572. Chapter 572: Failed Diplomacy

Half an hour later, outside the Red Keep, Franz Jr. tried his best to endure it so that he would not shout out or make any rude gestures that would disgrace him and his empire. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Just now, the Emperor Aurangzeb made a number of "amazing" moves, and this guy was very arrogant, and he also thought that the Russian-Gothic Empire was acting as a tribute to him, and flattery, etc. And when Franz the Younger explained that this was not the case, but that he was expecting trade and more exchanges, the emperor was clearly enraged.

The Emperor did not speak again, but the officials around him stood up and reprimanded Franz Jr. for his audacity.

How could such a small state as the Russian-Gothic Empire be equal to the Mughal Empire, and who could claim to be emperor other than a great ruler like Aurangzeb? Originally, this kind of guy who didn't know what to do should have been thrown into the tiger cage and eaten alive by the Bengal tiger. But for the sake of your face as an uncivilized barbarian, we forgive you. Get out of here quickly, go back to your country, realize your mistakes, and then tell your king to choose a new messenger and pay tribute again.

That's basically it, after saying these words, little Franz was directly stunned, he wanted to say something more, such as protesting, or relenting, saying something that could be redeemed, and let the negotiations start again or something. But the other party no longer wants to give him such a chance. Franz Jr. was held up by two powerful Turkic warriors, and then he was directly pushed out. I almost fell and ate or something.

I never thought that I would be treated like this when I went out as a messenger - not that the other party did too much, in fact Franz Jr. once thought about it, and did something even more excessive, and it was not impossible to even be killed.

After all, he is an emissary, and he is not sent to the human countries of the Old World with clear rules of diplomatic conduct, but to the brutal countries of the East, which are more fond of killing.

What he really couldn't accept was that he wasn't taken seriously. The other party did not look up to himself. The other side is contemptuous of themselves, and at the same time they are contemptuous of the empire they represent. More importantly, the current influence of the empire does not touch the Mughal Empire, and in this case, it is impossible to get the arrogant Aurangzeb to change his attitude.

As soon as he thought of this, little Franz's discouragement, unwillingness, and some helplessness and indignation were mixed together, making him not know what to do for a while.

In any case, if you want to appear in the Mughal Empire as a "country" and then start diplomatic activities. This path should not work.

Thinking of this, little Franz felt very unhappy. Quite unpleasant. But at the same time, little Franz also felt very helpless, quite helpless.

In addition, little Franz also felt admired, and almost five bodies were admired.

Because of this situation, the great and wise Caesar His Majesty had already anticipated it, and even Hai had pointed out to him the solution and the means and tactics of the workaround.

It's just that before this, he never thought that this kind of thing would come true, and he always felt that this was William's thinking too much, and he always felt that things would not develop to that extent. So for William's words, although he answered very well and crisply, he didn't care too much.

"Your Majesty, though wise and wise, is also a mortal after all. It's impossible to be exhaustive, and there's always something you don't understand," that's what Franz Jr. thought at the time. At the same time, I secretly felt a little funny.

Of course, this mistake and problem did not change his admiration, trust and love for William. It's just a little refreshed in my heart.

Now, however, it turns out that William was right, William was right again, and William was always right.

After the initial excitement and more fervent admiration for William, little Franz inexplicably felt a little cold.

Fear, fear, fear. At first he wondered, why was he scared?

This question haunted Franz Jr. for a long time in the following years. It was not until at last, when he had the audacity to put aside his admiration for the unimaginable great ruler Wilhelm von Hereford, and forgot for a moment, that he came to a startling conclusion, that is. His fear was fear of William.

Because of William's ability, because of William's thoughts, because what William did was so perfect. It's like a god. Such an omnipotent and great being has really come to him, and it is not like the God that the Church of the Glorious Lord proclaims.

Yes, while miracles are true, the priests who believe in the Lord of Light are able to use all kinds of magical magic to heal diseases and injuries. But the Lord of Light is still a god without a body, or even a mind. It seems that such a god, although people can really feel its existence, but when it comes to majesty or something, it is lacking and incomplete.

But William was different. William, a truly existential, almost all-encompassing, perfect god-like person, is even more frightening and terrifying than a real god.

Even Franz Jr. felt that Wilhelm was not the same species as him. This feeling made him feel scared and frightened.

After understanding this, Franz Jr. was even more afraid of the cause of his fear than he had been.

He did his best to keep this fear in his heart, and vowed that even the person he trusted the most would never tell this secret, and that he would bury it in his heart and die with his death. Even, if this feeling was not so strong that he couldn't forget it if he wanted to, he would simply forget about it, which would be better for everyone.

One thing he didn't know was that there were actually many people who thought the same way as him. Many people, like him, were aware of their fear of William. At the same time, he secretly vowed to keep this secret and would not tell it no matter what.

The closer people get to William, the more people come into contact with William, the more they think so. Even William's father, Prince Otto, would often feel frightened and give birth to a terrible child himself.

Of course, this is not a bad thing, at least for those who are afraid and afraid of William. It is difficult to gain the respect of people. To gain the fear of others is actually not a simple thing. Especially when the person who wants to get this effect doesn't actually do anything scary.

William was not a tyrant, William hardly did anything brutal, in fact, whether it was governance, the law, or the way he behaved in the world, William gave people the impression of being enlightened, magnanimous, and fair and upright. The newspapers of the empire have lamented more than once that having such a Caesar is a blessing for the whole empire and even the whole world. It is under this premise that the fear of William is truly rare.

It's not too difficult to be a tyrant to be feared. But it's very difficult to be respected when it's scary. And to be a virtuous monarch is respectable, although it is more difficult than the former, but in fact it is not completely impossible to do, but it is difficult to be respected and feared at the same time.

Only the best monarchs can achieve this effect, and can gain the respect of others while reaping the same fear. There is no doubt that Wilhelm von Hereford was one of the best rulers, one of the monarchs.

After this sigh, Franz Jr. focused more on his work.

William explained to him that the solution to the problem was very simple. It's actually nothing. At its core, it's all about camouflage. That is, in the next step he will send more merchants into the Mughal Empire in the form of caravans and companies, and then deal with them little by little, unnoticed, and unknown. Little by little, expand your own strength and power. Until you have enough strongholds and troops, you can start a war.

Even the name of the company, William had already thought of for him, it was called the East Indy Company.

Of course, in fact the name is not unusual. In fact, each seafaring nation has an East Indy company in the Indy region. In order to distinguish between them, it is necessary to prefix these companies with a prefix, which is the country to which each company belongs.

The Russian East India Company of the Empire, as well as the Briton East India Company, the Visigothic East India Company, the Asturian East India Company, and so on.

That's not a big deal. It's just that in the beginning, companies are really just companies, and they are all just pursuing commercial interests, and the problem is that in the Indy region, the best tactics to pursue interests are war and territory. So in the end, these East Indy companies became an integral part of the strategies and policies of various governments towards Indy. Whether they want to or not.

But for the first time in this region, it was the case that the Herefords, the Russian-Gothic Empire, had risen entirely from the state, and in fact it was an extension of the will of the state, but with a change of vest.