Chapter 247 Betting on the fate of the country? No, I can only take a small gamble! (Please subscribe, please vote)

After spending more than two years in the core military division of the Zhuge Family, Zhuge Weidao finally understood the ways of this super family that had controlled the political economy of the Ming Dynasty for more than a hundred years. They were the real big players in the world's largest casino, and

There is a "old man's skill" passed down from ancestors, and the capital is more than anyone else! But he doesn't stud, he doesn't gamble big, he only plays small, and he takes out a little bit from the pile of chips to bet with his opponent.

The new Ming Dynasty has reached this stage because of these "small bets and small wins." If the sons and grandsons of King Zhuge Wuzhong were willing to play hard and play big with the British Empire, world hegemony might have been achieved long ago.

Of course, there is also the slightest possibility that the bet will be lost.

In Zhuge Weidao's opinion, this kind of route is almost unplayable. The reason why Ming Dynasty could play like this in the past was because the transportation was not developed at that time. There were not as many railways and ships as there are now, and the distance between Ming Dynasty and Europe was very short.

It seemed out of reach. Moreover, the degree of industrialization in the Ming Dynasty and Great Britain was not high at that time. There were not many people in the world who had reached the threshold of industrialization. The market, resources, etc. were relatively abundant.

But now the old industrial powers such as the Ming Dynasty, Great Britain, France, and Prussia have all started the second industrial revolution. The degree of industrialization has increased crazily, and they are even more hungry for resources and markets than ever before. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty now has a population of 360 million, and Europe has 1.8

From 100 million to 200 million (excluding the Turkish Empire), the United States is close to 20 million. In other words, the population under industrial civilization is almost 600 million.

In the words of later generations, this is going to be "rolled"!

Now there are no nuclear weapons, and there is no interdependent global market. Although there is a large trade volume between the Chinese market led by the Ming Dynasty, the European market led by the British, and the Indian market, fundamentally speaking, the three major markets are not

Integrated, but three circles.

In addition, there is no non-convertible currency now. Today's currencies are all convertible currencies, that is, the banknotes issued by various countries must be backed by gold and silver. Gold and silver represent purchasing power and the market.

Without gold and silver, no matter how large the population is, there is only demand without money, and this demand is invalid demand. But with enough gold and silver (brass is just fine), even if there is no demand, demand can be created.

At present, the main gold and silver producing areas in the world are in the Americas, Mexico, Gran Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Brazil. They all have gold mountains, silver mountains, copper mountains, "dung mountains" and "saltpeter mountains". The Ming Dynasty only needs to put them

By bringing these countries closer to our own circle, we can start a large trade cycle with them. And without the precious metals, guano and saltpeter from these countries, the industrialized countries in Europe will collapse.

Similarly, if these countries were all pulled away by the British Empire, Ming Dynasty's huge industrial production capacity would lose room for growth even if it did not fall into excess.

Therefore, this gamble on the destiny of the country can easily enter the stage of showdown stud now.

At this stage, Britain is struggling. What should Ming Dynasty do? Can it retreat?

And if the UK doesn't dare to stud, can it tolerate Ming's "small bets will win"? It's impossible for the UK to continue betting with Ming, a cheating "big old man", and it will definitely lose everything.

So the world's largest casinos are about to enter high-roller gambling mode.

According to Zhuge Weidao's "calculation", the world's gambling has probably begun, but other military strategists of the Zhuge family have not discovered it yet.

France, Versailles, Grand Trianon.

Zhuge Weijiu, the great military adviser, was sitting in his office at this time, holding a telephone receiver in his hand. The other end of the telephone line was in the British Prime Minister's Office at No. 10 Downing Street, London, on the other side of the English Channel.

It turned out that this was a "hotline", a phone number used by the Ming Dynasty to communicate directly with the British Prime Minister.

The real reason why Zhuge Weiji resigned from his post and went to France to "retire" was to communicate with the British Prime Minister here.

The people of the Zhuge family did not want to break up with the British Empire. Except Zhuge was the Taoist.

Zhuge Weijiu said in Chinese: "Hello, is this Lord Wei? I am Zhuge Weijiu! Do you know about the military conflict that occurred in the waters near Goa?"

The somewhat angry voice of Duke Wellington came from the other end of the phone. Duke Wellington spoke English. He said: "Your Highness, of course I know what happened! It was your fleet that attacked our Indian fleet.

Moreover, our Indian fleet has defeated your attack and sunk three of your armored cruisers. You must apologize and make compensation for this military adventure and punish those responsible, and ensure that you will never

Do it again!”

"Sir Wei, please calm down. Don't be fooled by the false news coming from the front. Although we have lost three 3,000-ton cruisers, you have lost a Blake-class armored cruiser of more than 9,000 tons.

, there are two other Blake-class injured. In addition, it will be dark soon on the west coast of India. If you want to have a night battle, the situation will be unfavorable to you!"

"Prince, what do you mean by this? Do you want to seize India?" Duke Wellington looked very excited.

"No, no," Zhuge Weijiu said, "Master Wei, don't worry, our Ming Empire has no ambitions for India, and we recognize all the special rights and interests of the British Empire in India as always. We also recognize Emperor William's rule over India.

To be legal."

"That's all?" Duke Wellington on the other end of the phone line immediately sensed something was wrong. "Has your Indian Ocean policy changed? You no longer recognize the rights of the British Empire and the Indian Empire to the Malay Peninsula? In addition, your

What does the Grand Fleet want to do near the west coast of India?"

"Duke, nothing is set in stone! Your colonial rule in the Strait of Malacca should end! I hope this process is peaceful and can take care of the interests of all parties. As for the fleet we entered into the Indian Ocean, it is actually the Persian Gulf Fleet

! Their target is the Persian Gulf rather than the west coast of India. Our Indian Ocean policy has indeed undergone some changes. Our Ming Empire needs to deploy a certain number of naval fleets in the Indian Ocean! This is also the responsibility we must fulfill as a world empire!"

Because Burma and Siam have always been vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Empire was technically a country along the Indian Ocean. However, in order to avoid conflicts with the United Kingdom, the Ming Empire has always adopted a conservative and restrained Indian Ocean policy.

One of the key points is that the Ming Dynasty did not maintain maritime power along the Indian Ocean, and did not even build naval bases or large shipyards in the Indian Ocean coastal areas of Burma and Siam.

Of course, in exchange, the British had always ensured that Ming products and merchant ships could freely enter and leave Europe.

But now, the Ming Empire, which is determined to take over the Persian Gulf, must deploy its fleet in the Indian Ocean and completely open the Strait of Malacca.

This certainly harmed the core interests of the British Empire! However, Zhuge Wei still believed that these things could be achieved or partially achieved through peaceful purposes.

"No, this is impossible!" Duke Wellington almost exploded. "The British Empire and the Indian Empire will never allow the Ming Dynasty's maritime armed forces to enter the Indian Ocean!"

"Master Wei, please calm down," Zhuge Weijiu said with a smile, "Our fleet has entered the Indian Ocean and will soon enter the Persian Gulf. Whether you agree or disagree, we are already there!

If you agree to our conditions, then there will not be any new conflicts. Otherwise... there will be new conflicts tonight! But we can talk tomorrow, and the door to negotiations should never be closed."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone. After about a quarter of an hour, the voice of the Duke of Wellington came over: "Okay, we will talk tomorrow morning!"
Chapter completed!