As soon as the Duke of Richelieu made this vicious plan, everyone showed joy.

Now, they don’t have to fight the terrifying Far East overlord Ming Empire.

Even after the Mughal Empire and the Ming Empire were almost exhausted, they could easily colonize the Far East.

This move is really high!

Richelieu looked at the expressions of everyone, and said to the representatives of Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire: "You can always be assured to reach the border of the Ming Empire, right?"

Well, this old fox won't take us into the pit, right?

When the representatives of Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire heard this, they were all full of vigilance and hesitated but did not express their opinions.

The Duke of Richelieu said calmly: "Don't worry, I didn't let you go first, nor did I let you really go to war with the Ming Empire. I just asked you to put some pressure on the Ming Empire so that they could not fight the Mughal Empire with all their strength.

After all, the Mughal Empire has a poor foundation, and we cannot provide them with enough weapons to make their strength comparable to that of the Ming Empire.

In short, you can wait until the Mughal Empire and the Ming Empire go to war before going to the war, and you don’t have to rush forward to fight the Ming Empire. You just need to hoard heavy troops on the border to restrain the Ming Empire.

By then, the main army of the Ming Empire will be transferred thousands of miles away. You don’t have to worry about the million-dollar army rushing up to attack you, right?

If you are still afraid, you can build several more cities and fortresses on the border.

The Ming Empire would never let the Mughal Empire invade them and run to attack your city fortresses, right?

Perhaps, after the Mughal Empire and the Ming Empire have almost exhausted their troops, you can still get a big advantage.

After all, you all have the border between the soldiers. Once the Ming Empire is out of place, you will definitely be the first group to rush up to divide the Ming Empire, and no one is as fast as you."

yes!

This is a good opportunity. Once the Ming Empire is out of reach, they will become more developed.

Anyway, they won’t let them really fight with the Ming Empire. Then they will build a bunch of cities and fortresses on the border, so that the Ming Empire will get numb when they see it.

After hearing this, the representatives of Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire nodded repeatedly and said that they could go up and try it.

Well, these two people watching the show finally ended up fooling each other.

Next, continue to fool.

The Duke of Richelieu nodded slightly and then said solemnly: "Once the Ming Empire is restrained by the Mughal Empire, we must take the opportunity to deal with the Habsburg Dynasty.

Moreover, the speed must be fast.

After all, we cannot guarantee that the Mughal Empire can really consume almost the same amount of troops in the Ming Empire.

Once the Ming Empire defeated the Mughal Empire, we will be done."

Indeed, once the Ming Empire crawled out of the quagmire of the Mughal Empire, they were afraid they would be over.

After suffering such a big loss in the Ming Empire, he will definitely take revenge on them crazily!

Everyone nodded repeatedly when they heard this to show their agreement.

The Duke of Richelieu then said to Strafford: "I heard that you have made a breakthrough in steam engine technology and can already create simple steam engine tools, and you have also developed steam ships."

Well, this cannot be hidden.

After all, the continent is so big, and there is no ban on civil exchanges between the countries of the Anti-Habsburg Union.

Their development of steam machine tools and steam ships could not be concealed at all.

Question, what are the old fox Richelieu who wants to make?

Earl of Stratford thought for a while and then said carefully: "Yes, we can already build a simple steam machine tool, and you have also developed a steam ship, but it cannot achieve mass production."

The Duke of Richelieu then asked, "When will you energy-generating steamships?"

Why should I tell you?

Earl Strat simply said with a lake: "It will take about a few years."

The Duke of Richelieu asked again, "How many steam ships can you build in a year after you have energy produced?"

Too much, this is a military secret.

Earl Strat almost made a statement.

However, after thinking about it, Hanhu said, "Maybe it can build about 100 ships a year, and I don't know very well."

The Duke of Richelieu then asked: "The Ming Empire now has at least two thousand steam ships, and it took them four or five years in total to build these steam ships.

In other words, they can build at least 500 steam ships a year.

Do you think you can surpass the Ming Empire?

Also, Spain's treasure ships and fleets carrying supplies are protected by the armored warships of the Ming Empire.

The gold, silver and materials from America were sent to Spain continuously, but we had no choice.

How long do you think it will take us to defeat the Habsburgs in this case?”

Uh, this one.

The Earl of Stratford was asked so much that he didn't know what to say.

You old fox, always ask me what I'm doing?

He simply said: "Disposing the Ming Empire and the Habsburg dynasty is not a matter of our country, right?"

The Duke of Richelieu nodded slightly, then sighed: "Actually, we have also developed a simple steam machine tool, but it will take some time to develop a steam ship.

Problem, time is not waiting for anyone.

It would be almost impossible for us to defeat the Habsburgs in the short term without cutting off Spain's supply of gold, silver and supplies.

Therefore, we must truly unite and quickly build a sufficient number of building ships and gunboats to cut off the supply of gold, silver and materials from the Habsburg dynasty as soon as possible."

What is true unity?

Can you build as much as you want to build this tower ship, gunboat and armored warship?

When everyone heard this, they looked confused.

The Duke of Richelieu explained in detail: "This true unity is for us to use our respective strengths.

For example, the Netherlands' shipbuilding technology and shipbuilding speed.

For example, wood from Sweden, Denmark, and Russia.

For example, our French population.

Why do you develop steamships in the UK take several years to achieve mass production?

Because your shipbuilding technology is not advanced enough, there are no ready-made large shipyards, and there are not enough supplies.

Your advantage is actually steam engine technology, and you can’t do it in shipbuilding.

In this case, it is meaningful that you can delay for more than ten years to build about 500 steam ships?

The Ming Empire can build so many ships in a year!

So, you might as well teach the Netherlands the technology of steamships and let them build steamships in large quantities.

In this way, we will soon have enough warships to cut off the supply of gold, silver and supplies from Spain.

Moreover, once our navy becomes stronger, it will be easier to attack the Spanish mainland.

After all, Spain is on a peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides, and it borders France on land.

You said, how long can they last under the siege of us?"

yes!

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized.

However, the Earl of Stratford said in a bit of anger: "Why should we provide the technology of steamships to the Netherlands?"

Just kidding, you let us hand over the steamship that we finally developed for free to the Dutch?

We still want to dominate the world with this!

Alas, I'm still angry.

The Duke of Richelieu smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, listen to me.

It is naturally beneficial for you to provide the technology of steamships to the Netherlands.

Because the Netherlands can build at least five or six hundred steam ships a year.

If we fully support Dutch shipbuilding, it is possible that they will build seven or eight hundred or even thousands of steam ships a year.

The technology you provide in the UK, I will give you half of the technology and three hundred ships a year. Is this okay?

Think about it, you can build it yourself, and it will take a few years to achieve mass production, and you can build about 100 ships every year.

If we work hard, we will probably be able to mass-produce steamships in the Netherlands in a few months.

Moreover, you can get 300 steamships a year, and you have to spend some money and no manpower. Isn’t that good?"

Well, you don’t have to spend some money or effort. You can get 300 steam ships a year?

That's of course good!
To be continued...