Rao was ready to be made difficult, and facing the scene in front of him, Ito Bowen was also furious.
It's just that there is a voice deep in his heart that keeps reminding him to calm down. This is the enemy's conspiracy, just to provoke...
"Your Excellency Governor, it's too unfair for us to go straight back to the pre-war period. It's against..."
Before Ito Bowen could finish speaking, Chandler interrupted: "Prime Minister, you seem to have misunderstood the concept, your negotiating partner is over there.
I'm just giving you a reference in my personal capacity, it's your freedom to accept it or not. In short, order in Southeast Asia must return to normal before Christmas.
Your country's army in the Philippine Islands has now undermined the prosperity and stability of the Southeast Asian region, which cannot be tolerated by any peace-loving country. If your government can't handle it, we can do it for you. "
"I was played", this was Ito Hirobumi's first reaction. In any case, since it is a war between Japan and Spain, the protagonists of the negotiations should be Japan and Spain.
Now that he couldn't hold back, he ran to talk to the representative of Shinra, wasn't it a sign of water in his head
The problem of this talk came out, and Chandler took the opportunity to draw the timeline of the negotiation, which made him fall into a passive state all of a sudden.
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Just look at the expressions on the faces of the representatives of various countries, don't think about it. Finish the conversation as soon as possible, it's hello, hello, hello everyone. Otherwise, it would be a big sin to influence everyone to go back to Christmas.
The most difficult thing for Hirobumi Ito to accept is that the British acquiesced in all this and did not raise any objection to withdrawing from the Philippines.
Ito Bowen couldn't help but think too much, John Niu's skills in selling his teammates are too powerful. It would be a tragedy if it was accidentally sold and helped others count the money.
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There were no surprises, the first day of negotiations was doomed to be unhappy. If the result can be negotiated in one day, it is not a negotiation.
In the evening, as the host, Governor Chandler held a banquet as usual. Watching the representatives of various countries happily shuttle in the banquet, Ito Bowen in a suit was drinking alone in a corner with a glass of red wine, which seemed out of tune with the environment.
"Still worrying about the day's affairs?"
The person who came was Klaus, the British consul in Southeast Asia, and he sat down opposite Ito Bowen with his girlfriend in one arm and a wine glass in the other.
After raising a toast and taking a sip, Ito Hirobumi slowly replied, "Yes, sir."
"The biased position of some countries is really unfriendly to us. If this continues, it may be difficult for subsequent negotiations to proceed smoothly."
Hearing this unsurprising answer, Klaus leaned back and forth with laughter, spilling the wine in the glass, and finally returned to normal with the help of his female companion.
"Prime Minister, you've been deceived. It's true that European countries support Spain, but that doesn't mean they're willing to wage a war for Spain that won't pay off.
Regardless of their clamor, it is actually the governments of various countries that can decide to start a war. As long as your country does not touch the bottom line of the Vienna government, they will not send troops.
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Frankly, Klaus didn't want to tell the Japanese so much. But Ito Bowen couldn't hold back his generosity, and just now he received another cheque for 5,000 pounds.
Although there are many ways for diplomats stationed abroad to come to Qianmen, it also depends on what. If you are stationed in the Far East Empire, you will naturally have a lot of money, and you can make a fortune with just a little bit of money.
It is a pity that Klaus works in Southeast Asia, and in the Southeast Asia region dominated by Shinra, his status as a consul is worthless.
When it comes to the politics and diplomacy of the two countries, London is in direct contact with Vienna, and it is not his turn to call the shots. Even if there is something that needs his coordination, don't expect the Governor of Austrian Southeast Asia to give him a generous gift.
I want to help matchmaking with industrial products such as weapons and equipment, construction machinery, etc. Unfortunately, Shinra is more slippery than Britain in this regard, and there is no blank market at all.
Against this background, Klaus's pockets naturally couldn't bulge. It's hard to come across the Japanese who take advantage of this, so naturally, I have to blackmail.
Looking at the face of the pound, Klaus was very willing to sell the gameplay in the European diplomatic circle, and also gave away the basic situation of the European continent.
What follows is all nonsense. Ito Hirobumi has long known the basic situation of the European continent. It's just some secrets in the European diplomatic circle that he still needs to learn.
