Great Qing Dynasty talker

Churchill punched Staunton violently.

The scene was in chaos~
Some people took this opportunity to step on Staunton, and some people kicked Churchill from behind.

Fortunately, there are still some sober people.

Someone shouted:

"Guards, guards."

A team of armed guards rushed in, pulled the angry Churchill away, and rescued Viscount Staunton, whose face was covered in blood.

That night,

King George III issued an edict that, as Prime Minister North was seriously ill and unable to handle affairs, Viscount Staunton would temporarily serve as acting prime minister and preside over secret peace talks with Wu.

His butler visited Churchill privately and rewarded him with a box of gold, silver and jewelry.

……

The House of Lords was not surprised by the result, as it was expected.

London chose to stand on the side of justice and stabbed Europe in the back.

Although he has no hope of becoming the overlord from now on, he can still seek the position of second in command, act as the big brother's vanguard, and monitor the European continent for the big brother.

Europe is in chaos~
Frank was making a revolution, Prussia dreamed of unifying Germany, and Russia's ambition to expand its territory was not mentioned.
The eldest brother really needs a loyal second brother.

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One month later~
Staunton came to the temporary palace on the Sea of ​​Azov and met Emperor Wu.

At the banquet, Staunton's eyes were moist. He recalled many times his happy life on Xishan Island in Suzhou Prefecture, and lamented that if Your Majesty had not intervened at that time, he would have become the second Macartney.

His words are so simple!
The sincerity of their feelings!
This shows that Viscount Staunton really read and understood the Confucian classics thoroughly.

The whole banquet was a pleasure!

But it doesn't involve serious business.

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After the banquet, important officials of the Wu court had a private conversation with Staunton.

The two sides talked all day long, from morning to night, from night to morning, and argued back and forth, and finally signed a "Wu-Sa Military Alliance Agreement."

The agreement stipulates:

The Saxon Kingdom sent all its gold reserves to Suzhou Prefecture for safekeeping.

The Saxon Kingdom transferred its five colonies around the world to the Wu Kingdom free of charge within one year.

The Saxon Kingdom agreed to join the global free trade association led by the Wu Kingdom and promised to strictly enforce all terms (if violated, gold reserves would be confiscated).

The Saxon Kingdom supported the Wu army in stationing troops in Cyprus, Sicily and Suez.

The State of Wu promised that if the Saxon territory was attacked by any force, the State of Wu would immediately send troops to provide assistance (including overseas colonies and merchant ships).

The two countries hold joint military exercises every four years at an undetermined location.

The prerequisite for the entry into force of this Agreement is that the treaty will automatically take effect when the Royal Navy's cannon fires in the Mediterranean and the North Sea to stab its European allies.

……

The twelfth month of the lunar calendar.

The Royal Navy suddenly backstabbed its allies.

In the Mediterranean, the Royal Navy opened fire and sank 22 Iberian friendly warships that were caught off guard, blockading the ports of the Iberian Peninsula.

In the Baltic Sea, the Royal Navy, under the pretext of escorting an arms convoy to shore, suddenly bombarded Russian warships and port facilities, and launched a large number of rockets at St. Petersburg.

In the North Sea, the Royal Navy suddenly seized four Prussian merchant ships.

News came out~
There was an uproar in Europe and everyone was stunned.

London is a scoundrel!

Countries are fighting to the death on the Eastern Front, and London is taking advantage of the situation?

……

The time came to March 1796.

The bodies of Alexander I and Frederick William III were finally found, and along with them came hundreds of thousands of deserters who looked like beggars.

Nearly 500 million allied troops were wiped out, some died from Wu’s guns and artillery, some died from the severe cold, or some went missing.

Countless citizens cried.
Rumors were flying everywhere, saying all sorts of things, and all kinds of charlatans appeared one after another.

The sales of various newspapers continued to double, and they reported extensively on the current international situation, which was nothing more than: the nobles were jumping up and down, the common people were crying, and prices were soaring.

