Qin Zhiyuan actually doesn't like the sea very much, just like a deep-sea phobia, every time Qin Zhiyuan takes a boat on the sea, he always can't help but fantasize about what lies under the sea.

Whenever this happens, Qin Zhiyuan will do something else to distract himself, such as reading a book, listening to music, or something.

But this time, Qin Zhiyuan will definitely not have any private space, because he is accompanied by Crown Prince William.

There are many advantages to becoming a French citizen, and when Crown Prince William proposed to the French government that he wanted to go to Corsica to have a look, Qin Zhiyuan only made a security guarantee, and Crown Prince William was able to make the trip.

That's why Qin Zhiyuan and Crown Prince William took the "Xiangjiang" to Corsica.

The "Xiangjiang" is the first of the ten "Weeks" class destroyers ordered by Qin Zhiyuan from the United States, and it is also the flagship of Qin Zhiyuan's fleet. The captain is still an old acquaintance, Antonio, the Englishman who has joined Qin Zhiyuan's command since he took over the "Acorn"-class destroyers.

There were also some controversies between Qin Zhiyuan and Navy Secretary George Legge about this fleet.

According to Georges Leger's meaning, since Qin Zhiyuan has become a French citizen, then the fleet under Qin Zhiyuan should also naturally join the French Mediterranean Fleet.

Qin Zhiyuan now has 14 destroyers, which is already a large force in the Mediterranean, and the current French Mediterranean Fleet only has 16 battleships, 6 cruisers and 24 destroyers, which is the largest fleet in the Mediterranean at this time.

There is a problem that must be noted, most of the French Mediterranean fleet are old warships, and the age of the ships is not comparable to the cutting-edge destroyers under Qin Zhiyuan. Because of this, George Gray coveted the fleet in Qin Zhiyuan's hands.

At this time, this is when Qin Zhiyuan's dual citizenship comes into play. Qin Zhiyuan pushed the ownership of these warships to the Beiyang government, and asked the Admiralty to go to the Beiyang government to fight a lawsuit, and when they made it clear, I am afraid that the First World War would almost end.

"General, there is still half an hour to go, and we are about to arrive at Thunder." Antonio came to report.

"Okay Jones, thanks." Qin Zhiyuan thanked him.

Antonio's full name is "George Jones Antonio", and according to the structure of Christian name + first name + surname, Jones is Antonio's name.

"Thunder?" Crown Prince William was puzzled.

"It's Ajaccio." Qin Zhiyuan explained.

"Hehehe......" Crown Prince William smiled happily at Qin Zhiyuan with his finger, which meant obviously: I know what you are doing.

"It's hard to dismantle it!" Qin Zhiyuan thought for a long time before expressing this sentence in German, which is estimated to be a bit unsatisfactory, at least far less concise than Chinese.

"Yes, life is already so difficult, so don't slander each other." Crown Prince William probably remembered the prime minister and military generals who demolished each other in the country, and he looked preoccupied.

"How are you feeling these two days?" Qin Zhiyuan changed the topic.

"Very well, for this I want to thank you, and perhaps the whole Germanic people. If possible, at an appropriate moment, you can receive a medal of merit with oak leaves. "Crown Prince William sincerely.

The Order of Merit with Oak Leaf, which is second only to the Grand Cross in Germany, and the Grand Cross Medal has never been awarded after the death of Kaiser Frederick III, and the Medal of Merit with Oak Leaf can be understood as the highest honor in Germany now. Such medals can be awarded to foreigners, and in 1814 a minister of the Russian Empire was awarded a medal of merit without an oak leaf, but it was later withdrawn.

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In fact, the relationship between European countries can be understood in this way. If China is a big family, everyone eats, drinks, and sleeps in one nest. Europe is a village, their brothers and sisters have separated, they still live in the same village, and they often quarrel or even do something for profit.

Of course, the Europeans also have a bad neighbor next door to Russia, and a distant cousin is the United States.

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Although Crown Prince William is now a prisoner, as a royal family, Crown Prince William also has his pride. At least in the minds of Crown Prince Wilhelm, as long as it is a medal issued by the German royal family, others should gladly accept it.

"If I really can, then I'm honored." Qin Zhiyuan gladly accepted.

Qin Zhiyuan is willing to accept the medal of the Germans, not because of Crown Prince Wilhelm or any other reason, it is purely a collector's habit, Qin Zhiyuan has an idea, if possible, Qin Zhiyuan wants to collect all the medals of this era, and then open a medal museum, it must be very interesting.

"Of course, even the greatest compliment you give will not match what you do. I have no right to decide now, and if I had, I would claim that you be awarded a Grand Cross with oak leaves. "Crown Prince William is meaningful.

Since its inception, the Grand Cross of Merit and the Star have been awarded only to the German Field Marshal, German Emperor Frederick III and the German Field Marshal, Prince Karl of Germany. The preciousness can be imagined.

This can be regarded as William drawing a cake for Qin Zhiyuan.

Wilhelm wants to have the right to decide who to award the Medal of Merit with the Oak Leaf Grand Cross, which can only be after Wilhelm becomes the emperor of Germany, which is equivalent to Wilhelm showing goodwill to Qin Zhiyuan.

While the two were chatting, the "Xiangjiang" arrived at Thunder and docked at the humble dock.

Although the "Wicks" class destroyer has a full load displacement of more than 1,300 tons, and the draft does not exceed three meters, it can be docked directly on the pier of the Thunder.

"God, you're a shabby dock." Crown Prince William, who set foot on Corsica, was not without contempt.

Of course, it is simple, although Qin Zhiyuan is building a lot of construction in Corsica, it does not include the port area. Moreover, whether it is Thunder City or Trident City, the port area is closed, and sailors and merchants are not allowed to leave the port area at will, which ensures that the construction of Thunder and Trident is not disturbed to the greatest extent.

"The bun has meat, not on the pleats." Qin Zhiyuan triumphantly sat into a convertible version of the Renault car.

The car drove out of the gate of the port area, and in front of Crown Prince William, it was a completely different scene from the port area.

Qin Zhiyuan in the planning of the construction of Thunder City, with reference to the concept of humanistic city, the roadside is almost every other block, there will be a small square in the middle of the street garden, the street is very open, the main street across the center of Thunder is about 100 meters wide, in addition to the spacious lanes and tree-lined sidewalks on both sides, the street garden is 60 meters wide, and the street garden can be reached through a large number of overpasses, without crossing the roadway, which minimizes the occurrence of traffic accidents.

In the street garden, there are fruit trees and flower beds transplanted from the mountains, and the path paved with cobblestones and bluestone slabs winds and turns, connecting the pavilions and pavilions hidden in the green trees and flowers in the street garden, plus a small river that runs through the main street garden through the culvert, as well as Western sculptures and iron carved benches for citizens to take a rest, which has the charm and delicacy of an oriental private garden, and the openness and freedom of a western city park.

This street park alone is enough for Crown Prince William to study for a week.

(To be continued.) )