Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 281 Negotiations
Friendly country relations...

Lu Wuyou nodded slightly, noncommittal.

Regarding this matter, in fact, some small countries have been sending envoys recently, wanting to form an alliance with Dong'an like Wenlai did.

In their view, the fact that Dong'an was able to defeat the Allied Forces of the Western Nations proved that in this area, Dong'an was a well-deserved overlord.If you form an alliance and have its protection, your own safety will be guaranteed.

This is very attractive to many small countries.

Especially some island countries and small countries without strategic depth. These countries have weak defense capabilities. In this era of wanton expansion of powerful countries, they are under great pressure to survive.

However, Su Yuan didn't have much interest in these small countries that came to seek asylum, even if these small countries were willing to offer a lot of resources in exchange.

The reason why he chose to form an alliance with Wen Lai was not because he wanted to get anything from Wen Lai.It was because he saw that the people of Wenlai lived and worked in peace and contentment, and that King Wenlai had similarities with his philosophy of governing the country, so he chose to form an alliance.

Looking back at those small countries, many of them are like the former South Vietnam and Beirong. The people at the bottom of the country still live like pigs and dogs, and the slave trade emerges endlessly... No matter how much benefits are given to such a country, Dong'an will not form an alliance with it.

To be precise, these countries are the targets of Dong'an's invasion and liberation.

For this reason, all the envoys from these small countries were shut down in Dong'an.

Now that Powell from Saxon came to him, the situation was slightly different.

In any case, the Saxon country was able to withstand the pressure of many western countries and insisted on cooperation and trade with Dong'an.It can be said that this is the vicious vision of the leadership of the Saxon country, but it is indeed a friendship for Dong'an.

When Powell arrived at the port earlier, Lu Wuyou guessed his purpose, and also asked Su Yuan for instructions on this matter.

"Mr. Powell, our Majesty has actually explained this matter. We can discuss becoming a friendly country with your country. But let's put aside the alliance for now." Lu Wuyou said.

Friendly countries and alliances are two concepts. The latter is equivalent to military binding. One side is beaten, and the other side has to send troops to help.

The alliance between Dong'an and Wenlai does not mean that it will form an alliance with Saxon.

Powell's face changed slightly when he heard the words, and he thought to himself: "It seems that Dong'an has already made preparations."

He said that the two countries have become friendly countries, but he must still think about an alliance in his heart.

This is also the task entrusted to him by the president.

The Saxon country needs to form an alliance with Dong'an, which will play a vital role in the rise of the Saxon country.

If Dong'an is an ally, then the combined naval power of the two countries will be stronger than the current major western countries without any suspense.

Then, as long as a few simple military actions... It is not even necessary to act, as long as military intimidation is used, maybe a large amount of benefits can be obtained.

"Why does Mr. Lu say that? After forming an alliance, it will be of great benefit to both of us."

Powell was not reconciled, and brought up the distribution of benefits on the bright side.

He even promised that East Andan could take more of the returns obtained from the "extortion" of other western countries, and they would just take a small part.

However, Lu Wuyou was unmoved.

Powell didn't understand why the door-to-door sales were not done.

Lu Wuyou didn't explain it to him, because he knew that even if he explained it, Powell wouldn't be able to understand it.

After all, the existence of the Dong'an regime is fundamentally different from other regimes, and its purpose is not to form hegemony through alliances.Instead, let the people of other countries accept the rule convincingly.

The two seem to be similar, but in reality they are very different.

What Dongan has been creating and displaying is the vision of striving for a better life for people.It can be said to be a very positive and positive image.

Even if wars are launched against other countries, the purpose of the war is against their rulers, not ordinary people.

Perhaps the people of the country would have misunderstood Dong'an before the war, thinking that they were brutal invaders... But when these people actually lived under Dong'an's rule for a while, they would understand that their previous thinking was wrong.

This has been vividly reflected in Dongwo, Xiali and other people.

If Dong'an now forms an alliance with the Saxon country for some benefits, and extracts benefits from other countries through military intimidation... then the positive image of the Dong'an regime will be discredited.

Perhaps among ordinary people, interests are more important than fame.But among big countries, a good reputation can make people in other countries take the initiative to wave their flags for you.

Lu Wuyou agreed with Su Yuan's theory very much, so he would not do any transaction that would damage Dong'an's reputation.On the contrary, if Dong'an's reputation can be improved, even if he earns a little less profit, he can accept it.

Seeing that Lu Wuyou couldn't make sense here, Powell worried that continuing to pester him would make him feel disgusted, so he stopped persuading him for the time being.

He said something else.

"Mr. Lu, regarding the coalition ships and personnel captured by your country... Your Excellency the President, I hope that Dong'an can be redeemed by Xifeng Kingdom later."

