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Chapter 614 Scabies

Disease

Author: Seven Years Period

Disease

London, England.

Robert Peel was not much surprised by Canning's failure, but the split into three did disgust him.

This time the number of opponents has changed from one to three. It seems that the script should not be like this.

According to Robert Peel's plan, he was prepared to make those who dared to challenge the dignity of the British Empire lose both money and territory.

After all, the Indian subcontinent is Britain's home turf, and it has defeated countless enemies here.

No country could challenge the British in the Indian subcontinent, and it was only one step away from unifying India.

However, the number of enemies changed from one weak country (Denmark) to three powerful countries (Austria, France, and the Netherlands), which still made Robert Peel feel the malice of the great powers.

But this is not important. After all, after the Sikh Empire is solved, the British will have the means and time to drive Austria and France out of the Indian subcontinent.

As for the Dutch, Robert Peel really didn't take them seriously. For two hundred years, the British developed on the corpses of the Dutch.

The "Merchant King" may be good at economics, but domestic politics are in a mess, with religious and ethnic conflicts continuing, and the method William II came up with is to send all those who oppose him to Austria.

The Dutch fleet is still at the level of the eighteenth century, and may not even be able to defeat the maritime powers of the time. The upper limit is too low.

France chose Serampore, which was very close to Calcutta, and its purpose was very clear, which was for the opium trade.

At this time, the British were making a lot of money from the opium trade with the East. Louis Philippe was jealous and had established the French Far East Company a few years ago, but it never opened up.

Now that Serampore has been obtained, the French will definitely take the opportunity to transport opium in large quantities to the Far East.

But this is not a bad thing for the British, because they can also get a piece of the pie and have one more dealer.

It's just that France seems to be a little too strong now. Whether it is its 650,000 standing army, the largest in Europe, or its global colonial area, the UK is worried.

(The world's largest Qing Dynasty has 800,000, France has the second 650,000, and Russia has the third 600,000.)

The former colonial empire seems to be back, especially since France gained too many benefits in the US-Mexican War, and at the same time gained large tracts of land in North Africa, West Africa, and Central America.

In fact, there were conflicts between Britain and France in Oceania and the Far East, but the two more often joined forces to bully the "indigenous people" in these two places.

According to the current situation, France has surrounded Mexico. Once the former swallows the latter, France will not only gain massive resources, but also split the Americas into two.

Robert Peel did not dare to think how strong France would be like that, but what led to the current situation was that he did not expect that Austria would directly choose to give in during the US-Mexican War.

To be honest, the battlefield is the same as the gambling table. The more you win, the harder you lose, and the harder it is to give up.

It was precisely because of this that Robert Peel chose to add insult to injury. He hoped that Austria would engage in a protracted war of attrition in order to defend Mexico and France.

After all, Austria had achieved so many victories before, and Robert Peel did not think that the former would retreat before engaging the French army.

Because both strong people and powerful countries have one common characteristic, that is, they will not give up easily.

But the Austrians' approach surprised the British. They chose to cut their losses as soon as France entered the war, without even offering symbolic resistance.

As a result, Austria and France ended the war with almost no injuries, which frustrated Britain's plan to make money from the war and use the war to maintain the balance of power on the European continent.

Austria still maintains a strong influence in Europe, while the French appear to be too powerful in North America. Neither the United States nor Mexico is able to fight France alone.

Therefore, Britain must suppress France to prevent it from continuing to grow.

As for the Holy Alliance, Britain has not joined at all, and the countries of the Holy Alliance only care about whether France becomes bigger in Europe, and do not care whether it competes with Britain for hegemony.

Attack France and the United States overseas, conquer India and the Far East in the east, attack Austria's power in Central Europe, prevent Russia from gaining access to the sea, prevent the merger of Spain and France, invade Brazil, and control the South American market. In addition, we must continue to conquer land and

prevent colonial uprisings

According to Robert Peel's plan, a war between Austria and France in North America would not only weaken the latter's strength and prevent it from further expansion, but also reduce the former's international influence.

Then once Austria is defeated, its status in the German Confederation will decline. At this time, Prussia will challenge the leadership of Germany, and then the region will return to chaos.

A weak and loose German Confederation was necessary, but Britain would not let this organization disband, because the latter still needed the former to stop Russia's westward advance.

Therefore, Austria plus Germany is greater than or equal to Russia. It is very necessary for Britain, but it cannot be allowed to merge, even if it is a suture monster like the Holy Roman Empire.

But now all these plans have come to nothing, and then they have offended Austria over the Strait of Otranto.

Now the Austrians would go all the way to buy a fort on the Indian subcontinent and choose it specifically near the Palk Strait. This is completely disgusting.

In fact, Franz is also disgusting. Tranquiba has very complete defense facilities and is relatively far from the core of British rule.

At the same time, there is still a certain depth. The British cannot solve the problem by relying on the navy alone, and whether they send marines to land or mobilize troops from other areas, there are great risks.

After all, it is not uncommon for those duplicitous Indians to stab someone in the back, especially in a battle with a great power like Austria, any change could be fatal.

In addition, France and the Netherlands cannot wait to be slaughtered. They will definitely try their best to cause trouble for the UK. After all, coupled with this auction, all fools know that Austria, France, and the Netherlands have something fishy going on.

But because it is close to the Palk Strait and Sri Lanka, the UK really cannot ignore it.

Relatively speaking, Austria has little interest in the Far East and does not engage in opium or slave trade. In fact, Austria has the least conflict of interest with Britain.

But it is undeniable that this country is on the rise. At this time, Austria's influence has reached its maximum value after the Congress of Vienna.

At the same time, the level of industry is steadily improving, and some technologies have even surpassed that of Britain. In addition, the colonies are also expanding.

Although the colonial area is not as large as that of Britain and France, the colonial development is extremely fast and stable, and the possibility of catching up from behind cannot be ruled out.

Therefore, Robert Peel would not allow Austria's trade in the East to further expand, nor would he allow the Netherlands and France to divide their interests.

But the current situation does not allow it, because a war that has been planned for many years and the final step to conquer India will begin at this time.

Therefore, Robert Peel could only choose to make concessions, but as long as Britain unified India, it would only be a matter of time before these scabies diseases were eradicated.
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