According to what was published on the front page of the Holy Roman Empire newspaper, in the first war with the Ming Empire, including the subsequent outbreak of epidemics, they wiped out a total of 300,000 Ming and Japanese allied soldiers.
The results achieved in the second time were even more exaggerated than the first, reaching as high as half a million, and they were once again protected by heaven, which showed that the Holy Roman Empire was invincible!
According to the intelligence obtained by agents operating in various European countries, many local natives actually believed what was in the newspapers, which shows that there are too many fools there and not enough liars!
There are also rumors in the market that once the Ming Empire launches a third war against the Holy Roman Empire, it will definitely be defeated and will lose 700,000 or even millions of troops!
Specifically how the loss occurred, it may have been an outbreak of disease and floods at the same time!
Praying three times a day has become what everyone in the Holy Roman Empire is most willing to do.
If this continues, the people of this empire will be almost the same as those of the Ottomans...
However, they have mines and oil fields, and they can make money without doing anything. What is there to be mined in the Holy Roman Empire?
It was impossible to resume production at the Poliska Copper Mine in a short period of time, and Emperor Haojing would not agree to let Leopold and his son make money easily.
As for the crop harvest, there is no need to think about it. The second war broke out in the spring. Spring plowing has not started, and the autumn harvest can only be harvested...
After two wars, Zhu Cixiang believed that the Holy Roman Empire had dropped to less than 10 million, and its national power was greatly weakened compared with before the war.
Because of this, the price he offered to Louis XIV was particularly eye-catching, because Leopold would definitely not be able to pay it.
If Louis XIV could really refuse this priceless offer, it would mean that the European emperor was crazy or stupid!
The same offer was made to William III or Karl XI, taking into account that those two would be too busy to agree.
It's a pity that the Netherlands is not strong enough and has signed a land exchange agreement with France. It will basically have nothing to do with the European continent in the future.
Most of Sweden's interests are in Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea coast. If it can obtain Prussia's territory, Zhu Cixiang can consider giving Sweden a considerable gift.
Otherwise, it would not make much sense to Karl XI if Sweden obtained an enclave that was not connected to the mainland.
If he gives up his territory, Zhu Cixiang will have to provide a quotation that only includes weapons, technology, and commodities.
Even if the Holy Roman Empire could really be wiped out, Louis XIV would inevitably take advantage of him and eat up the western part of the country.
Therefore, it is better to negotiate directly with Louis XIV. As long as the other party is not a lion, then it can be solved through negotiation.
Louis XIV was not without ambition, nor did he not intend to continue to help Leopold and his son.
But if the benefits obtained from both sides are disproportionate, then the previous plan must be re-evaluated.
The total value of the quotation provided by Zhu Cixiang alone reached one billion silver coins in terms of weapons and technology, not to mention the territory.
These were real things, and there were the super battleships that Louis XIV had dreamed of.
In comparison, all Leopold could offer were empty promises!
France claimed 10 billion silver coins from the Ming Empire, and France could get one billion of them.
As for weapons and equipment, France may get two battleships, four cruisers, ten destroyers, one thousand fighters, two thousand tanks...
Now the Ming Dynasty directly gave these weapons to Louis XIV. Although the quantity was not large, the quality was undoubtedly very high, and they were very forward-looking and would not fall behind in the next ten years.
Zhu Cihong also promised to provide the other party with free assistance totaling 200 million silver coins within five years. In name, it was to resettle Nanmin. In fact, no one could control how Louis XIV spent it!
Those difficulties may seem like a burden to France, but they are actually a bonus to France.
The influx of a large number of cheap labor into France is very beneficial to France's economic development.
Zhu Cihong could guess with his heels that Louis XIV had already had his eye on Nan Min, but he just didn't want to admit it.
If Ming was given so many Nanmin, Zhu Cixiang would happily eat them all, leaving no one behind, even if the quantity was doubled, he would accept it.
In the end, Leopold and his son never dreamed that their empire was only worth one level nine battleship, one level two aircraft carrier, one hundred "Flamingo" fighter planes, one hundred "Black Hawk" armed helicopters, one hundred A "Vulture" utility helicopter, a hundred No. 9 heavy tanks and corresponding production technology, plus 200 million silver coins and a piece of land!
