While Zhang Lingyang was anxious to deal with a series of trivial government affairs in China, the news of the defeat of the Rus' had reached Europe.

The English Palace, looking at the latest news sent over about the assessment of the national strength of the Great Zhou, Her Majesty the Queen frowned.

Below, the British Prime Minister said: "Your Majesty, I feel that with the current national strength of the Great Zhou, it has seriously threatened the global strategy of the Empire, and in order to ensure the long-term interests of the Empire, it is time to launch various blockades against the Great Zhou." ”

In the past two years, England officially established diplomatic relations with the Great Zhou.

Originally, Ying Li felt that he could get enough benefits from Da Zhou.

But in fact, although English merchants did make huge profits from the Great Zhou, the trade deficit was still very large.

Every year, a large amount of gold and silver flows into England.

It is not a single country in England, so there is a huge trade deficit in the European countries that trade with the Great Zhou.

Even though the Great Zhou has opened more than a dozen ports and European trade, as a country with a small peasant consciousness, the demand for European industrial products in the Great Zhou is not very large.

In this era, Europe dumped mainly textiles around the world.

When it comes to textiles, where is there a material in Europe that can match the silk produced in the last week?

In terms of quality, compared to the textiles that want to be produced in Europe, the silk of Da Zhou is not only soft, but also very comfortable to wear, far from being replaced by other fabrics.

If we add to this the huge demand for tea and porcelain, Europe now has to send at least 30 million taels of silver to the Great Zhou every year, so as to make up for the huge trade deficit.

This is unacceptable to any Western power.

In addition, now that the industrialization process of the Great Zhou has begun, I believe that if there is no external interference, I am afraid that in more than ten years, the throne of global hegemony will be transferred from England to the hands of the Great Zhou.

That's why the Prime Minister of England made this request.

Listening to the Prime Minister's words, Her Majesty waved her hand and said, "The Great Zhou does not have a large demand for the empire's commercial goods, and even if the empire takes measures now, I am afraid it will be in vain."

What the empire has to consider is not only the Great Monday country, but also France on the continent, which is now the primary enemy of the empire! ”

Her Majesty is not wrong in saying that England has the most powerful navy in the world, and its colonies are spread all over the world, and it is known as the empire on which the sun never sets.

In terms of the number and quality of its colonies, France could not be compared with England.

But when it comes to influence in Europe, even two Englands cannot be compared with France.

As a traditional European power, France's army can be said to be alone in Europe, and there is no one enemy.

In this case, not to mention France's influence, England wants to improve relations with other European countries, and it has to look at France's face.

Separated by the Channel, France's army, no matter how strong, is not afraid of England, which has the most powerful navy in the world.

But that doesn't mean other countries aren't afraid of France.

You know, in the past few years, France has already defeated the European countries.

Except for the Rus' state, which is known as the gendarme of Europe, it has not yet been at war.

In this case, the first thing England should consider is the immediate interests, rather than worrying about what threat the Great Zhou may have to England in the future!

"The empire should first look at the attitude of the Rus!" These are the words of Her Majesty the Queen of England to the Prime Minister.

Her Majesty speculated that once news of the Rus' defeat in northwestern Warat reached Moscow, Tsar Alexander II, with the help of Tsar Alexander II, might organize a larger expeditionary force to conquer the Great Zhou.

Besides, this battle between the Great Zhou and the Rus' can be said to be the smallest battle, and it is impossible to specifically assess the real combat effectiveness of the Great Zhou army.

Therefore, Her Majesty wanted to start a larger war with the Great Zhou through the Rus' before making the corresponding decision.

This is known as a balancing act.

In Europe, England now supports Prussia, located in the east of France, in order to prevent the further spread of French hegemony in Europe.

In Asia, England also wanted to see which of the Rus' and Great Zhou's combat power was higher or lower?

If the Great Zhou is defeated, then the British will not hesitate to choose to support the Rus' to continue to fight against the Great Zhou.

