"For the British Empire, the importance of India has not yet been revealed, otherwise its core national policy would be to defend India!"

In the Wenyuan Pavilion of the Imperial Palace, in the face of Li Ziyuan's report, Zhu Yifeng's tone was extremely calm. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 As a latecomer, he was well aware of the importance of India to the British, and in the games he had played, the loss of India was followed by massive factory closures, unemployment of workers, and a drastic contraction of industry. India's role is evident.

"India is a dumping ground for British industrial products and technology, but also a supplier of raw materials, and an important place for capital investment...... All of this is only in its infancy, and it was only seen as an "object of exploitation" by India during the East India Company's rule that it became the cornerstone of Britain three years ago, when London began to impose direct rule over India."

Referring to the importance of India and Britain, Zhu Yifeng thought of the reason for the decline of Britain after World War II, precisely because Britain lost its colonies, especially India, which was the most fatal blow to Britain. This is also one of the fundamental reasons for the decline of manufacturing and industry in the UK.

"And now, we're digging up this cornerstone of Britain!"

Looking at Li Ziyuan, Zhu Yifeng said with a sneer.

"Only by digging out this cornerstone can it be possible to completely solve the British problem, instead of letting Britain lose this battle, and then after ten or twenty years, start a war with us again, for China, for every opponent, we must do everything possible to completely defeat them!"

Based on his understanding of history, Zhu Yifeng has always believed in the principle of "chasing the poor with Yu Yong", and will never leave himself with troubles on how to dismantle the British colonial empire. He has always had a clear understanding of himself.

Canada, New Zealand, Australia, etc., all British colonies can be dispensed with, but only India must be dug from Britain, otherwise within 20 years, under the nourishment of India, Britain will have the ability to wage war again, and this is exactly what Zhu Yifeng is unwilling to face.

"Your Majesty, I think the problem now is that even if we drive the British out of India, India will become a Russian colony, Your Majesty!"

Facing His Majesty, Li Ziyuan put forward his opinion.

"I think that on the Indian issue, we must adhere to some principles, and we must not allow Russia to control India, after all, India can become the cornerstone of Britain, and it will also become the cornerstone of Russia, and a Russia with India is undoubtedly more dangerous!"

Obviously, Li Ziyuan's point of view is correct, that is, India is the foundation of the British Empire in the hands of the British, then in the hands of Russia, it will inevitably become the cornerstone of the Russians, and then it will inevitably pose a threat to China.

"Not necessarily!"

Shaking his head, Zhu Yifeng said in a slightly mocking tone.

"India may be the jewel in the British crown, but the Russians? In the hands of the Russians, it's just a burden that can't even solve the burden of food and clothing. ”

Just like after India's independence, in the hands of the British, India is the pride of Britain, the cornerstone of Britain, the foundation on which Britain runs rampant in the world, but after India's independence, what else does India have besides the conceit like that of South Korea? Hundreds of millions of illiterates, the caste system, and QJ are rampant. And history has also shown that Russia could not even solve its own problems, and in the following decades, Russia did not become a real world power, it remained the weakest link among the great powers. It is precisely because of this that Zhu Yifeng does not worry about whether Russia's acquisition of India will lead to a sudden expansion of its national strength, as well as the threat to China after the expansion of its national strength.

"Russia has too many problems of its own, and their own problems will constrain their development, even if they occupy India and control the richest colony in the world, what will happen?"

Looking at Li Ziyuan with a smile, a sly gaze flashed in Zhu Yifeng's eyes.

"We need to think not only about the present, but also about the future, and who will become the new world hegemon after the end of the war, after the collapse of the hegemony of Britain? We? No, because our power is still very weak, neither the French nor the Russians are strong enough to deter the world, and there the world will enter a new situation, a more dangerous situation, when there is no other country to counterbalance such a great power as France and Russia......"

Although he resented the British hegemony under the "British rule" in his heart, this hegemony maintained peace between the great powers, and it was the existence of this hegemony that made Europe and the world relatively peaceful until the First World War, but once this hegemony ceased to exist, then everything would change.

"At that time, wars between countries will be regularized and normalized, and a new round of war for hegemony will arise, and for France, a Russia with India will undoubtedly be unacceptable, and at that time, in the eyes of all politicians in the world, they will not see Russia's own problems, they will only see one fact - Russia with India is a behemoth, a threat to Europe, and if you add the Balkans, one thing is for sure, India is a piece of fat, But it is also fat wrapped in poison, and Russia may be able to eat it in one bite, but does Russia have the strength to deal with the challenge from Europe? ”

This is the reason why Zhu Yifeng gave up India, the reason why Britain annexed India without opposition from other countries is because there are no other challengers, but Russia is different, and Russia, which owns India, will face one challenger after another.

There has never been any friendship between countries, only interests, and it is precisely because of this that Zhu Yifeng has set such an unsolvable trap against Russia.

