In the British embassy in China, Watson, who had not yet left China, had a headache, and even his bright lady could not divert his attention in the slightest. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Brontë cowered to the side like a defeated old rooster, saying that Watson's presence had diminished infinitely since his arrival in China, and then there was a Dutchman Dykermar in the room. This man's face is very bad!

The news from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not really hurt Britain and the Netherlands, but China is not the only one who has the truth that the rabbit died and the fox is sad.

The Spaniards in Manila were the natural allies of the Dutch in Batavia, and even if Britain and France broke up in the Far East, Manila and Batavia would be absolutely good friends. The two helped each other and signed secret alliances with each other, which were recognized by Madrid and Amsterdam.

However, now that the official war between Britain and France has put this paper pact in a very awkward position, Spain is a follower of the Gallic rooster, the big windmill is an absolute ally of London, and Manila and Batavia are actually in two opposing clusters, how can they join forces?

Not to mention the current situation in Nanyang, the Chinese are only looking for trouble with the big plate duck, and have not yet paid attention to the head of the big windmill.

The Chinese took advantage of the announcement that they were going to launch an offensive against Spain, and the only condition they put forward was to 'acquire' the half of Timor Island in the hands of the Dutch. This is bullying, but it also gives Dequelmar a little hope for existence. If the Chinese are also determined to clean up Batavia, how can they still 'buy' half of Timor Island in the hands of the Dutch?

Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Portuguese probably traded with the Timorese over sandalwood, while the Dutch settled in a secluded bay at the southwestern tip of Kupang in the early part of the last century, while the Portuguese moved to the north and east. Although the two countries did not formally sign a treaty to divide the island, which was about the size of the bay, the Dutch and Portuguese effectively controlled the island.

Chen Ming's goal is to monopolize Honolulu, so he is not willing to set aside a foothold in the South Pacific islands for Europeans, he wants to completely take this area for himself, and construct a 'route' connecting the South Seas and Honolulu as quickly as possible.

And the island of Timor is a hurdle on the 'route' that cannot be bypassed!

Although Dequelma did not know Chen Ming's intentions, he could see the Chinese's 'sincerity'.

"I will not declare war on the Chinese on behalf of Batavia. Unless the Chinese artillery is aimed at Batavia! "Dequelmar is unwilling to let Batavia go 'to seek death', according to the current situation, once Batavia is captured by the Chinese, the Netherlands may not have a real foothold in the entire Far East. Will the Japanese on the outer islands outside the port of Nagasaki continue to be left to the Netherlands?

This is even worse than Portugal at the beginning. The latter can still live and nourish in China, and one of them even blended into the side of the two great emperors of China as a close minister.

And then there is the loss of the East Indies, which is a sad end to the end of the Dutch glory of the East India Company.

Deckerma's reaction, Watson and Brontë were not surprised, people did not see a dead end and still step in. Allies are there to help themselves, not to drag themselves to death.

But Batavia escaped the first year of junior high school, can she hide from fifteen again?

"It's just the difference between dying early and dying late." Brontë looked at Dykerma's eyes full of disappointment, but he couldn't be Dyquelmar's master.

In his eyes, the two powers of Britain and France in Europe are fighting, which gives the Chinese an opportunity.

The competing interests between countries are all clear and unambiguous, and will not change in the slightest because of any 'friendship'. The Chinese, who have long coveted Nanyang, finally waited for such an opportunity, they will definitely take this opportunity to swallow the entire Nanyang, and it is impossible to leave a hand! At this time, the Dutch in Batavia should join forces with the Spaniards in Manila and gather all their strength to fight the Chinese.

Even if they fail in the end, in the words of the Chinese, they must let the Chinese feel the fighting spirit and courage of the Europeans.

However, Dyquemar took what he said for a fart.

"You have to die early and die late, why be too particular about being a man!" This sentence of the Chinese makes a lot of sense. Brontë thought to himself.

If he could be the lord of Batavia, he would rather die in battle than live in shame. His choice is: Rather than broken jade than complete tiles. But Dykelma is better to die than to live.

"The difference between dying early and dying late is great. There is hope for existence! ”

Maybe Britain and France won't fight next year. As long as there is a glimmer of hope in Deckerma's heart, he will not fight to the death.

Deckermar was essentially a businessman, and the country of Holland was very much a businessman. From the moment they voluntarily relinquished their authority on the sea, they were free of the blood of a desperate battle.

Piercing their relatively sturdy shell, the Dutch were left with only a soft heart.

In one night, everyone who should know the news will know.

