Although it is already exhausting, the problems that need to be solved still need to be solved. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This cup of bitter wine brewed by a thought has to be drunk even if you pinch your nose.

Seeing off Cameron Carpenter and Bastian, who had come to ask for additional military spending, Millerand called Eric, a member of parliament from Corsica.

Unlike Portleme and Mary, who have stepped down from their positions as councillors and gone to Lanfang soil, although Eric is also from Corsica, he is not too provocative towards Lanfang, and in Milleran's eyes, Eric is still a person who can be communicated.

Eric is Corsican, but he also has his own house in Paris, Eric's home is in the deep forest of Boulogne, not far from Qin Zhiyuan's Black Swan Castle, after receiving a call from Millerand, Eric arrives at the presidential palace in the car assigned to Eric by the Corsican Council.

When he saw the Foreign Legion logo on the car, Millerand felt a sense of weakness, especially when he saw the driver in the driver's seat wearing the Foreign Legion uniform, and Millerand began to wonder if Eric was a suitable person to communicate with.

There was no turning back from the bow, people had already been called, and there was always a talk to be done, and Millerand still received Eric in his office.

"I heard that you were collectively absent from the congressional meeting today, why?" Millerand understood the situation in as calm a tone as possible.

"What does it matter if we go or not? Anyway, our attitude is never taken seriously, so in that case, let's let that damn country go to hell. Eric doesn't have the slightest respect for Congress, if he says this in front of a member of Congress, it is estimated that Eric will be impeached, but looking at what Eric means, there is not much fear.

When the National Assembly decided to terminate the alliance with Lan Fang, it still voted, and about nearly 100 pro-Lan Fang MPs voted against, but that was not enough, and the parliamentarians in favor of this bill reached a simple majority, and the bill was successfully passed.

After the results of the vote, the parliamentarians from Corsica, led by Eric, left in anger and expressed their protest in this way, but this did not work, and the resolutions that had already passed could not be changed.

"As a member of Congress, is your behavior debatable?" Millerand was the most patient, Corsican parliamentarians have always had a hard time with them, the point is that they don't pay much attention to the French government, these parliamentarians are not appointed by the government, and even the French government has no jurisdiction over them.

"It's debatable, but we agree that the government should be more cautious in making certain decisions. I don't mean to target anyone, but I have to say that the person who made that decision was a stupid pig, and because it was a collective decision, everyone was a stupid pig. Eric's emotions were a little intense, and he didn't care about Millerand's face at all.

Milleran's face is indeed not very good-looking, although this is a collective decision, Millerand is also one of the decision-makers, and Eric is tantamount to scolding Millerand.

"As part of France, what you should do about this collective decision is to accept it, and then think about what else can be done under this premise." Millerand stressed the legal validity of collective decisions, and as long as Corsica was still part of France, then Eric and they should obey the law.

"That's right! We do accept this result, but Corsica never looks at anyone's face, so we have decided to maintain friendly relations with Lanfon, and all businesses and citizens of Lanfon will still enjoy national treatment in Corsica. Eric announced in a letter-like tone.

It seems that during this time, Eric and they were not idle, Corsica itself has a parliament, and this parliament also has a lot of autonomy, and it is entirely possible to make such a decision.

"You are betrayal!" Milleran changed color violently, and if Corsica announced this decision, it would be tantamount to a slap in the face.

"Ending the alliance with Lan Fang is betrayal! We, the Corsican councillors, don't know what the Americans can bring us, but we know very well that without Qin, without Qin's Foreign Legion, Corsica would still be a wilderness, without schools, communities, and well-equipped ports, and dogs would not have looked at us. Eric was also excited, and looked at Millerand with contempt.

"Is that why some of you tax collectors?" Millerand was unscrupulous.

"Shut up! Hear what you said? The cause of the plane accident is being investigated, and until the conclusions are made, any unfounded speculation is disrespectful to those who have died, not to mention your accusations, which is simply ridiculous. With that, Eric got up and angrily wanted to leave.

The secretary who was waiting at the door immediately stopped Eric.

"Why, do you want to imprison me? Very good, then come on! Eric glared back at Millerand and held out his hands for Millerand to cuff as he pleased.

"Calm down, impulsiveness won't solve anything, and you should be well aware that if we continue to be allies with Lan Fang, then sooner or later we will be forced to get involved in some war that we don't want." Milleran felt a little pain in his head and rubbed his temples with a painful expression.

"On the contrary, maintaining an alliance with Lan Fang is the only way to make some people feel fearful, so as to avoid the outbreak of war to the greatest extent, and we are doing this because we are choking on food. Think about it, every war that Lan Fang has fought since the founding of the country, what damage has it done to us in France? In fact, on the contrary, whether it is a war against Japan or a war against Siam, we are all the winners! Eric didn't intend to save face at all for Milleran, and after speaking, he glared at the secretary who was still blocking the door: "Get out of here!" ”

Millerand didn't look up, waving his hand for the stupid secretary to let him go.

