Expedition to Europe

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The next day, Poincaré's telegram was finally sent.

It can be seen that Poincaré's wording was very cautious. He did not comment on the "dock incident" in the telegram, and did not even mention it. He just encouraged Qin Zhiyuan a few words and asked Qin Zhiyuan to stabilize the situation in Corsica as soon as possible.

Qin Zhiyuan understood what Poincaré meant. Poincaré was considering the future.

No matter how the "dock incident" was whitewashed, it could not cover up the fact that the troops affiliated with France opened fire when facing their own people. Qin Zhiyuan certainly didn't care. Qin Zhiyuan was not French. After the war, Qin Zhiyuan would return to the Far East, and no one could settle accounts with Qin Zhiyuan.

But Poincaré is different. Although Poincaré is now the president, there will always be a time to step down. Poincaré has to guard against his successor's retaliation, so he will not leave any evidence.

In other words, Poincaré is ready to let Qin Zhiyuan take the blame for him.

Well, for Poincaré, Qin Zhiyuan can't resist for the time being and can only acquiesce.

Starting from the second day, Qin Zhiyuan began to restore the city order in Ajaccio.

First of all, the defense of the port. Qin Zhiyuan sent a platoon of troops to garrison the lighthouse, the tallest building in the port, and placed a company in the nearby castle. When needed, the lighthouse can quickly get support.

Then it is the city's security. Qin Zhiyuan sent another company to station in the police station of Ajaccio to strengthen the police force.

Before Qin Zhiyuan and his team arrived in Ajaccio, there were only five people in the police station here. After the "dock incident", four of these five people ran away, leaving only the miserable police chief who dared not run.

The police chief is a native of France. He has nowhere to go in Ajaccio. There are no ships coming and going these two days, so the police chief has not run away. Otherwise, the police station is expected to run away as a whole.

This company is not only responsible for handling emergencies, but also for restoring the patrol system in Ajaccio.

In Qin Zhiyuan's opinion, Ajaccio is really pitifully small. This so-called city has only one main street, and there are about three or four small streets next to it. The whole city is in the shape of a "Feng" character. There are less than two thousand people in the city, and there is actually not much public security pressure.

Therefore, for Qin Zhiyuan, his main task is still immigration, to gather ordinary people scattered in the mountains to Ajaccio, which is not only convenient for management, but also easier to implement the next plan.

At Qin Zhiyuan's request, Eric and Hubert found more than 30 locals and formed five groups, going to different directions to persuade those farmers to move their homes to Ajaccio.

Although Hubert had the courage to accuse Qin Zhiyuan in person, when Qin Zhiyuan asked Hubert to execute the order, Hubert did not show much resistance. Perhaps this is because Hubert has seen Qin Zhiyuan's ruthlessness. This overlord of the East will not hesitate to kill the French.

Misha's attitude towards Qin Zhiyuan is still bad. After the dock incident, she never smiled at Qin Zhiyuan. Even when she helped Qin Zhiyuan make coffee, she was just doing her job. She was no longer as tender as before.

Qin Zhiyuan was helpless about this, but he was not ready to repent. For Qin Zhiyuan, love is indispensable but it is always just a condiment. Qin Zhiyuan can't change his plan for Misha.

"Mr. Qin, the newspapers in Paris are not right these days. Some newspapers reported the "dock incident" a few days ago in obscure language. The direction of public opinion is not very favorable to us. We have to think of a way." Huang Fugui is now responsible for contacting old Renault, and old Renault will promptly inform Qin Zhiyuan of everything that happens in Paris.

"Let old Renault think about it. If he can't control public opinion in Paris, then he is too incompetent as the richest man in France." Qin Zhiyuan would not worry about such things.

Just a few days ago, Le Figaro launched a special issue in 1916. In the newspaper, Louis Renault's personal wealth ranked first in France, and he was the real richest man in France. And the Huang Bohan that Qin Zhiyuan knew was even more powerful. His personal wealth ranked 14th in the world, which was really surprising.

In fact, Qin Zhiyuan's personal wealth is not small now, but because Qin Zhiyuan's expenses are also large, he is not on the list. But if a personal income ranking list can be launched, I believe Qin Zhiyuan has a chance to be on the list.

Not everyone can get a fixed amount of 2 million US dollars every month, not even old Renault.

The newspaper will report the "dock incident" sooner or later, and Qin Zhiyuan is mentally prepared.

But Qin Zhiyuan didn't care much about this. Looking at the people who cooperated with Qin Zhiyuan, old Renault, Foch, Huang Bohan, and His Holiness the Pope in the Vatican, these people are all powerful and outstanding in their respective fields. If you look closely, Qin Zhiyuan is more likely to get away with it than Poincaré.

"Should we contact Philippe and Lance and let them speak for us." Huang Fugui suggested.

Qin Zhiyuan's social circle has now expanded further, not only limited to the "Figaro" and "News" in France, Qin Zhiyuan has also contacted the "Reuters News" in the UK, the "Washington Post" and the "New York Tribune" in the United States, etc. These media will become the most effective way to promote Qin Zhiyuan.

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"No, what we need to do now is to downplay this matter. We don't need to do anything. Someone will naturally stand up for us." Qin Zhiyuan saw it clearly.

In this matter, Poincaré and Qin Zhiyuan stood on the same front. Even if it was investigated in depth, Poincaré would bear more responsibility. Qin Zhiyuan would not worry about this matter. If it got out of control, Qin Zhiyuan would just pat his butt and roll back to the Far East. No one could do anything to him.

Sure enough, from the next day, all the news about Corsica disappeared without a trace. The headlines of the newspapers were occupied by the humanitarian disaster in Russia, and Corsica was forgotten in the corner again.

The winter of 1916 was particularly difficult for St. Petersburg. This year, the snow fell heavily and the temperature was very low. In St. Petersburg, thousands of steam locomotives exploded due to freezing. The blocked railways had serious consequences. Factories stopped working due to lack of resources, and workers wandered around the streets with nothing to do. Although there was still flour in the bakery, there was no fuel to bake. Women queued for hours in the snow and wind but could not get rationed food, so they went to the streets in groups to loot.

Among the tens of thousands of soldiers stationed in St. Petersburg, many were untrained recruits. They had not undergone rigorous training, were not mature enough in terms of skills and psychology, were full of despair about the future, and their distrust of Russia was accumulating. Some agitators took the opportunity to launch a long speech to the recruits, calling on them to stand up and carry out the revolution, so as to overthrow the Tsar and end this hopeless war.

At the beginning of the new year, the young democratic socialist Alexander Kerensky proposed for the first time that the Tsar abdicate when facing the State Duma. The Duma members cheered together and collectively decided to provide protection for Alexander Kerensky.

St. Petersburg was already showing signs of chaos.