It didn't take long for them to reach a fish pond. Sure enough, they saw a white tent beside the fish pond. A young man squatted beside the fish pond, carefully studying the fish swimming inside.
The fish are much bigger than when they were first put in, and they look great in groups. The man known as Liu Laosi stood beside the young man with a happy smile on his face.
He is a southerner who has lived in Chu State since he was a child and made a living fishing along the river. His father is a fisherman.
Later, his father died of illness, and the nobles of Chu State occupied the river and prohibited him from continuing to fish. He was desperate and became a refugee.
Following the refugees all the way north, he finally came to Tang State, and then was sent to Qi State and resettled in this village.
When passing through Zheng's homeland, Liu Laosi took a train to go north, which suddenly opened his horizons.
He saw fish ponds in some villages in Tang State on both sides of the railway, so he remembered it in his heart. After arriving in Qi State, he settled down and mentioned the matter with the officials of the assistance team.
Naturally, some people supported his idea, so with an experimental nature, the assistance group waived many fees and enthusiastically helped him open up a new path to wealth.
For the college students in these support groups, this is also an accumulation of experience, their graduation project, and their future experience in government or technical research, which is why they are so enthusiastic.
Both sides got what they needed and naturally cooperated happily. When he saw the consul coming, Liu Laosi immediately came to greet him with an attentive voice: "Master consul! Why did you come to such a dirty place... Mr. Village Chief?" , be careful where you step... you'll get your shoes dirty."
"Let's take a look at your fish pond! Very good. It's good to know how to choose a new path." Although the consul was young, he patted Liu Laosi on the shoulder very maturely.
Although Liu Laosi was seven or eight years older than the consul, he was indeed much shorter than the consul due to lack of nutrition for a long time. Being slapped by the consul's hand seemed like an elder encouraging the younger generation, and it seemed quite harmonious.
The young man squatting by the fish pond also stood up and saluted the consul. The two chatted for a long time and discussed some details of fish farming, and then the consul was ready to end the inspection.
When he asked to leave, Liu Laosi hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him to stay: "Sir! Now that you are here, you must have a meal before leaving! The little man caught some fish, they are very fresh! You have to try it, you must Gotta try it!”
In this regard, many rural refugees are so sophisticated that it makes people feel distressed. Their early life experiences have made their relationship with officials deformed: they will acquiesce in the bribery behavior of officials and are willing to pay for it.
"No! I still want to save my brain for the next meal." The young consul waved his hands quickly. He didn't want his end-of-year assessment evaluation to change from B-1 to C-3 or even C-4 because of this meal.
Maybe the city's executive office will take him out and hold a separate meeting to criticize him. By then he will probably be famous in the Nanye region.
"Sir, you are out of town. There is no one else here. Just eat a fish from me. I, Liu Laosi, can afford it. You and Brother Zhang have been kind to me, Liu Laosi, so you can feed me Liu Laosi by eating my fish. Four face." Liu Laosi quickly spoke out to persuade him to stay again, with great sincerity.
He really wanted to repay the people who gave him a chance to live. If it weren't for these people, he would probably still be living the same life he had in Chu. He felt that he should be grateful and treat these benefactors to a fish.
The young consul shook his head and once again rejected Liu Laosi's offer to stay: "You can afford to give you a fish today, I know. But the desire is hard to satisfy. Today I will give you a fish for nothing, but tomorrow I will dare to ask you for a car." You can afford cars and fish, but you can’t afford cars! So it’s better not to ask for the fish in the first place, so you can worry less and I can rest assured too.”
"Go away! Are you smart? Just raise your fish well. If you live a prosperous life, the Archon and I will be happy! Do you understand?" The village chief spoke more casually. He was in charge. Liu Laosi usually interacts with the people in this village, so naturally he is more open-minded.
Upon hearing the village chief's scolding, Liu Laosi shrank his neck and rolled to the side, daring not to speak. The consul smiled, gave a few more instructions, and walked towards the end of the village.
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Li Ping was a little dazed by the sudden happiness, because several diplomats suddenly came from the Tang Dynasty and actually agreed in principle to the Great China Empire's request to ban white phosphorus bombs in exchange.
"His Majesty the King of the Tang Kingdom has a benevolent heart, and Li Ping admires him endlessly!" Everyone carried the large sedan chair. After getting the reply he wanted, Li Ping was naturally willing to praise the leader of the Tang Kingdom whom he had never met before. Anyway, it was auspicious. It doesn’t cost money.
"I hope your country will send specialized people to negotiate as soon as possible, and we can reach an agreement as soon as possible so that the lives of frontline soldiers will not be wasted." The diplomat from Tang State who came here spoke more professionally, and in just a few words, he elevated killing to the level of saving lives.
