C3052 Stop Cooperation (1/2)
”Life is not more than a hundred, one's heart is always filled with a thousand years of sorrow …” These are all for nothing! ”
”Even if these artifacts were under my control, how long would I live? ”It's only seventy to eighty years. As for my children, I can't guarantee any more …”
”But to these treasures of art, although fragile, their lives are still very long. As long as you take care of them carefully, they can live for thousands of years and live forever!”
”Is France a place where these treasures can be cared for? With all due respect, this war has done more damage than I have ever seen, and how many treasures of art have been destroyed in the fire of war? I'm afraid there are more than a hundred thousand pieces! ”
”So, the virtuous live! What is a virtuous person, who can protect these works of art is a virtuous person... ”It doesn't matter whether or not I take advantage of the situation. These babies will be protected by me!”
”In the future, just leave it to fate. Maybe a hundred years from now, you will return to Asia. By then, won't all of these treasures be returned to you?”
Blanqui was so angry that his nose was crooked, thinking that such a righteous person, was truly a born politician!
”Leader, I don't want to waste any more time on these things. I just want to know what is your purpose in inviting me here so late at night!”
”However, I must explain in advance that the rules for this transaction must be changed. Paris no longer has gold and antiques for you, so you must accept other means of payment!”
”Why not notes? ”You have to understand that all paper money is printed under the gold standard system and their purchasing power can be guaranteed. Why do you refuse to accept it?”
”The Republic has never said to abolish the currency issued by the Empire. We did not even destroy the accounts and assets of the Imperial Bank. We chose to continue it …”
Xiao Letian waved his hand, ”No no no no …. I'm not here to discuss financial knowledge with you. I just want to tell you one thing, our business cannot be continued any longer. These few days should be the last few days of the transaction! ”
”What?” You want to stop the trade? ” Blanqui never thought that just as he started to bargain, Xiao Letian would close the door.
”Cough, cough …” ”Fellow leader, what are your conditions, we can talk about them slowly …”
Xiao Letian shook his head: ”No, no, no, you think too much, I am not asking for a sky-high price, and I don't want to blackmail you, but for this kind of smuggling business, I can only do it for a short period of time, not for a whole life!”
”To tell you the truth, the reason why Prussia tolerated me to engage in such a smuggling transaction was only to repay a favor to the Chinese. Do you think that I've earned a lot from the smuggling trade?”
”Do you think this is a business deal? This is a huge mistake. In this business, we, the Chinese people, have paid a lot! ”
”The most difficult thing to repay is the debt of gratitude. This thing cannot be explained or seen, but you can't deny its existence. Every time I smuggle goods to Paris, I deduct them from the account of my close alliance with Prussia. On the surface, it looks fine, but a favor is unreliable.”
”I think the smuggling of goods in Paris is just a disguised ally in the eyes of the Prussian. A small fight would still be okay, you wouldn't think that we would cooperate forever, right?”
With these words, Blanqui's heart turned cold. 90% of the Shabelle Sect's smuggling business was now monopolized by the left faction of the Montmartre plateau.
Although Thiers and Andrew had been the first to establish a relationship with each other, the commune had started to get involved with this business as the war was getting intense. Currently, Eugene and Andrew could only engage in the most scattered smuggling of cultural relics, the majority of which was in the hands of the left.
The Shabelle Gate supply line could be said to be the lifeline of the commune. Without the support of these supplies, Paris would not be able to survive the winter.