New Shun 1730

This news is absolutely bad news for France, the "loyal and very important ally" of Dashun.

But this news is great news for Dashun, the "loyal and very important ally" of France.

It's a pity that the news is not easy to spread at this time. Otherwise, even Liu Yu, who is already a little drunk today, can drink another half catty of Xifeng to sweep away the depression of the difficulty of Dashun's reform.

This means that France, which has finally conquered the Austrian Netherlands and seems to be completing the unfinished work of Louis XIV, is unlikely to open its mouth and bite the Netherlands hard, making the conditions envisioned by Dashun, such as Dutch neutrality, expelling the Orange faction, and severing the Anglo-Dutch alliance, become one of the options available to France.

Otherwise, in the context of France and the Netherlands' victory over the Anglo-Dutch coalition, the French would not agree to such favorable conditions from the Netherlands.

It also means that the contradiction between France and Austria will not be irreconcilable. If France really wants to occupy the Austrian Netherlands, the contradiction between France and Austria is too great, and Liu Yu's idea of ​​a four-nation alliance of China, France, Austria and Russia will have no chance. If the contradiction between Austria and France is really irreconcilable, and the situation of Britain, Austria, Russia, Portugal, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, France and Prussia will be created in the future, and Dashun will join the war again, it will really be a wedding dress for France.

In short, Liu Yu's purpose of pitting France in India and provoking the Ginseng War in North America is to let France, which has an advantage in Europe, exchange its European advantages for colonies.

Let the Netherlands not fall completely under the control of France, thus laying a good diplomatic foundation for Dutch financial capital to rely on Dashun handicrafts.

The mutual defense treaty between Russia and Britain has made it impossible for France to fantasize about occupying the Austrian Netherlands. This also allows the Dashun envoys, who have been dormant in the Netherlands and waiting for changes in the world, to finally have room for activities and make a comprehensive mediation to end this long war in Europe.

It seems that Russia and Britain are so close that even the Deputy Prime Minister of the Privy Council, who is in charge of foreign affairs, is an openly pro-British and anti-French faction.

But in fact, for Russia, the real third-party imaginary enemy of this treaty is not France, but Prussia.

The third-party imaginary enemy imagined by the British is France.

This treaty was not reliable from the beginning.

Since Elizabeth regards herself as the orthodox successor of Peter, the westward policy must continue, and Prussia is the roadblock to Russia's westward expansion.

After all, Bestuyev is a "remnant of the previous dynasty" and does not have much power in the court. The empress came to power through a coup, and there are still a lot of pro-French factions among her confidants. He was used only to check the power in the court and the excessive pro-French tendency.

For the tsar, pro-British and pro-French, it doesn't matter. The key is to be anti-Prussian.

France is poor, but Britain is rich.

The French diplomacy still relies on feelings, hoping that the physical affection between the Marquis de Lachetadi and the Queen can be used; while the British believe that the romance of France is not as real as the British pounds in Threadneedle Street, and they just pay for money.

The Queen looked at the white British silver and forgot that a day of sleeping together is a hundred days of grace.

As for the relationship between Britain and Russia, Liu Yu had already dug a big pit when he "mediated" Denmark not to interfere in the issue of the Swedish crown prince: joint trade between China, Sweden and Russia, suppressing pro-British Denmark, expanding smuggling to North America, reducing Russia's demand for British handicrafts, and investing in some emerging handicrafts in Russia that will not affect Dashun's exports.

Within five years at most, some emerging handicrafts in Russia that have taken over Dashun's technology transfer will have a huge conflict with Britain's traditional advantage in the glass industry. Anyway, that thing is not something that can be sold from Asia to Europe across the ocean.

Just after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Joint Defense Treaty and the Anglo-Russian Subsidy Treaty, Bestuyev signed the Russo-British Tariff Agreement with the British ambassador at the instruction of the Empress, and both sides would reduce tariffs.

If it were in the past, this would certainly be a tariff agreement that would benefit both sides.

The trade between Britain and Russia is complementary.

