Rakshasa country, Nikolayev.
When Wu Zhenzhen received the secret telegram from the Dajin court, Nicholas I had already left the newly captured Adrianople and went to the city of Nikolayev near the Black Sea.
This is a new industrial city built around the Nikolayev Shipyard, which was founded in 1788.
And this Nikolayev Shipyard is really the hope of the Rakshasa Navy!
Since the time of Peter the Great, the Rakshasa Kingdom has attached great importance to its navy. However, the attention of the Rakshasa Kingdom cannot change the inherent shortcomings of the Rakshasa Navy, and the inherent shortcoming of the Rakshasa Navy is that it does not have a decent sea.
Not to mention the Arctic Ocean, there is actually no need for a navy there.
As for the Pacific Ocean, King Wu Zhong took away all the Pacific coast of Rakshasa, so Rakshasa didn't need any Pacific fleet.
In addition to the Arctic Ocean, which does not need a navy, and the Pacific Ocean, which has disappeared, Rakshasa still has the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, and the Barents Sea, which is located on the edge of the Arctic Ocean and can enter the Atlantic Ocean through the Norwegian Sea. These three seas are pretty good.
It is possible, but the communication between the three seas is a bit difficult, so the Rakshasa Kingdom can only build three main fleets that can fight independently, namely the Baltic Fleet, the Northern Fleet, and the Black Sea Fleet.
Among them, the Black Sea Fleet is the focus - this is because after the Napoleonic War, the territorial requirements of the Rakshasa Kingdom in Eastern and Northern Europe have been met.
Moreover, Rakshasa does not currently have the ability to compete with the British Empire for maritime hegemony. Of course, it can only focus on developing the Black Sea Fleet.
The outlet of the Black Sea was blocked by the Turkish Empire, so the warships purchased by the Rakshasa Kingdom from the Ming Dynasty and the British Empire could not come, so they had to build them themselves!
Of course, you must have a shipyard to build your own ships, so since the time of Emperor Catherine the Great, the Rakshasa Kingdom began to invest in the construction of the Nikolayev Shipyard. There are shipyards, slipways, outfitting docks, and supporting steel plants, Artillery factories, machine factories, power plants, etc., are all to be built in Nikolaev and its surrounding areas.
After more than forty years of hard work, by 1829 AD, Nikolayev Shipyard was already the most technologically advanced and largest shipyard in Rakshasa.
The purpose of Tsar Nicholas I leaving the front line to visit Nikolaev was to attend the delivery ceremony of an Ivan the Terrible-class battleship and to inspect the Nikolaev Shipyard.
The so-called Ivan Thunder Emperor class is actually the modified second type of Hongwu Emperor class (also known as Hanwu Emperor class). The Rakshasa Kingdom renamed it as Ivan Thunder Emperor class.
Its first ship was rebuilt when the slipway was halfway under construction, so the construction time was relatively long. From laying the first keel to delivery, it took a total of 26 months!
This construction speed may be super fast in the 21st century in another time and space, but in today's world, whether it is the British who work hard in 996, the Rakshasa who treats workers as serfs, or the overtime workers who pay enough Daming, it's surprisingly slow.
If the design had not been significantly changed midway, it would have only taken 12 to 18 months from laying the first keel to sea trials for the Hongwu Type II battleship.
Considering that Rakshasa is still in wartime, and the Black Sea Fleet is responsible for attacking Constantinople from the sea, the construction of the first ship of the Ivan the Terrible-class is indeed a bit slow.
However, slow work brings out fine work, and the Tsar was very satisfied with the just-delivered Ivan the Terrible.
The other four battleships of the same class that were being outfitted or undergoing sea trials also gave the Tsar the hope of advancing by sea and dividing his troops into three routes to seize Constantinople in one fell swoop!
The arrival of Wu Zhenfa gave Nicholas I greater hope - the attack on Constantinople would change from being divided into three groups to being besieged on all sides.
"Your Majesty, the King of Persia who was beaten by your army two years ago and Emperor Daoguang of our dynasty are good half-brothers. So this time, Emperor Daoguang of our dynasty is going to be invited to lead the troops. Persia, help the Persians resist the Ming Dynasty... and by the way, help your country attack Constantinople from the east!
Of course, we are helping your country fight against the Ottoman Empire purely out of friendship, not because we are coveting Ottoman land. Therefore, I don’t want even an inch of Asia Minor’s territory. We only ask your Majesty to transfer your country's special rights and interests in Persia to us, and we are satisfied..."
Nicholas I was also an old imperialist. When he heard this, he knew what Emperor Daoguang of the Jin Kingdom wanted to do?
This is clearly an imperialist attempt to colonize Persia!
Okay, he is more ruthless than us Rakshasa people. We haven't even found the entrance to Persia yet!
And the Great Jin Kingdom has been thinking about its outlet to the sea for more than 100 years. This time, it is very likely that it will be taken from the Persians!
However, the current situation is there. The next time we fight the Battle of Constantinople, the great powers such as Britain, France, Prussia, and Austria might side with the Turks.
If the Rakshasa Kingdom wants to take over the Ottoman Empire as soon as possible, it may be indispensable for the help of the Great Jin Kingdom.
Thinking of this, Nicholas I smiled and nodded, and said: "Prince Wu, please tell Emperor Daoguang. As long as he sends troops to Persia, I will transfer all the privileges in Persia to him. From now on, the Rakshasa Kingdom will not Will invade Persian land again!”
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Delhi, Red Fort.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, recently the Persian envoys arrived in Bagua City with the purpose of requesting our country to send troops to protect Persia. Our Emperor knows that Persia has always been protected by the British and Indian Empires... In view of the current situation, if the British Empire and the Indian Empire It is temporarily inconvenient to fulfill this obligation. I, Daikin, am willing to do it for you!"
The person who was fooling Emperor William in the audience hall of the Red Fort was none other than Qishan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Jin to India.
His words are really better spoken than sung... It turns out that the Kingdom of Jin went to Persia not to invade and colonize, but to help Great Britain.
The British Empire had too many colonies to colonize. So the Kingdom of Jin went to help colonize a little bit.
This light is really a "great good man"!
"Then speaking of which, I still have to thank Emperor Daoguang? He helped me preserve the colony."
Wearing a cool white silk robe, William, the Indian emperor, frowned and seemed thoughtful when he spoke.
As the Emperor of India and the Crown Prince of England, Emperor William certainly knew that the relationship between the Jin Empire and the Ming Empire was very ambiguous.
Therefore, it is hard to say whether the Jin Empire entered Persia to help or to colonize.
"Your Majesty, you don't need to thank our Emperor." Qi Shan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to thank our Emperor Daoguang... As long as you support our Eight Banners soldiers to enter Persia, everything will be fine."
Qi Shan is a professional diplomat after all, and he can boast.
However, Emperor William did not intend to expose Mr. Qishan, but smiled and said: "Mr. Ambassador, please tell His Majesty Emperor Daoguang that our Indian Empire fully supports all his actions in Persia!"
"Your Majesty the Emperor, what support do you mean?"
"Support is support." Emperor William smiled and said, "If Emperor Daoguang's army can stop the Ming army from invading Persia, then our Great Indian Empire is also willing to transfer all its rights and interests in Persia to the Great Jin Empire. Ambassador Sir, do you think this support is enough?”
"Enough is enough."
(End of chapter)
