Thick gray-yellow smoke covered the sky, and Guta sneezed incessantly.

"Sir, I don't like this place, can you let me go back to California?"

"What's wrong?"

"The smoke here is so thick that I feel a little dizzy and feverish every day......

"London has the highest concentration of factories in the world, so it's no surprise that smog is severe. Ji Aojian said, "After all, this scene is a symbol of industrial development, and other countries can't get it." ”

"If industrial development is in exchange for billowing toxic smoke, then what good is such industrialization?"

"If a country does not experience such a haze, it will always be at the bottom of the international relations pattern. ”

"So are the British satisfied with such a poisonous fog life?"

"Of course, the British will not be satisfied, and in such dense foggy weather, people in London die every day from respiratory diseases, and even direct suffocation. "People are nostalgic for the comfortable life and clean environment before the Industrial Revolution, and call that era the happy England." ”

"So I say, no one likes this kind of fog every day. Guta complained, "If you live here, you will definitely shorten your life a lot." ”

Ji Aojian smiled, "Now in the areas of the world where there is no industrial smog, the average life expectancy will not exceed thirty-five years old, which is much lower than the life expectancy of Londoners. ”

"Why is that?"

"Because these agricultural societies are far inferior to industrial cities in terms of food, water, medical care and other material aspects, except for the lack of smog. ”

"Hey......" Guta sighed. "If only London had these material conditions and no poisonous fog. Isn't that perfect?"

"It's coming. Ji Aojian comforted, "Wait until Britain establishes world hegemony." You can deindustrialize, move these polluting factories to other countries, and the skies over London will be blue again. ”

"When will this have to wait, is there any hope for this year?"

"Obviously impossible. ”

"No, I'm going home! I'm going home!"

Ji Aojian's face turned grim, "Guta, a true warrior, must fight bravely in any harsh battlefield environment, isn't it?"

"That's right. ”

"The realm of diplomacy is the battlefield. As diplomats, we are fighting in the heart of the world's capitalist powers, so how can we retreat lightly?"

"Oh, so this is war!" Guta immediately stood upright and asked, "Then how do we need to fight on the diplomatic battlefield?"

"Let me look at the schedule. Ji Aojian took out the notebook from his arms, "Well, today is the Austrian embassy banquet for us." So our task now is to go to the feast. ”

Guta was so dizzy that he almost didn't fall, and stammered, "Is going to a banquet a battle?"

"Why isn't this a battle?" Ji Aojian said as a matter of course. "The diplomatic front belongs to the battlefield without gunpowder, and on the surface, it is a banquet and a dance to watch a play. In fact, they are all swords and swords, hiding murderous intentions. ”

"You mean that you don't mean. Guta's expression became nervous again, "The Austrians are going to assassinate us at the banquet?"

"No, no. Assassinations are still relatively rare, not this time. ”

"Then why did the Austrians invite us to dinner?"

"Because our Mexican emperor is from the Austrian royal family, the Austrian ambassador to the UK thinks that our two countries must be friendly countries, and we should further establish ties and enhance the traditional friendship between the people of Mexico and Austria, so he invited us to dinner. ”

At this moment, even Sarah couldn't stand it anymore, "Sir, the Oli people are treating guests for the friendship between the two countries, why do you say it's a battlefield?"

"No matter how friendly we are, the national interest will always come first. Ji Ao Kendao, "Moreover, even if they are allies today, they may tear each other down tomorrow, which is a common phenomenon in international politics." ”

Guta asked, "Can't there be true friendship between nations?"

"As individuals, you can have true friendships with foreign friends, but none of us can think that we can really determine the friendship between nations. ”

"Okay, I see. ”

Ji Aojian took out three cloth covers, "I know that the smoke in London is indeed a bit heavy, and I have to walk several streets when I go out this time, so everyone bring this." ”

"What is this?"

