18th century total war

Chapter 271 The First London Meeting

"Your Majesty Levi! Long live!"

Since Li Wei ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, the military salute of the French Defense Forces has changed its vocabulary, and 'my lord' has been upgraded to 'your majesty'.

Williams, who walked into Levi's office, immediately imitated the military salute of the French Defense Forces, straightened his back and raised his right arm to Levi.

From the outside, Williams really looks like a little Levi fanboy.

Li Wei also started from a humble beginning. Although he was not a commoner, in the Kingdom of France at that time, the son of an earl was really not a big man.

Not to mention that he was an earl who later made a fortune, and he didn't have much historical heritage.

From the fiefdom of the dignified earl, there is only a small town plus the surrounding villages, it can be seen how embarrassed the Charles family was at that time, and it was better than the earl of the court.

There is also a hierarchy between earls and earls!

Of course, this is also related to the fact that in the Kingdom of France during the Louis XVI period, the fiefdoms of the traditional sword-bearing nobles had been greatly reduced. After all, France at this time had completed the centralized monarchy system.

Except for some big nobles who are related to the royal family, most nobles in France have small fiefdoms.

Not to mention the armed forces, because of this, the traditional nobles of the Kingdom of France were defeated in the face of the peasant uprising army and revolutionary troops after the French Revolution.

Of course, in the era when Li Wei is in power, the nobles in France are even more miserable. They either become nobles in exile or become "nominal nobles" under Li Wei's regime.

The fiefdoms of these nominal nobles are still in name. After all, Li Wei has already taken back the land of the whole country, and only promises that in the future when he invades abroad, he will compensate these domestic nobles with foreign land.

In fact, these nominal nobles are now similar to the former court nobles.

After losing the fiefdom, they could only receive a small amount of state compensation every year, which could only cover normal expenses.

This compensation can be paid until the Li Wei government compensates them for the new fiefdom.

The reason why Li Wei wants to raise these French nobles who follow him is not only for his own reputation, but also to have enough nobles to occupy territory in distant colonies after France starts the colonial model in the future.

After all, Li Wei's administrative quota is limited, and it is not easy to control the European mainland. It is impossible for all territories in the future to be governed by the administrative bureaucracy.

Therefore, the enfeoffment system still has value.

Especially the land of Africa!
These nobles have more or less management experience, and they do not need to consume Li Wei's administrative quota, so they are still of great use.

After all, Levi's future goal is to unify the world!
Li Wei looked at Williams' loyal appearance, didn't bother to say anything, and threw an administrative hint.

Sure enough, after Williams was stunned for a while, guilt suddenly appeared on his face.

Li Wei has seen this kind of change in expression a lot!

Most of the targets of his administrative enlightenment will show this look!
No matter how loyal the other party was before being enlightened by the administration!
Knowing the face but not the heart!

"Your Majesty, I..."

"There is no need to talk about the nonsense of confession. As long as you serve me well from now on, I can forget all your past mistakes."

Li Wei is also familiar with the road, and he doesn't want to hear about the sinister plans deep in Williams' heart.

After hearing this, Li Wei said it was of no use to him and would make him feel sick...

Li Wei has seen enough of the ugly side of human nature, he needs positive energy!

For example, a beautiful woman in uniform with a pair of murderous weapons...

If Williams is a stunning beauty, Levi may consider communicating with him more.

It's a pity that Williams is just a middle-aged man who looks relatively strong.

"What's your majesty's order?"

Williams naturally heard the impatience in Levi's tone, swallowed back all the true feelings in his heart, bowed and asked with clear eyes.

Clearly, Williams has quickly put himself in the position of subordinate.

"If you return to Belgium to establish the Kingdom of Belgium and ascend the throne as king, there won't be any surprises."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I have already discussed with the leaders of various cities in Belgium. As long as I establish a constitutional monarchy, they are willing to support me as the king of the Kingdom of Belgium."

"Why a constitutional monarchy?
Absolute Monarchy? "

"Your Majesty, those leaders in Belgium are ambitious people. They want a share of the post-independence government."

