Expedition to Europe

During the First World War, the international relations between countries were not so warm and affectionate, but only blatant competition and power.

Even in the 21st century, the relationship between countries is still the same. Those so-called "strategic partnerships" are all deceiving. They only work when facing the pressure of powerful enemies. If there is no common enemy, the boat of friendship will capsize.

Compared with the international environment in the 21st century, the First World War was even worse.

At this time, the market was basically closed. The British and French relied on their vast colonies to dump their surplus products. Of course, they did not want other countries to intervene. This was another version of "local protectionism".

Because of the prevalence of local protectionism, although the industrial capacity of the Germans exceeded that of the British, they turned against the British and French because there was no market for their products. And the Americans also proposed an "open door" policy because there was no market for their products.

When Qin Zhiyuan heard that a British escort fleet came to the Mediterranean, he did not want to solve this problem independently.

"Is there such a thing? Well, I will have a good chat with George about this issue." Qin Zhiyuan wanted to raise this matter to the national level.

At this time, there are several fleets around the Mediterranean Sea, among which the French Mediterranean Fleet is the most powerful. France, which has lost its ocean hegemony, has always regarded the Mediterranean Sea as its own backyard and will never allow the British to get involved in this last reserved land.

Now is the time for the French Navy to step in. If Qin Zhiyuan goes to the British, the British may not pay attention to Qin Zhiyuan, but if the French Navy takes the lead, the British will consider it carefully because of their alliance.

"If you ask me, we don't need George, the soft egg, to come forward at all. It's better for us to just cause some accidents and get those ships to the bottom of the sea." Douglas is ruthless and has a strong old navy pirate style.

"Don't fight and kill at every turn. The British are not enemies now." Qin Zhiyuan said it nicely, but he didn't think so in his heart.

For Qin Zhiyuan, the longer the world war lasts, the better. The longer the world war lasts, the more important the Chinese population will be. However, it is not easy to grasp this degree, because judging from the current situation, although the Chinese benefited a lot from the world war, the biggest benefit was taken away by the Americans. When it comes to Qin Zhiyuan, there are only some leftovers.

"Qin, you should be tough. In Europe, the Eastern set of humility and obedience does not work well. If you want to do something for the other half of your body, you must have some courage." Douglas said earnestly.

Qin Zhiyuan did not hide his dual nationality, nor did he hide his idea of ​​doing something for the Republic of China. Douglas knew this. Ask yourself, if you put yourself in Qin Zhiyuan's position, although it seems that you have joined France, one of the great powers, Douglas will not abandon your motherland.

Douglas regards Qin Zhiyuan as his junior, and he does not hide much when he speaks.

"I will be tough when I need to, but we can't always be tough, that will leave us without partners. This world is not a world where you fight alone. More often we need to cooperate, especially when we have common enemies to face." Qin Zhiyuan can distinguish between the primary and the secondary. At least the time to go against the British has not come yet. Qin Zhiyuan is not qualified to be the opponent of the British at present.

But Qin Zhiyuan is working towards the goal of becoming the opponent of the British. As long as Qin Zhiyuan's strength is increasing, then one day, Qin Zhiyuan will have the strength that is not inferior to the British.

"Recently, I reached an agreement with Crown Prince William. He has a batch of merchant ships to transfer to us. We only need to pay a little price to get hundreds of merchant ships, which will greatly enhance our transportation capacity." Qin Zhiyuan came to deliver something to Douglas.

After the start of the World War, all German merchant ships anchored in British and French ports around the world were detained, and together with the cargo on the ships, they became collateral in the hands of Britain and France. These ships and their cargoes were not owned by the German military, so they would be returned to the ship owners after the war. But now Crown Prince William has made a decision to transfer all these merchant ships and their cargoes to Qin Zhiyuan in order to deepen his friendship with Qin Zhiyuan.

Crown Prince William has also invested a lot of money. Before the World War, Germany was developing rapidly. Most of these merchant ships had not been used for a long time and still had considerable value. However, if they are not started, these merchant ships will become a pile of scrap copper and iron. You must know that machines need to be used regularly. If they are not used for a long time, even if they use nuclear reactors as power, they will break down.

"You shouldn't get too close to the Germans. It won't bring you much honor." Douglas suggested.

Douglas is a conservative person. Like other French people, he doesn't like Germans. Qin Zhiyuan is also French now, so Douglas has reason to remind Qin Zhiyuan and ask Qin Zhiyuan to be consistent with other French people.

"My relationship with Crown Prince William is not what you think. It's just a business. I don't think Crown Prince William is a bad person. He just has to stand against us because of his position." Qin Zhiyuan said something nice for Crown Prince William's "return of favor".

"No one is born a bad person, but if he stands against us, then he is a bad person." Douglas did not give up his obsession.

"Okay, William is a bad guy, but those ships are not bad. Organize people to take them over immediately. Now those ships are ours." Qin Zhiyuan talked about the matter.

"This matter is not expected to go smoothly. You should be mentally prepared." Douglas was not optimistic.

"It doesn't matter. Let's get the ships detained in the French port first, and then go to the British to ask for them. If the British don't give them, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs come forward. You must know that LLL Company has paid taxes, and the French government should protect the property of French citizens." Qin Zhiyuan said righteously.

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Capitalist countries are better in this regard. As long as taxes are paid, they can openly ask the state to protect the safety of private property. Even if the state knows that there is something fishy, ​​it has to do it.

Speaking of which, since Qin Zhiyuan has established a three-level parliament in Thunder City and Trident City, he should also get a few members into the Senate, and make some noise from time to time, so that he can fish in troubled waters.

"Okay, okay, I'll go find someone. Now you're also a damn noble lord, just like those people in Paris." Douglas kept muttering, but he didn't forget what he should do.

"After getting these ships, pick out some of the ones in better condition and keep them for ourselves, and then sell the rest to Huang Bohan in Borneo. You can decide the price." Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to put all his eggs in one basket.

"It's okay for me to evaluate the value of those merchant ships, but I don't think I can do a good job of negotiating. It's better to let Alan talk to the people in Borneo. He is a typical vampire. Compared with him, I am a typical good man." Douglas knew what he was good at.

This is indeed a professional matter, so it's better to let experts do it.