Chapter 149 India, the future of the British Empire! (Please subscribe, please vote)

People in the audience hall finally understood George Canning's methods - although he often did some puzzling things when he was high, as long as he performed normally, he was still a very powerful British troublemaker.

Shit stick.

As a troublemaker, George Canning's method is actually the same as Zhuge Weijiu's. It is always easier to join a camp that he doesn't like and cause destruction, especially for destruction experts like the British Empire.

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Even if their destruction could not permanently prevent the Rakshasa army from seizing Constantinople, it could at least delay the Rakshasa army's advance.

Moreover, the Turks are also a nation full of martial virtue. Their capital, Constantinople (Europeans call Istanbul Constantinople), is also a famous fortified city in history. The Ottoman Turks spent a lot of effort to build it.

It was finally conquered, and now it is replaced by Rakshasa people, so naturally they will not be defeated in one blow.

In addition, what Ali Pasha wanted definitely did not include Asia Minor and Constantinople. So at best, this old cunning man could just sit back and watch, waiting until the Rakshasa captured Constantinople before taking any action.

If the Rakshasa invaded the fortified city of Constantinople and failed to conquer it for a long time, and the international situation changed, it is hard to say which side Ali Pasha would stand on!

"Duke," George Canning said to the Duke of Wellington with a smile at this time, "although we can delay the Rakshasa Kingdom's march south through clever diplomatic means and win precious time for the adjustment of the imperial policy. But the decision has been made

The future cornerstone of the British Empire cannot be diplomacy, it can only be true strength!

Given that our real opponent has a population of 360 million and the most developed industry, technology, and almost unlimited resources in the world, we obviously cannot rely on the more than 20 million people of the British Isles and the millions of people in Canada and Australia. The only thing

Only India can provide us with sufficient strength! We must truly have India in our hands before the Rakshasas capture Constantinople! India must not only exist as the empire's cow, it must also provide soldiers, arms,

Ships. If in the future we face an industrialized country with a population of 360 million that is engaged in military production at full capacity, then we must integrate India into our military industry chain."

The Duke of Wellington frowned again.

His impression of India is not good. He just wants Indians to pay some taxes. Can they rely on Indians to fight wars and military industry? Will the battleships produced by Indians sink on their own while running?

"William," George IV obviously agreed with George Canning, "the United Kingdom needs India very much now. So I hope you can go to India with the Duke of Wellington, and then legally become the emperor of the Indian Empire, and in

India organizes a broad-based government. This government must fully take into account the interests of India's local nobility, must be able to mobilize India's manpower, material resources, and financial resources for construction to the maximum extent, and must be able to establish a government in India that can support a large-scale war.

industrial system. And the most critical part of this system must be in the hands of the United Kingdom!

Finally, the government of the Indian Empire must be able to organize an army of millions. If we cannot avoid a world war with the Ming Dynasty in the end, then we need India's military sources. Only India can provide enough troops to withstand the Ming Dynasty army.

A huge army. Of course, the officers of this army must be our own!"

After hearing the king's words, Wellington said no more.

Because he now knows very well that when a full-scale war with Ming Dynasty breaks out in the future, India will be the key to the British Empire's final victory because under the same technology and productivity conditions, a population of 30 million cannot defeat a population of 360 million.

!But it is possible for a population of 200 million to defeat a population of 360 million!

Prince William, who has always been short of money, is very interested in becoming the emperor of India - the annuity of the Indian emperor must be very large, enough for him to support all his illegitimate children, and he can also arrange for them to be well-served in India

So at this time, I patted my chest and promised: "Your Majesty, during this period of time, I have carefully studied the Eastern throne transfer system to ensure that I can legally become the emperor of the Indian Empire!"

George IV nodded happily. He had also studied this issue in his spare time. It seemed that he had to make the Indian Emperor Barak II voluntarily give up the throne. He also had to make the princes and ministers from all over India cry.

Shouting to persuade William to become emperor! Oh, you can also find a purple robe and put it on Prince William when he is sleeping.

In short, there are still many ways!

After thinking about these things, George IV asked the new Prime Minister George Canning: "Prime Minister, how does the new government plan to deal with the relationship with Ming Dynasty?"

George Canning said: "Your Majesty, I have ordered the ambassador in Vienna to ask Prime Minister Metternich to mediate. He has a very good personal relationship with Zhuge Weijiu, and he also has a good relationship with the Queen Mother of France, Louis XVII and the Duke of Marseille.

good."

Metternich was the Prime Minister of the Austrian Empire, Marie Antoinette was the Archduchess of Austria, Louis XVII and the Duke of Marseille had been in exile in Austria for a long time. Zhuge Weijiu escaped from France with Marie Antoinette and others.

Later, I also went to Austria.

Everyone has to give face to the Prime Minister of the Austrian Empire. Just when the British King summoned George Canning, the Prime Minister of the Austrian Empire Clemens Wenzel von Metternich had already arrived at Versailles on the outskirts of Paris by train.

, and then he was personally greeted by the Duke of Marseille at the train station and taken to the Petit Trianon Palace where the Queen Mother of France lived.

"Xiao Meizi, it's so nice of you to come. I'm in need of an intermediary here who can talk to the British. Originally, Xiao Zhanzi and I were also old friends. Unexpectedly, he had a stroke when he heard that Turkey was over.

Although my life has been saved for the time being, I can no longer be the Prime Minister, so I can only take care of myself. That new bitch who came to power, George Canning, is not familiar with me, but you must be very familiar with him, right?"

In the drawing room of the Little Trianon Palace, Zhuge Weijiu was talking to the visiting Metternich - still speaking Chinese, and he also called Metternich "Little Meizi" affectionately. Obviously, he and Meizi had a close relationship with each other.

Tene is also an old acquaintance.

"It was George Canning who asked me to come to France, the great military advisor. He wanted me to help mediate the conflict between the Ming Dynasty and the British Empire." The Austrian Prime Minister, who had a particularly pointed nose and looked extremely unreliable, was speaking to Zhuge Li.

Jiu Qian was quite honest and made his intention clear as soon as he came up.

"Hahaha," Zhuge Weijiu held a cigar in his hand, sat with his legs crossed on a sofa that was as exquisite as a work of art, and said with a smile, "I guess the request to open the door to Australia must have been rejected.

Regarding Malacca, Britain agreed to make concessions. In compensation for refusing to open the door to Australia, Britain gave up its support for Japan. Am I right?"

Metternich laughed and said: "George Canning did not mention Japan but he agreed that the Ming Empire could choose any place in the Strait of Malacca as a military base."

"Okay," Zhuge Weijiu said with a smile, "I want Batam and Bintan."

"What?" Metternich was stunned, "But that's a Dutch colony!"

Zhuge Weijiu shrugged: "That's a problem for the British. This won't trouble them."

The site chosen by Zhuge Weijiu is also very attractive. It is blocked at the eastern exit of the Strait of Malacca. Among them, Batam Island is less than 10 nautical miles away from Temasek. The latest cannons installed on Batam Island can directly cover the entire Temasek Island.

!With these two islands, the Strait of Malacca will be regarded as the Ming Dynasty and will be owned by the British.

The reason why he chose these two islands is actually to implement the expansion policy of "small bets and cannibalization". He only eats a little bit at a time, so as not to irritate his opponents too much. Even if he loses, he will only spit out a little profit.

Based on this policy, the Ming Empire could break a big gamble into countless small ones, squeeze the territory of the British Empire and other Western colonists in the East bit by bit, and gradually achieve a strategy of dominating East Asia, Southeast Asia, and even Central Asia.

Target!
Chapter completed!