Ouyang Shuo's words revealed a bloody fact.
After the Silver Hand and the Zhanlan Badge tore apart their skins, without the advantage of joining forces, no matter which side, they actually lost the capital to negotiate with Daxia.
Especially the azure badge in a weak position.
Mr. Chen is a very resilient person. Since he agreed to the organization as a lobbyist, he will not give up easily. "If Daxia is willing to come forward to contain the Romanov Dynasty, then it is not impossible to talk about ceding Egypt."
Ouyang Shuo shook his head resolutely, "The Far East region of the Romanov Dynasty has vast land, sparsely populated, and harsh climate. The Great Xia Army doesn't have the confidence to contain the Romanov Dynasty."
The military and political conference years ago had already set the tone that there would be no war in the North Asian theater this year. How could Ouyang Shuo change the established strategy of the empire just because of the request of the Azure Badge
Of course, Ouyang Shuo actually has ambitions for Siberia.
Not only ambitious, but inevitable.
Not for anything else, just because Siberia is extremely rich in oil, coal and natural gas resources.
With the outbreak of the second industrial revolution, oil, an important industrial energy source, will once again return to the center of the world stage and become one of the keys to determine the fate of a country.
How to ensure the energy security of the empire was naturally put on Ouyang Shuo's agenda early on.
Siberia is one of the main areas that Ouyang Shuo covets. If Siberia can be captured, then half of the empire's energy problems will be solved.
In the future, if you have a foot in the Persian Gulf, you can basically sit back and relax.
Ouyang Shuo has a plan, and the others are not fools. The biggest difference between the game world and history is that the existing dynasties are not too far behind in the process of the industrial revolution.
Taking the Middle East as an example, whether it is the Persian Empire, the Arab Empire, or even the Egyptian Dynasty, there is no qualitative difference between the local industrialization process and the industrialization level of Great Xia.
Historically, the United Kingdom and the United States and other major powers attempted to use technological advantages to establish military advantages, and the practice of using the Middle East as their own oil depot was extremely difficult to achieve.
Ouyang Shuo had reason to believe that no matter it was the Persian Empire or the Arab Empire, they would cling tightly to their own oil barrels and become the biggest trump card for the empire's global rise.
Instead of being a group of pseudo-tyrants who are slaughtered like in history.
What made Ouyang Shuo feel even more urgent was that no matter it was the Romanov Dynasty, the Persian Empire, or the Arab Empire, they all belonged to the Silver Hand camp.
Once the oil resources are monopolized by the Silver Hand, Daxia will suffer in the future.
The situation is urgent, but Ouyang Shuo will not lose his footing. Right now, Silver Hand and Zhanlan Badge are fighting each other, which is Daxia's best chance to fish in troubled waters.
It is in the interests of Great Xia to keep the Romanov dynasty trapped in the European battlefield.
But this does not mean that Ouyang Shuo will help Zhanlan Badge unconditionally. How to balance the two is the biggest test for Ouyang Shuo.
At least now, it is not the time for Great Xia to send troops to the Romanov dynasty.
Provoking the Romanov Dynasty at this time would not only expose the strategic intentions of the Great Xia, but it might also cause a mess, which is really not a good deal.
Ouyang Shuo admired Mr. Chen's tenacity, but business is business.
Faced with Ouyang Shuo's reluctance, Mr. Chen was also very helpless, and said, "What are the conditions for Da Xia to be willing to directly intervene in the European battlefield, can you give me an accurate statement?"
"Cede North Africa." Ouyang Shuo bit down hard.
When Mr. Chen met, he knew that there would be no result to discuss today, so he sighed and said, "I can't decide on this matter. I have to discuss it with the organization before I can give you an answer."
Ouyang Shuo nodded, "I'm not in a hurry."
…
After seeing off Mr. Chen, Tsing Yi asked puzzledly, "Your Majesty, are we really not going to get involved in the European battlefield? Supporting the German dynasty is completely in the interests of the empire."
Ouyang Shuo just smiled, and half explained, half taught, "Of course we will intervene, but it's definitely not now, nor is it going to send troops directly."
After hearing this, Tsing Yi thought for a while, "Your Majesty, do you want to send charcoal in a timely manner? When the Germanic Dynasty is about to be overwhelmed, we will take action again in order to obtain the maximum benefit?"
Ouyang Shuo nodded approvingly. As expected of being one of the three female Zhuges, she has a high level of comprehension.
"You're only half right."
While walking back, Ouyang Shuo said, "You have to remember, whether it's the Silver Hand or the Azure Badge, strictly speaking, they are not on the same side as us."
Eliminating the two organizations is Ouyang Shuo's unchanging goal.
"The two major organizations will not relax their vigilance against us because of internal fighting. Once we blatantly intervene in the European battlefield, they may even join forces again to strike us back."
Tsing Yi nodded and said firmly: "There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests."
"That's the reason." Ouyang Shuo simply sat down on the bench in the corridor, looked at the blooming crabapple outside the corridor, and said leisurely, "So, at the beginning of the war, what we have to do is to be patient and dormant. Behind the scenes, it’s best to let them not feel our presence and let them kill each other. When the war gets to a stalemate and the two sides get angry, it’s not easy to shake hands if you want to. At that time, it’s our chance.”
Tsing Yi nodded vigorously, and looked at Ouyang Shuo with eyes full of admiration.
Who would have thought that this cold woman in the eyes of outsiders, a high-ranking Miwen Pavilion palm seal bachelor, and a confidant minister by His Majesty's side, turned out to be a little girl.
"Then, Your Majesty, will Elder Chen agree to your conditions?" Tsing Yi asked.
"Yes, because they have no choice."
Ouyang Shuo got up and disappeared at the end of the long corridor. He was tall and straight, giving people strength.
Tsing Yi saw it, and hurried to catch up.
The huge corridor returned to silence, only the crabapple flowers still blooming.
…
The next morning, Mr. Chen visited again.
Just as Ouyang Shuo expected, Azure Badge, who was about to be cornered, had no choice but finally accepted the condition proposed by Ouyang Shuo - ceding the Egyptian dynasty.
After signing the agreement, Ouyang Shuo took the initiative to shake hands with Mr. Chen, and said, "May I ask, would Mr. Chen be willing to condescend and become an official in Daxia? I would like to grant you the position of special advisor to the empire."
The special advisor to the empire, Ouyang Shuo temporarily added a position, but in the federal system, he is the most important think tank and assistant to the federal president.
Mr. Chen has been in charge of the federation for nearly ten years. Not only does he know the operating system of the federation like the palm of his hand, but also his network of contacts is beyond Ouyang Shuo's reach.
Coupled with Chen Lao's political wisdom, everything is what Ouyang Shuo urgently needs.
If Chen Lao is willing to take up this position, it will be a great reinforcement for Daxia, and the value is even higher than adding a cabinet elder.
The only difficulty is whether or not the azure badge can be let go, and whether Mr. Chen is willing or not. After all, not everyone can adapt from the federal president to the consultant.
Mainly the latter.
According to the information that Ouyang Shuo has, even if the young faction is in decline inside the Zhanlan Badge, it is actually very difficult for Mr. Chen to return to the center.
Otherwise, he would not have been sent as a lobbyist.
Mr. Chen couldn't make a decision on the conditions that Ouyang Shuo proposed yesterday, which was evident.
For Ouyang Shuo's invitation, Mr. Chen seemed very surprised. After a long time, he sighed: "I'm old, I can't move anymore."
Ouyang Shuo did not give up, "The gates of the empire are always open to Mr. Chen."
"Then thank you!"
But he didn't say anything dead.