Xu Jichao and Li Sanjie didn't think much about it, just thinking that the other party was polite. Although they didn't have any good impression of Turkey in the old time and space, because in the old time room, Turkey belonged to the kind of country with ambition and strength, so they often made some international jokes and won the title of "Turkey among the country, Huskies among the dogs".

Of course, this is second-hand. Guan Jian was Turkey digging pits for China on international issues many times, and it also caused considerable losses to China. The most typical example is that the Varyag crossed the Bosphorus Strait, and was obstructed by Turkey and floated on the Black Sea for nearly two years. In the end, China gave up a major benefit to Turkey before it was released. In addition, Turkey launched a bid to purchase air defense **. China's Hongqi 9 air defense ** won the bid twice in a row, but Turkey finally gave up the purchase and put it on China.

Although Turkey gradually favored Russia and China in the competition in the Middle East due to its own interests and demands, and was also relying on China in terms of economics, it still gave China and Russia a little bit of trouble from time to time. Therefore, the veterans certainly had no good impression of Türkiye.

However, Turkey is different from Japan. It has caused huge national harm to China. It is still the Ottoman Empire, not Turkey. Moreover, they still come with a smile and an international occasion. It is still a good place to live on the big side. Therefore, Xu Jichao and Li Sanjie can only respond patiently and hum. When several people were chatting without a word, a loud music sounded. Someone said loudly: "The Emperor of the German Empire, King of the Prussian Kingdom, His Majesty William II, Lord Alsace Lorraine - Arrived -"

The hall immediately became quiet, and those who were still wandering quickly returned to their seats. The guests at each table also rose up, but the side door opened, and William II, wearing a gorgeous dress and a crown, walked out. He was also surrounded by his wife, Empress Augusta Victoria, who was also wearing a gorgeous long dress and a crown, behind him was Prince Friedrich William William and his wife Princess Cecily, as well as the other five kings of William II and a princess, and behind him were Prince Heinrich and Princess Eleni, and the two princesses.

The group came to the long restaurant in the center of the hall to take a seat. William II then stood up, waved his hand, and said, "My dear friends, thank you for coming to the palace to be a guest at this sacred time. On this beautiful night, may the gods bless you, and hope that the wine and delicacies in the palace will make you forget the unhappiness and troubles in life. Let us raise our wine glasses and drink and indulge in our hearts." As he said that, William II raised his wine glasses, and the queen, prince, crown prince and others also raised their wine glasses.

Just as William II spoke, when they had already put on the crystal glass wine glasses and poured the bright red wine, the time was just right, showing that they had undergone rigorous training. Therefore, after William II finished speaking, everyone raised the glasses together, drank them all, and then sat down.

At this time, when the girls came over to pour wine, they also brought various dishes and delicacies to the table, and placed silver knives and forks, porcelain dishes and other food utensils. The hall suddenly became lively. Everyone drank happily and tasted the delicacies. From time to time, some people raised their glasses to toast, and the atmosphere was so harmonious.

European banquets are usually connected to dances, so after three rounds of wine, the music started, and William II and Queen Augusta Victoria led the dance and danced. After that, there was also a thunderous applause in the hall, which was to support the emperor and the queen. Then the prince and his wife, the prince and his wife also left the stage to dance, and it was the moment for the guests.

Just when the emperor, queen, prince and husband and wife came to dance, many guests had found dance partners and were eager to try it out. Of course, there were few female guests among the guests, but the maids around were also invited to be invited. This is also one of the maids' jobs. There are many young and beautiful people and beautiful faces, and they were already targeted by the guests. Therefore, after the dance ceremony of the prince and husband and wife, the prince and wife, they ended, and they were over 60 pairs. They danced with the rhythm of the music. The men were agile and agile, and the women were light in shape and flew in the skirt, which pushed the atmosphere of the banquet to the peak.

However, not everyone is interested in dancing. Some people carry food plates and wine glasses and wander around the hall, or gather in groups of three or five to chat. Of course, what they talk about is not necessarily nothing, and there are also real national affairs. Just as Chinese people usually solve things at the dinner table, Europeans also have the habit of negotiating at banquets.

