Xinshun 1730

Chapter 671 Attacking Korea?Cut Shu?
The eunuch's metaphor is quite lacking in aristocratic temperament, but Louis XV felt that the truth was indeed the same.

As for the French dream of conquering England, it is clear that the Netherlands is a more suitable ally.

One is closer to the UK and has a convenient port.

The second is that the Netherlands has a strong naval tradition. Although the inventory has deteriorated over the years and the number of warships has decreased, the foundation is still there, and it has also played an amazing record of single-handedly fighting the British and French allied forces.

There are conflicts between the three England and the Netherlands, and they have been played several times before.

After Louis XV answered this answer subconsciously, he calmed down and thought about it seriously, not trusting his intuition that he blurted out.

After thinking about it seriously, I think the Netherlands is more suitable.

This ally of Prussia...not to mention the treachery, nor to say that after becoming strong, there will be conflicts with France on land, not to mention that the Franco-Prussian alliance will send Russia, which is shrunk to the north, to the opponent.

Let's just say that the Prussian navy can help France?Whether the Prussian navy can beat the East India companies of various countries is a big question mark.

Seeing that Louis XV was still thinking about it, Liu Yu slowly told a story familiar to Dashun.

Sima Cuo and Zhang Yi argued in front of King Qin Hui. Sima Cuo wanted to attack Shu. Zhang Yi said: "It is better to attack Han." The king said: "Please hear what he said."

Confrontation said: "Pro-Wei Shan Chu, sent troops to Sanchuan, blocked the mouths of Shuyuan and Fengshi, and served as the way of Tunliu. The crime of the Lord is to invade the land of Chu and Wei. Zhou knew that if he could not be rescued, the treasures of the Jiuding would come out. According to the Jiuding, according to the books, he coerced the emperor to order the world. The country is also the leader of the Rong and Di, and our soldiers are not enough to become famous, and it is not enough to gain the land. The minister heard: "The one who fights for fame is in the court, and the one who fights for profit is in the city." The city court is also, but the king does not fight for it, but he fights with Rong and Di, and he is far away from the king's business."

Sima Cuo said: "That's not the case. The minister heard it: 'Those who want to enrich the country should expand their land; those who want to strengthen the army should enrich their people; those who want to be a king should enrich their virtues. Those who want to have three capitals prepare, and the king will follow. "Now the land of the king is small and the people are poor, so the ministers are willing to work in Yi. Hu Shu is a remote country in the west, and Rong and Di are the chiefs, and there is chaos between Jie and Zhou. Attacking Qin is like driving wolves to chase a flock of sheep." Take the land enough to expand the country, get the wealth enough to enrich the people, build up the army without hurting the people, and he has already conquered it. Therefore, to uproot a country, the world will not think it violent; to benefit the West Sea, the princes will not think it is greedy. It is me. But the name and reality are both attached, and it has the name of prohibiting violence and stopping chaos. Today, attacking Han and robbing the emperor, and robbing the emperor, is notorious, but it may not be beneficial, and it is also in the name of unrighteousness. It is dangerous to attack what the world does not want! I would like to ask you why: Zhou, the clan of the world; Han, Zhou's alliance with the country. Zhou knows that he has lost the nine tripods, and Han knows that the three rivers have been lost, so the two countries must join forces to seek solutions to Chu and Wei because of Qi and Zhao. .Using the tripod and Chu, and the land and Wei, the king can't stop it. The so-called danger of this minister is not as good as defeating Shu."

Is it "cutting South Korea, approaching the second week, occupying Jiuding, holding the emperor to order the princes"?
Or conquer Bashu and establish the world again?
This is the strategic choice that France is facing now, at least it is a choice that Liu Yu fooled and told Louis XV.

Liu Yu told this story very slowly.

The metaphor in it, Louis XV is not stupid, of course it can be understood.

The so-called Bashu refers to the American colonies. By the way, it is best to abolish Britain.Otherwise, as long as there is trouble in continental Europe, Britain will get involved.

And if "Bashu" can be won, even if France does not make internal changes, it can increase a huge increase, so that it will present a completely crushing power advantage to other countries just like the Qin State that occupies Bashu.

On the contrary, the meaning of cutting Han and Lin Erzhou is to advance towards Shinra and get too involved in Shinra's affairs.You can't be the emperor of Shenluo, at most you can support a Bavarian elector to be the emperor as you do now, and hold the emperor to order the princes.

But the question is, will princes like Austria and Prussia listen to "the order of the emperor"?

On Ou Lu's side, no one is easy to fight.Fighting will hurt your muscles and bones, even if you win, it will not feel good.

Seeing that Louis XV could understand the very easy-to-understand metaphor, Liu Yu threatened again: "The most suitable strategy for this strategy is actually the British."

"But now, God bless France. The British have Hanover, which makes Britain have to participate in the war in Europe. If Britain does not have Hanover, I am afraid that the 'Bashu' will be all the British, and it will become so powerful to swallow the world."

"Fortunately, Britain still has Hanover here. If France doesn't take this opportunity to complete the strategy of first Bashu and then the world before Britain, I'm afraid that the south of France will become a vassal in the future."

"Since France has already participated in the War of Austrian Succession, it is inappropriate to withdraw at this time. It has lost money and prestige in vain."

"But after this battle, we still have to consider the grand strategy that is really beneficial to France."

"Under the premise of this grand strategy, the war of Austrian succession should be an advance preparation for this grand strategy."

