Chapter 423 Friends of the French People

"There has been no outbreak of cholera or other epidemics in your military camp?" Tromulan asked.

The military camp of the Western Brigade is so clean that it doesn't look like a military camp.

Compared with the strong and tidy military camp of the Western Brigade, the French military camp can be described as a pigsty.

Even more terrible are the military camps on the French frontline. These military camps are even worse than pig pens, such as the French military camps on the Crimean Peninsula.

"Do you want cholera to break out in my military camp?" Liang Yao asked with a smile.

The Western Brigade has stricter internal affairs requirements, so the health conditions of the officers and soldiers of the Western Brigade are much better than those of other armies.

Of course, sufficient material supply is also an important reason why the Western Brigade can ensure basic hygiene.

They had enough building materials to build a military camp, enough blankets and uniforms for a change of clothes, and enough soap for cleaning.

In tropical areas, not paying attention to cleanliness is a very serious matter.

This is a concept that Liang Yao instilled in all officers and soldiers before the expedition, so everyone in the Western Brigade attaches great importance to internal hygiene.

France's Pacific Fleet is this hungry rat. They are really eager to get a good port in the Pacific.

The last time he sold the Roland, he himself had aroused criticism from the Navy Department. If he sold it to Liang Yao's current warship this time, he might not be able to explain it to the Navy Department.

This allowed Tromo to see the possibility of California providing medical assistance to the coalition forces.

Of course, Liang Yao also wanted to deepen his understanding of French warships.

"Do you think I am short of money?" Liang Yao said with a smile.

Whenever the ship encounters any problems, it has to be towed to Guyana for repairs.

"Then what do you want?" Troo asked with some anxiety.

During the Crimean War, according to statistics from both Britain and France, the number of people who died from cholera was higher than the number who died from war.

But only cheese is tempting enough. Even if the hungry mouse knows that this is the piece of cheese on the mouse trap, the hungry mouse will not hesitate to pounce on this delicious piece of cheese.

Unlike the British Empire, which had colonies all over the world, France was the second colonial power.

California was the first place in the world to successfully prevent and control cholera, and most of California's high-quality medical resources were integrated by Liang Yao in big cities such as San Francisco.

During this expedition to Borneo, Liang Yao suffered extremely limited losses on land, and more losses were at sea.

These places are either densely populated and relatively economically developed, or they are rich in mineral resources and can provide large blood transfusions to the British mainland.

The shipyards in California are capable of producing world-leading steam warships, but their production capacity is limited, and Liang Yao has not yet been able to produce warships like dumplings.

As long as you are willing to provide us with three active warships of over 1,000 tons and put pressure on the Dutch to sign the contract as soon as possible. The land in this circle belongs to you and to France!"

Tromolan was shocked when he heard this.

He stared at Liang Yao in great surprise, then moved closer to the map and took a magnifying glass to carefully examine the small circle Liang Yao drew in Sarawak.

These requirements seem very simple, but it is not easy to achieve them.

"A very serious cholera outbreak occurred in the coalition military camps on the Crimean Peninsula. Our army was almost organized into regiments and lost combat effectiveness. This large-scale non-combat attrition is very fatal to us.

"But those gray cattle of the Tsar are cheaper than our soldiers. They have millions of gray cattle!" Tromulan emphasized, "Your Majesty pities his soldiers! He hopes to reduce the casualties of the soldiers as much as possible."

He glanced at the rank of Major General on his shoulder and felt extremely excited.

In the mid-19th century when cholera was rampant, the number of people who died from cholera disease was much greater than the number of people who died directly from the war.

Soon, Deng Wenkang brought a map of Borneo Island.

The first stop for France's colonization of Southeast Asia was Cambodia, and the signing of the Franco-Cambodian Treaty was in 1864. As for France's colonization of Vietnam, it was all after the Sino-French War.

Liang Yao shrugged helplessly. He paced back and forth for a long time, seemingly caught in a dilemma.

Freemont watched Liang Yao's self-directed and acted film and was stunned for a moment, thinking that this kid didn't do a speech drama, which is really a great loss to the American drama industry.

Liang Yao nodded. He walked up to Tromoran again and said to Tromoran: "I'm sorry, Sir, but Mr. Fremont and I have some differences on this matter?"

When they invaded Hawaii, their ultimate goal was to obtain a good military port. Unfortunately, this matter was disrupted by the British in the end.

France has not yet colonized Southeast Asia, and Vietnam is still one of the important vassal states of the Qing Dynasty.

"Your Excellency is really a good friend of our French people." Trot silently held Liang Yao's hand with tears of gratitude.

"It's not about restraint. I just don't want the British and the French to wear the same pants on the Borneo issue." Liang Yao patted Fremont's arm and said to Fremont in a comforting tone.

