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"Your Majesty the King, Your Highness the Queen, I am very sure that I can get to know you. This beautiful girl should be Mary. Princess Charlotte! It seems that my son was very lucky to marry a beautiful girl. Long Yufei said with a smile. King Leopold I of the Kingdom of Belgium was already over half a hundred years old, and his life was not very smooth. Louis. Queen Mary is actually his third wife. Of course, Mary. Princess Sherlock, indeed, is beautiful, as if she were a porcelain doll. However, isn't it normal for children to be beautiful and cute? As for what it will be like when you grow up, it's hard to say. Besides, this is his daughter-in-law anyway, even if she grows up and becomes ugly, it should be his son who has a headache. What's more, this is just his son's side concubine, and there are also the crown princess and other concubines to choose from!

"Your Majesty the Emperor, welcome to Europe!" Leopold I appeared somewhat calm. He is 55 years old this year, twenty years older than Long Yufei. Of course, the country he ruled could not be compared with the Chinese Empire. The Kingdom of Belgium, which only became independent in 1830, has a population of just over 4 million. Both industrial and military power are small countries in Europe.

"Haha, Your Majesty the King, we will be a family from now on!" Long Yufei was very enthusiastic. Although Belgium is a small country, it can become a bridgehead for the Chinese Empire to enter Europe. Leopold I had sons, but. Coups d'état also seem to be commonplace in European countries. As long as there is political turmoil in Belgium, perhaps the Chinese Empire will be able to take this opportunity to meddle in Belgian internal affairs. And then use it to exert influence on the whole of Europe. Of course, these are all later stories, first of all, the Chinese Empire itself must be strong.

Leopold I was born on December 16, 1790 in Coburg, Germany. He was the youngest son of the Duke of Saxony-Coburg-Salfid in Germany. He first began his military career, and in 1795 at the age of five he was promoted to colonel, and in 1802 he became general of the Russian army. In 1806, after Napoleon occupied his father's ducal domain, he went to Paris. Napoleon offered him the status of his assistant, but Leopold refused. He accepted the dukeship in place of his brother and became an opponent of Napoleon. In 1815 he was promoted to marshal.

On May 2, 1816, he married Princess Charlotte, then the Crown Prince of England, granddaughter of George III and later daughter of George IV. On November 5, 1817, his wife, Princess Charlotte, died in childbirth. As a result, there was no heir to the British throne, and Leopold brokered the marriage of his widowed sister Victoria (1786-1861) to Prince Edward, the fourth son of George III. Victoria and Edward's daughter later became the famous Queen Victoria.

In 1829 Leopold married an actor who resembled Charlotte, but due to social opposition, the marriage was neither religious nor public. The marriage is said to have ended in 1831.

In 1830, Greece elected Leopold as its king. But Leopold did not accept the throne. After Belgium's independence from the Netherlands on October 4, 1830, the Belgian parliament asked Leopold if he would like to become king of Belgium. On July 17, 1831, Leopold landed in Belgium, and on July 21, he took the oath to the Belgian Constitution, which has since become the national holiday of Belgium. A week and a half later, Dutch troops invaded Belgium. Eight years later, in 1839, the Netherlands recognized the Treaty of London. Recognition of the independence of Belgium. On August 9, 1832 he married King Louis of France. Louis, the eldest daughter of Philip I. Mary married. The two had three men and one woman. Mary. Princess Charlotte is their youngest daughter, who is only four years old this year.

Soon King Louis of France. Philip I also rushed to the Tuileries Palace to meet his daughter and son-in-law. At the same time, it is also good to finalize the marriage of the granddaughter and the crown prince of China.

"Your Majesty, Emperor, if both of you have no objection to this marriage, then I think it will be settled! Since China is so far away from Europe, engagement ceremonies can be omitted. Wait until eleven years later. When the crown prince of China came of age, he traveled to Belgium to win Mary. Charlotte. What do you think? "Louis. Philip I said.

"Your Majesty, I have no objection, you can do this!" Long Yufei nodded, eleven years later, the crown prince Longhua will be eighteen years old and can also get married. As for this Mary. Princess Charlotte was only fifteen years old. However, it is also very common in Europe to get married in their teens.

"Leopold, what about you?" Louis. Philip I asked his son-in-law for his opinion.

