The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 536 Mo Zirong's Ambition
Mo Zibu looked at the two Hungarian nobles behind his third brother Mo Zirong and sighed inwardly.

Joseph II was known as a reformer and believed that his reforms could make the Holy Roman Empire even more glorious than it was under his mother's rule.

But now it seems that there may be big problems within Shinra.

If Mo Zibu was Joseph II, Mo Zirong would have to keep him by his side and confide in him in order to secure his position as Grand Duke of Transylvania.

In the hope that he can truly play the role that Queen Theresa expects, which is to firmly tie Hungary within the Holy Roman Empire.

And they would never let Mo Zirong, who could already stir up the hearts of the Hungarians, run around everywhere, especially with a few Hungarian nobles.

Isn’t this increasing the possibility of Hungary going it alone?
But the more troublesome thing is that Mo Zibu can't remember how Joseph II messed up Shinra?

And how did the Holy Roman Empire survive until the late Napoleonic Wars in history?
Well, actually, in history, Joseph II died before he could make the Holy Roman Empire out of control.

Since Joseph II had no children, the throne passed to his younger brother Leopold II.

This man was much smarter and successfully stabilized the Holy Roman Empire. However, Leopold II also had a short life, living only to his forties.

After that, the throne was passed to Leopold II's son, Francis II, a typical playboy, and the Holy Roman Empire finally collapsed, and even the Austrian Empire was almost lost.

"As you can see, Joseph's policies are too radical and will inevitably damage the entire Holy Roman Empire. I don't know what will happen in the future, but I certainly need your support, Your Majesty."

Mo Zirong has evolved into a standard monarch and politician, and is the one who has made the fastest progress among the three brothers.

"Third brother, what you mean is that if there is a problem with the Holy Roman Empire, France will be the biggest external threat, right?"

Mo Zibu asked in a low voice, looking past Mo Zirong and at the two Hungarian nobles behind him.

These two people came from the Kingdom of Hungary, not Transylvania where Mo Zirong was the nominal Grand Duke.

“Yes, the Holy Roman Empire of the Habsburg family is in an unstoppable decline. The main ethnic group is not strong enough, and internal contradictions are rampant.

External rivals, such as Tsarist Russia, Prussia, and France, were not easy to get along with."

Mo Zirong said in a low voice, and followed Mo Zibu's gaze to look at the two Hungarian nobles behind him, and began to treat them as his own people.

"Even we Orientals don't really like being under the Austrians. Of course, for now, we can still stay within the Holy Roman Empire, as long as Joseph II is not too radical."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor of China, you are the great emperor of our ancestral country and the emperor of us Orientals, but at present, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is our king."

The older of the two Hungarian nobles came from a branch of the famous old Hungarian noble family Bathory, and he said this with a bit of a double meaning.

Mo Zibu had been reminded by Mo Zirong, and on the way here, Mo Zirong was told about their ambitions by several Hungarians.

That is, if the Great Yu Dynasty of China had the ability to march to the coast of the Caspian Sea and become a great empire that could extend a hand to the doorstep of Europe.

Then the Hungarians would be willing to completely return to their Oriental identity and become the spokespersons of the Chinese Empire in Europe.

If not, they will continue to stay in Shinra and become a special entity that can receive certain assistance from the East.

To this end, they are willing to nominate and support Mo Zirong to become the King of Hungary at an appropriate time in the future.

Mo Zirong was very interested in this, and his wife, the Shinra Princess, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Parma, was even more interested.

"I understand, but I don't think Louis XVI has the ability to do so. At the same time, France's financial situation is too bad and in chaos.

If Louis XVI could not collect sufficient taxes from the high clergy, France would be in danger of collapse."

As for Louis XVI, anyone who has learned a little history knows his ending. After all, this is one of the important symbols of Paris becoming an old revolutionary base.

"Your Majesty, I don't think so. France's finances are far from collapsing, and their investment in North America, especially in New England, will soon yield results.

It is very likely that a wealthy country with a Franco-American monarchy will emerge in North America. Even if this fails, as long as the United States repays France's loans and arms debts, it will still be a great success.

You don’t even have to repay the money, just express your willingness to pay it back in installments.

Then France will be able to recover more than half of the cost of this war from various European financial markets, and the financial problem will no longer be a big problem."

Mo Zibu was speechless for a moment, because Mo Zirong's inference was the mainstream understanding at the time. If Mo Zibu didn't know the course of history, he would actually agree with Mo Zirong's judgment.

