While Archduke Mikhail traveled to England on the world's most advanced hybrid armored cruiser, the Rurik (a 13,250-horsepower, sail-mounted armored cruiser and a seven-year-old ship), his younger sister, Archduchess Natalie, traveled by train across the vast plains of Eastern and Central Europe to Versailles, the spiritual home of the Rakshasa aristocracy.

Natalie's purpose in coming to Versailles is, of course, to complete the important mission given to him by her husband Zhuge Weidao - to ask the old man Zhuge Weijiu to support King Xiaolu of the Ming Dynasty to join the Hanover Dynasty in England and become a beautiful thing for the British prince.

And when Natalie arrives at the Grand Trianon, where Zhuge has lived for a long time, the old man is worried about the growing Yellow Peril theory on the European continent. He was not worried that the war situation in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean would be unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he was worried about the Zhu Ming Dynasty and the Eight Great Families...... In particular, a large number of industries purchased by the Zhuge family in Western Europe have been frozen or confiscated by various countries.

The Zhu Ming Dynasty and the Eight Great Families began to buy a large number of properties in Europe after the French Revolution, when the European continent was in chaos, and the rich and powerful lords were worried that the revolutionary trend in France would spread to their own countries, so they were in a hurry to sell their industries and run away to England. The Zhuge family took the opportunity to buy a bargain and bought a large number of real estate in the Inland area, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and other places. Later, after the Bourbon Restoration, a large number of properties were purchased in France. The other seven families of the Ming Dynasty and the royal family have always had a tradition of following the Zhuge family, so they also bought and bought together. Because the asset price was very low during the European turmoil, the Ming royal family and the Eight Great Families copied the big bottom.

However, these assets are mainly large real estate, and it is not so easy to realize. It can only be shipped slowly, and sometimes it is necessary to cut large parcels of land into small plots and sell them.

In the process of the Ming royal family and the Eight Great Families slowly shipping, the asset prices in Europe have risen again because of the second industrial revolution, so the market value of the European assets held by the Ming Imperial Family and the Eight Great Families has been reduced more and more...... This leek is also too comfortable to cut.

But now, the Yellow Peril theory on the European side is intensifying, and politicians in many countries are clamoring for the confiscation of Ming assets in the country.

Although the Ming royal family and the Eight Great Families had long expected and began to speed up the sale of assets, they had too many assets in their hands. The gold and silver in the market of European countries are generally relatively tight, and after the war between the Ming Dynasty and India, the control of gold and silver leaving the country began to be implemented.

Therefore, the Ming royal family and the Eight Great Families could only let their agents in Europe transfer the funds obtained from the sale of assets to the relative safety of the Netherlands and Switzerland through Jewish channels.

Among them, the Netherlands has always been known for protecting private property, and the country still has "hostages" in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and the Dutch East Indies of the Netherlands are the territory that the Ming Dynasty can seize at any time!

Switzerland was confirmed as a permanent neutral country at the Congress of Vienna in 1815......

It is very safe to keep your money in the Netherlands and Switzerland. But when the Yellow Peril theory spread in Europe, Zhuge Weijiu knew that the trouble might be a bit big.

Because he knows that the British government has no control over public opinion at all, and they can't even control public opinion at home, let alone the direction of public opinion in Europe. Of course, the reason why the British government can't control public opinion is not because they don't control it, but because their way of controlling public opinion is very absurd, that is, ...... Prices!

The British government imposes a "stamp duty" on legally circulated newspapers, thereby inflating the price of legally circulated newspapers. So much so that in Britain, the people who can afford a legitimate "big newspaper" such as the Times must be the superior people who have the right to vote in parliamentary elections...... In the whole of the United Kingdom, there are about 100,000 such people. As a result, the circulation of legal newspapers in the UK is pitiful.

But at the same time, there are many illegal newspapers in the UK that are difficult to regulate, and their circulation is at least dozens of times that of legal newspapers. Because it was illegally distributed, what news appeared in these newspapers was beyond the control of the British government.

With this ability to control public opinion, how is it possible for the British government to set off a "yellow peril" throughout Europe? So behind this, there must be other forces cooperating with the British authorities.

Most of these "other forces" are Jewish conglomerates. The Netherlands and Switzerland, like the United Kingdom, are the paradises of European Jewish capital...... If Jewish capital and the British Empire join forces to deal with the Ming Dynasty, then the money that the Ming Dynasty has in the Netherlands and Switzerland may be in danger!

And just when Zhuge had a headache for a long time, Natalie brought the news that Empress Dowager Zheng wanted King Xiaolu to join the Hanoverian Dynasty.

"What? Archduchess, what do you say? The old man looked at Natalie with a little surprise, "This is what your Zhuge Daozi means?" ”

This matter is definitely not the decision of the military division, because Zhuge Weijiu doesn't know about it at all. And it's unlikely that someone from the old Zheng family came up with it...... Those guys have always been short-sighted, and they don't think that much at all.

"yes!" Natalie blinked her eyes wide and smiled, "Great military division, when the war starts, you should think about how to end it. But how should the war between us and the British Empire end? Are we really going to bomb London, land on the island of Britain? Is this possible? ”

Zhuge weilong pondered and said: "It is possible to bomb London, but the landing ...... It is impossible to rely on the power of the Ming Dynasty alone, it is too far. ”

There is something in the old man's words - it is impossible to rely on Daming alone, but what about adding France?

If the British Royal Navy was wiped out by the Ming Dynasty, could Louis XVII and the black-haired Louis rise up and lead the French army to land in England? If these two brothers could accomplish such a feat, then the threat of the Bonapartists would be lifted immediately...... They will be the heroes of France!

Natalie did not hear Zhuge Weijiu's "words in the words", but said according to Zhuge Weidao's explanation: "If we can't land in England, there is no possibility of completely destroying the British Empire, and the way to end the war must be a compromise...... Post-war Britain will continue to exist as an important part of the world order. She will also have a significant influence in European, North American, and North Atlantic affairs. If the Zhu Ming Dynasty can be allowed to enter the United Kingdom, turn Britain into 'Xiao Ming', and become the brother country of the Ming Dynasty, it is undoubtedly the most ideal ending.

And, if we can turn this expectation into a card now, let every Englishman know that the ultimate goal of the Ming Empire is not to destroy their empire, but to get their ...... Queen! Then when they feel difficult, they are very likely to make compromises. And in the history of Britain, there are precedents for the introduction of the royal families of hostile countries in order to seek compromise. ”

"That's right!" Zhuge slapped for a long time, "Why did I forget, the British engaged in a traitor in the 17th century to seek glory, and their glorious revolution was not to betray the Stuart dynasty and introduce the Orange dynasty of the enemy Netherlands?" ”

Natalie smiled: "That's right, there were several major battles between Britain and the Netherlands back then, and there were even incidents where the Dutch fleet entered the Thames and bombarded London...... In the end, the British sold the British throne to the Orange family in the Netherlands by betraying the king and bringing the Dutch soldiers into the house, in exchange for the Anglo-Dutch compromise and putting Britain on the road to the industrial revolution. They could do the same thing again! ”

This event, which the British called the Glorious Revolution, was in fact neither glorious nor revolutionary. It was a treason in which a Protestant aristocrat betrayed the Catholic king, "switched" to lead the Dutch soldiers to invade, and helped William III of the Orange family to enter England.

And the one who played an important role in this incident - that is, the one who defected and led the troops into London was the famous Duke of Marlborough, John. Churchill...... The ancestor of the fat man who was later the first prime minister of the Great Britain!

That's how the glory and wealth of their Qiu family came about!