Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 504: Tiger Armored Vehicle (8K)

Time passes quietly, the moon sets and the sun rises.

Li Yi's imperial study was filled with smoke, and cigarette butts had piled up into a small mountain in the ashtray on the table.

Li Yi didn't sleep all night, and his eyes were full of bloodshot.

The whole person's spirit is a little depressed.

At this moment, a ray of golden morning glow pierced through the clouds, passed through the window, and shone on Li Yi's face.

Li Yi squinted subconsciously to avoid being hit by direct sunlight.

The light divided his entire face into two parts, light and dark, with his high nose bridge as the boundary.

The contrast between light and shadow is quite obvious!

It seemed to be reflecting the confusion in Li Yi's heart!
As time passed, the sun continued to rise, and soon Li Yi's entire face was exposed to the sunlight.

At this time, he finally made a decision.

He took a deep breath and put out the cigarette butt in his hand that was about to burn his fingers in the ashtray.

The eyes that were originally slightly squinted opened. Although there were still red bloodshot on the eyeballs, the lethargy in them had almost disappeared.

Instead, there is a strong desire to fight!
Taking a deep breath, Li Yi said.

"Pass the order down, summon the ministers of the Military Affairs Council and the Administrative Affairs Council to come to the audience!"

After careful consideration for a whole night, Li Yi finally made a decision.

beat!
The war in North America must be fought!

Li Yi understood that if the Tang Dynasty sat back and watched the Northern Federation continue to blockade the waters of the Southern Confederacy, it would cut off Tang Dynasty, Britain, France and other powers from providing support to the South.

It won’t be long before the South is doomed to lose!

Once the North defeats the South, the North and the South of the United States are unified, and resources are completely integrated, a new empire will rise from North America.

No one understands better than Li Yi the potential that the United States can unleash after the unification of North and South.

A vast territory, rich natural resources, sufficient strategic depth, abundant labor force, sufficient capital, and its isolated geopolitical structure without external threats...

This will be a country that has the potential to reach the top of the world and become the world hegemon.

When it comes to national potential, the United States is even ahead of the United Kingdom.

The United States is also the only possible and qualified opponent that can compete with the Tang Dynasty in the future.

Li Yi must suppress him before he can really gain momentum!

Suppress him at all costs!
Although the Tang army's expedition to North America was almost a gamble, no one knew whether they could win.

However, Li Yi can now afford the cost of failure!

Today's Tang Dynasty can also afford the consequences of failure!
For the sake of future generations, Li Yi is willing to take this gamble!
Besides, it is not certain that the Tang Dynasty will really lose.

In addition, the only way for the Tang Dynasty to compete with Britain for control of the Panama Canal was to intervene in and win the North American war and station troops in North America.

Otherwise, even if the Panama Canal was eventually completed, the Tang Dynasty would not be able to deploy power to Panama and would ultimately be nothing more than a wedding dress for Britain.

Wang Zhong, who had been waiting beside Li Yi all night, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded immediately.

"My slave understands!"

After he finished speaking, he turned and left to convey Li Yi's order.

However, his steps were obviously a little unsteady, and Wang Zhong felt very uncomfortable after enduring this night.

Li Yi waved his hand to signal other servants to open the windows for ventilation and dissipate the smoke, while he sat on the chair, closed his eyes slightly, and began to rest.

Li Yi didn't have to wait long before Zuo Zongtang, Shi Dakai, Wang An, Luo Dagang, Fang Haiyang, Ye Zhisheng, Fan Xiyuan, Zhao Ke, Wu Xingbang, Zhang Jinglin and other high-ranking officials of the Military Affairs Council and the State Affairs Council of the Tang Dynasty arrived at Li Yi's imperial study one after another.

Li Yi waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down, then ordered the servants to serve tea, and then he began to speak.

"I summoned you all here today to discuss something."

"I have made a decision. The Tang Dynasty will formally send troops to intervene in the war in North America and help the Confederacy win this war of independence."

"The question now is, how should we fight this war? Let's discuss it together!"

As soon as Li Yi said this, the entire imperial study suddenly became quiet.

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

In the end, it was Zuo Zongtang who spoke.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

"The North American continent is more than ten thousand miles away from our Tang mainland."

"If we send out a large army, it will be a long journey, and the cost will be more than tens of millions."

"Moreover, the United States is the most powerful country in the American continent. Its national strength is not weak, and the bravery of its militia is also world-famous. If our Tang Dynasty rashly sends troops to the expedition, it is likely that it will be difficult to win..."

