270 Mill Negotiations

Xiao Letian's solicitation, Pierre can only be regarded as a joke, although the conditions in the mill are very simple, but this is also the first time that the Oriental politicians have negotiated with officials on French territory, which is definitely of great historical significance.

"Monsieur Pierre, you have been very accurate in your analysis, and I am struck by your talent. I am the prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the propagator of Western studies in the Qing Empire, and one of the persons in charge of the industrialization of the Qing Kingdom, Xiao Letian......"

Pierre had never heard of the name Xiao Lotian, and few people in Europe had heard of his name, the East was too far away, and now the telegraph line did not cover the whole world, and the transmission of news still relied on ships at sea, and the European people at that time were actually very closed.

Xiao Lotian saw the blankness in Pierre's eyes, and knew that he didn't know anything about himself, so he could only nod to Long Ye. At this time, Long Ye took down the leather messenger bag he was carrying.

When the whole piece of jadeite carved Ryukyu Prime Minister's seal was invited, the whole mill was covered with emerald green light, and Pierre's eyes almost fell off.

"Oh God... Is this a big piece of green glass?"

"Damn..."Xiao Letian almost turned his back on his breath, "You take a closer look, the glass has such a treasure color? has such a warm feel? This is jadeite, the top old pit jade, the top jadeite that the Burmese royal family once had......"

Jadeite is still very unfamiliar to Europeans now, in fact, even in Asia, jadeite was only in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties began to be concerned, until the middle of the Qing Dynasty gradually by the mainstream of society, Pierre has not seen this top gem is also very normal.

Although Pierre has never seen jadeite before, but he is still knowledgeable, an excellent intelligence officer always has a little eyesight, under Xiao Letian's simple introduction, he finally understands the preciousness of this gem, and at the same time believes in Xiao Letian's identity.

The prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom should be the first civil servant under the king, and in Europe, this is a high-ranking official at the level of the prime minister, and he can already sign a heavy agreement on behalf of the country. Pierre sighed vigorously in his heart, fortunately he had a flexible brain and stopped the pursuit in time, otherwise it would have been a diplomatic disaster.

"Prime Minister, please forgive us for our rudeness, but as a French official, I would like to take the liberty of reminding you that, as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, it is inappropriate for you to choose this method of smuggling into Europe...... Of course, I have no right to accuse you of anything, but from now on I hope you will go to Paris with me, and I am sure that His Majesty will give you sufficient courtesy......"

As soon as Xiao Letian heard the word King of France, his eyebrows trembled slightly, and he secretly thought in his heart, "Lao Tzu is not a fool, others don't know the details of Napoleon III, can I, a time-traveler, still know?"

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, the nephew of Napoleon I, was a true careerist, who, under the name of his uncle, began to confuse the French peasants before he came to power, and even wrote a book called "On the Eradication of Poverty" to deceive the peasants into their support.

Later, during the French Revolution, he was the vanguard of repression, and in the February Revolution he became the president of the French Republic after killing countless people, and then hugged the Pope's thigh, sent troops to Rome, and assisted the Pope in overthrowing the Roman Republic.

It was with the patronage of Napoleon III that he established the Second French Empire in 1852, and he became Emperor of France, and the restoration was successful.

This Napoleon III was definitely a war maniac and careerist, and during his 18 years of reign, France never stopped. Joined forces with Britain to declare war on Russia, fought a Crimean War, and then fought the Second Opium War with Britain against the Qing Dynasty, and then declared war on Austria and made an expedition to Italy.

And that's not all, he sent troops to Mexico in 1862, and it was not until 1870 that the arrogant Napoleon III declared war on Prussia, and the Franco-Prussian War came to an end, and the 18-year rule ended for the Prussians. Napoleon III, who was released after the defeat, eventually died of illness in England.

Xiao Letian sneered vigorously in his heart, grandma, let me go to see this madman? Lao Tzu is not stupid, this is the time when Napoleon III was at the height of his power, and he was extremely arrogant and dared to put Xiao Letian under house arrest in Paris.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lotian shook his head, "No, no, no, Mr. Pierre, what you said is not right, we chose to smuggle into Europe, and we were also forced by the rudeness of the French army." I think you should know that as soon as we entered the port from the Sinai Peninsula, we were targeted by the French navy, army and intelligence agencies......"

"If it's a simple stalk, I can understand it, but the French army indiscriminately opened fire on me, this is a crime that violates the principle of diplomacy, who gave you the right to shoot at me? When did the Ryukyu Kingdom go to war with France?"

When Pierre heard this, he quickly explained, "This is a misunderstanding, an absolute misunderstanding, the Seahorse frigate just wants to check temporarily, they don't know your identity, if they know that you are the political family of the East, they will definitely give you the courtesy you deserve...... As far as I know, it was the merchant ship you were on that tried to escape, which forced the battleship to open fire......"

"Hahaha...... Monsieur Pierre, there is no sincerity in speaking like this, and now we are both at odds, and neither of us has any proof, is it?, so I hold my judgement, unless you produce evidence, and if you can prove that the Seahorse has ever revealed good intentions to me, then I will retract what I have said......"

