Since it was a dilemma, Qin Zhiyuan stopped wasting his brain cells and left the matter to Lu Zhengxiang to handle.
Lu Zhengxiang is Lanfang's prime minister and holds a top position among Lanfang's official echelon, so he is naturally qualified to handle this matter.
The signing of the boundary demarcation treaty marked the resolution of the sovereignty issue between Lanfang and the coalition government, which solved a hidden danger for Lanfang. Regardless of whether Lanfang participated in the war against the Bolsheviks, Qin Zhiyuan was in a good mood.
In mid-May, Qin Zhiyuan's patent finally arrived in Paris.
At the Paris train station, Qin Zhiyuan and his party were once again warmly welcomed by the Paris government.
Needless to say, how good the relationship between Lanfang and France is. It can be seen from the battle to welcome Qin Zhiyuan. Not only French President Paul Eugène-Louis Deschanel and Prime Minister Alexandre Millerand were both present, but many Qin Zhiyuan was familiar with them. The face also appeared at the train station.
Qin Zhiyuan’s uncle Pierre, Bastien’s brother, current French Army Logistics Minister Bruno Garcia, former president and current member of Congress Raymond Poincaré, and even Foch’s former chief of staff Maxime Wei Gang and others all arrived.
When old friends met, they naturally became intimate again, so the dinner that day went on very happily, and Qin Zhiyuan came back drunk again.
When he woke up in the morning, Qin Zhiyuan was already in Black Swan Castle.
At present, the entire Bois de Boulogne belongs to Qin Zhiyuan, including the Black Swan Castle. Qin Zhiyuan purchased it all and used it as the base of the Lanfang Foreign Legion in France.
When Qin Zhiyuan came to Paris, he naturally dominated the Black Swan Castle.
Just like two years ago, the familiar white ceiling is still there, the windows have been opened, and the crisp and melodious chirping of birds comes in from the window, and the fresh and slightly cool air lingering in the nose is unique to the forest.
Qin Zhiyuan felt a little dizzy and staggered up from the bed.
Get up, wait a moment, drink some water to sober up. Misha was sitting on the rocking chair by the window. When he saw Qin Zhiyuan getting up, he immediately brought him some cold water.
Thank you, I'm really thirsty. Qin Zhiyuan took it and drank it in one gulp, not forgetting to express his thanks.
Pierre came, and Lily accompanied him in the study. Misha still did not forget her duties as secretary.
Why isn't Lily Ferdinand? Qin Zhiyuan said and turned to wash up.
You haven't gotten up yet. You were all the same yesterday, very drunk. Misha subconsciously supported Qin Zhiyuan.
Pfft, yesterday was so crazy. Qin Zhiyuan blamed himself.
Yesterday's banquet was held at the Elysee Palace, the presidential residence. Qin Zhiyuan could remain calm during the first half of the banquet, but with the arrival of some old friends from the military department, the situation gradually got out of control.
You should drink less and pay attention to your health. There was helpless distress in Misha's words.
Thank you. Qin Zhiyuan patted Misha's hand on his arm, still feeling sweet gratitude in his heart.
Half an hour later, Qin Zhiyuan appeared in front of Pierre after washing up.
With the relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and Pierre, the two of them did not need to exchange too many pleasantries and quickly got to the point.
Corsica now has six parliamentary seats. If you add the seats on my side, we have a total of twenty-five in the parliament. Although this is not the largest force in the parliament, it is enough to make people feel helpless. Regardless, the twenty-five seats have reached the legal standard and can form a parliamentary party. Pierre mentioned that he was quite satisfied with his career.
In just one year, you got twenty-five seats, which is very good. Qin Zhiyuan sincerely praises you.
France's National Assembly has a total of about 550 seats. Although a political party can be established with 25 seats, it still needs efforts to become the largest party.
But this is indeed very good for Pierre, a newcomer in politics.
Your contribution is here, and it occupies a considerable share. Pierre has not forgotten what Qin Zhiyuan left for him when he returned to Lanfang.
When Qin Zhiyuan returned to Lanfang, he left Pierre a portion of the shares of Lll Company, as well as the help of a Corsican congressman. Both of these things were very useful. The dividends from Lll Company could ensure that Pierre had no financial problems.
problem, so that Pierre has sufficient financial resources to join forces, and at the same time, it can ensure that Pierre will not make mistakes in finance. As for the help of Corsican congressmen, it is even more important. When Pierre is still
Unable to express their voices in Parliament, Corsican deputies acted as Pierre's spokesperson in Parliament.
The main thing is your efforts. If you are not suitable for this, no matter how much I give you, it will not help. Qin Zhiyuan did not take credit and took the initiative to raise his glass.
