New Shun 1730

Soon after the hunting secret meeting, the Tsar's coronation ceremony was officially held.

After attending the coronation ceremony, Liu Yu did not stay in Russia for long, but fled at the fastest speed.

Because he was the host of the coup, he missed a perfect time difference with the courts of various countries.

All European countries were shocked by the coup in Russia.

There were surprises, joys, and worries.

Because of the sudden coup in Russia, they had to discuss in the court how to negotiate with Russia.

All countries basically have ambassadors in Russia in St. Petersburg, but it is impossible for the ambassadors to complete the negotiations by themselves.

At least they have to get instructions from the court to guide the direction of the talks.

The coup took place on October 25, and the courts of various countries basically received the news at the end of November, and the coronation ceremony had already been held at that time.

The courts of various countries brought the personnel they sent and rushed to St. Petersburg with the instructions of their respective courts.

The affairs of Russia will be chaotic for a while. After completing the coup in the Netherlands and visiting France, they will come to Russia again.

But now, it's time to leave.

He doesn't have much time left. At most, in three or four months, Europe will know what kind of person the Tsar who is now in power is.

At least, she is not an emotional woman, but will calmly obtain Russia's interests.

Once all countries know the situation and analyze the situation, it will be more difficult for Liu Yu to catch up with the next coup in the Netherlands.

Indeed, Marquis Lachetadi made a lot of efforts for this coup, and it is true that Elizabeth has received French education since childhood.

However, Russia is very sober, and the enemy of Russia's westward advance is Prussia.

And now, Franco-Prussian alliance.

I'm afraid that Russia will soon hook up with Britain, and once it hooks up with Britain, the Netherlands will soon.

Moreover, there is a very uncontrollable factor...that is Frederick II's credibility.

Frederick II does not want France to reach out too much to Germany. Once Silesia is obtained, or Britain's mediation is achieved, Prussia is likely to withdraw from the war and directly give up the flank of the French coalition. Although there is a covenant between Prussia and France that "no single peace will be made with the enemy", the covenant is useless and is meant to be torn apart.

By then, I am afraid that the Dutch parliamentarians will also be excited: Oh, it turns out that Russia is anti-Prussian, not completely pro-French; Prussia has withdrawn from the war again... Why not quickly support Austria?

Even without William coming to power, the parliamentarians will also be energetic and send troops to pick up big bargains.

If that really happens, it will cause unnecessary trouble.

And Liu Yu really has no confidence in the "diplomatic credibility" of Frederick the Great. This kind of thing can definitely be done. The smoother the anti-Austrian coalition fights, the greater the possibility that Prussia will run away, so we have to be on guard.

I hurried back to Amsterdam, and the New Year of 1742 had already passed.

The news of the Russian coup had long been spread to Amsterdam.

When Liu Yu entered the port of Amsterdam again, this time the Grand Speaker of the Dutch Provincial Parliament came to the port in person to greet Liu Yu.

The news of the Russian coup brought a huge impact to the Netherlands, and also prompted the Dutch Parliament to be more cautious.

When Grand Speaker Anthony met Liu Yu, his expression was more worried than before.

After receiving the news of the Russian coup, the French attitude towards the Netherlands almost changed 180 degrees.

The first battle of Prussia was not very beautiful. France itself was not sure.

The Netherlands is rich and is a big moneymaker in the whole of Europe, so France is also smiling on the surface when the Parliament is on the fence.

The Parliament said that we support Austria because we have signed a treaty and we are just fulfilling the treaty. So please support some troops and money appropriately, and please don't mind France.

But with the news of the Russian coup, the group of people in the Palace of Versailles immediately changed their faces, denouncing the Dutch for giving too much, which is an enemy of France, and clamoring for the Netherlands to quickly give up its aid to Austria, otherwise it will bear the consequences.

This is very different from the previous attitude, and the back is obviously much harder than before.

Everyone in the upper class of Europe knows that the current Russian Queen Elizabeth was educated in France, and they all know the close relationship between the French ambassador and Elizabeth.

The relationship between them has always been good, and they originally thought that the alliance was to deal with Russia. Now a "pro-French" queen has come to power through a coup. How can this be tolerated?

Before, everyone knew that Dashun was a big and powerful country, but it was too far away from Europe after all. The will was there, but the strength was not enough, and the hands and feet could not be stretched that far.

Who would have thought that after these people came to Europe, they would directly make a shocking news?

And the method was even more simple and crude. Since the Sino-French alliance was to deal with Russia, wouldn't it be a temporary solution to directly change a pro-French and pro-Chinese tsar?

The news of the Russian coup reached the Netherlands much earlier than the time when Liu Yu led people back to the Netherlands.