Li Wei frowned slightly, and replied in a calm tone: "No, I don't agree with the establishment of a constitutional monarchy!
What I want is a kingdom that you can judge with one word, so that when I need it, I can fully exert the national strength of the Kingdom of Belgium to serve me!
If you have any trouble, you can raise it and I will send Karl with the First Army to help you solve it. "

Williams was overjoyed when he heard that, and after thinking for a moment, he replied: "Your Majesty, I only need Chen Bing, the main force of the First Army, on the Belgian border.

There is no need for Karl to bring the army into the country, otherwise it will arouse strong resentment among the Belgian people. I only need to rely on the threat of the French army to persuade those civilian armed leaders who are not as powerful as me to accept my conditions.

In fact, most civilian armed forces do not want to fight a civil war. Belgium has been devastated by the war, and everyone will starve if it continues to fight. War is something that no one wants to see.

With the main force of the First Army led by Karl Chen Bing on the border, no matter how ambitious the leaders of the civilian armed forces are, they still have to consider whether their subordinates are willing to continue the war.

In addition, I will leave a place for the leaders of the civilian armed forces in the cabinet department, and send it to your Majesty when the time comes. "

Those who are enlightened by Li Wei's administration will understand the secret of Li Wei's ability to hypnotize.

After all, they themselves experienced that magical 'transformation'.

After hearing this, Levi nodded with satisfaction. This Williams is quite good.

Now the Belgian region really cannot bear another civil war. Civil wars are often more brutal than foreign wars, and the damage caused to the Belgian region is definitely much greater than the previous French invasion!

"Okay, I'll let Karl cooperate with you, then you can just contact Karl directly, I'll wait for the good news of your enthronement in Brussels.

By the way, after you stabilize the situation in Belgium, if necessary, I can send the head of the Faith Department, the current Pope Pius VI, to coronate you. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love!"

A month later, Williams Arnold officially established the Kingdom of Belgium in Brussels, and it is an absolute monarchy, not a constitutional monarchy that is very popular in Belgium!

What most outraged other European countries was that the person who crowned this civilian king was Pius VI!
This scene woke up the last batch of lucky people, and Pius VI had completely surrendered to the embrace of the Li Wei government...

After Williams-Arnold put on the Belgian crown, he was titled Arnold I. The first thing he did after ascending the throne was to send his cabinet ministers to Paris in turn to meet the emperor of the French empire.

Soon, Arnold I won the support of the cabinet ministers and gradually banned all revolutionary parties and clubs where revolutionary parties gathered in the Kingdom of Belgium.

Since then, the Kingdom of Belgium has become like the French Empire, and the Revolutionary Party has become an illegal organization!

Paper media that spread revolutionary ideas such as freedom, equality, and fraternity are also listed as banned books!

Everything is on par with the French Empire.

This behavior naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the revolutionaries in the Kingdom of Belgium, but under the iron-blooded suppression of Arnold I, the dissatisfaction soon disappeared.

And the Belgian people who have suffered from the war are not willing to listen to the bewitching of the revolutionaries and set off a civil war. The peace of mind keeps the situation in the Kingdom of Belgium from becoming chaotic.

At the same time as the Kingdom of Belgium was established, the Second Army of the French Empire also successfully pushed the eastern border of France to the Rhine River, and no war broke out during this process.

After those small German states knew that they had been abandoned by the Holy Roman Empire, they would naturally not fight against France due to the huge gap in strength.

The powerful nobles have reached a settlement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the French Empire. Their noble titles have been retained, they have become French nobles, and they can hold important positions in local government.

Of course, before taking office, you must go to Paris to meet Li Wei. This has become a necessary etiquette procedure in the French Empire, and it is actually to facilitate Li Wei's administrative enlightenment.

Under such generous treatment, the small German states on the west bank of the Rhine would naturally not be dying.

