Chapter 177 This is a clash of civilizations! (Please subscribe, please vote)

"Earl, in your opinion, the main battlefields of this future world war will be in India, Australia, and the waters surrounding them?"

Faced with the question from the British Prime Minister, Earl Nelson, the soul of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, just shrugged lightly and said helplessly: "Where else could it be? If Ming Dynasty had not been able to quickly subdue Japan, we might still be able to use Japan as our leader in the future. The base launched an attack on the core of the Ming Dynasty. But now, there is no such possibility.

Of course, our British Isles are not within their reach. I even doubt that those Easterners have ever considered attacking Europe. What they want is probably Malacca, the East Indies, Australia, India, and maybe even more. In their territories in North America, they would at most turn Egypt's Ali Pasha and the Emperor of Mexico into their vassals, and perhaps occupy some territory on the east coast of Africa.

And if we want to stop them, we must not only deploy defenses in India and Australia, but also fight in the Indian Ocean, the South Pacific, and the Strait of Malacca. In fact, the battle on the ocean is the key to victory in the future world war! If I am not wrong, , the next world war will be completely different from the Napoleonic War. The main battlefield of the next war will be at sea, and the party that wins control of the sea will definitely become the final winner!"

"Earl," Robinson asked, "are you sure of victory?"

"Yes!" Earl Nelson nodded, "But we cannot rely solely on the power of the British Empire. Even if the Indian Empire is completely on our side, our population can only reach 60% of the Ming Dynasty at most. As for the industrial strength, I am afraid it can only reach the Ming Dynasty. One-third. If we assume that the naval strength of both sides was 1:1 when the war broke out, then after the war broke out, they could build ships twice as fast as us!

I mean, they will build ships at 3 times the fastest speed we can achieve after full mobilization! We build 1 ship, they build 3 ships. And the long distance between the mainland of Ming Dynasty and the British Isles, and the distance between mainland China and the mainland of Ming Dynasty, The vastness and wealth mean that the war must be long. It may take more than 30 years to decide the winner!"

"More than 30 years?" Robinson's head got big. "Isn't that as long as the time from the French Revolution to Napoleon's defeat?"

"Maybe it will take longer!" Viscount Lord Palmerston, Minister of the Navy, took up the topic and said, "For Australia, western America, the Indian subcontinent, eastern and southern Africa, and maybe the entire Near East, as well as the power to rule the world's oceans, Isn’t it worth fighting for 30 years? And how can the war potential of the Ming Empire and the British Empire be compared to Emperor Napoleon’s France?”

"A 30-year war." Robinson took a breath, "Can we really fight for that long?"

Viscount Palmerston touched his neatly trimmed beard on both sides of his face and said solemnly: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the future world war is different from the Napoleonic War. It will not decide the European continent. This war of division or unification is a struggle between two civilizations and two races for world leadership and living space for hundreds of years to come.

If we win, then their East Asian race will have to shrink back to their hometown in East Asia, and in the next few hundred years they will have to struggle to survive in a world dominated by us Western white people. If we lose, then the white people’s production space will be greatly reduced.

Compressed! Everything our race has achieved since the Age of Discovery has been spat out at least half!

Moreover, as a super empire, the Ming Empire will definitely have the power to dominate the world after winning the world war. Our descendants will be ruled by those yellow-skinned, black-haired Orientals for hundreds of years to come.

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Viscount Palmerston paused, looked at the British Prime Minister, and said word by word: "So. The future world war will not be a war between Britain and the Ming Dynasty, but a war between two civilizations and two races! Now,

All East Asian races have united under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, but what about the Western white people? Mr. Prime Minister, do you think we can defeat the 20 million white people in Britain and 200 million slaves in India?

400 million people in East Asia?

Should France, Rakshasa, Prussia, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the United States, etc., just stand aside and watch?"

Robinson touched his chin, "But...how should we draw these countries into the camp against the Ming Empire? Will they take the initiative to side with us because of the color of their skin and their belief in God?"

Viscount Palmerston shook his head: "The only thing that can move these countries is their interests. But I still believe that between the Ming Empire and the British Empire, they will always lean towards the British. So we should turn the Versailles Naval Peace Conference into a meeting between the Western powers.

Contain the peace conference of the Ming Empire!"

"The Western powers contain the Ming Empire? How?" Robinson asked, "Are we going to conclude a treaty against the Ming Empire?"

"No, no, no, this is difficult to do at the moment," Viscount Palmerston shook his head, "However, before the meeting begins, we should work with the participating Western powers to formulate a naval tonnage that is two and a half times that of the East.

According to the principle, the ratio of the total naval tonnage of our British Empire and the Ming Empire can be 1:1. But after adding other Western naval powers, the ratio of the total naval tonnage of the West and the East should be 2.5:1!"

"2.5 to 1?" Robinson thought for a moment, "If we negotiated 3 million tons with the Ming Dynasty at the Versailles Naval Conference, then France, Rakshasa, Prussia, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, and the Kingdom of Sardinia

, the total naval tonnage of these countries in the United States should also reach 4.5 million tons? Can they build it?"

The eight countries that can seriously build an ironclad ship these days are the Ming Dynasty, Great Britain, France, Austria, Rakshasa, Prussia, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Even the United States is lagging behind. And in terms of shipbuilding level, the Ming Dynasty and Great Britain are not that good.

France and Prussia are just so-so. Austria and Rakshasa are barely catching up. The Netherlands and Sweden can at most build something. The United States can only build a shell at most, and the bulletproof steel plates have to be bought from the UK. What about Portugal?

Spain and the Kingdom of Sardinia are still far behind!

"Actually, they can't build it," George Elliot took over the British Prime Minister's question, "but they will not refuse the quota allocated by the Naval Conference. If there is no quota, they will not develop the navy. But with the quota, they will

There is motivation and demand for development!

Because if they don’t develop, other countries that have received quotas will develop a navy that can defeat them with our help!”

Palmerston said proudly: "Some countries will work hard to build ships in order to become a real naval power, such as France, Rakshasa, and Prussia.

And some countries will build ships without quotas with our help, such as the Netherlands, Sweden, and Austria.

There are also some countries that purchase warships or lease our ships, such as Portugal, Denmark, and the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Some countries will also buy our old ships, such as the United States."

At this time, Viscount Palmerston lit another cigar for himself and said while smoking: "But no matter which way they build the navy, it may be used by me in the future!"

And we can also help these countries build ships and train naval officers and soldiers, close relations with them, and gradually promote the establishment of an alliance to contain the Ming Dynasty.

As long as this alliance is established, Ming's 3 million tons will no longer have to face our 3 million tons.

Instead, the entire Western civilization’s 6 million, 7 million, or even 7.5 million tons will fight them with a maximum of 3 million tons!”

Viscount Palmerston took another long puff of cigar and said with a smile: "Even if so many warships were not built in the end, and the entire West only had 6 million tons or less, the Ming Empire would still be afraid... maybe they wouldn't dare.

We will continue to promote the war process! And for us, even maintaining the status quo for a long time is completely acceptable."
Chapter completed!