At a banquet after Pitt's funeral, the French crown prince Charles proposed a naval treaty to curb the shipbuilding race of the Tessie countries.

Then he directly gave a few basic directions and suggestions.

Limit the maximum tonnage of capital ships, limit the total tonnage of capital ships, make each other's shipbuilding plans public, and uniformly arrange personnel to supervise each other.

This proposal is in the interests of the vast majority of the Tessie countries.

Britain, France, Spain and other traditional naval powers have lost the possibility of competing with the Ming navy, and the purpose of continuing to build a navy is to maintain a relatively leading position, or even just not lagging behind, on the Taixi continent.

In recent years, Prussia, Austria, Lucia and other countries have vigorously built their own navies, especially the primary goal of developing large capital ships, which is to try to maintain close to or even equal power with traditional navies such as Britain, France, and Spain in terms of navy.

If the threat of other countries is excluded, the role of the navy is only to protect the sea routes from the mainland to the colonies, there is no need to build capital ships at all, cruisers and destroyers are completely sufficient.

Sweden, Denmark, and a few other countries with no or very few overseas colonies, as well as countries with extremely declining maritime power, such as Portugal and the Netherlands, do not want the naval shipbuilding race to continue.

The more intense the competition for the construction of ships by the navies of other countries, the greater the gap between themselves and other relative powers.

An agreement that openly limits the tonnage and number of warships of various countries is able to meet the needs of almost all countries at the same time.

Even a country that is lying on its back and wants to do something big will not be able to openly refuse under such circumstances.

At the very least, negotiations cannot be refused, and the most reasonable option is to ask for a larger share of the negotiating table.

Therefore, Charles's suggestion quickly won the approval of the national dignitaries of Tessie on the scene.

So the parties agreed to arrange personnel to start relevant negotiations after Pete's funeral.

Of course, this "after the funeral" does not mean the second or third day after the funeral.

Instead, the matter was arranged to be dealt with after the funeral.

Representatives of each country should first return to their home countries to discuss with their monarchs and ministers and determine their country's goals at the negotiating table.

Then communicate with each other and agree on the place and time of the agreement negotiation.

Finally, formal negotiations will begin.

The matter of the naval treaty can be regarded as an "accident", and the key is that this accident will directly affect the original plans of the Tessie countries.

They were originally going to start negotiations with Daming on a technical support agreement for shipbuilding after the funeral.

Now it is definitely time to deal with the naval treaty first.

It is necessary to determine the shipbuilding plan in order to determine which technologies to introduce from the Ming Dynasty.

The negotiation period of this treaty should not be as long as the armistice agreement of the world war, but it will certainly not be completed in three to five days.

Therefore, after the banquet of the day, representatives of Prussia, Lucia and other countries went to visit Niu Jian one after another to apologize.

All countries have made it clear that they must import equipment or technology from Daming, which means that cooperation is definitely wanted.

It is only hoped that the specific mode of cooperation, as well as the timing of cooperation negotiations, can be postponed until after the signing of the naval treaty.

Niu Jian also understood their current state, so he didn't say anything, and directly said that he knew.

After the funeral banquet, the Prince of Wales returned to his residence and involuntarily considered Daming's proposal.

I still think that Zhu Jingyuan and Charlotte set up a joint venture consortium and company is a very good proposal.

To the royal family...... Even for the UK, it can be considered a good thing.

But the Prince of Wales is not a fool and can imagine that this is certainly not in the interests of British capital.

The Prince of Wales hesitated and did not know what to do.

The Prince of Wales sat on his sofa and said to himself as he drank wine with a sad face:

"If only Prime Minister Pitt were still here......"

"Well, no, this kind of thing, even Prime Minister Pitt, can't be discussed."

"It's an option that puts the royal family in opposition to the British bourgeoisie......"

"It can only be discussed within the royal family, if only my father was still conscious......"

After drinking for a while, the Prince of Wales thought of his father.

