Expedition to Europe

Being not peaceful and entering a state of war are two different things. Although there have been conflicts between the British and the French for a long time, the two countries have maintained a tacit understanding between imperialism. To break their restraint, a catalyst is needed.

The naval conference held in Coconut City in March not only determined the size of the navy that each country can "legally" have, but also reached a series of agreements. Overall, it was successful, but some plans were not passed, including the aid plan to Germany.

The aid plan to Germany was proposed by the United Kingdom. The Americans mediated and tried to win the consent of France and Lan Fang. Lan Fang didn't care. The French were firmly opposed to the plan. At that time, Lan Fang and France still maintained an alliance, so the plan was not passed.

After the alliance between France and Lan Fang broke down, the aid plan to Germany finally lost its biggest resistance. In mid-December, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Lan Fang reached a preliminary intention to jointly provide aid to Germany.

The original intention of the British was to curb the rise of the French, and American capital was a way to invest. The reason why Lan Fang agreed to aid Germany was partly due to the personal relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III, and partly due to the promotion of the Germans in Lan Fang.

After the end of the World War, Lan Fang carried out a "plunder" of Germany in the form of overall relocation. The factories, technicians, drawings, etc. in Germany were almost all taken away by the Lan Fang people. The machines were fine. After arriving in Lan Fang, many German technicians were inspired by the extremely inclusive cultural atmosphere of Lan Fang, and under the temptation of the blue sky and blue sea of ​​Lan Fang, they happily joined the Lan Fang nationality and became part of Lan Fang.

These people are all high-tech talents. Most of them are professional soldiers, senior engineers, university professors, researchers in research institutes, etc. At least they are skilled workers. These people have a relatively high social status in Lan Fang, so their influence should not be underestimated.

Today, many Germans in Lan Fang have held high positions and have a certain influence on the Lan Fang government. Among them are soldiers like Rommel, institute directors like Brand, and senior officials of the Ministry of Education like Alice.

Brand and Alice were originally senior brothers and sisters of the Long brothers. After being treated unfairly in Germany, Brand and Alice came to Lan Fang and joined the Lan Fang nationality not long after.

Brand is a pure researcher with high attainments in applied physics. He is now the deputy director of the Institute of Applied Physics in Coconut City, while Alice focuses on education and is now the director of the Women's Education Department of the Lan Fang Ministry of Education.

For Brand and Alice, Germany is their motherland and they are naturally inclined. Therefore, during the naval meeting, Alice ran around various departments of Lan Fang, trying to lobby senior officials of government departments to agree to aid Germany.

These lobbyings finally took effect after the alliance between France and Lan Fang broke down.

The aid plan proposed by the United Kingdom to Germany covers a wide range of areas, from food aid to economic aid. Most of the aid is provided by Lan Fang, which is not a problem for Lan Fang. Even without this aid plan, Lan Fang is also providing various living supplies to Germany. In terms of economy, the Americans provide interest-free or low-interest loans to Germany. Although these loans are nominally interest-free or low-interest, they are all conditional. It is not easy to get them, and the Americans are not philanthropists. The British use their unique shipping capabilities to provide guarantees. In this regard, although Lan Fang also has good capabilities, it is still inferior to the British.

At the end of December, the day after Christmas, the first batch of materials prepared by Lan Fang was loaded in Coconut City and sent to Germany by British cargo ships.

Seeing the six fully loaded 10,000-ton cargo ships leaving the Coconut City Port, William III hugged Qin Zhiyuan tightly, with tears in his eyes: "Thank you, thank you very much-thank you-"

William III was indeed excited. This was not the first time that Lan Fang assisted Germany, but it was the first time that Lan Fang assisted Germany openly, which was indeed of great significance.

"You're welcome. It's only right for us to help each other. Just think of it as me paying interest." Qin Zhiyuan was not proud and responded to William III's true feelings with a smile.

Indeed, if the things that Lan Fang moved from Germany were discounted, what they returned to the Germans now could only be regarded as interest. The value of those technologies, machines and personnel is secondary. The key is this kind of heart, which is a debt of favor.

"Yes, it's only right for us to help each other." William III wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes inadvertently, and he and Qin Zhiyuan tacitly understood.

