"There will be a formal meeting tomorrow morning …."
In the hotel room, the Federation's diplomatic group was discussing the ceremony they would be leaving for the next day.
When it came to international affairs, every country was relatively strict and formal. The Guevra Empire also had its own special ceremony. From the reception to the final farewell, the entire process had its own set of procedures.
Because it was already late, everyone checked into the hotel first. Tomorrow morning, the officials of the port city would come to represent the Emperor of the Guevra Empire to receive the diplomatic group for the first time. After that, everyone would say something they liked in front of the reporters, such as' encouraging the successful conclusion of the business negotiations'.
After that, they would take the train to the capital of the Guevra Empire to meet the Emperor.
It was worth mentioning that they would meet the Emperor, but he wouldn't directly discuss anything related to the cooperation with them. As the symbol of the highest authority in the country, if they wanted him to appear, they would at least have to send the Federation's vice-president. Moreover, it would have to be a political and military diplomatic visit.
The meeting would be limited to just a meeting. This was also a form of respect for the Emperor of the Guevra Empire. After all, this was a 'backward' monarchy, and you had to abide by their backward traditions.
Every time the Federation's people talked about a monarchy, there was always a sense of superiority that came from who knows where.
The itinerary was packed and tight. The members gathered together to make the final decision, and then came the high-intensity work.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door of the room.
They were staying on the highest floor of the hotel. The entire floor had been reserved for the Federation's diplomatic group. Apart from the civil servants, there were also some soldiers who would protect the diplomatic group.
The people in the room didn't think that it was an unrelated person outside the door. Unrelated people couldn't enter, let alone knock on the door.
The person with the lowest status walked to the door and opened it. Lynch stepped in.
"Good evening, gentlemen!"
His face was always full of confidence, a bright and clean smile. As long as one didn't have a dark heart, it was hard to dislike him.
It took about two seconds for the people in the room to realize that it was Lynch.
It was not their fault. They did see Lynch when they got the final name list, but Lynch did not set off with them. Mr. Trumann meant that they would see Lynch here.
They thought that Lynch had already gone to the Imperial Capital and that they would see Lynch there. After all, it was such a serious diplomatic visit. If someone arrived first, it must be to better serve the visit, such as going to the Imperial Capital to inquire about some information.
They didn't expect to meet Lynch here. After a brief surprise, the leader immediately stood up. "Mr. Lynch, I thought we would meet in the capital."
The original plan for this visit was for Mr. Trumann to be in charge. However, the President could not leave him. The Regional Selection that had just ended did not calm everyone down. It was because the general election was coming soon.
This was also the time when the atmosphere in the Federation was the most lively. After the Regional Selection, it would be the general election. Before people could completely shake off the 'confrontation' from the Regional Selection, they would be in an even more frenzied state for the presidential election.
Some experts felt that there were benefits to doing this. The results of the Regional Selection would usually be able to predict the results of the general election. The Regional Selection was essentially to pave the way for the general election at the end of the year.
The regions that were already in their hands would be strengthened in terms of ideology, thus reducing the possibility of there being fluctuations.
The regions that were lost would become the obstacles that the two parties … no, the three parties would have to deal with. They would be able to focus more of their funds and energy on these regions. This would allow the use of resources to be more efficient.
At such a crucial moment, as the President's most trusted deputy, Mr. Trumann would definitely not allow Mr. Trumann to leave the Federation and leave his side.
Even if this diplomatic visit were to fail, it did not matter to him. It was just a small issue in the development of a country. The President was his everything.
After a few rounds of consideration, the person who would lead the team was the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. This person was acquainted with Lynch. They had gotten to know each other during the negotiations regarding Nagalil.
Seeing Lynch here, he also had a feeling that … for some reason, he had calmed down.
He took the initiative to walk up and shake Lynch's hand. This also made the people behind him realize that there were some changes in the rankings of the people in the room.
Under the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs' introduction, Lynch finally met the main members of the diplomatic mission.
Other than the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, there was also the First Officer of the Federation's International Trade Office, who was also the highest ranking officer.
The International Trade Office was originally an office for the examination and approval of international trade. After the previous President stepped down and the current President took over, the word 'examination and approval' was removed in order to distinguish the difference between him and the previous President.