After a little hesitation, he finally went to his father's residence with the mentality of being a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

It is now 1812 in the Western calendar.

Historically, George III had been in a state of insanity for a long time shortly after the death of his youngest daughter, probably since 1811.

In the world of George III, frequent onset began earlier.

But the overall severity is not as exaggerated as the historical year of 1811.

The most crucial reason is that George III's favorite youngest daughter, Princess Amelia, is not dead yet.

Daming's antibiotics kept Amelia on track.

So at this time, George III will still indirectly restore some of his sanity.

So the Prince of Wales also has some hopes.

It would be nice if his father was still sober, and it would be nice to be a prince who doesn't care about political affairs.

The Prince of Wales sometimes even envied his younger brother and sister.

The Britain of this world, compared with the United Kingdom of Zhu Jingyuan's previous life, the situation is really too difficult.

The anti-French alliance was difficult against France and Napoleon, and desperate in the face of the Ming Dynasty.

The Prince of Wales went to the room of his father, King George III, and found his father talking to himself as usual.

I didn't look at myself at all, even if I heard the report, even if I was calling seriously, I didn't respond at all.

The Prince of Wales waited for half an hour, calling for an unknown number of times, but to no avail.

While the Prince of Wales was hesitating to leave, Queen Sophie Charlotte, wife of George III and mother of the Prince of Wales, whispered to the Prince of Wales:

"George, if you really have something to do and want to get your father's advice, you can get Amelia and Charlotte to try, if the two of them are here, your father may have a chance to sober up for a while......"

The Prince of Wales immediately reacted that his father's favorite youngest daughter and only legitimate granddaughter, if the two of them were on the scene, it was more likely that the father would be sober for a while.

The Prince of Wales immediately had his little sister and daughter informed.

Soon after, Amelia and Charlotte rushed to George III's room.

When the two greeted George III and his wife, George III's eyes moved visibly.

There seems to be a different reaction than usual.

But that's about it.

George III went from talking to himself with empty eyes to staring at his youngest daughter and granddaughter.

There is still no sign of regaining consciousness.

Amelia and Charlotte also looked at their father and grandfather helplessly.

The queen sighed softly, and the family gathered together to worry.

The scene was quiet for a while, and Amelia couldn't help but ask the eldest brother:

"Brother, do you have anything to tell your father?"

The Prince of Wales looked at his mother, sister and daughter with a sad face, and knew that they were all his own.

Even if they can't help themselves make decisions, they are all people to talk to and talk to.

So the Prince of Wales told Niu Jian's intention to cooperate with Daming, as well as his thoughts and concerns.

The eldest queen was the first to react:

"George, you think this will strengthen the authority of the royal family, but it is obviously a very dangerous thing to do.

"I think that's true, it really needs your father's guidance, but it's a pity that your father is ...... now Alas......"

Amelia listened a little confused, but Charlotte's thoughts diverged:

"In the name of me and His Highness Jingyuan, a joint venture consortium and a company? Isn't this the pattern of the French?

"Didn't the French succeed? Why can't we Britons? ”

The Prince of Wales looked at his daughter and knew that she would eventually become the king of France, and now the queen of the United States.

So he explained to her very seriously the difference between England and France, and explained the possible problems.

After Charlotte frowned and listened, she couldn't help but ask:

"The power of the British crown is far inferior to that of France, and the British bourgeoisie does not want the British royal family to return to power, which is understandable.

"But this is the cooperation method and request put forward by Daming, this is not our British royal family's own request!

"The British bourgeoisie refuses to cooperate, is this to continue to be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty?"

Charlotte's rhetorical question came out, and the scene immediately fell silent.

The other three people all vaguely felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this, but their brains did not react at once.

Finally, it was the eldest lady, and the queen reminded Charlotte when she understood it:

"Isn't it treason for a king to cooperate with a foreign country against his own nationals?"

The monarch, for the sake of his own interests, can betray the interests of the state, which happens both in ancient and modern times.

This is actually one of the key reasons why the monarchy is not recognized by modern people.

