Li Zhaoyu's speech shocked many representatives of the country. They could have expected that Li Zhaoyu had secret talks with friendly countries before the meeting and reached a part of the agreement, but they did not expect that because they were doing such things themselves.

But no one expected that there would be such a joint statement.

Britain, France and other countries were particularly shocked. Robert Earl of Oxford and Surrey Earl of Bordeaux were both shocked because they also prepared a plan. In advance, this plan had been supported by Britain, France and the Netherlands, and had notified Poland and Russia. The two countries did not object because they believed that the plan was feasible, but did not express support because they wanted to exchange their support for some of the benefits from the three countries.

According to the plan of Britain, France and the Netherlands, they will recommend Amsterdam to the League of Nations Conference as the League of Nations headquarters address.

Amsterdam is actually very suitable. First of all, it is the most prosperous city in the United Nations Republic of the Netherlands, a convenient seaport, and has a complete wired telecommunication system. The situation in the Netherlands is also more suitable as the country where the United Nations headquarters is located.

The Netherlands was the first country to advocate the establishment of the League of Nations. Among these first countries, the Netherlands was also the only country that did not become a permanent member of the League of Nations. Britain, France and other countries believed that the Netherlands should be compensated. After the war of succession to the Spanish throne, the territorial issues of the Netherlands and all neighboring countries, including Spain, were resolved, which means that the Netherlands would hardly have conflicts with other countries.

Moreover, the relationship between the Netherlands and Britain, France, the Empire, Austria, Spain and Russia is pretty good. These facts can make the United Republic of the Netherlands have a relatively neutral political attitude.

Of course, Britain, France and other countries did not believe that Amsterdam would be selected, because in their opinion, Lisbon, Portugal, has the same status as Amsterdam. Therefore, they also have alternatives in the plan. They thought about letting the participating countries vote, and also chose an alternative, that is Copenhagen, Denmark.

During the Great Northern War, Denmark provoked Sweden, but was attacked and suffered a lot of damage in the war. Sweden forcibly cut off Denmark's Iceland and Faroe Islands and sold these islands to the empire. This war made Denmark realize that it was really just a small country, so after the war ended, it had the intention to become a permanent neutral country.

If the headquarters of the League of Nations is located in Copenhagen, Denmark will declare it a permanent neutral country.

It can be said that the plans prepared by Britain and France are also very mature, but they expected the wrong goal. They thought that the city that competes with Amsterdam would be Lisbon, but they did not expect it to be Corsica.

Although Amsterdam is excellent, it is still inferior to Corsica after all. After all, no matter how neutral the United Nations Republic is, it has its own political stance. On the contrary, if Corsica becomes the headquarters of the League of Nations, it will become the exclusive territory of the League of Nations organization in a sale situation. Although it will give full autonomy to the people on Corsica, for the League of Nations, this island is completely free and equal, and there is no political stance.

It can be said that when choosing the location of the League of Nations headquarters, Li Zhaoyu caught his opponent off guard. Without expecting this situation, Britain, France and other countries had to choose to temporarily adjourn the meeting and conduct emergency consultations.

Although representatives of all countries are plenipotentiary envoys, such matters still need to be connected with the country, so it takes some time, which also gives the empire time to negotiate military cooperation with Spain.

A farmhouse outside Seville.

Because the negotiations are long-term, and Sevilla is not the capital, and no consulates in each country, the residences are generally outside the city, mainly because the hotels in the city do not meet the specifications required by missions of various countries.

When choosing a residence, the Empire and Prussia were chosen as one, which was mainly determined by the personal relationship between the envoys of the two countries. Li Zhaoyu and Prince William had a friendship since childhood.

The two were quite satisfied with the scenery and climate of Seville, and they hated the food here, so they started a self-service barbecue and hot pot during the recess.

"Don't drink, it's not good for you." The dining table was placed in the shade of the tree, and Li Zhaoyu also took away the bottles that the crown prince wanted to open. These were all porphyria that took care of William. The crown prince was smaller than Li Zhaoyu, and when he was studying in the empire, Li Zhaoyu was the most mature and steady one.

