Nanjing, the Imperial Palace, the heart of the Chen and Han empires.

The people who sat down to have a meeting with Chen Ming today were all the core figures of Chen Han's military power, and as soon as they heard the words 'China Rubber Company' and 'Santo Domingo', they knew that His Majesty the Emperor had no good intentions!

But these key figures in the military power of the Chen and Han dynasties were amazed by Emperor Chen's dangerous tendencies. Because they knew that their Emperor His Majesty had his eyes set on the Caribbean.

Chen Han's Great America plan, how can there be less Caribbean?

But is Chen Han in a bit of a hurry to put his hand into the Caribbean at this time? Gao Yanming, who served as the foreign minister, shook his head at Chen Ming and said, "Your Majesty, are you trying to plot against the West Indies?" This French-controlled Santo Domingo is just that, anyway, it's already in chaos. If the French can't do it themselves, it will work for us to take the opportunity to intervene. But the colonies of the British, Spaniards, Danes, and Dutch are not easy to get, and one is not good...... Our relations with Europe will break down completely! "Even Napoleon would have jumped back.

Don't look at Napoleon's desire to sell Louisiana, or even probably have already sold, but the news has not yet reached Nanjing, but this does not mean that he does not value French interests in the Caribbean.

If he didn't care about it, how could he send tens of thousands of troops to expedition to Santo Domingo?

Emperor Chen is trying to dig out the roots of the French in America. Isn't that too whimsical?

"No, it won't." Chen Ming waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile, "In today's situation, it is already an irreversible trend for me to replace Europeans in China and become the lord of the Americas. Presumably, Britain and France have already made certain mental preparations. "If London believes that Chen Han will really maintain peace and friendship with Spain under the current situation, it will fall into evil.

He himself took advantage of the fact that Spain, France, and the Netherlands were hostile countries, and their main combat power was blocked on the European mainland, and wantonly devoured the colonies of the above three countries, how could he not see the real relationship between China and the West clearly?

The Chinese just ate it all at once, because China's 'colonial method' is very different from the West. That's why I stopped heading south. After they had digested some of the food in their stomachs, the Chinese army of sea and land would definitely continue to march south.

In other words, in essence, China and Spain have irreconcilable contradictions. And if the British don't turn their faces on China, they obviously don't really care whether the Americas belong to whites or not.

"Under such circumstances, Britain is still willing to form an alliance with China, what does this mean?" It shows that the British are already mentally prepared.

Pang Zhenkun said: "Your Majesty is saying that London has acquiesced to my country's entry into the Caribbean?" "The British will certainly not give up their colonies, but they will acquiesce in the position of Chen Han to replace France, Spain and other countries.

Gao Yanming shook his head, "I'm afraid it's not that easy." ”

Chen Ming smiled, "Of course, it's not easy to do it in one step. However, we can break it down into several steps. ”

"First of all, we have to go into the Caribbean. Santo Domingo is a piece of fat, but we can't make Napoleon's dog jump off the wall, so this first step should not be on the French. "Not to mention the British, whose trade is now much bigger than a foothold in the Caribbean. There are now two remaining Dutch colonies in the Americas, one is Guyana on the South American continent, that is, the later Latin American country of Suriname; The other is the Netherlands Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea. Neither the former Guyana nor the Antilles are not suitable for China to seize. The Netherlands Antilles are too close to the South American mainland, and Guyana is already on the South American mainland, which would cause an overreaction from the Spaniards and even the Portuguese. And the current Netherlands still belongs to the French henchmen, and the Louisiana, which Chen Ming has longed for, is still in the palm of the French.

Therefore, Chen Ming's target is only Denmark, and Denmark's colony in the Caribbean Sea is the future U.S. Virgin Islands, the hometown of Shifo Duncan. This is a small piece of land, and the total area is not as large as that of Pondicherry. But we must do things steadily and steadily, step by step.

"Denmark had been at war with Britain the year before. Prior to that, Denmark had remained neutral in the Seven Years' War and the Anglo-French War. In the early years, Denmark also formed an "alliance of armed neutrality" with Russia and Sweden, and was immune to the American Revolutionary War, and during the French Revolution, Denmark was neutral again, and Britain launched the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 without declaring war. And the other part of the Virgin Islands is owned by the British. I don't believe it, Denmark won't be worried. ”

Among the three countries of the Armed Neutrality Alliance, Sweden was the most moderate towards Britain, after all, Sweden was resolutely opposed to revolutionary France from the time of Gustav III. Denmark's attitude towards Britain was the coldest, not only because of the long-standing conflict between the two countries on the North Sea trade routes, but also because Britain had historically supported Denmark and Sweden in their struggle for control of the Baltic Sea, but later in order to win Sweden over Russia, it favored Sweden on the issue of Norway's ownership, so Denmark has always been haunted by the betrayal of Britain. As for Russia, as we all know, Tsar Paul I had a very bad attitude towards Britain, and even planned to organize an army to set foot in the British colonization of India, after Napoleon came to power, relations with France became increasingly close, even though in 1798 because of the outbreak of an uprising in Poland under the influence of the French Revolution, so that Paul I had to quickly form an alliance with the British, and then there was a brilliant victory of the Russian army in Italy in 1799. But the successive victories of the Russian army in Italy caused unease in Britain and Austria. Instead of preserving military gains through diplomatic efforts, the hot-tempered Paul I emotionally turned to France closer, a move that led to a rupture in relations between Russia and Great Britain. In the end, Russia and France even decided to organize a coalition to attack the British colony of India.

