Expedition to Europe

The election in Lanfang went smoothly, but in France, it was turbulent.

The candidates for the French presidential election were Pierre Foch of the Left Alliance, Edouard Herriot of the National Alliance, and Gaston Doumergue of the Radical Socialist Party.

The Left Alliance, to which Pierre belongs, was an organization that was just established last year.

Compared with the two-party system of Lanfang, there are numerous political parties in France, and the "freedom" of French politics is reflected in the number of political parties. In France, as long as you are willing, even if only your wife supports you, you two can form a party.

So you can imagine how many political parties there are in France.

With so many parties, it is simply wishful thinking to want to dominate the parliament. Therefore, in every election year, in order to achieve better power struggle, there will always be many temporary political parties in France, and the Left Alliance is such a party.

The same is true for the "National Alliance" where Edouard Herriot belongs. The Radical Socialist Party where Gaston Doumergue belongs is better. It is not a temporary party, but this party founded 20 years ago is also a coalition of various radical political factions in France.

To put it nicely, French political parties are usually independent, and they will form their own groups for a common purpose every election year.

To put it bluntly, this is a mob.

When there are many people, there are all kinds of people. Some people speak for their masters to ensure the interests of the bourgeoisie, some people want to represent the broad working class in order to win broad support, some people want to fight for the legitimate rights and interests of the majority of women for the hostess of their neighbors, and some people take a different approach. In order to win the votes of new immigrants, they claim to build France into "Francistan" or "Francinia".

It's really a mess.

Since running for election, Pierre has devoted most of his energy to coordinating the distribution of interests within the "Left Alliance", and has not spent much time on competing for votes.

Relatively speaking, Pierre still has a lot of advantages. As long as he can exert his own strength normally, Pierre should have no problem in being successfully elected.

After all, Pierre has the support of Lan Fang and the Rockefeller family to help him stand up. In terms of political qualifications, Pierre is indeed not as good as Edward Herriot and Gaston Doumergue. However, in elections, political qualifications are never the decisive factor, but personal strength is.

Only when the people believe that someone can lead them to a happy life, will the people cast their votes for someone.

After announcing his candidacy, Pierre was so busy that he was entangled in various banquets, meetings, and negotiations every day. He really had no time to deal with Lan Fang's desire to set up a transit station in Madagascar.

In Pierre's view, this issue is not urgent. As long as Pierre wins the election, Lan Fang will set up a transit station in Madagascar with just a word from Pierre. At that time, Qin Zhiyuan can put the transit station wherever he wants and as large as he wants.

Just let Qin Zhiyuan draw a circle on the map.

This is not selling out the country, this is a normal business behavior. Lan Fang has to pay fees to the French government for setting up a transit station in Madagascar. Pierre will make all the procedures seamless and impeccable.

This is also the reward that Pierre should give to Qin Zhiyuan after being elected. If there is no benefit, there will be no political donations of various names.

Pierre certainly does not understand Qin Zhiyuan's urgency. Qin Zhiyuan can't wait for Pierre to take office.

Antananarivo, the largest city in Madagascar, is the residence of the French Governor-General in Madagascar.

Antananarivo is located in the central plateau of Madagascar and is known as the "City of Thousand Warriors". It is a city built on a mountain ridge with rugged terrain and is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It's a pity that in modern society, no matter how dangerous the terrain is, it has lost its defensive function in front of airplanes and cannons. Antananarivo, like other parts of Madagascar, was occupied by the French and became part of France's huge colony.

The current Governor of Madagascar is Maurice Sarrel. Maurice Sarrel served as the commander of the French Third Army at the beginning of the World War and commanded the Battle of Salonika from 1916 to 1917. After Lyautey became the Minister of the Army, Maurice Sarrel withdrew from active military service. After the war, he moved to many places and is currently the Governor of France in Madagascar.

It must be said that the colonial behavior of Britain and France, while bringing severe disasters to the people of the colonies, objectively promoted the development of the colonial economy.

Before the French colonized Madagascar, most of the buildings in Antananarivo were built with wood or rush. In other words, before the French came to Antananarivo, Antananarivo was a city of straw huts. The most magnificent building in the city was the King's Palace, which was about 40 meters high. The palace was built on a stone foundation, about seven meters long and six meters wide. The palace was a wooden structure, and all the wood used was rosewood.

In order to build this long palace, nearly two thousand workers died of exhaustion just transporting rosewood.

Well, before the French came, people here didn't live very well.

