Expedition to Europe

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As the saying goes, "Every profession has its own specialty". If you want to deal with bankers like Takahashi Korekiyo, you need someone like Old Renault who often deals with banks.

It is obvious that Takahashi Korekiyo is also very interested in Old Renault. He is much more enthusiastic than when he met Qin Zhiyuan. When he saw Old Renault, his eyes lit up immediately. Before bowing, he was accompanied by a standing posture, that is, the two heels had to knock against each other, and the tone was more than one level of enthusiasm: "Mr. Louis Renault, I have heard of your name for a long time. I am very happy to meet you here. Please give me more advice."

Tsk tsk, this attitude is just like a young man who has just entered the workplace and meets a domineering president for the first time.

In fact, the status of the two is similar. Although Old Renault is a legend in the business world, Takahashi Korekiyo is not bad either. The bonus of the two positions of President of the Bank of Japan and Prime Minister of Japan is still not small. Before the war between Lan Fang and Japan, Japan's international status was not low. To be precise, Takahashi Korekiyo, who was half business and half political, had a higher influence on the world than old Renault.

But the Japanese have a kind of worship for Westerners that is difficult to understand. It is a bit insufficient to describe it as worshipping foreigners and fawning on foreigners. It seems that when facing Westerners, the Japanese have a kind of inferiority complex from the bottom of their hearts, and they can't wait to bow down and worship as grandsons. It feels a bit contemptuous.

Old Renault was obviously a little flattered, but he was able to adjust quickly. He shook Takahashi Korekiyo's hand and said enthusiastically: "It's nice to meet you, Prime Minister. I have heard of you for a long time. Many of your economic practices are impressive. I hope we can have the opportunity to communicate more."

Impressive, to put it bluntly, before this, old Renault had never even heard of Takahashi Korekiyo, but everyone carries a sedan chair, and saying some beautiful words of hello, me, and everyone is hello is easy for old Renault.

Next is Saionji Kimmochi.

In fact, among the current Japanese government and opposition parties, Qin Zhiyuan attaches the most importance to Kimmochi Saionji. If he were to rank them in Qin Zhiyuan's mind, even Emperor Taisho and Takahashi Korekiyo would have to stand aside. Kimmochi Saionji is the one who is most capable of changing the current situation in Japan.

Kimmochi Saionji is a true veteran of three dynasties. He has experienced three generations of emperors, Komei, Meiji, and Taisho. He is the only veteran in Japan now.

After the Lanfang and Japan Wars, many older generation Japanese veterans could not accept this result and died of illness, including Aritomo Yamagata, Masayoshi Matsukata, etc. So now, Kimmochi Saionji is the most prestigious person in Japan, and even the Takahashi Cabinet is manipulated by Kimmochi Saionji behind the scenes.

After the defeat, the prestige of the Japanese emperor in Japan has been greatly reduced. Even because of the public opinion offensive of Lan Fang, many Japanese are currently questioning the legitimacy of the existence of the Japanese emperor and whether the emperor's bloodline is pure. In this context, the role played by Kimmochi Saionji in Japan is similar to that of a spiritual pillar, which can be said to be very important.

In fact, Kimmochi Saionji is now in his seventies, but his mental state is still good. Although his figure is a little hunched, his eyes are still sharp, and he doesn't have any age spots or anything. He doesn't need anyone to support him when he stands there.

Compared with the elderly of this era, Kimmochi Saionji's physical condition is already good.

When he saw Qin Zhiyuan, Kimmochi Saionji didn't express anything special, and the degree of his bow didn't seem to be very respectful, that is, it was normal to stop at the right time.

Qin Zhiyuan certainly wasn't so arrogant as to think that everyone had to be respectful to him, so he didn't dislike Saionji Kimmochi's attitude. He was calm when shaking hands: "Your Excellency the Duke looks really good in spirit, which is really gratifying. Everything you have done for Japan is enough for Japan to grant you any honor. I hope you take care of yourself and continue to serve Japan."

Qin Zhiyuan's words were still meaningful, a bit like a final conclusion.

Well, for Qin Zhiyuan, the dead Saionji Kimmochi is the best Saionji Kimmochi, but the old man is in good health. If there is no accident, he should be able to live for another 20 years. Qin Zhiyuan can only sigh that God is blind.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Compared with your great achievements, what Saion did is not worth mentioning. I hope your Majesty will treat the Japanese well for the sake of the people of the world. Saion is grateful." Saionji Kimmochi can still distinguish the primary from the secondary. No matter what he thinks in his heart, he still gives Qin Zhiyuan enough respect on the surface.

However, Kimmochi Saionji's reserve did not last long. When he met Foch, Kimmochi Saionji's performance was similar to that of Korekiyo Takahashi when he met old Renault.

