Daming Military Empire

Chapter 446 Richelieu makes a move

In April in France, the temperature is gradually rising, the flowers are blooming, the grass is green, the sun is shining, and the climate is pleasant. It is the most comfortable time of the year. The Prime Minister of the French King Louis XIII, Duke Richelieu, feels Very comfortable, because the steam machine tool has been jointly developed by Britain, France and the Netherlands.

This means that France will also be able to produce advanced muskets and artillery from now on. In less than two years, the French army and navy will all be replaced with new weapons. By then, Spain, Portugal, and the Holy Roman Empire will all have to get down. , and that damned Ming Empire, don't even think about having a good life!

The defeat at the Dover Channel was simply the biggest stain in his life, because before that, his life was extremely bright.

As a politician, he emptied the king and expelled the queen mother. The queen was suppressed by him, the prince was exiled by him, and the duke was executed by him. tyrant.

As a diplomat, he tore apart the Holy Roman Empire without a single soldier, and Philip IV, the king of the earth, was only one step away from being trampled under his feet.

However, the damned Ming Empire suddenly stepped in and helped Spain reorganize the Armada, and also helped them build bastions, build forts, rob Calais and Dover, block the Strait of Dover, and even be ruled by Spain. Portugal has been involved for decades.

However, instead of helping the anti-Habsburg alliance against Spain, they sent troops to help Spain garrison Calais!
Damn it, after decades of hard planning, the Habsburg dynasty was about to be overthrown, but such an accident happened, the hatred in Richelieu's heart.

Well now, advanced muskets and artillery are about to be installed in the whole army, the balance of war is tilting again to the anti-Habsburg alliance, and victory is already in sight!
Just as Richelieu was thinking about victory, a trusted aide came in hurriedly, knelt on the ground, held an envelope high above his head, and said with a little panic: "Your Highness, the Spanish spy."

Richelieu is a person with very keen senses, and he can tell from the expression of this confidant that this is definitely not good news.

What will happen? Is Spain planning to blockade the Strait of Dover again?
Impossible, France has already sent heavy troops to guard Calais, and Britain has a lot of troops stationed in Dover, if they want to play the trick of raiding again, they are looking for death!

Richelieu's willpower is also quite strong, and the expression of his cronies did not affect him at all. He just took the envelope indifferently, and then waved his hands gently to let the cronies back down, his face was always calm Looks light.

However, when he saw the content of the spy report, his face couldn't help but change.

What was written in the spy report was not any news, but the "Mingjing Treaty of Alliance" signed by the Daming Habsburg Alliance was directly translated into French and sent over in its entirety.

The Ming Empire actually wanted to lay a telegraph network leading directly to the European continent, and also to build the Eurasian Railway, and they even planned to sell steam machine tools to the European allies!
Don't you want human life!

Since the Ming Empire dug the Eurasian Canal, the anti-Habsburg alliance has been at an absolute disadvantage in maritime traffic. If they are allowed to repair telegraphs and railways to the European continent, then what is the anti-Habsburg alliance.

No, the Ming Empire must be stopped, otherwise France's dream of dominating the world will come to naught!

He thought for a while, and immediately said loudly: "Come on."

A confidant came in and knelt there respectfully waiting for his dispatch.

At this moment, Richelieu didn't bother to pretend to be deep. He directly passed the scout forward, and then hurriedly said: "Immediately order someone to translate this "Mingjing Alliance Treaty" into English, Dutch, and Swedish." Chinese, Danish and Russian, after the translation is completed, immediately send the clippers to the five allies, and inform them that they will send a mission to Paris to discuss countermeasures."

Speaking of which, France is located in the western part of the European continent, far away from Sweden, Denmark and Russia. If he is really anxious, he should send the missions of various countries to the Netherlands in the middle of northern Europe for negotiations. Why should they all come to Paris?

Naturally, there is a reason for him to do this, because he has already thought of a way to contain the Ming Empire, but this way is a bit insidious. He cannot negotiate with the five allies. He must do it step by step. The distance between the five and France is just right. It would be inconvenient to go to the Netherlands.

In fact, there is no need for him to send the translated "Mingjing Treaty of Alliance", the Netherlands and the United Kingdom also have it, because the alliance between Ming Dynasty and the four major powers was not done in secret this time. After the alliance treaty was signed, the Ming Empire even celebrated it. It is no wonder that the Netherlands and the United Kingdom do not know.

In fact, this can’t be blamed on Zhu Cijiong’s negligence. It’s impossible to do such things as telegraph network construction and the construction of the Eurasian railway in secret, so he simply put everything on the table and did it with great fanfare.

I just want to pull the telegraph network, I just want to build the Eurasian railway, what do you do?

The Netherlands and the UK really have nothing to do with the Ming Empire. Their combined naval strength is no match for the Ming Navy. Going to the Far East to fight the Ming Empire is pure suicide!

When the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were in a hurry, French messengers arrived. They not only sent the translated "Mingjing Treaty of Alliance", but also brought an invitation from the Duke of Richelieu: please send an envoy to Paris to discuss Countermeasures.

That's right, how could I forget about this old fox? Back then, he easily disabled the Holy Roman Empire. He must have a way to deal with the Ming Empire.

Therefore, the two countries immediately accepted the invitation and sent envoys to Paris.

This time, the heads of the missions of the two countries are still the Earl of Trafford and Speke. Why are these two old-fashioned people? It’s very simple, because they are not only high-ranking and powerful, but also quite talented in languages. They understand French, so it’s natural to send them is the most suitable.

The representatives of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands would arrive first, which had long been expected by Richelieu. After the Earl of Trafford and Speke arrived in Paris, he invited them to a small conference room for a secret discussion.

At the beginning, Richelieu did not mention the Ming Empire, but asked eagerly: "How many new types of flintlock guns can you produce in a month now, and when will you be able to complete the refitting of the army?"

Could it be that this guy wants them to put on a new type of flintlock gun and go fight the Ming Empire desperately?The Earl of Trafford and Spike looked at each other suspiciously, but they didn't speak, because they didn't want to be taken advantage of!

Seeing their expressions, Richelieu immediately comforted him and said, "Don't worry, I didn't ask you to go all out with the Ming Empire, Spike, please say it first."

Hearing this, Speke had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "We can produce more than 1 flintlock guns a month now, and we can complete the replacement within a year."

Richelieu nodded, and immediately looked at Trafford, which means it's your turn.

Seeing this, Trafford had no choice but to say: "We can produce about [-] flintlock guns a month now, and it will take at least a year and a half to complete the replacement."

When Richelieu heard this, he immediately said decisively: "Not enough, far from enough, you must at least double the production of flintlock guns."

Double production?There is something wrong, what should I do if I make too much, should I sell it?

This thing can't be sold indiscriminately. If it sells well, it's fine. If it doesn't sell well, people may hit you with the gun you made!
(End of this chapter)