1825 My New Daming

Chapter 267 Opportunity and fatal blow! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

Winter Palace, Petersburg, 1829.

It was already dark, but the palace of the Rakshasa Empire was still brightly lit. Tsar Nicholas I was a workaholic, working hard for this huge and backward empire from morning to night, although most of his work was actually Ineffective, but at least he tried hard enough.

At this time, the tsar was convening a meeting of his ministers in a meeting room in the Winter Palace-the tsar hardly used civilian officials, and all the officials under his hands were in military uniform.So his state affairs conference and military affairs conference are almost the same thing, and the participants are a group of generals in military uniforms.But even though he pushed JGism to such an extent, his Rakshasa army completely lost its edge after the Battle of Adriaburg.

Even though the Ming Empire blocked the Persian Gulf and the Kingdom of Jin entered Persia, Ali Pasha sent troops to the Arabian Peninsula in the name of the War of Gods, and even invited an old man from the Hashemite family to become the caliph.Nicholas I's Rakshasa army was also unable to go one step further to capture Constantinople. Of course, what caused this situation was not entirely Mahmud I's hard work, but the betrayal of the British Empire!
"Betrayal! Betrayal! This is a despicable and shameless betrayal. How can they openly betray their allies? It's really hateful." The tsar's roar echoed throughout the conference room, but his generals were all sad, the situation Obviously it is very detrimental to the Rakshasa Empire.

"Your Majesty the Tsar," the Governor of Poland, Grand Duke Constantine, who also attended today's meeting, also frowned, "We cannot ignore the threat of the British. Once the Napoleonic Empire is restored and ally with the British, we will be dragged into a A very brutal European war, and it was completely unnecessary."

"But what about the Bourbons? What about the Habsburgs? What about Metternich? Won't they get rid of Napoleon II and suppress the Bonapartists? If they can't do it, I can do it for them!" The anger has not dissipated.He was not only angry with Britain, but also with the Bourbon dynasty in France and the Habsburg dynasty in Austria.

These two people relied entirely on Rakshasa's bayonet to secure their positions, but at the critical moment, they were frightened by a Napoleon II—that was not Napoleon I, but just Napoleon II, a young man under the age of 20 .

And he is still under the control of the Habsburg dynasty!

"Nikolai Pavrovich," Grand Duke Constantine shook his head, "Things are not as simple as you think. Now Western Europe, Central Europe, and even our Kingdom of Poland are very unstable. Bonapartists still have all kinds of All the chaotic Ds are ready to move, wanting to set off a big turmoil. At this time, if Napoleon II dies for no apparent reason, the situation will not only not ease, but will become more turbulent because of it."

The great turmoil in Europe is actually a by-product of the economic crisis caused by the rapid development of productivity and the relative lack of demand after the second industrial revolution.Among them, of course, are the contradictions between the bourgeoisie and the feudal monarchs of various countries, as well as the ethnic contradictions in countries ruled by foreign races such as Poland, Hungary, and Bohemia.

In fact, this upcoming East-West war is largely due to the fact that the second industrial revolution brought great productivity to the two pioneering countries, Ming and Great Britain. This lack of demand seems inevitable in the case of a silver-backed currency.

And the two advanced capitalist countries, Ming and Great Britain, are just in the stage of imperialism. Of course, they would think of "grabbing" when there is insufficient demand and insufficient resources (the gold and silver minted are also resources)!
For second-class powers such as France, Prussia, and Austria, which are weaker and have no colonies, the crisis of surplus is even more difficult.If the Bonapartists want to cause trouble under the pretext of the murder of Napoleon II, the probability of success is not small.

After all, many Bonapartists were originally members of the regular army of various countries!

Even within Rakshasa Kingdom, didn't there also be a December uprising by the D people a few years ago?
"Are we going to accept a humiliating victory like this?" The Tsar gritted his teeth and asked back, "We are obviously about to take Constantinople... but in the end we will take all the lands of Rumelia and Wallachia. Spit it out. This is simply more shameful than defeat, a loss of power and humiliation to the country!"

"Nikolai Pavlovich," said Grand Duke Mikhail, the tsar's younger brother, "we still have something to gain...we can keep Moldavia and Crete, and we can keep Transcaucasus.

In addition, we were granted the right to freely enter and exit the Danube and freely pass through the Turkic Strait. "

Finally, the British did not let the bear's blood flow completely in vain, and allowed them to keep some spoils.

"That's too little!" Nicholas gritted his teeth, "Walachia should be added no matter what!"

Grand Duke Mikhail, who was in charge of the negotiations in Vienna, shook his head, "It's very difficult... Both the British and the Austrians are against it. France and Prussia don't support us either."

"A group of ungrateful villains!" Nicholas clenched his fists, his face was clouded, and he looked extremely unwilling.

"Your Majesty," a general reminded in a low voice, "without the support of France, we would not be able to cash out Baku's oil...so we would not be able to pay for the purchase of arms from Ming Dynasty. And our own arms production, It's not enough to support the consumption of a big war."

Before the Battle of Adrianople, the Army of the Raksha Kingdom had never imagined that there would be such a long and costly positional battle.If it weren't for the large amount of artillery and ammunition provided by Ming Dynasty, they would have no way to win the battle of Adrianople.

However, the artillery and ammunition provided by Ming Dynasty were not free, they had to be paid with Baku oil.Baku oil has to be liquidated in France again...

"Transportation in wartime is also a big problem." Grand Duke Constantine reminded, "Once a war breaks out between Ming and Great Britain, the sea shipping between the east and the west will be interrupted. And the railway between us and Ming..."

"Maybe Ming Dynasty will end the war soon!" The Tsar still refused to give up.

"Then ask for Zhuge Weidao's opinion." Grand Duke Mikhail said, "Because Daoguang has controlled Persia. So now we can contact Zhuge Weidao in Muscat through wired telegram... and it is very safe."

"Okay." The Tsar nodded, "Should I send a telegram to Grand Duchess Natalie?"

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Muscat, Black Palace.

When the telegram from Nicholas I was sent to Zhuge Weidao, he and Natalie had already packed their bags and were going to return to Daming via Persia and the Kingdom of Jin.

His mission in the Persian Gulf has been successfully completed, and Rear Admiral Li Chenghui took over as the admiral.And Zhuge Weidao will serve as the acting admiral of the naval aviation with the rank of rear general.

In addition, on the way back to Beijing, Zhuge Weidao will also meet with Emperor Daoguang in Tehran, and negotiate with him a secret agreement to implement the policy of "neutrality and friendship" during the war.

And just before Zhuge Weidao and Natalie left Muscat, a telegram from Nicholas I arrived.

"Do you still need to ask for my opinion?" Zhuge Weidao almost couldn't laugh or cry after reading the telegram translated by Natalie himself using the codebook.

"But the Rakshasa Kingdom paid a high price for this war against the Ottoman Empire, but they failed to achieve their goals." Natalie frowned, looking very worried.

"But they played a neutral position in a world war." Zhuge Weidao returned the telegram to Natalie, thinking, "I didn't expect this, and it is also very beneficial to Nicholas. ... At least he can use this neutral time to prepare better.

At the same time, he can wait for a more favorable opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the British Empire! "

"A fatal blow to the British Empire?" Natalie's eyes lit up.

Zhuge Weidao nodded, and said calmly: "Perhaps, the French also have the same opportunity...Can they join hands?"

(End of this chapter)