"What's more, our Tang Dynasty sent troops to North America without any justification or logic. Isn't this an unjust war?"

"As the Celestial Empire, how can we raise an unjust army?"

Zuo Zongtang persuaded earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi just waved his hand expressionlessly.

"You don't need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind!"

"This battle must be fought!"

"The threat posed by the emerging nation of the United States is too great. Taking advantage of its divisions, sending troops to weaken it is the best option for our Tang Dynasty."

"We in the Tang Dynasty must not miss this opportunity!"

As for the reason for sending troops?

How should I put it? Very easy to find!

Indians are a good excuse. Didn’t Americans scalp Indians and commit genocide against them?

The Tang Dynasty could have declared war on the United States under the banner of revenge for the remnants of the Shang Dynasty.

As for whether Indians are the remnants of the Shang Dynasty?

This is not important!
As long as the Tang Dynasty needs it, he will be there.

But if the Tang Dynasty doesn't need it, then he is not needed either.

As for the Confederacy, it is also the United States?

This is not important either!

It was the Confederate States of America that massacred and expelled the Indians. What does it have to do with the Confederate States?
The Confederate States have already rebelled against the Federation, and now it is time to settle accounts with them for the Federation's previous crimes. Isn't that hooliganism?

Zuo Zongtang opened his mouth when he heard this, but seeing that Li Yi had made up his mind, he was ultimately unable to persuade him any further.

As a founding emperor, Li Yi's prestige is enormous.

There are many things that he can accomplish as long as he makes up his mind!

Upon seeing this, Foreign Minister Zhang Jinglin knew that the situation had been decided and could only step forward and offer advice.

"Your Majesty, if the Tang Dynasty wants to interfere in the war in North America, North America is thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty alone may not be able to do so."

"I think that the Tang Dynasty can come forward and unite with the United Kingdom and other European powers to form a coalition to interfere in the situation in North America."

Li Yi heard this and nodded slightly.

"good."

"This strategy works!"

"But now that Britain is at war with Tsarist Russia in Crimea, I'm afraid it doesn't have the energy to participate in the war in North America..."

At this time, Tsarist Russia and Britain were fighting fiercely in Crimea.

Zhang Jinglin continued.

"Your Majesty, perhaps you can contact France."

"In Europe, France is a power that is no less important than Britain, and both its navy and army are of very good quality."

“It’s also a good choice!”

"In addition, we can also contact Spain, the Netherlands, Prussia and other lower-ranking countries."

"As long as France expresses its willingness to join the war, I'm sure these countries won't mind joining in the fun."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi hesitated for a moment before nodding his head in agreement.

"Okay, let the Qing family handle this matter."

"Push it down as quickly as possible!"

Afterwards, the Minister of the Tang Dynasty Navy, Fang Haiyang, also stood up and asked.

"Your Majesty, if the Tang Dynasty wants to conquer North America, the navy should be the first priority."

"I wonder which fleet Your Majesty is going to dispatch to join the war, which route you are going to take, and how you are going to send troops to North America?"

Li Yi hesitated for a moment, then asked.

"What does your family think about this?"

Li Yi only had a vague understanding of commanding naval operations, so he did not try hard to make himself felt, but instead prepared to seek opinions from relevant people.

Fang Haiyang pondered for a while, then spoke.

"In reply to your Majesty, in my humble opinion, our Tang Dynasty may be able to draw elite troops from various fleets to form an Atlantic task force specifically for the North American war."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi nodded in agreement.

Fang Haiyang continued.

"In addition, if the Tang Dynasty wants to conquer North America, the army's route should start from the South China Sea, pass through Malacca, go to the Indian Ocean, then go around the Cape of Good Hope, cross the Atlantic Ocean to America..."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi showed a curious expression.

"Then why not cross the Pacific and go around South America to North America?"

"Isn't this closer?"

Fang Haiyang heard this and began to explain.

"In reply to your Majesty, the reason why we chose to take the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean routes instead of the Pacific Ocean route."

"For one thing, the Pacific Ocean is much wider than the Atlantic Ocean."

"The maximum width of the Pacific Ocean is less than 20,000 kilometers, and the route from Datang to South America is almost the widest one."

"And the narrowest equatorial route in the Atlantic is only 2400 kilometers."

"It is much easier to cross the Atlantic Ocean than the Pacific Ocean."

