In fact, the approach of World War I was not a matter of a day or two, and since 1914, there have been more and more disputes and contradictions in the Balkan Peninsula. This dispute led to the coming together of the countries that opposed Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the opposition between the two blocs, the Central Powers and the Entente, became clearer.

The outbreak of war is only a matter of time.

It was June 12, 1914, on the European continent, Belgium.

The Kingdom of Belgium is a Western European country. It is one of the founding members of the European Union, with its capital Brussels. Belgium is bordered clockwise by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France from the north to the west, and the North Sea to the west. It covers an area of 30,528 square kilometers and has a population of about 11 million. The official languages of Belgium are Dutch and French.

Inside a hotel room in Brussels.

"Happy life!"

"Happy life, Liqing!"

As soon as Chen Liqing entered the door, countless easter eggs and flowers were ushered in on his head. Today, it is Chen Liqing's 14-year-old birthday, who came to Europe on New Year's Day in 1913, and now in June 14, no more, no less, he has been here for a year and a half. A year and a half is not a long time, but it is not a short time.

He has changed from a 12-year-old boy to a 14-year-old, his weight has changed from 40 kilograms to 50 kilograms, and his height has changed from 1.5 meters to 1.7 meters. In a year and a half, he met the ** period of a boy, so in just one and a half years, Chen Liqing himself has changed a lot. At least now, after all kinds of ups and downs, he can no longer see immaturity on his face, and he doesn't know his age, and he will definitely not see him as a child.

Of course, by the current standard, Chen Liqing can also get married and be regarded as an adult. As an adult, coming of age at this critical period has a special meaning for Chen Liqing.

Of course, these are not changes worth talking about, the most noteworthy changes are the achievements made by Chen Liqing and them on the European continent in the past year and a half. Through their efforts, more than ten European countries such as Britain, France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Ottomans, and Serbia have their strongholds. These bases are usually a hotel or a company, which can accommodate the agents and mercenaries who are now fighting for the cause of China on the European continent, such as information exchange and resource integration.

This kind of achievement is not good, but it is also a great progress for the current Great Southwest. This also plays a very important role in China's understanding of the world, especially now, when the First World War is approaching, the transmission of all kinds of information in their base is particularly important.

In addition to this, in the past year and a half, their economic achievements have also been remarkable. Although George agreed to lend money to Chen Liqing, Chen Liqing never had much pounds in his hands. However, after borrowing chickens to lay eggs, the economic effects they obtained gradually came out.

In a year and a half, they have remitted more than 100 million pounds of various material resources to the southwest of Fangcheng through sea transportation. With the help of this 100 million pounds of resources, the development of Fangcheng has simply changed its appearance, and another large city in the southwest has gradually formed in Fangcheng, Guizhou and Yunnan have received the help of advanced workers and advanced machines from Europe, and the entire basic industry has also undergone earth-shaking changes. Some simple, slightly more complex tools can be produced in Guizhou, Yunnan.

To give a simple example, before Chen Liqing came to Europe, neither Guizhou nor Yunnan could build a motorcycle, but after the development of basic industry in this year, Guizhou and Yunnan have been able to produce their own motorcycles. Although it is still with the help of German technology, it has been produced, which is definitely a great progress for the ** at this time.

Motorcycles were produced that were more convenient than horses, and the speed of development in both places was like the speed at which the tires of motorcycles were spinning began to develop rapidly.

Of course, these are hardware developments. With the development of hardware, the military development of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces has also made great progress, in the past ended in the second war, Yunnan with the help of Guizhou, Dai Kan not only held a province in Yunnan in one fell swoop, but also stretched out his hand to the western Sichuan side, occupying a large area in the western Sichuan side. On the basis of holding its own territory, the Guizhou side also controlled some areas in northern Sichuan and southern Guizhou in one fell swoop, expanding its territory by nearly a quarter. The two southwestern provinces, which are so strong, are finally in front of the whole world. However, compared to Lu Rongting, who suddenly expanded his territory to Liangguang, the actions of Yungui and Guizhou were not enough for Yuan Shikai to see. Therefore, after the two provinces and Fangcheng to keep the territory after the Second War, and the whole country calmed down again, Yuan Shikai felt that his control was complete, and began his dream of being an emperor. At this time, China's side should be peaceful.

In a short period of one and a half years, more than 10,000 people from the southwest of the European continent have been running one after another, and on the other side of the Atlantic, they have also sent nearly 3,000 people to the United States to invest.

As the biggest winner of World War I, the United States directly replaced Britain as the world's number one country in one fell swoop. At this time, the war has not yet started, and no one can predict when it will start, and it is the best opportunity for Chen Liqing and them to enter and acquire American enterprises, and if they miss this opportunity, they will not be able to take advantage of the United States.

In just one and a half years, the rapid development of Yunnan, Guizhou, Fangcheng's personnel, economy, weapons, industry, education and other fields is all because of Chen Liqing's efforts. Among them, Chen Liqing and they can be said to have not had a good rest for nearly a year. At this time, with the help of Chen Liqing's chance, the leaders of various institutions of the new Chinese active on the European continent finally had the opportunity to rest.

However, Chen Liqing's life was not so important, and after some blessings and greetings, Chen Liqing and the others came to a huge conference room that could accommodate more than 300 people.

"Ladies and gentlemen, through my life, I have gathered you here, not because of anything else, but because of the great event that we have been planning for a long time and have been waiting for for a long time. I believe that you who are active in various countries can feel a little bit of it. After everyone was seated, Chen Liqing stood up from the second position and looked around at everyone, and with his opening remarks, everyone's faces appeared solemn.

What Chen Liqing said, they all understand, and now Europeans understand that war is about to start.

It's just that no one knows what this war is going to be like except Chen Liqing, so at this critical time, Chen Liqing's role is particularly important. (To be continued.) )