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Chapter 199 Drink the Water of the Sai River to Save My Seris

The Palace of Méofontaine was later forcibly translated into the Palace of Fontainebleau, but the name of the Palace of Méofontaine is closer and more suitable for it.

Because this is a place where there was a good spring first, and then the current palace was built.

Or it could be called Ganquan Palace, which is also good.

In fact, at this time, the Palace of Versailles was still under construction, and the Fountainhead Palace was the palace where the French royal family lived most frequently.

Even Louis XV, who loved the Palace of Versailles the most, would often stay at the Palace of the Fountain-Fontane for a while. As for Paris.

Well, even dogs don’t want to live there!
Ou Zirong looked at the manure water that had just poured down in front of him, and his face turned pale with anger.

The French police who were protecting him rushed into the two-story building howling, and then dragged out the male owner inside and beat him up.

Handsome Mo is speechless. I’m going to give you a hard time!

Is this the capital of France, the great Western nation? Residents were dumping all sorts of dirty water directly down the stairs, and the police couldn't even stop them.

The various garbage piled on the ground mixed with the randomly dumped sewage and other substances formed a layer of substance that was dry and smelly on sunny days and thick and slippery on rainy days.

The black soot flying all over the sky gave these substances a dark coating, making them look difficult to deal with.

Yes, Ou Zirong’s first thought was not that this thing was dirty, but that it was very difficult to deal with!
Looking to the right, the Seine River, which is as important as the Yellow River in China and is known as the mother river of the French, was churning with black waves, and a foul smell was wafting from the ups and downs.

Ou Zirong was convinced that this river water could definitely be used as poison. If anyone drank a large bowl of it, if they were unlucky, they would definitely suffer from diarrhea and become dried up.

"Dav, when can we receive an invitation from the king? I really can't stay in this crappy place anymore."

Seeing the French police beating the skinny Frenchman until his mouth and nose were bleeding, Ou Zirong did not feel any sympathy. Instead, he couldn't help but ask Lin Tong when he could leave Paris.

Lin Tong smiled and pointed at the Paris Mercure in the distance and said, "It will be soon, because my article introducing Chinese politics and culture has been reprinted three times, and it is also being sold at a very low price.

I believe that by now, anyone in France who can read and has even a passing curiosity about the East has a general understanding of the rules governing the Eastern world, and the King should be even more clear about them.

As for the Seine River with its rolling black waves, Lin Tong did not show any disdain. He slowly walked to the riverbank and suddenly turned his head and said:
"Gentlemen, this is not a river of filth to me, but a mighty river of France."

"There's no filth in this river. It's an endless supply of coal and iron, guns and cannons, black powder and huge bombs!"

"If my king and I, Hexian, could have a river like this, churning with coal and iron, then my king would become the Hongwu Emperor, and we, the people of Mingxiang in Hexian, would become the Huaixi people!"

These words filled everyone's heart with excitement. On their journey westward, they saw a world they had never seen before and felt the chaos and vitality of Xifan.

Some were more perceptive and saw the same problem as Lin Tong: beneath the filth and chaos of Paris, there were thriving industries and countless coal and iron mines.

Mo Zhengcun strode forward, walked to Lin Tong's side, and said to the members of the delegation behind him:
"When we set out, the king told us that the future world would be one of coal and iron. How true!"

"Yesterday we were still discussing who would like to stay in this dirty and smelly Paris. Now I can tell you colleagues that I, Mo Zhengcun, am willing to stay in Paris to study.

Even if it takes five or ten years, I will bring the coal and iron of France and Spain back to my king.

Inspired by Mo Zhengcun's words, countless hands reached out. They flocked to Lin Tong and Mo Zhengcun, shouting in unison: "We all want to stay in Paris, put our knowledge into practice, and strengthen our country."

"Hahaha, good!" Lin Tong suddenly laughed a little crazily, "You all are great. When the king establishes his kingdom in the future, we will all be the ministers who will consolidate it.

I have made such bold statements today, but how can I not have evidence to support them? I wish to go down to the river and drink this coal and iron water as a souvenir. Who dares to go with me?

After saying that, Lin Tong jumped down from the riverbank amid the screams of the French policemen guarding him. When the members of the Hexian delegation behind him saw this, they also jumped over the guardrail and jumped down.

Lin Tong took out his gourd filled with water, poured out all the clean water inside, and then filled the gourd with the foul-smelling water from the Seine. Without any hesitation, he tilted his head back and drank it.

"Oh my God, what is your Excellency the Baron doing? If you drink this kind of water, you will get very sick."