But if the Great Zhou is defeated, it will prove that the Great Zhou will not be a threat to the global hegemony of England, so there is no need to worry about the Great Zhou infringing on the fundamental interests of England.

Unlike England, the King of France, a traditional ally of the Rus', was somewhat hesitant when he received the news of the Rus' defeat.

As a traditional ally, if France did not express its support for the Rus' at this time, the Rus' would only be afraid that they would throw themselves into the arms of England in the blink of an eye.

But if France wants to continue to develop industry, it can't do without the support of Da Zhou.

Compared to England, France did not have as many colonies, and domestic production of industrial goods had to find a large enough dumping market.

And Da Zhou is the most appropriate one in the world.

Although the purchasing power of the people of the Great Zhou was very low, the King of France believed that after a period of cultivation, the Great Zhou would definitely become an 'excellent' dumping ground for goods.

Both of these involve the fundamental interests of France, so the king of France seems to be a little hesitant.

"Let's take a look first, if the Rus choose to negotiate peace with the Great Zhou, it will be great!" The King of France thought so.

At the same time, however, the King of France had very little expectation for this idea.

What personality is the Rus?

What temper was Alexander II?

I'm afraid that no one is more familiar with this ally than the King of France.

The King of France felt that there was a good chance that the Rus' would choose to go to war with the Great Zhou again.

If the Rus' were to go to war with Da Zhou again, it would undoubtedly be much larger than this time.

However, the King of France did not give up his last hope of 'peace', and sent his foreign secretary to Moscow, hoping to successfully persuade Alexander II to choose to call off the army.

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In Moscow, Alexander II, after receiving the battle report from the front, broke several porcelain, which shows that he was very angry.

In the past, there was no precedent for the Rus' state to be defeated, but it was against the European powers, and there was no case of total annihilation.

In the process of eastward expansion of the Rus' state, the Rus' state can be said to have not tasted defeat for decades.

Well, now, the Rus' were not only defeated, but also annihilated.

Alexander II only felt that he was now losing face and could not hold his head up in front of all the European countries.

Unlike the European powers such as England and France, who were cautious in their contact with the Great Zhou, the process of eastward expansion of the Rus' state can be described as with great fanfare.

Moreover, the Rus' considered the Great Zhou to be only an agricultural country. Although the country is richer than Europe, without industrialization, the Great Zhou is simply no match for the Rus' state.

This defeat was a pure accident.

Yes, Alexander II believed that the reason for the total annihilation of the Rus' army this time was due to the light enemy, coupled with the small number of people, which led to the total annihilation.

In order to effectively 'punish' the Great Zhou, Alexander II decided to send 30,000 troops on an expedition to the Great Zhou.

Although the population of the Rus' country is also quite large, it is already the limit of 30,000 troops on an expedition of 10,000 miles.

If there are more troops, the logistical pressure can be imagined.

It was also for this reason that many nobles in the country persuaded Alexander II to stop the crusade against the Great Zhou.

But Alexander II really insisted on going his own way, and did not listen to anyone.

"But, Your Majesty the Emperor, the treasury is out of money!" Seeing that Alexander II was bent on going his own way, the Minister of Finance could only persuade him with money, the biggest drawback of the Rus' state.

Alexander II was unimpressed: "The treasury does not have money to issue war bonds, it is possible to borrow money from bankers." Didn't those Jews always want a reasonable living environment? They can be told that if they hand over a portion of their money to the government, they can be given the status accordingly. ”

"But, Your Majesty, those Jews are vampires, and if you give them a corresponding status, I'm afraid that they will be even more unscrupulous in the future." The Minister of Finance was concerned.

In this world, as on earth, in Europe today, the common people and the aristocratic royal family are very disgusted with the Jews, considering them to be complete vampires.

