Expedition to Europe

Pierre still had a chance to go to the sky, because the next morning, Pierre and Qin Zhiyuan would fly to Corsica to participate in the cooperation negotiations between the Lan Fang military and the French military.

The cooperative relationship established between Lan Fang and France covers all aspects of the economy and military. After Pierre returned to the military, he intended to strengthen military cooperation with Lan Fang, especially in the military industry, so the relevant personnel of both sides are currently negotiating in Corsica.

Corsica is still a province of France, but it looks more like an enclave of Lan Fang. Although Lan Fang has established a country, the number of Chinese living on Corsica has not decreased. Many Chinese who migrated to Corsica from the Republic of China during the World War did not go to Lan Fang, but stayed in Corsica to settle down. These people have actually joined the French nationality and are already French.

In fact, strictly speaking, Qin Zhiyuan's French nationality has not been cancelled, and the French government has not publicized this matter. Although the Lan Fang government knows it well, it deliberately did not mention it, and this matter has been shelved until now.

The plane Qin Zhiyuan and Pierre took was also produced by Lan Fang, from the fuselage to the engine, all of which were 100% domestically produced in Lan Fang. If Qin Zhiyuan had not had a French background, the French would not necessarily have taught him all the technology.

Qin Zhiyuan certainly gave something back to the French. Basically, all of Lan Fang's advanced technologies were exchanged with the French, and the French Renault factory was authorized to produce them. On the one hand, this consolidated Renault's position in France, and on the other hand, it deepened the friendship between Lan Fang and France.

Of course, money still had to be paid, and these technology transfers were not free.

The type of plane Qin Zhiyuan took was called "Eagle Eagle" in Lan Fang. This is the most common bird in Lan Fang. In another world, this was once the national bird of Java. Although it is not the national bird of Lan Fang now, it is also deeply loved by Lan Fang people.

The transport capacity of the "Eagle Eagle" is 2.5 tons, that is, 2,500 kilograms. When fully loaded, the Eagle Eagle has a range of 1,700 kilometers. If the transported materials are less than 2,000 kilograms, then the range will reach 2,100 kilometers.

This data is quite impressive. 2,000 kilograms is basically 20 fully armed soldiers. The data of the "Eagle Eagle" is so excellent that it proves that it has the foundation for large-scale production.

The Lan Fang military has placed an order with the factory, requiring full production of this transport aircraft, and the first batch of orders is as many as 500.

When these aircraft enter active service, Lan Fang will establish the first paratrooper unit on this basis, which will enable the Lan Fang army to have rapid deployment capabilities and will multiply the combat effectiveness of the Lan Fang army.

The "Eagle Eagle" has also attracted the attention of the French. After negotiations between Lan Fang and France, the French military fully introduced the technology of the "Eagle Eagle" and established an aircraft factory in France. It also began to mass-produce the "Eagle Eagle" and gave the "Eagle Eagle" a new name - "Young Eagle".

On the plane to Corsica, Pierre did not stop discussing with Qin Zhiyuan.

"Tell me honestly, do you have ambitions for Corsica?" Although this question is very aggressive, Pierre is still calm and only stays in the scope of discussion.

"Why should I be ambitious? Lan Fang now has a vast territory. I don't need to stand against France for such a small island. If it is Madagascar, I might be a little interested. Corsica can no longer meet my territorial requirements." Qin Zhiyuan said shamelessly, regardless of Pierre's increasingly ugly face.

Madagascar is one of the many colonies of France in Africa. As the "fourth largest island" in the world, Madagascar still attracts a lot of attention. Qin Zhiyuan has also paid attention to Madagascar. It's a pity that Madagascar is too far away from Europe or Asia. Qin Zhiyuan finally gave up Madagascar.

"If you want, it's not impossible to negotiate." Pierre said shockingly.

"Negotiation? What happened there?" Qin Zhiyuan suddenly became interested.

As Pierre narrated, Qin Zhiyuan gradually understood the whole story.

Although Madagascar is a French colony, the French rule in Madagascar is not stable. It can be said that from the first day the French ruled Madagascar, the Malagasy people have never stopped resisting.

So far, in order to make the Madagascar people surrender, the French have invested huge sums of money in Madagascar for many years, stationed troops, opened factories and mines, etc., but it seems to be useless. Madagascar is still in chaos. There are rich resources there, but due to the uncooperative attitude of the locals, France can't use them at all. A bunch of ugly financial statements have been issued, and the French get nothing.