Crown Prince William had no choice but to put down his wine glass and asked the waiter to pour a glass of white water for himself. He met his old friend Li Zhaoyu, and the Crown Prince was in a very comfortable mood. You should know that within Prussia, Crown Prince William was known for his seriousness and anxiety. In addition to the reason why he wanted to establish his majesty, it was also the influence of porphyria, which made him a little nervous.

Here at Li Zhaoyu, William didn’t have so many worries, but he had a lot of happy things.

I originally thought that tobacco cooperation would involve the two princes of the Empire fighting for the throne, but in fact there was no. Moreover, the Empire and Spain directly brought Prussia into the group. This is not the first time, but this time it makes more profits.

The last time was in the Suez region, where Prussia was responsible for providing training services to the new army in the Egyptian region. This time, in cooperation with Spain, Li Zhaoyu cut a piece of Prussia from the army's military purchase order.

"I don't think there is no place that is more suitable than Corsica, so you don't have to worry." Crown Prince William said comfortingly when he saw Li Zhaoyu always looking at the door faintly, as if he was a little nervous.

"You also know that the League of Nations is a platform for quarrels, and it is also a place where things are not enough to be defeated. If Britain and France unite to resist, there may be twists and turns." Li Zhaoyu said lightly. He proposed that the National League of Nations Conference site Corsica. If it succeeds, it will establish a high prestige both internationally and within the empire, especially at the top of the empire.

Crown Prince William said: "I think it is mainly the attitude of Genoa. Obviously, those merchants will not take the initiative to contribute such a piece of land, and they need to pay for it. Although Genoa supports Corsica as the headquarters of the League of Nations in principle, they will definitely speak out loud, and when it comes to money, there will definitely be twists and turns."

"Yes, it's always like this." Li Zhaoyu nodded with emotion after hearing this, picked up the wine glass containing juice, and clinked the glass with Crown Prince William who was drinking boiled water. It was obvious that he agreed with Crown Prince William. At this moment, it was not so much that the two were discussing diplomatic strategies, but rather that they were feeling the whole story of their work. At this moment, the two of them appreciated each other.

As the two grew up, they both played an important role in their own political arena. Once they were involved in politics, they had to deal with various bureaucracies. Obviously, both of them were helpless about this.

"How are you going to solve the problem of money?" Crown Prince William asked on his own initiative.

Li Zhaoyu said: "French attitude is the most important on this issue."

"What do you mean is to divide the iron triangle between Britain, France and the Netherlands?" Crown Prince William asked. Li Zhaoyu smiled: "Your thinking is really jumpy, making it seem like I'm answering questions. No, it seems like you're answering questions, but I don't ask."

"Tell me serious." Crown Prince William reminded that he habitually picked up the wine glass, but when he saw the white water inside, he suddenly lost interest.

Li Zhaoyu said: "Differentiating opponents is only one aspect, and this is very important. As long as France is convinced, Corsica's status as the headquarters of the League of Nations will be determined. As for the Genoese lions, it can also be solved by France."

"Threat of force?" Crown Prince William immediately understood.

The relationship between France and Genoa has become increasingly subtle. After the Grand Alliance War, Genoa has approached the empire, which makes France particularly dissatisfied with this country.

The Republic of Genoa made a fortune by raising the Spanish royal family, but with Spain's repeated bankruptcy, the financial status of the Republic of Genoa changed. As the influence of the empire entered Europe, the Republic of Genoa approached the empire. In terms of politics and military, Genoa cooperated with Portugal and the empire to carry out colonial activities in Northwest Africa. Economically, the Republic of Genoa conducted transit trade between the empire and Europe, exporting large amounts of industrial products produced by the empire to Europe, so that Genoa was called the European comprador.

After the war on the succession of the Spanish throne, Britain and France rose one after another. Genoa once moved closer to Britain and France. Britain, France and the Netherlands began to colonize North Africa. In order to protect their colonies, Genoa took the initiative to cooperate with it and became a colony of North Africa in four countries. However, the problem soon arose. Britain, France and the Netherlands discovered that there were too many disadvantages in cooperating with the Genoese. The three countries finally took over the Tunisia region, but became Genoa's commodity dumping market.

