I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 412: Britain's New Strategy
Old Mr. Grenville sighed and continued:

"But, with this mess now... you're likely to become the scapegoat for future bad situations. I mean, the Marquis of Wellesley is an extremely good politician, and he's messed up a lot."

"You are quite right." Lord Grenville nodded seriously. "I have never been very good since I was a child. I am far inferior to the Marquis of Wellesley in politics and strategy. Well, I am also inferior to the previous Foreign Secretary, the Duke of Leeds."

He smiled awkwardly: "To be honest, until now, I still don't even understand how the French defeated the Marquis of Wellesley."

"Then you still..."

Lord Grenville straightened his back and said, "But I grew up among that group of outstanding guys, so I learned a skill, which is to quickly discover the advantages of others."

"Um, so what?"

"What do you think has enabled the French to remain undefeated in their competition with the British over the past two years?"

Old Grenville was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"I am old now, and I am no longer able to understand these international events."

His nephew smiled and said:
"I don't really understand it. But I have discovered that the French have a huge advantage - that is, their international environment in the past two years has been so good. This allows them to rely on external forces to do anything. And we, uh, were questioned by the whole of Europe a while ago for 'encouraging the Southern Netherlands to export revolution'."

If Joseph heard these words, he would definitely give Lord Grenville a thumbs up and tell him that this was the international environment he had worked hard to create. Who told me that I had read history books?

Old Mr. Grenville's eyes fixed, and he nodded slowly.
"Indeed, what are you going to do?"

……

Palace of Versailles.

In the spacious palace theater, there was a burst of excited discussion:
"Wow, it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he really made an appearance!"

"He is so handsome, my heart is melting..."

"His Highness looked at me. Did you see that? He was looking at me!"

"Your Highness, you are so perfect. Who can win your heart..."

Joseph came onto the stage in a blue and white costume, first saluted the birthday girl, Queen Mary, with his hand on her chest, and then began his performance.

After rehearsing for a while, he had overcome his previous embarrassment and skillfully picked up the glass bottle on the wooden table. He raised his head and took a big sip. Then he looked at the bottle in his hand and praised:

"Sure enough, I need to drink a bottle of Paris Coke to improve the efficiency of alchemy!"

As he finished his lines, several servants who had been prepared distributed exquisite glass bottles to the nobles in the front row.

The person who got the bottle picked it up curiously and saw a label with "Paris Coke" on it and small words "Royal Designated Drink" below.

They realized that this was the drink that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was drinking, and they all took off the bottle caps and tasted it.

"Uh--" A duke couldn't help but burp loudly. He suddenly felt relaxed all over. At the same time, a sweet taste rushed to the tip of his tongue along with the burp, which was wonderful.

Regardless of the fact that his previous burp seemed unsightly, he immediately gulped down a few big gulps of Paris Coke and squinted his eyes in pleasure.

This bubbling drink was so good that he decided to buy a few boxes and store them in the cellar when he got home.

The nobles in the back row who didn't get any drinks stretched their necks to watch the people in front of them enjoying the drinks, and couldn't help swallowing their saliva desperately. It's not that Joseph didn't prepare so many drinks, but he deliberately did hunger marketing - the less you can drink, the more you will think it must be the most delicious thing.

In the VIP seat in the middle of the second floor, Louis XVI also burped and raised a glass bottle to Queen Marie beside him:
"You have to try it. Our son always surprises me with all these good things."

Then, Anne, played by Alexandra, appeared on the stage and went straight to Cousin Hunter, but she first raised her hand to touch the tall bookshelf:
"The family's precious alchemy books must be stored in a bookcase made of synthetic boards to be safe."

Joseph nodded. "You are right. Synthetic board furniture is not only strong and durable, with a lifespan several times longer than ordinary wood board furniture, but it is also naturally insect-resistant, which can reduce the risk of classics being eaten by insects."

"Where did you get this new and excellent furniture?"

"I heard there's a new furniture store called 'Easy to Live' opened in Paris, just southwest of the Louvre area..."

The nobles in the audience who had seen this scene performed by other troupes were stunned - how could this be completely different from previous performances?
Shouldn't Annie and Hunter be discussing Level 5 alchemy? Why are they talking about furniture?
However, what exactly is this "synthetic board furniture" they are talking about? It sounds like it's magical...

London.

Number 10 Downing Street.

"Try it. This is my treasured premium product." Little Peter handed a glass of wine to his old friend. "So, according to what you said, how should we break the French diplomatic advantage?"

Lord Grenville smelled the aroma of wine and smiled:

"First, we must not be too greedy. If we want to have everything, we will end up with nothing. Take the Southern Netherlands for example. We spent a lot of money and diplomatic resources to get it away from Austria, which was difficult to control, but in the end, France got Luxembourg."

Little Pete nodded thoughtfully: "Please continue."

"And this also pushes Austria towards France." Grenville said, "Now is the time to give up the Southern Netherlands.

“Austria will thank us for this, while France will be made irrelevant.

“In addition, if Prussia withdraws its troops to Silesia, Austria will be under greater military pressure, and we can also take the opportunity to mediate between the two countries.

"Whether Austria is then directed towards Serbia or Poland, their dependence on France can be minimized.

"This is the international situation we need. A tit-for-tat 'duel' with the French will only consume our strength. Borrowing the power of other countries to deal with them is the correct way to win."

"Abandoning the Southern Netherlands strategy..." Pitt the Younger took a deep breath, "This will make the Whigs' attacks on me even more fierce."

"I will try my best to convince the old guys in the party." Grenville raised his glass with a smile, "When we curb the momentum of the French, they will naturally be satisfied."

……

France.

Palace of Versailles.

Louis XVI raised the glass bottle and handed it to his sweaty son:
"Joseph, maybe you need a bite."

Queen Mary smiled and said:
"My dear, you were so good! Oh, and Alexandra was great too, you two looked so perfect together. On stage, I mean."

(End of this chapter)