Louis XIV knew that the Holy Roman Empire had indeed blocked two onslaughts from the Ming Empire, and whether it could withstand the third attack was no longer that important.
There are only a few million people left in this empire. Even if it can block the third or even fourth attack, what can it do?
When all the population is lost, the Holy Roman Empire, like the Byzantine Empire, will be reduced to a historical term!
For France, instead of waiting until the Holy Roman Empire was destroyed by its enemies, it could only get a piece of land.
Why not take advantage of the rare things available now and get some more benefits besides land!
On the other hand, you won’t lose anything, so why not do it?
Ally with Leopold, and the other party will want this or that from you!
By forming an alliance with Zhu Cixi, you can ask the other party for this or that!
Compare them together and judge!
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In addition, the local industrial strength is very good, basically covering everything, but it is much better than during the Frank Empire, and it is worthy of the title of European Emperor.
As for Leopold...
Louis XIV could only express great regret!
He would very much like to see the Holy Roman Empire defeat the Ming Empire, but...
The Holy Roman Empire won for the first time and the population was reduced by millions!
The Holy Roman Empire won for the second time, and the population was reduced by several million!
If this continues, after the third victory, there will not be many people left in this empire.
By the fourth time, unless the man above came down to earth in person, Louis XIV really didn’t know what else Leopold and his son could use to resist the increasingly powerful Ming army!
Every time the Ming army failed, when they came back, they seemed to be even more powerful than before.
Of course Louis XIV knew that this was the result of national power, but the war was tantamount to stimulating the Ming Empire's military power to continue to rise!
If this is the case, then the Holy Roman Empire should not win, otherwise the military strength of France and the Ming Empire will be expanded in a shorter and shorter time.
I had given so much aid to Leopold before, but it was a disservice to France.
Louis XIV now learned from the pain and decided to stop this seemingly stupid behavior of self-harm!
If God can really make it clear that the Holy Roman Empire will not perish, then it will not be too late for me to regret it!
If there are relevant measures to protect the Holy Roman Empire, I hope they will appear as soon as possible.
Don't wait until you lose millions more before you come out to repel the Ming army. Isn't this equivalent to sacrificing millions of people?
Calculating this, the total population of the Holy Roman Empire is only enough to sacrifice four times, which is still too much...
From this, another terrible idea came into Louis XIV's mind!
According to this standard, the total population of the French Empire could probably be sacrificed more than eight times.
But as long as he maintains his personal relationship with Zhu Cixiang during his lifetime, his country should not fall to that point!
Thinking on the bright side, in the future, you can take a train from the capital of the Ming Empire and leave the western region of the other side, and then you can enter the eastern region of France...
Think of the Duke of Hesse, who was having a smooth life, and then look at the miserable Leopold and his son.
Louis XIV didn't know why there were so many fools in the world?
But that’s okay, you can use your fool to get some benefits!
Before setting off on his own journey, Leopold even hoped that the French army would attack the Ming army that occupied Denmark.
The reason is that the local invaders have few troops and low morale, and they will definitely not be able to defeat the invincible French army.
As for the benefits…
Leopold believed that after recovering all of Denmark, Louis XIV could talk to King Christian VI of Denmark!
Isn't this treating yourself as a slave? ? ?
Before the benefits are clearly explained, you want to help the other party clean up the mess first?
Using the "yellow peril" as an excuse, you treat the heads of state of other countries like fools?
Don’t you see that neither William III nor Karl XI wants to talk to you?
William III even moved his family directly to the British Isles!
The scale of various aids provided by France to the Holy Roman Empire was several times that of Sweden.
From the beginning to the end, Karl XI was perfunctory with Leopold, and the weapons he gave him were either outdated or worn-out second-hand goods.
Thinking about it this way, Louis XIV had no psychological barriers to betraying Leopold. This could be regarded as a reward for his previous strong assistance to the other party!
Since you can't afford it, don't blame me for asking others for compensation!
At the same time, Zhu Cihong also asked Jiexuan to issue an ultimatum to the Principality of Hanover and the Principality of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. ,
Let them return all the Danes they had previously sheltered, who often used the two countries to launch sneak attacks against the coalition forces.
