There are a lot of people who care about the French!

Even the whole world doesn't care about them, at least for China, which has been watching the French since last June, when France sent their expeditionary force to invade Mexico with the support of Britain and Spain. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The reason for this concern is that France is China's quasi-ally in this war, and when they threw tens of thousands of troops into Mexico, China naturally immediately expressed its support for France, and showed its support with actions, severing diplomatic relations with Mexico.

All this, of course, for one purpose - to pull France into its own chariot!

"Those Frenchmen ......"

In the hall of the palace, looking at the globe in front of him, Zhu Yifeng sneered,

"It's just a bunch of guys who are taking advantage of the fire, and the reason why they invaded Mexico was completely lured by the British!"

Referring to the behavior of the French last year, Zhu Yifeng's heart was full of sneers and contempt.

"They signed a treaty with us and the Russians last year, and they made eye to eye with the British on the back foot, and then the British took advantage of Nasan's greed for Mexico, and exchanged a verbal support for the French invasion of Mexico, and now it's okay, seeing that we have won a decisive victory in Dublin, this little three can't control his ambitions......"

The tone is full of contempt, but at the same time of contempt, but with three points of jealousy, fate is really wonderful, when China tries to challenge the rules formulated by Westerners in this time and space, and acts as a rule-maker, France, or that take three, but ushered in his spring, the war between China and Britain, Russia and Britain highlights the importance of France, Britain is almost kneeling and licking the French, doing everything possible to lure him to Mexico, in the eyes of the British, as long as the French are caught in the quagmire of Mexico, It would prevent France from getting involved in the war against England.

But to the surprise of the British, the Mexicans were simply vulnerable, and last year the French, with a total strength of just over 10,000 men, easily defeated the Mexicans, and as more French troops arrived in Mexico, Mexico's defeat was only a matter of time.

When the British breathed a sigh of relief that French power had fallen into Mexico, they could not have imagined that the French were playing "dark cunning" there - they were sending troops to Mexico at the same time, and they were constantly sending troops to Madagascar, and by the time they declared war on the British, the French army in Madagascar had reached more than 40,000 men, and it was this army that finally launched an attack on India.

It's rare to rob while the fire is going on! Until the last moment of victory, I took this last train! But this kind of thing is also in line with the character of the French!

Just like France during World War II, it was nothing more than De Gaulle moving his mouth, and as a result, he also got a P5!

"Your Majesty, now that the French have sent troops to India, it seems that the overall situation has been decided!"

Zeng Guofan looked at His Majesty, since the outbreak of the war, he has been worried about the development of the situation, now he is not the governor of a province who does not know the world a few years ago, he naturally has a certain understanding of the world situation, he knows the difference in strength between China and Britain, he has always thought that the most worrying thing is whether this war will become another Humen matter.

But now, witnessing the victory of the army again and again, especially now that the overall situation of Ireland has been decided, and France has declared war on Britain, so naturally there is no longer any worry, and now perhaps the British are more worried about the Sino-French and Patriotic alliance to hit the British mainland! Thinking of all this, he asked tentatively.

"In that case, is Your Majesty considering the matter of peace?"

In his and many officials' view, now that the overall situation has been decided, it is natural that the matter of negotiating peace should be considered, after all, the war cannot go on forever.

"Peace?"

was stunned for a moment, and then Zhu Yifeng shook his head with a smile and said.

"Now is not the time,"

As he spoke, he turned the globe, and then Zhu Yifeng pointed to some of the locations marked on the globe and said.

"One thing is certain, if nothing else, by the end of the war, the British presence in the Indian and Pacific Oceans will be largely eliminated, but not all, such as ......"

Pointing to a certain location on the earth, Zhu Yifeng said in an extremely calm tone,

"This place, now it's still controlled by the British, we were going to give it to the French, but now that the French have set their sights on Mexico, we need to focus on it now!"

If it was a month ago, Zhu Yifeng would never have considered the issue of Canada, but now, now that the French have boarded the thief ship, it is time to think about Canada.

"Canada? Your Majesty, if your remarks are not mistaken, we ought to support their annexation of Canada, according to our agreement with France. ”

Zeng Guofan asked with some surprise, with the entry of France into the war, some secrets are no longer absolute secrets.

"East of 100 degrees west longitude is ours!"

Looking at a corner on the map, Zhu Yifeng pointed to a location on the map, which includes most of Canada, including British Columbia, for Canada, this area is a sparsely populated area, like British Columbia, the population is no more than 20,000, the vast majority of which are indigenous.

"At that time, we asked why we insisted on this area, and the reason was very simple, it was to avoid the emergence of other powers in the Pacific Ocean and to ensure that the Pacific Ocean was the sphere of our absolute interests......"

Of course, if we want to achieve this goal, at the end of the war, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, which is 100 degrees west longitude, will become the territory of China, and they will no longer be colonies, but territories. Add to that the Pacific Territories, Panama, and the entire Pacific Ocean will become China's internal lake, as for the United States...... If all goes well, after the end of the American Civil War, there will be no need to think about the United States at all.

But now, the problem has changed, and the French invasion of Mexico has affected this "inner lake plan".

"But now, the French invasion of Mexico has changed everything, the Pacific Ocean is ours, and no country wants to enter the Pacific unless we agree, but now the French ......"

Mexico!

Pointing hard at Mexico on the map, Zhu Yifeng's gaze turned cold.

