Chapter 1398 Melee in the Mediterranean Sea

Chapter 1398

At this time, Li Cong was standing in front of the famous painting "Méng Lisa's Smile", which is known to more than half of the people in the world. In the past, Li Cong also used some other information about this painting, but he never thought of this painting. In the end, it will become their own personal property. Of course, even when the family was there, they cannot touch these collections. After all, they belong to the people in name, unless special things happen, such as Now, the family is gone, should we continue to keep it?

Méng Na Lisa is a prestigious portrait masterpiece, which represents the highest artistic achievement of Leonardo da Vinci, successfully shaping the fùnv image of an urban middle class during the rising period of capitalism. The characters in the painting are sitting gracefully, smiling delicately, and the background landscape is deep and vast, vividly displaying the painter's unique smoky "air perspective" brushwork. The painter strives to achieve a clever combination of rich inner feelings and beautiful appearance of the characters, and also pays special attention to mastering the dialectical relationship between precision and implicitness in the key parts of the face that express lù, such as the corners of the eyes and the edges, so as to achieve the state of verve and charm. Mona Lisa's smile has a mysterious and unpredictable charm through the ages. That dreamy and charming smile is called "mysterious smile" by many art historians. [

While looking at these rich collections, Li Cong was thinking about how to negotiate with Europa's senior officials for a while.

The rich collection of the Louvre includes the statue of "Venus" known as the world's three treasures, the oil painting of "Méng Na Lisa" and the stone carving of "Victory Goddess", as well as a large number of antiques from Greece, Rome, Egypt and the East. There are ancient relics from France and Italy. The display area is 55,000 square meters.

Built in the 13th century, the Louvre was the castle of the French royal family at that time and was used as a treasury and archive. But in 1546 the architect Pierre? Lesco was commissioned by the King to remodel the Louvre, giving the palace a Renaissance style. Afterwards, it underwent multiple authorizations for expansion by the royal family, and after the turmoil of the French Revolution, the overall construction of the Louvre was not completed until Napoleon III.

After King Charles built an important library and became famous, Francois I in the 16th century began to collect various works of art on a large scale. In the period of Louis XIII and Louis XIV, the collection of the Louvre Museum Has been very full. By the eve of Louis XIV's death, the Louvre had become a place where paintings and sculptures of all kinds were regularly exhibited.

On August 10, 1793, the Louvre Museum of Art officially opened to the public and became a museum. The collection here has continued to grow since then, not to mention the art tributes that Napoleon confiscated from those conquered countries. In short, the number of works of art recorded in the museum collection catalog has reached 400,000, which are divided into many mén varieties, from ancient Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman works of art to oriental countries. ; There are sculptures from the Middle Ages to modern times; there are also an astonishing number of royal curios and exquisite paintings. So far, the Louvre has become a world-renowned art palace.

The Louvre (uvremuseum) has a very tortuous and complicated history.

And this is intricately intertwined with the history of Paris and even France. Of course, people come here to see the world-famous art treasures with their own eyes, and at the same time, they also want to see the Louvre itself, because it is not only a great art masterpiece, but also a witness to the history of France for nearly a thousand years. 50 French kings and queens once lived here, and many famous artists lived here. Although Li Cong never felt that the kings he wrote were much worse, it is not very good to want to live the life of the previous emperors in this democratic society, especially in this current land, how do you How can you have such a magnificent palace? But today, all this has become a reality.

