Expedition to Europe

Whether it is the early 20th century or the 21st century, or thousands of years before, or perhaps no matter how many years thereafter, international law has always been a blatant hegemony.

National power determines everything, and the bigger the fist, the more right it is. This is a truth that will never change.

Since the first day of its establishment, Lan Fang has been full of aggression. Whether it is against Russia or Japan and Goryeo, Lan Fang's attitude has always been to attack and expand. If there is an opportunity, it will expand. If there is no opportunity, it will create opportunities and expand.

Of course, in this regard, the French are the same as the Lan Fang people, or the people of the world are the same. As long as there is an opportunity, they will expand.

There are only those "big rocks" around Lan Fang that cannot be gnawed for the time being, and Siam has become Lan Fang's only target at present.

In fact, to be more specific, Lan Fang and Siam do not have direct conflicts, and even their territories do not border each other. There is French Indochina in the middle. This is why Qin Zhiyuan wants to cooperate with Lyautey. Only by cooperating with Lyautey can Lan Fang launch an attack on Siam.

"The Siamese are still very obedient. If you want to do something, then you need a suitable reason." Lyaute did not object to Qin Zhiyuan's opinion, which was not bad for Lyaute himself.

Lyaute was an outstanding colonial soldier. It was one of Lyaute's responsibilities to continuously expand new colonies for France. To be honest, Lyaute has been in Indochina for half a year. Even without Qin Zhiyuan's suggestion, Lyaute would like to do something. Lyaute is not a person who keeps to himself.

Just as Lyaute said, the Siamese, who were sandwiched between the French and the British, have always been cautious, fearing that they would offend the British and the French and cause their country to be destroyed.

For the requirements of the French and the British, the Siamese have never dared to make any discounts. For example, Siamese rice is really delicious, but if the French want to buy it, the Siamese will give priority to meeting the French requirements even if they are hungry, so it is not easy for Lyaute to find a handle on the Siamese.

"Reason? Do you need a reason? The rice they sold us last month was not as delicious as before. Does that count?" Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to do "rice for high-speed rail". If he wanted to eat rice, he could just take that place.

"Yes, Your Majesty, you are absolutely right. This is the greatest disrespect to us, so we have to teach them a lesson." Lyaute was obviously interested, and the matter of Cam Ranh Bay had been forgotten.

In fact, Lyaute did feel regretful and inappropriate about the Cam Ranh Bay Port, but he did not mean to overturn the agreement signed by Bastien and Lan Fang. Compared with a small Cam Ranh Bay, the friendship between France and Lan Fang is more important. Lyaute would not be general, and he knew very well what his most important task was as the Governor-General of Indochina.

In the current Southeast Asia, there is almost nothing that can bypass Lan Fang. If Lyaute wants to sit firmly in the position of "Governor", he must maintain a good relationship with Lan Fang, otherwise Lyaute will not have a good harvest.

The fate of being hostile to Lan Fang in Southeast Asia is obvious, and the Governor of British Malaya is the best example.

After Lan Fang established the country, in less than three years, the British governor stationed in British Malaya had changed again and again. The second governor was replaced only two months after taking office, and even before he took office in British Malaya, he was replaced because of the unfavorable war situation.

Qin Zhiyuan knew the current British Malaya Governor, Hubert Gough, who served as the commander of the British Fifth Army in the World War.

Hubert Gough was quite smart. After taking office, he actively repaired the relationship with Lan Fang. In addition, the British had withdrawn from Sarawak, so the relationship between Lan Fang and British Malaya gradually eased. Although the British lost the British Malayan territory on the big island of Wanghaizhou, they also saved the Malay Peninsula.

At this point, the British can be sure that Lan Fang must have played a key role in the process of Sarawak people resisting the British. But even if they knew, the British were helpless. The British were not capable of launching a war, and the Lanfang people did not openly tear their faces with the British. The British could only swallow their anger.

Compared with the depressed British, the French were in a good mood. Leotai and Qin Zhiyuan reached a cooperation agreement. The specific steps needed to be discussed in detail. This was not something Qin Zhiyuan and Leotai had to do personally, but a task of the General Staff. Qin Zhiyuan therefore invited Leotai to sit in his office.

Cam Ranh Bay is the most important military port in Lanfang. Qin Zhiyuan has his own office here. In fact, it is not appropriate to describe it as an office. It is more appropriate to describe it as a "temporary palace".

Like all offices, Qin Zhiyuan does not like splendor. The decoration style has always been simple and practical. However, because of his status, the utensils he uses are naturally carved by skilled craftsmen. This is a bit of a low-key luxury.

