Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 489 The Ancestral Skills of the Saxon Gang

When Fox's voice fell, George III's face suddenly turned black like the bottom of a pot.

Do the subjects of England need an explanation from me, or do you nobles and ministers who have mastered capital need an explanation from me?
George III stared at Fox, old Sir Richard and the others with an uneasy expression, and asked in a deep voice: "What kind of explanation do you want? Continue to let the Ming Dynasty lie on England's body to suck blood? Or give up all the colonies and shrink completely in the future? Back to Mishima?"

After being said by George III, Fox, old Sir Richard and others suddenly felt speechless.

Why did Fox question George III and want George III to give an explanation?
Because declaring war on Ming Dynasty is not in the interests of England or the capitalists in England.

On the contrary, it is more in the interests of all nobles, lords and capitalists in Europe to allow Ming to continue to lie on England to suck blood, because in the process of promoting industrialization, Ming will definitely overflow some technical aspects from top to bottom At the same time, there will be a lot of money flowing around the entire industrialization process.

These technologies and funds may not fall into the treasury of England, but they will definitely pass through the pockets of these nobles, officials and capitalists.

If you touch a few handfuls of pork, you can get a layer of oil on your hands.

Of course, the Europa nobles, lords and capitalists who are always good at calculating are not willing to let go of this opportunity.

But, just like the gentlemen of the Donglin in the late Ming Dynasty, on the surface, "the sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, and family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs are all concerned", but in fact, the water is too cold and the scalp itches. Never mind England These aristocrats, lords and capitalists have done so many bad things behind the scenes, but they are very shameless on the surface.

All those great benevolent people who wished to pack themselves as the reincarnation of the tenth life, of course, could not openly admit in front of George III that they only wanted to gain benefits and did not want war.

After thinking about it secretly, Fox simply bowed and said to George III: "My respected Majesty George, you just secretly discussed with Alexander and the others to resist Daming, but you were hit and retaliated so harshly in the end. If we declare war, won’t our England be completely finished?”

Old Sir Richard also hurriedly stood up to help: "Yes, Your Majesty George, I think Mr. Fox is right. Our treasury in England is still very empty and tense, and it is not enough to support the war between us and Ming."

However, George III snorted coldly and asked, "If we don't declare war on the Ming Dynasty, will England be finished?"

"Open your eyes and see, gentlemen, first we lost the interests of the Thirteen Banks in Guangdong, then we lost the interests of Tianzhu, and then we lost the interests of Yindi'an Continent. Now, they are staring at On to our Sri Lanka—what do we lose next? What else do we have to lose? The British Isles?"

After George III's voice fell, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became dignified.

Is there any truth to what George III said?Makes sense.

However, it is one thing to have reason, but it is another thing to have the corresponding strength.

Including George III, everyone present knew very well that England could never be Daming's opponent, and even if it was to pull Sand Goose and the Habsburgs, it would be useless.

In order to completely overthrow Ming Dynasty, the only hope is to bring together all the countries in Xiaopoqiu.

But then again, who can guarantee that they will be able to win over all the countries on the small broken ball?

If nothing else, just talk about France, France is determined to hang out with Daming, plus the fact that George III took the initiative to send troops to attack France, why does France join England in rebelling against Ming?Is it just based on a few slogans shouted by you George III?
Seeing that Fox, old Sir Richard and others felt a little downcast, George III said, "You don't have to worry too much. Alexander of Sand Goose has already stated that he will take the lead in declaring war on Ming."

"In addition, Franz II of the Habsburg family has also stated that the Habsburg family will temporarily put aside the conflict with the Austrian art student and try to win over the art student to fight against the Ming Dynasty. "

However, the old Sir Richard frowned and asked, "That's the end? Then, my lord king, what is the military expenditure required for the war?"

"We in England can indeed produce some guns and artillery, but you should also know that the production of these things costs money."

"In addition to the replenishment of ordnance and ammunition, the supplies and food supplies required by the soldiers also cost money."

"It was better to have the East India Company to help make money in Tianzhu and Sri Lanka, but now..."

George III waved his hand slightly and said: "Isn't there still Ottoman? Ottoman has nothing else now, but there is oil, and Mustafa Pasha and Grand Vigil Suleiman who have just mastered Ottoman have agreed Decided to supply oil to our England and Sand Goose and Habsburgs in large quantities."

Old Sir Richard nodded slightly, and said: "If we can get enough oil, it would be a way. After all, the Ming Kingdom definitely needs oil. Even if they declare war on each other, they will definitely not refuse us." oil."

But Fox frowned and said: "The problem of money is easy to solve-as long as we can manufacture guns and artillery in England, we don't have to worry too much about money. There are always places for us to grab."

"The crux of the problem now is, what should we rely on to go out and grab it?"

"Calculating the warships we have lost to France, and then counting the warships that have been lost to the Ming Dynasty Tianzi fleet this time, how many warships do we still have available in England?"

When Fox said this, George III and all the English nobles and officials present were immediately numb.

As the saying goes, if my neighbor hoards food, I hoard my guns, and the neighbor is my granary. This is the ancestral skill of the Anglo-Saxon robbers, so the English nobles and officials present are really not too worried about whether the England treasury is empty or not. .

But there are no battleships... let alone declare war on the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the navy of England will not even be able to swim through the strait between England and the continent of Europe!
As for making warships temporarily?
Not to mention whether the rush-made warships can last on the battlefield, even if they can, where should the expenditure come from?

