Wild North America 1846

Chapter 411 Don't Try to Fool Me

Leading a group of entourages to burn incense and wash their hands respectfully, His Highness Tang-Li Kun came to the front of the book case after kowtowing, and held up the private letter of His Majesty's royal family with both hands, with a very solemn expression.

Letters are like people, His Royal Highness Tang Li Kun has never received a few letters from his father in his age, and he has been in Europe for a year, and there are only two letters.

After carefully checking the royal seal badge on the envelope, Li Kun waved all the attendants to retreat, leaving only the two guardian beasts Ari and Abao lying lazily on the carpet in the hall.

Li Kun walked to the back of the desk and sat down, took out a sharp knife inlaid with gemstones, cut open the envelope, took out the light yellow royal letterhead inside, and unfolded it to read carefully.

"My emperor's son Kun, seeing a letter is like meeting..."

His father's majestic and powerful calligraphy came into his eyes, and Li Kun's expression was visibly shaken, showing a deep admiration, and his eyes were a little moist.

His Majesty the Father, who single-handedly created the vast territory of the Tang Empire, is the idol Li Kun admires the most. He can't help imitating his father's demeanor when he walks, walks, sits and lies down, but he always misses the point, which makes him quite distressed.

It was Colonel Escalade Fritch next to him who solved the fog with a word;

The holy majesty is an unrivaled hero who has not been born for thousands of years. The great cause of the empire is built on a million dead bones.A person who is bound by the fate of the country, who can disturb the situation by laughing and cursing, how can he easily imitate the gods?
A letter written by the emperor's father was more than a hundred words, in addition to urging Li Kun to pay attention to his studies, he also entrusted him; use your eyes to see more, think more with your heart, and don't use your mouth to talk too much.

One last thing to mention;

I plan to go to Europe in late May, and the first stop is London, and I told "Li Kunwu Emperor" to go to London to meet Yun Yun at that time.

Li Kun carefully read the letter several times. Although his father did not show any affection, the entrustment in the letter made his heart surge with warmth, and he could not calm down for a long time.

after awhile
Li Kun put the letter on the table, stood up and took two steps back, bowed respectfully three times, and finally put it in the jade box with his own hands for preservation.

Thinking that his father would come to Europe for a meeting in late May, he was so excited at this moment, he sat down on Abao's body, hugged Abao's big head happily and said, "Abao, father is coming soon. Are you happy that Europe is coming?"

"Ah..."

A Bao also seemed to know that it pressed its big furry head against Li Kun's chest with a friendly expression, and let out a low growl, conveying a deep sense of joy.

Ari, who was crouching on the other side, also came over, growling in response, which made Li Kun laugh happily...

Living in the Emmeline Palace is an arrangement of the Royal Household Office, to be precise, it should be His Majesty's will, and this is not something His Highness Li Kun can control.

Such extravagant ostentation represented the decency of the Tang Empire. In this world where people are seen as inferior, some money cannot be saved, and the higher the profile, the better.

It is an indisputable fact that the news in the world today is extremely closed, and the influence of the Tang Empire in Europe is far less than that of France, the Austrian Empire, and the Kingdom of Prussia.

One reason is the arrogance of the European royal families, and the other reason is that the Great Tang Empire lacks sufficient means to radiate its influence because it is far away from the vast Atlantic Ocean.Thirdly, because of race, religion and historical reasons, they were tacitly squeezed out by European kingdoms.

Europe is the center of the most dazzling stage in the world today. If the Tang Empire wants to have sufficient influence, it must make its own voice here, and have its own distinctive symbols and spokespersons.

The study trip of the three princes in Europe is a test of this effort, and it seems to be very effective now.

The eldest prince is in the Kingdom of Italy, the second prince is in the French Dynasty, and the seventh prince is in the Kingdom of Prussia, all of which have attracted great attention. The royal families of various countries have actively interacted with each other. The three princes are all honored guests at the banquets of the European royal families. The royal family's influence is extremely beneficial.

Of course, there are also discordant voices.

The British royal family far away in London, as well as the Dutch royal family, the Belgian royal family, the Russian royal family and the Spanish royal family are relatively indifferent. So far, no nobles from the above-mentioned countries have been close to the princes. This is a good example of the problem.

The economic strength of the Tang Empire has surpassed that of France, ranking second in the world. Its population is equivalent to the size of the British mainland. Its military strength is unique in the Americas, and it is firmly in the hegemony.

