Expedition to Europe

In mid-March, British Prime Minister Lloyd George and French Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré arrived in Coconut City, and the conference on the division of spoils in Siam officially began.

From the bottom of his heart, Qin Zhiyuan really wanted to participate in such a major event of historical significance. Unfortunately, according to the principle of reciprocity, the representative of Lanfang's side was Lu Zhengxiang, who had nothing to do with Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan is the king. If George V and Alexander Millerand come, then Qin Zhiyuan can attend the meeting. But if the British Prime Minister and the French Prime Minister come, Qin Zhiyuan can only let Lu Zhengxiang attend the meeting.

Lu Zhengxiang was still very obedient and would contact Qin Zhiyuan by phone every night to report on the latest progress of the negotiations.

As expected, this is actually not a good thing.

In the expedition to Siam, in principle, the British, French and Dutch countries all achieved their intended goals. The French obtained the vast plains, Lanfang obtained the outlet of the Indian Ocean, and the British were a little slower and only obtained the mountainous area in the north. , and it seems to be unstable now, with Siamese "locals" resisting the British one after another.

The key point is that the British were unable to deal with this kind of resistance. If a large-scale force is dispatched for encirclement and suppression, the rebels will disappear without a trace. If not enough troops are dispatched, all the dregs will be swallowed up by the rebel forces, so the British have a headache.

Another key point of the problem is that a lot of intelligence shows that the base of the resistance forces is not in northern Siam, nor in the areas controlled by the Lanfang people and the French, but in Myanmar.

Myanmar is now a colony of the British. The British have maintained their rule for hundreds of years. Previously, the country was basically politically stable and there was no large-scale resistance. So everything now makes the British very confused, and they don't understand what the problem is.

Logically speaking, the riots in northern Siam are inseparable from the Lanfang people, but because of their bases in Myanmar and the evacuation of the Chinese in northern Siam, this made the British very distressed, like hounds facing a group. The British want to start talking about hedgehogs, but don’t know where to start.

The first half of the negotiations focused on the division of spheres of influence. After half a month of bickering, the British and French recognized Lanfang's rule over southern and central Siam, including Bangkok, while Lanfang and the British also recognized Lanfang's rule over southern and central Siam, including Bangkok. Acknowledging the French rule over eastern Siam and appearing in the north in stages, Lanfang had no problem On the subject, the French have a very firm attitude. The French say that the British rule in northern Siam is not stable, so it should be a buffer zone. Whether it is the British, the French, or the Lanfang people, the Three Kingdoms No forces were allowed to get involved in northern Siam, making northern Siam a buffer zone between Britain, France and Poland.

There is a reason for the French's persistence. Just last month, a rebellion broke out in the French Congo. After the rebellion subsided, countless evidence showed that the rebels obtained their weapons from the British.

It sounds a bit disharmonious, but this is a normal thing in Africa. The British supported the rebellion in the French colonies, and the French also supported the rebellion in the British colonies, but it was just tacit understanding.

But the current situation is a bit special. Because of Briand's attempt to commit suicide, some time ago, newspapers and magazines led by the "Daily News" severely hyped up the despicable British people in France, and now this incident has been exposed. , the French really have opinions on the British.

Of course, this opinion has not reached the point of breaking out now, but creating some trouble for the British in some aspects is something that all walks of life in France like to see.

Lloyd George had a premonition that the French would regain their ground, but he did not expect that the French would take action in this matter. As the two largest colonial countries in the world, Britain and France actually have a tacit understanding. The Germans expressed their opposition to the current world structure, but were ruthlessly suppressed. The Americans and Lanfang people are now dissatisfied, but because Various reasons did not openly break up, so Britain and France will basically remain consistent on colonial affairs, safeguarding each other's interests, and at the same time safeguarding their own interests.

When it comes to relationships, after all, there is a difference between closeness and distance. The relationship between France and Britain is good, but the relationship between France and Lanfang is better. Comparing the two, it is normal for the French to side with the Lanfang people.

In this case, the British were indeed alone.

So at Lloyd George's request, the meeting was temporarily suspended until the U.S. Secretary of State and the Italian Prime Minister arrived before discussing the matter.

Now that the negotiations have been suspended, it is time for Qin Zhiyuan to come forward.

Qin Zhiyuan and Raymond Poingale have an old relationship. Now that Raymond Poingale has arrived in Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan should give him a warm reception for both business and private affairs.

In Lanfang today, when it comes to entertaining guests, the Prime Minister's Office and the Royal Palace may not be popular, and Lanling Island is the most ideal place.

"I asked, do you have enough money to spend?" On the yacht, Qin Zhiyuan had some evil intentions.

Penglai Island is not far from Lanling Island. In order to improve their performance, Qin Zhiyuan and Raymond Puengale did not take a plane, but took a yacht to Lanling Island. This yacht is not the "France", but a luxury yacht customized by Qin Zhiyuan from Italy.

When it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, Italians are the best at enjoying things. Although Italy’s national strength is not as good as that of Britain and France, when it comes to fashion, Italians can beat the French by ten miles and the British by a century.

"Ha, I'm not a pauper. Besides, I'm with you, do you still need me to sign the bill?" Raymond Poincaré looked like a scoundrel, and it seemed that he was relying on Qin Zhiyuan.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

Raymond Poincaré is indeed not a pauper. As the prime minister, Raymond Poincaré has his own salary. At the same time, he is also an excellent lawyer and owns a part of the shares of United Petroleum. Maybe he can't be said to be rich enough to rival a country, but it is not a problem to have a leisurely night on Lanling Island.

"Haha, no matter how well you prepare, you will never have enough money to spend." Qin Zhiyuan did not comment on Poincaré's confidence.

Lanling Island has now formed a one-stop service for eating, drinking and having fun. No matter what you want, you can find it on Lanling Island. Of course, this requires money to support it.

Poincaré is from Paris. Perhaps in Poincaré's opinion, there is nothing that he has not seen, but there are always many unexpected things in this world. Especially when Poincaré saw William II surrounded by a group of beauties, this feeling suddenly became clear.