Expedition to Europe

Sidi Bel Abbas is 56 kilometers away from Oran, separated by the Oran Salt Marsh, and there is a railway between the two places.

Sidi Bel Abbas is located in the Atlas Mountains. This city is not large, with a population of only more than 30,000. The city is surrounded by endless vineyards and orchards. There are no mineral resources here. Almost everyone is related to the Foreign Legion. They are either soldiers of the Foreign Legion or their families. Strictly speaking, it is a large barracks.

The headquarters of the Foreign Legion is built in the original city wall, and residential buildings are built around the headquarters of the Foreign Legion. It looks very much like the 21st century US military base in Okinawa.

Like almost all North African cities, there is almost no urban planning at all. The buildings are haphazard. There seems to have never been a census. The proportion of young people is very high. Locals covered from head to toe can be seen almost everywhere.

Because the Foreign Legion troops performed poorly in this "mutiny", all three infantry regiments composed of Algerians were disbanded. Some of these soldiers are being imprisoned, and some have returned to Sidi Bel Abbas because Uncertain about the future and having nothing to do, the streets are full of idle young people. Their eyes towards Qin Zhiyuan's motorcade are not friendly, not to mention hatred, but more of fear and disgust.

"Since the 'Sealing Day' incident broke out, the situation here has not been good. People are panicked and rumors are spreading. Some people working in France have returned. It is said that they are promoting some things that are not good for us. They are the biggest ones here now. Unstable factors." Jean Marco explained to Qin Zhiyuan while sitting in the car. Marco chose a very vivid term to describe the "mutiny" that occurred in France some time ago.

Jean Marco is about forty years old this year. He is in the prime of life, but his body has gained weight prematurely. He looks a bit bloated and does not look like a soldier. Marco has a thick beard that is rare in Paris and looks similar to the locals in Sidi Bel Abbas. Marco said with a smile that this would make him look more like an Algerian and be more conducive to his work.

Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want to have such a big beard, so Qin Zhiyuan doesn't care whether his work is going well or not.

In fact, Qin Zhiyuan is not planning to rely on locals to carry out his work, but is planning to introduce a foreign population. Of course, this foreign population cannot all be Chinese. Qin Zhiyuan is also planning to introduce black people from Central Africa and Southern Africa.

Algeria’s population is complicated enough anyway, so let’s make it a little more complicated.

Since he is preparing to introduce Chinese people, Qin Zhiyuan must provide the Chinese with a stable environment. Therefore, when Qin Zhiyuan heard that some Algerians with higher education had returned to Sidi Bel Abbas from France, Qin Zhiyuan immediately became nervous.

"Who are they? Can you send someone to sneak into them and see what they are doing?" Qin Zhiyuan was ready to mix in the sand.

These highly educated colonials were actually the pioneers of "national awakening". Like the "Father of the Nation" of the Republic of China, they would lead the independence cause of the colonies.

Qin Zhiyuan is of course grateful to the "Father of the Founding". Although the ruling ability of the Founding Father is not very good and he also has various human weaknesses, in any case, the historical achievements of the "Father of the Founding" cannot be obliterated.

But gratitude is gratitude, respect is respect. For Qin Zhiyuan, who is now acting as a "ruler" and a member of the "vested interests" group, he must pay attention to these "pioneers of national awakening". Qin Zhiyuan does not want Algeria to Made a mess in his own hands,

"There are all kinds of people, including lawyers, teachers, frustrated politicians, etc. They are all just talking heads. Now that there is a war in France, these people have no room to display their talents, so they come back and use another To put it bluntly, these people just don’t make a sound. They are satisfied with what they have got now and want more, but they don't want to think about it. Without the great France, they might still be herding sheep!" Marco does know Algeria very well, but unfortunately he doesn't know enough. His words are filled with emotion. French pride and superiority.

"This is the core of the problem. You think France has given them the life they dream of, but that is not necessarily what they want. Maybe they think keeping their previous life is happiness." Qin Zhiyuan did not use affirmative sentences. style, although what Qin Zhiyuan said is more like the truth.

"The living conditions before? Is there anything praiseworthy about that? There are no railways or cars. It takes half a year to walk from here to Ingejamu. It is we who have brought modern civilization to Algeria, and we have brought them from a backward and ignorant state. They should have a grateful heart to be rescued. "Marco is very stubborn, but his stubbornness is not without reason.

