European Financial Emperor

143 Angry England(1)

William IV was being called upon by the heads of the Senate, House of Representatives, and government offices to put pressure on Easterfield.

“your majesty! The face of our British Empire is so ridiculous! Even the rumor that we are a vassal of Easterfield is a stone’s throw!”

“Hmm… … .”

“You can’t do this! Whether to wage war or confiscate their property, a decision must be made at both ends!”

Now the UK is starting to feel dissatisfied with being cut off from the continued competition.

The question, however, was whether Britain could fight Easterfield and win immediately.

Although they were victorious in their advance into India, they poured too much material into the recent German war on continental Europe.

Thanks to this, money and military supplies were obtained, but the supply of ammunition and weapons was stagnant.

“How many ships were we going to take over by them?”

“There are four Seahazard-class ships, the predecessors of the first-generation destroyers they call battleships.”

“What ironclad ships do we currently have?”

“About 12 ships.”

“… … What ironclad ships do they have?”

“I can’t count. But we still have to fight!”

“Isn’t it necessary to have a weapon to fight?”

It took about three years for the 12 ironclad ships to be delivered, and Easterfield’s position was to deliver one every two years after that.

If the financial markets were confiscated here, Britain would be so weak that even the Dutch navy would be devastated.

“Have you heard of Portugal?”

“Portugal has already bowed their heads down to Easterfield. They are bastards without a vale.”

“But they now have a naval power far superior to ours.”

“But that’s just one axis of the Easterfield Federation Forces.”

“The naval power of that one axis is enough to overwhelm our British forces. Are you still talking about war?”

“Okay… … .”

There are things in this world that are impossible even with manpower.

It was the British surpassing the Easterfield navy.

Europe in the 19th century is a world where the one who holds naval hegemony rules the world, isn’t Easterfield’s naval power the most powerful military in Europe as well as in the world?

William IV thought he had to wait at least until the army had outnumbered Easterfield in numbers.

“If we recruit troops from India and develop an army of 1 million, we can overwhelm them.”

“One million!”

“I know that our British Empire is also developing firearms. How far has it gone?”

“We are almost 30% done implementing Easterfield’s es-1.”

“But it will be of no use unless they unlock military secrets.”

“That’s right.”

“Hmm… … .”

“Then, Your Majesty, come here.”

Senator Robert Peterson bowed his head before William IV.

“Say it.”

“We, the British Empire, are taking sanctions that could hurt their financial markets.”

“… … It is an act of provoking war.”

“They have also done a lot of damage to our finances. Just look at the establishment of the grain market. We also have diplomatic cards, one by one, so we can induce a blow in London.”

“Hmm, I see.”

“Easterfield will not be able to provoke war, no matter how much.”

In this world, there is a certain degree, and if there is no cause, there is no war.

No matter how powerful Easterfield is, it is the same principle that cannot rule Europe recklessly.

It was the British thought that Easterfield had to buy herself in order not to look like France in the past.

So, such a daring idea could come out.

William IV thought this was a very good idea.

“Very good!”

“And how about sending spies into their industrial base to steal gun technology?”

“spy… … ?”

“Even if we had a million troops, wouldn’t it be in vain if we didn’t have any weapons to arm them with?”

“Um, that’s right.”

“If the military just picks up the smart guys and lands them on Easterfield mainland, they will surely come back with a successful mission.”

William IV was obviously a cautious person, but that doesn’t mean he’s always going to be beaten up by Easterfield.

After all, he was also the King of England.

“good night. Then form a special task force and make sure they can pull out the technology.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

“However, we do it in the direction we lead first after we are ready for an all-out war.”

***

Britain’s insolence, it was spreading to the Netherlands in near real time.

The matters decided at the royal meeting were transmitted to Lee Hwan via telegram, which was playing a decisive role in Lee Hwan’s strategy in the future.

“Should I say daring, or should I say the liver was overboard?”

“Your Majesty, the moment they send a spy, you assassinate William IV and overthrow the government.”

Lee Hwan shook his head.

Because he had a better way.

“Give them your skills.”

“Yes? But, isn’t that weakening our national power and giving them an excuse to nurture their ambition?”

“Yeah, it could be. But what if we pass on some crappy technology?”

“… … It’s stupid technology!”

“Guys, what do you think is the most important part of designing a gun?”

“Your Highness emphasized that reliability is the most important thing.”

“Yeah, trust. Guns must be fired anytime, anywhere. And it has the durability to withstand a certain amount of continuous gun sharpening. But what if it were impossible?”

“iced coffee!”