"Father, I have no opinion!" Leopold I also approved of this marriage. After all, the situation in Belgium is not very good, although the Kingdom of the Netherlands recognized the Treaty of London, but almost all European countries know that the Dutch are not reconciled, and they have been looking for an opportunity to re-invade the Kingdom of Belgium. Although the Kingdom of Belgium has a larger population than the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is more industrially powerful than the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the army of the Kingdom of Belgium is too rubbish and is not a match for the Kingdom of the Netherlands at all. If war breaks out, the Kingdom of Belgium will surely lose. With the help of the Chinese Empire, the Dutch might not dare to act rashly.

"Well, since you both have no opinion, this family affair is decided. Hopefully, eleven years from now, I'll still be able to attend their two children's weddings! "Louis. Philip I said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, eleven years have passed quickly, and you will definitely be able to attend the wedding of their two children!" Long Yufei said. Of course, he is completely lying with his eyes open. He clearly remembered that the history of Louis. Philip I would have been forced to abdicate three years later, and then die in England in 1850. In other words, this king has only more than four years to live and less than five years. Of course, since Long Yufei has approved this marriage, even if Louis . Philip I was overthrown, and it will not change.

"His Majesty the Emperor, the country of Leopold, is under threat from the Dutch. Now that the Kingdom of Belgium has married into the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Empire must not want to see such a thing happen again, right? "Louis. Philip I said.

King Leopold I of Belgium also looked at Long Yufei with a blank eye. Isn't this the reason why he agreed to his daughter marrying Long Yufei's son as a little wife?

"I have long learned the greed of the Dutch. His Majesty Leopold, if you agree, the Empire could station an army of thirty thousand men in Belgium. With them, the safety of the Kingdom of Belgium can be guaranteed! Long Yufei said.

"Ahh Louis. Both Philip I and Leopold I exclaimed. The Chinese Empire wants to garrison the Kingdom of Belgium, which is beyond their expectations!

"Your Majesty the Emperor, China is too far away from the Kingdom of Belgium, and if you garrison it, there is no need for it!" Louis. Philip I hurriedly said. If the Chinese Empire had stationed troops in the Kingdom of Belgium, it would have caused an uproar in Europe.

Leopold I also nodded repeatedly, and now the Kingdom of Belgium has less than 50,000 regular troops, and its combat effectiveness is extremely low. The armies of the Chinese Empire have gone through a series of foreign wars, which has proven that they are a formidable army. If this army was stationed in the Kingdom of Belgium, would Leopold I still be at ease? At that time, perhaps the Kingdom of Belgium will become a colony of the Chinese Empire, which he absolutely does not want to see.

"Well, since you don't want to, forget it." Long Yufei looked a little regretful. He knew, of course, that it was impossible to garrison troops in the Kingdom of Belgium. Neither France nor the Kingdom of Belgium would agree. Other European countries will also jump out to stop it. The reason why he said this was just to scare them.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese Army is very well armed, and the Kingdom of Belgium hopes to be able to obtain the weapons of the Chinese Army." This was stated by King Leopold I of Belgium. He did not say anything about buying, because the current Kingdom of Belgium was financially poor, and its annual revenue was only more than 100 million francs. When converted into pounds, it is only more than 4 million pounds. There is simply not much money to buy weapons other than to keep the government running. Now that the Kingdom of Belgium and the Chinese Empire have become sons and daughters, the Chinese Empire should always express it! Just to Mary at the time. Princess Charlotte's dowry is up.

"There is no problem, the Chinese Empire can provide a batch of weapons and equipment to the Kingdom of Belgium, enough to arm more than 30,000 army forces. This batch of weapons and equipment should be regarded as a dowry from the empire to the Kingdom of Belgium! Long Yufei said.

"Thank you Emperor Xià for your generosity!" Leopold I said. The standard equipment of the Chinese Army, which is enough to equip more than 30,000 troops, made him very satisfied. Of course, the Chinese Empire provided mainly obsolete Exocet rifles and other light weapons, and there were very few heavy artillery, and heavy machine guns would never be provided to the Kingdom of Belgium.

"Your Majesty Leopold, it's not enough to have these weapons alone, talent is the most important factor. Only soldiers who have undergone rigorous training will be able to bring out the performance of these weapons. The Imperial Army could send an officer corps to Belgium to train the army for His Majesty. When the time comes, His Majesty's army will surely be able to defeat the Dutch with ease! Long Yufei said.

Leopold I hesitated, but finally nodded. The strength of the Chinese Army is well known to the world. With them to train, the Belgian Army's combat effectiveness may be much higher. Of course, this will inevitably increase the influence of the Chinese Army on the Belgian Army. (To be continued......)