Expedition to Europe

When Qin Zhiyuan left Djibouti, the two river basins had already begun to take action.

Date palm trees have always been widespread in North Africa and the Middle East, but no one has ever paid attention to date palm trees or desertification control before, so no one has consciously expanded the planting area of ​​date palm trees.

Qin Zhiyuan's orders were very efficient. Even the king and queen set an example by planting date palm trees in Djibouti, and the entire Western Province took action instantly.

In fact, afforestation is also a technical job, and the key lies in the selection of trees. If the selection is improper, not only will the afforestation not have the effect of improving the environment, but it will further worsen the environment. This has been verified in the history of the Republic.

With the Republic's lessons learned, Qin Zhiyuan would not make such a mistake.

The first is the selection of trees. The date palm trees chosen by Qin Zhiyuan have extremely high economic and ornamental values. This first gives people the desire to plant date palm trees, which is a very key factor. The date palm tree is a plant that has been proven to be popular in the Middle East and North Africa. Because the date palm tree has a long life cycle, which can reach 150 years, there will be no situation where the first plant will die later, which is a very important point. Factors, the Republic once suffered a loss in preventing sandstorms.

Another one is national power.

When it comes to environmental management, relying solely on individual initiative is basically ineffective, and it is difficult to see results. It must be led by national power, and the whole society must be mobilized together, and persist for the past ten or eight years, only in this way can we see results.

Although afforestation is nominally a matter of the Western Province, it is also inseparable from other provinces. Imperial University needs to provide technical support, the Ministry of Industry needs to provide mechanical support, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs needs to carry out planning. If you want to do something well, just do it. It requires the joint efforts of the whole society.

Finally, the responsibility lies with the people. Qin Zhiyuan does not engage in the "big pot rice" thing. Ten trees per person is a fatal task and must be completed. If one tree is missing, Qin Zhiyuan will ask Chen Kangjian. In this way, from top to bottom No one dares to slack off.

Chen Kangjian is quite smart. After receiving Qin Zhiyuan's order, Chen Kangjian divided the Western Province into four regions, namely the special economic zone around the Persian Gulf, the military control area including Djibouti, Lesser Aden, and the Hanish Islands. , the original agricultural development zone in Iraq, and the western area along the Mediterranean coast.

In fact, the Western Province of Lan Fang refers specifically to the western area along the Mediterranean coast. This is the only land that Lan Fang legitimately obtained from the French, and the other lands are just "additions."

After being divided into four districts, Chen Kangjian was also responsible. As the person in charge of the Western Province, Chen Kangjian was only responsible for afforestation in the military-controlled areas. There were dedicated personnel in charge of other areas. This way, the burden on Chen Kangjian's shoulders was light. many.

The weather in Djibouti was unbearably hot. After only two days in Djibouti, Qin Zhiyuan left for Egypt to prepare for a week-long "state visit" to Egypt.

It is really a "state matter". Although Egypt's diplomatic power is still in the hands of the British, and Yang Deshan's invitation to the British has not been approved, Qin Zhiyuan still has a way to secretly infiltrate Chen Cang, and Lan Fang's embassy in Cairo has begun construction. Well, Qin Zhiyuan set off for Cairo under the pretext of inspecting the construction progress. This was indeed a bit shameless, but it made the British unable to refuse.

Although the legation was not at the level of an embassy, ​​it was nominally Lanfang's territory. Qin Zhiyuan was patrolling his own territory, which gave the British no reason to object.

Not everyone agrees with Qin Zhiyuan's itinerary, and Old Renault is one of them.

"You are really depraved! Apart from the Nile Delta, what else can you see in Egypt? Is it worthy of your attention? Aren't you afraid that the British will find out about your relationship with Yang?" Old Renault's ridicule and contempt did not add up. cover up.

Qin Zhiyuan is going to France for vacation, and of course Old Renault will follow him, so he can revisit his old place.

Lanfang's current radio system has covered all warships. Even if Old Renault is in Corsica, he will not delay the operation of the company. Old Renault has now transcended the category of ordinary businessmen. Even if Old Renault is no longer in Lanfang, Lanfang's enterprise will not have any problems and will move forward according to its own inertia.

Old Renault knew about the relationship between Yang Deshan and Qin Zhiyuan, but he didn't pay much attention to Yang Deshan. In Old Renault's view, Yang Deshan, the Egyptian king, was no different from the chiefs in North Africa. The difference may be that Yang Deshan managed a larger territory. But under the premise that the British were causing trouble, it would be unwise for Qin Zhiyuan to rush to show his goodwill to Egypt. This might expose the connection between Yang Deshan and Lan Fang.

"Don't be afraid. Think about it. Egypt is located at the junction of Asia and Europe. A while ago, the British launched a blockade of the Gulf of Aden in order to cut off our connection with the Western Province. So it is suspicious that we do not have good relations with Egypt." Qin Zhiyuan After saying that, I still feel a little unfinished, and my sinister attribute comes out again. Author: "Even if the British find out that we are wooing Egypt, what can the British do? In order to ensure Yang Deshan's loyalty to the British Empire, the British must come up with more bargaining chips. Anyway, Yang Deshan benefits, let's cooperate Acting doesn’t matter.”

