Dominate the Country

Whenever Napoleon thought of the huge China, he felt as if a mountain was pressing down from above his head. He felt that time was very tight and he had no extra time to waste.

——The Chinese have sorted out the troubles in America to a large extent in recent years. The Indians have been slowly assimilated, the blacks have become docile, the whites and mixed-race people have been driven out and forced to South America by them, and at the same time, a large number of immigrants have come to America. They are quickly digesting the fruits of the plunder, and it is very likely that their next military action has entered the countdown.

So Napoleon had to subdue Britain as soon as possible. Only when the British surrendered, the whole of Europe would usher in real peace. He could truly unify the power of the whole of Europe to defend the interests of Europe.

I don't know since when, Napoleon's vision was no longer confined to a corner of France and Europe, but began to look at the world.

Any knowledgeable person can see the impact of the rise of the East on European interests, and Napoleon naturally understood it.

However, the French navy's disappointment made Napoleon's attempt to land in Britain directly unrealistic. Now Napoleon's only hope to subdue Britain is to rely on the continental blockade to suffocate Britain economically.

As for why he wanted to march into the Iberian Peninsula, it was entirely because this was a loophole in his blockade of Britain. Spain and Portugal did not seriously follow Napoleon's continental blockade order. They were constantly smuggling materials to Britain, which was digging into the corner of Napoleon's empire.

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Chen Han's cabinet ministers and generals of the Grand Commandant's Office did not make a bad analysis, and even Chen Ming himself ignored some issues. For example, Napoleon's views on China.

The European Office has established close contact with Napoleon for ten years, and the two sides cooperate well. Chen Ming has been "accustomed" to Napoleon, but Napoleon is not Chinese after all. He represents the interests of France and may also represent the interests of Europe, but never the interests of China.

In fact, after the "Louisiana" land purchase case, Napoleon has completely repaid China's favor. What follows is all about the exchange of interests.

Chen Han needs Napoleon to continue to cause trouble in Europe, and Napoleon also needs China's material and intelligence support.

But Napoleon has conquered Europe after all, and in the short term, his empire is still quite stable. Napoleon has reached the peak of the European continent, so his vision is naturally different from before.

If the previous Napoleon only focused on France's interests in Europe, and Napoleon could not take care of overseas colonial interests. Then now Napoleon, as the ruler of Europe, must look at the problem from the perspective of the interests of the entire European civilization.

The competition between Eastern and Western civilizations, the conflict between yellow and white races, these inevitably came to Napoleon. Although China is so powerful that it makes people desperate, Napoleon obviously will not bow his head and admit defeat. He wants to lead Europe to achieve more brilliant glory.

Because at this moment, the interests of European whites are completely consistent with his interests.

In this case, it is understandable that Napoleon is eager to suppress the British and fill the loopholes in his continental blockade order in the Iberian Peninsula.

Napoleon must have looked down on the big duck, thinking that he could easily control the entire Iberian Peninsula.

The Iberian Peninsula has a long coastline, and the British fleet completely controls the Bay of Biscay, the entire Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Moreover, although Spain on the island is an ally of France, the two sides have been at odds since the defeat in the naval battle in 1805. The coup in Madrid in 1806 was even more deeply anti-French. Except for a few pro-French factions, most of the Portuguese on the island are on the side of Britain. Therefore, before occupying the Iberian Peninsula, it is impossible for the countries on the island to strictly implement the continental blockade policy that will cause serious damage to their own economies.

Even Chen Ming knows this news, and Chen Ming does not believe that Napoleon would not know it. And even if Napoleon really didn't know it, the European Office would remind him.

Although Spain and Portugal accepted Napoleon's "Continental Blockade Order" without questioning, they secretly adopted a tacit and tolerant attitude towards smuggling, and sometimes even blatantly disobeyed Napoleon's decree.

Now it is reasonable for Napoleon to conquer the Iberian Peninsula in order to completely blockade Britain.

Although the Madrid government is corrupt and weak, tens of millions of Spaniards are not weak. France's war quagmire in Spain is the starting point for the demise of the Napoleonic Empire!

Historically, the French have been stirring up trouble in the Iberian Peninsula for six years. In addition to vigorously assisting Spain, the British even went out in person to send lobster soldiers to land on the Iberian Peninsula. Arthur Wellesley, the famous Duke of Wellington, and the famous Iron Duke all became famous in the Spanish War. Not only did France have a large number of military forces tied up, but the battles and guerrilla warfare that were always there also made France pay a heavy price.

Especially after the disastrous defeat in the Russian invasion of 1812, France was facing the attack of the Sixth Anti-French Alliance on the one hand, and had to continue to maintain the bleak situation in Spain on the other. Was it afraid that Spain and Britain would stab France in the back? As a result, it was faced with enemies on two sides and fought on two fronts. Its military strength was extremely strained, and the final outcome was also extremely bleak.

But in the mouths of Chen Han's cabinet ministers and generals of the Grand Commandery, the benefits of Napoleon's march into the Iberian Peninsula are far greater than the harm. No one believes that Spain will become a big quagmire, swallowing up countless French soldiers and wealth. Many people think that this war will end very quickly and easily.

It may not take longer than Napoleon's conquest of Prussia.

Chen Ming once again faced the embarrassment of being a "prophet".

He knew the "historical process", but he could not find enough reasons to convince his ministers and generals. This situation has not happened for the first time in decades, but Chen Ming has never been able to solve this problem. He really doesn't want Napoleon, such a good chess piece, to perish like this.

