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It is very appropriate to use this word to describe Germany now. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In the aftermath of the World War, the defeated Germany was condemned as the evil side, and it is understandable that the victors should have had a say.
The question of what happened to the defeated Germany is a question worth pondering.
At present, Germany has a "constitutional monarchy" similar to that of the United Kingdom, and the choice of the king is very important in this form of government.
Wilhelm II's ability to govern has been proven, and Wilhelm II was unable to lead Germany to glory.
Even in the latter part of the World War, Wilhelm II did not choose to share the glory and disgrace with Germany, but abdicated and fled to the Netherlands to abandon Germany, so the German people would never accept such a king again, both legally and emotionally.
Qin Zhiyuan couldn't accept it either.
Wilhelm II was the founder of the "Yellow Woe Theory" and the vanguard of the anti-China movement, and in any case, Qin Zhiyuan could not accept such a person representing Germany.
The relationship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III is good, but in terms of national relations, there is no such thing as "loving the house and Wu".
So the crux of all the sticking points is on Wilhelm III, and if Wilhelm III resolutely does not abdicate and allows Wilhelm II to continue his "retirement", Wilhelm II will not find any supporters in the world at all.
William II's former allies, such as Nicholas I and Karl I, are already dead and dead, and Britain, France, the United States and other countries will not allow Wilhelm II, a "war criminal", to return to the political arena.
In this case, what Qin Zhiyuan has to do is to strengthen the belief of William III.
Therefore, when Wilhelm III proposed that Lan Fang needed to help Germany rebuild civilian light industry, Qin Zhiyuan clearly refused.
"Why? It's not that you will be given free support, Germany will pay, and if you don't want gold marks, the pound will do. William III was indeed surprised.
According to the original agreement between Qin Zhiyuan and Wilhelm III, Lan Fang could get rid of German machinery and manpower, but when Germany needed it, Lan Fang had to provide the same help to Germany.
With the friendship between Qin Zhiyuan and William III, even if Qin Zhiyuan can't provide free assistance, he shouldn't refuse it all at once.
So after Qin Zhiyuan refused William III's request, not to mention that William III was surprised, even Julie and Cecilia, who were still teasing Qin De, were surprised, and the atmosphere in the room became extremely embarrassing in an instant.
"Listen to me Friedrich, if you are sure that you will stay in the position of king all the time, not to mention civilian light industry, even if it is military heavy industry, Lanfang will help Germany to re-establish, even if the British and French will oppose it, it is useless, this is my promise to you. But now the situation is uncertain, and if you want to give up the king's position to your father - with all due respect, I cannot accept a German king who is hostile to the Chinese. "Qin Zhiyuan is not just talking, when it comes to the critical moment, Qin Zhiyuan can really pull his face.
Hearing Qin Zhiyuan say this, Julie and Cecilia breathed a sigh of relief, and Julie also reached out to hold Cecilia's hand, so that Cecilia felt Julie's support.
Cecilia is a little older than Julie in age, although the years have not left too many traces on Cecilia's face, the grace and luxury that have been precipitated by the years can still be clearly felt.
Sensing Julie's kindness, Cecilia patted Julie's hand in response, the smile on her face still sincere.
"God, I didn't say to give him back the king's position." William III covered his red eyes with the gesture of covering his face.
The pressure on William III during this time is too great, although the whole world will not accept William II to return to the throne, but for William III, William II is his father after all, and the family affection in the blood is irreversible, from a practical point of view, William III cannot return the throne to William II, but emotionally speaking, making such a decision will definitely make William III feel tormented.
Therefore, William III was so eager to see Qin Zhiyuan, William III wanted to find strength from Qin Zhiyuan, the power to fight against the guilt in his heart.
"Very well, if you will always be in the position of King of Germany, Friedrich, Lanfang will always be your ally, no matter at all times." This is the first time that Qin Zhiyuan has clearly put forward the concept of an alliance between Lanfang and Germany.
"Ally-" William III was a little stunned, unable to digest the impact of this message for a moment.
With Germany's current international prestige and status, Germany cannot find an ally.
Germany does have a lot of potential, but the bravery of the Germans has added too much uncertainty to Germany, and Germany, which has just been defeated in the world war, is now in an unprecedented weakening situation, and it seems that Germany may collapse at any time, and few people dare to extend an olive branch to Germany at this time.
is still the same sentence, everyone knows the truth of "sending charcoal in the snow", but there are really few who can really do it.
