Cutting 1719

Chapter 691 More Than One Road
In February of the 40th year of innovation (1763), it was rainy and rainy in Nanjing, and the cold air in early spring seemed to make people relive the taste of winter.

Wang Qingzhi was wearing a thick cotton coat. He reached out to take a freshly released "Qingliu Bao", and quickly and efficiently scanned the information on it, from top to bottom, from beginning to end, but his expression was slightly disappointed, Doesn't seem to see what he wants.

In this newspaper, what is described now is naturally the war that broke out in the world. Except for a small amount of pages describing the domestic situation, more news has been completely focused on the war. What people see is just one after another. A brilliant victory, one that everyone applauds.

"In the sixth year of the war, Prussia could barely hold on. Under the siege of the Austrian and French armies, Frederick's long sword seemed to be broken, and the main force of General Daun had entered Dresden. Berlin seems to be at stake."

"Fortunately, Ning Tieshan, the governor of the western conquest, led the 28 Chu-Russian coalition forces in time, penetrated all the way through Western Russia and Poland, entered Prussia, and fought a decisive battle with the 12 French-Austrian coalition forces led by Marshal Daun in Torgau. With a big victory, more than [-] people including Marshal Daun were captured. The surviving chief of staff, Count Franz Moritz von Laci, led the remnant army to withdraw from Prussia. This battle saved Prussia, which was about to collapse, and gave Its opportunity to counterattack."

In the newspapers, it is natural that Ning Tieshan, the commander of the battle, praised Ning Tieshan tirelessly, and believed that "Great Chu has become the savior of Prussia." The emperor knelt down in thanks.

However, Wang Qingzhi didn't want to see this. In fact, he was more concerned about another matter, that is, the issuance of a new round of war bonds, and he hoped to get more opportunities to make a fortune from it.

Compared with the current construction national debt or education national debt, war national debt can give more reports at the same time and scale, and as long as the war is won, the future ahead of them will be endless Wealth, all can be the wealth they have.

To Wang Qingzhi's disappointment, Da Chu seems to have benefited too much this time. The war funds provided by the Allied Forces alone are enough for a long time. Therefore, the scale of the issuance of war treasury bonds this time is not large. I haven't found any news about the release of a new round of national debt.

"Hey, I don't know how long the war can last"

Indeed, this question is not only asked by Wang Qingzhi, but also by cabinet ministers and people all over the world. However, for those lives devoured by war and for those countries that have completely failed There was no chance to ask such a question.

In April of the 40th year of innovation (1763), the Ottoman Turkish Empire announced to join the Allied Powers and declared war on Austria. After thinking for a long time, they finally reached an agreement to cooperate with Dachu. At that time, they will Obtaining part of the territory of Western Russia and part of the territory of Austria, its tentacles will go deeper into the European part.

For such a bad news, the Allies such as Britain and France are naturally very angry. While speeding up the training of the army, they are also seeking the possibility of peaceful negotiations. What has arrived has become more.

"Naturally, the basis for negotiation exists, but it cannot be at the expense of the interests of Dachu. This will be unacceptable to us. Only with true sincerity can we achieve the possibility of peace."

Da Chu Foreign Minister Xue Nayan said to the envoys from the Allied Powers with a dignified expression, "Whether it is America or India, they have essentially belonged to the sphere of influence guided by Da Chu. If you have any objections to this point, Then our peace would be an impossible thing."

"In addition, the post-war related compensation work will also be carried out under the general framework we proposed. The details can be negotiated, but the general framework cannot be changed."

Faced with the slightly harsh demands of Dachu, Britain, France and other countries are naturally unwilling to compromise on this. They think they still have more opportunities, and they are more willing to solve them on the battlefield.

In the 41st year of innovation, the Chuopus army counterattacked from Prussia and entered Hanover. Some of its troops had already entered Austria, while the Turkish army entered Austria from the back. The Anglo-French-Austrian army launched the fourth Silesian battle with the Chuopus army in Silesia. , the total strength of the two sides is more than [-], and the degree of mutual killing is more bloody and cruel than in history.

