"No, no, no, little Louis, you still don't understand the meaning of anti-colonialism." Zhuge Weijiu looked at the mixed-race son of Louis XVI with a doting expression on his old face, and his voice became much softer, " Anti-colonialism is both a doctrine and a business... It is also a big business, with many interests involved. If the Kingdom of France wants to revive, it must do a good job in anti-colonial business!"
"Anti-colonial business?" The Duke of Marseille looked at Zhuge Weijiu puzzledly, "Father, how are you going to do this business?"
Zhuge Weijiu smiled and waved to Zhuge Weixue, who immediately handed the two documents to the Duke of Marseille. The Duke of Marseille took the document and looked at it. It turned out to be two transfer agreements, written in Chinese and French. The things to be transferred in these two agreements are the castles and land in the Laiyinlan area held by the Zhuge family, and the shares of the Su Yins Canal held by the Zhuge family.
The transferee in the agreement is the Bourbon dynasty of France!
Of course, this transfer was not free. The Bourbons needed to pay tens of millions of silver dollars or long-term bonds for it. Although the asking price is not low, the shares in the Suins Canal and the castles and land in the Rhineland area are strategic assets for the Kingdom of France, and their value cannot be measured in money at all.
Needless to say, the Su Yinshi Canal is the throat of East-West trade and one of the two major throats of the Mediterranean! And France is the most powerful country on the Mediterranean coast, bar none.
In addition, the Bourbon dynasty that currently rules Spain is a branch of the French Bourbon dynasty. The relationship between the two Bourbons is very close. And the other throat of the Mediterranean, the Strait of Gibraltar, is right on Spain's lips!
If France can control the Suins Canal, and Spain can take back Gibraltar, which was seized by the British...then wouldn't the Mediterranean have the surname Bourbon?
As for the land and castles in the Yinlan area... these are of little significance to the Zhuge family of the Ming Dynasty. They are nothing more than some manors that make little profit. But for the Bourbon dynasty, it is a shortcut to restore France's past glory!
Because since the time of Louis XIV, the Laiyinland region has become a territory that France and the Holy Roman Empire are competing for. Later, Napoleon broke up the Holy Roman Empire, and the Laiyinland region was once incorporated into France. Although after the collapse of Napoleon's empire, the Lyinland region became the territory of Prussia, France still had influence there. Austria, which had lost the Holy Roman Empire, was unwilling to let the rich Lyinland be taken over by Prussia, and from East Germany Prussia, who came over, had difficulty controlling Laiyinlan for a while. The Zhuge family of the Ming Empire didn't know why, but they had been trying to buy land and castles in Laiyinlan a hundred years ago. Over time, they had controlled 10 to 20% of the real estate in Laiyinlan.
Once these real estates fall into the hands of the Bourbon dynasty, it will be equivalent to the return of French power to Inland!
Moreover, huge coal mines have been discovered around the Laiyinlan real estate owned by the Zhuge family... According to the distribution characteristics of coal mines, there should also be large coal fields under the land owned by the Zhuge family. In addition, the land of the Zhuge family happens to occupy the land and water route for the export of the Yinlan coal mine, which is of great strategic value.
"Father," the Duke of Marseille looked at the documents in his hand and frowned, "after all, France today is not the era of Louis XIV or Napoleon..."
"What if we add Rakshasa?"
"Add Rakshasa?" The Duke of Marseille looked up at his sub-father.
Zhuge Weijiu smiled and said: "The Christian areas colonized by the Turkish Empire were not just Greece, but also Serbia, Macedonia, Rumelia, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Moldavia and... the Emperor's City Constantinople!
If Greece wants to be independent and liberated, then do other Christian areas colonized by Turkey also want to be liberated? When it comes to liberating colonies, you European powers cannot have double standards! "
"Liberate Constantinople? Then wouldn't the Rakshasa Kingdom..." The Duke of Marseille took a breath, "Britain won't agree, right?"
Zhuge Weijiu smiled: "Whether Britain agrees or not has nothing to do with the deal between us. As long as France can speak up for all Christian countries and regions conquered by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and is also willing to support Egypt as the backbone of the revival of the Arab Empire, The Zhuge Family's shares in the Su Yinshi Canal and assets in Laiyinlan can be transferred to the Bourbon Dynasty!
In addition, Ali Pasha was also pro-French, and his army included a large number of French officers who had served Emperor Napoleon. If the Bourbons would support Ali Pasha, Egypt would also become a friend of France. Once the Arab Empire revives, France will naturally be able to obtain considerable benefits in North Africa... Of course, in order to revive the Arab Empire, Ali Pasha offered some land in North Africa to trade with France. This is incompatible with colonialism. Above. France can definitely localize the North African land it gets. "
"That's right..." The Duke of Marseille considered it carefully and did not give a direct answer (he was not a king, so of course he could not give an answer), but changed the question, "Afu, between the Ming Dynasty and the British Will a full-scale war break out soon? If Ming Dynasty does not intend to go to war with Britain, will France and Austria need to mediate together?"
Zhuge Weijiu said: "Whether the Ming Dynasty will break out a full-scale war with Britain depends entirely on whether Britain is willing to ban the criminal trade of girls."
"Again Ya Pian?" The Duke of Marseille was stunned for a moment and said to himself: "Dajin used Ya Pian as an excuse to harass India and demanded 21 million silver dollars in compensation from the British Empire. You, the Ming Dynasty, are also using Ya Pian to make trouble... .But this kind of pornography is not very popular in Ming Dynasty and Dajin. Why do you two countries hate pornography so much? Did you really fight the British because of pornography?"
Thinking of this, the Duke of Marseille asked again: "Father, is it just a matter of banning the trade of girls? Do you have any other demands?"
"There are two more!" Zhuge Weijiu nodded and held out two fingers with a smile, "First, we also ask the British to agree to the Ming Navy's anti-smoking and anti-piracy missions in the Strait of Malacca, and to lend a seaport as a The base of the Ming Navy in the Strait of Malacca.
Second, Britain must also open Sydney, Perth, Hobart and other three places as trading ports, allow Ming merchants to purchase land, open factories and business houses in the above three places, allow Ming Taoist priests to preach freely there, and must also allow the Ming Navy to Warships can enter and exit the port freely! "
This is not a low requirement!
The Duke of Marseille thought: "The Strait of Malacca is the gateway for the British to defend India. How could the Ming Navy be allowed to enter? Ming merchants control almost all the industries on both sides of the Malacca Strait. If the Ming Navy enters again, it will be difficult to say whose territory the Malacca Strait belongs to. ! It is even more impossible to open up Sydney, Perth and Hobart in Australia... There are only a few British people in Australia. If Ming merchants are allowed to come and go freely, it will not take many years for the Han people to become the first ethnic group in Australia. Got it!"
However, the Duke of Marseille still nodded and said: "Father, your old friend He Shen and his uncle also arrived in France a few days ago. They came with Grand Duke Mihail. The purpose was also to negotiate with the British to ban pornography. Regarding the trade issue, we are also claiming 21 million silver dollars. Otherwise, let my brother and Prime Minister Mei of Austria take the lead and hold a meeting on the yipian issue in Versailles, inviting representatives from the Ming Dynasty, Daikin, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Let’s discuss it together, what do you think?”
Zhuge Weijiu smiled and waved his hand, saying: "There is nothing to do with Japan here... There are only three parties: Ming Dynasty, Dai Jin, and Britain. In addition, France, Austria, and the Rakshasa Kingdom can serve as mediators." parties to participate in negotiations.”
