In his opinion, it is very simple for France to become the leader of the white world, and it is enough to bring down Britain - the major powers of Europe are all industrial countries, and they need markets and raw materials, as long as France has a firm grasp of both, and does not worry about Germany and the defeated Britain not bowing their heads, with the support of these two countries, France is basically weak in its own strength, and can rely on a strong alliance to fight against China. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Mathilde, Eugénie, and Napoleon IV were united on the issue of the "Yellow and White Controversy". "Juan, you know we can't do that, at least not publicly." Mathilde looked at his son, "As one of the two great world empires of the white race, France cannot join forces with the world empire of the yellow race!" ”

Jujuan rolled his eyelids, his mother had already slept in the same bed with the emperor of the yellow race, and even her son was so old, what kind of chaste martyr in the white world she pretended to be!

Mathilde looked at his son, shook his head slightly, and said: "But Britain still has to find a way to bring it down, but it can't be led by France or the Roman Empire, and the Roman Empire must stand at the height of defending white civilization and stab Britain in the back!" ”

Of course, Jujuan knew what his mother and cousin Napoleon IV were thinking. To use the Chinese proverb, even if you are a bitch, you still want to set up a torii! It's a pity that the whole of Europe knows how close the relationship between Mathilde and Zhu Jishi is, and it is even more clear that Mathilde has always stood on the side of King Juan of Donghua. One of the backers behind it. If Napoleon IV really wanted to be the leader of the white world morally, he should have completely cut off Mathilde, not make the latter the female Caesar of the Roman Empire!

But...... Europe's international politics has always been about profit. Where is there any morality? Didn't the French join forces with the Eutheistic Turkish Empire against the Habsburgs?

"Juan. Napoleon IV just sent me a secret telegram. I hope that I will find a way to separate the American Empire from the British Empire and form an independent or Roman American Republic (United States). Mathilde continued, "To achieve this, it is necessary to start from both military and political aspects. ”

Jujuan looked up at Mathilde, waiting for what the other party would say—didn't he travel all the way to Mexico City to discuss with his mother how to deal with the American Empire?

"We need a general war between East China and the British American Empire to capture Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota." After a moment of silence, Mathilde said what he could do. "After the victory in the battle. I would personally go to Kansas City to persuade Thomas. Admiral Jackson came out to clean up the mess in America...... At the same time, I will recruit a large army in the lands of the Kingdom of New France. Admiral Jackson, under the command of a general from France, marched to New York and Toronto to re-establish the United States of America - the creation of a new United States subordinate to the Roman Empire in the lands of the American Empire and British Canada to the east and northeast. ”

Although Mathilde's tone was understated, Jujuan knew full well that this was a plan for Armageddon that would cost millions of lives! And it is also at the expense of the lives of Chinese and Americans to achieve the hegemony of the French.

But Juan knew that it was also the quickest and least costly way to defeat the American Empire, dismantle the British Empire, and end the North American War.

"I'm afraid this matter still needs my father's nod." Jujuan hesitated for a moment and said.

"I'll call Maria and ask her to go to Japan and talk to your father...... If only he could still nod his head. Will definitely nod. Mathilde grimaced, "What if...... Juan. Do you have the troops in your hands? ”

"It may take a large sum of money, 200 million to 300 million silver pesos, so that the officers of the Ming army can be obedient." Jujuan thought for a moment and came to his conclusion. Of the Chinese troops fighting in North America, 1 million were from the Ming Dynasty, and another 100,000 were from Japan and Korea. Without Zhu Jishi's order, the only way to let these troops help fight the war is to spend money to buy officers.

"Okay, if Maria hasn't heard back by the end of the month, I'll give you three hundred million silver pesos." Mathilde nodded and agreed to her son's request. Thirty million silver pesos was not a small amount, but it was not a large amount for Mathilde and Napoleon IV behind her. The future female Caesar paused, and then said, "Even if Jason can still nod, I'll give you 300 million pesos...... Since the French don't want to shed blood, let them break some money. ”

Of course, 300 million pesos was not out of Mathilde's own pocket, and the coffers of the French and Roman empires were now quite abundant, thanks to the twin effects of colonial proceeds and war money.

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Zhu Jishi was also on the road at this time, but he did not take a carriage, but rode on a horse, and did not wear a dragon robe, but traveled in small clothes, and rode a horse under the protection of a group of male and female guards on the way back to Otsu Miyagi from Mt. Hiei. Today, he is visiting Mt. Hiei, a sacred Buddhist site in Japan, with many temples that are old and built in the Sui and Tang dynasties.

Coming down from Mt. Hiei to the shore of Lake Biwa, it is a beautiful Japanese idyllic water town, except that the appearance of the buildings and the clothing of the residents are different from Jiangnan, which is almost the same as the Jiangnan water town around Yingtianfu. Even the accent of the people is pure Nanjing accent, as if it is outside the Tangshan Hot Spring Palace.

By the way, the population density around Lake Biwa is also relatively low, and it cannot be compared with the somewhat crowded Yingtianfu. At this time, Japan's industry was not very developed, and it was concentrated in the two large cities of Osaka and Yokohama, in addition to several large coal mines on Ezo Island, as well as a number of gold, silver, and copper mines scattered throughout Japan. There is no developed industry to support it, and at the same time, Japan's agriculture has never completely escaped the influence of the large land system, the land is quite concentrated, and large farms are everywhere, while small farmers have little room to live. Attracted by the Ming Dynasty and the American colonies, Japan's population has continued to outflow over the past two decades. Now it's less than 20 million. As a result, the Japanese countryside seems very empty, and there are not many villages and towns on the north shore of Biwa Lake, but there are many luxurious villas of the rich and noble - most of which belong to the wealthy families of the Ming Dynasty, and some belong to the local wealthy of the New Japan.

However, anyone who wants to think that Japan is a poor country under the influence of Emperor Zhu's policy of entering China is very wrong. The current Greater China system is actually a unified economic circle, especially Japan, which is very close to the core of this economic circle -- the southeast coastal area of the Ming Dynasty, and its economy is completely one with the Ming Dynasty, but the division of labor is different.

The southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty is more industrial, while Japan is more focused on agriculture and services. It is not only a resort for vacation tourism, but also the most important sugar, fruit, dry goods (seafood) and pearl producing areas in the Greater China Economic Circle, and its per capita income is definitely not much lower than that of the southeast coast of Daming. This is also the inevitable situation of a fully integrated and fairly free economy - whether Japan is annexed by force or turned into a colony of the Ming Dynasty, in the end, these rather hardworking citizens can still live a similar life to the native people of the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhu Jishi's policy of "China and Japan supporting China and entering China peacefully" is only a win-win method to achieve the goal.

Speaking of which, on the issue of dealing with the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the "conquered" countries and nationalities, Zhu Jishi's approach was quite utilitarian and pragmatic. Those that can be assimilated and can also be used to make it into China as much as possible. Evictions that are not easy to assimilate, or that have little use value, are as much as possible - land and resources are always limited and should be saved. And in the early and middle years of the Ming Dynasty's expansion, because the "conquered" lands were either close relatives of China, with similar culture and appearance. Either it's a sparsely populated open space. Therefore, it is mainly based on entering China, supplemented by expulsion. But now, as the empire expands, so does the land conquered, many of which are densely populated and culturally very different from China......

Assimilation has become more and more difficult, and expulsion is probably going to become mainstream, but where to expel people? Thinking of this, Zhu Jishi's brows couldn't help but twist. (To be continued......)