The relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III is now well known. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Unlike Lanfang, which has two allies of France and the Republic of China, after William III ascended the throne, Qin Zhiyuan was the only king who visited Germany, and counting this time, William III, who had just ascended the throne for less than three years, had already come to Lanfang twice, not to mention the relationship between the two countries, Qin Zhiyuan and William III's personal relationship can be seen.

What's more, Leothay knows very well how many freighters sail from Lanfang to Germany every month, and he also knows that William III is the godfather of Qin Zhiyuan's eldest son, and it is not difficult to understand Lanfang's attitude towards Germany once all kinds of relationships are combined.

Leothai's worries are not groundless, and the trend of public opinion against Lan Fang is not a storm as soon as it comes up, but a gradual and silent moisturizing of things.

First of all, a tabloid called "Free Man" reported on the scale of United Oil, which revealed that United Oil has nearly 20,000 security forces in the three North African countries, and all of them are elite soldiers who have participated in world wars, which is almost more than the combined combat strength of France in the three North African countries. Then there is the power of United Oil, and every word spoken by Chris, the general manager of United Oil, is equivalent to the role of the French governors in the three North African countries, much better than those kings in name only. And United Oil quietly has such a strong strength, but no one dares to expose it in France, which shows the influence of United Oil in France.

"Free Man" actually does not have a large circulation and does not have much influence, and the editor-in-chief does not know what kind of medicine he has taken, so he will point the finger at United Oil.

United Oil is the lifeblood of old Renault, and if it is according to old Renault's idea, "Free Man" will be closed that day.

Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to do this, Qin Zhiyuan still wanted to see the follow-up development, he couldn't beat people to death with a stick as soon as he came up, that would scare others.

"Free Man" has no backstage, otherwise it would not have been half-dead for more than ten years, and such small tabloids are everywhere in France, a country that claims to be democratic and free. To be honest, this report of "Free Man" did not cause any uproar, and the largest newspapers in France are now "Daily News" and "Le Figaro", which are the vane of French public opinion, and as long as these two newspapers do not join, no news will be the focus.

Without external intervention, the matter would have disappeared in an instant, as has been the case with the denigrations against United Oil in the past.

On the third day, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Free Man" and the reporter who signed the report disappeared, and the newspaper "Free Man" was also bought by a mysterious person, and then "Free Man" announced the indefinite suspension of publication, and the next day, the bodies of the editor-in-chief and the signed reporter were found in the Seine.

If it is just a normal business practice to buy a deal, then the corpses of the editor-in-chief and the signed reporter immediately gave the French reporters and editors-in-chief a dose of stimulant, which immediately aroused the common hatred of the French press, and Le Figaro quickly intervened, introducing the causes and consequences of the incident at various lengths, although there was no speculation, and the spearhead was not pointed at United Oil, but as long as you carefully read those reports, it is not difficult to think of United Oil.

Things have reached this point that even the "Daily News" has to speak out, proving that this matter has nothing to do with United Oil.

But this kind of thing, since there are some people with intentions who are pushing it, how can it be covered up, "Le Figaro" has no evidence to prove that this matter has anything to do with United Oil, and "Daily News" also has no evidence to prove that this matter has nothing to do with United Oil. Although the Paris police announced the immediate launch of a criminal investigation, with the efficiency of the Paris police, it may not be until the Year of the Monkey to draw conclusions.

News is time-sensitive, and any news, no matter how strong the content is, will gradually fade after a period of time. Just as the heat of the Liberté affair was receding, news about Madagascar was brewing again.

Compared to the events of the Free Man, the news content in Madagascar is even more terrifying.

The French have always believed that France is a free and equal democracy, but even in the 20th century, under French rule, there was still a trade in "black slaves", which is really unacceptable.

Not only trafficking, but also the indigenous people of Madagascar face the fate of slaughter and enslavement. As part of the French territory, Malagasy people are also "serious" French residents, but in the land where the tricolor flag flies, those Malagasy people are evicted from their houses, their land is "bought" at the lowest price, their houses are burned, and if they do not agree to be "employed" by South American plantations, they are thrown into slums, where management is chaotic, diseases are rampant, violence, murder, and even drugs threaten the safety of the people in the slums.

