It seems that Franco's envoy Joan deliberately kept a low profile. There was no group or ceremony, and only a dry envoy came.
Moreover, they still brought gifts, no, they came with good intentions.
After listening to the above report, Qi Yu nodded and asked, "Does the envoy have a famous name?"
The Yamen servant hurriedly replied: "The person who came here is a middle-aged man who gave up business and joined politics. His name seems to be Andre."
What? Is it him?
Tsk tsk!
The world is really too small, we can't avoid it even if we don't meet.
"Then, do you want to meet Mr. Qi?"
"I want to see you! Of course I want to see you!"
Although it is said that enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.
However, we in China have always advocated raising our hands and not hitting people with smiling faces. Since people have come across the ocean to give gifts, why not give them a cup of tea, right?
Otherwise, wouldn’t we lose our sense of being a great country?
At this moment, Qi Yu represents not only Nanyang Qiongzhou, but also the external face of the entire China.
Therefore, this envoy must be seen.
Adhering to the lofty concept of "it's no wonder that a friend comes from afar", Qi Yu received Mr. Andre, who had come from afar, with a smile in the reception room of the provincial government office.
"Ah! Dear Mr. Qi, how are you lately?"
"So-so, barely good! Sit down quickly!"
"Thank you!"
"..."
After the greetings, the two sat up and down, and Qi Yu took the initiative to sit at the top.
Then, serve tea politely.
Mr. Qi took a sip from the teacup, and then asked casually: "Mr. An, what's the matter with your sudden visit?"
"Haha, I am here to give Mr. Qi a big fortune!" Andre replied with a smile.
Qi Yu was startled and asked curiously: "The five hundred kilograms of tortoise shells and three thousand pearls you gave me, can they be called a great wealth?"
this……
Ahem!
Andre's face froze, and he coughed dryly and said: "Those things are just mere greeting gifts. They have nothing to do with the great wealth I just mentioned."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yu immediately smiled and said, "Do you have any other generous gifts that you have prepared for the next step?"
"you!!"
Hearing this, Andre took a deep breath, then covered his face and said with a smile: "Master Qi, the wealth I am talking about refers to the future trade with Qiongzhou."
"Future trade?" Hearing this, Qi Yu couldn't help but smile coldly and said: "Since the war with your country, our trade has completely stopped. Now that we have severed diplomatic relations, what trade is left?"
This is common sense.
Both sides are already risking their lives, so what dream can there be of mutual benefit and win-win results?
However, Andre shamelessly brought it up.
The explanation he gave was: "Those are just occasional disagreements. You can't hurt the basic harmony just because your teeth bite your tongue, right?"
Qi Yu snorted: "We have more than a thousand soldiers killed in Qiongzhou. Is this considered a mere discord?"
Andre hurriedly comforted him: "Compared with the tragic suffering of our Franji, your country's war damage is almost negligible!"
After that, he sighed again: "In the last battle in Nanyang, your country not only wiped out all our troops, but also captured our warships and baggage supplies. In this battle, you did not lose at all."
!”
"Fart! In Qi's opinion, sacrificing one of my little soldiers is an immeasurable huge loss. How can it be said that it is not a loss at all?" Qi Yu struck him solemnly.
It can be seen that the moral dimensions of both parties are not on the same line, which also determines their different concepts.
Andre felt that battle losses were just a cold number. As long as the interests were appropriate, what did it matter if some people died?
Qi Yu, however, believed that the cold figures were too ruthless. They were all living lives. Even if some supplies were seized during the war, they would not be worth the casualties.
Seeing that the two parties couldn't urinate into the same pot, Andre hurriedly said: "Today's topic has nothing to do with this. In my opinion, it is better to put this conflict aside and focus on discussing business matters."
When Qi Yu heard this, he put down his tea cup and said with an interesting tone, "From what you said, do you want to establish diplomatic relations with Qiongzhou again?"
"Haha... In this world, there are neither eternal friends nor eternal enemies. As long as both parties can benefit, why not turn the hostility into friendship?"
Andre laughed and added: "To be honest with Mr. Qi, this trip is just to break the ice between the two parties!"
Qi Yu did not answer whether he accepted it or not, but changed the topic to something else: "I remember that you are a businessman. Although you have participated in some political affairs, most of them were insignificant. But now, why have you suddenly transformed into a businessman?
Are you an envoy of a country?"
Hearing this, Andre showed some embarrassment.
After a while, he came to his senses and said, "To be honest, An is here today only because of your special 'help', Mr. Qi."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"If your army hadn't killed Clark in one fell swoop during the Battle of Nanyang, I wouldn't have been able to replace him so easily and become the Consul General of this Chinese region."
oh, I get it!
This is a typical example of killing the main wife and letting the mistress take over!
However, seeing that Andre didn't want to elaborate, Qi Yu didn't ask any further questions.
Instead, he got back to the topic and said: "Your country wants to break the ice and establish diplomatic relations with Qiongzhou. How much sincerity does it bring?"
Want sincerity?
for you!
"We are willing to vigorously import products from Qiongzhou. Isn't this full of sincerity?"
"Haha, although I, Qiongzhou, respect business, I am not willing to do any business. Some money can be earned; some money is given away for free and I am not willing to take it. And you, Franji, belong to
The latter is what I’m talking about.”
Andre finally heard it. Today's Qiongzhou is no longer what it used to be. The hunger for money is no longer as strong as before.
It can be seen that the effect of using profit as a temptation is not ideal.
If it doesn’t work, you have to try more!
If this matter cannot be solved, the task assigned by the king cannot be entrusted.
What does this mean?
Is such that.
Not long ago, King Franco suddenly trusted Andre and asked him to try to establish diplomatic relations with Qiongzhou. Otherwise, the country would not be able to enjoy the generous dividends brought by the Southeast Asian commodity trade.
Moreover, the motherland has to import Qiongzhou products from neighboring countries, which not only costs a lot of money but also leads to an embarrassing end.
The old king firmly believed that in this world, as long as there is enough profit motivation, opposing enemies can shake hands and make peace.
This trick has been tried and tested repeatedly.
In fact, Qi Yu had already guessed the truth, but he just didn't show it.
The reason why he didn't serve tea to the guest was because he wanted to see what the other party's terms were.
If it is really profitable, why not take the opportunity to cheat them?