Starting in Saarhu, it is a bit difficult to make a comeback.

Now all European countries are in an economic crisis, bringing their domestic economies to the brink of collapse.

Countless unemployed workers and craftsmen took to the streets in organized strikes and demonstrations.

Ask the government to provide jobs and bread, and ask employers to reduce their working hours.

The parade gradually spread from big cities such as London and Paris to the surrounding areas.

It also spread from the two countries of Britain and France to Spain, Portugal, Italy and the states of the Holy Roman Empire.

They asked their king to stop the war against China, resume trade, and withdraw troops from the front line.

Internal instability made it impossible for European monarchs to launch attacks on China.

The focus of the Intelligence Department has also changed. In the past, the Intelligence Department paid more attention to the top figures in various countries and developed the people around them to collect intelligence or instigate rebellion.

Now the Intelligence Department has begun to support various armed riots in a targeted manner, providing financial and weapon support to some labor leaders to help them carry out strikes and armed riots.

In addition, some nobles and manor owners whose interests were seriously damaged in the war also joined in.

Of course, these labor leaders also changed their programs after receiving support from China.

Originally, many people blamed the Chinese army for provoking the war and Li Xingzu, the "European vampire", for plundering the wealth of the entire Europe.

Now they are pointing their fingers at domestic futures investors and the greed of kings and nobles.

And demanded the resumption of legal commercial trade with the East Ryukyu Company to increase jobs in the country.

Workers in Europe began to unite and fight for their rights.

However, their numbers were not very large at this time, so they also began to unite farmers against feudal farmers.

Faced with the demands of these workers and peasants, the feudal aristocrats of Europe, together with the emerging capitalists, brutally suppressed them.

In Paris, the king directly sent the Praetorian Guards to the streets to carry out a bloody suppression of the demonstrators.

In London, Charles I directly arrested a large number of culprits who organized strikes and sent them to the guillotine!

In Madrid, a large number of leaders who participated in the armed riots were hanged by the King of Spain.

Under the crazy suppression of various European countries, various movements for rights and interests quickly died down and entered a low ebb.

Of course, these armed riots not only broke out in countries such as Britain and France, but also affected the Netherlands, North Germany and Poland under China's control.

Dong Ryukyu Company was the first to announce that workers they employ must not work more than 10 hours a day, and if they exceed 10 hours, they will be paid double overtime pay.

In addition, employees can take one paid day off per week.

Later, businessmen in the Netherlands and other places had no choice but to follow the steps of the East Ryukyu Company and announce the implementation of these policies.

In addition, the Chinese government has also promulgated some regulations. For example, parades must submit applications. Once approved by the government, they are protected and can hold parades at designated times and areas.

Capitalists and feudal farmers were not allowed to interfere.

In addition, China has implemented a minimum wage system for hired labor in these occupied areas. The wages paid by employers to employees cannot be lower than the minimum standards set by the government.

Otherwise, the Chinese government has the right to punish them.

In fact, these policies have long been promulgated in China and are now being implemented in Europe, allowing them to quickly win over the people.

Coupled with the abundant funds of the East Ryukyu Company, they quickly monopolized multiple industries.

After commerce and production were restored, these occupied areas quickly stabilized.

Then China announced that the Netherlands, North Germany, Poland and Tsarist Russia would abolish the original Dutch guilders, rubles and other currencies and use the Chinese silver dollar uniformly.

However, the old coins in these areas were given a three-month period. Within three months, the old coins can still be circulated, and residents can go to banks to exchange for Huaxia silver dollars at the current exchange rate.

After three months, all existing currencies will be deemed invalid and will cease to be used and circulated.

For transactions with other European countries, China only accepted Chinese silver dollars and not the currencies of other countries.

In this way, the Chinese silver dollar became the settlement currency for trade between various countries.

In addition, in order to unify the gold and silver exchange gap between the East and the West, starting from the ninth year of Qianxi, all areas ruled by China were uniformly adjusted to 1 tael of gold for 12 taels of silver.

This is to prevent speculators from taking advantage of exchange differences for speculation.

There is no harm without comparison. The armed riots that had been gradually suppressed in European countries now have goals to pursue after seeing the treatment of workers in areas controlled by China.

