After tackling the Netherlands and Britain, Sweden, Denmark and Tsarist Russia were next. Richelieu knew that Sweden and Denmark were actually harder to talk to than Tsarist Russia, because he had both Sweden and Denmark cheated on the war against the Holy Roman Empire!

It is difficult to make people fall for the same person twice in a row, so Richelieu had never thought about the issue of letting Sweden and Denmark send troops again. He just hoped that they could see the situation clearly and agreed to provide some food and grass for Tsarist Russia.

Sweden and Denmark were really cheated by Richelieu. Over the past 20 years, they have almost done their efforts in the war against the Holy Roman Empire. Although the money for the war was basically provided by the Netherlands and Britain and France, they lost people and the losses were quite heavy.

Like Denmark, they were actually quite powerful before the war, because their king Christian IV was both the king of Denmark and the king of Norway. The two countries joined forces and gradually gained the dominance of Nordics and established a powerful navy. Denmark before the war could be said to have several powerful countries in the continental region and even the entire world.

However, Christian IV was lured by Richelieu and believed that he could really defeat the Holy Roman Empire. In order to seize land and interests, he took the lead in sending troops and became the vanguard of the anti-Habsburg alliance. As a result, he was defeated by the Holy Roman Empire coalition led by the legendary genius Valenstein, and lost all the elite troops of the 50,000 army. If they had not had a powerful navy, they would have withdrawn from the ranks of powerful countries from now on.

Sweden is even worse. The most outstanding king in their history, Emperor Gustav, died in the war with the Holy Roman Empire, and almost lost his heir!

When the legendary emperor Gustav II was killed, his only heir, Princess Christina, was only six years old, the most outstanding king, replaced by a little girl who could only cry, and Sweden almost fell down.

Fortunately, they also have the legendary wise minister Earl Axel Uxenzena, who is also one of the most outstanding politicians in Swedish history. If he hadn't supported him, the Swedish people would have been a slave to the destruction of their queen!

These two countries were so miserable that they were deceived by Richelieu, and they could imagine their resentment towards Richelieu.

Fortunately, both Christian IV and Count Uxenzena knew that if the Ming Empire led the rise of the Ming Habsburg Alliance, all countries of the anti-Habsburg Alliance would suffer. Therefore, although they were deeply resentful of Richelieu, they still sent an envoy after receiving the invitation.

The representative sent by Christian IV was his son-in-law, Earl of Cabinet Prime Minister Kaufez Ulfelt, and Earl of Uxenzena, who led a delegation to Paris in person.

However, the two countries made a decision before sending envoys. This time, even if Richelieu could tell a flower in his mouth, they would not send troops again.

The two countries really can't afford to be injured. No matter how foolishly they are deceived into charging, they will be killed by Richelius without waiting for the Ming Empire to take action!

Fortunately, Richelieu just wanted them to provide food and grass this time, but they couldn't afford it, but there was no shortage of food and grass.

After Ulfelt and Uxenzena arrived in Paris, Richelieu also pulled them to start a secret discussion, but this time there were five people, not three. Trafford and Spike, the representatives of the English and Dutch Republic, consciously played the role of translator and tutor.

After a difficult negotiation, Ulfirt and Uksenzena finally agreed to Richelieu's request to provide food and grass. However, they are not suckers and will not provide food and grass for Tsarist Russia without restrictions. Based on their national strength, they all agreed to provide food and grass of up to 100,000 people. No matter how many, I'm sorry, Richelieu, think of a solution for yourself!

Although Richelieu pretended to be very reluctant on the surface, he was actually very satisfied in his heart. In fact, the attitudes of the two countries were more important than food and grass. If they did not agree to participate, it would be difficult for Tsarist Russia to send troops. After all, the great nobles of Tsarist Russia were not fools. Even if they were greedy for money, they would not easily agree to send troops.

They still know how terrifying the Ming Empire is now. It is very dangerous to send troops to work hard with them. There is no sufficient reason, so I can't convince them.

The reason why Richelieu chose to hold talks in Paris was to first convince the four countries including Britain and the Netherlands to create a general trend, a general trend in which all five countries actively participated.

There are only six countries in the Anti-Habsburg Alliance. Now all five countries have agreed to pay money, food and weapons. If Tsarist Russia does not agree to send troops, would you be embarrassed?

Of course, he has prepared more than just these things. In short, as long as he handles Sweden and Denmark, Tsarist Russia will be simple.

Now, everything is ready, just wait for Tsarist Russia to get into the trap.

Will Tsarist Russia easily get into the trap? Of course not. In fact, they have never been very enthusiastic about participating in the anti-Habsburg Alliance operations. It is not that they can wisely see through the plot of the old fox Richelieu, but mainly because their current focus is not on the continent, but on the Far East.

The colonies in the Far East are their interests. As for who is the overlord in the continent, it actually has little impact on them. Therefore, they basically did not participate in the war against the Habsburg dynasty. They just chose a side, stood in a team, and joined the anti-Habsburg alliance, so as not to be unpleasant on both ends and want to beat him up on both ends.

However, this time, they really couldn't sit still because the Ming Empire's courage this time was so scary. If they were really allowed to bring up the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire, then Tsarist Russia would be in danger. After all, the territory they now occupy is too vast, who wouldn't be jealous!

Therefore, they sent an envoy without hesitation. This time, the one who led the Tsarist Russian envoy to Paris to discuss was their cabinet prime minister. Now the actual ruler of Tsarist Russia, the great nobleman Morozov.

Rozov's arrival made Richelieu overjoyed. He knew Rozov's status within Tsarist Russia. As long as he handled Rozov, it would be equivalent to dealing with Tsarist Russia!

If someone else leads a group here, it will be troublesome. In the end, I have to deal with Rozov. I will go around in circles and I don’t know how much more money I will spend. Now, Rozov comes in person and just smash him with the money.

As for how to smash it, Richelieu had naturally thought about it.

On the night when Rozov arrived in Paris, Richelieu invited him alone to the Duke's Mansion, in the name of greeting him.

Rozov naturally would not refuse the invitation from the actual French ruler. He came to the Duke's mansion without hesitation. Until now, he still thought it was just a simple welcome banquet.

The banquet was real. Richelieu prepared a sumptuous French dinner for him, and all kinds of precious dishes were filled with large round tables. However, there were only two people attending the banquet, Richelieu and him!

Richelieu is so kind that he actually prepared such a sumptuous banquet for him alone. At this time, Rozov was still quite moved.

But he didn't know that the dishes on the table were not regular meals, and there were even bigger meals waiting for him.
Chapter completed!