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Kal'tsit never expected such a funny thing to start the event, and she almost burst out laughing. With each word spoken by the Ursus representative, the faces of the people from Da Yan below became more and more unpleasant, and they had no choice but to nod in agreement. She wondered what kind of expressions and content the people from Da Yan would have when they went up to speak later.

"Our country will absolutely not tolerate such domineering behavior. The occupation of the Sami by Ursus is neither legal nor reasonable. The issue of the northern barrier is not just a problem of Ursus alone. Colombia is willing to assist the Sami people in rebuilding their northern defenses and will spare no expense to ensure that the Sami people can live in a free country!"

Colombia's initial stance was highly volatile, as Ursus was indeed on their border. Faced with such a blatant and real threat, it would be strange if Colombia didn't get angry.

"If Ursus cannot withdraw its troops, then Colombia will stop at nothing to achieve this goal." In other words, it's a threat of war.

However, Kal'tsit astutely noticed that neither of the arguments mentioned what form Sami should take afterward.

It seems Colombia doesn't truly want to restore Sami independence, but rather only wants to rebuild its northern defenses. In other words, the Sami people may very well be welcoming Colombia after they send away Ursus.

However, none of these things involved Kazdel, and Kal'tsit and her group were happy to sit in the meeting hall and watch the show.

It has to be said, it was quite a spectacle. Everyone was eager to pull out their knives and forks, yet they desperately tried to maintain a semblance of civility and pretend they weren't so greedy.

Fortunately, this farce won't end anytime soon. Next, the Glasswar people will righteously demand that Kazimir stop interfering in Glasswar's internal affairs.

However, Casimir somehow found the leader of the resistance in Glassval, who argued that Glassval should be given independence and freedom, not be a backyard controlled by Colombia.

The white-haired old man recounted the crimes committed by Colombian mercenaries in Glassvar, the exploitation and oppression of Glassvar by Colombia, and then brought this matter up to the Sami people, making them think carefully about what benefits they could gain from relying on Colombia.

Now, both Colombia and Ursus can no longer sit still. Ursus and Casimir insist on the independence of Glassar, while Colombia insists that Glassar's legitimate government voluntarily surrendered, and that these so-called guerrillas are opposition armed groups.

As the conversation went on, it somehow ended up involving Kazdel, with the argument that the brutal suppression of Kazdel's guerrillas proved their demands were baseless.

Furthermore, since Kazdel is legally justified, Colombia's protection of Glassval is also reasonable.

“Ahem, in principle, we do not support any act of splitting other countries, no matter what banner it is under. However, we consider this to be an internal affair of Glassval, and we never interfere in the internal affairs of other countries,” Kal'tsit had to step in to argue.

However, after some thought, everyone felt that she seemed to have said something, but also seemed to have said nothing at all.

It's all irrefutable nonsense. They can't refute it by saying they support separatist activities, because then they might immediately have seventy or eighty separatist forces in their own country. They also can't say they support interference in internal affairs, because if they did, Victoria would probably be overjoyed.

But if Kazdel is right, then shouldn't Glassval himself be the one to wipe out these guerrillas?

If the government forces in Glasswar can defeat the guerrillas, why would they be here here looking miserable and begging for help from various countries?

The latter, in particular, is now receiving aid from Casimir. It must be said, who did Casimir learn this trick from? Sending those unemployed gladiator knights to Glassval under labor dispatch and private identities to join General Pancho's army.

Officially, these are all private matters, but in actual combat, they are all formidable fighters, equipped with a full set of elite gear. While competitive knights are useless on the regular battlefield, they are a perfect fit for guerrilla warfare.

Who else could he have learned this from? Talulah, of course. She turned Ursus' elite shieldbearers and Kazdel's elite into team instructors and outside helpers in her private capacity, and beat up all the guys who made a living in the arena. It would be a miracle if Kazimierz didn't learn this move.

Kal'tsit successfully extricated herself from the conflict, which then turned into a multi-nation war. You accuse her of disregarding human rights, she says you have no sovereignty, or that rebellion is a matter of course or that the law cannot be disregarded.

