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Chapter 1693 The exchange of interests

Catherine's Palace, Saint Petersburg.

Queen Elizabeth looked at Count Shuvalov in front of her and frowned, "Did he really say that?"

Count Shuvalov was very sure, "Yes, Gris Allen said this clearly, and told me about Les Island."

"Lys Island?"

"Yes, Leys Island!" Count Shuvalov was sure he heard correctly.

"It's just a small island in the Kattegat Strait. For us, it is dispensable. Even if we can occupy it, it will still be stuck by Denmark, and it will even worsen the relationship between our two countries. .”

"Count Shuvalov, can we send troops there to build a port?"

Count Shuvalov also frowned, "This Gris Allen didn't say anything, but I think they must have a way to achieve what we can't achieve."

Queen Elizabeth touched the rim of the gorgeous cup with her ring-wearing left hand, and the ball of her finger stroked the pattern on the rim.

Denmark is indeed a fish bone stuck in the Baltic Sea, which makes Queen Elizabeth very sad. How many times they want to transfer the Baltic Fleet to the Black Sea to support the battle there and fight against the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

However, repeatedly going from the Baltic Sea to the North Sea region, each time you have to pass through the Danish strait, and you have to go around half of Europe and cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach the Black Sea. The inconvenience and trouble caused by it made the Russians suffer. .

In a series of wars with the Ottoman Turkish Empire, such as the Crimean War in the Black Sea, although Russia has always had an advantage, it is still restricted by Ottoman Turkey at sea.

So Queen Elizabeth really wanted an opportunity to control the Baltic Sea.

Russia does not want to completely occupy Denmark, at least not in a short period of time, and Denmark is farther away from Russia than Prussia. Even if Russia wants to take over Denmark's territory, it is estimated that Prussia will not agree.

Because Prussia's current estuary is also in the Baltic Sea, if Russia wants to get the land of Denmark, or get stuck in the Baltic Sea estuary, if Russia really does this, Prussia will become the weaker side.

King Frederick II of Prussia will never let this happen, but if they can have their own island or a port where the fleet stops in the Kattegat Strait, they can use it as a forward base and even block it at critical moments Baltic Sea, to achieve their corresponding strategic goals.

It can be said that the strategic value of that small island is considerable.

Compared with the strategic value of the islands at the mouth of the Baltic Sea, the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Chukotka Peninsula are not that important.

Queen Elizabeth put down the cup in her hand, and tapped the index finger of her left hand slowly on the table.

"Do they want Kamchatka and Chukchi?"

"Gris Allen did say that, Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Queen Elizabeth shook her head and touched her forehead with her right hand, obviously worried.

Although the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Chukotka Peninsula are far away from the center of Russian rule, they are also a large part of Russia's existing territory.

If the White Iron Kingdom only had this island of Rice, she would definitely not accept her two huge territories in exchange, even if their ruling foundation there was very weak.

But this is not the reason why Queen Elizabeth agreed to them, "There are no other conditions?" Queen Elizabeth looked up at Count Shuvalov, obviously she was a little moved.

"The specifics may need to be discussed again. Gris Allen probably wants to find out what you say!" Count Shuvalov hesitated for a while and said, "But I think this should not have reached their bottom line. They should have more."

Queen Elizabeth nodded, "Okay, then you will continue to contact Gris Allen, and you must find out their bottom line. Even if you want to sell these two territories, you must sell them at a good price. "

Count Shuvalov saluted slightly, "Yes, Your Majesty!" Then he turned and left, leaving Queen Elizabeth sitting quietly behind the desk.

To be honest, she was a little bit moved. Russia moved its capital to St. Petersburg and gained access to the sea, but it was still bound by a chain around its neck. If she didn't want a controllable island in the Danish Strait, it would be impossible.

It would be best if they could get the peninsula, but Queen Elizabeth also knew that it would be very difficult, at least Prussia would not just sit and watch them succeed.

After Earl Shuvalov left, Queen Elizabeth temporarily put this idea on hold, and further consideration was needed, and she even needed to discuss it with those ministers.

At the same time, a letter was sent back to Bogota, Colombia through the news channel.

Zeng Yunfeng looked at the letter in his hand and handed it to Steve, "Steve!"

Steve took the letter and glanced at it, "Boss, that place is purely a place where birds don't shit. There are only a few days of the year when the weather is good. When it's cold, urinating will freeze. Why do we need that place?" ?”

"In my opinion, the island of Denmark is more beneficial to us."

"And Master Allen also said that Les Island is not the legal territory he obtained from Denmark. It was only leased for 99 years. We are only allowed to build ports on it to protect our own property for ships to dock. Basically, we do not do anything else. use!"

Zeng Yunfeng shook his head, "You see the problem is still too shallow. Gris Allen thinks very long-term. The lease of that island is not as simple as you imagined."

"Not only can we build a port on it, but we can even use that place as a base to send Russian mercenaries."

"Mercenaries!" Steve raised his voice a few degrees.

"Yes, the Mercenary Corps!"

"Will they agree!"

"Yes, you must know that the location of our kingdom is in South America, while the Danish island of Les is in Northern Europe, across the Atlantic Ocean in the middle. It is not as imagined that we want to deploy troops there to protect our own property. so easy."

"However, if we leased Russian corps to guard Leys Island like the British protected Hannover, do you think such a thing can be done?"

Steve stroked his chin and fell into deep thought. He was indeed very creative. It can be said that Zeng Yunfeng's idea opened up a new path for him.

They don't need to directly send their own army to Rice Island. After all, on Rice Island, they pay more attention to trade and basically do not involve the capture of territory. Most of them are to carry out some military intervention, but they don't need to send a large number of troops. This will actually arouse the vigilance of Denmark, which will not help their cooperation with Denmark, and will make Prussia nervous.

But if they do another way, they lease Leys Island and hire Russian legions to station on Leys Island for trade purposes. This not only provides Russia with a stopover point through the strait, but also a reason to block Denmark and its surrounding areas. The mouth of the country.

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