Daming 1805

On the evening of the fourth day of the first lunar month of AD, Zhu Jingyuan once again held a large-scale banquet at the Zhoushan Military Port.

Invite the accompanying personnel participating in the ship review, including local and foreign guests from Ming Dynasty, as well as guests from Thailand and the West, and more importantly, generals from all aspects of the navy, army and air force.

The atmosphere at the beginning of the banquet was very harmonious and smooth.

This is the banquet at the end of all the ceremonies in Zhu Jingyuan's Enthronement Hall.

But when it came to free activities, someone soon came to Zhu Jingyuan to report some unharmonious things.

It was the Prussians who responded the fastest, and they were the first to get permission to meet Zhu Jingyuan.

William III and Gneisenau paid a visit to Zhu Jingyuan together, and then directly stated their own affairs:

"Your Majesty, we are very honored to be able to participate in His Majesty's coronation ceremony, as well as all military parades and ship reviews.

"It's very, very sad, but we can't continue to waste His Majesty's time.

"Your Majesty governs the largest and most prosperous Ming Dynasty in the world. He is truly responsible for everything, and all time is very important.

“After this banquet is over, we will return to Europa.

"In order to avoid subsequent misunderstandings and troubles, I will report to His Majesty clearly the plan of Prussia for a period of time.

"I hope His Majesty can give permission or suggestions...

"After returning to the Prussian mainland, we will issue an ultimatum to Denmark and demand that Denmark be merged with Prussia.

"If Denmark refuses, Prussia will directly declare war on it.

"Of course, if Daming firmly opposes it, we will not carry out this operation..."

Zhu Jingyuan sat on the throne in a leisurely manner, not surprised by Prussia's intention to attack Denmark.

Dealing with Denmark is a natural choice for the Prussians...

Of course, it may also be the memory of Zhu Jingyuan's previous life that gave Zhu Jingyuan this understanding.

It is hard to say whether the current Danes themselves have this kind of cognition.

Zhu Jingyuan was still a little curious, and with a bit of a playful attitude, he asked a question out of the blue:
"Are you going to attack Denmark first? I thought you were going to directly declare war on Austria..."

William III was obviously taken aback:
"This... this... we don't have this plan for now..."

Zhu Jingyuan asked with a half-smile:

"Really? Isn't your Prussian goal all the time to unify the entire German region?

"Others may think that you are talking empty words, but I don't think so, and you probably don't think so either.

"And this goal requires you to destroy Austria, because the opponent's core territory is the recognized German region..."

William III was immediately helpless.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Jingyuan would ask about these situations so directly.

Prussia's goal of destroying Austria and the complete unification of Germany is now well known.

So there is no way to deny it now.

William III was silent for half a second, and tried his best to speak in words that would not let Zhu Jingyuan misunderstand:
"We do intend to completely defeat Austria and thus fully unify the German part of Austria.

"But that's not what we're going to do right now..."

Zhu Jingyuan waved his hand lightly:
"It doesn't matter, I don't care about the war between you, but you all remember what I said.

“How you deal with countries outside the alliance is your own business.

"But the countries within the alliance must follow the rules of the alliance.

"Da Ming has no clear rules, you can handle and deal with it according to the actual situation.

"However, for things that Daming has formulated rules, you must follow the established rules.

"Otherwise, Daming will not rule out the possibility of using any means to punish violators with any surname."

Zhu Jingyuan's tone of speech was not harsh, but rather natural or even relaxed.

But William III trembled subconsciously, and almost lost his footing and stepped back.

As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jingyuan, as the person who holds the greatest power in this world, has just demonstrated these powers to the outside world through a military parade.

Now Zhu Jingyuan has erected the majesty of a very powerful ruler.

There is no so-called momentum in fantasy novels, and there is no real magical coercive energy.

But as long as others think of his status and the things he has control over and can use, they will instinctively feel cower and panic.

Zhu Jingyuan's words contained warnings and threats.

Even the slightest threat can make William III, the monarch of a powerful Taixi country, feel flustered and short of breath involuntarily.

Because the strength of the opponent can really easily destroy oneself.

After William III tried hard to stabilize his mood and posture, he bowed again very honestly and said:

"Thank you for your reminder...Prussia must strictly abide by the rules of the alliance..."

