Xinshun 1730

Chapter 774 France Was Pitted by Allies

The expectations of the wealthy merchants in the Thirteen-State Colony are good, but so is the reality.

The French fleet was already an administrative navy.

It is completely understandable that civilian officials are in charge of the army, and it is the only way to centralize power.But the civilian officials are so crowded that the naval commander has no right to speak, which is a bit too administrative.

There are still some differences between the army and government departments, and the army cannot be regarded purely as a government office.

The French navy is indescribable.

With the best designer in the world, a genius like Euler can be ranked second in the ship design mathematics application competition; the 74-gun battleship with the best sailing ship template before the steam ironclad ship can really be used all the time Before the era of steamships; there was a system of "regular service, reserve sailors registered and receiving one-third of the military pay" established by Colbert decades ago, and there was no shortage of sailors.

However, the navy is bad.

The geographical environment of France does not even make France eligible to choose between land and sea.

Britain can build a navy with all its strength, making sailing ships the most reliable city wall in Britain; if France devotes all its energy to the navy, it is afraid that it will be blown up by Austria, the Netherlands, and Spain on land.

Of course, Dashun also has similar problems, but the problem is that France is only the size of Sichuan Province, but Dashun is a province as large as Sichuan with more than a dozen...

Without command of the sea, the colonial war was lost.

Louisburg is located on Cape Breton Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. If you compare the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Bohai Bay and Quebec to the capital, the location of Louisburg happens to be the Weihaiwei Naval Base in Dashun.

Located on the southern peninsula of the bay, the bay can be blocked directly.The location can be said to be quite good, otherwise Dashun would not have built a naval base in Weihaiwei or Lushun Port.

But the problem also stems from this. The premise of a good location is to have command of the sea.

With command of the sea, such a location is perfect as a naval base and fortress area.It can be said that the site selection is very scientific.

But without command of the sea, once such a prominent corner island is blocked by others, what else can they do except surrender?

This is similar to if Dashun bought Cape Town now, but found a gold mine in South Africa in a hurry before gaining a firm foothold in Ceylon, it would be considered as making wedding clothes for others.

The same is true of France being the core of Liu Yukeng.

Without command of the sea, Liu Yu detonated the ginseng fever prematurely, and it was when France was busy with the European war that the ginseng fever was detonated.

This is like a three-year-old child holding a gold brick.Find a fight.

Even so, the French did not forget to thank Liu Yu.

In particular, I feel that Liu Yu is a really nice person. He sent such a good trade to France and earned 10 taels of silver before, which greatly increased France's continuous combat capability in the European continent.

This is the highest state of cheating, not only making the other party feel less cheated, but also being deeply thanked by the other party.

Two months after the British colonial merchants launched the "Ginseng War", France had to raise the white flag to surrender in Port Louis, an important port in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Like the situation Duplex encountered in India, France is confident in defending the city with land battles.

However, without command of the sea, when the British Caribbean fleet came, the French navy seemed to be dead and did not show up at all. Being able to persist for two months was considered an extraordinary performance by the French.

After the fall of Lewisburg, a large number of New England militiamen made a fortune.

Many ginseng and mink fur stockpiled in the fortress that had not had time to be transported away made the British colonial merchants who invested in the ginseng war not only return their capital, but also made a fortune.

Those colonial militiamen who came with them were also divided, which strengthened their idea of ​​continuing to fight.

Once Louisbourg is broken, Quebec at the mouth of the river seems to be just around the corner, as long as the French navy cannot support it.

But in the ensuing battle, the militiamen in New England felt the malice from Dashun.

They just took Lewisburg here.

Indians in the area north of New York State attacked the colonial villages and towns in New England in groups.

Bloody homomorphic revenge is a custom in tribal society.

Since whites killed Indians, Indians killed whites in the same way.The Bible also encourages a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye.

Everyone an eye for an eye, if you scalp me, I'll scalp you.

After the Lingdingyang incident, Liu Yu sent a lot of muskets to the Indians in North America.In the international arena, one must follow one's word.

These Indian allies of France could not fight in formation, but they squatted in the mountains for ambushes, crouched in the bushes for sneak attacks, and hunted the Protestant immigrants in New England like hunting, but they did it very skillfully.

The muskets used by the Indians were pretty good at first, but Liu Yu sent a batch of miniature rifled guns that are very suitable for ambushes, which made the combat effectiveness of the Indians soar in sneak attacks and revenge.

At the same time, in the Quebec region, Dashun sent not only some ginseng diggers, but also a group of die-hard, devout Catholic Chinese who refused to go out to teach after Dashun’s strict prohibition order. believers.

To be able to refuse to go out to teach under such a strict prohibition order in Dashun is really absolute piety.France has a very strict religious policy in North America, and Protestants cannot be in the colonies.The strong Catholic atmosphere also makes these absolutely devout Chinese Christians feel like a fish in water.

Obtaining Louis XV's licensed residence order has also strengthened France's power in Quebec.

As a result, it was not so easy for the New England militia to capture Quebec.

In the southern region, a large number of Indians, under the instigation of the French, or as allies of the French, continued to attack the British colonies, which also forced a large number of New England militias to choose to retreat to resist the growing number of Indians Sneak attack.

