In fact, the original meaning of the term "sick man of East Asia" is not as unbearable as it is advertised.

At the end of the nineteenth century, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was called the "sick man of Europe" in Europe at that time, and when the Qing Empire also exposed its decay and weakness, it was naturally called the "sick man of East Asia" by Europeans to compare with the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Not to mention, this pair of "sick men" is really quite vivid.

When this title spread from Britain to the Qing Empire, it was used by many intellectuals as a spur to spur themselves and warn the world, not to insult their own people.

It was only because the Japanese deliberately used the word later to insult the Republicans, who were also East Asians, that the word aroused widespread resentment.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't like this word at all, even if it was to "spur himself and warn the world", Qin Zhiyuan was willing to use other methods, instead of using this kind of title similar to "self-abuse" to torture himself and his own people.

This is the real tear of the listener and the sadness of the hearer.

Therefore, when Qin Zhiyuan heard that there was a brawl between the crew of the "Umbrella" company in Port Said and the staff of the "Poseidon" maritime security company, Qin Zhiyuan's first reaction was not annoyance, but relief.

For more than half a year, when the Chinese were bullied, they finally learned to fight back, instead of venting their anger behind their backs with the spirit of "Ah Q". In this sense, Qin Zhiyuan's life is worth it!

In fact, there have been many fights between Chinese and French people in recent times, especially in the factory of old Renault, where there are fights and brawls almost every month.

These fights and brawls have nothing to do with "race", they are all caused by the accumulation of excess hormones.

Chinese people rarely suffer losses in brawls, on the one hand, because the lively Chinese rarely act alone, and at least four or five people go out each time, and they do not suffer in conflict. On the other hand, it is because the Chinese have a natural ally, the Annamite people.

Annam is also Vietnam, and now the relationship between the Vietnamese and the Chinese is not tense at all, but because they are more intimate in a foreign country, every time there is a fight between the Chinese and the French, the Annam people will not stand idly by, they always help the Chinese to fight, and it is not the kind of help that pulls the bias, it is the kind of help that charges ahead and fights bravely.

Weird, isn't it?

Not surprising at all.

Even in the time and space where Qin Zhiyuan lived, this was the case.

During the First World War in that time and space, the Annamite people were the loyal younger brothers of the Republic of China, and every time the Chinese and the foreigners fought, the Annamite people followed the Chinese.

So at the time of the "American-Vietnamese War", the Chinese big brother will spare no effort to help. If it weren't for the ill-intentioned old Maozi who provoked it, Annan estimated that he would still be China's little brother in the 21st century.

"...... the 'Hurricane' incident caused a total of four serious injuries, 15 minor injuries, most of the injured were British, and two people from the 'Umbrella' company were slightly injured and are no longer in serious trouble after treatment. The British are now unrelenting and demand that we hand over Ma Guangming, the captain of the No. 7 submarine hunter who took the initiative to provoke right and wrong and take the lead in making trouble, to the British court for trial, and at the same time investigate the responsibility of those responsible, and also pay compensation for the loss of the 'Hurricane'. Pierre urgently returned to Thunder Bluff from Paris to report to Qin Zhiyuan on the latest developments in the brawl.

"Cut, they let us hand it over? What does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs say? Qin Zhiyuan disagreed, there was never a shortage of self-righteous people in this world.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs means to bring people to Paris first, and the case will be heard by the courts in Paris. As for the compensation for the 'Hurricane', since it burned all other people's ships, it means a little bit, anyway, the three melons and two dates are not worth a few dollars. Pierre tried to choose words that were more gentle to express his emotions, and in Pierre's opinion, it was best to make a big thing a small thing.

"I don't think the foreign ministry is doing anything right, they don't seem to be on our side. What do you mean by 'three melons and two dates'? If the responsibility for the accident is determined to be Ma Guangming taking the initiative to find trouble, even if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not deal with him, I will beat his butt to pieces, but now that the appraisal report has not come out, this is in a hurry to compensate, is this already determined that the fault is in the 'umbrella' company? Is there any mistake, what is the "Poseidon" maritime security company that pays taxes to Paris, or is it the "umbrella" that pays taxes to Paris? Qin Zhiyuan was full of complaints, and he didn't let go at all.

This kind of accident was determined to be a nonsense, and there was no result for a year and a half, and before the results came out, the ships of the "Poseidon" maritime security company were already banned from entering French waters.

French waters also include Corsican waters, and if ships crossing the Mediterranean do not pass through Corsica waters, they have to go around southern Italian Sardinia, thus increasing the chance of being attacked by submarines because of the loss of coastline protection.

To sum up, unless the French government lifts the ban on Poseidon maritime security, Poseidon will not receive any business in the Mediterranean.

"God, Qin, can you not be so aggressive, of course the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is on your side, otherwise George can make them feel good without you talking." Pierre was worried, slapping his head and slamming himself on the chair across from his desk.

"George is coming to power?" Qin Zhiyuan was pleasantly surprised.

"Look at you, as a Frenchman, you don't even care who the current French Prime Minister is, George has been sworn in this morning! Praise the Lord! Our good days are finally here! Pierre finally couldn't hold it anymore, threw away the papers in his hand, jumped up and raised his hands in cheer.

The current Clemenceau is really in the limelight, and all the French people who heard the news probably had the same reaction as Pierre.

Qin Zhiyuan was also happy to finally change to his own person to come to power, but Qin Zhiyuan's focus was obviously not on the same channel as Pierre: "This is simply great, so, can Corsica's subsidy be approved this year?" ”

In order to stabilize the hearts of the people on Corsica, the French government will give Corsica a certain subsidy every year, which is not much, about more than two million francs per year, but for Qin Zhiyuan, who is worried about money, mosquito leg meat is also meat.

"O God, you can't say anything else? Look at you, where else is there a little bit of Grand Master Templar, who is a Jewish merchant. Pierre said he couldn't accept it.

"Jewish merchant" is a derogatory term in Europe, similar to the Chinese word for "money strings".

"Less nonsense, you don't know how much pressure I have, every day when I wake up my eyes are millions of francs like a little angel with wings, do you know what that feeling is?" Qin Zhiyuan despised Pierre, who had never seen money.

"Speaking of millions of francs, yesterday I heard Louis and his father discussing in his study that they wanted to reorganize the First Division into the First Army of the Foreign Legion, and possibly into the First and Second Divisions of the Far Eastern Infantry, the First Division of the Far Eastern Artillery, and the First Division of the Far Eastern Panzer Corps, what do you think?" Pierre ventilated the message.

It's not a ventilating report, maybe the temptation is bigger, after all, since Leotai and Foch discussed this matter in Foch's study, he didn't plan to hide it from Qin Zhiyuan.

I can't hide it.

(To be continued.) )