Expedition to Europe

One thing that is certain is that although the French believe in Christianity, they are definitely not saints.

On the issue of Prince Basel, the French did choose to remain silent, but that definitely does not mean acquiescence.

If God wants to kill a person, he will first make him crazy.

Prince Basel is the one who has gone crazy.

Perhaps Prince Basel would never have thought that the French were planning to catch the cicada while the oriole was waiting behind. Just after Gu Xingbang and his men took control of Tunisia, an unidentified commando attacked the palace of Tunisia, killing 27 royal family members, including the King of Tunisia, Mohammed Nader. Then, the basin of dirty water was poured on Basel's head.

Poor Basel still dreamed of ascending the throne of Tunisia, but he died before he could succeed. He was thrown into prison by the French just after returning to Tunisia and before entering the palace.

A coup is actually a very normal thing, but for the sake of power, he attacked his relatives, and the means were so cruel. This has exceeded people's bottom line. No matter the French or Tunisians, they will not accept someone like Basel as the king of the United States.

After the "coup day", looking at the former Tunisian royal family, except for the Nader family that had been killed and the Nasser family that had lost the right to inherit the throne, people were shocked to find that the only one who had the right to inherit the throne in Tunisia was a royal branch named Adil. This Prince Adil is 35 years old this year. Although he has many wives and concubines, he has no children.

In an emergency, he can continue to work hard in the future without children. There is no better choice now. It is better to succeed to the throne first. The country cannot be without a king for a day.

Before he succeeded to the throne, Prince Adil had no political resources, and even no economic strength. His life was only slightly better than that of ordinary Tunisian nobles. Therefore, it is in the interests of all parties for such a person to succeed to the throne.

Prince Adil was hit by such a big pie out of thin air, and now he has no more demands. Even under the auspices of the French, Tunisia has no objection to changing from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy democracy, so this is a happy thing.

Just after the dust settled on the Tunisian royal family dispute, people were surprised to find that the United Petroleum, which had been silent in the whole incident, became the biggest winner.

You should know that the army that launched the coup was sent by the United Petroleum. When Prince Basel was imprisoned, the Basel Oil Development Company was ordered to disband. Among the 35 oil wells in the six oil fields controlled by the Basel Oil Development Company, 27 are now under the control of the United Petroleum, and the remaining eight belong to the newly emerging Brother Alliance. The Djerba Island, which was once leased by the United Petroleum Company to the Tunisian government, has now completely become the property of the United Petroleum Company and has no relationship with the Tunisian government anymore.

"You are so insidious. I have to consider the possibility of cooperating with you." After learning about this incident, Leotai expressed his opinion to Qin Zhiyuan in a half-joking way.

When he said this, Leotai and Qin Zhiyuan were in the Governor's Palace in Saigon, which was Leotai's base in Annan and the political and economic center of French Indochina.

Leotai had decided to join hands with Qin Zhiyuan to attack Siam, and there was more work to do, so Leotai and Qin Zhiyuan had been in Saigon for a while, which was closer to Siam and not as sensitive as Cam Ranh Bay.

Gao Hongshi reported the situation in Cam Ranh Bay to Qin Zhiyuan. According to the intelligence of the Lan Fang National Security Bureau, among the 70,000 people in Cam Ranh Bay, more than 100 people served the intelligence departments of Britain, the United States and other countries. These people are currently under the surveillance of the Lan Fang National Security Bureau. The reason why the Lan Fang National Security Bureau did not take action was to dig out more intelligence personnel. When needed, the Lan Fang National Security Bureau will catch them all in one fell swoop.

At this time, in fact, both Qin Zhiyuan and Lyaute are eye-catching. The relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and Lyaute is not a secret. France and Lan Fang have emphasized their alliance relationship on different occasions. Therefore, if Qin Zhiyuan and Lyaute are together, even if they just drink a cup of tea and reminisce about the past, many symbols can be interpreted. Qin Zhiyuan does not want to live in the spotlight, so it is better to hide in Saigon.

Lan Fang is an immigrant country, so the Lan Fang people living in Cam Ranh Bay are of complex composition, and it is normal to have spy activities, but Saigon is different. In addition to the French, there are Annan people. Lyaute's power is unimaginable. Lyaute's Governor's Mansion is like an independent city, without any interference, and there will be no "idle people".

"On this issue, the French government is not much better than me, so don't say I am insidious, look at what your parliament masters have done?" Qin Zhiyuan disdains Lyaute's duties. For this matter, the eldest brother should not talk about the second brother.

