I, Zhu Houzhao, join the US imperialist chat group

Chapter 241 Is the world in chaos? France has the final say! The military strength of Britain, France, Russia and Germany is exposed! Peace is too far away!

[Tang Xizong Li Xuan: I have figured it out...France is the core of the dramatic changes in your area. It feels like France has the final say on whether the world is in chaos or not?]

Cleveland said so much, but Zhu Houzhao only paid attention to his closing statement, in which he said that France's position had been so unshakable in the past two hundred years.

【Louis XVI: Haha, is France so important? If Your Majesty hadn't told me, I wouldn't have realized it! In the past two hundred years, we seem to be the protagonists! Whether the world is in chaos or not, France has the final say! Your Majesty, you said it very well! 】

Louis XVI suddenly became happy and even felt very cool.

[US Xuanzong Jackson: Your Majesty Li’s summary is spot on! Whether it is the Seven Years’ War between Britain and France in the 18th century or the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century... it can indeed be said that France has the final say on whether the world is in chaos or not. ]

This time, Jackson couldn't help but agree.

【Meishezong Roosevelt: Your Majesty, you have summarized it brilliantly! The Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, the Seven Years' War between Britain and France, the Napoleonic Wars of the Anti-French Alliance, the Franco-Prussian War... all seem to confirm this point. And the Opium Wars of the Anglo-French Alliance... Tsk tsk... It seems that France's opponents have become powerful! 】

In 1905, Roosevelt had to admit that France had played a crucial role in the world pattern in the past two hundred years.

[Louis XVI: Hmm? Roosevelt, what do you mean our opponents have become stronger? What do you mean... Are you saying that we have been surpassed by them? ]

After finally feeling happy, Louis XVI discovered that Roosevelt's words made him unhappy.

【Roosevelt: Yes, that's true, Your Majesty. Let's talk about your opponent, Britain first. After the Seven Years' War, they stepped on you to become the Empire on which the sun never sets. Then there's Prussia... After the Franco-Prussian War, they also stepped on you to become the hegemon of Europe. And there's another one, if it weren't for Louisiana sold by His Majesty Napoleon, we wouldn't have the capital of a great power...】

[Also... when Napoleon defeated Spain... it also affected Spain's colonies in the Americas to a certain extent. For a time, there was a Republic of Colombia, the Empire of Brazil, and the Federal Republic of Argentina in Central America...]

After this brief review, Roosevelt also provided some evidence, and he also felt that France had made most of the countries in the world today.

[Louis XVI: Why does this sound so uncomfortable? What do you mean by stepping on France to ascend to power...]

Louis XVI frowned.

【Mei Yingzong Cleveland: Although it is uncomfortable, I also think that this may be the truth. However, Your Majesty, you should not have such worries now, because as long as you give it a little support, these things that originally belonged to you, France, will still belong to you. Otherwise... you can also try and take on the task of unifying Europe?】

[Louis XVI: Forget it, this task is too difficult, I can't do it. ]

Louis XVI decisively admitted his mistake again. He was not cut out for this.

[Tang Xizong Li Xuan: Roosevelt, please end this topic quickly. I think there is nothing more to talk about. I really have no interest in you Westerners.]

The East has no sense of presence at all in this series of world changes.

After learning about this topic, Zhu Houzhao was really not interested.

【American Emperor Washington: I think so too, let’s skip it… I am also confused by some of the things you said. 】

Washington also agreed that he had no idea about the history of Central America or the future development of America.

【Meishezong Roosevelt: Okay! Group leader, this topic... to be honest, it feels like there is not much content? So, how many points do you think everyone can get? 】

Roosevelt decisively changed the subject.

[Supreme group leader: As usual, those who speak more and have meaningful words will get 20 points! Cleveland will get another points, and the others will get points. Let's move on to the next topic.]

Zhu Houzhao gave points as usual.