With funding from the Intelligence Division, they resumed their rallies.

In addition, their previous failures also led them to the conclusion that no matter it was the conservative feudal aristocratic forces or the emerging capital, they would not easily make concessions to themselves.

Armed struggle is necessary to achieve success.

Blanqui was originally just a watchmaker in a Paris watch shop. He united some industrialists, businessmen and workers in Paris to form a small group called the "Paris Society".

The Intelligence Department took a fancy to this "Paris Society" and began to invest funds in Blanqui to promote the "Paris Society".

It also provided weapons to the "Paris Society", allowing Blanqui to develop a spontaneously armed "Paris Guard".

Under the influence of money, many celebrities and thinkers in French society who sympathized with or supported the workers also began to support Blanqui.

In addition, he had a high talent for speaking, and the "Paris Society" soon grew.

Not only Paris, but also branches of the "Paris Society" were established in Lyon, Marseille, Toulon and other places.

This struck fear into the heart of the Bourbons.

Louis XIII ordered the arrest of Blanqui and the banning of the Paris Society.

As a result, a fierce conflict broke out between the "Paris Guards" and the military police under Louis XIII.

Although the "Paris Guards" resisted desperately, they were ultimately outnumbered.

Blanqui himself was arrested by Louis XIII's Guards in a bistro in Paris and imprisoned in the notorious "Bastille".

This is a fortress used by French Emperor Louis XIII to imprison important prisoners. It can be regarded as the Dongchang Prison in France.

As a result, a larger strike march broke out in France, and hundreds of thousands of French people took to the streets of Paris to demand Louis XIII to release Blanqui.

At this time, Li Shizu realized that the "Paris Society" alone would not be able to overthrow the rule of the Bourbon dynasty in a short period of time.

So on the pretext that French soldiers crossed the border to arrest workers in the Netherlands, they declared war on France.

At this time, French Emperor Louis XIII was also overwhelmed by the domestic armed riots. He also wanted to use foreign war to divert domestic conflicts, so the French government also actively responded.

He also called on the French people to stop the riots and work together to resist the Chinese invasion. In order to boost morale, French Emperor Louis XIII personally went to the front line to command the French army in combat.

There is a famous highland along the Dutch-French border called the "Ardennes". There are many forests, peatlands, wastelands and swamps here, so it is also called the "Ardennes Forest".

This area is easy to defend but difficult to attack and serves as a barrier to northeastern France.

It was precisely because of the existence of the "Forest of Ardennes" that Louis XIII had the confidence to declare war on the Chinese.

Here the cavalry will have difficulty showing excitement.

Moreover, the complex terrain will also make it difficult for the Chinese heavy artillery.

In particular, there is an ancient castle called Ardenroche. This stone castle occupies the commanding heights of the small town. It is surrounded by water on three sides and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The French army used this place as the core of defense in the Ardennes region.

As the French expected, both Chinese infantry and cavalry made slow progress in the Ardennes.

Without the support of heavy artillery, the Chinese army's attack was indeed frustrated.

And the Cossack cavalry, which they relied heavily on, could not cross the Ardennes Forest to cut off the French supply line.

The city of Ardenroche is even more impregnable. The Chinese army attacked the city for more than a month but failed to capture it.

The partial victory achieved by the French in Algeria and other regions also re-encouraged European countries. Britain and Spain were both preparing to send reinforcements to France to support the French people in their fight against China.

However, the French never expected that it was not the British who arrived on the coast of northern France, but the Chinese landing force.

Wu Sangui led 50,000 people to land from the Calais region in northern France.

At this time, the main force of the French army was all in the Ardennes area, and the defense of Calais was very empty.

Knowing that the Chinese were landing behind his back, Louis XIII quickly sent 3 elite troops to Paris.

According to normal people's logic, once they established a foothold in Calais, they would naturally go straight to Paris, the capital of France.

However, the French did not expect that the Chinese army that rushed towards Paris with great fanfare was actually only 3 strong.

The main Chinese force led by Wu Sangui was now attacking the famous fortress city of Sedan in northern France.

