I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 391: Harmonious Relations with the Maori
Joseph raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Are the British so tough?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Talleyrand nodded. "Perhaps, we should increase our investment in Mysore and make the British suffer more, so that they will return to the negotiation table again."

Joseph's bottom line for the negotiations was that Britain recognized France's influence in Algiers, Tunisia and Tripoli.

Algiers is an important grain-producing area, with an area several times that of Tunisia, and is the largest piece of fat meat in North Africa.

Tripoli is close to Egypt and was an important foundation for the future opening of the Suez Canal.

Historically, Emperor Napoleon once briefly set foot in Egypt, but because his foundation in North Africa was not solid and his navy was weak, he eventually lost the opportunity to threaten Britain by opening the Suez Canal.

Of course, if we can get the Caribbean islands, then Tripoli can be put aside for the time being. Sugar is a luxury nowadays, and the value of Caribbean islands that can produce a large amount of sugar cane is also very high.

Joseph thought for a moment, but waved his hand and said, "No, Archbishop Talleyrand, we need to scale back our actions in India."

"Ah? Why is this?"

Joseph smiled and said, “Our goal is not to drive the British out of India.”

Not to mention that Britain would definitely fight France for India. After losing Britain's restraint, it was not in France's interest for Mysore to conquer the entire Indian peninsula - Mysore had been exposed to European technology, and with the personal ability of Tipu Sultan, the "Tiger of Mysore", this was very likely.

The powerful Indian Empire will certainly go north and get involved in Central Asia, which will bring great trouble to the whole of Europe. Therefore, it is better for India to be scattered like the stars in the sky.

"What we have to do is to make the British pay a higher cost." Joseph continued, "and the cost of attack is much higher than that of defense.

"Let Marquis Lafayette arrange defenses as quickly as possible and let the British attack. At the same time, he must destroy as many British supplies as possible. Military spending will teach the British a lesson."

In fact, there was another important reason why he did this - Mysore had no chance of defeating Britain.

After all, Britain is still the world's number one power. Although the raid on Mysore achieved some results, Britain has now begun to take real action.

Given Mysore's strength, if they continued to attack fiercely, the British would easily seize the opportunity and wipe them out.

The most correct tactic for Tipu Sultan was to defend step by step and consume the British military expenditure greatly. Moreover, Joseph also prepared a "secret weapon" for him. Calculating the time, those people should have arrived in India by now.

Joseph then remembered something and told Talleyrand: "By the way, given the British habits, they are likely to create trouble for the Southern Netherlands. You need to go to the German countries, as well as the countries in Northern Europe and Eastern Europe as soon as possible to tell their kings..."

India.

Outside the port of Mangalore, northwest of Mysore, a small schooner was approaching quickly.

The ship was flying the Russian flag and the logo on the hull was Gemini Trading Company.

On the deck, several dark-skinned, sturdy men with intricate tattoos on their faces were looking at the Mysore Defense Forces who were lined up at the dock to greet them.

One of the middle-aged men, whose waist was as thick as a bucket, pointed to the Islamic-style buildings in the distance and spoke a string of obscure words. The young man next to him said in not very fluent French: "Uncle Magnus, Mr. Dufresne asked us to speak French as much as possible, have you forgotten it again?"

"Oh, yes." Magnus gave an apologetic smile and also spoke broken French. "Those houses are really strange. Even stranger than the ones the development team built in town. But they are beautiful."

The "development team" he referred to was the colonization team that landed on the island of New Zealand with Dufresne.

After they were given a piece of land by the Maori, they changed their name to the Development Team and began to build a town there.

With the assistance of a large amount of almost free Maori labor - the Maori people have a very harmonious relationship with them, and usually a day's work is just for a few glasses of wine and listening to stories told by the development team members.

Although the development team had finished telling the stories of "Breaking the Sky" and "The Master of Girlfriends" from memory two and a half months later, and they had to make up stories themselves to continue the subsequent plots, the Maori people still listened with great interest.

Many Maori also learned French by listening to stories.

Especially after the first wool harvest this year, the Maori people who received their wages were ecstatic - the French paid them with a large number of iron farm tools, horses, beautiful clothes and the like, which were luxury items that could be passed down for generations in any Maori tribe.

After hearing the news, the Maori tribes that had not previously cooperated with the development team came running to ask to raise sheep for the French, and some even took the initiative to reduce their remuneration.

Dufresne was very generous and maintained the previous salary because it was already very low and he couldn't save much more. He then signed sheep-raising agreements with more Maori tribes.

After more than half a year of operation, sheep can now be seen in most parts of New Zealand's North Island.

The only factor limiting New Zealand's sheep population is now breeding rate.

As soon as a sheep is born, the Maori people will rush to "adopt" it and take care of it meticulously. Coupled with the abundant grass and water in New Zealand and the climate that is extremely suitable for sheep growth, the wool production of sheep here is nearly 20% higher than that of their British counterparts!
On the deck, another tall young Maori tugged at his coat. He was obviously not used to wearing tightly wrapped clothes all day. He said to Magnus with some worry: "Lord Magnus, the Pimaiki have been making moves recently. If they come to our tribe for revenge and we happen to be away from home..."

The Pimax he was referring to was New Zealand's South Island, which historically had often been attacked by the North Island, though the South Island would gather strength to fight back.

Magnus smiled and said, "Don't worry, Nikawu. Mr. Dufresne is calling on all tribes to sign the 'Joint Declaration'. In the future, all conflicts between tribes will be decided by the 'Tribal Council'.

"Dufresne had already gone to the South Island before we set out, and I think the Waitaha tribe will also join the joint declaration."

Nikawu was still worried and asked, "But what if Waitaha refuses?"

"Humph," Magnus said disdainfully, "Rejecting Mr. Dufresne means making enemies with all the tribes. Moreover, they will lose the opportunity to raise sheep.

"Nikau, do you think they will attack Yamotu again?"

Yamotu is where their tribe lives.

When the young man heard that they were not allowed to raise sheep, he immediately nodded confidently: "That's definitely not the case."

(End of this chapter)