The Louvre was founded in 1204 when it was just Philip? Castle of the Palace of Augustus II. During the Crusades, in order to defend the Paris area on the north bank, Philip II built a castle leading to the Seine here in 1204. It was mainly used to store the royal family's archives and treasures, but also to store his dogs and prisoners of war. , then called the Louvre. Under Charles V, the Louvre was used as a royal palace, which made it a completely different building. Over the next 350 years, as the royal aristocrats demanded more and more pleasure-seeking, they continued to add gorgeous towers and chic rooms. However, for the next 150 years, no king lived in the Louvre. In the middle of the 16th century, after Francis I inherited the throne, the palace was demolished. He ordered by architect Peel? Lesco rebuilt a palace on the basis of the original castle. Francis also asked famous painters at that time to paint portraits for him. He worshiped Italian painters and bought paintings by Faello, the most famous Italian painter at that time. Including "mena Lisa" and other treasures. Henry II, the son of Francis I, rebuilt what his father had destroyed. Henry loved the decoration of French Renaissance architecture, but was not interested in Italian architecture. He followed his father's tastes, but without his father's aesthetic.

During the reign of Henry IV, he spent 13 years building the most spectacular part of the Louvre-the Grand Gallery. This is a gorgeous corridor with a length of 300 meters. The corridor is very long. Henry planted trees here, raised birds and dogs, and even chased foxes on horseback in the corridor. Louis XIV is a famous king in French history, he is known as the Sun King. He was only 5 years old when he came to the throne, and he was king in the Louvre for 72 years-the longest reigning king in French history. Louis XIV built the Louvre into a square courtyard and built a magnificent gallery outside the courtyard. He purchased paintings from various European schools, including works by Cashday, Rembrandt and others. His obsession with art and architecture throughout his life left the coffers of France empty. During the reign of Louis XVI, the famous 1789 Revolution broke out, and the first guillotine of the French Revolution was established in the courtyard of the Louvre "Arena". On May 27, 1792, the National Assembly declared that the Louvre would belong to the public and become a public museum. This situation lasted for 6 years until Napoleon I moved into the Louvre.

Napoleon built more houses around the perimeter of the building and enhanced the wings of the palace, and also built the arches in the arena courtyard, on which the first carved herds of horses are from the Basilica of San Marco in Venice removed. Napoleon decorated the Louvre like never before, and he brought into the Louvre some of the best art that the rest of Europe had to offer. Napoleon continued to expand outwards and dominated Europe, so thousands of tons of artworks were transported to Paris from the temples, libraries and Catholic churches of all the conquered countries. Napoleon renamed the Louvre the Musée Napoleon, and the huge gallery is filled with art he looted. In the Louvre, Napoleon's glory lasted for 12 years, until his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. For Napoleon, every work of genius had to belong to France. Such views were unacceptable to the Germans, Italians, Spaniards and Dutch. After Napoleon fell from power, they came to the Louvre, and about 5,000 works of art were returned to their original owners. However, due to the diplomacy of the French and the persuasion of the French, there are still many works of art looted by him that have been left in the Louvre. Napoleon III was an ambitious emperor. He was the "builder" who invested the most since the construction of the Louvre. He built more buildings in 5 years than all his predecessors built in 700 years. The grandiose plans conceived 3 centuries ago were left to Napoleon III to complete, and when it was completed, the Louvre became a venue for royal celebrations, the grandeur that characterizes anything Napoleon III built. In this way, it was not until Napoleon III that the entire magnificent architectural complex of the Louvre was completed, and it took nearly 600 years before and after.

It’s just that those emperors who paid for the Louvre back then would never have imagined that the owner here turned out to be a Chinese, a person they might never have looked up to. For the newly established Europa , is also a very loud slap in the face.

"Sir, come and see, this is the treasure of the Louvre Museum, Venus, isn't it beautiful?" Karelina looked at the statue of Venus and said, there are at least hundreds of millions of them in the world. But when you see the original, there will still be a lot of shock, but Li Cong's artistic skills have never been very much, and he is not touched much when he sees this thing, and he still feels a little bit of a fuss in his heart.

