Expedition to Europe

After talking with William III, Qin Zhiyuan was a little absent-minded. He had no taste for dinner and couldn't sleep when he went to bed.

Qin Zhiyuan simply got up and went to the balcony to sit so as not to disturb Julie and Qin Zhi.

Qin De had grown up and slept in separate rooms with Qin Zhiyuan and Julie. Qin Zhi was still young and slept in a small bed next to the big bed of Qin Zhiyuan and Julie.

As soon as he sat down on the balcony, he heard a movement behind him. Qin Zhiyuan looked back and saw Julie, who was helpless, put on a coat and followed him out to sit next to Qin Zhiyuan.

"Dear, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Qin Zhiyuan gently hugged Julie.

It was already past ten o'clock in the evening. The sky was dotted with stars. Thunder Cliff was silent. The salty and humid sea breeze blew gently. It was still a little cold. Qin Zhiyuan helped Julie tighten her clothes.

"What's wrong? What's bothering you?" Julie smiled peacefully and looked at Qin Zhiyuan with a gentle look.

"It's okay..." Qin Zhiyuan had nothing to hide from Julie, so he told her everything about his conversation with William III in the afternoon.

Unexpectedly, Julie laughed out loud as soon as she heard it, leaning on Qin Zhiyuan's arms and laughing a little: "Don't be fooled by William. William looks loyal and reliable, but he is actually very cunning."

What does this mean? Qin Zhiyuan immediately became suspicious.

"You just said that William is going to send troops back to the Ruhr area?" Julie didn't look up, but she stopped laughing. She analyzed seriously: "Think about what the Ruhr area means to Germany? Not to mention France, Britain will not allow Germany to regain control of the Ruhr area. It is Germany's heavy industrial base. Although Germany has arsenals in the Czech Republic and Austria, they are not in Germany after all. If Germany regains control of the Ruhr area, then Germany will regain its heavy industrial capacity, so Britain and France will not allow it. At this time, someone needs to jump out to divert attention and divert the attention of Britain and France from the Ruhr area. As long as it can give Germany one or two In a few years, Germany will be able to recover its strength. The Germans still have a good foundation. At least they still have workers and previous technical reserves. Although the development of technology has stagnated in recent years, don't underestimate the tenacity of the Germans. As long as they are given a chance, they will always create miracles. We are now helping them rebuild their factories. If there is a relaxed international environment, how many years do you think it will take for Germany to recover its strength? "

"You mean William uses me as a gun? What's the benefit to him? If Germany doesn't keep pace with Lan Fang, then they will get nothing. "Qin Zhiyuan doesn't quite agree with Julie's opinion.

Qin Zhiyuan's attitude is also very firm. Although he has a good personal relationship with William III, if Lan Fang declares war on Britain and Germany does nothing, Qin Zhiyuan will not be polite to William III. This is a basic principle and has nothing to do with personal relationships.

"Of course not. If we go to war with Britain now, William will certainly declare war, but the timing and degree of participation in the war will probably be discounted--" Julie thought for a while, stood up from Qin Zhiyuan's arms, and looked Qin Zhiyuan in the eye: "Let me put it this way, if you go to war with the British in ten years according to your plan, then the gap between Germany and Lan Fang will be irreparable by then. Germany will be in a subordinate position from beginning to end in that war, and will not have much confidence to fight for more rights and interests after the war. If we go to war now, Germany will be able to keep pace with us, so after the war, William will have more confidence to demand more. ——As for France, this is not a problem. It is easy to make France consistent with us. Britain and France are not a monolithic entity. After Pierre becomes the president of France, we will have more room for maneuver——”

When Julie said this, her face was a little red. She buried her head in Qin Zhiyuan's arms and stopped coming out. Her voice was a little hoarse: "No matter what, you have to promise me to maintain friendly relations with France as much as possible. I really can't accept you and Pierre fighting each other. I don't think you want to see——"

"Of course not, that's your motherland, and Lord Taishan won't allow it." Qin Zhiyuan didn't hesitate.

In fact, there are many French people in Lan Fang now, which is a huge group second only to Koreans and Germans. No matter what decision Qin Zhiyuan makes, he will take the feelings of the French people into consideration.

Of course, if Pierre cannot become the president of France and France insists on being an enemy of Lan Fang, then Qin Zhiyuan will not be polite. At most, he will let the French people not participate. It is estimated that those French people will not have too strong a backlash at that time. After all, when they decide to join Lan Fang nationality, they are subconsciously prepared for this.

This also applies to Julie. Qin Zhiyuan noticed that Julie used the word "as much as possible", which means that when the relationship between Lan Fang and France cannot be reconciled, Julie will also stand on the side of Lan Fang.

There is a saying in the East that if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. It is the same for Westerners. A married girl is also like spilled water. The German royal family and the British royal family are cousins, and they fight to the death.

