Wild North America 1846

Chapter 511 Who Will Stop Tsarist Russia
The British special envoy is different from the envoys from other vassal states, who have to wait for a month or two or even longer, after all, the weight of the British Empire represented behind it lies there.

Lord Palmerston was admitted to the palace only a few days later, and the place was Penglai Palace in the East Side Hall.

This is a place dedicated to receiving foreign heads of state or envoys. The palace is magnificent and full of royal style.

enter the palace

Lord Palmerston changed his previous arrogance in Qingyun Terrace. After seeing His Majesty, his expression immediately became respectful and humble, and his gestures and gestures were very in line with etiquette.

The founding emperor who led the rise of the Tang Empire in North America in front of him was a ruthless character. At the royal dinner held at Buckingham Palace, he singled out 23 nobles, causing 19 deaths and 3 serious injuries on the spot.

The famous seventh Duke of Marlborough in the United Kingdom was beaten to his knees and crawled, losing all face.

That was truly invincible bravery. The reputation of "Devil King Richard" resounded throughout the royal families of Europe, and no one dared to disrespect him in the slightest.

European royal families generally respect the strong, which is one of the reasons why Britain has repeatedly tolerated.

after a little pleasantries

Lord Palmerston presented Queen Victoria's personal letter with both hands, and Zheng Yuan, the head of the Royal Secretariat, took it over, and presented it on the imperial case with respectful hands.

Emperor Li Cha received it with one hand, turned over the envelope and looked at the British royal coat of arms on the wax seal, and after confirming that it belonged to the British royal family, he handed it to Director Zheng Yuan, who was standing by the side, and motioned for him to open it. .

Director Zheng Yuan took the letter with both hands, and then said "guilty".

He picked up the silver knife inlaid with a golden dragon pattern on the side of the imperial case in one hand, held the envelope with the other hand, and carefully cut the letter open, careful not to damage the complete wax-lacquered royal emblem on the outside of the envelope.

The letter written by Her Majesty the Queen and the casing with the royal wax badge must be preserved with confidence. This is the historical evidence of the communication between the imperial dynasty and the royal families of various countries, and it is of great significance.

Emperor Li Cha didn't pay attention to these details. He took the envelope in one hand and unfolded it. After reading it from beginning to end, he fell into deep thought.

At this moment

No one in the hall dared to speak, and fell into a suffocating silence.

In addition to the routine greetings, Her Majesty Queen Victoria first talked about a few princes who were studying in Europe, expressing her love for them.

It revealed that if possible, they are willing to match up with the European royal family, including and not excluding the British royal family.

As the richest royal family in the world, the descendants of the royal family of the Tang Empire are very popular among European royal families, and ideas of such marriages emerge in endlessly.

Especially after the Austrian-Prussian War, a large number of nobles from the North German states who lost their country, such as grand dukes, marquises, and earls, gathered in Vilna to be overcrowded, and most of the German nobles were poor.

The war came so suddenly, many aristocratic castles were lost, fiefdoms were also lost, and precious collections that had been passed down for hundreds of years were also lost. They only had time to take some gold and silver and fled in a carriage.

How can this little money be enough for nobles to maintain a decent life?
Many people focused on the princes of the Tang Empire traveling in Europe. In the eyes of these nobles, they were all moving gold mountains!

It's a pity that the sky fails to fulfill people's wishes!

After traveling in various European countries for several years, the First Prince, Second Prince, Fourth Prince and Seventh Prince all returned to the mainland of the empire one after another, and were ordered to get married one after another. Now they have their own Duke's mansion in Chang'an, the imperial capital, all of which are rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor.

The residences of several dukes are all located in the original area of ​​Longshou, very close to the palace. The Royal Guards are responsible for dispatching officers and soldiers to guard them. The Royal Household Office allocates the relevant expenses for maintaining the duke's mansion every year, and the Royal Fund distributes a sum of money to the duke every month. An unknown amount of money, this is the fixed income of an adult prince.

Besides
The princes are also working in the Royal Charity Foundation, the Royal Museum, the Royal Education Fund, the Royal Charity Hospital, the Renai Hospital, and some companies in which the royal family has shares, such as the honorary chairman of the Royal Chang'an University, the honorary chairman of the Royal Chevron Petroleum Company, and the Royal Chang'an Museum The honorary chairman, the honorary chairman of the Los Angeles Museum, etc., can more or less get a fixed income to make up for daily expenses.

Therefore, when the princes of the empire get titles of titles when they become adults, they can live a prosperous life and maintain a luxurious life of top aristocrats.

If the emperor's grandson is born, His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress and all the empresses in the palace will give a big red envelope, which is definitely a huge sum of money.

After the emperor's grandson reaches the age of 5, he can be included in the royal genealogy. From that day on, he can receive a monthly payment from the Royal Fund of the Tang Empire every month.

nowadays

The fifth, sixth, eleventh, and twelfth princes of the empire have all joined the army. Among them, the fifth and eleventh princes went to the Royal Navy. The other two princes joined the Royal Army and are training in the Andean Governor's Mansion in South America.

The second group of people who traveled to Europe were only the Eighth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince, and the Fifteenth Prince. Queen Victoria had met these three princes and liked them very much, so she also revealed this meaning in her letter.

The second thing mentioned in the letter is the situation in Northeast Asia.

Her Majesty Queen Victoria did not get entangled in the civil war on Fuso Island, but stood at a higher strategic level, seeing that the momentum of Tsarist Russia's expansion tended to move eastward, which made Her Majesty deeply worried.

And this passage
Emperor Richard was deeply touched. He admired Queen Victoria's keen international strategic vision. It was hard to believe that it came from a woman.

