The Romans were the only one among the five countries that jointly issued a statement against the Jin Kingdom, second only to Burundi and Fernandes. Although the country was small, it was still among the second-rate powers, and its international status was much higher than that of the Americans.
Not to mention the small eastern indigenous island countries like Dongyang, which had not fully learned about the West at this time and was accepted as a younger brother by Britannia, so it had no status at all.
Therefore, the people of both countries had to give some respect to the Roman Kingdom.
What's more, the identity of this person who came was different. He was a bishop from the Holy See who was born in the Kingdom of Rome. As a filial son of God, although Franz didn't take the Holy See seriously at all in his heart, he had to maintain a certain degree of humility on his face.
"Your Excellency, Minister, our Lord also needs this treasure to decorate His human sanctuary. I wonder if Your Excellency, Minister, has any idea of donating this pearl to the Holy See on behalf of the Great Brittanian Empire?"
Whitman was a little stunned when he heard this, then he smiled and said to this person in a very polite tone:
"Bishop Sutton, you also know that we in Britannia have established a Catholic Church since the United Kingdom, and His Majesty the Great King is the Patriarch of Heaven. Isn't it appropriate for us to donate property to the Holy See?"
Then the conversation changed: "But if the Kingdom of Rome or the Holy See is willing to pay for it, or exchange it for other treasures, I think Her Majesty the Queen is still willing to give His Majesty Victor or His Majesty the Pope a face!"
When the Bishop of Sutton heard this, he was immediately choked by the other party's words. If he could come up with money, he wouldn't have to waste so much words. The Holy See does have money, but it is no better than it was in the Middle Ages, or even a hundred years ago.
It was also different. At that time, just the tithes paid by dioceses in various countries were enough to make the Holy See full of food, not to mention the huge properties of the Holy See almost all over the world. Even the poorest bishop could live a luxurious life.
Life.
But with the rise of the religious reform and the peasant movement, so far, except for some Catholic countries, almost all Protestant countries have abolished the tithe, and even if the Holy See has not abolished it, it cannot collect it.
Unexpectedly, Britannia, the most powerful country at the time, also did not abolish tithes, but it was handed over to the king and the church, not to the Holy See.
Therefore, although the Holy See is still very wealthy, its support for the revival of the ecclesiastical power and various expenditures have led to the Holy See spending a lot of money every year, especially breaking the blockade of Rome and expanding the palm-sized area of the Papal Palace. This has always been
This is the wish of all popes and senior members of the Holy See.
Unfortunately, all countries are opposed to this, especially the Kingdom of Rome, which bore the brunt, and Francis, the filial son of God next door, who are the most opposed.
Even though his own son Spania was very supportive of the Pope's expansion, the first-generation Empire on which the Sun Never Sets had been lonely for a long time, and the domestic situation was in chaos. It was almost reduced to the tail of the second-rate powers and was unable to intervene in foreign affairs.
The Roman Kingdom was not wealthy either, so it was basically impossible to pay a price for a pearl that would impress the Brittanians. Even if it was a rare pearl with extraordinary power.
After all, the Roman Kingdom had just unified the country and had not been independent from the Holy Empire for many years. Although it occupied one of the most elite regions in Europe, the country was still in ruins due to war and was still small and weak and short of money.
In addition, Rome is located between the two great powers of Franz and the Holy Empire. It can be said that there are wolves on the left and tigers on the right. If it had not been for Britannia and became their younger brother, and due to various factors, it would not have been possible to unify the kingdom.
achieve independence.
Even though the bishop of Rome was from the Holy See, Britannia itself was a Protestant country and had established its own king as the supreme leader, which did not obey the orders of the Holy See.
Therefore, Bishop Sutton of Rome obviously could not offer any conditions, so he could only sigh and watch Whitman and Duwab negotiate terms and finally reach an agreement.
It must be said that this Major Dubois was not actually an official of Franz in the Shanghai Concession, but an officer of Franz's garrison in the Annan Colony.
This time I came to this big country in the Far East by chance. I originally just went through the motions like a normal colonial official and made some money before leaving, but I happened to catch up with the appearance of Yuan Mizhu this time, so as Emperor Louis III of Bonaparte
As die-hard supporters, these two will have their own thoughts on the treasure.
The two people who saw and felt the power of Yuan Mizhu with their own eyes had more thoughts about this orb. Therefore, even if they agreed to Minister Whitman's conditions and would betray some interests of the Annan Colony, they only hesitated.
After thinking about it, I chose to agree.
After reaching cooperation, Minister Whitman discussed with the two officers Franz a specific plan on how to replace the orb.
Major Dubois is now in charge of Franz's side, because Minister Franz went to Tianjin this time to deal with the previous conflict between Franz's missionary and the famous local church.
The remaining counselors were not high enough and would be suppressed when dealing with Whitman. The military attache commander of the embassy was only a captain, so Major Dubois, as the highest-ranking official in the empire in the concession, was temporarily entrusted by the minister.
He temporarily took over the duties of the minister and was responsible for presiding over Franz's situation in the Shanghai Concession.
The authority does not have to expire. Although he is the temporary minister in name only, and the specific affairs are still handled by the professional diplomats of the Embassy in Magic City, but this time what is being exchanged is the interests of the Annan colonial government, so Dubois, the Annan colonial army
The second-in-command can also make decisions without having to consult with the embassy.
Of course, if the minister is still there, he still has to communicate with the person in charge of the empire in the Kingdom of Jin, but the minister is no longer there!
When the deal is completed, he will return to the Annan Colony, and then return to the country to celebrate the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor, so the Minister will not be dissatisfied.
Du Bois thought wonderfully, and Whitman was very happy to have reached a deal that was beneficial to the empire. He was also more willing to deal with "simple" soldiers like Du Bois than to deal with Minister Franz's "old friend"
"If the "old fox" negotiates a deal, it will inevitably be more nerve-wracking and may not necessarily result in the current benefits.
So Whitman immediately ordered someone to rush to make a replacement, and then replaced the treasure as soon as possible to avoid any mistakes in the dream.
Although both parties, including the Sardinian bishop, did not believe that there would be any problems with this treasure under the protection of their strong fortress and many masters and soldiers, as politicians they still maintained a trace of vigilance.
Little did they know that basically everything they discussed was learned by Gao Jingfei through Fenrir's monitoring.
After the four foreign executives dispersed, Gao Jingfei thought for a moment and decided to discuss with his elder brother Zhang Lin and the others before taking action based on the situation.
"If no local expert takes action before the orb is exchanged, I will reveal the foreigners' plan. Master Ning, the master scholar, will be more than happy to help me pass on the news, right?"
After watching the live broadcast, he had a plan in mind, so he returned to the Altar of the Heavens and opened the remaining five green drift bottles.
"The lottery is drawn! The lottery is drawn!"
Gao Jingfei took action on the six bottles with a little excitement.
Although bottles below red are now commonplace to him, sometimes even white bottles can present some surprises.
Sure enough, the first green bottle gave him a little surprise.
Wu Kong Jutsu comes from the world of Dragon Ball. The skill of using Qi can make people fly in the air like a bird.
"Haha! I can finally fly on my own without exposing Fenrir, and I don't have to be held by the Night Bat Warriors to fly!"
Flying has always been one of mankind's ultimate dreams, and in Gao Jingfei's opinion, it should be second only to the ultimate dream of immortality.
The same is true for him. Although Gao Jingfei knew that as his cultivation level advanced step by step, he would gain the ability to fly sooner or later, but that would only be mastered after at least Dao Ji or even when he became a Yin Shen. Unexpectedly,
Now he can take off even before he has entered the innate state!