Venus is the god of love and beauty in Roman mythology, and also the goddess of fertility and fertility. Li Cong feels that this is the reason why so many people like it, especially those who have not found their other half, they believe this even more. In ancient Greek mythology, it is called Aphrodite. . Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty. Venus in Roman mythology. She is in charge of human love, marriage, fertility and the growth and reproduction of all animals and plants. Born in the sea, known for its beauty. Legend has it that she was born in the foam of the sea, and accompanied by three goddesses of time and three goddesses of grace, she came to Mount Olympus. The gods were attracted by her beautiful appearance and courted her one after another. After being rejected by Zeus, he married her to the ugly and lame god of fire Hephaestus, but she fell in love with Ares, the god of war, and gave birth to Eros, the little god of love. Later, he helped Prince Paris of Troy abduct Helen, wife of King Menelaus of Sparta and the most beautiful woman in all Greece. The Ten Years' War that led to the Greek expedition to Troy. Of course, it is not clear whether these things exist, after all, it is just a myth.

"Broken Arm Venus" is already a well-known youthful and beautiful goddess statue in the world. Marble sculpture, 204 cm high. According to legend, it was carved by Alexandros of ancient Greece from 150 BC to 50 BC. Its statue was discovered in February 1820 next to an ancient tomb site on the Greek island of Milos in the Aegean Sea. It is a marble sculpture with a broken arm. It is a half-length portrait, with a handsome face and a well-proportioned figure. The clothes slipped down to the hip, and the right arm is incomplete. It still shows the curvaceous beauty unique to women, looking dignified and charming. After being bought by a large amount of French gold, it was displayed in the special exhibition room of the Louvre, which shocked the world with its peerless charm. Since then, "Venus Broken Arm" has become famous all over the world and has become a symbol of love and beauty. For this, Li Cong did not show the same intoxication as Karenina, but carefully called a victim, and asked in a low voice, "How much should this thing sell if it is sold?" The singer is also very passionate about artworks. If Li Cong hadn't been his boss, he would probably have passed with a punch.

"I'm sorry, sir, I don't know the price of this thing, but it costs five euros to visit it once, and at least 100,000 people come to visit it every day." The poet went down after finishing speaking, but Li never cared about this The attitude of the guy is 500,000 euros a day. Of course, it’s impossible to do this every day, but 200,000 a day is no problem, but tens of millions of euros a year. I really didn’t expect this thing to be a cash cow.

"I said, what is this headless thing?" Li Cong pointed to a statue in the distance and said unceremoniously. His words immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of many subordinates. The boss really knows too little about Western art. If this is the case, it would be too wasteful to put such a treasure house in Li Cong's hands, because he doesn't understand their artistic value at all, but Li Cong also feels that the things of these foreign devils are not of much value, of course. Except for those beautiful jewels.

"Sir, this is the statue of the goddess of victory. If you don't understand it, don't luà others. Although they are not very satisfied, they still dare not be serious with Li Cong. Only the woman Karelina is not afraid, and she even ridiculed Li Cong." After a meal, they were actually very satisfied. After all, if they didn't follow the boss, they might not even have the chance to follow them.

The image of the goddess of nv shows the typical characteristics of classical Greek nvxìng: oval face, straight nose bridge, full forehead, slightly turned corners of the mouth, smooth chin. The expression is dignified, demure, dignified, and the figure is slender. The left tuǐ is slightly curved, showing the undulating rhythm of the curve. She is plump and holy, feminine and simple, elegant and noble, full of youth and life, which is the perfect unity of spirit and flesh, the harmony of love and beauty, and the natural unity of God and man, which constitutes The universe of human body beauty is an idealized symbol of human pursuit of nvxìng beauty. Rodin, a French sculptor, said in admiration: "This is a real muscle, you can feel the body temperature when you touch it!"

The head and arms of the goddess of victory have been lost, but it is still considered a masterpiece of ancient Greek sculpture. No matter from which angle, the viewer can see and feel the majestic appearance of the goddess of victory. Her upper body leans forward slightly, her strong and plump body with graceful posture, and her vigorous and huge wings flying high, all fully reflect the victor's majestic posture and the passion of cheering triumphantly. The sea breeze seems to be blowing from her front, the thin clothes faintly reveal the plump and elastic body of the goddess, the texture of the dress and the carving of the folds are breathtaking. The garment corners fluttering backwards and the spread wings form an extremely smooth line, while the tuǐ and the bōlàng line of the wings form an obtuse triangle, which strengthens the forward momentum.

