For Liang Chen's peculiar gaze, Wilson simply coughed and continued, "If you wish to join the 'Little Broken Pot' alliance, or rather, for the 'Little Broken Pot' United Forces to cease their current operations, you must at least permit 'Little Broken Pot' personnel to station and investigate in your Ottoman Empire."
Liang Chen was a bit stunned.
The plenipotentiary ambassadors from the other three Great Benefactors, along with the Ottoman plenipotentiary ambassador, Eihamier, and the Habsburg family's plenipotentiary ambassador, Waltz, were also stunned.
Stationing, investigating – these two words seemed to have no connection?
How did Wilson manage to link these two words together?
But Pierre didn't care what kind of weapons of mass destruction Wilson possessed—France also acquired them from the Great Ming, so Pierre naturally recognized them.
Pierre stated, "I agree with Wilson. In fact, the 'Little Broken Ball' is not as beautiful as people imagine; on the contrary, wars are happening every day on this 'Little Broken Ball'."
"To ensure the future peace and development of the 'Little Broken Ball,' I believe it is necessary for your Ottoman Empire to destroy all weapons of mass destruction and instead entrust the five Great Benefactors of the 'Little Broken Pot' with your defense and security—I believe no one on this 'Little Broken Ball' would dare to offend the Five Great Benefactors by attacking you?"
Eihamier chuckled and said, "But you, the Five Great Benefactors, are attacking our Ottoman Empire! Your so-called love and peace are actually for your own interests!"
Waltz added, "Exactly! Who have we, the Habsburg family, attacked? No one! On the contrary, we even helped the Sand Goose attack the Ottoman Empire in the past! Your actions are truly disheartening, and I think no one will want to associate with you in the future!"
William I, the Dutch leader, immediately became displeased. Looking at Eihamier and Waltz, he said, "Then how do we, the Netherlands, count? We, the Netherlands, want to align ourselves with the Five Great Benefactors, and we want to develop under the care and guidance of the Five Great Benefactors!"
The British Ambassador to the 'Little Broken Pot,' Macartney, chimed in sarcastically, "Today's 'Little Broken Ball' conference was originally intended to discuss whether the Netherlands, the Habsburg family, and the Ottoman Empire could join the 'Little Broken Pot.' Gentlemen, you have all gone off-topic now."
The Sand Goose Ambassador to the 'Little Broken Pot,' Antonio, immediately declared, "I cast a veto on their joining the 'Little Broken Pot'—we, the Sand Goose, have the right of veto, so there's no need to discuss this matter further."
Eihamier became furious. Looking at the ambassadors of other countries stationed in the 'Little Broken Pot,' he exclaimed, "They bully our Ottoman Empire, and you don't stand up. They bully the Habsburg family, and you don't stand up. In the future, when they try to bully you, who will stand up for you?"
Turning around, Eihamier then shouted loudly, "I believe that the Sand Goose and our Ottoman Empire are currently in a state of war, and the Ming country is also about to launch an attack on our Ottoman Empire. Therefore, I believe their right of veto should be revoked—or temporarily revoked!"
Waltz chimed in, "I agree with Eihamier! Yes, wars are happening every day on the 'Little Broken Ball,' but please think carefully, why are almost all wars related to these Five Great Benefactors?"
"The wars in the Ottoman Empire are their wars with the Sand Goose and the Ming country, and the Stupid Eagle also wants to get involved. Our Habsburg family's wars are with England and France, and behind all of this, there are also shadows of the Ming country."
"I believe that the 'Little Broken Pot' should not exist in this world at all!"
"If there were no 'Little Broken Pot,' perhaps there would be no so many wars in the world!"
"Gentlemen, please wake up. Even if you fear these Five Great Benefactors and dare not withdraw from the 'Little Broken Pot,' please be brave and initiate a vote within the 'Little Broken Pot,' even if it's just to temporarily revoke their right of veto—since the 'Little Broken Pot' is for the love and peace of the 'Little Broken Ball,' then all of us should have equal voting rights, shouldn't we?"
Liang Chen exchanged glances with the plenipotentiary ambassadors of the other Great Benefactors, then coughed and said, "Since your proposal involves the Great Ming, I abstain."
Antonio nodded in agreement, "I also abstain."
Macartney chuckled, "Then I'll cast an affirmative vote, otherwise it's too boring."
Pierre also smiled and said, "Then I agree as well."
Wilson, while cursing Pierre and Macartney in his mind, said with a grim face, "I veto your proposal—we can now move on to the next topic, and please leave the 'Little Broken Pot'."
Liang Chen coughed and said to Eihamier, "First, the war the Great Ming is waging against the Ottoman Empire is not for your oil, nor is it solely because you possess weapons of mass destruction. The most important reason is that the Great Ming wishes to reclaim its former territories from the Han and Tang dynasties—the predecessor of the Ottoman Empire was the Seljuk Turks, and the Turks were once part of the Great Tang. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"Therefore, the only way to stop the war is for you to allow the investigators of the 'Little Broken Pot' to be stationed in the Ottoman Empire for investigation, and to resume tributary status to the Great Ming, specifically as an internal tributary."
"Apart from these two conditions, there is no other way to stop the advance of the Great Ming army."
"Furthermore, you are not yet permitted to join the 'Little Broken Pot,' so you are not qualified to propose motions within the 'Little Broken Pot'."