"Sir, what's the bottom line for the Continental Union, or what's the bottom line for the Vienna government?"
It is very important to understand this. Without understanding the bottom line of the Holy Roman Empire, or the true intentions of the Holy Roman Empire, Ito Hirobumi will not be able to sleep.
Consul Klaus shook his head: "I can't answer you with certainty. However, based on the London government's speculation, the European Continental Union is currently busy getting rid of the domestic economic crisis, and most likely does not have too much energy to seek your bad luck.
Of course, your country, the Philippine Islands, will certainly not be able to keep it. This was determined at the Vienna Conference, and you have to give the European Union's face. "
"It's often your enemy who knows you best" is not wrong at all. According to the study of the Vienna government, if the British are called the second, absolutely no one dares to be the first.
After so many years of research and analysis, the external style of the Vienna government has long been known to the London government.
No one wants a hard bone like Japan without oil and water, even if it is delivered to the door. Intervening in the Philippine War is only because of diplomatic and strategic needs.
The European Continental Alliance sounds domineering, and the only two countries that are truly capable of interfering in Southeast Asian affairs are Shinra and the Netherlands. Once the soldiers meet, the main force of the war must be Shinra.
It's easy to do surgery on the Japanese. The problem is that the Vienna government has already landed. Now is the time to pay attention to eating, and it is impossible to attack the Philippines. Even if Japan is defeated, the Vienna government will not be able to recover the cost.
Moreover, Japan is not without a backstage. Even if they don't pay attention to this little brother, as long as Shinra can cause trouble, the London government will not give up their support.
Ito Bowen has long known about the face problem of the European Union. From the diplomatic note, the Tokyo government knew that the Philippine Islands were not guaranteed. It is still deadlocked now, nothing more than to maximize profits.
Whether a compensation can be defrauded from Spain is secondary, the key is that it takes time to evacuate and move. The harvest of the Japanese army in the Philippine Islands must be transported back to the country to be counted.
If you want to bring the goods back smoothly, the Spanish Navy is an unavoidable hurdle. Although the Japanese navy has contained the main force of the Spanish navy, other cruisers can also come out to do things.
This kind of broken ship made by Shinra does not have much advantage, that is, it runs fast enough. A head-to-head battle is not enough, but breaking the diplomatic ties behind the enemy is a top two. Even if they met at sea, the Japanese navy could not catch up.
A similar warship, Britain, can naturally be built. The problem is that, as the most powerful Royal Navy in the world, it is enough to go straight to the front. It is only the weak that need to consider breaking diplomatic relations.
Without demand, there is no construction. The Japanese government needs to be able to customize it, but unfortunately it can't wait on the battlefield.
In this context, what the Japanese government needs most is a ceasefire first. Only when the sea is safe can they transport the harvested wealth back smoothly.
The obvious things were naturally hidden from the Spaniards. As the robbed party, the Spaniards naturally did not want to see the Japanese take away their wealth.
Although Spain has the support of the European Union, the Japanese are not without support. If nothing else, at least most of the Philippine Islands are still in the hands of the Japanese army.
Destruction is easier than construction, and if it is really urgent, the Japanese can play a scorched-earth strategy and leave ruins for the Spaniards.
Anyway, Spain did not have the strength to retaliate. Once the Japanese army withdrew to the mainland, Spain would sigh and sigh.
Don't look at the fact that the navies of the two countries can fight half a catty or two. It is based on the premise of the support of Shinra, and they can carry out supplies and warship maintenance nearby. If they change to another battlefield, the situation will be very different.
Knowing the purpose of the European Union from the British population, Ito Hirobumi breathed a sigh of relief.
A weak country has no diplomacy, and Japan, which had an advantage in time and space, was forced to give up Liaodong by the foreign powers, not to mention now.
Spain has not yet been defeated. Although it suffered a big loss on the battlefield, Spain, with the support of Shinra behind its back, has not declined but increased in military strength.
In addition to these factors, there is another reason that prompted the Japanese government to give up, that is, the country is about to lose its support.
Affected by the Philippine war, Shinra, the largest grain merchant in Southeast Asia, cut off grain exports to Japan, causing the price of rice in Japan to soar.