While Eric and Millerand were arguing, Youngsan and Governor of Liabi, Elfred, had a good conversation.

Maybe it's because France and Lan Fang have terminated their alliance, or because they want to suppress the rebellion in Siam and transfer all the troops without a basis in their hands, but recently Elfred has not put any pressure on the brotherly alliance, and Yang Deshan's life is quite comfortable.

War always stimulates consumption, the rebellion in Siam also had an impact on Liabi, the British government in order to cope with the rebellion, increased oil reserves, the oil produced in the Gairyan oil field can finally be sold at a good price, the shareholders no longer complain, the horse bandits disappeared without a trace, the production of the oil field is increasing every day, all the news is good news.

"Can we get to 200,000 barrels next month? If you can reach 200,000 barrels, you may be rewarded with a knighthood. Elfred raised the wine glass in his hand and greeted Yang Deshan.

"I'll try my best, but there's no guarantee." Yang Deshan was still cautious and did not give Elfred a specific promise, even if he was tempted by a knighthood, Yang Deshan could still stay sober.

Yang Deshan is really not a rare British title, although it is not publicly awarded, but Yang Deshan already has a count title in Lanfang, which is impossible for the British to give anyway.

"Do you know about Cairo?" Elfred didn't force it, and the topic changed to Egypt.

"Know something." Yang Deshan is still cautious and adheres to the principle that if you say more, you will lose.

Earlier this month, the British forces stationed in Cairo were defeated in a battle with the local rebels, with about a regiment of British troops routed and a battalion of British troops captured, and the British were forced to start negotiations with the Egyptians.

Around 1882, the British occupied Egypt, and by 1914, the year of the outbreak of the world war, Egypt became a British protectorate, and the world war weakened the British greatly, and the British faced the sworn resistance of the locals in Egypt, and this year, the British finally could not bear the quagmire of war and began negotiations with the Egyptians.

By the way, if there is no accident, in the past history, by next year, that is, February 28, 1922, Britain was forced to recognize the independence of Egypt, but still retained the right to Egypt's defense, foreign affairs, ethnic minorities, etc., the Egyptian authorities Farouk dynasty is still a puppet dynasty under British control, according to the Anglo-Egyptian intergovernmental agreement, Britain can send troops to Egypt at any time to protect British interests in Egypt.

Elfred mentioned this to Yang Deshan at this time, apparently wanting to do something.

"There are a lot of things in your brotherly alliance with the Persians, how did you get them to be obedient?" Elfred was very curious about the methods by which Yang Deshan managed the Brotherhood Alliance.

"Hahahaha-this is a secret, please forgive me for not telling you." Although Yang Deshan was laughing, he refused resolutely.

Even if Yang Deshan told Elfred what to do, Elfred couldn't do it, and it would be harder to let Elfred live in a tent and eat the same meal as ordinary Persians than to kill Elfred.

"Uh-huh—you're such a tight-lipped fellow, I should lock you up and torture you, so maybe I can get what I want." Elfred looked displeased, shaking his head in a joking way to hide his embarrassment.

"Don't, honorable governor, you still need me to mine that black gold for you, and it's not too late to lock it up when you're done." Yang Deshan also joked, of course, his expression was also sincere and fearful.

"Hahahaha-" Obviously, Elfred was satisfied with Yang Deshan's performance, and after laughing for a while, Elfred propped his elbows on the table, leaned forward and approached Yang Deshan, expressing his intimacy with Yang Deshan in a close way, and the words in his mouth moved Yang Deshan even more: "Black gold can't be dug up, you know?" United Oil has found a large oil field in Syria, about the same size as the Gairyan reserves, France wants to nationalize this oil field, Chris that old guy firmly disagrees, the French government is in a stalemate with United Oil, the problem is, part of this oil field is in Iraq-"

Yang Deshan was really stunned by these words, at this point in time, this oil field was discovered, considering that the French government had just terminated the alliance with Lan Fang, the French government's approach was indeed a bit ambiguous.

"Do you see what I mean now?" The old god Elfred raised his glass.

"I don't understand-" Yang Deshan still swallowed as slowly as warm boiled water.

"Damn it, don't you want to do something? For example, to replace the Farouk dynasty and become the ruler of Egypt, or to go to Iraq to get a piece of the pie and make more money - don't you want to? Elfred was incredible.

Yang Deshan's gaze was a little dull, and his Adam's apple moved up and down for a while before he struggled to spit out a word: "Think!" ”

(To be continued.) )