The wartime cabinet was in heated discussions at this time.

The main force of the Russian army was overthrown, and the defeat of Russia was a foregone conclusion, but I didn't expect the British to surrender as well.

In fact, the British had no choice if they didn't surrender, Russia's winter civil strife, so that the cities and villages were completely chaotic, and transportation was cut off, and the British army was now concentrated in the lower reaches of the Volga River to the Caucasus Mountains, not only repelling the Manchu army, but also repelling the Ottoman army that invaded the Crimean Peninsula, helping the Russians to completely restore the land around the Caucasus.

However, the civil strife in Russia completely deprived them of the passage to transport supplies from the Russian mainland, and the control of the Mediterranean Sea was always controlled by China, and the Ottoman navy could run rampant in the Black Sea, but it could not send a single British ship. Supplies could not be delivered from the Volga or by rail, and it is conceivable that half a million British soldiers could not be evacuated from here, and they were alone, like the Russian army.

But instead of surrendering to the Chinese army, as the Russians did, they surrendered to the Ottoman Empire, which they repulsed, and hundreds of thousands of troops retreated into Ottoman territory.

This is a strange phenomenon, and it is unknown what is behind it.

"Yingyi and Turks, there will be a reluctance!"

The military department Shangshu said indignantly.

"Needless to say, it has not been a day since Yingyi and the Turks hooked up, and today the Turks will not descend to my Great Zhou, I am afraid that there will be troubles!"

"Russia will come to sue for peace. Yingyi may not be. 500,000 people have descended to the Turks, and I am afraid that they will have to fight with me for a long time. ”

"What Lord Wang said is very true. Nafa Yi flourished for a while, the European continent submitted, and the Duying people did not accept it. Relying on the island, he refused to rest. Now I'm afraid it's a never-ending situation! ”

Officials were very uneasy about the actions of the British, not so much because they were afraid of the British, but because they were worried that the war would drag on for too long. If you can surround the 500,000 British troops, you can basically make Britain admit defeat. But the other side preferred to surrender to the Ottoman Empire and refused to surrender to the Chinese army. Officials are worried that this is because the British are not convinced, even if they win the war against Russia this time, I am afraid that there will be a long time to fight with the British, and during the Napoleonic period, the British fought for more than ten years. Although there was no fierce battle, it was like a dog's skin plaster, but it couldn't be torn apart.

Suddenly, everyone stopped talking, but stood up and bowed one after another.

"Your Majesty!"

Because Zhou Lang walked in in a hurry.

"How's it going? Something was discussed. ”

After Zhou Lang sat down, he waved his hand to let everyone sit and asked at the same time.

"Lin Di, you say it first."

Lin Di is the prime minister, and he was in charge of diplomacy before, and he has the most right to speak.

Lindy said: "Russia will inevitably seek peace. There is an established strategy for Russia, but can it be changed at present, after all, Russia has no combat power, and it is not a problem to take the opportunity to destroy the country, or it can cede more land. Britain will either come to sue for peace, or it won't. It's up to them to give up India. ”

It can be seen that the core problem of Britain is in India, and Lindi is quite competent. But he was not sure how much importance the British attached to Indian territory, which he understood to be nothing more than a dependent territory, and which was not valued much by Europeans, especially the British. He was not sure how much the British would make concessions for India.

Zhou Lang nodded: "In order to keep India, they can even give up Canada." There is no need to change the established plan for Russia, not an inch of land should be cut, and it is useless to ask for land that should not be wanted. Now it is time to negotiate reparations, and if the British refuse to cede Canadian land, let them bear at least half of the reparations. The other half is afraid that Russia will have to pay for it, and the Americans will not pay for it, and if it is reconciled, Spain will not be able to pay for it now. ”

Spain is now divided into two countries, with Spain proper ruled by Isabel II and Carlos establishing a new government in Mexico, neither recognizing the legitimacy of the other, and China now supporting Carlos. If you want the Spaniards to admit defeat and then pay reparations, you must first recognize the legitimacy of Isabel II and give up supporting Carlos. Now, with the support of Carlos, it is impossible for Carlos to admit defeat and bear this huge sum.

The United States has substantially withdrawn from the war, there is actually not much territorial dispute between the two countries, and the geographical location of the gold mine has been determined by the joint investigation team of the two countries to be located on Chinese soil, so the war caused by the competition for the gold mine is meaningless. China does not want to annex the western lands occupied by millions of black and white farmers in the United States, so there is no point in continuing the war with the United States, and a tacit understanding has been established, and the merchant ships between the two countries have begun to be openly transported, and it is really unreasonable to ask the United States for reparations.

If Spain and the United States cannot knock on the reparations, the reparations can only be borne by Britain and Russia, and China's military expenditures are indeed mainly used to fight against Britain and Russia.

All the officials nodded in agreement, to be honest, they were not interested in demanding reparations, they were interested in the land. In their eyes, it is a merit to expand the territory, and they always feel a little stingy when the enemy asks for compensation.

This war cost a lot, three times the issuance of treasury bonds, one 100 million taels of gold, and the fourth is already on sale, a total of 400 million taels of military spending is basically gone, equivalent to silver but 8 billion taels, equivalent to 2 billion pounds, the British lost half, that is 1 billion pounds.

During the Napoleonic Wars, Britain also spent more than 800 million pounds, and now twenty or thirty years have passed, Britain's economy is stronger, the financial system is more developed, and it is not a problem to raise a billion pounds, not to mention the plan of installment payment.

The question is whether the British are willing to pay or not, and judging from the current situation, China can only threaten the British overseas colonies, which are temporarily unable to land on British soil, in this case, is it possible for the British to give up the colonies, if their parliament thinks that Canada and India are not worth a billion pounds, then they will not lose this money. Rather, they would rather abandon the colonies and hold on to the war.

Lin Di hesitated: "The compensation to the United Kingdom, can it be reduced?" ”

Lin Di is not like entangled with the British dogskin plaster, restore peace as soon as possible, and live with the people.

Zhou Lang shook his head and said: "The reparations to Russia can be less, or even not." The British have to ask for the money, and they have to pay the price. ”

Zhou Lang was also quite helpless about the British, who would have thought that the naval battle could be fought in the current situation. But if the British are not made to pay a heavy price, they will not remember the consequences of provoking China, and they will only be approached again and again if they treat people leniently.

Lin Di asked: "If Britain refuses to pay reparations, should we directly attack Canada and Canada?" ”

Zhou Lang nodded: "This can only be the case!" ”