Text Volume sters When Fox finished speaking, George III's face turned as dark as a pot.

Do the subjects of England need an explanation from me, or do you, the nobles and ministers who control the capital, need an explanation from me?

George III stared at Fox, Old Sir Richard and others with an unfriendly expression, and asked in a deep voice: "What kind of explanation do you want? Continue to let the Ming Dynasty lie on England's body to suck blood? Or give up all colonies and shrink completely in the future?

Go back to Mishima?"

When George III said this, Fox, Old Sir Richard and others suddenly felt speechless.

Why did Fox question George III and want George III to give an explanation?

Because declaring war on the Ming Dynasty is not in the interest of England or the English capitalists.

On the contrary, it is more in the interest of all the nobles, officials, and capitalists in Europe to allow Ming to continue sucking blood from England, because Ming will definitely spill over some technological aspects from top to bottom in the process of promoting industrialization.

At the same time, a large amount of funds will flow around the entire industrialization process.

These technologies and funds may not necessarily fall into the English treasury, but they will definitely pass through the pockets of these noble officials and capitalists.

If you touch the pork a few more times, your hands will be covered with a layer of oil.

The European aristocrats, officials and capitalists who have always been good at calculations are certainly not willing to let this opportunity pass.

But, just like the gentlemen of Donglin in the late Ming Dynasty, who on the surface "heard the sound of wind and rain and the sound of reading, and were concerned about family affairs, state affairs, and everything in the world", in fact, the water was too cold and the scalp was itchy. Never mind England.

These aristocrats, officials and capitalists have done many bad things like male thieves and female prostitutes behind the scenes, but on the surface they are very shameless.

All of them wanted to package themselves as good people who had been reincarnated for ten times. Of course, they could not openly admit in front of George III that they only wanted to gain benefits and did not want war.

After thinking about it secretly, Fox simply bowed and said to George III: "My respected Majesty George, you just secretly discussed with Alexander and the others to resist the Ming Dynasty, and in the end you suffered such cruel retaliation. If you really rebelled against the Ming Dynasty,

If we declare war, won’t our England be completely doomed?”

Old Sir Richard also hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Yes, Your Majesty George, I think Mr. Fox is right. Our treasury in England is still very empty and tight, and it is simply not enough to support the war between us and the Ming Dynasty."

However, George III snorted coldly and asked: "If we don't declare war on the Ming Dynasty, will England be ruined?"

"Open your eyes and see, gentlemen, we first lost the interests of the Thirteenth Bank of Guangdong, then we lost the interests of Tianzhu, and then we lost the interests of Yin Di'an Continent. Now, they are targeting

After our Sri Lanka - where will we lose next? Where else can we lose? The British Isles?"

After George III finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn.

Does what George III said make sense? It makes sense.

However, it is one thing to make sense; it is another thing to have the corresponding strength.

Everyone present, including George III, knew very well that England could never be a match for the Ming Dynasty, and even bringing in the Sand Goose and the Habsburg family was of no use.

To completely overthrow the Ming Dynasty, the only hope is to bring together all the countries in the small broken ball.

But then again, who can guarantee that we can win over all the countries on the small broken ball?

If nothing else, let’s talk about France. France is determined to get along with the Ming Dynasty. In addition, George III took the initiative to send troops to attack France. Why should France join you and England to resist the Ming Dynasty? Is it just that?

Based on a few slogans shouted by your King George III?

Seeing Fox, Old Sir Richard and others feeling a little downcast, George III said: "You don't have to worry too much. Alexander of Sand Goose has already stated that he will be the first to declare war on the Ming Dynasty."

"In addition, Franz II of the Habsburg family has also stated that the Habsburg family will temporarily put aside the conflict with the Austrian art student and find ways to win over the art student to resist the Ming Dynasty.

"

However, old Sir Richard frowned and asked: "That's it? Then may I ask, Your Majesty the King, what is the military expenditure required for the war?"

"We in England can indeed produce some muskets and artillery, but you should also know that it costs money to produce these things."

"In addition to the replenishment of ordnance and ammunition, the material supplies and food supplies needed by the soldiers also cost money."

"It was better before the East India Company helped make money in Tianzhu and Sri Lanka, but now..."

George III waved his hand slightly and said: "Isn't there still Ottoman? The Ottomans don't have anything else now, but they have oil, and Mustafa Pasha and the Grand Vizier Suleiman, who have just taken control of the Ottomans, have agreed

It was decided to provide a large amount of oil to us England and the Sand Goose, the Habsburg family."

Old Sir Richard nodded slightly and said: "If we can get enough oil, it would be a way. After all, the Ming Dynasty definitely needs oil. Even if they declare war on each other, they will definitely not reject us.

of oil.”

But Fox frowned and said: "The money problem is easy to solve - as long as we in England can still produce muskets and artillery, we don't have to worry too much about the money problem. There will always be places for us to rob."

"The key question now is, what should we rely on to go out and rob?"

"Counting the warships we lost in the hands of France, and then counting the warships lost in the hands of the Ming Kingdom's Emperor Fleet this time, how many warships do we have available in England now?"

When Fox said this, George III and all the English nobles and officials present immediately became paralyzed.

As the saying goes, my neighbor stores grain and I store guns. The neighbor is my granary. This is the ancestral skill of the Anglo-Saxon bandits. Therefore, the English nobles and officials present are really not too worried about whether the English treasury is empty.

.

But without the warships... let alone declaring war on the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid England's navy wouldn't even be able to swim across the strait between England and the Europa continent!

