Weddings seem to be a joyful ceremony at any given time—————— exclusion of the 'groom is not me'.

Zhu Erdian, Lei? Although England and France, to which Coppa belonged, and Germany, to which Malzan belonged, belonged to different camps, and the hostility between them was very deep, the two sides were very well in contact on such a day.

Just now, Zhu Erdian and Marzan even sat together and said something funny, who knows...

At a time when almost everyone is in a festive atmosphere, there is such a relationship. Especially after hearing Yan Shao's notice, Zhu Erdian, Lei? Copa and Marzan instinctively sat away, and the atmosphere between them became cold, completely losing the harmony just now.

Needless to say, the situation in Europe is not to mention, although China, located in the Far East, has always been on the back burner on the diplomatic map of European countries, and perhaps even more so than Africa in the eyes of some countries—————— such as those with a large number of colonies in Africa.

But even so, Jurdian and Ray? After all, Kopa is the diplomatic envoys of various countries, even if they are nothing in their respective countries, but in this land, they represent their respective countries, and of course they will get some information about their own countries.

Sarajevo Incident...

In the hearts of Zhu Erdian and others, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife this time was temporarily named after this name.

Austria-Hungary, a country that has completely decayed, it is difficult to say whether this country can be considered a great power or not. But anyway. On European soil, apart from the top powers such as Britain, France, Germany and Russia, there are really not a few countries stronger than Austria-Hungary. Moreover, Austria-Hungary was an ally of Germany. It would have been okay if it was an ordinary person who had been assassinated, but this time it was the crown prince of Austria-Hungary, the so-called crown prince, the future emperor of Austria-Hungary...

With such a figure killed, how could Austria-Hungary give up. As an ally of Austria-Hungary, if Austria-Hungary decided to retaliate by force, there was a probability that Germany would support Austria-Hungary by more than 90 percent. By then...

"War, I'm afraid it can't be avoided anymore..."Thinking of this, Zhu Erdian glanced at Yan Shao not far away.

I saw that at this time, Yan Shao's face was not as serious, cautious and flustered as others. On the contrary, it reveals a hint of joy. After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Erdian understood why Yan Shao would be so happy...

Although the Central Powers, like the Entente Powers, both had colonies in the Far East, the little colonies of the Central Powers could not be compared with those of the Entente Powers.

A Qingdao fortress? Or those in the Pacific Ocean, except for Japan. An island that no one will ever look at? Jurdian had no doubts if war broke out. These places will be abandoned by the Germans without hesitation—————— which the British and French have long determined.

Leaving aside the German colonies in the Far East and the Pacific, it is difficult to find German colonies on other continents. It would be difficult for the Entente to find a target, and as a result, war would inevitably break out on European soil...

Although there are quite a few so-called commentators on the Old Continent who believe that if war does break out, the Entente will be victorious within a year. But Zhu Erdian never dared to have such an idea. And if the two camps on the old continent really collide, then the final winner of this war is probably the behemoth continent on the new continent. And also......... Japan and China in the Far East...

Japan is also a matter of fact, although at this time Japan's industry was very comprehensive, and it was even capable of building super-dreadnoughts on its own that could only be built by powers of this rank such as Britain, the United States and Germany.

Even Britain's current 'close ally', France, is not capable of building a ship of this class. But Japan's restrictions are still too big after all, but China...

Although the industry is not as comprehensive as in Japan, the only two shipyards today have the capacity to build cruisers of three or four thousand tons. But the changes in China during this period of time, he has witnessed it with his own eyes, thinking about China's huge territory and population, as well as its abundant resources, if it continues to be allowed like this, even just thinking about Zhu Erdian will feel terrifying.

Not long ago, Zhu Erdian even sent a telegram to London again, hoping that they could come up with some way to contain China, or do what they do best, to strike a balance between China and Japan...

It's a pity that at this time, those guys in London have their eyes on the Old Continent, and no one cares about what is happening in the Far East, even if there are three or two, it doesn't matter...

I have to say that although Zhu Erdian is quite hateful, he is a competent diplomat who has always put the interests of Britain first. For example, although he and Yuan Shikai have a good personal relationship, they have never considered this personal relationship between them when talking about matters related to British interests.

So although his proposal was shelved, Zhu Erdian still managed to find a few friends who could talk, and planned to try again...

It's a pity that this time, even if Zhu Erdian moves the king out, I'm afraid there is no way...

"The only thing to be thankful for is that China has not yet discovered oil at this time, and it is completely dependent on imports from abroad for the new energy source of oil, and although the Chinese Navy at this time cannot be said to be low-energy, I am afraid that it is not much stronger, let alone comparable to the Empire's Navy, otherwise..."

