Great time travel

Chapter 44, mighty teacher?Teacher of benevolence and righteousness?

Although the tone of his speech was very kind, Wang Qiu's attitude and stand were exceptionally tough—from the very beginning, this negotiation was not a friendly discussion with each other, but Wang Qiu and the others unilaterally threw out a final agreement. An ultimatum, ordering Princess Pingna and the others to accept it immediately and unconditionally.

In this regard, Princess Pingna and her subordinates have fully experienced the humiliation of being despised and what it means to be "a weak country without diplomacy".

As a result, the empire protested as a matter of course, but it was of no use.The attitude of the Chinese representatives can be described as hard-hearted, very similar to the charm of Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi forcing Li Hongzhang to sign the "Treaty of Shimonoseki". Facing the indignation and questioning of Princess Pinna and her subordinates, Wang Qiu said arrogantly: "...The current situation is already obvious. We are not here to discuss with you, let alone listen to any of your sophistry. You are not qualified to discuss with us. All you can answer is agree or disagree. You only need to look at the top of your head and your surroundings to know that if our army decides to go to war, this city can be reduced to dust in an instant, please don't be fooled by the momentary excitement..."

Under such circumstances, Princess Pingna, who didn't have any bargaining chips in her hand and still had some rationality in her head, had no choice but to submit obediently.

——In the short negotiation of less than 10 minutes, the empire humiliatedly accepted all the conditions of the outsider, without changing a single word.

However, in Princess Pingna's opinion, compared with the tough and arrogant attitude of the outsiders, the terms proposed by the outsiders are relatively restrained.At least it is definitely much milder than the terms of peace talks proposed by the empire to those defeated countries and dependent countries before—of course, this may be because the terms of the peace talks that have been presented now are not the final terms of the peace talks, but just a negotiation with the imperial government. It's just a war zone control plan.

But even so, these temporary conditions of peaceful coexistence have already appeared extremely generous, and it can even be said to be very kind and generous.

First of all, these alien armies did not extort money and supplies from her—however, the current Earl of Vermar actually could not provide any wealth. On the contrary, the aliens also agreed to sell food and other goods to the city.In addition, the aliens also took over the burden of [-] sub-human refugees outside the city, and were willing to provide food and other daily necessities to the refugees during the peace talks, provided that these sub-human refugees obeyed their arrangements and dispatches.

Secondly, the outsiders stated that during the entire negotiation period, and before the two countries truly resolved their grievances and established a peaceful and friendly relationship, their army must take over the defense of the entire Earl of Fermar as a bridgehead for landing on the Farmat continent.Of course, in order to show the sincerity of the peace talks, the management and taxation rights of Ita Rica City can remain the same, and the foreign army will not interfere too much, and will not garrison a large number of troops in the city, but only no more than 100 people. Surveillance troops, and provide force protection for shops that may open in the city.In return, if outsiders want to trade in the city, Princess Pingna's subordinates and the Lord's Mansion are not allowed to levy taxes or stop them.

Thirdly, the rural area of ​​the Earl of Vermar outside Ita Rica was completely taken over by the army from another world and designated as a military restricted area.Without the approval of the outsiders, members of the Rosa Knights are not allowed to leave the city of Ita Rica during the peace talks, so as to avoid conflicts and misunderstandings.

Fourth, before receiving the reply from the Imperial Senate and the Emperor and starting the formal negotiations on the establishment of diplomatic relations, Princess Pinna herself must stay as a hostage and a communication bridge. She can freely choose to stay in the city of Ita Rica or go to Mount Arnus Qiu's barracks of outsiders accept hospitality.What?Since there are basically no troops stationed in the city by outsiders, what if Princess Pingna chooses to stay in Itarica and finds a chance to escape?This, Wang Qiu made it clear to Princess Pingna from the very beginning that she is just a symbol representing peace and communication. If she wants to escape, she can escape, but once Her Royal Highness escapes from Ita Rica, it will be a symbol of the empire There is no sincerity towards peace, and then the two sides will automatically enter a state of war, and what the consequences will be, please imagine for yourself...

Fifth, the noble officials in the Earl of Vermar and the members of the Rose Knights were all allowed to go and stay, and they did not ask for weapons to be confiscated.However, those who stay behind are only allowed to stay in the city of Ita Rica, and are not allowed to leave the city without authorization, and violators will not guarantee their lives.Those who leave are not allowed to stay within the scope of the Earl of Vermar, let alone commit any hostile acts, otherwise they will be killed... Since the tragic civil war is going on in the hinterland of the empire on the other side of the Romanian Mountains, it seems that the safety factor is not as high as here. Therefore, only a few dozen members of the Rose Knights left in the end.

