"These are overlord terms! We cannot accept them!"
"You have no sincerity in the talks at all!"
There was a chaos in the conference hall. Representatives from various countries were quarreling. Even Smith and the second prince joined the camp. The translator sat on the edge and shivered. Even though they had passed the professional qualifications, they could not keep up with them. The representative of the country complained about the speed of his speech.
Vulgar, too vulgar!
Ma Wei, who was still unable to say anything, asked the nun for a cup of hot tea and shook his head secretly while drinking it.
What could he say?
He has read all the treaties submitted by the four countries. To be honest, everyone is half-hearted and trying to find ways to benefit themselves. The Roman Republic is the most restrained. They feel that they have gone too far, but they never expected that other kingdoms Even more extreme than them!
The emotions of the representatives of the Roman Republic affected other people. No one wanted to hear others scolding them all the time. After a few words of persuasion to no avail, they all joined the scolding camp.
The Kingdom of Windsor, the Roman Republic, the Kingdom of Frederick, and Bonaparte's First Empire had accumulated conflicts for many years and were estranged from each other. Now they were quarreling, and all kinds of swear words were spoken without any hesitation.
Ma Wei believes that the reason why everyone is still in the stage of swearing, and has not further developed into a diplomatic incident, is purely because of the language barrier, and they can't understand what other people are saying. Once you understand, you should raise your fists. .
"Everyone! Calm down, everyone! Please listen to me first!"
Under Archbishop Fay's constant request, the room finally became quiet. The few people who had been spitting all over the place sat down and took gulps of tea. They seemed to be ready to continue the second round.
"Please don't forget the purpose of our gathering here!" Archbishop Faye said loudly: "If cooperation can be achieved from the beginning, why do everyone have to come to Paris all the way? Formulate new rules for potions That’s what we have to do, don’t sacrifice the good for the bad!”
Next, the talks finally got on track, and everyone began to summarize the terms and contents and propose a new treaty, which could only be adopted with the consent of all four countries.
At noon, the morning meeting ended, and there was a two-hour break. The Wisdom God Sect arranged an exquisite lunch and room. After lunch, everyone could go back to the room to rest, or go out, as long as they arrived before 2 p.m. Just return to the church.
During lunch, Ma Wei, who felt that the time was ripe, took the opportunity to propose his idea about the alliance of giants to Archbishop Brandon and the second prince. After listening, Archbishop Brandon said: "Let the powerful countries unite? This idea It’s really good, but I’m afraid it won’t work.”
"I don't think it will work either." The second prince said: "The Kingdom of Windsor is now the most powerful country in the world. There is no reason to compromise its status and ally with weak countries such as the Kingdom of Frederick and the Roman Republic. It is better to let them Let’s join the alliance led by the Kingdom of Windsor!”
"The Kingdom of Frederick and the Roman Republic are not weak at all," Mawei explained: "In forming the alliance of giants, it seems that the Kingdom of Frederick and the Roman Republic took advantage, but in fact, Windsor, which has many overseas colonies, The kingdom can definitely develop better based on its own advantages, right?"
It is not uncommon for countries to form alliances. The Kingdom of Frederick signed an alliance with the Romanov Kingdom in the early years to jointly resist foreign enemies. Bonaparte's First Empire also had many small countries as vassals, and it also reached cooperation with the Roman Republic.
An alliance is an alliance. No country can reach an unbreakable agreement like brothers. As long as the interests are sufficient, it is even more common to tear up the alliance and turn against each other. Ma Wei also knows that the Apocalypse God System, which has not yet been greatly threatened, cannot unite. Only when one day they are surpassed by others and their strength is no longer as good as before, will they choose to form an alliance and unite wholeheartedly.
"I understand what Nicholas means." Archbishop Brandon took a sip of red wine and said, "He wants us to cooperate with other countries on the potion issue and form a so-called alliance of giants."
The second prince asked in confusion: "Isn't it that we came to Paris just to talk about potion cooperation?"
"It's different. What Nicholas is talking about is deep cooperation. It's not a simple superficial treaty like before. It's a true alliance that requires all kingdoms to fully invest!"
The second prince said disapprovingly: "How much deeper can we go? Asking them to hand over the magic potion formula won't work, and they won't let us open up the permission to purchase mercury blood. The discussion will definitely collapse in the end! It's better to start from the beginning. Just reach a simple agreement to import and export potion materials!”
