The relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III is now well known to everyone.
Unlike Lanfang, which has two ally countries, the Republic of France, Qin Zhiyuan is the only king who has visited Germany after William III ascended the throne. Counting this time, William III, who just ascended the throne less than three years ago, has visited Lanfang twice.
, let alone the relationship between the two countries, the personal relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III can be seen.
What's more, Lyautey knew very well how many freighters sailed from Lanfang to Germany every month. He also knew that William III was the godfather of Qin Zhiyuan's eldest son. When all kinds of relationships were combined, it was not difficult to understand Lanfang's attitude towards Germany.
Lyautey's worries were not groundless. The trend of public opinion against Lanfang did not come with a sudden storm, but gradually and silently.
First, a tabloid called the Freeman reported on the scale of United Oil. The report revealed that United Oil has nearly 20,000 security forces in the three North African countries, and they are all elite soldiers who have participated in the world war. This is almost more than France has.
The combined combat power of the three North African countries is greater. Then there is the power held by United Petroleum. Every word spoken by Chris, the general manager of United Petroleum, has the same effect in the three North African countries as the French governor stationed there.
A king in name only brings a lot of good things. Union Oil has such a powerful power quietly, but no one in France dares to expose it, which shows the influence of Union Oil in France.
In fact, the circulation of Freeman is not large, and it does not have much influence. The editor-in-chief does not know that he took the wrong medicine to target Union Oil.
Union Oil was the lifeblood of old Renault. If old Renault had followed his ideas, Freeman would have closed down on that day.
Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to do this. Qin Zhiyuan also wanted to see the follow-up development. He couldn't just beat people to death with a stick as that would scare others.
Freeman does not have any backing, otherwise it would not have been half-dead for more than ten years since its establishment. Such small newspapers are everywhere in France, a country known as democracy and freedom. To be honest, this report of Freeman did not cause any uproar.
The largest newspapers in France are Le Diem and Le Figaro. These two newspapers are the vane of French public opinion. As long as these two newspapers do not join, no news will become the focus.
If there were no external intervention, this matter would disappear in an instant, just like the previous slanders against Union Oil.
It turned out to be contrary to expectations. On the third day, the editor-in-chief of the Freeman Newspaper and the signed reporter of the report disappeared. The Freeman Newspaper was also acquired by a mysterious person. Immediately afterwards, the Freeman announced that it would suspend publication indefinitely. Then the next day, the editor-in-chief and the signed reporter
His body was found in the Seine River.
If the acquisition is just a normal business behavior, then the corpses of the editor-in-chief and the signed reporter immediately gave French reporters and editors a shot of stimulant, which immediately aroused the same hatred and hatred in the French press. Le Figaro
He quickly intervened and introduced the causes and consequences of the incident in detail. Although there was no speculation and no accusations against United Oil, if you read those reports carefully, it is not difficult to associate it with United Oil.
When the matter reached this level, even the Daily News had to speak out to prove that this matter had nothing to do with Union Oil.
But since this kind of thing is promoted by some well-intentioned people, how can it be covered up? Le Figaro has no evidence to prove that this matter is related to United Oil, and the Daily News also has no evidence to prove that this matter is related to United Oil.
Oil doesn't matter. Although the Paris police announced that they will immediately launch a criminal investigation, with the efficiency of the Paris police, it may take until the Year of the Monkey to draw a conclusion. Amid overwhelming reports, even if the daily news is powerful, heroes cannot stand up to a pack of wolves.
News is time-sensitive. No matter how exciting the content is, the popularity of any piece of news will gradually subside after a while. Just when the popularity of the Free Press incident gradually subsided, news about Madagascar was brewing again.
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Compared with the Freeman incident, the news content in Madagascar is more shocking.
The French have always believed that France is a free and equal democratic country, but even in the 20th century, under French rule, there was still the practice of selling black slaves. This is really unacceptable.
Not just trafficking, the indigenous people of Madagascar are also facing the fate of being massacred and enslaved. As part of the French territory, the Madagascars are also serious French residents, but in the land with the tricolor flag flying over the ocean, those Madagascars are from themselves
They were evicted from their houses, their land was bought at the lowest price, their houses were burned down, and if they did not agree to be employed in plantations in South America, they would be thrown into slums. In slums, management was chaotic, and there was disease.
