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Wishful thinking that everyone will fight, just when Emperor Zhu was thinking about using the Crimean War to severely damage Russia, and then using the Civil War to split the United States, and finally waiting to fight a war in the world and then let the Ming Empire be the overlord of the world. The rulers of the British Empire, the current hegemon of the world, are also playing their own wishful thinking.

Windsor Castle, UK.

"Her Majesty the Queen, Her Royal Highness the Prince, and the new ambassador of the Ming Empire, Viscount Guo Songtao, have arrived in London. In addition, the new ambassador of the Ming Dynasty to France, Marquis Wu Chunqiu, arrived in Paris three days ago......"

The British Foreign Secretary is reporting on the arrival of China's new ambassador.

"It seems that the envoy who can really represent His Majesty China has already gone to Europe, but unfortunately this person is in France." Prince Albert looked a little worried, and then he glanced at Foreign Minister Baron Clinton. "Baron, do you think Your Majesty of China is ready for war?"

"What is certain now is that China will definitely declare war on Russia." "Although the Chinese have taken a seemingly tough stance on New Guinea, they have not strengthened their defense and colonization on the island of New Guinea," Clinton said. Instead, he convened an alliance of Mongol nobles in Monan and Mobei at a place called the Mulan Enclosure in northern China, and according to reliable sources, His Majesty of China would seek the title of Mongol Great Khan for himself. ”

"Mongolia...... Sweat! The queen's brow furrowed, "Does Jason want to be another Genghis Khan?" ”

Viscount Palmerston, Minister of the Interior, sneered slightly: "The Chinese have always been a continental race, and the conquest of the steppe deserts in the north and west has always been the dream of the greatest king in Chinese history. If those kings had turned their gaze to the warm regions and seas of the south. China has long been the master of the Spice Islands and Australia. ”

The prince took over the topic: "Alexandrina." The Viscount was right. The Chinese have struggled with the nomadic peoples of the steppe for 2,000 years or more. Jason understandably wants to be the last winner of this long struggle, but his current opponent is not the Mongols, but the Russian Empire! ”

"An opponent he can't beat!" A charming smile appeared on the queen's face, and even the tone of her voice was much lighter, "Moscow and Petersburg are too far away from Beijing, it is impossible for the Chinese to attack the heart of Russia, if such a situation occurs, the entire Western world will stand behind Russia." Equally. Nor could the Russians throw all their strength into the East, and then the western territories of Russia would become an unguarded wealth. ”

After listening to the analysis of the queen and the princess, the Prime Minister, Earl Aberdeen, couldn't help frowning slightly. The leaders of China and Russia are not fools, will they really fight endless wars?

"Maybe there will be a Hundred Years War that both China and Russia will have to grit their teeth to fight!"

Viscount Palmerston triumphantly said: "The Tsar cannot accept the bitter fruit of the loss of millions of square miles of territory, even if those lands are barren!" As soon as the Tsar realized that he could not acquire even an inch of territory in Europe and the Near East, Russia would certainly turn east and regain the lost land. Therefore, we should now adopt a policy of supporting China's seizure of Siberia, and let these two land powers fight for the frozen soil of Siberia for a hundred years! ”

If this is the case, it is a good thing, the British Prime Minister is thinking in his heart if China and Russia fight endlessly in Siberia. Britain's potential rivals would be France and the United States, the former of which could be contained by fostering the German state. The latter is indeed a nuisance......

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Prince. I think it's time to end the New Guinea dispute. Since Zhu Jishi may have become the Great Khan of the Mongols, I think his interest in the northern and western territories has exceeded his interest in the southern territories. In fact, this is also determined by China's weak naval strength. ”

Baron Clinton suddenly turned the subject to New Guinea again: "I propose to send a fleet to Singapore that is enough to destroy the entire Chinese Navy while negotiating with the Chinese!" ”

"Send a fleet? Will it anger the Chinese emperor? The queen looked a little worried. Our enemy is always Russia! ”

"The empire should show its determination to defend Australia and India from threats." Baron Clinton replied in a low voice.

"What do you think, dear Albert?" The Queen looked at Prince Albert.

"Wait, maybe you can ask the French emperor to mediate, and it is not appropriate to make too much trouble with China now." Prince Albert looked at the tough and somewhat over-the-top foreign secretary, and his tone became a little cold, "Finding the general direction of solving the problem and solving the problem are two different things, and the latter pays more attention to the grasp of details. We should trick the Chinese into the battlefield, not force them into the battlefield with bayonets. Because now it is not only Zhu Zishi who wants to seize Siberia, but the tsar is also preparing to destroy the Turkish Empire! We need the Chinese army to contain part of the Tsar's strength! ”

The Prince's words embarrassed the Foreign Secretary a little. He was not accustomed to seeing China as a country that could be on an equal footing with Western powers such as Britain, France, and Russia.

The Prime Minister then took over the topic: "It is true that there should be no threat of force, at least not until all means of peace have been exhausted." ”

"Yes, then how many peaceful means do we have? Mr. Prime Minister, please tell me and the Queen. The Prince nodded.

"The first is the suzerainty of the Grand Duchy of Lanfang, the Chinese have always wanted to turn this country into a province, in fact, it is a province of China, and the empire can give up its suzerainty over Lanfang.

The second is Hong Kong Island, a small island of little value. The scale of Sino-British trade has now exceeded 80 million pounds, of which less than one-twentieth has passed through Hong Kong. In contrast, Kowloon, on the other side of Hong Kong, is more prosperous. Moreover, the garrison in Hong Kong is not of much significance, and the Chinese have 700,000 to 800,000 new-style army, which is not at all a British army of more than 1,000 people can threaten.

The third bargaining chip is to support China's seizure of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska after the outbreak of war......"

Hearing this suggestion, Prince Albert frowned.

"This ...... Will it pose a threat to Canada, our colony in North America? ”

There are so many colonies in the British Empire! Moreover, it is not surprising that it has occupied so many good places and is not well developed, and now it has aroused the covetousness of other countries.

"Then China will not be allowed to occupy Alaska...... How about being co-managed by the UK, France and China? ”

"Okay, you can do that." The prince thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "Is there anything else?" ”

The prime minister pondered: "If China is not allowed to annex Alaska, then Britain must allow China to expand its territory in the Spice Islands appropriately." ”

"Expand the Grand Duchy of Lanfang?"

"It's also an option." The prime minister hesitated. "Either the merger of the Kingdom of Sarawak and the Grand Duchy of Lanfang."

"Can King Brooke agree?" The Prince shook his head, "Due to the continuous influx of Chinese and the emergence of rubber plantations and palm plantations, the Kingdom of Sarawak is becoming a second Lan Fang, and it will soon become rich, and I would like to annex it to the Straits Settlements."

"Or...... Allow the Grand Duchy of Lanfon to annex part of Dutch Borneo. ”

"Can the Dutch agree?"

After hearing the Prime Minister's suggestion, Prince Albert first asked a rhetorical question, and then thought for a while before he said lightly: "Then let's ask Napoleon III to mediate first...... I think Zhu Jishi would be willing to listen to the opinion of the French emperor, he can't offend England and France at the same time, right? ”

His Royal Highness the Prince paused for a moment, then turned the subject to Central Europe: "The attitude of Austria and Prussia is particularly crucial for the future war, and if they support Russia in this war, it will be difficult for Britain to win even if it enters the war. To be honest, I really miss Metternich as an old fox, and if he was still the Prime Minister of Austria, everything would be all too well. I really don't understand how the Austrians thought that such a great man who had worked hard to maintain the country for decades should be ousted from power, and I think they would soon cry over this mistake......" (to be continued......