Shadow Empire - Chapter 934 A New Round of Negotiations and Return to the Federation

In mid-March, Slad's diplomatic mission came to the Federation again to continue negotiations on the issue of "establishing world peace around the Slad military alliance."

The waterway has been "cut off" for more than half a year. If the shortage of supplies causes the balance of war to be unbalanced again, it is still acceptable to the Slad people.

Then the Federation began to contact, consult and negotiate with the Republic of Dantra, which was unacceptable to the Slad people.

Their ruling group is under tremendous pressure, not only from the military side, but also from within the country.

Well, that's a bit crude, to put it more politely, the Federals played a key role in the war, and they were trying to gain more.

Whether it is dominance or the power to rule the world, it is what they want.

The federals want these, so why not just give them to them?Some interest groups within Slad also began to operate. Capital groups and civil interest groups all began to put pressure on the current ruling group.

Once the Federation and the Dantra people have reached their unilateral armistice, or even an agreement to divide Slade, there will be no need to consider the subsequent war.

With so many resources entering society, all conflicting classes disappear under the huge war dividends!The rule will become more stable and the people will become happier!

But all this has a prerequisite - the war can be won!If the war cannot be won, then everything is fake and they may also lose a lot.

Things had come to this point and the Slads could no longer hold on. This was the fourth time they had sent a delegation to visit the Federation to negotiate on this issue, and this time their president had given them a very low bottom line.

What they have to do is to strive for more benefits for Slade as much as possible above the bottom line.

If they fail to reach an agreement this time, they will turn from allies to enemies, so both sides have shown their utmost sincerity!

The docks of Xinjin City were cleared early in the morning to avoid enemy agents and assassins causing chaos and destruction. There were not even ordinary people on the docks.

A large group of teenage children were holding bouquets of flowers and shivering in the cold sea breeze.

The moment Slade's warship arrived at the dock, the children shivering in the cold wind watched more and more commanders walk up to the podium in the distance. They suddenly raised their arms and immediately began waving the bouquets in their hands.

They were actually not very comfortable, and in order to appear "decent" and not bulky, they did not wear particularly thick clothes.

There was no special warming technology in this era, and these officials, who could only be considered to be wearing spring and autumn clothes when working, were also shivering slightly.

This damn stinky weather!

Someone complained, "Don't they know to wait until the weather is warmer?"

Everyone else will smile knowingly.

In fact, during their contacts with Dantra, they had already discussed how to divide Slade - of course, this was not proposed by the Federation, but by the Dantra people.

They can divide the benefits of the Slade Military Alliance into three parts, with the Federation taking one part, Dantra taking one part, and the small countries following behind him also taking one part.

It seemed reasonable, with the federal government taking a big chunk of the pie, but Congress was not very interested in the proposal.

If the Dantra Republic continues to encroach on other countries in the southern continent, it is very likely to achieve the most terrifying great cause in human history - unifying a continent!In this situation, anyone, including the federals, could become the next victim. The Dantra people also attacked the city of Jingang, causing the deaths of a large number of federal soldiers on the battlefield.

If we really form an alliance with them or reach any consensus, the situation in the country will definitely explode!Therefore, it is impossible for them to reach an agreement on these issues and to form an alliance. In fact, the current contacts between the two sides are still to put pressure on the Slad people.

But if they really can't reach an agreement, then there is a high probability that the Federation will withdraw its troops and then set its sights on the Yalan region and the north of the Federation.

"Hopefully they won't be so stupid this time."

The warship slowly approached the shore and lowered the gangway. The leader of the Slad delegation was Slad's vice president, followed by their foreign minister, defense minister, chairman of the Slad Military Committee, and some representatives of capital consortiums. Quite a few people came, and the visit list was several pages long, with about four or five hundred names.

However, the ones that are docking now are only some of them. The others will dock later, and they will not have this kind of welcoming standards and treatment.

