Chapter 369 Campbell (4)

Qing Feng: [Inside the presidential palace, the president escorted the French and American ambassadors and others out.]

After seeing Qingfeng's news, Jiang Ningyue knew that this president must have reached some kind of agreement with France and the United States.

However, since Qingfeng knew about it, Zong Jian and others should have also received the news.

It is not known whether Zong Jian and others can achieve their idea of ​​joining forces with France to kick the Americans out.

The next morning, in the embassy conference room.

Zong Jian indeed revealed this information. "According to our informant, President Bruce Campbell had a very pleasant conversation with the American and French ambassadors last night, as well as Peter, the director of Mithril International. I don't know what they discussed specifically."

After a pause, Zong Jian continued, "At the same time, Campbell's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mallory, called and invited us to lunch on behalf of the president."

Yuan Hong frowned and said, "Old Master, do you think they reached some kind of agreement last night?"

Lu Peng also thought to himself, "If France chooses to make peace with them, then won't the agreement we made with them be void?"

Zong Jian shook his head and said, "If France and America were of one mind, then we definitely wouldn't have a chance. But the fact is, they definitely aren't. So, we still have a chance."

Yuan Hong said: "We will have to wait until lunch is over to find out the specific situation."

Everyone nodded.

Lu Peng looked at Zong Jian and said, "Ambassador, could you please contact the French ambassador and give him some advice?"

"no problem."

Zong Jian nodded and immediately arranged for the counselor to communicate with the French Embassy.

Soon, the call was connected, and the French ambassador's meaning was clear: the previous agreement had not been invalidated. However, Bruce's attitude was not very good, and he still strongly favored the United States. The French ambassador had no choice, after all, they also had to protect France's interests.

At noon, everyone went to the Presidential Palace for lunch.

In addition to Bruce, also attending the banquet were the President's wife Penelope and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mallory.

Everyone at the scene spoke very good English, so the entire conversation was conducted in English.

President Bruce was dressed in gold and silver, all famous brands, and even had a valuable Patek Philippe on his wrist.

His wife Penelope was even more exaggerated, with nine jade rings on each of her ten fingers and a huge pearl necklace around her neck. She didn't look like a wife of a king at all, but more like a local rich man.

After chatting about local customs and the history of the friendship between Zhonghua and Campbell, Zong Jian got to the point. "Mr. President, we built a road from the capital to the mining area and constructed several waterworks and power plants. Kick us out now, isn't it?"

Bruce laughed after hearing this. "Zong, you misunderstood. I didn't promise to hand over these mining areas to you. Think about it, didn't I say I would find a suitable owner for these mining areas? Mithril International Mining is obviously a more suitable development company. They will set up a new company in our area. At the same time, a portion of the annual profits will be distributed to me... the country."

Yuan Hong laughed after hearing this. It was just asking for bribes. They were not pedantic people. On the contrary, when communicating with these countries, they even had a special fund to give to these corrupt officials.

"Mr. President, if the Americans can give, we can also give. These are all negotiable."

Bruce smiled and looked at Yuan Hong. "In that case, facing the current situation of food shortage in our country, if your country can apply for 50 billion in aid for us, then I will definitely reconsider these mineral developments."

"50 billion in aid?"

Everyone looked at each other.

50 billion in aid is nothing, but they have to see the benefits! Throwing it into the water might make a sound, but throwing it into this country will definitely make 80% of it go into Bruce's pocket.

Even if it is exchanged for supplies, it will be resold by Bruce.

The most important thing is that these three mining areas may not eventually fall into their hands.

Seeing that no one responded, Bruce laughed and raised his glass and said, "Hahaha, please, drink."

Lu Peng said, "Mr. President, the United States has only given your country $80 million in financial aid, and you're asking us for $50 billion right out of the blue. Isn't that inappropriate?"

Yuan Hong also said, "50 billion is not impossible, but we can give it to you in stages. How about this? I will apply for 1 billion yuan worth of materials for you, and you will give us the mining rights to these mining areas. How about it? When our cooperation becomes more harmonious in the future, we will increase the investment."

Bruce laughed after hearing this. He wasn't used to this kind of roundabout way of speaking. If he had just become president, he would have been happy, but now he just wanted visible money.

What future, later.

If the money on the card cannot be transferred, then it does not exist.

It's a joke that you want me to sell my trump card for just ten billion.

Bruce looked at Yuan Hong and said, "Sir, we should have met before, right? I think your name is familiar."

Yuan Hong nodded and said, "Yes, two years ago I came to your country on behalf of our country to conduct a cooperation interview."

Bruce nodded and looked at Yuan Hong with a half-smile: "You are also an expert in international affairs. Don't you know the gap between your country and America? America only needs to give me 80 million US dollars because America can protect my country and maintain my regime. What else can your country give me besides money? If the rebels attack the capital, can your country send troops to suppress them? What else can I ask for besides money?"

Hearing this, everyone felt a surge of nameless anger.

Our country can also help train soldiers and support them with weapons, but the prerequisite is that the other party cannot adopt such an arrogant attitude.

Bruce's wife, Penelope, laughed out loud, quite disrespectfully. Jiang Ningyue, who had been silent the entire time, finally couldn't help herself. She slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Mr. President, why didn't you say something like this when you accepted our country's aid? Now that you've received the benefits, you've changed your attitude. Can I consider this an insult and contempt for my country?"

Hearing Jiang Ningyue's angry rebuke, Bruce was not angry at all. Instead, he said with a playful smile: "So what? Send troops to attack me?"

Bruce knew very well that as a small, landlocked country in West Africa, with no ports or oil, and only a few gold and uranium mines, it would not attract a major power to send troops to attack it.

This is just like our neighbor, Gambia. Even if the president provokes the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, isn’t it still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai?

The reason is simple. In a place like this where people hate dogs, even if you beat them, you still can't earn enough to cover the cost of the plane's fuel.

As for sanctions against him, as long as he has the support of France and the United States, China's sanctions will have no effect on a country like his that is already short of resources and has basically no industrial base.

"I believe you won't be able to laugh for much longer."

After saying these harsh words, Jiang Ningyue stood up and left.

As for Jiang Ningyue's harsh words, Bruce didn't take them seriously at all.

You are in a foreign country, what can you do to someone else's president?

The banquet ended in a bad mood because of Jiang Ningyue's departure.

When everyone was about to leave, Bruce stopped Zong Jian and called him into the conference room for a secret meeting.

On the way, several thoughts flashed through Zong Jian's mind.

I thought about Bruce wanting to rely on China to fight against America, and I thought about Bruce jumping around without offending either side.

However, when Bruce really opened his mouth, Zong Jian's defense was immediately broken.

Bruce looked at Zong Jian with a smile on his face. "Ambassador, could you match me up with your female colleague? If she's willing, I'd like to formally marry her and make her my first lady, the hostess of Campbell."