"Secondly, it is more convenient to resupply along the Indian and Atlantic coasts than along the Pacific."

"Although the Tang Dynasty has signed a trade agreement with the Kingdom of Hawaii, Hawaii is the only major supply point in the vast Pacific Ocean that can meet the supply needs of our fleet."

"The other supply points are too small. They can only supply merchant ships, not my fleet."

“So, resupply in the Pacific is very difficult.”

"However, there are a large number of supply points along the Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts, and most of the Western powers that control these supply points have signed trade treaties with our Tang Dynasty. Our Tang Dynasty fleet can stop at their ports for supplies."

"Third, if our Tang Dynasty fleet sails along the Indian Ocean or the Atlantic coast, we can join forces with the fleets of other countries more quickly, and we can all attack North America together."

Hearing this, Li Yi nodded and agreed.

He understood that the main reason was that the Pacific Ocean was too wide.

With the advancement of technology, the performance of Datang's marine steam turbines is getting better and better.

The maximum cruising speed of the Tang Dynasty's steel battleships almost reached 22 knots.

Although it is not as fast as the battleships during World War I and World War II, it is enough to dominate the world in this era.

Of course, it is impossible for a fleet to sail at maximum speed throughout the journey.

Otherwise, the steam turbine will not be able to hold up.

The general cruising speed is about 10 knots, which is similar to merchant ships during World War I and World War II.

If we calculate based on 10 knots, that's 240 nautical miles a day. One nautical mile is equal to 1.852 kilometers, so 240 nautical miles is about 450 kilometers.

The Atlantic equatorial route is only 2400 kilometers wide. If the Tang Dynasty fleet takes the equatorial route, it can cross the Atlantic in five or six days.

Even if the steam turbine needs to rest and find a place to resupply during the journey, ten days will definitely be enough.

But what about the Pacific Ocean?
That is a real 19900 kilometers, less than 20000 kilometers wide, while the equatorial circle is only 40000 kilometers. The Pacific Ocean accounts for one-third of the Earth's surface area and more than half of the world's total ocean volume.

The Pacific Ocean is so huge!
The journey is nearly 20000 kilometers. If you take into account the time needed for supplies and rest along the way, it would take at least two months to cross the Pacific Ocean.

Between drifting on the sea for two months without seeing land and drifting for ten days without seeing land, any normal person would know which to choose!
So why did the Europeans discover the New World and not the Chinese?
The reason is here.

The Atlantic Ocean is much narrower than the Pacific Ocean.

If Columbus had set out from Asia, he would never have discovered the New World even if he had worked himself to death.

Afterwards, everyone began to discuss the specific details of using troops.

Various aspects need to be discussed, including the composition of the task force, the selection of commander, whether to send the army to participate in the war, and the preparation of strategic materials.

……

After finishing the meeting, Li Yi went to rest.

Having stayed up all night last night, his eyelids felt like they were covered with glue and he was extremely sleepy.

When Li Yi woke up, it was already afternoon.

He had a simple lunch and then continued to review memorials.

Suddenly, Li Yi saw something that interested him very much.

The Foshan Arsenal reported to the North that they had successfully developed a light machine gun that could maneuver with the infantry and provide fire suppression during the attack.

Now, the verification work has been completed and mass production has begun.

The latest batch of products has been shipped to Beijing, and Li Yi is very interested in it.

He opened his mouth and gave instructions to Wang Zhongdao who was standing beside him.

"Wang Zhong, arrange the itinerary for me."

"Prepare to leave for the Jingshan Arsenal for inspection."

That’s right, the new weapons produced by the Foshan Arsenal were sent to the Jingshan Arsenal after arriving in Beijing.

Of course, they didn’t let Jingshan Arsenal plagiarize their designs.

But in the entire capital, only Jingshan Arsenal has a test site. If Li Yi wants to see new military equipment, he can only go to Jingshan Arsenal.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhong nodded immediately to show that he understood, and then turned around to make arrangements.

Not long after, he came back from outside and came to Li Yi and said.

"Your Majesty, the car has been arranged."

"Ready to go at any time!"

Li Yi nodded slightly and said.

"Let's go!"

As he spoke, he stood up from his chair and walked out.

Wang Zhong followed closely.

The group left the Old Summer Palace, got on a car, and headed all the way to the Jingshan Arsenal on the outskirts of Beijing.

Since owning a car, Li Yi's travel and inspection procedures have become much simpler.

