362 "Trouble is Coming" (the third debt repayment)

On the banks of the Naser River, the gas lamps on the guardrail have been replaced by electric lights, and the straight plane trees arranged in lines next to them are stretched out like giant umbrellas, and the branches and leaves are lush and green, and whenever the breeze blows, the sound of the leaves gives people an indescribable sense of serenity. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

In the midst of the greenery, the ghostly Louvre looms, and along the famous palace on both sides, there is a large number of buildings full of medieval Renaissance style, and in the middle of the avenue stands a huge stone gate with exquisite carving, which is the symbol of France, the Arc de Triomphe.

Among these buildings, a towering iron tower seems extremely lonely, full of cold steel in the style of industrial **, and the surrounding is so incongruous, this iron tower specially built for the World Expo, at the beginning of the construction was protested by countless celebrities and citizens, because this is the center of France, people worry that it will destroy the beauty of the place.

But when looking back today, many people's minds have taken a 180-degree turn, in their opinion, although the towering Eiffel Tower can not be integrated with the surrounding scenery, but the body as high as 300 meters symbolizes the national spirit of France's freedom and arrogance.

This is France, which, like the Elysée pastoral boulevard known in Europe, is full of luxury and at the same time alien to the rest of Europe.

There may be many people who are not familiar with the Elysées Country Avenue, but if you change the name, I believe everyone has heard of it, this is the Champs-Élysées Avenue, but in the early 20th century, it was indeed called the Élysée Country Avenue.

This avenue, which was frantically expanded by Napoleon III, has become a model for the construction of the world's cities, and recently because of the Paris Expo, it has become the center of the world's attention, and has become a showcase for France to show the world its proud strength and national charm in various fields.

In this piece of French luxury, a huge floor-to-ceiling glass vitrines stands out, not that its contents are not exquisite, nor that its decoration is not luxurious, on the contrary, it is not only richly decorated, but also extremely attractive, but the problem is that there is a somewhat uncomfortable national flag displayed on the window here.

Scarlet as blood, a golden dragon sat in the center, with fangs and claws, a hideous face, and a cluster of silver stars on each of its four claws, giving people an extremely shocking feeling.

The flag hung quietly above the window, and whoever passed by would be attracted to look at it, and they couldn't help but frown twice while admiring the beautiful and domineering design of the flag design.

Because the owner of this flag did not like the French, and even hated it a little, it was he who challenged France's interests in the Far East, and it was also his rudeness that caused France to lose the opportunity to enter Taiwan, because he did not know how to make a hideous warship, which made all European countries fall into uneasiness and restlessness.

The famous French newspaper Aurora even hung a large subheadline on the front page today.

"Here Comes the Trouble"

Is the trouble really coming? The people of Paris did not know it, they only knew that behind this huge window were fine porcelain and all kinds of art from the Far East, which were not antiques, but worthy of its reputation, and that the adjacent shop was filled with a large number of industrial goods, from fine table lamps to iron lump pumps, cars of all kinds, and even miniature models of ships.

Among them was the battleship whose photographs had appeared in every newspaper for several days

This is the Elysée Pastoral Street, the central venue of the Paris World Expo, and the owners of these two huge shops are the counters that the Chinese Empire bought at great expense to display and sell Far Eastern goods to delegates from various countries.

Although the flag was a bit of a sight to behold, the flow of people in and out undoubtedly told everyone that there was something else to catch the eye at the Expo beyond the towering tower.

On the balcony facing the second floor on the opposite side of the street, two figures looked at the people in front of the window and stopped to linger, and at the same time, their eyebrows also looked gloomy. 【 I want: super fast update 】

Here's the trouble.

Perhaps the average Parisian only thinks that the title is full of bluffing gimmicks, but for both of them, the trouble has actually begun.

"Mr. Harnold, are you telling the truth? Hamid II, did he have the money to pay for the construction of the ship? French Admiralty Bernard looked at the golden dragon that seemed to swim in the sea of blood in the window, and always felt that something was wrong, although the news has been confirmed many times, the Ottoman Empire has indeed reached an agreement with China to purchase a type of battleship, but the question is, where does this money come from?

The battleship that had become a sleepless battle for the European countries was not a small number, and although the exact cost was not known, according to the calculations of the Admiralty experts, the price was at least more than 1.5 million pounds, which would cost 37.5 million francs or more in francs

For the Ottoman Empire, whose economy has long been rotten and its national strength is not even as good as that of the original Qing State, they need to tighten their belts for several years with such a huge amount of money

The problem is that while the details of the contract are still being negotiated, there is hardly any word about where the Ottomans will raise that money.

Could it be that Li Mo is determined to be a great good man and is ready to help the Ottoman Empire without money?

