Catherine smiled faintly, then looked at Leo next to her, as if she wanted to teach him, and replied seriously: "In negotiations between the two countries, what matters is not the gains and losses of one place at a time, but the comparison of comprehensive national strength.
If you fail to pay attention to this, even if you take advantage of it for a while and force the other party to sign an unfair peace treaty, the peace treaty will not have any binding force. As long as there is a chance, the party that suffered the loss will definitely
Tear up the agreement. At that time, there will be no winner."
Lorraine couldn't help but look at her with admiration. She was indeed a governor of the empire. He had a natural keen insight and could see through the essence of the problem at a glance.
I remember that at the end of the First World War, the victorious countries acted hooligans and bullied Germany into a mess. But at that time, some people already pointed out that the peace treaty was just a declaration of the next war.
Then Catherine continued to say: "So, we are all waiting to see who can get out of their own quagmire first. To see whether it is my father who returns victorious from the Eastern Front battlefield or Almohad."
After the empire's General Duha led his army to suppress the rebellion, the Almohad Empire's national power has been weakened to great extent. Only these two conditions are the final bargaining chip for our negotiations this time."
Luo Linna thought about it carefully and said in shock: "These two wars don't seem to be resolved in the near future, right? They can't finish the war, so you just keep dragging it on? This... isn't this a waste of money?
?”
A weird smile appeared on Catherine's face and she said: "Then what can we do? These guys are all eating from this bowl. If we don't continue talking, dissolve the mission and take away their jobs, who knows what these ruffians will do
What's going on?"
Leo couldn't help but frowned and shouted loudly: "How can this be done? Isn't it all my money? No, their wages will be deducted later."
Seeing that Leo had such a "I am the country" mind, Catherine couldn't help raising her hand in appreciation and gave him a shudder, saying: "Shut up~! After being deceived by someone, do you really think that there is no one in the world who is not the king?"
That’s rubbish. We paid the bricks and mortar to tell the beasts those words to trick the people to death so that they would pay us more taxes.”
"Huh?" Leo was stunned, biting his finger, and asked, "Isn't that right? It sounds pretty good to me."
Lorraine couldn't help but suffocated and cursed in her heart: Who did this little guy learn from? He is so shameless at such a young age and can even say such shameless words.
He raised his head and glanced at Leo, and then he was relieved: Yes~! If he had just said a high-sounding word and put all the things in my pocket, I would have felt that this was absolutely correct.
Catherine did not explain, but just smiled and said: "Is this right? You can go there yourself. I told you, but it doesn't mean much, and you can't remember it. When you understand it yourself, you
That’s really a small success. If you engage in any mafia activities in the future, it’s all done by hand. I won’t care about you.”
Leo was immediately overjoyed, nodded seriously, and said, "Okay, we've made an agreement."
As he said that, he stretched out his white and fat little hands and looked at Catherine eagerly.
Catherine didn't expect that he would be so serious, so she couldn't help but smile, and then reluctantly stretched out three fingers to shake his hand.
Leo looked at it, then stretched his neck, spit into the palm of her hand, and then reached out to pull it.
Catherine screamed and said: "Ah~! What are you doing?"
She looked at the spit in her jade-white palms, frowned in disgust, then casually pulled... uh... pulled Lorraine's clothes, wiped them hard twice, and then
He glared at Leo and yelled: "What are you doing? You're disgusting~!"
Leo blinked his big black and white eyes, and said matter-of-factly: "When we make an agreement, it's always like this. Spitting means that the words have been spoken, and we must not go back on them."
He paused for a moment, then looked at Catherine warily and said, "What do you mean? Do you want to regret it? No, you just said you can't be a cheat."
Afterwards, his eyes even began to sparkle with crystal tears.
Seeing that he was about to cry, Catherine raised her chin slightly, snorted coldly, and said: "Humph~! I just know how to cry~! If crying is useful, why do you need a knife~!"
With that said, he got up and left.
Lorraine looked aside, stretched out his hand, and pushed her down again.
Catherine couldn't help being stunned, turned her head and looked at Lorraine, wondering: Why has this guy lost his temper in the past two days?
Lorraine looked at Leo, then opened her mouth and said softly, almost silently: "You are going to teach a child like this, teach him to become unfaithful?"
Catherine looked at the determined look in his eyes and couldn't help but tremble all over. Although she knew what he said was reasonable, she was still extremely reluctant. In the end, she had no choice but to sigh helplessly and compromise: "Okay, okay. I
knew."
She reluctantly stretched out her onion-like fingers slowly, and then covered her eyes with her other hand to prevent her from vomiting after looking at it.
Leo then wiped the tears on his face, and then spat into her slender hand. But this time, he was also afraid that Catherine would regret it again. Not only did he carefully look at her face, but he also spat.
