Napoleon II Reborn

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"That's right, Britain is our main enemy. They provoked several anti-French alliances. However, due to the limitation of our naval strength, we cannot eliminate this biggest threat." Speaking of this, Napoleon A trace of helplessness flashed on his face. He is a person with a higher heart, but he is helpless against the British obstruction, which is really depressing.

"Although we cannot use force to eliminate the British threat in a short period of time, we can achieve this effect in other ways. You must know that sometimes war is not the only way to solve problems. War is only a last resort. That's all." Napoleon said with a smile.

"Oh, it seems that you have already figured out a solution to Britain?" Xiao Jie asked in surprise.

Napoleon smiled mysteriously and said, "Actually, the method is very simple, but you have to remember that this is just a temporary idea of ​​mine. I don't want other people to know the news."

Xiao Jie nodded, expressing that he would forget all their conversation once he left this door. At the same time, Napoleon's performance also greatly aroused his curiosity.

"Everyone knows that Britain gradually rose through maritime trade. With their unique maritime advantages and their gradually growing navy, they defeated Spain, the Netherlands and France successively, and finally achieved the status of maritime supremacy. In world trade, it occupies a dominant position. This has brought huge economic profits to Britain every year. It is with these economic profits that Britain can let go of developing its own navy, making it always far ahead of other countries. Similarly, The improvement of naval power can also better protect Britain's ocean-going trade, thus forming a virtuous circle, which is why Britain has been able to maintain its maritime supremacy." Napoleon said slowly.

Xiao Jie nodded. Everyone knows that the United Kingdom made its fortune by relying on ocean trade. After the opening of the new sea route, the United Kingdom developed rapidly due to its unique geographical location. Then defeated the old maritime powers such as Spain and the Netherlands, and achieved the status of maritime supremacy. For hundreds of years, it has occupied the vast majority of ocean trade, which made Britain the most powerful country in the world. The most powerful nation on the seas. Maybe his army was not as strong as the French army, but because of his powerful navy, France could not pose a threat to Britain either. After all, it is impossible for the powerful French navy to cross the English Channel without a fleet escort.

"But have you ever thought about it? Although Britain is the hegemony of the sea, it is the European continent that maintains its economic lifeline. According to surveys, in the total foreign trade volume of the UK last year, trade with the European continent accounted for 70% About five. In other words, if we can close the entire continent of Europe to the UK and prohibit trade between the continent and the UK, then within five years, the strength of the UK will be greatly reduced, and our chances of defeating them will be greatly increased ” Napoleon said with some viciousness. It seems that he really hates Britain.

This method is indeed very poisonous, it is clearly cutting off the "root" of Britain, Xiao Jie thought in his mind. If this is the case, then the strength of Britain, which has lost its trading partner, will definitely decline significantly. If so many commodities are produced but cannot be sold, then the only thing waiting for Britain is economic collapse. Of course, they can also use force to force the European continent to trade with him, but is that realistic? Apart from the super powerful navy, what else can Britain do? His wretched army was not enough for the French to fit between their teeth. In this case, what is waiting for Britain will be a large number of unemployment and reduced fiscal revenue, followed by a reduction in military expenditure, a large number of soldiers, and no maintenance costs for warships. In that case, the days of Britain's maritime supremacy will basically come to an end up.

But then Xiao Jie thought that since the trade between the UK and the European continent accounted for 75% of the total trade volume of the UK, how much of the total trade volume between the European continent and the UK would it take? Apparently it's not that low either. Prohibition of trade with the United Kingdom will not only lose the United Kingdom, but also the European continent. This approach is completely a typical up-and-down play that hurts both sides. The fight is to see who can't stand it first. If the European continent prohibits trade with the UK, the UK will definitely react violently. The most effective way is to blockade a large number of Europe. In that case, the connection between the European continent and overseas colonies will be completely cut off. At the same time, it also means that they will not get any resources from the colonies in the confrontation with the United Kingdom. In this way, in the confrontation, the European continent will also be in a difficult situation. Even if it is the final victory, it will only be a miserable victory. Moreover, one of the most important reasons is that France is not the only country on the European continent, and it is not up to France to decide to cut off trade with the United Kingdom. Those hostile countries of France will definitely not agree to do this, because they still need the necessary material resources when confronting France, and they will certainly not take the initiative to cut off this aid channel.

