815 I don't want to be loved by everyone, I would rather be afraid of everyone
In early August, after four months of bargaining, the five-nation naval convention was finally signed.
Through this convention, Britain and the United States once again maintained their status as traditional powers. They will have a total naval battleship tonnage of 500,000 tons. After Lanfang gave up the alliance with France, he got a total of 300,000 tons of tonnage as he wished. France
and Italy each have 170,000 tons.
In terms of aircraft carriers, the total tonnage of Britain and the United States is 150,000 tons, the total tonnage of Lanfang is 130,000 tons, and France and Italy each have 80,000 tons.
The only area where there is no consensus is submarines.
The British hated submarines so much that the French knew that they could not compete with the British on surface ships, so they focused on submarines. On the issue of the total number of submarines owned by each country, a fierce conflict broke out between Britain and France. The British insisted
The French, who already have an army of 800,000, cannot be allowed to have a large submarine force. The French insist on building a large number of submarines to deal with the threat of the British naval fleet.
When the negotiations were at their most intense, the British representatives and the French representatives almost came to the point of dueling.
At this time, the French tasted the bitter fruit of losing Lanfang as an ally. The Lanfang people turned a blind eye to the dispute between Britain and France and did not express any opinions.
On the last day of the conference, Lanfang announced that the aircraft carriers Taishan and Huangshan that had been in service during the World War would be dismantled, and he proposed a construction plan for six aircraft carriers. All six aircraft carriers will be built at Lanfang's shipyard.
The shipyard did not get the order.
For the Marseille shipyard, there is more than one bad news. After France announced that it would abandon its alliance with Lanfang, Lanfang terminated the order for the second Legion-class battleship that was originally scheduled to start laying the keel in October.
The Marseille shipyard, which was waiting for an infusion of funds, was dumbfounded.
After the World War, the French government began to dismantle the army. The Marseille Shipyard could not get any orders from the French Admiralty and relied on orders from Lanfang to survive. Lanfang's termination directly put the Marseille Shipyard into trouble.
This is not to be blamed on Lanfang. It was the French who tore up the agreement first, so don't blame the people of Lanfang for being unethical.
It is not just the Marseille Shipyard that is in trouble. In France, there are still many direct investment projects by Lanfang, most of which are privately funded projects by Qin Zhiyuan. Some of these projects have been in progress for one or two years and will soon be completed.
Completed. Some projects have just been approved and have not yet entered the construction stage.
After France tore up the alliance agreement with Lanfang, Lanfang responded very quickly. Almost overnight, all Lanfang's investments in France were suspended. Lanfang stopped funding supply. These projects cannot be resumed unless
It's about finding a new successor.
The Paris Consortium took over some of the projects, but many more projects were ignored at all. Those projects were basically basic construction projects, and the investment return cycle took decades. The businessmen of the consortium did not have the patience.
Terminating the contract will of course bring losses to Qin Zhiyuan, but only in terms of money, and the losses to the French will be greater. These projects employ French workers, and almost overnight, France has hundreds of thousands more workers.
The total number of unemployed workers affected by this is nearly one million.
Only at this moment did many French people understand what Lanfang had brought to them.
The aid promised by the Americans has not yet arrived, and people from Lanfang have begun to leave. The French economy, which is still struggling in the economic downturn, has once again worsened.
Regarding the behavior of the Lanfang people, the unemployed French workers have nothing to say. Just as the daily news reported, when the capitalists of the Paris consortium saw the input-output ratio of those infrastructure projects, what did those capitalists mean?
Profound: Only a madman would make such an investment. This is not an investment at all. It is a waste of money.
Before, Qin Zhiyuan was what the businessmen called a madman, but after that, no one would do such a stupid thing again.
The workers suffering from hunger can only burn their anger towards the French government and the already notorious traitor. The calls for Millerand to step down are getting louder and louder, and the voices for re-establishing an alliance with Lanfang are endless.
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However, this was of no use. The French Ambassador to Lanfang, Scott James, asked to see Qin Zhiyuan several times a day, and even set up a tent at the entrance of Lanfang Palace, but the cold reply was that His Majesty the King was not available.
Alexander Millerand finally felt the pressure. He summoned Ambassador Lanfang to France several times, but the results were equally disappointing. The former ambassador was transferred due to work mistakes, and the new ambassador had not yet arrived in France. When the new ambassador arrived in France,
The ambassador will visit the President as soon as possible.
first timing
I'm afraid the Presidential Palace has already changed its owner by then.
