Josie originally planned to return to the United States one month after the wedding.
But because Margot became pregnant with her second child, this plan had to change.
Although Margot didn't think the problem was big, Josie, who was always cautious, still believed that it would be best for Margot to raise and give birth in Neuschwanstein Castle in the next year.
Anyway, for Qiao Xi now, his various industries are basically on the right track, and there is basically no need for him to do it himself.
Even cia's job is the same.
So in the following days, in addition to handling some daily official duties that required his decision-making, he took his two children to ride horses, hunt, and ski.
The mountain range where Neuschwanstein Castle is located is part of the foothills of the Alps, and its scenery and wildlife resources are top-notch.
The two children followed their father all over the mountains every day, and they became wild children.
In the evening, I would communicate with my business partners, and then hug my wife and cuddle up.
Although Margot couldn't do anything because she was pregnant, sleeping with her wife in her arms was a comfort to her.
However, this kind of stable life did not last long.
"Josie, I'm sorry that I failed to persuade Salazar to give up Ma Harbor, but to be honest, Ma Harbor is too small, and the situation in the east is not very good, so I have prepared another piece of information for you.
Big land!" In the living room, a middle-aged man who was not tall said to Qiao Xi.
However, although this man is not tall, he can even be said to be short - at 163 centimeters, he is even shorter than Napoleon.
But Qiao Xi will not underestimate the other party.
Even in this era, not many people will underestimate each other.
Because the other party's name is Francisco Franco.
Dictator of the Kingdom of Spain.
From launching a coup in 1936 to officially becoming a dictator in 1939, he was called neutral during World War II and actually helped the little beard to deal with the big beard. After the war, he was not liquidated. Although he was isolated, he still controlled Spain safely.
He died in 1975.
This man's life can be considered a legend.
That is to say, he was born at the wrong time. When he appeared, it was already the era of Spain's decline. Otherwise, if we push it forward a hundred years, there would be another tycoon.
And it was able to thrive even though it was not liquidated after the war and was isolated.
The very important reason is that he made the right bet and began to make every effort to befriend the United States before World War II was over.
It is precisely because of this relationship that Josie, who once served as the representative of the American business community in Europe, is quite familiar with him.
When Josie came to Europe and the cruise ship passed through Spain, she had a meeting with him.
He also attended Josie's wedding.
The purpose of Josie's contact with him was to use him as a lobbyist in his own name to persuade the Portuguese rulers to transfer control of Ma Port.
In exchange, Josi would open the door to Portugal's future Continental investments in Europe and the upcoming Marshall Plan.
As for Qiao Xi’s purpose of wanting Ma Hong Kong... well, it’s hard to say, it’s hard to say!
Originally, from Josie's point of view, this was not a very difficult matter, and even Franco thought it was a very simple matter when he heard Josie's purpose.
Because times have changed. Magang, one of the most important Portuguese strongholds in Asia, had lost its economic status as early as the end of the 19th century. After all, Magang City is too small and is so close to the Bauhinia Flower Market.
It is basically impossible to restore it to the important trading city it once was.
It was at the end of the 19th century that Ma Gang transformed into the gambling and entertainment industry, which led to its economic recovery.
However, with the special situation in East Asia in recent years, the situation in Ma Hong Kong has become increasingly pessimistic - even the British in the Bauhinia Market next door are not very optimistic about the situation in Asia, let alone Portugal?
Don’t think that Britain is vulnerable now.
In fact, Britain during this period was like a wounded wolf, and the danger was not low.
After all, the war had only been fought for a few years, and the British army had not been significantly reduced, especially the navy, which was still the second largest navy in the world.
It is still completely different from the Britain that was completely de-industrialized a few decades later, lost almost all its colonies, and had its armed forces reduced to a terrible extent.
Therefore, even when Qiao Xi faced the British, he mainly used hidden tricks to stab people behind the scenes instead of directly overturning the table.
In this situation, Britain is also helpless when facing the situation in Asia.
What’s more, you’re just from Portugal?