The situation was in chaos with the war faction, the peace faction, the kingly way faction, and the revolutionaries.

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Some Junker nobles went crazy. Some of them were very old and some were very young. They rode on horses, carried guns, and took the farm workers with them to arm themselves to defend Greater Berlin.

Vienna felt a little relieved.

Because Francis II's personal attendant returned and brought back a handwritten letter.

The Habsburg monarchy hoped to withdraw from the war and ransom the king.

The State of Wu offered 800 tons of gold.

The lion opened his mouth.

The nobles were reassured, not afraid of the other party asking for an exorbitant price, but they were afraid that the other party would refuse to make an offer.

Let's talk~
To show our sincerity, we will first give you 2000 ounces of gold.

The Habsburg monarchy overcame the initial period of extreme panic and began to mobilize troops to seriously engage in a fight with the Ottoman army that had broken into the country.

One-on-one, Osman is no match.

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As the temperature rose, Wu Jun also started a new round of mobilization.

A vanguard fleet crossed the Black Sea and entered the Mediterranean Sea. With the assistance of the Royal Navy, it easily captured Sicily.

This is a land whose ownership is constantly switched between multiple powerful countries, and thus it has given birth to a group of men with the most rebellious spirit.

Wu’s army raised a five-color American flag on the commanding heights of the island.

However, sporadic armed confrontations on the island have never stopped.

It was not until two years later that the experienced 2th Legion came to relieve the guard, won over and got to know the Sicilian women, obtained intelligence through them, and wiped out the core members of the local guerrillas, that order was stabilized.

At that time, the island of Cyprus still belonged to the Ottoman territory, so Sultan Selim waved his hand and gave it away!
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After getting involved in the Mediterranean, the Wu army also cleared out the tribes around the Nile River, killed a few troublemakers, and developed several friendly tribes.

So far,

The north-south lines have achieved a true confluence.

The fifty newly launched steam warships with a displacement of 1000 tons that were launched at Yangon Port finally arrived at the Red Sea.

Among them, 20 ships, under the guidance of the Royal Navy, sailed along the long coastline, through the Strait of Gibraltar, into the Mediterranean Sea, and anchored in the naval port of Sicily.

The biggest problem with steam battleships was the need to build coal and water supply stations along the way.

However, as time went on, the global supply network of the Wu Navy was gradually taking shape, stretching from Hawaii in the east to the Red Sea in the west, with more than 100 coal and water supply points.

……

In April 1796, the ice and snow began to melt.

St. Petersburg, which was almost reduced to ruins by thousands of rockets from the Royal Navy, still arrogantly rejected a series of demands from Wu's army, including ceding territory and paying compensation, and they elected a young new tsar.

The new Field Marshal Potemkin listened to the advice of Kutuzov, a general who had been defeated many times but still fought again.

Adopt a proactive scorched earth strategy.

When retreating, they took the initiative to burn down hundreds of towns and cities in the most important areas.

Including St. Petersburg.

More than 200 million Rakshasas led their animals and carried food on their backs, silently setting off on the journey. They gave up all the rich lands and went to survive in the far north.

The city of Kinov became a frontline hub.

After hearing the news, Li Yu pondered for a long time and ordered the troops pursuing northward to stop immediately and help consolidate the Russians' scorched earth strategy while retreating.

The enemy burns, I burn too.
If the enemy doesn’t occupy it, I won’t occupy it either. I’ll leave it for others to occupy.

……

After a winter of recuperation, the Wu army divided into four groups and advanced rapidly westward.

Europe was shocked.

At the same time, Emperor Wu’s request was also placed on the table of the courts of various countries.

One word: money!

Each country had to pay compensation, ranging from 50 to 400 tons of gold.

The attitude of the Wu State was consistent and clear: the cause of the Tea War was the unilateral tearing up of the three major treaties by various countries, so the military expenses and all losses should be borne by each country.