Unlike before, people could only travel by horse-drawn carriage or sedan chair, which was far less comfortable and convenient than cars.

The speed is far inferior!

As for cars being more expensive?

Well, Li Yi is the emperor. To him, it doesn’t matter whether the money is expensive or not.

He doesn't care about money, he has no interest in money...

The car drove all the way to the outside of Jingshan Arsenal, and Li Yi got off. Yang Xuan, the new head of Jingshan Arsenal, had already been waiting outside the gate of the arsenal.

Before Li Yi set out from the Old Summer Palace, the telegram that the emperor was coming to inspect had already been sent to the Arsenal. The Arsenal would naturally make preparations in advance.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

"May your Majesty be blessed!"

Seeing the emperor getting off the car, Yang Xuan walked quickly to Li Yi and bowed to him.

Behind him, the managers and staff of the arsenal also bowed and saluted.

It’s dark and looks very imposing.

Today's Jingshan Arsenal is no longer the same as when it was first established.

With the continuous investment from the imperial court and the increase in military trade orders over the years, the production scale of several large arsenals such as Jingshan Arsenal and Foshan Arsenal has continued to expand.

Today, the Jingshan Arsenal has established a complete production system with different areas such as production workshops, warehouses, employee dormitories, restaurants, and leisure areas.

It has the ability to produce artillery of various calibers, new bolt-action rifles, pistols, machine guns, shells, bullets, torpedoes, knives, helmets and other different weapons.

Jingshan Arsenal now has 653 weapons experts, 1242 engineers, and more than ordinary technical workers.

The scale is quite astonishing!
To put it bluntly, the Tang Dynasty today has actually been preparing for a future world war.

In addition to producing various types of military equipment on a daily basis, the arsenal is also constantly stockpiling ammunition for future use.

Li Yi nodded slightly, then reached out to help Yang Xuan up, and then said.

"Didn't the Foshan Arsenal send over a batch of new light machine guns?"

"Has the testing ground been arranged? Take me to have a look!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuan nodded immediately.

"To reply to your majesty, everything has been arranged."

Li Yi nodded, and then, under the guidance of Yang Xuan, walked towards the test site of Jingshan Arsenal.

Along the way, staff members could be seen everywhere saluting Li Yi and his group.

Soon, they arrived at the testing ground.

What appeared in front of Li Yi was a light machine gun.

A technician dispatched from the Foshan Arsenal came forward and introduced the specific performance of the firearm to Li Yi.

"Your Majesty, this firearm is named the Kaitai Six-Year Light Machine Gun."

"The gun is 1.2 meters long, weighs 672 kilograms, has a barrel length of 8 millimeters, a caliber of 1000 millimeters, an effective range of 500 meters, and a rate of fire of rounds per minute."

"The loading method is magazine loading, and each magazine has a capacity of 30 rounds."

"Compared with heavy machine guns, this light machine gun has less battlefield suppression capability than heavy machine guns due to its insufficient firepower sustainability and smaller caliber ammunition."

"But it is lightweight and can be carried by infantrymen. It can be used as a squad machine gun to provide offensive firepower cover for our army's most basic squad units."

This is the difference between a heavy machine gun and a light machine gun.

Heavy machine guns are heavy and can only be fixed in place as firing points to suppress enemy attacks.

Light machine guns, on the other hand, are lightweight and can be carried around by infantrymen, providing fire cover for troops attacking tough targets.

Today, Datang has mature heavy machine gun products.

This is the first light machine gun!
What is more worth mentioning is that the Tang Dynasty has now carried out a comprehensive overhaul of its military equipment system.

The calibers of various types of firearms and ammunition have been unified.

For example, the caliber of pistol bullets is uniformly set at 6 mm, that of rifle bullets and light machine gun bullets is 8 mm, and that of heavy machine gun bullets is 14 mm.

The British units of 5.56 and 7.62 have been gradually replaced with integer units.

In this way, on the one hand, it is easier to calculate and produce, and it is convenient for unified production of military logistics, which can achieve higher production efficiency.

On the other hand, it is to reduce the international influence of the imperial units.

Take 7.62 caliber ammunition as an example. If converted to imperial units, it is exactly three inches.

When Li Yi determined the caliber of Tang Dynasty's ammunition, he did not think of this point, so he did not care.

But now he is ready to change!
From today on, the rules of his Tang Dynasty are the real rules.

What about the ammunition and firearms produced in the past?
It’s an easy problem to solve, just sell it second-hand.

