Chapter 140 Anti-colonialism is a doctrine, anti-colonialism is also a business! (Please subscribe, please vote)

"No, no, no, little Louis, you still don't understand the meaning of anti-colonialism." Zhuge Weijiu looked at Louis XVI's mixed-race son, with a doting expression on his old face, and his voice became much softer, "

Anti-colonialism is both a doctrine and a business. It is also a big business, with many interests involved. If the Kingdom of France wants to revive, it must do a good job in anti-colonial business!"

"Anti-colonial business?" The Duke of Marseille looked at Zhuge Weijiu puzzled, "Father, how are you going to do this business?"

Zhuge Weijiu smiled and waved to Zhuge Weixue, who immediately handed the two documents to the Duke of Marseille. The Duke of Marseille took the documents and saw that they were two transfer agreements, written in Chinese and French.

The things to be transferred in these two agreements are the castles and land in the Rhineland held by the Zhuge family, as well as the shares of the Suez Canal held by the Zhuge family.

The transferee in the agreement is the Bourbon dynasty of France!

Of course, this transfer is not free. The Bourbons need to pay tens of millions of silver dollars or long-term bonds for it. Although the asking price is not low, the shares in the Suez Canal and the castles in the Rhineland and the land are very important to France.

As far as the kingdom is concerned, they are all strategic assets, and their value cannot be measured in money at all.

Needless to say, the Suez Canal is the throat of East-West trade and one of the two major throats of the Mediterranean! And France is the most powerful country on the Mediterranean coast.

In addition, the Bourbon dynasty that currently rules Spain is a branch of the French Bourbon dynasty. The relationship between the two Bourbons is very close. And the Strait of Gibraltar, another throat of the Mediterranean, is right at the mouth of Spain.

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If France can control the Suez Canal and Spain can take back Gibraltar, which was seized by the British, wouldn’t the Mediterranean be named Bourbon?

As for the land and castles in the Rhineland, this is of little significance to the Zhuge family of the Ming Dynasty. It is nothing more than some manors that make little profit. But for the Bourbon dynasty, it is a shortcut to restore France's past glory.

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Because since the time of Louis XIV, the Rhineland region has become a territory that France and the Holy Roman Empire compete with each other. Later, Napoleon broke up the Holy Roman Empire, and the Rhineland region was once incorporated into France. Although in the Napoleonic Empire,

After the collapse, the Rhineland became the territory of Prussia, but France still had influence there. Austria, which had lost the Holy Roman Empire, was not willing to let the rich Rhineland be taken over by Prussia. Prussia, which came from East Germany, was also

It is difficult to control the Rhineland. And for some unknown reason, the Zhuge family of the Ming Empire has been trying every means to purchase land and castles in the Rhineland since a hundred years ago. Over time, they have controlled one to two percent of the real estate in the Rhineland.

Once these real estates fall into the hands of the Bourbons, it will be equivalent to the return of French power to the Rhineland!

Moreover, huge coal reserves have been discovered around the Rhineland real estate owned by the Zhuge Family. According to the distribution characteristics of coal mines, there should also be large coal fields under the land owned by the Zhuge Family. In addition, the land owned by the Zhuge Family happens to occupy the Rhineland Coal Mine.

The water and land routes for external transportation are of great strategic value.

"Father," the Duke of Marseille looked at the documents in his hand and frowned, "after all, France today is not the era of Louis XIV or Napoleon."

"What if we add Rakshasa?"

"Add Rakshasa?" The Duke of Marseille looked up at his sub-father.

Zhuge Weijiu smiled and said: "The Christian areas colonized by the Turkish Empire were not just Greece, but also Serbia, Macedonia, Rumelia, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Moldavia and the Emperor's City Constantinople.

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If Greece wants to be independent and liberated, then do other Christian areas colonized by Turkey want to be liberated? When it comes to liberating colonies, you European powers cannot have double standards!"

