At this time, the other side of the American continent.
French colonial area.
Last time, Fang Dalong and Wan Shang escaped from danger.
His identity was almost exposed because of Green's incident.
Fortunately, Richard invited the two of them to discuss the matter at the same time, so that Oslig did not find Fang Dalong, so the matter was dropped.
Afterwards, Fang Dalong stubbornly moved back to the tavern regardless of whether his injuries had healed.
"Brother Fang, Richard may have begun to doubt me. He didn't tell me many things about Long Yan."
Brother Fang frowned. The previous contact about Long Yan was done by the two of them.
Now Richard wouldn't tell them.
"Have they already become suspicious?"
Wan Shang rubbed his forehead: "That's not clear."
"but……"
He looked at Fang Dalong, exhaled a breath, and said in a deep voice: "Oslig may have noticed something."
Fang Dalong sighed and looked at the sky, wondering what he was thinking. The two of them were almost exposed last time because of Green's incident.
"Next, we have to be more vigilant, but with Richard's series of actions, I doubt they will use troops against Long Yan."
"After all, according to the current intelligence, the French battlefield in the Ohio River Basin has been basically stable, and the British have no power to fight back."
"The French army may take advantage of this moment to launch an attack on us."
"We should tell Lord Qing Yangshuo this news."
Wan Shang nodded: "Yes, it would be better to tell Mr. Qing Yangshuo earlier about such news."
"However, this is just our speculation and there is no evidence to prove this."
Fang Dalong said: "Sometimes some guesses will be infinitely close to the correct answer. Based on our understanding of Richard, it is very likely that he will do this."
"Yes..." Wan Shang did not refute.
But this matter is always just speculation, and no one knows whether it will happen.
And on the other side, Richard's office.
He stared at the map hanging on the wall, which marked the current location of Long Yanjun.
He had been hesitating for a long time about attacking Long Yan.
If they really want to attack Longyan, they will have to fight both Britain and Longyan. Longyan's combat effectiveness is not at the level of Britain.
But Long Yan's troops in America are extremely few.
The territory is also small, so if there is a fight, it is not certain who will win.
But now, Richard lacks a reason to attack Long Yan, a reason for him to be ruthless and formally declare war on Long Yan.
At this moment, the waiter walked in and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Richard, someone wants to see you."
"who?"
"He said he was from Spain..."
Richard was stunned. Was Spain the empire on which the sun never set? But since being defeated by France and Britain, this country can now only settle in a corner of America.
There is no threat, but he is still the fourth largest colonial power in North America.
"Let him in."
Richard thought for a while, and finally decided to meet the envoy from Spain. No matter what the reason for coming here, from the perspective of diplomatic relations, he needed to meet him.
The situation in America is already chaotic enough, and no one wants to make enemies with others at this time.
When Richard saw the envoy from Spain, he smiled cordially as if he were meeting an old friend.
"Oh, my dear Spanish ambassador, what is it that brings you to New France?"
In the previous contract, the French colonial area established a new American country and named it New France.
In essence, it is still a French colonial area, but it just changed its name in exchange for more rights.
The Spanish envoy Lu En and Richard embraced each other warmly.
"Oh, dear Mr. Richard, it's so nice to see you."
Lu En did not mention what happened this time, glanced inside the room, and motioned to Richard.
Richard smiled and made a gesture of invitation. The relationship between France and Spain was very bad, so this was just a polite gesture.
If the current situation were turbulent, Richard would not receive the envoy from Spain.
"Please come in."
Richard was sitting on the main seat, with his right leg resting on his left leg, very casually. Lu En glanced at him and smiled bitterly inwardly.
When Spain was powerful, no one dared to treat them with such an attitude, but there is no need to do so now.
Spain is left alone.
Lu En sat upright without any pretense.
A satisfied smile appeared on Richard's lips, he snapped his fingers, and soon a waiter came and presented him with a portion of Long Yan's fine tea.
"Mr. Luen, please taste these tea leaves from Long Yan."
"I have to say that Long Yan doesn't have any talent in other things, but their tea is really delicious. We Europeans can't grow such a thing." Richard sighed.
Lu En's face looked a little ugly.
Richard specifically mentioned Dragon Yan in front of Luen because in the recent battle between Spain and Long Yan, Spain was defeated by Long Yan with only a thousand men.
And it's not just that.
That time, it was Spain who provoked Long Yan first and took over Long Yan's third city. They even trumpeted that Spain had the strength to defeat Long Yan.
But they were soon slapped in the face by the Long Yan Army at the speed of light. It is said that in that battle, the Spanish troops were beaten by the Long Yan Army and were unable to fight back, and the Spanish commander fled in a hurry.
This is also a test to see where Spain's bottom line is this time.
Come to France to ask for support.
Lu En's face froze slightly, but he soon recovered his smile. He put down the tea cup without taking a sip.
He was very clear about Richard's temptation.
Lu En smiled and said: "I admire the strength of France. Now the trade in the entire America is no longer monopolized by Long Yan. I heard that some countries need to purchase their weapons from Long Yan."
"The two sides still have a hostile relationship, which is a bit ironic."
Richard took a sip of tea with a smile and looked at Lu En: "Sir, what is the purpose of coming here?"
"Please just say it,"
Lu En put away his previous smile, and his attitude was obviously much more serious. He stared at Richard and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Richard, do you know that the current situation in France is very dangerous."
"Long Yan and Britain have a cooperative relationship."
Richard laughed: "Everyone knows this. If you are here to remind me of this, please come back!"
Lu En sneered: "No, I'm here to tell you another thing. Long Yan is making big moves in the Isthmus of Panama. They are probably building a canal that can connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans."
"I think Mr. Richard should know what it means after the canal is opened."
