Ouyang Shuo's words revealed a bloody fact.
After the Silver Hand and Azure Badge fell out, they no longer had the advantage of joining hands. No matter which side it was, in fact, they had no capital to negotiate with Great Xia.
Especially Azure Badge, which was in a weak position.
Elder Chen was a very resilient person. Since he had agreed to be a lobbyist for the organization, he would not give up easily. "If Great Xia is willing to come forward to restrain the Romanov Dynasty, then ceding Egypt is not impossible."
Ouyang Shuo shook his head decisively. "The Romanov Dynasty's far east region is sparsely populated, and the climate is harsh. The Great Xia army does not have the confidence to restrain the Romanov Dynasty."
The military and political conference before the New Year had already decided that there would be no war in the North Asian theater of operations this year. How could Ouyang Shuo change the empire's established strategy just because of Azure Badge's request?
Of course, Ouyang Shuo actually had ambitions for the Siberian region.
Not only was he ambitious, but he was also determined to win.
For no other reason than the fact that Siberia was extremely rich in oil, coal, and natural gas.
With the outbreak of the second industrial revolution, oil, an important industrial energy source, would once again return to the center of the world stage and become one of the keys to determining the fate of a country.
How to ensure the empire's energy security had naturally been put on Ouyang Shuo's agenda.
The Siberian region was one of the main areas that Ouyang Shuo coveted. If he could take over Siberia, then the empire's energy problem would basically be solved by more than half.
In the future, he could basically sit back and relax with a foot in the Persian Gulf.
Ouyang Shuo had a plan, and the others were not fools. The biggest difference between the game world and history was that the existing dynasties did not have much difference in the process of the industrial revolution.
Take the Middle East region as an example. Whether it was the Persian Empire, the Arab Empire, or even the Egyptian Dynasty, there was no qualitative difference in the level of industrialization with Great Xia.
In history, the great powers such as Britain and the United States attempted to use their superiority in science and technology to establish military superiority. This approach of using the Middle East region as their own oil depot was absolutely impossible to achieve.
Ouyang Shuo had reason to believe that whether it was the Persian Empire or the Arab Empire, they would tightly hold on to their own oil barrels to become the empire's biggest trump card in the rise of the world.
Instead of being a bunch of fake local tycoons that could be trampled on by others like in history.
What made Ouyang Shuo feel more urgency was that whether it was the Romanov Dynasty, the Persian Empire, or the Arab Empire, they were all in the Silver Hand's camp.
Once the oil resources were monopolized by the Silver Hand, Great Xia would suffer in the future.
The situation was urgent, but Ouyang Shuo would not panic. Right now, the Silver Hand and the Azure Emblem were fighting each other, which was the best opportunity for Great Xia to fish in troubled waters.
Letting the Romanov Dynasty be trapped in the European battlefield was in line with the interests of Great Xia.
But this didn't mean that Ouyang Shuo would help Azure Badge unconditionally. How to balance the two was Ouyang Shuo's biggest test.
At least now was not the time for Great Xia to attack the Romanov Dynasty.
Provoking the Romanov Dynasty at this time would not only expose the strategic intentions of the Great Xia Dynasty, but they might also get into trouble. It was really not a worthwhile deal.
Ouyang Shuo admired Old Chen's tenacity, but business was business.
In the face of Ouyang Shuo's stubbornness, Elder Chen was also very helpless and said, "What exactly are the conditions for Great Xia to be willing to directly intervene in the European battlefield? Can you give me a definite answer?"
"Cede North Africa." Ouyang Shuo was adamant.
Seeing this, Elder Chen knew that there would be no results today. 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 sending off Elder Chen, Cyan Shirt asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, are we really not going to intervene in the European battlefield? Supporting the Germanic Dynasty is in line with the interests of the Empire. "
Ouyang Shuo smiled and replied in a half-explaining and half-instructing manner, "Of course we will intervene, but not now, and not directly."
Cyan Shirt listened and thought for a moment. "Your Majesty, are you saying that we should provide timely help? When the Germanic Dynasty can't hold on anymore, we will then make a move in order to obtain the greatest benefits? "
Ouyang Shuo nodded approvingly. As expected of one of the three female Zhuge Sisters, her comprehension was very high.
"You are only half right."
Ouyang Shuo said as he walked back, "You have to remember, whether it is the Silver Hand or the Azure Badge, strictly speaking, they are not on the same side as us."
Destroying the two major organizations was Ouyang Shuo's unchanging goal.
"The two major organizations will not relax their vigilance against us just because of internal strife. Once we brazenly intervene in the European battlefield, they may even join forces again and attack us. "
Cyan Shirt nodded and said with certainty, "There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests."
"That's the logic." Ouyang Shuo simply sat down on a bench in the corridor and looked at the blooming crabapple flowers outside the corridor. He said leisurely, "So, in the early stages of the war, what we have to do is to patiently hide behind the scenes. It is best if they can't sense our existence and let them kill each other. When the war reaches a stalemate and the two sides fight with anger, it will not be easy to shake hands. At that time, it will be our opportunity. "
Cyan Shirt nodded vigorously and looked at Ouyang Shuo with eyes full of worship.
Who would have thought that this cold woman in the eyes of outsiders, the high and mighty Palm Seal Scholar of the Secret Texts Pavilion, the trusted minister of His Majesty, was actually a little fangirl.
"Then, Your Majesty, will Elder Chen agree to your conditions?" Cyan Shirt asked.
"Yes, because they have no other choice."
Ouyang Shuo stood up and disappeared at the end of the corridor. His tall and straight figure gave people a sense of strength.
Cyan Shirt saw him and quickly chased after him.
The huge corridor returned to silence, only the crabapple flowers were still blooming.
… …
The next morning, Elder Chen visited again.
Just as Ouyang Shuo had expected, the Azure Emblem, which had been forced into a desperate situation, had no other choice and finally accepted Ouyang Shuo's conditions — ceding the Egyptian Empire.
After signing the agreement, Ouyang Shuo took the initiative to shake hands with Elder Chen and said, "May I ask if Elder Chen is willing to lower your status and become an official in the Great Xia? I am willing to give you the position of the Empire's Special Advisor. "
The Empire's Special Advisor was a temporary position added by Ouyang Shuo, but in the Federation's system, it was the most important think tank and assistant of the Federation's President.
Elder Chen had been in charge of the Federation for nearly ten years. Not only did he know the Federation's operating system like the back of his hand, but his network was also something that Ouyang Shuo could only look up to.
Coupled with Elder Chen's political wisdom, everything was something that Ouyang Shuo urgently needed.
If Elder Chen was willing to take up this position, it would be a great reinforcement for the Great Xia. Its value was even higher than adding a cabinet elder.
The only difficulty was whether the Azure Emblem would let him go or not, and whether Elder Chen was willing. After all, not everyone could adapt to being demoted from the Federation President to an advisor.
It was mainly the latter.
According to the information that Ouyang Shuo had grasped, even if the young and strong faction within the Azure Emblem was declining, it was actually very difficult for Elder Chen to return to the core.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been sent here as a lobbyist.
The conditions that Ouyang Shuo proposed yesterday, Elder Chen couldn't make a decision on the spot.
Elder Chen was very surprised by Ouyang Shuo's invitation. After a long time, he sighed and said, "I'm old, I can't do this anymore."
Ouyang Shuo didn't give up, "The Empire's door will always be open for Elder Chen."
"Then, thank you!"
However, he didn't say anything definite.
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