Negotiated Agreement

"I don't know who you consulted, nor do I care if you offended any of these people, but anyway, the three conditions you put forward..." Lin Qi shook his head and casually tossed a document in his hand onto the table.

"First, as two equal and independent countries that have established diplomatic relations, our holding of each other's legal tender is itself an affirmation of each other's value, status and power, providing sufficient stability for bilateral trade."

"Don't think that just because you've taken in 50 billion Federal Sol, we'll also take in 5 trillion Galil. If you're still thinking straight, you should know whose currency is stronger."

"Secondly, separate storage is not conducive to management. Moreover, the Nagaril United Kingdom is an independent sovereign state with a well-established government system. This money must be managed and supervised by the United Bank, and we will also send corresponding personnel to guard it."

"The third question..." Lin Qi stroked his chin, "Compared to the first two, this one is not entirely impossible..." As he said this, Mr. Truman frowned slightly.

During this time, he intensively studied the relationship between politics and economics. He knew very well that once the Nagaril's currency was pegged to the Federal Sol in terms of Exchange Rate, say 100 to 1, their exchange transactions would be conducted according to the floating Exchange Rate of the Federal Sol.

They can easily print massive amounts of banknotes to exchange for Federal Sol, and then exchange them for other foreign currencies to make huge profits. In the end, only the Federal is harmed.

Of course, this is just the simplest case. Once other countries join in, the Federal's economy will immediately collapse.

He instinctively thought that this last point was the least likely thing for Lin Qi to agree to, but to his surprise Lin Qi firmly refused on the first two issues that he thought were negotiable, but made a concession on the one that was least likely to be agreed to.

The Nagaril delegation immediately became excited, and their chief representative even interrupted Lin Qi, saying, "Mr. Lin Qi, if we can get the last point done, then we can cancel the first two points or fully respect the Federal government's intentions."

Lin Qi nodded noncommittally. Mr. Truman glanced at Lin Qi, Lin Qi pretended not to notice. "However, we also have a small request..."

Nagaril's representative, beaming with smiles—perhaps the only time he could actually smile during these negotiations—said, "Go on."

"The Issuing Rights and supervise the Nagaril as legal tender..."

"Alright, let's get back to the negotiation itself. After a day of consideration, what's your decision?" After a brief, minor unpleasantness, Lin Qi quickly changed the subject. If the other party played a Xia Ji Ba Che ①, then he would play a Hu Diao Che ②. In any case, they were just joking around irresponsibly, so he didn't care.

The Issuing Rights and supervise currency cannot be relinquished, so these three points naturally cannot be passed. The issue then returns to what it was before the meeting adjourned yesterday: whether to recognize the Federal Sol as the legal currency in Nagaril.

"Gentlemen, I must remind you that this may be the last time we sit at the Federal negotiating table!"

His words caused the Nagaril delegation across the negotiating table to frown, but Lin Qi didn't care at all. "The next time we meet, it will be on Nagaril's soil. We will represent the victors, and you will represent the losers."

"Our government and people have given you the utmost enthusiasm, but all we have received in return is evasion and indifference. Since you cannot show your sincerity, then today is the last time to negotiate."

"We have already prepared your tickets..." Lin Qi casually picked up the documents he had just tossed aside and pushed them forward forcefully. "Of course, I have also prepared some furniture, appliances or other things that you don't have there, as gifts for your visit."

The folder easily slid across Guanghua's desktop. He gestured for the other party to open it, and after looking at him for a while, the Nagaril representative opened the folder.

Inside were boat tickets, tickets for the delegation members to return to Nagaril, and tickets for tonight's boat. This also meant that Lin Qi wasn't threatening anyone just now.

In fact, these delegations haven't realized that they have always been at a disadvantage in this international diplomatic affair, even in a disadvantageous position where they have no ability to resist, but they still want to fight for more benefits. This approach is actually very foolish.

Because in the end they get nothing and they also offend potential diplomatic partners.

The Nagaril delegation, now aware of the seriousness of the situation, indicated that they needed to discuss it with all members of their delegation, and Mr. Truman would naturally give them the opportunity.

After these people left, Mr. Truman asked, "What if they go back?"