Very carefully, he reached out and shook her hand seriously.
After the two of them shook hands, Leo bared his little white teeth and grinned evilly.
It's no wonder that he is so happy, because this matter is of extremely important significance.
Although this is only a small step, it marks that he can do some things he likes in the future without being controlled by Catherine all the time, thereby paying tribute to his idea of marrying Catherine to a barbarian and letting her
The great ideal of drinking a bottle of vinegar with every meal has taken another big step forward.
Catherine didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise, she would have peeled off the skin of this little scoundrel bit by bit, hung it on the flagpole of the Maple Leaf Star Observation Tower, and dried it in the sun.
But at this moment, when she saw Leo being so happy, she still felt a little disappointed in her heart.
Lorraine reached out and patted her shoulder, asking with concern: "Nicole, what's wrong with you?"
Catherine watched Leo kicking like a pony and jumping out. She couldn't help sighing and said in a low voice: "Although I don't want to watch Leo grow up, but watching Leo grow up
He just ran out like this, and he was very happy. At least he gave me some face and showed a little bit of reluctance..."
Lorraine smiled bitterly and comforted: "Nicole, how is it possible? No matter how old Leo is, he is still your brother and cannot escape from your grasp."
Catherine shook her head and looked at him with a strange expression: "Have you forgotten? Children from aristocratic families must learn to be independent from the age of ten. Even if they cannot help the family handle affairs, at least they must
I’ve learned some skills. That’s what I was like back then.”
She paused for a moment and then continued: "What's more, why do you think I agreed to let Leo be the chairman of that shabby leather bag company? Just let him fool around? Isn't it to let him learn to deal with people?
Do you really think I will notice the small amount of money you make?"
Lorraine was speechless and didn't know how to comfort this sister who was a little disappointed and disliked everyone.
Seeing that she was the only one left in the room, Catherine thought for a moment, then clapped her hands briskly and said: "Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore, you are right. No matter how old he gets, I will always be his."
Sister, when it’s time to take care of it, you must not be soft-hearted. Look for an opportunity later and let him have a good meal of fried pork with bamboo shoots. Don’t let him go crazy~!"
As he spoke, he clenched his slender jade-like fingers and made a snapping sound.
Lorraine heard the murderous intent in her tone and couldn't help but mourned for Leo for three minutes in her heart.
Catherine then figured it out, stood up briskly, then looked around and saw no one around, leaned over to his ear, and said in a tired voice: "Originally, I thought that now that Leo has grown up,
There is one less doll to play with, so I have to give birth to a few for fun. In this case, let’s forget it for now.”
Lorraine couldn't help but widen her eyes.
After Catherine finished speaking, she couldn't help but feel a little shy when she looked at his appearance. She barely chuckled twice, then pulled Lorena, who looked suspicious next to her, and ran away quickly.
Due to the brawl that occurred in the morning, the equal and friendly peace talks between the Ruman Empire and the Almohad Empire have temporarily come to an end.
And because everyone already knows the other side’s bottom line, they know that any more words will be a waste of words. Therefore, when the negotiations resume in the afternoon, Catherine, Gondolas and the important figures on both sides will no longer
Get involved.
They all went back to rest. Only a few less important members of the mission were left behind, grinding their teeth.
In Catherine's words: The empire paid everyone's wages, and the empire's officials and ordinary people were watching helplessly. Even if everyone didn't work, at least they had to pretend.
The meeting was delayed indefinitely, and progress was mediocre.
Because according to the regulations of the empire, you can get a subsidy for every peace negotiation meeting you attend. Uncle Lorraine, in line with the public interest, will not take advantage of it. This great theorem is applicable to all countries and must be present at every peace negotiation meeting.
He was surprised to find that because there were no big bosses present to supervise the meeting, everyone had less scruples. The negotiation turned into a tea party, which actually enhanced the friendship between the two sides. Many members of the missions from both sides actually
We became friends who talked about everything.
This is actually not surprising. Everyone is paid, and there is no need to work hard for this little salary.
While receiving generous wages, everyone talked about their family situations and told dirty jokes from time to time. They lived like gods.
But as long as there are big bosses appearing at the venue, everyone has no choice. For the sake of their own wages and bonuses, they can only speak bravely one by one and make a fuss. But they all restrained themselves a lot and did not show up again.
That morning, he was still talking without hesitation.
However, because Leo's black punch was so impressive, whenever he appears, no matter who it is, everyone will be extremely careful, and at least stay away from him.
Just speak.
If people who don't know about it see it, they will realize that he is extremely domineering despite his young age. The little tiger's body shook, and everyone dodged.
In the Chronicle of the Great Emperor that was later compiled for him.
He took out the money from the treasury and asked the high-paying businessmen to write in elegant classical words: "Historical records indicate that at this time, although the emperor was young, he was already in his prime.