"Your Highness, if you think about it carefully, if a giant alliance on potions is established, who will benefit the most?"
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The second prince was slightly stunned, glanced at Ma Wei, and suddenly realized: "Yes! Why am I so stupid! Others may agree or disagree, but we should vigorously promote the establishment of the Potions Alliance! As long as the Potions Alliance is established, Manshi Tan Yin's potion company has made a lot of money! By the way, we are different too!"
The crux of the problem is here. The establishment of the Potion Alliance will benefit the Manstein Potion Company the most, because Ma Wei is already the potion dealer established by the Kingdom of Windsor, and has arranged companies in the capitals of each kingdom. In addition, With the secret support of the Romanov Kingdom, becoming the largest potion dealer is just around the corner, and it is not difficult at all.
In this way, the Manstein Potion Company, which has a pivotal position in the Potion Alliance, will definitely attract the attention of the Church of the Three Destinies. By then, the status of the Second Prince and Archbishop Brandon will also rise.
Whether others agree or not is one thing, but whether you do it yourself is another.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the talks resumed. Before Archbishop Faye could speak, Mawei stood up first and said in the eyes of everyone's doubts: "Everyone, before we continue to discuss the treaty, please listen to me and say one thing. "
Archbishop Fay nodded and said, "Your Excellency, please speak."
"I think the treaty we are currently negotiating is too cautious." Ma Wei picked up the treaty document discussed in the morning and said: "The first article of the treaty is the content of tariffs. The tax rates customized by each country have been unanimously agreed by everyone. It’s also a way to keep each other in check.”
"But have you ever thought about it, the world is not limited to the Central Continent, the Northern Continent is occupied by the Romanov Kingdom. According to the information we have received, they are vigorously developing education and industry. Within ten years, they will become our formidable enemy! "
"The most powerful country in the Western Continent is the United States of Citi. More than a hundred years ago, it was still our colony, but what about now? They have grown stronger day by day! The strength they have shown cannot be underestimated!"
"Although the Southern Continent is still under development, it is rich in resources and vast land. It is a land of natural resources. People living there can easily obtain the resources necessary for survival without working. It is also the place with the largest number of extraordinary creatures. mainland!"
The translator quickly translated Ma Wei's words into various languages, and everyone listened quietly.
"The reason why the Central Continent is the Central Continent is not because it is located in the center of the world, but because most of the most powerful countries in the world are concentrated on this land!" Ma Wei said loudly: "If we can unite, it is absolutely possible. Harvest resources from other continents and continue to grow yourself!"
The representative of the Roman Republic asked: "What do you mean?"
"First of all, cancel the tariff on magic potions! Encourage market operations and allow magic potions to circulate on the market!"
"What? Cancel the tariff?!" A representative from Frederick's Kingdom couldn't sit still: "Are you kidding?"
"Of course I'm not joking." Ma Wei said coldly: "Instead of arguing about tariffs, it is better to cancel them directly, open up the barriers between kingdoms, and allow potions to circulate quickly. I mean, in the few days when the agreement was signed, Within a country, magic potions do not need to be taxed. If the magic potions come from other countries, they will still be taxed."
The removal of tariffs is bound to stimulate the market and at the same time lower the price of potions. A potion that originally cost 1 gold pound may cost only 10 shillings or even less after the tariffs are removed.
This is an extreme way to strengthen cooperation, but if all countries can cancel tariffs, it might not be a bad thing.
For the Kingdom of Frederick and the Roman Republic, the Kingdom of Windsor's maritime advantage was very terrible, and the removal of tariffs would have the greatest impact on them. However, they had the Manstein Potion Company. Once the market was opened, the Manstein Potion Company would It will become the leader in the potion industry in the shortest possible time, and the benefits it will bring may not be less than the tariff, or even more.
The Kingdom of Frederick and the Roman Republic, which are not very competitive in potions, do not oppose the proposal to cancel tariffs. They are the biggest beneficiaries of the lower prices of potions.
"Archbishop Fay, what do you think?"
Ma Wei looked at the silent Archbishop Faye, who twirled his beard and said expressionlessly: "Besides canceling tariffs, what else do you have in mind?"
