Xinshun 1730

Chapter 303 This year, the axis of the world is in the capital

In the eyes of British businessmen, Spain is the number one enemy.

France has not yet established a firm foothold in India, and there is not much population in Canada. What British businessmen need is a market.

Spain has almost the entire Latin America and the richest Central America. It has been developed for hundreds of years, has a large population, and the Spanish handicraft industry is weak. It is a good market.

Clothes can't be sold in China, and can't they be sold in the Spanish colonies?
However, after the war of Spanish succession was over and the Anglo-Spanish treaty was signed, Britain was prohibited from smuggling to Spanish colonies.

In order to ensure the effective implementation of this treaty, the Spanish fleet can board the ship to inspect British merchant ships to determine whether they are smugglers.

Obviously, the Spaniards were not stupid when they said they were going fishing, so of course they wouldn't believe it.

Jenkins, who was carrying his ears, had his ears cut off under this background.

This matter did not cause any trouble at first, but capital can control public opinion and hype the focus. If the events of six or seven years ago are revealed at this time, it can also cause huge waves.

Defeating Spain and seizing sea power in the Atlantic Ocean is the dream of every British businessman.

As for France...there are only six battleships left in the port that can still move, and the small farmers are unwilling to go overseas because of their high living standards. The policy in the colonies is to copy the native land, making non-Catholics prefer to go to the British colonies, making the colonies sparsely populated. Spending power... For various reasons, it is useless to fight, and the goods cannot be sold. What is the purpose of fighting?

To shed English blood for King's Hanover?Spending British money?
Soon, public opinion in London fermented, and calls for war against Spain for Jenkins' ears rushed open the door of the House of Commons.

Spain is a global empire, with territories in America and Southeast Asia.

Naturally, wars in the Americas will be fought, and wars in Southeast Asia will also be fought, and if we want to fight in Southeast Asia, we must hope to improve relations with China.

Although the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are in an alliance, the United Kingdom will not forget the Ambon massacre that year, let alone the humiliation of the Dutch driving the United Kingdom from Southeast Asia.

If there is a war against the West, if the Philippines is to be fought, the Netherlands will not allow the United Kingdom to stop at Dutch ports for supplies.

Because of that, the Netherlands will be dragged into the water.

Moreover, the British are not stupid, and the Dutch are certainly not stupid. Under the condition of ensuring their dominance in Southeast Asia, the Dutch do not want the UK to replace Spain’s rule in the Philippines, let alone support the UK in the war against Spain: at least, It is impossible to support Britain in Southeast Asia.

Sending a fleet to Southeast Asia at this time is a terrible task.

Merchant ships are okay, and small ships are also fine, but warships above Tier [-] have to go so far with the determination of [-]% mortality.

When we arrived in Asia, where to supply supplies, and wandered around, there was only one China left.

If it can be negotiated in China to borrow port supplies, the East India Company is very confident to help the Royal Navy capture the Philippines and gain a foothold in Southeast Asia that was driven away by the Dutch a hundred years ago.

Otherwise, it will only fight in the Americas, which is the business scope of the West India Company, and the East India Company has little interest.

Whether it was due to the stress of France's visit to China or the consideration of supplies for the Anglo-Spanish war, shortly after George II returned to London, two decisions were made quickly.

Send a mission to China to explain the possible slander from France, and at the same time hope to use China's ports to anchor for supplies in the future Anglo-Spanish war.

Submit credentials to Spain, asking the King of Spain to apologize for Jenkins' ears and England.

The envoys to Spain set off soon.

The missions to China are also busy buying various gifts, and their time is limited. They must leave before March in order to catch up with the monsoon, otherwise they may not be able to reach Asia this year.

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Meanwhile, Russia, Petersburg.

In order to Westernize, Peter the Great moved his capital here away from Moscow ruled by the old aristocrats. This is the victory of the Westernization Party.

Peter II, a little boy, was manipulated by the old aristocracy, and moved from Petersburg back to Moscow, where the old aristocracy was deeply rooted. This is a victory for the conservative party.

Empress Anna made another toss and moved the capital back to Petersburg.

This time it is not the victory of the Westernization Party, but because of the emergence of another political force in Russia: the German Party.

This move of the capital was a joint failure of the Westernization Party and the Conservative Party.

In the first few years, more than [-] people were ransacked and exiled to Siberia; when Peter II's broken sleeve friend, Duke Dolgoruky, was torn apart by a car.

In order to prevent Princess Elizabeth, the spiritual leader of the Westernization Party and the only surviving heir of Peter the Great, from ascending the throne, the Conservative Party invited Anna, who had a low succession order, back from Germany for control.

At the beginning of coming to power, there were three chapters.

No war shall be declared without the permission of the Privy Council; no marriage shall be made without the permission of the Privy Council; no heir shall be appointed without the permission of the Privy Council.

Anna agreed very happily. Once she married the Duchess of Courland, how could she become the Tsar?
The Conservative Party thinks that this person has no deep roots. He has been in Courland all year round and speaks German better than Russian, so he must be easy to control.

However, on the day of her accession to the throne, Anna brought the German forces, together with the already dissatisfied Westernization Party, to have a Roman tradition.

The Privy Council was disbanded, and the old aristocrats died, killed and exiled; the Westernization Party also found that this was not what they wanted.

The westernization they want is the modernization of Russia, not embracing modernization at the cost of losing Russia, let alone making a group of Germans rule Russia. Such westernization would rather not be.

During Peter the Great's lifetime, two Janissaries were formed.

A Semyonovskoye regiment, which is similar to Habayashi.

A Preobrazhenskoye Guard Regiment, this is the Jinyiwei.

