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In mid-March, British Prime Minister Lloyd George and French Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré arrived in Coconut City, and the spoils of Siam meeting officially began. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
From the bottom of his heart, Qin Zhiyuan really wanted to participate in such a major event of historical significance, but unfortunately, according to the principle of reciprocity, the representative of Lan Fang's side was Lu Zhengxiang, and he had nothing to do with Qin Zhiyuan.
Qin Zhiyuan is the king, if George V and Alexander Millerand come over, then Qin Zhiyuan can attend the meeting, but it is the British Prime Minister and the French Prime Minister, Qin Zhiyuan can only let Lu Zhengxiang attend the meeting.
Lu Zhengxiang is still very well-behaved, and he will contact Qin Zhiyuan by phone every night to report the latest progress of the negotiations.
As expected, it wasn't a good job.
The expedition to Siam, in principle, the British, France, and Lanes all achieved their intended goals, the French got the vast plains, Lan Fang got the Indian Ocean access to the sea, the British started a little slower, only got the northern mountains, and now it seems that it is not stable, and the Siamese "locals" have rebelled against the British one after another.
The key point was that the British could not cope with this revolt. If a large-scale force is dispatched to encircle and suppress, those rebels will disappear without a trace, and if there are not enough troops, there will be no scum left by those rebels, so the British have a headache.
Another key point of the problem is that there is a lot of intelligence that the rebels are not based in northern Siam, nor in the areas controlled by the Lanfang and French, but in Burma.
Burma is now a colony of the British, who have maintained their rule for hundreds of years, and there has been little political stability and no major revolts. So everything now is very confusing to the British, they do not understand what the problem is.
Logically speaking, the riots in northern Siam are inseparable from the Lan Fang people, but because of the base in Burma and the evacuation of the Chinese in northern Siam, this makes the British very distressed, like a hunting dog facing a ball of hedgehogs, the British want to talk, but do not know where to start.
The first half of the negotiations focused on the division of spheres of influence, after half a month of verbal debate, the British and the French recognized Lan Fang's rule over southern and central Siam, including Bangkok, and Lan Fang and the British also recognized the French rule over eastern Siam, which appeared in the north in stages, Lan Fang had no problem, but the French were very resolute, the French said that the British rule in northern Siam was not stable, so there should be a buffer zone, whether it was the British or the French, Or the Lan Fang people, the forces of the three countries are not allowed to set foot in northern Siam, so that northern Siam becomes a buffer zone between Britain, France, and Lan.
The French hold out for a reason, and just last month, a rebellion broke out in the French Congo, and after the rebellion was quelled, there was countless evidence that the rebels were weapons from the British.
It sounds a bit jarring, but it's a normal thing in Africa, and the British support the rebellion in the French colonies, and the French are also supporting the rebellion in the British colonies, but tacitly.
But the current situation is a bit special, because of Briand's death, some time ago, newspapers and magazines led by the "Daily News" in France fiercely hyped up a handful of British despicable shamelessness, and now this incident has broken out, and the French do have a lot of opinions about the British.
Of course, this opinion has not yet torn its face to the extent that it has now been torn apart, but in some respects it is a matter of great pleasure to cause trouble to the British.
Lloyd George had a hunch that the French would get back on the field, but he didn't expect the French to make a move on the matter. As the world's two largest colonial suzerains, Britain and France are actually very tacit understanding, the current world pattern, the Germans have expressed opposition, but they have been ruthlessly suppressed, the Americans and Lanfang people are now dissatisfied, but for various reasons did not openly tear their faces, so Britain and France will basically be consistent in colonial affairs, safeguard each other's interests, and at the same time safeguard their own interests.
Speaking of relationships, after all, there is still a difference between intimacy and alienation, the relationship between France and Britain is good, but the relationship between France and Lanfang is better, and it is normal for the French to stand on the side of Lanfang.
In this case, the British were indeed isolated.
At Lloyd George's request, the meeting was suspended until the US Secretary of State and the Italian Prime Minister arrived.
Since the negotiations have been suspended, it is time for Qin Zhiyuan to come forward.
Qin Zhiyuan and Raymond Poencaré are old relations, and now that Raymond Poincaré has arrived in Lanfang, Qin Zhiyuan should be warmly entertained with both public and private.
The current Lanfang, when it comes to entertaining guests, the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Royal Palace may not be popular, and Lanling Island is the most ideal place to go.
"I said, do you have enough money to spend?" On the yacht, Qin Zhiyuan was a little ill-intentioned.
Penglai Island is not far from Lanling Island, and in order to improve their qualifications, Qin Zhiyuan and Raymond Poincaré did not take a plane, but took a yacht to Lanling Island. This yacht is not the "France", but a luxury yacht customized by Qin Zhiyuan from Italy.
When it comes to eating, drinking and playing, Italians are the ones who will enjoy it the most, don't look at Italy's national strength is not as good as Britain and France, but when it comes to fashion, Italians can throw off the French ten streets and the British for a century.
"Ha, I'm not a poor bastard, besides, I'm with you, do you still need me to sign the bill?" Raymond Poincaré looked ruffian, and it seemed that he had relied on Qin Zhiyuan.
As Prime Minister, Raymond Poincaré has his own salary, and he is also a good lawyer, and he owns a part of the shares of United Oil, which may not be a rich country, but it is not a problem to want a leisurely night on Lanling Island.
"Hehe, no matter how well you prepare, there is always not enough money to spend." Regarding Puengaré's self-confidence, Qin Zhiyuan was noncommittal.
Lanling Island has now formed a one-stop service for eating, drinking and playing, no matter what you want, you can find it on Lanling Island, of course, this needs money to support.
Poincaré is from Paris, and there may be nothing in Poincaré's knowledge that Poincaré has not seen, but there are always many things in this world that are unexpected, especially when Poincaré sees Wilhelm II surrounded by a group of beautiful women, and this feeling suddenly becomes clear.
(To be continued.) )