The British are equally unhelpful on this issue. The Indo-China Peninsula has just been occupied, and John Bull has no talent for farming, nor the ability to export a large amount of food to the outside world.
The European Continental Alliance is stuck in the Strait of Malacca again, forcing the Japanese government to import only from the Far Eastern Empire or the United States.
The Far Eastern Empire itself does not have enough food to eat, and the export price is naturally not low; the United States is not the United States it used to be. Although it has the ability to export food, it is far inferior to the southern Confederate countries in terms of cost control.
The cost itself is not low, plus the transportation cost and the capitalists' robbery, after the food arrives in Japan, it has nothing to do with cheapness.
In addition to the face of the European Union, Japan and Spain could not hold the mediation meeting, which is also an important reason.
Except for the initial sap, after entering the formal negotiation, the initiative of the negotiation returned to the representatives of Japan and Spain.
Rule makers also need to abide by the rules of the game. It is okay to be biased, but not too much. Representatives of various countries have returned to their role as mediators.
The negotiation mode of "noisy, noisy, noisy..." kicked off.
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African continent, New Ortlenburg.
This remote town has been decorated with lights to welcome new friends. As the host, the Outlet Viscount stood at the front of the queue.
According to the usual practice, an ordinary reception is not a big man coming, and the Viscount of Outlets does not need to give such a high courtesy.
There is no way, the Viscount of Outlets is not a prominent one, and going back to the eighteenth generation of the ancestors, it is possible that there have been nobles!
Not only from ordinary background, but also from poor family background. The real fortune started from his father. Relying on the luck of the European emperor, he successfully crossed the threshold of the nobility in the Osa War more than 30 years ago and became a lowest knight.
Then, catching up with the opportunity of the times to open up Africa, he became a baron with a fief.
My father's luck is good, and the outlet's luck is not bad either. When he was serving in the army, he happened to meet the outbreak of the European Continental War. Following the trend of the times, the baron became a viscount.
The scenery is beautiful, but the sequelae of the outbreak have also come. Outlets with insufficient background do not have enough capital to build their own territory. Even if you bring your relatives and friends together, you still can't support a viscounty.
Today is different from the past. Except for occasional small disturbances in the north, the situation on the African continent has stabilized, and the opportunity to make money from war has been taken up by the fathers.
Looking at the neighbors next door, wantonly throwing money to attract people from the local area, the territorial construction is in full swing, and the city has a prototype. His own territory is still at the small town level, and Viscount Outlets has all kinds of flavors in his heart.
There is no way, although the Royal Bank provides low-interest loans for the construction of the territory, but the loan amount has a very large limit.
Slowly farming and developing is naturally enough. If you want to build a prosperous territory with money, you should go back to wash and sleep!
A penny beats a hero. Without sufficient funds, there will be no way to attract enough immigrants from the country; without enough immigrants, the territory will naturally not develop.
In fact, the establishment of a small town is the result of strong support from relatives and friends. In a sense, the territory of Outlets can also be regarded as a large family business.
Nepotism is only a paediatric department, and most of the people are their own family members. It's not because of relatives, and there is no friendship in the past, even if people are immigrants, they will not mix with a poor ghost lord.
Of course, it is not impossible. As long as you can put down the air and go back to the homeland to pull people in person, you can still gain something.
An approachable lord, even if he is a little poor for a while, there are still people who are willing to follow. If you can draw pie, more people will follow.
As for attracting investment, don't think about it. Blame it on the predecessors who did such a good job of crossing the river and tearing down bridges that the capitalists would detour when they saw them.
Frankly speaking, the Viscounty of Outlets is not bad. Located in the Niger River Basin, it has abundant rainfall and fertile land, covering an area of more than 7,000 square kilometers. Not to mention that it is a small town with a population of just over 10,000. Even if a hundred such towns are built, they can easily support themselves.
The only downside is that it is inland, the tropical rainforest climate is annoying, and the abundance of mosquitoes is unacceptable.
Because of the lack of labor, there is no way to transform the natural environment, which has become an important factor restricting the development of the territory.
In this context, Outlets naturally cannot pay more attention to the cheap labor provided by the country.