Russia exports grain, metals, and shipbuilding wood to Britain.

Britain exports textiles, handicrafts, etc. to Russia.

But under the early layout and secret intervention of Dashun, in fact, this tariff agreement between Britain and Russia has completely changed.

It is not only the fuse of future trade conflicts between Britain and Russia; it is also the skylight for Sweden and Russia to invade Britain with oriental goods through re-export trade.

Once the contradiction arises, the relationship must not last long.

Britain must want to find a thug on the European continent.

The only options are Prussia and Russia.

Should Prussia be chosen as a thug? Or Russia as a thug? No matter how you look at it, it is better to choose Prussia as a thug.

First, Prussia had already proved its strength as a thug. Prussia under Frederick's rule was really good at fighting. Today's Prussia is not the Prussia that was complained about in later generations: "The Russian army has always relied on numbers to win, but when facing Prussia, the Russian army actually has a quality advantage."

Second, Russia is too far away, and there is no big conflict with France. Will Russia go thousands of miles away to shed hundreds of thousands of blood for the interests of Britain? Can Britain afford Russia's expedition from Petersburg to the Rhine? Is the conflict between Russia and France as deadly as the conflict between Germany and France? It's hard to say.

For another powerful country, Austria, "Germany" can only have one person in charge. Either choose me or choose Prussia. Britain's repeated "appeasement" and "mediation", and its recognition of Prussia's occupation of Silesia behind Austria's back, have made Austria lose trust in Britain.

It seems that the diplomatic situation after the War of Austrian Succession has undergone a huge reversal, and there seem to be many accidents. But in fact, as long as Russia now takes the British money and France is unable to take over the Austrian Netherlands, a diplomatic reversal is almost inevitable.

Now that Russia has signed a contract with Britain, the general trend is half set. This treaty will have to be broken sooner or later.

Since a new party came to power in Russia and wanted to continue Peter's policy of westward expansion, the great contradiction between Russia and Prussia actually forced Britain to choose one of the two biting dogs, Russia and Prussia.

Liu Yu discussed these situations and speculations with Duke Qi before he came to Europe.

Therefore, when the news of the subsidy treaty signed between Britain and Russia reached the Netherlands, Duke Qi, who had been waiting in Amsterdam for a long time, was overjoyed.

"Hey! Eighty percent of what Shouchang asked for has been achieved! What do you think Zhongxian?"

As the temporary and borrowed personal staff of Qi Guogong who participated in the signing of the post-war treaty in Europe this time, Kang Buluo certainly had a deeper understanding of Liu Yu's ideas.

He was sent to follow Qi Guogong this time in order to find a chance for Dashun to squeeze into Europe amid the chaos in Europe and implement Liu Yu's will and strategic vision.

Seeing the great joy of the Duke of Qi, Kang Buzao also smiled and said: "The Duke expected it to be true. As a result, France will not last long in the Southern Netherlands. Seriously, whoever works hard and is busy for whom, in the end, it is all for China and Prussia make wedding clothes."

"France has been fighting for four or five years, but has gained nothing. It has been a waste of national and financial resources. The level of this French king is really average."

"It's just that the art of war says: well-controlled soldiers and incompetent generals cannot be defeated easily. The rulers of France are so incompetent, but they are still strong, which shows that their wealth, culture, population, and military system are all superior."

"The only one left in this country of France today is you, the great genius."

"Louis XV is not a hero, so he must be at a loss when he hears this news. Prussia has withdrawn its troops and stopped fighting. Now the Anglo-Austrian side has added a powerful force of Rakshasa. The country has destroyed the finances of the Netherlands, but it cannot let the French country. Big win.”

