On August 8, 1925, British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, Japanese Prime Minister Takaaki Kato, French Prime Minister Paul Panleve, US President Calvin Coolidge, and South China Sea Federation President Liu Fu gathered in Shanghai to discuss the dispute between the South China Sea Federation and Japan.
On the issue of relations between the two countries, five-country negotiations were launched, of which Britain, the United States and France attended the negotiations as initiating and mediating countries.
Since there is no such specialized meeting place in Shanghai, consulates and diplomatic agencies of various countries cannot be used as negotiation venues. Therefore, at Liu Fu's suggestion, the Licha Hotel became the official venue and hotel for the negotiations. The President of the United States and France
The Prime Minister and the President of the South China Sea Federation all stayed in the hotel, while the Prime Minister of Japan and the British Prime Minister stayed in their consulates and private residences.
Since it has become a venue for negotiations and a designated hotel for presidents of various countries to stay, the entire new building of the Richa Hotel has been occupied and no longer receives other guests. Its security work is also jointly responsible for the security personnel and garrisons of various governments. In the past,
Etiquette checks on people coming and going
The south building of the hotel has now become a heavily guarded restricted area. Soldiers, agents, and security personnel wearing various military uniforms and carrying various weapons have formed a three-layer cordon around the building.
, there are also several patrol gunboats on duty day and night.
Liu Fu still lives in the same three suites. After this private travel incident that almost exposed his identity, the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have submitted formal written opinions to him. The Minister of Foreign Affairs even threatened him with resignation to make him promise.
From now on, she would never do such things that would only be done by adolescents under the age of 18. Liu Fu was in a bad position and had no choice but to agree. She also promised that she would control herself to a mental age of over 19 and never make the impulsive mistakes of adolescence.
He is much more honest now. He has been staying in the embassy these days. He really has nothing to do, so he called in agents from the Shanghai Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to learn some intelligence and interesting stories about Shanghai and even China from them, just to relieve his boredom.
It is said that it is a meeting of presidents of various countries, but in fact the real issue is which delegations are going to talk. The diplomatic relations between the two countries are very involved, and non-professionals can't figure it out at all. Each delegation has data memorizers in various professions.
Therefore, after Liu Fu participated in two collective bargaining sessions, he no longer believed in any master negotiators. Dozens of people had prepared for many days and were backed by their respective national agencies. Basically, he can think of
I've thought of everything. I've thought of everything I couldn't think of. At this time, eloquence counts as a p. What everyone is fighting for is not eloquence at all. It's information and data. As for the disputes between the two parties, let's put them first.
Ignore it, wait until the day's meeting is over, and then go back to find data and information. The next day, continue to present the facts, **Law, pay attention, this is law, not reason, the word "reason" does not exist on the negotiation table
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When encountering an issue where the two sides cannot reach an agreement but must reach an agreement, it depends on whose national strength is dominant or who is anxious. The party that wants others will always make a compromise, while the party that has no demands or desires will definitely make a compromise.
It is the party who takes advantage. As for being able to silence the opponent or opponents at the negotiation table and obtain the final victory in the negotiation by relying on one's sharp tongue, that is all artistic processing, or it is the opposite of you.
Opponents are all fools.
However, one advantage of the presidents participating in the negotiations is that they can no longer delay many issues that can be delayed. Therefore, the negotiations went relatively smoothly and the main issues were finalized, that is, the governments of all countries issued a joint
Publicly stated that it supports the establishment of a Jewish state in southern Palestine, and then the South China Sea federal government officially announced the end of the 30-year war with the Japanese government. The two countries established consular-level diplomatic missions in each other. As for whether the two sides still cooperate in other aspects, that will be in the future.
things.
After finalizing the final main terms, the presidents of the five countries held a signing ceremony at the Richa Hotel. President Liu Fu of the South China Sea Federation and Japanese Prime Minister Takaaki Kato signed the two armistice agreements and jointly announced that between the two countries
The state of war has been terminated.
That night, at the invitation of the British government, Liu Fu attended a celebration reception held on the 6th floor of the Licha Hotel. Most of the attendees were senior officials and celebrities from various countries in Shanghai. Here, Liu Fu met the daughter of the hotel owner again.
The red-haired girl, and even took the initiative to invite her to dance a waltz and take photos, and then, there was nothing more.
Liu Fu's trip to Shanghai was complete. Early the next morning, Liu Fu boarded the return cruise ship Africa and left Shanghai early. Most of the heads of state also set off to return to their respective countries. After all,
This is a foreign country, and there is still a war between the north and the south of this country. No one wants to stay in a place where war may break out at any time.
As South Japan came into contact with a state of war, aid funds and supplies from Britain, the United States, France and other countries began to gradually arrive. Sea ships with Japanese flags that had not been seen for many years also began to appear in Southeast Asian waters. Most of them
He went to India to purchase various supplies.
, there are also a few who go to federal ports to buy oil and coal. Judging from the tonnage of these ships, they are all small cargo ships of several thousand tons, and they are all very old. There are even early wooden hull ships with boilers and sails.
After joining the fleet, it seems that the Japanese are really desperate.
Liu Fu was very clear about this result, so during the negotiation process, the South China Sea Federation never reached any further economic agreement with Japan. In other words, Liu Fu could not suppress Japan militarily, but also had to drag it down economically.
If Japan's development speed is slowed down, the United States and the United Kingdom will become
We can fully support Japan, but funds can be allocated at will. The procurement of other bulk commodities and resources is not so easy. According to the number of ships in Japan, within a few years, it will be far from satisfying Japan’s domestic demand for energy.
and mineral demand, so Liu Fu was not too worried about Japan.
Not only is Liu Fu not worried about Japan around him, he is also worried about Britain, France and other countries far away in Europe, because now he is holding a book in his hand, which is a book brought back by the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Germany through diplomatic channels.
The famous book "Mein Kampf"
When Liu Fu saw this book on his desk, he did not recognize it at first because the black cover of the book only had two lines of golden German text and a golden eagle stepping on a swastika badge. However,
When Liu Fu noticed the name at the bottom of the page, he immediately felt something. Although Liu Fu didn't understand German, according to the English pronunciation, the name was almost pronounced as Adolf Heitel!
At this time, Liu Fu realized what this book might be, and then picked up the Ministry of Internal Affairs intelligence summary next to the book, and finally found a brief introduction to the book in it: the title of the book is "My Struggle", the author: Adolf.
Hitler!
"Mustache finally showed up!!!" Liu Fu murmured to himself after confirming that the book was indeed written by Mustache. He didn't know whether he was happy or regretful.
Liu Fu has no special dislike for mustaches, nor does he have any good impressions, because he has never had any contact with him in later generations or in this life. All the information about his experiences is obtained from the unreliable books and books of later generations.
From what I saw on the TV show, there was a lot of controversy about later generations' evaluation of him, and Liu Fu didn't know who to believe.
However, in later generations, Liu Fu once saw a very interesting test question. The question is to give you comments on three presidential candidates, and then you choose one from among them:
a. He used to associate with some dishonest politicians, liked astrology, had an affair, was a chain smoker, and drank 8 to 10 martinis a day;
b. I have been fired twice. I usually sleep until noon every day. I took opium in college and drank a quart of whiskey every evening;
c. He is a decorated combat hero, a vegetarian, does not smoke and sometimes drinks a little beer, and has never had an extramarital affair;
Who would you choose among these candidates?
If you chose a, he is Franklin Roosevelt; if you choose b, he is Winston Churchill; if you choose c, he is Adolf Hitler. (To be continued...)
