"Ladies and gentlemen, you should have a good rest these days. We will arrange someone to take you on a tour of the attractions around Yanjing. When the French Foreign Minister arrives, negotiations can begin. After the negotiation has reached an agreement, His Majesty the Emperor will host a banquet at the Imperial Palace. Yang Du said.

"Yes, Prime Minister." Several leaders of the Indochinese Resistance Army nodded their heads one after another. It was a great honor for them to be received by His Majesty the Emperor.

Having dealt with the leaders of the resistance, it is now just a matter of waiting for the French to come to the door themselves. This time, the French are destined to make a big mistake. Not only did they have to lose their Indochina colony, but they also had to pay a lot of compensation. If you count the dead and wounded soldiers, as well as the losses of the diaspora, the losses will be even greater. Of course, there is no way around it. Who made the Reich now target these French?

A light cruiser of the French Navy, carrying the French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand, rushed to the Chinese Empire. It takes nearly two months to travel from France to China on a cruise. A month is enough if you take a warship, especially a fast cruiser.

Of course, the conditions on a light cruiser were much worse than on a cruise ship. Even the captain gave his cabin to Aristide Briand. However, such a long journey was still an ordeal for Aristide Briand.

Aristide Briand was a well-known French politician and diplomat, having served eleven times as Prime Minister of France. It can be seen that he is completely a resident of the Prime Minister's Office! Of course, the historical Aristide Briand had passed away by this time. However, in this plane, Aristide Briand is still alive and well.

On the deck of a French light cruiser, Aristide Briand stood on the deck, blowing the sea breeze. The slightly fishy sea breeze kept Aristide Briand's mind clear.

"Your Excellency, the captain told us that we will be able to arrive at Jinmen, China, the next morning." The secretary stepped up to the deck and said to Aristide Briand.

"Hmmm! Negotiations with the Chinese are about to begin. The problem of Indochina is now to be solved once and for all. Aristide Briand said. Although, nominally, this time the negotiations were with the Indochinese Resistance Army. However, Aristide Briand knew very well that it was the Chinese Empire that played a decisive role behind it.

"Your Excellency, will the Chinese open their mouths this time?" The secretary said with some concern. After all, in the minds of Western countries, the Chinese Empire is very greedy. Every time there was a war between the Western powers and the Chinese Empire, after defeat, they would be fiercely blackmailed by the Chinese.

Aristide Briand nodded, "That's almost certain. The Chinese are bound to open their mouths. It's just that our mission is to make France suffer as little as possible. ”

"Your Excellency, we have all decided to give up the colony of Indochina, is it possible, will the Chinese still blackmail us? What reason do they have for us to comply? "The secretary was a little confused.

"Let's not forget that in the hands of the Indochinese Resistance Army, there were still tens of thousands of French prisoners of war. Throughout the Indochina colony, there was also a large French diaspora. Aristide Briand said. If it weren't for these reasons, the French government would not have sent him so quickly to negotiate peace. After all, those captured officers and soldiers, as well as those expatriates, had many relatives and friends in France. If the French government does not rescue them as much as possible. If their relatives and friends get into trouble, the French government will be overthrown.

"Despicable Chinese, do they want to threaten us with prisoners of war and diaspora? This is highly immoral and will be condemned by the entire international community. The secretary said angrily.

"Of course the Chinese won't do that. After all, they are a civilized country. But who can guarantee that the Indochinese resistance will not do that? The Chinese can completely put all the blame on the Indochinese resistance. There's nothing we can do about them. Aristide Briand said. In fact, these so-called civilized countries are darker than the other in their bones. Aren't they like this in France? The road to the rise of the French was paved with the bones of many colonial people. It was precisely because of these colonies that France became stronger and stronger. It also enables France to live a nourishing life even under the threat of an economic crisis.

"Damn the Chinese, one day, we will make these Chinese pay enough." The secretary said viciously.

Aristide Briand smiled and said nothing. The secretary's oath was like a joke to him. Although, France is a world-class powerhouse. However, compared to the Chinese Empire, France has now been left far behind. Moreover, the gap between the two sides is still widening.