Here are the words of Her Majesty the Queen;
"The blood of the Eastern Slavic peoples of Tsarist Russia is impregnated with strong Mongolian genes, full of undisguised desire for aggression, either in the war of conquest, or in preparation for the war of conquest..."

"Never trust a villain to change, that's harder than filling the Black Sea."

"The most worrisome problem is that the Qing Dynasty, the largest country in the East, has been corrupt for too long, and the neighboring Kingdoms of Korea and Fusang Kingdom do not have a strong man. When the bear of Tsarist Russia is hungry again, who in Northeast Asia can contend?"

Sure enough, it is worthy of the British Empire, and it is indeed worthy of Queen Victoria. With such a far-reaching strategic vision, it is not without reason that the British Empire has firmly established itself as the world's hegemon for more than 100 years.

The third thing mentioned in the letter is to care about the situation in South America.

Queen Victoria neither showed support for the Brazilian Empire nor prevented the Tang Empire from continuing to expand, but subtly highlighted the word "enough is enough".

sigh inwardly

Emperor Richard raised his head, saw the serious and almost suffocating atmosphere in the hall, smiled slightly, and said cordially to Lord Palmerston;
"I have really read Her Majesty's letter, and I am deeply moved by Her Majesty's wisdom and kindness, which reflects the traditional friendship between the two countries that has stood the test of time.

Lord Palmerston came to Chang'an, the imperial capital for the first time, and asked them to be a host to take you around, see the characters and customs of the Tang Dynasty, and taste the social folk customs.

If you have any good or negative impressions, even if you speak freely, I really want to hear my friends' true opinions, not just flattery.

in a few days

I will write a reply letter in my own hand and give it to Lord Palmerston to take back. Everything I want to say is in the letter, and Her Majesty Queen Victoria must have read it. "

"It is the honor of the Palmerston family to serve His Majesty, and I feel very honored." Lord Palmerston stood up respectfully, bent down, and gave a deep salute.

The ceremonial interview time was very short, and ended in less than 20 minutes, without any in-depth conversation.

It took His Majesty the Emperor about 10 minutes to read the letter and think about it, and finally finished with a few simple words.

This is because of the huge disparity in status between the two sides. Emperor Richard has no need to discuss any major international affairs with a British envoy. That would be too ridiculous.

Lord Palmerston is just a top British aristocrat. He is neither the speaker of the parliament nor the prime minister, nor can he make any decisions on behalf of the British royal family. He is just a mouthpiece.

back to the inner court
Li Cha changed out of the Nine-Clawed Dragon Emperor Robe and put on a light and warm moon white embroidered dragon robe. He walked to the couch and sat down. While tasting the fragrant tea, he thought about what Queen Victoria was doing. issues discussed in the letter.

if history doesn't change

The British Empire has laid out its Northeast Asia policy from now on, and supporting Fusang to learn from the West and become stronger is the key direction of the British Northeast Asia policy.

In Britain's strategic planning, it should be that Adou, who saw that the Qing Empire was really unable to support him, had to take the second place and turn to support Fusang.

Everyone in the history behind knows that Fuso, which was strongly supported by the United Kingdom, has achieved comprehensive westernization. The policy of "leaving Asia and entering Europe" is the most vivid representative. The economic and military fields have taken off and gradually become stronger, and they have begun to seek expansion and colonial policies.

From the 19s to the end of this century, the domestic political struggles in Fusang were quite fierce. The competition between the royal faction and the democrats became increasingly fierce. Several prime ministers were even assassinated by radicals. There is no going back.

But it is undeniable that

Fusang did indeed do what the United Kingdom hoped it would do, that is, through the unprecedentedly tragic Russo-Japanese War, it effectively curbed Tsarist Russia’s eastward expansion and colonial policy, broke the inherent impression of Tsarist Russia’s bear that “Orientals are easy to bully”, and formed a The pattern of East Asia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Now that the Tang Empire supports the policy of the Tokugawa shogunate, it will undoubtedly make the strategic layout planned by the British come to nothing.

So Queen Victoria asked in her letter, who will curb Tsarist Russia's ambition to invade the East?

Li Cha was touched by Her Majesty's questioning, and he understood it in his heart;
If the Tokugawa shogunate continues to maintain its rule, the situation of poverty and weakness must exist for a long time, and it is impossible to undertake the important task of curbing the eastward advance of Tsarist Russia.

So who will stop it?
It is certainly impossible to expect the British to send troops from thousands of miles to East Asia, and it is also unrealistic to expect the Tang Empire.

for indescribable reasons

It is impossible for the Tang Empire to fight a tragic war with tens of thousands of people tens of thousands of miles away from its homeland. Doesn't it cost money to fight a war?
in the original history
In order to win the Russo-Japanese War, Fusang obtained huge loans of up to 17 billion yen from Britain, the United States and other countries, mobilized more than 100 million soldiers, and paid a heavy price of more than 30 military casualties. did not receive.

In order to repay this huge war loan, the Fusang people repaid the debt for more than 80 years, and it was not fully repaid until 1986, which shows that war is a real gold-swallowing beast.

Fuso people paid not only huge loans for the Russo-Japanese War, but also the economic achievements of the Meiji Restoration for more than 30 years. Japan issued public bonds and implemented a tobacco monopoly system. By 1903, Fuso’s annual tax revenue was 1.46 million yen, and the amount of public debt was as high as 5.38 million yen, all of which were thrown into war expenses.

To say the least, in order to win the Russo-Japanese War, Fuso spent no less than 23 billion yen, equivalent to 11.5 billion Tang yuan.

It is not easy to place such a huge expenditure on the Tang Empire!
(End of this chapter)