Thinking of this, Zhu Erdian breathed a sigh of relief.

And after letting go of this worry, Zhu Erdian also put things in more important places, such as the assassination just now.

"War will break out, it's almost a given. If there was still a little possibility of peace, then the possibility of peace this time is probably no greater than the unification of the world by a certain chieftain tribe in Africa. Although the Chinese navy is not enough, the warships they bought back from South America are strong in combat, especially the 'Qingyang'. In terms of combat effectiveness, I am afraid that it will not be much worse than the 'Orion' class battleships, and it will definitely be among the top three before the 'Queen Elizabeth' class enters service, and the current advantage of the Imperial Navy over the German Navy is not particularly great. With the help of these three dreadnoughts, the Empire's chances of victory against Germany would undoubtedly be higher..."

"And with the close relationship between the French and the Chinese, as long as they come forward, the possibility that the Chinese will agree is definitely not small..."

Thinking of this, when looking at Yan Shao, Zhu Erdian's gaze was more like looking at a certain piece of fat.

Like him, and Ray who was sitting not far away? Copa. When it came to Malzan, perhaps he also thought of this, and his face looked a little ugly.

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"Alright. Let's go on with the wedding..."Seeing that the news had been conveyed, Yan Shao smiled at Elano and the others.

"Continue?"

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Elaline and the others, who were still there gritting their silver teeth, were stunned for a moment.

For a woman, the most important day in her life is probably the moment of the wedding. Especially since Elaline and the others have been waiting for this wedding for ten years. Originally, the wedding was going well. It's strange that when such news suddenly comes, their hearts will be happy.

At this time, whether it was Elaline or Katarina, they had already scolded those Bosnian assassins in their hearts, but they still maintained a ladylike posture on the surface.

The thing that made them gnash their teeth the most, such a big thing happened, the wedding would definitely not be able to continue, and I am afraid that Yan Shao will have many meetings to hold next, and I am afraid that there will be no candles left in the cave room at night.

Fortunately, although I don't want to. But they also know the responsibility that Yan Shao shoulders, so they won't complain about anything.

And then...

If Yan Shao told them that the wedding was over. They definitely wouldn't be surprised, but now, Yan Shao actually told them to continue...

This...

Not only Elaino, but even Li Liang or Zhu Erdian on the side also showed surprised expressions. The crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was killed, and the war was inevitable.

On the other side, Yan Shaozhi didn't pay much attention to Zhu Erdian's thoughts, just took his wife's hand and walked in the direction outside the banquet hall. "Next, you can go directly to the most important step, the candle in the cave room..."When he said this, a smile appeared on Yan Shao's face.

Thanks to this news, he doesn't need to thank them one by one, but he has been looking forward to the next project for a long time.

As for what happened in Sarajevo...

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Yan Shao had promised to give Elaline and them a wedding that everyone would remember, and since it was a promise, Yan Shao planned to do it.

After that, he spent the price of two dreadnoughts to build such a presidential palace like a monster beforehand, and there is a banquet hall specially used for weddings, just so that the guests who have been here and many people can remember this wedding for a long time to come...

But to be honest, even in such a miracle place, he married three wives at a time, but Yan Shao still didn't dare to guarantee that everyone would remember this wedding, so...

The best way to do this is to tie this wedding to a historic event...

Say, for example, the Sarajevo incident...

Of course, Yan Shao didn't think about directly setting the wedding on the day the war officially broke out, but that seemed a little too deliberate. It's better to set the date at the beginning of the event as it is now, so that at least in the eyes of outsiders, this wedding is completely a 'coincidence' and not Yan Shao's intention or something...

And with the Sarajevo incident, Yan Shao can also guarantee that whoever is going to do it next will remember this wedding because of this incident.

In fact, Yan Shao was indeed right, because in later generations, because Yan Shao's wedding and the Sarajevo incident occurred on the same day, and the First World War caused by Sarajevo also led to tens of millions of casualties, so people in later generations also called this wedding 'death wedding'...

It's called that, not because there was any murder at the wedding, but because the wedding symbolizes the beginning of death...

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Although everything had been calculated, Yan Shao did not tell Elaline about it. He couldn't explain it, and he wasn't sure that Eleanor would like their wedding to be associated with a war that killed tens of millions of people.

Therefore, these secrets can only be borne silently by Yan Shao himself.

By the way. As once said, the Sarajevo incident once confused Yan Shao for a while. Because no matter whether this incident happens or not, it will only bring benefits to Yan Shao and China, and such a thing that will be beneficial no matter how you choose it really makes Yan Shao not know how to choose.