"Politicians are really disgusting creatures!" Lyaute did not deny Qin Zhiyuan's words, and cursed the French Parliament from top to bottom in one sentence.

Although Lyaute was once the Minister of the Army, he was still a soldier after all. Lyaute really couldn't get close to politicians, which was also an important reason why Lyaute and Qin Zhiyuan could maintain their friendship. Although Qin Zhiyuan did not do things very openly, he was not two-faced and did not have a false head. A real villain gave people a much better impression than a hypocrite.

"Is this why you came to Saigon?" Qin Zhiyuan was a little curious.

With Lyautey's qualifications and status, Lyautey could have obtained the same honor as Foch and retired gloriously, but Lyautey did not. Although he was already 65 years old, Lyautey still came all the way from France to French Indochina to contribute his last ability to France.

In real history, Lyautey served as Minister of the Army for only more than three months. Before the World War was over, Lyautey was fed up with the criticism of right-wingers and resigned to return to Morocco to continue his colonial career.

"Not entirely, the correct reason should be curiosity about Lan Fang and curiosity about you. I really want to know how you made Lan Fang what it is now. Let's not talk about the Dutch. Japan, Russia, Britain - none of them are easy to mess with." Lyautey did not hide his curiosity and wanted to find the answer from Qin Zhiyuan.

As an excellent colonial soldier, Lyautey knew how difficult it was to conquer colonies, so Lyautey was very curious about Qin Zhiyuan.

By the way, the last time the French returned to Madagascar, Lyaute was one of them, and was responsible for the attack on the third district in southern Madagascar. Lyaute spent two years and finally conquered the Malagasy people.

"It's true that they are not easy to mess with, but so what? They are not a monolithic group. As long as they are human, they will have weaknesses. See if you can catch them. In fact, you don't need to look for answers from me. Your answers are in your heart. Just ask yourself." Qin Zhiyuan is not proud, and there is not much to share with Lyaute.

"Hahahaha-that's right, the answer is in our hearts, so now Siam is our test product." Lyaute expressed his confidence with a wild laugh. In terms of conquering foreign races, Lyaute is indeed qualified. In the current France, no one can do better than Lyaute in developing colonies.

It seems that Lyaute and Qin Zhiyuan are a strong combination. Speaking of it, the Siamese are really pathetic. They escaped the first conquest of the British and French, but they were hit by these two guys who have a strong interest in "colonialism".

"Speaking of experimental subjects, what advice do you have for Pierre?" Qin Zhiyuan still cared about his elder brother-in-law.

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Pierre has now gone to Madagascar and become the Governor of Madagascar, and has begun to try to turn Madagascar into a real French territory.

Pierre went to Madagascar with the colonial pioneering group sent by various interest groups in Paris. These guys were like villains who finally escaped from prison and turned Madagascar into the latest carnival park.

Lyautey participated in the last French conquest of Madagascar. At that time, he was an important assistant to Gallieni. He was quite familiar with the situation in Madagascar and was definitely qualified to give Pierre advice.

"Be firm in your beliefs, keep your original intention, remember the purpose of going to Madagascar, and as long as you persevere, Pierre will succeed." Lyautey gave a general answer without mentioning any specific suggestions.

"What are the details?" Qin Zhiyuan pursued relentlessly.

"More specific? That depends on Pierre's position. If he just wants to get some experience and make his resume look better, then it doesn't matter, even if he stays in Paris and doesn't take office. But if you want to do something, you need a certain opportunity. The Malagasy people are still difficult to deal with. The people there are a bit stubborn. Once they have made up their minds, they will not look back, and they will not accept other people's suggestions. So you must be tough and let them know that France will never compromise." Lyaute seemed to recall some not-so-good memories, and his expression was a little sad.

"Indeed." Qin Zhiyuan learned about the stubbornness of the Malagasy people from Manantenina's war report.

"Speaking of Madagascar, you sent a foreign legion. What do you want to do? Turn it into the second Corsica?" Lyaute asked in line with Qin Zhiyuan's meaning, with a hint of warning.

Many people have noticed the current situation in Corsica. Rather than saying that Corsica still belongs to France, it is better to say that Corsica is now an enclave of Lanfang. Ninety percent of the residents living in Corsica are Chinese, whether they are police officers, civil servants, or even parliamentarians. Lyaute can guarantee that Qin Zhiyuan's words are more useful in Corsica than Milleran's words.

It is a frustrating reality.