Age of Rebirth

Ciano, the head of the Italian negotiating delegation, and a dozen other Italians, after seeing Tang Qiuli and Mei Ting, all lost their minds for a short while. They are too young. This is the evaluation of Tang Qiuli, beautiful and beautiful. Elegant temperament is the impression of Mei Ting.

Ciano hesitated for a moment, he wasn't sure, the young Chinese general sitting across from him was Tang Qiuli who killed 10,000+ Italian soldiers, the Chinese devil in the Japanese mouth, and the pretty guy beside him What is the identity of this shameless Chinese female officer?

Seeing the surprise of the Italians, Tang Qiuli took a sip of tea, did not get up, glanced around, and said indifferently: "I am Tang Qiuli, and this is my eldest wife, Colonel Mei Ting, who is also the one I negotiated with today. The only assistant!"

After listening to the translation, Ciano suppressed the shock in his heart. Although he was very dissatisfied with Tang Qiuli's rudeness, he knew his identity and the purpose of the negotiation, so he stepped forward and said politely: "Dear General Tang, I am the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy, Ciano, the head of the negotiating delegation, I have heard of General Tang's name for a long time, and seeing him today, it really lives up to his reputation, General Tang is young and promising..."

Ciano is a veteran diplomat who has been in the diplomatic circles and knows China to some extent. Before coming to Busan on the Korean peninsula, he also worked hard to study Chinese culture. After pouring the hat and rice soup, first create a friendly atmosphere. After the negotiation begins, it will be conducive to bargaining, which is equivalent to grasping the initiative. He is well versed in this.

As for the compliments of a car, there is no cost.It doesn't cost money, which is equivalent to Ciano who has been in the diplomatic circle.Easy to use, no obstacles at all.However, before he could finish his compliments, Tang Qiuli interrupted him politely.

Tang Qiuli raised his eyes and looked at the Italian foreign minister who was wearing a high hat and filling himself with rice soup. A mocking sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Mr. Ciano, if I came to hear you singing praises for me , then there is no need, no time, and doing so. It will not do you any good, let's get to the point!"

"Uh!" Ciano choked back his words, with an embarrassed expression on his face. He secretly despised the Chinese and didn't understand diplomatic etiquette. After returning to his seat, he took out a large stack of documents and said, "Our side The conditions are very simple. Under the framework of international conventions, to solve the problem of more than [-] prisoners of war in our country, we hope that you will abide by the international conventions and release Italian prisoners of war. And arrange for the prisoners to return home. Of course, for the sake of fairness, we will give you Appropriate compensation!"

"There is no international agreement here. What I am most concerned about is the amount of compensation. What kind of compensation will I get?" Tang Qiuli went straight to the point without going around in circles.When she opened her mouth and asked the price offered by the Italian, Mei Ting who was on the side laughed secretly. Her husband at the moment was just like a profiteer.

Ciano did not expect that Tang Qiuli would be so direct, and he was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he explained: "We, the Kingdom of Italy, promise not to interfere in the affairs of Asia and the Pacific region, and will compensate you with [-] Italian lire Cash, to make up for the loss during your arrangements for the return of prisoners of war!"

"Is this the condition of your negotiations in Italy?" Tang Qiuli asked coldly with a somewhat unfriendly gaze.

Ciano nodded and said: "Yes, this is all our negotiation conditions, everything is to better solve the prisoner of war problem!"

Tang Qiuli chuckled and waved his hand at a staff officer, who then took out a large stack of documents from his briefcase and distributed them to the Italians one by one. At this time, he said, "Look at our conditions. , and then talk before it's too late!"

Ciano sensed the anger of the Chinese, but it did not affect his train of thought. Instead, he wanted to see what harsh conditions the Chinese had, and it would not be too late to bargain. He opened the document in front of him, and just read half a page. Son, his eyes were straightened, as if struck by lightning, the whole person was stunned, and looked angrily at Tang Qiuli, who was calm and composed.

The expressions of the other dozen or so Italians were similar to his, with disbelief and anger, especially the officers headed by General Flavio, the commander-in-chief of the army, their faces turned red and they gasped. The movements became thicker.

The document is clearly written in Italian, "We have neither the intention nor the energy to take in 10,000+ Italian prisoners of war. Therefore, we can negotiate with great sincerity to release all the prisoners of war on the condition that Italy must pay for these prisoners. Ransom, the specific terms are as follows."

