The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 612 Auction

Tranquiba, which means "land where the waves sing", was a colony obtained by a captain of the Danish East India Company in 1620 when he conquered the local state.

In history, this small colony has brought huge profits to the Kingdom of Denmark. In fact, Denmark once had even more ambitious ideals.

But with the disastrous defeat of Christian IV by Wallenstein, Denmark's imperial dream was also shattered.

Before participating in the 30-year war, Denmark united Norway, and its industry and commerce were extremely developed, known as the "Northern Netherlands". It abolished the privileges of the Hanseatic League, formed a powerful nautical fleet, established Nordic hegemony after defeating Sweden, and set up a colony in India.

However, when Denmark's power reached its peak, Britain, France, and the Netherlands began to lobby Christian IV to participate in the 30-year war and strive for hegemony in Europe.

The scheming king had no doubts about the weakness of the Holy Roman Empire, and he didn't want to be the hegemon of northern Europe, he wanted to be the hegemon of North Germany as well.

After receiving the supplies promised by Britain, France, and the Netherlands, he led the army into the quagmire-like stalemate of Germany.

The result, of course, was a serious drain on national power, but what was even more terrifying was the barbaric and bloody extent of the Thirty Years War, which wiped out almost a generation of Denmark.

The Austrian army led by Wallenstein repeatedly ravaged the Danish land, and the powerful fleet that survived was also burned.

Almost all the former German dependent countries were liberated, turning the country into a border battlefield. Since then, the heart of Denmark has always been exposed to the sharp knife of Germany.

The loss of the Sond Strait made Denmark lose the foundation to dominate Northern Europe.The rapid decline of Denmark's national strength, coupled with the backstabs of its allies, forced it to withdraw from the war and fully cope with Sweden's challenge.

As a result, Sweden's majestic man, Gustav II, was born out of nowhere and directly wiped out the last military spirit of Denmark.

In fact, Denmark, which was at its peak and able to dominate Northern Europe at that time, was not without talents, but it happened that it happened to meet two of the most capable fighters in the entire 30-year war.

This is equivalent to when Shi Wengong met Lu Junyi and Wu Song with full buff, is Shi Wengong fierce?Must be great?But the latter two are monsters.

Successively blasted by Wallenstein and Gustav II, two geniuses who are enough to write in the world's military history, Denmark has never recovered from a slump to the point where it can't even keep its ancestral business.

Tranquiba was a Danish colony, but it was already surrounded by British colonies, and it was only a matter of time before it was lost.

It's just that the British bid is a bit outrageous, and they plan to pay for the purchase by exempting part of the interest.

In fact, the value of this part of interest is between 8 and 10 Danish kroner, and the exchange ratio between Danish kroner and British pound is 19:1.
After the transaction was successful, the Danish castles, churches, docks, farmland, and slaves on the land of Tranqueba all belonged to the British.

And the value of the above-mentioned things far exceeds the amount paid by the British, which is simply half-selling and half-giving.

But at that time, Denmark could not find other buyers, and even the French did not dare to take this offer. After all, in terms of strength in Asia, even the combined powers were not enough for Britain.

However, due to historical changes, Austria, the Netherlands, and France all showed interest in the Danish colonies at this time.

Austria needs a transfer station in India. Although Franz is doing well in the British Indian colony through bribery, buying, and supporting agents at this time, no one can guarantee that this situation will continue. After all, whether it is a lion or an elephant, there will always be a day when they wake up.

And it's time to fight back after being disgusted by the British for so long. India's confinement as the British Empire is also its most painful point.

In fact, the Sikh war at this time was not a long-planned war as they thought, but a war promoted by Franz.

The purpose of doing this is not only to weaken the United Kingdom, but also to make it have no time to take care of other things. After all, Franz doesn't want to do such a thing as pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth, unless the tiger is so beaten that it can't remember to fight back.

In addition to Caroline's assistance, the Netherlands has greatly enhanced its national strength after annexing the Flemish region and joining the German Customs Union.

At least the king's power and influence have reached unprecedented heights, and the alliance with Austria has greatly strengthened the connection between the Netherlands and Southeast Asia.

Under these stimuli, the "merchant king" was eager to regain the power of the Dutch East India Company so as to restore the former glory of the sea coachman.

In addition to wanting to expand their territory in Southeast Asia, the French were also fed up with the exploitation and blackmail of the British.

Of course, the most important point besides this is that Louis Philippe wants to join in the fun.That's right, he wants to know what Austria wants to do and get a piece of it, rather than expanding its territory in Southeast Asia and getting rid of the shackles of the British.

In fact, in order to prevent the French from making a comeback, Britain restricted the former very severely in Southeast Asia.Of course, the same goes for other countries, including Austria.

After all, no overlord is willing to give up the interests in his hands. Britain still hopes to dominate the Far East and the Indian subcontinent in essence.

In this period of history, it was indeed difficult for the Western powers to reach these places, but there were new changes at this time.

First, Austria conquered Chenla with hundreds of people, and then the mainland of the Netherlands and Spain were strengthened, and then the colonization of Southeast Asia was strengthened.

Then there was Louis-Philippe's expanding ambitions, which strengthened French power in Southeast Asia.

On the other hand, Britain has suffered frequent setbacks in international affairs, and that invincible coercion has been greatly reduced.

Although Europe is still divided diplomatically, many relatively stable small groups have formed, which further reduces the influence of the United Kingdom.

Military losses are equally fatal, whether it is the sinking of the fleet in the Near East crisis, the tragedy of being wiped out by "pirates" on Kalimantan Island, or the attrition war in southern Brazil at this time, all of which have greatly damaged the spirit of the British army. .

(The above are all the war plots mentioned in the previous article, so I won’t repeat them here.)
After the ebb and flow, the thoughts of the following powers are all active, especially with the Austrian Empire leading the way, the Netherlands and France are naturally willing to follow behind and share a share.

However, this situation angered the British Prime Minister Robert Peel. He did not expect the Austrian revenge to come so quickly.

Of course, it is not difficult to scare off the latter, as long as the army on the Indian subcontinent is moved to the vicinity of the Danish colony.

But in this way, the 4.5 army that has just been assembled will be broken up again, and the [-] Sikh army has long been ready.

At this time, will timidity attract the opponent's pursuit like a hungry wolf?In that case, Britain will face the danger of being attacked by enemies on the Indian subcontinent.

Robert Peel didn't want to take this risk, because Britain's hegemony was riddled with holes, so he decided to use money to solve the problem.

(End of this chapter)