Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

"Your Majesty, the enlarged cabinet meeting is about to begin."

A female officer came in a hurry and reminded in a low voice.

Zhu Daohua nodded, washed up, got on his horse, and headed towards Qinzheng Hall.

In the cabinet meeting room inside the palace.

The ministers of the Ming Dynasty were already sitting on both sides of the conference table, most of them with beaming looks on their faces.

Among them, Gu Song, the Duke of Yuguo, has retired now.

But he was also present as the emperor's military advisor, and he was sitting at the front on the left holding a feather fan.

Gu Song was lucky.

As the first Zuo Prime Minister of the Ming Empire, he was the de facto Prime Minister.

His fame is huge, and predictably so, around the world.

As a founding hero, he will definitely be ranked alongside famous officials such as Jiang Ziya, Zhang Liang, and Fang Xuanling in the future.

Maybe he will even become more famous - no way, who can make his boss more awesome?

With the arrival of Zhu Daohua.

Everyone stood up quickly and bowed.

After Emperor Zhu sat down, everyone sat down one after another.

"Zhang Bao fought well! A decisive battle completely crippled the British Indian Ocean Fleet. Now we have the Maldives and the British stronghold in the western part of the Australian continent in our hands. There are a full 5 people here! The prince suggested What do you think of exchanging these 5 people for Madagascar?"

Zhu Daohua didn't waste any time and got straight to the point.

After all, everyone here knows what will be discussed in today's meeting.

"Your Majesty, although Madagascar is a big island, the British have actually only established a few strongholds on it. The rest of the territory belongs to the local indigenous people. They must be willing to exchange a few strongholds for tens of thousands of people! "

Gu Song shook his feather fan and smiled.

Although the Duke of Yuguo no longer holds any position in the DPRK.

However, Emperor Zhu often invited him to the cabinet for meetings and to chat in the palace.

Emperor Zhu's three hundred old brothers.

Now there are only 120 people left.

Among them, 8 people were granted the title of Duke.

All the others were marquises.

The elderly such as Gu Song have retired.

The younger ones are basically still in important positions.

Emperor Zhu was in his prime in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there were not many "old brothers" younger than him.

In addition, the position of the prince is quite stable.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about Emperor Zhu imitating Zhu Yuanzhang and killing heroes.

Emperor Zhu nodded.

"Lao Gu is right. Madagascar looks big, but it's actually just a virgin forest. The British just built two ports on it. They exchanged 5 people for one Madagascar. They have no reason to disagree!"

Zhu Daohua laughed.

"In addition, the prince suggested suspending the offensive in the Indian Ocean, forcing Britain to limit the size of its fleet in South Africa, and allowing Britain to retain the most powerful fleet in Europe."

"Your Majesty, this is natural. If the British are pushed too hard, they will not have the strength to break up with the French."

The Ming princes in the cabinet laughed one after another.

It's crazy that Britain and France can live in harmony.

As long as the British retain a certain degree of strength, they might be able to dismantle the French "Greater Europe" to the core.

Zhu Daohua also smiled slightly: "In this case, the war in the Indian Ocean ends here. Take all of Australia, plus Madagascar, and East Africa will also be in my pocket in the future!"

Emperor Zhu walked to the map and pointed his fingers from Australia, Europe, and Asia all the way across the Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa, and then all the way north, stopping at the Sinai Peninsula.

"The British suffered such a defeat. Their navy will not be able to come to the Indian Ocean to compete with us in the next few years. The focus of future wars will be in North America!"

Emperor Zhu was talking about North America, but he was always looking at the Middle East.

"But I don't want the Europeans to be too preoccupied."

"We can expand our support to the Ottoman Empire and let them launch a new offensive in the Balkans!"

Peng Jun, left prime minister of the cabinet, said.

"In addition, the canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean is about to be opened. We can deploy a fleet to station in the Mediterranean! In this way, European countries along the Mediterranean must retain a fleet in the Mediterranean." Zhu Daohuawen Yan nodded.

"Deploy the Mediterranean Fleet and expand support for the Ottoman Empire. In this way, the pressure on the Americas will be relatively less."

London, England.

When Ming and Britain began to contact each other in the Indian Ocean.

It was only in London that the British authorities received news of the fiasco in the Indian Ocean.

A Vice Admiral, using an extremely stiff voice, as if announcing a funeral for the British Empire, brought this terrible news to every cabinet minister in the cabinet meeting room in Downing Street.

"Two Fomorian-class battleships were sunk, and four Warrior-class battleships were silenced."

"The fortress in the Maldives is completely surrounded, and the two strongholds in Australia cannot establish direct contact. It is just a matter of words to throw it away."

"Admiral John Jervis believes that we need to agree to the Chinese conditions and exchange Madagascar for [-] British soldiers from Myer and Australia, and at the same time...get an agreement for a truce and ceasefire!"

It's over.

The scene was completely silent.

Everyone can see the frustration and anger revealed on the old face and shiny head of King George III of England.

indeed.

The monarch of the British Empire had reason to be angry.

because.

before this.

Everyone originally thought that the British Empire's maritime superiority still existed - although it was less obvious compared to a few decades ago, the British Empire was an old naval power after all.

They still understand the concept of how to build a navy very well - at least better than the Chinese.

and so.

Before going to war.

London is quite confident.

First of all, the number and tonnage of the British Empire's battleships surpassed that of the Ming Empire.

Also.

They also temporarily dispatched three Titan-class ships to strengthen the strength of the Indian Ocean Fleet - this was a temporary decision, and Ming's intelligence department would definitely not have time to send the information to the battlefield.

therefore.

Even if it is a conservative estimate.

most.

It was just a miserable victory for the British side.

Those who are more pessimistic will think that both sides will lose.

But who would have thought.

The British Empire's navy actually lost so miserably.

Battleships can't even defeat other people's cruisers!

This disastrous defeat was neither a major mistake in command nor a lack of hard work by the naval officers and soldiers of the British Empire.

But the British Empire's battleship design ideas are fundamentally wrong! !
This extremely wrong design idea led to this fiasco.

and.

Worse yet.

The British Home Fleet, Atlantic Fleet, Canadian Fleet, and all the battleships under construction.

after this war.

All of them are rubbish!
It's all rubbish! !
The majestic British Empire.

It has fallen from its position as the number one naval power - the only thing to be thankful for is that.

other countries, such as France.

Their current warships have also become rubbish.
Think about it this way.

George III's suddenly rising blood pressure miraculously dropped.

"The Chinese can only go as far as Madagascar! If they want to cross the Cape of Good Hope, I will sign a deeper alliance treaty with the French!"

George III said the most cowardly words in the cruelest tone. (End of chapter)