"Now, please leave the 'Little Broken Pot.' We will discuss your proposal to join the 'Little Broken Pot' again next year, how about that?"
Liang Chen did not tell them that even if they were qualified to propose motions within the 'Little Broken Pot,' they were not qualified to discuss the Five Great Benefactors' veto power—firstly, the 'Little Broken Pot' explicitly stipulated the special powers held by the Five Great Benefactors, and amending the regulations of the 'Little Broken Pot' would require the unanimous consent of the Five Great Benefactors, even if one Great Benefactor disagreed, the regulations of the 'Little Broken Pot' could not be modified.
Of course, there was another scenario where the regulations of the 'Little Broken Pot' could be amended: if the Ottoman Empire or the Habsburg family suddenly became powerful, regardless of whether they obtained technology from extraterrestrials or assistance from deities, as long as they were strong enough to crush the Five Great Benefactors with one blow, then the regulations of the 'Little Broken Pot' would be decided by them.
Before that, no one would pay attention to the opinions of the Ottoman Empire or the Habsburg family, just as people playing Mahjong would never care if the Mahjong tiles were willing to be played.
The French Ambassador to the 'Little Broken Pot,' Pierre, before the Habsburg family's plenipotentiary ambassador, Waltz, had even left, smilingly said, "Recently, the situation in Europe has been in turmoil, and the culprit causing all of this is the Habsburg family. I believe it is necessary to increase sanctions against the Habsburg family, such as military sanctions and economic and trade sanctions."
"Furthermore, I believe that the 'Little Broken Pot' currently has many member states, but everyone's languages are not unified, and it requires translation every time a meeting is held, which is really inconvenient. Therefore, I propose that we should select one language as the official language of the 'Little Broken Pot'."
Macartney unhesitatingly retorted to Pierre, "I believe that Chinese and English should be the official languages of the 'Little Broken Pot.' The former is used by one-third of the world's population, and the latter is the official language of England and the United States, and is also used by many people in Europe. As for your self-proclaimed beautiful French language, let's forget about it."
Antonio began to mediate, "No need, really no need. Currently, the most widely used languages on the 'Little Broken Ball' are Chinese from the Great Ming, English from your England and the United States, French from France, and Russian from our Sand Goose—since that's the case, why don't we designate these four languages as the official languages of the 'Little Broken Pot'?"
The United States Ambassador to the 'Little Broken Pot,' Wilson, said indifferently, "I agree with Antonio's proposal; it's convenient for us anyway."
However, to everyone's surprise, the ambassador from Gangbiya in Xikunlun was displeased, "With so many countries in Xikunlun, shouldn't at least one language become an official language of the 'Little Broken Pot'?"
Wilson glanced at the Gangbiya ambassador, then at Pierre, "Your subordinate?"
Pierre shook his head, "Who knows where this guy came from? He was probably invited by those rose beef-eaters, right?"
Macartney, seeing Pierre's gaze fixed on him, immediately glared back, "It's you French frogs who like to run to Xikunlun. If this subordinate isn't yours, then whose is it?"
At this moment, the Gangbiya ambassador continued, "Haven't you heard what I said? Or are you forcing me to declare war on you on behalf of our king?"
Pierre was instantly enraged, pointing at the Gangbiya ambassador and shouting, "Get lost! You want to declare war, huh? If I don't beat the shit out of you, then it's considered that you shit cleanly!"
After scolding, Pierre loudly called out, "Guards! Guards! Drag this idiot out, and remember not to let him in again next time. This is the 'Little Broken Pot,' not the mental hospital where George III lives!"
Macartney immediately glared hatefully at Pierre, "I have no objection to you scolding this Kunlun slave, but you cannot leak our England's state secrets!"
Pierre completely ignored Macartney, "I think all of us understand Chinese, and our descendants will also understand it, so why don't we let Chinese become the official language of the 'Little Broken Pot'—Gentlemen, there are many commoners who understand French, and there are also many commoners who understand English or Russian. Do you want them to compete with us for the opportunity to serve as ambassadors to the Great Ming or to the 'Little Broken Pot'?"
It had to be admitted that Pierre chose a very cunning angle—thanks to the early rise of the Qing Dynasty, Europe had not yet had time to underestimate the Central Plains establishments before the Great Ming rose again, and the craze for admiration of the Central Plains establishments in Europe also resurged.
Under this wave of enthusiasm, many European nobles were madly infatuated with everything in the Central Plains establishments, such as their books, clothes, languages, writing, and customs. Many nobles and even their families voluntarily learned Chinese.
In contrast, European commoners, who struggled to even fill their stomachs at this time, naturally did not have corresponding opportunities, at most, some missionaries learned Chinese after arriving in the Great Ming.
In other words, merely by virtue of language advantage, these nobles naturally monopolized the opportunities to serve as ambassadors to the Great Ming or ambassadors to the 'Little Broken Pot.'
No one wanted the descendants of commoners to compete fairly with the descendants of nobles.
As the popular saying on the internet goes: My family's generations of effort, why do you want to surpass it with ten years of hard study?
Therefore, after the plenipotentiary ambassadors of several Great Benefactors stationed in the Great Ming and concurrently stationed in the 'Little Broken Pot' exchanged glances, they unanimously nodded.
Macartney, uncharacteristically not mocking Pierre, instead nodded very seriously and said, "I agree with your proposal."
After everyone else also nodded in agreement, Liang Chen began to steer the conversation back to the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg family.