After listening to the data described by the technician, Li Yi personally stepped forward and weighed the light machine gun in his hand.

I felt the weight of the gun, then personally removed the magazine, pulled the bolt, and experienced the feel of the gun.

"Where's the ammunition? Load it up! I want to try it myself!"

Li Yi opened his mouth and gave orders.

Upon seeing this, the technician handed over a loaded magazine with both hands.

Li Yi took the magazine, completed loading, then pulled the bolt to load the gun and aimed the muzzle at the target in the distance.

Aim and pull the trigger, all done in one smooth motion.

Dada! Dada!

Gunshots rang out, and several bullets were fired. Li Yi only felt the butt of the gun hitting his shoulder.

The target in the distance was hit by the bullet, and grass debris flew everywhere.

Soon, after a magazine of thirty bullets was used up, Li Yi placed the light machine gun on the table in front of him.

He said with a smile while rubbing his shoulder.

"Not bad!"

"This light machine gun has good stability and firing rate, but unfortunately the magazine capacity is a bit small, so it can't provide sustained fire suppression."

Li Yi hasn't shot a gun himself for a long time, and now he finds it a little hard to adapt.

Seeing this, the technician on the side spoke up.

"In reply to your Majesty, the arsenal is already researching the possibility of drum loading. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be results soon."

"The initial design drum capacity is 50 rounds, which is much larger than the -round magazine, and the firepower will be stronger."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi just smiled and nodded in agreement.

Then he motioned for the technician to come over and explain and demonstrate more details to him.

After a moment, Li Yi nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad, very good!"

"How about this? Pass the order down and ask the Foshan Arsenal to speed up production."

"First, urgently produce a batch of 500 guns, as well as the corresponding magazines and ammunition, and prepare to equip the army..."

Li Yi was thinking about replenishing the military supplies for the Tang Dynasty expeditionary fleet on its expedition to North America.

In order to increase the odds of victory, the Tang army could gain a greater chance of winning.

Upon hearing this, the secretary Zhang Zhidong just nodded in agreement to show that he understood.

Afterwards, Li Yi began to inspect around the Jingshan Arsenal.

He had come to the arsenal with great difficulty, so it was impossible for him to just take a quick look at the light machine gun and then ignore everything else.

Now that we are here, we still have to conduct an inspection.

Walking in the production workshop, looking at the machine tools and industrial equipment around him, Li Yi nodded with satisfaction.

Suddenly, Li Yi seemed to remember something and turned to ask Yang Xuan who was standing beside him.

"By the way, how is the development of the armored vehicle project at the Arsenal going?"

Since the last successful development of the tractor, Li Yi instructed the military to prepare to use the tractor for military purposes first.

The idea is to wait until the military expands production, the scale of production is expanded, the industrial chain is established, and the cost of tractors is reduced before it can be used for civilian purposes.

Now that a long time has passed, Li Yi feels that the Arsenal should also produce results.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuan simply organized the thoughts in his mind and then spoke.

"In reply to your Majesty, the current arsenal has indeed made good progress in the research and development of armored vehicles."

"We are currently doing assembly and testing, and the production plan will be finalized soon."

"In addition, we have also developed a military truck that can be used to transport supplies and troops on the battlefield..."

Li Yi nodded slightly when he heard this.

"Come on, take me to see it!"

Seeing this, Yang Xuan led the way and took Li Yi to a factory.

After arriving outside the factory, Yang Xuan began to introduce himself.

"Your Majesty, this is the production workshop where we develop armored vehicles."

Push the door and walk in.

As the lights above his head and on the walls were turned on one by one, a large thing covered with canvas appeared in front of Li Yi.

Several staff members stepped forward and lifted the canvas.

A giant steel beast appeared in front of Li Yi.

Yang Xuan took a few steps forward and began to introduce himself.

"Your Majesty, this armored vehicle is 5.6 meters long, 2.4 meters wide, and 2.3 meters high. It can carry three people and weighs 3 tons."

"The front armor of the vehicle is 13 mm thick, the side armor is 8 mm thick, it is track-driven and has the latest air-cooled diesel engine."

"According to the design plan, the maximum speed of the vehicle is 20 kilometers per hour."

"The weapon system mainly consists of two parts, one is a 30mm caliber tank gun, and the other is an 8mm caliber vehicle-mounted light machine gun."

Li Yi looked at the armored vehicle, or tank, that appeared in front of him.

