The Richard Shanghai Hotel is an East Indian style two-story brick and wood building with a light red building with a semicircular roof that looks like a pagoda, full of exotic style.

The Southern Mission, which participated in the negotiations between the north and the south in Shanghai, settled here. The current chief representative of the mission is Cheng Yi, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the native of Jingyan, Sichuan. He is determined, intelligent, likes new learning, and is good at speaking. He is one of the cadres and generals of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Honglu Temple was also listed as the Etiquette Department, which was in charge of court meetings, banquets, sacrifices and praises for court etiquette and foreign reception. Cheng Yi was very appreciated by Foreign Minister Zou Kaizhi. After Zou Kaizhi left Shanghai, Cheng Yi became the actual person in charge of the mission.

The north and the south are negotiating the ownership of Shanghai. Cheng Yi launched a tug-of-war with the northern country in accordance with the regent's edict and several drafts agreed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The current draft given by Cheng Yi is a condition after the Southern Dynasty made a small concession, that is, Shanghai is jointly managed by the north and south, and the taxes of Shanghai Jiang Customs shall be paid to the north and south tax institutions according to the destinations of the goods up and down. The goods that pass through Shanghai to the north and into the north are exempt from tariffs. Similarly, goods that pass through Shanghai to the south are also exempt from tariffs.

Cheng Yi had been talking to Northern Dynasties officials for half a month on this draft, and the two sides were in a stalemate and no one was willing to give in.

The same is true today. I argued with officials from the northern country in the conference room specially opened on the first floor of the Richard Hotel for one morning. In the afternoon, Cheng Yi came to the conference room early.

The Northern Negotiation Envoy was a military aircraft, Du Han, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, and the right-hand man of the Six Kings. However, because the negotiator sent out by the Southern Dynasties was the Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs, a mere second-rank official, Du Han no longer participated in the talks, but instead fought with Cheng Yi, the Minister of Rites, Bao Zhengping, and Cheng Yi, which was considered a reciprocal negotiation.

While drinking tea, Cheng Yi admired the Western oil paintings on the walls of the negotiation room, a magnificent cathedral. Looking at it, his mood gradually calmed down, as if the faint bell sounded in his ears.

The open door was filled with messy footsteps. Cheng Yi turned around and was slightly stunned. Du Han, who had not seen each other for a long time, walked in steadily. Walking beside him was a Russian military officer with gray hair and brown eyes exuding a cold temperament. His eagle-like eyes turned around Cheng Yi, revealing a few surprises, because he immediately realized the differences between officials from the north and the south. This southern official was calm and peaceful, and lacked the indescribable decay of officials from the north and the south.

"Sir Cheng, come, I will introduce you to General Vladimir, the commander of the Oros Far East Fleet."

Cheng Yi stretched out his hand, shook hands gently with Vladimir, and nodded to show.

Du Han smiled again and said, "Mr. Cheng, General Vladimir is here to listen to our negotiations and hope to make some pertinent opinions."

Cheng Yi flatly refused without thinking: "Russia is not a mediator, and Mr. Vladimir is not a representative of the mediator, and he has no right to participate in our negotiations."

Du Han smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Cheng, then now you have no objection to Oros. Sit, sit down." It is rare to be so kind to Cheng Yi. He used to be so arrogant and disdained to say anything to Cheng Yi. Of course, it was not arrogance, but a posture, a unique attitude of dynasty officials.

As he spoke, Duhan made a gesture of invitation and asked Vladimir to sit on the side of the long table.

Cheng Yi insisted on the railway track: "How can this be true? Lord Du is too ridiculous. Can the mediation country add it by adding it? It's ridiculous! Since that's the case, we can only withdraw from today's negotiations."

Bao Zhengping frowned and said, "Mr. Cheng, the gunboats of the Russian Far East Navy are close to each other. You won't know, right?"

Cheng Yi didn't speak, turned around and left. Seven or eight southern officials sitting behind the long table stood up and followed Cheng Yi one after another.

Du Han frowned slightly, and four or five arrogant Russian soldiers stood in front of the door. One of them reached out to stop Cheng Yi, while three or four southern soldiers wearing grass-green uniforms on the other side came over and pushed him away immediately.

The Russians had just arrived in the Far East from their hometown. They stayed in Rovsk for a few days and then explored a small village at the southernmost end of the Liaodong Peninsula in China, preparing to build a shipyard here. Because in the Far East, the Russians did not have a decent base to maintain naval ships. Although the technical strength of the Rovsk shipyard could barely maintain the armored battleship, it was not a port suitable for naval stations. The Russians were preparing to find an excellent unfreezing port in Northern China to build a shipyard for fleet mooring. This is the top priority and they cannot be neglected. The Russians named this small fishing village "Darny (Dalian)". Of course, whether they can build a port in Northern China in the end depends on the results of negotiations with Northern China.

These Russian soldiers did not know the causes and consequences, but the various domestic outrages of the Eastern nations naturally did not take the Chinese people into their eyes. Seeing several muscular Chinese soldiers pushing them backwards, they immediately became angry. One of the Russian soldiers reached out to pull out the dagger. As soon as the hand touched the handle of the dagger, the Chinese soldiers had already found the revolver. There were seven people in a row, with a cold black muzzle, aiming at these Russian soldiers.

"What are you doing?!" Standing in front of the door, Du Han's face turned slightly blue. The officials of the Southern Dynasty were all arrogant. They just lost their face, so how could his face look good?

"Everyone, everyone!" The hotel owner Richard ran over with apologies. He was a fat white man in his forties, with a big belly and panting.

A dozen British policemen soon rushed up to separate the two sides. For the safety of the hotel, the Concession Department of the Concession Department naturally listed the top priority and dispatched the police to patrol day and night. No matter which official on both sides had any problems, the Concession Department of the Concession Department could not afford it.

Vladimir looked at Cheng Yi and his party of officials going upstairs, a deep thought flashed in his eyes, waved his hand, and said a few words in Russian, and the Russian soldiers slowly retreated.

"General Vladimir, I'm really sorry." Bao Zhengping, the Minister of Rites, laughed apologized and looked at Du Han with a pale face, but he felt a little happy. He was repeatedly scolded by Du Han these days, and he was so tired of this old man that he was extremely tired of.

Vladimir smiled and turned to Du Han and said, "Mr. Du, it seems that your southern opponents are difficult to deal with!"

After hearing the translator translated Vladimir's words, Duhan frowned and said nothing. He knew that this Russian general was a powerful figure. The more tough the officials of the Southern Dynasties were, the harder the Southern *** team was, and these Russians were asking for prices when they cooperated with the emperor.

"Mr. Duhan, take advantage of your time today, let's talk about how to defeat your enemies in the south, okay?" Vladimir smiled.

Du Han nodded expressionlessly.

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Chapter completed!