If you refuse to pay compensation, the heavenly soldiers will scrape it themselves.

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The Habsburg Monarchy signed the surrender first, not only because its king was a prisoner in the enemy's camp, but also because the Ottoman Empire was eyeing them covetously.

If the treaty is not signed, Wu Jun plans to reinforce the Ottoman army with a batch of 88-caliber breech-loading guns.

The Vienna authorities emptied the national treasury, sealed up all gold shops, ordered every household to hand over their gold jewelry, and even imposed the burden on the nobles, before they could barely gather 210 tons of gold.

Francis II finally returned to Vienna, which he had been away from for a long time.

The Ottoman troops in its territory also began to withdraw under the mediation of Emperor Wu, and the national border was still divided according to the previous line.

……

The Netherlands was restored and freed from Saxon control.

Although they had a low presence in the coalition and did not participate much in the war, they were required to pay a full 380 tons of gold as compensation.

The reason is simple: the Netherlands is rich.

It's a fat sheep~
Li Yu appointed a new Dutch ruler as a puppet.

In order to return a favor, the puppet will naturally try his best to plunder and repay the favor. At most, he will just have to make the merchants in the federal provinces suffer a little more.

……

The unruly Franks also bowed their heads. They really had no money, so they signed a contract to transfer 7% of their overseas colonies to the State of Wu free of charge in exchange for peace.

As a result, a relatively valuable development environment was obtained, and the country began to heal the wounds of war and improve various internal systems.

The Civil Code was released ahead of schedule.

The Franks are in hibernation, sleeping on straw and eating bitter food~
……

King Carlos IV of Iberia was dissatisfied, so Li Yu ordered a war.

The Wu army and the Saxon navy joined forces to invade the Iberian Peninsula, occupy some coastal towns, and control several key ports.

However, the mountainous terrain of the Iberian Peninsula caused great headaches for the Wu army, resulting in heavy casualties.

However, half a year later, Carlos IV suddenly admitted defeat and paid 420 tons of gold as compensation.

The Wu army took advantage of the situation, withdrew from the peninsula and announced a glorious victory.

The reason behind this is that Li Yu made a threat.

If Carlos IV insisted on not paying compensation, he would support a domestic revolution in Iberia.

The countermeasures were told to him:
First, the State of Wu will provide strong support to the mobs in the Iberian Peninsula in terms of arms and funds.

Second, before retreating, the Wu army would hand over the occupied defense zone to the Ottomans. It seems that the Sultan is very interested in returning to the Iberian Peninsula and has the patience even if it takes 50 years to slowly erode it.

……

Li Yu used both soft and hard tactics and finally subdued these reactionary monarchs (except the silent Prussia).

The next step is to use force to maintain order, and then consider withdrawing troops after all compensation has been paid. The military supplies and fodder during the period of detention will be borne by the local people.

This was Wu Jun’s most glorious moment.

Nearly one million troops were stationed along a thousand-mile-long front, stretching from the Nile River in the south to Warsaw in the north.

All the vassal soldiers held their heads high and shared the pride.

The pride of expanding the empire's territory and spreading the emperor's grace to the world made the vassal army feel full of identification with the superior country.

The superior country is generous and never withholds rewards such as wine, meat, rice, gold and silver.

……

Li Yu suggested that European countries that had not participated in the war should also be asked to pay a small amount of compensation.

We cannot share the glory, but we must share the shame?

The small countries are very angry but dare not speak out.

The tone of the newspapers changed completely.

An article titled "We should reflect on the causes of the Tea War - starting from the spirit of contract" made countless people so embarrassed that they could not raise their heads.

The article starts with the three major treaties and puts the blame on the monarchs of the various countries for the cause of the war. If the monarchs of the European countries had not taken the initiative to tear up the treaties, the war would not have occurred.

The State of Wu was the victim, so it was reasonable for it to start a war to protect its own interests.