But look around the world

The military strength of the Tang Empire is still behind Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, and Austria, and it can probably occupy the sixth place in the ranking. Some European newspapers even rank the military strength of the Datang Empire as the eighth in the world after the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Italy. .

There is no doubt that this is a deliberate attempt to belittle the military strength of the Tang Empire.

But this situation will exist for a long time, whether it is now, in the future or in the future. After all, Europe is the center stage of the world. Can European countries be bullied by outsiders at their doorstep?

In terms of economy, military and politics, the Datang Empire has the least political influence in Europe, and its discourse power does not match the economic and military size at all.

History mirrors reality
It turns out that the United States has been excluded and belittled by European countries for a long time in history, and now it has fallen on the Tang Empire as no surprise.

Unless the Tang Empire can send a powerful expeditionary force to conquer Europe, or there is a world war that can cause great turmoil in the world, it is impossible to change this situation.

No matter how great the Tang Empire achieved in the Americas, how powerful the fighting power it displayed, or how much the entire Americas were included in its sphere of influence, all of these, after crossing the vast Atlantic Ocean to Europe, their political influence will change. Very little.

Compared with the South American desert expedition that the Tang Empire is launching, compared with the issue of the ownership of Schleswig and Holstein, which is now attracting attention in Europe, the influence of the former is less than one percent of that of the latter.

Except for the cabinets and top decision-makers of countries such as Britain and France, the top leaders of other European kingdoms hardly care about the remote South American issue. Most European people don't know what happened there?
Not to mention attention, there is no door at all.

More than [-]% of the European people are illiterate. They don’t even know that there is a Tang Empire in North America. It is possible that they light the kerosene lamps exported by the Tang Empire every day, eat delicious canned food and food packaged in plastic bags, and take trains every day. Going to work by tram, but don't know what the Tang Empire is?
This is very common in Europe where illiteracy is everywhere. Ordinary Europeans can't even read newspapers, let alone understand the Tang Empire thousands of miles away.

In the 19th century
European countries generally do not pay attention to education, and almost half of the content of higher education is theological education, which is almost the patent of the aristocratic class and wealthy merchant families, and ordinary families cannot afford expensive books and education fees.

Take the United Kingdom, which was the first to enter an industrialized country, as an example;
The urbanization rate in the UK reached 1863% in 69.7, but the education appropriation in the UK only accounted for 4.2% of the total fiscal expenditure, which is generally believed by the upper echelons of the British government;
Education is the people's own business, and financial allocations should not be wasted on popularizing education, which is costly and meaningless.

Among the royal families in Europe, only the Prussian royal family is the only exception.

The Prussian royal family has two major expenditures. The first is military expenditure, which accounts for more than half of the entire royal family’s expenditure. The second is universal education, which accounts for 13% of government expenditure.

Therefore, the Prussian people are highly educated, and the literacy rate accounts for more than 6% of the total population, which is unique and unmatched in the whole of Europe.

1864, from January to February

The Emmeline Palace in Berlin hosts luxurious court banquets and balls almost every now and then, attracting princes and nobles from all over the German Federation. His Royal Highness Tang-Li Kun, the heroic seventh prince, has also become famous for this, and enjoys great popularity in the European high society. .

"Turn down all these invitations. To be honest, I'm so tired of seeing invitations to noble banquets that I'm going to vomit. I'm really fed up with the hypocritical hypocrisy and the madness of those women." Li Kun looked at the thick stack of invitations on the table. The invitation letter frowned and couldn't help moaning.

Colonel Escalade-Freche couldn't help laughing out "poof...", he knew that the eyes of those aristocratic women looking at His Highness were all naked and hot, and he wished he could crush His Highness into pieces and put them in his arms .

It's no wonder His Highness feels overwhelmed by this battle.

Colonel Escalade-Frech reached out and plucked at the stack of invitations, and took out two ball invitations with noble emblems, and silently pushed them in front of His Highness before saying;
"The first letter is an invitation letter from the Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck's family, and the second letter is an invitation letter to the Royal William Ball. The others are optional. You must attend these two invitations to the noble evening banquet. Your Highness can use this to get to know many great princes." Junkers military aristocratic family, the influential kind."

"God, is it over yet?"

"I would like to remind Your Highness that the embassy in Puerto Rico also pointed out the importance of these two dances, which will be of great help in opening up contacts. The embassy will also attend these two dances. If His Highness attends in person, the effect will definitely be greater. Full."

