[Da Ming 1805] [] Shen Fu once told Zhu Jingyuan about the basic strategy of Da Ming in Taixi.

The Ming Dynasty had no allies, or equal allies, only vassal states, tributary states, and non-contracted partners.

The most ideal partner of the Ming Dynasty on the Taixi continent is a central country with no overseas colonies and a strong enough mainland.

You can flank Lucia and Ottoman with the Ming Dynasty, which can help the Ming Dynasty copy the back roads of Britain and France, and at the same time there is no direct conflict of interests and territory between the two sides.

The ideal goal is a complete HRE after internal integration. The second best thing to do is to settle down

"Greater Germany" is Germany before the First World War, plus Austria proper.

Taking a step back are the two countries of Prussia and Austria that are now present. The choice of taking two steps back is certainly not ideal.

The Ming could not communicate directly with Prussia at sea, and the North Atlantic was the sphere of influence of the British and French navies.

Austria can communicate directly with the Ming in the Mediterranean, but Austria has a complex ethnic composition and its own territory is not stable enough.

The Ming Dynasty wanted to communicate with Prussia, but for the time being, it could only be through Austria, and Austria had contradictions with Prussia.

Daming wants the two countries to become Daming's partners at the same time, and also mediates the contradictions between the two sides. Zhu Jingyuan and Shen Fu communicated for a while, and they were quite helpless about this reality.

When the two staff members next to him heard these troubles, they also started to think of them. Niu Jian first stood up and said: "Your Highness, Shen Shaoqing, have we ever considered trying to break up the 'stitching monster' of Austria."

"Prussia integrated the German-speaking Austrian mainland, obtained access to the sea on the coast of the Great Qin Sea, and communicated directly with us.

"Let the Ottomans take territory from dismembered Austria and thus give up Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, etc."

The term "stitching monster" was also apparently coined by Emperor Shizu to refer specifically to those tissues that were forcibly pinched together.

The current Austrian Empire is a typical stitching monster country. There are more than a dozen major ethnic groups in China, such as Germans, Hungarians, Italians, Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Ukrainians, Romanians, and Croats, and there are more than 20 major languages.

Germans and Hungarians are the most populous ethnic groups in the country, but they together make up less than half of the population.

The Habsburgs learned from the experience of China and tried the reform of the same book and the same track. Compared to the historical Austrian Empire, cohesion has improved to a certain extent.

But because Austria does not have an absolute majority nation, the implementation of these reforms was fraught with compromises.

In the eyes of the current Ming people, Austria is still a stitching monster. Lin Zexu immediately stood up and expressed his opposition to his colleagues: "I don't think it's appropriate, directly dismembering Austria, the Ming can get little benefit, but it may benefit Lucia."

"An intact Austria that can maintain its existence is still relatively advantageous for the Ming Dynasty.

"It's better to unite with Lucia and Austria to dismember the Ottomans, and this is our Ming Dynasty's consistent strategy.

"Dismantle the Ottomans, promise the Balkans to Austria, and Constantinople to Lucia.

"The Ming took all the lands outside the Anatolian plateau and demanded more land in the eastern part of Lucia.

"Austria is a stitching monster, even if it gets Ottoman land, it is difficult to digest it quickly, and it can't actually increase its strength.

"For Lucia, the castle is also beyond the reach of the whip, and the gimmick is more than practical.

"This can also intensify the conflict between Austria and Lucia, which is always beneficial to the Ming Dynasty no matter what." Zhu Jingyuan nodded lightly and said, "Yes, we still have to help Austria maintain it for the time being, and after Austria is dismembered, it is impossible to be completely annexed by Prussia."

"There will certainly be a few small states that will become a buffer state for Prussia with the Ottomans and Lucia.

"That's a good thing for Osman and Lucia, but not necessarily for Ming.

"We can participate in the dismemberment of the Ottomans, but we should not completely destroy the Ottomans.

"After being dismembered, the Ottomans should be given a status similar to that of Persia, as a buffer state between us and Ctessi.

"If the Ottomans can accept it and take the initiative to abandon the territory of the Great Food beyond the Anatolian plateau, we can give full support.

"This includes, but is not limited to, investment, factory building, shipbuilding, sale of weapons and equipment, and even capital ships.

"We support them in challenging Austria again, and in supporting the Ottoman and Prussia in the partition of Austria.

"Because at that point we won't need Austria." Shen Fu listened and nodded with a smile and said: "Your Highness's thinking is quite thoughtful, first supporting Austria and Lucia to dismember the Ottomans, and then supporting the Ottomans and Prussia to dismember Austria is the most in the interests of the Ming Dynasty."

