Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Xu Shuhua's French language is a bit jerky and not as proficient as Wang Jianyue's, but she has a strong understanding ability. She talks and gestures with Aiberg, and when she encounters unfamiliar words, she simply writes them down on paper, so the communication is smooth.

Gu Yunji didn't understand Fo Langji's language, so he was confused when he heard it.I saw Xu Shuhua talking for a while, then holding a piece of paper to write, and frowning from time to time, as if he was arguing with Aiberg.

At the end of the discussion, she looked a little unhappy. She took a deep breath and slowly sat back on the chair.

Seeing this, Gu Yunji hurriedly asked: "How is it? What's wrong?"

There was a hint of anger in Xu Shuhua's words: "Aiberg said that the 'charge for repairs' mentioned in the French version refers to the cost of replacement parts when the firearm is damaged and repaired. But they cannot guarantee how much it will cost to replace the parts. The market is changing at any time, and the specific price depends on the situation.”

"I asked him if there was any other way, such as paying a little more when buying firearms and asking them to repair and replace them, but he didn't agree. He said that the early sales and later maintenance are separate, and buying a firearm is buying a firearm. Money, maintenance is money for maintenance.”

"I asked him again if he could give us some other guarantees. If the firearms have serious quality problems within three to five years, we can unconditionally refund or replace them. He still disagreed and said that once the firearms are sold, they will not be replaced or returned. Repairs will cost extra.”

Hearing this, Gu Yunji's heart instantly dropped.

No wonder this item is only written in the introduction sheet of the French version. This is a huge pitfall.

The complete separation of sales and maintenance means that once there is a quality problem with the firearm, and the government wants to repair or replace it, it will have to add extra money, and the price is completely decided by the Falangji people. This is equivalent to giving away the weak point in vain. the other party.

If the time comes when they monopolize the technology and charge exorbitant prices, the government will have almost no other way to respond except to simply abandon this batch of firearms.

To put it even more extreme, it is not impossible that the Folangji people deliberately tampered with the firearms before delivery, specifically to punish the government through repairs.

"Under special circumstances, maintenance fees will be charged." It's an ordinary sentence, in a very inconspicuous position on the paper, but there is a trap behind it.If Xu Shuhua hadn't been careful enough and discovered the discrepancy between the two introduction lists, the government would have definitely suffered a big setback if it had signed a contract with the Fo Langji people.

Gu Yunji looked solemn and threw the two-page introduction sheet back to Wang Jianyue unceremoniously. He said coldly: "I didn't expect that the intentions of these people are so impure. They were thinking of scheming people from the beginning. We treat you as people who have come from afar." Guests, we have given you enough respect and courtesy, is this your reward for us?"

Whether or not to charge for repairs is one thing. If the other party clearly writes this out, it can be considered candid, and business can still be discussed.But the reality is that they concealed this clause and intended to use Gu Yunji and others' ignorance of the Buddhist language to trick the government into signing the contract. They obviously had ulterior motives.

People who can sell firearms to Gao Shishu and support Japanese pirates in disguise are probably not easy to deal with. Gu Yunji and others have been mentally prepared for this.But they thought that the other party represented the Franji royal family after all. When it came to diplomacy, they needed to be treated with caution and not to easily turn against them.

Even if we can't be friends for a while, it's good to be able to cooperate.However, it now seems that it is difficult for both parties to maintain a purely cooperative relationship of interest.

Mei Feng's face was not very good-looking, and his tone was stiff: "Today, on behalf of the government, I came here with full sincerity. I expected that the two royal ministers would give me the same sincerity, but I didn't expect to be treated like this. You two If you insist on this, then there is no need to continue the deal." "When can your caravan be sincere enough, or can you directly remove the maintenance payment item from the contract? Let's talk about the firearms business again. thing."

Eberg shrugged upon hearing this and seemed not to take Mei Feng's words to heart: "In this case, we won't waste the governor's time. We have things to do today, so we will leave first. As for the terms of the contract, I think you can think about it again, maybe you will change your mind."

"You haven't finished speaking yet, do you want to leave now? Someone -"

Seeing Aiberg's indifferent attitude, Su Qi was furious and immediately ordered: "Surround this restaurant for me. No one can be let out without my order!"

"Yes!"

Looking at the soldiers holding sharp knives at the door, Aiberg finally found it difficult to maintain his composure, and his face changed: "What do you mean? It's just a business. It's not done until it's done. We're not forcing you to buy it." Aren’t you going to let our stuff go?”

"Even the laws of Daxia do not force people to do business with the government. You have no right to detain us. Is China, which has always regarded itself as a country of etiquette, so arrogant and rude?"

Gu Yunji said casually: "From what I heard, Mr. Aiberg seems to know our Daxia laws very well. Since you know China so well, you should also know what kind of crime it is to collude with rebels to fight against the imperial court, right?"

Aiberg's face turned pale, and he was a little less confident: "...We have discussed this topic from the beginning. Governor Mei said that he would give us time to go back and investigate clearly. Is it possible that you want to regret what you said yourself now? ?”

Gu Yunji lightly sneered: "Just now, now is now. We had a friendly and sincere attitude at the beginning, and we didn't expect you to plot against us. In this case, there is no need to go around in circles with you."

"In the name of the Daxia government, we hereby inform you to immediately stop providing firearms to the rebel Gao Shishu and accept the government's punishment, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences."

The anger in Aiberg's heart suddenly surged, and he said angrily: "Notify me? Why? You are not qualified to ask me to do this! I am the minister of the Franji royal family, representing the queen of our country on voyages of trade, and I have the right to decide to sell firearms to Who, this is my freedom!”

"Then it is our freedom to expel you from the country and ban the Franji people from trading with China from now on." Su Qi said coldly, "Aiberg, don't forget, this is our territory after all. , even if the Franji royal family cannot be moved for a while, it will still be easy to deal with your small caravan."

"Fo Langji is far away in the West. I don't believe that your Queen can go to all the trouble to mobilize troops across the ocean to start a war with us just for the sake of you. There is a high probability that it will not end in the end."

"As for you, if you are not at our disposal then, do you think someone will care about your life and death?"