Europe.

It took half a year for the news from India to reach here, and for a while, the entire European political scene seemed to be shaken by an earthquake.

Tulip Palace, Vidomia, who heard the news, turned pale as paper, "Surrendered? Our invincible Red Shirts have surrendered to the Eastern Empire! “

Murphy stood quietly by Vidomia's side, along with many of London's most prominent nobles and councillors.

"Continuous firing firearms, huge steel battleships, powerful artillery, bombs that can be easily thrown by soldiers, the weapons of war of the Chinese Empire have surpassed us too much, if it were not for a desperate situation, our soldiers would not choose to surrender, Your Majesty, now we have to consider whether to redeem these soldiers?"

The officer who spoke wore a red military uniform and a sailing cap, and he was Britain's most famous General Wellington.

In the former Tsarist Russia's southward war, this general once led the LinkedIn Red Shirts to defeat the Tsarist army, and finally forced Tsarist Russia to withdraw its grip on Eastern Europe.

Murphy reminded: "After the surrender of the coalition forces, the Chinese Empire released a merchant ship to report back to the message, and he conveyed this meaning, Your Majesty, we have more than 10,000 soldiers in the hands of the Chinese Empire, and if they cannot return to England, they can only work to death in the cold mines of the East." ”

Vidomia pinched her eyebrows painfully, as a world-class hegemon, how could Britain have been blackmailed by other countries.

But since the rise of this Eastern Empire, everything has changed.

"What price did they give us?" Vidomia could not remain indifferent to the lives of these soldiers, more than 10,000 soldiers were a tenth of the army for the British.

If something happens to these soldiers, she will also attract criticism from all walks of life, and her dignity as queen will inevitably be affected.

"An average soldier costs two hundred pounds, and the officer calculates otherwise." Murphy said cautiously.

Vidomia's chest heaved violently, and she jerked to her feet, "This is blackmail, we in Europe only need to pay twenty pounds to redeem a soldier." ”

Willington shook his head, "Your Majesty, now is not the time to worry about money, with the wealth we have accumulated over the years, this money is nothing, but soldiers are precious, these soldiers are all young and middle-aged, as long as they come back, we will have more than 10,000 soldiers who have fought against the Chinese Empire, equip them with new equipment, and they can become a sharp sword to contain the Chinese Empire." “

The other nobles and parliamentarians nodded their heads, and Murphy took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, we can hold a dinner at the Tulip Palace, call on the nobles and merchants who come to donate money to save these poor soldiers, and tell them that if they don't want to do their part for the Empire, their interests overseas will be swallowed up by the Chinese Empire." “

Vidomia looked appreciative, which was what she had just thought, in order to catch up with the scientific and technological level of the Chinese Empire, the government invested a lot of money in various laboratories.

She didn't want to waste a little money on other things now, and these nobles and big merchants had amassed a lot of wealth in trade.

It can be said that it is these people who are really rich in England, and sometimes she really wants to have the same power as the emperor of the Eastern Empire.

In this way, he was able to squeeze these merchants dry.

"It's a good idea." Vidomia nodded slightly.

Murphy nodded gentlemanly, and then he showed a serious expression, "The following matter is particularly important, how should we deal with the relationship with the Chinese Empire, do we want to let the war continue?" “

"Do you think our navy can defeat the Empire's navy?" Vidomia asked rhetorically.

"Of course not."

"In that case, what else can we use to fight the Empire, send envoys to talk again, now we have to do everything we can to fight for peace, the time we need now." Vidomia's eyes hardened.

Willington said in a loud voice: "Of course, we have to plan for the worst, if the Eastern Empire does not give us a chance at peace, then we will have to prepare for war, from now on we must call on the citizens of all Britain to prepare to defend against a powerful enemy, until we are left to the last man, only to show the Chinese Empire a strong will to war, they will give in." “

Willington was a lifesaver for Vidomia, and she said, "Please feel free to do it, I believe that no one will oppose you now." “

After a pause, she continued: "I will at the same time bring about as soon as possible the union of Europe, the most formidable enemy we have encountered in two hundred years, who has harmed the interests of all Europeans. “

Willington took off his hat and thanked Vidomia.

Murphy smiled reassuringly, and he added: "We have also received news that the Eastern Empire and Persia have been in close contact with each other during this time, and it seems that they want to get something from Persia, no matter what they are looking for, I suggest to sow discord between the Ottomans and Persia and let their war continue, so that the strength of some empires can be contained." “

For Vidomia, any method could now be used as long as it could delay the arrival of the Eastern Empire in Europe.

So, she hesitated and nodded, before Osman was the object of their vigilance, now they had to be friends.

At the same time.

The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, and France also received news from India, which shook them no less than the British.

For a time, the whole of Europe was in the shadow of defeat, and in order to cope with this defeat, they suddenly communicated with each other more.

Europe, once full of contradictions and powder kegs, seems to have been quieter than ever.

After a month of preparation, a large joint mission set out for the East, this time to sit down again to negotiate with the Chinese Empire.

……

Qingzhou.

Xiao Ming drove the internal combustion engine car delivered by the Imperial Automobile Factory on the square of the Zhengda Guangming Temple, and after reaching an agreement with Persia, the Minerals Division successfully found oil in Persia, and it was a superficial oil mine.

The Empire's drilling fleet then rushed to Persia, and the first batch of oil arrived at the port of Dengzhou in half a year, which meant that the Empire's cars would no longer sit idle due to lack of gasoline.

The oil is transported to the petrochemical plant and quickly converted into gasoline, wax, asphalt, and lubricating oil.

After running around the square three times, Xiao Ming stopped the car and got out of the car.

"The quality of these improved cars is good." Xiao Ming said with a smile to Qian Dafu.

Since the civil strife of the empire was pacified, the life of the empire has become more and more calm, but under this calm surface, the development of the empire has never stagnated, on the contrary, it has become more and more rapid, and many technologies have exploded in a blowout under the efforts of the research laboratory.

Even cars have been improved in a short period of time, with better internal combustion engines.