The reason why it is called an armored vehicle instead of a tank is because tank is actually a transliteration of the English word, and this term did not exist in China before.

Therefore, when Datang launched the project to develop tanks, the project name was armored vehicle.

Of course, it's just a name, it's not important.

Although this armored vehicle has not yet been painted, even important equipment such as the engine, turret, and vehicle-mounted machine gun have not yet been installed.

What we have now is just a big framework!

But the look in Li Yi's eyes when he looked at him was full of approval.

Li Yi personally went forward and touched the car body that was reflecting the metallic luster in its coldness, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad. The research and development progress at the Arsenal is very good."

"I hope that one day, I can see the armored vehicles of our Tang Dynasty running rampant on the battlefield..."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuan said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I promise to complete the task."

Having said that, Yang Xuan seemed to remember something and spoke again.

"Your Majesty, this armored vehicle has not yet been named. I beg Your Majesty to give it a name!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yi pondered for a while and then spoke.

"Since ancient times, Chinese people have always liked to refer to strong and elite soldiers as Huben. When this armored vehicle is finalized, we will name it the Huben armored vehicle!"

"I hope that after our Tang soldiers drive the chariot, they can chase the enemy on the battlefield like a tiger chasing a wild beast!"

"I also hope that after the enemy sees our Tang soldiers, they will be as frightened as wild beasts seeing a tiger!"

Yang Xuan heard this and said with a happy face.

"On behalf of all members of the research team, I thank Your Majesty for the name!"

Hearing this, Li Yi simply patted his shoulder gently and spoke in a gentle voice.

"Good job!"

"I believe you won't let me down!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuan just nodded in satisfaction.

After the inspection, Li Yi left the arsenal with satisfaction.

After seeing the new weapons in the Tang Dynasty Arsenal, he regained his confidence in whether the Tang Dynasty could win the war in North America.

He believed that the Tang Dynasty would definitely achieve final victory in this battlefield.

……

Streets of Paris!

A car drove slowly by.

Pedestrians on the roadside dodged.

Qian Hui, the Tang Dynasty's ambassador to France, sat in the car, closed his eyes and dozed off, thinking about the task assigned to him by the Tang Dynasty.

Finally, the car arrived outside the Palace of Fontainebleau.

The car stopped with a creak and Qian Hui got out.

French Foreign Minister Luz took a few steps forward to greet them and took the initiative to say hello in Chinese.

"Hello, Your Excellency the Ambassador!"

Qian Hui smiled and replied in fluent French.

"Minister Luz, long time no see!"

Luz nodded and said as she led the way.

"Your Excellency, the Emperor is already waiting in the reception room. I need to explain to you the French etiquette of meeting the Emperor..."

Upon hearing this, Qian Hui first expressed that he understood, and then nodded continuously while listening to Luz's story.

Soon, he was taken outside a reception room.

The guard pushed open the door, Qian Hui stepped in, and when he looked up he saw the French Emperor Napoleon III sitting on a sofa with a big sword.

Qian Hui took a few steps forward, saluted using French court etiquette, and then spoke.

"Meet His Majesty the Emperor of France!"

"On behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I would like to extend my most sincere greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of France!"

Upon hearing this, Napoleon III nodded with a smile on his face, and then warmly invited Qian Hui to sit down.

Napoleon III was able to become the French emperor through a coup, although it was due to his superb political skills, but more importantly, it was because he had a good uncle.

Well, the famous Napoleon I!
Before the coup, Napoleon III ran for president. Many people did not know his political views, but they still voted for him because of his surname.

There was no other reason than that his last name was the same as that man's, Bonaparte, the Bonaparte of Napoleon Bonaparte.

So, the French people are willing to believe him.

To put it bluntly, Napoleon III was able to come to power largely because of Napoleon's influence.

This was naturally a good thing before he came to power, but after he came to power, Napoleon III's mentality changed.

He desperately wanted to do something to prove that he was able to become emperor not because of his ability, but because of his surname.

So, when he heard Qian Hui convey Li Yi's greetings to him, he was very happy.

In the eyes of Napoleon III, his uncle did not receive greetings from the Chinese emperor, but he did.

Isn't this proof that he is stronger than his uncle?

Therefore, Napoleon III was very enthusiastic towards Qian Hui.

After Qian Hui sat down, Napoleon III invited him to have coffee and asked with great interest.

"I wonder if Ambassador Qian wants to see me for something?"

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