The battle lasted for four months, and the final result ended with the victory of the Chuopus army. Frederick Yangma entered Vienna, and Maria Theresa announced her surrender. She will also be the first to become the final victim of this battle.

When the war in Europe entered a stage of intensification, Britain and France, which had lost India, mustered up their courage and launched the last decisive battle with Donghua in North America. The scope of this decisive battle spread to Canada, and both sides had a large number of Indians People joined, but the war could not restore the decline of Britain and France. After the war, the temporarily promoted Major General Washington became a prisoner of the Chu army.

As the interests of Britain and France in the colonies were severely damaged, so did other Western countries participating in this global war. The colonies of the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal in the world were all smashed by the Allied Forces of the Great Chu Alliance like nails. Pulled up, the Chu Navy completely compressed the navies of these countries in the Atlantic region.

When Da Chu achieved undisputed hegemony on both land and sea, the end of the war seemed not too far away, but for the countries participating in the war, they could not easily declare defeat, nor could they tolerate the consequences of failure .

Of course, when the war has progressed to the present, the result is already insignificant, but for Ning Yu and the prince Ning Chengze at this time, there is one more important thing to do, which is to determine the future royal inheritance, and Further control over imperial power.

In the final analysis, when Ning Yu and Ning Chengze faced the increasingly rapid development of society and the increasingly fierce collision of social thoughts, they had already realized a problem, that is, the monarchy has not yet ushered in a complete end. But in the future, it is bound to become a factor that hinders the progress of the country.

From ancient times to the present, no matter how excellent the royal family education is, it is impossible to ensure that Mingjun will be born from generation to generation, and it is even more impossible for the emperor to firmly control the power. The best way to protect the royal family, at least this point can be controlled by the royal family itself, rather than passively accepted in the future.

"Chengze, in the future, the royal family will still be a model for the great Chu and even the world, but it will not be based on power, because everyone will die of old age, and there will be a day when the power will not always be firmly held by us. hands"

Ning Yu sighed softly. If it was the Han, Tang and Song Dynasties, maybe he wouldn't do this, but right now he doesn't have so many choices.

Regarding this truth, Ning Chengze actually only understands it better in his heart. When he went deep into the grassroots, he already understood this truth deeply—in this big country, the idea that the emperor is responsible for everything has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but The emperor is just a human being, he cannot be responsible for everything, nor can he be the ultimate solver of all problems.

To put it simply, the development of capital also has its own limitations, and its cyclical economic crisis will break out sooner or later. After the gold-like development momentum passes, how will the public view the slowing down of economic development?When the standard of living is gradually stagnating, how can the people go hungry to support the emperor?

Many things cannot be solved by saying "Long live my emperor" under the table. In fact, this sentence can't solve the problem, even if Ning Yu can really live long, but in many extreme cases, the people's loyalty to him cannot be solved. It will also change until it spurns him, abandons him completely, and even overthrows him himself.

"Father, each generation has its own mission, and we are no exception."

Ning Chengze's tone was light, he seemed to be thinking while he said: "The current society is changing rapidly, and many new things will come out, including the thoughts about class that you mentioned, Father, and they will definitely be born in the future. It's just a matter of time. There is not only one way to deal with the problem.”

"Yes, there is indeed more than one path."

Ning Yu smiled wryly, and he immediately recalled all the things that happened in later generations. In the face of such a huge change that almost subverted everything, he did not know how many crowns fell to the ground, and not only how many paths were explored, especially in China. In this difficult historical choice, he almost missed all the wrong paths, and finally turned around with difficulty.

Now facing the new situation, the world has changed drastically, and it is difficult for Ning Yu to find new answers from history. Perhaps, as Ning Chengze said, each generation has a mission for each generation.

"Chengze, do you want to be emperor?"

(End of this chapter)