Carlo, who was given a large amount of his money by the Prime Minister, was naturally unhappy. He was depressed for several days, and even the little maid who had been teasing him didn't hold hands for several days.
When he was thinking about his mistakes, Carlo reflected more than once that he was still not calm enough in doing things. He would panic when encountering unexpected situations. The Prime Minister deceived him, and in the end, he couldn't help himself.
What's the difference between the squirting Zhang Da and the prodigal son?
Of course, as a keyboard warrior, I criticized Young Master Zhang in all aspects on the Internet. He has been imprisoned since he quit the Northeast, pointing out his various incompetences. I didn't expect that I would actually make the same mistake, which is really embarrassing.
This also proves the saying, easier said than done.
In order to avoid the recurrence of his previous mistakes, Carlo spent less time going out and reflected more on himself. After all, Carlo was an ordinary person before. After suddenly ascending to a high position, after enduring for a period of time, he became a little more relaxed, and
Prime Minister Despretis gave Carlo a gentle slap this time, just enough to wake him up and let him know his character flaws.
So during this period, not only did Carlo not run to Brescia, but Marino also went there less often. Carlo's performance made Maxim and Tesla think that there was no progress in their research and development, and they had disappointed their king friend.
, so the two of them worked even more sleepless and foodless.
However, although Carlo went out less often, he was still well-informed. For example, Karl Marx, the leader of the proletariat and the author of Capital, died in London on March 14. The founder of a generation of communism,
Died like this.
Of course, after Carlo saw this news, he sighed more. Now who can imagine how many followers the communist theory he created will have in the future?
Of course, this is not the news that Carlo is most interested in. The news that he is most interested in comes from France. Jouferry, who had previously planned the annexation of Tunisia, was once again elected as the French Prime Minister. Although this man had greatly increased his prestige by annexing Tunisia,
However, the failure of the economic revitalization plan caused him to step down in despair at the end of 1881. Of course, one of the reasons was his support for Franco-German reconciliation.
Subsequently, in just over a year, France had three prime ministers, from Frescinet, Duclerc to Fallier, all of whom stepped down due to various reasons. (This can be seen from the influence of France's frequent change of prime ministers)
In the election in January this year, Ruferi was elected again. This time, this veteran colonialist set his sights on Vietnam. He first asked the parliament to reject the Vietnam clause signed with the Qing Dynasty, and finally
He trumpeted the importance of Vietnam to France.
In addition, he also let newspapers report extensively on the persecution of Christians and French missionaries in Vietnam, which aroused the anger of many French people, and then used this power to promote the parliament's invasion plan of Vietnam.
So when Carlo got the French invasion plan for Vietnam, he immediately realized that the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived, and he would definitely let the French know how powerful Italy was.
Thinking of this, he immediately called the captain of the guard. "How are the Venice and Brescia now?"
Faced with Carlo's sudden question about the two patrol ships, His Excellency the Baron quickly flipped through this information in his mind.
"Your Majesty, these two warships have been outfitted and are currently undergoing sea trials."
Carlo was very satisfied with the words of the captain of the guard. It seemed that the two cruise ships had caught up with the progress and appeared in the Far East in time. Of course, Carlo didn't know that in order to launch the two cruise ships as soon as possible, Andoshar Shipyard deployed elite personnel.
Strength, and rarely adopted a two-shift working system, and finally completed the outfitting of the two ships at the end of March. (Because there were no electric lights installed, I did not work at night, and there was no three-shift system. In that era, it was suitable for shipbuilding.
Industry’s high-power electric lamps have not been developed yet)
"Send a message to Admiral Gorek and let their navy familiarize themselves with the warship as soon as possible. It is expected that they will have a mission at the end of the year or next year."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
Carlo just needs to wait for the war to break out before he has a chance to intervene.
Carlo was not asked to wait any longer. News came out a month later, but the news was not friendly to the French at all. French Navy Captain Li Weiye died in battle at a place called Zhiqiao in Vietnam.
This naval colonel was also a daring fellow. Before he could wait for domestic reinforcements, he led the French army to invade Hanoi, Vietnam, and threatened to invade China north along the Red River. But it is a pity that this ambitious and talented naval colonel failed to see the Chinese border.
He had a conflict with the Black Flag Army stationed in Vietnam. The Black Flag Army was not simple. It was originally a peasant uprising army in Guangxi during the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom. Because it used the seven-star black flag as its battle flag, it was called the Black Flag Army. After its failure,
It was transferred to the Sino-Vietnamese Border Mirror and was ordered to be installed by the King of Vietnam.
Facing the invasion of the French army, the Black Flag Army, led by its leader Liu Yongfu, fought against it at Zhiqiao. As a result, the Black Flag Army won a great victory and killed the arrogant naval colonel and more than 200 French officers and soldiers under his command.
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When the news came back to France, France was humiliated. The natives from the east actually defeated the heroic French officers and soldiers, and even the commander was killed. How could the proud French endure this, and then France announced that it would surrender to Vietnam
Increase troops and allocate 3.5 million francs to the French army in Tokyo to support their continued preparations for war. (Tokyo here refers to most of northern Vietnam. The Vietnamese call it Beiqi)
It should be noted here that France had already occupied most of Vietnam at that time, and only northern Vietnam near the Red River was still under the rule of the Kingdom of Vietnam. France had always wanted to operate Vietnam as an advanced base, radiating to Guangdong, Guangxi, and the southwest. However, because Vietnam had vassal status with the Qing Dynasty
relationship, so it has not succeeded for a long time.
However, this time, the French were determined to solve the Vietnam problem in one fell swoop. At the same time, they wanted to open up the southwest and Guangdong and Guangxi markets of the Qing Dynasty to find markets for French goods. Therefore, this time France would not give up until it achieved its goal.
Facing the news of the French's actions in Vietnam, Carlo looked like he was just watching a show. Of course, he would speed up preparations for small actions in private.
