Li Hongtian, who has taken the initiative, does not take this matter to heart at all.
Three more days passed.
General Victor, a man who has been decisive and decisive on the battlefield all his life and who has never been sloppy, stayed up for three days and three nights in order to discuss cooperation with Long Yan.
The eye circles are slightly puffy.
He knocked on the door of Li Hongtian's temporary residence again.
Li Hongtian's servant opened the door and welcomed him in. Victor looked at Li Hongtian, who was now in high spirits and with a rosy complexion, lying on a rocking chair, next to a burning fireplace.
Extremely comfortable.
Looking at Victor, who was already stooped, after staying up for three days and three nights, his energy became even more depressed, and his pale face was completely drained of color.
After Li Hongtian saw Victor's mental state, he smiled and said: "Oh, respected General Victor, what have you been doing these days, and why do you look so haggard?"
Victor snorted coldly. He sat aside and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Li Hongtian, we can talk about the cooperation between Austria and Long Yan!"
"However, you must evacuate Austria's seaports."
Hearing this, Li Hongtian said without even raising his eyelids: "That seaport was lost to our Longyan people by your Duke of Lorraine. It now belongs to our Longyan city, and it is impossible to evacuate."
Victor stared at Li Hongtian and said while holding back his anger: "We in Austria can compensate you, but we must take back this port."
"There's no need to talk about this matter."
Victor's face became even more gloomy: "This matter must be discussed."
Seeing Victor's persistence, Li Hongtian looked at him very seriously: "General Victor, you lost this port to us, Long Yan."
"It's not something you can just talk about if you want to."
Victor also looked at Li Hongtian, and the atmosphere was silent for a few seconds.
In fact, this port city is not of much use to Long Yan. In that port city, there is not even a single Long Yan person in the Mediterranean.
Moreover, it is on the Mediterranean coast of Europe, which is too far away from Long Yan’s homeland.
Long Yan values this territory now just because it provides Long Yan with a landing location in the Mediterranean, which is conducive to Long Yan's fleet deterring various European countries in the Mediterranean.
It was because Victor really knew Long Yan's thoughts that he felt that there was a possibility of negotiation on this matter.
According to the latest intelligence, Long Yan has occupied the Mediterranean port from Poland, which is actually more suitable from a strategic perspective.
Victor said angrily in a deep voice: "We in Austria can allow you, Long Yan, to temporarily borrow this port."
"But Long Yan is absolutely not allowed to own this port permanently!"
"This is our biggest concession."
After hearing this, Li Hongtian couldn't help but feel a little funny. Is this Austria's disguised compromise with Long Yan?
Li Hongtian also knows the importance of this port.
Actually it's not that important at all.
However, Long Yanren spit out the fat in his mouth.
No one will agree to give it to anyone.
Li Hongtian smiled and said: "What the Duke of Lorraine lost to us was the permanent ownership. It would be too simple for you to want to return to the port so simply."
Hearing this, Victor breathed a sigh of relief, there was still something to talk about.
If there was no need to talk, Li Hongtian would have shut him out long ago.
Victor said straight to the point: "The conditions can be negotiated, but we can lease this port city for a maximum of fifty years, and Long Yan is not allowed to interfere with the free access of the Austrian residents on the island to the port."
"The Longyan people can develop here, but they are not allowed to build factories. They can have an army, but they cannot threaten Austria!"
Li Hongtian smiled: "These conditions are okay, but, General Victor, how much price are you prepared to pay for these conditions you proposed?"