In fact, if you think about it carefully, the Americans' ability to fight against the army is not completely incomprehensible. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The industrial strength of the Americans is indeed very strong, so strong that Lan Fang is a scum compared to others, but this does not mean that Lan Fang has no ability to resist in front of the United States.

It can be seen from the world war that the individual combat ability of American soldiers is far inferior to that of Foreign Legion soldiers.

The only time there was a coordination between the U.S. Army and the predominantly Chinese Foreign Legion was in the Second Battle of Reims.

At that time, MacArthur commanded the 84th Brigade under the command of Qin Zhiyuan and accepted Qin Zhiyuan's command.

In the actual battle with Germany, MacArthur did not completely obey Qin Zhiyuan's command and deployed the main force on the first line of defense, but was completely destroyed by the superior artillery of the Germans, which in turn led to the collapse of the Amifontein front.

The Battle of Amifontaine was MacArthur's first time on the battlefield and the first time American troops set foot in Europe, and the harsh reality gave the confident Americans a blow to the head, after which all the American generals, including Pershing and Patton, became cautious, and there was not much to praise for the courage shown by the American troops.

And courage is precisely the last thing that the Foreign Legion lacks.

Speaking of which, Americans are not terrible.

Even in another time and space, the Americans won World War II on the premise that the Soviet Union contained a large number of German troops, and the Vietnam War and the Korean War launched by the United States after World War II made the Americans disgraced.

History is always strikingly similar, and in both the Vietnam War and the Korean War, the nascent PLA played a huge role, and it can be said that the Americans owe much of the credit to the PLA for their disgrace.

With such history as a reference, Qin Zhiyuan does attach importance to the United States, but it has not yet reached the level of "fear".

Strategically contempt the enemy, tactically attach importance to the enemy.

Of course, if you want to confront the Americans head-on, the navy must be developed, and even if it cannot reach the speed of the United States, at least it must not be too far behind.

In fact, regarding the speed of building ships, Qin Zhiyuan has also been prepared for a long time.

In another time and space, PLA's warships are also known as dumplings, relying on "modularization" and "sectional shipbuilding", as long as Lanfang has enough shipyards, Qin Zhiyuan also only needs to put forward this idea, there will be countless technicians to verify it, and when the time comes, it can compete with the Americans in terms of riot capabilities.

In this case, the shipyard has been brought to an extremely important position.

At present, Lan Fang actually has three shipyards, namely Sulu Shipyard, Cam Ranh Bay, and Vladivostok, all three shipyards have the potential to upgrade to super shipyards, but only these three are certainly not enough, Lan Fang also needs more shipyards to meet Lan Fang's needs.

If you look at the map, you can see that Lanfang is actually an island country now, so the shipbuilding industry is very important in Lanfang, and it is undoubtedly in the first group in the industrial development sequence of Lanfang.

In Qin Zhiyuan's plan, he originally planned to go to Sulu the next day to inspect the progress of the shipyard there.

But early the next morning, an unexpected circumstance disrupted Qin Zhiyuan's plan again.

William III came.

Qin Zhiyuan's accession to the throne was a major event that the whole world paid attention to at the end of 1919, and such an important celebration, William III, as Qin Zhiyuan's old friend, would definitely not be absent.

Qin Zhiyuan also gave William III enough face and personally went to the port of Penglai Island to greet him.

That's right, William III did not go to Coconut City, but went directly to Penglai Island, which fully shows that William III attached great importance to Qin Zhiyuan.

Because of this, when Qin Zhiyuan saw William III, Qin Zhiyuan joked casually: "You actually ran here directly, and left my prime minister in Coconut City, which is not in line with etiquette." ”

It is said that the Chinese have a lot of royal etiquette, but in fact, there are many European royal families.

For example, kings like William III can't do whatever they want, and their every move must be in accordance with etiquette.

"Marx went to Coconut City, which happened to be equal to your status as prime minister, and it is more in line with etiquette for me to come to you." William III's face was a little red, obviously a little excited.

Marx is Prince Marx, this is the current prime minister of Germany, and he asked him to meet with Huang Bohan to be equal in status.

Because Qin Zhiyuan was married, William III brought his queen Cecilia to Lanfang, along with William III's eldest son Christian Olaf and second son Michael Hubertus.

Qin Zhiyuan still greeted Cecilia and the two princes first, and then went to the Black Swan Castle in the same car as William III.

Fortunately, fortunately, several palace-style palaces have been built near the Black Swan Castle, and there are at least places worthy of William III's status for William III and his party to live in.

Sitting in the car, Qin Zhiyuan and William III finally had a relatively private space, and the two of them could be casual.

Qin Zhiyuan's current driver is called Dong Xingxiu, this is an upright heir of the Bagua Sect, and his kung fu can make Chen Kangjian ashamed of himself, a standard master.

"How's this time going?" Qin Zhiyuan cares.

"Oh, don't ask, it's definitely not as good as you, it can be described as miserable." William III had a sad look on his face.