Li Ping really hoped to finalize this matter directly, but the other party actually wanted to submit a formal treaty, so Li Ping did not have the authority to continue.
He is just a general in the Dahua Empire and has no diplomatic power. In addition, he was actually just a "special envoy" sent by Feng Kezhi himself to negotiate, and it was impossible to sign on behalf of the Great China Empire.
So Li Ping naturally had no choice but to go back to report first, and then change people to come back to conclude the treaty. He didn't know that this was a delaying tactic on the part of the Tang State, so he was naturally in a good mood.
"Before concluding a treaty, both of us should exercise restraint and handle this matter with the principle of fairness and a humanitarian mind." The diplomat of Tang State was upright and awe-inspiring, and when he spoke, there seemed to be a dazzling light behind him.
Li Ping strongly agrees with this topic direction. As long as the other party starts talking about morality, the white phosphorus bomb will be shelved. This is definitely good news for the Dahua Empire.
Sure enough, what the Tang diplomat said later made Li Ping feel that he was auspicious this time: "Before the agreement is reached, we promise... As long as the Great China Empire does not bomb and harass the southern oil field facilities, we will stop using white phosphorus Bombs to attack the Great China Empire."
"Thank you, thank you..." Li Ping felt that his whole body was baptized by the light of justice of the Tang Dynasty. Apart from thanking him, he no longer knew what to say.
After Li Ping brought the news back to Fengjiang City, these noble words had completely changed in Feng Kezhi's ears.
"The Tang State is afraid that we will continue to harass and bomb the southern oil fields!" This was Feng Kezhi's first reaction after hearing the news brought back by Li Ping.
The second message he heard from Tang Guo's reply was that Tang Guo was prepared to stick to the path of righteousness. They portray themselves as victims, the party being invaded, and even so they want to seize the moral high ground.
In terms of justice, Tang Guozhi really understood what he was doing. Today, anti-war voices within the Great China Empire have begun to appear.
Some hermits and scattered people who were of no use in ordinary life but had a good reputation among the people also went to the Tang Dynasty to speak for the Tang Dynasty.
Such problems began to plague the imperial court of Dahua. Coupled with the repeated defeats on the front line, the ruling and opposition parties in Dahua have lost patience and confidence in this war.
But even though Feng Kezhi had his own ideas, he had to catch the ball kicked by Tang Guo. Even though the level of football played by the Tang State football team is not very good, the level of football played by the Tang State Ministry of Foreign Affairs is very high.
This is a conspiracy, and it is a conspiracy that the Great China Empire has to hold its nose to follow: Tang State has stood on the moral high ground and is invincible from a high position. Any resistance will be labeled as evil and treacherous, which is simply powerless and irritating.
Feng Kezhi's previous plan was to hold the Tang State to the moral high ground. If the Tang State, which was reluctant to give up the white phosphorus bomb, insisted on using this weapon, it would lose its moral position.
But who would have thought that the Tang State would not be able to come down immediately, and would in turn coerce the Dahua Empire, leaving the Dahua Empire with no reason to continue harassing the southern oil fields.
As time goes by, it seems that the Great China Empire has lost more.
Feng Kezhi glanced at Li Ping, who was still in the dark, and sighed with a bad expression: "You go down first!"
After Li Ping left, Feng Kezhi began to think about whether he could survive a few more white phosphorus bomb bombings and continue air strikes on the southern oil fields...
In Feng Kezhi's view, since the Tang State is willing to give up white phosphorus bombs but is unwilling to let the southern oil fields continue to be bombed, it means that the southern oil fields are more important to the Tang State!
Grabbing the phone, he suddenly stopped where he was. After a few seconds, he put the phone receiver back on its base.
Originally, he wanted to call the direction of Jiange and discuss with Zhao Chen to continue bombing the southern oil fields.
But when he thought about it again, he felt that this matter did not seem to be of any benefit to him: he, the imperial general, was no longer trusted by the emperor. If the war situation in Fengjiang City was even more unfavorable, His Majesty the Emperor would probably be the first to deal with him. .
Nafengjiang City was bombed by white phosphorus bombs in exchange for victory in the direction of Jiange... For Feng Kezhi personally, it did not seem to be a cost-effective business.
After struggling for a while, he grabbed the phone receiver again, hesitated for a while and then hung up impatiently. He knew that his heart was in chaos! He was very angry because in this state he no longer had the desire to win or lose, and the pride of winning was gone. All that was left was the selfishness of a person in a high position.
Let alone compete with the powerful Tang State in this state, whether it can stabilize the current situation and allow the Battle of Fengjiang to end with dignity seems to be unknown.
After gritting his teeth and calming down his emotions, he finally grabbed the phone again. He felt that he should defeat himself. This is the self-esteem of a warrior! It is the honor that he must defend: "Hey! Give me the sword pavilion!"
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