The time now has arrived on August 11, 1792 AD.
Not only is the British Empire at its peak now, it can also be said to be a world hegemon that never sets.
The territories range from North America to Australia, India, and Africa. Every minute, the British Empire has territories bathed in the sun.
However, for George III, the ruler of this super empire.
It is indeed not easy to make up one's mind to fight against the Ming Empire.
News came half a year ago that the Qing Empire was defeated by the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Daohua's Ming Dynasty had obtained the province of Guangdong, and the performance of his army on the battlefield was shocking.
The Qing Empire's army was defeated with little resistance. Zhu Daohua had already obtained a province with a population of 18 million, and according to intelligence from southern China, after obtaining this province, Zhu Daohua would be very Other southern provinces can easily be obtained - provided that he can continue to defeat the Qing army.
According to the analysis of British China experts.
This is China's tradition. Not to mention that Zhu Daohua is still the orthodox descendant of the Ming Empire. What flows in his body is the noble blood of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Empire who expelled the Mongol Empire. (Europeans really think that Zhu Baba's blood is very good. Noble), even a civilian, as long as he can lead the army to defeat the Qing Empire, he can obtain China's "legal authority".
Therefore, the only obstacle to Zhu Daohua's rule in southern China, and even in China as a whole, was whether his army could defeat the Qing Empire.
As long as he can prove the strength of his army, the scholar-bureaucrats in southern China will choose to be loyal to him.
It was almost a year ago that Zhu Daohua arrived in Guangdong - the news he got half a year ago was that it would take at least half a year to sail from China to Europe.
It's hard to say what else Zhu Daohua got this year.
Macartney, who returned from Guangzhou a few days ago, brought news that the Ming Empire's army was about to achieve a decisive victory in southern China, and the entire southern China was likely to have fallen into Zhu Daohua's hands.
How many people are there in the entire southern China?
A conservative estimate may reach 200 million!
More than all of Europe combined.
In other words, once Zhu Daohua consolidates the power of southern China, Britain will not have much chance.
George III would not be so arrogant as to think that his country could threaten a country with a population of 200 million thousands of miles away, and it probably had the most advanced steam engines, the most advanced navy, and the most advanced artillery in the world. nation.
Such a country is unconquerable, and even Britain itself has to worry about the security of its Australian and Indian colonies.
For Europeans.
Perhaps the only good news now is that China does not show the same fanatical desire for expansion as European countries.
What a blessing.
The Chinese people's moral system does not support their strong foreign expansion.
Look at it from this perspective.
Chinese sages like Confucius and Laozi are really good people.
Under their education, the Chinese appear to be more moral and more restrained in the use of force than the Europeans.
No wonder a group of European philosophers yearn for China so much.
Cambridge University should erect a statue to Confucius...
George III thought to himself.
Who would have thought that a doctor and scientist like Zhu Daohua could cause such a stir?
At that time, George III even looked forward to Zhu Daohua's return to China.
In his opinion.
When Zhu Daohua returns to China, he will at most be able to clear up the chaos in the empire for a while.
But he didn't expect that the Qing Empire's army would be so... vulnerable.
Regret!
King George III sighed.
There's no point regretting it now.
The rise of the Ming Empire was too fast.
Now their military power is still shrinking at home, but trade and economic power have begun to shake Britain.
He turned to look at William Pitt.
"My Prime Minister, what does the Cabinet think about China policy? The debate in Parliament is not over yet."
"Your Majesty, most of the cabinet believes that the problems caused by the impact of the Ming Empire's cotton must be solved as soon as possible, and we may not have much time..."
William Pitt said.
George III nodded slightly, signaling his Prime Minister to continue.
"Half a year ago, the Ming Empire's army was about to achieve a decisive victory in southern China. The Qing Empire's army was simply unable to confront Zhu Daohua's army on the battlefield. In this case... maybe Zhu Daohua has already gained control of southern China. "
William Pitt raised a curtain in the conference room, and under the curtain was a huge map of China.
In the map, the entire China is divided into mainland China, Manchuria, Tubo, Inner and Inner Mongolia, and the Western Regions.
"In general, there are two large rivers running through China, and the net runoff of the Yellow River in the north is very small, which is not enough to serve as a military line of defense. Moreover, the Qing Empire with Mongolia has a very large advantage in cavalry, so Several of our Chinese experts have judged that in the short term, the Qing Empire will still possess northern China, but southern China is densely covered with water networks and is not suitable for cavalry operations. Zhu Daohua's army will soon occupy the area south of the main channel of the Yangtze River!"
William Pitt said.
"And this area is currently the most economically developed and densely populated place in China. Once Zhu Daohua integrates the power of the entire southern China, it may be difficult for the entire European power to unite to deal with him."
"Wait, you mean...once he is integrated?" George III thought thoughtfully.
"Yes, Zhu Daohua cannot complete the integration of southern China in a short time. He needs time."
"How long will this take?"
"I don't know, maybe it will take a year, maybe it will take two years..." William Pitt said, "In short, his main energy will stay on domestic affairs in the next one or two years, and the power of the Chinese people will also be in the next one or two years. Stay east of the Strait of Malacca for two years.”
"One year, or two years..." George III looked solemn.
He knows what his Prime Minister means.
