Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 395 The Emperor of the French

George III and his Prime Minister were talking about how the thin stick of the British Empire stirred up the shit of Eurasia - it is not easy to think about it.

Toothpick stir large tank.

How does a large tank feel?
Although the British Empire has always seemed very politically intelligent.

But the Ming Empire that has emerged now is obviously a super empire that has never appeared in human history - not even the huge Mongol Empire in history can compare with it.

Because although the Mongol Empire had a strong military power, the scope of its rule may not be much smaller than the current Ming Empire.

But the Mongolian political system was too fragile.

After the entire Mongol Empire lost the powerful Khan Meng Ge, it quickly became four big pieces with a snap.

Then the entire Mongolian Empire existed in name only.

But what about the Ming Empire?
They grew up from a country with a long tradition of imperial politics.

Even now, Zhu Daohua, the eldest son of tomorrow, died suddenly.

The political system of the Ming Empire can also ensure the smooth succession of the next generation of the Ming Dynasty—of course, some chaos is inevitable.

The rule of the Ming Empire was far more secure than the foundation of the Mongol Empire.

not to mention.

They still have industries, railways, sailing warships, and steamships.

All these technological advances allowed the Ming Empire to effectively carry out Zhu Daohua's rule in such a huge area.

"The Russians were defeated so quickly, which no one expected."

George III said with a sigh.

At first.

The situation that the British Empire was looking forward to was the century-old battle between China and Russia in the muddy Siberia.

Especially on the Eastern European battlefield, the defense system composed of barbed wire and trenches showed an "invincible defense" situation.

It is even more exciting for colonial empires like the British Empire that have many colonies around the world.

Defensively invincible, at least shows that countries like the Ming Empire that have recently joined the fight for world hegemony and have the ability to overthrow the current world order will obviously have more trouble facing such a situation.

How can we overthrow the world order without going through war?

However, the Ming army's rapid defeat of the Russian army in the Central Asian battlefield still gave the entire Europe a great shock.

New artillery.

More powerful shells.

Shelling during saturation.

A breech-loading gun with a very fast rate of fire.

The large-scale use of these new weapons.

It is completely unimaginable for many European armies whose thinking is still in the era of queuing and shooting.

While in London, the general and his staff discussed it and concluded that
To support the Ming Empire's war against Russia, the foundation lies in industrial strength!

The amount of artillery shells invested by the Ming Empire in this war, just the amount of gunpowder, is an unimaginable astronomical figure.

Actually.

This is because until now, although the British Empire can also start to produce high explosives such as yellow powder.

But
Production is very limited.

It has not yet entered the stage of industrialized mass production.

In this case, the cost is naturally high, and the output cannot be raised.

Therefore, the "prodigal" tactics of the Ming Army, which poured out countless artillery shells in one battle, were difficult to imagine even for the British army, which was considered very wealthy in Europe.

but.

This is war.

For the British Empire.

In any case, they all faced the reality that their arch-enemy possessed large quantities of low-cost high explosives.

To deal with such an opponent.

Only if he can own almost the same weapon.

But in this way, in terms of productivity, can the British Empire, which has a small local area, be able to compete with a country like the Ming Empire, which has an extremely large core territory alone?
All of Europe united.

In terms of industrial production capacity, there is no way to compare with the Ming Empire.

Being hostile to such a country makes one's scalp tingle just thinking about it.

No wonder.

After the defeat of the Russians, the envoys immediately went to various European countries to seek unity.

after all.

Russia is the most eastern European country, and they bear the brunt of the pressure from the Ming Empire.

And for European countries.

The expansion of the Ming Empire was also a great infringement on their interests.

The power of the Ming Empire is extending to the east coast of Africa and the Middle East.

This is undoubtedly a challenge to France's interests.

But
Even the French dictator Napoleon, who defeated the anti-French alliance, subdued Prussia, and occupied Spain and Italy, probably did not dare to face the Ming Dynasty alone.
Just now.

bang.

A Downing Street political officer pushed open the door and entered, looking very panicked.

"King, Prime Minister, that dictator has been crowned!"

Neither King George III nor William Burt Jr. showed any strange expressions when they heard the words.

The news that Napoleon was going to be crowned king had come from Paris some months ago.

This French dictator is very popular in France - after all, France is now the strongest country in Europe.

Italy and Spain surrendered to France.

Prussia, Austria and other countries also withdrew from the anti-French alliance one after another, and the anti-French alliance had in fact existed in name only.

And the Russians now also look to France.

and so.

In such a favorable situation.

Napoleon's coronation was basically nothing too surprising.

George III cursed in a low voice: "Damn usurper!"

Little William Bert looked at the visitor: "Didn't this dictator invite foreign missions to watch the ceremony?"

"No," said the visitor. "There were not many foreigners present when he was crowned in the Duomo of Milan."

"Wait? Milan?!" Little William Burt was stunned for a moment, "Why was he crowned in Milan?"

"Could it be."

Little William Potter was stunned for a moment, and had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy!"

Little William Potter and George III stood up almost at the same time!
"Damn it! King of Italy?! What qualifications does this dictator have to win the Iron Throne of Lombardy?!" George III said in horror.

"What else is he afraid to do? Having won the throne of Italy, is he going to be the king of Spain next? Then God, the king of France."

The king of France, Spain, and Italy is one and the same.

Damn Europe is basically half unified!

Western Rome is alive! !
"In fact his purpose may be the emperor of the French!"

"Emperor?! Is he crazy?"

King George III was shocked when he heard this.

Emperor Emperor has orthodoxy in the West, and two key words "Rome" and "Catholic Church" are bound in origin.

Normally, the French do not have an emperor.

But if Napoleon wants to be called the emperor of the French.
"Actually, this man is very sensible!"

Little William Potter said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)