Expedition to Europe

Qin Zhiyuan still had prestige. With a loud shout, the noisy meeting room immediately became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. All the "lords" looked at each other like old monks in meditation, with serious expressions as if they were discussing how to save all mankind.

"This matter is settled. The military department will discuss it later and come up with a charter to see how to use blacks and Persians to maximize benefits. I personally prefer to use them in a centralized manner, which can effectively avoid interference with other troops." Qin Zhiyuan found that there was no need to hold this meeting at all. It was the 1920s, and there was no point in playing democracy. Just issuing an order would be more useful than any nationality.

In fact, if blacks and Persians were to be integrated into the Lan Fang army, the best way was to break them up and evenly distribute them to various troops, so that the integration could be completed at the fastest speed.

Qin Zhiyuan still has doubts about blacks and Persians. Before proving that blacks and Persians can become qualified fighters, Qin Zhiyuan will not split up blacks and Persians. He is not afraid of god-like opponents, but teammates like pigs. If Persians and blacks have any problems in the battle, it will definitely affect other fighters, so Qin Zhiyuan is still cautious on this issue.

"Yes-"

"No problem-"

"Guarantee to complete the task-"

After Qin Zhiyuan finished speaking, everyone expressed their determination.

That's right, the army is the most unsuitable place for democracy. Otherwise, it is said that soldiers should not have thoughts. The only duty of a soldier is to obey orders.

Since it is rare for everyone to get together, they must not go their separate ways after the meeting. Qin Zhiyuan prepared a dinner in the palace in the evening to entertain the dukes and marquises who were tired from traveling.

Soldiers are still relatively pure. Although Antonio and Jin Taihe quarreled like cockfighting during the meeting, they could also cross their arms and sing "Vladivostok March" together during dinner. The atmosphere of this meal was warm and joyful. Qin Zhiyuan and all the generals were drunk.

Qin Zhiyuan was still afraid after getting up the next day. If the British wanted to start a war, last night would definitely be a good opportunity. The bigwigs of the Lan Fang military were drunk and there was not even a combat duty. If the British took the opportunity to attack, the results would not be much less than Pearl Harbor.

After deciding to recruit blacks and Persians, there is still a lot of follow-up work to be done. Qin Zhiyuan had just sat down in the office when Geng Xinmin, the logistics minister of the military, and Gaspard, the finance minister, asked to see him. Qin Zhiyuan instructed what treatment should be given to blacks and Persians.

The treatment of Lan Fang soldiers has always been very good. In the entire Lan Fang system, the salary of soldiers is in the upper middle level, with an average of about 120 yuan per month. If you add the various benefits you get at ordinary times, the salary of a soldier is enough to support a family of five.

High salary means high burden. Qin Zhiyuan alone bears the military expenses of Lan Fang. The salary of 500,000 soldiers plus various benefits alone requires more than 1 billion yuan per year. Now Qin Zhiyuan is going to recruit blacks and Persians, and the military expenses will definitely increase further, but the increase can still be considered.

"Blacks and Persians - if they are not Lan Fang nationals, then they can take two steps. The first step is to get only the minimum salary every month for the first five years. After five years, they can join Lan Fang nationality, and then the salary standard will be determined according to the assessment. If they are Lan Fang nationals, then they will be the same as normal soldiers. They will get as much as others." Qin Zhiyuan pondered for a long time and gave such a guiding opinion.

Qin Zhiyuan has been thinking hard to save money. Compared with salary, Lan Fang nationality is more attractive to blacks and Persians. With the strength of Lan Fang and the output of Lan Fang's culture, "Lan Fang people" have become synonymous with "unyielding, steadfast, and hardworking". For blacks and Persians living in poverty, "Lan Fang nationality" is very attractive. It not only means that as long as you join Lan Fang nationality, you will have a strong motherland to rely on, but also represents a wealthy life and a bright future. Relatively speaking, the latter is more touching.

"This - is similar to the treatment of our Foreign Legion. If the Foreign Legion has this demand, can it be handled in the same way?" Geng Xinmin is more familiar with the situation of the army and immediately raised a new question.

"I need to think about this issue -" Qin Zhiyuan was also a little entangled.

Geng Xinmin refers to joining Lan Fang nationality.

Speaking of joining Lan Fang nationality, there has always been a demand in the Foreign Legion.

The Lan Fang Foreign Legion now has eight divisions, with a scale of nearly 120,000 people, most of whom are Germans. This is part of the agreement between Qin Zhiyuan and William III. Lan Fang helps Germany train military talents, and Germany provides soldiers for Lan Fang to help Lan Fang consolidate its national defense.