However, Emperor Mo Da was a time traveler who saw the outcome. He not only knew that Louis XVI and his French Bourbon dynasty were eventually destroyed, but also knew how shameless those Americans were.

Not only did Louis XVI fail to recover his investment, he didn't even get back a penny of the loan. America even soon fell out with France over agricultural product issues.

The only thing that Mo Zibu didn't know was whether France's finances were failing now or would gradually deteriorate in the future.

So he could only say carefully: "Don't underestimate people like George Washington. They are not Huang Chao and Li Chuang who rose from the grassroots, but Guanlong landlords like Yang, Sui, Li and Tang.

I'm afraid that in the end, France, let alone a common monarch, their investment will probably be wasted."

After hearing this, Mo Zirong looked at Mo Zibu in shock. "Your Majesty, this is unlikely. With New England's tiny territory and population, they've already betrayed their motherland, England. How dare they continue to offend France?"

Mo Zibu chuckled after hearing this. He couldn't explain this. He couldn't say that he knew the direction of history.

After Mo Zirong was shocked, his eyes lit up. He found a better way to convince Mo Zibu.

“If everything goes as Your Majesty says, then France’s finances will soon be in serious trouble. As a close ally of France, the Dayu Dynasty, in the eyes of Europeans, has received strong support from France.

In addition to repaying the original aid, it can be foreseen that the Kingdom of France will also ask Your Majesty to give back to them from a moral high ground.

At the same time, the relationship between France and Spain is too close. If Dayu continues to maintain a close relationship with France, how will Your Majesty be able to take over the Philippines, Spain's important property in Asia?"

Mo Zibu laughed out loud. This angle could also be found by you, Mo Zirong, but it does make some sense.

There are 60,000 to 70,000 Chinese people in Spain. They have contacted Mo Zibu many times and are looking forward to it.

There are 60,000 to 70,000 Chinese people and more than 400,000 indigenous slaves in the Philippines. It has been developed by the Spaniards for hundreds of years and is a good place.

At present, it even has more oil and water than Nanji Island (Java Island), and is a piece of fat meat.

In order to prevent the Chinese from colluding with the Spanish, the Spanish authorities kept finding excuses to drive the Chinese out of Manila, which made Mo Zibu extremely unhappy.

"Okay, I agree with you. The Dayu court does need to cool down Sino-French relations to avoid being morally blackmailed by Louis XVI."

When Mo Zirong heard what Mo Zibu said, he immediately smiled. For him, if France became too powerful, his interests as a member of the Holy Roman Empire would definitely be damaged.

He was particularly afraid that France would become powerful and extend its influence to Italy.

If that happens, he might not even be able to keep the Duchy of Parma, which was originally snatched from the Bourbon family.

At the same time, some Hungarian separatists have received funding from France for many years, and their presence may divert Mo Zirong's Hungarian supporters.

The most important thing is that Joseph II's reforms will definitely make Hungary more and more independent, and Mo Zirong will be able to gain more political capital.

On the contrary, if the pressure from France is too great, it may prompt Joseph II to stop the current radical reforms, which will lead to a significant decline in Mo Zirong's role, and he may even be sidelined and abandoned.

"Your Majesty, someone from the secret delegation has contacted me. They hope you can open up trade, and for this purpose, they are willing to reveal two pieces of information.

One is the squadron sent by England to India, which has now reached the Cape of Storms (Cape of Good Hope) and will reach the Indian Ocean next summer.

The second reason is that it would be difficult for William Pitt the Younger to agree to your conditions, mainly because the spinning mule is too important to them.

So much so that William Pitt the Younger was willing to wait until the fleet arrived next summer before negotiating with China.

"It seems the English really won't give up their spinning mule. To keep it, William Pitt the Younger was willing to gamble on whether New Fort William could hold out. This is a gamble that could lead to their complete loss of India."

Mo Zibu was not too disappointed, because he had expected it. This was one of the most core technologies of the English, and it was normal not to give it to them.

If the domestic market where men farm and women weave is to be impacted, the spinning Jenny machine can also be used.

The British had no problem using this thing to spin yarn, but the reason why they couldn't make cloth was because their weaving technology was too crude, and they were too cunning to keep costs as low as possible.

"Okay, then let's leave them alone for a few days, and then give the English a chance to catch their breath."

(End of this chapter)