New Shun 1730

Contradictions are a process of accumulation.

The return of Louisburg can basically be regarded as the beginning of a chain of events for North American independence.

In the context of the fate of Dashun and the scarcity of ginseng caused by the destruction of the Qing Dynasty and their migration to Liaodong, the impact of the return of Louisburg must have been even greater.

Manor owners and merchants in the thirteen states provided money and militia to seize Louisburg. What was their purpose?

Is it patriotic? Fight to the death with the feud with France?

Or for the ginseng mink and cod?

This goes without saying.

If Britain is returned, then who will get the money from the merchants, manor owners, and bourgeoisie who funded the New England militia?

Is it okay if I don’t?

"This is a chaotic order, and New England will not obey the edict." Is that okay?

no.

Because what France is afraid of is not the three to five thousand New England militiamen.

What France is afraid of is the British Royal Navy cruising the sea.

Without the British navy, and with the New England militia's few men and combat effectiveness, France could easily retake Louisbourg.

If the New England militiamen, squires, merchants, and manor owners insist on fighting. The British government does not need to do anything but withdraw the Royal Navy fleet.

Is it okay if the UK doesn’t return it?

Nope either.

Because the British king wanted to protect his family's place of prosperity, Hanover.

We should consider that the group of people in France who supported the Stuart dynasty went to Scotland. Perhaps the English no longer supported the Stuart dynasty, but the group of people in Scotland were quite supportive.

It should be considered that if France occupied the Austrian Netherlands, it could borrow the ports of the Austrian Netherlands and land in Britain very conveniently.

We must consider that if France occupies the Austrian Netherlands, France can block the trade between Britain and Northern Europe and Eastern Europe. At the same time, it is also worried that France will threaten the Netherlands and make the Netherlands a French vassal.

Now even if Russia sends troops, it will still be a situation where the two sides are afraid.

The French were worried about Russia, a new force.

Isn't the King of England worried about whether the 50,000 Russian army can defeat the French army?

Once it fails and the Russian army retreats, the situation will be completely ugly.

Especially under the background that Marshal Hermann was good at fighting and repeatedly showed his talents, defeating the Anglo-Dutch Allied Forces.

In addition, Dashun's voyage to Nanyang made a huge difference, which directly caused the collapse of the Dutch financial industry. Of course it will have an impact on French loans, but the biggest impact will be on the UK. A large number of British government bonds were purchased by Dutch financiers.

The collapse of the Dutch East India Company affected not only the shareholders of the East India Company, but the leveraged bonds of more than ten times, which were the real big ones. The Dutch financial industry was actually finished due to the chain reaction.

Of course France cannot be conquered.

How could Britain be able to fight?

If compared with Dashun, the Austrian Netherlands is quite similar to Korea to Britain. Although it is Austria's "family matter", the UK cannot ignore it.

Even if Russia still has manpower, the Russians must be paid if they come to the Rhine. Without giving money, the Russians had nothing to do and traveled so far to help the British attack France across Poland and Prussia?

Furthermore, there is now a strong demand within the UK for an armistice.

Members of the Little Patriot Party have begun to make a big statement: the king has considered too many German interests, but ignored the interests of Britain. If this continues, the king should abdicate in favor of the crown prince and return to Hanover as elector.

The King of England's father had a bad reputation. He had been the King of England for half his life and could not speak English before his death.

This is not intolerable, but his words and deeds are too high-profile. He often laments in Latin: Britain is a mess. I live a good life in Hanover. If the British crown hadn't been more attractive, I wouldn't have come to this miserable place.

Not only did he transport a large amount of British gold to Hanover during his lifetime, the South China Sea Bubble incident was also closely related to his family, and was exposed as a scandal.

British novels have developed greatly in recent years, and it’s not without reason.

Because there was too much "talking", a censorship law was introduced and a literary inquisition was launched. Britain is Shakespeare's hometown, but under the censorship law, even some of Shakespeare's plays could not be performed for a period of time because they "sinistered the Hanoverian Dynasty." It’s the meaning of outsiders.”

So many people have switched careers to writing novels, and they won’t be allowed to act in scripts anyway. The newspaper industry is even more taxed and subsidized - the same high tax is charged, and everyone is treated equally. This does not mean that you are not allowed to speak. However, those who pass the examination will receive subsidies, while those who fail will not receive subsidies. The power of subsidies and review lies in the hands of the Minister of Internal Affairs. You can control whether I collect taxes equally, and you can control who I subsidize?

In this case, the little patriots led by William Pitt made it clear:

France is a big country and cannot be rushed. Cut off the wings first, then slow down.

It has three wings.

One is the sugar-rich islands in the Caribbean; the other is Canada's ginseng mink; and the third is India.

Only by cutting off this wing can France be weakened.

British prosperity should be based on trade, and Britain should aim at trade and colonies. Trade brought wealth, and wealth strengthened armies and navies. This is a very huge plan, and only a genius - who cannot lead Britain without a genius - can think of it, let alone implement it.

So, is the king who is focused on Hanover and the war in Europe a genius?

Do you know where the future of Britain lies?

Do you know how to lead Britain?

Do you know that France is powerful and you have to take it slow, and you have to gain an advantage overseas first to cut off its wings?

Do you know that you should not put a lot of energy, military and financial resources on the trivial things of the Holy Roman Empire?

