Author: Zero Romance

"If international relations can be as simple and easy to handle as Lao Yan said, then I don't think there is any need to set up a foreign ministry. We can just put a foreign affairs department under the Ministry of National Defense and let you take care of it."

Ning Qi was obviously not satisfied with Yan Chujie's statement, so he couldn't help but taunt him.

Yan Chujie didn't take it seriously. These old guys have been bickering with each other for decades, and they no longer take this level of ridicule seriously. They just responded with a smile: "It sounds good, you

If this task is really entrusted to me, the efficiency of handling foreign affairs may be higher than it is now."

Ning Qi snorted and said: "With Portugal and the Netherlands instigating so much, so many small countries jumped out to follow suit. Under such circumstances, we still have to blindly pursue the speed of expansion. Aren't you afraid that one day there will be a fire in your backyard?"

Yan Chujie shook his head and defended: "Old Ning, I don't agree with your statement. Our country's prestige and influence are based on our strong national strength. The stronger we are, the more honest our surrounding countries will be. These countries still dare to come forward to oppose

We, that only shows that our strategic deterrence is still not enough."

"We clearly have tens of thousands of troops stationed in various parts of the South China Sea, but why can't we suppress it? That's because in recent years we have focused our development on the north and have done less in the South China Sea, so that the surrounding small countries have forgotten

, our country is not only good at doing business, it is also very good at fighting!"

Seeing that Ning Qi could not speak, Schneider, as one of the officials in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, could only help: "Although these small countries do not threaten our security for the time being, they are our main trading partners in the South China Sea. If the relationship is improved,

If it is too rigid, it will also have a negative impact on our country’s overseas trade.”

Bai Kesi shook his head and said: "I don't think you have touched on the key point... If these small countries just join forces, can they cause trouble? Who is taking the lead in this matter, and who should be the focus of our attention."

Everyone felt that what Bai Kesi said was reasonable, so their attention returned to the participants of the petition.

Although the names of the ambassadors of Portugal and the Netherlands are not the first to sign, there is no doubt that it seems that these two restless Western countries are the only ones with the motivation and ability to organize a joint petition from so many South China Sea countries.

Schneider said: "How about summoning the ambassadors of these two families first to let them live in peace?"

Yan Chujie said: "What I'm afraid of is that they will give in and continue to cause trouble in private. It's okay for them to make trouble here in Sanya, but if they stumble us overseas, it will be really troublesome."

Tao Donglai said: "Since they used a petition, they have something to talk about. It's just a matter of how high or low the conditions are. In fact, it's very clear what they are worried about. I think we can give them some appropriate promises, such as guarantees."

Their existing colonies will not be threatened by our expansion, as they have been in recent years."

"As for other small countries, their position is just a straw. As long as the wind gets stronger, they will change their minds."

The Netherlands lost the Ambon Island in the South China Sea in the early conflict with Haihan, but since the two countries established formal diplomatic relations, the Netherlands' colonies in the Far East have been preserved, whether it is as far away as Batavia on Java Island.

, or Taiyuan Port on Taiwan Island, are still under the control of the Dutch.

Portugal had reconciled with Haihan earlier, and through its alliance with Haihan, it had continued to attack Spain, its original suzerain country, in the Far East for many years. In the past thirty years, Portugal's gains in the East should be the greatest in the entire European region.

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But are these two Western countries really willing to surrender to Haihan? The answer is obviously no. They have been implementing global expansion for much longer than Haihan, who was only thirty years old after the founding of the country.

If Haihan had been weaker in force, he might have been destroyed by these two countries a few years ago.

They have been able to coexist peacefully and trade with Haihan honestly over the years simply because Haihan has enough strength to prevent them from making mistakes.

Xingdao's actions in the Strait of Malacca some time ago probably gave them a hint of something bad. But after that, Sanya's propaganda became more and more high-key, and even the direction of external expansion became a public discussion among the people.

It is definitely impossible to remain calm about this topic.

If a protest is made through diplomatic channels, the weight of the two families alone is obviously not enough to attract Haihan's attention, so a joint petition must be made in order to have the qualifications to bargain.

Is Haihan really interested in bargaining with them?

Thomas and Su Keyi waited anxiously before being summoned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But what surprised them was that they were not the only envoys summoned. All the ambassadors who participated in the joint petition were summoned together.

The Haihan official who came to meet them was Schneider. Seeing him walking into the conference room with a smile on his face, many participants felt full of pressure. It is known that Schneider is good at calculation and good at persuading people. It is necessary to deal with him more.

Be careful and alert, otherwise you may suffer big losses accidentally.

After Schneider took his seat, he got straight to the point and introduced the topic: "The joint petition you sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been submitted to the Executive Committee for review. We also take this matter very seriously, so we specially invite you to come here today to discuss and solve the problem together.

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“Everyone mentioned in the petition that our country’s external expansion will pose a security threat to the countries in the South China Sea. Then I would like to ask you, in the thirty years since the founding of Haihan, which country in the South China Sea has been destroyed by our country?

?Or has the territory been invaded and occupied by our country?”

Everyone, look at me and I look at you. You can’t just respond casually. If you have something, you have it, and if you don’t, you don’t have it. If you talk nonsense, you will definitely get slapped in the face by Schneider.

There was silence in the conference room, and only two countries raised their hands in the end - Siam and Johor.

Schneider spread his hands and said: "Look, there are only two countries that have real security disputes with our country. I don't know what the other people who participated in the joint petition are thinking about? You might as well think about it again.

Why do you want to participate in this petition?"

"We will not deny the problems that already exist, and we will make them clear in person."

"The first is Johor. Our country and your country did have armed conflicts in history, but according to the "Sing Tao Treaty" signed by the two countries in May 1635, the full name is the "Sing Tao Truce Agreement and Territorial Treaty." In

The treaty states that the State of Johor recognizes that the islands and associated lands south of the Johor Strait are owned by the State of Haihan, and the two countries no longer have territorial disputes.”

"This is a formal diplomatic document written in black and white, signed and sealed by the king of your country and the executive committee of our country. Don't you want to deny its validity? If your country really intends to tear up this agreement, I hope
Chapter completed!