Expedition to Europe

In the blink of an eye, Qin Zhiyuan stayed in Corsica for half a month. During this half month, people from all walks of life came to visit Qin Zhiyuan in an endless stream, especially from France. Almost all military generals, political elites, and economic giants have visited Qin Zhiyuan, but only French President Alexandre Millerand has not made any move.

This is understandable. Alexandre Millerand is a president who is also aggrieved. It must be said that when Alexandre took over Deschanel's mess and came to power, he must have had some ambitions in his heart. Unfortunately, it was not as he wished. France's economy has been sluggish in recent years, and the alliance with Lan Fang has completely broken down. Even if Alexandre has lofty ambitions in his heart, he can only be a swallow.

This is a typical example of having high aspirations but a thin life.

Alexandre Millerand is no longer planning to participate in the next presidential election. He has been president for a long time. Since he has nothing to ask for, he does not want to flatter Qin Zhiyuan.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't care whether Alexander Millerand came or not. This was not an official visit, but a vacation. It didn't mean that Alexander Millerand had to come to visit Qin Zhiyuan.

Among all the guests, Bastien was undoubtedly the most welcome to Qin Zhiyuan.

Bastien was still the commander-in-chief of the Foreign Legion, and Qin Zhiyuan was the honorary commander of the Foreign Legion. The two commanders were happy together.

When he was with William III, he drank, and when he was with Bastien, he went hunting.

In fact, although Bastien was the commander of the Foreign Legion, his shooting skills were very bad. Generally speaking, when Qin Zhiyuan and Bastien went hunting, Bastien's role was almost the same as that of a hunting dog.

Qin Zhiyuan was much better. Qin Zhiyuan's shooting skills were already counted in the Foreign Legion, and he had not given up in these years. Compared with the world war period, it was definitely not as good. Not to mention that he could hit the target every time, but he could still shoot a rabbit.

There are still large undeveloped areas in Corsica, and there are many wild animals. Although there are no large wild animals, there are still many wild rabbits, so the harvest is still very rich.

Bastien's mind is not on hunting. He was not very happy after seeing Qin Zhiyuan. He kept frowning and looked worried.

Qin Zhiyuan did not ask, waiting for Bastien to speak.

Sure enough, when Qin Zhiyuan shot down a rabbit again, Bastien did not rush to pick it up, but sat on a big rock on the hillside and sighed.

Qin Zhiyuan did not speak, took out a silver wine pot and handed it to Bastien, and lit a cigar himself.

"The situation of the troops is very bad. Now there are only 450,000 standing troops in the country, including the navy and the air force. This is a very dangerous number. If the situation cannot be reversed, once France faces war again, France will be defeated." Bastien drank without taste, frowning tightly.

Qin Zhiyuan ignored Bastien and took a rabbit with its head blasted to pieces. He peeled it skillfully with a knife, washed it in the stream next to him, marinated it with seasoning, and turned around to start a fire again.

Qin Zhiyuan and Bastien were originally planning to have a picnic after hunting, and they brought everything with them. Although there were guards not far away, Qin Zhiyuan did not call the guards to help. The guards were also very observant and only deployed nearby, with no intention of coming to help.

"Can't you say a word?" Bastien was dissatisfied with Qin Zhiyuan's indifference.

"What do you want to hear me say?" Qin Zhiyuan did not look up, and his hands did not stop brushing the sauce.

"Okay, you just need to listen--" Bastien did not force it, and continued to talk about the things in the military.

Qin Zhiyuan then remembered that Bastien was still the deputy minister of the French Army.

From Bastien's words, it can be heard that the situation in France is indeed a bit bad.

The World War caused great population loss to France. After the war, France implemented a series of immigration policies to try to absorb some fresh blood from France's colonies.

It must be said that France, as one of the most powerful countries in the capitalist world, is still very attractive. After opening up its immigration policy, France has indeed increased its population, but many social problems have also emerged.

The main problem is immigrants from North Africa.

Immigrants from North Africa are basically Persians. These people are not much different from the French in appearance. The big difference is their living habits and religious beliefs.

It can be said that France is indeed the most democratic and free country in the world. No matter who you are, as long as you join the French nationality, you have the right to enjoy everything in France, which of course also includes the various rights provided by France to its citizens.

