Reborn as a small European country

Chapter 11 The Dinner Before the Meeting
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Presidential Suite at Hotel Champs Elysees Paris
"Your Highness, I have already contacted the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, and he basically agrees with our request, but he is still in contact with the Auto Union, and the specific results will have to wait for a while."

"There's not enough time, but it's best to have results by the end of this year. You'll be in Paris during this period of time!"

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nord would naturally not refuse Joseph's words. Although Nord is his hometown and he loves his country very much, 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 proposed, part of which France has agreed to and can be fulfilled in the near future."

Somewhat puzzled, Joseph took the document from the Deputy Foreign Minister. Joseph only remembered to ask him to negotiate the exchange of war reparations for the Auto Union. Could there be 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 300 million US dollars, of which the profit is about 40.00%, but even this is more than 66 million US dollars. You must know that Joseph does not have such a wealth now.Audi was acquired by the Volkswagen Group in [-]. It can be said that the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs conspired to win all the shares of Volkswagen. This 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 the only things that the Deputy Foreign Minister 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 600 million. Of course, these are not what Joseph values. What he really values ​​is the chain reaction it can bring to the economy of the Principality of Nord.

The benefits of a production line from workers to workshop directors, factory managers, and the entire city are self-evident. If these three $4000 million orders are really involved, even if there is no European recovery plan, the Principality of Nord can have a Good foundation for development.

"Yes, very well, 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, due to funding problems, we are unable to arrange ambassadors. If you want to, stay in France!"

Uncontrollable excitement emerged in the chest of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. What is a village in the shadow of a willow, is undoubtedly in this state now, but he is an official of Nord after all, even if he likes Paris, he must be more reserved, but Joseph has no intention of paying attention to it After saying these words, he 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 French Foreign Minister would like to see you."

"Minister of Foreign Affairs of France? He should be very busy at this time. Why did he come to find himself?" He was puzzled in his heart but did not show it on the face. He motioned to the guard to let him in, 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, Your Majesty Joseph."

"Minister Vedrian, it's already three o'clock in the afternoon. Your good afternoon is really not sincere."

"It seems that His Highness is living well here. I'm here to inform you that the joint meeting has been brought forward and will be held at the Elysee Palace tonight at seven o'clock in the evening."

"Just because of this matter, it's not worth you to come here in person!"

Although he is the Grand Duke of Nord and the other party is only the foreign minister of a country, 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?"

Haha laughed Joseph looked at Vedrian with 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 come to find out 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.

36:[-] p.m.
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. Therefore, even if Joseph is only an eight-year-old boy, as an important member of the joint meeting, makeup is a must. An indispensable 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 his head, a French phrase in the regional style of Paris came to his ears: "If I guess correctly, you are His Royal Highness Ragnar III!"

Turning around, I saw the person Joseph smiled slightly. I was about to find him, but I didn’t want him to come over. I nodded to show that the other party’s guess was right. Then I said in orthodox Chinese: “Ambassador Zhang, you just come here, but I Afraid of getting Nord into trouble."

How can Zhang Jianjun not be able to 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 welcome here. 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 come to the general. I don't know who has a better mouth, he or the US Secretary of State General Marshall."

"I believe General Marshall's mouth is stronger. His Highness speaks Chinese very well."

"I also have half of Chinese blood in my blood, so there is no reason why I can't say that I am half of my homeland."

A trace of other meanings in Joseph's words were captured by Zhang Jianjun, and he felt a little more at ease. 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 Nord Principality that has a great affection for China. He has no reason Don't pay attention, especially the other party will bring a lot of benefits to Huaxia.

(End of this chapter)