East China ** also held a similar dance party, but the scale was not that big, and of course there was no royal family present. Xu Jichao and others also had this experience and learned some dances. Although they were not very clever, it was absolutely enough to deal with the scene. Therefore, after the others finished a few songs, they each invited dance partners and danced a few songs. But they all thought that it would be enough to dance one or two songs. Who would have thought that many noble ladies would take the initiative to invite them, including young and beautiful noble ladies.

Of course, Xu Jichao and others were not easy to refuse, so they could only accept the invitation and then dance. As a result, each of them ended at least 5 or 6 times. If it weren't for Xu Jichao and Li Sanjie being invited by Prince Heinrich to talk to William II later, it would probably be not over.

The whole banquet lasted until 12 o'clock in the evening and ended until the bell rings. The guests also parted with joy. However, Xu Jichao and others felt very tired and went to bed when they returned to the apartment. They didn't get up until after 11 o'clock the next day. Fortunately, it was Christmas and the whole country in Germany rested, so there was no business on this day, so there was nothing wrong with it.

After Christmas, East China and Germany started a series of formal negotiations.

First of all, of course, in terms of economy and trade, there is basically no overlap between East China and Germany in terms of economy and trade. Germany exports mainly high-tech, high-tech goods such as machinery and equipment, steel, military products, and some light industrial products. However, import mineral resources from East China, produce raw materials and some handicrafts. Both of them reduce tariffs to the minimum limit.

However, both sides are not satisfied with the current trade situation. East China ** has quota restrictions on the export of mineral resources and raw materials, while Germany also has restrictions on high-tech and high-tech goods, which is very strict with technology transfer. Therefore, in this negotiation, Germany asked East China ** to increase the quota shares of mineral resources and raw materials exported to Germany; East China ** hopes that Germany can open up high-tech and high-tech goods and transfer technology to East China ** as much as possible. At the same time, it also hopes that Germany will increase its investment in East China **.

Of course, such negotiations indicate that the trade relations between the two parties have reached a higher level, no longer pursue a simple bottom-down tariff reduction, and there are specific parties. Although there is no principled conflict, both parties want to maximize their interests. Therefore, there will definitely be a quarrel between them. They cannot be able to get along with each other in a short period of time. They can only slowly get rid of each other and cannot be rushed.

The land replacement negotiations between the two sides were progressing very smoothly. It took only 2 or 3 days to negotiate. Germany used about 300,000 square kilometers of land in southern Tanzania, Germany, about 147,000 square kilometers of land in northern Namibia, Germany, and about 66,000 square kilometers of land in northern Sabah, and about 37,000 square kilometers of land in southern Lantao. At the same time, the two sides also agreed an additional clause, and the other party had priority redemption rights for the exchanged land, and the exchanged land shall not be sold or transferred through a third party without the other party's permission. If one party is basically unable to protect the exchanged land due to war, the exchanged land should be transferred to the other party first to prevent the exchanged land from being encroached on by the third party.

Although overall, Germany used about 450,000 square kilometers of land to only exchanged more than 100,000 square kilometers of land in Borneo, which was a huge loss, Germany basically took out a deserted and undeveloped area. Although Borneo is not a developed region, the Netherlands has been operating here for hundreds of years and has a certain development foundation, so the conditions are of course much better.

In addition, the two areas that Germany has taken out are not core areas in Africa and can only be considered marginal areas. Borneo is located in the South China Sea, or even on important routes in the Southwest Pacific, or near important routes. It is basically the surrounding areas that have been colonized and developed, and can rely on the operation and development of East China ** in Borneo. Therefore, both strategic and economic values ​​are far from comparable to the two marginal areas of Africa.

Moreover, after Germany has been able to join these two small areas, it can form a linkage with the colonies in the Pacific region such as German Susivi, German New Guinea, and German Samoa to become a large colonial block, which is also conducive to Germany's development of this area.

Of course, East China has not suffered any losses. First of all, Borneo was originally a free place, and the entire island area was 740,000 square kilometers, so it was not a loss to give up more than 100,000 yuan. Secondly, it was exchanged for about 450,000 square kilometers of land in Africa, which made East China very easy to have two not-so-small ending points in Africa. Although these two regions are now the marginal areas of Africa, in the old time and space, Tanzania and Namibia were relatively important countries in Africa, which means that these two regions still have development potential, so this transaction is worth it.
Chapter completed!