"And, when negotiating after the war, we must keep in mind: don't look at the present, but look at the future. Don't look at what you can get today, but look at what the grand strategy of destroying Bashu first requires, and ask for what."

"Draw the target first and then shoot the arrow, instead of just shooting an arrow and then draw the target."

"The Celestial Dynasty has been preparing for more than ten years to go to Nanyang. From the war against Russia, the suppression of the Junggar rebellion, and the war against Japan, they have all moved towards this goal in an orderly manner."

"In order to achieve this goal, sometimes you have to spit out something and give up something. I think His Royal Highness must understand this truth."

The words have been said so thoroughly, and there is also the addition of 2000 years of strategic wisdom, even if Louis XV didn't think so and didn't understand the truth, he could only nod at this time and say that of course I understand the truth.

Actually, he knows a hammer.

As far as Liu Yu knew about the follow-up history, France was completely passive after the Austrian King's Succession War.

Otherwise, you don't fight, and when the Seven Years War really starts, you just watch a show.

But since you fought, you were passively drawn to allies throughout the whole process. You didn't have an active strategy at all, and as a result, you rushed up while screaming as soon as the battle started.

Liu Yu wasn't insulting the law either. From the time Fleury died to the end of Louis XV, France didn't even have a strategist at the level of Sun Quan.Anyone who has Sun Quan's level may not be able to be so passive throughout the whole process.

What does France really want?Louis XV didn't know it himself, he thought his lover was a female Zhuge, and he suddenly realized, but in fact...

Mrs. Pompadour's level is that a bottle is not full and half a bottle is rattling.Bragging and criticizing with Voltaire and others during the day, chatting with Louis XV at night when learning and selling the sage mode.

Of course, Liu Yu has to do this woman's work.A one-time genius suggestion is not as good as a ten-year or eight-year pillow craze, and he understands this truth.

But before doing women's work, you still have to blow Louis XV first.

At this point, in fact, Liu Yu has already blown an evil wind and an unhealthy wind.As far as France's colonial policy and religious policy are concerned, it is impossible for North America to become its "Bashu".

To say a thousand words and ten thousand, behind this is Dashun's interests.The North American Dashun cannot be obtained, but a huge religious conflict and a big nail in English and French will also be buried.

It is impossible for Dashun to go to America to bleed, it is too far away.Then the French can only bleed.

It's just that the French didn't think there was anything wrong with their policies, so now that Liu Yu said this, Louis XV suddenly felt enlightened, as if he had seen the sun through the clouds.

And this looming lottery is also very good. Qin destroys Bashu and the world is in chaos. If you self-hypnotize yourself and really believe that North America is the metaphor of Bashu, you will feel a sense of ecstasy and destiny.

Liu Yu made such a big circle, of course, not for the sake of France, but first made such a huge circle, which leads to the problem that is about to be solved now: how to divide the spoils after the Austrian succession war is over?

The huge circle has been completed. According to the closed circle of this circle, King Austria will inherit the spoils of the war and prepare for France's grand strategy of "attacking Bashu first".

So, how to ensure that France's diplomacy on the European continent can be handled with ease?

How to ensure that France can get an ally with a strong navy and unity that can really destroy Britain?

After going around in circles, Liu Yu finally wanted to see him.

"His Royal Highness, if we want to realize this grand strategy of 'attacking Bashu first', we must ensure France's diplomatic situation in Europe."

"Prussians, capricious, that's a trifle."

"The Austrians will definitely want to take back Silesia. Huge contradictions have already been planted."

"In this context, the fate of the Austrian Netherlands, or Austria, is related to the situation that France will face in the future."

"If the Austrian Netherlands is cut off, French diplomacy will have no choice but to form an alliance with Prussia."

"And the Prussian has no credibility, just based on his history of undeclared war, who knows when he will drag France into the water? France will completely lose the initiative when to start the war. If he starts the war, you will not participate. You don't even have an ally; you participate, do you know when he will tear up the peace treaty and start fighting?"

"At the same time, the Franco-Prussian alliance means the grand alliance of Russia, Austria, and Britain."

"Conversely, if the Austrian Netherlands and Austria's core interests are not cut off, then France's diplomatic situation will be very good."

"If you want to help Prussia, you can help Prussia; if you want to help Austria, because you don't occupy the core interests of Austria, you can also reach an alliance. Even if you are not ready, you can stand outside and watch the show, waiting for the two sides to take the initiative Come to win you over and please you."

"Similarly, if the Austrian Netherlands is not cut off, the pressure on the Netherlands will not be so great. It is also enough to show sincerity like the Netherlands. As long as they expel the pro-British Orange family, ensure neutrality, and cancel the Anglo-Dutch mutual defense treaty, then France would get an excellent help at sea."

"The conflict between the British and the Dutch is very deep, but they are more afraid of France, so they suppress their conflicts; if they can show sincerity and eliminate the Anglophiles in the Netherlands, the conflicts between the Netherlands and the UK cannot be covered up."

"I'm a good person, and I don't want to destroy you at all. It's not respected, it's not appreciated."

"I wanted to destroy you, and even half of it was destroyed, but my compassion emerged and I let you go. This can be respected and grateful."

"So, what I mean is that at the end of this war, France's strategy should be to trade Europe for America. Use the huge advantages gained by Europe to exchange the interests of the Americas to achieve a diplomatic environment that is absolutely easy to handle. Shipbuilding, Increase the garrison in North America, increase the number of warships, and prepare for the 'Bashu strategy'."

(End of this chapter)