There is a limit to the tolerance of the coalition forces. If the other side ignores these Danes again and again, then the coalition forces will take necessary counterattacks!
Using force against the two countries is of course one of the options. If the other party is stubborn, Zhu Cixiang will authorize Jiexuan to satisfy their psychological needs!
More than 400 bombers have been stationed in Jutland, and the number of fighter jets belonging to the Air Force has also reached thousands.
In addition to seventeen brigades of Marines, Zhang Huangyan also sent six mechanized infantry brigades.
Both Zhang Huangyan and Jiexuan have regarded the local area as a springboard for launching a new round of attack.
If the Principality of Hannover and the Principality of Mecklenburg-Schwerin insist on becoming enemies of the Ming Empire, then the end will be exactly the same as that of Polly!
Not to mention anything else, one month before the war started, the bombers of the Ming Air Force alone were able to blow the major cities of the two principalities into rubble!
Zhu Cixiang has met this kind of request several times in his life, and he has always been satisfied with it!
Since the Principality of Hannover and the Principality of Mecklenburg-Schwerin have coastlines, it is very convenient to carry out landing operations.
Jiexuan even formulated a combat plan to attack the two principalities, planning to send three marine brigades each to land from the coast.
The Army can probably support two corps and six brigades. If we add twenty brigades of Japanese troops, we can almost achieve the combat objectives.
It turns out that the coalition forces fought on the eastern front of the Holy Roman Empire, and the southern front was handled by the Ottoman Empire's troops.
After the third battlefield on the northern front is opened, the Holy Roman Empire may not be able to withstand it.
Jiexuan and Zhang Huangyan didn't know yet that Zhu Cihong had reached an agreement with Louis XIV.
The Leopolds would soon have the "wonderful taste" of being surrounded by enemies...
Zhu Cihong didn't bother to care how many troops Louis XIV sent to attack the Holy Roman Empire.
The only thing is that His Majesty the European Emperor will definitely send troops, because the French army is entirely trying to grab territory for themselves this time!
Regardless of whether the Palatinate wants it or not, this land that was previously protected by Louis XIV will be annexed by France!
Thinking about it from another angle, this seems to be the best destination for the Palatinate. At least it is much better than Saxony, which was blown to pieces by the carpet bombing of the Ming Dynasty Air Force!
Not every principality can live as nourishingly as Hesse, but they can choose a path that avoids being rubbed...
Louis XIV had already made a choice for France, and it seemed to be a wise and correct one.
To help old friends deepen their impressions and avoid self-doubt later.
Zhu Cixi also signed a ten-year agricultural product exchange contract totaling 200 million silver coins.
Within the next ten years, the garrison in Jutland and the Ming army in the lands of the former Holy Roman Empire will not need to transport food and grass from the rear.
The Ming Dynasty used tea, sugar, silk and other commodities to purchase crops harvested in France, which was a mutually beneficial move.
Of course, you can also give money directly, but that will go into the French treasury.
For barter trade, the targets are private companies.
This means that an old friend can profit from it and make a lot of money...
Who can resist the temptation of money? ? ?
Besides, the upper class and middle class in France also like the local specialties of Ming Dynasty, which has become one of the symbols of quality life.
At the same time, it can also solve the troubles of large estate owners on the Iberian Peninsula and help them continue to reduce the pressure on agricultural products in stock.
The disadvantage is that the main crops in France are wheat and corn.
If the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty wanted to eat rice, they would have to transport it from the rear.
The most important point is that after signing the agreement with France, the supply of fruits and vegetables for the frontline soldiers will be guaranteed, which is better than eating canned fruits and dehydrated vegetables every day.
In fact, after seeing the Ming army occupying Denmark, some bold French fishing boat owners have begun operating in Danish waters and then selling the fruits of their labor to the Ming army.
The benefits of this move are also very significant. The Ming army, who is not short of money, usually buys the entire ship or most of the seafood, but this makes some ship owners very happy.
Especially after many transactions, and after confirming that the other party has not been poisoned and has all the documents, the cooperation between the two parties will become more pleasant and smooth...