The problem that Liang Yao is worried about is also his biggest concern.

In the 19th century, an era when shipbuilding technology was advancing rapidly, the French still had many unique shipbuilding experiences, and there was much worth learning from Liang Yao.

With the ambition of the British, they would definitely not be willing to occupy only a corner of Sarawak.

Fremont objected to this.

Although California has achieved some results in its development in recent years, compared with these old colonial powers, their power is still too weak.

"Then it depends on how California and the United States develop in the future." Liang Yao said seriously.

These colonial countries are like a gang, and Britain and France are the talkers of this gang. Whether Liang Yao can occupy Borneo Island for a long time still depends on the faces of these two talkers.

"I heard that you have successful experience in preventing and controlling cholera. There are many experts in preventing cholera in California. It would be great if you are willing to help. Of course, we are also willing to pay generous remuneration for the medical services provided by California.

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This was France's biggest war bet since the Congress of Vienna, and the military field was not Napoleon III's specialty.

"Many soldiers of the coalition did not die on the battlefield, but died of cholera and related diseases."

"It was relatively smooth, but the price we paid was also high." Tromo suddenly got to the point.

Liang Yao wanted to give a piece of land in Sarawak to the French, which made Fremont feel a little psychologically unbalanced.

"If we do this, I'm afraid we will be angry with the British." Fremont said with some worry, "The British are not the Dutch, and they are not so easy to offend."

"When have I ever joked with you?" Liang Yao asked.

What colony did Britain occupy?

South Africa, Egypt, India, Australia, Canada, even in the far east where the degree of colonization is low, there is Hong Kong.

But the difference between the two is not as simple as a ranking.

"I heard that your Pacific Fleet has acquired several new ships in the past two years?" Liang Yao said casually.

"Have you taken back your decision?" Trot regretted it silently.

Liang Yao drew a small circle in the Sarawak area on the map, and Tromulan said with a smile on his back: "Your Excellency, although your fleet is the Pacific Fleet, France lacks a good port with potential in the Pacific region.

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"Do you want a warship? If you want a warship, you can place an order with our shipyard. They welcome a big customer like you." Tromoran said, spreading his hands in great embarrassment.

Napoleon III did not pity the lives of French soldiers, but his own political future.

"That's better than angering the British and the French at the same time." Liang Yao said with a sigh.

As far as Liang Yao knew, although Tromoin's Pacific Fleet had several small naval ports on small islands in the Pacific, these small military ports were at best supply points for the French Pacific Fleet.

What land does France occupy?

North Africa, West Africa, Syria, Madagascar, French Guiana, and several small islands in the Pacific.

"Of course, we are friends." Liang Yao picked up two glasses of poured wine, handed one to Tromoran, and kept the other for himself.

Liang Yao needed ready-made warships to consolidate the results he had achieved, so that the Dutch authorities and other powers who wanted to get involved in the Borneo Road would give up.

Of course, the most important reason was that the price offered by Liang Yao at that time was so attractive that Tromoran could not find any reason to refuse.

Napoleon III did not know how much casualties the current French army could bear, nor how much war-weariness the frontline casualties could bring to the homeland.

For example, providing clean drinking water and food to frontline soldiers during wartime was difficult for even the British and French troops to do, let alone the armies of other countries.

"I am being generous to others." Liang Yao said with a smile, "The border between us and the British in Sarawak is still only a very vague concept."

"The island of Borneo was bought with the blood of our soldiers. France has made no contribution in this matter. Now you actually want to give them a piece of land?"

"According to the intelligence I have seen, the coalition's current progress is quite smooth." Liang Yao said.

Today's California is no longer the California it was four years ago. Tromoran just visited California not long ago. California now has a fairly developed shipbuilding industry, which can not only manufacture civilian ships, but also advanced steam warships. Liang Yao has no need to find

He buys warships.

Take the Roland four or five years ago as an example. As long as the French navy's military port on a small island in the Pacific has certain maintenance capabilities, Tromo will not have to sell the Roland to Liang Yao.

France has not yet obtained a colony that can gain a foothold in Southeast Asia.

You know, our cost of projecting troops to the Near East is much higher than that of Tsarist Russia." Tromo said worriedly.

If they can reach this agreement, Tromo will have exceeded the task assigned to him by Napoleon III, and he will be able to add another star to his military rank!

Of course, Tromo also knew that this matter was far from as simple as it seemed, and Liang Yao would not give him a piece of land for no reason.

"The alliance between Britain and France is too much for even Tsarist Russia, let alone us. Furthermore, the war in the Near East will eventually end. If the British want to compete with us for the North Borneo region, or even the entire island of Borneo, then we will

What should we do? Have you ever thought about it?"
To be continued...