Expedition to Europe

Since Sidi Bel Abbas built the airport, Qin Zhiyuan has started his life as a frequent flyer.

It was not until this time that Qin Zhiyuan realized how busy he was.

As a French admiral, Qin Zhiyuan held a position in the War Committee of Congress.

This committee does not have much to do on weekdays, but it has to attend meetings frequently and vote on some trivial matters that may change the situation of the war or trivial matters.

At the level of voting by raising hands, Qin Zhiyuan fully felt the nonsense of democracy. Just for the soldiers' winter clothes, whether to import cotton from the United States or from French Indochina, they can hold a meeting to discuss for a week.

This is considered to have its pros and cons. Importing from the United States, the lanes are smoother and the time required on the road is shorter. Transferring from Indochina, although the price is much cheaper, the sky is high and the road is long, and the time required on the road is longer.

The war committee was divided into two factions and argued all day long about this matter, not caring that the weather had turned cold and the soldiers had no clothes to wear...

It's not that there are no clothes. Even if winter clothes are not made this year, the soldiers will not lack clothes. The French are still doing a good job in logistics support.

Qin Zhiyuan was only curious twice, and he never went to the war committee to raise his hand again. He might as well stay in the Black Swan Castle and Pierre to study the wedding preparations.

That's right, Qin Zhiyuan and Julie are finally getting married, and the wedding date is set for Christmas.

The preparations for the wedding are being carried out in an orderly manner. This time it is impossible to rush it at the Black Swan Castle like the engagement. The ceremony will be held in Notre Dame de Paris and the banquet will be held in the Palace of Versailles.

In fact, according to Qin Zhiyuan's meaning, the wedding does not need to be grand, just call a few relatives and friends, and just show your appreciation.

This caused opposition from everyone. Not only did Julie want a grand wedding, but even the French government wanted to celebrate this as a festival.

Qin Zhiyuan is now one of the few generals in the French military system, with great military exploits and a great reputation. The French government wants to make Qin Zhiyuan's wedding a grand event, which should not only show the French government's attention to soldiers, but also work hard to publicize the achievements of the French troops on the battlefield.

Yeah, it's all routine.

So when the guest list was initially counted, it was a headache for Qin Zhiyuan and Pierre.

Just the invitation list involved more than 600 people. Among them are leading figures in all aspects of French politics, military, and economy, as well as British, Americans, Italians, Romanians, etc., and even representatives of the Russian Kerensky government that is about to close down.

Many people Qin Zhiyuan has never seen, let alone heard of.

Those who can be on this list are naturally well-known figures. Regardless of whether they have heard of them or not, since their names are on the list, Qin Zhiyuan will send invitations one by one.

At this time, the most taboo is to favor one over the other. If someone is eligible to participate, but Qin Zhiyuan does not invite him, it is equivalent to making enemies for no reason.

On average, Qin Zhiyuan returns to Corsica for two days every week or so. He not only inspects and supervises the progress of various tasks, but also tries to take time to cultivate feelings with the Boy Scouts.

The Boy Scouts are growing at a rate of nearly 10,000 people per month. There are not only Chinese from the Far East, but also orphans from all over France.

Nearly 10,000 people are added every month. As long as these children come to Corsica, they must be equipped with complete supporting facilities, from accommodation to learning, and nutrition is a big problem. This burden is really not small. Fortunately, Qin Zhiyuan is not short of money now. There are also German prisoners of war on the island who are working hard to build houses. The situation has improved a lot compared to a few months ago.

After Maxim became the Governor of Algeria, Qin Zhiyuan established several timber companies in Algiers and Oran. The task of these companies is to purchase timber and make assembled wooden houses to be shipped to Corsica.

In the Atlas Mountains in northern Algeria, there are still forests to be cut down. Although the number is not too large, it is enough to supply Corsica.

The construction of wooden houses is extremely simple. You only need to use cement to make the foundation, and then assemble various materials like building blocks, and a house is considered to be built. If the construction workers are skilled enough and cooperate well enough, it only takes ten people to build a house, and it can be completed within four hours.

Because the house is made of wood, the exterior walls can be painted in various colors at will. Qin Zhiyuan made a clear requirement that the exterior walls of the house must be painted with blue roofs and white walls, just like the style of Santorini.

The current Santorini has not yet formed the style of the 21st century, so Corsica can be regarded as unique.

The blue and the roofs complement the blue sky, and the white walls are set against the white sails on the sea in the distance. It looks really refreshing and has a taste of paradise.