Before, the Federal Provincial Parliament had sent people to contact Kang Budai who stayed in Amsterdam, but Kang Budai kicked them away with very professional diplomatic rhetoric.

He said that he was not an official staff of Dashun and had no official status at all. It is also said that Liu Yu was not only an official of the imperial court and the chief envoy of the diplomatic mission to Europe, but also a scholar engaged in scientific exchanges.

He can only represent Liu Yu's private identity, not Liu Yu's official identity. He stayed here and was only responsible for hosting the scientific seminar to be held in Amsterdam. As for foreign politics, he did not move at all and knew nothing.

The Netherlands had no choice but to wait for Liu Yu to come back.

The trade negotiations with Dashun could no longer be delayed.

Dashun was too ruthless and directly staged a coup in a third country to gain diplomatic advantages. No one knew what Dashun was going to do on the trade issue.

Originally, they wanted to delay until all European countries refused to open tariffs. Dashun had no choice but to continue the past policy; under the prevalence of mercantilism, no one would think that Dashun would be so stupid as to cut off trade and close the door.

Those who closed the door were all those whose domestic handicrafts were not good. I heard that almost all one-way exporting countries took the initiative to close the door?

However, the current situation has changed suddenly. I am afraid that Dashun is preparing to unite with France, Russia and Prussia to force the Netherlands to sign a tariff agreement by force.

The tariff agreement must not be signed. This is the consensus of the Dutch upper class. If they really sign a tariff agreement and allow free trade, the Netherlands will explode.

VOC has lost its monopoly on administrative support. Why should it engage in free trade with Dashun, which monopolizes the supply of goods?

In the past, Dashun's ships could not sail to Europe, but now not only can merchant ships go to Gothenburg, but official ships can also take Cossacks to Petersburg to stage a coup. If they sign a tariff agreement and free trade, wouldn't they be waiting for a stock market crash and the bankruptcy of the East India Company?

Originally, I thought that I wanted both face and substance.

Now it seems that I can only want substance and not face.

If it really doesn't work, I can only quickly accept Liu Yu's request for "Kanhe trade" and be a tributary state in humiliation.

The great speaker Anthony was frowning, and Liu Yu, who got off the ship, was in high spirits.

The first sentence after meeting, Liu Yu directly threw down a sentence.

"Mr. Speaker, have you figured out how to talk? Or are you going to drag it out? Anyway, I have plenty of time."

"I still have those two requests. You choose one. If you choose well, we can talk; if you don't choose well, I don't want to attend that boring, sleepy negotiation."

After hearing this, Anthony had to smile.

I never thought that Dashun would use some extreme means before, but now it's different. Even a coup can be carried out. If Dashun is really pushed to the edge, I'm afraid it's hard to say what it will do.

In Anthony's eyes, Liu Yu is high-spirited and a little domineering, but he does have the capital to be high-spirited and domineering.

I really didn't expect Dashun to be so wild before. Is this still the confused and indifferent person in my impression?

"My Lord Marquis, I also hope to reach a negotiation as soon as possible. The situation in Europe is already chaotic enough. The United Provinces Republic respects the Celestial Empire very much and is looking forward to maintaining peace and normal trade with the Celestial Empire."

"However, negotiations always take time and some details need to be finalized."

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "I only have one question now, is it a trade agreement or a tariff agreement and free trade?"

"If you tell me now that tariff agreements and free trade are impossible, then I suggest that the negotiations on trade be put on hold for a month."

"I'm going to Friesland."

How could Grand Speaker Anthony not know Liu Yu's hidden meaning?

He thought that this was a coup to gain confidence, but the Netherlands and Russia were different.

Even William of the Orange family would never accept your request to open tariff agreements and free trade.

They already have shares in the East India Company, and even if William of the Orange family came to power, he would not dare to sign this agreement.

Russia relies on the nobles, and the Netherlands relies on merchants.

In Russia, as long as the nobles are dealt with, everything is dealt with.

In the Netherlands, if you dare to go against the interests of merchants, even if Jesus Christ comes to the world, you can't sit firmly in the position of ruler.

Hearing that Liu Yu is going to Friesland, the great speaker Anthony thought to himself, you can go as you please. William will never agree to your request.

Now you are arrogant and full of momentum, thinking that the Netherlands can also solve the problem through a coup.

But you are wrong.

It happens that if you think so, if we talk to you now, your demands must be very outrageous, condescending, and use your coup qualifications that have amazed Europe to scare and threaten us.

It is better to let you go to Friesland first and talk to William, so that you will know that he can't agree to your request at all.

At that time, you will come to me to talk in disgrace.

Hum, by then you will have lost your arrogance and the means to threaten us, and it will be easier for you and me to talk.