"First, the ransom for senior Italian officers above the rank of major general is 300 taels of gold for each major general, 400 taels of gold for a lieutenant general, and 500 taels for a general. 50 taels of gold for a major, 100 taels of gold for a lieutenant colonel, 150 taels of gold for a colonel, 20 taels of gold for a second lieutenant, 30 taels of gold for a lieutenant, and [-] taels of gold for a captain.”

"The above list is the ransom standard for officers. As for ordinary soldiers, based on the principle of humanitarianism, the calculation method of the average number of Australian prisoners of war is adopted. The per capita ransom is five taels of gold. Of course, considering that so much gold is taken out at one time , your country has a certain degree of difficulty, you can take a compromise method, use equivalent silver or German marks, and convert it according to the current international price, and emphasize one point, Italian lira is absolutely not!"

Ciano's eyeballs were bloodshot, he clapped the document angrily, and shouted: "General Tang, on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy, I strongly condemn and protest your despicable and shameless behavior, which violates international conventions. Behavior is equivalent to human traffickers, Italian prisoners of war are not slaves, their dignity cannot be violated, we have the right to ask you to release the prisoners of war unconditionally, otherwise, we will make this matter public!"

"Hehehe!" Tang Qiuli's smile became more and more intense, and he took a sip of tea in his spare time, shook his head and said, "Mr. It’s useless to talk about things, and don’t talk about international conventions. You and I both know what it is? It’s useless to put it bluntly. If you don’t believe me, ask Mussolini. Is the convention serious?"

"As for the dignity of Italian prisoners of war, human traffickers, etc., what you said is even more ridiculous. You say, you Italians don't live a good life in your own country, you have to go all the way to Asia and mix with us and China. During the war in Japan, didn't they take the initiative to stick out their faces and look for it!"

"When your Prime Minister Mussolini and the whole of Italy stared at Asian interests with red eyes, hooked up with the Japanese, and provided weapons and equipment for the Japanese, did you consider the dignity of the Chinese? Dignity is on the lips, dignity is given by oneself, not on the lips!"

"Since you Italians don't want dignity, and stretch your hands to Asia and the Pacific from a long distance to reap benefits, then I can only have my soldiers slapped in the face and cut off their hands, but it's disrespectful, remember, this is stupid and greedy The price, Mussolini should have thought of this when he stretched out his hand!"

"As for what you said, the matter will be made public, my answer is, listen to it, but what I need to tell you is that the price Italy will pay for this will be on the basis of the existing ransom, according to the The number of people increased by an average of 50.00%, by the way, China and Italy are now in a state of war, which is a relationship between hostile countries, I wonder how much ransom Mussolini will pay after detaining a dozen of you?"

"What?" Ciano, Flavio, and the others were going crazy. They didn't know what this Chinese was doing. He thought of detaining himself. It was unheard of, but judging by his current posture, he was capable. After such a thing came out, the Italians were absolutely nervous.

"Don't be nervous!" Tang Qiuli smiled softly, and said, "There is a saying in China that goes, 'Two countries fight each other. Don't kill them to envoys!' I won't detain you, but I don't want Italian prisoners of war to be held indefinitely. If you continue to procrastinate, let alone bargain with you, let me give you a good word!"

"Of course, Mr. Ciano can declare that the negotiations have broken down. If he doesn't want to redeem 10,000+ Italian prisoners of war, you will soon leave the Korean peninsula by plane and return to your country. Rini can't take it either!"

"I will send all 10,000+ Italian prisoners of war to Siberia as laborers. The vast Siberia is being developed and requires a large amount of labor. At the same time, I will let the senior military officers among the prisoners of war continue to publish open letters, exposing your Italian government for economic reasons. In your eyes, prisoners of war are not as valuable as gold. I have a different view from yours on this point. In my eyes, 10,000+ Italian prisoners of war are like moving gold bars!"

"Once this happens, I dare not jump to conclusions, and I dare not jump to conclusions, and I will keep my mind to calculate to what extent the emotions of the Italian people, especially the relatives of the prisoners of war, will explode. How much gold should the Italian government provide instead of talking about dignity and international conventions!"

"I don't have any good qualities. The only good thing is that I can see things from the other side's point of view and be considerate of the other side!" Finally, Tang Qiuli ended the long speech in a compassionate tone.

Ciano was about to faint, and he couldn't refute a word. He is a veteran of diplomacy, but he has never met such a negotiating opponent. He is straightforward, makes no secret of his request, and despises all rules. At a loss, this Chinese, who is more hateful than hooligans and thugs combined, has the cards in his hands. Probably the least fearful thing is that the negotiation will break down, right?

(to be continued) (to be continued...)