Anyway, the captains sold the high-priced tickets, and then they shared the money with the passengers of status, and the ship left the port and headed for India.

In this transaction, the captain and the passengers of status made money, and the leeks were successfully given a chance to return to India safely. Although they were cheated, as long as they can get to India as soon as possible and then find an opportunity to bully Ah San, maybe they will still be able to get back to their roots. So it's really a classic win-win-win.

All kinds of exploration materials sent back by the French were sent to the Academy of Sciences. After careful study at the Academy of Sciences, it was generally accepted that in southern Africa there was a huge gold mine.

"From the available information, it is probably larger than the two gold deposits we have found in North America combined. Of course, it is a little deeper than the two in North America, but it is not particularly difficult to mine. Very valuable for development. Joseph put down the information in his hand and said this to Napoleon at the last point. Then, unsurprisingly, he noticed that Napoleon's eyes had turned yellow.

"Damn, we're going to end the war as soon as possible, crush the British, and then ...... Well, Lucien, do you have any news from your side about Britain? ”

"It's hard for the UK to stay on for a long time. Inflation in the UK has been running at a very high level lately – well above what we were in '93, and there are already quite serious food shortages in some areas. The British resorted to such means as limiting the supply of food and cracking down on speculation. I have to say that the British government's execution of this kind of thing is still good, at least much stronger than that of our Directory. Last week, in front of the Tower of London, more than 20 heads were cut off in one go to calm people's hearts. ”

"Haha, the British are still very bold, right?" Napoleon laughed.

Generally speaking, the current Napoleon, when referring to the British, always focuses on praise. This is, of course, because he feels that he has the chance to win, and a proper praise of the opponent can add to his own brilliance. Otherwise, like in the anti-Japanese dramas of later generations, the Japanese devils are filmed as if they are mentally retarded, as if this can show their contempt for the enemy. But if you think about it, the enemy is mentally retarded, and you have been invaded by the mentally retarded for more than ten years, then what are you? So, now, Napoleon boasted about the British at every opportunity. And the basic argument is:

"The English Slavery Genocide Gang against Humanity is the most powerful, evil, dangerous, and efficient armed criminal group ever seen in human history, and even Genghis Khan pales in comparison with it, and as for Attila and Timur the Cripple, compared to it, it is like a harmless little flower cat - this is the first time in human history that the industrialized gang, even the big red dragon in the Book of Revelation."

Since the Bible is mentioned and the book of Revelation is mentioned, it is only natural that the Holy See, the first authority on the interpretation of the Bible, should step up and cheer. The Confucianists of the Holy See, quoting scriptures, spared a great circle of bends, spent enough space to fill a room, systematically and rigorously proved through theology that since Henry VIII betrayed the marriage blessed by God out of filthy selfish desires, "Satan entered his heart", and since then, the English royal family has ceased to be the blood of Jesus' anointed man, but has become the blood of the accursed Satan. Satan used the King of England to deceive the English people, setting England on an anti-Christ, beastly path.

After the Pope of Rome spoke, it was time for the Protestant side to do so. Protestantism, there are many denominations, what Lutheranism, what Calvinism, not too many of them, strictly speaking, the Anglican Church of England, he is also Protestant.

But the Anglican Church is the least Protestant of all kinds, and apart from the fact that the Pope has changed from Pope of Rome to King of England, he is almost indistinguishable from Catholicism – especially in the persecution of Protestants. Speaking of which, weren't those people in North America back then all Calvinists persecuted by the Anglican Church?

So, the general view of Protestantism on the continent is that the Anglican Church is not a thing in the first place. The way the king is the pope is even more contrary to the teachings of Jesus. They have long been cursed, Satan's cults. (Of course, Catholicism is the same, Orthodox Christianity is the same, Lutheranism (Calvinism) is the same, all but me...... ）

"It's just white gloves for the dead, and the real investors may be the ones who put on a righteous face on the judgment seat, denounce their crimes, and pronounce their death sentences in the name of God and the king—but when we let the mob hang up the Jews, they don't know who really caused the crash. Hehe......" Lucien sneered.

Napoleon couldn't help but frown. Of course, he knew who was behind the big stock market crash. An important force in this is the entire "Roman Empire", almost most of the "Roman citizens" played at least a role in that storm, and the real black hand behind the scenes is the emperor and his family.

Subconsciously, Napoleon didn't think it was a glorious thing, so he really felt a little uncomfortable listening to Lucien say such things without scruples, even with irony.

"Lucien, what are you talking about?" Napoleon said.

"Just as a reminder, of course." Lucien said, "Napoleon, you know that our propaganda is all about leading people, seducing people with a hope, even a phantom, and even deceiving people more clearly. But we ourselves need to understand who we really are and what are we doing all this for? Napoleon, I think you have a weakness. ”

"What?" Napoleon asked. Napoleon was still very concerned about the claims that he had discovered his weaknesses.

