"No, no, Mr. Commissioner, your view is not recognized in our Western Continent. You can't think that this place belongs to you just because you got here first. Your so-called management is actually just relocation of some immigrants. When we get here, we just manage it according to your domestic governance model. The residents here have not actually obtained real citizen status. Their level of civilization is too low and it is impossible to understand the truth. Therefore, none of your reasons can be used. Prove nothing." A slightly raised joint on the bridge of his tall nose looked a bit abrupt. Mauser Holliday rejected the other party's request. According to the other party, almost the entire central part of the New World had been included in the Tang Dynasty. In addition to the eastern part of the New World that had already fallen into the Tang Empire, almost one-third of the entire New World would be taken away by the Tang people. This was absolutely unacceptable to the Famini Empire.
"Mr. Mauser, this is the New Continent, not the Western Continent. Please understand this. The New Continent cannot be understood according to your Western Continent's model. Of course, our Datang does not require that the New Continent must operate according to our Datang's model, but Now that the Great Lakes region is under our actual control, we believe that this area must be managed in our own way. No one can change this. As for other places, if the Famini Empire follows its own control within its own control, If you intend to manage and rule, we will not interfere, but we do hope that you people in the Western Continent will not treat the indigenous residents of the New World as slaves, which is not in line with humanitarian principles from any perspective."
The other party's slightly sarcastic tone made Mauser Holliday's cheeks slightly hot. He also knew that the black slave trade was quite popular in the areas controlled by the Famini Empire, which had aroused strong criticism from some human rights organizations in the Western Continent. , when the powerful powers of the Western Continent were criticizing the Tang Dynasty for still not abolishing the policy of legalizing the slave trade, scenes of stories that civilized people regarded as crimes were being repeated in their own country-controlled areas. This is indeed a bit embarrassing.
"Mr. Commissioner, our country will consider your suggestion, but now is not the time to discuss this issue. I hope that we can calmly negotiate on the actual boundaries of the Great Lakes area. Your demarcation is too broad. If we talk about the surrounding areas of the lake area, You consider the area within 100 kilometers to be the actual control range, which we in the Famini Empire can barely accept, but the area within 500 kilometers belongs to you. This is so surprising. You no longer have control over 200 kilometers. Any existence. Except for some expedition teams that occasionally pass by, I haven’t seen you leave any traces in these places. Isn’t this an unreasonable request?”
Mauser really felt helpless about the Tang Dynasty's lion opening. He also knew that the Tang Dynasty had strong power in this area, but this did not become the reason for the Tang Dynasty to stop the Famini Empire from going south. The Great Lakes area could be owned by the Invincible Dragon. The bookstore belongs to the Tang Dynasty, but the five hundred kilometers eastward from Lake Tanganyika, Lake Congo, and Lake Malawi all belong to the Tang Dynasty. This requirement was too high. They could never understand why the Tang Dynasty was so obsessed with the land. The expedition team of the Famini Empire went south from the northwest after going through a lot of hardships. After crossing countless deserts, grasslands, swamps and forests to get here, now the Tang Dynasty people actually want their side to admit a 500-kilometer sphere of influence around the Great Lakes area as a prerequisite before talking about anything else. This is really too much.
"Mr. Mauser, you also admit that our expedition team has passed through those areas. Isn't this proof that our imperial power has arrived here? A deserted area. Our expedition team left the boundary monument of our Tang Empire here. and the national flag. The construction of our geological survey station, isn’t this proof?! Then I really can’t understand what proof Mr. Mauser is talking about? Does it have to be cities and market towns to be proof? Then I would like to See if the Famini Empire left cities and market towns on every land on the coast of Sosila." The young diplomatic attaché spread his hands pretending to be confused.
Mauser Holliday was speechless for a moment. In the New World, each country recognizes each other's sphere of influence in a default way. If necessary, it must be proved by the management of cities and towns. That is simply impossible. The Sosila coast area is the main control area of the Famini Empire in the northwest region of the New World. The Famini people can only control the vast area in the interior. The area is uninhabited at first glance, even worse than Datang's performance in the Great Lakes area. However, the exploration of the central area of the New World by the countries of the Western Continent was behind the Tang Dynasty. Now the Tang Dynasty uses the survey stations left by their expedition team as proof of actual control. It is undoubtedly quite lethal, but the countries in the Western Continent absolutely cannot agree with this. Otherwise, there will not be much space left for development in this new continent. Mini Empire.
