C455 Gong Banluns sharp mouth (2/2)
The final agreement would be signed at the Ryukyu Pier in three days' time, and the negotiations had suddenly reached a stalemate.
”Your majesty, this time's signing ceremony must be grand, it must be extremely grand. This is the last request of Special Envoy Molière, if he does not reach the satisfaction of a Frenchman, then all the conditions would be for naught!”
”Magnificent? What was this grand ceremony? According to which country's standards? ” Cai Mao was sensitive to the fact that there was a problem with the request, and old shopkeeper also started to squint his eyes.
The people in the business circles thought that they were very sensitive. He could feel every single change that happened at the negotiating table, and the old shopkeeper knew that the more they negotiated, the more likely it was that their last request would be a trap.
Just like climbing a mountain, they were just one step away from reaching the top. At this moment, no one was willing to give up on their previous hard work, and everyone's emotions were all relaxed and sensitive at this moment.
A true expert negotiator was adept at grasping every flaw in the opponent's mentality. The only thing he could do was shiver.
Gong Cheng casually opened the fan and fanned the hot air, ”Ambassador of France has such a request, I have no choice but to do it! You have to understand that Napoleon III is a person who cares about his reputation. He is not the kind of emperor who would inherit his position through schemes and betrayals, and could be said to have stepped on countless corpses to ascend to the throne! ”
”Such a person is extremely sensitive, because the opposition under his rule has always been very strong. If he wants to secure the throne, then he must win one victory at a time, because only victory is the only way for him to calm the hearts of the people!”
Gong Cheng tapped his hand with the bone fan, and said thoughtfully: ”The bigger the deal, the easier it would be for the French media to come up with something, and at that time, it would not be impossible for them to make a comeback. Three days later, at the pier of the Ryukyu, the envoy Molière, admiral Bruce and a pair of ceremonial soldier s will be participating in the signing ceremony … ”
”When the time comes, there will naturally be professional photographers recording the entire ceremony, and these will all become weapons used by the French to stabilize the hearts of the people in their country …” At that time, there will be a grand military parade. The two armies will perform in a formation and then have a meal together.
Saying that, Fan Lian suddenly spoke up, ”Not good, not good! The French want a grand ceremony. We, the Letian Firm, have the money to send a grand ceremony, but it is not appropriate for us to bring troops to the island … ”
old shopkeeper could not say what was wrong, but he was a little worried, while Gong Cheng just laughed and said, ”You are overthinking things, overthinking things. There are only two hundred ceremonial soldier s on the island, if Ryukyu is willing to send twelve thousand, it would be fine.
Saying that, Gong Cheng felt that he had to use his trump card. He threw the fan onto the tea table with a ”pa da” sound, and said with a cold expression: ”Your Majesty! Everyone, we can't drag this on any longer, we signed the agreement long ago, not only do the Ryukyu have blessings, even the Xiao Letian have blessings! ”
”What?” What did you say!? ”Say it again …” The monarchs and officials of the Ryukyu all stood up and exclaimed in shock.
Gong Cheng let out a long sigh. Let me tell you the truth, the Prime Minister Xiao did not die in Europe, how can he die that easily … But, if you drag this on, Xiao Letian will die even if he doesn't die! ”
”The Englishman is still telling me the truth. If my guess is correct, Xiao Letian should be on his way back home, at sea … The French are hunting him down throughout the world. The Atlantic Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet and even the Indian Ocean Fleet are all waiting for Xiao Letian to deliver them to them … ”
”Sign it, hurry up and sign the contract. As long as the contract is signed in black and white, no matter how shameless the French are, they would not dare blatantly chase after the prime minister of a country in the sea!”
This was the last straw that broke the mental defenses of the Ryukyu's officials. The news of Xiao Letian was still alive struck their hearts like a bolt of lightning.
What was even more unexpected was that Xiao Letian was also in danger, the French warships were everywhere on the sea, chasing and killing him. Even the old shopkeeper was shaken by this. It was not important if the Ryukyu died or became a country, what was important was that the Young Master had to live.
Without waiting for Shang Tai to speak, Fan Lian agreed and said, ”Immediately arrange for three days. The time is set for the morning of the day after tomorrow.
”Good!” Delightful... Your Majesty, what do you think? ” Gong Cheng turned and stared at Shang Tai.
The young Wang sighed slightly and said, ”Men, prepare the feast. This King will reward Sir Gong!”
He had succeeded! Gong Banlun's heart was so overjoyed that he almost jumped. Although he looked calm on the surface, his heart was already on the verge of singing.