Because this is not only the command center and supply base of the entire French army, but also the location of Louis XIII himself.

China was equipped with a large number of dragoons, so they advanced very quickly. In just five days, they advanced from Calais on the coast to Calais on the Dutch-French border.

If he had not witnessed the dense Chinese cavalry under the city with his own eyes, Louis III would never have believed that the Chinese had reached Sedan.

The Chinese adopted the tactic of "encirclement and reinforcements" and easily defeated the French "King Qin's Division" who came to Sedan from various places.

Soon they launched an attack on the Sedan Fortress.

Since the emperor himself was personally in charge, the morale of the French army was still relatively high at this time.

However, as China's heavy artillery was transported to the front line, it was only a matter of time before the fall here.

After holding on for five days, French Emperor Louis XIII led 5 French troops to surrender to the Chinese at the Sedan Fortress.

After the news reached Paris, France was in an uproar.

With supplies cut off, it was pointless to hold on to the Ardennes.

Finally, under the personal persuasion of French Emperor Louis XIII to surrender, the French army in Ardenroche also laid down its arms and surrendered.

In this battle, the French army lost 3 people, and more than 5 soldiers surrendered and were captured.

The captured Louis XIII had no choice but to sign a treaty that was humiliating and humiliating the country.

First, France assigned the mountainous areas on its northern border, including the Ardennes Forest, to the Netherlands.

Second, release previously arrested Higashi Ryukyu Company employees, return the misappropriated Higashi Ryukyu Company assets, and compensate these individuals.

Third, France fully opens all ports and provides China with "unilateral most favored nation" treatment (that is, France unilaterally provides China with the lowest tariff.).

Fourth, France immediately cut off all official and non-governmental contacts with Britain and immediately declared war on Britain.

Fifth, France paid 5 million Chinese silver dollars in war reparations, to be paid in three years.

Sixth, France ceded its African colonies Madagascar and Algeria in North Africa to the Chinese Empire.

Seventh, northern France has become a demilitarized zone from Paris to Sedan. France cannot station troops and only allows a small number of police to be stationed to maintain local security.

Eighth, French prisoners will be sent to Suez, Egypt, to participate in the excavation of the canal until the French government pays all reparations.

Ninth, the French government did not allow bloody suppression of domestic workers and immediately released Blanqui, the leader of the "Paris Society".

Tenth, France is not allowed to interfere with China's actions in other parts of Europe, especially the annexation of South Germany, including Austria.

Eleventh, China will station troops in Sedan until France completes all the terms of the appeal!
Since this contract was signed in Verdun near Paris, it is also known as the "Treaty of Verdun" and is commonly known as the "Eleven Articles of Verdun".

Objectively speaking, this contract is very harsh, but Louis XIII is in the hands of the Chinese. In order to keep his throne, he can only sign it.

Although it was said that it was a cessation of territory as compensation, at least France is still there. Compared to Berlin, which is now a scorched earth, Paris is very lucky.

After his release, Blanqui has transformed from a small leader of the "Paris Society" into a well-known politician throughout the country.

Soon the "Paris Society" used the Treaty of Verdun, which was humiliating and humiliating the country, as an excuse to denounce Louis XIII.

And organized larger-scale riots across the country.

Although 80,000 French troops were sent to Egypt by China, the Treaty of Verdun did not clearly stipulate how to deal with their weapons.

So Li Shizu provided these weapons, half sold and half given away, to riot organizations in European countries.

After receiving the support of this batch of weapons, the Paris Guards under the "Paris Society" suddenly expanded to more than 2 people.

Blanqui, who was once imprisoned in the Bastille, knew that there were also countless political prisoners trying to overthrow the Bourbon dynasty.

On January 1, the ninth year of Emperor Qianxi's reign, more than Paris guards armed with weapons captured this notorious prison.

The fall of the Bastille also officially sounded the death knell of the Bourbon dynasty.

Afterwards, the people of Paris, led by the "Paris Society", directly invaded the Palace of Versailles and imprisoned Louis XIII, the lofty French emperor, and his trusted ministers in the Bastille.

The successful rise to power of the Paris Society inspired more European countries to erupt in armed struggle!
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