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It's sad, but that's exactly what it is...... Whether it's a vast and fertile New World, or a wild and dangerous Green World. None of these territories have anything to do with the Hereford family. There were no trading posts, no friendly indigenous tribes, and no large-scale colonies.

This made it very inconvenient for the Hereford family to expand their business overseas...... Although, William had a certain degree of cooperation with the large Briton company. At the same time, the "other Queen's Majesty" of the Great Briton Company promised William "a share of the mainland and the markets of the overseas colonies of Briton". But this is said to be so, and it sounds good, but in practice, it naturally has to be marked with a ...... Not even more than one discount.

All kinds of troubles, indiscriminate taxation, and even secretly instigating and colluding with pirates to rob were done, which made the merchant fleet of the Hereford family suffer greatly.

Once or twice, William could submit a written protest to Queen Victoria, but the number of times it was too many times for William to find it boring. The other party has made it clear that he has eaten you, what can you do.

If the situation cannot be opened, then the world empire belonging to the Hereford family cannot be built. If in the Age of Discovery, in the colonial era to gain enough colonies and market share. Then the Hereford family cannot be called a world-class powerhouse.

In this case, William intends to do something. Of course, he hadn't figured out what to do yet—the Hereford family's military might be pretty good, but they wouldn't be a match for the Briton kingdom anyway. And if you stand on the side of the Empire, together with Kalman IV, you can work hard to recover the territory of the Empire occupied by the Britons, then you can indeed effectively strike at the other side......

But at the same time, it would also completely cut off the Bretons' access to the open sea. Similar to the Herefords, the Empire was basically a continental state, and the Empire had no overseas territories or colonies.

Therefore, no matter how unhappy he was, no matter how much he felt that he was being bullied, William had to continue to maintain his cooperation with the Britons.

For a moment, William seemed to understand the source of Queen Victoria's high profile towards him, and her complacent attitude.

She did master all of this, and she did dominate the alliance between Briton and Hereford. She has both carrots and sticks in her hands. If she is obedient, she can give two sweet dates to eat, and if she is disobedient, she can also break the thigh of the Hereford family with a stick.

That's it. With the external environment relatively stable, William really felt that it was necessary to do something to make the Bretons "hurt". But, of course, this incident must not be noticed by the people of Breton, let alone damage the "friendly relationship" between the Hereford family and the large company of Breton.

"Is there any power, or country, that can be exploited?" said William, as he began to ponder. And then, sadly, I came to the conclusion that there was none.

The Visigothic kingdom, which had also occupied a large amount of territory by the Britons during the period when the empire was mired in civil strife, and had too many conflicts with the Britons in overseas colonies, would have been a good choice.

They had a lot of contradictions with the Britons. It can even be called a feud and a mortal enemy.

It's just a pity. Immediately after the end of the civil strife in the empire, the Visigothic kingdom adjusted its policy. The contradiction with the Britons was put in second place. And put more energy on the empire.

For the Visigoths, the threat posed by the Britons was far less great than that posed by the Ostrogothic Empire - they were of the same language and species, and even shared the same name. The Ostrogoths had always wanted Visigoths to become their "eighth kingdom and elector", and of course, after Russia received this honor, Visigoths were the ninth. Visigoths, on the other hand, have always tried to maintain their status as independent kingdoms, and have done their best to maintain their continental hegemony, hoping to replace Ostrogoths as a "new empire representing the Goths".

That's it. William turned his gaze to the south again.

The Kingdom of Asturias, is another very good choice. Their national power is strong, and their overseas colonies are equally vast. As a pioneer of seafaring, Asturias was even known as the "King of the World" for a time. At the same time, Asturias and the Britons fought several large-scale wars in history because of religion, overseas colonies, and the status of the Kingdom of Frisia.

It's just a pity that for now, Asturias is going downhill. After being defeated by the Britons several times, the kingdom was in decline. For now, though, the kingdom is still a pole of the human world, and with its rich family and vast overseas colonies, it is daunting. But the other side may no longer have the ambition to compete with the Britons for world hegemony.

Thinking about it this way, William has some options.

"Playing the imperial card provokes a violent reaction from the Bretons. In the end, the two sides will be completely opposed, and the gains outweigh the losses. The Visigoths have even been in danger of uniting with the Britons in recent times. The Kingdom of Asturias has no intention of intervening in the current dispute...... It's terrible, it's terrible. Is there nothing I can do to beat these bastards, or am I going to have to wait for my ironclad fleet to be assembled before I turn against the Britons?

Either way, it seems to be terrible......" William thought to himself, only to feel a very painful headache.

Then, something unexpected happened to William.

In July of 1749, in the middle of summer, news came from the New World that the Bretons had rebelled in their colonies in the Northern Continent. Thirteen colonies declared their independence together and formed an independent New World parliament and government.

"Unexpectedly...... That's going to happen. William was a little stunned for a while: "Although the time is a little wrong." But the thing is the same. It is not known what the cause of the incident was...... However, it is true that this is an opportunity to hit the other side. ”

"So, do you want to support the rebels in those colonies?" Elise, who was beside William, as a staff officer, secretary, and life secretary, couldn't help but ask: "If we have our support, then even the Bretons will probably be difficult to eliminate this rebellion in a short time, right?"

"That's right...... William nodded, and then muttered to himself...... Or rather, as if talking to Elise: "But...... Even if we don't have help, these rebels will have other ways to help, right?"

"Although there is no evidence, we can assume this. Elise nodded: "And the object of suspicion can be easily determined - either Visigothic, or the Continental Alchemist Alliance." Or maybe the rebels took two coins at the same time. ”

"Two cents. And they are all big donors. William leisurely: "If that's the case, then most of them won't care about the third little gold master." ”

"We don't support the rebels?" asked Elise, "though...... However, if you support it, it's better than not at all. We should do something about it. ”

"Wait. William replied, "Wait a little longer." We don't have to bet so quickly. And it may not be a good thing to let those rebels win. When he said this, he looked at Elise solemnly: "Elise, if a huge country with civilization and industrial power can control a territory that is larger than the entire human world, then what will happen next? Can you imagine that kind of thing?"

"You mean to say...... Could it be that those rebels can rule the entire New World?" Elise looked at William in disbelief: "How is this possible? The Bretons are so strong, I think they can only make the Bretons suffer a small loss at most." After that, it will be exterminated. And even if it's just in case -- I mean just in case. If they had been able to overthrow the Britons, they wouldn't have been able to get to where they are now, ......right?

"It's just a possibility. I'm just talking about a possibility. William shook his head: "They don't need to occupy the entire New World, they only need to occupy the vast and flat northern Great Plains." Of course, they may also be exterminated by Briton. Those rebel leaders could become the founding fathers of the country, or they could be collectively sentenced to the gallows for treason. In the future, who can say for sure?"

William's voice was leisurely, so that Elise didn't know what to say for a while. Therefore, she could only look at William quietly, and then leaned up from behind her and held William in her arms.

"Next month, we're getting married, right? William said, "Soon, you will be the Dauphin, Elise." Stop thinking about that, think about pleasant things. Do you think our first child was a boy or a girl? If it was a boy, what would it be called? What would a girl be called?"

"It's better to be a boy. When Elise heard William say this, she felt happy for a while: "It is better to give birth to a boy like his father, a boy who can inherit the Hereford family." A handsome, cultured, intelligent, brave genius. A real man. Elise said this as she looked at William tenderly, making William feel embarrassed.

"Am I that good?" asked William, "if you want to compliment me and make me happy, then—"

"-No, I mean it, Elise said......