Xinshun 1730

Chapter 601 Declare war on France that cannot escape
At the end of the speech on integrity, the citizens near the pier gave warm applause.

Only completely correct nonsense can get so much applause.The so-called correct nonsense is such as honesty is good, dishonesty is bad; we should be good people, we should not be bad people... all kinds of these.

No one can say that these words are wrong.

But when it comes to talking about it, people who really have a heart still hear something substantive from this lot of correct nonsense.

Such as the pure nonsense that "trade quotas are redistributed, and the export of tea silk porcelain to Europe may be subject to royal control."

On the boat, Kang Buxie looked at the Chinese manuscript of Liu Yu's speech and stared at the pile of correct nonsense on it, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Mr. Xindao's move of killing three soldiers with two peaches is very skillful.

It is said that in the future, tea shreds, etc. may have to redistribute the trade volume.Both Spain and Portugal are Catholic, and France cannot do business.This is provoking He Ying.

However, although Holland is small, the young master has always been afraid, and he also said that he was invincible across the seven seas.

With such a background, how can there be no peerless national scholar?
After Liu Yu's speech was over, the lottery session resumed on the pier. Kang Buxiu waited until Liu Yu returned, and expressed his worries.

When Liu Yu heard the words, she also felt a lot of emotion, but although she was emotional, she couldn't say that she was much worried.

"The ancestors of the Han Dynasty started from Peifeng; the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty started from Fengyang; this dynasty started from Yan'an Prefecture. Each prefecture and one state, although the land is hundreds of miles away, there are also national scholars."

"However, isn't Yue Wumu a Peerless National Scholar? Those people at the stall, do they have any use?"

After all, I couldn't help but complain about the Dutch system.

"Seven provinces are united. When discussing politics, each province and even some participating cities have a veto power. All state affairs, as long as there is a province in the parliament that disagrees, it cannot be passed. You have also heard about the court. Can you imagine that when the six governments are discussing matters, as long as one person opposes, the resolution cannot be passed? It is difficult for the Netherlands to get things done.”

"As far as I'm concerned, the Orange family wants to truly unify the Netherlands. Do you know what he has to do first? He must first become the governor of each province before he can become a truly eloquent republic."

"With this kind of system, it's difficult to get things done. It's easy to get things done."

"Even if there is a unparalleled national scholar, he must first obtain the ruling status of the seven provinces. Then he can become the ruler of the republic. This first step is the most difficult, and the first step will not be able to get out. What's the use of ability, all kinds of ideas, all kinds of tact?"

"In my view of the Netherlands, it is like the enlightenment of Chongzhen. The provinces have been arguing for 40 years about raising taxes and building ships. So far, they have not added a new large ship; the provinces have also been arguing for 40 years about changing the tax ratio. It remains unchanged to this day.”

"At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were no national scholars? But even if there were, what's the use?"

Using the metaphor of the end of the Ming Dynasty, and talking about the wonderful one-vote veto, Kang Bushao was also very relieved, and said with a smile: "If this is true, only William, who has the ability of Hongwu and Zhenguan, can mount a horse and fight The Quartet is invincible, dismounting can centralize power, reform and eliminate dissidents. Otherwise, it will be really difficult.”

After thinking about it for a while, he added: "Well, William really has to be at the level of Tang Taizong's battle, so that his prestige can be greatly shaken, so that it is possible to centralize power and accomplish things. But I don't know if this person is a hero?"

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"William is cowardly, has no sense of responsibility, lacks courage, has chicken chest asthma and cannot ride a horse, and is not even suitable to be a general. He poses no threat to the Dutch republic."

"Gentlemen, William is now only in charge of the three provinces of Freeland, Gelderland, and Drenthe. However, the four provinces of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and OberiJssel are still in our hands. "

"The province of the Netherlands provides more than 58% of the tax revenue for the Republic in the proportional tax, while Friesland, which ranks second, only has a little more than 10%."

"The Republic of the Seven Provinces, without the approval of the Dutch Province, nothing can be done!"

At this time, Anthony van der Heim, the real ruler of the Federal Republic, was mercilessly giving William of the Orange family an extremely low evaluation.

Anthony van der Heim's real title is Speaker of the Dutch Provinces.But since the Seven Provinces Republic Netherlands needs to take more than 50% of taxes, and there is no consul at this time, he, the speaker of the Netherlands Province, is actually the helm of the Seven Provinces Republic.

After evaluating William so mercilessly, Anthony still expressed his fear.

"William's personal ability is not a threat."

"However, gentlemen, we must know that the people do not oppose us, but because everything is normal, they are too lazy to oppose us, and no one organizes them."

"It was the House of Orange who shaped the seven provinces in their rebellion against Spain, and their legitimacy is sacred. Victory or defeat, they will always be remembered when they are disappointed in us."

"And we, or can only rely on continuous victory; or at least maintain the status quo. But now, the situation is very bad."

He produced a letter, which had not so long ago been in a glass bottle with a strong oak stopper, sealed with wax at the sides.This is the standard "packaging" for long-distance voyages at this time, and they are worried about getting wet on board.

"This letter comes from far away Batavia. It was handed over to me by the East India Company. Of course you should know that several Chinese ships suddenly appeared at the port. The Chinese on board brought our Republic, and ourselves, There's a huge threat coming."

