Chapter 11 Dinner before the meeting
Presidential Suite at the Champs Elysees Hotel in Paris
"His Royal Highness, I have already contacted the French Deputy Foreign Minister, and he basically agrees with our request, but he is still in contact with the Automobile Union, and the specific result will take some time." "Time.
" It's not enough, but it's best to have results by the end of this year, so you should be in Paris during this period of time!"
Joseph's words, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nord, would naturally not refuse, although Nord is his hometown, and he also loves his hometown. country, but it is undeniable that the political atmosphere in Paris is far stronger than that of the Principality of Nord. As a diplomat, Deputy Foreign Minister Nord does not like the casual city atmosphere, and political cities like Paris are his favorite.
"Your Highness, these are the conditions I put forward. Some of them have already been agreed by France and can be fulfilled in the near future."
Somewhat puzzled, Joseph took over the document from the Deputy Foreign Minister. Other surprises?
When he opened the file, he only skipped two or three lines. Joseph's face was replaced by excitement. He was surprised. Processing orders, of course, there is no related factory in the Principality of Nord at this time.
But those are not problems. The aid of the United States is some heavy industrial machinery, light industrial machine tools and other things. Of course, the deputy foreign minister didn't know that Joseph was ready to sell all these aids to that ancient eastern country.
The orders of the Volkswagen Group add up to more than three million U.S. dollars, of which the profit is about 40%, but even so, there are more than one million U.S. dollars. You must know that Joseph does not have such a wealth now. Audi was acquired by the Volkswagen Group in 1966. It can be said that the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs took the hard work of Volkswagen, which is the main reason why France agreed so readily.
Volkswagen Group dissatisfied? As a defeated country, it is difficult for Germany to have a say at this time, and France is still the largest country in Western Europe after the United Kingdom. It is easy to say that it is easy to persuade the Volkswagen Group to bow its head.
Of course, these are not all the negotiations that the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs finally completed. In addition to some foreign trade orders and shipping orders from French luxury jewelry companies, the total net profit that Joseph can obtain is at least five or six million. Of course, these are not Joseph What he values, what he really values is the chain reaction that it can bring to the economy of the Principality of Nord.
The benefits of a production line from the workers to the workshop director, the factory manager, and the entire city are self-evident. If there is an order of 30 to 40 million US dollars involved, even if there is no European recovery plan, the Principality of Nord can have A good foundation for development.
"Yes, very good, you like France very much?"
The two compliments made the Deputy Foreign Minister very happy, but the last sentence made him turn pale. What does this mean? Could it be that His Highness is warning himself?
"Your Highness, I..."
"The Principality of Nord has diplomatic relations with many countries in the world. Unfortunately, we are unable to arrange ambassadors because of funding problems. If you want, you can stay in France!" The uncontrollable excitement in the
diplomacy The chest of the deputy minister emerged, what is called another village, it is undoubtedly in this state now, but he is an official of Nord after all, even if he likes Paris, he should be more reserved, but Joseph didn't have the mind to pay attention to these things, after saying these few days Just waved him away.
Naturally, he did not dare to disobey Joseph's order, and left with a little trepidation in his heart. When he left, he saw the French foreign minister approaching in a hurry. Open the way and watch the French Foreign Minister talk to the guard of the Nord Guard Bureau guarding the door.
"Your Highness, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France wants to see you."
"Minister of Foreign Affairs of France? He should be very busy at this time. Why did he come to see me?" There was doubt in his heart but he didn't show it on face, and he signaled the guard to let him in. He straightened his clothes and stood up.
Although he is only an eight-year-old boy, his status cannot be underestimated by anyone. However, the mature gesture of standing up and taking the initiative to greet him made the French foreign minister who entered the door have an urge to laugh.
"Good afternoon, respected His Highness Joseph."
"Minister Vedrian, it is already three o'clock in the afternoon, and your good afternoon is really not sincere." "
It seems that His Highness is living well here, and I mainly came to inform you , the joint meeting has been advanced, and it will be held at the Elysee Palace tonight, at the exact time of 7:00 pm." "Just
because of this matter alone, it is not worth you to come here in person!"
Although he is the Grand Duke of Nord and the other party is just a country's diplomat Minister, but the gap between France and Nord is enough to separate the two levels, this one is normal for you.
Vedrian didn't answer Joseph's words right away. He glanced at Nofa's negotiating agreement on German war reparations that Joseph had just read on the desk and said with a slight smile, "You are a distinguished guest from France. I should come here, right?" Joseph laughed
. Seeing Vedrian had a feeling of looking at the old fox, the two then talked about some trivial things in life and Vedrian left. Joseph looked at his back and understood that Vedrian's main purpose was to inquire about his attitude. , By the way, observe him, the new Grand Duke of Nord.
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Joseph opened the curtains of the suite and looked at the bustling streets outside the window and couldn't help but fantasize about how long it would take for the Principality of Nord to be so prosperous.
At 5:36 in the evening
, several French makeup artists entered the door. The war is over and the joint meeting is very important. There will be quite a lot of media coming, so even though Joseph is only an eight-year-old boy, as an important member of the joint meeting Make-up is also an essential part of the process.
Of course, the makeup here is not to apply something on the face, but to help Joseph match the clothes and arrange the hair. After more than half an hour, the tired Joseph went to the Elysee Palace under the protection of the guards.
The meeting had not yet started when Joseph arrived. In order to prevent the leaders of various countries from getting hungry during the meeting, these people who arrived earlier would be arranged in the restaurant, and they could also fill their stomachs during free chats.
There were still more than 20 minutes before the meeting, so Joseph was also arranged in the restaurant. When Joseph came to the restaurant, there were already many people here, and some of them had familiar faces and simple information in Joseph's mind. However, Joseph didn't go over to these people. There are two reasons. The first is that he is not familiar with him, and the second is that he is just an eight-year-old boy. These people will definitely not pay too much attention to him.
At this moment, Joseph suddenly felt someone approaching, and before he could turn around, a French phrase in Parisian regional style came to his ears: "If I guess correctly, you are His Royal Highness Ragnar III!" Turning around, he saw the person
coming Joseph smiled slightly. He was about to look for the other party, but he didn't want him to come over. He nodded to show that the other party's guess was correct, and then said in orthodox Chinese: "Ambassador Zhang, you just come here, but I'm afraid that you will bring Nord Go to trouble."
Zhang Jianjun couldn't hear the small teasing, he is not easy to bully, completely disregarding that Joseph is just a child, he also teased: "Your Highness Joseph is still afraid of trouble? Your Highness, you should know that my identity is not here. I am not welcome, except for you, no one would want to contact me."
"Ha, you can chat with the Soviet ambassador to France! But I heard that the Soviet Union seems to have a general here. I don't know who has a stronger mouth, he or the US Secretary of State, General Marshall." "I believe General Marshall has a stronger mouth.
" , Your Highness speaks Chinese very well."
"I also have half of Chinese blood in my blood, so there is no reason why I can't speak the words of half of my homeland."
Zhang Jianjun caught a trace of other meanings in Joseph's words, and he felt a little more at ease, and at the same time He paid more and more attention to Joseph. China has no allies in the west. At this time, there is a country like the Principality of Nord who has a great impression of China. He has no reason not to pay attention to it, especially the other party will bring many benefits to China.