Dominate the Country

There is an old saying in China: When in town, do as the Romans do. The staff of Chen Han's European Office are very like to do as the locals do. If you are in European territory, you must abide by and accept European rules.

For example, the way Europeans dress - especially women, and the way Europeans eat - that is, knives and forks.

Otherwise, even if they have the giant Chen Han as their backer, it will be difficult for them to get along in Europe.

Everyone at the top of the European Office has done a good job in this regard.

No one would regard the European ladies with their large white breasts exposed as sluts, and no one would view the knives and forks and medium- and medium-ripe steaks that Europeans eat as sluts and barbarians.

The night is vast, the lights are bright, the stars and lights are reflected on the calm Thames River, and the melodious violin sounds make the night more intoxicating.

Xie Qinggao stood at the foot of the steps, wearing a black tuxedo and polished leather shoes. He was full of energy and shook hands with the guests who came to the banquet one by one. Today is a happy day, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Britain was established. Xie Qinggao was indispensable in this process. In other words, the reason why the European Chinese businessmen in the UK, which had previously gathered under the European Office, established the Chamber of Commerce in the UK was because Xie Qinggao wanted to create a trumpet.

As the honorary president of the Chamber of Commerce, Xie Qinggao's guests at the banquet tonight include not only members of the Chamber of Commerce, but also a large number of British connections. This is a great opportunity to expand contacts. And right next to Xie Qinggao, stood his common wife, who was actually also a concubine.

In China in the original time and space, the common wife mostly refers to the women taken in by merchants doing business abroad, because the merchants' first wives had to stay at home. In the original time and space, it was not until the late Qianlong period that "Pingqiu" was legally used as a title for marrying another wife suitable for the concurrent marriage system, but the relationship between the main wife and the Pingqi wife was equivalent to the cousin-in-law. It was not until the end of Daoguang's reign that the term "big two" or "opposite wife" appeared between the principal wife and the common wife.

Xie Qinggao's wife is in her early thirties. Just like businessmen, it is impossible for officials like Xie Qinggao to take their wives with them unless they have no parents to support them. Otherwise, even if there are brothers who shoulder most of the responsibilities, Their wives also have to stay at home and fulfill their filial piety.

This Mrs. Xie is much more beautiful than the Mrs. Xie in her hometown, although in the eyes of Europeans, this Mrs. Xie is not very beautiful. This is because of aesthetic issues. There is a big gap between the definition of "beautiful" between Westerners and Easterners.

But let alone appearance, temperament cannot be deceived.

Today, Xie Qinggao's wife is dressed in a gorgeous Western-style dress, slightly painted with vermilion powder, and greets guests with a smile. She is elegant and elegant, showing the noble temperament and graceful demeanor of the host.

Xie Qinggao is now an official of the third rank, and his father has been in the third rank since he was just fifty. It is conceivable that when the office of the European Union is about to move after his tenure, Xie Qinggao will only move up, not down.

He made no mistakes at work, and all important news from Europe was sent to Nanjing in a timely manner. It can be said that what he accomplished is very good. At least the raucousness in Ireland has intensified in recent years, and that’s proof of that.

Mrs. Xie, who is full of confidence in her husband's future, certainly behaves gracefully and richly. She has the confidence!

Zhao Xieqinggao and his wife were surrounded by several senior officials from the European Office, all of whom were dressed appropriately and generously, and each of them spoke fluent English. Some people are chatting and laughing with the guests in English with a London accent. Among the foreigners gathered at the European Office today, there is no simple one. Identity and background, none of them are without foundation.

Regardless of whether China and Europe are currently at war with each other, if there is no quarrel between China and Britain, then we are still happy.

"Mr. and Mrs. Étienne Charles-Philippe, Ambassador of the Kingdom of France to the United Kingdom."

"Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Guente, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the United Kingdom."

"Mr. and Mrs. Lars Luck Rasmussen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Prussia to the United Kingdom."