When a few photos of the favelas of Madagascar hit the front page of Le Figaro, the whole of France was boiling and people couldn't believe it all. After countless inquiries, people were shocked to find that in Madagascar, on the territory of the French, it was actually the mercenaries from Lanfang who had the right to enforce the law!

This, this is simply ridiculous!

That's right, France and Lanfang have a good relationship, France and Lanfang are allies, and the Lanfang people once helped the French in the world war. But this absolutely does not mean that the Lanfang people can show off their might on the land of the French.

As for the massacres, the "trades", the French still find it hard to believe that such barbaric and ignorant things could happen on French soil.

In this wave, Le Figaro seemed to stand on Lan Fang's position, and immediately reasoned with facts to prove that Lan Fang's mercenaries were not private in Madagascar, but were hired by the French governor in Madagascar.

All the French people who see this report will ask, who is the French governor in Madagascar?

France has numerous colonies abroad and an astonishing number of governors, not everyone in France knows all about it, and many have not even heard of Madagascar before.

The name of the governor of Madagascar soon became a household name in France, Pierre Foch. When they saw the surname "Foch", a considerable number of French people fell silent, they could not forget the strength and courage that the old man brought to France in the world war, and they could not forget how the old man turned the tide when the soldiers on the front line rioted, and it was because of the flash of this surname that the French were able to continue fighting.

But soon, another fact spread throughout France, Marshal Foch's daughter was married to Qin Zhiyuan, and Pierre Foch was the brother-in-law of Qin Zhiyuan, the king of Lanfang.

When all the dots and lines are connected, a lot of French people really shudder.

What the hell is wrong with France?

What do Lan Fang people want to do?

These are two questions that many French people ask themselves.

Just when the French began to reflect, US President Harding visited France.

Although the Americans have not yet established hegemony in the world, the United States is already the undisputed number one country, and the French are still active in the visit of the American president, and perhaps those bigwigs can bring France out of the abyss, just like in a world war.

Although the performance of the Foreign Legion in the World War was impressive, the total number of the Foreign Legion never exceeded 300,000, and the United States had more than a million soldiers in Europe at that time, so it is not difficult to see the importance of the United States to Europe from the comparison of numbers. After the World War, France's economy has been in a slump, once the French thought that by defeating Germany, France would get everything, but when the World War ended three years later, the French were disappointed again, and the French got nothing but pain and ruins.

Yes, France did receive reparations from Germany, but those reparations were handed over to the Americans to repay the loans owed during the war, and the German economy was not in a good situation, and those reparations were not paid smoothly, so the French did not get the expected dividends.

Against this backdrop, Harding's visit gave hope to the French.

Harding did bring good news, if the French wanted, the Americans could sign a package agreement with France on the economy, and the Americans would also increase their investment in France, try to pull the French out of the economic abyss, so that the French people could live a good life before the world war.

This promise immediately won the favor of the French, who only lost what was best, and after the pain of the world war, the French especially missed the pre-war affluence.

But just after President Harding briefed the media on America's "rescue plan," President Harding made a suggestion that if the French really wanted all this, then France should remain an independent country.

Independent?

Who would dare to say that France is not independent?

Some people know the answer, but dare not say it, some people don't know the answer, they are desperate to know.

In early July, the Louvre demolished the Chinese Pavilion because there were no more artifacts from China.

In fact, about four years ago, there were no Chinese cultural relics in the Louvre, and the Chinese Pavilion was also converted into a banquet restaurant, but why it has to be demolished today is at such a critical point in time, and the choice of the French government is very intriguing.

So the French knew another fact, the Lanfang people did help the French in the world war, and then the Lanfang people moved all the cultural relics in the Chinese Museum of the Louvre.

This is the work of generations before France for hundreds of years, and now it can only be reminiscent by photographs.

This became the last straw that crushed the relationship between Lanfang and France.

In mid-July, the French government unilaterally announced that it would renounce its alliance with Lanfang, and France and Lanfang would still maintain normal diplomatic relations, but France would no longer declare war as an ally when Lanfang was at war.

(To be continued.) )