Chapter 1005: The Second Meeting

The weather was overcast.

The mist made the buildings in the distance appear hazy.

Ashley arrived at the conference hall, accompanied by William.

After exchanging greetings one by one with the Emperor of Ross, Nikolai, the President of Frank, Jacques, and the President of Sam Country, Sullivan, Ashley finally sat down at the end of the long table.

This time, the heads of state of all eighteen countries in the Western Lands, which is to say the entire Europe Dalu, had arrived.

Before Ashley arrived, they had already exchanged views with one another.

On the whole, they had reached a preliminary consensus.

This consensus was similar to the ideas revealed by the British Diplomatic Minister, Nuohan.

What was needed now was merely to discuss some details and, at the same time, sign the treaty together.

"Your Majesty Ashley, we agree to dispatch more fleets and even more soldiers to Dongtu, but in order to increase mutual trust, I believe it is necessary to sign a non-aggression treaty before joining the Eastern Land Alliance," Nikolai said with a serious expression.

The intention of Great Britain was to have the Xitu Guo join the Eastern Land Alliance established against Da Song.

Previously, this treaty was limited to the Dongtu region and was merely regional cooperation.

Now, the British wanted to build the Eastern Land Alliance into a formal alliance of nations to cope with the threat from Dongtu.

After this alliance was established, colonies such as Jiaozhi, Piaoman, and Tianzhu would also be required to join.

They would even absorb colonial countries in the New Continent and the Dark Continent.

Although they could only provide meager assistance, the more countries that joined, the more imposing the Eastern Land Alliance would become.

After deliberation, they decided that before the war, they would first pressure Da Song in the name of the many countries of the Eastern Land Alliance to make Da Song feel fear.

And under this fear, the compromising factions within Da Song might launch an attack on Yan Wang, or even cause chaos.

This method had worked when they forced France back in the day.

They hoped this method would also be effective against Da Song.

In this way, they could destroy Da Song without any effort.

Of course, if Da Song refused, then only war would remain.

At that time, what Da Song would face would be the wrath of the many countries of the Eastern Land Alliance.

"I agree," the President of Frank, Jacques, nodded.

"We cannot slaughter each other while dealing with the threat from Dongtu," Sullivan said with an agitated expression, raising his voice.

Like Ross, he was the one who most wanted to sign this treaty.

Although Ross competed with the British on various fronts, the Steam Industry strength of Ross was not as good as that of Britain.

So, although they were stubborn, they had actually always been at a disadvantage.

Their Sam Country was even more so; because they were suppressed by Britain, the circulation of their goods in Europe was restricted.

To him, this crisis in Dongtu might be an opportunity for the trade of his Sam Country.

Ashley's gaze lingered on the three of them for a moment.

Ross and Frank were Britain's traditional old rivals.

Sam Country was Britain's rebellious child.

She did not like any of the three from the bottom of her heart.

If not for the crisis in Dongtu, they would only argue incessantly when sitting together.

However, now, for the sake of Tianzhu, and even more for Britain's status as hegemon, she had to grit her teeth and discuss issues with them in a friendly manner.

In the past, because Britain did not want Ross and Frank to be strong and threaten its own status, it had fanned the flames and created conflicts everywhere.

It was either creating the threat of Ross or creating the threat of Frank.

Now, with a more urgent threat, the threats from those two had become secondary.

Therefore, she was not unable to accept the proposal of Nikolai and Jacques.

Nikolai and Jacques were very clear about this point, so they were just taking the opportunity to raise their price.

Ross had always wanted to integrate into Europe Dalu, but had always been regarded as northern barbarians.

In order to control other countries in Europe, Britain had also been deliberately creating conflicts.

Once a non-aggression treaty was signed, without life-and-death conflicts, it would be conducive to Ross integrating into Europe.

Although Frank did not have the identity recognition problem of Ross,

Britain had always been preventing Frank from gaining a dominant position in Europe.

The signing of a non-aggression treaty by various countries was obviously also conducive to the ambitions of Frank.

After all, Britain not causing them trouble was in itself a form of benefit exchange.

"I can agree," Ashley said after weighing the options.

The prerequisite for signing the non-aggression treaty was that they join the Eastern Land Alliance.

The treaty of the Eastern Land Alliance itself required that member states must support each other militarily.

The current crisis in Dongtu was very urgent, and she desperately hoped that all countries would join the Eastern Land Alliance.

If she did not agree to them, they would likely not join the alliance and would simultaneously instigate countries close to them to refuse to join as well.

Now, the Western Lands world would once again be a scattered mess.

And once the problem of Da Song was solved, the Eastern Land Alliance would be dispensable, and she could completely tear up the treaty.

"Hahaha, that's great," Nikolai laughed.

He was naturally not a simple person.

Regarding the problem of Dongtu, they themselves also needed to cope with it.

And using Britain's more urgent mentality to solve this problem to reap some benefits was obviously a gain.

As for how long the treaty could last, it did not matter, but at least it was enough for them to obtain some benefits.

Jacques and Sullivan looked at each other and nodded as well.

With the three great powers of the Western Lands nodding, the other countries naturally dared not raise any objections.

Moreover, Folangji and Stedan were also doing their utmost to facilitate this matter.

Especially Folangji; when the news that Luzon had been occupied by the Great Song reached home, the country exploded in an uproar.

For the next three days, the conference continued without pause.

The various countries argued incessantly over the content of the treaty, especially regarding the treaty for the Eastern Land Alliance.

In the end, after mutual compromises on interests and exchanges regarding conditions such as industrial technology and financial aid, the eighteen nations signed the Eastern Land Alliance treaty.

"There is currently another issue that must be taken seriously: the Great Song's muskets, artillery, and even warships are all more advanced than ours. I believe the great powers should invest more finances into this issue and simultaneously adopt an attitude of cooperation. Gentlemen, this is a common crisis for the Western Lands. Do you really wish for a day to come when those disgusting Great Song people set foot on our soil?"

Once the treaty was signed, in her excitement, Ailisi clasped her hands tightly and appealed loudly.

Nikolai, Jacques, and the others nodded repeatedly.

Although they had their own hidden agendas, they dared not be careless when it came to the issue of dealing with the Great Song.

In this world, there is no place for the Great Song; only they, the people of the Western Lands, are fit to control everything.

Amidst a heavy atmosphere, the Second West Lands Conference adjourned.

The dignitaries of the various countries walked out of the conference hall.

Upon reaching the entrance, everyone suddenly noticed security soldiers driving away a group of people kneeling on the ground.

Although these people were wearing the clothes of Westerners, their appearances were clearly different from those of Westerners.

Furthermore, they appeared to have been beaten, each one of them bruised and swollen.

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