The Slade government structure gives the Vice President a great deal of power, and he is also given full diplomatic authority.

The moment he stood on the gangway, he looked at the people on the dock and already felt tremendous pressure.

It was a way of showing cordiality and intimacy, and then they shook hands and inched back.

In fact, no one paid attention to the children waving bouquets of flowers, but they still waved the bouquets in their hands and shouted slogans such as "Long live the friendship between the Federation and Slad"!

The entire reception process lasted more than twenty minutes, and then the group got on the arranged car and left the scene.

Soon the bustling pier became quiet again.

Today was obviously not suitable for direct negotiations, so the negotiations were held the next day.

Senator Cleveland arrived at the meeting early in the morning. The negotiations were held at "Callander Manor", where some important political events took place, including the drafting of the Federal Declaration of Independence, the drafting of the Federal Charter, and the completion of the first constitutional amendment.

This place may not have any status in the minds of most federal people, mainly because their academic performance is not good. It is very likely that nine out of ten federal people do not know where this place is.

But in politics, it has a very special place.

Slad's delegation also resides here, and the federals are trying to express their respect to the Slad people in this way.

There was still half an hour before the first consultation at ten o'clock, and Senator Cleveland and several conference delegates were smoking on the side.

The work in the past few days is to determine what everyone wants to talk about, and after discussing what to talk about first and what to talk about later, we can officially start the negotiation phase.

Although the atmosphere was serious, there was no tension.

Senator Cleveland looked at the Speaker of the House who was speaking, "What?"

The others looked at him, and the Speaker shrugged, "Those guys in the north are also planning to form a covenant organization."

The "North" he mentioned refers to the three countries to the north of the Federation. These three countries have been acting abnormally since last year. They closed their borders and slowly stockpiled soldiers at the borders.

On the surface they said these were normal decisions, but anyone could see that they were on guard against the Federation.

Senator Cleveland was stunned for a moment, then his brows knitted together, "This kind of thing happening at this time is not a good thing for us."

"Who said it wasn't?" The Speaker of the House of Representatives also sighed. "The President called them yesterday and talked to them. He revealed that the Federation could also join this covenant organization, but was rejected."

The expressions of several people became serious. The biggest advantage of the Federation now is that it does not fight natively, so the people do not have so many direct feelings about the damage caused by the war, and naturally there is no trauma to speak of.

If these three countries form an alliance and the border issue escalates and frictions arise, there is a high probability that some unpredictable consequences will be dangerous. Senator Cleveland took a puff of his cigarette, "It seems that even if we deal with Slade, there will be a lot of things to deal with next."

The Speaker of the House curled his lips and lowered his voice a little, "You know, he is a person who cherishes his reputation and face."

"They simply refused, and the president felt that his face had been thrown to the ground and stepped on by them."

"He said in his office that he would send troops to attack them..."

These were his angry words. They could imagine the President's mindless anger as he blushed and felt embarrassed, but this was indeed a problem.

They chatted for a while about the latest happenings during this period and exchanged some secret codes in the political arena. Soon the delegation arrived at the scene and Senator Cleveland and his colleagues returned to their seats.

The next thing that happened was that the two sides exchanged the items to be discussed. Perhaps this time Slade’s ruling group really realized the “danger”, so they have changed some strategies.

Since there is no way to fight against some things, just enjoy them. You don't have to be at the bottom, you can be on top!

As one of the negotiating members, Senator Cleveland also received the list of consultation contents submitted by the Slad people. After just a few glances, he couldn't help shaking his head.

For example, the Slads demanded some key technologies that only the Federation possessed, as well as some supporting items, which they all needed.

Senator Cleveland could see that they wanted to give up "dominance" in exchange for more advanced technology.

And these technologies are likely to be used against the Federation in the future, not by selling finished products to the Federation, but by dumping, commercial competition, or even directly tearing up the alliance to a certain extent.

