Chapter XII Paris Joint Conference
The conversation between Joseph and Ambassador Zhang Jianjun did not last long. Joseph needed to avoid it, and Zhang Jianjun did not want the incident to happen before. When the number of guests in the restaurant began to increase, the two were already dispersed.
No one doubted the short contact. After all, most people here know that Joseph has Chinese bloodline, and it is normal for them to say a few words to people from their motherland.
Just as Joseph was busy talking with several presidents of small European countries in the restaurant, a few steps came from outside the restaurant, and then there was silence in the restaurant. Joseph looked at him in the eyes of others...
"Master Bugaev?"
Looking at the obvious Eastern European face and the whispers from the Croatian vice-premier on one side, Joseph quickly learned about the other party's identity and couldn't blame the restaurant for being so quiet. It turned out that another big shot arrived.
It goes without saying who the United States' European Revival Plan targets, but in name, the Soviet Union is also qualified to enjoy the European Revival Plan. This is why the senior officials in the restaurant were silent when they saw the arrival of the Soviet representative. Of course, this silence lasted only for more than ten seconds. Soon the restaurant's environment returned to its previous state again. However, after careful observation, you can see that everyone around was quietly watching the Soviet marshal.
Marshal Bugayev was very calm. In fact, he knew that this would be the result before he arrived. But even though he knew, he still had to go there. What if he had the chance to get the benefits? Of course, even if he couldn't get the disgusting United States, he would also let the joint meeting be more reserved and not too obvious to target the Soviet Union.
However, the arrival of Marshal Bugayev made several Eastern European countries very uncomfortable, especially when the looming eyes were on them, the Prime Ministers and the President felt as uncomfortable as lice, and they could not wait to leave here quickly. Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and the time for the joint meeting came soon, and under the guidance of the Miss Etiquette, they went to the venue in order.
The Principality of Nord is a small country. Even though Joseph and his principality are very active internationally recently, this cannot replace it as the foundation of the small country. Therefore, Joseph entered the field almost at the end of the team. Joseph was not angry about this, but only had infinite motivation, and tried to become one of the country with one of the discourse powers in Europe in the near future.
The meeting was held in Hall 1 of the Elysee Palace. The venue that can accommodate hundreds of people was almost crowded at this time. It gathered almost all the high-level buildings in Europe. If a bomb hits at this time, I believe that the whole of Europe will be in turmoil.
Joseph may not be ranked in terms of identity influence, but Joseph can rank in the top three in this venue. The first is a prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, the second is a duke of the Netherlands, and the second is Joseph, the grand duke of the Duchy of Nord.
Whether the status is noble or not depends on the strength of a country but on the glory of the ancestors. The Ragna family was the duke of the former French kingdom. It can be traced back to the Roman period, but at that time the Ragna family only had a small rank of earls.
Not long after sitting down, a handsome blonde middle-aged man walked forward and knew his identity without anyone introducing him to Joseph, the US Secretary of State and the famous five-star general General Marshall.
"Good night, ladies, please forgive me for disturbing your dinner time at this time, but I believe that compared to dinner, what I will say next is far more tempting than those delicacies."
A small joke made the environment in the conference room a little easier. Then Marshall began to talk about the European revival plan in detail. Joseph did not take too much attention. His main focus was on the Soviet representative and Zhang Jianjun.
The Principality of Nord is too weak, so weak that it only has the ability to passively accept the fruits and fruits in this process. If the United States does not support it, then the Principality of Nord will not be able to obtain anything in this meeting.
As Joseph thought, Bugaev soon put down the detailed information about the European revival and began to provoke tit: "According to General Marshall, the Soviet Union also seemed to have the power to participate."
Bugayev's speech did not disturb Marshall's mood. He smiled and replied: "Marrior Bugayev said it well. The Soviet Union did have the qualifications to participate in the European revival. He just didn't know whether the Soviet Union was willing to accept other conditions in the revival plan. If he agreed..."
Before Marshall could finish his words, Bugayev began to stir up his eyebrows. One had the power to participate, the other had the qualification to participate. The same meaning made Bugayev very unhappy just because of the different vocabulary. Of course, what made him most unhappy was that the United States actually specifically increased the conditions for the Soviet Union.