François Quesnay, who was known as the Confucius of Europe, an admirer of the Analects, the founder of classical political economy, and the founder of the Physiocrats, exclaimed at the age of 76.

As an old Parisian, Quesnay understood very well the power of the Seine River.

Just as he screamed, more than 30 members of the delegation present had taken turns using Lin Tong's gourd to drink a large amount of black water from the Seine River.

"They are expressing their ambitions. This is a great feat." Even a playboy like Ou Zirong was moved. He said to Quesnay calmly but excitedly:
“Sir, France is at the forefront of the world, while Seres, which once led the world for four thousand years, has begun to fall behind step by step, and has been conquered by barbaric tribes.

They, on the other hand, are the pioneers who hope to save civilized Seres. With that, the playboy pulled his arm away from his companion's soft chest. He reached the riverbank and plopped down.

"Drink this water, and you will save the country and your family. I have no talent for civil or military affairs, so I wish to be a Daiqing King who stays in the capital forever."

Everyone laughed. King Qing of Dai was Liu Xi, the second brother of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang. He was good at farming and was regarded as a support by Liu Taigong. This was the one that always made Emperor Gaozu of Han feel uneasy, so much so that he said after drinking, "Whose achievements have I made now, compared to Zhongduo's?"

Kuinai walked to the riverbank and looked at the people on the riverbank who were united in purpose. He said with envy:
"Is this a warrior? It seems Seris will not be like Rome, because when it is in trouble, there will always be people who will not give up on it and will try their best to save it."

. . . .

At the Myojeou Palace, Louis XV was also urgently discussing two important matters with his ministers. The most important of course was the matter of the Ha Tien Mission.

Through Lin Tong's popular science in the Paris Courier, Louis XV and his ministers finally realized that the Qing Empire was not a Holy Roman Empire.

He knew that even if an alliance was concluded with Ha Tien, as long as it did not excessively damage the interests of the Qing Empire and was not done in a high-profile manner, it would not provoke a fierce response from the Qing Empire.

In this case, the role of Hexian is too great. It is equivalent to giving France an important fulcrum in the East, comparable to the British obtaining India.

Moreover, as long as you are willing to invest, Ha Tien is safer and more convenient than India.

“Your Majesty, the most important issue now is no longer whether or not we can conclude an alliance, but rather we must be careful of Britain.

They will not sit idly by and watch France gain such an important foothold in the East; they will certainly come to disrupt or even interfere."

War Minister Duke de Choiseul warned in a low voice, then raised his voice again.

"So, Your Majesty, we should support the Kingdom of Spain's adventure in the Falkland Islands and divert the British people's attention to South America."

The so-called Falkland Islands by the Duke of Choiseul are the Malvinas Islands that were later disputed between Britain and Argentina.

At this time, although Argentina was still nowhere to be seen, the dispute had already arisen.

Because of blood ties and overseas interests, the Kingdom of Spain, a natural ally of France, occupied the British stronghold on the Falkland Islands, and the two countries began to become hostile.

In this event, known in history as the Falklands Crisis, Spain once hoped that France would support him.

But Louis XV had been frightened by the Seven Years' War and did not dare to support it at all. He even demoted the Duke of Choiseul and sent him back home, which made the French lose face again.

However, at this time and space, the Falklands crisis became the best excuse for France to divert Britain's attention.

But Louis XV was still a little hesitant.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!" At this moment, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs hurried in to report.

"The members of the Eastern Mission have gone crazy. They drank a large pot of water from the Seine River, and now half of them have diarrhea.

The rumor was circulating in Paris that the king, fearing the British, had not received the Eastern delegation for a long time, thus insulting them. That was why the delegation members were so desperate that they drank the water of the Seine.

This... Louis XV was stunned for a few seconds, and his already old brain almost crashed.

This is too outrageous. Although I am a little scared of the British, I can't say it so openly!

"Whoever is spreading such rumors must be found out and severely punished." Louis XV shouted, looking a little upset.

Former Minister of State Moras hurried out to stop him, "Your Majesty, now is not the time to pursue rumors. You must immediately summon all members of the Eastern Mission and send the best doctors to treat them immediately.

Otherwise, when they die, the rumors will immediately become true!"

At this time, Western medicine had not yet taken off, and they had just begun to regard opium as a panacea.

Therefore, in everyone's opinion, if you drink the poisonous water of the Seine and get diarrhea, there is a high probability that you will die.

Louis XV was also a little panicked. He could even feel beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

"Okay, summon them immediately and take them to the Palace of Versailles. I will hold a grand reception in the Deer Park to welcome the Eastern delegation."

　There is another chapter in the evening, and I am typing it frantically.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)