blackstone code

Chapter 342 New Conditions
Still in a room with relaxing music playing, Lynch was sitting on the sofa, and Governor Drago was sitting opposite him.

In addition to the provincial governor, there are several accompanying staff who are in private contact with Lynch.

Logically speaking, although this kind of thing is not considered a violation, it is not very good. After all, this kind of private contact is easy to be misunderstood, but whether it is Mr. Truman or the Nagalil delegation. , don't care about that.

The current situation has become a little more complicated. After Preton moved out of Gafla's Royal Navy, his passiveness not only failed to be resolved, but began to move towards an unknown direction that no one knew.

Gefra is also discussing the possibility of... no, a naval battle that is bound to break out. Some people even proposed a scenario-on the land of the United Kingdom of Nagalil, a "defense war" with the Federation War of Nations".

The people who put forward this idea are essentially the same as the Federation, or like Lynch, they are greedy for the resources on this land.

Regardless of whether there is one or not, it is best to fight first. If there are such resources, it is the best. These resources can make up for the military expenses and various expenses that Gefra spent in helping the United Kingdom of Nagalil to fight against the invaders.

If not, that's okay, it's not difficult to convert Nagalil into a cash machine in the form of Gefra's imperialism.

This idea already has supporters within Gafla, and Nagalil can make up for some of the benefits they lost, but did not recover, in this world war.

However, everyone still has some hesitation, that is the assessment of the Federation's combat effectiveness.

They instinctively believed that the strength of the federal navy was definitely not as good as theirs, but they were a little uncertain, which was actually quite normal.

Before the war really broke out and the result came out, no one dared to say that he would definitely win.

There have also been many battles and even wars in history where the strength was disparate, but the result was reversed.

There are actually some contradictions in Gefra's current thinking. They want to find out how the Federation's combat effectiveness is, and they are greedy for everything that Nagalil has.

At the same time, they are unwilling to drag themselves into a protracted war and consume the little remaining war potential.

Such ambivalence led to another phenomenon, that is, Nagalil was unable to make a choice.

This is the tragedy of small countries. On diplomatic issues, even on the issue of sovereignty, they do not have the slightest autonomy. They can only see the thoughts and minds of those big countries constantly changing their positions.

The people in the room were silent. The news from Nagalil told them to continue to wait, but Drago and some other people could not wait any longer. This was a torment.

It also made them feel something that urgently needs to be changed. Only when they are strong can they not look at other people's faces.

As the main representative of promoting the establishment of diplomatic relations, De Guerra is now undertaking the important task of communicating with the Federation. Although the country makes them procrastinate as much as possible, the delegation must also consider its own position.

Nagalil is not a unified country, although it may not appear on the surface.

For example, the governor of Degra, he doesn't care what will happen to the United Kingdom of Nagalil. What he cares about is what will happen to his family and the province of Magurana if war really breaks out.

As for the others?
Who cares about their lives!
The Governor of Degra has no acquaintances in Gefra, which makes him lack the basis for communicating with Gefra, so he can only find Lynch.

"I and all of you present here support the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Federation..." Governor Degra opened his head. He looked at the others, who also nodded. These people all represent a certain governor, or a parish.

His eyes moved back to Lynch, "Before the next negotiation officially starts, we want to talk about what we can get if the two sides reach an agreement and establish a friendly and mutual assistance diplomatic relationship."

This is a way of showing sincerity. We are already discussing things after the establishment of diplomatic relations. Can there be a more sincere expression than this?

At the same time, this is also a helpless choice. Since you have to choose one, then choose the more suitable one.

Compared with the conditions offered by Preton - giving them more profit sharing and reducing the price of imported goods, they are actually more inclined to establish diplomatic relations with the Federation.

If Pretton hadn't moved out of Gefra's Royal Navy, Nagalil and the Federation might have submitted their credentials by now.

To a certain extent, the Preton Firm actually controlled the customs power of Nagalil in a practical sense, but what he did was wonderful and concealed, and it would not be disgusting, but the facts were the facts.