【Messenger Roosevelt: Okay, next topic: President Jefferson mentioned that only when weapons are developed to what extent and wars are fierce enough can world peace come. This topic... is interesting, let's try to speak freely. 】

[Anyway, I think... our world is still quite unstable right now... the war is impossible to stop, and the arrival of peace should be difficult. ]

[I also mentioned President Grant’s issue at this point…]

[The deployment of British, French, Russian and German forces is also discussed here...]

When the second topic was started, Roosevelt, fearing that Cleveland would steal the spotlight, also took the initiative to start the topic.

【首先是英国：1870年常备陆军总额为30.2万人，1880年时候有32万人，1900年约为57万人！他们的海军总吨位数1890年的时候为472艘合计约为127万吨！这个数字，基本上是同一时期，德、法、德三军海军总和还要多。】

【其次是法国：1870年法国的陆军常备军总额为38万人，1890年时约为50万余人，1900年时约为60万余人。法国海军总吨位数，大约是53万吨。】

[The slightly more terrifying one is Germany: in 1883, they had 43 standing officers, as well as additional and reserve troops, totaling more than 320 million people. The first mobilization could reach 131 million people! ]

[In 1886, they expanded to 48 people, including mercenaries, etc., the actual number reached 52! Around 1900, they now have about 58 soldiers in the army! The navy is half of France! ]

【Finally, Russia! They are so terrifying! First, during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877, their standing army had 72 soldiers, and after the war, it increased to 77 soldiers! Then, they reduced their army, and by 1890, it had 65 soldiers... But in the past ten years, they have been expanding their army like crazy, and by 1900, five years ago... they already had an army of 112 million soldiers! In the Russo-Japanese War in recent years, they are still expanding their army like crazy...】

Roosevelt listed the military strength of various countries for nearly thirty years.

[Mercedes-Roosevelt: So... President Jackson, to what extent do you say the war has to develop, and to what extent do the weapons have to develop before we can have peace... Just the total number of troops of the countries I listed is almost over three million, and I haven't counted the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Italy, the Netherlands, etc...]

[If we add the countries around the world…]

[According to conservative estimates, the total number of our soldiers must have exceeded 10 million...]

[The world is so small, there are only one or two hundred countries, but there are already 10 million troops... How do you think peace will come? ]

Roosevelt used real examples to support his point.

As soon as these numbers came out, the group immediately fell silent.

【Louis XVI: Wait... We are around 1870, my future is about 38 years, and we in France only have 72 people, and there is no progress! But in the same period, Russia has 320 people! And Germany... What are they? In the same period... There are or people, and the follow-up troops and reserve troops have reached million people...】

[Roosevelt...are you kidding me! Why do they need so many troops? They want to unify Europe! No, they want to annex France?]

Louis XVI was shocked and hesitant, especially towards the unfamiliar Germany and the exaggerated Russian military strength, and felt frightened of war.

[Emperor Cleveland: Your Majesty, Germany is Prussia...your neighbor.]

Cleveland added kindly. [Louis XVI: This... this...]

[American Emperor Washington: This is too exaggerated! How come the armies of these countries suddenly have 400,000 or 500,000 troops, or even 1 million! Are Russia, him, and them so strong? ]

[Emperor Jefferson: Ten million troops in the world... peace, how can we usher in peace? ]

[US Emperor Jackson: Roosevelt, I am concerned about one thing now. During the same period, how many troops did the United States have...]

[American Li Zong Grant: Probably not much! After the Civil War, we have been on the path of disarmament. ]

Grant made a guess.

【Messenger Roosevelt: President Jackson, we don't have many people now. During the Civil War, we had about 103 million volunteer army troops, but they were reduced to only 1. In 1876, all countries in the same period had hundreds of thousands of people, and our highest number was only 27442! This number has been maintained until the eve of our war with Spain!】

[After the war, we only had 27 people! ]

[So far, our total army strength is about 9! ]

[The navy is just starting out and cannot be compared with Britain, France, and Germany...]

Roosevelt gave the exact number again, and he did not hide it from his family.

[Mercy Lincoln: Roosevelt, the world is not peaceful right now... Russia has more than one million troops, and we only have less than 90,000 or 100,000. Aren't you panicking?]

