Chapter 607: Wooing France
The Pyramid of Khufu is located on the Giza Heights in the southwest of Cairo, Egypt, so it is also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza, which is the pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, mainly as his mausoleum, and is also the largest and tallest Egyptian pyramid in the world. It was built around 2580 BC and completed in 2560 BC. Located in the center of the Giza pyramids, it is also the tallest, and is known as one of the "Eight Ancient Wonders of the World".
Xiao Zhenlei and Clemenceau's convoy drove for nearly two hours to reach the vicinity of the Pyramid of Khufu, which fortunately had a hotel nearby, and before they arrived, the army had taken control of the place and chased away nearby archaeologists and tourists. For Clemenceau, talent is really a crime, but in order to have a secret conversation with Xiao Zhenlei, he can't care about this old bone.
When I arrived, it was already about four o'clock in the afternoon, and it was still early, Xiao Zhenlei invited the old guy to go to the pyramid with him to visit the magnificent scene of the world's tallest pyramid. Clemenceau changed into a hunting outfit, but still carried a crutch, which seemed to be inseparable for the rest of his life.
The Egyptian side sent a guide to explain the origin, history and culture of the pyramid to them all the way, and the two walked under the pyramid and walked towards the inside of the pyramid.
Xiao Zhenlei wore a Chinese army combat uniform, a pistol pinned to his waist, a mountain knife with a scabbard, a large-brimmed hat on his head, and a military windproof sand windbreaker, while Clemenceau wore a hunting suit and a hat on his head. Wang Yanan also wore casual clothes for outdoor activities.
As they walked, the guide introduced them to the pyramid: "The Pyramid of Khufu contains many mathematical principles, and its four inclined planes face the four directions of south, east, west, and west. The error does not exceed 1 degree, and the bottom angle is not 60 degrees. Rather, it is 51 ° 51, and the area of each wall triangle is equal to the square of its height. Other than that. The ratio of the height of the tower to the circumference of the base of the tower is the ratio of the radius of the earth to the perimeter, therefore, the height of the tower is divided by 2 times the bottom edge, you can find the pi, the height of the tower multiplied by 1 billion is equal to the distance between the earth and the sun, and the meridian of the earth is exactly from the center of the pyramid. The axis of the poles rotates exactly once every 25,827 years, and the sum of the two diagonals of the pyramid is 25,826.6 centimeters. This is definitely not a coincidence and coincidence, which at least proves that we ancient Egyptians already knew that the earth is round. Also know the ratio of the radius of the earth to the circumference! ”
From the point of departure to the inside of the Pyramid of Khufu, there are soldiers standing guard, the Chinese soldiers are responsible for the external guard, and the French army is responsible for the internal guard, even if the pyramid is inside the uphill passages, downhill tunnels, large corridors, ventilation ducts, the king's tomb and the queen's tomb every five meters There is a soldier standing guard, to ensure that there are no dead ends anywhere.
The group walked and watched the structure of the pyramid, just from the outside is already breathtaking, after entering the pyramid, the scene along the way made the two of them marvel at the great architectural wisdom of the ancient Egyptians.
Xiao Zhenlei said to the guide, "I want to see the body of the pharaoh, is it okay?" ”
The guide hurriedly said, "Oh. Your Excellency the President, you may not be very familiar with this pyramid of Khufu of ours, and until now we have not found the mummy of Pharaoh Khufu. Your wish to see his mummy is only going to come to naught! ”
"Haven't found the mummy of Pharaoh Khufu yet? It's a shame! Xiao Zhenlei looked disappointed, in his previous life, he didn't pay much attention to this knowledge and news, and in his previous life, he had also come to Egypt because of a mission. But each time it was just a rush, or only a few days. It is a very mysterious mystery not at all that the Pyramid of Khufu did not find the mummy of the pharaoh until the twenty-first century.
The guide was a little disappointed when he saw Xiao Zhenlei. And he said, "Your Excellency, if you wish, I can take you to the tombs of the pharaohs and queens."
Xiao Zhenlei turned his head to look at Clemenceau: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, can you still go?" ”
Clemenceau took out a handkerchief and wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said, "It's okay, anyway, they're all in, wouldn't it be a pity not to go to the tomb to see?" Let's go! ”
As he walked, the guide asked, "Okay, is that going to the queen's tomb?" Or go to the king's tomb first? ”
Xiao Zhenlei was surprised: "Aren't they together?" ”
"Yes, Your Excellency, the Queen's Tomb is below the Pharaoh's Tomb, and if you go to the Queen's Tomb first, you will have to turn the corner."
"Then let's go to the queen's tomb first!"
The entrance to the queen's tomb is very small, and the inside is empty, according to the guide's explanation, this queen's tomb should not have been completed when it was built at that time, otherwise it would not be empty, the reason why it is said that this is the queen's tomb is because the pharaoh's sarcophagus is too large, and the entrance to the queen's tomb is too narrow for the sarcophagus to enter.
