Chapter 829: 829The world needs a corpse
Chapter 829829The world needs a corpse
“Ding-ding-ding, ding-ding-ding…” The phone rang again. The Foreign Minister of the Lyons Empire depressedly grabbed the receiver of the phone again, and feebly asked the simple word: “Hello?”
"Hello! I am Paul, the ambassador of the Dornish Empire to the Lions Empire..." On the other end of the phone, the man's voice was full of dissatisfaction.
"I am Somi, the Foreign Minister of the Lions Empire. If you have any questions, please just tell me, Ambassador Paul." Marquis Somi said depressedly.
"On behalf of the Dorne Empire, I strongly protest against your country's reckless intelligence collection activities. This is not in the interest of all parties. Your country's actions have also caused unacceptable losses to the Dorne Empire." On the other side of the phone, Ambassador Paul said Almost cursed.
This time, the Tang State carried out a series of follow-up actions in response to the Lions Empire's espionage behavior. This included moving the flight instruction training originally carried out on Dragon Island to Lucheng in Chu State.
Although the natural environment there is beautiful, how can the degree of modernization be compared with that of Weigang in the Tang Dynasty.
Students from all over the world have paid their dues. Who doesn’t want to study in a convenient and modern metropolis? But the current situation is that Tang State directly moved the training base to a useless place like Chu State.
You must know that all the good places in Chu State have been occupied by Tang State. In the remaining places, the good places developed by Tang State have not been included in the relocation option.
In other words, in order to ensure safety, Chu State’s oil facilities and pipeline ports have all been excluded.
The last place chosen was a small city in the southern part of Chu State. Apart from a future pilot school, there was nothing else there...
What's even more annoying is that Tang's response was reasonable. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tang pushed all the responsibilities to the Lions Empire, and then naturally started the plan to relocate the aviation school.
Only one airport was built on the slopes of Lucheng, and the trial operation started without even preparing the most basic dormitories.
And all the students at Longdao Aviation School here were directly guarded by the armed forces, stuffed into transport ships, and escorted by destroyers, headed to the port of Chu.
The Chu State is very cooperative, and the King of Chu is even very happy: The Tang State has moved all such important facilities to my place. It seems that my place is really full of outstanding people, and my throne is also made of iron.
"We are still investigating this matter. The intelligence department of the Lions Empire has not issued any orders to disrupt order. We still have to wait for the final result..." In desperation, Marquis Somi again reported the situation to Sousa just now. What Ambassador Sri Lanka said once, he said it again to Ambassador Paul.
He was already getting irritated, because in the past few hours, countless envoys from various countries had called in person to inquire about and complain about this matter.
"As the ambassador representing the Dorne Empire to the Lions Empire, I must remind you, Marquis Somi... If your country's espionage provokes a war, all the consequences will be borne by your country alone." Over the phone, Ambassador Paul said again Open your mouth once.
Aren’t you ready to add insult to injury? Damn it, if you are still talking about such a scene now, you are probably already gathering tanks on the border, right? Marquis Suomi cursed in his heart, but quickly continued to explain: "We are cooperating with the Tang State's investigation, and we can only judge after the results are obtained... I have understood your country's reminder, and I hope that the situation will not turn into something inevitable. The direction of development.”
He could only say these scene words, and then emphasized that the Lanes Empire and the Tang Empire were still communicating, and a war might not be possible.
This is a kind reminder, the purpose is to make the other party afraid: don't end up preparing to add insult to injury, but find that no one has fallen into the well.
Paul also heard what Marquis Somi meant, so he immediately said: "Okay! We will wait patiently, hoping that your country can investigate clearly with Tang State and come up with a reasonable explanation for this incident. Our country reserves the right to seek compensation, and I hope Mr. Marquis Somi can understand.”
"I understand." Marquis Somi didn't even bother to say goodbye, and directly pressed the phone receiver. His face was gloomy, but he had no strength to vent.
In the past few hours, the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been extremely busy. The trouble caused by the intelligence department has plunged the Lions Empire into an unprecedented crisis.
Lines I had not realized before that the world's structure had fundamentally changed. Now, both he and the senior leaders of the Lions Empire have felt the tremendous pressure brought about by this change.
Since the failure of the last anti-Tang war, the finances of various countries have actually begun to show unhealthy signs. All countries are burdened with huge debts to the Tang Empire, and their export trade has always been a trade deficit.
The fragile economic operation relies on the Tang State unilaterally driving up prices in various countries. In other words, the Tang State is deliberately feeding back the economies of various countries in order to maintain a state that allows the Tang State to continue to make money.
