"You're thinking shit!"
Nashadir said bluntly.
Dick laughed, spread his hands, looked at Jiang Xuan and Nashadir and said, "So there's nothing to talk about?"
After saying this, Dick stood up and left.
Anyway, it is Long Yan who is begging them now, not them.
Without his own help, Long Yan would be beyond reach of France's second port city in Egypt.
The main territory of Long Yan's Egypt is near the Suez Canal, located in the east.
But France's port city in Egypt is in the west of Egypt, far away. If Long Yan himself sends troops to attack this port city in France.
Crossing Egypt on the spot, the battle line was stretched to an extremely long length.
Under this situation, Long Yan didn't say whether he had enough troops to deploy.
Even if there are, there are not many cities in Egypt with Longyan.
It can even be said that there are very few, how many strongholds can be used to replenish supplies during the march.
But Britain has a large number of troops stationed nearby in the second port city of Egypt in France. They also know that France now relies heavily on this port city in Africa.
As long as a large number of troops are stationed nearby, France will have a headache if the traffic leading to the city is cut off.
Now France is like a shrunken turtle in Egypt, gathering together and not daring to stand out.
Jiang Xuan glanced at Dick. This was to control their Long Yan, but Dick's methods were still a bit too young.
"Since you, Britain, do not cooperate, then we have no choice but to occupy Cairo. I believe that your business and war in Europe will not be affected by our Longyan repairing the Suez Canal, right?"
Jiang Xuan smiled slightly.
After dealing with Britain for so long, Jiang Xuan is extremely clear about their weaknesses.
Upon hearing these words, Dick stopped, turned back to look at Jiang Xuan, frowned, and said, "What do you mean?"
"Cairo just lent you Long Yan temporarily. Do you Long Yan want to take it all for you?"
Dick made no mention of the Suez Canal, only of Cairo.
Cairo now nominally belongs to Britain, but is actually controlled by Dragon Flame.
But as long as Cairo belongs to Britain in name only, Britain will never use this as an excuse to attack their own city.
As for who this city ultimately belongs to, it all depends on who has a stronger gun.
But that will have to wait until the war is over.
The current Franco-Austrian Alliance is still strong. This alliance composed of European countries has strength.
Now as Britain's ally on the European continent, Prussia has always been on the verge of annihilation.
If Prussia were destroyed, there would be no need to continue this war.
Both Britain and the Dragon Flame will lose their pegs on the European continent.
It is nothing more than safeguarding its own European interests.
So as allies of Prussia, Britain and Long Yan still have to pretend to sit together and talk about cooperation.
But everyone knows what they are thinking.
"No, no, how can this be called monopoly?"
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "Our Longyan thing can be called monopoly, it is just that the name of Britain is replaced by our Longyan."
"Furthermore, we at Long Yan have the obligation and right to maintain the Suez Canal, the lifeline of maritime transportation that connects three continents, to avoid quality problems."
"It would be bad if one day that blind country hits the rocks in the Suez Canal and sinks to the bottom, and blames us, Long Yan."
Jiang Xuan smiled and looked into Dick's eyes.
Upon hearing this, Dick sat back on the negotiating table expressionlessly.
Although Britain is far away from Europe, it does not rely much on the Suez Canal.
But that was peacetime.
It's wartime now, and Britain's own troops are still fighting at sea against the Franco-Austrian Alliance.
Its own fleet docks at the port near the Suez Canal.
That's not one or two ships.
In order to compete with France in the Mediterranean, Britain spent most of its wealth on ships.
It is to rob and block France's shipping lanes in the Mediterranean.
Force France to submit and give up its hegemonic interests at sea.
Now it is indeed a good deal to choose to join forces with Long Yan to block the connection between France and Africa.
"Mr. Dick, now that we are back at the negotiating table, I hope you can show a little bit of sincerity."
"The port cities in France can be given to you, but you have to pay a certain amount of money or something." Jiang Xuan said lightly.
A port city, albeit a Mediterranean one, had little impact on Britain.
But it's definitely not optional.
Britain's colonial area is blocked outside the Mediterranean Sea, which means that Britain is on the Mediterranean coast and currently does not have a port city of its own.
Therefore, both its own fleet and its merchant ships have to rely on the ports of other countries for parking.
Every year, we have to pay exorbitant parking fees to foreign countries.
If there were port cities in Egypt, they would not need to rely on others.
Dick weighed the options, looked at Jiang Xuan, and said in a deep voice: "We can use the money to buy this city from Long Yan."
"But the specific amount will be reported to Britain."
Jiang Xuan thought for a moment, money...
Britain's money is actually no different to them, Long Yan, than toilet paper.
Jiang Xuan sneered and said: "The only sincerity you have in Britain is money?"
Dick raised his eyebrows: "What else do you Long Yan want?"
"This is the greatest sincerity we can show in Britain."
"Mr. Dick, we are all sensible people. Don't you know the rules of transactions between big countries?"
"Barter for barter!"
Dick's face suddenly sank. Of course he knew the rules of transactions between big countries, and they used money, something that could be produced repeatedly, to trade between big countries.
It's useless.
You can't spend money from other countries in your own country. You can only use the money in Britain.
Therefore, any transactions between big countries have always been barter-for-barter.
Only when both parties feel it is appropriate can the deal proceed.
"Barter for barter... Then what do you, Long Yan, plan to exchange this port city for for our Britain?" Dick said in a deep voice.
Now it was his turn to be manipulated.
It's a port city. He said he didn't want it, but he was actually very honest in his heart.
What Britain lacks now is a central city. If the relationship with Long Yan breaks down, it will be much more difficult for Britain to target mercenaries from the European continent in the future.
Jiang Xuan glanced at him with interest and laughed: "Is this right? The most important thing in a transaction is fairness."
"You see, our port city is also a city, and its value is also very high. You, Britain, must at least give us a city in exchange."
