Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 247 Let’s use guns and cannons to speak!
"Minister Wang, this is the Russian Foreign Minister, Mr. Ivanov!"

"Mr. Ivanov, this is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty, Mr. Wang Xuance!"

Inside the newly built Wanguo Hotel in Shanghai.

The American ambassador acted as a middleman and introduced the identities of both parties with a smile.

This old American ambassador is the representative of the North.

The United States is currently engaged in the Civil War and has no intention of paying attention to what is happening in countries far away in the East.

Last year, Lincoln learned that this country called Ming Dynasty had beaten Britain and France right at the start and pinned the Gallic rooster to the ground twice.

At that time, he had an intuition in his heart that the country in the East was going to become powerful.

Although he did not know what it meant to provide timely assistance or to add icing on the cake, he knew that at that time in the entire West, no country had established relations with the country called Ming.

At that time, he was thinking, since this country has the potential to rise, why not make friends with it in advance.

The United States and the Ming Dynasty are at opposite ends of the earth, so there is not much conflict of interest.

Now that the Americans are caught in a civil war, their close relative Britain has been eyeing them covetously. They need an external force to help contain Britain, France and other Western countries.

So at the beginning of the year, Lincoln sent an ambassador to the territory of the Ming Dynasty following the army of the Western Alliance.

What's funny is that the Western Alliance Expeditionary Force landed in Guangdong and formed a partnership with the Guangzhou general because this American ambassador made the Ming Dynasty agree to the condition that the Americans establish an embassy in the Ming Dynasty.

The establishment of diplomatic embassies is inevitable.

Zhu Zhanjun was naturally happy to exchange an inevitable event for some important information.

It is for this reason that this American ambassador was the first envoy to establish an embassy in the Ming Dynasty and to be officially recognized by the Ming Dynasty.

When other countries heard that the United States had established an embassy in the Ming Dynasty, many people expressed contempt.

In the words of the British consul, only hooligans and thieves and robbers would become friends with the despicable Ming Dynasty.

In order to delay the Ming Dynasty and pretend to want to end the war, Tsarist Russia sent representatives to buy time with the Ming Dynasty.

When the diplomatic letter was first delivered, Wang Xuance didn't even look at it and threw it directly to his subordinates as a toilet paper.

After sending it several times and getting no response, the Russians realized that they needed to find a middleman.

Later, when they heard that the Americans had established an embassy, ​​they found the first American ambassador to Ming, who was very reliable, to act as mediator.

After receiving some gifts and spending a few sumptuous meals, Te Kepu patted his chest and promised that he would complete it this time.

Turning around, Te Kaopu used the Russians' money to treat Wang Xuance to a few meals and drinks. The two sides finally sat down together and decided to argue with each other.

After the two parties sat down, Te Kebo, who served as the middleman, took out a bottle of wine, put it on the table and said with a smile: "This is a very good bottle of wine I got. It tastes very good. After the peace talks are over, we must have a good drink."

Wang Xuance laughed and joked, "The wine is good, but I'm afraid you'll be carried back again."

"Hahaha……"

Te Kepu laughed loudly, patted the bottle and said proudly: "I have practiced my drinking capacity. Believe me, my friend, it will definitely be you who will be carried back this time."

Wang Xuance shrugged and said, "I hope you have this strength. Otherwise, you will fall down every time you drink a few cups. I don't even have an opponent. It's really lonely."

"Hahaha……"

Te Kepu pointed at Wang Xuance and said, "Wang, my friend, your Western-style humor is becoming more and more sophisticated."

Ivanov, who was standing aside, looked at the two people laughing with a calm expression. Seeing that they had no intention of stopping, he raised his hand and knocked on the table.

"Dong dong dong..."

The two stopped talking and laughing and looked at him.

Ivanov said calmly, "You two, can we talk after we finish this talk?"

Te Kepu curled his lips.

These old Russians are really boring. Although they can drink a lot, the drinking atmosphere is not as relaxed as when he and Wang Xuance were drinking. They just force themselves to drink.

Te Kepu spread his hands towards Wang Xuance, his expression indicating that this kind of person was boring.

"Well, as your mediator, I'll say a few words here."

"For the safety of the people of both countries and for those innocent soldiers, no more young lives should be sacrificed."

"I hope you two can have a peaceful conversation. To use a Ming Dynasty word, you should be calm and composed."

"I hope you two can make a rational decision and work for the peace between the two countries and for the stability of the world."

The two of them nodded in unison. Even though they knew it was all useless nonsense, they still had to acknowledge it in public.

Isn't that what diplomacy is all about?

Use great and glorious language and topics to state the most greedy and shameless conditions.

"Who will speak first?"

They both nodded, and Te Kepu asked with a smile.

"You Yanhuang have an old saying that whoever comes is a guest. How about we start first?"

Ivanov was the first to speak.

Wang Xuance raised his eyebrows and said with a hint of contempt in his eyes: "For us Yanhuang, people who come to our house with weapons and cannons are not guests at all."

"Okay." Seeing that the two were at loggerheads from the beginning, Te Ke, who was worried about being hurt by mistake in a fight, quickly stood up and said, "You two, we are sitting here to bring peace to the people, not to quarrel."

"Please both sides be patient. There is no need to quarrel over some boring things. Don't you agree?"

Wang Xuance and Ivanov snorted and nodded. Te Kepu looked at Ivanov and said, "As the victor of the war and the host, the Ming Dynasty should be the first to announce the negotiation conditions."

