1825 My New Daming

Chapter 464 It's so happily decided, let the United States, India and Europe be unlucky!
Blenheim Palace, The Long Library.

"Marquis, I don't understand. Who do you Ming regard as your main opponent? Is it our United Kingdom, the United States of America, or the Indian Empire? Is your request to the United Kingdom really just the wild southern continent? Are our two countries fighting to the death for the land used to exile criminals?"

The one who raised the question was the most daring Viscount Palmerston—in another timeline, he blatantly claimed that "the British Empire has no permanent friends, only permanent interests"!Although this is the consistent principle of the British in dealing with international affairs, it still seems a bit ignorant to say it openly.

Hearing this question, Zhuge Weixue laughed: "Viscount, don't you understand what is the diplomatic principle that our Ming Dynasty has been adhering to the West since King Wu Zhong? We have never regarded Britain as our main opponent. Britain has always been our friend in the past. In the future, after the end of this war to decide who is number one in the world and who is number two in the world, our two countries will still be friends and will be even closer!
As for our main opponent, of course it is Britain now, but in the past and in the future, there are three, the United States of America, the Indian Empire and Europe! "

"And Europe?"

"You mean a united Europe?"

"It seems to belong to us in England too."

Speaking of anti-Europe, the three Brits hit it off right away!
A united and united Europe is certainly a great enemy to Ming.But for the United Kingdom, it is a question of whether the country can still exist. Even if the United Kingdom can still exist, she will inevitably lose all her glory and dreams because of the unification of Europe, and of course most of her wealth!
To put it bluntly, Europe's wealth after the age of great voyages relied on zero-dollar purchases all over the world, while Britain's special wealth came from sucking blood from Europe.Therefore, not making things easier for Europeans has always been Britain's number one diplomatic principle!

Zhuge Weixue said with a serious face: "Obviously, on the issue of not being able to unify Europe, we both have common interests. A divided Europe should have at least three poles, and at the same time a broken core. In ideal Under the circumstances, these three poles must be located on Eastern Europe, Western Europe and the British Isles respectively. Because the two poles that control Eastern Europe and Western Europe must be opposite. And the third pole located on the island must not want to see the two poles on the European continent At the same time, because she is an island country with a small population, she is unable to build a large army capable of conquering Europe after maintaining the necessary large navy, so she can only prevent the unification of Europe, not herself. To unify Europe is also the reason why Ming has been quite friendly to Britain in the past 100 years. Of course, the relationship between Ming and Great Britain will only become closer in the future!"

Zhuge Weixue went on to say: "And the core of Europe, that is, Germany located in Central Europe, must be fragmented and weakened! Because a unified, cohesive, and strong Germany will inevitably become the foundation of a unified Europe. Just imagine, If the German states and the Austrian Empire become a whole, it will be a powerful country with the German nation as the absolute subject, a population of more than 6000 million, a complete industrial system and developed agriculture. France, which only has a population of 3000 million, will grow in the long run It seems impossible to resist her, and it seems difficult for Rakshasa, with a population of 6800 million, to resist a Germany that defeated France and dominated Central Europe, Western Europe, and Southern Europe! And a unified Germany is also what the United Kingdom is trying to prevent, and Good results were achieved.

Therefore, the role that Britain can play in preventing European unification is irreplaceable. We need a strong and prosperous Britain, even if she once fought a war with us for the number one in the world!And to prove this, our Pacific Fleet has now stopped chasing and killing the main force of our Royal Navy.They can now leave Australia and return to Europe after resupplying in Sydney Harbour.

In addition, we don't want to meet the main force of the Royal Navy on the battlefield again. Because you, the United Kingdom, also need the remaining fleet to defend the security of the homeland, so as to prevent the little Napoleon of France from leading the navy that we helped the Bourbon Dynasty build. With the army left behind by his great father, launch a surprise attack on the British mainland! "

The confluence of Bonapartists and Republicans in France and their rise to power was indeed a major event beyond the expectations of the Ming rulers.On the one hand, Daming supported the Bourbon dynasty to revive France because of the traditional friendship with the Bourbon dynasty—since Louis XIV, the Bourbon dynasty, which has led European fashion, has been "bringing goods" for Daming, which is cast with real money friendship!On the one hand, it is the need to contain the Rakshasa. After Alexander I defeated Napoleon I, he jumped on his horse in Paris, and he was invincible!
Unexpectedly, the Bourbon dynasty supported by the Ming Dynasty was still not loved by the French people, and was kicked out of power by Napoleon II who pretended to be a republic!
Therefore, Zhuge Weijiu and Zhuge Weixue were very worried that Napoleon II would take advantage of the disastrous defeat of the Royal Navy in the Pacific to attack England, so they thought about leaving some navy for the British.

