Shortly after meeting Emperor Taisho, Qin Zhiyuan was going to the Prime Minister's residence to attend a dinner.
I have to admire the French people's entertainment spirit. Even during the world war, various banquets in Paris did not stop. The soldiers on the front line were fighting bloody battles, and the dignitaries in Paris were drunk and dreaming. Such scenes still happened in a democratically elected government.
A very ironic scene.
The current Prime Minister's Residence is not the one Clemenceau used when he was in office. Perhaps in order to draw a clear line between him and Clemenceau, Alexander Millerand borrowed part of the Louvre as the former Prime Minister's Residence needed repairs.
His own official residence.
Interestingly, the banquet was held in the former Oriental Art Museum.
Of course, the current Oriental Art Museum is no longer worthy of its name. Due to the operations of Qin Zhiyuan and old Renault, most of the artworks originally stored in the Oriental Art Museum are now in the Lanfang National Museum. Therefore, the Oriental Art Museum in the Louvre
The art museum has been abolished, and the current Louvre does not have a Department of Oriental Art.
For this reason, although Alexander Millerand was joking when he met Qin Zhiyuan, there was still resentment in his words: Look, you have vacated the former Oriental Art Museum. I have been worried recently.
Where to find something to respond to congressional inquiries.
Alexander Millerand is not tall and has obviously put on weight. He is round and looks a bit cute. He has a lot of flesh on his face. With his two mustaches and slightly narrowed eyes, his expression of resentment is really vivid.
Regarding the evacuation of the Oriental Art Museum, this can be regarded as a big trouble for Millerand. Millerand did not dare to go to Clemenceau for this issue. Even if he came to the door, Clemenceau would not
This will make Millerand feel better, but at the same time Millerand will also have to face congressional inquiries.
The people in Congress will not care whether Qin Zhiyuan's emptying of the Oriental Art Museum was a special act during the war. They will only ask why more than 20,000 pieces of the collection have disappeared and whether there is any inside story.
issues such as transactions.
If another congressman asks you this question, you can give him a big middle finger. Qin Zhiyuan is not without malicious intent.
Now that those works of art have gone into his pocket, Qin Zhiyuan will definitely not return them. Even if he tears them up and plays rogue, Qin Zhiyuan will not give the French a penny.
I don't have the same authority as you. If I did, the congressmen wouldn't hold on to it. Millerand shook his head and smiled bitterly, picked up a glass of brandy from the dining table and handed it to Qin Zhiyuan.
French banquets are mostly in the form of buffets, with some snacks and basically no food. There is a lot of wine, including high-alcohol white wine and low-alcohol red wine. In order to cater to Qin Zhiyuan, there are even some specially shipped all the way from the Republic of China.
Liquor of the Republic of China.
Of course, in order to take care of Emperor Taisho, sake produced in Japan was also served at the banquet, but the types were much smaller, with only two or three varieties to choose from.
Emperor Taisho also attended the banquet with Qin Zhiyuan. Among the people in the audience, Emperor Taisho finally found someone of the same kind. As soon as he arrived at the banquet hall, Emperor Taisho had a very pleasant conversation with French President Deschanel.
Deschanel's mental state is also a bit abnormal, two mental illnesses
What a magical combination
Authority is established by oneself, not conferred by position. Qin Zhiyuan took the wine glass and did not comment on Millerand's words.
Yes, so I still have more work to do. Millerand nodded, seriously agreeing with Qin Zhiyuan's words, and in order to successfully find a consensus with Qin Zhiyuan, he raised a glass to Qin Zhiyuan.
No matter in any way, as long as Lan Fang can help, please don't be polite. Qin Zhiyuan hesitated and made his promise smoothly.
Qin Zhiyuan was so drunk from the tincture he just drank yesterday that he was really frightened now. Although this was also a banquet and there were enough drinks, Qin Zhiyuan planned to only drink this one glass from beginning to end.
As long as Lanfang and France can maintain their traditional friendship, that will be my greatest support. Millerand was in a good mood and killed half of it in one go.
Another person who tells lies with open eyes. Lanfang has only been established for more than a year. It is really inappropriate to describe it as traditional friendship.
However, considering the rapid changes in the political situation in France and Lanfang, there is indeed a tradition.
This is for sure, after all, in many aspects, we share extensive common interests. Qin Zhiyuan is willing to maintain friendship with France if the British have so many colonies.
Just when Qin Zhiyuan and Milleran were communicating, a burst of unbridled laughter suddenly came from a corner of the banquet hall. Qin Zhiyuan and Milleran were a little surprised. When they looked over, they found that the ones laughing were Deshanel and Daisho.
