Louis pondered.

On the one hand, he has been ridden by Britain for a long time, and he has no choice but to maintain good relations with his allies, but in his heart he has always wanted to overthrow Britain and become the world's first power. If nothing else, but for the great uncle's great enemy, for the glory of the French Empire, and for his own prestige, he must surpass England. The dignified emperor of the French Empire can't be ridden on top of his head by a girl.

On the other hand, he was genuinely worried that the powerful country in the East was growing too fast. In just a few years, it has gone from an extremely backward country to such a powerful country that it can defeat the most powerful Britain in the world and occupy India. Although this was done at the time of the British civil strife and the alliance with the indigenous Bengali rebels in India, it also represented the courage and strength of the Chinese Empire. Moreover, according to the information revealed, the artillery of the naval fleet of the Chinese Empire was very fierce, and it was even more powerful than the fleet artillery of the British Empire, which was what Louis was most worried about!

He didn't want to oust a British Empire from the position of the first maritime power, and run out of a Chinese Empire to compete with France for the world's first naval power, and he didn't want to wait for the day when the navy of that eastern country would use the warships purchased from France to attack the ports of France.

Although the Chinese Empire is far away in the far east, the territory of that country has now expanded more and more, and its naval strength has also developed steadily.

Thinking of this, Louis spoke: "General Amurin is right, but under the same conditions, not with the Chinese Empire, but with Britain!" The strength of the Chinese Empire has grown to a point that is somewhat frightening. If he can beat England overseas, he can beat us France too! Therefore, the growth of this empire must be curbed!

Of course, at least for now, the emperor of the other side still has a good relationship with us. Moreover, the present trade between France and the Chinese Empire is very gratifying, and the people have greatly benefited from it, and it is good for us in France that these things can be maintained and developed.

Therefore, Duke Valewski, you led the Ottomans to urgently contact the European envoy of the Chinese Empire in Paris, and asked them that the Chinese Empire return to our French Empire the territories that belonged to France more than a hundred years ago in India, and divide the treasure land of India equally. If they agree, everything is easy to say, and if they refuse, they will declare that they will break off diplomatic relations with them, and when the British come to invite, they will send troops together!

Also, from now on, warships, especially armored battleships, will no longer be sold to the Chinese Empire, and all undelivered orders will be shelved and their supply will be temporarily suspended. ”

The crowd hurriedly agreed.

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Inside the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.

Tsar Alexander Nikolayevich looked at the newspaper in his hand excitedly, and gloated at the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, Marshal of the Imperial Russian Navy, and Duke Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov, Minister of Foreign Affairs: "Haha, look, the British have finally planted a big heel!" The 80,000 troops were completely annihilated by tens of thousands of troops and some indigenous rebels in that eastern country. It's so refreshing! I can't believe that they have the British Empire today!

However, this Chinese empire in the east is really unexpected! They really dared to declare war on the world's number one power, and they also seized India like a tiger's mouth. It's really ...... If it weren't for the fact that the Chinese Empire was an enemy of us, I would really want to get acquainted with this Feng Yunshan.

It seems that in the future, we will have to re-examine this eastern country! Now that the British are going to send troops on a large scale to recover India, there will be another fierce war between them! ”

Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich responded: "Your Majesty, have you noticed it. The Chinese Empire attacked Calcutta with less troops than the British army. The most important thing is that they mainly rely on the firepower of the army of the Chinese Empire, but the artillery power of the naval fleet. Their fleet was so overwhelming that the British fleet in Calcutta did not dare to engage it at all, and the entire Fort William and most of the city of Calcutta were directly destroyed by the artillery of the Chinese Imperial Fleet. Their fleet is even more powerful than the British fleet, which claims to be the world's number one naval power. This is the main reason for their victory, and it is precisely because of the strength of their fleet that they have the confidence to enter the Indian Ocean and conquer India and the island of Ceylon. Otherwise, let alone declaring war on Britain, let alone marching into India, I am afraid that they will not even be able to hold the East Indies that they already have.

Your Majesty, our navy must also be developed as soon as possible. After the defeat of the Crimean War, our Black Sea Fleet was completely annihilated, and the already weak Siberian Fleet was completely destroyed by the Chinese Empire, and the strength of the Baltic Fleet was also greatly damaged. Only by vigorously developing the navy can our country truly become a European power, and not be limited to the development of the army. This is the real expansion and military reform. ”

Foreign Minister Alexander Mikhailovich Duke Gorchakov said: "Your Majesty, Grand Duke, these two countries are our hostile countries, although Britain has made peace talks, but as long as we Russia want to break out of Europe and want to expand, there will still be friction, and the Chinese Empire will completely occupy all our territories in the Far East Siberian region, it can be said that our two biggest enemy countries in the future are them!" And now these two countries eat each other, and the best thing is that we can watch them bite each other and reap the benefits of the fishermen! ”

Tsar Alexander Nikolayevich shook his head and said: "No, no, no, not only can we not help each other, but we must actively participate in the British use of troops against China." Duke Gorchakov, you immediately contact the British ambassador and tell him that Russia is willing to put aside its old suspicions and help Britain to use troops against China to recover India. We can send troops to help attack that Sikh kingdom, and we can send troops from the west and north to attract some of the Chinese Empire's land forces and give them some support from the British. The price they have to pay is that they no longer oppose our invasion of the Kazakh Khanate and the Eiukhan Khanate in Central Asia, or even the Sikh Kingdom, and recognize our interests in the territory we have conquered. ”

Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich was taken aback and hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Majesty, we have not yet come out of the defeat in the Crimean War, and then we have lost the war with the Chinese Empire in the north, losing a large number of territories and many soldiers, and the finances have deteriorated to the extreme. Now that the reform of the serfs is being carried out, the sale of land to raise some funds for military reform and the development of basic industries, and if a large-scale war is launched, I am afraid that the entire financial situation will deteriorate further to the point of exhaustion.

Isn't it better to watch from the wall? ”

Tsar Alexander Nikolayevich resolutely said: "No, no, no, this is a great opportunity. Even if Britain is strong, it will at most become the world's first power, as before, but even so, they have not done anything to Russia. Even if we lost the Crimean War, we didn't cede land, pay compensation or anything. Britain does not have a border with us, and the goal of the British has always been above the sea, above the market for trade.

But that Chinese empire is different. They are developing too fast, too ambitious and aggressive, and they also border our country. Now, in just a few years, it has developed into such a powerful country, and has invaded so many of our Russian territories, if it is allowed to develop further, Russia, which borders it, will bear the brunt and is likely to continue to occupy territory.

Therefore, instead of being attacked by them in the future, it is better for us to take the initiative ourselves, and when the British are willing to be the main force and are willing to fight with them, why not do our part to help the British, and at the same time help ourselves.

Therefore, I decided to take the initiative to contact Britain and send troops to attack the Chinese Empire together! ”