But in the end, Yan Shao still chose the former, that is, to let the war happen.

In the final analysis, Yan Shao still likes what he has already gotten in his hands after all. Moreover, Yan Shao has changed many things since he came to this world. The Sarajevo incident was able to happen, which simply made Yan Shao overjoyed. After all, no one knows Lu Dao, in this world world that has changed its history by Yan Shao. Will those things ever happen as they did in history?

Especially now...

If the Sarajevo incident had not happened and the First World War had not broken out, Yan Shao would certainly have been able to continue to accumulate strength and wait for the day in the future that would be beneficial to him.

But. What if World War I didn't break out? That's right. The two camps of the Central Powers and the Entente have indeed been preparing for several years, and the probability of war breaking out is as high as 90%, but who can guarantee that the 10% will not happen?

If the war hadn't happened, even if Yan Shao could accumulate strength in the next few years, everything would only be half achieved, or even only a third...

Because Yan Shao is looking forward to the First World War not only because he can bring opportunities to the development of domestic industry, but more importantly. In World War I, great powers like Britain, France, Germany, and Russia will shed their last drop of blood because of this war...

Wait until the end of the war. Even if the winning side contains, Yan Shao is helpless.

But if the war hadn't broken out...

Yan Shao didn't think that those guys from the Entente or the Allies would let China continue to develop...

Therefore, in Yan Shao's view, the outbreak of this war is definitely better than not breaking out.

And now, with the assassination of Ferdinand's hapless couple, war has become inevitable, with a 99% chance of breaking out. Although there is still that 1%, it is only a symbol of an accident, and even if this accident is an early outbreak of the Spanish flu, I am afraid there is no way to stop it.

If you really want to stop it, I'm afraid that only the Martians invade the earth, or the fish-man empire at the bottom of the sea emerges to plan a battle to the death with humans—————— but our book is a historical novel, so there is basically no chance of this kind of thing happening.

As for whether it would be a bit inappropriate to go ahead with your own wedding instead of getting down to business at such a time...

The Sarajevo incident, after all, is only the beginning. As long as the matter broke out, Yan Shao didn't dare to say that he remembered all the next ——————things, but he probably remembered almost everything.

Moreover, before this incident, Yan Shao had already made most of the preparations, for example, the troops holding military exercises in Shandong only needed an order to completely complete the combat transformation.

In addition, there are local arsenals, and the weapons and ammunition produced by them will also be sent to Shandong by rail or by land and water. As for the interior? The Nationalist government was not a republican government, and under an authoritarian system, Yan Shao did not intend to ask other people's opinions.

The only thing left that has not yet been arranged, I am afraid, is only a diplomatic matter.

"But it's not a good thing to stand in line in advance at this time, it's better to wait for the price to sell, and wait for the European side to break the head and bleed..."

Yan Shao does have a good impression of France, but just like Zhu Erdian and Yuan Shikai have a good personal relationship, but they have always been official in official affairs, Yan Shao is the same.

Even though Yan Shao's relationship with Elaline was already extremely close at this time, but...

In Yan Shao's view, a weak France is a good France...

Of course, this is not to say that Yan Shao does not need a strong France, but at this time, Yan Shao does not have many chips in his hand after all, so...

For Yan Shao, it is better for France to be weaker at the moment, of course, it is better to add a guy like Britain with it.

Compared with France, Britain is a much greater threat to Yan Shao...

"Alright, let's go back, it's time to spend candles in the cave room..."

Under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes, Yan Shao and Elaline took the stage and announced the end of the wedding—————— anyway, they were already busy with the main drama, and Yan Shao did not plan to continue to thank them one by one.

At this time, the news about Sarajevo had been almost circulated in the banquet hall, and almost everyone already knew that there had been an assassination in Sarajevo, and that the Austro-Hungarian crown prince and his wife had also died in the assassination, so after hearing Yan Shao's words, almost all the guests thought that Yan Shao was planning to discuss the countermeasures for this matter.

And knowing that Yan Shao was planning to go to the cave room, Li Liang and them, but they looked at each other.

A few minutes later, with Yan Shao's thanks, the wedding ended, and the guests who attended the wedding also left through the main entrance in turn, but when they left, most of the guests were still talking about the situation in Europe, especially those of other nationalities.

Right now, they're probably the ones who care the most about it...

In addition to them, there are also many domestic celebrities who are talking about it, but a considerable number of them are just holding the mentality of watching the excitement, and some of them simply don't care at all, for them, Europe is still too far away after all... (To be continued......)