"The rest, of course, is for the policies of various countries to give the green light to potions and implement unified inspection methods, specifications, weights and measures, and settlement currencies. Regarding the settlement currency, I think everyone does not agree to use the currency of a certain country. In this case, it is better to use it temporarily Gold settles.”
Countries use a gold standard currency system, such as the Kingdom of Windsor's gold pound. One gold pound coin contains 7.32 grams of pure gold, accounting for 91.7% of the coin's weight. It is no exaggeration to say it is a gold coin.
For major churches that use a large amount of gold to cast magic circles, gold is even more of a hard currency. Using gold to settle magic potion transactions will allow a large influx of foreign gold into the country, which is a good thing.
What's more important is the standards of weights and measures. In the past, each country had different standards. If they could be standardized, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
"I understand what you mean." Archbishop Faye nodded slowly: "If gold settlement is implemented and weights and measures are unified, market transactions between countries will be simpler and cooperation will be closer, just like the Apocalypse God System in the past Same."
"In the future process of internationalization, unification of weights, measures, and currencies is the only way to go. There is nothing to say about this. The real benefit is that the countries that have signed the treaty can use reasonable and legal methods to earn greater benefits in the future. Expand international markets.”
Ma Wei threw the document on the table and glanced at everyone: "Everyone should take a longer view. Don't just focus on the Central Continent and ignore the larger market. There are still many small countries that are not as powerful as ours. Development, the market is far from saturated, only by uniting can we make more!”
The representatives present all knew what Ma Wei said. They understood as soon as they heard that Ma Wei was planning to unite them and concentrate their efforts on harvesting countries from other continents, especially the Southern Continent and the Eastern Continent, which are extremely rich in resources. It’s a golden mountain!
The representatives sent by various countries to Paris were given temporary decision-making power. They had the power to decide the content of the agreement without consulting the church or the king. However, no one dared to decide on such an important matter for a while.
In silence, Archbishop Faye said: "I propose to come here today. The talks are going very well. You can go back and think about it and continue tomorrow morning."
"agree."
"agree."
The representatives from various countries left the conference hall. Archbishop Fayi's eyes always stayed on Ma Wei. After the door was closed, the small door on the side of the conference hall opened, and an old man wearing a blue archbishop's robe came out. He looked like...
He is exactly the same as Archbishop Fay!
Archbishop Fayi walked out of the small door and came to the side of Archbishop Fayi who was presiding over the meeting. He bowed slightly and said in a respectful tone: "Thank you for your hard work."
The face of Archbishop Fay, who was presiding over the meeting, changed, like a cloud, and soon turned into Anatole's appearance.
"Did you hear everything?"
"Are you asking Nicholas von Manstein about the proposed alliance?"
"Yes, Faye, what do you think?"
"From my personal point of view, I may or may not accept it." Archbishop Fayi said: "Reaping other kingdoms can certainly make us rich and powerful in a short period of time, but it will also attract hostility from other kingdoms, which will affect the wave over time. The international prestige of the First Nabal Empire.”
"Reputation." Anatole smiled: "This is the most useless thing. It is useful for belief in God, but for the kingdom, reputation does not need to be considered at all. If reputation is to be considered, Napoleon will not There’s going to be a war, right?”
"But you believe in God. If your reputation is too low, it will affect the loyalty of believers."
The smile gradually disappeared, and Anatole said quietly: "I am only one step away from the Lord God. Fay, what I need now is not more believers, but the Tears of the Siren. Two days ago, I felt someone using it in the West Sea. Divine relics, have the investigation results come out?”
"Not yet, I have sent the Knights of the Holy Silver Cross to investigate."
"Hurry up. Although it is not the power of Siren's Tears, it contains the same aura as Siren's Tears. There must be some connection between them."
"Understood." Archbishop Faye thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to agree to Nicholas von Manstein's proposal?"
"He's a talent, Faye, and I don't want to let him go anymore."
Anatole twirled the ring on his hand, narrowed his eyes and said: "I understand Napoleon's ambition. One day, he will launch a war to conquer the world again. As long as he can defeat the Romanov Kingdom, Siren's Tears will naturally That’s what’s in my pocket.”
"We need to accumulate strength. Magic is one aspect, and potions are another. With Nicholas, we don't have to worry about potions."
(End of chapter)
