Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1293 Death and Revenge ([-])
Edward Hawke has his own judgment. Even though theoretically he is a soldier at this time, he should resolutely implement the cabinet's policy.

But after Dashun entered the war, the basic assumptions of many policies of Peter's cabinet were wrong.

The basis of the global maritime strategy is that France is dragged down by the European war, and its military expenditure is tilted towards the army, thus ensuring that Britain can theoretically face the two naval powers in Europe alone: ​​Spain and the Bourbon family alliance of France.

Before, Hawke of course supported Pete.Because he is in the navy, he knows the capabilities of the British navy. It is theoretically no problem to take a big gamble to join Portugal and defeat France and Spain.

However, after Dashun entered the war, the problem became that Britain needed to fight three against one.

On the Dashun side, there is a completely different situation from France, that is, there is no Prussia and Austria in East Asia, and they can free up their hands to deal with Britain.

His uncle was in charge of the colonies and plantations, and he had been fascinated by trade issues since he was a child.

Hawk didn't believe Dashun's participation in the war at all, because Britain's aggressive actions in India stimulated Dashun, threatened Dashun's bottom line of safety, and other nonsense.

He hoped that the war would end in a way that Britain suffered certain losses, rather than really forcing China and France to a decisive battle in the Straits, or landing in Ireland or Scotland.Britain can afford to lose the colonies; it cannot afford to lose Scotland.

Under the self-awareness of the general of the army, the convoy transporting captives and corpses from Dashun, which was originally planned to land in England by France, arrived safely and smoothly under the surveillance and protection of the British navy. dunkirk.

Dunkirk, which has been basically deserted, can be regarded as the place most affected by the war in mainland France at this time.

The fleet stayed here for a short time, and soon caught up with the diplomatic missions from Paris.

On Dashun's side, the one who was going to England was Tian Ping, who had stayed in Europe for many years. He and Chen Qinghai were considered acquaintances, and they had often met in Liu Yuna before.

Soon after the war he was deemed "persona non grata" by the British and sent to France.This is not because he helped Liu Yu collect intelligence and technology. This kind of thing is obvious. Or is it true that the ambassadors of this era are just squatting there to eat, drink and have fun?

It was mainly because of party disputes. After the war started, some people would definitely talk about China and attack the hostile factions. Coupled with his relative relationship with Liu Yu, there was an uproar in the end, and he was sent out of the country.

After the two sides met at this time, Tian Ping introduced the French ambassador to France. In the evening, they had a meal and got to know each other according to the same rules as here or there.

After the banquet was over, Chen Qinghai asked, what is the origin of the French ambassador and what does the French side mean.

The people on their side had to make a deal first, and they had to explain to Tian Ping what they were going to do and what they were going to achieve when they went to England this time.

The other is to ask about the attitude of France.

Although in theory, members of the military should not interfere in diplomacy and negotiations, the situation in Dashun is really special.

The negotiation between Britain and France is what the army is like, and then the diplomats go to negotiate.

You take this island for my island.For example, in history, Menorca was used to exchange Guadeloupe; Louisbourg was used to exchange cities in India.

Dashun is completely different here.

Regarding the matter of India, Dashun is not listed in the negotiation options at all: I will take it, what can you do?Negotiate, talk shit.

After the army crossed the Cape of Good Hope and entered the Atlantic Ocean, the army itself meant a purpose.

In other words, the bottom line of Dashun's diplomatic negotiations, this group of people in the army, knew it earlier than Dashun's diplomatic department.This is only for high-ranking officers and generals in the army.

Because what Dashun wanted was not obtained by hitting a few islands.

Instead, relying on the army to deter the British Channel Fleet, relying on cruise ships and merchant ships to rob ships everywhere, collapse the British economy, and essentially contribute to the disintegration of the British Navigation Regulations; facilitate the Dashun Merchant Ships to seize the East-West trade markets occupied by the East India Companies, such as West Africa , North America, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, etc.

In addition to this big goal, Dashun is also responsible for the rebalancing of forces in Europe and the final division of North America.

In this, both the attitude of the United Kingdom and the attitude of France, which is a "suspicious ally", are needed.

Britain's attitude is still very important.

Similar to the main war faction and the main peace faction in the Song Dynasty... It is like the peace treaty with France after the end of the Seven Years War. Some hope to directly force France to death, and some think that they should not be forced too hard to make concessions.

Because the country is not a person, or a normal, unsplit person.

After Dashun entered the war, there will definitely be many differences and conflicts of interest within the UK.

It's not that if Dashun forces the UK to open tariffs, the whole of the UK will definitely oppose it.For example, those who have long been dissatisfied with the East India Company obviously hope to share some of the benefits of East-West trade.

In addition, there are also contradictions between the land aristocrats in the UK and industrial, commercial and financial capital.Under the condition that British food can continue to be exported, for the nobles, they certainly hope that the prices of daily necessities and luxury goods will be lower and lower, so that they can pay lower wages to agricultural employees.

At the beginning of the war, the high-level officials of the Dashun military knew "why this battle was fought and what the strategic goal of this battle should be."

