In recent days, the Paris press, which was originally a little dull due to restrictions, has focused its attention on the Japanese.
One day in early September, a Japanese Army major touched the butt of a waitress while dining at a restaurant in Paris. The waitress then pressed the plate in her hand to the major's face, and the Paris police arrested him.
This Japanese army major also arrested three Japanese soldiers suspected of obstructing official duties.
The next day, the media revealed the identity of this major. This major named Qingmi was actually a member of the royal family, which immediately caused an uproar in the French government and the public.
Look, even the Japanese royal family has this kind of virtue, which shows how miserable the Japanese people are.
The worst is yet to come.
Another day later, the patrol force of the Foreign Legion captured three French men with evil intentions outside the apartment of the female waitress who had a conflict with His Highness Kiyomi.
The three French men later confessed that they were hired to show off the waitress.
Although the three French men could not prove who hired them, the fingerpoint was very clear. The News even bluntly stated that the mastermind was Genjiro Akashi, the Lieutenant General of the Japanese Sixth Division who is currently in Paris.
Some media outlets also made noises, pointing out that this incident was full of doubts, proving that it was impossible for the Japanese to make such a low-level mistake at this sensitive moment, but they were immediately drowned in the overwhelming curses.
At this moment, the French are very sensitive, especially towards soldiers. The French government and the public are fully vigilant, and any behavior of soldiers will be infinitely magnified.
After this news broke, it was immediately linked to the incident at the field hospital some time ago. For a while, the term Japanese was associated with a series of derogatory terms such as absurd, barbaric, rude, frivolous, cruel, etc. The Sing-Japanese War had just occurred all over the world.
Japan, which had built up a poor reputation through a series of victories such as the Russo-Japanese War, had its national reputation suddenly reduced to nothing.
The Japanese government reacted quickly and immediately lodged a protest with the French government.
In order to maintain the alliance between the Allied Powers, the French government once again imposed press controls.
But it was too late. In just two days, the overwhelming news bombardment had already made this incident known to everyone in France. The French government’s news control had become so obvious that more people who had not paid attention to it had become aware of it.
, also started to pay attention.
Well, the British have also begun to pay attention to this matter. The Times suggested on the front page that the British government should immediately terminate cooperation with the Japanese and drive those Japanese troops who do not know how to fight and only harass women back to their own country to cause harm.
Their own women should go, lest the reputation of Her Majesty the Queen, who has always been majestic and upright, be dragged down by the wretched-looking Emperor who is said to be not as tall as the Queen.
Yes, the British government also regulates the press.
But again, it's too late.
What an evil press freedom
While this tidbit about the Japanese royal family continues to ferment, there is also a rumor spreading in a small area among the upper class in Paris.
It is said that an oil field has been discovered in the Sahara Desert of Algeria. If you want to make a fortune, go to the Black Swan Castle to find Qin Cooperation, the new commander-in-chief of the Foreign Legion. Don't wait until the expiration date.
Everyone who knew the news rushed to the Bois de Boulogne, but it was too late. Qin Zhiyuan had already left Paris. If you want to find Qin Zhiyuan, please go to Algeria.
Some people actually went to Algeria to find Qin Zhiyuan, but it was difficult for them to do so because Qin Zhiyuan already had enough partners, and ordinary upper-class people had lost the qualification to cooperate with Qin Zhiyuan.
Oran, Qin Zhiyuan and the new Governor-General of Algeria, Maxime Weygand, parted ways. Qin Zhiyuan went to the Foreign Legion headquarters in Sidi Bel Abbas, while Maxime went to Algiers to take over the governorship.
In fact, it would be more appropriate for Bastien to fill this position, but France was in the middle of a war at this time, and a general like Bastien who had repeatedly made military exploits on the battlefield could not escape, so Raymond Poincaré chose
Maxime Weygand.
After all, Maxime Weigand and Qin Zhiyuan had a very pleasant cooperation when they were in Reims, and Raymond wanted to extend this cooperation model to Algeria.
Replacing a governor-general is not a simple matter, but when French President Raymond Poincaré became Qin Zhiyuan's partner, it all became logical.
Reno Sr. has already gone to Gabes, Tunisia, where he will organize a team of construction workers to start building an oil pipeline from Gabes to Nubaku.
Niu Baku is Hashimes Oder. After Old Renault reminded him, Qin Zhiyuan realized that because oil had not been discovered in Hashimes Oder, it was now an endless desert and had no name at all. In this case,
Old Renault called it Niu Baku.
The Baku oil field is currently the largest known oil field in the world. Since the oil field discovered in the Sahara Desert is a super large oil field, the old Renault will build it into the second Baku and the new Baku.
Since the Americans can establish a new York County in the United States, it is not impossible that the French can establish a new Baku in North Africa.
