Expedition to Europe

"——The battle lasted for two and a half hours. Wang Dingshan and his men annihilated the Aziz family's guards and occupied Riyadh in one fell swoop. The leader of the Aziz family, Abdul Aziz, and a group of royal family members died unexpectedly in the battle——"

In the Penglai Island Palace, Gao Hongshi reported to Qin Zhiyuan the results of the airborne troops.

This "accidental death" is not necessarily an accident.

Normally speaking, Lan Fang should keep Abdul Aziz so that it can better control the Rashid family. However, Lan Fang has already got what it wants in Saudi Arabia, and has no intention of messing up Saudi Arabia and then profiting from it. It is better to be straightforward, which is more conducive to regional stability and Lan Fang's rapid shift of focus to economic construction.

After completely capturing Riyadh, Lan Fang has basically fulfilled its promise to the Rashid family. If the Rashid family hands over the Persian Gulf to Lan Fang, then Lan Fang's western province in the Middle East will reach an area of ​​about 540,000 square kilometers.

The most important thing is that Lan Fang will gain an outlet to the sea in both the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans, which is very conducive to Lan Fang's rapid mobilization of troops in the future.

Of course, it is not easy to confirm all this. At the Cairo Conference to be held in June, there will definitely be a war of words between Lan Fang and Britain. Whether Lan Fang can legally confirm the existence of the Western Province is still a question mark.

This "legal" refers to the recognition of the international community. It is useless for Lan Fang to unilaterally declare the existence of the Western Province without the recognition of the international community. If Britain also claims sovereignty over the Persian Gulf, then the Persian Gulf will be determined as a disputed area, and there will be lawsuits in the future.

The Persian Gulf that Saudi Arabia agreed to give to Lan Fang is not the entire Persian Gulf. In addition to Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, which are countries in the customary sense of the 21st century, the other side of the Persian Gulf is still controlled by the Iranians.

Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are easy to say. The current population of these countries is only 30,000 to 40,000. There is no concept of a country now. It is still a no-man's land in the customary sense. As long as Lan Fang does some work, it will not be difficult to completely take over these countries.

Although the Iranian-controlled area on the other side of the Persian Gulf is more troublesome, it is not completely impossible. Iran's political situation is also unstable. Just two years ago, Colonel Reza Khan of the Qajar Dynasty launched a military coup and occupied Tehran. If there is no accident, the Khan will take the throne in about two years and then establish the Pahlavi Dynasty.

Because of the current chaos in Iran, Lan Fang is not without opportunities, and these two years are also the only opportunity.

"Order Chen Kangjian to go to the Persian Gulf immediately and tell Chen Kangjian that I want the entire Persian Gulf. I want the Persian Gulf to become our Lan Fang's inland sea. I want to change the Persian Gulf to Lan Fang Bay." Qin Zhiyuan is determined. Although this seems a bit greedy, if he can control the Persian Gulf, it doesn't matter if he leaves a bad reputation.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Heyman is responsible for recording, standing there with a pen in one hand and a notebook in the other, writing quickly.

"As for those scattered pieces of land, take all the land along the Persian Gulf. If the natives agree with Lan Fang, they can join Lan Fang nationality. If they don't agree, they can all be handed over to the Rashid family. I believe the Rashid family should be happy to accept it." Since Qin Zhiyuan wants to take it, he must take it completely without leaving any hidden dangers.

"The Cairo Conference..." Lu Zhengxiang, who was sitting on the side, was still thinking about the Cairo Conference.

"You can do whatever you want. Stay consistent with the French, try to win the support of the Americans, try to be friendly with the British, and give the British some compensation in other aspects, but we must control the Persian Gulf." Qin Zhiyuan set a bottom line for Lan Fang's attitude. No matter what, the Persian Gulf must be taken.

"Can we make some concessions to the British in Siam?" Lu Zhengxiang followed Qin Zhiyuan's meaning.

Siam is another big quagmire for the British.

After Lan Fang and France sent troops to Siam at the same time, the British were unwilling to be outdone and wanted to share a piece of the pie. As a result, Siam was divided by Lan Fang, France and Britain. Now Lan Fang's rule in Siam has stabilized. The Lan Fang-controlled area in Siam was determined by the Lan Fang government to establish Bangkok Province, officially becoming a part of Lan Fang. The situation in France is also not bad. Because of the friendly relations between France and Lan Fang, Lan Fang has no intention of tossing Manjing, so the French-controlled area in Siam is also stable.

The British-controlled area is a little worse. First, the ten provinces in northern Siam launched a resistance struggle against the British. The British failed to suppress it. As a result, the ten provinces in the north established an autonomous committee, which nominally recognized the British "suzerain status", but in fact had nothing to do with the British.

The British originally thought that this would satisfy the ten provinces in northern Siam, but what the British did not expect was that the autonomy of the ten provinces in northern Siam seemed to give the Burmese an opportunity, and the Burmese area bordering the ten provinces in northern Siam also began a struggle against British rule.