Of course, in addition, Zhu Yifeng knows that India is not just a poison for Russia, and the Russians' greed for land makes it impossible for them to use India as a colony, like the British, but as the mainland of the Russian Empire, which means that Indians who exceed its population will also become a member of the Russian Empire, and at that time, what will happen to Russia?

A Russified India? Or is it an Indianized Russia?

It doesn't matter, the important thing is that now whether Russia enters the war or not, it is very important for China.

"Now, we also need to think about the most important question, which is whether Russia is involved in the war or not, which is directly related to whether we can win this war, after all, for China, the victory of this war is the most important thing, what do we need? It's to win the war! In order to win the war, if it is necessary, we can cooperate with the devil! ”

After a slight pause, Zhu Yifeng continued.

"In order to defeat the British, it was necessary for us to pull the French, the Russians onto our chariots, and in fact, what did we pay for? We have given nothing, we have only given what belongs to the British, and, through this war, we will have unexpected gains, such as in the Russian conquest of India! ”

"In the course of the Russian conquest of India?"

Li Ziyuan looked at His Majesty in surprise, as if he was a little confused.

"How is Russia going to occupy India? How could they conquer India when the British had hundreds of thousands of troops there? There is only one option, and that is to send hundreds of thousands of troops there, the British can pass the weapons produced by the Isabella Arsenal for their army, but what about the Russians? How can supplies from Russia, without railways, get to the front through the front? War, in the final analysis, still depends on logistics! ”

Perhaps India's industry is not developed, but Britain established an arsenal in India as early as the Napoleonic Wars, and even produced millions of guns and cannons for the supply of the British army and the anti-French coalition, so the British and Indian troops in India do not need to think about logistics, but Russia is different.

"The Russians need not only weapons on the front line, but even food, which they cannot bring from the mainland, if nothing else, in the end, they will purchase these supplies from us, although it is also far away from us, but it is better to replenish by sea than by land, and this can bring additional income to our factories, and the Russians will have to pay at least three to four hundred million rubles for military expenses in this war, and I think that 70% of them will be used for the purchase and transportation of supplies, This has a strong stimulating effect on our industry and the shipping industry......"

War stimulates industry, in history, many countries' industry is precisely because of the stimulation of war, and has been rapidly developed, now China's industry has not yet entered the period of full mobilization, but under the needs of the army and navy, now the domestic shipbuilding industry is developing rapidly, although most of them are iron ribbed wooden hull ships, but one thing is certain is that after the end of the war, China's shipping industry and shipbuilding industry will expand dozens of times, and the unprecedented blowout market needs to stimulate their development.

"So, no matter how you look at it, we can make a big profit from this war, and if that's the case, then why can't India be handed over to the Russians!"

Give India to the Russians!

This is Zhu Yifeng's decision, whether others can understand it or not, but in his opinion, this is the price that must be borne by introducing the Russians into this war, and the rest is secondary, of course, the reason why he can boldly introduce Russia into India is because he believes that even if Russia has India, it will not help them become a world empire, after all, Comrade Umiyanov of Russia has long been evaluated as a "prison for the peoples of all nationalities", because "the Russian imperialists brutally oppress the non-Russian peoples, Exploitation and plunder, a multi-ethnic state formed through conquest, where there is a strong centrifugal force among the various ethnic groups. In this case, India cannot become the cornerstone of Russia's rise, but only a jealous golden doll in the arms of a child.

"Your Majesty, the minister understands!"

Although he still didn't quite understand, Li Ziyuan still agreed, this is because he knows that His Majesty's will cannot be changed, not to mention, India, what does it have to do with China, even if India is captured? Is it possible to house migrants there?

If you can't settle immigrants, what's the use of him?

"Your Majesty, if the Russians attack India, then it is very likely that the French will not be able to control their minds, will they also get involved in India? Will this lead to contradictions between France and Russia?"

As a diplomat, Li Ziyuan certainly has to consider various possibilities, and with both China and Russia encroaching on India, France's attitude will undoubtedly become very delicate.

"Of course, the French will be red-eyed, so we need to negotiate with France and Russia to solve the problem through negotiations, and I prefer that France attack Canada, but France is absolutely not willing to be satisfied with the ice and snow of Canada, and they will still make demands on India......"

This is the most troublesome part, compared to more than a hundred years later, Canada is not much attractive to France, in contrast, India has more mature colonial conditions, and the French must hope to gain some benefits in India.

"This is inevitable, and Napoleon III will never let go of such a good opportunity!"

Li Ziyuan looked at His Majesty, and then said tentatively.

"Your Majesty, wouldn't it be ...... if we supported the French occupation of Dutch East India?"

"For now, the position of the Netherlands is still neutral, if the Netherlands is determined to support the British, we can divide the Dutch East India with the French, we can also consider, now, we must think about how to solve the current problem, so that the French will willingly join the war! Become our allies, only then will we be able to completely defeat the British! ”

Defeating Britain is the most important thing, and only by defeating Britain completely will China gain the respect of other countries, and of course, more importantly, will it have a chance to truly "end the war".

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