Chapter 108 Sudden containment
The arrival of Li Changgeng gave great enthusiasm. The huge red airship slowly floated over the city of Paris. All citizens rushed to see the head of the country who came by the airship. But in contrast, it was indeed the government's cold reception. Only a deputy minister of the Ministry of Finance and Cao Rulin came to welcome Li Changgeng.
Let's take a look at who is trembling first. Li Changgeng took Cao Lin's hand and held it tightly, "Thank you for your hard work, Foreign Minister Cao! I want to meet President Wilson, can you help me arrange it?"
Cao Rulin was very careful in front of Li Changgeng. As an old man who plays politics, he was far more afraid of Li Changgeng than Duan Qirui. Cao Kun and others "Of course! After President Wilson learned that you came to France, he had already expressed his intention to meet with you. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief is Mr. Legov, Deputy Minister of Finance of France."
"Hello, Mr. Minister, I am very happy for your welcome. Please say hello to Prime Minister George on my behalf."
After hearing this, Legov nodded, but replied proudly: "I am also very happy to meet the Deputy Commander-in-Chief; Prime Minister Krimson is very good, and he is now discussing the Chinese issues with Prime Minister George."
"Okay, Mr. Legov, please tell Prime Minister George Crimson on his behalf, that I came here this time to talk to him about the French issue at the right time. My financial adviser told me that France's loan repayment ability has declined compared to before the war, and that the francs and French bonds are being sold by Britain and the United States on a large scale. Therefore, in order to ensure that my private interests are not infringed, the silver content of the newly minted silver dollars in France will be reduced from 70% to 60%. And the bonds issued by France in 1917 will be reduced by 30%.
"No - you can't do this!" Legov's face turned pale. Li Changgeng is a bulk holder of French bonds. If he wants to sell 30%, the current meager credibility of the French government will end.
"Why can't you do this? France regained the hegemony hegemony he had dreamed of since the defeat of the French-Prussian War - regaining the Alsace-Lorraine region; occupying Germany's left bank of the Rhine River; the area within 50 kilometers of the right bank of the Rhine River was classified as a demilitarized zone; it also formed political and military alliances with Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Yugoslavia and Romania.
This is what I am happy to see as an investor, but now the French have forgotten that they have been in a difficult time. After half a year of truce, the French government has not sent a delegation to talk to me about the debts during the war. There is an old saying in China that this is called forgetting to be righteous. Today I came here to let the French see my sincerity in collecting debts. Okay, I'm going to say goodbye!"
After Li Changgeng finished speaking, he didn't even look at Legov, and turned around to pick up his luxury carriage. Cao Rulin and Wu Peifu also entered the carriage. Wu Peifu asked anxiously: "Qi Ming, are you too uneasy just now? This is very different from what we expected!"
"It's nothing. The French don't care about this matter. In addition, we have two potential allies in the United States and Britain, so the French can't make a comeback!"
However, the unexpected dramatic change of things happened. Li Changgeng's carriage was surrounded by crowds on the street, which immediately made Li Changgeng nervous. If it weren't for the incoming time, he would have traveled on a warship or cruise ship. In that case, he could have at least 500 guards by his side. But although there are masters like Li Shuwen around him, there are many heroes who can't stand the crowd, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of people blocking the convoy now.
Only Cao Rulin was proficient in French while Li Changgeng studied French with Zeng Grandpa, who had studied in France. Normal communication was OK, but now the atmosphere outside was so tense, so you can still tell the number.
After listening for two or three minutes, Cao Rulin said to Li Changgeng: "They are blaming you, saying that you, the capitalist, took away the last coin of the French."
At this moment, thousands of ragged Chinese workers rushed in with wooden sticks, and rushed to Li Changgeng's carriage in a very short time to protect him. At this time, a clean-dressed man squeezed from the crowd to the front of the car, knocking on the door a few times, with the secret service's contact code.
Li Changgeng, who was relieved, pushed the car door open a gap, "What's going on!"
"Return to the Governor, the young Ma Baoju was sent to France by Bureau Tang to perform missions, and the Secret Service was also responsible for the Governor's security work this time."
"You brought these people, are they reliable? How many people are there in your Secret Service?"
"It's very reliable. These people have basically been mobilized and will go to our northeast after returning to China. In France, our Secret Service will take good care of them according to your instructions and be grateful to the generals of the Governor. There are a total of 128 members of our Secret Service who are absolutely loyal to the Bauha Party."
"Well, it's easy to do with you. I can't leave like this, otherwise I'll fall into the trap of the French government, and even leave France in shame, and I can't do anything. Tell everyone, try not to have conflicts with these French people. Those who speak French, tell the French people that I want to give a speech. In addition, collect the opinions of the French people. The most important thing is that the people from your Secret Service will keep a look at me and see those people fanning the fire. I don't want anyone to be shot coldly. I want to give French officials a long experience. Not everyone can offend them!"
Soon Ma Baoju handed over a note, which listed the French people's dissatisfaction with Li Changgeng. First, Li Changgeng issued French silver coins, causing a large amount of French materials to flow out. Second, Li Changgeng sold French bonds to the market, causing French companies to go bankrupt. Third, a large number of Chinese people stayed in France and stole French job opportunities. What is most untolerated is that French women like hardworking and hard-working Chinese men...
Li Changgeng closed his eyes and thought for six or seven minutes, walked off the carriage, pointed to a second-floor platform of a marble building and said, "I want to go up." The workers around him set up a ladder in an instant. This behavior also confused Li Changgeng. He thought he would find a ladder, but he didn't expect that this result was. Fortunately, he was quite imposing in doing so. Without hesitation, Li Changgeng climbed the second-floor platform along the ladder.
Li Changgeng's performance immediately caused the entire square and street to fall into chaos. In this way, it was chaotic for more than ten minutes, so that Ma Baoju and others found a loudspeaker and had plenty of time to set it up. The French have done all the world's ideology and revolution, and all kinds of speakers came to the streets without any trouble, so naturally there was no shortage of such high-end and atmospheric speech equipment.
With a burst of electric current, the crowd on the street gradually became quiet, but Li Changgeng still did not give a speech, but just kept scanning the crowd below. Until the crowd started to chirp again. At this time, Li Changgeng spoke in French in a calm voice: "This bloody European war has passed, this is the largest war in human history."
Chapter completed!