Chapter 346 He is hugging Mr. France’s lap! (Please vote, please order)
Li Hongzhang's ancestor was not actually surnamed Li, but was surnamed Xu. He changed his surname to Li after being adopted into a family surnamed Li.
Therefore, his paternal lineage has nothing to do with any dynasty named Li2
But why did Mathilde suddenly ask this question? What on earth is this French princess planning? Li Hongzhang secretly said: "She doesn't want to marry me, right? The nobles in Europe pay attention to well-matched marriages, and the royal family must marry the royal family.
Intermarriage!"
Thinking of this, he took another look at Mathilde. She was a good, mature woman, plump and tight, with a decent appearance, but she was a bit romantic... not suitable to be a wife!
Moreover, he had been married a long time ago and already had a wife at home.
"Shaoquan, Alexander said, your family still has an army?" Seeing that Li Hongzhang didn't talk to him, Mathilde thought he had some concerns.
So I asked again.
"Yes, but not many." Li Hongzhang nodded, "I only have an army of three to four thousand people, and the equipment is very poor. There are not many new guns and artillery. The training is also poor, and the military pay is not enough."
Mathilde laughed: "So, you are a down-and-out Chinese prince, with only a small army, and you have no choice but to serve the emperor, the enemy of your family?"
Li Hongzhang quickly shook his head: "No, no...\n.\n.\n.\n. My family has no grudge against the Qing Emperor."
I dare not say that the Li family dynasty that had enmity with the Qing Dynasty was the Dashun dynasty founded by Emperor Yongchang Li Zicheng?
This is about to spread, and he, Li Hongzhang, has become the descendant of King Li Chuang...\n.\n. Is this official still that good?
"Oh, really?" Mathilde paused, then whispered, "My dear, it doesn't matter if your family has enmity with the Tatar emperor, I will still support you! Your army is small.
, then hire more! If the equipment is very poor, then buy it from France! You don’t have money, but I do, and I can invest!”
In fact, Mathilde had already "voted" for an emperor before, namely Napoleon III. Not only did she contribute her body to Napoleon III's restoration, but she also invested 500,000 francs from her ex-husband.
Although Napoleon III became the "scumbag emperor" after he came to power, he failed to fulfill his promise to make Mathilde his queen and gave her away. But he gave Mathilde enough reward in terms of money!
The five hundred thousand francs that Mathilde invested in Napoleon III easily doubled ten or twenty times!
She is now the number one rich woman in the French Empire! Otherwise, how could she be so generous and give Li Hongzhang five thousand francs last time? That was a real "one cent"!
"And...\n" Mathilde continued to seduce Li Hongzhang, "Not only can I invest, but the French Empire can also invest! I can convince the emperor to support you in becoming king!"
Become a king?
Li Hongzhang twitched the corner of his mouth and thought: "The French are trying to support an emperor! I have to make a careful calculation...\n.
Thinking of this, Li Hongzhang said to Mathilde: "Princess, I still don't know the situation in the country...\n. My army is on the side of the Qing Dynasty. In the past few months, the Qing army has been
Both sides of the Yangtze River have suffered major setbacks! Maybe, I have nothing now!"
Mathilde smiled: "My dear, you won't have everything...you still have me!" She thought for a moment, "Well, I'll let people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs collect relevant intelligence.
,How about we study it together tomorrow morning?"
"Okay!" Li Hongzhang also wanted to know more about the situation in the Qing Dynasty, so he agreed immediately.
After agreeing, he felt it was inappropriate.
What did he promise? Become emperor to Napoleon III?
Paris, Elysée Palace.
When the early morning sun shone into this bedroom, Mr. Li Hongzhang Li had actually hugged Mr. France Yang's thigh. It was a hug in the physical sense! Two snow-white thighs that were not too long but a little thick rested on Mr. Li's arms.
Here, you can hold it, touch it, and play with it as you please.
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However, Mr. Li now used these two thighs as a desk, spread out a map on it, and looked at it attentively.
The owner of these two thighs was lying lazily on the sofa, supporting his face with his white lotus-like arms, and looking at Li Hongzhang with a smile.
The map Li Hongzhang is looking at was sent to the Elysée Palace this morning by an official from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is the latest map of China's domestic situation. It is a copy. The original was sent by the French Consulate in Shanghai three months ago.