This was really a case of losing more than gaining. Not only did the British gain nothing in Siam, but even their original colonies began to show signs of instability, which gave the British a headache.

The British defeat in Siam was inseparable from the tricks of Lan Fang and France behind the scenes. Without the support of Lan Fang and France, the British would not have been defeated so quickly. Lu Zhengxiang meant to give the British a promise that Lan Fang would not support the resistance struggle in Burma, which should make the British reluctantly accept the defeat in the Middle East.

"Okay, it's okay to give them a promise." Qin Zhiyuan doesn't care about giving the British a promise. Anyway, this "promise" has no meaning and can be overturned at any time: "The main thing is the smooth flow of the Red Sea channel, the British blockade of the Gulf of Aden, etc. This thing must not happen again. Fortunately, we now have Djibouti, and we should be able to talk slowly with the British. Who are you going to send? "

It is certain that Qin Zhiyuan will not attend the Cairo meeting in person, and Lu Zhengxiang will only be present during the signing, so the selection of early representatives is a problem.

"Gu Shaochuan!" Lu Zhengxiang said a name proudly.

"Gu Shaochuan? Isn't he the ambassador of the Republic of China?" Qin Zhiyuan couldn't accept it.

Gu Shaochuan is Gu Weijun. Gu Weijun was the first ambassador of the Republic of China to Lanfang. In the diplomatic circles of the Republic of China, Gu Weijun was also a first-class talent. Qin Zhiyuan had watched "My 1919" and was deeply impressed by Gu Weijun, but Qin Zhiyuan did not poach him. Meaning, after all, it is impossible for Lan Fang to recruit all the talents of the Republic of China, and the appearance would be too ugly.

"Your Majesty, you don't pay too much attention to the government's work, right?" Lu Zhengxiang was not very polite to Qin Zhiyuan, and his words were full of complaints, which made Gao Hongshi and Haiman on the side frown a little: "Shaochuan has joined Our Lanfang nationality was originally planned to be sent to the United States after establishing diplomatic relations with the Americans. However, the Americans have not yet repealed the "Chinese Exclusion Act", so Shaochuan was unable to make the trip. Now he is attending the Cairo Conference on behalf of our Lanfang. ”

Qin Zhiyuan was busy with his layout in the Middle East during this period, and he also had to take care of Lanfang's technological development. He really didn't have much time to pay attention to the actions of the Lanfang government.

However, Qin Zhiyuan is also thick-skinned. When faced with Lu Zhengxiang's complaints, Qin Zhiyuan did not respond at all and directly brought it to the United States: "What? The Chinese Exclusion Act can't be repealed or what?"

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In fact, the "Chinese Exclusion Act" now exists in name only. The vast majority of Chinese in the United States are not nationals of the Republic of China. They are either American nationals or Lanfang nationals. Lanfang's products have also entered the American market, whether they are cars, penicillin, Or maybe it's the various emerging nylon products that Americans can't live without. Therefore, since the World War, members of the U.S. Congress have continuously proposed to repeal the "Chinese Exclusion Act."

There is considerable resistance to repealing the Chinese Exclusion Act, especially from several oil giants in the United States. Now Ford has also joined in. In fact, the Republic of China is no longer the target of the United States' defense, but Lan Fang is. The oil giants and Ford Company in the United States are worried that if the Chinese Exclusion Act is repealed, Lanfang products will completely conquer the American market. This is definitely not what these American trusts want to see.

"It's coming soon. By the end of the month at the latest, the Chinese Exclusion Act will definitely be repealed." Lu Zhengxiang felt a little proud when he mentioned this.

The political structure of the United States is relatively unique. The U.S. Congress is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The determination and repeal of a law must be approved by both houses of the House of Representatives. The proposal to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act has been passed by the House of Representatives. Now Just wait for the Senate vote.

Lan Fang also spent a lot of effort to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the results were still there, as evidenced by the passage of the House of Representatives.

"Tell Allen to work harder." Qin Zhiyuan was also satisfied.

Allen is now the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Lan Fang's current influence on the United States is mainly exerted through Allen. Although the American Federal Group and Qin Zhiyuan are no longer legally related, everyone knows that the American Federal Group Even President Harding, Treasury Secretary Mellon and others knew about the group's Lanfang background.

This would be weird in other countries, but it's normal in the United States. The United States is such a magical country. No matter how unbelievable it is, Americans will not interfere as long as it is within the rules of the game. Even in order to maintain the rules of the game, the US government will objectively protect this potential relationship.

"It's difficult for Allen to do things now. Nicholas still has some trouble to deal with. Allen can't act too much." Lu Zhengxiang can still consider the problem from Allen's perspective.

It is indeed difficult for Allen to do this. On the one hand, it is the U.S. government that Allen is currently serving, and on the other hand, it is the Lanfang government, the source of power. Allen's tightrope is a bit dangerous to walk.