"In order to make the French our allies, we sacrificed a lot, and we did not hesitate to give up the Indian ......"

Abandon India because that place does not meet the development needs of China at all, there is too many people, and the climate is not suitable for the life of the Chinese people, rather than such a colony, it is better to exchange India for Russia and France to become China's allies, after all, it is the most prosperous area in the British colony.

Of course, the more important point is that India in the hands of Russia and France, whether now or in the future, will not pose any threat to China, in the next 100 years, the Himalayas, the tropical rainforests of Myanmar and the complex terrain of northern Myanmar will be the most perfect barrier for China, neither the Russians nor the French can threaten China through there.

As for a hundred years from now, when India becomes independent, there will be at least two Indias under the rule of Russia and Britain, one under the rule of Russia, one under the rule of France, and one divided India in China's interests.

Although he took the initiative to give up India, now, it does not prevent Zhu Yifeng from nagging in front of the minister and expressing his dissatisfaction.

"So close at hand, so ceded to the Russians and the French, if they occupy Canada again! Then our concessions are too great! So, no matter what, we won't make concessions! I have instructed the Imperial Foreign Office to negotiate with France on the question of Canada! ”

"Your Majesty, if you do this, you think it will inevitably arouse the displeasure of the French!"

Zeng Guofan hurriedly reminded that now is not the time to make extraneous branches.

"Your Majesty, after all, we still have a lot of places where we need the help of the French, and on the issue of attacking the British mainland, without the help of the French, everything is empty talk, and besides, there is also the matter of the Suez Canal stock......"

According to the secret agreement, at the end of the war, Britain would completely transfer its shares in the Suez Canal to China, and as part of the war reparations, China would definitely need the assistance and cooperation of France in the future to receive these shares.

"Suez ......"

Silently reciting this geographical term, Zhu Yifeng was silent for a moment, and then shook his head,

"This is not a problem at all, now the canal has not been repaired, Zeng Qing, this war has changed a lot, the situation of the whole world will be changed, today is not the past, in the past we needed France to participate, only in this way, can Britain realize that they cannot defeat the Triple Alliance, but now, after France joins this war, these concessions will not make any sense, and even, if necessary, we need to break with France!"

Break with France!

Looking at His Majesty in surprise, Zeng Guofan is really confused now, it is His Majesty who advocates an alliance with France, why is it also His Majesty who advocates breaking with France now?

"Your Majesty, the minister is confused!"

Zeng Guofan, who didn't understand His Majesty's meaning, hurriedly lowered his head and said, this confused voice was that he didn't understand His Majesty's intentions, and hoped that His Majesty could explain.

"Quite simply, after the end of the war, with the complete decline of British power, France will certainly take the opportunity to become the master of Europe, or Western Europe, as they dreamed of, but they obviously do not have this power yet, and of course this is obviously not in our interest!"

In the past, for Zhu Yifeng, he only considered the immediate interests, but now, he needs to take into account the whole world, as a traverser, he clearly knows the historical trend of the next century and a half, and also knows the basic rules of the game between countries, and it is precisely because of this that he hopes to use this war to complete some strategic layouts for China in advance when the power is empty.

"For us, any European hegemon is not in our interests, France may be able to gain a lot of benefits in this war, but we cannot accept them as the leader of Europe, what we need is balance......"

Listening to His Majesty's explanation, Zeng Guofan seemed to be suddenly opened, and continued.

"Your Majesty means that we will cooperate with Britain when the time comes?"

When His Majesty nodded, Zeng Guofan finally understood why His Majesty always emphasized that "countries have only eternal interests", and now China and Britain may tear apart in the war, but after the war, although China has hurt Britain the most, China will still choose to cooperate with Britain.

"British politicians are pragmatic, they know very well that after the end of the war, they who have lost everything, they are likely to become a second-rate country, at this time, if we still suppress Britain with the French, then the price is that France will become the leader of Europe, so, after the war, we will reach some degree of reconciliation with Britain, of course, this reconciliation is limited, we must believe in the vision of British politicians!"

History has long proved the vision of British politicians, just like in World War I, the United States paid money and shed blood, but got nothing, if at the end of World War II, it was not the Labour Party of fools who came to power, and the United States only had a dry stare at it, but now it is obviously not, in terms of strategic vision, there is no need to doubt those old fritters, they will seize every opportunity, for the re-rise of Britain, and also to fight their former enemies.

"They will definitely agree to cooperate with us, but Britain alone will not play a balancing role, and the balance in Europe will require other forces, but in any case, a break with France is inevitable, and as for Canada, it is only the beginning of it all!"

Maybe Zhu Yifeng is not a qualified politician, but the vision beyond the times for a century and a half makes him have a vision beyond the times, and he knows what choice he should make, after all, history has given the answer again and again, France...... For the next hundred years, France will play a different role, and it will depend on whether Napoleon III is able to use the war to consolidate his power, rather than compromising with the army and politicians again and again.

"Your Majesty......"

After a moment of silence, Zeng Guofan looked at His Majesty and asked.

"It is not in our interest for France to become the hegemon of Europe, but what about Russia? What if Russia becomes the hegemon of Europe? ”

Zeng Guofan's words made Zhu Yifeng laugh, and then he pretended to be mysterious.

"When Russia realizes the dream of a third Rome, their future is already sealed!"

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