Chapter 99: Bubbles
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Coming out of the Renault factory, Qin Zhiyuan went to the embassy in France to find Lu Zhengxiang.
The establishment of a factory for transfer machines is a major event, and Qin Zhiyuan is beyond the reach of the whip in Europe, and needs domestic cooperation. In France in 1916, Qin Zhiyuan was not sure whether the French were monitoring the phone now, and out of habit, Qin Zhiyuan still went to the embassy in person.
The diplomatic relations between the Republic of China and France are now only at the ministerial level, and the two sides have not yet established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level, so the embassy in France is also a minister.
On the way, Qin Zhiyuan asked Julie: "What did you want to remind me just now?" ”
Julie and Qin Zhiyuan went to the embassy together, and now Julie can't wait to publish a newspaper to declare her relationship with Qin Zhiyuan, and she doesn't want to leave Qin Zhiyuan's side for a minute.
"If you need some information or a recipe or something, you don't need to look for old Louis, you can go to Pierre. It would be more convenient and faster for Pierre to come forward. Julie looked at Qin Zhiyuan and smiled.
Girls are outgoing, and the truth has been passed down through the ages.
"Louis is a businessman, Pierre is a soldier, this kind of thing, it is more appropriate to find a businessman." Qin Zhiyuan had a different opinion, he didn't want this matter to be too contaminated with military color.
Whether it's in this plane or another, conspiracy theories are very marketable, and no matter what, as long as the country is involved, all kinds of versions can be created.
"No, it's not appropriate because Louis is a businessman. Luis certainly would not want to see your country have a lot of power, you know, your country is now a big customer of Renault, and if it has its own production capacity, then Renault will not get anything. Pierre is different, Pierre is a soldier, a pure soldier. Pierre didn't have as much of a businessman's mind, and from a military point of view, the military wanted their allies to be stronger. "Julie has been in the Renault factory for this time and knows some things that Qin Zhiyuan doesn't know.
"What you said makes a lot of sense, I'm so lucky that you're on my side." Qin Zhiyuan did not hesitate to praise, he did ignore this question: "I originally wanted to give a large amount of money to Old Renault, but now it seems that this money can be saved, should I send you something to express my gratitude?" ”
"I beg your pardon, as a lady, I can't just accept other people's things." Julie's eyebrows were smiling playfully.
"Please, my goddess, don't reject me, for my pity, please accept my humble offering." Qin Zhiyuan knows the way to cater to him.
In the winter of 1916 in Paris, due to the cold weather, the leaves on the trees on the road landscape had fallen off, and it looked very bleak. The war had led to a lack of fuel, and there were not many cars and pedestrians on the streets, so it looked deserted. Although the billboards in front of the shops on both sides of the road are still bright, few customers enter or leave, which is a direct reflection of the impact of the war on people's livelihood.
There were few vehicles on the road, and Qin Zhiyuan soon arrived at the Beiyang Government Legation in France on Babylon Road.
The legation is in a building on Babylon Road, and the signboard is very inconspicuous, and Qin Zhiyuan searched for it for a long time before he found it. Entering the legation, Qin Zhiyuan was even more disappointed, the government of the Republic of China only rented two floors of this building, and there were other tenants in the building. Because there are many residents and the environment is noisy, the children cry and the women scream loudly and the people are upset. The sanitary condition is not very good, even the stairs are not cleaned, and the chaos in the corridor is comparable to the tube building where Qin Zhiyuan lived in another time and space.
Lu Zhengxiang went to England, and Hu Weide, the minister to France, received Qin Zhiyuan in his office.
The last time Hu Weide did not attend the reception where Old Renault welcomed Qin Zhiyuan for some reason, this was the first time Qin Zhiyuan met Hu Weide.
Hu Weide was born in the former Qing Dynasty Jinshi, he is fifty-three years old this year, he is not tall, slightly fat, the bags under his eyes are obvious, and the two mustaches are impressive.
"General Qin, long admiration, long admiration." Seeing Qin Zhiyuan, Hu Weide was very enthusiastic.
Because of the emergence of Qin Zhiyuan, the French government's attention to the Republic of China has increased, and Hu Weide's recent work has become much smoother. For Qin Zhiyuan, Hu Weide is full of gratitude.
"Mr. Hu, look up for a long time, look up for a long time." Qin Zhiyuan showed appropriate respect, and he had to deal with Hu Weide in the future, and maintaining a good relationship would be beneficial to both parties.
Julie came up with Qin Zhiyuan, although Hu Weide saw that the two were relatively close, but he didn't know much about the relationship between Julie and Qin Zhiyuan, so he didn't rashly say hello.
"This is Julie, Julie Foch, and she has an amazing father." Qin Zhiyuan took the initiative to introduce.
Taking the initiative to clarify the relationship with Julie is very beneficial to Qin Zhiyuan. Qin Zhiyuan's act of organizing troops to join the Foreign Legion, strictly speaking, was an initiative against the original intention of the Beiyang government, which originally did not intend to send troops to participate in the war that took place in Europe, and Qin Zhiyuan's behavior disrupted the Beiyang government's plan. By the time the Beiyang government knew that Qin Zhiyuan had appeared, Qin Zhiyuan had already joined the Foreign Legion, and since it had created a fait accompli, the Beiyang government could only acquiesce in Qin Zhiyuan's existence.
Although the Beiyang government acquiesces to the existence of Qin Zhiyuan, it does not mean that the Beiyang government will accept Qin Zhiyuan, which are two completely different concepts. If Qin Zhiyuan doesn't show a certain strength, maybe the Beiyang government will send generals over to pick peaches, which is very likely to happen. Qin Zhiyuan can't sit back and watch this kind of thing happen, so it is necessary to clarify the relationship with Foch, at least so that the Beiyang government will pay more attention to Qin Zhiyuan when making decisions.
"Foch? Is it the same Foch general of the Northern Legion? Hu Weide was surprised.
"Yes, that's the one." Qin Zhiyuan is sure.
"Ma'am, your beauty shines here." As a minister to France, Hu Weide speaks French very well and can communicate with the French fluently.
"Thank you." Julie politely thanked her.
After the politeness, Hu Weide invited Qin Zhiyuan to sit on the sofa.
"General Qin's actions are unexpected, which is really amazing." Hu Weide has not yet fully digested the impact of this information.
Qin Zhiyuan's appearance was an accident in itself, and acting unexpectedly was Qin Zhiyuan's label. At this point, everyone has to adapt to Qin Zhiyuan's existence. Qin Zhiyuan himself is a general of the Foreign Legion, and if he adds Foch's help, Qin Zhiyuan will become a force to be reckoned with, at least within the Beiyang government.
"In extraordinary times, it is a helpless move." Qin Zhiyuan can only sigh that the times create heroes, and this sentence is applicable to all times.
"That's right, extraordinary people do extraordinary things." Hu Weide was full of praise.
The two were touting each other, the phone on the desk rang, and Hu Weide went over to answer the phone.
"Hello, this is the Legation of the Republic of China in France...... Please, can you call the reservation number? This is not a movie theater. Hu Weide put down the phone and shook his head repeatedly.
"Next door downstairs is the movie theater, they are all the same landlord, the phone here and the phone in the movie theater are the same line, often stringed, there is no way." Hu Weide returned to the sofa and explained to Qin Zhiyuan in detail.
The legation, what a lofty term, Qin Zhiyuan's vision all came to naught.