Rampant violence, murder and even drugs threaten the safety of people in the slums at all times.
When several photos of the slums in Madagascar appeared on the front page of Le Figaro, the whole of France was boiling. People couldn't believe it. After countless inquiries, people were shocked to find that in Madagascar, under the French
In the territory, the people with law enforcement powers are actually mercenaries from Lanfang.
This, this is simply ridiculous
Yes, France and Lanfang have a very good relationship. France and Lanfang are allies. The Lanfang people helped the French during the World War. But this definitely does not mean that the Lanfang people can show off their power on the land of the French.
As for those massacres and those trades, the French still can’t believe that such barbaric and ignorant things could happen on French soil.
In this wave of turmoil, Le Figaro seemed to stand on Lan Fang's side, immediately presenting facts and reasoning to prove that the appearance of Lan Fang's mercenaries in Madagascar was not a private act, but under the orders of the French Governor in Madagascar.
Hire.
All French people who read this report will ask, who is the French Governor in Madagascar?
France has countless colonies overseas and an astonishing number of governors-general. Not every French person is familiar with them, and many people have never even heard of Madagascar before.
So the name of the Governor of Madagascar soon became well-known in France, it was Pierre Foch. When they saw the surname Foch, a considerable number of French people fell silent. They could not forget the strength that the old man brought to France during the World War.
And courage, I can't forget how the old man turned the tide when the soldiers on the front line rioted. It was precisely because of the brilliance of this surname that the French were able to continue fighting.
But soon, another fact spread throughout France: Marshal Foch's daughter married Qin Zhiyuan, and Pierre Foch was the eldest brother-in-law of Qin Zhiyuan, King of Lanfang.
Many French people truly shudder when all the dots and lines are connected.
What happened to France?
What do Lanfang people want to do?
These are two questions that many French people ask themselves.
Just when the French began to reflect, U.S. President Harding visited France.
Although the Americans have not yet established hegemony in the world, the United States is already the undisputed number one country. The French are still positive about the visit of the American president. Maybe those rich guys can bring France out of the abyss, just like
Same as in World War.
Although the performance of the Foreign Legion in the World War was amazing, the total number of the Foreign Legion never exceeded 300,000. The United States had over a million soldiers in Europe at that time. Therefore, from the comparison of numbers, it is not difficult to see the importance of the United States to Europe.
After the World War, France's economy has been in a downturn. The French once believed that France would gain everything by defeating Germany. However, three years after the end of the World War, the French were once again disappointed. Apart from the pain and ruins, what did the French do?
Didn't get any.
Yes, France did receive reparations from Germany, but those reparations were handed over to the Americans to repay the loans owed during the war, and Germany's economy was not in good shape, so the reparations were not paid smoothly, so
The French did not get the dividends they expected.
In this context, Harding's visit gave the French a hope.
Harding did bring good news. If the French are willing, the Americans can sign a package agreement on the economy with France. The Americans will also increase their investment in France and try to pull the French out of the economic abyss.
The French people can once again live a good life with no worries about food and clothing before the world war.
This promise immediately won the favor of the French. Only what is lost is the best. After experiencing the pain of the world war, the French missed the prosperity before the war.
But just after President Harding introduced the United States' rescue plan to the media, President Harding made a suggestion. If the French really wanted all this, then France should maintain the position of an independent country.
independent
Who dares to say that France is not independent?
Some people know the answer but are afraid to say it. Some people don't know the answer and they desperately want to know.
In early July, the Louvre demolished its China Pavilion because there were no more cultural relics from China in it.
In fact, there were no Chinese cultural relics in the Louvre about four years ago, and the China Pavilion was converted into a banquet restaurant. But why is it being demolished only today? At such a critical time point, the French government’s choice is very
Food for thought.
So the French learned another fact: the Lanfang people did help the French during the World War, and then the Lanfang people moved all the cultural relics in the Chinese Pavilion of the Louvre.
This is the effort of several generations in France for hundreds of years, and now we can only rely on photos to recall it.
This became the last straw that broke the relationship between Lanfang and France.
In mid-July, the French government unilaterally announced that it would abandon its alliance with Lanfang. France and Lanfang will still maintain normal diplomatic relations, but when Lanfang is in a state of war, France will no longer declare war out of an ally position.
