Under the moon, Natsuki and Gustav sat side by side on the cliff near the sea, drinking and smoking cigarettes, talking without scruples. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"A dignified heir to the throne, he is actually obsessed with dishes and antiques half a world away, and in the past, he was sure to be ridiculed by outsiders as a mediocre and incompetent guy. Ho! In this era, people are really incomprehensible, the king does not care about political affairs, and the people are still very happy. ”

Gustav complained and vomited, when Natsuki first met him, this guy was still a suave and spendthrifty gentleman, who said that he admired Princess Louise of Germany, but he was really infatuated with the dashing Countess of Savoy, and he dragged Natsuki into the water. After that, Gustav seemed to have matured overnight, his words and deeds were steady, he no longer spent a lot of money on boating, but focused on his naval career, and married a wife and children, and lived a decent life that ordinary people were very envious of, who would have thought that there would be such a depressed mood in his chest?

"What else could you do?" Natsuki was kind and relieved, "The history of a country is like the course of life, concepts and consciousness are constantly changing, and the experience of countries is different, and the current situation of history will be very different. The Nordic nation has been fighting for thousands of years, and the diligent and brave character has been integrated into the bloodline, but the people are tired of war and killing, and just want to live a peaceful and comfortable life, they feel that the royal family and nobles will not put themselves in their shoes, and only the non-aristocratic parliamentary government can give them what they want, so they support the parliament and the government, and treat the royal power as a dispensable thing, and this status quo is the most difficult to change. The efforts of His Majesty Gustav V are enough to show that it is difficult for one person to change the perception of a nation. ”

Gustav threw the glass in his hand fiercely, directly picked up the wine bottle and drank booze, with six or seven points of drunkenness, and let out a sleepy beast-like roar: "Why? Why were the German people willing to follow the Hohenzollern royal family to fight on the battlefield, even at the cost of hundreds of thousands of people, but could not hear the voice against the emperor and imperial power? Now the Germans are richly rewarded for their loyalty and bravery - replacing Britain as the world's most powerful country, winning everything they have coveted, and the Swedes can only look at it with envy! ”

"Because of desire, because of faith, because of the obedience nailed to the bones of the Prussians."

Natsuki said in a concise way what Gustav wanted to know, but the Swedish prince apparently didn't listen, and he looked up and asked, "Ho...... Almighty God, why do you want me to live in this hopeless age. I, rather than just a cavalryman under the command of Gustav II, charged into battle, jumped on horseback to kill the enemy, and won countless glory, that is called joy! ”

Gustav is now in his thirties, the age when he is most eager to make a career in his life, and it is completely understandable that Natsuki would have such a depressed thought. If the creator allows Natsuki to travel to someone similar to Gustav, he may become a business tycoon or an industrial magnate with the envy of the world, and if he insists on becoming a generation of famous generals or even the hegemon of the times, the chances of success must be extremely slim.

"One of the key reasons for the success of the great Gustav II was that he seized the opportunity of military change, which gave the Swedish army a technical and tactical advantage that other armies of his time could not match, and with his vision, courage and excellent military command ability, it was only natural that he won a series of brilliant victories."

Natsuki did not hesitate to express his experience of exploring the laws of history, but unfortunately Gustav does not seem to be the kind of intelligent and intelligent person who can understand everything, his thinking is straightforward, neither disdainful of enduring humiliation, nor knowing how to win in a roundabout way, once he encounters a problem that even the royal power cannot deal with, he can only beat his chest and sulk.

Roaring at the empty sea, Gustav returned to Natsuki like a deflated balloon, lay on his back on the ground, and said in a much soothing tone: "Your Majesty, the future King of Ireland, I beg you to help us carry out a coup d'état!" ”

"Huh?"

"Perhaps only a coup d'état will allow the Swedish royal family to regain control of the country, and then rearm the way we envisioned it, so that the Swedish army can keep up with this military change and become the leading power in Europe again."

What he said just now, this guy still listened a little. Natsuki thought to herself.

"How's it going, Your Majesty? To do it or not to do it? Gustav asked.

Natsuki grinned: "A coup d'état can seize power, but it can't win the hearts and minds of the people. ”

Gustav was silent for a moment: "So this road doesn't work?" ”

"Sweden today doesn't really need to risk war to win anything." "If the Swedish royal family can keep the country away from war, I can guarantee that Sweden will be one of the happiest countries in the world in a hundred years, and the royal family will continue to be loved by the people." ”

"Really?"

"Really!"

"That's good, that's good......"

After receiving Natsuki's affirmative reply, Gustav stopped chattering, and snoring soon sounded on the cliff.