If this weren't an international conference, they probably would have started throwing shoes and fighting. However, everyone knows that this is just a performance and a formality. The real exchange of interests has already been reached, and now it's just a way to give those unfortunate people who were betrayed an explanation, to show that they have done their best, but it was just their fate.

"This is utterly disgraceful."

“I don’t think your Great Yan court could be any more interesting than this…” Kal’tsit glanced at the Great Yan envoy beside her, whose face immediately turned red.

Because the arguments in the Great Yan court are even more exciting than this, since this is at least pre-arranged, while in the Great Yan court, it's seven-tenths up to improvisation.

If you try to coordinate things beforehand, it's like thinking the emperor's guards won't knock on your door in the middle of the night. At most, you can only exchange some tacit understandings and ambiguous attitudes. You can only really start when you get to the court—and then it's 70% about improvisation.

Otherwise, why are the high-ranking officials of the Great Yan so young yet have white hair and beards? It's because this matter is extremely exhausting, and it's not uncommon for them to collapse in the court while arguing.

"Then how do you know about matters of the court?"

Kal'tsit paused for a moment, then thought for a few seconds. "My lady, you don't usually watch TV programs?"

"Television? What's that?"

"The screen that plays the program, does Da Yan have one? I remember Da Yan..."

"You mean Wenle Terrace? What about it?" Da Yan has television, and even a very developed film industry, it's just not called a movie because it doesn't use electricity... Instead, it has a very elegant name - Wenle Terrace.

"So, do you watch Kazdel's recent shows?"

"It's just some decadent music, what's so interesting about it!"

"Uh..." The movies you guys make aren't exactly highbrow either. Oh, wait, those that were recommended and won awards by the Great Yan don't seem to be very good. Even the herdsmen of Kazdel aren't interested. On the contrary, those that the Great Yan officials consider beneath them are much more popular.

This is something Kal'tsit can understand. After all, the nobles of the Great Yan are nobles, and if they don't cause some trouble to demonstrate "the difference between the emperor and ordinary people," how can they distinguish themselves from the commoners below?

“I suggest you go back and take a look. It’s really helpful,” Kal’tsit said after thinking for a moment. “It really is very helpful. Although it may not be the same as the situation in your Great Yan, there are still some things we can learn from it.”

Considering that this was a foreign envoy, and that Da Yan was a land of etiquette, it would be inappropriate to speak ill of them. The other party could only coldly indicate that they would read it and then remain silent.

“Tsk…exactly the same—” Kal’tsit smiled slightly. The movie she mentioned was actually very popular in the Great Yan Dynasty as well, with a screening rate of about 43%. In other words, nearly half of the cinemas in the Great Yan Dynasty were showing it.

As we all know, artistic works such as movies or TV series are often not all contemporary works, and Star Alliance is no exception.

Therefore, Star Alliance also has period dramas and martial arts dramas, and the special effects are very impressive, especially the fantasy dramas, which are mostly filmed in the Tiancang Five Colonies.

You can watch it as a scenic film even if you don't care about the plot, and there are quite a few of these things on the Windrunner.

Unfortunately, Johnny wasn't interested in any of them because they were all very old films. But showing them on Terra was a different story—they had a very exotic feel, and the audience in Taiyan was pleasantly surprised.

It has both exotic flair and elements that are similar to or the same as one's own culture. Coupled with special effects that are ahead of their time and bizarre landscape creations, it's only because Da Yan doesn't have internet access that it hasn't been used to criticize Da Yan's film industry for being incompetent before the novelty wears off.

Chapter Nineteen: World War

Chapter 19

At Minos's assembly, a scene so classic it couldn't be more classic unfolded, which, to describe it in a more poetic way, would be:

What's going on in there?

"They are deciding Sami's fate."

"So what do you do? Why are you outside?"

“I am Sami’s diplomat…”

Colombia, Victoria, and Ursus were arguing about Sami's future, while Sami's representatives had no chance to speak and could only sit in their seats like clay or wooden statues, saying nothing.