"The huge differences between the two cultures cannot be reconciled." Qin Zhiyuan did not tell all the reasons, because that would lead to huge controversy.

"Yes, irreconcilable conflicts." Marco agreed with Qin Zhiyuan's statement, and then began to gloat: "Fortunately, this is not something we should worry about. These issues belong to Mr. Maxim. Speaking of which, I don't know if you Understand, what kind of person is our new governor?”

"Maxim is very good, steady and attentive. The key is that he never expresses his opinions easily." Qin Zhiyuan gave Maxim a full and positive evaluation. To be fair, Maxim is considered a good one among the French people Qin Zhiyuan has come into contact with. of that category.

Of course, this may be because of Foch's added effect.

Soon, the convoy arrived in front of the Foreign Legion headquarters.

As the "holy land" in the hearts of foreign soldiers, the headquarters did not seem to be peaceful. A large group of locals surrounded the gate. Although they did not directly hit the sentry post, they also shouted loudly to express their dissatisfaction.

Two simple machine gun positions were built with sandbags outside the sentry post in front of the headquarters. Behind the dark machine guns, soldiers who were ready to fight were concentrating. Perhaps it was because of the strong threat that these locals did not attack the sentry post, but took the form of cursing.

Although Qin Zhiyuan knew a lot of languages, he did not include "Algerian", so he could not understand what they were saying. However, judging from the excited expressions and exaggerated body movements of these locals, it was estimated that it was not a good thing.

This scene made Qin Zhiyuan a little stunned. Qin Zhiyuan really did not expect that Sidi Bel Abbas would greet him in this way.

When they saw the convoy coming, the locals not only did not disperse, but instead targeted the convoy. Perhaps they also knew that only big people could ride in sedans. There were no young people among these people. They were all elderly women or elderly people with limited mobility. They continued to wave their hands and shouted loudly in the direction of the convoy using some sharp and explosive syllables.

Marco was not surprised by this. It seemed that this situation often happened and Marco was used to it.

"They are all local fetishists. They have a strange ban and are not allowed to drink. This is related to their previous strict religious structure. People who drink too much are always difficult to control. During this period, many soldiers returned to the headquarters from France. The soldiers were in a bad mood. Some people drank all day long, which caused dissatisfaction among these people. They gathered here and asked us to respect their customs." Marco explained with a bitter face. As the highest official at the current legion headquarters, the occurrence of such a thing really made Marco's face without any glory.

"How did this situation deal with it before?" Qin Zhiyuan talked to Marco, his eyes were patrolling around.

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In front of the Foreign Legion headquarters is a simple road paved with gravel. On both sides of the road are low buildings full of North African style, using a large number of round arch structures. They are basically one-story residential buildings. Occasionally there are some tall houses, which are probably religious buildings.

Although the locals surrounding the Foreign Legion headquarters are all old, weak, women and children, in a little further away, those who occasionally peek out from the roofs of the street corners are all young people.

This is really despicable. They may let these women and children test the patience of the Foreign Legion. Think about it, how could the soldiers who always claim to be civilized people use weapons against these unarmed women and children? If these women and children are more stubborn, it will be a knot that is difficult to open.

Qin Zhiyuan speculated with his agent's heart that if someone designed all this with a purpose, then that person must be nearby. He wanted to see the effect of this method with his own eyes, so that he could challenge his own way next.

Sure enough, when Qin Zhiyuan looked further away, he found that in the window of a tower-like spire building not far away, he found several locals in suits and leather shoes.

When Qin Zhiyuan pointed it out to Marco, Marco just picked up the telescope and glanced at it, and said very confidently: "Yes, it's those people. It's after they all came back from their homeland that the locals here became aggressive."

The clothes of the local Algerians are very ethnic, and their "church" is absolutely inaccessible if you don't believe in this sect. Now those people are wearing suits but appearing in the local church of Sidi Bel Abbas, which in itself is very telling.

"Very good, find someone to notify them, I will give them a chance to explain to me in person tomorrow. Remember, emphasize to them clearly that there is only one chance." Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to come up with a big stick as Lyaute said, so he had to try whether there was a possibility of dialogue first.

If possible, no one wants to come up with a big stick, that's too discordant and not economical.

Qin Zhiyuan is now the chairman of several companies, and these financial accounts must be settled clearly.