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Many official representatives from various countries came, not to mention the British.

There is no doubt that the people attending tonight's banquet are all real "big shots". They are either business stars or prominent politicians in London. Those foreign ambassadors to the UK are just the icing on the cake.

For the latter, this is equivalent to selling the European Office a face. Moreover, Chinese people are also very interesting. As long as they practice enough etiquette and give them enough face, they can make a lot of profits wherever they go. What's more, the quality of this banquet is not worth any price to envoys from various countries. There are a lot of characters here that they all want to get involved with.

At eight o'clock in the evening local time, the real distinguished guest arrived on time, it was Napoleon's brother Louis Bonaparte. When Louis Bonaparte's carriage stopped at the gate of the European Office, Xie Qinggao personally stepped forward to greet this important European figure.

Louis Bonaparte still works for his brother as Napoleon's envoy to England.

"Your Highness, I am really happy to see you."

"I'm also very happy. The last time we met was in China, and so many years have passed in a flash." Louis said with emotion. The trip he and his wife took to China was a memory they would never forget.

"I heard that you are now a third-rank official. Congratulations. When you return to Nanjing, I believe that His Majesty the Emperor will reward you heavily. You have done a great job in Europe."

With France's understanding of China, how could they not know the importance of Xie Qinggao in the future. He will most likely be a member of the future Chinese cabinet - the Minister of Foreign Affairs. That is a real powerful person.

Xie Qinggao smiled and shook hands with Louis Bonaparte. Both sides "acted" quite well. Others would never have thought that while the two diplomatic officials of the two countries were holding hands and chatting and laughing, the armies of the two countries were still fighting bloody battles in the distant North American continent.

The combat effectiveness of the French army is obviously stronger than that of the US army. Although the current French army is much weaker than the original French army.

Their fighting passion and fighting spirit have been greatly weakened, and the passion for revolution has disappeared. It is also impossible to easily shoulder the responsibility of protecting Western civilization in the "Yellow-White Confrontation, East-West War". The combat effectiveness of the French army now is the same as that of the French army during the Independence War of the Lighthouse Country.

After the formalities of welcoming guests at the door, the next thing was a grand dinner and a subsequent dance. Western music, Chinese music, these different styles of music took turns to play, and the whole banquet process was quite luxurious and intoxicating.

After the banquet, Xie Qinggao sat for a while with several foreign envoys headed by Louis Bonaparte, and the British business and political elites who were present today, and talked about the current world situation and Sino-foreign friendship. Then, a secretary came to him and whispered a few words, so Xie Qinggao left his senior executives to continue chatting with a large group of people, and left the living room with the secretary.

Today's dinner is actually over.

Xie Qinggao didn't mean anything else, this is just a small episode of the career of the European Office. In the European society, banquets and dances are indispensable.

When the European Office was first established, the staff at that time could speak stiff English, but except for a few elites who were trained as key figures, few people were interested in European etiquette and dancing.

But what about now? That person in the European Office can't dance?

Any wise diplomat would not rely on eating, drinking and playing around for business. The East and the West are now engaged in a war for world hegemony. In such a war, the whole of Europe can be seen as a whole.

Although this "whole" is still very unstable, after all, the European Civil War has been fought vigorously for more than 20 years, not to mention that the North American War that triggered the French Revolution was just paying for the Seven Years' War, and Europe before the Seven Years' War was also peaceful and harmonious. There were the Austrian War of Succession and the Polish War of Succession in the recent past, and the Spanish War of Succession in the distant past. In the 17th century, there was also the Thirty Years' War, a giant meat grinder of magnificent scale...

The whole of Europe is full of internal contradictions, and the historical hatred and contradictions and conflicts between each other should not have united Europe.

Long-term and large-scale wars are devastating to the inherited culture of a nation, the social structure of a country, and the functional structure of a country. The division that is produced must take countless time, or even more serious damage - such as the two world wars. If the damage caused by the wars between European countries before was like cutting trenches on the exposed skin of Europe with a knife, then the two world wars were a devastating earthquake. After the earthquake, most of the trenches were filled, and the rest became ditches for people to pass through.