Kimmochi Saionji studied in France when he was young and lived in France for ten years. Everything in France left a good impression on Kimmochi Saionji. Kimmochi Saionji was also deeply influenced by French democracy. After returning to Japan, he vigorously promoted the democratic system and was considered the founder and guardian of Japan's democratic system.

Therefore, Kimmochi Saionji had a very special feeling for France, and he felt even more intimate with French people like Foch. During Kimmochi Saionji's stay in Japan, Foch was already a famous military general. At that time, he was a person that Kimmochi Saionji needed to look up to, which made Kimmochi Saionji's respect for Foch deepen.

It seems that what Lan Fang got from France was not just the Foreign Legion and those factories. The foundation of Foch and old Renault was more important.

This is also Qin Zhiyuan's achievement. If Qin Zhiyuan had not shown enough potential, old guys like Foch and old Renault would not have chosen Qin Zhiyuan. They have already reached the top of the world in their respective fields. Coming to Lan Fang is not only to play their remaining heat, but also to create and inherit.

After Saionji Kimmochi, it was Qin Haoge. The relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and Qin Haoge is naturally needless to say. The two simply shook hands and exchanged eyes, and they have exchanged enough information.

Then there was no one worth Qin Zhiyuan remembering, so the group rode to Tokyo.

There were indeed many people who came to greet Qin Zhiyuan, including the military, police and civilians, there were as many as 100,000 people. With so many people, security was a big problem, so Qin Zhiyuan did not do any dangerous actions such as public speeches. He communicated with Dazheng and Saion for a while, and then went straight to the Tokyo Imperial Palace.

Yokosuka is not far from Tokyo, about 70 to 80 kilometers away. Qin Zhiyuan was riding the "Wuzhui" that arrived earlier. In view of the accident in Yingzhou, it was a batch of "Wuzhui" that had been reinforced again.

The incident in Yingzhou not only sounded the alarm for the security personnel, but also for the Lanfang "Wuzhui" car factory. Misha was also riding a "Wuzhui" car when the accident happened. Since Misha was injured in the accident, it means that the "Wuzhui" is not perfect enough and needs to be improved.

In fact, the so-called improvement has no room for improvement on the existing basis. The power of the engine is so large. If you want to continue to increase the protection performance, one is to improve the material, and the other is to thicken the armor. No matter which method is used, the speed will be further reduced.

So just improving a "Wuzhui" has already affected half of Lanfang's industry.

It must be mentioned that in Lan Fang, Long Chengxuan is the authority in materials, and Long Chengyuan is the authority in engines. They both have a special relationship with Misha. To them, Misha is like a sister. Therefore, after Misha's accident, the Long brothers felt the pain.

For Sandy and Michelle, such pain is even more profound. Sandy even called the Long brothers home and scolded them severely, which made the Long brothers more motivated. Therefore, within a week, a new design plan was taken out. Before Qin Zhiyuan left for the Republic of China, the brand-new "Wu Zhui" explosion-proof car had already begun production.

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

It should be noted that the current "Wu Zhui" is no longer bulletproof, but has begun to focus on explosion-proof.

Finally, when Qin Zhiyuan arrived in Japan, the brand-new "Wu Zhui" had already arrived in Japan in advance. Although the number was not large, only three vehicles, it was enough to prove the efficiency of Lan Fang.

Unlike the cars of Qin Zhiyuan and his group, Emperor Taisho and Saionji Kimimochi were riding in horse-drawn carriages, so Qin Zhiyuan and his group could not go fast.

Compared with Lan Fang, Japan is definitely a country that can be described as "poor".

Lan Fang's oil is now enough to be exported. The United Petroleum Group controlled by Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault has controlled more than half of the world's oil supply. In this regard, the gap between Japan and Lan Fang is not a day or two, and they will never catch up, because there are no oil fields in Japan.

It is precisely because there are no mineral resources that Japan is very cautious about the replacement of weapons and the development of new products, because all of Japan's industrial raw materials basically need to be imported from abroad, and Japan's foreign exchange reserves are limited. Japan today is not as rich as Japan in the 21st century, so Japan's industry seems to be a bit behind.

Of course, this lag is only reflected in Japan's industry, and other industries are still good, such as Japan's food.

In fact, Qin Zhiyuan didn't have much of a favorable impression of Japanese food. In his impression, it seemed that only sake and sushi were more famous, and he didn't pay much attention to other things. However, at the banquet prepared by Emperor Taisho to welcome Qin Zhiyuan and his party, Qin Zhiyuan was still surprised by several dishes at the banquet.

For example, sashimi.

Sashimi actually originated in China, but in Japan, sashimi has gradually become popular, while it has gradually declined in China, where it originated.

The reason is probably because there are more parasites on freshwater fish, so it is easy to get sick if eaten raw, while seafood has relatively fewer parasites.

However, at the banquet, what surprised Qin Zhiyuan the most was not sashimi, but Emperor Taisho.

Well, the existence of Emperor Taisho is often a joke.