Emperor, there were already several empty wine glasses around them, so Qin Zhiyuan and Millerand turned around in a tacit understanding, pretending not to see them at all.
How did you get together with that guy? Judging from the tone and choice of words, you can tell that Millerand has no good impression of Emperor Taisho.
Well, His Majesty the Emperor is not in good health, and I want to see if there are better treatment methods in Europe. Qin Zhiyuan still said the same thing.
Those who are qualified to participate in this level of banquet are basically dignitaries, which are the so-called respectable people. Since they all have some face, they must follow certain rules, so no matter who the people attending the banquet are chatting with, they are all
The voice should be soft and gentle, and the level of voice control should be such that the music played by the band can be heard.
There is definitely no overeating on such an occasion. Even if you eat late at night when you are not full, you will not lose your composure at the scene.
So you can imagine how inappropriate the laughter between Deschanel and Emperor Taisho just now was.
Miller, could you please borrow your majesty's time for Poungale to come over with a cup?
Of course, your Majesty can do it easily. Millerand was polite and bowed slightly to Qin Zhiyuan.
Excuse me, we'll talk again later. Qin Zhiyuan responded and politely bid farewell to Millerand.
The biggest advantage of such a banquet is that you can freely communicate with people at will. Of course, there is still some sense of propriety. No matter there are important people, it will not take up too much of others' time. In the shortest time, it can be as effective as possible with as many people as possible.
Communication is the important purpose of attending a banquet.
When Qin Zhiyuan and Poungale walked side by side to the sofa in the corner, Poungale and Qin Zhiyuan talked very casually: I heard that you and Pierre had a fight, who won?
Who did you hear said that Qin Zhiyuan's face turned dark immediately, so that the faint traces on his eye sockets could not be seen clearly.
Haha, needless to say, you can tell just by looking at Pierre's face. Tsk tsk, the one who dares to fight against His Majesty is probably Pierre. Poincarai doesn't have much sense of distance from Qin Zhiyuan, he is just with Qin Zhiyuan.
Members of Congress, such as Millerand, who were ordinary members a year ago, are now Prime Minister of France.
Therefore, compared with the Chinese world, the social status of the French is a bit vague and not as clear-cut as the Chinese world.
Of course, in France, without background and help from noble people, it is impossible for ordinary people to get into the class of members of Congress. In the final analysis, French politics is just a game for a small group of people.
In a corner of the banquet hall, Pierre and several people were sitting on several sofas. The bruises on Pierre's face were still obvious.
Qin Zhiyuan had Misha and Julie to help heal his injuries, but Pierre did not have such treatment. In addition, Foch and Anne's hair dryers made Pierre suffer a lot.
Although he learned a lesson, Pierre was still angry when he saw Qin Zhiyuan and sat on the sofa with no intention of getting up.
Qin Zhiyuan didn't mean to be provocative. He shook hands with the people who stood up to greet him and said hello, then he randomly found a single sofa and sat down.
There were still some familiar people present. There were two congressmen from Corsica, one named Brian Jeremiah and the other named Jason Jesse. In order to avoid suspicion, Qin Zhiyuan did not show much intimacy with the congressmen from Corsica. This
The meeting was different, Qin Zhiyuan could still see the reverence and enthusiasm in Brian and Jason's eyes.
We have decided that our party will be called the Social Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Party. How about this name? Poengale couldn't wait to sit down.
When Pierre first entered the political arena, he was very close to Poingale. After Poingale stepped down from the position of president, the relationship between Pierre and Poingale remained. It seems that the two are now preparing to form a political party together.
A political party maintains this relationship.
It doesn't matter what the name is. The key is your party platform, as well as long-term goals and short-term goals. Have these been determined? Qin Zhiyuan gave his own opinion.
Qin Zhiyuan doesn't have much opinion about political parties. No matter how fancy the name is, as long as it cannot bring benefits to ordinary people, it will definitely be abandoned by the public.
Just after Qin Zhiyuan finished speaking, Qin Zhiyuan suddenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the banquet hall. All the original whispers had disappeared, and the accompaniment of the band was also intermittent, as if something extraordinary had happened.
Following everyone's gaze, in the corner of the banquet hall, Emperor Taisho was urinating against the wall of the banquet, while Deschanel was whistling for Emperor Taisho next to him.
Well, even though he was the initiator, Qin Zhiyuan really felt a fever on his face at this moment.