“They still don’t understand how the mechanics work. I would like to introduce a machine to a gun, but I don’t understand the structure, so even if I make a gun, it just stays in place, and I can’t move forward.”

“Then you are saying that if you give them a wrong understanding, the technology will go backwards?”

“You have to make sure they can print things with confidence. Imagine printing a million copies of defective products like that. What will happen?”

“The infantry will be annihilated.”

“That’s it.”

“Ohh!”

Lee Hwan was going to teach them how scary Easterfield was if the British rebelled.

He summoned Malacca Coaster, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency and his closest confidant.

The Malacca Coaster came to me in 10 minutes as soon as Lee Hwan was called.

“Sir, are you looking for me?”

“Yes, Malacca. I need you to do some work.”

“Just say your name. Even Hades will be captured from the underworld.”

Anyone else would have ridiculed this story as bluff, but Malacca Coaster was the person who would even create Hades and capture it.

He didn’t even know if it was natural for him to become the head of the intelligence department.

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Malacca Coaster was one of the military commanders, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the head of the Blackmaul Pirates.

In a word, he is said to have a huge influence even within Easterfield.

If Lee Hwan gives orders, he will come up with a project that encompasses all organizations under the king’s name.

“I’m going to have to give Britain a million copies of crappy guns. The same goes for gunpowder.”

“Do you need a special?”

“It’s like that.”

“All right. We will send experts to the UK immediately.”

“Mix those experts with the tech leakers spying on our Easterfields and let them come home.”

“Is this a strategy to hit them in the back of the head?”

“It’s like that.”

“All right. I will follow your orders.”

“And they say they’re using the London financial market to f*ck us. What do you think?”

“I think we have to Jailbreak.”

“Then show me your Jailbreak.”

“Just leave it to me.”

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Malacca Coaster is a man who really does one thing for revenge, if nothing else.

So maybe Britain will hit the ground sooner or later and regret it.

The Malacca Coaster, which complied with Lee Hwan’s orders, delivered unexpected news.

“Sir, I have something to tell you.”

“Do it.”

“Didn’t there be an incident where an Asian was murdered in the Netherlands the other day?”

“It did.”

“We have uncovered the full story of the case.”

“… … okay?”

“It turned out that the culprit was an organization called ‘Death’, which was active in the East and the West.”

“death?”

“They were also active in Northern Europe, and they said they killed people under the guise of ice merchants.”

“Huh, was it?”

“But when I uncovered the identities of these dead men, they looked like they came from Joseon.”

“… … Shipbuilding?”

“They looked like Chinese from Qing on the outside, but in fact, they were Korean characters on the inside.”

“Hmm… … .”

“According to the backstreet merchants, the murdered Asians went to look for Suk-jil from Joseon.”

“… … sleepiness?”

“It is also a person who has inherited the lineage of the Lee family.”

At that moment, Lee Hwan seemed to have all his doubts resolved.

Joseon sent a murderer to Europe to kill Lee Gak Suk-jil.

Then, Andong Kim was advocating a policy of isolation from the country, but on the other hand, he was communicating with European figures through a back hole.

“The more I hear, the more I get angry.”

“What should I do? We can do the same for Andong Kim.”

If Lee Hwan wanted to, he could have dispatched a sniper to dry up Andong Kim’s seeds.

But he came up with a different way.

“Now that this has happened, we need to send our Central Intelligence Agency to Asia.”

“Are you trying to assassinate me?”

“We are going to change the political structure and instill a new ideology in Asia.”

“Ah, are you saying that we should participate directly in politics, not just an assassination?”

“That’s right.”

If Korea was to be occupied anyway, it was more important to change the perception of the people.

For him, Lee Hwan decided to completely change the composition of the royal family by sniping the rulers of Kwon in turn.

“You will have to disguise the accident.”

“We will do everything we can, whether due to illness, accident, or natural disaster.”

“Actually, Joseon is a country that blindly believes in local beliefs, so disguising a chronic illness shouldn’t be too difficult.”

Easterfield was a country where medicine was advanced enough to research vaccines.

In other words, it means that the understanding of microorganisms is high, and that it has a variety of pathogens.

“It’s not an epidemic, it’s a specific person who needs to be neatly killed.”

“Yes, my lord. Do not worry. The Central Intelligence Agency is better at killing people than you think.”

The power of Easterfield’s Central Intelligence Agency, which was built up with years of know-how, was so strong that even the king, Lee Hwan, spoke up.

He had no doubts that he would soon hear good news from Malacca.

Soon, new news arrived for Lee Hwan.

That is, a letter from Lee Gak in Joseon had arrived.