"Your Majesty, can France's attitude represent the decision of the entire European continent?" Xiao Jie finally asked. He clearly remembered that in another time and space, Napoleon also implemented the continental blockade policy, cutting off trade between the European continent and Britain. But many people, including his brother, opposed the policy. As a result, this policy was forced to stop before it was implemented.

"Maybe it didn't work before, but now I think we should be 70% sure." Napoleon said confidently.

Not knowing where Napoleon's self-confidence came from, Xiao Jie had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

Seeing that Xiao Jie didn't seem to understand, Napoleon continued: "Now we can say that we have controlled most of Europe. Prussia suffered a disastrous defeat in this war. They dare not object to the UK's trade. Austria is still healing the wounds of the last war, and they are simply unable to participate in the affairs of the European continent. Besides, their trade volume with the UK is relatively small, and the impact will not be Very big. And the most troublesome thing is Russia. Tsar Alexander is not an easy person to deal with, but it is different now. This war has basically killed and injured Russia's elite army, even if they do not agree to such conditions , we can also block it by force. In this way, the blockade of Britain will be formed."

Xiao Jie nodded, he knew that it would be very easy to realize Napoleon's plan under such circumstances.

"Okay, let's not talk about this now. After all, it will take a lot of time to fully realize this plan. Besides, the war is not over yet, the British are still lingering in the Netherlands and refuse to leave, and the Russians have not yet conceded defeat." Napoleon Lun said with a smile on his face, obviously he was very satisfied with his plan. But what he didn't expect was that the implementation of his plan would affect the interests of many people, causing all the people below to be obedient and disobedient. They said that they would not trade with the UK, but privately traded more developed, and finally put Napoleon into an extremely sinister situation. situation. Xiao Jie originally wanted to persuade Napoleon to give up this plan, but considering that Napoleon would not listen to him at all, and it might affect his relationship with his uncle and nephew, the gain would outweigh the loss, so he had to give up .

"By the way, our war in the Netherlands is going well." Xiao Jie has been busy with the Russian army's attack these days, and has no time to take care of other things.

Napoleon's face changed slightly: "Not very optimistic. On November 3, Marshal Soult got into trouble with Wellington when he attacked Rotterdam. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and broke through the encirclement of the British army. Even so, they Tens of thousands of people were also lost. However, the British army did not get much advantage, and they also paid a price of more than 5,000 people. After Marmont's army also entered the Netherlands, the war began to tilt towards us. But according to intelligence, It is possible that the British may send troops to the Netherlands again, and then it will take some effort to drive the British out of Europe."

"By the way, why didn't I see Murat and Lana today?" Napoleon asked.

"They were sent by me to chase the fleeing Russian army." Xiao Jie replied.

"Oh, it's that simple? Murat's cavalry corps is enough to pursue the Russian army, why send out all of Lana's corps at once?" Napoleon asked with a smile.

"Let me tell you clearly, I want to take this opportunity to take Poland as well." Xiao Jie confessed.

"Your idea is very good, but the situation in Poland is very complicated. The forces of Prussia, Austria, and Russia are all intertwined here~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I'm afraid it's not easy to handle." Napoleon said with some concern. Because although France has achieved a great victory, its own casualties are also very heavy. Without a long period of cultivation, it can no longer withstand a large-scale war.

"Don't worry, uncle. There is no better opportunity than this time. Now that Prussia and Russia have been defeated by us, the rest of Austria is not to be feared. The withdrawal of Prussia and Russia happens to form a power vacuum in Poland , we can take advantage of this time to make up." Xiao Jie said with certainty.

Occupying Poland, Napoleon was quite moved, which was of great benefit to France. This can be used as a favorable base for attacking Prussia and Austria, and it is also a bridgehead to deal with Russia, the greedy polar bear. Similarly, Poland is also very rich in resources, which is very helpful for restoring France's strength.

According to information obtained by Xiao Jie from later generations, Poland’s mineral resources mainly include hard coal, lignite, copper, zinc, lead, silver, magnesium, rock salt, and non-metallic ore. In particular, coal resources are the most abundant, with hard coal reserves of 50.9 billion tons and lignite reserves of 14.1 billion tons, ranking fifth in the world. With the support of these resources, France's war power will increase a lot.

(to be continued,)