1825 My New Daming

Chapter 247 Betting on National Luck?No, I can only take a small gamble! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

After more than two years in the core military division of the Zhuge family, Zhuge Weidao has truly understood the ways of this super family that has manipulated the political economy of Ming Dynasty for more than 100 years. They are the real big players in the world's big casinos, and they have ancestral The "old thousand skills" cost more than anyone else!But I don't stud, I don't gamble, I only play small games, and I take out a little bit from the mountain of chips to bet with my opponent.

It is the result of these "small bets and small wins" that Xin Daming has come to this point.If the sons and grandsons of King Zhuge Wuzhong were willing to come to stud and play big with the British Empire, world hegemony might have been achieved long ago.

Of course, there is also a slight chance of losing the bet.
And in Zhuge Weidao's view, this kind of strategy is almost unbearable.Daming was able to play like this in the past because the transportation was underdeveloped back then, there were not as many railways and ships as there are now, and the distance between Daming and Europe seemed unreachable.Moreover, the degree of industrialization in Ming and Great Britain was not high at that time, and the population of the world who had entered the threshold of industrialization was not large, and the market and resources were relatively abundant.

But now the old industrial powers such as Ming, Great Britain, France, and Prussia have all started the second industrial revolution. The degree of industrialization has increased crazily, and their hunger for resources and markets is unprecedented.Moreover, Ming now has a population of 3.6 million, Europe has 1.8 million to 2 million (not including the Turkish Empire), and the United States is close to 2000 million.In other words, the population under industrial civilization is almost 6 million.

In the words of later generations, this is about to be "rolled"!

And now there are no nuclear weapons, and there is no interdependent global market-although there is a large trade volume between the Chinese market dominated by Ming Dynasty and the European market and Indian market dominated by Britain, fundamentally speaking, the three major markets are not Integrated, but three circles.

In addition, there is no non-convertible currency now, and all current currencies are convertible currencies, that is, banknotes issued by various countries must be backed by gold and silver.And gold and silver are purchasing power and the market.

Without gold and silver, no matter how large the population is, there is only demand without money, and this demand is invalid demand.And having enough gold and silver (brass is barely enough) can create demand even if there is no demand.

At present, the main gold and silver producing areas in the world are in the Americas. Countries such as Mexico, Gran Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Brazil all have mountains of gold, mountains of silver, mountains of copper, mountains of dung, and mountains of saltpeter. These countries have drawn closer to their own circles, and they can conduct a large trade cycle with them.Without the precious metals, guano and saltpetre of these countries, the industrialized countries in Europe will collapse.

Similarly, if these countries are all taken away by the British Empire, even if the huge industrial production capacity of Ming Dynasty does not fall into excess, it will lose room for growth.

Therefore, this national destiny bet can easily enter the stage of showdown stud now.

At this stage, Britain studs, what should Ming do?Can you back off?

And if Britain dare not stud, can it tolerate Ming Ming's "small bet must win"?It is absolutely impossible for the UK to continue their small bet with Daming, the "big old man" who is cheating, and they will definitely lose everything.

Therefore, the World Casino is about to enter the gamble mode.

According to Zhuge Weidao's "pinch fingers and count", the world's gamble may have already begun, but other military advisers from the Zhuge family have not discovered it yet.

France, Versailles, Grand Trianon Palace.

The great military strategist Zhuge Weijiu is sitting in his office at this time, holding a telephone receiver in his hand, while the other end of the telephone line is at No. 10 Downing Street, London, across the English Channel, the British Prime Minister's Office.

It turned out that this was a "hotline", a telephone used by Daming to directly communicate with the British Prime Minister.

The real reason why Zhuge Weijiu resigned from the position and went to France to "retire" was to communicate with the British Prime Minister here.

People from the Zhuge family don't want to tear themselves apart from the British Empire, except for Zhuge's way.

Zhuge Weijiu said in Chinese: "Hello, is this Lord Wei? I am Zhuge Weijiu! Do you know about the military conflict in the waters near Goa?"

The Duke of Wellington's angry voice came from the other end of the phone. The Duke of Wellington spoke in English. He said, "Your Highness, of course I know what happened! It was your fleet that attacked our Indian fleet. Moreover, our Indian Grand Fleet has foiled your attack and sunk your three armored cruisers. You must apologize for this military adventure and make compensation and punish those responsible. You must also promise to never Do it again!"

"Master Wei, you have to calm down. Don't be fooled by the false news from ahead. Although our side lost three 3000-ton cruisers, your side lost a 9000-ton Blake-class armored cruiser. , and two other Blakes were injured. In addition, the west coast of India is about to fall into the night, if you want to fight at night, the situation will not be good for you!"

"Prince, what do you mean? Do you want to seize India?" The Duke of Wellington seemed very excited.

"No, no," Zhuge Weijiu said, "Master Wei, you can rest assured that our Ming Empire has no ambitions for India, and we recognize all the special rights and interests of the British Empire in India as always. We also recognize Emperor William's rule over India to be lawful."

"That's all?" The Duke of Wellington on the other end of the phone line immediately realized something was wrong. "Your Indian Ocean policy has changed? You no longer recognize the rights of the British Empire and the Indian Empire to the Malay Peninsula? In addition, your What is the Grand Fleet trying to do near the west coast of India?"

"Duke, nothing is set in stone! Your colonial rule in the Straits of Malacca should be over! I hope this process is peaceful and can take care of the interests of all parties. As for the fleet we entered the Indian Ocean, it is actually the Persian Gulf Fleet ! Their goal is the Persian Gulf instead of the west coast of India. Our Indian Ocean policy has indeed undergone some changes. Our Ming Empire needs to deploy a certain number of naval fleets in the Indian Ocean! This is also the responsibility we must fulfill as a world empire!"

Because Myanmar and Siam have always been the vassal states of Ming Dynasty, strictly speaking, the Ming Empire is also a country along the Indian Ocean.But for a long time, in order to avoid conflict with Britain, the Ming Empire has always adopted a conservative and restrained Indian Ocean policy.

One of the key points is that Ming Dynasty does not maintain sea power along the Indian Ocean coast, and does not even build naval bases and large shipyards in the Indian Ocean coastal areas of Burma and Siam.

Of course, in exchange, the British have always guaranteed that Ming's goods and merchant ships can freely enter and exit Europe.

But now, the Ming Empire, which is determined to win the Persian Gulf, must deploy a fleet in the Indian Ocean and must also completely open the Strait of Malacca.

This of course harmed the core interests of the British Empire!However, Zhuge Wei still believes that these things can be achieved or partially achieved through peaceful goals.

"No, it's impossible!" The Duke of Wellington was about to explode, "The British Empire and the Indian Empire will never allow Ming's naval forces to enter the Indian Ocean!"

"Lord Wei, calm down," Zhuge Weijiu said with a smile, "Our fleet has already entered the Indian Ocean, and will soon sail into the Persian Gulf. Whether you agree or not, we are already there!
If you agree to our conditions, then no new conflicts will arise.Otherwise... there will be a new conflict tonight!But we can talk tomorrow, the door to negotiations should never be closed. "

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.After about a quarter of an hour, the voice of the Duke of Wellington came over: "Okay, let's talk tomorrow morning!"

(End of this chapter)