Expedition to Europe

Shortly after meeting Emperor Taisho, Qin Zhiyuan was going to the Prime Minister's residence to attend a dinner.

I have to admire the entertainment spirit of the French. Even during the World War, various banquets in Paris did not stop. The soldiers on the front line were fighting bloody battles, and the dignitaries in Paris were drunk and dreaming. Such scenes still happened in a democratically elected government. A very ironic scene.

The current Prime Minister's Residence is not the one Clemenceau used when he was in office. Perhaps in order to draw a clear line between him and Clemenceau, Alexander Millerand borrowed part of the Louvre on the pretext that the original Prime Minister's Residence needed repairs. as his official residence.

Interestingly, the banquet was held in the former Oriental Art Museum.

Of course, the current Oriental Art Museum is no longer worthy of its name. Due to the operations of Qin Zhiyuan and old Renault, most of the artworks originally stored in the Oriental Art Museum are now in the Lanfang National Museum. Therefore, the Oriental Art Museum of the Louvre The art museum has been abolished, and the current Louvre does not have a Department of Oriental Art.

For this reason, although Alexander Millerand was joking when he met Qin Zhiyuan, there was still resentment in his words: "Look, you have vacated the former Oriental Art Museum. I have been there recently. I’m worried about where to find something to deal with Congress’s questions.”

Alexander Millerand is not tall and has obviously put on weight. He is round and looks a bit cute. He has a lot of flesh on his face. With his two mustaches and slightly narrowed eyes, his expression of resentment is really vivid.

Regarding the evacuation of the Oriental Art Museum, this can be regarded as a big trouble left by Clemenceau to Millerand. Millerand did not dare to go to Clemenceau for this issue. Even if he came to the door, Clemenceau would not This will make Millerand feel better, but at the same time Millerand will also have to face congressional inquiries.

The people in Congress will not care whether Qin Zhiyuan's emptying of the Oriental Art Museum was a special act during the war. They will only ask why more than 20,000 pieces of the collection have disappeared and whether there is any inside story. Transaction issues.

"If another congressman asks you this question, you can give him a big middle finger." Qin Zhiyuan is not without malice.

Now that those works of art have gone into his pocket, Qin Zhiyuan will definitely not return them. Even if he tears them up and plays rogue, Qin Zhiyuan will not give the French a penny.

"I don't have the authority like you. If I did, the congressmen wouldn't hold on to him." Millerand shook his head and smiled bitterly, picked up a glass of brandy from the dining table and handed it to Qin Zhiyuan.

French banquets are mostly in the form of buffets, with some snacks and basically no food. There is a lot of wine and the like, including high-alcohol white wine and low-alcohol red wine. In order to cater to Qin Zhiyuan, there are even some specially shipped all the way from the Republic of China. Liquor of the Republic of China.

Of course, in order to take care of Emperor Taisho, sake produced in Japan was also served at the banquet, but the types were much smaller, with only two or three varieties to choose from.

Emperor Taisho also attended the banquet with Qin Zhiyuan. Among the people in the audience, Emperor Taisho finally found someone of the same kind. As soon as he arrived at the banquet hall, Emperor Taisho had a pleasant chat with French President Deschanel.

Deschanel's mental state is also a bit abnormal, two mental illnesses?

What a magical combination!

"Authority is established by oneself, not given by position." Qin Zhiyuan took the wine glass and did not comment on Millerand's words.

This is true. As Prime Minister, Clemenceau's original rights were not commensurate with those held by Millerand, and the rights held by Deschanel were not commensurate with those held by Poincaré.

"Yeah, so I still have more work to do." Millerand nodded, seriously agreeing with Qin Zhiyuan's words, and in order to successfully find a consensus with Qin Zhiyuan, he raised his glass to Qin Zhiyuan.

"No matter in any way, as long as Lanfang can help, please don't be polite." Qin Zhiyuan hesitated and made a promise smoothly.

Qin Zhiyuan was really frightened after being drunk from the tincture he just drank yesterday. Although this was also a banquet and there were enough drinks, Qin Zhiyuan planned to only drink this one glass from beginning to end.

"As long as Lanfang and France can maintain their traditional friendship, that will be my greatest support." Millerand was in a good mood and finished off half of it in one bite.

Another person who tells lies with open eyes. Lanfang has only been established for more than a year. It is really inappropriate to describe it as "traditional friendship".

However, considering the rapid changes in the political situation in France and Lanfang, there is indeed a "tradition".

"That's for sure. After all, in many aspects, we have extensive common interests." Qin Zhiyuan is willing to maintain friendship with France if the British have so many colonies.

Just when Qin Zhiyuan and Milleran were communicating, a burst of unbridled laughter suddenly came from a corner of the banquet hall. Qin Zhiyuan and Milleran were a little surprised. When they looked over, they found that the ones laughing were Deshanel and Taisho. Emperor, there were already several empty wine glasses around them, so Qin Zhiyuan and Millerand turned around in a tacit understanding, pretending not to see them at all.

