Chapter 60: The Prussian Emissary
The fierce offensive of the expeditionary force made the evil country feel a great threat, and the Tsar's envoy soon came to KΓΆnigsberg to seek cooperation with the Kingdom of Prussia. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In the royal palace, Frederick I received the messenger of the evil kingdom Amur.
"See Your Majesty the King!" Amur saluted and gave Sechev the gift he had ordered to bring to Frederick I, a saber of the Evil Country.
Frederick I took the saber, played with it, and let the chamberlain take it down.
"The Evil Emperor asked you to come, is there anything wrong?" Frederick asked lightly.
Amur said: "Your Majesty, His Majesty the Tsar has deliberately brought sincerity and wants to form a brotherly ally with the Kingdom of Prussia. Jointly maintain order in Europe, I wonder what Your Majesty wants? β
Frederick I burst out laughing, and then he said, "What qualifications does the bad country have to ally with Prussia?" You have just been defeated by the Swedes and the Qing people, you have lost a lot of land, even your Tsar has been killed, you are so fragile, I am afraid that it is already the sunset of the slope, but our Kingdom of Prussia is the rising sun, the future is limitless, and there is no possibility of an alliance between the two. β
Amur said: "Your Majesty, tigers also have naps, and our evil country just took a nap and was bitten twice by two hungry wolves. The evil country still has the most vast land in Europe, and His Majesty the new tsar is working hard to drive the Qing people out of the bad country in the spring of next year. And in Europe, we will form an alliance with Poland and Denmark, and at the same time, we will also try to reach an agreement with Your Majesty, if our four countries can form an alliance, why worry that the situation in Europe and Asia will not be controlled by us? If Your Majesty has no intention of forming an alliance with the Evil Kingdom, then we can only seek an alliance with the Kingdom of France, and I think Louis XIV would have been happy to ally with our Evil Country, but when the time comes, the Kingdom of Prussia will be threatened by the Kingdom of France. β
Frederick I was furious and said, "Are you threatening me? β
"The ministers don't dare, just tell the truth, we know that Your Majesty is trying to unify the entire Holy Roman Empire, if there is French interference, I am afraid that Your Majesty's unification cause will be seriously threatened, and please think twice." Amur said calmly, without the slightest hint of fear.
"Come, first ask the envoy of the evil country to go down and rest." Frederick stretched out his hand and said impatiently.
"The foreign minister will take his leave first!" Amur saluted again and said.
Immediately after Amur left, Frederick I sent the ministers of civil and military affairs to the palace for a meeting.
When everyone had arrived, Frederick asked, "What do you think of the evil people who want to form an alliance with us?" β
War Minister Horst hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, by all means, our Kingdom of Prussia has only been established for a few years, and its national strength is weak, so it cannot cope with a full-scale war at all. The evil country people have now provoked the Swedes, the Qing people and the Ottomans, it is simply a way to kill themselves, although there is a vast territory, but they have no ability to defend it, we will ally with the evil country, and it will only affect us at that time. β
Frederick frowned and said, "How could I not know this?" But now that the Kingdom of Prussia needs to be unified, if there is no foreign aid, I am afraid that it will really be interfered by France, as the bad country man said, and at that time, I am afraid that I will not be able to maintain the unity of the country. β
"Your Majesty, we can't do this, if we want to find foreign aid, we should find the Qing State or the Ottoman Empire. The minister heard that the Qing people only sent 3,000 expeditionary troops this time to the Volga River Valley, if they could form an alliance with the Qing people, wouldn't it be a good thing? β
Another big general, Klose, said.
"Qingguo? The Qing Kingdom is too far away from us, once something happens, the whip is beyond the reach, how can it help us? Frederick I said.
Klose hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the Qing people attacked the Volga River valley with such a small number of troops, they must have advanced weapons, the minister thinks that if he forms an alliance with the Qing people, he can get advanced weapons from them at that time, and it is not difficult to unify the Holy Roman Empire at that time, even the Kingdom of France, we don't have to be afraid of them at all." β
When Frederick I's eyes lit up when he heard this, he hurriedly said, "Are the weapons of the Qing people really that advanced?" If it's true, then we really have to buy some back, without advanced weapons, if we want to win the battle, we will pay double or even several times the effort, Klose, this matter will be left to you, you personally go to the Far East, find the representatives of the Qing people, and talk about it. As for the evil people, let's deal with it first. β
"Your Majesty is wise!"