Potemkin couldn't sleep for a long time looking at the map hanging on the wall. This is an ordinary map of the world, with red China in the middle of the whole map. And in this red-stained place, their north, northeast, and northwest are all marked with the symbols of war. Although a peace agreement has been signed between China and Russia, Potemkin knows very well - it is a fart.

When Russia breathes a sigh of relief, Her Majesty Catherine II will certainly not indulge the Chinese.

Below the northeast of China, North Korea's seat is marking a big '×'. At the same time, the position of the Japanese is marked by a dotted line of '×'.

Then there was the southern part of the empire, where Annam was also marked with a cross, and the southwest Burma was also marked with a '×'.

Now the tentacles of the Chinese have penetrated deep into the South Seas, and like Brontë's perspective, Potemkin feels the same.

First Manila, then Batavia, is just a question of dying early and dying late. China will not give up such a great opportunity, and the direction of China represented by this incident will not change in the end.

Then a very strange 'picture' appeared in front of Potemkin's eyes.

-- A China that is constantly provoking wars in all its borders! This fact is really contradictory and different from the external feeling given to people in China.

If you take a closer look at the time of war between China and its neighbors, there is really not a day since the Chen dynasty in China established its rule.

And such a militaristic emperor was more expansionist than any European monarch in Potemkin's view. The current emperor of China is far more dangerous than any other king in the world, and this is simply a monster who is uncomfortable without war.

However, it is such a country that has been waging wars, relying on the influence accumulated in past history, that it does not let outsiders feel 'it' war-like at all. On the contrary, the wars they provoked with foreign countries were quite righteous according to the concept of civilization in this land. This made Potemkin too envious.

The China inherited by the Chen dynasty has too deep influence in the world of the East.

And how is it that the reputation of the Russian Empire, which also started one war after another, is so much worse in Europe than that of China? All of Europe sees Russia as a greedy bandit and a source of war, and all the countries around it are wary of Russia.

Although the war between Russia and the Ottomans was a full-scale war, and the forces invested by the Chinese in the surrounding countries were only small local wars, but it was also a war?

The nature is no different. The difference is only in scale, and that is because China's advantage in the East is too strong and too powerful. All the countries that are so powerful here are united that they are no match for China. Such a war with a foreign country would of course be a local war!

In the East, in this distant and strange world, not to mention the hundred Korean women who respect China, that is, those Japanese women whose motherland has been really bullied by the Chinese, do not have the slightest hatred for China, but only endless longing.

Potemkin is really envious to death.

A good reputation really has so many benefits for an expanding country.

Think about China now, and then think about Russia, that envy is like the sun at noon, scorching to the extreme.

As far as Potemkin is concerned, sooner or later, North Korea and Annam will not be able to escape China's jaws. But many North Koreans and Annam people will never hate China to the core, but will only rejoice.

The Koreans hated the Manchus, and so did the Annamites, not China and the Chinese.

It's a monster that a country has such a rich historical heritage.

The next morning, the newspapers all preached the hatred between the Chinese and the big ducks, paving the way for the declaration of war between China and the West.

The notes on the agreement signed between the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Watson have not dried up, and new negotiations have been initiated by Watson on his own initiative.

This negotiation was carried out on the basis of the war that had already begun between Britain and France, and it was very different from the previous meeting. At the same time as new negotiations began between the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Watson, Perrier also found his acquaintances. Even for the Chinese mission thousands of miles away, Gao Yanming was very busy these days, and he frequently traveled between Paris and London.

Britain and France officially went to war, and Madrid quickly declared war on London.

There is no doubt that the involvement of these two countries in this war was largely motivated by the psychological stimulation of long-standing feuds and the desire to take revenge for the recent past. In France, the socialites were very sympathetic to the struggle for freedom of the inhabitants of the thirteen states of North America, and sometimes held rallies to express their solidarity, and although emotional sympathy and solidarity could have a powerful influence on the actions of the countries of Europe, only some substantive measures could give them a voice and adjust the current situation.

France hopes to regain its territory in North America, but the bad memories that the French brought to North America back then are still fresh in the memories of many Americans, but the distrust of the North American inhabitants will be diluted by the effective sympathy and support given by France to the North American Revolutionary War at this moment, and even the strong gratitude that will arise from it, which makes Paris smell the hope of regaining its former power.

Gao Yanming is well aware of the agreement between France and the United States, because it is not a secret. The French formally renounced any part of the former French territories which it had previously held on the North American continent or which had recently been under the control of the British Crown, but the Gallic Rooster insisted on the condition of occupying and maintaining freedom of movement on any of the islands of the West Indies, which made all other British colonies in the Americas vulnerable to French attack. Therefore, in this re-war between Britain and France, France's 'target' is the British colonies in the West Indies. At the same time, after the Americans had carried out a full and favorable diversion operation against Britain, it was also incumbent upon France to promote the independence of the United States at the right time.

