Since Sidi Belle Abbas built the airport, Qin Zhiyuan began the life of a trapeze artist.

It was only at this time that Qin Zhiyuan realized how busy he was.

As a French general, Qin Zhiyuan hung up a post on the War Committee of the Congress.

This committee usually doesn't have much to do, but it has to attend meetings often, and vote by a show of hands for something that can change the tide of the war, or something trivial and so on.

At the level of voting by show of hands, Qin Zhiyuan fully felt the nonsense of democracy. Whether cotton should be imported from the United States or from French Indochina just for the sake of the soldiers' winter clothes could be discussed for a week.

This is considered to have its own pros and cons, imported from the United States, the roadway is relatively smooth, and the time required on the road is relatively short. Transferring from Indochina, although the price is much cheaper, the sky is high and the road is long, and the road takes longer.

The War Council divided into two factions to argue about this matter all day long, even though the weather had turned cold and the soldiers had no clothes to wear......

It's not that there are no clothes, even if this year's winter clothes are not made, the soldiers will not lack clothing, and the French are still doing a very good job in terms of logistics.

Qin Zhiyuan was only fresh twice, and he never went to the war committee to raise his hand again, with this kind of effort, it is better to stay in the Black Swan Castle and study the wedding preparations with Pierre.

That's right, Qin Zhiyuan and Julie are finally getting married, and the wedding date is set for Christmas.

Preparations for the wedding are well underway, and this time it will not be possible to hastily do it at the Château de la Swan as in the case of the engagement, with the ceremony taking place at Notre-Dame Cathedral and the banquet at the Palace of Versailles.

In fact, according to Qin Zhiyuan's meaning, the wedding does not need to be done in a big way, call a few relatives and friends, and forget about the scene.

This drew opposition from everyone, not only Julie wanting a big wedding, but even the French government wanting to celebrate it as a holiday.

Qin Zhiyuan is within the French army system, and now he is one of the few generals, with great military achievements and prestige. The French government wants to make Qin Zhiyuan's wedding a grand event, not only to show that the French government attaches great importance to soldiers, but also to strive to publicize the exploits of the French army troops on the battlefield.

Uh-huh, it's all routines.

So when the guest list was preliminarily counted, it was a headache for both Qin Zhiyuan and Pierre.

Just one invitation list involved more than 600 people. Among them were French political, military, and economic leaders, as well as British, Americans, Italians, Romanians, and even representatives of the Kerensky government in Russia, which was about to close its doors.

Many people Qin Zhiyuan don't say that they haven't seen it, they have never heard of it.

Those who can be on this list are naturally characters with heads and faces, whether they have heard of it or not, since their names are on the list, Qin Zhiyuan has to send out invitations one by one.

At this time, the most taboo is favoritism, if someone has the qualifications to participate, but Qin Zhiyuan is not invited, it is tantamount to making enemies for no reason.

On average, every week or so, Qin Zhiyuan would return to Corsica for two days, not only to inspect and supervise the progress of various tasks, but also to find time to cultivate relationships with the scouts as much as possible.

The number of Boy Scouts grew at a rate of nearly 10,000 per month, not only Chinese from the Far East, but also orphans from all over France.

Nearly 10,000 children are added every month, and as soon as these children come to Corsica, they need to be equipped with complete supporting facilities, from accommodation to study, and nutrition is a big problem. This burden is not small, but fortunately, Qin Zhiyuan is not short of money now, and there are also German prisoners of war on the island who are working hard to build houses, and the situation has improved a lot compared to a few months ago.

After Maxim became governor of Algeria, Qin Zhiyuan set up several timber companies in Algiers and Oran, where they were tasked with buying timber and making wooden houses that could be assembled and shipped to Corsica.

In the Atlas Mountains in the northern region of Algeria, there are still forests to be cut down, albeit not in large quantities, but enough to supply Corsica.

The construction of a wooden house is extremely simple, you only need to use cement to make the foundation, and then assemble various materials like building blocks, and a house is completed. If the construction workers are skilled enough and cooperate well enough, it only takes ten people to build a house, and it can be completed in four hours.

Because the house is made of wood, the exterior walls can be painted in various colors at will, and Qin Zhiyuan made a clear request that the exterior walls of the house should be painted with blue roofs and white walls, just like the style of Santorini.

Santorini today has not yet developed the style of the 21st century, so Corsica can be considered unique.

The blue color and the blue sky complement each other, and the white walls reflect the white sails on the sea in the distance, which is indeed refreshing and has a taste of paradise.

To the amazement and envy of all the sailors and merchants who passed by.

No matter what time it is, even during war, human beings are always full of yearning for beautiful things. It is precisely because of the war that the paradise of Corsica seems so peaceful and beautiful, so unparalleled and independent.