"What a farce." "Hmph—" Although she still maintained a cold demeanor, the envoy of Great Yan probably shared Kal'tsit's opinion: what a farce.

"A bunch of barbarians are truly afraid of power but not of virtue, utterly devoid of manners, morality, and shame. How can they be so righteous and indignant in such a heinous act of stealing a country?"

"Uh..." Kal'tsit glanced at the guy who was giving such a grand speech, and wanted to say, "You have quite a moral bottom line when it doesn't concern you!"

However, this can also be considered a characteristic of the Great Yan Dynasty. When it doesn't concern the interests of their gentry, landlords, and powerful families, they usually demonstrate a high degree of integrity in foreign affairs. They often speak from a moral high ground.

However, when it comes to their own affairs and the need for involvement, these people immediately shut up.

However, for the Sami people, this may not be a bad thing. At least, someone has spoken up for them, which is a form of spiritual comfort—but it is only spiritual comfort.

Thinking of this, Kal'tsit's shoulder twitched slightly, and the miniaturized M3 slowly climbed out, quickly jumped off the seat, and headed towards the Sami representative with a scroll of paper in its mouth. This scene was obviously seen by the Great Yan people.

"Hiding one's head and revealing one's tail is a cunning trick, something a gentleman would disdain..."

"I remember that Da Yan and Kazdel have a lot of trade dealings. Do you have any shares in them?"

“My family has a tradition of studying poetry and farming. How can I dishonor my ancestors by engaging in business?” This was the truth. Even if the Emperor of the Great Yan came to investigate, it would be useless. He really did not participate in any smuggling or trade activities. He only held shares through nominees, transfers, or brokers. He himself and even his close relatives did not get involved at all.

As for the tenants and servants of the family, they were originally of low social status, and it was normal for them to engage in business, so no one could say anything about it.

As for why they should spend the money they worked so hard to earn on themselves, that's called "the bond between master and servant," and it's a beautiful story.

"That's good," Kal'tsit nodded. She was very good at diplomacy, but she still found it difficult to deal with the Great Yan people because their ways of thinking were completely different.

"So, our recent preparations to close the border and strengthen defenses, as well as the requests from Longmen and the Great Yan court to thoroughly investigate smuggling, should not affect you. I am relieved." Immediately, the Great Yan envoy's face visibly darkened.

Kal'tsit wasn't there to scare him; the smuggling investigation was genuine. The main reason was that Old Stone's side had done such a good job that the Emperor, overruling objections, demanded a thorough investigation into border affairs.

For most officials, this was just a warning shot, and Lao Shi didn't dare to completely block it, otherwise no one could protect him; it was just a formality.

Contacting Kazdel's partners also means the same thing. If a smuggling caravan that isn't one of their own is stopped, their own caravan will be turned a blind eye. If Kazdel gives them a favor, they will give Kazdel a favor in return in future collaborations.

Moreover, he didn't think the Kazdel people would cause trouble. The various equipment and advanced technological products of the Great Yan were exactly what they needed, and maintaining the smuggling routes would be good for them, since a large portion of these were embargoed contraband.

However, if Kazdel decides to blacklist a certain unfortunate individual, acting impartially and strictly according to the rules, Old Stone can't find any fault with it. The others will only mock the unfortunate individual as an idiot and then quickly devour their share.

After several days of arguing, Ursus finally agreed to back down, and the two sides once again used Stone River Fortress as the dividing line to divide Sami into two parts, with the east belonging to Ursus and the west belonging to Sami.

As a result, Sami was required to pay approximately 20 billion euros in war reparations to Ursus. Since Sami was unable to pay this amount, Colombia paid it on his behalf, with Sami using customs duties and a series of benefits as collateral, essentially borrowing from Colombia.

At the same time, Sami also needs to borrow 20 billion from Ursus to suppress anti-Ussus guerrillas in the country. The currency that Ursus pays is the current temporary military scrip, which means that Sami and Colombia are being forced to recognize this as the legal currency of Ursus.