If the Tang State wanted to destroy a certain country's economy, all it had to do was lower the prices of materials exported to that country, and the country's economy would directly collapse and be destroyed. Everyone has to rely on Tang’s appearance, and has to succumb to Tang’s coercion again and again for the sake of technology. They are even more afraid of Tang’s terrifying military strength. This is the current situation of the empires around the Endless Sea.
In fact, it is not that there is no second solution to get rid of this problem, it is just that no one has thought of it before.
This time the crisis of the Lions Empire has allowed people to see the second plan and the dawn of getting out of the predicament.
The second solution is to dismember and destroy an empire, share it with everyone, and use the flesh and blood of the deceased to feed the stomachs of everyone else.
Since we can't defeat the Tang State and owe a huge sum of money to the Tang State, then... if we find a soft persimmon and crush it to death, we can at least let everyone linger for another ten or eight years...
After everyone figured this out, the eyes of the Lions Empire, which had just caused the Dragon Island incident, looked a little different.
The Lions Empire is good. Because of the existence of Bunas, the economic conditions are relatively good. It is also close to the two empires of Susas and Dorne. Those who want land can take land, and those who want gold coins can take gold coins. Everyone can get what they need. …Not very good?
Hence, the first to show a tough attitude on this matter were Dorne, the southern neighbor of the Lions Empire, and Susas, the northern neighbor.
Of course, there are also the Poplar Empire and the Goblin Kingdom waiting to share the spoils - without the support of these two countries, Dorne and the Sussus Empire would not be able to show such a strong stance.
In other words, the Poplar Empire and the Goblin Kingdom must ensure that they will strictly maintain neutrality, so that the Susas Empire and the Dorne Empire will have no worries and gather their forces in the direction of the Lions Empire.
Considering that he may have to face a pincer attack from three empires, including the Tang Empire, which currently has the largest military power in the world, Lions I naturally knew that he had no chance of winning.
His only chance now is to avoid war! Once the war does break out, his navy will be completely annihilated by the Tang navy, Bunas may be occupied by the Tang army, and Susus and Dorne will attack from both sides, and the Lions Empire will become history.
“Such a thing must be avoided from happening!” King Lions I looked at the prime minister and a group of ministers in front of him and emphasized with an unhappy expression.
The news from the foreign affairs department is getting worse than the last. On the border, the troops of the two neighboring countries, the north and the south, are also frequently mobilized. The Lions Empire suddenly went from being the backbone of the anti-Tang Dynasty to being alone.
"We are trying our best to deny that the Dragon Island incident has anything to do with us! For this reason, we are willing to compensate Tang Guo with 3 million gold coins... The negotiations are still in progress, and Tang Guo does not seem to be adding insult to injury." The prime minister spoke to comfort the already confused Lions I.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty’s current attitude is very subtle. This subtlety is reflected in the negotiation process: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Dynasty neither directly interrupted the negotiations nor showed a very friendly side.
This ambivalent state initially made the diplomats of the Lines Empire a little confused.
But later, after thinking about it over and over, everyone figured out the key: In fact, the Tang State did not urgently want the Lions Empire to fall.
It is true that sending troops to destroy the Lions Empire may gain a lot of benefits, and even bring back the once glorious Port of Bunas.
The negative effects of the destruction of the Lines Empire are also something that the Tang Kingdom does not want to see: most countries will receive the legacy of the Lines Empire, and by then each country will have a large amount of funds to eliminate the adverse effects of the trade deficit with the Tang Dynasty.
To put it bluntly, the Tang Empire will lose its ability to continue to constrain these empires economically, allowing these empires to escape the influence of the Tang Empire to a certain extent.
The pros and cons of this need to be carefully weighed, and it does not mean that personally launching a war against the Lions Empire will definitely be beneficial to the Tang Empire.
If nothing else, crossing the ocean and trying to land near Bunas Port is not a very sure thing for the current Tang State.
"Our concessions can be bigger, but Tang Guo's appetite is obviously more than that. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to find new points of interest to use as bargaining chips. We still need more time." The prime minister glanced at the place where he stood nervously. Count Vidal, the head of the Intelligence Department, was wiping his sweat.
"Vidal! Find some unimportant chess pieces and throw them out!" Lions I understood what the prime minister meant: "Send a telegram in my name to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Empire, saying that our intelligence department is willing to cooperate with the Tang intelligence department Develop long-term cooperation..."
(End of this chapter)