"Liberate Constantinople? Then wouldn't the Rakshasa Kingdom?" The Duke of Marseille took a breath, "Britain would not agree, right?"

Zhuge Weijiu smiled: "Whether Britain agrees or not has nothing to do with the deal between us. As long as France can speak up for all Christian countries and regions conquered by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and is also willing to support Egypt as the backbone of the revival of the Arab Empire,

The Zhuge family's shares in the Suez Canal and assets in the Rhineland can be transferred to the Bourbon dynasty!

In addition, Ali Pasha was also pro-French, and his army included a large number of French officers who had served Emperor Napoleon. If the Bourbons were willing to support Ali Pasha, Egypt would also become a friend of France. Once the Arab Empire revived, France would

Of course, Ali Pasha could obtain considerable profits in North Africa. In order to revive the Arab Empire, Ali Pasha traded some land in North Africa with France, which had nothing to do with colonialism. And France could completely use the acquired North African land to its own country.

change."

"That's right." The Duke of Marseille considered it carefully and did not give a direct answer (he was not a king, so of course he could not give an answer), but changed the question, "Afu, will there be a long-term relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the United Kingdom soon?"

A full-scale war breaks out? If Ming Dynasty does not intend to go to war with Britain, does France and Austria need to mediate together? "

Zhuge Weijiu said: "Whether Ming Dynasty will break out a full-scale war with Britain depends entirely on whether Britain is willing to ban the criminal trade of girls."

"Again Ya Pian?" The Duke of Marseille was stunned for a moment and said to himself: "Dajin used Ya Pian as an excuse to harass India and demanded 21 million silver yuan in compensation from the British Empire. You Ming Dynasty also used Ya Pian to make trouble, but this Ya Pian is here

Ming Dynasty and Dajin are not very popular. Why do you two countries hate Yapian so much? Is it really because of Yapian that you went to war with the British?"

Thinking of this, the Duke of Marseille asked again: "Father, is it only necessary to ban the trade of girls? Do you have any other demands?"

"There are two more!" Zhuge Weijiu nodded and held out two fingers with a smile, "First, we also ask the British to agree to the Ming Navy's implementation of anti-smoking and anti-piracy tasks in the Malacca Strait, and to lend a seaport as a

The base of the Ming Navy in the Strait of Malacca.

Second, Britain must also open Sydney, Perth, and Hobart as trading ports, allow Ming merchants to purchase land, open factories and business houses in the above three places, allow Ming Taoist priests to preach freely there, and must also allow the Ming Navy to

Warships can enter and exit the port freely!"

This is not a low requirement!

The Duke of Marseille thought: "The Strait of Malacca is the gateway for the British to defend India. How could the Ming Navy be allowed to enter? Ming merchants control almost all the industries on both sides of the Malacca Strait. If the Ming Navy enters again, it will be difficult to say whose territory the Malacca Strait belongs to.

! It is even more impossible to open up Australia’s Sydney, Perth and Hobart. There are not many British people in Australia. If Ming merchants are allowed to come and go freely, it will not be long before the Han people become the first ethnic group in Australia!"

However, the Duke of Marseille still nodded and said: "Father, your old friend He Shen and his uncle also arrived in France a few days ago. They came with Grand Duke Mikhail for the purpose of negotiating with the British to ban pornography.

Regarding the trade issue, we are also claiming 21 million silver dollars. Otherwise, let my brother and Prime Minister Mei of Austria take the lead and hold a meeting on the Yapian issue in Versailles, inviting representatives from the Ming Dynasty, Daikin, the United Kingdom, and Japan.

Let’s discuss it together, what do you think?”

Zhuge Weijiu smiled and waved his hand, saying: "There is nothing to do with Japan here. There are only three parties: Ming Dynasty, Dai Jin Dynasty, and Britain. In addition, France, Austria and the Rakshasa Kingdom can participate in the negotiations as mediators."
Chapter completed!