"Masks. ”

The Austrian ambassador, Ludwig, was a middle-aged man about the same age as the Mexican Emperor Leopold, and he also had a slight resemblance between his eyebrows and eyes.

Ji Aojian looked at him and thought, isn't this Mr. Ambassador the same as our emperor, from the Habsburg royal family?

Britain was the most powerful country in the world at this time, and it was very important to develop relations with Britain, and the ambassadors of various countries to Britain must be high-ranking figures in their own countries, and it was normal for them to want to come to the Austrian Empire to send a member of the imperial family as an ambassador.

Ludwig asked, "What plays have you seen since Mr. Reeve came to London?"

Ji Aojian shook his head, "We just went to the circus once and saw those elephants from India. ”

"Look at elephants?"

"The elephant is so cute, I really want to buy a baby elephant and raise it when I have enough salary." ”

"Very unique hobby indeed. Ludwig said appreciatively, "This kid looks very aristocratic at first glance." ”

"I have an aristocratic temperament?" said Guta, a little confused.

"One of the most important characteristics of a nobleman is to see what pets he has. Ji Aojian said to him, "Raising dogs and horses or anything is not in the stream, and if you want to raise rare things such as lions and elephants, it is the model of the top nobles." ”

Guta was even more dizzy, "I'm going to be a top nobleman?"

Ji Aojian and the Austrian ambassador continued to talk, "The British come and go just a few Shakespeare plays, nothing to see, I heard that Vienna is the capital of the arts, I want to go there to enjoy the opera." ”

Ludwig said happily, "I will leave office next year and return to China, and if Mr. Reeve comes to Vienna, I will be sure to entertain him all the way." ”

"You're stepping down next year? ”

Ludwig didn't understand, "What to hold onto?"

"London is an international financial centre, did you make any investments during your time as ambassador to the UK?"

"I've bought some stocks. ”

"Did you make a lot of money?"

"It's a small gain, but it's not a big gain. ”

"So Mr. Ludwig, do you want to make a lot of money before you leave office?"

Ludwig asked curiously, "What's the big money?"

"Mexico has a national project that intends to be listed on the London Stock Exchange. Ji Aojian took out an official document, "This is the project plan." ”

"The Tehuantepec Canal?" Ludwig flipped through casually, "You came to London to cheat money on this project?"

Ji Aojian looked aggrieved, "I really want to dig this canal, how can it be a fraud money?"

"In the 16th century, most of America was a Spanish colony, and Spain had a plan to dig the Canal of the Americas, but it didn't happen for hundreds of years. ”

"This is limited to the lack of technical conditions of the year. "It's the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution is in full swing, and it's time to dig a canal." ”

"I ask you, is it Mexico that is technologically strong, or is it Europe that is technologically capable?"

"Europe, of course. ”

"Both the British and the French wanted to dig the Suez Canal, which has not been done so far. How can this Tehuantepec Canal in the Americas be successful, if the amount of work far exceeds that of the Suez Canal?"

"It's not the same thing. Ji Aojian explained, "The excavation of the Suez Canal must first obtain the approval of the Ottoman Empire, or directly occupy and control Egypt, so this is a political issue, not a technical issue." ”

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely. Ji Aojian said with great certainty, "You see that when Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, he planned to dig the Suez Canal. It can be seen from this that as long as the political problem is resolved, the construction of the Suez Canal can start at any time. ”

Ludwig thought for a moment and nodded.

"As long as the Tehuantepec Canal is completed, it will also be very beneficial for the Austrian Empire. Ji Aojian continued, "In the future, there will be one more option for the route from Trieste to Asia, and there is no need to worry about the British blockading Malacca." ”

"You're right. Ludwig looked at the world map attached to the document, "If you go through Mexico to Asia, it will not go further than the route around Africa." ”

"yes. Mexico and Austria are one family, and the peoples of the two countries have had a great traditional friendship since ancient times, and you don't have to worry about this sea route for 10,000 years. (To be continued......)