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——From a general point of view, the terms of such a peace treaty, even if it is only the content of the temporary armistice treaty, are too lenient, so that Princess Pinna and her subordinates could not believe it at first: according to the empire's Experience, if you encounter this situation, at the very least, you will extort a ransom from the family members of each member of the Rose Knights, and the citizens of Ita Rica City will also have to donate the entire city’s money and supplies to pay for their lives. Disarming all is also a basic requirement.But the people from the outside world obviously have overwhelming force, but they are almost innocent, and they are still willing to treat each other with courtesy, which can only show that the people from the outside world are very sincere about peace and friendship.For the empire, which is currently experiencing external and internal troubles, it cannot but be said to be good news.

However, in fact, whether it is Wang Qiu, the captain of the urban management team, or Director Ma, who is temporarily serving as an inspector, or the relevant departments and the central government behind him, they are not interested in dealing with a person who once attempted to invade China (actually China) People recruited by themselves, but the natives of other worlds don’t know it), and the backward slavery ancient countries that will automatically cut off diplomatic relations after a few years (the maintenance time of the “gate” is limited) are all lack of interest in developing diplomatic relations.He has no interest in peace at all—in every plot world, Wang Qiu is already the natural enemy of peace.

The reason why they treat the native rulers of this city so politely and courteously is not because they have much sincerity for peace and friendship, but because they feel disdainful and contemptuous of their little family background-the two sides have no regard for wealth. The concept of words is obviously very different.

For example, the more than 3 poor demi-human refugees outside the city, in the eyes of the members of the local ruling class, are a group of food-consuming burdens and potentially unstable factors that may cause riots, but in the eyes of the people on earth, they are It is a living special-type actor and a gene pool of non-human intelligent life, which is enough to make the entertainment circles and scientific circles all over the world go crazy. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is gold that can walk.

In the same way, for those subhuman villages scattered in the remote areas of the Earl of Vermar, it is said that there are more than 30 orcs, elves, demons, and dwarves. Various plans are already under development.

And the city of Ita Rica at the foot, in the concept of the natives of this plane, should be the wealth gathering place of a region, and the first choice of robbery targets for bandits and troops.But in the eyes of Wang Qiu and the others, even if the city was looted, what could be gained?At best, there are some worthless copper and iron products, grain, cheese, bacon, blankets, linen and rough pottery, plus a small amount of gold, silver and precious stones, and some women—from the perspective of people on earth, they must be refugees outside the city Those cat-eared girls, dog-eared girls, winged girls, and Medusas in the camp are even more attractive.

To give a similar example, during the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. military did not loot much after occupying Kabul, but provided a lot of relief to the citizens. On the one hand, it was naturally for the sake of the international image, and on the other hand, it was because Kabul was too poor. There is nothing to rob if you want to rob.

As for the military geographical significance of Ita Rica City, it is not worth mentioning at all when the gap between the two sides is so disparate in force.Of course, it must be said that the city of Ita Rica has any value at the moment, that is, it provides a model sample of cities in fantasy worlds, which can be used by sociologists on the earth to conduct "socioeconomic surveys of fantasy worlds"...but that is It is even more demanding for Wang Qiu and the others to preserve the city as completely as possible.

In short, after Princess Pinna held her nose and took out her personal seal, signed and stamped the takeover document, and unconditionally accepted all the demands of Wang Qiu and the others, the Chinese delegation immediately put away the initial arrogance and became With a smile on his face, he ordered more refreshments to entertain the natives from other worlds.In addition, Wang Qiu also presented souvenirs to indigenous people from other worlds in accordance with the practice in China after the meeting: the male representatives of the empire at the negotiating table each presented a colorful crystal glass wine glass, and the female representatives each presented a string of cultured pearl necklaces , Princess Pinna, and a bottle of perfume... These artificial cultured pearl necklaces, which look far better than natural pearls at first glance, made the female knights of the Rose Knights shine for a while, delighted, and at the same time feel inexplicable, as if Falling into the fog, I almost mistakenly thought that my side had won the battle and was accepting the tribute from the defeated

Just like that, caressing the round and clean pearl necklaces, looking at the crystal clear "crystal perfume bottle", listening to those outsiders boasting endlessly, calling themselves a teacher of might, civilization, and righteousness... ...Princess Pingna's sense of humiliation gradually dissipated, but her curiosity about people from other worlds quickly sprouted.So, she finally decided to let Chief Instructor Gray and Captain Shirley of the Red Rose Squad bring their own letters to deliver news to the Senate, while she followed the army of outsiders to Mount Arnus to check it out……