C2724 Diplomacy (1/2)

Since ancient times, there has been a saying in China, ”One word in the door, nine cows cannot pull it back!” What did he mean by that? It was that once something was written in black and white and entered the official administrative documents, it would be extremely difficult to change it!

Words were like the wind, words would be blown away if they were spoken. Words were like mountains. If you did not have true power, you would not be able to get rid of them!

Ten years, twenty years, or even following you for a lifetime, these information in black and white will become a string of memories in your life that you cannot erase. At any time, someone will use these memories to flatter you or kill you!

Even more powerful than black and white was of course the video. When humans were able to record pictures for eternity, the proof authority of the video would naturally be in first place. But before that, the text would always be first.

Bismark's conspiracy was actually very simple. If it was a Chinese official, even a lowly Ninth Pin sesame official, he would not be fooled.

The promise Bismark gave French Emperor was oral, but the proposal he asked for French Emperor for was verbal. A verbal promise could definitely be reneged on, but a written promise could never be erased.

Now that the French Emperor has no more words to refute, can you say that this is Bismark's scheme? Was it Bismark who had voluntarily promised to cede the land west of Belgium, Luxembourg and Rhine?

They won't admit it, but you have no proof! This was the key!

In the end, it was because the French Emperor was too arrogant. He looked down on Prussia from the bottom of his heart, because he thought that Prussia was afraid of the France. He thought that Prussia and the Prussia conquered by his uncle were the same country.

Of course, if he had received the strict bureaucratic training of Chinese literati, he would not have acted in such an ignorant manner.

China's politicians were always different from those in the West. Later generations of Xiao Letian had seen a lot of West's mouthpiece politicians, shouting out exciting slogans and repeatedly provoking the public's emotions.

Faced with the conflict between races and nations, the participants in the ballot papers were all extremely arrogant and vicious. They would do whatever it took to vent the anger of the voters!

This was the political ecology of the West, as well as the choice of public opinion. Hitler could best understand that votes needed to be fanned!

But on the other hand, if you look closely at the Chinese politicians, their speeches are hollow, dignified, and watertight... If you don't know what's inside, I'm afraid you'll be able to doze off.

The higher the rank of Chinese statesman, the more he knows to be careful of words, and every word he says in front of the public is carefully measured.

Especially in the face of severe conflict, Chinese officials rarely spout harsh, venomous words, and none of the arrogance of western politicians.

This made the citizens feel a sense of softness, but this was also the cleverness of Eastern politics!

If they really were going to fight, there was no need for them to say any vicious words. Even if the war were to start tomorrow, at most, they could only say, ”Don't say things that you didn't already know!”

Look, there was not a single dirty word, nor was there a single hint of viciousness in his words. But after he finished speaking, who knows, maybe tomorrow, thousands of cannons would be firing in unison!

It was a tradition of Chinese literati to study writing too deeply in Eastern philosophy. They would use a lot of speech techniques to wrap up their real intentions, so that they could form a defensible defense system at the negotiating table.

He would not give his opponent all the truth, so no matter how he explained, it made sense. Especially when it came to evidence that was written in black and white, he had to consider it carefully and not let his opponent find any loopholes.

When the citizens heard these words, they would definitely not be able to resolve their hatred. However, in the diplomatic negotiations, this kind of crafty speech had a lot of advantages!