Chen Ming has forgotten too many memories. If he still remembered that Napoleon would transfer his eldest brother from Italy to Spain, he could convince some ministers that Spain could really become a meat grinder for France.

Napoleon abolished the Bourbon royal family of Spain and transferred his brother to Spain as king. He was playing with the dignity of tens of millions of Spaniards at will. This will inevitably bring him a huge backlash.

But Chen Ming forgot, he only remembered that the invasion of Spain was the fuse of the collapse of Napoleon's empire, but he could not convince anyone in front of him. The latter talked about the empire's offensive against South America with great interest!

Yes, after everyone determined that Napoleon's invasion of Spain was inevitable, their attention immediately shifted to America.

Spain was about to be invaded by France, which was naturally the best time for China to seize their colonies in America.

Europeans say that China stole the rich fruits of Europe's three hundred years of great navigation like a thief, which is really true.

Chen Ming could feel their enthusiasm from the eyes of the people present, which was a will that made him, the emperor, feel hot.

This is the will of "all living beings"!

Chen Han's offensive against South America represents the last step of "overseas closure", and it is also an important step in Chen Ming's grand ambition.

The civil and military ministers in the court have firmly supported Chen Ming over the years. Isn't it just a piece of land that they are asking for? Although this is a tactic to add insult to injury and to take advantage of the situation, is there a problem?

The fiery will rising from these people is like the red lava flowing when a volcano erupts. Chen Ming's eyes can see that the air columns above these people's heads are surging rapidly like boiling water. Without even a moment's hesitation, he directly agreed with the result of the shift in the direction of their discussion, that is to say, Chen Han's third American war is about to begin.

At the same time, Chen Han also needs to pay attention to Portugal. As a more blatantly pro-British country than Spain, Portugal will inevitably not be spared in this catastrophe, so Portugal's colonies in India will make Nanjing drool.

Goa, Daman, Diu and Dadra-Nagar Haveli, the former are several colonies connected together, with an area of ​​4,000 square kilometers, and the latter are two "enclaves" separated by a few miles, but the area is also 500 square kilometers.

Although everyone knows that touching Portugal's colonies in India at this time will definitely make the Portuguese in America strongly support Spain, Chen Han's top civil and military officials don't care. This is like saying that after Chen Han attacks the Spanish colonies in the south, the Portuguese in Brazil will not feel threatened.

The problem of South America has long been settled. It would be fine if Chen Han did not go south. The Portuguese would be a good ally of Chen Han in America. Once Chen Han goes south to attack South America, the Portuguese in Brazil will certainly fully support Spain. Everyone knows the truth that the lips and teeth are cold. Europeans have been playing diplomatic tricks for hundreds of years. The Portuguese are not idiots.

In this case, what is there for Chen Han to be taboo about? Just like the British returned to the Cape of Good Hope after the Netherlands was annexed by France, Chen Han should also take this opportunity to expand his territory in India.

Cape Town is now the territory of the British. Chen Han kept his promise, which greatly alleviated the dissatisfaction with China in London, which felt that India's interests were continuously damaged.

Chen Han did a great job in this matter. Without any hesitation, he gave Cape Town, including the Cape of Good Hope, to the British. The British got a valuable colony without firing a single shot.

They made a big profit.

The British were somewhat skeptical about China's obsession with the East Cape, but no matter how much they said, they kept their mouths shut in the face of real interests.

Now Chen Han planned to use this favor to exchange for the British's "indifference". When China swallowed up Goa and other Portuguese colonies, as long as they kept their mouths shut, it would be ok!

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Back in the back hall, Chen Ming looked at another world map hanging on the wall. He didn't care much about the war in America now.

The big duck has become so weak, is there a possibility of a recurrence of the war in America?

Perhaps after the Franco-Spanish War, the population of Spain has dropped sharply and there will be more vacant land to accept the returning immigrants from America.

Chen Ming felt ridiculous. The war has not yet broken out, and his ministers have already found a "home" for the white people and mixed-race people in South America.

This aspect also reflects a fact. These people's hearts were completely ignited by the overseas blockade of South America. Now their desire has been induced and has formed an obsession. Even Chen Ming dared not stop this burst of power. That is, the river pouring down from the sky has an unstoppable force.

Chen Ming has been using that bait to hang them for thirty years, thirty years of day and night thinking, thirty years of hard work. Once this emotion breaks out, even God cannot stop it.

And since it cannot be stopped, Chen Ming does not intend to stop it.

Let Napoleon attack Spain. It doesn't matter if the glorious Napoleon Empire is weakened a little, as long as the key 1812 is planned.

And the nobles and civil and military ministers of the court are ready to explode. This wave of explosion will become a huge driving force for China's entire social productivity to complete industrial innovation.

The grand proposition of building America, this huge market can enable China to complete the final transformation. And when China completely completes the industrial revolution, the world will belong to China.

But it is precisely because of the favorable time and location of the American War that Chen Ming is not interested in a war that is destined to win without major twists and turns. He is now more concerned about Europe, not the upcoming war in Europe, but the situation in Europe.

Although Chen Ming wants to use Napoleon to weaken Europe, he does not want to see Napoleon end up as miserable as he did in history.

Chen Ming does not want to see a glorious Napoleon Empire, but he hopes that the Napoleon Kingdom in France will continue to exist...