of the representative of Great Britain, Tom would have thought that this was a high-ranking Prussian general.

Tom didn't listen to the introduction of the British representative to the Prussian representative, it was nothing more than a long list of names of aristocratic reasons and titles or something, Tom was attracted by the Prussian representative's attire.

Handsome gray military uniform, with a few metal strips on his right shoulder that look like ears of rice, Tom also wants to improve the "security uniform" of the heroine "security guard".

The Prussian delegate, who had been stared at by Tom for a while, did not feel that Tom was "rude", but straightened his chest, and the badge on his left chest looked extremely dazzling in the sun.

Tom, who was blinded by the Iron Cross badge, came back to his senses and asked why the two delegates had come all the way across the North Atlantic to Houston.

"What are you doing in Houston? Is there anything you have to do with it? ”

The two delegates looked at each other, and after the Prussian delegates nodded slightly, the representatives of Great Britain explained the purpose of the trip.

"First of all, congratulations to the Marquis on becoming a Marquis..."

"Wait, who told you that I would become a marquis? I didn't promise the Austrians. ”

When the representative of Great Britain heard that Tom did not accept the conditions of Austria-Hungary, he immediately showed a "kind" smile.

Tom knew that the smile represented by Great Britain was a kind of "pork laugh".

"The heart of Habsburg, as everyone knows, is nothing more than to give you a useless knighthood, arrange a vase lady, and want to get your hands on the right to Mexico."

"But those ignorant and backward people, it is impossible to give you any high position, think about it, the position of marquis should be the most suitable, and at the same time should put forward a suggestion to choose a lady for you, if I guess correctly, it should be a few female relatives of the marquis."

"Considering that the Austro-Hungarian Empire has recently become very close to the Second French Empire, especially the conservatives in France, several of the marquises who should be recommended are French nobles."

"To put it bluntly, I just want to use some flashy names in exchange for real power in Mexico, which is ridiculous and ridiculous."

"Didn't Mr. Smith say yes? Naturally, and unexpectedly, I know that a great industrialist like you would not pursue such an unwarranted fame. ”

"What makes me wonder is that I was also present at the funeral of Masimimirah I, and you have always wanted a knighthood?"

The analysis of the representative of Great Britain directly broke the small calculation of the Austro-Constitutional Empire and the Second French Empire, and the representative of Great Britain came here to stir up the cooperation between Tom, the "emperor" of Central America, the Second French Empire and Austria-Hungary.

At the same time, with a faint feeling of standing in Tom's point of view, he helped Tom analyze the gains and losses after agreeing to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then included a few words of praise, which naturally pulled into the relationship between the two sides.

It has to be said that Great Britain can rely on the "continental equilibrium policy" and develop the British Island, which is not suitable for colonization in terms of geographical location, into the most powerful "sun never sets" empire in the world.

At the very least, this hand of using the subtext to stand in the other party's perspective, help the other party analyze the stakes, and sow discord is the first time Tom has met in this era of savage capital.

"At that time, it wasn't that I hadn't signed the "Mexican Partition... Phew, "Mexican Armistice". ”

"I understand, I understand, there is no official document here, the way of speaking and the confidence are different. It's just that it's not too late to refuse marriage after coming to this title. ”

"In this regard, I still have to learn from the old-timers in Great Britain, I should have asked for that title, don't be in vain, hey, what a mistake, a mistake, a mistake, ......"

"Since you, Mr. Smith, have not accepted the hypocrisy of the Austro-Hungarian "villains", how about taking a look at this gift? ”

The representative of Great Britain took a document from his bag and respectfully handed it to Tom Smith.

Tom glanced at the bag when the representative of Great Britain opened it, it was estimated that there were dozens of "gifts" with the same appearance, it seemed that Great Britain was well prepared in this regard, no matter how Tom responded, Great Britain would "eat" Tom and make the owner of the vast land of Central America a partner of Great Britain.

"What is this? Could it be a title and marriage, but don't fool me with a marquis, duke or something. ”

"How can a down-to-earth industrialist like you care about a false name, and how can we, Great Britain and Prussia, use such a thing as a gift?"

"What if I just like this kind of false name?"

Tom opened the "gift" handed by the representative of Great Britain, and at the same time asked for a "false name".

The Prussian representative was obviously a little upset, but the British representative only paused for a moment, then continued to put on a "pork smile" on his face, and took out a secret document from the compartment of his leather bag.

In the face of shock on the face of the Prussian deputy, this "top secret" document was handed over to Tom.

Tom planned to read this secret document with great interest, and after seeing the contents of this document, Tom's eyes widened, and he slowly raised his head, looking at the representative of Great Britain in front of him with an incredulous expression.

"It's... It's true? Is it really Queen Victoria's autograph? ”

The representative of Great Britain did not respond, and still put on a "pork smile", but this pork smile made Tom more and more incomprehensible.

It's definitely not just a pork laugh.