Viscount Palmerston, British Secretary of the Navy, said with a smile: "Marquis, your worries are unnecessary. Now all the shipyards in the British Isles are working day and night to build warships. Our latest standard displacement is 6 tons. Equipped with 4.2-inch cannons, the new battleship with 16 horsepower will be able to be put into use!"

What he said was of course bragging. Although there are already several 4-ton projects under development in the UK, none of them have advanced to the point of start-up and production.At present, the British local shipyards are still building a large number of the Indian Emperor class and the William IV class, and at the same time they are preparing to launch the Fury class-that is, the new aircraft-carrying fast cruiser with more than 2 tons.However, within 12 months, the first ship of the Fury class is unlikely to be put into use
Zhuge Weixue smiled and said, "Since you have a large ship of 4.2 tons, we can rest assured. Although your 4.2-ton battleship is definitely not able to beat our 5.2-ton battleship, it is slow to deal with the French." The fast-heavy artillery battleship is enough, after all, those are only 2.5-ton battleships."

Of course he is fooling around, diplomatic negotiations.
He then changed the topic and said with a smile: "In addition, the problems of the United States of America and India are also obvious. These two countries have land and resources that are no less than the sum of Central Europe, Western Europe, and Southern Europe, and they have initially achieved political success. The United States is constantly absorbing immigrants from Europe, and in the foreseeable future, she will be a populous country. India now has a population of 2 million or 3 million, and there will be more in the future. So we think that the United States is What it looks like after the unification of Europe, and India is a China that is in a weakening stage. If time passes, the rise of the United States and India will definitely threaten the leadership of Ming Dynasty in the world, and will also replace the current status of the British Empire. By the way, our Ming Dynasty There has never been any animosity towards Britain, the second most powerful country in the world. If there is anything you have done that we find it difficult to accept, it is that you have allowed the United States to be independent, and you are also trying to make India a truly unified country. This is what we have to do Reasons not to go to war with Great Britain!"

"That is to say." British Foreign Secretary Robert Peel looked at Zhuge Weixue in disbelief, "Is everything the fault of the United States and India?"

"You can say that!" Zhuge Wei Xuedao, "So these two countries must pay a really heavy price for the mistakes they made!"

"What about us?" asked Robert Peel. "Do we have to lose Australia? That's a big continent!"

Zhuge Weixue nodded and said: "We know. We have to take a new version of the world map to tell the people below what we have gained in this war that spent astronomical military expenditures. Australia is so big, it will definitely satisfy people of.

In addition, we will also get Oregon under the rule of the United Kingdom and the United States. Maybe it can be replaced in the name of the rule of Ming and Britain, as long as the United States is excluded.

I think such a loss is not unbearable for Britain.In fact, you are not using Oregon at all, and Australia is nothing more than a penal colony.The world is so big, where can we not exile prisoners?They can be allowed to go to Canada, if not, they can enclose a territory in Africa. "

Viscount Palmerston and Robert Peel exchanged glances, and Robert Peel asked, "What about war compensation?"

"Compensation?" Zhuge Weixue shook his head, "Da Ming must be the winner, and the winner has no obligation to pay compensation. But the Emperor of Ming won't ask his sister-in-law for money, so you can rest assured."

Viscount Palmerston said: "But we can't give up on Australia because there are world maps for sale in British bookstores!"

Zhuge Weixue nodded: "I understand, you can't give up, but we can win the war, that's it!"

Palmerston said: "We have deployed 50 troops in Australia. You can't take it there soon, but the war should not continue forever. It is not good for both of us! It will only benefit Europe, India and the United States , perhaps we can consider other alternatives.”

Zhuge Weixue said with a smile: "That's right, it's not good to keep fighting. The people will get tired sooner or later. Let's set a timetable. We will capture the entire coastline of Australia within 12 months!"
After 12 months, regardless of whether we have achieved this goal or not, we all hope to sign a permanent and fair peace treaty with Queen Victoria that will benefit both Ming and Great Britain! "

(End of this chapter)