After learning that the British actually traded colonies for airships, Napoleon III wanted to tear those British people into pieces.
"The British, they support Prussia! Damn the British, if you sell the airship to them, they will definitely provide the airship to Prussia!"
Facing the furious Napoleon III, Zhu Xianhai said directly.
“British Columbia is truly irresistible!”
Zhu Xianhai shrugged his shoulders and said.
"I need that colony to settle my immigrants. Your Majesty, who can refuse such a generous offer?"
Zhu Xianhai helplessly shrugged his shoulders, then took the cigar leisurely, lit it, and started smoking the cigar.
Compared to negotiating with Napoleon III, he was more willing to "rubble over" issues with Eugenie. After in-depth communication with each other, it was easy to reach a common ground.
"Is this guy waiting for my bid?"
Looking at Zhu Xianhai's leisurely and contented look, Napoleon III thought to himself.
colony?
France itself doesn’t have many colonies, right?
After defeating the Prussians, be sure to acquire a few colonies. It would also be a good idea to trade them if needed.
Tunisia and Tripoli seem to be good places. They were blocked by the British in the past, but now there are airships. If the British want to stop them - no way!
Since there are no colonies at the moment, what should be exchanged for them?
Of course Zhu Xianhai didn't know what Napoleon III was thinking, nor did he know that he was waiting for a price to sell, which put the fall of Tunisia and Tripoli into a countdown. He was just waiting for Napoleon III's offer.
money?
He didn't mention money at all. What does that mean?
It means that what this guy wants is not money at all. Since it is not money, what does he want?
Suddenly, Napoleon III's eyes lit up, he looked at Zhu Xianhai and said.
"Xianhai, my dear nephew, Nanhua may be powerful, but your navy is weak, and the colony you are about to acquire is far away in North America, like Alaska, on the other side of the world, and your
The country also relies heavily on immigrants, which means you must have a powerful fleet to protect your overseas interests! So..."
Casting his gaze on Zhu Xianhai, Napoleon III said in an extremely serious tone.
"Warships! How about we exchange warships for airships with you? My dear nephew, you have to know that France has the most powerful warships in the world! Just a few months ago, we just had two "Ocean Class" ships.
The ironclad ship is in service. It is the most powerful ironclad ship in the world. How about, my nephew, let's exchange. You can have the most powerful fleet in America overnight, and I will also have the most powerful fleet in Europe.
Big airship force!"
Napoleon III smiled and offered his price - a warship for an airship.
"Marine level!"
Zhu Xianhai was stunned. He was no stranger to the ironclad ship Ocean. On his way to France, he encountered the Ocean and its sister ship Marrengo at sea. They were both launched last year and entered service in July this year.
Although these two cutting-edge warships have a displacement of only 7,580 tons, with their four 270mm naval guns and four 240mm naval guns, they are also the leading battleships of the French Navy.
Now Napoleon III wants to exchange them for airships and ships for ships, there's nothing wrong with that!
"How about it, my nephew, as long as you agree, you can have the most powerful navy in South America! Your navy will truly have the ability to defend South China's maritime interests!"
Although the most powerful navy has no temptation, Napoleon III's words "the ability to defend Nanhua's maritime interests" really moved Zhu Xianhai. Although Nanhua's shipyard is building an ironclad ship with a displacement of 5,000 tons, the most powerful one in service is
It will soon take 4 years, maybe even 5 years.
In the next few years... Nanhua needs warships!
With two 7,500-ton ironclads, Nanhua will not only have the most powerful fleet in the entire Americas, but will also have the ability to face many challenges on the sea. After all, those are real capital ships!
"20 ships!"
Zhu Xianhai said directly.
"I can exchange 20 airships and 20 armored vehicles for the Ocean and its sister ship Marrengo. In addition, I hope to get the palace collection you obtained from China in the Louvre. After all, Nanhua originated from
China, we have extremely special feelings for those things."
