"Count Herman, you are tantamount to a lion's mouth, even if we sell our Portuguese government, we can't afford to pay off this astronomical amount, and in terms of the economic level of Angola and Mozambique, to be honest, we have been operating in debt all these years, like a bottomless pit, and the debt problem itself is difficult to solve, do you think we will give in to East Africa for the sake of these two places!" The Portuguese representative said with a flushed face.

Herman said brazenly: "Of course not, Mr. Gers, we don't care about how Portugal runs Angola and Mozambique, after all, East Africa is a peace-loving country, but this does not mean that we are easy to be bullied, the result of this war itself is the result of Portugal's own inadequacy, you have not accepted the lessons of the last war at all, the Portuguese government of the two wars are active planners, which fully shows that the South African war is to blame." ”

"And don't be busy denying it first, it is reasonable for you to compensate for the huge losses caused by the war in East Africa, if you want to reconcile, it will only count more and more, after all, we have already helped you remove a large amount of compensation."

Herman's words were completely reversed, but Gers, who was in charge, couldn't refute this at all, but he was more aggrieved and aggrieved in his heart, Portugal's defeat was a fact, but how to compensate, and it would not be like a lion in East Africa.

So Gers replied: "Your land in East Africa in the west is a complete pile of rotten land, and it is not worth a few prices at all, and as for the so-called displacement of millions of people, who does not know that those uncivilized blacks have no fixed place to live, and you are afraid that you will not usually count them as your own, so the asking price in East Africa is completely blackmail to our Kingdom of Portugal." ”

Herman retorted: "This is not right, not to mention that it is our East African civilians who are harmed by the war, and besides, is it true that the more than 300,000 black troops in Portugal are not counted in the Portuguese army because they are dark-skinned?" ”

"There are no black ...... in our Portuguese army" Gers tried to cut off Portugal from the blacks at this time, and from the time of the defeat they were already part of the part that would inevitably be abandoned by Portugal.

But if you want to reduce the responsibility for war crimes through this, of course Herman did not agree: "Mr. Gels, didn't you say earlier that the weapons in the hands of these blacks were picked up by them from the jungles of Africa, and the armaments of more than 300,000 people were all produced by your authentic Portuguese, which cannot be denied, and as the area ruled by Portugal before, these blacks themselves are you Portuguese, since they have raised their guns against the Hexingen Kingdom with the weapons you provided, this account should not be counted on your heads!" ”

After a pause, Herman then asked in a strange rhetorical voice: "Could it be that these blacks are not wearing your Portuguese military uniforms, or that they have the ability to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people on their own and learn to produce weapons of the Portuguese army?" ”

"You...... I...... You ......" Gers originally wanted to say that Herman was false, but when he thought about it, East Africa would definitely be able to come up with sufficient evidence, after all, East Africa had more than 100,000 Portuguese prisoners in its hands.

From the very beginning, Gers was in a passive position, after all, Portugal was not in charge, the war was still ugly, and the national strength was weak, and it really had no ability to compete with East Africa.

"Okay, Count Herman, I think the problem of Portugal should be put on hold first, after all, Portugal's economy can't satisfy your greedy appetite at all, I still advise you, you must have a bottom line in life, and the same is true for the country, East Africa may not have such a good mouth."

Salisbury helped Gels out of the siege at this time, and other countries around him were watching the show, so Britain could only pull Portugal by itself, and as an ally, Britain was helping Portugal on this occasion, and helping Portugal at this time was to help himself.

After all, East Africa is really important, more than 80 million pounds, and Britain's expenditure in the entire South African War is almost this figure, if you admit it, then Britain's losses will be directly close to 200 million pounds, which is no different from France, which lost the Franco-Prussian War.

Of course, Salisbury also understood that the true purpose of the East African government, represented by Count Hermann, was certainly not that way.

The so-called sky-high asking price and paying back the money on the spot are a lot of tricks played by the British, but the previous enemies of the British knew that they had suffered a big loss, so they could only knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs.

I didn't expect feng shui to take turns, and now Britain has also encountered this problem, but Britain is the world hegemon and will be afraid of "blackmail" in East Africa!

Salisbury said: "Earl Herman, you East Africa did have a temporary advantage in the war, but this is not your unreasonable asking capital, the British Empire is not serious at all, as for the so-called 60,000 prisoners, this is just your family's words, as we all know that there are many white people in India, maybe this is difficult to distinguish, you can't just throw the pot on our heads because you say it casually." ”

For the first time, Salisbury still had to deny the fact that the number of British troops captured in East Africa was too much, after all, South Africa had fought too many wars, and it was too negative for Britain's international image, especially if it would set a bad example for other colonies.

He continued: "As for the so-called economic losses and other series of demands, it is also doubtful, as we all know that the African continent is a barren land, and the history of East Africa in East Africa is only twenty or thirty years, especially in the south of East Africa, the development is even more pitiful, so the war reparations of 80 million pounds are certainly unreasonable." ”

Earl Hermann said: "Hehe, our calculations are reasonable, and the calculation of war reparations is actually mainly focused on prisoners and military expenditures, as for the number of British troops, I think we can still distinguish between the Indians and the British." ”

"Well, then you want to challenge the bottom line of the British Empire! Our country is indeed a little worse in terms of the army, after all, the military expenditure is not much, but the majesty of the Royal Navy is unchallengeable, if East Africa continues to be obsessed, I think East Africa will regret today's aggressiveness! ”

As Salisbury's words fell, the atmosphere at the scene instantly became tense, Salisbury was not afraid of Herman's blackmail at all, and the lives of the captured British soldiers were completely worthless compared to the interests of the British Empire.

At this time, Count Alenthal, as the host, had to come out and say: "Your Excellency Salisbury, don't get excited, there is nothing that cannot be discussed, at this time, don't be rash, everyone should take a step back in order to solve the problem." ”

"Humph!" Salisbury snorted coldly and said: "Although we are rich in Britain, we will not go to London to get it if we have the strength to compensate the pigs in East Africa, I am afraid that you do not have the guts." ”

Hearing this, von der Leyen couldn't sit still, and he also said with a tough attitude: "Since this is the case, then our Hexingen Kingdom will not compromise, and the war will continue until our losses are reasonably compensated. ”

Seeing that the situation was a little out of control, Alenthal hurriedly said: "Both of you calm down, we are not trying to expand the situation, both sides are affected by private emotions today, and it is obviously not suitable to continue the debate, so the meeting is temporarily adjourned, and we will reconvene after the two sides calm down." ”

As he spoke, Count Elenthal gestured to von der Leyen and Hermann with his eyes, asking them to accept it when they see it, and today East Africa has a little advantage, so don't add to the trouble.

(End of chapter)