Expedition to Europe

Compared with Alfonso XIII, George V and Nicholas II had a much closer relationship. Nicholas II's father Alexander III was George V's godfather, and Nicholas II was the godfather of George V's eldest son Edward VIII, the future Duke of Windsor. Nicholas II's grandfather Alexander II was also the first love of George V's grandmother Queen Victoria. With so many complicated relationships, George V still couldn't help when Nicholas II's family was exterminated. When Alfonso XIII got into trouble, George V could only help a limited amount.

The British king sounds very famous, but in fact he doesn't have much power, and he can't compare with Qin Zhiyuan, the King of Lanfang.

Alfonso XIII once had a lot of power, but after Rivera, a supporter of Alfonso XIII, established a dictatorship, Alfonso XIII didn't have much power left. In this regard, Alfonso XIII and his brother-in-law were in a similar situation.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't care what Alfonso XIII would encounter next. After arranging Gao Hongshi, Qin Zhiyuan put the matter behind him and had no interest in following up.

Qin Zhiyuan was waiting for a meeting with Gaston Doumergue.

As expected by Pierre, Gaston Doumergue was successfully elected as the President of France.

In the second round of elections, Gaston Doumergue defeated Pierre by a narrow margin. As for the other candidate, he was defeated early in the first round of voting and did not pose any threat to Gaston Doumergue and Pierre.

Although he failed in the election and failed to be elected as the President of France, Pierre has won enough attention at the age of thirty. Now it is no exaggeration to say that the future of France belongs to Pierre.

Gaston Doumergue did not ignore Pierre's influence and invited Pierre to serve as the Prime Minister of France and form a French government.

Pierre did not refuse Gaston Doumergue's invitation, so Pierre was very busy during this period and no longer had time to watch football with Qin Zhiyuan.

For a leader like the French president, the first meeting with a foreign head of state after taking office is very important. It can be regarded as a weather vane and can infer a lot of things.

The importance of Lan Fang to France has long surpassed that of Britain and the United States, so Gaston Doumergue invited Qin Zhiyuan to visit Corsica at the beginning of his term, and prepared to meet Qin Zhiyuan in Corsica.

This is a bit of a far-reaching choice. Qin Zhiyuan is in Paris, and Gaston Doumergue is also in Paris. The two did not meet directly in Paris, but chose Corsica as the meeting place. This choice is very intriguing.

Corsica must be of great significance to Qin Zhiyuan. In a sense, it was Qin Zhiyuan who created all this. Without Qin Zhiyuan and his foreign legion, there would be no Corsica today.

It is precisely because Qin Zhiyuan has an unparalleled influence on the current Corsica that there is no lack of voices in French politics, that is, Corsica has become a de facto colony of Lan Fang.

Corsica also behaved rather ambiguously. The members of the Congress from Corsica never concealed their affection for Qin Zhiyuan and the Lanfang government. After Sardinia became Lanfang territory, the Lanfang people on Sardinia did not even need any visas to go to Corsica, and did not need to report to the local government of Corsica. It was as convenient as returning home.

Gaston Dumergue chose to meet Qin Zhiyuan in Corsica, which not only meant to declare sovereignty, but also to reminisce about the old times. It was really killing two birds with one stone.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't care much about Gaston Doumergue's little trick. First, Qin Zhiyuan didn't have much ambition for Corsica. With Sardinia, Lan Fang had already driven a nail into the Mediterranean, so it didn't matter whether there was Corsica or not. Second, France was a country with a relatively relaxed political atmosphere. Although Gaston Doumergue's move meant to declare sovereignty, the fate of Corsica was still in the hands of the Corsicans and had little to do with the French government, so this "declaration of sovereignty" was actually useless.

In early June, Qin Zhiyuan and Gaston Doumergue flew to Corsica almost at the same time.

Gaston Doumergue's plane landed first. The French president would certainly be warmly welcomed when he arrived in Corsica. There were tens of thousands of Corsicans waiting at the airport. As soon as Gaston Doumergue got off the plane, applause and cheers rang out. The crowds welcoming him were enthusiastic. Gaston Doumergue was in a good mood and had a good chat with local Corsican officials such as Bivis and Eric.

Gaston Doumergue did not leave immediately after getting off the plane, but stayed at the airport to wait for Qin Zhiyuan's special plane. The crowd at the airport did not disperse, but there was a trend of increasing numbers, which gave Gaston Doumergue a bad premonition.