In fact, he is not only cunning, but also a shameless businessman, just like the global power service company, in order to monitor every kilowatt-hour of alternating current generated by every power plant and prevent others from doing anything, he designed that kind of power meter to self-detonate bombs

Although the Ottoman Empire and the Chinese Empire both had the same enemy, Russia, cooperation and hand in hand were destined to be a thing, as can be seen from where Li Mo set the first stop of his foreign visit, but the inside story may not be so simple.

In particular, although Li Mo is young, he has a unique maturity, and the decisiveness of killing is numb, and in order to reduce entanglements, he even ordered to solve all the royal families in Beijing in one go, just to completely cull possible troubles, and not to give countries to use and excuses.

How could such a person send a battleship that was enough to change the navy for the sake of showing the so-called imperial friendship between the Chinese Empire and the Ottoman Empire

He must have come from the Ottoman Empire to read the book~ and got something, but the problem is that both sides seem to have covered this thing tightly, and there has been no news so far, which makes everyone extremely surprised, especially the ** bureaucratic Ottoman Empire, and the Sultan and Caliph of Hamid II, who was so happy with the great success, actually helped Li Mo cover it up so much this time, which made people smell the unusualness.

Although France also very much wants to get the technology of that battleship, especially the technology that reduces recoil, very few people know that France has actually achieved some results as early as after the discovery of the Jinghai class, and the presidential palace and the Admiralty have even listed it as highly secret, so compared with the anxiety of Britain and Germany and other countries, France is not in a hurry, because as long as there is one more year, that technology can make a breakthrough, so the French government will continue to build Danton-class battleships, because France knows that as long as you wait patiently for a while, 's battleships will begin to equip.

So France cares about the purpose of Li Mo's visit, and what does he want to do with that battleship with great fanfare? Is he going to take advantage of the opportunity of the display to make a big deal like the two shop windows opposite, or does he have ulterior motives to stir up chaos in Europe and create conditions for him to fish in troubled waters in the Far East?

Although Harold is the French foreign minister, he can't answer so many questions from his friend Bonat, Li Mo and Hua are not ordinary forces, they have long become the climate, and their strength is not weaker than that of the Ottomans or even Italy, just one line worse than several major powers, the interpretation of such an opponent requires not only wisdom, but also enough confidence to face each other

But France lacks such confidence, the Eiffel Tower halo covers a lot of things, few people know, although France still maintains the world's first army, but the gap between the navy and Britain has become bigger and bigger, and even in response to Wilhelm II's naval bills are a little difficult, the important thing is that the French economy has begun to decline in recent years, the invasion of those cheap goods from the United States across the Atlantic, making France more and more difficult, coupled with colonial disputes with Britain, and Germany like a thorn in the back, France is going through a painful phase, which is why France has not entered Taiwan and has chosen to avoid it.

Bernard had reason to complain that it was the German threat that made France miss the opportunity to build up its navy and compete with Britain for the world's first place, because no one could maintain a large army and a strong navy at the same time, and even the madness of Limer, who seemed to have an insatiable amount of money, did not continue to expand the army in the face of the threat of a large Russian army.

At this moment, France can no longer choose to continue to provoke a war far from the European continent, and even if it cannot be avoided, it needs to work hard to control the scale, so in the face of the aggressive Li Mo in the Far East, France has begun to consider evasion, of course, this is not a retreat, but a kind of temporary retreat that must be maintained while maintaining the interests of France in the Far East, especially those of Vietnam.

So at the moment, the two of them were not worried about the spread of that type of battleship in Europe, but worried about Germany getting the technology, and they knew better than anyone that once Wilhelm II finally got the type battleship technology, Europe would definitely be turned upside down by that madness

But the problem is that France can't stop it at all, and they even thought about secretly bombing and sinking that battleship, but the problem is that the damn Li Mo actually let the fleet pass through the door and chose to enter France from Italy by land, isn't this deliberately defending himself? Moreover, the Germans began to protect the left and right after Limer's arrival in the Ottoman Empire, and there was obviously some kind of tacit agreement between them, otherwise Wilhelm II suddenly ordered the expansion of the dockyard for nothing?

"Let's go, dear Minister Bernart." Harold looked at his watch, then glanced at the dazzling golden dragon, and couldn't understand how there could be such a terrible legendary creature in the East, so he had to turn his gaze to the Eiffel Tower not far away: "Let's go, our ** annoyance is coming." ”

The towering Eiffel Tower, like a sharp sword piercing the sky, is full of people from Paris and even other countries under the tower in the afternoon, reporters are constantly swinging their cameras in one direction, and the guards are standing solemnly, for fear of a slight deviation.