Bugaev has seen those conditions, if he agrees, it will inevitably cause the Soviet Union to lose a certain amount of economic sovereignty. The Soviet Union could not accept this result. Just as he was about to interrupt General Marshall's words, the French Prime Minister spoke.
"The purpose of the European Revival Plan is to speed up the return of Europe to its pre-war state. If the Soviet Union wants to participate, then we must build a unified European market."
The French Prime Minister said just after the words of the British prince, "Yes, we must participate in the construction of a unified European market. Only in this way can we quickly restore the pre-war state. In addition, I propose to form the EU to implement currency unification..."
Prince James of England chose a good opportunity, but his goal was not achieved. Marshall immediately discovered his intention, so he interrupted Prince James without waiting for Bugaev to speak.
It is in the interests of the United States to form the EU, but the euro will seriously damage the status of the US dollar. Such a result is not what the United States wants to see. Before we knew it, Marshall looked at the representatives of Britain and France with a hint of vigilance.
Prince James was just a temptation. Seeing Marshall's firm rejection, he no longer mentioned this matter, and began to join forces with France to jointly target Bugaev. Neither the construction of market unity nor the conditions proposed by Marshall that would lose Soviet economic sovereignty Bugaev could not accept it, so a few hours later, the Soviet delegation left in disgrace.
It was already ten o'clock in the evening, and the representatives of various countries were already sleepy on their faces. There was no way, so the meeting could only be concluded temporarily. The negotiations were held on the second day and everyone ended.
Joseph was very passers-by in the first joint meeting, mainly because he had no right to speak. All he could do was listen and think, look at the attitudes of senior executives from various countries and plan for Nord's future.
Early the next morning, Joseph and the leaders of the country gathered in the conference room again after breakfast. However, compared to the absence of the Soviet delegation in the conference room at this time last night, Marshal Bugaev had already left Paris last night.
The departure of the Soviet delegation did not make the venue much quieter. Western European countries began to compete with several Eastern European countries to distribute aid. The sixteen countries designated by the US parliament had increased to twenty-three at this time, and the new additions were the Eastern European countries that the United States wanted to win over.
The United States had a good idea, but they underestimated the influence of the Soviet Union. On the third day of the meeting, delegations from several Eastern European countries hurriedly left. It is said that at noon that day, they received calls from the country, and they all left shortly after receiving the call. There were also rumors that the Soviet army had undergone minor changes at that time.
When the Soviet Union left and several Eastern European countries left, the rest of the things were much easier to handle. Without the assistance of the Soviet Union and the United States, it was much more sincere. Those excessive conditions had all disappeared. Simply put, the aid at this time was simply to give money, give money to Western European countries to develop and then work together to fight against the Soviet Union.
However, even this kind of meeting did not proceed quietly. France wanted to boycott Germany's rise again, and Britain had the same idea, but several countries around Germany had different ideas. Although they were also invaded during World War II, considering the closeness of their economic ties with Germany, they still hope to promote their own economic prosperity and development by promoting Germany's revival.
In addition, these countries have always adhered to two principles. One is that their long-standing trade ties with countries in the Eastern European camp should not be interrupted, and the other is that their interstitiality cannot be violated. In this regard, the UK insists that considering its own special circumstances, it cannot be satisfied with obtaining equal assistance with other continental countries, because these shares of assistance have almost no substantial effect on the UK.
On the one hand, the United States strongly advocates the principle of free trade, and on the other hand, it requires Europe to unite and build a fortress against the Soviet Union. During the quarrel, Marshall had to promise European countries that they could organize their plans freely. However, he reminded Europeans that if the plan was to be implemented, they had to pass the US Congress. At this time, although most members of Congress agreed with the two principles of free trade and European integration, they were hesitant to invest too much dollars in Germany.
In this case, Marshall once again noticed Joseph and the Principality of Nord. In fact, what the United States was most worried about at this time was that the European countries were out of control, but if they were arranged for them at this time and cooperated with the German threat, I believe that the EU would find it difficult to truly get together.
This nail was undoubtedly Joseph and his Principal of Nord. For this reason, Marshall even firmly proposed to give the Principal of Nord aid in the meeting, which was 20% more than the previous plan.
Chapter completed!