Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

In the middle of the huge conference hall, there is an exaggerated circular table, and many chairs are arranged in a fan shape around it.

In the conference hall, people of all skin colors and appearances gathered together. It can be said that except for the black uncle, basically everyone was there.

The Sogdian envoy and Sogdian King Mahdi should be the two most relaxed people in the conference hall. After all, except for the two of them, none of the envoys and royal family members from other foreign countries dared to sit on the chairs. They all stood respectfully in a corner of the conference hall.

"The first thing I did when I returned to Sogdia was to write 'Always stand by the Tang Dynasty and never go to war with the Tang Dynasty' into the Sogdian law. We in Sogdia also need a law like the Tang Dynasty."

The Sogdian envoy nodded repeatedly. He was just a diplomatic envoy. Whatever you, as the king, said was the truth. There was nothing wrong with it.

"Excuse me...whose family are you from?"

The Sogdian envoy turned around and saw a white-skinned man with curly hair. He thought that the question just now was asked by him.

"No, buddy, your Chinese has a weird smell. Can you please stop speaking such poor Chinese before you learn it well? It's not elegant at all."

Justinian had no choice. The translators in the territory of Charlemagne's Empire who were close to the Heavenly Power Army were only at his level, so it was not his fault that he was despised.

"Can not align..."

The Sogdian envoy was confused: "How about going to the Polaroid Mirror Shop to get a pair of glasses? What if they don't line up?"

Mahdi coughed twice and said, "You are representing Sogdia now. Do you want others to think that Sogdians are unreasonable? I'm sorry, my envoy was just joking with you. Please don't take it seriously."

Justinian waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, are you the king of Sogdia? Nice to meet you. I am Justinian, the diplomatic envoy of Charlemagne's Empire."

Just as Justinian was about to shake hands, he heard a commotion. As expected, Yuchi Baoqi had arrived with the Tang Dynasty group.

Yuchi Baoqi clapped his hands continuously: "Alright, alright, there are chairs here, why don't you sit down? Sit down, the seats have been allocated according to your land area, find your own chairs and sit down."

All the envoys hurriedly began to look for seats. The Sogdian envoy was also politely invited to sit up, feeling embarrassed as he sat in someone else's "territory".

When everyone was seated, Michelle's envoy immediately exploded: "I report! Sogdia's territory is not as large as Huoxun! Sogdia is sitting in the wrong seat! He should not be here."

Yuchi Baoqi waved his hand, and the Minister of Rites Chen Shuda stepped forward and said, "Sogdia has already established friendly diplomatic relations with our Tang Dynasty. Sogdia is also the first country to establish diplomatic relations with our Tang Dynasty. It is legal, compliant and reasonable for Sogdia to sit there."

This made Michelle's envoy very angry. It was telling you clearly that Sogdia is under the protection of the Tang Dynasty, and you will close your steel door whether you like it or not.

Yuchi Baoqi looked around and said, "Very good, everyone is here, no one is late. The first Belt and Road Diplomatic Seminar has officially begun."

"The Tang Dynasty aims to establish a good diplomatic system, promote mutual benefits among countries and maintain regional peace and stability, so this Belt and Road seminar was held."

The Sogdian envoy directly pressed the button on the table, the light on the table came on, and Yuchi Baoqi stretched out his hand to signal the Sogdian envoy to speak.

"Your Majesty, Sogdia wants to know what the Belt and Road Initiative means?"

This question is obviously also a question for the participating envoys: What exactly is the Belt and Road Initiative?

Yuchi Baoqi waved his hand, and Xue Rengui pulled down a huge scroll from the side of the wall, which was the current world map.

"The Belt refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt, and the Road refers to the Maritime Silk Road. Together they form the Belt and Road Initiative. To put it simply, it means that everyone joins forces to do business and share what they have."

"Before this, I believe that it was the caravans from each country that came to the Tang Dynasty to trade. Now it is no longer necessary. This part of the economy can be firmly controlled by your countries."

"Of course, the Belt and Road Initiative does not force you to participate. You can choose not to participate. It all depends on the will of each country."

The Sogdian envoy pressed the button again: "Your Majesty, we have no money!"

The words of the Sogdian envoy sounded like a joke, but none of the envoys from all the countries present laughed. It was a kind of sadness. Many envoys from small countries had almost mobilized the whole country to send themselves to the Tang Dynasty to participate in the military parade and conference. They really... had no money.

Yuchi Baoqi waved his hand: "No money is no problem. As long as you join the Belt and Road Initiative, it is equivalent to trade between countries. Money and other things can be discussed. The main purpose is to help you develop and get rid of the poverty trap."

The Sogdian envoy raised his hand directly: "Sogdians join!"

The clerk on the spot recorded the conversation at the meeting. Yuchi Baoqi looked at his watch and said, "I'll give you half an hour to decide whether you want to join the Belt and Road Initiative for win-win cooperation. See you in an hour."

The Tang Dynasty delegation came and went like the wind, leaving the foreign envoys in the conference hall to ponder. The Sogdian envoys and the Sogdian king seemed out of place. After all, these two were the most relaxed.

The King of Sogdia even teased the envoy Mishier: "We have already finished the negotiations and signed the contract. Why are you still targeting us Sogdia? Is that unnecessary?"

Envoy Michelle looked unhappy: "I just raised reasonable doubts. His Royal Highness the King of England and Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites have already answered my doubts. What's the problem?"

Mahdi shrugged his shoulders and covered his mouth, not knowing what he was saying to his envoy. Envoy Michelle just felt that the two people seemed very happy.

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"Is it really okay to give them credit, Your Majesty?"

Fang Xuanling expressed his worry that his family had just gotten better and he should not try to show off and get himself into trouble again.

Yuchi Baoqi patted Fang Xuanling on the shoulder and said, "Prime Minister Fang, what is the purpose of my Belt and Road Initiative?"

"Harvesting, yes, harvesting. We are now the world's only industrial power. We can use our industrial products like crazy to harvest their raw materials. Just think about the goods they buy with the raw materials. The cost is not even a fraction of the raw materials."

"The distance for transporting goods is long, so the Tang Dynasty should build a railway for efficiency. It's not just for the Tang Dynasty, they can use it too, but they have to pay us rent."

Du Ruhui's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he pulled Fang Xuanling: "Deploy troops..."

Fang Xuanling understood the twists and turns here at once. Yuchi Baoqi put his finger on his lips and said, "To the outside world, we love peace and don't want war. We don't like war in the first place. There is no problem with that. However, if some people or countries are blind..."

Fang Xuanling suddenly felt that the person standing in front of him was definitely not a human, but a ghost.