This Qing is wrong

Chapter 220 The Holy Alliance
"Li Changqing, the demon of the Tang Kingdom, is a destroyer of world peace, a violent tyrant.

His thirst for land is inexhaustible!
Look at the flattened land of the Bietang Kingdom. Apart from the Taoism created by the demon Taoist Li Changqing himself, is there room for other beliefs to survive?
Presumably, all of you here have already felt the overbearing policy of Tang State in the trade with Tang State. "

Next, the first envoys from the Swedish East India Company, the British East India Company, the Dutch East India Company, the Spanish East India Company, the French East India Company, the Viceroyalty of Goa in Portugal, the Papal State, and the Raksha State heard Emperor Kangxi’s speech to Li Changqing. All of them nodded in agreement.

It makes sense!

This is not just because Li Changqing still showed a great desire to expand after expanding the traditional sphere of influence of the Han people, which led to a sense of crisis in the Western world.

What's more, when the Western world traded with the Tang Kingdom in the East, they found that the merchants of the Tang Kingdom, with the support of the Tang Kingdom's court, arbitrarily raised their prices, and treated the Western merchants as fat sheep and slashed hard.

The imbalance between supply and demand in trade between the East and the West forced Western merchants to swallow their anger.

After all, bulk goods such as silk, pottery, and tea from the East are just what the dignitaries of the Europa Continent need. These things cannot be mass-produced in the colonies of the Europa Continent for the time being, and can only be imported from the East.

In contrast, goods from the West, except for gold, silver and precious metals, are not in short supply in the East.

Originally, Western arms were very popular with Easterners, but after the unification of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court set up government-run arms factories, and used various tax incentives to encourage large private businessmen to make iron and firearms.

This has made the Eastern Continent gradually break away from its dependence on Western firearms.

In fact, the firearm technology of the West in this era is not much more advanced than that of the East, and the main gap between the two sides is in terms of 'quantity'.

Because wars often break out in the Western world, the stock of firearms is quite astonishing, and even civilians hide a large number of firearms.

In contrast, Eastern countries, because there will be a long period of peace after the war, are not active in updating firearms. As a result, the research and development progress and inventory of firearms have not been comparable to those in the West.

However, with the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, in a warlike empire, other commodities can be left behind, except for firearms, a weapon of war that is inexhaustible in demand.

The so-called demand determines the tendency of productivity.

During Li Changqing's foreign wars in successive years, the number of firearms in the army has increased day by day, but none of them were created out of thin air, they were all manufactured by relying on the industrial transformation of the Han Dynasty in Tang Dynasty.

Even the current gang of governor warlords and the guards around them have equipped with more advanced flintlock guns.

You know, even on the continent of Europa, flintlock guns and matchlock guns are mixed on the battlefield at this time.

Perhaps in terms of quantity, Tang's firearm inventory still cannot be compared with that of the West, but in terms of quality, it is already comparable.

Firearms without much technical content are still easy to imitate.

Because of this, the only commodity in the West that can make profits on the Eastern Continent—arms, was helplessly squeezed out of the market.

Even though the Western colonial empires had a large amount of gold and silver provided by the colonies that could be used to buy Eastern goods, the slaughter of fat sheep by Eastern merchants has caused the profits of Western merchants to continue to decline.

In the eyes of Western capital, this is naked robbery!

In addition, the Datang Empire's continuous building of new Western-style battleships has also made Western businessmen and even the national government feel threatened.

The technical content of wooden sailing warships is not high, and the construction period is not comparable to that of later ironclad ships. As long as the national strength can keep up, wooden sailing warships can be built like dumplings.

Don't talk about the century-old navy.

Crew and sailors are difficult to train, but in naval warfare, the most important thing is the strength of the ship!

Even a group of rookies driving a battleship can make a group of veterans drive a cruiser run away.

The two sides are not of the same order of magnitude, and it is not comparable to simple sailor technology.

However, given Tang's national power, population, and offshore advantages, once a large fleet really exploded, it would be difficult for the navies of the western powers to confront it head-on.

In fact, the Eastern naval warfare technology in this era is not backward, and the great pirates in the late Ming Dynasty can still fight against the Western fleet.

Otherwise, how did Zheng Chenggong conquer Taiwan?
He took over Taiwan at the peak of the sea coachman in the Netherlands!
Zheng Chenggong relied on nothing more than two things to defeat Taiwan.

The first rule is that there are too many people and boats, which is to use numbers to bully the red-haired ghosts.