When this number came out, Lincoln was worried about Roosevelt.

【Messiah Roosevelt: Panic, of course not! So President Lincoln, all the presidents, we are now trying to expand the army to deal with the bad situation that may break out in the future. Of course, the focus is on developing the navy. If the navy fails, we, the United States, will face attacks from any place on the sea...】

While Roosevelt and the others were chatting, Zhu Houzhao fell into silence.

[Tang Xizong Li Xuan: Roosevelt... I just want to ask, are the numbers you gave true? ]

Zhu Houzhao only said this, because he and Xu Yunmiao were slightly stunned by the total number of soldiers in this series.

【Meishezong Roosevelt: Your Majesty, how could I lie? Lying in the group does no good. 】

it is true……

It couldn't be more true.

"Miao Jie... have you calculated how many troops we can support with our current supplies?"

Zhu Houzhao was also frightened by the war and could not help but look at Xu Yunmiao, wanting to know the exact number of the current military strength of the Ming Dynasty.

"A Shou, if you calculate it, with the supplies you currently provide, we can at least support an army of 500,000 for three years. If we want to increase the number of troops to one million, we can support it for one year. If we can get continuous support from future emperors, it will not be a problem to support an army of one million."

"It's just that... the navy may not be able to keep up..."

Xu Yunmiao was silent for a moment, then calculated a number for Zhu Houzhao.

"One million, is that even possible?"

Zhu Houzhao's phobia was a little better. He looked at the group again with a flickering gaze: "Why do I feel that... the future world is so exciting. Countries can easily have hundreds of thousands of troops. If they fight, how exciting it will be."

It is certain that with the help of the chat group, Ming Dynasty can now deploy one million troops on the spot at any time.

However, Zhu Houzhao looked down upon the world at that point in time and felt that the world described by Roosevelt was more exciting.

[Mercizu Lincoln: Wait a minute... If the military deployment Roosevelt mentioned is true? Cleveland, you said that if you want America to unify America and the world, doesn't it mean that at least 10 million troops are needed to accomplish this task?]

[Can the world be unified in fifteen years?]

[This also goes back to President Jackson's question... With so many armies around the world, it seems that there really needs to be a powerful country to unify them... Only then can there be true peace in this world?]

Lincoln obviously thought of Cleveland's previous boasting.

[American British Cleveland: President Lincoln, you can't calculate it like that! Who said that it takes 10 million troops to unify the world? As long as we have 3 million or 5 million troops, who can fight us? It makes us look like the villain. We can use some strategies first, unite some, suppress some... In the end, we will definitely be able to achieve unification. ]

[As for the world peace mentioned by President Jackson... I also think that at least there should be only one country in the world in order to truly usher in peace. ]

Cleveland is clearly trying to change the concept again.

【American Xuanzong Jackson: I think this topic is just something I came up with on a whim. It seems that there is no point in continuing the discussion. 】

Faced with the fact of the iron-clad number of troops, Jackson realized that his vision of world peace was basically impossible.

[Emperor Jefferson: Yes, I think... it might be easier for everyone to let Napoleon unify Europe on a whim! At this time, it seems that as long as everyone helps Napoleon arm an army of one million, he can unify Europe at a relatively small cost...]

[If we wait until later... to unify the world, imagine the armies of various countries we will have to face... that would be a nightmare! ]

Jefferson also became somewhat pessimistic, feeling that as time went on, it would be impossible to achieve true peace.

【Messenger Roosevelt: So, group leader, these two topics are over. I think President Jackson’s answer may need to be answered by the next president.】

Roosevelt also realized decisively that there was no answer to this topic.

[Supreme Group Master: It can be ended. Everyone who participated in the topic will get 5 points. Roosevelt, you get 30 points.]

【Meishezong Roosevelt: Then let's continue with the remaining three topics, how to help President Lincoln and His Majesty Li Xuan, and... how much effect can the chat group play! I think the first two topics and the last topic correspond to each other, and everyone can chat together. 】

Roosevelt continued to host the meeting and brought in the last three topics.

(End of this chapter)