Because communication is inconvenient, and this is not a war aimed at conquering the surrounding area to occupy land, it is necessary to inform the high-level military from the very beginning why this war is being fought.

In other words, the military was deeply bound to many political and economic reforms from the very beginning; and conversely, the new school in the military took the lead, and it was easier for them to understand this kind of "for the purpose of trade, market, and tariffs, with In the past, land occupation taxes took a completely different form of war."

The victory or defeat of this kind of war is essentially achieved more within the opponent's interior.

The British Admiralty has always had the task of planting trees locally. This is one of their responsibilities. There are also trees, workers, and shipyards in the UK. Dashun definitely couldn't take it anymore.

Therefore, Chen Qinghai's trip to London was itself one of the military's strategic tasks, and it was necessary to use various means to facilitate the resignation of the British "battle faction".

Including but not limited to intimidation, cheating, contacting, etc.

Tian Pingjiu is here, since he is going to London this time, it must be agreed in advance.

Furthermore, what does the French mean here?Chen Qinghai is not familiar with the people on the French side, at most he knows some historical achievements, but that was all decades ago.

The ambassador sent by France this time, and the attitude of the French court, after arriving in London, there will inevitably be some intrigue with the "allies".

Tian Ping briefly summed up the situation on the French side, and then said: "The French side is almost the same as when we negotiated with Luocha. On the surface, my father is an envoy, but in fact, behind the scenes, His Majesty chose to follow the rules. It’s hard to say now what the French side actually means. The French side is presided over by people from the small circle around the King of France. They are people from the inner court who are handling the affairs of the outer court. Although I know the people in the small circle , but it is difficult to find out what they mean."

Chen Qinghai immediately understood his analogy. It was a bit similar to Dashun's side, where the six governments in the cabinet had a whole set of things, and the emperor's small circle had a set of things. Although they were definitely different, there were not many differences inside.

Then he asked: "Then this ambassador is also a member of the old noble family in France? Send him, and from the selection of the candidate, you may see the attitude of France?"

Tian Ping shook his head.

"Just look at the candidates, and you can't tell. Because regardless of their status, relationship, title, or their aristocratic circle, this ambassador is the most suitable candidate. Is it the person who succeeded Richelieu's Mazarin Prime Minister's family, or Shinra? The nobles, the knights of the messy knights, and the doctors of the French Imperial Academy by the way. Anyway, they have connections in England, and they are also dignified people. Someone in his family used to be a foreign house for the British king. It is quite demon, both men and women Neng Fan, there are quite a lot of connections over there.”

"If it's for gathering intelligence, he's also suitable, with a wide network of contacts."

"If you really want peace talks, he is still suitable and has a high level."

"If you talk about the secretary who really talked about the matter, that is, the person in the king's small circle, I also recognize it and have communicated with it."

"Young, promising. Good at fencing and quite chivalrous. Apart from having a penchant for women's clothing, you can generally regard him as Shi Shiyong who went to Japan back then. , that’s probably what it’s for. It’s impossible for me to know what the king’s coterie really means.”

"Again."

"If it's for gathering information, this young man is also fine, very suitable."

"If you really want peace talks, this guy can directly communicate with the king, which is also suitable."

"I can only see the tricks and dismantle them, and take a step to see."

It's no wonder that Tian Ping couldn't see it, because what he said was indeed the truth, and from the point of view of the candidates, he really couldn't understand what kind of attitude France had.

The authentic ambassador is Louis Jules Mazarin.

Descendants of Cardinal Mazarin's family, the most popular family of Louis XIV and Louis XV.

Louis XIV's first love belonged to their family, it was true love.After the true love, in order to achieve a political alliance, Mazarin asked Louis XIV to marry a Spanish princess, and forcibly sent his niece away to marry Italy. Of course, her husband was surprised to find that Louis XIV's first love was still a virgin, and was furious. Because this means that this is true spiritual love—since you are married, you must have accepted the fact that you are physically the mistress of Louis XIV. The result is unexpected, the difference between a psychological and physical lover, It was still awkward, and the couple broke up in the end, and Mary ran away.

In the generation of Louis XV, the court mistress Nelle and Sisters before Mrs. Pompadour still belonged to their family.The grandmother of the five Naylor sisters was the one who went to be the mistress of the King of England, both men and women, and hooked up with the king's illegitimate daughter Anne.

The Mazaran family is astrologers, hypnotists and so on. It is estimated that there may be something technical in the boudoir. Relying on the daughters of the family, they have relatives all over Europe.

Nobility, it must be chaotic.The worse the chaos, the more bizarre it is, generally speaking, it proves that the family is a famous family.Not to mention the current ambassador's family name, no matter what, he still has the title of Duke of Neville inherited from the red-clothed prime minister Mazarina.

In addition, he is also an academician of the French Academy, that is, the Ph.D. or Hanlin of the Imperial Academy of France mentioned by Tian Ping—it is the French Academy, not the French Academy of Sciences, that is responsible for making French was spoken at European courts on the cultural front.

Of course, it is true that his identity is quite appropriate, whether it is to talk about business or to collect information, and it is true that it is impossible to see what the attitude of the French side is.

(End of this chapter)