The contract for the Yinzhou War was officially signed, and the arrangements for Napoleon and Adams were finalized.
Zhu Jingyuan looked at the delegates present and said with emotion:
"Except for the pioneering movement within Mozhou, all wars in other parts of the world have ended.
“The next theme should be to develop science and technology and build a better world so that we humans can live a better life.
“But, just as at the end of the world war, I now again remind you to remain vigilant.
“The mess left after the war is not easy to clean up.
“The situation at home is not optimistic, especially in mainland France and French Canada.
“One was exhausted by the war, and the other was reduced to ruins by the war.
"The financial situation in the UK is also not optimistic, and your golden cow Tianzhu has been emptied by you.
“If we fail to prepare in advance and respond carefully, war is likely to break out again.
“It might even be a local war.
“In order to avoid these situations, Daming can provide help within its ability.
“Including but not limited to loans and investments.
“Of course there are conditions, but this is not something that should be discussed now, let’s wait until after the holidays.
“The fact that Ming Dynasty is willing to grant loans and investments can be published in the newspapers together with the results of the peace talks.
"Use relatively good news to ease the complicated conflicts in your country."
The representatives at the scene listened to these words with complicated emotions and didn't know how to express them.
The world is indeed at peace, but as Zhu Jingyuan said, the mess left after the war is also a big trouble.
Ming Dynasty is still a reminder of good intentions, just like before the Yinzhou War.
After having just experienced a painful war, these representatives were frightened and felt powerless.
Regarding the promise of subsequent help, the corresponding conditions that may be proposed are also worrying.
But they haven't said anything now, and we'll talk about it after Christmas.
Let's first use the news of the armistice and Ming Dynasty's help to appease the domestic mood.
Prince Charles stood up and saluted Zhu Jingyuan very seriously:
"Thank you to my dear friends for their willingness to help mediate the long-lasting Yinzhou War, and my thanks to my dear friends for their willingness to help France overcome its difficulties."
Ciel took the lead, and everyone else stood up and expressed their gratitude with mixed feelings.
Zhu Jingyuan sat there and nodded slightly, accepting the thanks very calmly:
“External forces are external forces after all, and the key to whether you can stabilize or not depends on you.
"Today is your Christmas Eve. Let's sit down and take a photo. Let's have a meal here at noon."
Everyone agreed again, sat down in their respective seats, and turned to look outside together.
The photographer was at the end of the table and took several seated photos of the scene.
Then everyone stood up and took another group photo outside the hall.
Finally, we went to the banquet hall behind the Wuying Palace in the Forbidden City of Xintianfu for dinner.
This time it was the most formal official banquet, using the most obvious and traditional meal-sharing method.
Zhu Jingyuan sat at the top, and the others were on the left and right sides.
After lunch, the delegates retired together and left the Forbidden City.
News of the negotiations immediately reached the delegates' home base via telegraph.
Today was supposed to be Tessie's Christmas Eve, and tomorrow was Christmas Day.
The royal courts of various countries have entered a state of holiday, and the royal family and officials are preparing to take a rest.
The news brought the royal family and its most important officials together again.
In the Palace of Versailles, Louis XVI looked at the telegram in front of him with a look of disbelief on his face:
"Is this all true? Is this how the peace talks of the Yinzhou War ended? It's been less than a week since Charles arrived at Xintian Mansion, right?"
The Duke of Orleans also widened his eyes:
"This is impossible. How could negotiations be so fast? Is there something wrong?
"Didn't the negotiations officially start today? Why did they end like this?"
The Duke of Orleans was more excited.
Because he actually prepared a lot of plans to cause trouble during the peace talks.
The Duke of Orleans also takes it for granted that this peace negotiation will take at least a winter, and may even last more than half a year.
Therefore, I am not in a hurry when doing things, but still pursue stability.
The results are good now. From the departure of the delegation headed by Charles, it has only been more than 20 days since the negotiation ended.
I haven’t done anything myself!
Duke Richelieu was also very surprised and said:
“I was very surprised when I received the news, and I also felt that something had gone wrong.
"But His Highness Charles's personal explanation and His Excellency Talleyrand's formal official report all explained the situation at that time.
"His Royal Highness Prince Dashi did not give us any time to argue.