The immigration offices of Thunder and Trident receive hundreds of immigration applications every day, not only from mainland France, but also from the United Kingdom, Belgium and even Germany.

For these immigration applications, Mary and Portlem they are very demanding. Without special skills, it is not easy to immigrate to Corsica, and the popular investment immigration in later generations is simply impossible at this time.

The last thing Qin Zhiyuan lacks now is money, especially after the oil fields in New Baku began to produce oil.

The elder Renault worked so efficiently that he hired three drilling teams, along with 100,000 workers, to begin laying the oil pipeline from Gabès to Nova Baku.

Perhaps this sounds ridiculous, because even before the shadow of oil has been seen, the old Renault has already begun to lay pipes. But that's the case, the old Renault chose to trust Qin Zhiyuan unconditionally, since Qin Zhiyuan said that there is oil in New Baku, then there must be it.

Facts have proved that Qin Zhiyuan is trustworthy.

The coordinates provided by Qin Zhiyuan are very accurate, two of the three boreholes produced oil, and one of the oil wells has been calculated to produce 570 tons of oil in a single day, which is almost more than the production of 20 ordinary oil wells in Romania.

With the first truckload of "black gold" shipped out of the desert, all rumors were dispelled, and the French government immediately expressed great concern about the matter, ordering Qin Zhiyuan to send troops to protect the oil fields of New Baku and the oil pipeline between New Baku and Gabès, and to increase the number of workers building the oil pipeline to 300,000.

For France, which is short of human resources, mobilizing 300,000 people is definitely a super-large-scale project, but the French government does not hesitate to invest, and the huge prospect gives the French government sufficient motivation.

At the same time, Clemenceau also approached Qin Zhiyuan and Renault Sr. to discuss the possibility of Qin Zhiyuan and Renault Sr. transferring shares to the French government.

Transfer of shares?

What are you kidding, Qin Zhiyuan and Old Renault haven't earned a penny yet, but they have spent a lot, and now they want to take over as soon as they see the benefits of the French government, how can there be such a good thing?

It has to be said that in Western society, respect for "private property" is deeply rooted. Qin Zhiyuan and Renault Sr. refused to transfer their shares, and Clemenceau had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, demanding a full share of the oil.

In other words, the ownership of the oil field still belongs to the United Oil Company, but all the oil extracted by the United Oil Company must be sold to the French government.

Of course, this will cause Qin Zhiyuan and Lao Renault to lose some of their benefits, but for Qin Zhiyuan and Lao Renault, this part of the benefits is already a drop in the bucket compared to what they can earn, and it doesn't matter if the loss point is the protection fee paid to the French government.

Indeed, the French government has considered the establishment of a special administrative region in the area of New Baku and the area covered by the oil pipeline from New Baku to Gabès, with Qin Zhiyuan as the chief executive and military governor of this special administrative region.

Qin Zhiyuan naturally raised his hands in favor of this decision, and the old Renault was also contributing to the trouble, so this resolution was quickly passed in the Congress, and a ten-kilometer-wide area from New Baku to Gabès was opened up and became part of the New Baku Special Zone.

This decision aroused strong opposition from King Tu Ni Si, but under the pressure of the French government, King Nasser was forced to give in and recognize the existence of the New Baku Special Administrative Region.

The history of the three countries of French North Africa has changed beyond recognition, because of the existence of the New Baku Special Zone, Tu Ni Si was cut into two sections, north and south. The large desert oil fields that originally belonged to Algeria have become part of the New Baku Special Zone and are under the jurisdiction of Qin Zhiyuan.

In order to improve efficiency, construction is underway on a very large oil refinery on the island of Djerba in the Bay of Gabes. This refinery could not have belonged only to Qin Zhiyuan and Renault Sr., the French government occupied a 40% share, and Qin Zhiyuan and Renault Sr. divided the remaining 60%.

Since it is cooperating with the French government, there is no need to look for other partners, and the deterrent power of the French government is sufficient.

So Qin Zhiyuan had one more task, that is, the migration of the aborigines. In order to ensure the smooth passage of the oil channel, all indigenous people in the Special Administration of New Baku will have to move out, and the French government will provide financial subsidies to allow them to resettle elsewhere.

This will certainly lead to a backlash from the indigenous people, not because they don't want the money, but because someone is adding to the problem and deliberately obstructing it.

Qin Zhiyuan had nothing to say about such a person, and directly transferred a regiment of Senegalese soldiers to forcibly relocate all the aborigines in the New Baku Special Administrative Region.

It looks a lot like a demolition team in the early 20th century.

(To be continued.) )