Old Sir Richard, who is in charge of England's treasury, said early on that England's treasury was so empty that it couldn't even support the English army to fight. Where did the money come from to buy warships for the English navy?
Big guys collectively contribute money?That's even more nonsense—the big guy wants to make money, but he paid to build a warship to provoke Daming. Is this horse trying to make money or reincarnate?

Just when Fox, old Sir Richard and others were worried, George III suddenly said: "Just now Fox has said that England can manufacture its own muskets and cannons, and of course it can also manufacture warships. The only problem now is the big budget, right?"

After Fox, old Sir Richard and others nodded, George III went on to say: "There are a large number of merchants from the Ming Dynasty in London..."

Before George III finished speaking, Fox became impatient: "Your Majesty George, do you want to fight with the Ming Dynasty forever? Or do you think England's army is very powerful and can hold the British Isles without relying on warships?" ?”

George III's face sank, and he asked, "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"

Fox bowed slightly, and replied: "Your Majesty George, if you attack those Ming merchants in England now, it will only lead to immediate retaliation from the Ming army—please remember, the Ming army Although the main force of the Ming Dynasty is far away on the other side of the world, the Ming Dynasty still has several military bases in Europa, not only are those military bases not far from our British Isles, but they also have a large number of warships!"

After Fox said this, George III also immediately woke up.

Although it has been decided to form an alliance with Alexander and Franz II, and the three families will jointly resist Daming, but then again, who is still not a little naive?

It is said that cross talkers are looking forward to death, but this saying is applicable to any line of business—novel writers are also looking forward to it, and celebrities are also looking forward to it. Even King George III and others are actually looking forward to it. Also looking forward to it!

In particular, there are all sorts of messy old enmities between England and the Sand Goose and Habsburg families.

George III hoped that Sand Goose would be the first bird to declare war. I am afraid that most of Alexander would also have the idea of ​​declaring war instead of declaring war first, and wait for England or the Habsburg family to be the first to act first, attracting the Ming army. After paying more attention, the sand goose will be much less stressed!
After figuring out the twists and turns inside, George III snorted coldly and said, "Forget it, let them go for now."

Fox, old Sir Richard and others breathed a sigh of relief, and Fox even bowed slightly, flattering King George III: "Your Majesty is merciful!"

Let’s talk about it, Daming’s businessmen in England are all fat and oily, and anyone who sees them wants to eat two bites.

The problem is that there are lessons learned from Benghazi and Ottoman-Benghazi wanted to attack Ming businessmen, but Benghazi was cold, Osman did not attack Ming businessmen, and Istanbul could still maintain its apparent stability.

With these two very different examples before us, the nobles and gentlemen of England certainly knew how to choose.

But after flattering King George III, Fox asked inexplicably: "Your Majesty the King, I would like to ask you to seriously think about a question—why do you want to declare war on Ming Dynasty? What is the purpose? Is it to get rid of Ming's oppression and make England stronger? Or is it simply because of the hatred between Ming and Ming?"

After Fox's voice fell, the English nobles and officials present all turned their attention to George III, and George III fell into deep thought.

After a while, George III said slowly: "There are two reasons, but the most important thing is to hope that England can get rid of the oppression of the Ming Dynasty and make England stronger."

Fox nodded slightly, and then said seriously: "Then, I advise His Majesty the King not to declare war on the Ming Dynasty—you can promise Alexander and Franz II that England will do our best to support them, no matter if it is money or not." , food or armaments, as long as they need it and we England can get it, we will support them without hesitation."

George III was taken aback, and asked, "What's the difference between this and directly declaring war on the Ming Kingdom? Moreover, directly declaring war on the Ming Kingdom can also strengthen our momentum, thereby attracting other countries to join us in overthrowing the Ming Kingdom."

But Fox shook his head and said: "It's not the same, as long as you don't declare war on the Ming Kingdom on behalf of England, then even if the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom knows that we are supporting Alexander and Franz II, he can't show any substantive evidence." evidence of."

"Including the sinking of our warship this time, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would probably just shirk that it was an act of piracy or misunderstood the flag-although we all know that this reason is very nonsense, it is enough to show that the Ming Dynasty will not directly Declare war on us England."

"As long as the Ming Dynasty doesn't directly declare war on us, then we can support Sand Goose and the Habsburg family behind our backs."

"Of course, we can also support the art student in Austria."

George III was even more confused: "You should know that although Franz II said that he could let go of the grievances with the art student, that art student studied under the Ming Dynasty, and the theory he learned is similar to that of our Europa. All countries are completely different, which means that sooner or later that art student will conflict with other European countries, including our England, and if we support him, don’t we cultivate enemies for ourselves?”

Fox shook his head again: "Is this important? It doesn't matter, because the appetites of Ming and Ming emperors will never be satisfied. Sooner or later, they will covet the continent of Europe, including France and that art student."

"If we support that art student now, we are supporting the future enemies of the Ming Dynasty."

"Whether the Sand Goose, the Habsburg family and the Ottomans can win the Ming Dynasty is actually not important. The important thing is to let them fight. Only when the artillery is sold can our England become stronger."

"Wait until they have no strength to fight, wait until the Ming Kingdom has no strength to fight anymore..."

(End of this chapter)