Therefore,
We should not hate the State of Wu, on the contrary, we should be grateful to the State of Wu.

The Tea War brought civilization to the European continent.

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The city of Suez has earned a beautiful reputation: the Golden City.

The gold indemnities from various countries were first transported here, and then escorted back to the country by the Wu army's joint fleet.

To be on the safe side~
The gold transport fleet consisted of four Iberian silver ships in excellent condition. They were the most experienced in long-distance transportation of gold and silver.

There were as many as 60 escort warships along the way.

This is a gold escort mission that is rare in the world.

While the fleet was docked at Guangzhou Port, some of the gold bricks were moved out in accordance with the order of Emperor Wu, and the exhibition attracted a large number of visitors.

The soldiers shot and killed more than a dozen criminals.

Gold disturbs people's minds.

Afterwards, it was transported to Songjiang Prefecture for exhibition and finally made into gold coins.

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In 1796, the entire empire was in a state of frenzy.

Civilian newspapers continued to publish various shocking headlines:

"Millions of troops set foot on the European continent", "Your Majesty annihilated 500 million enemy troops in one battle", "Going abroad to work and getting rich overnight - the personal experience of Zhao Wu in Yimeng Mountain", "Your Majesty earned a mountain of gold for your subjects".

The empire's immigration craze was revived, and the price of tickets to the west coast of North America increased threefold.

Guangzhou and Songjiang caused even more sensation.

The news spread like ripples on water, shocking everyone.

After discussion with the courtiers, the Queen decided to use 3 tons of gold to build a statue of the emperor in military uniform. The outside is gold and the inside is copper.
It stands on the bank of the Huangpu River.

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After receiving clear instructions from His Majesty, Ngo Dinh began to make every effort to dump stocks and eliminate firearms.

Old rules: free trade.

Sell ​​for money~
Before 1800, all muzzle-loading rifles and cannons were sold out. No matter whether the buyer was an Indian, a native of Southeast Asia, a Parisian revolutionary, or an Ottoman, as long as you paid, I would sell it.

I wouldn't mind even if you bought a gun and turned around to shoot me.

Business is business, and war is war.

Anyway, my weapon is definitely better than yours!
Border residents are also allowed to purchase their own guns.

Every household of immigrants who have settled in the north of the Amur River has a gun. It goes without saying that along the Ob River, almost everyone has a gun.

The empire's steel and arms dealers were so happy that they were almost numb, and production capacity was once again at full capacity.

There is no way to make money. There is no way to make money.
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August 1796, 5.

Kingdom of Prussia, east bank of the Oder River.

Corpses everywhere~
Under the repeated bombardment of Wu's army's shrapnel shells, more than 1 Prussian student soldiers were killed or wounded, and their young and tender faces were covered in blood.

Don't rest your eyes!

Before they died, they never figured out why the battle line was getting closer and closer to Berlin.

Aren’t there successive victories on the front line?
Did the bald principal deceive himself?
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The gray-haired commander of the Fifth Army, Miao Youlin, put away his telescope and said with a relaxed smile, "Pass the order down, everyone work harder, take Berlin in one fell swoop, and achieve your majesty's unparalleled hegemony."

At this time, internal strife broke out between the pro-war and pro-peace factions in Berlin.

In the end, the peace faction won.

More than 20 stubborn Junker nobles were summoned to Berlin in the name of a "meeting" and were caught in one fell swoop in the conference hall by soldiers who obeyed the civil servants.

Immediately, the civil officials announced the formation of a temporary parliament and sent representatives to the Wu army camp to negotiate peace.

The peace advocates believe that there is really no need to fight any further.

If the fighting continues, all the men will die. Is a Prussia still Prussia with only women and children left?
For the sake of the overall situation, a truce must be called.

No matter how great the cost.

The Kingdom of Prussia can no longer shed blood for the European continent. (End of this chapter)