Expedition to Europe

Qin Zhiyuan actually doesn't like the sea very much. Just like a patient with thalassophobia, every time Qin Zhiyuan sails on the sea, he can't help but imagine what's under the sea.

Whenever this happens, Qin Zhiyuan will do something else to distract himself, such as reading a book, listening to music, etc.

But this time Qin Zhiyuan will definitely not have any private space, because he is traveling with Crown Prince William.

There are many benefits to joining French nationality. When Crown Prince William proposed to the French government that he wanted to go to Corsica, Qin Zhiyuan just made a safety guarantee, and Crown Prince William was able to go.

So Qin Zhiyuan and Crown Prince William were able to take the "Xiangjiang" to Corsica.

The "Xiangjiang" is the first of the ten "Weckers" class destroyers ordered by Qin Zhiyuan from the United States, and it is also the flagship of Qin Zhiyuan's fleet. The captain is still the old acquaintance Antonio, the British who joined Qin Zhiyuan since receiving the "Acorn" class destroyer.

Regarding this fleet, Qin Zhiyuan and Navy Minister George Legg also had some disputes.

According to George Leger, since Qin Zhiyuan has joined the French nationality, the fleet under Qin Zhiyuan should also join the French Mediterranean Fleet.

Qin Zhiyuan now has 14 destroyers, which is already a considerable force in the Mediterranean. The current French Mediterranean Fleet only has 16 battleships, 6 cruisers and 24 destroyers, which is the largest fleet in the Mediterranean at this time.

There is a problem that must be noted. Most of the French Mediterranean Fleet are old and dilapidated warships, and the age of the ships cannot be compared with the new destroyers under Qin Zhiyuan. Therefore, George Grey coveted the fleet in Qin Zhiyuan's hands.

This is when Qin Zhiyuan's dual nationality comes into play. Qin Zhiyuan pushed the ownership of these warships to the Beiyang government and asked the Navy Department to fight a verbal lawsuit with the Beiyang government. By the time they made it clear, I am afraid that the First World War will be almost over.

"General, there is still half an hour to arrive at Thunder." Antonio reported.

"Okay Jones, thank you." Qin Zhiyuan thanked.

Antonio's full name is "George Jones Antonio". According to the structure of Christian name + first name + last name, Jones is Antonio's name.

"Thunder?" Crown Prince William was puzzled.

"It's Ajaccio." Qin Zhiyuan explained.

"Hehe..." Crown Prince William pointed at Qin Zhiyuan and laughed happily. The meaning was obvious: I know what you are doing.

"Don't tear down people when they are in trouble!" Qin Zhiyuan thought for a long time before expressing this sentence in German. It is estimated that it is a bit difficult to express the meaning, at least it is far less concise than Chinese.

"Yes, life is already so difficult, so let's not slander each other." Crown Prince William probably thought of the prime minister and military generals who were tearing down each other in the country, and looked worried.

"How do you feel these two days?" Qin Zhiyuan changed the subject.

"Very good, I want to thank you for this matter, and perhaps the entire Germanic nation should thank you. If possible, at a certain appropriate time, you can get a medal of merit with oak leaves." Crown Prince William sincerely.

The Order of Merit with Oak Leaves is the second highest honor in Germany after the Grand Cross. The Grand Cross has never been awarded since the death of German Emperor Frederick III. The Order of Merit with Oak Leaves can be understood as the highest honor in Germany now. This medal can be awarded to foreigners. In 1814, a minister of the Russian Empire was awarded a medal without oak leaves, but it was later taken back.

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In fact, the relationship between European countries can be understood in this way. If China is a big family, everyone eats, drinks, defecates, urinates and sleeps in the same nest. Then Europe is a village. Their brothers and sisters have separated, but they still live in the same village. They often quarrel or even fight for their interests.

Of course, Europeans also have a malicious neighbor, Russia, and a distant cousin, the United States.

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Although Crown Prince William is now a prisoner, as a member of the royal family, Crown Prince William also has his pride. At least in the mind of Crown Prince William, as long as it is a medal awarded by the German royal family, others should be happy to accept it.

"If it's really possible, then I'm honored." Qin Zhiyuan gladly accepted it.

Qin Zhiyuan was willing to accept the German medal, not because of Crown Prince William or any other reason, but purely because of his hobby of collecting. Qin Zhiyuan had an idea. If possible, Qin Zhiyuan wanted to collect all the medals of this era and then open a medal museum, which must be very interesting.

"Of course, compared to what you have done, even if you give it a great compliment, I'm afraid it can't match it. I don't have the right to decide now. If there is, I will advocate awarding you a Grand Cross Medal with Oak Leaves." Crown Prince William said meaningfully.

Since its birth, the Grand Cross Medal of Merit with Oak Leaves and the Star Medal have only been awarded to German Marshal, German Emperor Frederick III and German Marshal, German Prince Karl. You can imagine how precious it is.

This can be regarded as William drawing a pie for Qin Zhiyuan.

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William wants to have the right to decide who to award the Grand Cross Medal of Merit with Oak Leaves, only after William becomes the German Emperor, which is equivalent to William showing goodwill to Qin Zhiyuan.

While the two were chatting, the "Xiangjiang" arrived in Lei Ting and docked at the simple pier.

Although the "Weikes" class destroyer has a full load displacement of more than 1,300 tons and a draft depth of no more than three meters, it can be directly docked at the Lei Ting dock.

"God, your dock is so simple." Crown Prince William, who set foot on Corsica, was not without contempt.

Of course it is simple. Although Qin Zhiyuan has built a lot of buildings in Corsica, it does not include the port area. Moreover, whether it is Lei Ting City or Trident City, the port area is closed. Sailors and merchants who come and go are not allowed to leave the port area at will, which ensures that the construction of Lei Ting and Trident is not disturbed to the greatest extent.

"The meat is not in the folds." Qin Zhiyuan sat in a convertible Renault sedan with pride.

The car drove out of the port gate, and what appeared in front of Crown Prince William was a completely different scene from the port area.

When Qin Zhiyuan planned the construction of Leiting City, he referred to the concept of humanistic city. There is a small square in the middle of the street garden almost every block on the roadside. The streets are very open. The main street across the center of Leiting City is about 100 meters wide. Excluding the spacious lanes and tree-lined sidewalks on both sides, the middle of the street garden is 60 meters wide. You can reach the middle of the street garden through a large number of overpasses without crossing the lanes, which minimizes the occurrence of traffic accidents.

In the middle of the street garden, fruit trees and flower beds transplanted from the mountains are planted. The path paved with cobblestones and bluestone slabs is winding and connecting the pavilions and towers hidden in the green trees and flowers in the middle of the street garden. In addition, there is a small river that runs through the entire middle of the main street garden, which is led by a culvert, as well as Western sculptures and iron carved benches for citizens to rest. It has the charm and exquisiteness of oriental private gardens, and the openness and freedom of western city parks.

This middle of the street park alone is enough for Crown Prince William to study for a week.