Expedition to Europe

If you don’t take advantage of someone when you have the upper hand, why don’t you wait until you are dependent on others and then expect mercy from others?

Manjing must have understood this truth, but he certainly would not have thought that Qin Zhiyuan's asking price would be so harsh.

However, this kind of thing is originally a matter of asking for a high price and paying the money on the spot. Qin Zhiyuan has an offer, so Manjing can make a counteroffer. However, if the gap between the two is too big, the negotiation will inevitably collapse.

Qin Zhiyuan is not too worried about the collapse of the talks. Last night, Qin Zhiyuan had contacted Pierre, who took office as the president of the French Parliament, and informed Lanfang of Lanfang's bottom line. Lanfang's bottom line is to let France take back its rights in Guangzhou. This In fact, the French Parliament has already considered this issue, and it will not be difficult for the French to accept it.

After the end of the World War, the Republic of China proposed to France to revoke France's privileges in Guangzhou. As one of the victorious countries, this was the legitimate request of the Republic of China.

It was not just France. At that time, the Republic of China expressed to all countries that it wanted to take back the privileges granted to all countries in the former Qing Dynasty. Although this originally reasonable request was rejected by the United Kingdom and the United States, the French did discuss it, but There was no unified opinion.

When Lanfang was founded, the relationship between the Republic of China and Lanfang was not good. Because of the Tianjin Port Incident, the people of the Republic of China were very repulsive to Lanfang. Although this impression was later reversed, the Republic of China also lost the last opportunity to recover national rights and interests. Good timing.

Lan Fang is making this request now because of objective needs.

Lanfang's immigration from the Republic of China has been going on for four full years. In the past four years, at least 20 million people have come to Lanfang from the Republic of China, settled in Lanfang, and become part of Lanfang. Although the Beiyang government of the Republic of China is not satisfied with this, Still gritting his teeth and acquiescing to this fact, both emotionally and rationally, Lanfang should give back to the Republic of China. This is not only due to the need for friendship between Lanfang and the Republic of China, but also the common wish of those Lanfang people who immigrated from the Republic of China in Lanfang. demands.

So even though Pierre felt that this condition was a bit excessive, Qin Zhiyuan still insisted.

And this persistence has gained the understanding of Foch and Sandy.

After staying in Lanfang for a long time, Foch and Sandy also developed feelings for Lanfang and fell in love with Wuma.

But Manjing definitely didn't understand this, so even when Qin Zhiyuan and Manjing met for the fourth time, Qin Zhiyuan no longer asked to guarantee Lanfang's interests in Syria, but Manjing still refused.

"If you have this attitude, then please come back. I will not let my soldiers go to a meaningless battlefield. Maybe you think this condition is too much, but let my soldiers go thousands of miles away from home for a group of unrelated people. Isn't it too much to sacrifice people's lives?" Qin Zhiyuan was a little annoyed, Manjing's clumsy negotiation method would not make any progress.

"What does it mean to be irrelevant? We can give you as much money as you want. Isn't that enough?" Manjing still has a "butcher" working style at heart, and Manjing cannot do such delicate work as negotiation.

"Humph, money! Do you feel that France is very rich now? You can buy everything in the world, right? You can ask Alexander Millerand how much money he is prepared to pay for the life of the Lanfang soldier. I will tell you in advance I declare that 1,400 francs is absolutely impossible. If you think so, that's fine. You give me 20,000 French soldiers first, and I'll buy their lives! "Qin Zhiyuan is generous. If we compete for financial resources, Qin Zhiyuan is really not afraid. anyone.

1,400 francs, this is the pension for the Chinese workers who died in the last world war. For ordinary people in the Republic of China, this "price" is very good, but for Qin Zhiyuan, this price is indeed too little, Lan Fang There is no longer a need to sell the lives of soldiers in exchange for living space.

Even if it is 1,400 francs, the French cannot afford it now.

Before the World War, France had hundreds of years of accumulation and the support of its colonies, so the French would pay such a high price. Now France's little wealth has been exhausted in the World War, and its debt to the Americans has not been repaid yet. Qing Dynasty, the French are really at the end of their rope.

As for what Qin Zhiyuan said about "buying the lives of 20,000 French soldiers", this is even more nonsense. After the baptism of the world war, anti-war sentiment is now rising in France. Alexander Millerand, let alone 20,000 people, is Alexander Millerand could not even mobilize two thousand men, otherwise Manking would not have come to ask Qin Zhiyuan. Although the Iraqis were better at fighting than the Syrians, they were still worse than the French troops in the World War.

"But your condition is a humiliation to France, and France will never accept it." Manjing said firmly.

"Don't be so sure yet. It's not up to you to decide whether to accept it or not." Qin Zhiyuan was not impatient, glanced at the already furious Man Jing, and sighed quietly: "I put forward this condition because of our friendship. Otherwise, do you really think that your privileges in Guangzhou are justifiable? Ask Bastien and Lyoté, what will you have left in Asia if you lose Lan Fang’s friendship?”

As soon as he finished saying this, Manjing's expression immediately changed: "What do you mean?"