"Sir, you have to modify your own temper. This is simply disrespect to these works of art. Now you are the master here. I hope they will play a better role in the future. They belong to all the people. , shouldn’t they all be put away?” Karelina has every reason to believe that Li Cong will do that, because this guy still has the temperament of a local rich man in his bones, not to mention, Li Cong really has everything. It's just that I have not put it into practice. Now that Karelina points it out face to face, I will inevitably feel a little embarrassed. This woman, I can't get down on myself in person, even if you I thought so in my heart but couldn't say it.

"Well, I know this. How could I be fooling around? I think there are only a few works of art here. It's nothing. I don't think my collection is as rich as my own." Li Conghu luàn found a topic to tell Pick it apart, let alone one Louvre, two or three are probably not as good as Li Cong's collection, this guy has looted several houses.

"Sir, you are wrong about this. The Louvre Museum is famous all over the world, not only because of the richness and preciousness of her exhibits, but also because the museum itself is an outstanding art building. The east facade of the Louvre Museum is the European A representative work of architecture in the classical period. According to statistics, the Louvre Museum covers an area of ​​19 hectares including the courtyard, lying on the right bank of the Seine from east to west, with a length of 690 meters on both sides. The whole building is magnificent. Hundreds of spacious halls to display treasures are magnificent. There are exquisite murals and exquisite reliefs on the walls and top of the hall. There are painstaking artistic crystallization everywhere, which is amazing. Visiting this art palace is also enough It was an unforgettable and wonderful experience. During the hundreds of years of historical development of the Louvre, it was originally a relatively scattered group of buildings and did not form a whole as it is today. This situation has been changed after 1981 In September 1981, François Mitterrand promised at a press conference after being elected President of the French Republic: "Restore the original purpose of the Louvre", which refers to moving the Ministry of Finance out of the " Richelieu Wing". Built between 1852 and 1857, the "Richelieu Wing" is 195 meters long and 80 meters wide. It is an integral part of the Louvre and has been occupied by the Ministry of Finance since 1871. July 1989 The Minister of Finance at the time, Edward Balladur, left this pleasant place only after repeated requests. The withdrawal and opening of the "Richelieu Wing" suddenly increased the exhibition area of ​​the Louvre by 21,500 square meters, three The courtyard and 165 new exhibition halls exhibited a total of 12,000 pieces of art, of which 3,000 pieces were taken out of the storage room, and the exhibits of the Louvre Museum have greatly increased.” Li Cong really didn’t know so much when he arrived. But he didn't know, how could a spy chief who is usually engaged in intelligence understand so much? Er Li looked around, and it seemed that there was something interesting about it. I seemed to have really underestimated them before.

"Okay, sir, you don't have to read it so seriously. In fact, I know that you don't have that patience at all. In my opinion, what you have been looking around is just to kill time. You didn't get here because of me. If you appreciate it so much, I think you must have your own plan, right?" Karelina looked at Li Cong's absent-minded look and said, she knew very well that Li Cong is not a person who likes art, even if he is If you like it, you don't like these things. Let her spend billions of euros every year to manage this museum. It's better to just kill him. In his opinion, it's a waste of resources.

"Hehe, you can see this. Actually, I have my own plan, but I found that it doesn't work. I guess the people from Europa will ask us to maintain the status quo, but I will make them bleed. I think you are very interested in this at that time, if I take care of this place for you, what can I get?" The most important thing for a businessman is to look at his own profit, and Li Cong thinks that way at this time, and he gets Building a treasury does not require spending money every year to maintain it, everything is for your own benefit.