After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan waved his hand gently again:
"Well, I see. If you have nothing else to do, go back and do your work."

William III bowed again to express his resignation.

Arched body, slowly took several steps back, until the door of the lounge, before turning around cautiously.

Quickly walked out of Zhu Jingyuan's lounge.

Then he subconsciously touched his forehead, and sure enough, he was sweating profusely.

William III looked back again to confirm that he had left the door.

Then he let out a long breath, took out a handkerchief and wiped his forehead and hands, and quickly left the area.

After William III, Zhu Jingyuan once again received the royal families of the Thai and Western countries, as well as the monarchs of the overseas vassal states of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Jingyuan chatted with them casually, and accepted their personal thanks and farewell.

The Lucian emperor Nicholas, like William III, stated his intention to seize the entire Scandinavian peninsula.

Zhu Jingyuan was not surprised by this either.

The Lucians have historically made efforts in several directions in order to obtain the warm coastline of their homeland.

The first is the northwest direction, towards the Baltic Sea and then continues westward, capturing the lands of Finland and Sweden, and then heading towards the Atlantic Ocean.

The second was to the southwest, to capture Constantinople and gain access to the Mediterranean.

The third was to the south, capturing Afghanistan and Persia and gaining access to the Indian Ocean.

The fourth is the far east, gaining access to the Pacific Ocean.

Like William III, Zhu Jingyuan casually reminded and warned them to abide by the rules of the alliance, and then let him leave.

After that, the monarchs of other countries did not directly report any war plans.

It can now be seen that the two countries with the highest tendency of aggression are Prussia and Lucia.

Now that there is no direct conflict between the two countries, it is obvious that they will split up and implement their war plans against other countries.

Zhu Jingyuan looked at the kings of Denmark and Sweden, and said nothing superfluous.

They themselves do not seem to be aware of, or perhaps not convinced of, the immediate danger.

Perhaps in their opinion, Prussia must deal with Austria, and Lucia must want to seize Constantinople from the Ottomans.

He doesn't seem to be the most dangerous one.

Of course, it was also because Zhu Jingyuan had given them the meaning of Daming when they met last time.

To obtain direct protection from the Ming Dynasty, one must become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

In the absence of a direct threat of war, it is difficult for the monarchs of these currently independent countries to make decisions of this level.

So they took it for granted to procrastinate and observe.

This time, the family of King Louis Charles of France was second to last.

This meeting is a farewell meeting, so the closer the relationship is to the person, the more it has to be arranged later.

In fact, Zhu Jingyuan's personal relationship with the Prussians is not bad, but the Prussians seem to be very anxious about everything now.

So Zhu Jingyuan simply let them meet first.

Charles came to Zhu Jingyuan, and bowed his hands to Zhu Jingyuan very respectfully:
"Your Majesty, thank you for your hospitality. Although I want to stay here for a while, I am also the King of France after all.

"The situation in Europe is too tense now, so after this banquet is over, I have to return to France as soon as possible."

Zhu Jingyuan also stood up from his throne when he saw that Charles was leaving, and walked directly to Charles' side.

He patted Charles on the shoulder lightly and said:
"Don't worry too much. I believe everyone knows our relationship. Even war madmen will not attack France easily."

Charles was taken aback by Zhu Jingyuan's actions.

Before Shire became king, and before Zhu Jingyuan became emperor, the two could be regarded as rare aristocratic friends.

Charles really regarded Zhu Jingyuan as a friend, so much so that he could sit on the same bed with Zhu Jingyuan and chat and joke without anyone noticing.

But now, Charles didn't dare to do that at all, and he didn't even dare to get too close to Zhu Jingyuan.

Zhu Jingyuan is now the emperor of Ming Dynasty, the most powerful person in the world, who can easily decide the fate of France.

In front of him, Charles instinctively didn't dare to be too casual.

Seeing Zhu Jingyuan's action now, after a few seconds of panic, Charles heaved a long sigh of relief.

I feel that although Zhu Jingyuan is the Ming Emperor, he has not left his former best friend aside. The friendship between the two parties still exists.

Then there is no need to worry too much about the future of myself and France.