"It's true that you are fully effective, and I'm exhausted." Li Kun showed a little rebellious mentality of a young man at this time, but he quickly adjusted, pinching his nose and saying; "Okay, then attend the meeting." These two games, school will start soon, and then I can use the excuse of peace of mind to study."

"Very good Your Highness, this is what we want to persuade. It would be better if you can realize it yourself."

"Mr. Escalade, don't think I don't know what you're thinking? You always use this excuse to fool me, and when you need it, you come up with all kinds of excuses that I can't refuse. I'm not a child anymore , don’t want to be a puppet for you and the diplomatic embassy.”

"Your Highness is serious, Escalade can't bear it!"

"Hmph...You cunning guy, you used this trick to win my sympathy again. I won't be fooled this time."

"Your Highness, Escalade can swear to you that everything I do is based on His Highness's interests, and there is absolutely no selfishness."

"Okay, okay, you don't have to swear to me, anyway, try to push me away the invitations to these noble night banquets, I feel a headache seeing the invitations now, anyway, after attending these two dances, I will concentrate on my studies. "Looking at Colonel Escalade Freche with a sad face, Li Kun finally softened his heart, waved his hands impatiently, turned around and left.

Behind him, there was only Colonel Escalade Fritch with a helpless expression, his hands spread out rather weakly.

It is not easy to fool His Highness to attend various night banquets now, as His Highness said himself; I am not a child now.

It is estimated that the embassy in Germany will be depressed again when they hear the news.

After the Seventh Prince came to Berlin, he quickly opened up the diplomatic scene of the empire, which greatly enhanced the influence and reputation of the Tang Empire in the countries of the German Federation. This was something that the embassy in Germany could not even do.

There is no way, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince is the second in line heir to the empire, and his status is extremely noble.

All the royal families in Europe followed this pattern, and the nobles' strong desire to compare would never be lowered. Firstly, they compared each other with respect to blood, secondly, compared with wealth, status, and thirdly, compared with influence and social circle.

His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince happens to meet the conditions. Coming to Berlin is like throwing a heavy bomb into the lake. The power produced is beyond the reach of embassies abroad. A little help can get twice the result with half the effort.

The current embassy of the Tang Empire in Prussia can directly communicate with King William I of the Kingdom of Prussia, Prime Minister Bismarck, and the military nobles of the Grand Junkers who control the situation in the kingdom, and establish a relatively close and friendly relationship, which was unimaginable before.

And all of this was brought about by His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince.

Now His Highness is bored and doesn't play anymore. One can imagine how disappointed the embassy in Puerto Rico will be?
Colonel Escalade-Frech shrugged helplessly. Anyway, it was a matter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and had nothing to do with him. The future interests of himself and his family were tied to the Seventh Prince. correct.

He walked out in a hurry, and ordered his men to prepare a carriage quickly.

After arriving in Berlin, Colonel Escalade-Frech also became popular in the upper aristocratic circle of the Kingdom of Prussia along with His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince. There are not too many women who are willing to pounce on you!
these days
Colonel Escalade-Frech had a flirtatious fling with the young and beautiful princess of Bavaria, a rich and high-ranking young widow whose husband was the Marquess of Spitsburg, who had died in Kerry some years before. mian war.

At that time, the Marquis of Spitsburg entered the Crimean battlefield as the leader of the German mercenaries. He had more than 7000 German mercenaries under his command, and he should have been safe.

But the Crimean War was unprecedentedly brutal and bloody. Even the British commander-in-chief and the French marshal died in the war. What is a small mercenary leader?
More than 7000 German mercenaries were involved, and they were maimed without even a splash...

Thinking of the beautiful Kazilan's big eyes and familiar snow-white Dong body of the eldest princess of Bavaria, especially on the bed, Colonel Escalade-Frech swallowed dryly. At that time, he got in, knocked on the front wall of the carriage with his precious cane and said, "Go to 79 Huntington Avenue, hurry up..."

"As you order, my lord."

The carriage quickly passed through the heavily guarded gate and drove into the Kurfürst Street.

At this time, many people gathered on the street one after another, about 600 people. The gentlemen were all dressed in formal attire, and the women were wearing beautiful skirts. They sat in the cafe or pub across the street and waited.

These are people who want to observe the heavenly night scene of Emmeline Palace with their own eyes. Most of them come from middle-class families in Berlin. It is enough to look up at the dreamlike night scene outside the street and feel the luxurious atmosphere of the oriental royal family.

The carriage quickly went away, and soon disappeared at the end of the street...

(End of this chapter)