Now this palace is also the mausoleum of Andrianampoinimerina, the former king of Madagascar. The king died in Antananarivo in 1810. According to his will, he was buried near the gate of the palace, but the French colonial authorities moved the king's body to the palace mausoleum in 1897.

During the French rule, high-quality roads were paved in Antananarivo, and wide stairs were built on the slopes for easy passage. There were also many modern buildings such as churches, hospitals, and schools in the city, which finally looked like a city.

Maurice Sarrel would definitely not live with the dead. Maurice Sarrel's Governor's Palace is in the suburbs 20 kilometers away from Antananarivo. The Governor's Palace is built on the mountain, and the rows of buildings are rising layer by layer. It is both magnificent and strict.

After passing through a courtyard composed of two rows of buildings, you will come to the square in front of the main building.

The square is very large. Standing on the square, with the sun shining above your head, you will feel that the world is infinitely open.

Common cacti in Madagascar can be seen everywhere in the square. The leaves are as big as cattail fans, which shows how long they have grown.

Cross the square, climb the stairs, and come to the main building.

The main building is a "peripteral" stone building in the style of an ancient Greek temple. The twenty-four thick columns are very eye-catching. There are unique sculptures everywhere outside the building, and the top has a spire that reaches the sky.

This building was built thirty years ago. At that time, France was in its heyday and spent money without regret. If it were now, Maurice Sarrel would probably be criticized by thousands of people.

Interestingly, this Governor's Palace was later the Presidential Palace of Madagascar. On the original site of this building, the North Korean government assisted in the construction of a typical oriental building. The main building is square, with white corner towers at the four corners, and a three-story building at the main entrance.

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

You can't judge a person by his appearance. The news that people died of starvation in North Korea that was circulated everywhere in the 21st century is all fake news. North Korea is not poor, and it has the strength to provide foreign aid. Just look at the size of the king to know their economic strength.

In fact, being the governor in Madagascar is not a good job. If Pierre had not wanted to increase his qualifications, he probably would not have chosen Madagascar, a place like no one else.

This place is too far away from Europe. Being the governor in Madagascar is almost like being exiled. It is estimated that Maurice Sarel will retire after this term.

In the Republic of the 21st century, there is a term called "the 59-year-old phenomenon", which refers to the fact that public officials use their power to seek "some" benefits for themselves when they are approaching retirement age. Although Maurice Sarel is not 59 years old now, this guy has reached the age of retirement, so Qin Zhiyuan's breakthrough lies in Maurice Sarel.

One day in early June, a French Renault car drove into the French Governor's Palace in Madagascar.

The guards in front of the Governor's Palace saw the logo on the windshield of the car, but not only did they not stop it, but they stood at attention and saluted, giving the logo enough face.

The car drove all the way to the main building of the Governor's Mansion before stopping. As soon as the car stopped, a young man who looked like a secretary stepped forward quickly to open the door and greeted him attentively: "Welcome, Mr. Renault."

The one who got off the car would definitely not be old Renault. Old Renault would not appear in Madagascar now. If old Renault came to Madagascar, he would not need to take the initiative to come to the Governor's Mansion. Maurice Sarrel would take the initiative to visit old Renault.

This is social status. Although Maurice Sarrel is the Governor of France in Madagascar, he is still not good enough in front of a wealthy man of old Renault's level. Look at the people that old Renault deals with. Only the President of France or the Prime Minister of France are qualified to let old Renault visit. Ministers are not qualified.

The one who got off the car was a young man, the nephew of old Renault, Fayol Renault.

Since the disagreement between Julie and Qin Zhiyuan, Fayol's status in the Renault family has plummeted. He has fallen from the heir of the Renault family to the general manager of Renault Alumina Company.

In fact, no one can be blamed for this. No one could have thought that Qin Zhiyuan would reach this height. The higher Qin Zhiyuan's status, the less chance Fayol had to stand out. Even if old Renault remembered the old friendship, he would not risk angering Qin Zhiyuan and let Fayol return to the power center of the Renault family.

Lan Fang wanted to build a transit station in Madagascar, and it would be most appropriate for someone from the Renault family to come forward. The Renault family is powerful in France. Although the main business is no longer in France, the influence of the Renault family in France cannot be ignored.

"Is Mr. Maurice here?" Fayol did not thank him, but just nodded, asked casually and walked into the main building.

"Yes, please wait a moment, I will notify Mr. Maurice immediately--" The secretary led the way in front attentively, without asking Fayol if he had an appointment.

Appointment?

What a joke, people from the Renault family need to make an appointment to visit someone in France?

Well, the person Fayol wanted to see was not Maurice Sarrel, but Maurice Sarrel's son, Locke Sarrel.