C3355 Rogano Hall Negotiations (1/2)
Britain's core of power is Buckingham Palace, but the administrative center is Whitehall Street!
British Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Police Department, Prime Minister's residence, Ministry of Defence, Cabinet Office... was sure that if the Zhiyuan Warship were to attack him from the Thames, the British internal system would immediately collapse.
For an old empire that had undergone expansion as a colony, diplomacy was the most important thing. Naturally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the best position on this street.
After entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the guards saw the leader of the Hua Clan dressed in an exquisite suit. All of them stood at attention and saluted.
The British were arrogant, but they were practical as well. Xiao Letian had used victory to gain his reputation, which was enough for the arrogant British politicians to pay respect to him.
Pushing open the opulent Rogano's hall, what entered his sight was a tacky golden color. Golden wallpaper covered the entire hall from ceiling to wall. Huge crystal lamps hung above his head, reflecting the light of the sun.
As soon as they entered the room, they heard what seemed like a bazaar within. The Spanish and Chinese diplomatic delegations had already been quarrelling here for over half a month.
”I repeat, the Philippines is a colony inherent in Spain. This is the land God has entrusted us with. This is aggression...”
”Nonsense! The land that God has entrusted to you? Let God come out and say a word! Do you have a document of God's authorization? ”We don't care about all that. We only know where the Chinese live for hundreds of years, and they have the right to decide their own land ownership!”
”Shameless!” Our rights were given to us by the Pope! ”You dare not admit it …”
”Nonsense, we just won't admit it!” We don't have a pope in China, and we don't listen to you! ”
”Self-determination of peoples! ”What we want is the self-determination of our people. All the Chinese in Luzon have decided not to accept your rule …”
”This is a conspiracy!” The representative of Spain shouted in exasperation, ”We, the benevolent Queen, rule over the land granted by God. How could our good governance lead to rebellion?! This is all part of the Chinese plot!”
This time, Xiao Letian was able to grab hold of a flaw, and he laughed out loud, ”Hahaha …” A merciful queen? I don't really understand, are you guys representing King A Madiao? Or the Queen Yi Suobeila who represents them in France? ”
”Who exactly are you representing? How many regimes do you have in Spain? ”
The Spanish representative who refuted with a single sentence perspired profusely. This Old Count who wore round gold-rimmed glasses had indeed misspoken. After working with the Queen for decades, many things had gone smoothly for him.
”Mm …” ”Mhmm …” Like the old cattle on the field, he could not utter a word!
The assistant beside him started to rescue him. ”Of course it's His Majesty the King, it's just a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue …”
Puff … The Chinese people were booing and their faces were full of determination!
The negotiations had gone on for more than half a month without any progress. Both sides were unwilling to give in. They were even threatening each other to the point that they wanted to use force!
However, despite the threat, Spain did not make much noise. They had shouted for more than half a month, but still had not managed to mobilize their entire country. The Expeditionary forces that they spoke of did not even seem to be a shadow of them.
CIA and General Staff had done their deductions together. If Spain was really going to go on an expedition into the Luzon, then the first step would be to discover the War bond.
With Spain's current financial reserves, it was impossible to sustain such a massive troop movement without a budget of more than £10 million.
Unfortunately, Spain was in the midst of a crucial period of change in power, and civil war was still raging in the country. Prim was assassinated.