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Chapter 1262 The Eve of the Storm (First update, please subscribe)
Sometimes, the world is always full of too many accidents. Just when Emperor Zhu deliberately wanted to blot out blood and weaken the power of the British Empire, a sudden change forced him to consider another possibility.

Smoking a cigar silently, at this moment, Emperor Zhu's mood was extremely complicated.

"If the French side gets the news, they will definitely declare war on Britain!"

Eugenie and Judy would definitely declare war, and it would be the same in any other country. It seems that history played a joke here-the First World War would break out in another form.

It is even a bit similar to the fuse of World War I in another world... The death of Archduke Ferdinand in another world triggered World War I, but what about this world?

Almost 11 years ago, the assassination of Napoleon III would reignite the flames of war in Europe.

"Yes, Your Majesty, no matter for the dignity or glory of the empire, France will declare war on Britain, and they have no reason to compromise!"

As the prime minister of the empire, Qian Degong bowed his head slightly, and then said.

"At that time, the empire will definitely be involved. After all, the traditional friendship between the empire and France makes it impossible for us to stay out of it."

What is the relationship between Daming and France?
It's not just an alliance, the two royal families are still relatives, and there are also friendships condensed by war.All that said, the Empire was bound to be involved.

"Yes, it's really unlikely that we'll stay out of it."

Emperor Zhu asked:

"Now tell me, in light of the current situation, is it the right time to implement the "Red Plan"?"

The "Red Plan" was Ming's plan to declare war on Britain. According to the plan, Ming would declare war on Britain with its allies—France, Russia, and of course, the hesitant Austro-Hungarian Empire.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, now is not the most appropriate time. After all, the United Kingdom is still very strong, and its allies, the United States and Germany, are also very strong. The United States' sea power will contain our sea power. Germany's land power will contain France and Rome. As for Austria-Hungary and Italy, they may declare war or remain neutral. The premise for us to destroy the world empire ruled by Britain is to weaken it as much as possible. Here Before, it was extremely unwise to fight against it!"

"The truth is indeed the truth, but..."

Emperor Zhu nodded to the table,

"If France knows the truth about the "Jerusalem incident", will they endure it? This is a question. I should sit down with Eugenie and Judy to discuss this issue. It is not how to retaliate against Britain, but how to win War, but I don't know if they can accept it all..."

Are they willing to wait?
"Your Majesty, I think that for the common good, we must convince them that only temporary patience can win the war in the future."

"Indeed..."

Emperor Zhu nodded and said.

"We really need to convince them!"

"Is Your Majesty planning to visit France?"

"You should go there, this matter needs to be dealt with face to face."

"Your Majesty, a mother who loses her child is irrational. France's retaliation against Tianfang back then, even now, is still controversial."

dispute?

The controversy is a thread, that is, some "white leftists" in Europe of this era just accused it. For most Europeans, they never cared about the life and death of barbarians outside the "civilized world".

Not to mention only 200 million people, no one really cares about 300 million or 400 million people. Besides...France lost its emperor, and Catholicism also lost its pope. In the past few years, people in various European countries have kept saying It's all revenge.

In one sentence, France's revenge against the Tianfang people is in line with the voice of the European people and in line with public opinion.Of course, what's the biggest windfall?That is, France will never have a chance to become "Francistan".

Almost all the people who survived in the Middle East have become "God's dutiful sons". Dutiful sons come out of sticks. It doesn't matter if you are not filial. You can bury people in the sand.

"Yeah, because of that..."

Emperor Zhu frowned and said.

"I just want to go there in person? Well, let's think about the countermeasures first. If you can't convince her, the empire may have to join the war! Well, let's prepare!"

……

Will war break out?

No one knows the answer, but at the beginning of 19, the Ming Empire entered a state of combat readiness to some extent and began to prepare for war, but all this did not attract the attention of the outside world.

Preparedness... What do you need to prepare?
First of all, it must be to formulate an official combat readiness plan.

As the prime minister of the empire, Qian Degong was naturally very aware of this. After starting to formulate the corresponding overall war preparation plan according to His Majesty's request, he immediately visited the military boss in his personal capacity.

Why do you want to visit in a private capacity, because according to the division of the empire's system, the civil service system and the military are clearly separated, and the two sides do not interfere with each other. The civil government has no power to command the army. It may be like another world book, using legal means to coerce the government.After all, in Daming, the military and civil servants were separated, and they had only one head—the emperor.

The military is independent from the government and cannot interfere with the government, and the government does not control the military and cannot interfere with the military. The two sides are clearly separated, so that when they deal with some problems, they can only coordinate privately.

There was not even a channel of communication between the civil service and the military—except for the establishment of the Supreme Command by order of the emperor.

Since it was a private visit, of course Qian Degong had to prepare a gift - a bottle of victory wine worth 0.5 yuan. According to the imperial decree, the value of gifts received by imperial officials should not exceed 2 yuan, otherwise they would be held accountable.

Moreover, this decree is really not a show. The imperial supervisory department has never relaxed the supervision of the imperial power department. In the past few years, it is unknown how many seemingly decent imperial civil servants have been dismissed because they received some small gifts.

Someone was even fired because he received a fish worth two yuan, so that there has always been a saying in imperial official circles that "a civil servant is not as good as a fish".

For an empire that pursues "high salaries to maintain integrity", the tolerance for corruption is almost zero, and it is for this reason that in the past few years, the officialdom has been able to maintain a consistent cleanliness.

"Qian Xiang, you are welcome."

When receiving the victory wine, Sun Hu smiled.

"For so many years, that's what this wine tastes like to me. Don't think it's cheap, but in my opinion, it's the best wine in the world... Victory, this name is auspicious!"

Putting the wine on the tea table, although the general of the empire has no specific position, he is definitely a real military leader, and his daughter is also the princess.

"Victory . . . is a lucky draw indeed,"

Qian Degong nodded and said.

"The general must already know why I'm here."

Nodding slightly, Sun Hu said.

"Your Majesty has issued an order, and the military has entered the third-level state of combat readiness. Presumably, the Executive Yuan should also start making corresponding preparations!"

"Indeed, but, you know, General, that we need to prepare a lot, but in the end, it is the military's business to fight. The Executive Yuan is to do the logistics work well. Why am I here this time? I want to know, the military If you have any plans, or what you want the Executive Yuan to do, let us have a clear idea first, or make some preparations..."

Looking at Sun Hu, Qian Degong laughed.

"After all, what is real combat readiness? We are laymen, and we still need to consult you to know what the military means..."

(End of this chapter)