"There's some truth to what you're saying." After this reminder from the Minister of Finance, Alexander II came to his senses. After thinking about it again, Alexander II said, "Then you can confiscate the property of the Jews, so that the money will come?" ”

"That's a good idea!" The seizure of the Jews' property, and no one in the whole Rus' country objected.

Not to mention the Rus' country, even in the whole of Europe, there is no opposition.

Even, if Alexander II's decision is carried out, I believe that there will be many media praise for Alexander II.

After all, in Europe in this era, anti-Semitism is political correctness.

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When the French Foreign Minister came to Moscow non-stop, Alexander II had already made the decision to send troops, and even issued a war bond for this purpose.

Moreover, many Jewish properties were confiscated throughout the Rus' kingdom.

Seeing this scene, the French Foreign Minister sighed helplessly, not out of sympathy for the Jews, but out of regret for his late arrival!

Since you have come here, you have to meet Alexander II.

Of course, in the process, he will not say that he came to dissuade himself from going to war with Da Zhou.

As for the excuse, it is actually easy to find, asking Alexander II if he still needs a loan, and the French bankers should be able to provide a loan to the Rus' state.

In this way, although the task of the foreign minister was not completed, it did promote the development of the French financial industry, and I believe that after the return, His Majesty the King will not say anything else.

For the 'good intentions' released by France, Alexander II did not refuse, nor could he refuse.

War bonds seem to be a good release, but in fact, there are really few people in Rus' who want to buy war bonds.

Because they understand that by buying war bonds, they can be said to be voluntarily handing over their money to the national treasury.

Over the years, the Rus' State has issued a lot of war bonds, but because of the domestic economic recession, the treasury is stretched thin, and how can there be enough money to cash the war bonds of that year?

As a result, the vast majority of war bonds were not exchanged.

Over time, no one believed in such a thing as war bonds anymore.

Except for a small number of nobles who bought a very small part of the war bonds issued by the Rus' state for the sake of Alexander II's face, no one even bought them, which also shows the distrust of domestic merchants towards Alexander II, the tsar and the government.

Therefore, it is simply impossible to raise war funds through war bonds.

On the other hand, the seizure of Jewish property was intensified in various parts of the Rus' country.

In this era, although the Jews did not have a good time in all the countries of Europe, in comparison the life in the Rus' country was the most difficult.

Except for a small number of people who were unwilling to leave the Rus' country, the rest of the Jews, who were able to go, had already left the Rus' country long before.

Therefore, this time from the Jews, the Rus' state did not confiscate much money.

Coupled with layers of embezzlement and detention, by the time these confiscated family assets entered the treasury, they were already less than half of the beginning.

Where is this money enough?

Therefore, Alexander II could only pin his hopes on the point of borrowing money from the bankers at the end.

The vast majority of financial business in Europe is done by Jews, which is also a helpless move, because in many industries in Europe, Jews are not allowed to get involved at all.

Faced with these Jewish-run banks, Alexander II was actually unwilling to borrow money in his heart.

In fact, these Jewish bankers were not willing to lend their money to the Rus' state.

But he couldn't bear to stand the King of France and the Queen of England at the same time.

Although these bankers are rich and rival the country, they are really not enough to see in the face of violent institutions.

What's more, France and England are the two most powerful countries in Europe, who in Europe dares to offend these two hegemons at the same time?

Even if some Jews do not extend their business to England and France, as long as you are still in Europe, you will not be able to use them in any country.

Especially for France today, the countries on the European continent are like a backyard for it, coming and going whenever you want.

In other words, even if your bank is in Prussia, Austria, or Italy, in the end, the government of those places will send you to France if the king of France says a word.

After all, no one wants to offend France, the European hegemon, for the sake of a few Jews.

Add to this the fact that England, the maritime hegemon, is behind the scenes for its own purposes, and the consequences are even more subtle.

Therefore, after Britain and France expressed their positions at the same time, bankers in various European countries generously lent large sums of money to the Rus' state for the war......

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