"In fact, it is easy to tie France to Lan Fang's chariot. It only takes an excuse, and the French will immediately turn against the British. From the end of the World War to the present, there have been many conflicts between Britain and France." Julie regrouped and continued to plan for Qin Zhiyuan.

The relationship between Britain and France is indeed not good. Since the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, there have been conflicts between Britain and France. During the Coconut City Naval Conference, the conflicts between Britain and France were further intensified. During the Syria-Iraq War, the conflicts between Britain and France were finally exposed.

It should be said that the British and French are still relatively restrained, so there is no direct war between Britain and France. If there is a fuse at this time, the world war will break out again.

"We have to wait for the opportunity." Qin Zhiyuan's mind was a little off. He was not thinking about how to provoke the confrontation between Britain and France, but about how to deal with the primary and secondary relationship between Lan Fang and Germany.

From Qin Zhiyuan's perspective, Qin Zhiyuan certainly hopes that Lan Fang will be in a dominant position when fighting side by side with Germany. This can strengthen the importance of Lan Fang and occupy a dominant position in the distribution of interests after the war.

However, we must also consider the degree of acceptance of William III. It should be said that Qin Zhiyuan's willingness to play with William III is already very generous, but if he wants to confirm the friendship between Lan Fang and Germany, Qin Zhiyuan cannot have a "charity" mentality, which will definitely affect the self-esteem of the Germans.

At the same time, the relationship between Germany and France needs to be reconciled. It should be said that the contradiction between Germany and France is not irreconcilable. If the Germans have no demands on the French colonies, then Germany and France can also establish friendship, but this still requires effort. At least so far, I am afraid that Pierre cannot accept joining forces with the Germans.

"If there is no opportunity, you can create an opportunity. Think about the Spanish-American War-" Julie is also very scary when she is insidious.

The fuse of the Spanish-American War was the "Maine Incident". On February 15, 1898, in the Havana Port of Cuba, a Spanish colony, because of the uprising against Spanish colonists in Cuba, the US Navy warship "Maine" sent to Cuba to protect overseas Chinese suddenly exploded, which became the fuse of the Spanish-American War.

The explosion of the "Maine" immediately shocked the whole United States, and it immediately became the headlines of many newspapers. The US officials almost immediately concluded that it was done by the Spanish, and even the US officials were very sure that the Spanish used mines to sneak attack the "Maine".

As soon as the news spread, slogans such as "Revenge for the Maine" and "Fight the Spanish to the Death" immediately resounded throughout the United States, and the U.S. military also began to prepare for war.

Although the Spaniards, who were overwhelmed by the Cuban uprising, tried their best to deny and stated that they had nothing to do with the incident, it was of no avail.

Later, the United States and Spain decided to set up an investigation team to investigate the incident, but when the Spanish investigators asked to board the "Maine" for investigation, the United States firmly rejected them.

Not long after, the United States towed the damaged "Maine" to the Atlantic Ocean and let it sink to the bottom of the sea in the empty waves.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

Finally, less than three months after the incident, U.S. President McKinley declared war on Spain.

At this time, more than 20 years had passed since the Spanish-American War, and the truth of the explosion of the "Maine" could no longer be investigated, but many people believed that this was a farce directed and performed by the Americans themselves, with the purpose of seizing the Spanish colonies.

Julie mentioned the "Spanish-American War", and her meaning was very clear. If there was no opportunity to sow discord between Britain and France, then she would create one.

Just like the Americans in 1898, the truth was not important, the purpose was the most important.

"You are so insidious--" Qin Zhiyuan looked at Julie with a new look.

"Don't try this trick, I learned this from you, haven't you used this shameless method enough?" Julie did not deny her insidiousness, but she did not forget to drag Qin Zhiyuan into the water.

Well, in this regard, the character of the male and female is similar.

"It seems that if we increase our support for Pierre, we may not be able to wait until KFC enters the profit stage. Forget it, I will give him a private sponsorship first." Qin Zhiyuan decided to send Pierre to the stage as soon as possible. Only when Pierre controls the overall situation in France can Qin Zhiyuan implement the follow-up plan.

Originally, according to Qin Zhiyuan's idea, it was necessary to wait until "KFC" started business before Qin Zhiyuan began to gradually provide funds for Pierre to escape the monitoring of the French Ministry of the Interior. Now it seems that although this method is safe, it takes too long, and Qin Zhiyuan can't wait.

"Then you have to be careful. Since Briand was arrested, the French Ministry of the Interior has been monitoring political donations a bit tight." Julie was a little worried. After all, it was related to Pierre, and Julie was worried.

Briand was arrested in the first place, partly because he accepted political donations from the British.

"Don't worry, I have my own channels." Qin Zhiyuan is not worried.

Qin Zhiyuan has a private bank in his hands, and he also has old Renault, a local snake with extensive connections in France. It is not difficult to transfer some funds.