On June 1, 4630 A.D., light cruisers of the French Navy arrived in the imperial city of Jinmen. Officials of the Imperial Foreign Office have been waiting for them here for a long time. Gu Shaochuan, vice minister of foreign affairs, personally greeted these French people on the dock, which can be regarded as giving face to these Frenchmen. Of course, Aristide Briand saw that the Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi had not arrived, and a trace of dissatisfaction flashed on his face. It's just that he quickly hid it. These diplomats are very well-known.

"Your Excellency, you are welcome to China. Representatives of the Indochinese Resistance Army have arrived. Tonight, the Imperial Prime Minister hosted a banquet at the Prime Minister's Office to welcome Your Excellency. Tomorrow, formal negotiations will begin with the representatives of the Indochinese Resistance Army. Gu Shaochuan smiled.

"Well, thank you for coming to greet us, I'm really ashamed!" Aristide Briand said with a smile on his face.

On the pier, the group directly got into the courtesy car of the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs and went to Yanjing through the high-grade highway between Yanjing and Jinmen.

Along the way, it made a great impression on Aristide Briand. On both sides of the highway between Yanjing and Jinmen, there are dense factories. A thick chimney that is belching black smoke. Although, the environment doesn't seem to be very good. However, this has led to the rapid development of the country's industrial strength. France, far behind.

If nothing else, the courtesy car made under their ass alone is something that France cannot produce. This beautifully shaped car looks like a work of art, and is more than four meters long, making it very comfortable to ride. France, and indeed the whole of Europe, is not able to make such a car. From this, it can be seen that the Chinese Empire is far ahead of them in the automobile industry.

And this is just a microcosm of the industrial gap between the two countries.

At noon, Aristide Briand and his entourage were accommodated in the reception hotel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the evening of the same day, the Imperial Prime Minister Yang Du hosted a banquet for Aristide Briand and his party at the Prime Minister's Palace.

Even if the French grit their teeth with hatred for the Chinese Empire, they can't wait to eat the flesh of the Chinese and drink the blood of the Chinese. However, on the surface, they still pretend to be polite. This makes the atmosphere of the dinner very good, which can be regarded as a joy for the guests and hosts.

The next day, negotiations officially began. The place of the negotiations was in a conference room of the Imperial Foreign Office. On the top of the long table sat Tang Shaoyi, the Imperial Foreign Minister and Gu Shaochuan, the Vice Minister who presided over the negotiations. On either side, on one side were Aristide Briand's entourage. On the other side, there were several leaders of the Indochinese Resistance Army.

Several leaders of the Indochinese Resistance Army were a little overjoyed. After all, the Frenchman, who had been riding on top of them, were now sitting opposite them, about to be blackmailed by them, and the feeling of turning over and calling the shots all at once made these leaders jump with excitement.

And Aristide Briand and others looked bitter and hateful. Looking at the leaders of several Indochinese resistance forces, the eyes were full of anger. If eyes could kill people, the leaders of the Indochinese Resistance Army would probably have become meat sauce long ago.

"Ahem! Ladies and gentlemen, in order to solve the problem of Indochina, now, France and the Indochinese Resistance Army have officially sat down for peace talks. The Chinese Empire hoped that the peace talks would be a complete success. After all, war is a huge loss for both of you. Peace negotiations are the best way to solve the problem. Tang Shaoyi smiled. In this peace negotiation, he will play the role of mediator. Privately, of course, the attitude of the Chinese Empire was still in favor of the Indochinese Resistance Army.

"Your Excellency Foreign Secretary, the French Republic is grateful to the Chinese Empire for its mediation. France, too, is a peace-loving country. If we can solve the problem through peaceful negotiations, we are willing to do so. Indochina has been a French colony since 1870. For the development and prosperity of the Indochina colony, the French government paid a great price. We developed industry and agriculture and education in the Indochina colony, which was very beneficial to the Indochina colony. We can't imagine why they would rise up against us. However, if this is the choice of the people of Indochina, then we can accept it. However, the Indochinese Resistance Army should unconditionally release the French* soldiers and expatriates on its back. "Aristide Briand looked like France was hurting. (To be continued.) )