Due to this situation, coupled with the fact that Spain and Portugal were both dictatorships during this period, they had extremely close friendly relations.
Franco naturally didn't think this matter would be difficult.
Especially the price offered by Josie made even Franco very excited.
What Josie and Franco didn't expect was that during this period, Salazar's dictatorial government, which had always been relatively mild-mannered, was unexpectedly stubborn on colonial issues.
Franco's lobbying was rejected with almost no hesitation.
This made Franco very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.
But Franco didn't want to lose the extra money that Josi had made - although he was a dictator, Franco was not the kind of person who wanted to have fun, and he had been committed to the economic construction of Spain during his reign.
And Josi's conditions, especially the economic support from the Marshall Plan, are very important to Spain.
But what if Portugal doesn’t agree?
Just when Franco was at a loss what to do, an international news item in a newspaper caught his attention.
So before coming to find Josie, he first went to the Netherlands.
"So, you are talking about Java? What is the attitude of the Netherlands?" Hearing this, Qiao Xi couldn't help but look at the Dutch ambassador to Austria who was visiting with Franco.
This man was already standing in front of Josie. He was not a fool, so he naturally understood what Franco meant.
Just last December, when Josie was still floating on the sea, the Netherlands launched "Operation Second Guard" against Java.
Both took military measures against the Republic of Java.
The Java Islands have been a Dutch colony since the 16th century until they were occupied by chickens in 1942.
When World War II was about to end, seeing that the chickens in the foot pot were dying, the local resistance forces also declared independence and established the so-called Republic of Java.
But things obviously didn't end that easily.
In the second half of 1945, with the surrender of the British Empire, the British fleet in Asia landed in Java and occupied several major cities in Java. They released the Dutch colonial troops imprisoned in the cities and armed them. The two sides formed
The British-Dutch Allied Forces did not recognize the so-called Republic of Java, and conflicts broke out between the two sides.
However, due to Joey's massive arms trafficking in Africa, the African colonies were in chaos, and coupled with the war against Wakanda, the British army withdrew from Java in 46 years and handed Java over to the Netherlands.
Java has been an archipelago rich in resources since ancient times.
It is rich in sugar cane, coffee, indigo (dye), and quinine (cinchona, a special drug for treating malaria. Java's quinine production accounts for 92% of the world's production).
The Netherlands is a small country, and it is not an exaggeration to say that these specialties produced in the Java region have been the economic backbone of the Netherlands over the past few hundred years. Naturally, it is impossible to give up this fertile land easily.
So in the first half of 1947, the Netherlands used a large amount of military power to begin attacking the areas controlled by the Republic of Java. This was the first Operation Guard.
Although the Netherlands is a small country, its armed forces are obviously much more advanced. The Republic of Java could only be forced to sign a city-level alliance and give up control of most of its territory.
Originally, the matter was almost over.
But as soon as the war ended, things changed in the Netherlands.
After the right-wing forces came to power, they were not satisfied with the previous contracts signed with the Netherlands and Java.
Since we won the war, we want the whole of Java.
So the attack on Java was launched again, which was the second guard operation.
In the original time and space, the Netherlands also won this second security operation. However, due to the opposition of some surrounding countries, led by India, and pressure from the United Nations, they had to cease the war and re-sign the contract.
Of course, any objections from surrounding countries are actually false. In the final analysis, the boss of the United States has spoken.
In the early days, the United States supported the Dutch actions against Java because the Netherlands had always been an important partner of the United States.
However, the successive actions of the Netherlands in the later period have interfered with the interests of the United States in Southeast Asia, so the attitude of the United States also began to change, and it put pressure on the Netherlands in the name of the United Nations.
But in this world, I don’t know if it was because of Qiao Xi’s actions against the British and French colonies that it caused a chain reaction.
The Netherlands' second alert operation was not as successful as it was in the original time and space. Instead, it fell directly into the quagmire of war.
The attitude of the United States has also begun to change.
If it continues to be delayed, the Dutch interests in Java will definitely suffer. Therefore, the Dutch authorities during this period were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
At this time, Franco came to us. To a certain extent, he played into the hands of the Dutch.