Just when French society began to be in chaos, in mid-September, American aid finally came belatedly. In order to appease the desperate workers, the Americans pinched their noses and took over the infrastructure construction that had stalled, providing France with
The loan was also paid on schedule.
Alexandre Millerand finally breathed a sigh of relief and openly announced in the newspapers that France had entered a new era.
We have indeed entered a new era, but the effect of this new era remains to be verified by time.
During this period, Qin Zhiyuan was under considerable pressure, a large part of which came from Sandy and Foch.
Sandy and Foch are both Frenchmen living in Lanfang. Although they are related to Qin Zhiyuan, Sandy and Foch still side with France in major matters of right and wrong. Regarding Lanfang's behavior, Sandy and Foch
Foch disagreed.
But Qin Zhiyuan couldn't afford to offend these two people, so when facing Sandy and Foch, Qin Zhiyuan was not as strong as ever.
Regarding this issue, I have also carefully considered it. I can choose some gentle methods, or I can make ordinary French people retain a good impression of Lanfang, but for the future of France and Lanfang, I have to do this. Qin Zhiyuan is facing
Sandy and Foch were always patient.
If you do this in the future, you will destroy the good impression of Lanfang in the hearts of ordinary French people. Once this impression is destroyed, what future will Lanfang and France have? Sandy is a scientist and is not proficient in political issues.
Foch didn't say anything. Compared to Sandy, Foch had a better understanding of such counterattacks. Foch was still waiting for Qin Zhiyuan's explanation.
First of all, you must understand that what Lanfang wants to establish is not a safe and harmless image. Lanfang's purpose is that I will not offend others unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will offend them. In other words, it is to retaliate directly and to
Virtue repays kindness, the current situation is that if Lanfang does not do something, then ordinary people who are in trouble now will not realize the value of Lanfang to France at all, and they will not be able to understand Lanfang's efforts to maintain relations with France.
Maybe they understand what kind of sacrifices have been made, but they take this kind of dedication and sacrifice for granted, which is absolutely unacceptable to me and the people of Lanfang. Facing his mother-in-law, Qin Zhiyuan had to patiently explain
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If France faced war again, what stance would Lan Fang choose? Foch was more concerned about the war. As for the life and death of ordinary people, to be honest, Foch didn't care much.
Youdao is a general who achieves great success, but Foch is a marshal. In the battles that Foch once commanded, more than a million soldiers died, so Foch can accept the hardship of the people for a period of time. Foch considered
The problem is relations at the national level.
If there is still a chance for Lanfang and France to repair their relationship in the future, then I can promise that when France faces war, Lanfang will not hesitate. But if the relationship cannot be repaired, then I can only put national interests first. Of course.
Well, that does not mean that Lan Fang will not help France, but France will have to pay a greater price. Qin Zhiyuan does not lie, and it is not easy to fool Foch with lies.
Foch is indeed old, but Foch's heart is still unclear.
What about Germany? If war breaks out between France and Germany again, which side are you on? With Foch hot on his heels, the question goes to the heart of the matter.
For soldiers of Foch's generation, the Germans were the eternal enemy. All military facilities in France were established against Germany. The personal relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III made Foch have to express concerns about the future.
Standing on the side that is most beneficial to Lan Fang, believe me, it is unlikely that war will break out between Germany and France again. I will not sit back and watch the tragedy happen again. William is not a madman. As long as the leaders of France stay awake, the war will not break out between France and Germany.
Qin Zhiyuan also has enough patience when facing his father-in-law, er, another father-in-law.
Qin Zhiyuan does not deny that there will be a war, but Qin Zhiyuan will not let himself be in a dilemma.
You have made an alliance with the Germans. Foch is very alert.
No, I won't do that. It would be a huge harm to you. Although William and I have a good relationship, it is obvious that our relationship is better. Qin Zhiyuan can still do his best at critical times.
So what about those workers? They still have to support their families, they still have children to feed, and there are old people to support. Don't they deserve pity? Sandy hasn't turned a corner yet.
They are indeed pitiful, but they deserve it. You should know that a month ago, when France announced the termination of its alliance with Lanfang, they were the ones who were cheering and ready to accept the help of the Americans wholeheartedly. Lanfang's friendship was in their eyes
It's not worth remembering. Since they took the initiative to abandon Lan Fang's friendship, they should be prepared to accept the consequences. Lan Fang is not a philanthropist, and Lan Fang doesn't want to be loved by everyone. He would rather everyone be afraid of Qin Zhiyuan.