Seeing the ugly face of the other party, the diplomatic attaché also knew not to push people too hard. The Fermini family was not afraid, but now the people of Leeds, Barots, and Augsburg are beginning to show more and more disapproval of the central part of the New World. interest, the task assigned to itself by the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to win the diplomatic recognition of the powerful countries in the Western Continent to the greatest extent without harming the existing interests of the Empire, try to avoid using military means to resolve disputes, and try to use military means as a last resort as much as possible. Don't be hostile to all countries. It is best to choose one or two countries as a breakthrough.
"Of course, the Famini Empire has always maintained very good diplomatic and economic and trade relations with our Tang Empire. Your country's wine, champagne, perfume and various jewelry are quite popular in our country. We are also actively meeting the needs of your country's spices. Therefore, I personally hope that we can reach a consensus on this disagreement. I wonder what Mr. Mauser thinks?"
Mauser Holliday, who was already thinking about how to explain to his boss after the failure of this negotiation, was overjoyed when he heard this. He was eager to get a compromise acceptable to both parties, because Famini's current strength was not enough to directly confront the big boss. The Tang Empire challenged the control of this area. In fact, the Famini Empire had no intention of doing so. They just wanted to leave a space for the Famini Empire to gradually penetrate into this area in the future. If the Tang Empire really After rejecting the suggestion of Invincible SL Dragon Bookstore, he could only report truthfully to his superiors after he went back. It was very likely that the Famini Empire could join forces with its old enemies Leeds Kingdom and Barotse Kingdom to fight against the Tang Dynasty, and even had to Seeking cooperation with the Augsburg Empire, which is now seeking to challenge the Famini Empire's hegemony on the Western Continent, is undoubtedly a situation that the Famini people are not willing to see. If it can be done without affecting the Of course it would be best if we could reach an agreement with the Tang Empire based on principles.
"Mr. Commissioner, the friendship between our country and your country has a long history. Now your Emperor's classmate and special envoy Mr. Plovlan and his wife Mrs. Plovlan are visiting the capital of our country. They have just been received by His Majesty the Emperor of our country. I admire you for being so understanding of justice. Our country is willing to make some concessions on this issue, but we must not make unprincipled concessions. I hope your country can fully understand our difficulties when you realize our sincerity."
"Haha, Mr. Mauser, I think if both of us can understand each other's situation and difficulties, this kind of thing will be much easier to handle. However, your envoy has been here for a long time and time is running out. Since we have already agreed on our principled intentions Having reached an agreement, I think we can negotiate on the specific terms of diplomatic recognition?" The young diplomatic attaché was also a little worried about the long nights and many dreams. The intelligence information sent back from the Western Continent showed that Leeds diplomats were in various countries on the Western Continent. Frequent activities, seeking to join forces to deal with the expansion of the empire in the central region of the New World. If the Famini people can be stabilized first, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Leeds people. Without the Famini people, the Barotse and people alone With the Augsburg people as its arm, the empire can completely challenge the Leeds people head-on. Of course, the empire is not willing to resort to force to solve the problem now unless it has to.
"Of course. I have received full authorization from His Majesty the Emperor of our country. I just don't know if the Commissioner can represent your government?" Mauser Holliday was overjoyed. He was overjoyed by the other party's frankness. For the other party, he was overjoyed. He was a bit confused by his arrogant attitude, but no matter what, as long as he could reach a compromise at the bottom line, it would be a victory for the Famini Empire.
The memorandum of understanding between the Tang Empire and the Famini Empire regarding the spheres of influence of both parties in the New World immediately caused a huge turmoil in the Western Continent. The Leeds Kingdom's diplomacy was discussing with the Famini Empire's diplomatic department how to jointly suppress the expansion of the Tang Empire. The special envoy denounced the Famini Empire's act as a "shameless betrayal", while the Augsburg Empire and the Kingdom of Barotse also condemned the Famini Empire's independent peace with the Tang Empire. All three countries issued statements The statement demanded that the Famini Empire abrogate the memorandum of understanding with the Tang Empire, and that the Famini Empire should not conduct diplomatic negotiations with the Tang Empire alone, but should join forces with other countries in the Western Continent to negotiate with the Tang Empire, otherwise Famini Empire The empire will face an isolated situation on the western continent. The diplomatic department of the Famini Empire did not respond to the ultimatums issued by several countries, but maintained a rare silence.