In the middle of the pharaoh's chamber is a huge sarcophagus, which may be thought to contain the mummy of Pharaoh Khufu, but it is actually an empty coffin, there is no pharaoh's mummy at all, and there is a burial chamber at the base of the pyramid.
Xiao Zhenlei and Clemenceau walked in the pyramid for two hours, and when they came out, it was already more than five o'clock in the evening, Clemenceau was too old, and the road before came was bumpy for two hours, and just now he walked around the pyramid for two hours, and his spirit was somewhat replenished, and when he walked out of the pyramid, Xiao Zhenlei asked: "Mr. Clemenceau, I see that you are not light, let's go back to the hotel first, and when you are rested, how about we talk?" ”
Clemenceau was just about to agree, when an off-road vehicle drove over and came to an emergency stop, Yang Yongtai jumped out of the car and walked over quickly to report: "President, I just got the news from Artems, the British Prime Minister Mr. George has woken up, but the doctor said that he is very bad and needs to rest, so the working group of the conference decided to adjourn tomorrow, as for how to arrange the day after tomorrow, it depends on Mr. George's recovery tomorrow!" ”
Xiao Zhenlei heard this: "This is troublesome, if Prime Minister George's health has not been better, we can't wait here for him to recover, you go and tell Artems, just say that we can only wait for three days at most, if Prime Minister George can't attend the meeting normally after three days, then this Cairo meeting can only be canceled, as for how to fight the war in the future, the Entente countries will do what they can."
Yang Yongtai said uprightly: "Yes, President!" ”
The two continued to walk towards the car on the yellow sand, Clemenceau did not understand the words, but there were interpreters behind him, and after listening to the translation, he felt that this matter was not good, if this meeting could not reach some agreement, then would it not be hopeless for France to recover? The British are so despicable, George actually used the means of pretending to be stunned to force other countries to compromise, he knew that he must now stabilize Xiao Zhenlei and let this meeting go on, as for the British, George is just playing tricks, and he doesn't dare to really make the meeting go on, and he can make necessary concessions when it is necessary to treat the British, but he must adhere to the principle of opening up a second battlefield on the Western Front, and for Huaguo, he must stand with Huaguo, because Huaguo's proposition is consistent with France's proposition, in addition, It is also necessary to win over Tsarist Russia.
Clemenceau smiled at this time: "Mr. Xiao, there is no meeting tomorrow anyway, it seems that we don't need to talk now, we will each go back to the hotel to rest for three hours, and we will talk again at nine o'clock in the evening, what do you think?" ”
Xiao Zhenlei hurriedly said: "Of course, of course, you are old, if you think that three hours is not enough, we can arrange it for tomorrow morning."
"No, no, no, it's scheduled at nine o'clock in the evening, in fact I prefer to work in the evening!"
"Oh? It is said that some people like to work at night because their minds are more active, and I think you may be that kind of person."
After returning to the hotel, Xiao Zhenlei took Wang Yanan to wash up, the staff had prepared dinner, and after dinner, the two chatted in the hotel room for two hours.
At nine o'clock, Xiao Zhenlei took Yang Yongtai and two security guards to Clemenceau's room, and one of the guards at the door went in to report, and soon came out to invite Xiao Zhenlei in.
"Oh, Mr. Prime Minister, are you well rested?" Xiao Zhenlei walked into the room and asked.
At this time, Clemenceau was sitting at the table, and there were some Western dishes on the table, he got up and said with a smile: "I've rested, I've just had dinner, we old guys are no younger than you, we don't sleep much, two or three hours of sleep is enough, by the way, have you had dinner?" ”
"Yes, if you can, then let's get started now?"
Clemenceau waved to the staff next to him and asked them to clean up and go out, while greeting Xiao Zhenlei: "Of course, Mr. President, please take a seat, the conditions here are simple, it is really rude for you to discuss state affairs with me in such an environment!" ”
"It's okay!"
The staff brought two cups of coffee, Xiao Zhenlei took a sip of coffee and asked: "Mr. Prime Minister, our two sides are in the same strategic direction in the future, and there should be no problem with this, do you agree?" ”
"Of course, there is no doubt about this, in fact, I still admire His Excellency the President very much, not to solve the nearest Japan first, but to defeat Germany in Europe first, from this point of view, you are a selfless person, your decision is from the point of view of the overall interests of the Entente, in my opinion, this is very rare, at least much better than the British, they thought about grabbing territory when the war was not yet fruitful, completely disregarding the life and death of other countries, for which I express my strong indignation! In terms of the proposition of the main strategic direction of attack in the future, we in France are resolutely on the side of China, and I think that Tsarist Russia should also be on our side, and I think we should win over Tsarist Russia." (To be continued......)