"So, our next strategy, which is to be public at the beginning of formal negotiations, is still to coerce the Ottomans strongly.

"But in private, you can contact Osman alone first......" Zhu Jingyuan nodded again and said: "That's right, please trouble Shen Shaoqing to arrange someone to go again......" Shen Fu nodded lightly and said: "It's better for me to go myself." Shen Fu took the initiative to communicate with the Ottoman Grand Vizier, mainly to slightly reveal Daming's intentions and goals.

After the communication between the two ended, Shen Fu went to Ali in Egypt again to exchange ideas between the two sides.

More than two hours later, at five o'clock in the afternoon, the banquet finally came to an end.

Zhu Jingyuan came to the front hall again, said a few words, and announced the official end of the banquet. Formal peace talks began two days later.

In the two days after the banquet, representatives of various Ming and various countries made several official communications, and determined the content of the first negotiation, the affairs of the surrounding areas of the Great Qinhai.

On the morning of February 27, the 34th year of Taiping. The main representatives of all parties gathered again in the Wenhua Hall of the Huangzhuang Palace in the southwest cape.

Sit down in the position agreed before, Zhu Jingyuan announced the official start of the talks above, and handed over the topic to Shen Fu.

"The First Evolution" sat back in his place, raised his eyes expressionlessly and looked at the Taixi people opposite, as if reading out a document: "In accordance with the will of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, in accordance with the instructions of His Royal Highness the Prince of Dashi, the plenipotentiary representative of the Daming peace talks, in order to achieve long-term peace and development in the Dashi region, the Ming is willing to sign an armistice agreement with the Taixi countries and the Ottoman State."

"The premise for the signing of a comprehensive armistice agreement between the Ming and the Taixi countries, and the premise for the complete truce between the Ming and the Ottoman state and the maintenance of long-term peace, is to obtain all the land of the Great Food Region south of the Anatolian Plateau, including the Egyptian region." These areas include what would become Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Yorak, Saudi Arabia, and other places.

British Prime Minister Pitt on the other side immediately objected, saying: "It is impossible for us to accept such a demand, and the premise of an armistice between our two sides in the Mediterranean is that all other regions will return to the pre-war pattern except for the agreement before the ceasefire." And the Ming Dynasty continued to abide by its pre-war promise not to deploy capital ships in the Great Qin Sea. This demanded that the Ming could only occupy the Sinai Peninsula, Yinrak, and a region in between, while the rest of the land demanded by the Ming remained in Ottoman possession, and Egypt remained semi-independent.

Pete felt that Da Ming was asking for a price, and he was paying back the money on the spot, so he subconsciously waited for Da Ming's representative to continue bargaining.

As a result, Shen Fu didn't entangle with Pete at all: "Okay, then let's sign a contract like this." Pete was a little stunned, and the representatives of Tessie didn't react, what does Da Ming's attitude mean?

The contrast between before and after is too great, right? The lion in front of you opened his mouth, and the bottom fell directly to the bottom, and he didn't want anything?

The representatives of the Tessie countries, you look at me, I look at you, but they don't speak immediately. Shen Fu continued to urge expressionlessly: "If you don't have any opinions, the negotiations in the Daqin region will end like this, and let the documents make the relevant agreement text." While the delegates were at a loss, the Ottoman Vizir Zaadin realized something: "If this is the truce, how long will the armistice be in peace?" Shen Fu thought for a while and said, "A year." The scene was in an uproar, and the Prince of Wales directly and loudly visited: "There is only a one-year truce period, what are you going to do?" Shen Fu seemed to be very surprised and asked: "What do we want to do?" Isn't that obvious?

"We have a ceasefire on the front line to get the country that doesn't want to continue fighting out of the war.

"Since you don't want the Ottomans to make concessions at the negotiating table, let Daming go directly to the battlefield to get it." So the rep reacted immediately.

If the agreement is signed in this way, then the Ming will sign the contract on the front foot, and the troops will be redeployed on the back foot. A year later he went on to attack the Ottomans and Egypt.

At that time, the Tessie countries may not join the war again. Because now the anti-Ming alliance can no longer hold on, and the state of the Ming is slowly improving.

The underlying meaning of Shen Fu is that since you Tessi countries don't want to fight, then don't call the shots for the Ottomans.

British Prime Minister Pitt immediately said: "Shen Shaoqing, don't be angry, we are not without sincerity in peace talks, we are just negotiating with Daming." Shen Fu completely ignored Pete, Pete couldn't call the shots at all in this kind of thing, and talking to him was a waste of time.