At the same time, in the same place, they came here, not because of the World Expo that was in full swing, but because today's Paris will welcome an emperor from the Far East, who walked from the blood of Japan and Russia, came from the flames of war, and was even regarded by European countries as the most annoying and built a huge empire with his bare hands.

Everyone who knows anything will be forced to look up at his dazzling achievements and exploits, and it is unimaginable that this emperor has single-handedly built a fleet for the mysterious super-rich to amaze the world

Importantly, he is just twenty-one years old today

A twenty-one-year-old ** annoyance

"Woo."

A long horn sound pierced the sky over the noisy city, and almost everyone held their breath as they saw a long motorcade enter.

Looking at the slowly approaching convoy, everyone remembered the fact that most of the cars that had been appearing around them over the years were actually imported from the Far East, and they were made by the factories under His Majesty Emperor Li Mo

People stood silently, watching the convoy get closer and closer, and each roll of the wheels seemed to crush the pride in their hearts, and at this moment many people found that Europe seemed to be getting ahead of the rest of the world compared to the mysterious Far East.

As the motorcade approached the Eiffel Tower, everyone waited for the emperor to pass under the huge steel arch and was shocked by the towering tower, the motorcade suddenly stopped slowly, and just as everyone was wondering why it stopped, a group of men in modified suits and large black sunglasses suddenly got out of the car.

Then, everyone saw one of the sedans open the door, and a young man dressed like they had never seen before, with a small collar, but looking energetic, got out of the car, and he didn't seem to see the people watching from afar, and quietly walked to the bottom of the tower, stroking the cold steel pillars, and a strange smile on the corner of his mouth.

"It's him, it's him, he's Li Mo's ** annoyance"

A reporter, who suddenly recognized Li Mo, shouted excitedly, and with his voice, more and more people began to exclaim, they couldn't believe their eyes, the mysterious, brutal, and ambitious young emperor described by the newspaper actually had such a big boy with such a large body, full of sunshine and confidence, and slightly emaciated

"I love France, it's a country full of freedom"

Before everyone's surprise was over, they heard a loud French voice coming out of the young emperor's mouth, everyone held their breath again, the women covered their mouths, they couldn't believe that Li Mo could speak in such proficient French.

"It's also a beautiful country I've ever seen, a charming city."

"But I stand here, but my heart is full of regrets, because in the Far East, my beloved motherland, and France have some small contradictions, so I am here today, and I hope that we can solve it with great wisdom, instead of creating conflicts and confrontations for the two peoples."

Li Mo waved his arms around, hoarsely trying his best to make the sound spread far, so that many people could hear his voice: "I have come here to tell everyone that in that land of the East, the era of colonies has ended, and earth-shaking changes have taken place there, we are not synonymous with dirty, we are not slaves of opium, we are no longer third-class citizens of the world, we are free French citizens, just like you."

"The master of this world"

"Shh

Li Mo shouted, raised his right arm and saluted around, but what everyone didn't expect was that after a moment of silence, he didn't know who took the lead, and there were boos all around

Every Frenchman was reminded by the latter sentence that he was a damn fellow, he had caused France to lose a big island, and the French Far East Fleet had gone home, he had caused so much trouble in the Far East, and now he was still thinking about being on an equal footing with the proud and free France

Who does he think he is?

Boo, let him know that this is the white man's world

The boos that filled the air didn't seem to surprise Li Mo and his entourage in the slightest, and even the two amazingly beautiful women in the halfway carriage didn't have the slightest difference.

"I like this kind of welcome and voice, because it makes me feel the importance of freedom" Li Mo smiled, deaf to the boos around him, in fact, he knew very well in his heart that this was a real Europe, a real white world, although they have changed some opinions, but they will never regard themselves, the Chinese, as the masters of the world on an equal footing with them.

Especially in moments like these, absolutely not

When the boos gradually became softer, until they disappeared, Li Mo also returned to the car, this time the black-clothed men did not enter the car, but waved their arms, and just followed the trotting around the car, their steps were light and firm, and each of them had a smile on the corner of their mouths.

Importantly, the people of Paris suddenly discovered that none of them had braids

On the side of the street, watching the convoy finally slowly drive into the Elysee Palace, Bernart and Harnold both looked at each other and smiled bitterly, although the French government and the president promised him that he could get out of the car and give a speech, but they did not expect that this bastard would cause trouble as soon as he opened his mouth

He professes to love France and freedom, but in just a few words, he proposes to be on an equal footing with France, and surprisingly, he can still smile in the face of boos

"He's a ** annoyance"

Hanold spat hard

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PS: Can I ask for a ticket during the debt repayment period? "_", recommended votes are also OK。。。。。。