The 70th year of the Black Iron Age, the morning of February 10, 2103 AD.
The four-party talks were held at the General Mansion in Mopan City.
Zhang Yi sat on the north side of the circular negotiating table, Vice Premier Sun Yuda of Greater China sat on the east, General Wang Zheng of old China sat on the west, and Governor Lu Wang of Little China sat on the south.
Xiaolong sat next to Zhang Yi and was responsible for taking minutes of the meeting.
Anu and Yue Yaer were responsible for serving tea and pouring water.
Xiao Han, Niu Ben and Shi Gandang were sitting against the wall at the door. Yi Ge asked them to participate in such a high-level meeting to increase their knowledge and improve their judgment, but no one could say a word.
Candies, pastries and drinks were placed in front of everyone. Zhang Yi wanted to create a relaxed atmosphere like a tea party. Being too formal would make people feel nervous.
"I drank too much last night, and my head is still a little swollen, but my heart is very excited and happy," Zhang Yi said in a relaxed tone. "After the catastrophe, people from the east, west, north and south came out of the ruins one after another. , built a new home, and now everything is full of vitality. The happiest thing is that we have not forgotten that we are Chinese. I hope we can resolve our differences and reach a consensus on peaceful development."
Vice Premier Sun, General Wang and Governor Lu nodded in unison.
"Okay," Vice Premier Sun said, "Comrade Zhang Yi's speech is very high-level, and his ability is also worthy of praise. He can lead people in the wilderness onto the road of industrial and commercial development. In my opinion, he is a A big achievement.”
"Yes," General Wang affirmed, "Brother Zhang can lead a group of people to defeat the overlord General Cao, which shows that he is a man of both wisdom and courage. Our king thinks that he is a great person and a hero."
"That's right," Governor Lu said, "from what I know about Mr. Zhang, he is reasonable and knowledgeable, which is extremely rare in the wasteland world. He is a civilized leader who emerged from nowhere and deserves respect. .”
The reviews were all very high. The brothers sitting by the wall, as well as Anu and Yue Yaer, all had smiles on their faces.
But Zhang Yi is very sober. While everyone is praising him, they are also openly wooing him. He smiled slightly.
"General Cao represents an era, an era where brute force ruled the roost. This era has passed. You are all contemporary figures with huge influence. It is not easy to sit together today. I hope we all cherish this opportunity."
"Yes, this is the first time that our three countries have sat down and talked face to face." Governor Lu confirmed this fact, "In the past, you always fought each other without saying a word, but we have experienced how powerful you are, the old Chinese cavalry. The infantry of Greater China and the bandit soldiers in the Mopan City area, ha, are all very fierce."
"That's because you have too many profiteers, Governor Lu," Vice Premier Sun sneered. "You export all kinds of fake and shoddy goods at high prices, arouse people's material desires, and make the already poor life worse."
"Haha, your invention is too dangerous, Governor Lu," General Wang said with a glare. "Our king pointed out that if you are not stopped, sooner or later you will create terrible weapons and destroy the entire world again."
There was a quarrel.
This is to be expected. Years of war have created a deep-seated hatred between each other.
Little China was founded on commerce, and they were responsible for hyping up the prices of paper and other commodities. It was not until Zhang Yi set up a paper mill that the price of paper was brought down. However, Little China still occupies a monopoly in the textile industry and enjoys huge profits.
So there is a reason why Little China attracts people’s hatred. Of course, there is also an element of jealousy and jealousy in it. The natural conditions in the area where they are located are so good. They were the first to achieve food freedom, and they have the conditions to manufacture various goods. But most of them are
Flashy.
They would never sell things like telescopes and compasses to hostile forces, so this blank market was occupied by Mopan City. At the same time, in the glass and plastic processing industry, Mopan City surpassed Little China with its high quality and low price.
This is the business landscape today.
Zhang Yi suddenly discovered that the northwest king Liu Kai was very visionary. He actually saw the development path of Little China clearly. Once the technological power exploded, there was a danger of losing control again. This made him have a good impression of Liu Kai.
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"Without our invention, you are still wearing animal skins and thatch, how can you sit here and talk like civilized people?" Governor Lu retorted in a sharp voice.
Vice Premier Sun and General Wang avoided talking about this issue. Their clothes, shoes and hats were all produced in Little China. They were opposed to other products, but no matter how high the price of clothing was, they had to buy it, and they would still buy it.
Best of all, who doesn’t want to live a decent life.
"Hahaha, we all went too far and deviated from the topic." Governor Lu said with a gentle expression. He is a smooth politician who is good at playing both sides. "Today, what we want to discuss is the issue of Mopan City!"
"Yes, Brother Zhang, what did you think about last night?" General Wang asked hurriedly.
"Comrade Zhang Yi, you should make the right choice!" Vice Premier Sun said seriously.
Everyone turned their attention to Zhang Yi.
The four brothers and two girls present couldn't help but sweat for their sworn brother. None of the representatives of the Three Kingdoms present were vegetarians. They had huge military support behind them. A wrong word could lead to disaster.
But I saw Zhang Yi sitting upright, his eyes calm and firm, and he spoke calmly.
"Everyone, I have only one opinion, whether in private or in public, and that is that Mopan City must remain independent. I think this is the option that best serves the interests of all parties..."
"So, you are planning to establish an independent country?" Vice Premier Sun said coldly.
This sentence caused a huge stir. Governor Lu and General Wang were also restless and showed extreme dissatisfaction.
"No, we will not allow you to do this, Mr. Zhang," Governor Lu said clearly. "It is worrying enough that China is divided into three parts of the world. If you have to stand on your own, it will only worsen the situation."
"It is wrong to do this, Brother Zhang. I am here to advise you as a friend. Our king will never allow you to proclaim yourself king!" General Wang said bluntly.
Zhang Yi's brothers and sisters almost fainted from anger. Shi Gandang hugged Niu Ben's arm so tightly that Niu Ben's hair stood on end and he wanted to rush up and hit someone.
Zhang Yi turned his eyes to this reckless brother and signaled him to calm down.
We must remain calm, otherwise the four-party talks may become a trigger and trigger a war between all parties. It will be a million-level melee with serious consequences, and it will be a failure of Zhang Yi's hard work.
Zhang Yi stood up, smiled slightly, and said calmly.