Sure enough, just when Gaston Doumergue entered the terminal to rest, the carpet on the airport runway was replaced with a new one. The color of the carpet was actually the pattern of the Lanfang flag. All the Corsicans who came to pick him up at the airport took out a small Lanfang flag each like magic. Girls holding flowers were arranged next to the carpet to prepare to present the flowers. A small team of French Foreign Legion soldiers armed with weapons lined up in dress uniforms beside the runway. They would present a gun drill performance for Qin Zhiyuan later. In the distance, there were salutes ready to go. All the salutes were the "Miss 75" that was most used by the Foreign Legion led by Qin Zhiyuan in France.

Of course, these salute guns have now been repainted, especially the barrels, which are also painted in the colors of the Lanfang national flag.

The standard of this greeting seems a bit high, at least higher than when I greeted Gaston Doumergue just now——

So the face of Gaston Doumergue, who witnessed all this in the terminal, was really not good-looking.

“More than half of the residents of Corsica are Chinese now. They are the family members of the former Foreign Legion. Many members of the Foreign Legion also choose to settle in Corsica after retiring; the French people on Corsica also work with foreigners. The legions are inextricably linked, and a considerable number of them are also family members of the foreign legions. They are unwilling to follow Qin's troops. After returning to Lanfang, he settled in Corsica. There are still quite a few people of German origin in Corsica. Although they have now become French nationals, it is this group of people who demand Corsica’s autonomy. The strongest emotions—" Dylan Fitzgerald, Gaston Doumergue's advisor, whispered in Gaston Doumergue's ear.

Gaston Doumergue nodded slightly, noncommittal to Dylan Fitzgerald's words.

The Speaker of the Corsican Parliament, Beavis, only now paid attention to Gaston Doumergue. When he came over, he was still apologizing: "I'm so sorry. This is the first time Qin has spoken as a foreigner since he left Corsica." He returned to Corsica as the head of state, so the response from the Corsican people was a bit enthusiastic——"

Through the glass wall in the terminal building, Beavis could clearly see the preparations on the runway. In addition, Gaston Doumergue's face was really ugly, so Beavis immediately understood that this was The new French president is in a bad mood right now.

"It is understandable that Qin has made outstanding contributions to the development of Corsica. Everything in Corsica now is also proof of the friendship between France and Lanfang. It is a good thing that Qin is so popular in Corsica. This shows that the two of us The friendship between countries has a strong mass basis. "Tsk, tsk, what people said, Gaston Doumergue immediately made people feel like a breath of fresh air, not offensive at all, and relieved his own embarrassment.

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But if you listen carefully, Gaston Doumergue's words are very diplomatic. Does this mean he no longer regards the Corsican people as his own?

Beavis seemed to have heard nothing, and stood beside Gaston Doumergue and continued his enthusiasm: "You are right, I still remember when Qin brought his foreign legion to Corsica. At that time, Corsica had no airport, no well-equipped ports, no wide There were no open and bright streets, quiet and pleasant communities, and no education and medical care that were the best in Europe. At that time, Corsica only had narrow and winding streets, dilapidated buildings that looked like those of the 18th century, and no resistance to all outsiders. Or the Corsican natives who are very hostile——"

When Beavis said this, he turned to look at Gaston Doumergue with a profound look, and then continued to turn his eyes back to the increasingly lively runway: "——It's no wonder those Corsicans, in Before Qin came to Corsica, no one paid attention to the demands of the Corsica people, and no one cared about the life and death of the Corsica people. So when the opportunity came, they abandoned Corsica without hesitation—— It was Qin who turned Corsica into the 'paradise on earth' it is now, and those guys who escaped during the construction of Corsica are now asking to return to Corsica to settle under the banner of Corsicans. This is absolutely Impossible, the current Corsica is no longer their Corsica, the current Corsica was built brick by brick by us Corsicans, and we will never accept those deserters!”

Beavis was referring to those people Qin Zhiyuan had eliminated.

After Qin Zhiyuan led the Foreign Legion to Corsica, he used both soft and hard tactics to bring all the aboriginal people on Corsica to mainland France. Those people were compensated at the time, and the French government paid the bill.

Corsica has now become a famous "paradise on earth" in Europe. Those Corsicans who left voluntarily or were forced to leave have regretted it. They have established a "Corsican Parliament" similar to a government-in-exile. ", held demonstrations in Paris, and frequently made demands to the French Parliament, asking for government support to support them in returning to Corsica and becoming part of Corsica again.

How is this possible?

Let’s not talk about whether those people can adapt to the current Corsica. Let those people return to Corsica. The current Corsicans will not be able to accept it emotionally.