But fate played tricks on him, and nine days before the Battle of Copenhagen began, Paul I was assassinated, and his successor, Alexander I, became a stalwart of the anti-French coalition. After the Battle of Copenhagen, Denmark joined the French camp and openly confronted the British.

In this situation, would the Danes not be worried that the British would devour their Virgin Islands?

Chen Ming felt that at this time, he could sell half of the Virgin Islands from Denmark with money.

"We could have put a hand in the Caribbean without breaking with the British. In the end, the whole Caribbean will become our territory. ”

There are three main players in the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, France, and Spain.

The French are now on a bad luck path, although Chen Ming may be the only one in the world who dares to conclude that the French military operation in Haiti will inevitably fail, but the difficulties of the French have long been seen by many people.

Chen Ming likes to sign an agreement with Denmark as soon as possible, and then let the North American navy and army organize troops to station, and when the French are completely finished in Haiti, the troops can then attack Haiti.

And with Napoleon's tense situation in Europe, no matter how much uneasiness he had in his heart, it was impossible for him to send an expeditionary force to suppress Haiti again.

Historically, Haiti's independence will come next year.

Time is running out!

Chen Ming's words made the strange country of 'Denmark' appear for the first time in Chen Han's high-level meeting, and one by one the participants picked up the text at hand and looked through the information of Denmark.

Then they had to admit that Emperor Chen was really quick to find a bargain.

Although the area of Danish West Indies is not large, the island of St. Eustatius is only 21 square kilometers, which is a small area. But Chen Han only needs a foothold at the moment.

As for the Chinese rubber company, it was Emperor Chen who was ready to build a monopoly.

Chen Ming then went on to say: "As for the Chinese rubber company, I believe that the rubber in the Nanyang plantations can no longer meet the daily needs of the empire, and we must expand the rubber planting area. "Rubber vulcanized products are a magic weapon for Chen Han to make money, not only sold in domestic sought-after, but also very marketable abroad.

Chen Han's rubber plantation output in Nanyang is not small, but in recent years, the business opportunities of this rubber product have continued to rise, with an annual growth rate of more than 30%, and now the output of this rubber plantation is still enough, but what about three or five years later? It takes at least five years for a rubber tree to be planted and tapped, and it takes eight years to fully mature.

"It's just that the cultivation of rubber has always been in the hands of the imperial court, and if you want to expand the cultivation of rubber, the imperial court must participate in it." The processing technology of rubber is still a first-class secret of the imperial court, and over the years it has made a lot of money by selling raincoats, waterproof tents, backpacks, etc., even if there are military supplies to hold back.

The Kyushu Chamber of Commerce will not give up this great opportunity to make money, and the Chamber of Commerce has surplus funds on its general ledger that can be used to invest in the expansion of rubber plantations. And Chen Ming proposed such a thing at such a high-level meeting, which obviously gave everyone present the opportunity to participate in it.

No one is going to put money in front of them and not stretch out their hands.

The issue was quickly revealed. The next topic was the report from the Seven Khanates of the Great Northwest, and they were going to war.

The Kokand Khanate couldn't help it, and the Seven Khanates couldn't help it a little.

"After the abolition of the "puppet khan" of the Khiva Khanate, Irtuzer established the Kongol dynasty, which was strongly supported by the Uzbeks. The Russians also actively helped the Vasi Khanate to build a new army, which was not as strong as Kokand, but it could not be underestimated.

There is also Nabukhara, which has also undergone a transformation, Massan Shah Murad replaced the rule of Abu Ghaz, the last khan of the Astrakhan dynasty, although the entire khanate is still decaying, but the emerging Mangit dynasty has also undergone military reforms like Kokand and Khiva. In particular, Haidar Tula Khan, who had just ascended the throne, was very concerned about the construction of the new army of the Bukhara Khanate.

The Seven Khanates felt that they could not wait any longer, and if they waited until the two khanates of Bukhara and Khiva were ready, then their military pressure would be a little too great. Today's three khanates of Central Asia, regardless of their overall strength, are all in a period of growth if they only look at their military strength.

The Seven Khanates preferred to start a war now, and because of Samsak, the contradictions between the Seven Khanates and Kokand and other Central Asian countries were getting bigger and bigger, so the Seven Khanates decisively submitted a request for war to Nanjing.

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Back at the Qianqing Palace, Chen Ming looked at a large world map hanging on the wall.

Red China is so huge, at a glance, it simply encompasses half of the world. And the weak Denmark, the weak three khanates of Kokand, Khiva, and Bukhara, are like small ants at the feet of giant beasts.

"The law of the jungle eats the strong, and the law of the jungle."

Today's matter is to say that the law of the jungle is the strong, that is, a big fish eats a small fish. Even including China's ...... to France