If we want to threaten the Ming Empire with force, or even completely wipe out the Ming Empire's cotton textile industry, the window period may be one or two years.
When the Ming Empire became a huge empire with a population of 200 million.
Would Britain still dare to provoke this country at that time?
"Your Majesty, we must make a decision as soon as possible." William Pitt said, "The products of the Ming Empire have seriously affected our industry, especially the cotton textile industry."
"And in addition to China's three traditional export commodities, porcelain, silk, and tea, the Ming Empire now has some extremely competitive products, not to mention cotton, but also sugar, medicine, and even steel! "
"Our trade deficit with China has shown a rapidly rising trend. The outflow of a large amount of silver, gold and precious metals has led to increasingly serious price increases in the domestic market, rising raw material prices, and a large number of unemployment caused by factory closures!"
William Pitt said with a solemn expression.
"We must immediately close China's channels for entering the Indian market, raise tariff barriers, and even legislate to ban the import of Chinese goods!"
"But we only have about one-third of India. The densely populated north of India is the largest market, but that is the territory of the Mughal Empire and the Maratha Empire." Nelson interjected.
"So, we may need a war." William Pitt said, "A war to drive the Chinese away from the Indian Ocean!"
William Pitt looked at George III and said.
In terms of the war against the Ming Dynasty.
Although William Pitt was the leader of the Tory Party, he sided with the Whigs on this issue.
Because he knows very well that if a large number of factories in the UK close down, unemployed workers will appear in large numbers.
What is happening in France now will happen in the UK.
by that time.
It was not just the big Whig businessmen who suffered losses.
The big landowners and nobles of the Tory party may be more able to bear the wrath of the mob.
By that time, neither the Whigs nor the Tories would be in a good mood.
"War..." George III hesitated.
The British are not afraid of war.
But if the current opponent is a huge country like the Eastern Ming Empire...
Can Britain survive?
He looked at Nelson and was about to ask.
Clang.
The door suddenly opened.
The equerry of Windsor Castle hurried in with a look of fear on his face.
George III frowned.
"Why are you so panicked? Has China's Ambassador Lin arrived?"
George III had not yet made up his mind to go to war. Another reason was that he hoped to force the Ming Empire to accept British tariff conditions through diplomacy.
As long as the tariffs on goods from the Ming Empire were raised, the competitiveness of British goods in the Indian market could be restored.
In this way, a war that made the British feel a little frightened was avoided.
"No, Your Majesty, Ambassador Lin has not arrived yet. It is France, news from Paris!"
The attendant looked extremely frightened.
"King Louis XVI of France was arrested yesterday, August 10th. The mob of the Paris Commune stormed the palace and arrested the king. The French National Assembly declared that the king was soon deposed and established... established a Republic!"
"What?!"
The three people present almost jumped in shock.
Are the French crazy? !
Depose the king and establish a republic!
These words made George III tremble with fear.
France is a major European country and has a profound influence on European countries culturally.
France's National Assembly even threatened to support anti-monarchy activities in other European countries.
If France becomes a monarchless republic.
This trend of thought will definitely have a profound impact on other European countries.
This is also a situation that George III will never allow to see.
If the British followed the example of the French mob, what kind of republic would they establish?
So how do the British royal family and nobles deal with themselves?
King George III slowly sat down.
I have already begun to make up my mind.
"Perhaps, we will have two wars that we have to fight!"
King George III looked at Nelson.
"General, do you think our navy can compete with the Ming Empire's navy, at least to the point where they can surrender and accept my tariff demands?"
After the endless coma, Shi Yu suddenly stood up from the bed. If you want to read the latest chapters, please download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads. The website has not updated the latest chapter content, but the Xingxing Reading APP has updated the latest chapter content.
He took a big breath of fresh air, his chest trembling.
Confused, confused, and all kinds of emotions came to my mind.
Where is this?
Afterwards, Shi Yu subconsciously observed his surroundings, and then became even more confused.
A single dormitory?
Even if he was successfully rescued, he should be in the ward now.
And my body...how could I not have any injuries at all?
With doubts, Shi Yu's eyes quickly swept across the room, and finally his eyes rested on a mirror beside the bed.
The mirror showed his current appearance. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he looked very handsome.
But the problem is, this is not him! Download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads.
My previous self was a handsome young man in his twenties who had been working for a while.
And now, no matter how you look, this appearance is that of a high school student...
This change made Shi Yu stunned for a long time.
Don't tell him that the operation was successful...
The body and appearance have changed. This is not a matter of surgery or not, but magic.
He turned into a completely different person!
Could it be...that he traveled through time?
In addition to the mirror placed by the bedside, which was obviously not feng shui-friendly, Shi Yu also found three books next to it.
Shi Yu picked it up and took a look. The title of the book instantly silenced him.
"Essential Animal Breeding Manual for Beginner Breeders"
"Postpartum Care of Pet Pets"
"Evaluation Guide for Interracial Beast-Eared Girls"
Shi Yu:? ? ?
The names of the first two books are pretty normal, but what happened to the last one?
"cough."
Shi Yu looked solemnly and stretched out his hand, but his arm soon stiffened.
Just when he was about to open the third book and see what it was about, his brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and a large number of memories came flooding back.
Icefield City.
Pet animal breeding base.
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Beastmaster?