Lu Wuyou smiled and said, "Really, your Excellency the President seems to have a lot of plans."

Powell also laughed: "To be honest, this is indeed an opportunity for our Saxon country. Of course, we will not let your country suffer."

While speaking, he waved to the assistant in the distance, who came over with a leather bag, opened it on the table, and there were stacks of documents inside.

"Please see."

"it is good."

Lu Wuyou picked up those documents. The Saxon Kingdom had already done the translation work in advance, and the contents were all kinds of benefits that they were willing to give Dong'an.

Property and the like come second, mainly all kinds of scarce resources.

The Saxon country had done some research in advance, and knew what was lacking on the land of the Dong'an country, but there was something on the land of the Saxon country, and these resources could be used as trading conditions.

In addition, there are various science and technology that are more important.

The Saxon country was cruel this time and took out some cutting-edge secret technologies.

After Lu Wuyou finished watching, he was not particularly excited.

If we talk about the past, Dong'an was still very thirsty for science and technology, but now because of the existence of the Academy of Engineering, many technologies are no less inferior, and even surpass overseas and western countries.

And according to the trend, the extent of surpassing will only increase.Because Su Yuan has always asked for it, the resources provided to the Academy of Engineering are at the top of the list.

Those bright-minded engineers have neither selfishness nor distractions, but also provide sufficient and abundant resources. The high efficiency of research and development can be imagined.

This is something that engineers from Xiguo cannot compare with.

However, if you can get some technology now, you can save yourself some research time.

Lu Wuyou is not a technician, he has to show the engineers to know the value of the technology provided by the Saxon country.

He said to think about it, and Powell was not surprised.

Before coming here, the Saxon National Assembly concluded that it would take at least ten days and a half months to reach a conclusion. Powell was not in a hurry, so he just took advantage of this gap to take a stroll in Jinghai City.

He was not like the envoy of Xifeng Kingdom, he was grounded as soon as he arrived, and he was not allowed to go out at will.

……

Xifeng Foreign Minister Trier has not received an interview all day.

Under the dual effects of tension and anxiety, he didn't fall asleep at night and had no sleep all night.The next day, I endured the dark circles under my eyes for another morning, and I fell asleep at noon.

After sleeping for two or three hours, the assistant woke him up.

"Minister, officials from Dong'an are going to receive you."

"Are you finally interviewed, but let me wait!"

Trier was awakened from his sleep, and got up angry, but he knew that it was extremely irrational to meet the Minister of Dong'an with emotions.So before going out, I washed my face with cold water, and only went out when I was fully awake.

It was Lu Wuyou who received him, and the location was still in the gazebo yesterday.

However, Lu Wuyou's attitude towards Trier was completely different from that towards Powell.

"Minister Trier, are you here to apologize to Dong'an?"

When Lu Wuyou opened his mouth, he questioned condescendingly, without even a single word of politeness.

Trier's head was buzzing, and there was fire in his heart, but he never dared to choke back.

Before coming here, Delz had told him that no matter how the Dong'an people humiliated him, he would never be angry.Otherwise, if something bad happens, he will definitely be dealt with after returning.

"...Lord Lu, so many sailors and soldiers died in our Xifeng country, and they were all born from poor children. How can you say that?"

"That can only be blamed on you ministers. If you hadn't decided to launch an aggressive war, those poor children would not have died." Lu Wuyou said coldly.

Trier pursed his lips, he didn't deny or doubt, but he didn't want to be humiliated by Lu Wuyou's words all the time.

"Lord Lu! I think you should be very clear about my reason for coming. Then don't go around in circles, we are willing to pay the price and redeem the captured warships and sailors!"

"Those captives are war criminals, how can they be easily redeemed by you."

"War criminals? With all due respect, the warships never approached your Dong'an territory!" Trier couldn't help but said.

Lu Wuyou sneered: "Who said no? We have already declared to the world that the 'Donglai Island Chain' is our territory. Entering without permission is an invasion of territory."

"This……"

Trier is speechless. An "island chain" that has no real objects and only exists in concepts is actually considered a territory?Isn't this a preposterous statement!
Although overseas Western countries also have the concept of "territorial sea", it is not the same thing at all.

The largest territorial sea area is only a dozen nautical miles away from the coastline, but the so-called "Donglai Island Chain" in Dong'an is hundreds of nautical miles away from the nearest south coast of Dong'an!
Such a large sea area is divided into its own territorial waters, which sounds like a robber to Trier.

His brows were tightly furrowed, and his veins were throbbing, but it was difficult to refute.

Who made him the envoy of the defeated country...

"...Anyway." After a moment of silence, Trier said helplessly, "Master Lu, please listen to our redemption conditions first."

(End of this chapter)