"I have indeed made a lot of friends because of this hobby!" Harry Sheffield coughed softly and said seriously, "What William wants to do, he has invested so much money."

"Essentially, he hopes that our country will blackmail the Italians at the appropriate time." Anne stroked her wedding ring and said softly, "He knew that this matter was not easy, so he gave me almost unlimited financial support."

Anne's last night at Oak Manor, in addition to carrying a heavy load, was also the time when the Sheffield brand central air conditioner was turned on at full power. Slave owners have the same attitude towards everyone, use it when it is useful, and this is true for all countries, including the United States.

Equally, for your own benefit, there is no shame in it.

Sheffield never felt that any country could not be betrayed, and he personally helped Germany to make up for its shortcomings. This was mainly because the strength of the Allied camp was far behind that of the Allies, so he could only help the most reliable Germany to make up for it.

In order to be loyal to the great Sultan and exchange for the legally possible territorial expansion of Kuwait, there was nothing William Pasha could not do. He also had the same equal attitude towards the Allies.

Sheffield can help any country, whether it is the Allied Powers camp or the Allied Powers camp. A real businessman will not be troubled by personal feelings. As his wife, Anne is French, he did not stop helping the Germans for this reason, but

Now is the time to strike a balance.

Sheffield actually didn't know much about the movements in France before World War I. He only knew about a very famous espionage case that caused the left and right parties in France to quarrel for a long time. As a democratic country, this is all due to its own national conditions.

France's status in Europe during the long medieval period was equivalent to China's status in the East. The similarity is this. France's role in the colonial era was to be deceived by the British. The gap in status between the two countries lasted seven years.

When the war began, after seven years of war, France lost its colonial initiative. You must know that Louisiana, the original five major colonies in North America, which caused the territory of the United States to skyrocket, was just one of them.

New France includes most of Canada and half of the United States, and the French-speaking part of Quebec in Canada is only a small part of it. This does not include the Indian stronghold that France lost.

From the Seven Years War until the emergence of Napoleon, France was still practicing its dream of a world empire. However, Napoleon's failure also ruined France's dream of world hegemony. From that time on, France was the one that people said came after Britain and France.

On the land battlefield of World War I, the duel between France and Germany determined the course of the war. Compared to the Allied Powers, which was dominated by Germany, the Allied Powers were dominated by France. France had a population of less than 40 million, just over half of Germany's population.

On the last night at Oak Manor, Sheffield talked to his wife about the situation France was currently facing, and how it only had half the mobilization strength of Germany. He even mentioned France's Eastern Policy.

Few people know that before World War I, France’s anti-British policy was implemented not in French Africa, but in the French colonies in Southeast Asia, namely Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

By observing Britain's colonial policy, France came to the conclusion that its trade with China was successful because India was a British colony and it controlled the East through Sino-Indian trade. In the process, Britain used the Chinese to control its colonies in Southeast Asia. These

All methods can be imitated.

France wants to use Vietnam, which is close to China, as a colony to promote trade. As for supporting the Chinese in the colony and suppressing the locals, they are beginning to learn from the British. Vietnam should have greater trade benefits if it is close to China. The French even believe that Vietnam and Laos

Cambodia can replace India's position, allow France to overtake Britain in Eastern trade, and then feed the profits back to the mainland.

This grand development plan is by no means the kind of hasty move that is carried out just because of a moment of excitement. Instead, it is the result of rigorous and careful inspection and long-term repeated demonstration, which reflects the shrewdness of the French government. It has very profound observation and judgment.

The results are very accurate, and the probability of success of this plan is also very high. The French government has full confidence in him.

Taking advantage of the advantage of being closer to China to offset India's trade, after Eastern trade surpassed that of the British, the profits would eventually be fed back to the country, making France stronger.

Then World War I broke out, and the French plan failed to materialize. During the conversation, the slave owner told his wife that only a threat from the mainland would cause the French plan to go bankrupt. The threat was naturally the Germans!

When Anne asked Sheffield if he wanted to find a way to contain Germany, Sheffield revealed the fox's tail, saying that the Germans were too strong. Italy was also in the Three Kingdoms Alliance and was very suitable for making a punching bag and could be used to warn the Germans.

