Listening to Zhuge Weidao's words, Nicholas I was also confused: If the United States does not seek peace, what is wrong with Emperor Sekimoto? This emperor has not declared war on the United States, so the 10 billion silver dollars must not be part of this emperor. If he declares war on the United States now, he will definitely not have a chance to divide the money. Why does the emperor want to have a drink to celebrate?
Thinking of this, Nicholas I, who was having dinner with Zhuge Weidao and Natalie, smiled and called to his attendants: "Bring vodka... I want to have a drink with Earl Zhuge!"
Zhuge Weidao is now the Great Xingbo. Sure enough, there is someone in the palace who is ready to be knighted! Although Queen Mother Zheng has no real power, her words are still useful when it comes to the issue of knighthood... Of course, credit is still necessary! But if there is only merit and no one in the palace, the title will not be promoted so quickly, and it will be difficult to get a "big title".
Based on Zhuge's contribution to Taoism, it was only a matter of time before he was granted the title of Marquis. However, in order to reflect the preciousness of the title, the new Ming Dynasty generally did not get it right in one step. They usually first granted the title of baron, and then gradually promoted it level by level. From baron to marquis, it usually takes ten or eight years.
However, Zhuge Weidao was favored by the Queen Mother, so of course his title rose quickly. It didn't take long for Daxing Nan to become Daxing Bo... When a comprehensive peace was officially reached, Daxing Marquis became the princes. As for the "big titles" such as Guangyang County Duke, Ji Guogong, Guangyang County Prince and Ji King, it is only a matter of time.
From now on, the Zhuge family will be a double king!
When Zhuge was enjoying himself, the vodka was already served. Not everyone has it. Natalie, who was pregnant, still drank tea instead of wine. Nicholas I’s queen, Alexandra Fiorovna from Prussia (the one who married Frederick William III) Daughter, formerly known as Charlotte) and Grand Duke Mikhail's wife Elena Pavlovna (Princess Charlotte of Württemberg) also drank wine, Zhuge Weidao, Nikolai, Mikhail and others All three men drank vodka.
After two glasses of vodka, the atmosphere at the dinner scene suddenly became a lot hotter—it was so hot that Zhuge Weidao even blushed!
Nikolai and Mikhail's drinking capacity is much better than Zhuge Weidao... Can you be called a fool if you can't drink? The two of them saw that Zhuge Weidao was very drunk, so they did not continue to toast, but began to sing and ask for the mantra after drinking.
"Taozi," Grand Duke Mihain Er smiled and began to paraphrase Zhuge Dao, "Is defeating the United States really so worthy of happiness?"
"Of course!" Zhuge Weidao said with a smile, "The United States is our main enemy... our two countries! If the United States is allowed to fully rise, then the future world will belong to the Anglo-Saxons and the Jews, and we will Both countries will be firmly suppressed by the Anglo-Saxon alliance, and life will not be easy!"
Nicholas I and Mikhail were confused after hearing this, and looked at each other, and then at Natalie, who was drinking tea with a frown on her face - she couldn't drink, and her mouth was almost watering!
Natalie still noticed the eyes of her two brothers, and immediately understood what they meant, so she explained with a smile: "In the Ming Dynasty, people call the ethnic group whose native language is English the Anglo-Saxons. , and regard them as the biggest obstacle to the Ming Dynasty leading the world. Among them, the Anglo-Saxon countries with vast, fertile, warm land and long coastlines are the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty!"
Nicholas I was always a little frightened when he heard this: The United States is not half as big as the Rakshasa Empire under my rule, so how can it be the biggest threat? That Rakshasa is so big...
Natalie seemed to have read through the Czar's brother's thoughts, and explained with a smile: "In the Ming Dynasty, people value the effective land area...that is, the land area suitable for people to live and develop. The United States of America's All territories are almost the effective land area, and are rich in resources and fertile land, which can fully accommodate more than 1 billion people. Although Rakshasa is extremely vast, most of the land is frozen soil, and the value of development and utilization is not high. Really effective The country's land area is only one to two million square kilometers, and... there is no Fuchanningbuluo port suitable for industrial development. The Black Sea, a relatively good seaport, is blocked by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, so the Black Sea coast is also difficult to development.”
Nicholas suddenly looked at Zhuge Weidao and asked word by word: "Then... what if the Rakshasa Empire captured Constantinople, opened up the entrance to the Black Sea, and became a big country with warm water ports? , can it be compared with the United States of America?”
Zhuge Weidao laughed, waved his hand and said: "We don't care about Constantinople, the Turkic Strait, or the Balkans. And now the Ottoman Empire is still at war with us. So...just go and get it. !However, the Ottoman Empire should retain the Asia Minor Peninsula except the coastal part of the Tartar Strait and the Armenian Plateau...In the future, the Ottoman Empire should serve as a neutral buffer state between the Arab Empire and the Rakshasa Empire."
Zhuge Weidao turned out to be just blushing and not really drunk from two glasses of vodka. His thoughts are still very clear now, and at least he understands the purpose of coming to Rakshasa Kingdom. He didn’t come all the way to have a drink with Nicholas I—he didn’t come with Natalie alone, but with the entire main force of the Atlantic Fleet!
This effect is more shocking than the American Great White Fleet's circumnavigation in history. After all, the Ming Navy has just won the world's sea power!
Now Zhuge Weidao is visiting the coasts of Europe with such a huge fleet of victors, just to tell all European countries: The Ming Dynasty has arrived, don't move, otherwise you will be beaten!
Although it is impossible for Zhuge Weidao to lead the Atlantic Fleet to destroy someone's country - the navy cannot go ashore! But it can completely block any country’s maritime trade!
For any industrialized country, being locked up in maritime trade means losing its future. This is why the United States of America is willing to pay astronomical amounts of compensation and also demand peace. Otherwise, let alone international trade, advanced technology cannot be introduced, and the United States cannot even use the boundless fertile land to attract European immigrants!
It is up to the Americans to give birth to themselves. Let alone 1 billion people, 100 million people will probably have to give birth slowly for 100 years... So in order not to be completely blocked by Ming Dynasty, the United States has to admit defeat through gritted teeth.
Of course, Rakshasa is not America. After all, the Rakshasa Empire had a traditional friendship with the Ming Dynasty, and it did not respond to the "anti-yellow peril" call of Great Britain and Napoleon II. It also had a serious conflict with Napoleon II because of its close relationship with the Bourbon dynasty - this kind of antagonism Containing most of the forces on the European continent, the Anglo-Saxons could only "enter the battle of father and son", and ended up with a disastrous defeat.
Therefore, the Rakshasa Empire contributed to the Ming Dynasty's victory. With contributions, of course you can share the benefits. And of course the Ottoman Turkish Empire had to accept punishment for siding with Britain!
And there will be an extremely heavy price to pay... Who made its two mortal enemies, Rakshasa and Arabia, good helpers on the side of the Ming Dynasty? Of course, the fat that Rakshasa and Arabia eat must be cut from Osman!
Nicholas had already made a plan at this time, nodded and said: "Okay... just leave the Ottoman Empire alone! But... I have an additional condition!"
"What conditions?"
Nicholas I smiled and said: "When I take Constantinople, my empire will no longer be Rakshasa, but Rome... Then I will be the emperor of the Roman Empire!"