The second is the offshore advantage. When other Dutch colonies support Taiwan Island, Zheng Chenggong has already established a firm foothold...

How many troops did Zheng Chenggong have at that time, and how many is the current Datang Empire?

It was this potential threat and loss of interests that caused the great powers of the Europa Continent to unite and want to curb the expansion of the Tang Empire.

Among them, Sweden and the Raksha Kingdom were not because of commercial interests, but because of the land expansion of the Tang Empire. No matter how you look at it, it looks like the westward route of the Mongols back then.

As leaders in Eastern Europe, they naturally don't want Li Changqing to continue to expand!

The main conflicts between the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland, the Kingdom of France, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Portugal, the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the Tang Empire came from the sea and commercial interests.

Among them, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Portugal, and the United Provinces of the Netherlands are old maritime colonial empires.

It has its own interests in the East and the Indian Ocean, among which the Kingdom of Portugal was taken from the Governor-General of Macau by the Tang Empire.

Britain and France are rising stars, and they also understand how lucrative the goods in the Eastern Continent are in ocean trade. The merchants of the two countries were driven up by the profiteers in the East, and their heads were full of money...

How could it be possible not to hate the Tang Empire?

As for the Papal Kingdom, the purpose is very simple. Li Changqing, a demon, is a complete heretic. Like the guys from the Tianfang Sect, he does not give Christ the opportunity to spread the Lord's gospel at all.

Since Japan was conquered by the Tang Empire, all the missionaries on it were either expelled or "evaporated", and there was not a single church left behind, which was even more ruthless than the era of the Edo Shogunate!
Let's look at Li Changqing's religious policy on the conquered areas. The Pope of the Papal State can't even imagine what kind of disaster the Europeans' faith will encounter once the Tang army invades the European continent...

There may be many conflicts among these eight forces, but under the same enemy goal, they united for the first time and sent important envoys to meet Emperor Kangxi.

In the eyes of the representatives of the Eight Kingdoms, the Indian Qing Dynasty established by Emperor Kangxi was the best human shield against Tang's westward expansion.

Not to mention that the Qing Dynasty in India itself was driven out of the Eastern Continent by Li Changqing, and Li Changqing could be regarded as a feud with Li Changqing, and the two sides should not fight with all their strength.

The expectations of the representatives of the eight Western countries are not high. As long as the Qing Dynasty in India can stop Li Changqing's expansion momentum and make him unable to continue to expand westward, the representatives of the Eight Western countries will be satisfied.

Of course, the five maritime powers among the eight western countries do not want the Indian subcontinent to be completely occupied by Tang. Otherwise, the Indian subcontinent will be controlled by profiteers from the east, and the great voyage trade in the West will be completely locked up.

In fact, the bulk goods on the Eastern Continent can still be purchased from the Indian subcontinent as substitutes. At most, the quality is inferior, and it is not unacceptable for Westerners to grit their teeth.

If India loses it, they will lose even a substitute!

At that time, the various East India companies will go bankrupt one after another without waiting for the Tang Empire to hit the European continent!
Without the highly profitable seafaring trade, can the great powers on the continent of Europa still be called great powers?
They have not entered the age of steam, and are still at the time of primitive accumulation.

Therefore, the bottom line of the representatives of the eight powers is that the Qing Dynasty can perish, but India must not be lost!
The sea power colonial empires in Western Europe did not only exert their strength on the Qing Dynasty in India. As early as when Wu Sangui invaded Burma, the sea power countries in the West began to support the Annan Kingdom in the Indochina Peninsula.

A large number of outdated muskets eliminated in Europe were sold to the Kingdom of Annan.

It can be regarded as finding a next home after losing the Eastern Continent market.

Don't think that this is a disadvantage for the Annan Kingdom. Western firearms in this era basically represent 'high quality'.

There is no other reason. Almost all the firearms eliminated in the West have been tested in actual combat on the battlefield.

Moreover, An Nanguo does not have its own complete military industry, and there is no import of Western firearms. Could it be possible to expect to smuggle firearms from Tang?

The reason why the Western sea power colonial empires used An Nanguo as their war agent is very simple.

In history, An Nanguo defeated the three continental powers of Song, Yuan, and Ming.

They were all defeated during the peak period of force of these three dynasties.

Although there is the buff bonus of Annan Kingdom's Miasma Land, there is no doubt about Annan Kingdom's combat effectiveness.

This is also the reason why the Indochina Peninsula has never been conquered by the eastern powers.