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The Oriental Policy is very important in French politics, and even Vietnam and other places are the main destinations for the export of loan sharks. Starting from this point, let’s see how to guide it to North Africa.

The current French colonies are concentrated in two areas, one is French Africa and the other is Southeast Asia. From a trade perspective, Southeast Asia is more important because it is close to China. From a resource perspective, French Africa is more important!

Both are important, but in different ways. Italy is still in the Allied camp. Such an Allied member should not be allowed to pose a threat to French Africa.

Only with money and resources can France maintain the style of a colonial empire. After some indoctrination with Sheffield brand central air conditioners, Anne was deeply proud of the French Empire, and returned to France with a sense of mission and money.

Before all the facts emerge, many things can be corrected. Especially after repeated hesitation and wait-and-see historical events, Italy took the lead in the Italian-Turkish War and marched 100,000 troops into North Africa. It can be said that it made people just take a breather in the Moroccan crisis.

The Frenchman's tone had no time for him.

This in itself is a very risky move. If France is tougher, maybe Italy will not act rashly.

Starting with the colonial policy is a very suitable reason for blackmail. If Sheffield were French, he would have gone into battle himself. Now he can only rely on his wife to wield a stick of gold and dollars to create public opinion in the French political arena in advance and intimidate those who are already ready to attack.

Italy.

Today's France is dominated by radicals, although it has nothing to do with the long-lost royalists. But Armand Farier's policy is to strengthen the alliance with Britain and Russia and maintain the threat to the Allies from both the east and west.

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In order to gain political consensus for this backstabbing in Italy, Sheffield stuffed Anne's suitcase before allowing her to return to the country. Slave owners believed that there were honest politicians, but they were certainly not the majority, and this was the case in any country.

Anne's purpose was to make the French political arena have a consensus on preventing an Italian-Turkish war before Italy took action.

A few days later, Brown, the belated manager of the Kuwait Black Gold Company, found Anne's residence in Paris and said hello, "Madam, the boss asked me to assist you."

"Please take a seat. William said that you don't need to pay too much attention to the etiquette when treating employees of Black Gold Transportation Company." Anne raised her head slightly and asked with a dignified look, "What does he need your help with?"

"Our freighters in the Persian Gulf and Syria are secretly transporting Ottoman troops." Brown said, "The boss means that if Italy attacks, it will actually be very difficult for the Ottoman Empire to win. But after several pasha discussions,

, or decided to increase a certain amount of resistance against the Ottoman possessions in North Africa. This kind of transportation was carried out secretly, and judging from official feedback, the Italians did not discover it."

"You are the most professional in transporting labor. No one on earth knows how to transfer labor better than you." Anne praised with a smile, "Although I don't know what William's plan is, but as his wife, I believe in him unconditionally. And

We are working towards the same goal.”

Anne, who already knows the fact that the Royalists are even more declining than they were more than ten years ago, is no longer obsessed with relying on the Royalists to achieve Sheffield's goals. Any faction will do. There is no reason why the Royalists can be bribed, but the radicals cannot be bribed.

problem.

Anne received Sheffield's full support, especially in the area of ​​bribery, absorbed the mistresses inherited from the United Company, and received all-round support from slave owners. In a short period of time, Anne had already established herself in the upper class society of Paris.

Although the royalists no longer have influence in the political arena, the French aristocrats still have a strong say in many aspects, and the descendants of the aristocrats can also have many friends, and these friends can be royalists or, of course, radicals.

It just so happened that Brown also brought a lot of beauties from the Middle East. Anne knew what it meant at once. The virtues of French men are well known. As a colonial empire, there are many members of the upper class who like exotic customs.

This is also the reason why Anne has been tolerant of Sheffield. Every time she thinks of French men, Anne feels much more balanced. Although her husband is equally lustful, at least he does not cheat on her.

I don’t know since when, there have been gradually more and more issues regarding North Africa in Congress.

This change occurred subtly, because North Africa is now safe and sound, so naturally one can stand and speak without pain in the back, and speak freely in Congress.

There is a price to pay for speaking. Many congressmen hold public opinions about North Africa. Once a trend is formed and other congressmen are allowed to join in, when something really happens, there will still be very few people who can speak out against themselves.
Chapter completed!