All the sailors and merchants passing by are amazed and envious.

No matter what time it is, even during war, humans always yearn for beautiful things. It is precisely because of the war that Corsica, this paradise, looks so peaceful and beautiful, so unique and independent.

The immigration bureaus of Thunder City and Trident City receive hundreds of immigration applications every day, not only from France, but also from the UK, Belgium, and even Germany.

Mary and Portlem have very high requirements for these immigration applications. If you don't have special skills, it's not easy to immigrate to Corsica. The popular investment immigration in later generations is simply a fantasy at this time.

What Qin Zhiyuan lacks the least now is money, especially after the oil field in New Baku began to produce oil.

Old Renault is very efficient. He hired three drilling teams and 100,000 workers to start laying the oil pipeline from Gabes to New Baku.

Maybe this sounds ridiculous, because even before the shadow of oil was seen, Old Renault had already started laying the pipeline. But the fact is that Old Renault chose to trust Qin Zhiyuan unconditionally. Since Qin Zhiyuan said that there is oil in New Baku, then there must be.

Facts have proved that Qin Zhiyuan is trustworthy.

The coordinates provided by Qin Zhiyuan are very accurate. Two of the three drilling holes are producing oil. One of the oil wells has been calculated to produce 570 tons of oil per day, which is almost more than the output of 20 ordinary oil wells in Romania.

As the first truckload of "black gold" was transported out of the desert, all the rumors were broken. The French government immediately expressed great concern about the matter and ordered Qin Zhiyuan to send troops to protect the New Baku oil field and the oil pipeline between New Baku and Gabes, and increased the number of workers to build the oil pipeline to 300,000.

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For France, which has tight human resources, mobilizing 300,000 people is definitely a super-large-scale project, but the French government invested without hesitation, and the huge prospects gave the French government sufficient motivation.

At the same time, Clemenceau also found Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault to discuss the possibility of Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault transferring shares to the French government.

Transferring shares?

What a joke, Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault haven't made a penny yet, but they have spent a lot. Now that they have just seen the benefits, the French government wants to take over. How can it be so good?

It has to be said that in Western society, respect for "private property" is deeply rooted. Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault refused to transfer their shares, and Clemenceau had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and demand all the oil shares.

In other words, the ownership of the oil field still belongs to the United Oil Company, but all the oil produced by the United Oil Company must be sold to the French government.

This will of course cause Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault to lose some of their profits, but for Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault, this part of the profit is a drop in the bucket compared to what they can earn, and the loss is not a big deal, just treat it as protection money paid to the French government.

It is indeed protection money. The French government has considered establishing a special administrative region in the New Baku area and the area covered by the oil pipeline from New Baku to Gabes, with Qin Zhiyuan as the chief executive and military chief of this special administrative region.

Qin Zhiyuan naturally agreed with this decision, and Old Renault also added fuel to the fire, so this resolution was quickly passed in Congress, and a ten-kilometer-wide area between New Baku and Gabes was opened up to become part of the New Baku Special District.

This decision caused strong opposition from the King of Tunisia, but under the coercion of the French government, King Nasser was forced to surrender and recognize the existence of the New Baku Special Administrative Region.

The history of the three French North African countries has been completely changed. Because of the existence of the New Baku Special Administrative Region, Tunisia was cut in two, divided into north and south. The large desert oil fields that originally belonged to Algeria have become part of the New Baku Special Administrative Region and are under the jurisdiction of Qin Zhiyuan.

In order to better improve efficiency, a super-large refinery is under construction on Djerba Island in the Gulf of Gabes. This refinery cannot belong to Qin Zhiyuan and Lao Renault alone. The French government occupies 40% of the share, and Qin Zhiyuan and Lao Renault divide the remaining 60%.

Since it is cooperating with the French government, there is no need to look for other partners. The deterrent power of the French government is enough.

So Qin Zhiyuan has one more task, which is the migration of the indigenous people. In order to ensure the smooth flow of oil channels, all indigenous people in the New Baku Special Administrative Region must move out, and the French government will provide financial subsidies to allow them to resettle in other places.

This will definitely lead to strong opposition from the indigenous people. It is not that these indigenous people do not want the money, but that someone is fanning the flames and deliberately obstructing it.

For such people, Qin Zhiyuan has nothing to say. He directly transferred a regiment of Senegalese soldiers to forcibly relocate all indigenous people in the New Baku Special Administrative Region.

It looks like a demolition team in the early 20th century.