? "Greetings, Your Majesty!" The French representative respectfully greeted Vézé.
Vézé waved his hand and asked the French representative to sit down. "I wonder what France's proposal is?"
"First of all, our government is willing to recognize the China government as one of the parties in China's civil war," the French representative replied.
"First of all, our government is willing to recognize the Chinese government as one of the parties in China's civil war," the French representative replied.
Hearing that, Vézé could not help but want to sneer. However, after thinking about it, he did not sneer. After all, the diplomatic systems of the two sides were different. One of the European customs was that when they recognized the warring parties, it was considered as a sign of their willingness to establish formal diplomatic relations. Of course, there was also the issue of bargaining. However, with France's strength, his bargaining power was basically zero.
"Our country hopes to establish an embassy with your country as soon as possible," the French representative continued. He came to see Vézé not to discuss the Vietnam issue with Vézé. Vézé's government had already shown the same system as the European and American governments. Such diplomatic matters were negotiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As the supreme leader of China, Vézé could not discuss such matters. Not to mention, although the French representative was called a plenipotentiary, he was not qualified to negotiate on an equal footing with Vézé.
Therefore, after the important matters were settled, the brief meeting ended. The current acting foreign minister, Zuo Zhidan, accompanied the French representative out and arranged a time for both sides to negotiate. The recuperating foreign minister, Hong Ren? He sat there waiting for Vézé to make the final arrangements.
"Minister Hong, I want to send you to Europe as an ambassador," Vézé said.
Hong Ren? He was taken aback. He had long wanted to visit Europe and naturally had such an opportunity after becoming an ambassador. However, he did not know what Vézé's real intentions were.
Vézé continued, "Europe is more advanced than us in many aspects. We must learn from Europe. Therefore, for a long time in the future, there will be a large number of people visiting and studying in Europe. Now that France has recognized us, more and more European countries will establish diplomatic relations with us in the future. As an ambassador there, you can be responsible for establishing embassies and consulates there. I think among the talents on our side, you are the most suitable. "
Hong Ren? He hurriedly replied, "Commander-in-chief, you think so highly of me. I will take care of these matters! "
Vézé looked at Hong Ren. He couldn't help but laugh at that slightly disappointed expression. "Minister Hong, I sent you there because I believe in your ability. This isn't an exile. In the future, when we go to Europe to visit, visit, and study abroad, they will all be the top talents of our government. With you as the vanguard, I can let them go to Europe without any worries. You have to shoulder the heavy responsibility for the revolution! "
After receiving Vézé's affirmation, Hong Ren? He was really touched. "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief. I will definitely do my best."
Vézé nodded. "I also want to tell you why I chose you to take on this responsibility. Our comrades in the Liberation Army have never suffered a real setback, so it is hard not to feel very strongly that we are number one in the world. When we get to Europe and see their standards, I'm afraid they won't realize that we're worse than Europe. Even if they saw it for themselves, they might not be convinced. In this respect, you are more modest than they are. We will definitely be stronger than Europe in 20 or 30 years. I have this confidence. However, even if we are stronger than Europe, we must always have a learning attitude. You are the one who can see the world relatively early. When other comrades don't know what to learn or how to learn, you, as the vanguard, have to arrange the work in this regard. This is why I chose you to go to Europe. "
Hong Ren? At this time, the big stone in his heart was completely lifted. Vézé's sincere words made Hong Ren feel completely at ease. He had no other worries. Hong Ren stood up. Hong Ren said loudly, "Commander-in-Chief, no, Your Majesty, I will definitely do this work well!"
Vézé stood up and pulled Hong Ren's hand. "Minister Hong, we are comrades. I sent you first because you are a member of the Restoration Party. You have the ideal of building the country well. For the common ideal of building the country well, let's work hard together! Don't worry, as long as China is strong, the Chinese overseas will not be bullied. "
Hong Ren? When they were in Hong Kong, Hong Ren was deeply touched when Vézé said that after China became strong, China would not be bullied overseas. Not to mention, this comrade's statement was even more shocking to Hong Ren. Pride. Because Hong Xiuquan had established the Taiping Rebellion and made himself the Heavenly King. Vézé had also worked for Hong Xiuquan before. Deep in his heart, he still felt an indescribable resistance towards Vézé becoming emperor. The identity of this comrade undoubtedly made Hong Ren's heart skip a beat. The little bit of unhappiness he had hidden also completely dissipated.
