536.Chapter 536: The Victor Will Not Be Punished
In this way, in the winter of that year, all countries were in full swing. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoEven the marginal kingdoms of Visigoths and Asturias in this peace negotiation.
And according to the information sent back by diplomats and Cheka agents, the situation is not optimistic. Although geographically speaking, the Russian-Gothic Empire, located in the great border area, and the two kingdoms located in the westernmost part of the human world, did not have much conflict, on the contrary, there were many common interests. But for His Majesty King Louis XVI, who was so happy and not too clear-headed, none of this mattered.
He still cared about the incident that William had brought to disrepute a few years earlier by defeating his army in the New World—though in reality it wasn't really a big deal from the mainstream point of view in today's society.
Because the Visigothic army was dispatched in the form of a "volunteer army". In fact, in theory, William and Louis XVI were not rivals at all. At that time, the Duchy of Mystia, the Kingdom of Russia and the Kingdom of Visigoth, were not belligerents.
After the battle, William did cede Florida - but it was not a Visigothic colony, but a Asturias colony.
The latter, the Asturians themselves, don't care so much. Because of the common interests with the Empire against the Ottoman Empire, Asturias even became a quasi-ally of the Empire for a time.
The same can be said of Kalmann IV after Magdeburg. Kalman IV and his Swabian family, the Kingdom of Great Moravia, were beaten by William, not to mention the loss of face, and seriously affected the hegemony of Kalman IV.
But so what? For the sake of profit, Kalman IV turned around and reached a tacit agreement with William. Then they cooperated with each other until William gave up on the unhelpful cooperation.
That's the way it is, as long as it's profitable, then it doesn't matter who the other party is, angel or devil, father killer or your rival in love. We will cooperate with each other no matter what. This is called a politician.
Maybe on the "individual", this will make people spurn, will make people look down on it, and feel that he is a scum who is scumbag with three swords in the twilight. But when it comes to the national level, it doesn't matter at all. The state is about putting interests first. Put the interests of your own country first, and then put your allies who have the same demands and interests as you.
However, it is now the case that it is not the idea of the state that represents the state, but the objective individual in the macrocosmic philosophical aspect, like the human will of the alayya.
Those who represent the will of the state are human beings with flesh and blood and their own feelings.
The conflict between ideals and reality lies in the fact that people who have their own feelings will put their feelings and interests above the interests of the country they should represent. It's like the current Louis XVI.
This guy seems to think that this is a good opportunity, and seems to think that in this way, he can compensate for all the losses that he was offended by William before this.
He put on a "you come to beg me" and made a lot of discordant sounds. It was expected to be able to obtain a great deal of benefit from William, from the Russian-Gothic Empire. He even asked William to support him in recovering the territories of the kingdom that had been occupied by the Britons, including Normandy, Brittany, and Aquitaine. Only then would he support William's actions in principle. In addition to this, he said:
If there was a need for an alliance among the nations to oppose the Britons, it would have to be led by the great Louis XVI.
In other words, this guy is going to be the boss. Ask others to contribute money and effort, and enjoy the fruits yourself, and if you win, the most loot will be his.
For this kind of request, William did not do anything other than comment: "insane", and then threw the other party's arrogant reply into the trash.
It seems that the Visigothic kingdom can no longer be counted on. It is for this reason that the Visigothic king, as if he regarded William's next actions as an offense and provocation, rejected all possible cooperation with the Empire.
Under these circumstances, William's greatest hope was for all human nations to unite and form a coalition against the Britons.
When this path did not work, William finally gritted his teeth and betrayed everyone.
Next, it was he who sent an emissary to deliver a message to Victoria, the rising Queen of Briton.
He was willing to accept and form an alliance with the Britons, and this alliance was unilateral, that is, in the event of any attack on the Britons, the Russian-Gothic Empire would travel to a treaty of alliance and declare war unconditionally on the enemy. In the event of any attack on the Russian-Gothic Empire, the Britons would choose to engage the opposing side or maintain a neutral posture, depending on the situation.