“On the day the negotiations started, His Highness directly issued the contract prepared by Daming and asked everyone to sign directly.
"So it can even be said that there was no peace negotiation at all, and the relevant personnel directly accepted Ming's disposal..."
Louis XVI carefully read the detailed instructions in the telegram and compared the reports of Charles and Talleyrand.
Then he became a little lost in thought and muttered in a daze:
"Like a powerful monarch who is 'Qian Gang's dictatorial', he directly ended local disputes with his personal will and orders..."
Duke Richelieu also nodded and said:
"Yes, that's true. Although it's a little humiliating, it's a good thing for France.
“End the war as soon as possible and let businessmen and citizens know that the war is officially over, so that the situation can be stabilized as much as possible.
“So at the same time, Prince Dashi said personally that Ming Dynasty can provide loans and investments to help us tide over the difficulties.
"My idea is to spread the news of the contract signing and Daming's support as quickly as possible through newspapers."
The Duke of Orleans was blinded.
After these news are released, how can you cause trouble?
Those who are willing to participate in the popular uprising either cannot survive or have no future.
As long as there is a way out, who is willing to do the job of killing one's head?
Now that the contract is signed and Ming's commitment is announced, people who are on the verge of collapse can hold on a little longer.
Even if life doesn't get better immediately, there is hope that it can get better!
And with Prince Dashi's vigorous and resolute style, as long as the French agree to his conditions, support may soon arrive.
Especially the little boy Ciel has unlimited trust in his best friend.
The Duke of Orleans immediately said loudly:
"What Daming said is nice, those help must be conditional!"
Louis XVI also reacted:
"Yes, Daming's help must be conditional. I don't know if we can bear it..."
Duke Richelieu said of course:
“Between countries, and even among most ordinary people, any help is conditional.
“Don’t other bankers in the West attach any strings attached if they are willing to lend money to the royal family and the French court?
"The relationship between His Highness Charles and His Highness Prince Dashi can definitely be properly handled under the command of His Excellency Talleyrand."
Louis XVI suddenly realized again:
“You are right, everything has a price, and the price can be paid to maintain the stability of our country.
“So put the news in the newspapers as soon as possible, and all the city halls that have installed electric speakers should broadcast the news directly.
“Today is Christmas Eve and tomorrow is Christmas Day, so we must get the news out in these two days.
"Businessmen and citizens are under too much pressure and they need good news."
Duke Richelieu saluted seriously and said:
"Your will."
Richelieu was out on errands and had to work overtime on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The Duke of Orleans also left anxiously.
The situation in London, England is similar.
Prime Minister William Pitt, also armed with several telegraph newspapers, approached the Crown Prince Regent, the Prince of Wales.
Peter knew that the Prince of Wales was not very patient, and he might be in a bad mood if his rest was interrupted.
But it's no use feeling bad, there's nothing bigger than this right now.
While handing over the telegram, Peter briefly explained the relevant content.
I also explained the on-site situation I got, and finally put forward the follow-up treatment suggestions in a concise way:
“…In any case, signing the contract quickly is a good thing for us.
“The most important thing now is to get the news out and ease the tension.
“We have no choice now and we don’t need to choose.
"Whether we can accept the help Daming is willing to provide, and how much we can accept, is a matter for the future."
The Prince of Wales flipped through the telegram and nodded without any opinion:
"Okay, let's do everything according to the Prime Minister's orders."
Peter stopped chatting with the Prince of Wales and immediately left to go out on business.
The operation efficiency of the British and French courts was relatively high, and the news of the day was sent to major newspapers and periodicals on the same day.
The news is not a telegram from the front, but refined and refined words that sound better.
It also includes supplementary interpretations by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, in order to remind newspapers and periodicals of the interpretation and guide the direction of public opinion.
Major newspapers also worked on Christmas Eve all night long to try their best to catch up with the next day's morning paper.
What was originally the evening paper also directly issued an extra number.
That evening, Rothschild Manor, London, England.
The Rothschild family had dinner together, and Meyer Rothschild's third son, Nathan, reported:
"It's completely confirmed that all major food and clothing stores in Britain and France are really closed.
“The earliest one has been closed for more than 20 days.
“Almost all store managers, most designers, and key craftsmen and managers went directly to Big Food Country.