These were definitely things he couldn't agree to, so he simply took out a pen and started writing and drawing on some of the clauses, crossing out all those he thought were inappropriate.

These all need to be determined in the meeting. Everyone is sure to have different ideas. In order to ensure that they don’t forget some of their ideas, everyone will write them down first.

The process of "exchanging" content is very fast, and both parties can ask each other questions about some issues that they don't understand. This is why there are representatives of capital consortiums in the delegation.

Because a considerable part of the content is related to capital, the federal military industry, energy, and some heavy industry groups that master core technologies will also participate in the overall discussion.

This simple meeting lasted until noon, and the next step was naturally lunch, a relatively relaxing lunch.

Lunch was also held in the main building of the manor, a huge dining room. The Secretary of State also kindly introduced to them that it was here that the first federal president and the gentlemen in the painting had their first meal after the establishment of the federation.

The heaviness and seriousness produced at different times overlapped at this moment. Although the music was melodious and cheerful, and people had easy-going smiles on their faces, people always felt like something was pressing on their chests.

Senator Cleveland participated in various discussions throughout the afternoon. Before officially entering into negotiations, neither side was very confident.

They sent us a hundred proposals, but before we even started discussing them, they directly rejected seventy or eighty of them. No matter how you look at it, this is unlikely to succeed.

The dinner menu was said to be based on the menu of the "first dinner", with some deletions and additions. The Secretary of State also told some short stories related to the first president, and the atmosphere was very good.

After dinner, Senator Cleveland was planning to go back and rest. His work schedule for the day was very full and he couldn't stand working overtime anymore.

He had just finished taking a shower when the bedside phone rang. He walked over and answered it. "This is Jeffrey."

"Senator, Lance is back."

There will be a more formal consultation at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The two sides have discussed the documents submitted by each other today, and will have the first exchange of views tomorrow.

For example, if the Slads want the Federation's steelmaking technology, and the Federation unilaterally refuses, and they want to exchange views tomorrow, they might say, "This is something that cannot be changed."

If the attitude is not very tough, then this article will be abolished directly.

If their attitude is very tough and they think there is no point in discussing other issues without this one, then we will keep it to ourselves and then try to find a roundabout solution.

Kailunde Manor is less than 50 kilometers away from Xinjin City, and it takes two hours to go back and forth.

He and Lance might not be able to talk for a long time, maybe four hours at most.

Come back before one o'clock, get up at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, and you can still sleep for seven hours.

"Is he in Xinjin City now?" he asked after making a decision.

Hearing this, the Senator understood that Lance probably wanted to say something to him.

He didn't hesitate any longer, "I'll be back in the city in an hour, you take him to the manor."

"I see."

The call was quickly disconnected, and Senator Cleveland put on his clothes again, checked himself, and left his room.

When he came down from upstairs, these people stood up immediately.

In front of people outside, these people are actually very glorious, and to a certain extent they represent senators.

But here, they don't even have beds, they can only sleep on the sofa, and they may need to do something at any time and anywhere.

"Let's go back to the manor."

Soon the two cars left the Callend Manor one after the other.

About fifty minutes later, he met Lance in his manor.

The moment the door was pushed open, Lance and Tom, who were chatting with Tom, stood up immediately.

Senator Cleveland appeared here neatly dressed. He shook hands with Lance who came up to him, then walked to the sofa and sat down with him.

"I heard that the situation in Lapa has become increasingly chaotic recently." He took out a cigarette box from his pocket, a simple-looking cigarette box.

It is made of wood, with the name "Jeffrey Cleveland" embossed in gold in the lower right corner. Apart from that, there is a ruby ​​button, and there is nothing else on the outside.

But when he opened it, he saw that the inside was made of two complete linings that he wanted to take out, and then platinum was used as some metal parts, and there were some gems as embellishments.

This cigarette box is not cheap, including the wood that looks ordinary, which is actually a very precious and rare variety.

(End of this chapter)