Under these circumstances, the Russian-Gothic Empire would further open its markets and look forward to a bilateral MFN deal with Britton. Then, the two sides will further strengthen various exchanges in science and technology, culture and people-to-people activities. William also solemnly declared that he was willing to support a unified civilization, a unified market and a unified alliance in the human world built under the leadership of the Britons people, and could even implement unified laws, unified currency issuance and unified diplomacy.
William believed that all this would satisfy the Britons, or rather, the continental faction of Briton. If this is the case, then the Russian-Gothic Empire will retain as much power as possible, and in the future accumulate strength to gain the possibility of opposing the Britons.
As for the consequences of this, it will make the Bretons lose their last scruples, and they will unscrupulously slaughter all the countries of the entire human world......
Does this have anything to do with William?
If you are united, you can defeat Briton, but you can't unite at all. In that case, who cares about anyone. The individual just needs to take care of his own business.
Of course, that's what I said, but in fact William still felt very uncomfortable and unhappy.
He really didn't want to bow down to anyone anymore if he could. But there really can't be helped.
"It's terrible. Thinking of the end, William sighed, and then hugged his two exhausted wives and fell asleep.
That's it. A day passed. In the same way, the winter of 1744 passed. With the arrival of 1745, a new page was opened in history.
The Westphalian Conference, convened by the Britons people, was held in Lotternia. The continental pie that symbolizes Breton ushered in spring, ushered in the most glorious moment, and ushered in a brilliant future. At the same time, it also symbolizes that Her Majesty the Queen can finally be truly crowned.
It's exciting to think about, that Victoria.
Speaking of which, William hasn't seen that guy for a long time, and I don't know if that guy is doing now......
Well, actually, this is nonsense. This guy is now in power, and he is about to be crowned king of the world. In this case, how could this guy feel bad? In turn, it should be William who thinks badly.
"Ahh That's why it's good to be born. William couldn't help but sigh like this, and then a little envy and jealousy.
Although this is not a dissatisfaction with one's family and origin. But there were times when William still thought so. If he had been placed in Victoria's position, then his current achievements would definitely be more than that. He can definitely do better than Victoria. Not to mention the position of the so-called king of the world, even if it is really a dream to annex the entire human world.
It's like the sentiment of the Tsarina Catherine in her previous life: if I live to be two hundred years old, I will be able to conquer all of Europe.
It is a pity that no one will live to be two hundred years old. Even one of the finest female tsars in Russian history was the same.
William hoped that his luck would be better than that of Catherine II. Even if you don't see the unification of the world in your lifetime, you must at least show that trend.
Well, in a sense, even if you can't be Qin Shi Huang, at least you have to be Qin Xiaogong. At least, at least, he wanted to establish the authority and hegemony of the Russian-Gothic Empire in the human world. If it weren't for that, he would have felt sorry for him even if he died.
Spring, April. The snow in Westphalia is mostly clean, and the creeks and rivers are flowing again. The industrial development of this area is relatively slow, and most of the areas still retain their natural beauty. In early spring, budding young leaves, trickling streams and rivers. Add to that a large number of rococo buildings and estates, and everything looks very good.
If it weren't for the diplomats with hypocritical smiles and cautious eyes, desperately trying to test the other party's intelligence and bottom line, and speaking in a sharp way that people couldn't understand what they meant, the situation would have been better.
It's just a pity that it can't. It could even be said that it is completely impossible. Not to mention anyone else, William himself, who also brought a whole team of professional diplomats. It also included a large number of legal, financial, economic and marketing advisers, as well as professional soldiers and a battalion of Royal Praetorian Cavalry.
It can be said that William was the most well-prepared and the most prepared of all the monarchs present, and the number and professionalism of the people he brought with him was also the highest.
"So, I can't hold others to the test by my own standards. I don't have that qualifications either...... It's a pity. William thought to himself, and then looked at the palace—
Originally one of the royal palaces of Lotternia, it is now the residence of the most distinguished guests, the destroyer of the Swabian family and the Duchess of Normandy, Victoria de Normandy. William looked at the ornate, apparently renovated palace with mixed feelings.
As he had said before, he hadn't seen Victoria in a long time. What is her condition now? What is her attitude towards William von Hereford and his empire? What did she want from William?
Nothing is known. The only thing that can be known is that she is full of ambition and her hands are much better than William's. In this case, there are really not many choices that William can make.