"You have dreams, and your dreams give you the strength and courage to do things that many people can't. But as Joseph said, nothing is good and not bad. The same is true of this character of yours, you are easily so carried away by lofty goals, by those vanities on the outside, that you lose your way. To put it more clearly, Napoleon, you have to remember that getting the cheers of the people is only our means, not our goal. And I think you've been getting a little confused about them lately. ”

Napoleon stared at Lucien for a moment, and then suddenly smiled: "Lucien, I have fallen so degenerate that I want you to find fault with me." However, as the Minister of Truth, it is indeed your duty. Also, I will tell you that I do love to watch the people cheer at me, but I am not so foolish as to sacrifice practical benefits for the sake of this. Okay, let's move on to the situation in the UK. ”

"The law and order problem in the UK is getting worse and worse, because unemployment is so high that the government has to use the army to maintain law and order. Napoleon, you said before that the army, if it is used for such things, leads to a decrease in the combat capability of the army. In addition, in order to avoid too many unemployed people, they rebelled because they could not eat. The British have also greatly expanded the size of the army, especially in recent months, the size of the British army has increased considerably, and in the last month, about 150,000 people have been absorbed into the British army. Today, Britain has an army of about 650,000 men. This is unprecedented in British history. ”

"Britain really hasn't had so many rabble." Napoleon clasped his hands on his chest and said disdainfully. In his opinion, the army that the British had temporarily pulled up in the style of Zhuangding, whether it was training or equipment, was a mess, and there was no threat at all.

"Napoleon, they are ready to fight to defend their country, and as long as the British propaganda is effective, their morale should still be good - just like we were back then." "So, we can't take them too lightly, you know, an army, even if it's poorly equipped, poorly trained, if it's brave enough and dares to sacrifice, it's still an awesome army." ”

"Joseph, you are as cautious as ever. However, what you said is not completely unreasonable...... "Although Napoleon did not agree too much with Joseph's statement, Napoleon's attitude towards Joseph was still different from his attitude towards Lucien.

"Joseph, you may be overly worried." Lucien said, "From what I have learned, the British government is not counting on these newly expanded armies at all. They even let them use old guns that were not rifled. The reason for this expansion of the army is more to put the most energetic young people in society into the army, and then disrupt and disperse them, and keep them under guard, so that they can have something to eat, and prevent them from becoming revolutionary factors. As for the war with us, the key is still the navy of the British. As long as we defeat the British navy again, we will not need to land in Britain at all, and Britain will either make peace with us and submit to us, or there will be a revolution. So the British now simply do not have the will to invest resources in the army. The vast majority of the role of the Army's existence is only to maintain stability.

Well, some of the intelligence we have even received even suggests that although the number of British Army personnel has increased considerably, the military expenditure allocated to the Army has actually decreased. Joseph, you also know that even propaganda actually consumes resources. If resources are not invested, it will not be easy to keep this army from rebelling. As far as we know, many of the newly built armies do not even have enough to eat. ”

"In this case, the British are drinking seawater to quench their thirst." "Such an army itself could easily become a hotbed of revolution," Joseph said. It is impossible for the British not to know this, and to do so only shows two things. First, the revolution in England was so close that the British had to use such means to delay it for a while; Second, the British Navy will definitely make some moves in the near future. Well, is there any intelligence on the situation in the British Navy? ”

"A month and a half ago, the British moved two new battleships that had just been launched to the Irish Sea, well, they just named these two battleships 'Crécy' and 'Poitiers.'" Lucien replied.

Crécy and Poitiers are both place names in France. During the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, the British won brilliant victories in these two places. At the Battle of Cressie, the English longbow caused the French knights who were stupid to try to cross the muddy terrain with heavy casualties and were crushed. In the Battle of Poitiers, Edward, the black prince of England, defeated the French army with fewer victories and captured King John II of France. Now the British use the location of these two battles to name their cutting-edge battleships, and the meaning of this is not known.

Lucien continued: "As for more details, we are not very clear, these two battleships have not been in service for a long time, and it is still a question of how much combat power they have. ”

"I have some other information here, also about the British Navy, well, it was obtained by someone from the Ministry of Public Security. You can all take a look. Napoleon said as he took out a document and handed it to Joseph. Lucien leaned over with a calm face and looked at it with Joseph.

This intelligence was quite meticulous, analysing the various production preparations of the United Kingdom, as well as the signs of manoeuvres, and then concluding the assumption that the British fleet was likely to leave the Irish Sea in the last week or two for an adventurous attempt to break the blockade.

"There are two exits to the Irish Sea, one south and one north, and we can't tell which one they will attack from." Joseph said, "At present, our army has launched five Augustus-class battleships, but only three have served and completed basic training, and among the other two, although one has been in service, it has only been in service for less than a month, and most of the training has not been completed, and there is no combat effectiveness at all." The other one has even just been launched, and there are many parts that have not yet been installed. So we can send up to three new battleships, plus the original battleship Caesar, for a total of four battleships, plus the newly commissioned supercruiser Hermes and Artemis. In terms of strength, they are clearly superior to the enemy, but if we want to block two openings at the same time, we will have to divide them into two detachments. In this case, our advantage is not obvious. Especially since we have only three new battleships, which is not very easy to divide. ”

"Two new battleships, plus a group of armored cruisers, formed a sub-flotilla to block the Strait of St. George, and a new battleship, plus the Caesar, plus two supercruisers, went to the Islay anchorage to block the North Sea Strait. (Islay, an island at the outlet of the North Sea Channel, was seized a year earlier by French forces with the support of the battleship Caesar and other ships, before the British had time to renew the coastal defense batteries on the island.) Today, the island is one of the most important anchorages for the French Navy. ）”

Napoleon said, "I think it should be good." No detachment is weaker than the enemy, and even if it is redeemed, it is a strategic defeat for the British. The British were no longer capable of making a fleet again. ”