But now Europeans are really united. Because they are under great pressure from China.

And when the whole of Europe chose to "unite" in the face of pressure, it means that Europeans have already believed that one of their countries is far from being a match for China.

But Xie Qinggao didn't care about this at all. Because he felt that the whole of Europe was not a match for China even if it was tied together.

Simply put, the war launched by Napoleon was too intense. The war made the wealth and resources of each country tilt towards the direction of war. If they have the energy to take care of other aspects, they can still take care of them. If they don't have the energy, they will just let it go.

And what about China? China has launched quite a few wars against foreign countries in recent years, but how much energy did China use in these wars? Is it 30%? Is it 20%? Probably that much.

China has devoted most of its energy to development. After decades, China has laid a solid foundation. What about Europe? Even Britain and France, which have the most steam engines, are far inferior to China.

While Chen Ming is growing China's territory like a somersault, the domestic economy and finance, as well as the domestic social wealth, are also rising straight up like taking a plane.

The war between the two empires, the battle between millions of troops, the final battle is to see the thickness of national strength. National strength includes military strength, financial resources and endless materials. How can Europe, which has been fighting for more than 20 years, have a solid foundation like China?

In this war, China will win and lose. This is the confidence of Xie Qinggao, a senior official of Chen Han.

However, Xie Qinggao cannot guess how long this war will last and how long it will take for the second and third wars between the East and the West in the future.

He can be sure that there will be a second and third war between the East and the West, and even the Tianfang world will be dragged onto the battlefield in the future, and there is no guarantee that everyone will be on the same side as China. But Xie Qinggao is not sure how long it will take for the second and third wars to break out.

The East-West War was caused by various factors. When this war is over, Europeans should know that they are weak. Then when the next war starts, it will be when the weak feel that the power they have accumulated can challenge the authority of the strong, or it may be when the strong want to completely destroy the weak.

There is nothing that cannot be solved by war between countries.

If Chen Han is a superpower, then if the united Europe really works together, it can also be regarded as a superpower. But unfortunately, compared with Chen Han's unity, there are obviously too many people in Europe who are complacent.

The two well-known land war generals, Napoleon and Archduke Karl, both missed the current war because of this. No one knows when the internal barriers among Europeans will be eliminated.

Of course, Chen Han also has concerns. Many people are concerned that the emperor has abdicated and the new emperor has ascended the throne, which will have an impact on the soldiers in the war. For tens of thousands of Chen Han officers and soldiers, they have been Chen Ming's subjects since they can remember. Now that the emperor is gone suddenly, the shock it can cause is very unpredictable.

It's just that Xie Qinggao thought too simply of his own emperor.

Chen Ming has already found a proper solution to this matter.

A perfect solution, he can ensure that his abdication and Chen Ding's succession will not have any negative impact on the officers and soldiers participating in the war. Because what Chen Ming wants to do is to lead the army in person next year.

He is no longer the emperor, but the position of the Grand Commander's Office is still his.

As long as the matter is made clear, Chen Ming can still play around on the battlefield.

There is no way, the situation in Europe has evolved too fast and too bad. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, Britain and France would merge?

Although for Britain, it is impossible to win against Napoleon, and it is impossible to tell the winner in a short time. If it continues for a long time, the losses will be huge. If Napoleon loses his original ambition, shaking hands and making peace with each other is indeed the best choice. But Chen Ming could not have imagined such a result.

The result of the merger of Britain and France was that the Western world immediately launched a big move, and Chen Han had to expand the scale of the war.

This created a very embarrassing situation. Chen Ming had just announced that he would abdicate, and the East-West War came.

And no matter what Chen Ming thought, he had to ensure the victory of the East-West War first. He racked his brains to think about it, what could be better than going into battle himself to stabilize the military and public opinion?