This question had been lingering in his mind: if these people really were a bunch of idiots and they actually went back, what would happen next? Lin Qi smiled nonchalantly, "The remnants of the Preton Pirate Group have fled to Nagaril. In order to combat this dangerous and terrible international crime, our navy will help them deal with these remnants."

"However..." Lin Qi's clean and cheerful smile gradually became somewhat frightening in Mr. Truman's eyes, "However, we cannot eliminate all the remaining elements in a short time, so we may have to stay there for a while."

"The government of the Nagaril United Kingdom must provide us with a port to be stationed at and, for a short period of time, incorporate it into the sovereign territory of the Federal. It must also provide relevant supplies to facilitate our capture of the Preton remnants."

"..." Mr. Truman paused for a moment, not because of Lin Qi's shamelessness or ruthlessness or anything else, but because he was seriously considering the feasibility of the matter. "What if they refuse?"

"Have you seen those action movies?" Lin Qi asked an unrelated question. "Conspiracy, rebellion, suppression!"

"Preton will use the network of relationships he built when he monopolized the Nagaril economy to incite unrest in Nagaril and intend to replace it with a ' Nagaril Empire' or ' Nagaril Kingdom' or something like that, with himself as the leader."

"The entire Nagaril was engulfed in war, with countless nobles and rulers killed. In the end, these people pleaded with the Federal to help them suppress the bandits, and we helped them drive out the remnants of the Preton Pirate Group..."

"Expulsion?"

"Yes, expel him, because he might go and do bad things elsewhere, who knows?"

Mr. Truman nodded noncommittally. Everyone here was his man; apart from the two administrative officials, the others all had military backgrounds and were trustworthy.

He looked at Lin Qi and said, "Let's talk after the meeting. You mentioned Economic Warfare before. With the president's approval, we have organized a team of experts and scholars to explore this possibility."

"Some of your recent ideas have also been incorporated into the project, and we believe they are highly feasible, so..."

As they were talking, the members of the Nagaril delegation returned, their expressions somber, but this was by no means a bad thing for Lin Qi and Mr. Truman.

"We agree..." the Nagaril representative sighed, "Federal Sol will become the legal currency circulating within the Nagaril United Kingdom!"

Lin Qi's face showed a more normal smile. "See, it wasn't difficult to agree. If you had agreed earlier, we might have already started discussing deeper cooperation."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Mr. Truman, who nodded in agreement. "This afternoon we will sign the credentials establishing diplomatic relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and announce it to the international community."

"Now, we can talk about things you're interested in, such as our investments..."

One long negotiation process has come to an end, but another long negotiation process is about to begin.

Having abandoned their last shred of pride, they agreed to any unreasonable demands. Ultimately, it was all for the power and interests in their own hands; as for others, that was not within their consideration.

Without the burden of negotiation, the talks about interests became more direct and frank. They were fighting for every percentage point and every penny, and the talks finally felt like real negotiations.

Lin Qi didn't say a word during this process. The benefits that were rightfully his would not be forgotten by Mr. Truman or the President. There was no need to constantly remind him, as that would only annoy people.

It was almost 1 p. m. when a part of the negotiations ended, and this part was a very important one – the issue of road development.

The importance of infrastructure development to the overall development of society is unparalleled, and the Nagaril delegation was well aware of this. Their first concern was road construction, but they also faced another problem: they lacked the funds...

During lunch, Mr. Truman and Lin Qi found a small room to continue their conversation.

"The President is very concerned about our negotiation process, and he also has an idea he has asked me to convey to you..." Mr. Truman said with a serious expression, "We intend to hire you as a special advisor to the National Security Committee, not on a temporary basis."

Lin Qi's ideas and approaches were quite advanced and feasible, such as lending money to Nagaril to hire Federal agents for development.

Before this, the Federal had never considered such a thing. In fact, when Lin Qi first brought it up, it seemed a bit... ridiculous. If he lent them money to hire him, wouldn't he be working for nothing?

But when they started to think about it seriously, they realized that things were not so simple.

Lin Qi's ideas opened up many doors for people, making them suddenly realize that money could be played in such a way! =①: Xia Ji Ba Che, a popular tabletop game in the Federal, mentioned earlier.

②: Hu Diao Che, same as above.