"How did you get together with that guy?" Judging from the tone and choice of words, it was clear that Millerand had no good impression of Emperor Taisho.

"Well, His Majesty the Emperor is not in good health. I want to see if there are better treatment methods in Europe." Qin Zhiyuan still said the same thing.

Those who are qualified to attend this level of banquet are basically dignitaries, that is, the so-called "prominent". Since they all have some face, they must follow certain rules. Therefore, no matter who the people attending the banquet are talking to, they are all gentle and polite, and the degree of voice control is appropriate to hear the music played by the band.

There is definitely no overeating in such occasions. Even if they are not full and have a midnight snack, they will not lose their composure on the spot.

So you can imagine how inappropriate the laughter of Deschanel and Emperor Taisho just now was.

"Miller, can you borrow your Majesty's time for a while?" Poincaré came over with a cup.

"Of course, your Majesty is light." Milleran was polite and bowed slightly to Qin Zhiyuan.

"Then excuse me, we will talk later." Qin Zhiyuan responded and said goodbye to Milleran politely.

The biggest advantage of such a banquet is that you can find anyone to communicate freely. Of course, there are still some limits. No matter if there are important people, they will not take up too much time of others. The important purpose of attending the banquet is to communicate with more people as effectively as possible in the shortest time.

Raymond Poincaré and Qin Zhiyuan also have a good relationship. Because of the relationship with United Petroleum, Poincaré and Qin Zhiyuan are now closer.

When Qin Zhiyuan and Poincaré walked side by side to the sofa in the corner, Poincaré and Qin Zhiyuan talked casually: "I heard that you and Pierre had a fight. Who won?"

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"Who did you hear that from?" Qin Zhiyuan immediately turned black, so the faint marks on his eye sockets were not very clear.

"Haha, no need to say, just look at Pierre's face and you will know. Tsk tsk, I'm afraid Pierre is the only one who dares to fight with His Majesty." Poincaré didn't feel much distance from Qin Zhiyuan, just like when Qin Zhiyuan was in France.

The social status of the French is really amazing. Whether it is the president or ordinary people, they are all the same "people" in the final analysis. For example, Poincaré was the French president with unlimited power a year ago, but now he is just an ordinary member of parliament. Another example is Millerand, who was also an ordinary member of parliament a year ago, but now he is the French prime minister.

So compared with the Chinese world, the social status of the French is a bit vague, not as clear-cut as in the Chinese world.

Of course, in France, if there is no background and no noble help, it is impossible for ordinary people to get into the class of members of parliament. In the final analysis, French politics is just a game for a small group of people.

In a corner of the banquet hall, Pierre and several people sat on several sofas, and the bruises on Pierre's face were still very obvious.

Qin Zhiyuan had Misha and Julie to help him heal his wounds, but Pierre did not have this treatment. Coupled with Foch and Anne's hair dryers, Pierre suffered enough.

Although he learned a lesson, when he saw Qin Zhiyuan, Pierre was still in a bad mood and sat on the sofa without any intention of getting up.

Qin Zhiyuan had no intention of provoking. He shook hands and said hello to the people who stood up to greet him, then found a single sofa and sat down casually.

There were still some familiar people. There were two Corsican MPs present, one named Brian Jeremiah and the other named Jason Jesse. In order to avoid suspicion, Qin Zhiyuan did not show much intimacy with the Corsican MPs. This time was different. Qin Zhiyuan could still see admiration and fanaticism in Brian and Jason's eyes.

"We have decided that our party will be called the 'Social Democratic Party' and built into the 'Social Democratic Party'. How about this name?" Poincaré was impatient as soon as he sat down.

When Pierre first entered the political arena, he was very close to Poincaré. After Poincaré stepped down from the presidency, Pierre and Poincaré's relationship remained the same. It seems that the two are now preparing to form a political party together to maintain this relationship.

"It doesn't matter what the name is. The key is your party platform, as well as long-term and short-term goals. Have these been determined?" Qin Zhiyuan gave his opinion.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't have much opinion about political parties. No matter how fancy the names were, as long as they couldn't bring benefits to ordinary people, they would definitely be abandoned by the public.

Just after Qin Zhiyuan finished speaking, Qin Zhiyuan suddenly felt that the atmosphere in the banquet hall was a little wrong. The original whispers had all disappeared, and the accompaniment of the band was intermittent, as if something unusual had happened.

Following the eyes of the crowd, in a corner of the banquet hall, Emperor Taisho urinated against the wall of the banquet hall, and Deschanel was whistling for Emperor Taisho next to him -

Well, although he was the initiator, Qin Zhiyuan really felt his face burning at this moment.