"Let me take charge?" Karelina looked at Li Cong in surprise. Of course she wanted to be the manager here, but she only had a certain interest in art, but she said that she was a maintenance worker. I'm blind with my eyes open. Although I have learned a little bit, it is obvious that the professional knowledge is not enough.

"What's the matter? What you said just now is so logical, now it won't work anymore?" Li Cong hit her. At this moment, an angel came and said, Europa's negotiator has arrived. In fact, Europa also felt sudden about this matter. On the surface, Li Cong was dealing with News Corp., but he was beaten by this kid again. He didn't expect him to take down the entire Louvre. In the past, not many people knew that this place was in the hands of a certain family. Yes, if ordinary people want to occupy this place, their combined power can definitely make this person retreat, but at the moment they are facing the chairman of the board of directors of the energy group, which is not something they can resist.

"It's better not to talk about this matter. They are here, let's go to negotiate first." Karelina pointed to Europa's car and said, the person who got off turned out to be Robert, which Li never thought about. In a few days, this guy has become the president of Europa. It is not unreasonable for Li Cong to say that there are only a few scheming people in the whole of Europa. This guy is very good at seizing opportunities. His own family's power doesn't have to waste a little time. It's completely different from that fellow Herbert. If the power of Herbert's family is stronger, those people won't dare to kill him directly. That's the difference between Robert and this guy.

"Hehe, Mr. Robert, I really didn't expect that we would meet so soon, and it was in this place. What's the matter, did everyone know that I was just about to move and came to support me? Only your emperor could come here before. Where is the place, please sit down, how about some coffee from me?" Li Cong sat down under a parasol with a smile, there used to be a lot of tourists here, but now it's basically just No one is left, because without Li Cong's nod, there will never be a tourist coming in. Now the Europa government can temporarily block it under the pretext of being under maintenance, but this method will not last long, so they must It is necessary to discuss and solve this problem with Li Lai quickly.

"Mr. Li, we are here for something important. We hope the Louvre can be the same as before." Robert didn't mean to joke with Li Cong at all. The strength has dropped by at least 40%. The current Europa's control over the whole of Europe has dropped very sharply, especially in the matter of News Corporation, which has beaten the entire Europa power to the ground. Their morale It has also declined very sharply. Now no one even dares to directly confront Li Cong. A group as powerful as News Corporation has disappeared so easily. How capable are they now?

"Is this different from before? I think it will be even better if it becomes a private club in the future. As you all know, I like such a magnificent place, and this is my favorite place." I think this place may become my sī house in the future, or a branch of an energy group." Li Cong didn't like the way this guy spoke, as if this place belonged to you, and legally speaking, this place belongs to Lao Tzu , I can do whatever I want, if I want, tomorrow I will directly pull a bunch of pigs here to raise pigs, what's wrong? Anyway, as long as I can see the past myself, your face has nothing to do with me.

"Mr. Li, we hope we can discuss it. In fact, it will be very beneficial to Mr. Li if the place is restored to its previous state. Even after deducting all the maintenance costs, Mr. Li can still get billions of euros every year. It's not a small amount." Robert sighed, in fact, the toughness just now was all pretended by himself, and they really didn't dare to go too far for people like Li Cong, it seems that his toughness just now has no effect. No, if I continue to be so tough, I guess it will be me who suffers in the end.

"Hehe, billions of euros per year? Are you kidding me? Can't I afford to lose that much money every year? This order is simply one of the best for me. I like this place and I want him Become my own private place. If the two of you are talking about this, I think I can go. I still have a lot of things to do. For example, I think the ancient Greek and Roman art museum in the back is not very pleasing to the eye. Yes, I'm going to build a swimming pool there, I'm going to look at the drawings first, excuse me." You pretended to me at this time, and sure enough, the two of them couldn't sit still immediately after Li Cong finished speaking.