What palace treasure?
Of course they were the things that the French took away from the Old Summer Palace. When he saw those cultural relics in the Louvre these days, Zhu Xianhai's mood was extremely complicated. Now that he had the opportunity, of course he would take them back to Nanhua!
"no problem!"
Napoleon III said happily.
"In addition, you have to hand over to us the 10 airships we ordered before. I know they must be in your army!"
The negotiation with Napoleon III went extremely smoothly, and was naturally followed by a dinner in the palace. During the dinner, Zhu Xianhai would occasionally cast his eyes on Eugenie, who was glowing red in the face, and the two of them would only make eye contact at most.
After the banquet, Napoleon III, who was in poor health, was no longer the little prince on the dance floor. He left the banquet early and asked the queen to host the ball on his behalf. During the ball, Eugenie winked at Zhu Xianhai, and the two of them
They quietly entered the lounge nearby, hugged each other as soon as they met, and then the sky was thunderous and the earth was on fire, dancing music was floating outside, and the indoors was full of spring.
After everything was over, Eugenie, who was completely limp, looked at Zhu Xianhai and said.
"Hai, after he gets the airship, he will lead the army again. He will not miss any opportunity to gain glory!"
The man Eugenie refers to is, of course, His Majesty Napoleon III.
"I know,"
Putting his hand on Eugenie's extraordinary breast, Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"It just so happens that we also have more opportunities to be together..."
Ten days later, His Majesty Napoleon III once again took charge as commander-in-chief and went on an expedition. Unlike before, this time when he passed the Arc de Triomphe, there were thirty airships above his head!
In the shadow of the airship, Napoleon III was so proud.
"It's such a pity that the queen missed this scene!"
When Napoleon III triumphantly accepted the blessings of the Parisians and lamented that the Queen had not witnessed his glory, he did not know that a passionate foreign language study was going on in his study. Zhu Xianhai and Queen Eugénie were honest with each other.
, studying foreign languages in depth,
Understandably, in the next half month, Queen Eugenie invited Zhu Xianhai to the palace almost every day to learn foreign languages with him.
Until half a month later, when Zhu Xianhai left Paris, Eugenie came quietly to say goodbye early in the morning. Because there were too many people seeing him off, the lovers could not talk in person, so they could only touch each other politely, and then look at each other from a distance, following the train.
The whistle blew, and this short-lived affair ended.
What Zhu Xianhai didn't know when he left Paris was that more than a month later, Eugenie began to vomit. After a doctor's examination, Emperor Napoleon III, who was on the front line in Luxembourg, soon received the good news that the queen was pregnant.
Then, His Majesty the Emperor, who was immersed in the joy of being the winner, was instantly confused. His heart was filled with waves. Faced with the good news from the Queen's pregnancy, he knew something was wrong.
Because Eugenie has refused to sleep with him since she gave birth to his son. Why does she have so many lovers? It’s because her wife doesn’t sleep with him!
But why did the queen, who never slept with him, get pregnant when he was away on an expedition? Do you even need to ask?
It must be someone else’s!
Whose... could this be?
Countless questions arose in Napoleon III's mind, but what bothered him the most was that his wife not only had a lover, but she was also pregnant! More importantly, he had to admit this!
We even have to admit this matter with joy. If we fail to save the whole country, we should celebrate it and grant amnesty to the whole world.
It is not easy for me to be the emperor. I am fighting continuously on the front line, while the queen is fighting fiercely at the rear. The fruits of victory here have not been picked yet, but the fruits of victory are already there on the queen's side.
Even if the fruit belongs to someone else, you have to recognize it!
Bang!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Napoleon III, who was full of grievances and could not vent his anger, kicked the table over and said loudly.
"Tell the Luxembourgers, tell them to surrender within 24 hours, otherwise, our airships will destroy their city! Completely level their city to the ground!"
Well, he has no place to vent his anger, so he can only vent his anger on others...
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