However, Charles was still not too relaxed in etiquette, and still expressed his gratitude to Zhu Jingyuan quite seriously:

"Thank you for your Majesty's support, which I and all of France will bear in mind."

Zhu Jingyuan nodded lightly, chatted with the Charles family for a while, and then let him go back to rest.

The person who arranged to meet at the end was the British.

Zhu Jingyuan has a normal relationship with other people in the UK, but Charlotte is his de facto princess, and his son is also the future king of England.

This factual relationship is truly unparalleled.

In fact, last night Charlotte was living in Zhu Jingyuan's palace with her child.

Today is just to meet again.

Zhu Zhuyu and his sister ran over to salute their father, and Zhu Jingyuan also hugged the two children with a smile.

Finally, he held Zhu Yuewei and looked at Charlotte:

"Are you leaving too? You are not a king now, and your child is still young. In fact, you can live here for a few more years..."

Charlotte is also reluctant to leave:
"But I have to let my children learn to be kings, since Ming cannot understand the local situation in Britain.

"Although, even if Di Yu grew up in Daming, he would definitely be able to succeed to the throne normally.

"However, it is really hard to say how much power a king who grew up in a foreign country can gain after succeeding to the throne.

"The ministers and nobles of the Thai and Western countries like to invite kings from abroad for this reason.

"The foreign kings don't understand the local situation, so it is convenient for them to seize power..."

Zhu Jingyuan nodded helplessly:

"I understand……"

Zhu Jingyuan chatted with Charlotte's father and daughter family, as well as his two children, and did not let them leave until very late.

The banquet lasted until midnight, but Zhu Jingyuan went to bed at ten o'clock in the evening.

Waking up the next morning, in the main hall where the ceremony was held in the military port, Zhu Jingyuan once again accepted the formal farewell of all the foreign guests.

Zhu Jingyuan returned to Yingtian Mansion directly by car, and began to officially continue to perform his duties as Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Representatives of the Thai and Western countries, representatives of the Ming Dynasty's vassal states and overseas, also set foot on their way home one after another.

All the representatives of the Thai and Western countries came by boat when they came, but when they returned, some of them did not take the boat.

Including the monarchs and principal ministers of Prussia and Lucia.

They chose to return to the mainland by taking the Shenou Continental Bridge Railway.

The external explanation is to visit the mainland of Ming Dynasty and experience the scenery inside the mainland.

Of course, the train is not as comfortable as the boat.

Life on large passenger ships and battleships is actually not much different from that on land. It's like living in a large castle that you can't leave.

But the width of the train carriages is really limited.

Therefore, nobles and rich people are more willing to travel on large passenger ships if time is not tight.

However, it is also an understandable rhetoric to visit the interior of Daming.

If you want to go to the interior of the mainland, you really can only take a train.

With the addition of Prussia and Lucia, it would have been closer to Daming from land.

It takes a boat to go around most of the western continent.

So their choice did not attract too many people's attention.

However, after the special car they took set off, the two monarchs and their main ministers gathered together.

Start discussing the follow-up actual combat planning and coordination matters.

Gneisenau explains what he thinks:

“It is indeed a feasible plan for the two His Majesties to take a train and return to the mainland early and immediately declare war on Denmark and Sweden.

"However, my suggestion is that one possibility needs to be considered.

"That is, a small country like Denmark is on the verge of collapse, and after the rapid collapse of the whole territory, their king has not yet returned to Taixi.

"Then they may choose not to return to Taixi, but turn around and go back to Ming Dynasty.

“We can’t tell whether Ming Dynasty will take them in.

"Would it even be possible to send troops to help them regain their country on the condition of becoming a vassal state?

"Although this possibility is not very high, it is definitely not impossible.

"Sweden has the same situation, we also have to consider the possibility that Lucia's army can take the whole of Sweden in one go.

"According to the tactics we have recently studied, it is not impossible to occupy most of the territory in one month.

"So, we should be doing both.

"One is to regulate the time well, and if the progress is too fast, control the speed a little bit.

"In order to ensure that the monarchs of the two countries can return normally, and at the same time quickly destroy the remaining forces after returning to their homeland.

"The second is to prepare the navy to intercept the ships of the two monarchies at sea."