"That's what you think it means!" Qin Zhiyuan did not give in.

As for the level of Lanfang's subversion of the regime, Bastian and Lyotai probably know much better than Mangin. When Bastian was the governor of French Indochina, Lanfang drove away the British in Sarawak, and the British The people were driven back to the Malay Peninsula. During Lyotey's reign, Lanfang and the French overthrew the Siamese regime, and by the way drove the British forces out of Siam.

Qin Zhiyuan meant to let Manjing be careful, otherwise, not to mention France's privileges in Guangzhou, even French Indochina would probably not be able to be preserved, which would be France's defeat in Asia.

Manjing was not stupid, she just looked stupid. After Qin Zhiyuan said this, Manjing immediately understood what Qin Zhiyuan meant.

Of course, Manjing still didn't know Qin Zhiyuan well enough. Perhaps Manjing never thought that Lan Fang would attack France.

This was too much.

However, national interests were like this, and Manjing couldn't blame Qin Zhiyuan from a moral perspective, because French Indochina was not very just to begin with, and France's privileges in Guangzhou were even more evidence of imperialism.

Ah, of course, Manjing probably didn't think this was imperialism, or Manjing would be very proud of this "imperialist" behavior.

Qin Zhiyuan was destined to be the one who broke Manjing's pride. When Qin Zhiyuan and Manjing first dealt with each other, Qin Zhiyuan slapped Manjing hard on the face, and that was under the premise that Manjing had his back against Nivelle. Qin Zhiyuan didn't care about Manjing now.

"You have to be careful, France never lets go of its enemies." After confirming Qin Zhiyuan's meaning, Manjing immediately showed his vicious side.

That's right, Manjing is such an image in Qin Zhiyuan's mind. It's really awkward to see Manjing pretending to be a diplomat.

"I never say such things, because my enemies are all in hell, so I want to remind you, don't be on my blacklist, that taste is definitely not good." Qin Zhiyuan said, without giving Manjing another chance to say harsh words, and immediately served tea to send him away.

Just like the last time, Manjing looked at Qin Zhiyuan fiercely for a long time, and then left unwillingly.

That's right, Qin Zhiyuan wanted this feeling of "you hate me very much, but you can't do anything to me".

Qin Zhiyuan was not worried about whether Man Jing would come back. At present, no one in the world would help France except Lan Fang. The Americans and the British were of the same kind. The British had been implementing a policy of containing France since the World War. Now they were supporters of Iraq and were even less likely to help the French.

During the World War, the French and the British formed an alliance, which allowed them to withstand the crazy attack of the Germans. Now the French have finally tasted the taste of being isolated and helpless. This feeling is indeed not good, but it is the French who have brought it upon themselves.

Perhaps Man Jing had been driven crazy by Qin Zhiyuan and was unable to complete the negotiation task. When the French came to the Lan Fang Palace again, Foch became the French representative.

The original text can be read in Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

Although Foch has lived in Lan Fang for a long time, he is still a French citizen. Foch has no intention of joining the Lan Fang nationality, and Qin Zhiyuan has no rigid requirements, so the current situation is very interesting.

The person who came to Qin Zhiyuan with Foch was Hank Beecher, the current French ambassador to Lanfang. It is not easy to be the French ambassador to Lanfang. In just a few years, this position has changed several people.

After meeting Qin Zhiyuan, Foch got straight to the point and stated France's requirements again.

Qin Zhiyuan did not speak, and it was Julie who spoke for Qin Zhiyuan: "Dad--"

Julie was interrupted by Foch as soon as she opened her mouth: "Lily, my dear daughter, this is a national event, please do not involve personal feelings--"

Oh, you are calling "good daughter" while saying that you should handle official matters impartially, which even made Hank Beecher dumbfounded.

"Okay, then Mr. Ferdinand--can I call you that?" Julie was a little embarrassed.

"Yes--Your Highness." Foch was obviously not very comfortable either.

"Then our Lanfang's requirements are--" Julie also repeated Qin Zhiyuan's requirements, dryly as if reciting a book.

"Uh, that's impossible!" Foch got into the role quickly, and then he subconsciously looked back at Hank Beecher.

Hank Beecher immediately gestured, and seeing that Foch couldn't fully understand, he added lip movements.

Foch suddenly realized: "Oh, we can give you other compensations, and if the Republic of China can lend a helping hand to France again, then France will always remember our friendship."

That's right, if reinforcements are sent in the name of the Republic of China, then France will have a way out.

"Okay, then let's do this, Dad, you rarely come here, go see Anzhe, he just talked about you, saying that he hasn't seen you for a long time." Julie immediately went off topic, holding Foch's arm and walked out of the study.

At the door of the study, Qin De in Misha's arms had already stretched out his hands.

"Uh, how long? It's only been a few days - Anzhe, come and let grandpa hug you -" Foch's beard was curled up with joy - it seemed that it should be grandpa -

Qin Zhiyuan and Hank Beecher were the only ones left in the study. Looking at these two unreliable grandfathers, Qin Zhiyuan and Hank Beecher felt a little hot on their faces.

Too unreliable!