"In my opinion, this is the right time. On the one hand, we should go to France to talk to the King of France about future affairs and give suggestions for mediation by the country; on the other hand, we should have secret talks with the regents of the Netherlands: At this moment, the outcome is uncertain. It is expected that even if the Rakshasa Kingdom wants to send troops, it will not be until next summer. The British and barbarians have already withdrawn their troops and returned to the country. They are wary of the restoration of the former dynasty. How can the Netherlands defend it by itself? "

"The people of the Netherlands used to be warlike and patriotic. They thought that the Orange family was the one to blame and they should fight to the death. Now that the economy has collapsed, the industry and commerce have collapsed, the people are in dire straits, and food prices are high, the previous thoughts have long since disappeared. And here I am. After such instigation, the people of the Netherlands believe that the current situation is all the fault of the Orange family. "

"If this regent can keep the Netherlands neutral and make France withdraw its troops, the people will accept it. I thought that in exchange for the Orange family, they could restore the guilds, suppress the powerful, and abolish tax farming. But after they were replaced, they discovered that Everything is business as usual, and if that’s the case, what’s the difference between it and the Regency ruling?”

"On the other hand, if the Regency can come to power, they can also sign a contract with France to ensure the neutrality of the Netherlands in the future. There are two pieces of shit, but this one has a cherry on it, so I choose the one with the cherry on it."

"In the past, the Whale Lord could lift the Orange family up, and he can still pull them down today."

"One by one, all that is disillusioned is the hope of the Dutch people."

"It's time for them to correct their identity and dominate as a small country. Although it can be temporary, it will not last long."

The Duke of Qi deeply believed that the art of Xin Dao Shouchang's manipulation really required insight into the Western countries. Without this insight, one would have the ability of Su Qin and Zhang Yi. Without knowing the allusions to the current situation, it would be difficult to accomplish anything.

Now is the time to use the country and the DPRK as the intermediary to mediate relations between France and the Netherlands.

In the future, as Shouchang said, he would take 350,000 to 780,000 taels of silver to buy some grain and sell them at low prices in major cities in the Netherlands to win the favor of the Dutch.

Even one hundred thousand taels of grain is not enough to stabilize the price of food in the Netherlands. But if the purpose is just to gain fame and goodwill, then that is enough.

As it turned out, the 70,000 to 80,000 taels of food money could be earned back by smuggling just one more shipload of goods.

After thinking about it, the Duke of Qi said: "In this case, I have an official status and represent the dynasty, so it is not convenient for me to do some dirty things. Moreover, the regents in the Netherlands are also unorthodox now. It is not good for me to have secret conversations with them."

"France has the best etiquette and dignity. I am a Duke, so it is appropriate to go to France. Zhongxian will handle matters in the Netherlands."

"Let's talk about it first, but don't talk about it to death. After I finish the negotiation in France, we will talk about it to death. Without the country's nod, this matter will be difficult. After all, China does not have a single soldier, a single ship, or a single ship in Europe. To create something out of nothing, to borrow a chicken to lay an egg.”

After saying that, Duke Guo of Qi laughed loudly.

Kang Busao also smiled and said: "I once heard a story told by a Frenchman. It was said that there was a wealthy family in France who raised a monkey and a cat. One day, the monkey secretly roasted chestnuts, just like the cat. Said: Brother, you are very capable and quick, but today is the time for you to show off your skills. Please take the chestnuts out of the fire and open my eyes."

"The cat was quite pleased to hear this, thinking that today I will let you know my tricks. So he stretched out his hand to grab chestnuts from the fire, and even the hair on his claws was burnt. The cat grabbed and the monkey ate. When the monkey was almost done eating, the maid happened to pass by, and the monkey and the cat could not eat. The cat never ate the chestnuts, but he didn't blame the monkey in his heart, but hated the maid for strolling around for no reason?"

"If the story of the French is told in the simple language of the pre-Qin period, I think it can be said to be pulling chestnuts from the fire."

"Today, France can be said to be pulling chestnuts from the fire. It has fought for several years at great expense to the people, and I am afraid that it has not gained any benefits at all. It is the Celestial Empire that is eating the chestnuts. It is a pity that it went to the fire to grab chestnuts, but it was not instigated by the Celestial Empire. But in the end, the French 'cat' will not hate the 'monkey' who ate the chestnuts, but will blame the 'maids' who ruined his good deeds."