Pierre's brows furrowed suddenly, and he said in his heart that this is really an old fritter politician who puts unreasonableness on his head. The Seahorse has been blown to pieces, where can I find evidence for you, aren't you a pure scoundrel...

"Your Excellency, let's not dwell on what was right or wrong in the past, shall we? I am not here to fight a lawsuit with you, I just want to invite you to Paris to meet with our government. Please remember that I am not blaming you for the sinking of the battleship Seahorse......"

"No, no, no, dear major, I will never go to Paris with you until the attitude of the French government towards me is clear, remember that I am the prime minister of a kingdom, weak but equal to France in international law, and I will never accept any rude actions from the French side......"

Pierre finally understood, Xiao Letian didn't want to go to Paris, did this guy really have a secret? But he couldn't use coercion, he could only say with a smile.

"Your Excellency, Honorable Prime Minister, you should also see our attitude clearly, without the consent of His Majesty the King, we will not allow distinguished guests to cross the border, let me tell you the truth, there are nearly a thousand cavalry in the north interspersed with the east, I believe that it will not take long to complete the encirclement, you will not be able to leave here. ”

"Well, Prime Minister, you'd better make it clear how you can agree to go to Paris?"

Xiao Letian thought for a while, "I heard that the southeast direction here is the famous city of Besançon, our group will rest there, you can send someone to Paris to deliver the letter, I need a handwritten letter from His Majesty, I need an official invitation, this is my condition, otherwise you can choose to take my body to Paris ......"

Xiao Letian's tone was extremely tough, and he couldn't tolerate Pierre's slightest rebuttal, he looked at Xiao Letian with resolute eyes, and opened his mouth twice to say something, but finally swallowed it.

"Okay, I'll send someone back to Paris, but we must take care of all your security work in Besançon, you are the first politician from the East to visit Europe, and we must ensure your safety......"

After getting Xiao Letian's consent, Pierre turned around and left the mill to arrange the guards, but this kid was angry with Xiao Letian before leaving, and a pair of peach blossom eyes aimed at Ping'er and Fangguan before going out, except for the tiger girl, of course.

As soon as Pierre left, the tiger girl jumped up, "This shameless man, a disciple, a nasty embryo...... I'm me, I'm going to give him a shot......"

As soon as Xiao Letian heard this, he quickly persuaded her, "Don't make trouble, the French are so virtuous, men and women are like this, in their values, love is like bread and water, and nothing less will work." They are very bold in love, and there is no one to laugh at them when they show their love in public, and no one shouts and kills, they think it is a matter of course......"

"Bah, bah, bah...... The old man is talking nonsense again, men and women flirting in public are shameless..."Now even Ping'er and Fangguan can't listen to it, and they smack him vigorously.

Xiao Lotian smiled bitterly, he couldn't explain to women what free love is, French values and Chinese values are not on the same planet at all, and they can't communicate at all.

More than ten minutes after Pierre left, the French soldiers in the distance began to assemble at the mill, but this time the rifles were carried on their backs, and they showed great goodwill.

"Honorable Prime Minister, Madam, and your retinue, please mount...... As for my old adversary, Mr. Paul, please come with us, your mission has failed, and I invite you to coffee......"

Several of the rangers gave their horses to Xiao Lotian and them, and then pulled out their pistols and pointed them at Paul, who was about to attack.

"Stop... Paul is my friend, you can't arrest him at will......" Xiao Letian's rebuke did not help at all, and the French soldiers did not listen to him at all.

Pierre smiled and said, "Prime Minister, your diplomatic immunity is limited to your party, not these Prussians, and I can't do anything for ......it."

There were more than 20 pistols and rifles, all of which were aimed at Paul and his men, and the Prussian soldier who accompanied Xiao Letian across the Mediterranean Sea smiled bitterly and saluted Xiao Letian.

"Goodbye, Prime Minister, my mission was not completed, this is what I deserve......"

"Fart... Long Ye made a move...... Xiao Letian roared, several Chinese guards shot at the same time, pistols and short knives flashed out like magic, and in the blink of an eye, the six officers, including Pierre, were all charged.

At this time, no one in Europe had ever seen Chinese kung fu, and this strange fighting technique was most suitable for this kind of close-quarters melee, and before Pierre could react, Long Ye's short knife was already on his throat, cold and piercing.

"From the port of Seydi, Paul has been my mercenary Xiao Lotian, and the people who captured me just didn't give me face... Is this the sincerity of your French? I don't care how tense your relations with Prussia are, your reasons are not ......good for me."

Pierre never thought that the Chinese would suddenly attack, is this still the legendary declining nation? This body of ruthlessness does not seem worse than that of Europeans.

"Calm down, calm down everyone...... French soldiers, listen to my orders to lay down your arms and don't clash..."Pierre turned his head and looked at Xiao Lotian incredulously, "I don't know what you think, but I just want to remind you that as a politician, your behavior is very irrational, and you will misunderstand the Parisian side by doing this..."

Xiao Lotian didn't respond to his words, and sighed secretly in his heart, "Without Paul's matchmaking, I still want to escape?" Isn't this a dream, you arrogant emperor, let's play by yourself." ”

"Mr. Pierre, you better ask Paris for instructions, your level is not enough to order me, and the more you do, the more I am afraid of the mistakes..."

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