An suggestion came from France to talk to the Ming Dynasty. After receiving this news, Zhu Yigui did not dare to neglect. Although he was the admiral of Xinming, he was only responsible for military affairs. As for the rest, Wang Donglai decided.

News about France was soon sent to Wang Dong. Wang Dong was extremely interested in France's demands, especially now that the French colonial government has started a war with the Ming Dynasty on the surface, but in fact it has intervened in a strange way, which has made Wang Dong think about France's intentions.

Since the French wanted to talk, it would be okay to talk. Wang Dong immediately responded and agreed to talk with the French.

The contact between the two sides requires a location. Judging from the current situation, it is not appropriate whether it is Louis' territory to go to the Ming Dynasty or Wang Dong's territory to the French territory to discuss. After several round-trip exchanges, the two sides finally determined the contact location and set it at the current location of the battle. Find a suitable place in this area for both sides to meet.

A few days later, Wang Dong arrived at the front line and sent a request for a meeting on the second day to the other party. Soon France also responded and agreed to meet at the designated location on the second day.

The next day, Wang Dong came to the designated location under the protection of a team of soldiers. There was a newly built wooden house here. The exterior of this wooden house looked inconspicuous, but it was built on the border between both sides and was the club where the two sides negotiated today.

Almost at the same time, France's Governor Louis, in the New World, also arrived here. After confirming the other party's identity and the number of soldiers they carried, they began to enter through the two doors of the wooden house, the east and the west gates.

The guards of both sides were on guard outside the wooden house. Wang Dong and Louis each brought only two entourages, including six of them.

Wang Dong can't speak French, and Louis can't speak Chinese, but this does not affect their respective communication. One of the entourage serves as the translator, and the other is responsible for the meeting records.

"Dear Duke, I'm glad to see you." After entering the hut, Louis saw Wang Dong, who had just entered the door at a glance, and greeted Wang Dong with the etiquette of Western nobles.

"Hello, Your Excellency Earl, I'm also very happy to see you." Facing Louis, who was a head shorter than him, Wang Dong greeted Louis with the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.

The first meeting between the two sides was pretty good. They looked at each other who had heard of but had not seen each other for a long time. The atmosphere was harmonious and respectful.

"Hisser Duke, this is the best red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France. Have a glass of it?" After a few greetings, they sat down. Louis asked his followers to open the box they carried, took out a bottle of exquisitely packaged wine from it, and asked Wang Dong with a smile.

Wang Dong glanced at it, then signaled to the entourage beside him. The entourage also punched a box and took out a fist-sized porcelain bottle from it: "Your Excellency, this is the best tea from the Ming Dynasty. Don't you think drinking tea is more suitable than drinking wine at this time?"

"Maybe, the Ming Dynasty's tea is indeed a good thing in Europe, and as the Duke, I think the tea will definitely not be bad." Louis nodded, then shook his head and said, "If it was normal, it would be a good idea to drink such a tea on a sunny afternoon, but now I think drinking is more suitable for my mood. What do you think? Duke."

Wang Dong looked at Louis deeply and immediately laughed: "I didn't expect that the Earl is a person with unique ideas. Since that's the case, then let's make arrangements?"

Wang Dong's suggestion Louis readily accepted it. With their decision, their respective followers opened wine and made tea.

On the surface, both sides only treated each other with a bottle of red wine and a can of tea, but both Wang Dong and Louis knew in their hearts that the so-called red wine and tea were just a medium. Their real intention was to test their respective attitudes, and this kind of temptation also had its results.

One person tastes wine, the other person drinks tea.

The fragrance of wine and tea filled the hut, and both sides started chatting about wine and tea culture.

This chat lasted half an hour, as if they were not here to meet and discuss today, but were more like a party at a salon and more interested in Eastern and Western cultures.

Time passed quickly, and as the topic came to an end, Louis understood that it was time to say the important thing. As the actual initiator of this meeting, Louis originally planned to ask Wang Dong to ask himself first, but Wang Dong was obviously more calm than himself, so Louis felt that the test could end here, and there was no need to waste time.

"Hisser Duke, what do you think about the situation in the New World?" Louis asked after taking a sip of wine, put down his glass and spoke.

"For the situation, I'm willing to take the liberty. The Ming Dynasty and France had a treaty at the time. I remember that this agreement was signed by the Earl. " Wang Dong put down the teacup and asked with a smile.

Louis did not deny this incident. At that time, France and the Spanish coalition fought with the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Louis was the commander of the coalition. In the end, the war did not determine the outcome. After the war, they divided their territory in the New World and clarified the content of the treaty.

"His Excellency Duke, France has been sticking to its promises. As the governor of the New World, I am also doing my best to maintain it. However, you must know that many things in this world are not determined by personal will or unilaterally. The New World, and even the entire world, are not only France and the Ming Dynasty."

Wang Dong frowned slightly. He heard what Louis said, but this was actually his previous guess.

Since the outbreak of the war, although France has intervened in the war, it has not shown a stance to decide the outcome with the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, France's intervention is more like formal intervention, and the current strange confrontation on the border between the two sides has also proved this.

This is also the reason why Wang Dong decided to meet Louis after receiving news of his release from him for a meeting and negotiation. Although the Ming and France had a tacit attitude on the battlefield, don't forget that it was France's intervention that caused a large part of the Ming army to be restrained here, which made the Ming Dynasty unable to mobilize more troops to deal with the Spanish side for a while.

To put it bluntly, in Wang Dong's opinion, the troops sent by the Spanish colonies would only cause some trouble for the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty did not have to worry about the threat from France, then it could concentrate its forces to deal with the arrogant Spanish in one fell swoop.
Chapter completed!