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Two weeks later, Klose appeared in the Volga Valley.
Hearing that Prussia had a messenger, Yang Meng suddenly became excited, Prussia and the evil countrymen, that is a mortal enemy, now that he comes to find himself, he must have something to ask for himself.
Instructed Esi to invite Klose to the hall of the turret, Yang Meng carefully cleaned up, and then appeared in the hall in high spirits.
Klose soon came and saw Yang Meng, Klose saluted a Prussian soldier and said, "Klose, the general of the Kingdom of Prussia, has seen His Excellency the General of the Qing Dynasty. β
"General Klose needs no courtesy, please sit down and speak!" Yang stood up and asked Klose to sit down.
Klose was not polite, and after sitting down, he took a sip of hot tea, and then said: "Your Excellency the General has conquered all the way and expanded the territory for thousands of miles, which is really an example for the next." β
Yang Meng said: "Where, but thanks to the hard work of the soldiers, since the founding of the Kingdom of Prussia, it has also won many battles, and it has the intention of replacing the Holy Roman Empire." β
Klose hurriedly said: "The general is very reasonable, but now that Prussia is facing the threat of the Kingdom of France and the evil people, I am afraid that the unification of the great cause will be postponed indefinitely." However, if the general is willing to help, then there is great hope for the unification of our Kingdom of Prussia. β
"Oh? How can I help? The general has something to say, our Great Qing Kingdom is a state of etiquette, and we have always been generous to our friends. Yang Meng said.
Klose said: "Your Excellency, I heard that your army's muskets can fire dozens of rounds in a row, and the artillery can attack the enemy two kilometers away, and the power is amazing, so I beg Your Excellency the General to cut off your love and sell some to the Kingdom of Prussia, I wonder what Your Excellency General thinks?"
"Buy a weapon? Haha, no problem with muskets, there is a problem with artillery, we only have 20 of these things, and we really can't sell them. Well, there are some grenadiers, and I can sell you some if you want. Yang Meng laughed.
The Prussians were really well informed, and so quickly knew that the weapons of the expeditionary force were advanced.
These days, it's really not easy to keep a secret.
Of course, it's no problem to buy guns, and it's okay to sell grenadiers, but artillery, Yang Meng won't sell it for the time being, unless Hong Ren develops a longer range artillery.
Klose said happily: "Then thank you, Your Excellency, the Kingdom of Prussia is willing to become a brotherly country of the Qing Dynasty, and send an envoy to the capital of the Qing Dynasty to submit the credentials, and ask Your Excellency the General to make it convenient at that time." β
When Yang Meng heard this, he was immediately even more happy, there was Prussia to contain the evil country, which was more reliable than the Swedes, and once the Swedes were defeated by the bad countrymen, they might soon fall from the position of a European power and collapse.
The Kingdom of Prussia, on the other hand, was a growing power, and in another time and space, they unified the German Empire and soon became a European power, even threatening the security of the Kingdom of France.
"Good! I am glad to form a brotherly state with the Kingdom of Prussia and help the Kingdom of Prussia to complete the great cause of unification, and His Excellency the General will return as soon as possible, and after obtaining the credentials, come here, and we will return to Beijing together. Yang Meng said.
The New Year is approaching, Yang Meng has to go back anyway, three children, oh no, it's four children, he hasn't seen it yet, and he also needs to tell Kangxi about the situation here and make a debriefing report.
Klose also said happily: "Then there is General Lao waiting, I will go and return quickly." But muskets and grenadiers, can you bring me some back? β
"No problem, fourth, you go get a few Kangxi No. 1 and Kangxi No. 2 rifles, and by the way, take a few grenadiers, and hand them over to General Klose when the time comes." Yang Meng nodded in agreement.
"Yes, General!"