Sitting on the balcony of Qin Zhiyuan's office, Qin Zhiyuan casually poured a glass of red wine for Leotai, and sat comfortably on the rosewood lounge chair, looking at the "Lan Fang" in the naval port. Qin Zhiyuan could truly feel the leisure and comfort that was completely different from Europe.

He was indeed in a good mood, at least the air was much stronger than in Europe, and the sun was brighter.

"You really have posed a big problem for me. What I'm most worried about now is where to get the army. You don't know how poor the Governor's Mansion is. The military expenses for the second half of the year haven't been paid yet." Lyautey said when he got here. Without the high spirits just now, and thinking of the "tragic" reality, Liotei felt a little depressed.

If you want to conquer Siam, you will definitely need an army. The biggest problem in Lyotey's hands now is that there is no army. Compared with mainland France, French Indochina is considered a vast territory, but there are only two infantry divisions in the entire French Indochina that are not full of personnel, and there is no navy and air force at all, which is a world of difference from the powerful Lanfang.

The military strength of the entire French Indochina is not even comparable to that of Cam Ranh Bay.

Lanfang has always stationed heavy troops in Cam Ranh Bay. At the earliest, there were two semi-mechanized divisions stationed here. Now because of the establishment of Greif's Marine Corps, all the garrison troops have been replaced by Marine Corps.

Greif deployed two brigades of the Marine Corps in Cam Ranh Bay. Each brigade has more than 11,000 people, which is not much smaller than the ordinary French infantry division. Coupled with the powerful Cam Ranh Bay fleet, it is much smaller than the average French infantry division. Lyotei had much more power in his hands.

"There are many factories and mines here, right? How can you be so poor?" Qin Zhiyuan didn't care.

Like other French colonies, the purpose of French Indochina is to export industrial raw materials to France, and at the same time, it will also import some industrial products and become a dumping market for French products. For such a colony, it is difficult to say how much the French government attaches importance to it. It's just nonsense, and naturally it can't be said to be rich.

"It's true, but it's all in the hands of those cunning businessmen. If you want to collect taxes from them, it's almost like killing them." Liotei didn't have a good impression of businessmen, and he was not polite when he spoke.

Relatively speaking, the French attach great importance to the importance of taxation. Of course, French businessmen are not fuel-efficient. As long as they are willing, taxation is not inevitable, and it is still an open and honest "tax evasion".

"You can report to Congress." Qin Zhiyuan made suggestions. No matter what, Qin Zhiyuan would not help Liotai bear military expenses.

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"Report? Stop dreaming. I'm afraid that by the time those reports are approved, Siam will have already become yours." Liotai looked at Qin Zhiyuan and smiled a little strangely.

Qin Zhiyuan was still Lyotai's subordinate during the World War, so even though Qin Zhiyuan has become the king now, Lyotai has not changed his attitude towards Qin Zhiyuan. Of course, this may be Liotai's deliberate attitude to express his closeness to Qin Zhiyuan.

"Even if I have enough military spending, I can't build a strong army. Don't think I don't know. Look at your foreign legion. At least one-third are Annan people. You are really greedy. Why don't you Get all the Annan people to help you fight?" Liotai turned the topic to Qin Zhiyuan.

"I do, but that's not appropriate." Qin Zhiyuan did not deny it and accepted Liotai's accusations in full.

"You still know it's inappropriate?" Liotai didn't mean to let Qin Zhiyuan go.

"It's definitely inappropriate. Those women, old people, children-" Qin Zhiyuan's way of thinking is different from Liotai's.

"It's really crazy - I said, you don't understand what I mean." Lyotai expressed his speechlessness by rolling his eyes widely.

"Don't worry, I have no idea about Annan. No matter how much I want, Annan will always be France's Annan." Qin Zhiyuan said with great sincerity, which seemed really sincere.

To be honest, Liotai was also worried about the aggression shown by Qin Zhiyuan. Staying next to Lanfang and seeing the current situation in Japan and British Malaya, Liotai had reason to remind Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan certainly understands what Lyautey means, but from Lanfang's perspective, Qin Zhiyuan still hopes that France can withdraw from Asia. Including the United Kingdom and the United States, they should all withdraw from Asia and give Asians a pure Asia.

Of course, this sentence can also be translated as Qin Zhiyuan hopes that the power in Asia will be simpler, so that Lanfang can play a more important regional role.

Qin Zhiyuan would definitely not say this in front of Lyautey, but when the time is right, Qin Zhiyuan would not mind instigating the relationship between the French and the Annan people. As the same saying goes, there are no permanent friends. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.