When he was in the Foreign Legion, Pierre did not show any military talent beyond ordinary people. This was normal. No one stipulated that the son of a marshal must be a marshal, so Qin Zhiyuan supported Pierre's development in the political arena.
Even Qin Zhiyuan did not expect that Pierre would give Qin Zhiyuan such a big surprise in just over a year.
If Lanfang wanted to ensure a good relationship with France, the best way would be to cultivate a pro-Lanfang political force in the French government. Qin Zhiyuan originally wanted to invest in Raymond Poincaré, so he gave Leimon
Montpuengale holds part of United Petroleum's shares, but now it seems that Pierre is more suitable to assume this role than Raymond Puengale, so Qin Zhiyuan has now considered increasing investment in Pierre.
Tell me, what do you need now? Qin Zhiyuan is generous and allows Pierre to make conditions.
Political achievements, I need political achievements. Maybe you don't care very much. I am now the mayor of Amiens and I have to be responsible for Amiens. You should not forget that. Pierre was not embarrassed when he talked about political achievements.
There is nothing embarrassing about asking for support. It is better to say it openly than to be coy. If Qin Zhiyuan provides Pierre with enough support and Pierre still has no achievements, then Pierre should feel embarrassed.
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Of course not. Amiens was my first stop in Europe. Strictly speaking, it was from Amiens that I really joined the war. I will never forget Amiens. Qin Zhiyuan does have feelings for Amiens.
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As long as you haven’t forgotten, the situation in Amiens is not very good now. Amiens’ original pillar industry was wine, and a large amount of the wine produced was exported to the United States. As you know, the United States now has alcohol prohibition, so the original sales are basically completely cut off.
The situation in Amiens is not good. Do you have any good ideas? When it comes to finances, Pierre still needs help from Qin Zhiyuan.
Grapes can't just be made into wine, right? Can't they be made into raisins or something? Qin Zhiyuan really didn't know much about grape plantations.
No matter what is made, it takes time to find sales. The current problem is that there is no professional sales team, or because of the general economic downturn, sales are not easy to find. Pierre is really worried.
In the current situation in Europe, it is true that landlords have no surplus food.
Under normal circumstances, France's finances should be able to survive because of the compensation received from Germany. However, Germany has exhausted its resources during the world war and is really unable to pay the compensation, so France did not get what it deserved, or it was
What was gained was far from enough to compensate for the losses suffered in the war.
Coupled with the large number of demobilized soldiers, unemployed people due to business closures or layoffs, and even homeless people, these are social problems that urgently need to be solved.
Without outside help, it is estimated that this process will last for many years just relying on the Amiens region's self-recovery. Pierre obviously does not want to waste too long as the mayor of Amiens.
If necessary, I can invest in Amiens, whether it is infrastructure construction or direct investment in industry. The key depends on what you need. Qin Zhiyuan's promise, whether it is out of feelings for Amiens or out of Qin Zhiyuan and
Qin Zhiyuan would not stand by and watch Pierre's personal relationship.
That's great. I have a list here for you to see what you want to do. Pierre was indeed prepared and immediately took out a document from his briefcase.
I had a feeling that I had been cheated. Although Qin Zhiyuan said he was unhappy, he still took the document.
The document contains more than a dozen projects that have been approved by the Amiens city government, including hydropower stations, railway and road construction, two factories that no one has taken over, and several vineyards that are suffering serious losses.
Qin Zhiyuan made a simple estimate and estimated that the initial investment would be only 10 million francs, so he did not hesitate: Okay, put this here first, I will let my financial staff review it, if there are no problems,
I can take over all of these.
Ten million francs sounds like a lot, but in fact, it is not a big deal to Qin Zhiyuan now. Qin Zhiyuan has a large number of high-quality industries in his hands. United Oil alone has a daily profit of millions of dollars.
, so it is not difficult to come up with ten million francs.
Haha, that's great. I knew that as long as I found you, I would be able to solve the problem. Pierre seemed to have finally let go of his worries and smiled happily.
No problem, your business is my business. At this time, Qin Zhiyuan must speak openly.
Okay, now that we've talked about this problem, let's talk about Lily's problem. After Pierre laughed, his voice suddenly turned cold.
Qin Zhiyuan was a little confused. As soon as he said the words, he was punched hard in the face.
You bastard, you stole food behind Lily's back and even took it home. Do you think there is no one left in the Foch family? Pierre cursed loudly and punched Qin Zhiyuan in the face with a combination of punches.
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Pierre, listen to my explanation. Facing his angry uncle, Qin Zhiyuan really felt a little guilty.
Don't explain, just let me beat you up. If you don't provoke Lily, you still dare to provoke Misha. I will beat you to death today. Pierre in his rage spilled the beans and exposed his true purpose.
