Chapter 305 Seeking Cooperation
Don't say it, after such a check, the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire really got a rough idea of what happened. Adam's eagerness to take revenge on the kingdom of America was overlooked, but he ignored the fact that there were still many potential hostile forces in Europe and Africa. The intelligence blockade work did not care at all. This is also related to the fact that Adam had not managed this aspect of the church before, and without enough experience, it was naturally difficult to think of this, so the secret agent operation of the two empires would be so smooth.
Although they did not know why the eight nations had united, they did know that the purpose of the eight nations was to deal with a kingdom established by an Indian in North America. They had also heard before that Britain and France seemed to be losing in North America. But they didn't pay much attention to it, after all, neither country has colonies in North and South America, and no matter how big something happens there, it's none of their business. Now, they seem to feel as if they're missing something.
Looking back, I really found out what happened. They found that Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal had all lost their colonies in South and North America, and that the colonies had finally fallen into the hands of the kingdom of America. However, the British were forcibly expelled by others. The French, Spaniards, and Portuguese took advantage of the opportunity to withdraw. They found that the benefit to these people was their reliance on the defeat of the Holy Roman Empire.
This dependence, that is, the Hall M1819 rifle and the heavy-fist artillery that they are now all salivating about. In battle with the Holy Roman Empire, the performance of these two weapons was impressive, and the design accuracy, range and power far exceeded those of various muskets independently developed in Europe. Of course, they would not like it, but in order to get these two weapons from Adam, they would have to participate in their alliance and must exclude hundreds of thousands of troops and fleets from participating in the expedition to North America.
However, they were reluctant to join. They are not stupid to send so many troops to North America to fight in North America, they are not stupid, such a long distance, and they are the directors of these eight kingdoms, when something happens, they will not be able to react in Europe at all. Now, they have found out that the weapons of these people were not developed by them, and they still obtained them from others, so naturally they will not ask them again. This weapon technology obtained from other people's hands, in turn, wants to hit others.
Morality aside, can they be sure that people don't have more advanced weapons in their hands? A normal person can think that since people are willing to give these things to you potential enemy-level people, it is naturally impossible not to hold a few hole cards in their hands. For this expedition of the Eight Kingdoms, the emperors of the two empires were equally unoptimistic. Of course, they don't make a death to remind them. They even wish they had died in North America. In this way, the strength of the eight countries will be greatly weakened.
And they, yes, can send troops in a big way and occupy all of Europe. So, the two empires, coincidentally, sent their own envoys to the North American continent, of course, not through regular channels. In any case, they have to cover it up for the time being, so as not to fight the thunder of this American kingdom first. The envoys disguised themselves as caravans, and the news that they were first released was also to do business in Asia. In this regard, the Russian Empire was very dominant, compared to them the closest.
When they leave the port, as long as no one follows them all the time, it is not up to them to decide where they go. With so many things going on on the sea, no one can say what will happen.
At this time, there were guests from Europe visiting, and Xiao Lin was also very curious. He had already detected that the eight European countries had begun to unite to prepare for the conquest of North America, and it stands to reason that no European country would come and have anything to do with them now. Not to mention that they will offend the eight countries that have already made it clear that they are hostile to them, and if they come, don't they worry that the kingdom will treat them as spies from Europe and send them directly to the bottom of the sea.
They were also quick enough to react, and just three seconds before the Kingdom fleet opened fire, the navy of the Kingdom fleet heard the sound of their surrender. When they got on board the ship to receive the prisoners, they learned that these people were envoys of the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. I came here to reach a cooperation agreement with the kingdom. Yes, it was not an alliance, and they believed that the previous alliance with the French three countries had made them no longer trust the alliance.
Rather than making them suspicious of the alliance's terms, it is better to just show them the carriage and tell them that we are here to trade. Since you have given the production technology of both weapons to the current enemy, you certainly don't mind selling these two technologies for a good price. You ask why the two empires don't get it from the eight European countries through espionage, first of all, the technical defense in this area, the eight countries love to do a very good job. If you do it through secret agents, even if you succeed, you may not be able to get the whole one, and it is not even less time-consuming and labor-intensive than buying it directly.