“The average shop assistant received half his salary for three months.
"The specific reason is that the situation in Britain and France is turbulent. In order to prevent possible risks, the Dashi Clothing Company has temporarily closed all businesses in the two countries.
“If the situation between the two countries is still unstable after three months, these ordinary store clerks will be asked to fend for themselves.
"If the situation can return to normal, commercial banks in both countries will open normally again."
Meyer and his sons didn't look very good.
Meyer asked the insider with a straight face:
"Has your plan been leaked?"
Nathan immediately shook his head and said:
“It’s impossible to leak it, and there’s no point in leaking it.
"We are just spreading rumors in different circles to guide people with resentments to transfer their hatred to Dashi Clothing Company.
"The trading company was opened by Prince Dashi, and with the support of Prince Charles, the shopkeeper should be very proud.
"This kind of person shouldn't just close the shop and hide away just because of such a little bit of news.
"Prince Dashi himself is not such a person!"
Meyer was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly glared:
"What are the changes in the market for new Ming-style formal wear now?"
Nathan replied subconsciously:
“The market seems to be on the rise, and our own business selling imitation goods has seen a significant increase in sales compared to before.
“There are also customers who have bought Fifth Brother’s smuggled goods, and they occasionally come over to ask if there are any more smuggled goods.
“But now we have absolutely no goods on hand, and the smuggled goods on the market basically come from one place.
"A Ming woman opened a Ming-style clothing store in Paris, and she basically monopolized the smuggling channels.
“After Zaishi Clothing Store closed down, the price of her smuggled goods soared, and now the price has exceeded that of licensed goods.
"When Lao Wu did this before, there was never such a price..."
Meyer took a long breath and said:
"This smuggling firm...may be Prince Dashi's own property..."
Nathan was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened:
"Prince Dashi can do this! He can do this, why didn't I think of it before!
“This product is more expensive than the original licensed product, but we don’t need to provide after-sales service!”
Meyer said with a sullen face and full of resentment:
“They may not be doing it on purpose, they may just be following the trend.
“But there is no doubt that Prince Dashi and his manager Chu are both technical and business geniuses.
“The talent of the people of Ming Dynasty in doing business is not weaker than ours in any way, it is even better.
“The key is that with the backing of Ming Dynasty, the people of Ming Dynasty can do whatever they want in various gray areas and vent their wisdom wantonly.
“Those of us who don’t have people of our own country and are targeted by Ming Dynasty are helpless in everything we do.
"So it seems that we are even more weak and incompetent..."
Nathan subconsciously asked:
"Are we going to deal with this woman's trading company? Transfer the matter against Dashi Clothing Company to this trading company?
"If this woman is really related to Prince Dashi, if his people are harmed in France, it should affect the relationship between invention and France.
"This is more conducive to our financial control of Britain and France. They need to continue to borrow money from our banks."
Meyer did not answer immediately, but squinted his eyes and tapped the table to think.
The brothers at the scene stopped all movements and sounds, waiting for their father's decision.
At this moment, the manor's butler walked in quickly and handed an envelope to Meyer.
When Meyer saw the envelope, he immediately reached out to take it, immediately opened the cover and took out a piece of paper inside.
A thin piece of paper with only a few lines of words.
After Meyer read it, his expression immediately collapsed, and his expression of gloomy resentment turned into decadence.
He threw the paper in his hand on the table, leaned on the chair weakly, and said in an extremely decadent tone:
"Abandon all plans..."
Nathan immediately took the piece of paper, and the other three brothers immediately came over and were stunned when they saw the information on it:
"The Yinzhou war contract has been signed!
“The Ming Dynasty promised to provide loans and investments to Britain and France!
“How can peace talks be so fast!
"Why does Ming seem to be targeting us? Does it already know our plan?"
Meyer, who was leaning on the chair with his eyes closed, muttered with a painful expression:
“Perhaps Ming did not target us intentionally, and we are not worthy of Ming’s deliberate targeting.
“However, our interests are definitely in conflict with Ming’s interests.
“Da Ming acted according to his own plan, which made us feel that he was targeting us.
“The Ming Dynasty is about to extend its soft tentacles such as finance directly into Europe and the West, possibly with France and China as the core and starting point.
"All businessmen and financiers with interests in France should feel this pressure."
