At the private banquet of Tongguang Pavilion, Bai Nan was drinking and chatting with Xu Daorun. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAs friends of the same age and temperament, although they have not all worked in the same place for many years, the relationship between the two is still very good. And Xu Daorun and a group of young and middle-aged officers are now the mainstay of the army, and they are also the most loyal executors of Bai Nan in the army.

Xu Daorun twisted a few peanuts and put them into the final chew, picked up the white wine in the cup, took a shallow sip, smacked his mouth and said: "Don't say it, we have a lot of national liquor in Datang Cottage, and many of the tastes are just wrong, and even later went back to the Qing Kingdom to visit the original winemaking workshop." Even locally made wines and vodkas are more reliable than locally made liquors. Only the red star second pot head in my hand, even if it crosses over, it still tastes like this. ”

Bai Nan smiled slightly and said: "When I was in high school, I was bold, I just learned to drink, and I went to the supermarket outside the school to buy a bottle of Red Star Erguotou for a few yuan before self-study in the afternoon, and drank it for dinner." As a result, I got drunk that night and was scolded by the teachers, and my dad didn't beat me for a long time, and beat me up, hahahaha. ”

Xu Daorun smiled: "I didn't expect you to be naughty too, I can't see it." ”

When it comes to traveling to the past, both of them sigh a little. Although both of them have established their own families in this world, married and had children, and have brilliant careers, it is also a sad thing to say goodbye to the past.

Seemingly unwilling to indulge in this atmosphere, Xu Daorun shifted the topic to current affairs, and said: "Is there any specific charter on the European side?" ”

Bai Nan smiled helplessly: "As for the matter of Alsace Lorraine." We're really not good at blatantly meddling. ”

Seo Do-run is also shrewd. Nature understands why. Germany is Datang's younger brother, and if Datang does not support Germany, it will naturally make Germany unhappy; France is also Datang's most important European trading partner, and not supporting France may bring a series of consequences. Therefore, so far, Datang has not made a clear statement on the issue of Alsace Lorraine.

"But the First International approved it." Xu Daorun said.

Bai Nan nodded and said, "That's right." ”

Xu Daorun said: "I am mainly worried that Germany is developing very fast. I have learned that using our system, the Germans are building modern industry at a rapid pace, although we have restrictions on many industries, but the more basic and important ones, the Germans are doing a good job, and they are worthy of being a rigorous and capable people. The strength of the country is likely to lead to an increase in ambition, and Marnes seems to be a teacher, but those who have met him think that he has great ambitions. Alsace Lorraine. Maybe it's his Sudetenland. ”

During World War II, Britain, France, the United States and other countries adopted a policy of appeasement towards German expansion. At the expense of Czechoslovakia, the Czechs were forced to cede the Sudetenland, which was predominantly German, and opened the way for German expansion to the east, leading the troubles to the Soviet Union. And Germany was not satisfied with the Sudetenland, after the outbreak of World War II, Germany swept half of Europe, and Britain and France also paid a heavy price.

Bai Nan shook his head: "Germany has just been founded, even if it has advantages in all aspects, but compared with Nazi Germany in the 20th century, it is still completely different. I do not deny the existence of a strong expansionist idea in the person of Marnes, but we also had great influence within the German Revolution. Further German expansion was also something we would like to see, and the elimination of Prussia and Austria would be a welcome one. As for Alsace Lorraine, there is no doubt that it is indeed an appetizer, in fact, it is okay to give it to Germany or not. But I also want to use this to knock the French. ”

The French Revolution is a particularly complex historical event, with many plot twists and turns, many important figures, and a completely different historical background from the historical background of the Revolution in another world. For controlling the direction of the French Revolution, even a guy like Bai Nan will find it tricky. At the beginning, the First International intended to prop up the French Revolution and bring it to power. However, there are many difficulties in practice, and although a considerable number of French people with relatively large development of capitalism and good cultivation of the Enlightenment agree with internationalism, many of them are still satisfied with the relatively simple ideas of the Great Revolution, and internationalism is not as popular in France as imagined.

Although the forces of the National Revolution developed relatively smoothly among the middle and lower classes, that is, the workers and peasants, French politics was still under the control of the traditional feudal aristocracy and the bourgeoisie. The First International also judged that the lower middle and lower classes of France were capable of waging a revolution similar to the Paris Commune, but could not sustain the gains of a self-sufficient revolution. Of course, it is no problem to have Datang's full help, but Datang does not have so much energy and funds to invest, and a German revolution has made Datang pay too much, so China is not particularly interested in supporting the French Red Revolution.

It is not clear what kind of path France will eventually take, which makes Datang dare not bet heavily on France. Since the outbreak of the Great Revolution, a considerable number of French people who don't know what to do have begun to point the finger at Datang, including embarrassment for Datang merchants, or some other stumbling blocks, and unstable France is also a headache for Datang.

One of the most annoying things is that the Revolution inspired the French to be fearless, and this is not simply a good thing. The overconfident French behave without rules and dare to challenge everything, which is something that neither Bai Nan nor Datang wants to see. So, Bai Nan wanted to let the French know what fear was and that they could not overcome everything.

Alsace Lorraine is one such starting point.

"In this matter, Datang will not intervene in an all-round way, nor will it even openly support either side, let alone provide financial and weapon assistance, it depends on how the French and Germans themselves play." Bai Nan said.

Xu Daorun asked: "But you are optimistic about the Germans, aren't you?" ”

Bai Nan bowed: "After all, Marnes has made a lot of preparations, and the situation is more favorable for Germany. Militarily, Germany was ahead of France, and France could not win against Germany until it reached the stage of all-out war. ”

Xu Daorun showed a little pessimism: "Now is the time when the French nationalist fever is at its highest, even if they lose once or twice, I am afraid that they will continue to add fuel to the fire in Alsace Lorraine, and eventually turn into a long-term tug-of-war between the two countries, and even destroy this region, which is also a failure for us." ”

(To be continued.) )