Expedition to Europe

The conversation with Lillard Azshara did not last long.

Qin Zhiyuan initially had the idea of ​​solving the problem, but Lillard Azshara's attitude made Qin Zhiyuan feel very unfriendly, so this meeting did not make any progress.

The two people have been talking to themselves, and no one has listened to each other's ideas. The result is imaginable.

Lillard did not seize this opportunity. Although Qin Zhiyuan was very clear that this was the only opportunity, Lillard obviously did not think so.

Qin Zhiyuan did not want to correct Lillard's thoughts. Qin Zhiyuan still had his own things to do. This incident was just an episode.

The current situation of the local people besieging the gate of the Foreign Legion has not been resolved. The guards are still hiding behind the fortress built of sandbags. Women and children still dare not move forward. They only dare to shout and curse from a distance, and there is no further action.

Qin Zhiyuan has no mind to care about this matter now. His mind is on the airport.

Regarding the airport, Qin Zhiyuan did not passively wait for the funding from above, but took the initiative to use the existing conditions to start construction.

It certainly takes money to build an airport, but if those workers are soldiers of the Foreign Legion, there is no need to spend extra money. As for the venue, the Foreign Legion has a large enough place. If Qin Zhiyuan is willing, he can build the largest airport in the world.

Of course, it doesn't need to be that big. Qin Zhiyuan's requirements are only two thousand-meter runways, and then there must be more than ten permanent or semi-permanent hangars, plus oil depots and ammunition depots.

Calculated in this way, the airport covers an area of ​​less than one square kilometer.

So from the afternoon of that day, the airport officially started construction.

The place chosen by Marco is next to the training ground in the military camp. The terrain here is open and the ground is relatively neat. It only needs to be properly tidied to carry out aircraft takeoff and landing.

In fact, ordinary aircraft such as fighters have very simple requirements for airports. Any flat land or even grass can take off and land. But for transport aircraft with a larger deadweight, there are certain requirements for the runway. Although it is not said that needles cannot penetrate and water cannot penetrate, it is definitely not okay if there are potholes.

And most of the aircraft of the Foreign Legion are transport aircraft, so the airport runway still needs to be repaired.

After lunch, Qin Zhiyuan came to the designated airport location and was also ready to help appropriately.

"Hey, hey, Qin, you are not right?" Seeing Qin Zhiyuan rolling up his sleeves, Pierre was dumbfounded.

For a senior French general, if he wants to do something, he can just move his mouth, and no one really does it directly. Although the French Constitution also states that everyone is equal, inequality can be seen everywhere in many things, and everyone is accustomed to it. Only those "middle school students" who have not left school will think that everyone is really equal.

"Not what?" Qin Zhiyuan didn't care. He came to the shed where the equipment was piled up, picked up an engineer shovel and walked towards the runway.

"Sir... Sir!" The sergeant guarding the equipment saluted stutteringly, and after the ceremony, he consciously picked up an engineer shovel and chased Qin Zhiyuan.

"I thought you were just talking..." Pierre also picked up an engineer shovel, and behind him was the old driver Gabriel. This guy was still thinking about playing with the engineer shovel.

"What do you mean by just talking? After this airport is built, should we use it?" Qin Zhiyuan didn't waste any words and started to move as soon as he arrived at the designated runway location.

"Of course we should use it. I just think that you should do more important things. Your time is precious." Pierre raised his collar and began to swing the shovel in his hand.

"Do your own things yourself. Your mother must have taught you this when you were a child. Have you forgotten it now?" Qin Zhiyuan looked at Pierre, who was panting a little after swinging two or three times, and frowned with a little disdain: "You need to exercise more. Look at you, you are not even 30 years old. Do you think your pants waistline should exceed 30?"

"Hey, hey, hey, it's still far from 30. It's only 26 at the moment." Pierre shouted.

The place where Qin Zhiyuan and his team stayed was a soil pit. The soil would be transported from here to the runway, and then rolled and leveled by engineering machinery bit by bit.

When they saw Qin Zhiyuan and Pierre coming, almost all the soldiers were dumbfounded, and then the soldiers burst into thunderous cheers, and their hands and feet were much faster.

"Hey, Commander, you really make us feel embarrassed." Perhaps he heard the cheers or got the report, Marco also rushed over and joined the labor.

"It's not to embarrass you, but to build this place bit by bit by yourself." Qin Zhiyuan's answer had a deeper meaning.

"Bit by bit... all?" Marco was stunned.

"Yes! All! From now on, all officers must participate in labor unless they have official business, until the airport is completed. If there are similar projects in the future, this rule will continue." Qin Zhiyuan's voice was loud.

"Why? We can hire others." Marco couldn't understand.

"Why hire others? We have to build this place by ourselves, just like building our own home. That way, when we encounter threats, we will defend this place like defending our own home." Qin Zhiyuan thought far ahead.

"Defend... But the Germans are still far away, they can't get here." Marco didn't fully understand the "enemy".

"Marco, you have to believe that our enemies are everywhere." Qin Zhiyuan looked up and saw a fetish temple in the distance. The spire of the temple was particularly high. Standing in Qin Zhiyuan's position, he could see it very clearly.

