Viscount Ferdinand is not in Port Said, and the highest official in France at the moment is the ambassador's deputy, the counselor.
Counselor La is definitely the most capable subordinate of the Minister. He has followed Ferdinand in handling diplomatic work for more than six years, and Viscount Ferdinand has always been interested in operating in Paris, allowing his loyal subordinate to inherit his career in Egypt.
If the master is gracious, his subordinates will naturally be righteous! It can be said that Counselor La was obedient to the Minister. Originally, the position of Counselor was supposed to provide suggestions and reference to the Minister. However, due to Ferdinand's overly strong ability and character, Counselor La became completely an executor.
For example, in this canal attack on the Chinese, La was executing Viscount Ferdinand's plan from beginning to end, including the contingency plan also formulated by the Viscount.
He has developed a certain kind of laziness and is too lazy to think for himself. Maybe in his mind, there is nothing that the Minister cannot do.
Moreover, telegraph communication along the canal is so convenient and developed that any special situation can be quickly notified to the Minister. In the minds of these subordinates, the Minister is omnipotent, and there is nothing that cannot be resolved in Egypt.
But they did not expect that today's conflict broke all their plans. First of all, the telegraph line was destroyed by the Chinese, and the minister suddenly fell ill, which caught everyone off guard.
Not everyone is quick-witted. The only thing Counselor La can do is to activate the backup plan in advance, let the sand ship sink into the canal quickly, and urge the Mediterranean fleet to enter the port as soon as possible.
But he never expected that the situation was not fixed, but changing. Prussian and British spies sank the sand ship, and the domineering Zhiyuan rammed and crippled the Maranta.
At that moment, the only choice before Counselor La was war or negotiation, but did he dare to go to war? Will the endless British warships in sight allow him to start a war? So the only option is to negotiate.
In Major General Jason's single cabin, Counselor La had been roaring for three hours. His throat was stinging and his eyes were dry. The cabin was filled with the smell of cigar smoke, and the choking man kept coughing.
"General Jason... don't you understand what I'm saying? Britain and France must join forces to curb the rise of the Chinese. A powerful Chinese will affect our rule in the east!"
"Nine years ago, our two countries joined hands to attack the capital of China. Have you forgotten all about such glorious achievements? No way, the warship under your feet once docked outside the entrance of Dagu..."
"Since when did you get together with the Chinese? I don't understand, I can't understand you at all..."
"As long as we unite, we can jointly divide the power of the Chinese people, which will be countless wealth..."
"Today's matter is easy to handle, very easy to solve... As long as you and I reach an agreement first, and then put pressure on the Chinese, we will hold them accountable for the crime of forcibly provoking trouble and deliberately ramming a French warship..."
"Condemn them for undeclared war and imprison them in Port Said..."
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The whole morning, Major General Jason's brain was buzzing with noise. Counselor La was a diplomat after all, and his eloquence was very good. As long as you didn't interrupt him, he would talk endlessly.
Jason sneered in his heart and cursed, "Idiot, you know how to say that I will help you without any actual benefits? What else happened nine years ago? At that time, if we in the UK could not solve the Qing Dynasty on our own, if we didn't need you France puts its army into battle and we take you with us?”
"Now that you control the Suez Canal, you have opened up the golden waterway from France to India. The country is displeased with you. Do you still want me to cooperate?"
Rolling his eyes again, Jason suddenly thought of the set of porcelain from the Southern Song Dynasty official kiln that Xiao Letian gave him. Tsk tsk...the beautiful openings and glaze color, such pure cyan, such simple and elegant shape...it was simply an artifact. ah!
"General? General! Are you listening to me..." Jason, who was immersed in fantasy, was suddenly woken up by Counselor La.
"Ah? Ah... Of course I listened... What you said about the joint declaration is not easy to handle. I am a military general after all. Why don't we think about it after our minister arrives in Cairo?"
"I'm really sorry. It's difficult to resolve the matter of testifying. After all, I'm a soldier, not a judicial officer. I'm really not good at judging this conflict... Hahaha!"
"I am a soldier, and it is my duty to obey orders..."
Counselor La was so angry that his head was about to burst. He really couldn't understand why the Europeans didn't help the Europeans? When did the British get so close to these Chinese people?
It’s not that I don’t understand, the world is changing so fast!
Just when Counselor La was worried, at the southern end of the canal, an old steam paddle steamer was snorting and puffing black smoke as it approached the north.
There were hundreds of cavalrymen on the shore escorting the small boat along the way. From time to time, the cavalry officer found clusters of cut telegraph wires and cursed angrily.
"The Chinese are going to hell! They actually destroyed the telegraph line like this? How can we repair it..."
The damage done by the Marines was not simply done by cutting them off. They completely destroyed a few hundred meters at a distance of several thousand meters, and then walked more than a thousand meters before destroying them. This basically destroyed the telegraph line in the Suez Canal. .
In France, unless it is re-paved, it is absolutely impossible to expect repairs in a short time.
In the steamer, Viscount Ferdinand, who was leaning on the pillow with a sallow face, was explaining specific matters to the clerk. Outside the ship, there were cavalry and fast horses ready to rush towards Port Said at any time.
"Don't trust the British... remember... you can't trust the British, cough cough cough..."
"At this moment, the national interests of Britain and France have diverged... They are no longer as harmonious as they were nine years ago..."
"You have to know... It is very possible that Britain... is very likely to take sides in the upcoming Franco-Prussian conflict..."
"The first place...naturally has the ability to stop the second place...Beware of the first place joining forces with...the third, fourth, fifth and sixth place..."
"First... send these orders first... ugh..."
Ferdinand's chest felt tight and he suddenly vomited violently. The clerk beside him quickly prepared a washbasin. After struggling for a long time, Ferdinand finally regained his breath. He lay on the bed and said in pain.
"I regret it so much... I regret not delegating power in advance... pulling him... I'm afraid he won't be able to control the situation... Keep accelerating, we must get to Port Said, even if we die there!"
Note: Today’s third update is here, there will be more to come!
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