New Shun 1730

The Emperor of Dashun's understanding of the European situation basically came from Liu Yu.

Before the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liu Yu almost monopolized the information channels of the European political situation. Because of their professional expertise, the missionaries might not be able to explain it clearly. Moreover, the ban on religion, the slander of Protestantism by missionaries, and the internal struggles among various religious groups also made the Emperor not believe their words, especially those about politics.

In general, the one in the Forbidden City was quite appreciative of Louis XIV.

Because when Liu Yu introduced him, he used very professional terms to talk about Louis XIV's main achievements: centralization, and success.

This was really quite, quite, quite remarkable in the eyes of the one in the Forbidden City.

As for the population of 21 million, the death toll dropped to 18 million, and the population was negative for decades, it was not a big deal in the eyes of the emperor.

As for Louis XV, the one in the Forbidden City did not think much of him.

The two ivory carvings sent, especially the one that metaphorically referred to Emperor Xuan of Han at the end, actually had another metaphor: You are Emperor Xuan of Han, who is Huo Guang? Did you formulate the previous policies, or did "Huo Guang" formulate them? Did you fight those battles in person? If not, you are not qualified to have an equal dialogue with me. As for the level of governance, Louis XIV has done what he should do, what else have you done?

This kind of private communication and gift-giving within the "monarch circle" is not a purely diplomatic relationship of national sovereignty after all. Although they are all monarchs, there is also a contempt chain within the circle.

But the overall grand strategy of Dashun is to oppose the Netherlands first and then see whether it is anti-British. This requires the cooperation of France.

The two private gifts sent by the emperor are "instigating" Louis XV to continue the war and continue the expansion policy.

As for the connotation of these two gifts, how to explain it is naturally up to Liu Yu to explain.

Louis XV likes these two gifts very much.

Other luxury goods such as porcelain and silk are of high specifications, but the rest of the European kings or Ottoman sultans are also qualified to get them in theory.

Only these two items outside the normal gift list, which are private exchanges between monarchs, can really satisfy his vanity.

The Dutch Speaker did not get this thing; nor did the Russian Empress receive a similar gift at her coronation ceremony.

The owner of the crown of the Eastern Empire gave him a special gift. Is this a small honor?

They are all from the monarch circle. The one in the East attacked Russia, pacified the Junkers, and conquered Japan. He has made great progress in recent years and has done a lot of great things.

The affirmation and encouragement of people in the circle are more important than the encouragement and affirmation of people outside the circle.

In front of the ministers of the Palace of Versailles, Liu Yu explained the meaning and metaphor of the two ivory sculptures, of course, in the direction of flattery.

The subsequent private meeting was held in the small conference room to the north of the King's Suite. The smaller the meeting, the bigger the matter. This small conference room next to the King's bedroom is generally used to discuss military affairs or some conspiracies.

Louis XV, who was just 30 years old, was full of vigor, but not arrogant; he was passionate, but not fanatical and anxious.

The previous etiquette, banquets and pilgrimages were all perfect. Liu Yu used the etiquette of the Dashun court, which was second only to the emperor's, and brought the other members of the envoys to a good show, which greatly satisfied Louis XV's vanity.

Dashun's situation was special. There had been the Gao Chan Li incident before, so there was a special etiquette between the prince and the emperor. It had not been used for many years, so it was just right to take it out and reuse it.

Louis XV, whose vanity was satisfied, was in a more carefree mood, because Count Maurepa had already passed the news that "Dashun would declare war on the Netherlands and attack Southeast Asia" to Louis XV in advance.

Prime Minister Fleury had always wanted to maintain peace before, and Louis XV and the war faction pulled Prussia in.

Fortunately, Louis XV was not Yuan Shao, and Prussia suddenly broke the alliance, and Fleury did not ridicule Louis XV.

But even so, Louis XV's face was a little embarrassed. This was the first time he presided over a major diplomatic and war event, and he had such a thing happen. He was quite dissatisfied with Frederick and felt that he was really slapping himself in the face.

Moreover, the war situation was quite unfavorable to France. The situation on the front line was very ugly. The Prague Legion had fallen into a dead end after the Prussians broke their alliance and withdrew from the war.

In the Netherlands, the pro-British and warlike Orange Party, the son-in-law of the King of England, came to power, and changed their previous humble attitude in the Palace of Versailles and announced their support for Austria in a high-profile manner.

In the UK, when Prussia withdrew from the war and the French Prague Legion was in danger, they were also full of energy and spirit. Not only did they give money, but they also sent troops across the sea.

I thought that the Marquis of La Chetadi did a good job in Russia. He had said before that he was the Queen's favorite lover and that Elizabeth was a stupid woman who would return to the pre-Peter era as long as she came to power. As a result, Britain and Russia signed a treaty.

In Sweden, they went to war with Russia, thinking that at least they could delay Russia. As a result, they were defeated by Russia and had no power to fight back. The war was about to end this year.

France was not seriously injured.

But this made Louis XV, who was in charge of the overall situation for the first time, very embarrassed. He claimed to be the second Louis XIV and claimed that he wanted to be the country instead of the prime minister. As a result, the first wave ended up like this. Who could save his face?

At this critical moment, Dashun came to save his face.

Court etiquette, royal recognition, personal gifts, these are face.

Declaring war on the Netherlands and seizing Southeast Asia was even more embarrassing.

In this era when everyone thinks France is going to be surrounded on three sides and Europe is an enemy, who would have thought that the Netherlands is actually the one in danger?

Once the Netherlands fell and Britain was left alone, France's situation immediately improved. At that time, wouldn’t it all be his contribution to Louis XV?

Foresight, inscrutability, strategic planning, and incomprehensible to ordinary people...