Liu Yu hoped that the French would be at a disadvantage in North America, but he did not allow the British to take this opportunity to completely drive the French away.

The French navy is really disappointing.

It can only be said that fortunately there was a naval genius in Spain, Admiral Blass, who fell ill and died after defeating the British and keeping Spain's American advantage, as if he had completed his final mission.

As a result, Britain did not gain a comprehensive advantage in the war against Spain. Although it won in Luzon, it failed in America.

This made the British fleet unable to attack the French colonies in the Caribbean, and finally allowed France to keep its underwear temporarily.

Before the ginseng trade, the French would not trade the whole of Canada for Haiti, which later generations eat mud cakes.

If all the colonies in the Caribbean were lost, France would be completely passive this time.Although Liu Yu was cheating France, he didn't want to cheat too much.

As it is now, that's just fine.If the British really gain a comprehensive advantage in the colonies, the post-war negotiations will not be easy to talk about.

Gaining an advantage, and the advantage is not too great, which is very suitable for Liu Yu's plan for the European diplomatic pattern after the War of Austrian Succession.

France can't lose big, but it can't win big either.

Some colonies can be lost in order to exchange benefits after Europe gains an advantage.

In conclusion, the contradiction between Austria and France is smaller than that between Austria and Prussia. The foundation of the future alliance between China, Russia, Austria and France is that France cannot occupy the Austrian Netherlands, nor can it be a puppet of the Netherlands.

The basis for the formation of the Anglo-Prussian alliance is that Britain cannot be forced by France to give up Hannover. It is necessary for the British king to still have territories in the European continent, and he is always thinking about defending the "Land of Dragon Xing", rather than giving up many of Britain's Benefit.

And these two foundations, at the moment when France is victorious in the European battlefield, what it can rely on is the disastrous defeat of its overseas colonies.

Britain will return the colonies to France in exchange for France's withdrawal of troops from the Austrian Netherlands and France's recognition of the King's status as Elector of Hanover.

It seems that the relationship between the Austrian Netherlands and the United Kingdom is not very great, but the lowlands directly hold the throat of the British Channel.Britain can allow the Netherlands to be neutral with arms, but it must not allow France to control the Netherlands.

Once France occupies the Austrian Netherlands, the Netherlands has no other choice but to be a puppet vassal of France.

If France has a port in the Netherlands, Britain will feel like a thorn in its back and a thorn in its throat, which is absolutely unacceptable.

Likewise, the interests of the overseas colonies grew in importance.In order to return to its overseas colonies, France may have to accept Dashun's mediation proposal:

One: The Dashun embassy will fund and support the Dutch parliament faction to expel the Orange family, reorganize the government in the name of revolution or coup, announce that the Netherlands will join the armed neutral alliance, and adopt a neutral policy towards the European war.Belligerent navies may not call at Dutch ports.

Two: The Netherlands abolished many treaties with the United Kingdom, including the "Anglo-Dutch Mutual Defense Treaty" that was renewed indefinitely twice.

Three: France withdrew its troops from the Austrian Netherlands and recognized the unity of the British King Hanover, in exchange for Britain returning the colonies of North America and India to France.

Four: If necessary, in order to ensure the neutral status of the Netherlands and abolish the Anglo-Dutch treaty, France may be allowed to give up support for the Stuart family in exchange for the disintegration of the Anglo-Dutch alliance.

As for the crap in northern Italy, Dashun really didn't have the slightest say.

But the good news is that in northern Italy, France and Spain are not fighting smoothly. Shinra is fighting against France and Spain, which can also ensure that Austria can return to the Austrian Netherlands.

This is the basic clause for Dashun to participate in the European peace conference and expand China's influence.

Dashun is not the main country participating in the war, and this treaty still needs to be agreed by both Britain and France.

To make both Britain and France nod, Dashun's little tricks are indispensable.All in all, the idea is to let France win in Europe and lose in the colonies.

Looking at it now, the prerequisites for this concept have been basically met.

You only need to come forward when necessary, when France feels that it is in danger and its previous victory is difficult to guarantee; when Britain feels that the French army is strong and invincible, and it will not be able to sustain it if it continues to fight.

In fact, all countries are almost unable to hold on now. They have been fighting for several years and spending money like water.

If countries want to fight, they have to spend money.

Not so much money, can only borrow money.

If you want to borrow money, you have to go to the financial center.

At this time the financial center of the world is in Amsterdam.The Netherlands has a policy that prohibits the export of gold and silver, and also has the most relaxed financial market environment in the world at this time, and the interest rate is very low.

but……

The financial order in Amsterdam collapsed because of Dashun's voyage to Nanyang.

Therefore, it is logical that this years-long war caused by the succession of the Austrian throne has actually come to an end and will soon end.

Although the European people have not yet seen the dawn of the end of the war, Liu Yu, who is far away in Dashun, has already seen the dawn of the truce.

All Dashun's missions had to do was wait.

When France can't hold on anymore, it will come forward to mediate, make a proposal acceptable to both parties, and then carry forward the smuggling under the banner of armed neutral trade.Then when the Anglo-Dutch trade conflict reached its peak, the fleet entered Amsterdam to help the Netherlands win the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War and abolished the British Navigation Regulations.

(End of this chapter)