So just like Corsica in the past, there have always been voices in the current French parliament suggesting that the French government abandon Madagascar and withdraw the troops stationed in Madagascar to save expenses and use the saved money for the construction of France.

How to say it, we can't say that these French congressmen are all idiots without foresight. At present, isolationism is gradually becoming a trend in the world. It is not only the United States that is popular with isolationism. In France, there are also some people who support isolationism. These people advocate giving up all French overseas colonies and using all French funds for local construction, so that France can definitely be built into a paradise that everyone in the world yearns for.

Because of the pain caused by the world war, many French people hope that France will recover as soon as possible, so seeing those heavy-loss bills is really infuriating. Isolationism currently has a certain market in France. France is still a democratic country after all. , the voice of the people is reflected in the Congress, and it is not uncommon for such voices to appear.

"Look, this is the result of your hypocrisy. You have an ugly face, but you pretend to be kind. The result is that you are not human inside and outside. The French people hate you bureaucrats, and you don't even have the ability to settle a colony. The colonial people hate you too Colonists, because you have destroyed their peaceful life, you may think that you have brought more advanced ideas and production and living tools to the locals, but the question is, do the locals need it? ?" Qin Zhiyuan exposed the shortcomings mercilessly.

"You are the one with an ugly face. If everyone was as shameless as you, the world would have been in chaos." Pierre's face had turned black, and his counterattack was sharp.

Qin Zhiyuan's reputation is indeed not very good. From the moment Lanfang occupied the northern Xinjiang region, Qin Zhiyuan's international reputation began to stink. By the time Lanfang took Korea back from Japan, it became his own province. , Qin Zhiyuan's reputation has spread to the streets.

"So what? The problem is that my country has benefited, and my people have really benefited. This is the most important thing. Those who say people are shameless all day long just say that grapes are sour when they can't eat them. It doesn't make any sense at all." Qin Zhiyuan doesn't care whether his reputation is bad or not.

What to say about reputation? It doesn’t mean that if you want to get a good reputation, you will definitely get it.

In the past, the PLA also spent a lot of money in Africa. Even when the country was in difficult times, it never forgot the little African brothers. This has indeed seen results to a certain extent. For example, when the PLA returned to the United Nations, it was the little African brothers who lifted the PLA up. Got in.

But in the 21st century, throwing away a lot of money suddenly became useless. I don’t know if the little African brothers think that the money is too little, or if there are people who are causing trouble. Anyway, the PLA has a stupid image of "people are stupid and have too much money".

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So Qin Zhiyuan doesn't care about the international image. Even if people from other countries around the world gnash their teeth at Qin Zhiyuan, as long as the people of Lanfang support Qin Zhiyuan, Qin Zhiyuan won't mind. After all, for Qin Zhiyuan, even if Qin Zhiyuan becomes the The Pope and those who worship Qin Zhiyuan cannot ask Qin Zhiyuan to be the king. The people of Lanfang are the foundation of Qin Zhiyuan.

"What would you do if it were you?" Pierre suddenly became very interested.

"Why do you care about this? Do you want to be the governor of Madagascar?" Qin Zhiyuan was suspicious.

"Why not? If I can turn Madagascar into a part of France, then what else is more efficient than this to gain reputation?" Pierre did not deny it.

"Building reputation" is a term that Qin Zhiyuan taught Pierre to use. Pierre is quite talented and has now mastered it and fully understands the meaning of this term.

Pierre is now in the period of accumulating reputation. Only when Pierre has gained enough reputation can Pierre provide Qin Zhiyuan with enough help when Qin Zhiyuan needs it.

"Madagascar - it's indeed good!" Qin Zhiyuan thought for a moment before agreeing with Pierre's idea: "If you want to make Madagascar a part of France, then I suggest you refer to the westward expansion movement of the United States."

The westward expansion movement of the United States is another tragic history. During the entire westward expansion movement, about 1 million Indians were massacred, and the Indians were driven into Indian reservations. Their proportion of the local population was less than Five percent, so that in the United States, Indians currently only account for about one percent of the total population.

"You mean-" Pierre obviously knew that period of history, so he hesitated a little when he spoke.

"Yes, that's what I meant. Either move the Malagasy people to the African continent or let them move into the sea, otherwise Madagascar will never become part of France." What Qin Zhiyuan said made Pierre shudder.

"Moving into the sea" is a more elegant way of saying it. People can't survive in the sea, so "moving into the sea" is equivalent to letting those people die.