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Chapter 321: The Tripartite Anti-British Pact at Chambord

October 1774, 10 AD, September 15, the th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty.

After nearly a month of negotiations, the new round of alliance was finally signed at the Château de Chambord.

What was signed this time was not just an alliance between France and Xing Tang, but an alliance signed by France, the Holy Roman Empire and Xing Tang.

I, King Mo, am very cunning. He doesn't care that there are fundamental contradictions between France and the Holy Roman Empire. In other words, whoever wants to dominate Europe will always have to face the Holy Roman Empire as a hurdle.

Mo Zibu is not a European player, so he can ignore the twists and turns among these Europeans. The conflict between the Holy Roman Empire and France belongs to them, and the Tripartite Agreement belongs to me, King Mo.

The reason why Mo Zibu insisted on signing an agreement with Shinra and offering many benefits to Shinra was because he knew that Shinra, which was still very powerful at the time, would become increasingly weak in the future, to the point that the Austro-Hungarian Empire would become the sick man of the great powers.

So, the benefits of giving up profits now can be slowly taken back in the future. Even after Mozibu unifies the north and the south in the future, he can help Austria-Hungary and make the situation in Europe even more interesting.

Or to put it simply, if King Mo borrowed money from the British, they would have the ability to collect the debt, but if he borrowed money from Shinra, he would not have this concern, as Shinra would most likely not be able to make a profit.

According to the treaty known as the Tripartite Treaty of Chambord.

France and the Holy Roman Empire recognized that all the Dutch East India Company's properties in the East would be controlled by the Xing Tang Kingdom in the future.

The most important of these was the VOC company, which would establish the Grand Duchy of Batavia, a city subordinate to the Xingtang Kingdom, in the area of Batavia and the surrounding land within a radius of 200 kilometers.

The Grand Duke of this duchy will be Mo Zirong, and his future wife will be from the French royal family or the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty.

In fact, the candidate has already been chosen. She is Archduchess Maria Elizabeth, the fifth daughter of Queen Theresa, sister of Joseph II, and elder sister of Queen Marie Antoinette of France.

But there is still a problem. Maria Elizabeth once proposed a marriage to Louis XV, the grandfather of Louis XVI.

Although it was not implemented and was aborted before it even began because Maria Elizabeth contracted smallpox, it still had an impact.

So Louis XVI was a little conflicted, he didn't know whether he should support it or not.

At the same time, Queen Theresa also felt that Mo Zirong's background was still a little low. At least the Xingtang Kingdom had to grow a little bit stronger before she could consider it a good match.

Finally, Mo Zirong himself was not very happy about it. Maria Elizabeth was not young anymore, she was already 32 years old this year. Although she was very beautiful, she had some scars on her face after suffering from smallpox.

Mo Zirong sent someone to check on her. The scars were not too many and did not particularly affect her appearance, but they definitely meant that Maria Elizabeth would not be beautiful.

Therefore, with all three parties being very conflicted, the marriage is currently stuck, but it is certain that Mo Zirong's future wife will be chosen from the old European aristocratic royal family.

Without informing VOC at all, the covenant determined the future of VOC and made the provisions more detailed.

In general, in the future, all the territories of the VOC company east of India, except for the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Batavia with Mo Zirong as the Grand Duke, will belong to the Xingtang Kingdom.

However, the Xing Tang Kingdom could not interfere in matters other than land and population. Specifically, it could not get involved in the spice trade, which would be the responsibility of the French East India Company and the Ostend Company (Austrian East India Company).

In addition, France and the Holy Roman Empire also promised:

1. The Holy Roman Empire provided an interest-free loan of 15 million livres, equivalent to approximately 630,000 pounds sterling, and 2 million taels of silver. 2. France provided an interest-free loan of 5 million livres and, through the Paris financial market, a low-interest loan of 10 million livres for Xing Tang.

3. France once again provided the Xing Tang Kingdom with six fifth-level sailing cruisers and was responsible for recruiting half of the naval officers and soldiers.

这些小型战舰采用全新设计，排水700吨左右，装备26门18磅加农炮，12门8磅加农炮，以及4门用来洗甲板和炮击岸上目标的36磅榴弹炮。合计共42门炮。

This is actually the historical French Herbert-class sailing cruiser. It is undoubtedly much smaller than the current main third-class battleships in Europe, but it is easier to control, more flexible, and more suitable for attacking near-shore navies such as the Qing Dynasty.

Two of the six warships have already begun construction, and the remaining four will be built in Xingtang with France providing technology, drawings and craftsmen.

4. France and the Holy Roman Empire will jointly provide Xing Tang with 8 flintlock carbines and - pound field guns free of charge.

5. The interest rate on loans stipulated in the previous Versailles Treaty will be reduced to the same level as the interest rate on financing from the Paris financial market this time.

6. The agreement in the Treaty of Versailles that the Xing Tang Kingdom would manufacture three third-class battleships within five years and return them to the Kingdom of France has been significantly changed. These three third-class battleships manufactured in the East will not be returned to France, but will be directly enlisted in the Xing Tang Navy as part of the aid.

7. The Holy Roman Empire agreed to allow the Xing Tang Kingdom to hire its cavalry corps in the Austrian Netherlands, totaling 250 cuirassiers and 600 hussars, and donated 300 sets of cavalry cuirassors and corresponding equipment.

8. The Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire will provide the Xing Tang Kingdom with 300 stallions and transfer relevant breeding techniques. These horses will be transported eastward as quickly as possible through Ottoman Turkish-controlled territory.

And the Xing Tang Kingdom promised.

1. When war breaks out between France and Britain in the future, the Xing Tang Kingdom will need to dispatch no fewer than 2,000 and no more than 10,000 soldiers to attack the British Indian colonies at the request of the Kingdom of France.

2. The Kingdom of Xing Tang promised to join forces with the Kingdom of Siam to implement a certain open door policy towards France and the Holy Roman Empire, continue to provide relaxed and preferential policies in trade and missionary work, and guarantee not to open up to any third country other than these.

3. The Kingdom of Hin Tang promised not to seek to bring the Burmese regions except northern Myanmar under direct rule. The vassals of Upper and Lower Burma should be regarded as semi-independent vassals, or become vassals of the Kingdom of Siam. French and Holy Roman citizens enjoy the same treatment as Hin Tang citizens in this area.

4. The Xing Tang Kingdom promised to assist the French East India Company and the Ostend Company to replace the Dutch East India Company in Japan.

5. Fifty percent of the aid loan will be used to purchase various necessary military and civilian supplies in Europe. Of course, France and the Holy Roman Empire also promised to completely open up the saltpeter market to the Xing Tang Kingdom.

It can be said that compared with the last Treaty of Versailles, this Tripartite Treaty of Chambord is more like a proper alliance.

Mo Zibu obtained a loan totaling 30 million livres, or 1.26 million pounds, or 4 million taels of silver, at almost zero interest.

They also brought 6,000 flintlock rifles, 80 cannons, six 700-ton five-level sailing cruisers, 850 cavalrymen, and corresponding breastplates and war horses.

Although he was inevitably tied to the French chariot against the British, this was what Mo Zibu was willing to do, because the mainstream at that time was that European countries joined the French in bleeding the British.

This is equivalent to an anti-British alliance, but there is no specific treaty. If you don't participate, you can only watch others gain benefits.

You must get on this car.

　Sad news! Tiger was just able to leave the hospital and return home yesterday, but his cough got worse today. He's still experiencing recurring night sweats and coughing, so he has to be hospitalized again tonight. There's another chapter tonight, but it might be later.

　　
　
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