As exclusivity became the hallmark of the era, it was expected that the loss of important British territories would reduce the vast trade on which its prosperity depended, and that there might be a ripple effect that would weaken Britain and make France stronger.

"In fact, France's aim was to increase the scale of this struggle, and to sum up all its aims into one of the most important ones, namely, to outmaneuver the British at sea and politically...... which was really the aftermath of the Seven Years' War.

It was raining at night in Paris, and Gao Yanming was writing notes under an oil lamp.

It's been so long since he came to Europe, in addition to those boring court balls, Gao Yanming's most time-consuming action is writing notes. Not only he wrote it himself, but also many clerks of the mission.

They watched everything in Europe in detail, from the noble and rich to the poor workers and beggars.

This leaves them with a lot of things to keep track of.

The current war is changing the course of society in both countries.

A large amount of supplies were tilted to the army, and the rising war sentiment among the people made the little inconvenience caused by the war become uncared for.

When Gao Yanming sent Xie Qinggao to return to China to report the news, the last seven years of war between Britain and France began, and now a series of naval battles have broken out. A large French fleet immediately sailed Europe to the West Indies.

When the war broke out, the British sent far more land infantry and naval warships to the West Indies than on the North American continent.

And in Europe itself, because of the presence of the Spanish fleet, the British still could not relax their vigilance.

The next day, when the rain was still falling, Gao Yanming entered the Palace of Versailles in a carriage, and that morning he was to meet Louis XVI again in person.

For Louis XVI, the new king of France who has just been promoted, Gao Yanming still respects him very much. This king doesn't look so bad. Although his character is somewhat weak, and his political skills are somewhat lacking, he is caught between the poor French people on the one hand and the strong aristocratic class on the other, and he is powerless to shake either side. But he still has time. Now Louis XVI has just turned twenty-four.

"Your Majesty, we will certainly go to war with Spain and seize their Luzon in the South Seas. But we don't have anything to do with the British. Louis XVI bluntly asked Gao Yanming about the dispute between China and Spain, and Gao Yanming also gave an exact answer unceremoniously.

The interests of China and Spain are irreconcilable, so what is the future direction of China and France?

"Will China be content with just capturing Luzon? What would you think of the Dutch in Batavia, and the British behind them? ”

"Nanyang is China's sphere of influence. Batavia will one day belong to China as well. But when will my majesty do it, this is not something that the foreign minister can tell. ”

There is a prerequisite for China to start a war between Britain and France in Manila, so after Britain and France declared war, Gao Yanming can unceremoniously say that China is going to eat Luzon. But for the Dutch, that's another story.

"France cannot ignore the damage to Spain's interests. If Spain loses Luzon, although very unwilling, there will inevitably be a state of war between China and France. "It's a crazy move. Therefore, Louis XVI very much hoped to get a definite answer from Gao Yanming's mouth, can China and France 'declare without war'?

As China's second-largest trading country in Europe, France is well aware of China's strength.

Population, tax revenues, and the number of troops all show how powerful China is. Such a giant country, fortunately, is farther away from Europe, otherwise it would have been more 'hostile' than the Ottoman Empire.

Although the French had no interest in the Far East, if Guangnan were not included, after Spain lost Luzon, it stands to reason that Paris would not have to be afraid of Nanking even if both sides declared war. Can China send a grand fleet to Europe or the east coast of the Americas? That's impossible.

But the French, who still had extravagant hopes for India, were afraid that their nemesis would get help from the Chinese, and then completely collapse all their plans on the Indian continent in one fell swoop.

Of course, Gao Yanming did not know this plan of the British. He only thought that the British had ambitions for the West Indies. The Gallic rooster, which had already been completely defeated by the British on the Indian continent, seemed too difficult to turn the tables.

If Gao Yanming had known about this idea of France, he would certainly not have agreed to Louis XVI's request.

After Gao Yanming left, Louis XVI's most trusted minister, the Count of Vergennes, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, appeared in the room, and the 62-year-old count had a relaxed smile on his face, just like Louis XVI's smile.

The latter rejected Gao's request not to declare war on China, "so this should be the last time Gao made such a request." Louis XVI smiled lightly.

"There is a reward to be gained." The Count of Vergenne had a brisk voice, why would the Spaniards declare war on London so quickly? That was clearly a reason for France to contain China in order to protect the Luzon colony. If China officially declares war on Dabanya, France will also have to declare war on China.

Spain is France's loyal brother, but Spain is not part of France.

"Now it will be up to us when the news of the loss of Luzon will reach Europe. I really hope that the Chinese will eat Batavia by the way. (To be continued.) )