There are all kinds of people in the world, and the Germans are the same. Many German soldiers have stayed in the Lan Fang Foreign Legion for a long time. Seeing that Lan Fang is constantly growing and growing, seeing that the treatment of Lan Fang soldiers is getting better and better, and the equipment of the troops is getting more and more advanced, it is inevitable that they will want to join the Lan Fang nationality. But this is what Qin Zhiyuan promised William III not long ago that he would not casually accept Germans to join the Lan Fang nationality, so this problem is now becoming more and more serious.

Before Qin Zhiyuan made a promise to William III, Lan Fang did not refuse Germans to join Lan Fang nationality, which led to a large number of German soldiers choosing to join Lan Fang nationality. Lan Fang recognized dual nationality. Even if those Germans joined Lan Fang nationality, they could also choose to retain German nationality. The two did not conflict.

So there were quite a lot of Germans who chose to join Lan Fang nationality. The most serious period was from 21 to 22 years. More than 70% of the German soldiers in Lan Fang chose to join Lan Fang nationality, and nearly half of them gave up their German nationality and chose to become pure Lan Fang people.

Lan Fang also had regulations on nationality. For example, key positions in the army such as tank commanders and air force pilots could only be held by pure Lan Fang soldiers. If they had dual nationality, they could not hold relevant positions even if they had relevant skills.

The fact that blacks and Persians joined the Lan Fang army was essentially the same as the Lan Fang Foreign Legion. If Lan Fang could accept blacks and Persians to join Lan Fang nationality, then why couldn't Lan Fang accept Germans to join Lan Fang nationality?

But if he accepted it, Qin Zhiyuan would have violated his promise to William III, thus destroying the tacit understanding between Lan Fang and Germany. However, if he did not accept it, it would definitely affect the morale of the German soldiers and then affect the combat effectiveness of the foreign legion.

No matter which situation it was, Qin Zhiyuan did not want to see it.

After sending Gaspard and Geng Xinmin away, Qin Zhiyuan sent a telegram to William III in an encrypted way to discuss how to solve this problem.

In fact, Lan Fang and Germany can now make calls, and the telephone line is connected through an undersea cable.

The history of undersea cables is long. Around 1850, the world's first undersea cable was laid between North America and Europe. By 1902, 20 years ago, the global undersea communication cable was built, and the earth has entered the era of the global village.

Although the telephone is convenient, it has to go through several transfers in the middle, and there is no guarantee of security. The things discussed by Qin Zhiyuan and William III are a bit shameful, so it is better to communicate through encrypted telegrams.

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William III did not react strongly to this. Not long after, William III replied "yes".

That is to say, William III agreed that German soldiers could join Lan Fang nationality.

In fact, it is not a bad thing for Germany. The more Germans there are in Lan Fang, the closer the relationship between Germany and Lan Fang will be, and the lower the possibility that Qin Zhiyuan will fall out with William III in the future.

To be honest, William III did not have much reluctance to those who wanted to give up their German nationality. Since they gave up Germany, Germany could also give up them. Germans did not need to beg anyone.

Qin Zhiyuan understood William III's mood, so Qin Zhiyuan would also notify the Lan Fang military and immigration bureau to strictly review German soldiers who wanted to join Lan Fang nationality, and at the same time, some German soldiers could be allowed to work in key positions to make up for the damage to Germany.

After solving the problem of William III, Qin Zhiyuan was in a good mood. Next, he would arrange for Doug to go to Madagascar. Lan Fang would build a transit station in Madagascar. All recruited African soldiers would receive basic training in Madagascar before being assigned to various units.

The training content includes individual skills, team cooperation, and language training. Individual skills are the simplest. Africans are born warriors. Their fighting instinct has penetrated into their bones. As long as they are properly guided, every African is a good soldier. Team cooperation is a little troublesome, but there are not many problems. Africans are used to team cooperation when hunting. Even if individual force is strong, there will always be a limit. When facing ferocious wild animals, team cooperation can achieve the best results.

The key is that Africans have not yet touched guns and have not received relevant military training. This is like a blank sheet of paper, which can be left to Lan Fang to paint and outline the desired pattern at will.

In addition to a company of soldiers, there are nearly a hundred instructors accompanying Doug to Madagascar.

The main task of this company is to be responsible for the security and defense of the transit station. The instructors are retired veterans of the Lan Fang Army. Most of these instructors are soldiers who were retired due to injuries in previous battles. They are unwilling to do nothing after retirement and choose to continue to contribute their strength. This is the most precious asset of the Lan Fang Army.

After everything was ready, Qin Zhiyuan waited for Pierre's reply. Unexpectedly, this wait lasted until early June. Until the Lan Fang election began, there was still no movement from Pierre.