Are you the Elector of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire? Or the King of the Kingdom of Great Britain?

You don't know anything and can't understand the strategic conception of geniuses at all. Are you qualified to be the King of Britain? Sooner or later, you will drive the British ship into the gutter.

So who is the genius?

Of course, the person who proposed this plan and believed that only a genius could come up with this plan is a genius.

He has a famous saying: If you want to have prestige and power in British politics, you either need the protection of the king or rely on the influence of the whole country. And the influence of the whole country generally comes from the activities of returning to the government.

Since the king doesn't like him, especially his criticism of the policies of Britain and Hanover and his "patriotic" attitude, it is natural that he must choose the latter-relying on activities against the government to gain national influence.

What the king does must be wrong.

No one knows Britain better than our little patriots.

No one loves Britain more than us.

This is the personality of the little patriots.

Of course, from a strategic perspective, these little patriots are right. That is indeed the way for Britain to ascend the throne and become the emperor of the earth. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are geniuses.

... With all the above, Britain has to face no fewer problems than France.

There are party disputes between the Whigs and the Tories on the island. The grandson of James II is still restless in France and is ready to return to Britain at any time. At the beginning, the Parliament quarreled over whether the Catholic James II was qualified to inherit the throne. Now the grandson is still alive and protected by France. He may return to Scotland at any time.

There is a dispute between father and son in the court. The prince criticizes and ridicules the policies of his father George II all day long. He has gathered a lot of politicians like William Pitt under his command, who are looking forward to the king's death and the prince's ascension to the throne so that he can show his skills.

There is a dispute between Hanover and British trade outside. The little patriots may be fickle, and may oppose the king's excessive involvement in the affairs of the Holy Roman Empire, while at the same time, they will not hesitate to form an alliance with Prussia in order to contain France. But now that the situation has evolved into this, the goal of weakening France and containing France does not seem to have been achieved, so there is no point in fighting any more.

In North America, India and other places, there is a dispute over whether to return them to France in exchange for the balance of the European continent.

In terms of succession, there is also a dispute between the Duke of Cumberland, who had just returned to Britain from the Austrian Netherlands with a large army, and the Crown Prince, the Duke of Wales.

As long as France adds more fuel to the fire, Britain will sooner or later be in trouble.

Louisbourg in North America, Pondicherry of the East India Company.

If things go well, coupled with China's shipments, the Netherlands' appearance, and North American smugglers' channels, the speed of North American centrifugation will inevitably accelerate.

Therefore, when the Duke of Qi relayed Liu Yu's words, they finally condensed into one meaning.

France should stop while it is going well.

An early ceasefire, peace with Britain, giving up the Austrian Netherlands and the threat to Hanover, in exchange for Britain returning India and North America, sowing the seeds of chaos in Britain and the separation of North America.

We should treat Britain in its own way, give Britain medicine, and let Britain fall into chaos. In this way, even if France did not get the Austrian Netherlands, it would still be the same size, and it would be able to dominate and no one could stop it.

The contradictions within the Holy Roman Empire have not been resolved, and the problems of the British, French and Spanish colonies have not been resolved.

Sooner or later, we still have to fight.

It is a wise choice to stop now and make plans for a future war.

The winner is not condemned, but as long as he is alive, there is still hope for the next victory. Only when a person dies can the coffin be finalized. Before death, everything is possible.

We should endure the temporary domestic doubts, as long as we win before we die in the future, isn’t it?

If the King of France is really what the Enlightenment scholars call "rational king, sovereign incarnation, philosopher king", this is actually a choice that does not require hesitation.

For the benefit of the entity of the French community, the solution given by Dashun is the best solution.

But Louis XV is not a rational king, nor is he the personification of sovereignty, nor is he a philosopher king.

What he has to consider is not only the benefit of the entity of the French community.

And himself.

To interpret it in the words of the market, that is, "If we stop the war now, where will we put our face?"

This is not the thinking of the emperor using a golden hoe or the empress eating a big cake, but the king is first a person, and then a king. They are not the personification of sovereignty, or the absolutely rational decision-maker who puts the interests of the national community first.

This is true for France and Dashun.

So the Duke of Qi knew very well that no matter how much Liu Yu said, if he wanted to implement it, he still had to rely on Louis XV.

That's why he said a lot of "benefiting the country" and then said a lot of "winning reputation before and after life".

After hearing these words, Louis XV was very conflicted.

On the one hand, reason told him that what these Chinese said made sense.

When Liu Yu came to visit, his predictions about the direction of the war, his speculation about Prussia declaring war again, and his idea of ​​France's strategic defense first and then strategic counterattack were all verified. Now that I hear it again, I believe it about 70% of the time.

On the other hand, his emotions are also tempting him.

He still has a few cards in his hand. Should he take a gamble and play all the cards?

Let Charles Stuart, who is quite prestigious in Scotland, land in Scotland? Let the French Navy gather all its strength and send Charles Stuart to England to seize the throne? Bet that the French Navy will go all out and fight a decisive battle with the British Navy in the English Channel? Continue to send more troops to Hermann and let him conquer the Netherlands before the Russian army intervenes?

Play all the cards in hand?

All in.

If you win the bet, you will surpass your great-grandfather and reappear the Sun King, and you will be admired by everyone.

If you lose... If you lose, you can only pray to God that another girl will pop out of a farmer's house in Orleans.