If Preton can be expelled and regained the right to customs, and also get technical support from the federal government, this seems to be a good choice.

Listening to what Governor Drago said, Lynch shook his head slightly, "The conditions we offered are already the most favorable conditions, and these conditions..." He chuckled twice, "Because of your arrogance That could change."

A little confusion appeared on the face of Governor Drago, "I don't quite understand."

Sometimes people are like this, you give others face, but they take it as reverence.

Lynch put down the wine glass in his hand, "Let me put it this way, both I and the federal government are very dissatisfied with your vacillating attitude. Some people took the opportunity to make trouble, and the federal government is now very passive. You didn't withstand the pressure."

"The agreements we negotiated before are all invalidated, and there will be some new content in the future, and they will not be as generous as before."

Lynch looked at Governor Drago, watched the ever-changing expressions on his face, and watched the constant changes in his eyes, "We said some private things, but now the federal government is more inclined to refuse to establish diplomatic relations between you, so that Then we can fight a vengeful battle with Gefla around the sea and land of Nagalil."

"You people, Nagalil's land, resources and everything will eventually be divided and dominated by the winners."

"The constant changing of attitudes and positions is annoying, Governor-General, and I'm tired of it, and Mr Truman is tired of it."

These words can be said to be very rude, but the governor of Degra was not angry because of this. Of course, there were some emotional expressions and changes on his face, but generally speaking, he could still control himself well.

"I can understand!" He said something that made Lynch smile. He understood Lynch's harsh language and some changes in his diplomatic attitude.

In fact, in the final analysis, he and Nagalil are not strong enough, and they can't do anything.

"I will actively persuade the delegation to make a decision, but what should I use to persuade them?" Facing the aggressive Lynch, Drago's attitude and tone did not change much, whether he was restraining himself or This is his real situation, and he has to endure it.

Lynch pursed his lips and thought for a while, "If you maintain this attitude from the beginning, some disputes will not break out. After all, Preton is just a person, a pirate businessman, and he can't represent anyone, let alone a country. .”

"When the Federation's fleet destroyed his last reliance at sea, he would have no other choice but to be hanged as a pirate!"

Speaking of which, Lynch paused and continued, "The things we talked about will generally not change, but some details will change."

"First of all, the financial assistance given to you by the Federation can only be used to pay for the employment of federal workers, the construction of our designated factories and facilities, and the introduction of our designated commodities and raw materials. supervision, use under supervision."

This is much stricter than before. The previous condition proposed by the Federation was that only half of the funds should be supervised and belonged to special funds, but now it has become all.

However, this change does not mean much to Governor Degra and others.

What they can share is only a small part, and the bulk of it is still owned by the central government. After all, the central government is still the nominal supreme ruling body in Nagalil.

The few people nodded without much discussion, agreeing with Lynch's point of view.

"Second..." He stretched out two fingers, "For the construction projects of factories and facilities that we have negotiated before, more than 70.00% of the workers used in the construction process must be citizens of the Federation."

"Federal workers must not be less than 30.00 percent of the subsequent production at these factories."

This condition is a bit harsh, but after discussing with other people, the governor of Degra thinks there is no problem. Although from a certain point of view they have to pay federal workers a lot of wages every month, in fact the money is The federal people offered it themselves, and they had nothing to lose, so naturally they would not refuse.

Lynch also smiled more, "Thirdly, the Federal Sol must become the legitimate official currency of the United Kingdom of Nagalil."

When he raised the third main request or opinion, Governor Degra did not immediately agree. They discussed for a while, and Lynch kept observing the changes in their expressions.

Except for Degra and a slightly younger provincial governor or representative of the provincial governor, everyone else seemed indifferent.

Some people even think this proposal is good. At least the Federal Sol is one of the currencies in international circulation and can be used directly in many countries, but their own Galil cannot be found anywhere that can be exchanged according to the official exchange rate.

Governor Degra still didn't know what was special about this request, he just instinctively thought that there might be a trap in it.

In fact, if you talk about a trap, it's not a trap, it's just a huge surprise.

(End of this chapter)