Like the spread of various Stan in the 21st century, when those Persians first arrived in France, they performed very well. They were all good citizens. The French also accepted them with the greatest enthusiasm, allowing them to work and live in various parts of France and enjoy all the welfare benefits stipulated by the French government.

Logically speaking, those Persians should be grateful for being able to come to France from the North African colonies and become colonizers from being colonized. Almost all French people think so, but the facts are obviously a bit off. When religious beliefs conflict, contradictions immediately begin to arise.

France's democratic freedom is reflected in all aspects of the country, and of course it is also reflected in religious policies. France does not implement Lanfang's "freedom of belief". France's basic attitude towards religion is non-interference, whether it is Catholicism or Persianism, it doesn't matter. The French government doesn't care how you spread it, as long as you don't interfere with the normal operation of society, there will be no problem.

It is this "non-interference" attitude that has caused more and more social problems.

The problem first broke out in various factories. France introduced the population to solve the problem of labor shortage. Those Persians who came to France must find a job in order to make a living. These days, the French government is not very rich, and there is basically no social welfare. , people starve to death from time to time, and those Persians might not be able to survive without a job.

At the beginning, the factory adopted the "equal pay for equal work" scheme when paying workers. This scheme was not problematic at first. Even because the Persian workers were not as skilled as the French workers, this scheme took care of the Persians. .

Of course, the Persians were also very grateful. They worked conscientiously and received their salaries on time. At this time, no problems had occurred.

As the Persians became more numerous, the problem began to change.

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The Persians are also a very peculiar nation. If there is only one Persian in a factory, nothing will happen. This Persian will behave exactly like everyone else, without any exceptions.

But if there are two Persians in a factory, the problem immediately becomes complicated.

The first problem that arises is diet. Persians do not eat pork. This problem is relatively easy to solve. In order to ensure the labor efficiency of the workers, the factory provides quite abundant food. If you do not eat pork, you can choose beef or mutton, which is no problem.

Then there is prayer. People who believe in Catholics go to church once a week. At most, they pray before meals. There are not too many red tapes. This is thanks to the religious reform during the Renaissance. At that time, Catholicism took the initiative to change to adapt. This society has developed, so religious rituals are now so simplified.

It is obvious that the Persians have not experienced the Renaissance in their history, so the current Persian religion still follows the ancient religious rituals, praying five times a day for about half an hour each time. This would not be a problem in normal times, but In the factory, problems quickly erupted.

During the World War, French workers held several nationwide strikes, and finally won the benefit of eight hours a day. When Persians joined the factory, their workload was also distributed based on eight hours a day.

Then the problem arises. Persians pray five times a day, and about two to three times are during working hours. This takes up one and a half hours of Persian working time. If these Persians are allowed to pray, then the tasks in the factory will It cannot be completed, and if they are not allowed to pray, then their basic rights are violated. This really puts all factory owners in a dilemma.

What is even more difficult is that these Persians who pray two to three times a day still receive the same salary as French workers who do not need to pray. This makes those French workers also beginning to be dissatisfied.

At the same time, it was not just the factory owners and workers who were dissatisfied. The French Ministry of Civil Affairs also became dissatisfied.

This dissatisfaction mainly focuses on the issue of fertility. After the World War, France began to implement a policy to encourage childbirth due to the significant population reduction. As long as women of childbearing age give birth to children, the French government will reward a certain amount of cash and pay monthly nutritional subsidies to the children.

To be honest, not many French people receive this subsidy, because it costs money to raise a child. It takes a lot of money to raise a child from birth to adulthood. Therefore, France’s fertility rate has been maintained at A relatively low level.

After Persians came to France in large numbers, the situation suddenly changed. The French Ministry of Civil Affairs was once very pleased to see that the birth rate was rising. But after this increase continued for two or three years, the French Ministry of Civil Affairs was shocked to find that almost all of newborn babies were born in Persian families.

This surprised the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. After arriving in France, those Persian women gave birth almost non-stop. Their bellies were almost never idle, and they were giving birth to new lives one after another.

This was originally a good thing, and the French government wanted to see this happen, but comparing the birth rates of French families and Persian families, this really made officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs unhappy.