The Genoese got a large number of industrial products produced by the empire, which was something that Britain and France could not compete with each other. The direct result was that Britain, France and the Netherlands had colonized but served the empire.

Moreover, Genoa once wanted to sell Corsica to the empire, which was too threatening to France. France proposed to buy it, but Genoa refused. After Louis XIV's death, the matter was left alone, but it was not completely over.

The relationship between Genoa and France is very tense now. After the French Revolution, the wave of nationalism appeared. It became increasingly intolerant of this small country that was close to the point but provoked France, so it often had threatening remarks.

If France is willing to threaten by force and the Empire cooperates with a double act, Genoa will not ask for a high price. After all, France's threat is real, and the only one side of the Empire can protect Genoa.

"The person we are waiting for is here." Li Zhaoyu saw a simple carriage driving in at the gate of the farm, and knew that the guests he was waiting for had arrived.

The person Li Zhaoyu was waiting for was France's plenipotentiary envoy for this League of Nations conference, Surrey, Earl of Bordeaux.

Unlike his usual gorgeous clothes and arrogant attitude, Surrey was just wearing the clothes of a small businessman. Obviously, he came in secret. The reason why he came was because Li Zhaoyu asked someone to give him less message and said that he was confident enough to convince France to support Corsica's choice.

"I'll come after receiving your message. Prince, you are really leisurely." Surrey smiled and said when she saw the barbecue and fishing rod under the shade of the tree.

Li Zhaoyu was stunned when he heard this because Surrey spoke Chinese, and he had never known Surrey could speak such fluent Chinese. You should know that Surrey had no intersection with the empire in his work resume. He was the first official diplomat in France and had been stationed in Britain and Austria for a long time.

Before the diplomatic system pioneered by the empire spread to Europe, Europe's diplomacy was actually very interesting. The choice of imperial diplomatic envoys was very complicated and had to consider many aspects, but loyalty was always the first priority. But Europe was different. For a long time, the envoys from many countries to other countries were not their own people.

For example, in the era of Louis XIV, Paris was undoubtedly the center of Europe. At that time, the envoys of many countries in Paris were not sent, but kings of various countries hired a French nobleman or a celebrity in Paris to serve as an envoy to France.

Li Zhaoyu obviously wasn't going to be polite to him, and said directly: "Earl, I don't think I convince you, but Paris is convinced you."

Surrey nodded: "You are speaking quickly, right, that's true."

As the headquarters of the League of Nations, Amsterdam is a balance reached between Britain and France, which is beneficial to both sides. However, if Corsica is chosen, it will be of great benefit to France, but it will not be directly beneficial to the United Kingdom.

The United Nations League headquarters was chosen in Corsica, which could directly solve France's biggest threat in the Mediterranean. To put it bluntly, France has always been worried that the empire would acquire a port on Corsica or an island, so it would establish a naval base in Corsica, directly block the French fleet at the port and threaten the southeast of France.

The headquarters of the League of Nations is located here, and it is a demilitarized zone, so the empire will not have a military base here.

On the other hand, there are many benefits. In order to deal with Genoa, France began to secretly support the Corsicans. After contacting them, it established good contact with the local area, so that France has a local advantage. Moreover, as long as Corsican becomes the headquarters of the League of Nations, it will completely get rid of the status of Genoa colony, which means that this land will be open. Around Corsica, there is only France, a large country with a large population and economic development.

In the future, more and more French people will be present in Corsica, which will be very beneficial to France.

The French rulers in Paris knew about this, so they gave Sarri the right to contact Li Zhaoyu. Sarri originally wanted to be polite with Li Zhaoyu, but when he saw Li Zhaoyu straight to the point, he stopped hiding it and said, "Your Highness, Prince, I have arrived. Please convince me now. I am ready to be convinced, but I am not an easy one to be convinced."
Chapter completed!