The Museum of Art of Ancient Greece and Rome was built very early, and it was exhibited to the public around 1800. Its collection is more, with about 7,000 pieces. The collection of the Museum of Ancient Greek and Roman Art is based on the collection of the French royal family. After the French army led by Napoleon won in Italy, they robbed many Italian ancient works of art and transported them back to France to enrich the Louvre. Later, France continued to enrich the collections inside from various aspects. Sculpture occupies a dominant position in the museum, and sculptures include marble, copper, ivory and so on. In the Art Gallery of Ancient Greece and Rome, there are two most notable immortal works praised by the world, one is "the goddess of victory in Samtras", and the other is "Venus", the god of love.

"The Victorious Goddess of Samtras" was created in the 3rd century BC. Standing on a stone pier, it is a statue without a head and hands. It was excavated from the ruins of the temple on Samtras Island in 1863. come out. Although the statue has lost her hands and head, it can be seen that she is spreading her wings against the wind, holding her head up and tǐōng, announcing the victory of a war to the world. According to research, it was made by the sculptor to commemorate a victorious naval battle on the Greek island of Rhodes. The goddess of victory leaned forward slightly against the wind, her toned waist was covered with a thin robe, her body was strong yet light and full of texture. Although the nv god has lost her head and arms, she is still complete and perfect in people's eyes. Now, the Goddess of Victory is admired by thousands of people every day, and has become the most perfect work of passion and dynamics among known statues. "Venus" is more familiar to people. She is 2.02 meters tall and was created in the 2nd century AD. She is the Greek Goddess of Beauty, and she has attracted many admirers, and her surroundings are crowded with spectators every day. Her half-luǒ body is extremely dignified and natural, and is considered to be the most outstanding work expressing female beauty.

It is very accidental that "Venus" can be collected in the Louvre. In 1820, a farmer on the Greek Aegean island of Hermilo discovered a goddess of beauty while digging. When the news came out, there happened to be a French ship berthed in Milo Port. The captain rushed to the scene immediately after hearing the news, and wanted to buy it, but he had no cash. As a result, "Venus" was bought by a Greek merchant and was ready to be shipped to Constantinople. Seeing that the treasure was about to be lost, the French were not reconciled, and immediately went to stop it with a destroyer. A hún battle broke out between the two sides, resulting in damage to the treasures and the statue's arms were shattered. The dispute between the two parties was resolved, and the Milo local authorities came forward to resolve it. The French bought the statue with money and contributed it to the French king. In this way, "Venus" was transported to France, which immediately caused a sensation at the time.

How can such a historic place become Li Cong's private swimming pool? This is like building a private swimming pool on the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, so what will our people think? The first thing to think about is that the entire social order seems to be changing. Although Europeans are more open-minded, they have not yet reached that level.

"Mr. Li, please don't do this. If you have any conditions, please tell them. We will consider it carefully." Now things have to bow their heads. If others say that, they can take it as threats, and maybe There is a certain amount of reaction time, but Li Cong doesn't care about those things. This guy can say and do it. They have heard a little about things in the Far East. The old mao has paid so much After paying a lot of money, I didn't get anything in the future, I just got some laser technology, but compared with what they lost, it was too bad. At this moment, they probably had to be prepared to be slaughtered by Li Cong.

"Yes, this is the way to talk about things. How many people would want to talk to you with your attitude just now? There will never be any. Let me talk about it now. In fact, I mainly think that my fleet There is no place to stay in Europe, what do you think of Corsica?" Li Cong said with a smile, not only Robert's face changed drastically, but even Karenina felt that the boss was too daring Offered.

Corsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located in the southeast of the mainland of the French Republic, facing the Italian Sardinia across the Bonifacio Strait to the south. The island is 185 kilometers long and 85 kilometers wide at its widest point, covering an area of ​​8,680 square kilometers. The population is 230,000 (1982). It is dominated by mountains, more than half of the area is above 396 meters above sea level, there are 20 peaks above 1980 meters above sea level, and the highest point, Qintuo Peak, is 2710 meters above sea level.

Corsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea after Sicily, Sardinia and Cyprus. The island is 170 kilometers away from the south of the French mainland, 90 kilometers away from the northwest of Italy, and faces the Italian island of Sardinia across the 11-kilometer-wide Bonifacio () Strait. area

680 square kilometers (

352 square miles). It can be said that it has very important strategic value. If the navy of the energy group has a base here, then the whole of Europa will be exposed to the guns of the energy group all the time. At that time, what will Li Cong be dissatisfied with? It is possible that the southern part of Europa will immediately fall into the flames of war.

It was occupied by the Romans in 259 BC. From the 13th to the 15th centuries, city-states such as Pisa, Genoa, and Aragon successively seized control of the island. Corsica was forcibly incorporated into French territory in 1769. In 1976 Corsica was divided into two provinces: South Corsica and Haute Corsica, the capital of the former is Ajaccio and the latter is Bastia.

Between 450 and 1050, the island was repeatedly invaded and partially occupied by the Vandals, Lombards, and Arabs; at that time, the towns on the island were destroyed, the residents were driven inland, and the coastal farmland was abandoned. From the middle of the 6th century, the Byzantine Empire was nominally the suzerain of Corsica; after the middle of the 8th century, it accepted the rule of the Pope in name only.

In 1077, the Bishop of Pisa was entrusted by the Pope to manage Corsica. In the following 200 years, more than 300 churches were built in Corsica according to the instructions of the Pisa people. Therefore, before 1284, Corsica became a place of contention between Pisa and Genoa, and between 1297 and 1434 it became the target of competition between Genoa and Aragon. From 1434 to 1453, the fierce struggle between the Genoese and the local feudal nobles of Corsica caused a large number of deaths of residents, and then the Genoese reaffirmed their dominance. From 1553 to 1559, France briefly occupied the island; the nationalist uprising led by Corso () ended in 1567, and it was still ruled by the Genoese until 1729. Although the Genoese were not the most violent in the history of Corsica, their administration was notorious for their brutality, which prompted the Corsicans to often resort to vendettas as a means of revenge.

In 1729 there was a rebellion against the Genoese, followed by a period of turmoil on the island, which culminated in 1755 when the nationalist leader Pauli established the Republic of Corsica. At this time the Genoese could only control a few towns along the coast, and Pauli organized the rest of Corsica into an independent democratic state with a fairly liberal constitution. From 1755 to 1769, during the 14-year rule, Pauli led the Corsicans to vigorously rebuild and innovate, suppressed vendettas, established a university and printing factory, and established a Corsican navy. In 1768, however, the defeated Genoese sold their power in Corsica to the French, who invaded the island and a few weeks later Pauli fled to England. Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica ((see novel to net m)). In the same year Corsica was incorporated into France as a province. Since then, except for the British occupation from 1794 to 1796 and the brief occupation by Germany and Italy from 1942 to 1943, the island has always been a French province.

Until the great changes in the world in the new century, this place became an important goal of Europa in the Mediterranean Sea. Now Li Cong actually spoke to him. Think about the last time Li Cong spoke to the redwood tree in the Far East until now How long has it been, is history going to start writing again?

"There is no need to think about this matter. We will not agree to exchange our territory. Mr. Li, I don't think we need to stay here." Robert was about to leave after speaking, but Li Cong held back Guy, smile and ask him to sit down.

"Mr. Robert is too anxious. In fact, I didn't finish what I said. My navy has arrived in the Mediterranean just now. There seems to be something wrong with your people in the Suez Canal, so I didn't report it to you. I didn't ask you to cede the branch. For Xijia Island, I think we should discuss the issue of leasing." Li Cong's cut first and then played frightened the two of them, the navy of the energy group has already arrived at the door? But why don't we have any news at all? Are those spies and satellites just decorations?

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