He is so intelligent that he shocks everyone, and he is so eloquent that no one can stop him."
But having said that, due to the emperor’s mistake, he did not learn from the excellent management experience of the Manchu emperors and engaged in literary inquisition. Therefore, the consciences of those arrogant beasts were not all eaten away by dogs.
Because as long as anyone with a brain can combine it with the emperor's famous saying: "The fist is the most effective tool of persuasion~!", they will know that they still pointed out the invincible eloquence of the emperor in a very subtle way. In fact,
It's his old man's invincible black fist.
Because the peace conference lacked breakthrough progress.
In order to make their reports to the country look better, the bosses on both sides also racked their brains and started looking for trouble.
For example, during a meeting, let the chair on your side be higher than the other person's, and look at the other person condescendingly. Then in the report, you can write: The members of my mission will carry forward the fearless style and bring honor to the country. It is very stressful.
Hit the opponent's head.
Then the Almohad people, who had suffered a loss, were not willing to lag behind. They also raised the height of their own chairs. However, after entering the venue, they found that under the leadership of Lorraine, the chairs of the Ruman people had to step on the height.
You have to sit upright, but you still look at them condescendingly
Almohad's deputy commander was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
On the third day, the Almohad people raised their chairs so high that they were almost touching the ceiling. They were all gearing up, thinking that they could finally overwhelm those hateful Rumans.
As a result, after they sat on the chair, they found that the Ruman chair had returned to normal. Moreover, those guys were extremely mean. They secretly took away the ladder that was placed on the chair for people to go up and down.
They made everyone squat on that high chair for a whole day without eating. Some guys had bad kidneys and almost peed their pants.
After the chair war ended, both sides turned their attention to their respective flags.
The Almohad people brought their own national flag, which was three sizes larger than that of the Ruman people, and placed it on the venue, lining the Ruman people's flag like a strip of cloth.
The deputy head of the Almohad Empire mission was in a very happy mood after winning the battle. He even ate two more bowls of dry rice during dinner. Moreover, he insisted in the report sent back home: "In
With the concerted efforts of all members of my mission, we finally won a decisive victory~!"
The next day, the deputy captain appeared at the venue with a larger flag and compared the flags prepared by everyone in Lorraine. As a result, he won another great victory.
For three days in a row, the old man kept victorious in consecutive battles and couldn't close his mouth. But the only thing that surprised him was that although everyone in Lorraine had lost consecutive battles, they had victorious smiles on their faces.
Later, on the fourth day, when the old man was walking on the road holding an oversized flag, he finally understood. The children on both sides of the road saw the big flag he was holding and ran to tell each other: "Everyone, come quickly.
Look, they came out again holding a big pig's head flag."
Only then did the deputy leader notice that the flag of his home was not visible when it was zoomed out, but when it was enlarged, it had nothing to do with a lion, but really looked like a pig's head.
He was so angry that he almost fainted and couldn't help roaring angrily: "Which grandson designed the flag and actually drew it like this~!"
After being reminded by someone nearby, he finally remembered that the pattern of this flag was designed by the founding emperor who had usurped the throne and engaged in management buyout.
That guy has no artistic talent at all, but in order to cover up the scandal of usurping the throne, he likes to draw. Others can draw a tiger like a cat at most, but no matter what he draws, he always looks like a pig's head. Even hangings.
The self-portrait in the palace also has a big pig's head on its head.
In desperation, the deputy captain could only write a line of big characters under the flag: This is not a pig's head~!
But after I finished writing, I discovered that when the flag was spread out in the wind, it looked more and more like a pig's head.
Gritting his teeth in hatred, he immediately tore off the flag and tore it into pieces.
After Ru Man's mission won another big victory, when they saw Lorraine, they all worshiped him like a god. This guy was indeed the pretty boy hired by Her Highness the Princess. His heart was really extremely vicious. They all praised him.
He is a new generation of gangsters with sores on his head and pus on his feet.
In this boring war and negotiation, the days passed like this.
It wasn't until the meeting ended one day that Lorraine returned to the villa and noticed snowflakes starting to fall from the sky, and then she noticed that it was winter.
Lorraine couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Unknowingly, it had been almost a year since she arrived in this place.
Just when he was standing on the road in a daze, Leo appeared out of nowhere. He ran out of breath and came to Lorraine. He shouted loudly: "Boss, I'm almost busy."
Even though you are dead, you still have time to be dazed here. Master Hamel has brought you something new. Come on, go on."
As he spoke, he tugged on his clothes and pulled hard. Finally, he ran behind him, pushed his head against his lower back, and pushed Lorraine forward.
Seeing that all the emotions she had finally cultivated were destroyed by him, Lorraine couldn't help but smile bitterly. In desperation, she had no choice but to walk towards the villa.