After establishing an alliance with France, William III immediately found Qin Zhiyuan and wanted to form a secret alliance with Lan Fang. If William III really thought about it, he would want to let the whole world know that the relationship between Germany and Lan Fang was close, far better than the relationship between France and Lan Fang, but at the same time, William III was still rational. If he announced it in a high-profile manner during this period, he would undoubtedly become the target of public criticism.

After the World War, "alliance" became a very sensitive word. All countries were very cautious about it, even for "secret alliances". "Alliance" to a certain extent represents the formation of a military group, and the expansion of power will make some people feel confident, which will in turn trigger a chain reaction in other countries. The situation before the World War will develop again. Therefore, the whole world is very vigilant about "alliance", which is also the real reason why Britain and the United States tried their best to break up the alliance between Lan Fang and France.

Qin Zhiyuan rejected William III's suggestion directly.

It's not that the relationship between Germany and Lan Fang is not good enough to form an alliance, but because there is a precedent, so why repeat the same mistake? The word "friend" can be used between countries. If there is really affection, even if there is no alliance, it is still a brother. If there is no affection, even if it is written in black and white, it is just a piece of waste paper.

William III accepted Qin Zhiyuan's explanation because William III trusted Qin Zhiyuan.

"I will be back in a few days. It's not good to be away for too long." On the way to the palace, William III was in a bad mood.

As a king, William III could not leave his country for a long time. Although Prince Marx was capable, he could not exercise the king's power at will. William III came to Lan Fang to visit relatives and friends this time. It is unknown when he will come to Lan Fang again.

To be honest, William III and Queen Cecilia were nostalgic for everything in Lan Fang. It was this "nostalgia" that prompted William III to return to Germany and build Germany into a country that people nostalgic for.

"Go back when you should. Now that you have this agreement, your life should be better. The dawn of re-emergence is just around the corner. Be optimistic." Qin Zhiyuan was not sad because the Flight Power Research Institute had a new product: "Wait for a while. Maybe when you come to Lan Fang again, you won't have to take a boat."

Just last month, Qin Zhiyuan's trust in Long Chengxuan finally paid off. Long Chengxuan developed a new material that made the new aircraft engine designed by Long Chengyuan a reality. The Air Force has built a prototype with a flight distance of 5,000 kilometers. Although it is still not enough to fly directly from Lanfang to Europe, because of the existence of relay stations such as Corsica and Moon Bay, it only needs to refuel twice on the way to travel between Germany and Lanfang at a much faster speed than taking a boat.

According to calculations, if you use airplanes throughout the journey, you can reach Lanfang from Germany in about three days at the fastest, while if you take a boat, even the fastest warship now, it will take one and a half months.

"Really? That's great." William III was immediately overjoyed, but then his expression became awkward.

Qin Zhiyuan certainly knew what William III meant, and he made a promise casually: "Don't worry, I will send you a few engineers when your aircraft factory is built."

Building an aircraft factory is not a difficult task for a country, especially for a country like Germany with a deep industrial background. But for Germany, because of the defeat in the World War, Germany was prohibited from developing the aviation industry, so it was a foolish dream to want to build an aircraft factory.

The original text is available at Six # 9 @Books/Bar!

Even if the British wanted Germany to contain France, they didn't want Germany to have the ability to attack Britain directly.

Transport planes can be turned into bombers with a little modification, and Germany is not far from Britain. If the Germans have high-performance bombers, it would be a nightmare for the British.

"Wait a little longer, the British can't always keep an eye on us, there will always be opportunities." William III understood Germany's situation and was not too depressed.

"Don't worry, if possible, I will try my best to create opportunities for you." Qin Zhiyuan promised.

"Are you ready?" William III felt unbelievable.

"No, no, no, I don't plan to go to war with Britain directly, at least it's not the right time now, we need an opportunity--" Qin Zhiyuan couldn't tell William III all his plans, that would make William III itchy.

However, Qin Zhiyuan's ability to say this has already shown his inclination, which has satisfied William III.

"It's really exciting. If your Lanfang and my Germany form an alliance, what kind of storm will we set off in the world!" William III is looking forward to the future.

"Don't think so far ahead, do your current work first." Qin Zhiyuan is still pragmatic. The better the prospects, the more vigilant and patient he should be.

Back to the palace, Qin Zhiyuan just got off the car and saw Geraldine waiting in front of the Black Swan Castle.

"What's wrong?" Qin Zhiyuan still gave due care to this big girl who just got a new toy.

"I want to kill that damn Gao!" Geraldine said shockingly.