As for the temporary construction of warships?

Not to mention whether the rush-built warships can last on the battlefield, even if they can, where will this expenditure come from?

Old Sir Richard, who is in charge of the English treasury, has said long ago that the English treasury is very empty and cannot even support the English army to fight. Where will the money come from to buy more warships for the English navy?

We all collectively paid for it? That’s even more nonsense - we all wanted to make money, but we paid to build a warship to challenge the Ming Dynasty. Did we want to make money or reincarnate?

Just when Fox, Old Sir Richard and others were worried, George III suddenly said: "Fox has just said that if we in England can make our own muskets and artillery, then we can also make warships.

The only problem now is that it requires a big budget, right?"

After Fox, Old Sir Richard and others nodded, George III continued: "There are a large number of Ming Dynasty merchants in London..."

Before George III finished speaking, Fox became anxious: "Your Majesty, are you determined to fight the Ming Dynasty to death? Or do you think England's army is very powerful and can defend the British Isles without relying on warships?

?”

George III's face darkened and he asked: "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"

Fox bowed slightly and replied: "Your Majesty George, if you attack those Ming businessmen in England now, it will only trigger immediate revenge from the Ming army - please remember that the Ming army

Although the main force is far away on the other side of the world, the Ming Dynasty still has several military bases in Europe. Not only are those military bases not far from our British Isles, but they also have a large number of warships!"

When Fox said this, George III immediately woke up.

Although it has been decided to form an alliance with Alexander and Francis II, and the three families will work together to resist the Ming Dynasty, but now that I have said it again, who hasn’t felt a little bit anxious about Xiao Jiujiu?

It is said that cross talkers look forward to death together, but this saying can be applied to any profession - those who write also look forward to it, those who are stars also look forward to it, even George III and others who are kings are actually the same.

Looking forward to it!

Especially England, Sand Goose, and the Habsburg family still have all sorts of messy old grudges.

George III hoped that Sand Goose would be the first to declare war. I am afraid that Alexander would probably have the idea of ​​declaring war instead of declaring war first, and wait for England or the Habsburg family to be the first to take action, attracting the Ming army.

After paying attention, the pressure on the sand goose will be much less!

After figuring out the twists and turns, George III coldly snorted: "Forget it, let them go for now."

Fox, Old Sir Richard and others suddenly heaved a long sigh of relief. Fox bowed slightly and flattered George III: "Your Majesty the King is merciful!"

If we really talk about it, Ming Dynasty's businessmen in England were so fat that anyone who looked at them would want to take a bite.

The problem is that there are lessons learned from Benghazi and Osman - Benghazi wanted to attack Ming merchants, Benghazi was defeated, Osman did not attack Ming merchants, and Istanbul could still maintain a semblance of stability.

With these two completely different examples in front of us, the nobles and officials in England certainly knew how to choose.

But after flattering George III, Fox asked inexplicably: "Dear Your Majesty the King, I would like to ask you to seriously think about a question - why do you want to declare war on the Ming Dynasty?

What is the purpose? Is it to get rid of the oppression of the Ming Dynasty and make England strong? Or is it simply because of the hatred between the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty? "

After Fox finished speaking, the English nobles and officials present all turned their attention to George III, and George III fell into deep thought.

It was not until a long time later that George III said slowly: "There are two reasons, but the most important thing is that I hope that England can get rid of the oppression of the Ming Dynasty and make England strong."

Fox nodded slightly, and then said seriously: "Then, I suggest His Majesty the King not to declare war on the Ming Dynasty - you can promise Alexander and Franz II that we in England will do our best to support them, no matter it is money

, food or ordnance, as long as they need it and we in England can get it, we will support them without hesitation."

George III was stunned and asked: "What is the difference between this and directly declaring war on the Ming Dynasty? Moreover, directly declaring war on the Ming Dynasty can also strengthen our momentum and attract other countries to join us in overthrowing the Ming Dynasty."

Fox shook his head and said: "It's different. As long as you didn't declare war on the Ming Dynasty on behalf of England, then even if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty knew that we were supporting Alexander and Franz II, he couldn't come up with anything substantial.

evidence of."

"Including the sinking of our warship this time, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would probably only shirk the idea that it was piracy or misreading the flag - although we all know that this reason is ridiculous, but it is enough to show that the Ming Dynasty will not directly

Declare war on us England."

"As long as the Ming Dynasty does not directly declare war on us, then we can support the Sand Goose and the Habsburg family behind the scenes."

"Of course, we can also support the art student in Austria."

George III was even more confused: "You should know that although Francis II said that he could let go of his grudges with the art student, that art student studied under the Ming Dynasty, and the theories he learned are different from those of us in Europe.

All countries are completely different, which means that the art student will sooner or later conflict with other European countries, including England. If we support him, wouldn’t we be cultivating enemies for ourselves?”

Fox shook his head again: "Is this important? It's not important, because the appetites of the Ming Dynasty and its emperors can never be satisfied. Sooner or later, they will covet the continent of Europe, including France and that art student."

"If we support that art student now, we are supporting the future enemies of the Ming Dynasty."

"Whether the Sand Goose, the Habsburgs and the Ottomans can defeat the Ming Dynasty, it actually doesn't matter. The important thing is to let them fight. Only when they fight, can we use the muskets piled up in the factory.

Only by selling the artillery can our strength in England become stronger."

"Wait until they have no strength to fight anymore, and wait until Mingguo has no strength to fight anymore..."
Chapter completed!