"Xiao...Xiao...Dear Head of State, hello!"
Wulan Geli subconsciously wanted to call Xiao Letian by his first name, but in the end he held back. This was a formal diplomatic occasion, and the middle-aged man opposite him was no longer the little warlord who invaded Beijing back then!
Holding his heart with his right hand, Wu Langeli lowered his noble head and bowed deeply to Xiao Letian, a full ninety degrees.
Xiao Letian looked at the Tsarist Russian minister in front of him, who clearly had the characteristics of a Central Asian nation. He didn't speak for more than ten seconds, while Ulan Geli just bent over.
It's not that Xiao Letian was rude, but that Xiao Letian was stunned for a moment and his mind suddenly fell into a trance.
"Ah... oh, I'm sorry, I was distracted... No need to be polite, Sir, please sit down, please sit down..." Xiao Letian picked up Ulan Geli and led him to the dining table.
At this moment, a breeze blows over, which is so comfortable that your whole nerves relax! Xiao Letian squinted his head and looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, feeling the breeze blowing through every gap in his white shirt, as if a girl's tender hands had touched every inch of skin.
"Ah... Mr. Darwin's Origin of Species, have you read it, Mr. Darwin?"
"Oh... this... this really hasn't happened, but I've heard of..." Wulan Geli didn't know why Xiao Letian asked this question.
"Haha, I'm rude. I forgot that the minister is a devout believer. Of course he won't believe this heresy that goes against the doctrine!"
"However, there is a very interesting theory in the origin of species... He said that the ancestors of all species on earth came from the sea!"
"The sea is the home of all species, including humans, so when humans see the sea and smell the breath of the ocean, a memory from ancient times will surface!"
"It's so comfortable...the smell of the cradle of life! Who doesn't like the sea? Especially in this season when the wind and sunshine are the most comfortable..."
Ulan Geli suddenly became a little impatient, rubbed his hands and said, "Well... Dear Head of State, I am here this time..."
Before Wulan Geli could finish speaking, Xiao Letian raised his hand to stop what he was about to say, "Don't be so anxious. It's rare that the weather is good today and I'm in a good mood. Enjoy it more!"
At this time, the waiter had already started to serve the dishes, following the process of Western French cuisine, from appetizers, appetizers, main meals, to desserts...and so on!
The way of eating is Western, but the dishes are all oriental, with mountains and rivers to eat, such as Buddha jumping over the wall, shark fin soup, sashimi, lobster... They are basically all specialties of Naha waters!
Even if Ulan Geli was not in the mood to eat, he had to admit that Chinese cooking skills were really profound and profound, with countless variations. After a few delicious dishes, his gloomy mood improved a lot.
Xiao Letian raised his glass and toasted to the guests, "After I led the troops to Paris, I met several arrogant French chefs. He always said that their French food was the best in the world, and that Chinese food was just vulgar stews and was not good. Grade..."
"Haha...I laughed at that time. Ignorant people have no fear! Those French big noses only know how to compare French palace dishes with Chinese market dishes!"
"Where has he ever really tasted top-notch Chinese palace cuisine? Most people have never seen it, let alone the fact that they can't afford it!"
"Let's just say this Buddha jumped over the wall! Those French guys almost swallowed their tongues after just one taste..."
Ulan Geli looked embarrassed, "Führer...Thank you for your hospitality, but I still think we should get down to business..."
"Hey... Where are you talking? Enjoying beautiful scenery and delicious food is a serious matter! Try this fruit smoothie. It uses pineapples and mangoes grown here in Ryukyu. You can't eat them in Tsarist Russia and Beijing. Such good stuff..."
Xiao Letian casually stirred the yogurt jelly in the smoothie with a silver spoon. "Eating these tropical fruits reminds me of a very interesting thing!"
"Your Excellency, Minister, do you know why there can never be a powerful country in the tropics, even in areas close to the equator? If you think about it carefully, there has never been a powerful empire in the equator!"
Wulan Geli really couldn't adapt to Xiao Letian's jumping thinking, but he didn't dare to offend him yet, so he just shook his head helplessly.
"Hey... that's because there is no winter in the tropics. There are so many species all year round. The humans living here have no sense of crisis. They don't need to think about storing food!"
"There are endless fruits and prey in the forest, fish in the streams, and countless seafood in the sea. If you pick up a fishing rod and spend half a day at the beach, you can find enough food for a family to eat for a day!"
"This is very interesting, because they can pick, fish and hunt all year round. They don't need to develop storage technology, so there is no driving force for upgrading to agricultural civilization!"
"So when Western navigators and some early Chinese ocean explorers first came into contact with humans in the equatorial region, there were still barbaric tribal systems and a group of savages everywhere!"
"You can't even enter the agricultural civilization. How can a powerful empire emerge? Let alone an industrial power in the future!"
"Do you think there is any truth to this theory?"
Wulan Geli was stunned. This was the first time he had heard of such a theory. Thinking back to how many times he had taken ships from Europe to Asia, and passed through many tropical countries on the way, the situation was really the same as what Xiao Letian said. .
Even now, as mankind has entered the late 19th century and entered a new era of the Second Industrial Revolution, there are still a large number of rainforests in Borneo, and savages with bows, arrows and blowpipes are still attacking Chinese settlements. district!
It's a little better in Southeast Asia. After all, Europe and China have continued to influence for thousands of years. A large number of immigrants have given the coastal cities a bit of a civilized world. But as long as you go deeper into the mountains and rainforests, the people there can be said to be just a bunch of people. Tropical monkey.
"Ah! The theory of the head of state really makes my eyes light up. I admit that it is indeed like this...but I still think that we should start negotiations!"
"No, no, no... please don't interrupt me, head of state. I have been waiting here for three days. I am very rude and came uninvited. I just want to talk to the head of state in person about peace between us!"
"If you keep talking about these food, tropical, indigenous and other topics, I'm really going to collapse..."
Xiao Letian laughed loudly, "Frank! I like people who are frank, but how do you know that what I said has nothing to do with the subsequent peace negotiations?"
"With all due respect, this is very relevant!"
"Ah?" Ulan Geli almost collapsed. He found that these Chinese negotiators were more evil than the others, and they didn't play according to common sense at all!
Xiao Hexin took his men to fight with you, smashed up the Prime Minister's Office, and even insulted himself as a rapist!
The female special envoy Cai Bixia was even more of a master of synergy. Even though she smiled every day, she seduced the Qing Dynasty and Britain to put pressure on her!
They are all difficult characters, but after having another confrontation with Xiao Letian today, I realized that these extremely evil negotiation methods are inherited!
This Xiao Letian is a very evil person. He has no rules at all. You can't grasp his thinking at all!