When it comes to actual interests, Qin Zhiyuan really doesn't pay much attention to face, especially since face can't be eaten as food, so he must not do anything to save face or suffer punishment.

"Then how are you going to irritate the British? Being careful is too much." Old Renault looked like he was just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.

"Haha, what do we have now? What do the British need most now? Just throw money at them--" Qin Zhiyuan is confident. When it comes to cash, Qin Zhiyuan is really not afraid of any country, whether it is the UK or the US.

Qin Zhiyuan, who sold the national debt, now has sufficient cash flow and has billions of cash to mobilize. Although the British are a big family with a deep foundation, the British government itself does not have much money, otherwise the British shipbuilding plan would not be delayed again and again. Until now, only a scaled-down version of the N3 battleship-the Nelson-class battleship has been produced. And the number is also limited. It is no longer like the world war when four or five ships were started at the beginning. Only two ships are planned to be built for show.

Throw money at them--

Qin Zhiyuan's face began to twitch as soon as he finished speaking. Old Renault was Qin Zhiyuan's biggest funder. Qin Zhiyuan wanted to throw money at Egypt, and Old Renault's wallet would inevitably be damaged.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to give cash. Technology export is the most cost-effective. Don't the British still have the right to national defense in Egypt? Then we won't involve national defense. It's okay to help the Egyptians build one or two factories, such as a tractor factory." Qin Zhiyuan is ready to play big.

Tractors and tanks are actually only separated by a wall. A tractor factory can be turned into a tank factory after a simple transformation. Of course, this "simple transformation" is difficult without technical support. This is not a problem for Lan Fang. As early as the Foreign Legion period, the Chinese workers under Qin Zhiyuan learned to build tanks in the Renault factory. Now, after several years of development, they are even more familiar with it.

"The British will never allow such a factory to appear." Old Renault is not optimistic about Qin Zhiyuan's plan.

Britain's control over colonies is also reflected in the weapon system. Take Egypt for example. Although the Egyptian army is equipped with tanks, Egypt does not have the ability to produce supporting equipment. Therefore, the more advanced Egypt's equipment is, the greater Egypt's dependence on Britain will be.

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"It depends on what conditions the British can offer." Qin Zhiyuan wanted to break Egypt's dependence on Britain. The less Egypt's dependence on Britain, the more bargaining chips Yang Deshan would have, and the British would have to pay more to win over Yang Deshan.

In mid-September, the task force stopped along the way and finally arrived in Egypt.

The task force was composed of warships. Without the permission of the British, it could not enter the Nile River. This was not a big problem. Xie Rundong led the task force to escort Julie, Misha and others across the Suez Canal and turned around to Beirut, Lebanon. Qin Zhiyuan took the Lanfang-registered "Empire Pearl" cruise ship to Cairo.

Well, Qin Zhiyuan's trip to Cairo was not very legitimate, so he could just lose face by himself, and there was no need to let Julie and Misha suffer with him.

Lan Fang's embassy in Coconut City is under construction. According to the construction progress, it will not be put into use until the year after next. Therefore, Gu Shaochuan and his newlywed wife Huang Huilan are currently living in Cairo Hotel. After Qin Zhiyuan arrived in Cairo, he also chose Cairo Hotel as his place of stay.

In fact, according to Gu Shaochuan's treatment standard, it is not appropriate for Gu Shaochuan to live in Cairo Hotel for a long time. After all, Cairo Hotel is the best hotel in Cairo, and the presidential suite is not cheap. If he lives there for a long time, not to mention that Gu Shaochuan can't afford it, even Lan Fang's Ministry of Foreign Affairs will feel the pain.

But because of Huang Huilan's existence, all this is not a problem.

Huang Huilan is Huang Bohan's eldest daughter, and the most beloved daughter. Huang Bohan has always loved this pearl in his palm, so it is naturally no problem for her to live in a hotel.

Speaking of the marriage between Huang Huilan and Gu Shaochuan, it was because of the "Spanish Flu" a few years ago.

Gu Shaochuan's previous wife was Tang Baoyue, the beloved daughter of Tang Zhaoyi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. The marriage of Gu Shaochuan and Tang Baoyue also caused a lot of jokes. Later, not long after Gu Shaochuan and Tang Baoyue got married, Tang Baoyue unfortunately died of the "Spanish Flu". After that, Gu Shaochuan met Huang Huilan, who had just lost her husband, and then Gu Shaochuan and Huang Huilan got together.

Huang Huilan is a little older than Qin Zhiyuan, but when she met Qin Zhiyuan, Huang Huilan did not follow the general etiquette to call him "Your Majesty the King" or something, but called him "Uncle" right away, which really made Qin Zhiyuan a little bit amused.