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Entering December, the battle for the commander-in-chief of the French Army on the Western Front gradually became less suspenseful.
Nivelle and Pétain have been almost ruined. One or two newspapers are still publicizing the achievements of Nivelle and Pétain, but they have been drowned in more criticism.
Among the opposition parties, some members of the Radical Socialist Party are trying to make trouble through this incident and attack the ruling Republican Socialist Party.
Joffre's deputy, Castelao, was transferred to the War Department to take charge of the Swiss war.
There is no war at all on the Swiss side, Switzerland is a neutral country.
Foch became the only candidate for commander-in-chief of the French army. As soon as Joffre left office, Foch would take office.
In this process, Qin Zhiyuan made outstanding contributions. Qin Zhiyuan spent a total of nearly 50,000 francs to bribe media reporters. The money was well spent. For a whole month, news about Foch appeared in newspaper headlines one after another.
Every record of Foch's past achievements was boasted by reporters, and even the conservative side of Foch's character was beautified as mature and steady.
Foch simply became the military god of France.
In all of this, Qin Zhiyuan was only responsible for formulating the plan and was not the actual executor. As the commander of the Northern Army Group, Foch also had a group of supporters around him, who were all his old friends and even staff.
They will gain their own benefits after Foch becomes the commander-in-chief of the French army. This is the French version: one person can achieve enlightenment, a chicken or a dog can ascend to heaven.
Qin Zhiyuan has been staying in the military camp during this period, presiding over the expansion of the First Brigade and entertaining visiting groups from China.
That's right, the Beiyang government sent another visiting group, this time with a higher standard, led by Qin Yunpeng, the former governor of Shandong.
Most of the Chinese workers who went to Europe were Shandong people. Qin Yunpeng was the former Shandong governor and could be regarded as the parent officer of the Shandong people. He must be able to communicate well with the Chinese workers.
At this time, Qin Yunpeng was in his prime. When Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor at the beginning of this year, he was dismissed for opposing the imperial system. After Yuan Shikai's death, Qin Yunpeng had not had time to arrange a position, but he was unwilling to do nothing, so he requested to go to Europe to observe.
The ongoing World War I.
In Qin Zhiyuan's view, Qin Yunpeng's arrival has another meaning. Because of Qin Zhiyuan's appearance, the Beiyang government has actually participated in the First World War. Now it is absolutely impossible to think of neutrality. In this case, the Beiyang government must
He will find a way to control the military power in his own hands, which is in line with the usual behavior of those old foxes.
In this regard, Qin Zhiyuan is indispensable. This is not the Far East, but Europe, and domestic connections have no meaning. Qin Zhiyuan already has Foch as his backing. It can be said that he has the upper hand. Even if the Beiyang government
Even sending President Li Yuanhong to come in person could not shake Qin Zhiyuan's position in Foch's heart.
Calm and relaxed, Qin Zhiyuan entertained Qin Yunpeng and others politely, while also personally presiding over the expansion of the First Brigade.
The expanded first brigade has two infantry regiments and one artillery regiment. The infantry regiment uses a three-three formation, with each regiment having nearly 2,000 infantrymen. The artillery regiment has added 12 155 troops to the original 75 troops.
mm caliber heavy artillery, forming a powerful artillery regiment.
The artillerymen under Zheng Dali had not yet fully mastered artillery technology, so Qin Zhiyuan, through Foch, retained the French lieutenant Dinard who was previously responsible for training, promoted his rank to captain, and stayed in the 1st Brigade to continue teaching artillery.
In addition to the front-line troops, the 1st Brigade also has a transportation battalion, a medical battalion, an engineer battalion and a special agent battalion. The total strength of all the troops is close to 10,000, far exceeding the strength of a brigade, and not less than a French division.
Qin Zhiyuan felt a sense of crisis and established a training camp next to Camp Kapi. Now more than 5,000 Chinese are training in the training camp. In addition to French instructors, there are also some Chinese who were disabled in previous wars.
This training camp is still expanding. It is estimated that the first batch of soldiers will leave the training camp after the year and join the first brigade under Qin Zhiyuan. By then, the first brigade may be expanded again.
Although it is almost the end of the year, Huimin Company has not stopped transporting Chinese workers. Recently, several cruise ships have arrived in Marseille every other day. Huang Fugui led a dozen people to set up an office in Marseille, and the Chinese workers
When you land, you will sign a new contract with Huang Fugui.
This contract did not conflict with the previous contract signed by the Chinese workers. It only entrusted the resettlement rights of the Chinese workers to the First Brigade of the Foreign Legion. Qin Zhiyuan hired a team of lawyers to deal with the British who were dissatisfied with this.
Chatter.
When the contract was signed, the British and French did not pay attention to it. There were many loopholes in the contract. The lawyers hired by Qin Zhiyuan did not spend much effort in finding more than ten loopholes. Then the Paris District Court ruled that the Chinese workers had
The contract signed is illegal. From now on, the contract signed between the Chinese workers and the First Brigade shall prevail. The First Brigade now cooperates directly with Huimin Company. The Chinese workers no longer sign contracts with the French or British, but
By directly signing a contract with First Travel, Qin Zhiyuan legally obtained the agency rights for the Chinese workers.
The Paris District Court is so cooperative, and Old Renault has contributed a lot. To this end, the cooperation between Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault has been upgraded again. As long as Old Renault needs manpower, Qin Zhiyuan will provide it unconditionally. Even if he takes people from the army, Qin Zhiyuan will
Meet the requirements of old Renault.
Of course, the old Renault still has to pay his salary.
When each batch of Chinese workers arrive in Marseille, Huang Fugui will distribute them according to the wishes of the Chinese workers. Those who want to join the army will of course be given first-class treatment, with the highest salary, best benefits and the most vacations. Those who want to join the factory will be given the first-class treatment.
Second class, their salary and benefits are slightly lower than those of soldiers, but at the same time slightly higher than those previously signed contracts.
The result is that everyone is happy.
The British are very dissatisfied with this. Compared with Indians and blacks, Chinese labor is more efficient, easier to manage, and more cost-effective. But compared to the French, the British are the most harsh on Chinese workers. They don't even regard Chinese workers as human beings.
, but instead treated Chinese workers as prisoners and implemented military management. This was a consistent practice of the British, and it was the same approach not only to Chinese workers, but also to Indian borrowed workers and black workers.
Because the French treated Chinese workers well, the British even complained about it. They complained that the French's kindness to Chinese workers affected their management of Chinese workers.
How shameless
The United States has not yet become the world's leader. The British are the world's biggest brother. Qin Zhiyuan plans to fight with the British.
At least that was the case before the rise of the Americans.