"The letter says that, near Canton, the Marquis of the Chinese Empire, who was visiting Europe, came into conflict with the foolish captain of the British fleet. This Captain George Anson's forcible invasion of Canton Bay led to the Marquis' revenge. "

"He provided a donation to the old usurper of England. The Stuart family was disinherited because they believed in Catholicism, but there are still many people in England who support it."

"The Marquis of China, in his own name, and in retaliation for the insolence of George Anson, offered a large sum of aid to the French to help build a ship of the line as a personal gift to the old usurper. And likely to continue Provide personal assistance."

After reading the message in the letter, Anthony Heim sighed helplessly.

The people present also looked uneasy, obviously they understood the seriousness of this matter.

"Yes, gentlemen, we now have two treaties which must be fulfilled."

"One copy is the Decree on the Basic Law of Succession to the Austrian Throne."

"The other is the Anglo-Dutch Mutual Defense Treaty."

"According to the second treaty, if the British mainland is invaded or the Catholic Church tries to restore, we must support a British armed force of no less than 6000 people and six warships, and the military expenses will be paid by us."

Regarding the matter of Austria, you can continue to go around in circles, talk nonsense, and procrastinate first.After all, Britain is still trying to continue to mediate.

The King of England is the Elector of Hanover, by the way the King of England.

The Prussian navy can't go to London, but can the Hanoverian army beat Prussia?
So the King of England is thinking about mediation: let Olympia cede Silesia to Prussia, and the King of England will collect taxes from the British, and give Queen Teresa 90 taels of silver as compensation, so that he can avoid offending Prussia and prevent Prussia occupied the "Land of Longxing" of the British king, and it was spent by the British anyway.

There was good news before. It seemed that Frederick II was very happy. He said yes, as long as Silesia is given to me, I will support my cousin as queen.

However, Queen Teresa disagreed, not 90 taels of silver, but Silesia.

The British Parliament did not agree with the king's approach, because the United Kingdom was at war with Spain because of Jenkins' ears, and it needed a force to contain France.

France and Austria had an enmity, and they were always thinking about dismembering Austria. Moreover, Russia and Austria were allies. At this time, Prussia had not yet shown its strong potential, and Britain finally stood on Austria's side.

In fact, Frederick II really wanted Silesia, and he also knew that France was not a good thing, and France was too powerful, so he really hoped that his cousin would agree, but Queen Teresa refused the mediation of Britain.

Since there was no other way, Prussia had no choice but to unite with France.

But now there is a turning point in this matter. If Britain continues to mediate, it may be possible for Teresa to give up Silesia to Prussia.

What worries Anthony Haim is the second contract.

Liu Yu personally sponsored the old usurper king, if France didn't help the old usurper king to land in England, it would be damned!
There is a Jacobite in the UK, and it is orthodox to support the Stuart dynasty. The nobles from all over Scotland recognize Stuart but not Hanover. How can the Stuart family be Scots? They are more barbaric than Hanover. Orthodox, right?
Now that there are more battleships and some financial support, it will definitely make the old usurper ambitious, and France will also play this card.

Once landed in Scotland, the Netherlands had to fulfill the treaty.

Can the treaty be broken?
Not at all.

Because...the British ally is abandoned today, and France will fight tomorrow?
Being pro-French, the Netherlands is a fucking vassal state of France.

France is really in full swing now. The key is culture, etiquette, customs, and military affairs. Except for the economy, it almost completely crushes Europe.The entire upper class in Europe is being Frenchized, and the Netherlands is so close, it has been greatly affected, and pro-French factions have emerged in the country.

Moreover, France has been staring at the Austrian Netherlands. Once France occupies the lowlands, there will be no buffer between France and the Netherlands.

If France occupies the Austrian Netherlands, the core area of ​​the Netherlands, Zeeland, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam, are all within [-] kilometers.And Marshal Vauban had announced one thing a long time ago with the method of civil engineering: the bastion in the Netherlands is a fart!
Cultural invasion, coupled with military threats, what else can we do if we are not a vassal state?
The Netherlands is now relying entirely on its diplomatic reputation. In order to maintain a balance among European countries, they basically value treaties.

Once the old usurper really lands in Scotland, the Netherlands must fulfill the treaty and send 6000 troops and a fleet-because the UK also promised that if the Netherlands is threatened with invasion, the UK will definitely send troops.

The money supported by Liu Yu is really not too much.

But this is not a matter of more money and less money, but how does a Chinese who is tens of thousands of miles away know these things?

Apparently, it was the French who said it.It also means that France has never forgotten this card, and it may be played at any time.

This letter from Batavia reminded the regents of the Netherlands that there was another treaty to be fulfilled.Even if the British mediation is successful, Austria abandons Silesia, and the Netherlands does not have to fulfill the promise of the Austrian King's Succession Law, but can France miss this opportunity to support the restoration of the Stuart dynasty?
In the end, wouldn't it have to fight France?
Today's meeting was supposed to discuss how to receive the Chinese mission. No one present thought that the Marquis, who was polite and talked about morality and humanity in his speech, turned out to be such a...shameless diplomat.

Of course, it is impossible for them to know that what this shameless diplomat has always wanted is to go to war with France and Netherlands.

After speaking of this terrible reality, Antony Haim finally revealed his true purpose.

"Gentlemen... we need to raise taxes, we need to increase the army."

(End of this chapter)