Meanwhile, as compensation, Ursus purchased approximately 5 million Colombian bonds, also in the current currency, which Colombia knew was Ursus extorting them with worthless paper. However, they had no choice but to reluctantly admit it.

Once Colombia and Sami tacitly acknowledge the wartime controlled military scrip issued by the Emperor as legal tender, then it becomes legal tender because they are obligated to spend the money they receive. Consequently, Victoria, who guaranteed its issuance, would also be forced to recognize it as currency.

With all neighboring countries recognizing Kazimir, he would have no choice but to acknowledge it again if faced with a military threat from Ursus.

Of course, this wasn't a bad thing, because they made a considerable profit from buying Ursus war bonds, provided that the money was real money.

In this way, Ursus successfully obtained international currency commitments, and when Ursus's military notes transformed into international legal tender, the difficulty of replacing the domestic currency with this new note from the outside in was greatly reduced.

In addition, with various bond incomes, Sami reparations and loan interest, the economy of Ursus has finally caught a breath, and Colombia has regained a northern buffer, allowing it to retract its fist to deal with Glassval in the south.

Moreover, the war successfully burned a large amount of over-issued currency and eliminated excess population, giving Colombia a slight respite, but this was not a good thing—

Once a wild beast has tasted blood, it becomes almost impossible for it to give up war.

Colombia will not be satisfied with the benefits of half of Sami. They will inevitably need to find another unfortunate party to compensate for their losses in the war. Ursus, having gained benefits, will not stop there. Colombia has indeed obtained a shield, but Ursus no longer needs to continue fighting with Colombia.

While the Ursus war bonds certainly made the royal family a fortune, the meager profits from Sami alone could hardly support the ever-increasing interest rates. The Ursus emperor would soon find that he had to launch another war to plunder more land and profits in order to maintain this economic situation.

"Now it depends on whether Ursus attacks Kazimir first, or Kazimir attacks Glassval, or Columbia launches a counterattack. Victoria won't be able to stay out of it like this time next time."

"Hmph, I don't think so. Ursus is militaristic and its people are bound to suffer. The nobles and officials will definitely oppose it in every way to prevent another war from breaking out, and countless poor people will suffer."

These scholars of the Great Yan Dynasty had a lot of shortcomings, but their pacifist nature was commendable. The Great Yan Dynasty valued justifiable reasons for wars and rarely engaged in battles fought solely for self-interest.

So, Kal'tsit thought about it and realized that they could actually say that without being refuted. However, they always seemed to think that their approach was universally applicable, which made them look a bit ridiculous.

It seems like this has grasped a bit of the secret to dealing with officials of the Great Yan Dynasty?

"I think the Ursus people don't see it that way. The Great Yan is rich, while Ursus is poor. The Ursus people can only survive through war; otherwise, they will truly be living in misery!"

"Hmph, the Great Yan is naturally rich beyond measure, and Ursus is also a great power. Sami is just a poor and small country. In this world, there is only the principle of the poor robbing the rich. How can the rich plunder the poor? This waste of manpower and resources will surely greatly damage the country's strength!"

"The rich don't rob the poor, so why do you always focus on the few copper coins in the hands of those peasants? In this world, the poor have no power, no influence, no soldiers, and no weapons. It is the minority who rob the rich. The rich, on the other hand, use their power as weapons and their money and grain as guns to exploit and plunder the poor to enrich themselves. That is commonplace!"

There was no way to have a conversation today, so I could only snort coldly, showing that I, the official, was unwilling to talk to this uncivilized woman.

“The Palace of the Year…” Kal’tsit looked at the female official of the Palace of the Year, who smiled at her and then resumed her calm and composed demeanor.

"Oh, what do you all think of Si Suitai? Perhaps your house is infested with evil spirits..."

"No, not at all. Our place is very clean, probably because we have enough weapons."

“Demons cannot be dealt with by swords and spears. You should cultivate virtue and behave yourselves.”