It was said that the International Trade Office would soon be expanded into a new administrative department, not just an office. But before the actual expansion was implemented, the position of the highest ranking officer of this office, the future first minister, was not too high. It was just right for the criteria of this visit.
Then there was the Third Officer of the International Affairs Policy Office, who was also Mr. Trumann's subordinate. There were also the Second or Third Officers of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Education and Scientific Development, and other relevant departments.
Overall … the criteria were not very high. In Lynch's view, this was more like a probing visit. There might not be many actual cooperation projects.
This was actually very normal. The Federation had just wiped out the Invincible Fleet of Guevra. Now that they were going to talk about cooperation, there were bound to be some concerns and speculations in the country. Besides, Guevra was a "backward" monarchy. What if the emperor got angry and chopped off their heads?
These people's minds were still stuck on the "face problem" that intelligent creatures cared about. They did not have a deep understanding that in the international world, between countries, interests were the eternal topic of discussion.
Not to mention the annihilation of their First Fleet, even if all of their fleets were wiped out, Mr. President would still go to the main gate of the palace to pee. As long as the benefits were enough, the emperor would still be full of smiles.
After getting to know everyone, Lynch sat next to the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was a member of the diplomatic mission and also an advisor.
"Mr. Lynch, I heard that you will arrive earlier than us."
At this time, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs thought that Lynch had also just arrived.
Lynch nodded. "I arrived two days ago."
At this time, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs thought, "You're making it difficult for me to understand you." However, he reacted quickly. After all, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was not the Ministry of Transportation. "Mr. Lynch, you're familiar with this place two days earlier than us. We just arrived. Do you have any good suggestions?"
He was afraid that Lynch would not understand his thoughts, so he kindly added, "For example, is there anything we need to pay attention to, like some of Guevra's customs?"
"The Hundred Flowers Street next door is more fun. There's a lot of good wine there, and some girls in need are waiting for everyone to lend a helping hand."
Lynch said this in a very serious manner. At first, no one thought in that direction.
This was a very rigid preconception. They didn't think that this "Mr. Ten Billion" would say something so simple until a young man couldn't help but laugh.
Maybe he thought that Lynch's words were funny, or maybe he thought that Lynch was funny. In short, he laughed, and then everyone's expression became a little strange.
Just when the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs wondered if Lynch had taken the wrong medicine to say such frivolous words at such a serious time, Lynch spoke again.
"I know that some of you think that I'm not mature enough to go at this time …" He pursed his lips. "I just want to use facts to tell you not to think too highly of the Guevara People."
"Before the results of the naval battle are out, we may be afraid of the Guevara People's unbeatable fleet and consider our position in the bilateral relationship."
"But, gentlemen, we are the winners of the naval battle. The Guevara People's fleet was almost completely wiped out. We directly crushed their courage!"
"Now, the ones who gathered together to speculate about the other party's attitude should be the Guevara People, not us. We are the winners."
"If you behave so cautiously, solemnly, or even timidly, it will cause a lot of trouble for us in the upcoming negotiations."
"They will test our bottom line step by step. They will try to make excessive demands, because you are not behaving like a powerful diplomatic group of the Confederation. Instead, you are behaving like those diplomatic groups of the defeated countries that had no choice but to seek peace after being beaten by the Guevara!"
"This will make them think that our victory in the naval battle is not reliable. They might even think that we will lose to them if we fight them again. Therefore, gentlemen, we have to show them confidence instead of hiding in the hotel!" "That's right!" said Zhang Tie.
"I believe that there are countless pairs of eyes watching us from inside and outside the hotel. They are also analyzing what kind of attitude and method they should adopt in the coming negotiations with us. All of this is determined by what they observe now."
"While we show that the impact of our naval victory makes us not care about the Guevara People, we will also secretly think about the next countermeasures and methods!"
The Vice President of Foreign Affairs stroked his beard. "What you said sounds reasonable. What do you think?"
Ten minutes later, Lynch led some unimportant members to Hundred Flowers Street. They waved money wantonly to help the girls in need, drinking and having fun.
The news quickly reached the ears of the Guevara Emperor. He first roared for a while, then all of his dissatisfaction turned into a helpless "presumptuous".
He could only sulk because he couldn't beat the other party. He now felt how the other small countries felt when facing the Guevara. It was very uncomfortable.