After the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the Irish delegation successfully reached a series of official trade agreements with the Swedish side after face-to-face consultations and talks. In the future, whether war or not, Sweden will try to ensure a stable supply of high-quality iron ore, and Ireland will sell meat and dairy products to Sweden at preferential prices. In addition, the two navies have signed a non-alliance strategic cooperation agreement, including the sharing and cooperative development of naval and aircraft technology, in-depth exchanges of naval personnel, and regular joint training.

After successfully concluding his visit to Sweden, Natsuki and his entourage are about to leave for China. Since the Baltic Sea is still a war zone, the cruise ship "Long Live Freedom" on which the Irish delegation was traveling is a non-military vessel, so the Swedish Navy is responsible for escorting the Swedish territorial waters, and the neutral waters outside the territorial waters are protected by warships sent by the German Navy. When the ship, flying the huge flag of the Kingdom of Ireland, arrived in Sweden, the Swedish Navy had only one cruiser and two torpedo boats, and when it left Stockholm, the Swedish Navy had mobilized most of its fleet.

During the voyage from the port of Stockholm to the borders of the territorial sea, Gustav became a temporary guest of the "Viva Liberty". In this sunny and breezy weather, he was dressed in military uniform, full of energy, and with a proud expression introduced Natsuki to every Swedish ship in his sight. The Swedish prince, who was full of complaints as soon as he was drunk, had been the chief of the general staff of the Swedish Navy for four years, and he had done his best to promote the construction of the Swedish Navy, constantly borrowing experience and technology from the naval powers, and had achieved quite good results. In recent years, in addition to the modern light cruisers and short- and medium-range submarines ordered from Germany, the Swedes have also built two shore defense armored ships and dozens of high-speed torpedo boats on their own, and formed a naval aviation unit, such a navy is not only one of the few in Northern Europe, but also in the top eight in the whole of Europe, and in Natsuki's opinion, the training level of the Swedish naval officers and men is quite high, which is definitely better than that of the Ottoman Turkey and Italy.

Under the white awning, Natsuki and Gustav stand side by side.

"In the early days, wars between tribes may have arisen over disputes, over territory, food, and water, or simply because of false speculation, but with the development of civilization, although human beings continue to fight, we can clearly see a trend, that is, countries are more and more willing to use non-war methods to resolve conflicts. Because war inevitably has casualties, in the previous war tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of people have already been killed, weapons are becoming more and more powerful, the number of casualties on the battlefield makes any country feel unbearable, and the situation of multiple powers involved in a major war may be only once, and a long peace will eventually come. At that time, the mission of the military was to protect national security and not to wage war against foreign countries. As a matter of fact, given Sweden's strategic position that it is not vulnerable to attacks by foreign enemies, there is no need to forcibly develop armaments at the expense of the people's living conditions, and it is only necessary to maintain a moderate level of national defense construction. ”

Gustav nodded: "The glorious days of Gustav II are gone after all. ”

Natsuki was relieved: "There is no need to be frustrated, heroes do not only appear on the battlefield, you see, this elite fleet is a powerful guarantee to defend Sweden's national security, as long as it maintains its vigorous vitality, other countries will not dare to invade Sweden easily, although now many Swedes are not aware of this, when they look back at this history in the future, they will definitely find that their country once had a great admiral, who overcame all kinds of difficulties without the support and attention of the government parliament, Sweden, a small country in the Nordic land, has a sizable naval force, which enables Sweden to hold its own in this turbulent era, resist the entrapment and deterrence of the great powers, and thus become a pure land that is not slaughtered by war. ”

Gustav pondered Natsuki's words, and suddenly turned his head to look at the other party: "Listening to you say this, Ireland should be very envious of Sweden's strategic environment, right?" ”

"Sweden has not been devastated by war for 101 years, from 1814 to the present, and perhaps Norway's independence has weakened Sweden's national prestige, but the vast majority of Swedes are still living peacefully. How can the Irish envy such a life? Just over sixty years ago, before the Great Famine, Ireland had a population of more than 8 million, and in just five years of the Great Famine, at least four million of its inhabitants starved to death or fled the country, and this was Ireland under British rule! For hundreds of years, the Irish never gave up their quest for freedom, even in the face of a much stronger British army. To this day, the Irish have not been able to fully realize their dream of independence, because a corner of Ireland has been artificially divided, so they still have to continue to fight for the independence, integrity and freedom of the country, and there will be blood and sacrifice of relatives and friends. ”

As he spoke, Natsuki choked slightly, Gustav must have heard of this history of blood and tears, but he had never thought about the value of peace from the perspective of the country and the nation.

"I see." The Swedish prince placed his left hand lightly on Natsuki's shoulder, "I sincerely wish you and your country a long and lasting peace as soon as possible." ”

Natsuki sighed, "I hope that day will come sooner." ”

(End of chapter)