Chen Shaokuan has been in Europe for several months as a member of the Sichuan Naval Observation Group, and Chen Shaokuan is full of enthusiasm and is ready to feel the atmosphere of the war in the center of the war and increase his knowledge.

However, after arriving in Europe, Chen Shaokuan had no joy at all, his eyes were full of gunsmoke, there was artillery fire everywhere, the newspaper would report the situation on the front line every day, the soldiers were a string of meaningless numbers, alive and dead, the British quickly assigned Chen Shaokuan to a destroyer for internship.

However, the first time to go to sea to escort, the escort fleet was attacked by German submarines, two coal ships sank to the bottom of the sea British destroyers pursued the German submarines in secret, but unfortunately the submarine escaped under the cover of night, this is the first time Chen Shaokuan saw the power of the waves, but the next thing is more boring, and went to sea twice, these two times there was no problem, and the supplies were successfully transported to France.

After staying at sea for two months, Chen Shaokuan suddenly received a telegram from China, informing him that he was about to be assigned to the Campania for internship, after receiving this telegram, Chen Shaokuan was immediately shocked, and even wondered if this telegram was written wrongly, how could he let himself go to Campania, this is an extremely old warship, originally a cruise ship, about to be demolished, at this time World War I suddenly broke out, the British political axe transformed the ship into an aircraft carrier, However, at that time, this old warship was basically not taken into account.

What really supports the maritime hegemony of the British Empire is the amazing battleship, not the ugly and old Campania, Chen Shaokuan himself is also very obsessed with those battleships that can make people's blood boil, after he came to Europe, although Britain and France still look down on the Chinese, but because of the huge trade with Sichuan, and the position of Chinese workers in the war is becoming more and more prominent, Britain and France also maintain some basic respect for the Chinese, so Chen Shaokuan thought that he could go to a battleship for internship, But the reality is so cruel.

Chen Shaokuan had the heart to send a telegram to the country to inquire about the situation, but he didn't do it, because the person who sent the telegram to him was too special, this was a telegram sent by Qiao Yu himself, the southwest patrol envoy, Chen Shaokuan knew very well that this new master of the southwest who was about the same age as himself was a person with extraordinary foresight, and he definitely had his own considerations for doing so, maybe the aircraft carrier really had that much value!

This time Chen Shaokuan's destroyer escorted a batch of military supplies from China directly to Bordeaux, which is the fourth largest city in France and an important seaport, later Bordeaux was known to the Chinese because of red wine, but now Bordeaux is an important production base in France, material transportation center, at the critical moment of the situation in Paris, the French also moved the political axe here, and now nearly 70,000 Chinese workers have gathered here, becoming the most necessary force to support the operation of the city.

Now the number of Chinese workers in Europe has reached more than 260,000 people, the number is still increasing rapidly, Chinese workers are known for their diligence and wisdom, Chinese people can work tirelessly, and there are no bad habits, although France is full of dead men, blonde girls who are in spring, but Chinese workers do not make too many romantic stories, extremely abide by the rules, very good management, so that the French political axe is very satisfied.

However, another characteristic of the Chinese workers makes the French both happy and worried, the Chinese have a very good learning ability, can quickly learn the complex technology in their hands, and now the Chinese workers in the major French factories are becoming the backbone of technology, and have been exposed to various core technologies, and now the production line of the Entente is more and more dependent on the support of Chinese technicians, of course, this is a good thing for France with a stretched population, but people with a little foresight will feel the harm of this situation, after the war, These Chinese must have brought their skills back home, and at that time China would have begun to industrialize more rapidly based on these workers, which would bring great uncertainty to the Far East, and even the French housekeeping skills would be learned.

For this reason, Britain and France tried their best to limit the entry of Chinese workers into the core as much as possible, and on the other hand, the Allies began to increase the number of workers in the colonies, and at the same time tried to bring in a group of workers from the city to balance the power of Chinese workers.

However, an even more tragic result appeared, because the colonial laborers were forced to come to work, they had no active surname, and they were stupid, and they could only do the lowest work, and their quality was indeed good, even better than that of Chinese workers, but after these people entered the factory, they desperately stole all kinds of technology, and even some French officials said that for every ten workers sent by Yueben, there were nine spies, which was even more hideous and terrifying than the Chinese.