How can Annan continue to expand to the southwest?
Therefore, according to historical experience, the Western powers selected An Nanguo, a small power, from the Indochina Peninsula.

The effect was very remarkable. When the Wu family army attacked other countries in the Indochina Peninsula, they were invincible and had no single enemy. However, they fell into an endless war of attrition in the Annan Kingdom.

It is said that even Wu Sangui fell ill due to the long war...

An Nanguo is a pawn used by the Western powers to stab the back of the Tang Empire, and the Indian Qing Dynasty is the meat shield used by the Western powers to block Li Changqing's expansion of the iron fist.

Emperor Kangxi naturally understood the reason why the western powers Pidiandian sent envoys to support him.

It's not that Emperor Kangxi is willing to serve as a human shield for the Western powers, but that he has no choice now...

The support of the Western powers is not free. At most, they will get a [-]% discount when selling arms, and the sales are also second-hand goods...

After all, Western powers have to use first-hand goods themselves!
"This world cannot be allowed to be ravaged by ambitious tyrants. Countries representing justice should unite to resist Li Changqing, the demon of the Tang Kingdom!"

Soon, there were overwhelming voices at the meeting.

This is actually an agreement that everyone has reached in private.

The Western powers traveled thousands of miles to discuss with the out-of-reach Indian Qing Dynasty, isn't it just to form an alliance to fight against the enemy?

Of course, the ability of the Western powers to temporarily put aside their internal conflicts and unify the outside world is inseparable from the mediation of the Papal State.

In the eyes of the Pope, no matter how fierce the internal disputes in the Western world are, they are not as terrible as the threats from outside.

Just like when the Ottoman Empire attacked Europa, Europa could always organize a crusade.

Today's Europa continent is resisting the invasion of the Ottoman Empire, so the contradictions among countries that believe in God are not prominent.

The declining Spanish Empire no longer pursued European hegemony.

The Netherlands and Portugal have long since become independent.

Therefore, at this time, it is easier for Europe to unite against the enemy that makes them feel a sense of crisis.

"Europa, bathed in the glory of God, has formed a holy alliance to jointly resist the evil demon Li Changqing. I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty is interested in joining the holy alliance?"

After setting the tone, a cardinal, the representative of the Papal States, took the lead in proposing to Emperor Kangxi.

Emperor Kangxi would naturally not refute this.

"It is an honor for the Qing Dynasty to fight with the servants of God!
In the Qing Dynasty of India, the glory of God will also shine on the earth. "

Emperor Kangxi went down the donkey along the slope and promised the Western powers the right to preach Christianity in the Qing Dynasty in India.

Anyway, the beliefs within the Qing Dynasty in India have been varied, and Emperor Kangxi didn't mind taking over a powerful sect again.

Even, the court of Emperor Kangxi, taking advantage of the opportunity of the destruction of Buddhism in the Western Regions, wantonly bewitched Buddhists in India, established and trained monks and soldiers, and resisted Li Changqing, the demon killer of Buddhism.

Although India is the birthplace of Buddhism, the number of masters of Indian Buddhism in this world is far less than that of Buddhism in the Western Regions.

This is mainly because Buddhism is not considered a big sect in India, and people who believe in Buddhism tend to like a harmonious society. Fighting power...everyone understands!
However, there are also a lot of Buddhists in India. Emperor Kangxi felt that if he worked hard, he could still pull out a group of Buddhist monks and soldiers with firm beliefs and send them to Central Asia as cannon fodder.

Although Buddhism in the Western Regions is not of the same sect as Buddhism in India, they have the same origin at least. What's more, Li Changqing is so cruel to the Buddhism in the Western Regions. Who can guarantee that after coming to India, Indian Buddhists will not be persecuted?
The propaganda machine of the Qing court was fully activated, and many devout Buddhists came in to serve as monks and soldiers, and many of them were Buddhist monks with cultivation.

However, the number of Bodhisattvas and Arhats in Indian Buddhism is very rare.

Because Indian Buddhism does not have the secret method of Buddhism in the Western Regions that can put the dying Buddhist masters to sleep, and the Buddhist practice system of Indian Buddhism is not as powerful as the Buddhism in the Western Regions.

This makes the high-end combat power of Indian Buddhism far lower than Western Buddhism.

Of course, Emperor Kangxi would not dislike the quality of cannon fodder, as long as the quantity is enough.

In this way, after batches of Indian Buddhists were trained as monk soldiers, they were collectively sent to Central Asia to resist the Tang army's southward invasion.

(End of this chapter)