Why is the Netherlands now stuck in the quagmire of war?
To put it bluntly, it is actually a lack of money, arms, and supplies.
Before World War II, the Netherlands' economic strength was very strong, and it was at the level of a small overlord in Western Europe.
However, after the mustache was shaved off during World War II, and now that it has lost Java as an important economic source, the Netherlands appears to be relatively poor.
In this era when Europe has not yet moved towards a community, it is not easy to quickly restore its economic strength.
As for the post-war compensation - the little things like the mustache red skull and the chicken with feet are not enough to fill the gap between Britain and France, who will get the Netherlands in the next round?
Therefore, the longer the war in Java drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Netherlands.
And who is Josie?
Since the beginning of the Western Front of World War II, he has been known throughout Europe as a major financial backer.
According to outside speculation, Josie's personal wealth may have exceeded US$2 billion today.
The assets it directly or indirectly controls may even exceed tens of billions.
In this era, this is definitely a very scary number.
Of course, this is only the surface assets that the outside world can barely calculate.
Not to mention the hundreds of years of accumulation of Dracula that Qiaoxi just took over, the materials and wealth that Qiaoxi has accumulated through plane transactions in the past few years alone are definitely more than tens of billions.
Just gold can be described as a mountain of gold in Qiao Xi's system space.
If it is really taken out, the global gold price will plummet.
Therefore, if we can get the support of this funder, it will definitely not be a problem to support the Netherlands' war against Indonesia.
What's more important is Josie's influence in the United States.
It would be even better if the United States could use Josi's influence to continue to support the Netherlands' actions in Indonesia.
Anyway, doesn’t Qiao Xi want land in Asia? There are tens of thousands of islands in the Java Archipelago, and there are thousands of large islands suitable for development. Give it to him!
And you don’t need to give it to the small island, just give it to the big island.
Except for the most important Sumatra and Java, other islands can be provided, even Sulawesi can be considered.
"If I want Sulawesi, can you really agree?" Qiao Xi asked the Dutch ambassador in surprise.
It must be said that the conditions offered by Holland made Josie's heart flutter.
The entire Sulawesi is the eleventh largest island in the world, covering an area of 170,000 square kilometers.
Although compared to Sumatra and Java, which are on the Strait of Malacca, Sulawesi's geographical location is relatively less important. Moreover, the entire island has many mountains and few plains, and there are earthquakes and volcanoes. The overall environment cannot be said to be perfect.
But the place is big enough, and this is enough.
And Java, speaking of it, when Qiao Xi was a Xia nationality in his previous life, he had deep resentment for many of the actions this country had committed against Xia people in his early years.
With enough benefits and a little grudge from his previous life, Josie had no reason not to be moved.
"Yes, your Excellency, if our country can finally regain its complete interests in the Java region, Her Majesty the Queen will also grant you the status of Governor of Sulawesi and a hereditary earl!" The Dutch Ambassador saw Qiao Xi's move and immediately added.
"I understand. Speaking of which, this matter is actually very easy!" Josie said, touching her chin.
"Oh? What do you say?" After hearing what Josie said, the Dutch ambassador immediately asked, and Franco on the side was obviously also very interested.
"Your current problem is nothing more than the issue of troops and arms. In fact, there are still a large number of powerful military forces in Europe that are wasted, and food is wasted every day." Qiao Xi said.
"You mean...Germans?" Hearing Qiao Xi's words, the Dutch ambassador immediately thought of it, but his brows were still furrowed.
That's right, although Qiao Xi had obtained many German and Hydra prisoners of war from the US military through personal connections, numbering hundreds of thousands.
But compared to the total number of millions in the Rhine Camp, this number is insignificant.
In the past few years, these millions of prisoners have basically been released one after another.
However, in the hands of various Western European countries, due to various reasons, there are still a large number of German prisoners of war stranded.
As long as it is slightly armed, it can be a good military force.
But hiring an army of war criminals... has a bad reputation.