And the matter of treason by the monarch is a very sensitive topic in modern times when there are many countries and complex relationships.

The key charge for the execution of Louis XVI and his wife was "treason".

But Charlotte has been following Zhu Jingyuan for a long time, and her way of thinking has been guided by Zhu Jingyuan to be different from ordinary people.

When she heard her grandmother's rhetorical question, Charlotte immediately asked back again:

"Is England our Hanover family?

"No, Britain is the country of the British bourgeoisie.

"Are we Hanoverians British?

"No, our family is German, and we don't intermarry with the British.

"We are not originally from this country, and we do not have full control over this country, nor are the courtiers of this country completely subordinate to the so-called king.

"Then who are they to accuse us of treason?

"Have we betrayed the Kingdom of Hanover or Germany?"

In the face of Charlotte's modern questioning, several family members who were already in bad brains at the scene were once again a little unable to turn in circles.

This time, it was the Prince of Wales who was the first to slow down, and once again reminded Charlotte very seriously:

"Baby, there's no problem with what you say, but you can only say it in our house.

"When you're outside, when you're facing ministers and the public, don't mention that.

"We, the House of Hanover, became King of England in accordance with the Act of Succession to the Throne signed by William III, and our rights are limited by the Law of Power signed by William III and Mary II, which we approve of ourselves.

"This is the legal basis for us to become King of England.

"In the end, we are not in a position to change the current situation, even if we do not discuss the logic of these laws and commitments, even if we simply consider the realities of the situation.

"It is no problem to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty, or to strengthen the authority of the royal family with the help of the Ming Dynasty, but it must not be against the British bourgeoisie and the entire bureaucracy.

"That's ...... If they make a revolution again, they will guillotine your father and grandfather as they did at the beginning......"

When Charlotte heard this, she immediately slammed back again:

"Then I will be the rightful king.

"And I will give birth to an illegitimate child with the blood of the Ming royal family with His Royal Highness Jingyuan.

"This bastard child will inherit the throne of England in the future.

"If the bourgeoisie refuses to make me king, then His Highness Yasugaki will directly launch the War of the British Succession for me!

"Britain will immediately be involved in a head-on war with the Ming again.

"No other country will intervene this time, because this is a war of succession in the United Kingdom, not a great war between East and West.

"His Royal Highness Yasugaki has said that the bourgeoisie is weak and easy to compromise.

"Father, you can directly explain this idea to them, and see if they have the courage to face this future.

"If you don't have the guts, you have to accept it, at least part of it.

"The local consortium that I have a joint venture with His Royal Highness Jingyuan must be established, and the specific business scope can be discussed and discussed.

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"Isn't that exactly what you think, father?

"Fight for power for the royal family, but not in head-on conflict with the bourgeoisie and the bureaucracy.

"This is actually the roof-lifting strategy of Emperor Renwu of the Ming Dynasty.

"We have to push things to the extreme, and they will not dare to accept that terrible future.

"Then they would have to compromise and we would be able to achieve part of it.

"This is the role that Daming's deterrent power can play."

When the Prince of Wales heard what his daughter said, he suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

The truth is indeed this truth, Zhu Jingyuan's special relationship with Charlotte does not allow him to achieve all his goals.

But to lay out the extreme future of another war with the Ming Dynasty, the British bourgeoisie will certainly have to coax it.

Then you can prescribe the actual conditions yourself.

However, the Prince of Wales remains worried, worried about his own abilities.

The Prince of Wales is actually self-aware and knows that he has little decisiveness.

If you are besieged by a group of ministers, you may not be able to say what you want at all.

While he began to worry again, the Prince of Wales looked at his daughter again.

The Prince of Wales suddenly had a thought in his mind that perhaps his daughter was more fit to be king than he was.

She is 16 years old this year, and she can actually participate directly in government affairs.

Maybe...... I can take her with me to cabinet meetings and participate in parliamentary discussions together.

If you can't say it yourself, you can try to let your daughter say it.