Therefore, the two empires, which boast of abundant assets, have chosen the most convenient and quick course of action. Sholin didn't mind selling these two technologies for a good price, so that the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire and the eight countries under the control of the Church could not pee in one pot. Otherwise, if you don't come here to find the kingdom, you can get money and supplies, and you can add some blockage to the enemy, so it doesn't matter if you sell the weapons that have been half-announced to geothermal energy.
The people of the two empires did not want to see the achievements of the kingdom's construction, and Sholin had not had time to show them recently. As time drew closer to the outbreak of war, the productivity of the entire kingdom began to serve the war. After this month, the equipment in all coastal cities is dismantled inland to prevent it from being destroyed or looted by Europeans during the war. So, they don't have much time left.
In this case, Xiao Lin also quickly negotiated the transaction with them. The two empires paid for the technology, and traded directly in gold, and the money and goods were settled. Because the technology was already being used, Shawlin didn't sell it for too much. Two pieces of technology, complete information, a total of 3,000 taels of gold were sold, and one of the two empires sold 1,500 taels of gold. This also included metallurgical technology, which could improve the quality of steel in the two empires, although not much, but it was also improved.
Having received the technology, the envoys of the two empires did not stay long and soon left. In doing so, the risk of exposure is minimized. Xiao Lin didn't mind what they did at all, and after getting enough gold, Xiao Lin didn't care about them. These three forces do not know yet, and the entanglement between them will continue for hundreds of years. Of course, that's all for later.
Xiao Lin has been working his side, and the people of the Xinghan Society are also ready to start working. The production capacity of the military factory continued to expand, and the production speed of Yanhuang was extremely fast, and the soldiers of the Xinghan Society began to be armed. By June 1734, the power of the Xinghan Society had expanded, and the number of tactics trained had reached 30,000. There are also more than 10,000 people on the surface, which has aroused the suspicion of the Manchu court. The court's accountability has already come once, demanding that the militia must surrender its military power.
Although at this time there were not many tragic events in the entire empire, there were no external conditions for an uprising. However, under the prosperous era of the Manchu court, the literary prison and the excesses of taxes and miscellaneous taxes continued to oppress the people at the bottom. The matter of "three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver" has appeared, and people everywhere are just barely living. The so-called prosperous era of Kangqian, compared with the prosperous era of Zhenguan, is simply a purgatory-like existence.
When the second accountability of the imperial court came, Lin Xin finally stood in the foreground, and shot down the arrogant Manchu officials, and the entire militia was officially renamed the Xinghan Society. An army of 30,000 began to attack the territory in all directions. The main force of the Xinghan Society's army is the members of the Heaven and Earth Society and the oppressed civilians. These people were very excited about the overthrow of the Manchus. The remaining bandits and thieves who were cannon fodder, with money and weapons behind them, also honestly followed the main force to attack.
Only after this dozen did they discover that the power of the Manchus had begun to decline. The prosperity of the Central Plains turned those Manchu Eight Banners who could fight well into pot-bellied losers. The Manchu Eight Banners as masters are all like this, not to mention the Green Camp Han Army as a minion. Basically, when the casualties reach 20%, they will flee. The Manchu Eight Banners kept killing in the back, and they could only barely suppress them.
Twenty percent casualties were easily achieved under fire from the Yanhuang series of rifles and light and heavy machine gun mortars. The key thing is that the entire million-strong army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is still using the tactics used when fighting against the Ming Dynasty army. For firearms, not much attention is paid to them, firearms have not invested much energy in research and development, and firearms tactics are gone. Under the tactics of the 21st century that the Xinghan Society learned from the kingdom, their backward tactics brought them terrible casualties.
In a month's time, the Xinghan Society has already laid down a big city, three threads, more than a dozen small towns, and more than 30 villages. The number of the Xinghanhui army expanded to 80,000, and of course, most of them were ordinary militiamen. weapons, which also need to be sent over by the 1st Division of the Kingdom's Supernumerary Regiment on the other side of the sea. Before the Xinghan Society did not have a truly and completely safe and solid place, the weapons given to the Xinghan Society had to be placed in Dongying first to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Manchus.
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