From Lan Fang's point of view, if he forms an alliance with the Germans, it means that Lan Fang will have to face the pressure of the British, the Americans, and even the allies of the French, and because of the relationship between Germany and France, this may lead to a break between Lan Fang and France, giving up a world power that won in the world war, and choosing a defeated country that lost in the world war and does not know if there is a chance to rise again, which undoubtedly requires courage.
"In my heart, we have always been friends, so Lanfang and Germany should also be allies, but now is not the time to be sure, or even if it is determined now, it is not yet time to make it public, so I'm sorry, at this point in time, even if Lanfang gives Germany support, it is estimated that it will be quite limited, and we still need time." Qin Zhiyuan looked apologetic.
"No, my friend, that's enough." William III is not too little, and the action of hugging Qin Zhiyuan is very hard, almost using all his strength.
At this moment, William III really felt the support from Qin Zhiyuan, which was not the slightest hypocrisy, without the slightest reservation, even ordinary people, such support seemed rare, not to mention that it was at the national level, this level of support was extremely rare, no matter at any time.
"Although Lanfang and Germany are far away, you just need to know that I will always be by your side." Qin Zhiyuan didn't use much strength to hug William III, and gently patted William III's shoulder blade.
William III is forty years younger, much older than Qin Zhiyuan, so it seems that the relationship between the two is indeed irreversible.
"What are you going to do with your father?" After a long while, waiting for William III to calm down, Qin Zhiyuan asked softly.
"I don't know, I won't give him back the throne, I can't let him take Germany to hell again, but I won't treat him harshly, after all, he is still my father, maybe it would be better for him to live in Hohenzollern Castle for a while." William III had made up his mind, and there was unquestionable power in his tone.
Well, that's a bit of a king.
Hohenzollern Castle is the birthplace of the Hohenzollern family, located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and is considered the hometown of the Hohenzollern family, Hohenzollern Castle is also one of the most majestic castle buildings in Germany, and is considered a masterpiece of 19th-century fortress architecture.
"That's a good idea." Qin Zhiyuan agreed.
No matter how unrighteous William II is, William II is the father of William III, Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want to see a William III who can't even bear the pain of his own father for the sake of the throne, and that kind of William III is not worth Qin Zhiyuan's pay.
Think about it, if William III can handle his father, then how sincere can William III be to his friends?
"Tell me how long you'll be in Europe this time?" William III didn't want to talk too much about his family.
Although the battle for the throne of Germany is a big event, it is also an internal affair of Germany, take 10,000 steps back and say, this is Wilhelm III's family matter, Wilhelm III does not want too many external forces to interfere in his family affairs, even if Qin Zhiyuan is a good friend of Wilhelm III.
Europeans still attach great importance to privacy, whether it is personal privacy or family privacy, Europeans want to "solve it behind closed doors".
In fact, Oriental people are the same, Oriental people also have the saying that "family ugliness should not be publicized", relatively speaking, Oriental people are always not easy to grasp the concept of "distance" in interpersonal communication, and many times, Oriental people seem to be a little overly enthusiastic.
"In a month or two, I'll go to England and then I'll go back to France. You know, President de Shanel isn't in good health right now, so we haven't had anything to talk to. Qin Zhiyuan did not hide his whereabouts.
Lanfang is still too far away from Europe, it is rare to come once, Qin Zhiyuan will visit as many countries as possible, even if it is not to do anything, it is not bad to just strengthen exchanges.
"Hehe—I've heard a little about that Mr. Deshanel." William III finally found an object to laugh at.
Just the day before yesterday, the British newspaper "The Times" suddenly broke the news that the French president had fallen off the train while attending an event, and the reason was that he was standing on the window and booing.
While the Times check-in was a bit of a show, it was a fact that De Thanel fell off the train.
On the same day, the French government expressed its dissatisfaction with the British government, and although the newspaper destroyed all the newspapers that had not been sold and apologized to the French government, the impact had already been done.
This news immediately detonated the gossip psychology of the whole Europe, except for the French, almost everyone ridiculed the French president as an after-dinner conversation, and all kinds of jokes also came into being, and even some newspapers pulled out the "old things" that Deshanel and Emperor Taisho booed together at the state banquet.
Well, Qin Zhiyuan had long expected that this would happen.
(To be continued.) )