The Ottoman Grand Vizir Zaadin took the initiative to speak again: "Shen Shaoqing, what are the conditions for real peace between the Ming Dynasty and the Ottomans?" Shen Fu said directly: "I have already said that if the Ottomans accept, then the Ming Dynasty promises permanent peace with the Ottomans."

"And can provide protection to the Ottomans from being invaded by the Tessie homeland, and help the Ottomans suppress the rebellion.

"The Ming can join the war between the Ottomans and the Tessie states." When Shen Fu said these words, Taixi's eyes immediately widened, what do you mean by these words!

While persecuting the Ottomans, they also stirred up relations between the Ottomans and the Tessie countries, can these two goals really be achieved at the same time?

Then everyone heard that the Ottoman Grand Vizierza Adin said in a very deep tone: "If the Ming Dynasty wants to make the Ottomans a buffer state between the countries of Tessie, they can't force the Ottomans like this.

"The Ottomans could give up the Palestinian areas in exchange for a permanent peace with the Ming." As soon as these words came out, there was no reaction from Daming's side, but there was a commotion among the representatives of the Taixi countries.

At this time, the area of Palestine included Palestine and Jordan. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty has occupied the two river basins and Yinrak, plus Jordan and Palestine, and will be able to fully connect with the Sinai Peninsula.

In this way, the entire Arabian Peninsula is in the pocket of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, the Ottomans continued to retain Syria and Lebanon without ceding too much important land.

The point is that there are already some indigenous warlords in the Palestinian areas that are now in the midst of ongoing wars.

Even if the Ottomans were able to retain the armistice, it would be difficult to rule effectively. Giving it to Da Ming in exchange for peace is an acceptable choice.

At the same time, this is also a warning to the countries of Taixi, and it is also to provoke the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the countries of Taixi.

Because Palestine has the holy city of Christianity – Jerusalem. Now there is nothing that can be done to stop this, because it is a decision supported by the Ottomans themselves.

The point is that the Tessi countries no longer have the strength to continue to help the Ottomans fight. In such a complex atmosphere, Shen Fu did not respond directly to this question, but put forward another request: "We need to consider this matter, and we also ask Egypt to become the foreign vassal of the Ming Dynasty." Zayadine was silent for a few seconds: "If the Ming can accept the previous conditions, the fate of Egypt will be decided by Ali himself, and the Ottomans will not interfere." "This is equivalent to recognizing the independence of Egypt, and whether it can be accepted as a vassal state is up to the Ming Dynasty and Egypt themselves to negotiate.

Egypt was already de facto independent, and there was no need for the Ottomans to insist here. But as the nominal suzerain, this promise can be used as a condition, requiring the Ming to accept his other conditions.

Shen Fu turned his face to look at the governor of Egypt, Muhammad Ali, beside Zayaddin. Ali said in a serious tone: "If the Ming court can give a promise not to directly interfere in Egypt's internal affairs, and promise never to withdraw the vassal, never push the favor, and never change the establishment, Egypt can become the foreign vassal of the Ming Dynasty." "Shen Fu and Ali have actually been in contact, and Ali is not resistant to becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

The vassal kingdom of the Ming Dynasty is divided into three types according to the identity of the king, including the pro-domain, the honor domain, and the outer domain. The pro-domain is the vassal state where the descendants of the Ming royal family are the king, and the Xun vassal is the vassal country where his surname is the hero of the country.

The outer domain was a vassal state that retained the indigenous monarch who surrendered to the city. The title and status of the pro-vassal are the highest, and the lowest title of the monarch is the county king, but the independence is also the lowest, and it is subject to various supervision and management of the Ming court.

The status of the foreign domain is the lowest, and the highest status of the monarch is the duke, but it also has the highest independence. The Ming court may have completely ignored the affairs of foreign and domestic vassals, and only required the vassal kings to meet regularly and pay taxes on time.

At the same time, in a suitable place, a part of the land was set aside for the Ming garrison and the establishment of a port. For Ali, from a nominal vassal of the Ottomans and an actual vassal of Britain to a real vassal of the Ming Dynasty, his international status has risen significantly.

It's just that I'm worried that the Ming Dynasty will withdraw the domain, or eradicate his family, and replace the Ming royal family as the vassal king.

If the Ming court can give a promise not to do so, Ali can accept the conditions of becoming a foreign vassal of the Ming Dynasty.

But Britain and other Ctessi countries did not want to accept such an outcome. The annexation of Egypt by the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as the trigger for the war.

As a result, he fought for more than ten years, did not lose on the battlefield, and let the Ming swallow Egypt at the negotiation table. Isn't this battle fought in vain?