The Preobrazhenskoye Guard Regiment can arrest, kill, interrogate, and prison.

Therefore, it is obvious that when the new emperor came to the throne, in order to check and balance Jinyiwei, he had to establish the East Factory and the West Factory.

This principle is valid in China, and it is the same in Russia.

In the Ming Dynasty, the East Factory and the West Factory were eunuchs, because they had no basic status among civil servants and generals, and could only rely on imperial power.

Russia does not have a tradition of eunuchs intervening in politics, but there are Germans.They also have no basic base among Russian civil servants and generals, and can only rely on imperial power.

So the Izmailovo Guards Regiment was formed, full of German officers.

A secret criminal investigation office was also formed, and the "Jinyiwei" Preobrazhenskoye Guards were seized. First, they were killed and then played. The imperial power licensed it, and first followed the standard of killing 1000 people and exiling 2 people.

After the Duke Dolgoruki's car was torn apart, people became even more terrified, and their colors changed when they talked about it.

This chaotic political situation in Russia has also made many senior talents tremble with fear.

In the Academy of Sciences, Bernoulli slipped away early, and Euler was already hesitating whether to go to Prussia or Dashun, even though Princess Elizabeth tried her best to persuade her to stay.

At this moment in the Winter Palace, the atmosphere is different from usual.

Usually, there must be many court jesters performing funny farce, and the empress who is aesthetically pleasing to the country landowners will laugh out loud.

But today, the atmosphere is a bit dull.

Bad news ensued.

Dashun's ship arrived in Sweden, returned the Swedish captives, and went to meet the Swedish king. Did they reach some kind of deal against Russia?

The French envoy visited Beijing, the two sides signed a secret agreement, and France provided Dashun with a new type of firearm.This kind of firearm can have rifling, but it has the reloading speed of a musket - at least, that's how the Russian envoy who returned to Petersburg from the capital described it.

Dashun's attitude on the issue of border demarcation in the northwest suddenly became tough and demanded that Russia demolish several fortresses on the Irtysh River.

The news from China is enough to make people worry, and the news about France brought by the secret criminal investigation office is also very bad.

The French envoys in Russia have recently been in frequent contact with the reclusive Princess Elizabeth. Although the other party has been avoiding her, it is clear that the French are likely to link up with the remnants of the Westernization Party in Russia.

For France, Germany is the enemy.

Prussia is not Germany, and Austria is not Germany; but Prussia is Germany, and Austria is Germany.

Whoever is strong is Germany.

Now, the Russia-Austria alliance is extremely stable, and France wholeheartedly wants to dismantle the Russia-Austria alliance, because it seems that Austria is still stronger at this time.

Anna is half German, and Russia is a country where the German party is in power. The French obviously hope that a more Russian monarch will come to power, especially since the ultimate goal of the Westernization Party is to go west, and it will inevitably conflict with Germany. This is the diplomacy that is in line with Russia's interests. policy.Of course, it is also in line with France's foreign policy to attack Germany, whether it is Prussia or Austria.

It's not clear whether the Frenchman is involved with Princess Elizabeth.

It can be thought of this time of diplomacy between France and Dashun, and later Dashun’s return of Swedish captives, and his sudden tough performance on the issue of border demarcation in Central Asia, all telling a possibility: France sends guns, Sweden sends people, The encirclement network against Russia sent by Ottoman and China is slowly forming.The French are also trying to find suitable candidates to support them within Russia.

There is no shortage of talents in Russia. Faced with this situation, some people have already made suggestions to the Queen.

Preemptive strikes, and late strikes against others.

Now it is still at war with Turkey. Although the Turks can't beat the Russian army, they beat Austria violently. The current situation has a slight advantage for Russia.

Dashun's attitude is unclear. Siberia is a place of bitter cold, and it is unlikely that a large-scale war will break out. This can be resolved through diplomatic mediation.

The French just have power in their mouths. If they want to fight Russia, they must first step over the corpse of Austria.

Then, the weakest is Sweden. Before the anti-Russian alliance against Russia has been formed, it is better to strike first.

In terms of diplomacy, the French were asked to be guarantors, and a peace treaty was quickly concluded with Turkey. When Sweden was not ready, war was launched against Sweden to solve its worries.

Then send the highest-level envoys, led by Count Andrei Ivanovich Ostelman, a trusted confidant of Empress Anna, an important person who helped Anna seize power, and the first minister of the cabinet. The Chinese delegation went to Beijing.

He was granted the power of plenipotentiary representative in the northwest demarcation, sacrificed certain interests, demolished several fortresses on the Irtysh River, and drew a buffer zone.

It's a clever strategy, but... most people are against it.

After fighting with Turkey for so long and killing so many people, at this time of peace talks, even if Azov can be brought back, the right to enter and exit the Black Sea will definitely be vetoed by the Turks.

Then this is meaningless.

It's better to wait and see, although the Holy Roman Empire is at a disadvantage now...

But if something unexpected happens and Turkey is defeated in a certain battle, wouldn't it be possible to sign a peace treaty that is extremely beneficial to Russia?Who can tell what happened on the battlefield?Of course the Turks can fight, but what if Shinra can win a battle?

This battle of the Three Romes should be watched again.

Now the peace talks, is it to stop the loss in time?Or undefeated and defeated?

After spending so much money and killing so many people, I still look forward to more victories after all. Maybe Shinra will be powerful. As long as there is a win over there, this side can sign the treaty that Russia dreams of and seize the outlet of the Black Sea.

The problem facing Russia now is that it does not have an accurate and sober strategy.

We fight from the east, from the south, from the north, and from the west. We really make enemies on all sides.Where should Russia go?
(End of this chapter)