When the French Empire was digesting the fruits of victory in the first anti-French war, the unwilling London government was contacting European powers and many states in the Italian region to lobby.

Soon, the London Conference, which had a huge impact on the situation in Europe, was held.

Even Tsarist Russia, which had always been excluded from the mainstream European society, joined the meeting and received grand hospitality from the London government.

Of course, the reason for the success of this London conference is also the betrayal of the Catholic world by Pius VI!

Not only the crowning of Livy and the King of Belgium, but also the move of Pius VI to serve as the Director of the Faith Department of the French Empire Cabinet, blatantly placing the Pope under the French Emperor!

In the London meeting, a resolution was soon adopted by all, and the Italian named Barnaba Nicolo Maria Louis Chiaramonti became the new Pope, with the title of Pius VII.

Pius VII has been recognized in all European countries except the Kingdom of Spain, the French Empire, the Kingdom of Belgium, and the Kingdom of Catalonia!

Of course, it also has legality.

Due to the perverse actions of the Livy government, the French Empire has been excluded from the orthodoxy in European countries.

The Kingdom of Spain’s own erotic practices have also been excluded from mainstream European society.

Even in order to retaliate against the Kingdom of Spain, the London government spread nationalist ideas privately in the American colonies of the Kingdom of Spain and incited national independence elements to revolt!
Because the connection between the American colonies of the Kingdom of Spain and the mainland was cut off by the British Royal Navy, it was difficult for the American colonies of the Kingdom of Spain to obtain military protection from the mainland, and national independence in the American colonies developed very rapidly.

Of course, this also includes the overseas colonies of the French Empire.

To be precise, the overseas colonies of the French Empire suffered worse than the colonies of the Kingdom of Spain. Among them, a large-scale black slave uprising broke out in the colonies of the West Indies, and the colonial government of the French Empire lost control of many island colonies.

The London Conference was an important victory for Britain in foreign affairs and politics. The London Conference not only wooed the relationship between Britain and other major European countries, but also supported a new Pope Pius VII, and the first thing Pius VII did after he came to power It is to abolish the Catholicism of Levi Charles, the emperor of the French Empire, and declare that Livi is a heretic!

This is actually a stripping away of Li Wei's legitimacy.

It is not very harmful to Levi, but extremely insulting.

If not during the London Conference, the powerful states in the Holy Roman Empire have not recovered from the defeat of the first anti-French alliance, perhaps a new anti-French alliance has been formed.

Li Wei ascended the throne and established the French Empire, which was a rebellious act in European society, and even Tsarist Russia in Eastern Europe was dissatisfied.

It can be said that this London meeting was a warm-up for the second anti-French coalition by the British government. During the meeting, the London government, the governments of Vienna, Berlin, St. secret agreement.

Since then, European powers such as Prussia, Austria, and Tsarist Russia have begun to comprehensively prepare for war, especially the Habsburg dynasty of Austria, which has formulated a very crazy military expansion plan to expand the size of Austria's field troops to 50 people!

Of course, this is only data on paper. It didn’t take long for the Habsburg dynasty to change its military expansion plan to 30 people...

This is an expansion plan for the field force and does not include city defense teams and police forces in various cities.

In addition to the major European powers, several other states with good military strength in the Holy Roman Empire were also mobilized.

The establishment of the French Empire made everyone feel Li Wei's ambition to expand, and the wanton abuse of the Pope made everyone feel extremely disgusted with Li Wei!
Therefore, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg, Saxony, Hesse, Alden, Mecklenburg and other Holy Roman Empire states in the Holy Roman Empire began to prepare for war.

Of course, many states in the Italian region and the Kingdom of Sardinia also joined it.

It's a pity that the Piedmont region of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Italian peninsula were too ruthless by the French Defense Forces. Although the civilian class was not robbed, the civilian class was a bunch of poor ghosts, even the slightly rich middle class. The French Defense Forces are abolished.

The kingdom of Sardinia and the many states in Italy really can't squeeze much oil and water to expand their armies and prepare for war...

(End of this chapter)