He grasped Vézé's hand tightly. He said sincerely, "Your Majesty, I will do my job well!"
After settling the internal affairs, Vézé naturally turned his attention to the enemy. Vietnam's trick allowed Vézé to let go of all his worries. If the Nguyễn Dynasty could really recognize the situation and make a huge concession to China, Vézé would be too embarrassed to deal with Vietnam. At least at this stage, Vézé was indeed too embarrassed to do so.
However, things developed as Vézé expected. The Vietnamese straightforwardly refused the Liberation Army's request to pass through Vietnam, and the French really wanted to cooperate with the Liberation Army to divide Vietnam, so they leaked a lot of information to the Liberation Army. The Vietnamese not only threatened France with the news of the Liberation Army's participation in the war, but also made ridiculous conditions to France. If France was willing to hand over part of the land and only occupy a small piece of land in the south of Vietnam, the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam could accept France's request. If the Liberation Army attacked that small piece of land in France, the Nguyễn Dynasty could even help France resist the attack of the Liberation Army.
After listening to Zuo Zhidan's story about the French, the Liberation Army Military Commission members were both angry and amused at the same time, and the conference room was filled with "laughter" for a while. Since Vietnam insisted on playing small tricks and tried to play China and France in the palm of their hands, it was inevitable for China and France to work together to trap Vietnam.
Of course, the matter of sending troops had to continue, but the target had also changed. Not long ago, Manchu Qing was tricked by the so-called Great Powers of Britain, France, Russia, and the United States. Britain beat up Manchu Qing and forced Manchu Qing to sign the treaty. France, Russia, and the United States immediately followed suit. The Liberation Army didn't even need to change the script and could immediately copy it.
In return for the Liberation Army's support for France to cut off southern Vietnam, the French agreed to the Liberation Army buy or rent land in the French-occupied area to grow rubber and other cash crops. And in return for the Liberation Army not interfering with France's expansion in Cambodia, the treaty also applied in Cambodia.
Of course, France couldn't just take the benefits, they also had to come out and play their role as the villain. The Liberation Army didn't allow France to annex the whole of Vietnam, but divided Vietnam into three parts. France occupied the south, and China recovered Jiaozhi County. The middle part was left to the small Nguyen court. China and France enjoyed the same political and economic power in the central part of Vietnam controlled by the Nguyen court.
Of course, the small Nguyen court and the southern part controlled by France had to guarantee a fixed amount of grain to China every year.
These days, the methods of the Great Powers were basically the same. The whole situation had already been determined without Vietnam even knowing it. The rest was naturally just executing it.
The comrades of the Military Commission had no trust in Vietnam at all, but no one had any trust in the French either. Ju Junfeng raised the question that everyone had, "Will France collude with Vietnam to fight against our Liberation Army?"
Vézé sneered and said, "They will definitely try. But let the French dream for a while. When our strength can control the whole South China Sea, how long does the French think they can stay in Vietnam? Every piece of land they conquer will fall into our hands. The French are just our pathfinding stone. First, cook that pot of food, cook it well. In the end, let's just wipe it all out. "
After saying this, Vézé stood up. "I have long said that in this world, the means to decide major events between countries is not negotiation, or endless nonsense in the government. Iron and blood, only iron and blood are the only means to solve international problems. This is the sorrow of being born in this era, but it is also the only truth of this era. Only by walking this bloody road with weapons in hand can we walk to a new world. The countries that fall on this path will only have their flesh, blood, and marrow eaten by the countries that persevere and don't fall. "
This was not Vézé's prediction, but the historical fact that Vézé knew. In order to survive, even a country like Japan threw itself into this cruel world. As a loser, China suffered endless suffering. What made China defend itself was not those scholars, and it was not those high and mighty rulers. It was that great army, that great political party that truly paid hard work to bring China to realize social revolution and industrialization.
Vézé's face revealed a hint of a grim smile, half helpless and half self-deprecating. In fact, Vézé also wanted to build a better world. He also hoped that he could become a liberator, not a slave, and definitely not a destroyer and slaughterer. But in this era, Vézé could not see the possibility of realizing this kind of justice for the time being.
The members of the military commission also saw the hint of a smile on Vézé's face, but they clearly misunderstood the true meaning of this smile. Ju Junfeng stood up. "Commander-in-chief, we will formulate a battle plan. Please be at ease, no matter what, we will not let the French take advantage of this agreement. "R1058
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