Because Germany was forced to sign the "Versailles Treaty", it had to hand over 226 billion marks in reparations, and in order to prevent the depreciation of the mark, it could only be paid in gold.

At the same time, the "Treaty of Versailles" caused Germany to lose a large territory and a large number of people, the domestic people's livelihood was miserable, the industrial base was lost to the ground, the armaments were suppressed to the extreme, and even the ability to protect itself was not even possible, the people's minds were moved, and the society was chaotic.

As soon as Wilhelm III ascended the throne, he faced such a huge challenge, and the difficulty can be imagined.

"Don't say it so badly, didn't the Americans and the British say that they could provide loans? Go and discuss with them and find a way to borrow more. Qin Zhiyuan came up with an idea.

The United States is a capitalist country, and the profit-seeking nature of capital determines that the United States does not take a too firm stance and lends to the Germans, which is the usual method of the Americans.

As for the British, this is a-stirring stick, and before the smoke of gunpowder in Europe has dissipated, Britain has reverted to supporting the Germans and preventing the French from becoming dominant.

Only France was still wary of Germany, but unfortunately no one heeded the warnings of the French.

"The Americans and the British are not so easy to get their money, and you have to be prepared to pay the equivalent price as much as you want." William III had the meaning of seeing through the red dust.

"Hey, hey, don't be so cynical, if I replaced you with George, I guess you'd do the same." Qin Zhiyuan unceremoniously debunked.

"George" here is still a polysemous word, that is, it refers to the British king "George V" and also refers to the French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau.

No way, there are too many Europeans with this name.

"Get the money in hand first, use it to restore the national economy, and then say anything else, appeasing the hearts of the people is the first thing, if your economy continues to deteriorate, the people's endurance is limited, I'm afraid you won't be able to sit on the throne at that time." Qin Zhiyuan warned.

In fact, whether it is Germanic or Chinese, as long as life can be lived, then no one will rise up to rebel.

Just before Wilhelm III ascended the throne, a revolution broke out in Germany, and a part of the proletarians, inspired by the Russian Bolsheviks, launched a riot in Berlin.

Although the revolt ultimately failed, it was enough to sound the alarm for William III.

From the analysis of the situation in Germany, if the economic situation in Germany continues to deteriorate, then there will definitely be some Germanic people who can't live a good life to rise up against Wilhelm III, and Wilhelm III's life will be even more difficult at that time.

"yes, so I'm here to see if there's any way you can help, and by the way, I'll be able to talk to Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson." William III had his own plans.

As the head of state, everything you do is to maximize your interests, and if it were in Europe, William III would not want to find an opportunity to meet with the British and the Americans, and the French would spoil all this.

But in Lanfang, in the name of participating in Qin Zhiyuan's enthronement ceremony, William III could meet with George and Wilson openly, without any suspicions.

"Let's discuss this with our palms, let's talk about something else." Qin Zhiyuan made a pun.

Lan Fang has also just founded the country, and she still has to find loans from Americans and British, so she is really powerless to help Germany.

From this point of view, Qin Zhiyuan and William III are really difficult brothers.

"That's right, let's talk about something else, speaking of which, your Penglai Island is really beautiful, is it always like this all year round?" William III immediately changed the subject.

Penglai Island in October is no different from Penglai Island in February, the sky is still so blue, the water is still so green, the air is still so sober, and the sun is still so bright.

"Of course, it's like that all year round, and if you're not afraid of the heat, it's a great place to spend your vacation." Qin Zhiyuan was quite proud.

Compared to Europe, which lacks sunshine, Lanfang is really like paradise. The point is that everything in Lanfang is beautiful, and there is no trace of artificial carving.

It's just a rarity.

"Oh...... Is this your palace? William III asked Qin Zhiyuan, pointing to a magnificent building on the side of the road.

"No, this will be the Royal Theatre in the future, and it will often hold concerts, perform various plays such as Peking Opera and opera, and this is the mecca of music." Qin Zhiyuan explained proudly.

Lanfang is a country with no history, but that doesn't mean Lanfang doesn't have a future.

At present, Penglai Island, the Royal Grand Theater, libraries, museums, sports fields, convention and exhibition centers and other large buildings are under construction, Qin Zhiyuan is ready to build Penglai Island into the future cultural center of Lanfang, and even the world's cultural center, in order to facilitate various follow-up operations in the future.

Qin Zhiyuan, who has experienced the 21st century, still remembers the invasion of various cultures, if Lanfang wants to become a country that everyone in the world yearns for, then it must first establish a culture that everyone yearns for, and in this regard, Qin Zhiyuan has a long-term plan.

In another time and space, when it comes to Americans, power and wealth are the hallmarks of the United States; When it comes to the Japanese, politeness and diligence are the hallmarks of the Japanese; When it comes to Germans, rigor and pragmatism are the hallmarks of Germans; Speaking of PLA, well, "alternative and weird" is the hallmark of PLA......

In this time and space, Qin Zhiyuan wants to build Lanfang into a country that can be described by all positive words.

(To be continued.) )