George III and his Prime Minister were talking about how the thin stick of the British Empire stirred up the shit of Eurasia - it is not easy to think about it.
Toothpick stirs the vat.
How does a large tank feel?
Although the British Empire has always appeared to be very politically wise.
But the Ming Empire that has emerged now is obviously a super empire that has never appeared in human history - not even the huge Mongol Empire in history can compare with it.
Because although the Mongol Empire had a strong military power, the scope of its rule may not be much smaller than the current Ming Empire.
But the Mongolian political system is too fragile.
After the entire Mongol Empire lost the powerful Khan Meng Ge, it quickly became four big pieces with a snap.
Then the entire Mongol Empire existed in name only.
But what about the Ming Empire?
They grew up from a country with a long tradition of imperial politics.
Even now the great emperor Zhu Daohua died suddenly.
The political system of the Ming Empire can also ensure the smooth succession of the next generation of Ming emperors - of course, a certain amount of chaos is inevitable.
The rule of the Ming Empire was far more solid than the foundation of the Mongol Empire.
not to mention.
They still have industry, railways, sailing battleships, and steamships.
All these technological advances allowed the Ming Empire to effectively implement Zhu Daohua's rule in such a large area.
"The Russians were defeated so quickly, which no one expected."
George III sighed and said.
At first.
The situation that the British Empire was looking forward to was a lousy war between China and Russia that had been fighting in the mud of Siberia for hundreds of years.
Especially on the battlefields of Eastern Europe, the defense system composed of barbed wire and trenches demonstrated an "invincible defensive" posture.
It is even more exciting for colonial empires like the British Empire, which has many colonies around the world.
Defensively invincible, at least shows that countries like the Ming Empire that have recently joined the fight for world hegemony and have the ability to overthrow the current world order will obviously have more trouble facing such a situation.
How can we overthrow the world order without going through war?
However, the Ming army's rapid defeat of the Russian army in the Central Asian battlefield still gave the entire Europe a great shock.
New artillery.
More powerful cannonballs.
Shelling during saturation.
A breech-loading gun with a very fast rate of fire.
Large-scale use of these new weapons.
It is completely unimaginable for many European armies whose thinking is still in the era of queuing to be shot.
In London, after discussion, the generals and staff decided that
To support the Ming Empire's war against Russia, the foundation lies in industrial strength!
The amount of artillery shells the Ming Empire invested in this war was an unimaginable astronomical figure in terms of gunpowder alone.
Actually.
This is because by now, although the British Empire has also begun to produce high explosives such as yellow gunpowder.
but
Production is very limited.
It has not yet entered the stage of industrialized mass production.
In this case, the cost is naturally very high and the output cannot be increased.
Therefore, the "prodigal" tactics of the Ming Army, which poured out countless artillery shells in one battle, were difficult to imagine even for the British army, which was considered very wealthy in Europe.
but.
This is war.
For the British Empire.
In any case, they are faced with the reality that their main enemy possesses large quantities of low-cost high explosives.
To deal with such an opponent.
Only if I can have almost the same weapon.
But in this way, in terms of productivity, can the British Empire, which has a small local area, be able to compete with a country like the Ming Empire, which has an extremely large core territory alone?
All Europe unites.
In terms of industrial production capacity, there is no way to compare with the Ming Empire.
Being hostile to such a country makes one's scalp numb just thinking about it.
No wonder.
After the Russians were defeated, envoys immediately went to various European countries to seek unity.
after all.
Russia is the easternmost European country, and they bear the brunt of the pressure from the Ming Empire.
And for European countries.
The expansion of the Ming Empire also greatly harmed their interests.
The power of the Ming Empire is extending to the east coast of Africa and the Middle East.
This is undoubtedly a challenge to France's interests.
but
Even the French dictator Napoleon, who defeated the anti-French alliance, subdued Prussia, and occupied Spain and Italy, probably did not dare to face the Ming Dynasty alone.
Right now.
Bang.
A Downing Street political officer pushed open the door and entered, looking very panicked.
"King, Prime Minister, that dictator has been crowned!"
Neither George III nor Little William showed any strange expressions when they heard this.
News that Napoleon was to become king had come from Paris months before.
This French dictator is very popular among the people in France - after all, France is now the strongest country in Europe.
Italy and Spain surrendered to France.
Prussia, Austria and other countries also withdrew from the anti-French alliance one after another. In fact, the anti-French alliance existed in name only.
And the Russians now also look to France.
so.
In such a favorable situation.
Napoleon's coronation was basically nothing too surprising.
George III cursed in a low voice: "Damn usurper!"
Little William Bert looked at the visitor: "Didn't this dictator invite foreign missions to watch the ceremony?"
"No," the visitor said. "When he was crowned in Milan Cathedral, there were not many foreigners present."
"Wait? Milan?!" Little William Burt was stunned for a moment, "Why was he crowned in Milan?"
"Could it be."
Little William Potter was stunned for a moment and had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy!"
Little William Potter and King George III stood up with a bang almost at the same time!
"Damn! King of Italy?! What qualifications does this dictator have to obtain the Iron Throne of Lombardy?!" George III said in horror.
"What else does he dare not do? After getting the throne of Italy, is he going to be the king of Spain next? And then, God, the king of France."
The kings of France, Spain, and Italy are the same person.
Damn Europe is basically half unified!
Western Rome is resurrected! !
"In fact his goal may be to be the Emperor of the French!"
"Emperor?! Is he crazy?"
King George III looked horrified when he heard this.
The Emperor has legitimacy in the West, and his origins are tied to two keywords: "Rome" and "Catholic Church."
As a rule, the French had no emperor.
But if Napoleon wanted to be called Emperor of the French.
"In fact, this man is very sensible!"
Little William Potter said in a deep voice.
(End of chapter)