Drawn by the embassy.
According to this map, the situation in Jiangsu is very bad. Only Huai'an, Haizhou, Xuzhou and Shanghai are still intact. However, the situation in Anhui Province is not bad. Southern Anhui seems to have lost everything, but there is only Hezhou in the north of Jiangsu.
All prefectures were lost. Li Hongzhang’s hometown, Luzhou Prefecture, only lost Wuwei Prefecture, a subordinate prefecture on the Yangtze River. Not only was Hefei, the capital city, safe and sound, but Huaining County, Anqing Prefecture, the provincial capital on the Yangtze River, was also lost.
Instead, it became a new provincial capital.
As for Anqing Prefecture, it actually only lost Huaining County and Wangjiang County on the Yangtze River, and most of the area was still in the hands of the Qing Dynasty.
"My dear, how is it? Do your army and territory still exist?" Mathilde's sweet voice rang.
"Yes! Still there!" Li Hongzhang replied, "My hometown still belongs to the Qing Dynasty...:... As long as my hometown still exists, I can recruit troops from there!"
Having said this, he glanced at Mathilde, then took a sharp breath and said: "Princess, my ancestor is the Li family of Longxi, who once established the Xiliang, Datang, Later Tang, Southern Tang and other dynasties!"
As he spoke, he thought about it: When he gets back, he will ask his father to check the family tree immediately...\n.·.\n. For those with the surname Li, check the family tree carefully.
You can always find Li Shimin!
"That's great!" Mathilde was already smiling from ear to ear, "You have an army, a territory, a bloodline...\n...\n. And the support of me and the French Emperor,
How can we establish a dynasty that belongs to us!"
"We?" Li Hongzhang looked at Mathilde, "Princess, you think, 'I just want to be the queen!'" Mathilde said with a smile, "It's just such a small request, can you satisfy me?"
She just wants to be a queen or empress, it doesn't matter who the king or emperor is!
Since Napoleon III was unwilling to marry her, and no emperor, king or prince in Europe was willing to marry her, then she could accept finding a crown outside Europe.
And China’s crown...::.\n. In the era of Louis XIV, China’s image in Europe was still quite perfect!
Although China's image is not as good as before, it is still okay.
When Li Hongzhang revealed that his ancestor was the Li family of Longxi, he had already made up his mind...\n.\nEven if he was a son-emperor, he could give it a try, but now he is just a "brother-in-law emperor", and it seems that he is still
OK!
The Qing Dynasty is like this now, and it is estimated that it will not get better in the future...:.\n. This is to clear up the lost deer, and the whole world will chase it away!
Since the French are willing to invest, he might as well do it, what if it succeeds?
Even if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter. It's Mathilde who is well-born and paid. Li Hongzhang seems to have nothing to lose. As long as he doesn't take the rash step of wearing a yellow robe, he should be able to become a prince for generations to come.
"Yes!" Li Hongzhang nodded and took a deep breath, "As long as I can become emperor or king, I will definitely make you my queen!"
"Okay!" Mathilde's eyes widened with laughter, "Tomorrow I will take you to the Louvre to meet the French Emperor Napoleon III!"
That afternoon, in another luxurious suite of the Elysée Palace, which was specially used to receive foreign dignitaries, Prince Sushun of the Qing Dynasty, Bai Siwen, and Yuanbao were meeting with Valewski, the visiting French emperor's special envoy.
Because both Bai Siwen and Valewski spoke fluent Russian, the two parties conversed in Russian.
"Your Highness, our country is currently preparing to join the war against the Russian Empire together with the United Kingdom...\n...His Majesty the Emperor believes that if the Qing Dynasty can join the war on our side, then our French Empire will be willing to help you.
Equip and train an army to participate in the war! The equipment of this army is provided by France, the training is also responsible for the French officers, and military expenses can also be provided by loans from France...:.
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Walewski spoke slowly, and came up with a plan that attracted Sushun, Yuanbao, and Bai Siwen.
After hearing what he said, Bai Siwen said to Sushun with a face of surprise: "Master Su, this Master Wa said that their French emperor is going to give us a loan and foreign guns and artillery, and he also plans to help our French island officers to train troops.
...:..The condition is that we have to help them fight against the Russian Empire!"
Chapter completed!