Of course, Chen Shaokuan did not know the sorrow of Britain and France, after coming to Bordeaux, there was a Chinese breath in his face, in the Chinese workers' settlement not far from the port, the lanterns were colorful, the gongs and drums were noisy, it was now the end of February in the Gregorian calendar, and it was not out of the first month of the lunar calendar, and there was no New Year in the eyes of the Chinese, all of them were in the New Year, especially these Chinese workers had money in their pockets and were abroad, so this special New Year was extraordinarily lively, full of red lanterns, and the couplets of the word Fu were pasted all over the block.

There is a small open space in the middle of the block, where a temporary small stage is built, on the stage there is a group of Sichuan opera artists performing the Legend of the White Snake, not far away there are tricks and drummers, and there are many Chinese snacks on the side of the street.

In a trance, this place has become a Chinese city in general, these are the arrangements of labor companies, all kinds of artists have been hired from China, and there are many chefs, some of whom make big dishes, and some of whom make snacks, after some hard work, these Chinese workers can finally eat the taste of their hometown, and see the opera they like to see, and the joy in their hearts is naturally indescribable.

Even many French people participated in it, in the beginning, the French were very repulsive to the Chinese, and looked down on them, but with the deepening of understanding, the French gradually reduced their vigilance, replaced by a sense of curiosity, and these Chinese workers can get special supplies from the labor company, as well as the food provided by the French political axe, counting them to live a better life in the war, at least they can eat well, and from time to time they can also get some gadgets provided by the labor company, Immediately, they became a relatively wealthy group.

Chen Shaokuan was watching the change of face in Sichuan Opera with relish, and a man in a robe came to the side, smiling at him: "Colonel Chen, you are so free, you can still come to the play?" ”

Chen Shaokuan immediately recognized the person who came, this person was Li Zongru, who was also a popular person among the Sichuan political axes, and was very respected by Qiao Yu, and often engaged in some work, "Mr. Zongru, when did you come to France?" ”

"I've been here for a week, I'm also working hard, I'm not idle for a moment, I went to the United States last year, and I came to France again this year!"

"Mr. Li, you must have come to Europe with a great mission!"

"Well, Colonel Chen has begun to fight in Verdun now, the killing is dark, tens of thousands of people die every day, France is still relatively passive now, I'm afraid it won't be able to hold on!"

Chen Shaokuan was also extremely concerned about the situation in Europe, and when he heard Li Zongru say that France would not be able to bear it, his eyes widened, "Mr. Li, will France be defeated?" ”

"That's not it, the huge consumption of the population, France can no longer bear it, they are ready to compromise with us first, let Junzuo send troops to support them!"

"Isn't that for our people to be cannon fodder? Junza should never say yes! "Chen Shaokuan is very aware of the cruelty of the European battlefield, so far hundreds of Chinese laborers have been sacrificed, some have died in the bombing, and a ship has been directly sunk.

"Colonel Chen, some sacrifices are inevitable, Junzuo wants Britain and France to hand over the tariff power, only then will Sichuan send troops to Europe!"

As soon as he mentioned the power of tariffs, Chen Shaokuan immediately sobered up, and the eyes of the patrol envoys were really vicious; if he could take advantage of this opportunity to take back the tariffs in one fell swoop, it would definitely be a huge help to China, and this was a major matter related to China's sovereignty, and if the sacrifice could be exchanged for the power of tariffs, this sacrifice would be worth it.

"Mr. Li, if you can do this, the sacrifice of the soldier will also be worthwhile, I think this is okay!"

"Well, Junzuo's vision will not be wrong, after coming to Europe, I clearly felt the powerful power of this kind of collision of powers, in the past, China's wars were more like children's play, don't look at China has so many people, but we can't reach the level of mobilization of Britain, France and Germany, and even Russia can't compare, China must catch up, otherwise it will really be doomed!"

"That's right, Mr. Li, I've been having nightmares lately, in my dreams there are always great powers organizing powerful armies to attack China, and we resisted, but in the face of aircraft and artillery, we had no power to fight back, we were beaten to the ground, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the corpses were everywhere, and I woke up with fright every time!"

Li Zongru and Chen Shaokuan visited the front line of the war in person, and their knowledge was broadened a lot, and their minds became more and more sober, and they became more and more understanding of Qiao Yu's policy of vigorously establishing factories and developing industry.

"Colonel Chen, my father named me Zongru because I wanted me to take Confucianism as my sect, and now after I arrived in Europe, I want to understand that Confucianism can only shape the surname of Chinese, and if we want China to be truly strong, we still have to rely on our own strength, rely on science and technology, rely on industry, I changed a word myself, changed it to Zongwu, what do you think?"

After Chen Shaokuan heard it, he stroked his palms and laughed, "Mr., this word is really wonderful, Zongwu is the right way!" ”