C1454 Youre welcome to open the door (2/2)
”The Thames will probably take another five to six hours to repair. Those European tourists who came ashore to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Laoshan Mountains will probably have to wait until nightfall before returning to the ship. We still have time to slowly waste …”
”In terms of diplomatic negotiations, Minister is my senior. I am not your match …” But there's plenty of time. Would you like to hear some of my assumptions? Or perhaps it's just a bizarre story, do you want to pass the time today? ”
Ai Liguo shrugged his shoulders. ”If it's a very interesting story, then I'm definitely willing to listen to it. Diplomats aren't necessarily all old-fashioned either!”
”Very well, then let me make a bold guess as to what mission Royal Navy is going to take this time …”
With a crashing sound, a huge map of Asia unfolded in the hands of two soldiers. This was a high precision Military Maps, with the addition of the various civilian ports marked on it, as well as the situation of the various countries' military ports and their coastal garrisons.
Ai Liguo's eyes lit up, he suddenly realised that the numbers on the map were actually even more detailed than that of Britain's.
”Britain, an island nation that has the core interests of trading in the sea as its core country, any opponent that challenges maritime rights is a life and death enemy of Britain. For example, the various powers in the interior of Europe …”
”Russia is an opponent that Britain fears very much. This giant polar bear has an extraordinary greed for land, from Europe to Asia and even extending its arms to North America. The entire northern hemisphere has already occupied the entire high latitudes …”
”During the Crimean War period, the Sand Country exposed their greed towards the Warm Water Port. So the polar bear is going down into the sea? This is a direct challenge to the interests of the United Kingdom, so the war broke out, and that war of modern significance declared the end of the Middle Age! ”
”Britain has always been wary of Russia. As long as there is someone who can stop its rise, Britain will be happy to see that happen, including a small race in Asia, the Chinese people!”
Xiao Letian explained the thousand years of conflict between the European Ocean Civilization and the Mainland Civilization, and even briefly described the conflicts between the Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, and the Protestantism s.
The entire history of Europe was as clear as the palm of his hand. The young Emperor Tongzhi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his reverence for his master increased even further.
Sir Ai Liguo was also very shocked. He gradually caught a whiff of a conspiracy from this extremely calm explanation. This was something that the old cunning fox had developed over the years at the negotiating table.
Sure enough, when Xiao Letian finished narrating the importance of the war between China and Russia, his words suddenly changed.
”But now, some of the British have thought of something. They saw the Chinese successfully annihilate the Russian fleet, and suddenly realized that their previous judgement was wrong …”
”Hehe, many people want a lose-lose situation. They want the blood of both sides to dry, and the wounds will not heal for decades. Only by doing so will it be in the interests of the United Kingdom!”
”I never thought that the Chinese would actually use such a beautiful ambush to break the wishful thinking of some people, so they panicked a little and wanted to change their previous strategy …” ”Look, isn't my conjecture very bold?”