Ivanov glanced at him, and although somewhat dissatisfied, he still nodded.

"Okay, my friend, now that you are the Ming Dynasty, please announce your negotiation demands first."

Wang Xuance stood up with a smile, took a notebook handed over by his assistant, opened it and read slowly: "First, the Russian Empire was the first to provoke this war. According to international practice, as the defeated party, they need to compensate us for war losses, casualties of soldiers, livestock consumption, etc., a total of 2 million taels."

"puff!"

Te Kepi, who was drinking water, had his eyes wide open and the tea in his mouth sprayed all over the table.

"My friend, can you tell me, are those numbers you just said?"

"Damn it." Ivanov slammed the table and stood up: "2 million taels, why don't you go and rob it!"

Wang Xuance raised his eyelids, glanced at the two of them, and continued reading: "Second, in order to prevent the two countries from engaging in war and friction again, the Russian Empire must designate all areas south of the Tunguska River as a jointly managed area for both sides."

"Impossible." Billion Cowards slammed the table heavily. "You are plundering us nakedly. We will never agree to these conditions."

It’s so reliable that there’s nothing to say.

He felt that it would be better for him to go home and drink red wine and listen to piano music instead of coming here today to serve as a mediating ambassador between the two countries.

He himself felt that he was idle and bored, so he came here to suffer this.

"third…"

"fourth…"

"fifth…"

Ignoring Ivanov's clamor, Wang Xuance calmly read out the 36 treaties formulated by the Ming Dynasty.

At first, Ivanov was angrily banging the table and shouting, but in the end he just sat down on the chair, staring at Wang Xuance with bloodshot eyes, breathing through his nose.

After reading the last item, Wang Xuance closed the notebook and calmly sat back in his seat.

"The above are the conditions of our Ming Dynasty. As long as the Russian side agrees to these, we will happily live in peace with them."

Te Kepu opened his mouth, then spread his hands and said helplessly: "Okay, as long as you are happy."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, you despicable invaders, shameless robbers."

Ivanov slammed the table and roared: "We will not agree to any of these conditions. If you want to end the war, then get out of our land immediately and pay us 8000 million taels of silver as war reparations. Otherwise, we, the Russian Empire, will make you pay the price."

"And all of your shameless invading soldiers will be buried in the snowfields of Siberia."

In the face of Ivanov's shouting, Wang Xuance just scratched his ears and raised his eyebrows at Tekaopu.

"I think this coward's mood seems a little unstable. It's hard to imagine that a country would send such a violent person to talk. It's really ungentlemanly."

The most reliable person rolled his eyes when he heard it, thinking to himself: "Just look at the terms you set, not to mention people, even God would curse him. Anyone who dares to agree to these terms will be cursed as a sinner for all eternity, to say the least."

Seeing that Te Kepu didn't want to talk, Wang Xuance slowly stood up, looked at Ivanov opposite him and said calmly: "Since you think these conditions are too harsh, there is no need for us to continue the discussion."

"I believe that the soldiers of my Ming Dynasty, the excellent commanders, will use the guns in their hands to bring you back to this table."

He said no more and turned to walk out. When he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and turned back and said with a smile, "By the way, let me give you a friendly reminder. Every time we come to negotiate, the conditions we offer will be higher than the last time. Mr. Coward, I hope you can have a good talk with your Tsar when you go back and agree to these conditions as much as possible. Otherwise, next time, you will lose your last pair of underwear."

"If you don't listen to what I'm saying, even God can't save you."

Ignoring the shouting behind him, Wang Xuance and his men strode out of the International Hotel.

"My friend, wait for me."

As Wang Xuance and his men walked out of the hotel, a very reliable shout was heard behind them.

Wang Xuance stopped and looked back at Te Kepu who was catching up with him.

"My friend, I have something else to do today. I'm afraid I can't continue drinking with you. How about another day?"

Te Kepu nodded, but then said with a bitter face: "I think it might be a wrong decision for our great country of America to stand on your side."

Wang Xuance asked with some confusion: "Why do you say that, my friend?"

Very reliable, she said with a grudge like a grudge woman: "From the conditions you set for the Slavs today, it can be seen that you will also set more stringent conditions in the subsequent negotiations with Britain, France and other countries."

"My God, those lunatics who think they are gentlemen will never agree to your terms."

"They finally managed to suppress you in the East and found a glimmer of hope to dominate the world. They will never allow you to rise again."

"I can tell you here with certainty, my friend, that not only will your negotiations with the Slavs fail, but you will also have no chance of success with those pseudo-gentlemen in the West."

"War is your only outcome. Whoever can hold out to the end will gain everything."

"As your only friend, I'm afraid our great country will also be targeted by them."

"Damn it, we are fighting a civil war, and now we have to face the attack from those pseudo-gentlemen."

"God, I can't imagine how hard it will be for our great country to fight."

Listening to the other party's complaints and grievances, a hint of teasing flashed in Wang Xuance's eyes.

Although this guy looks cheerful and humorous, he is actually full of evil thoughts.

Some time ago, he implicitly expressed that the United States wanted to purchase new weapons and warships from the Ming Dynasty, but was politely rejected by him.

Now they are playing the victim again, not because they are really worried, but they want to use this opportunity to once again ask for the purchase of weapons and equipment, and even want to lower the price.

(End of this chapter)