In another time and space, the Hashemis Oude Oil Field exported oil through the oil pipeline in the northern port of Algeria. Now that the three North African countries are French colonies, it naturally does not matter where the oil pipeline leads, so under Qin Zhiyuan's
On the suggestion, the oil pipeline led to Gabes, the nearest city to Novi Baku.
You must know that in another world, New Baku belongs to Algeria, but Gabes belongs to Tunisia. In this way, when the national consciousness of Algerians and Tunisians awakens and they want to strive for independence, they will find that there is a conflict of interests between them.
There are huge differences in
Of course, in this world, because there are huge and indispensable interests, it remains to be seen whether France will allow Algeria to seek independence.
Well, it needs to be explained that the old Renault and Qin Zhiyuan have purchased the entire 200,000 square kilometers of desert around New Baku from the French government. For this, the old Renault paid the French government nearly 20 million francs, about 100 per square kilometer.
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It's really that cheap. In fact, if there was no oil there, it might not even be worth a cent, because it's basically no man's land and there won't be any tax revenue.
Even if the French government knew that there might be oil under the land here, the French government would not detect it.
Don't think that the French are stupid. They are not stupid at all. Even if the country has to bear the cost of detecting oil, it will feel painful. Instead of looking for a needle in a haystack, the French government would rather not spend a penny and only collect later taxes.
It is more cost-effective for the French government.
For Qin Zhiyuan, the cost of detection is not a problem, because there is a relatively precise geographical location. As long as you find a place to drill down, there will not be much additional cost. Perhaps New Baku will become the lowest-cost oil field in the world.
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At present, the entire Baku area nominally belongs to an oil company called United Petroleum. The big bosses of this company are Qin Zhiyuan and Lao Renault. Together, they occupy more than 70% of the shares, and the remaining 30% of the shares belong to several companies.
Ten large and small shareholders.
These shareholders include the then French President Raymond Poincaré, and the rest are currently powerful figures in France, or wealthy people with extraordinary economic strength, and they all own part of the company's shares.
Of course, these shares have all been paid, but some people paid more and some paid less. Because of the difference in investment time, these transactions can withstand the inspection of the Economic Committee, and the price factor
Although it is eye-catching, the process is legal and no procedural loopholes can be found.
Of course, these shares are non-transferable. If they are to be transferred, they must be transferred first to Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault. When Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault do not want to buy, shareholders can sell their shares to outsiders.
The chairman of United Oil Company is naturally Qin Zhiyuan, and the executive director is Lao Renault. The entire board of directors consists of six people. Except for Qin Zhiyuan and Lao Renault, the other four are representatives elected by shareholders. Any one of them
, the shares do not exceed 5%. Qin Zhiyuan and Lao Renault fully control the operation of United Oil Company. Other shareholders only have the right to dividends and have no right to interfere with the operation.
After separating from the old Renault and Maxim, Qin Zhiyuan led a group of officers to Sidi Bel Abbas in a car that arrived at the Port of Oran by ship.
This officer corps is Qin Zhiyuan's guard and is also a reserve officer. They will stay in Sidi Bel Abbas and be responsible for training the soldiers recruited here.
The colonel at the Foreign Legion headquarters in Sidi Bel Abbas asked Marco to meet Qin Zhiyuan at the Port of Oran. On the car heading to the Foreign Legion headquarters, Colonel Marco introduced the situation in Sidi Bel Abbas to Qin Zhiyuan. Until then
At that time, Qin Zhiyuan had a general understanding of the Foreign Legion.
After the outbreak of the World War, the Foreign Legion had three Algerian infantry regiments and an infantry regiment composed of Algerians and Tunisians. These four regiments were the main force of the Foreign Legion.
In the French army's combat sequence, the Foreign Legion has always been known for its bravery and fearlessness in combat. Most of the soldiers of these Foreign Legion are from the indigenous people of Algeria, rather than Europeans who have moved to Algeria.
If you think about it, you can understand that the reason why Europeans moved to Algeria was to escape the war and not want to join the disputes on the European continent. Naturally, they were unwilling to rejoin the army and bleed and sacrifice for France across the Mediterranean.
During the spring offensive in April, the soldiers in the Foreign Legion were in the holy month of Ramadan. They did not eat all day, so naturally they did not have much combat effectiveness.
It was only then that Qin Zhiyuan learned that the vast majority of the Foreign Legion were white people, with only a small number of black people. These black people were not recruited from the three North African countries, but from West Africa and Equatorial Africa.
Black people and locals from the three North African countries are very discordant with each other due to differences in traditional religions, etc. This has greatly affected the combat effectiveness of the Foreign Legion. Since France occupied Algeria, it has been adopting an assimilation policy towards Algeria, trying to integrate Algeria
It became the France of Africa, but this policy had almost no effect due to strong resistance from the local people.
After Qin Zhiyuan learned about these situations, he immediately had his own new views on Algeria.