For a moment, Louis XV even hoped that Cardinal Fleury, the prime minister, would get better soon. At the very least, die after seeing the moment when Dashun went to war with the Netherlands and France defeated the Netherlands.

As Liu Yu not only announced that Dashun would go to war against the Netherlands, but also slightly revealed part of the troop dispatch plan, the atmosphere in the small conference room became more and more enthusiastic.

"Mr. Marquis, is the Chinese Emperor's troop dispatch plan certain?"

Although Louis XV was excited, he still inquired cautiously to ensure the absolute certainty of this matter.

"Of course, Your Highness the King. I came to Europe this time and came to pay homage to His Highness as the emperor's envoy precisely to inform you of the troop dispatch plan and to ensure joint actions between China and France. As for your country's strategy to deal with the Netherlands, should also be appropriately changed . After we capture Nanyang and send the news back, the Netherlands will be severely weakened and will definitely withdraw from the war. A short-term failure is not necessarily a failure. France's top priority now is to gather as many troops as possible and withdraw the Prague Army. "

Liu Yuze generously stated that he would declare war on the Netherlands as soon as he returned, and that the war would definitely end before 45 years. In other words, the Netherlands will inevitably collapse in 45 years.

"Your Majesty the King, now the shameless Prussians have violated the covenant, made peace alone, and withdrawn from the war. I am really ashamed and ashamed of boasting Frederick as Hannibal in the Netherlands."

"Mr. Marquis, you don't have to be ashamed. When you praise his name, he is still our ally. Moreover, diplomatic shamelessness is not inconsistent with tactical genius. We still have to admit that this treacherous king , is a tactical genius - if the battle process is really like what your country’s military observation team saw.”

Louis XV was very generous and did not care about Liu Yu's previous boasting about Frederick in the Netherlands. He was also worried that Liu Yu would be embarrassed by it, so he deliberately comforted him.

Liu Yu smiled secretly in his heart, but said with an extremely serious face: "The Prussians withdrew from the war, and the enthusiasm of the Netherlands and Britain to participate has greatly increased. It can be expected that in the short term, France will be under great pressure. I use my vulgar words It is believed that France has switched to strategic defensive operations, and its current tactics are to induce the enemy to penetrate deeper and cut off the enemy's supply lines. "

"As long as the war does not end before 45 years, the situation will be greatly reversed. First, Frederick is capricious. Once France switches to strategic defense and the Austrians continue to win, the Prussians are likely to betray the treaty again and attack again. Austria."

"When France wins and its advantage is huge, Prussia will make peace with Austria; France defends strategically and when its advantage seems to be lost, Prussia will attack Austria again. Because he does not want France to penetrate too deep into the Holy Roman Empire, but he knows better about the Austrians Definitely want to take back Silesia.”

"Secondly, I can guarantee that the war on the Eastern Front ended 45 years ago. The Netherlands' finances will suffer a devastating blow."

"The Netherlands is not France. The French East India Company is dispensable. The Dutch East India Company is the backbone of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange and involves too much equity, foreign debt, investment and lending. The Netherlands is in a huge financial crisis , it is impossible to continue fighting.”

"As soon as the 1945 Eastern Front War ended, the collapse of the Netherlands was a foregone conclusion. And if your country can defend properly, block logistics, eliminate the enemy's effective forces, and delay it. Once the Netherlands collapses and Prussia sees Austria's victories and starts the war again, then France Isn’t it easy to gain hegemony in Europe?”

Louis XV's eyes gradually shone with luster. Liu Yu's strategic analysis sounds quite reliable, and it seems that every part of it has the brilliance of rationality and thoroughness of humanity.

This kind of strategic thinking is something that the ministers around him don't have. Louis XV quickly asked: "Please elaborate."

Liu Yu took a pen and paper and gave a rough talk using the map in the small conference room.

"The entire war, from now on, can be divided into a strategic defense stage, a strategic stalemate stage, and a strategic counter-offensive stage."

"What needs to be considered now is the strategic defense stage. The British and Dutch come on stage, Prussia betrays its alliance, the Prague Army is surrounded, and the Spanish fleet in the Mediterranean cannot fight against the British."

"In this case, beware of the annihilation of the Prague Army, and beware of the Austrians and those North Italians cooperating to launch an attack from the direction of Toulon. Because Prussia withdrew from the alliance and Russia and Britain signed a treaty, those wallflowers all thought that France It will fail. If we take the initiative to attack at this time, we are likely to be surrounded and attacked by potential enemy countries that are neutral at this time."

"This should be France's strategy from now until the end of '43. Strategic defense."

"Once France launches a strategic defense and those small and isolated countries join forces with Austria, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, the situation for Prussia will be quite ugly. Prussia will be worried that Austria will counterattack to retake Silesia when it becomes stronger."

"This period is the strategic stalemate stage of France. Try to delay until Prussia declares war on Austria again."

"This strategic stalemate stage will not be later than the autumn of 45. Before the autumn of 45, Dashun will definitely end the war on the Eastern Front, fully capture the Dutch colonies in Southeast Asia, and force the Dutch finances to collapse."

"Or, Prussia will declare war again first; or, once the Netherlands collapses, Prussia will definitely rush to take advantage and will definitely declare war on Austria again. The order of precedence does not matter, but the result is doomed."

"In other words, in 43, the strategic defense was completed, and time began to be delayed for Prussia to rebel against Austria again and for the Celestial Empire to end the war on the Eastern Front. In the two years, we must try to hold off as much as possible, accumulate strength, and avoid decisive battles."

"Once in the autumn of 45, Dashun ended the Eastern Front battlefield, the Netherlands collapsed, and Prussia rebelled against Austria again. This is the strategic counterattack stage of France. With the accumulated strength, we will seek a decisive battle, capture the Austrian Netherlands and Hanover, and gain an overall advantage."