Marco followed Qin Zhiyuan's gaze and seemed to understand something, but he was not sure, and his face was a little dazed.

Driven by Qin Zhiyuan's personal efforts, the airport progressed very quickly. In just three days, the airport runway was renovated.

The first transport plane that landed was numbered LT-01, which is the first letter of the two words "Foreign Legion" and "Transport Plane". This transport plane can transport a fully armed combat squad, or 1,000 kilograms of cargo, and fly a distance of 1,200 kilometers at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour.

If it takes off from Marseille, it can just fly to Sidi Bel Abbas.

Because the first plane was a test, it did not carry much, only some veal steaks from the United States and French wine. Qin Zhiyuan planned to add a dish to everyone in the evening if it was successful, as a reward for the hard work of the past few days.

With the help of modern large-scale machinery and the unity of the people at the Corps headquarters, the airport runway was fully up to standard. Zhou Hongguang, who was personally responsible for this flight mission, only circled the airport twice and found the right angle to park the plane steadily on the runway.

"Long live..." When the plane was stable, both Qin Zhiyuan on the tower and Marco, who was holding a fire extinguisher on the runway to prevent accidents, cheered loudly.

The completion of the construction of the airport also means that the Foreign Legion will have a faster response speed and stronger strike capability. No matter where an accident occurs in French North Africa, the Foreign Legion can rush to the incident area at the fastest speed. This is a rapid response force in the early 20th century.

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Of course, Qin Zhiyuan does not want to establish a "rapid response force" now. It is enough to have this concept. Even if it is to be established, it will have to wait until he returns to the Far East to establish a rapid response force mainly composed of Chinese.

After the airport was built, it was much more convenient to travel. That night, when the legion soldiers were drinking red wine and eating steak, Qin Zhiyuan was already sitting in the office with Maxim, the new governor of Algeria.

"We must not be soft-hearted when dealing with these **** elements. If we let them go, it will definitely lead to irreparable consequences, and it will be too late to regret it." Qin Zhiyuan is also a Frenchman now, so it is reasonable to speak from the perspective of France.

France attaches great importance to Algeria. After World War II, it once implemented a plan to aid Algeria with 160 billion francs. Since the French attach importance to Algeria, Qin Zhiyuan does not mind helping France without damaging the interests of the Beiyang government.

"No, no, no, this is contrary to the current policy of the French government. We cannot implement harsh measures, but must influence them subtly. You know, some people are like springs. The more pressure you put on them, the greater their rebound." Maxim is an excellent executor.

"It is impossible to succeed by subtle influence. The local people here have a very serious resistance to us. They refuse our assimilation from the bottom of their hearts. Even now, they have gradually awakened their national consciousness because of the modern civilization we brought. This is very dangerous." Qin Zhiyuan warned solemnly.

Regardless of whether Maxim will pay attention to the problem Qin Zhiyuan mentioned, as long as Qin Zhiyuan puts it forward clearly, he will have fulfilled his responsibility. As for the prospects of France in Algeria, to be honest, it has little to do with Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan has not considered himself a Frenchman so far. For Qin Zhiyuan, the interests of the Beiyang government are obviously more important.

"So what do you think we should do?" Maxim remembered the instructions of Lyautey and Foch before leaving, and finally remembered to ask Qin Zhiyuan for advice.

"Religious freedom!" Qin Zhiyuan was decisive.

In fact, no matter how you look at it, in another time and space, the CCP's religious policy is very effective, which limits the influence of religion on secular regimes to the greatest extent.

"Religious freedom?" Maxim was confused.

"Yes, religious freedom! It's not just the freedom to believe or not believe, but also the freedom to believe this or that." Qin Zhiyuan explained.

The independence of a nation is mainly reflected in religion and culture. Only by starting from religion and culture can the goal of naturalization be achieved. On the issue of "naturalization", all the conciliatory means are scratching the itch through the shoe, because no matter which nation it is, there are always some people who want to stand out, even at the cost of the happiness of their people.

"No, no, no, this rule will definitely cause unrest, and the people here will not accept it." Maxim shook his head.

"Don't accept it? Then let them leave!" Qin Zhiyuan was decisive.

"Leave? Let them go where?" Maxim was confused.

"Go anywhere they want to go, as long as they don't stay here. If they want to stay, they must abide by our laws." Qin Zhiyuan was determined.

"How is this possible? If there are no people in Algeria, then is this still Algeria?" Maxim was disappointed.

"Why not? There will always be people who choose to stay, and those who stay will form a new Algeria with us. Since we have come to Algeria, we are Algerians." Qin Zhiyuan has a strong sense of being the protagonist.

"Qin, this is unrealistic. Perhaps your approach is suitable for the Republic of China in the Far East, because you can always bring in countless people from the Far East to fill here, and this place will continue to prosper. But this is France, we don't have enough population, enough war potential, and every Algerian is very important to France." Maxim shook his head and sighed.

Qin Zhiyuan suddenly realized that, yes, in terms of human resources, France and the Republic of China are really far apart, and different preconditions will naturally lead to results.