In the second half of the 18th century, Britain established 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast. Each colony was ruled by a governor sent by the British. At this time, the colonies had developed a large number of plantations and established various industries such as textiles, ironmaking, and mining.

Industry and economy are relatively prosperous.

In order to increase fiscal revenue, the British government at that time continued to increase taxes on the colonies and excessively squeezed and exploited the colonies, which aroused great anger among the colonial people.

As a result, the "Sons of Liberty" and "Correspondence Committee" and other secret anti-British organizations appeared in the local area one after another. Anti-British incidents also occurred in various places, boycotting British goods, driving away tax envoys, burning tax stamps, and armed resistance."

In the end, the Boston Tea Party became the trigger and successfully angered the British government.

If these were just locals, Britain would naturally not take it seriously. However, Spain and France were dissatisfied with Britain's dominance of North America, so they finally took the opportunity to send a large amount of resources to help these colonial locals deliver material support and send military instructors to them.

They strengthened their military training and even participated in the training plan to attack the British army in North America. Finally, with the support of France and Spain, the United States was established.

After America became independent, France increased its support for America's army compared with Spain, providing it with arms and other war preparation materials.

On December 17, 1777, it even became the first European country to recognize America as its own country, and signed an alliance with America in February of the following year. France and America began to be firmly tied together to fight against Britain.

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As a result, Britain was cut off from the idea of ​​monopolizing the North American continent, and it became a lost dream. The British's hatred of France is endless. Of course, the presence of Spain in Mexico also makes Britain unhappy.

, in the end the British Royal Navy directly seized the Strait of Gibraltar in retaliation for Spain.

Even the unfinished Suez Canal, which France worked hard to develop and develop, was taken away by the British without any thanks.

Therefore, when William IV mentioned the "masterpiece" of the Latins in North America, Queen Victoria's face almost collapsed.

She said harshly: "Latin people are indeed not good people."

How would you describe Latin people?

Both William I and Bismarck couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Bismarck's plan came from his heart and started to work quickly: "Can Prussia benefit from Britain's anti-Latin people? However, William IV made the topic clear, and it seems that the Netherlands is also dissatisfied with the Latin people? If Prussia uses too much force, will it?

Will it bring the Netherlands too close to the UK?"

Between gain and loss, it is a dilemma.

Joseph I was silent about this, because speaking of it, it was difficult for Austria to be close to Italy in the south, and because of the alliance between Prussia and Italy, the Austrian Empire collapsed and Venice was ceded to Italy.

Therefore, Italy is not a good thing, and Prussia is not much better.

Therefore, as the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Joseph I came in the name of the king of the Germanic Kingdom of Austria this time, which was somewhat "inconsistent with his status."

So he stayed on the sidelines from the beginning.

As for Christian IX, he is relieved now.

Russell watched William IV's "performance" calmly, thinking about his intentions.

William IV's eyes moved away from Queen Victoria and fell on Joseph I: "Your Majesty Joseph, what do Austria think?"

Joseph I looked at William IV dissatisfied: "I clearly agreed that the younger ones would come first, why is it my turn so quickly?"

"However, Latins are greedy"

William IV immediately felt a sense of ridicule in his heart, the Latins are greedy, and you Austria are not weak either.

William IV said: "Just now, His Majesty Karl XV and His Majesty William IV both talked about the greatness and prosperity of Germany. I think as a German, I should be happy. However, just like what I just heard, Germany is now

The enemies we face are also very powerful.

Although the glory of the Roman Empire is no longer the Latin people, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Among the most powerful naval countries in the world, these four countries are among the top ten. France is second, Spain is third, Portugal and Italy are

A little weaker, but still a strong country.

On the other hand, the British Empire under the rule of the German Queen Victoria was exciting at first. The Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, and Prussia that followed were all on par with Italy and Portugal. Therefore, the balance of victory did not completely tilt towards the Germans.

We have an advantage in terms of population. The population of France is about the same as that of the United Kingdom, and the population of Italy is about the same as that of Austria. That means we also have Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and Prussia, which means that the Germanic people are twice as many as the Latin people in Europe."

Joseph I continued: "Economically, France's industry is good, but it cannot compare with Britain, Spain cannot compare with Prussia, Italy cannot compare with Austria, and Portugal naturally cannot compare with the Netherlands, so economically we

It’s also a complete victory.”

Joseph I continued his analysis, but he analyzed the Latins and Germans thoroughly.

Karl XV: "Everyone, we won three to two, but I'm not happy."

Bismarck stared sharply at William IV, who was sitting opposite Karl XV. He seemed to have guessed something. Suddenly, he saw Russell opposite him with a look like "I knew you would not be simple." Then his heart arose.

It was awe-inspiring. This old guy who has dominated the British political scene for more than 30 years like Viscount Palmerston is indeed a guy who hides his secrets. In the past, he was overshadowed by Viscount Palmerston’s brilliant light. Now he

With Viscount Merston gone, his glory can hardly be concealed.

William IV asked: "I wonder what Karl XV means?"

Following William IV's question, Bismarck understood, and Russell opposite him also smiled.

Carl XV gave the other party a like.

He said: "I'm not afraid of people saying that we seek revenge without avoiding ourselves. If the Latins follow the calculation just now, they may indeed not be our opponents, but don't think that we will defeat them.

There is an old saying that the enemy of your enemy is your friend. Don’t forget, Europe is not just about Germans and Latins?”

"Karl XV refers to Slavonic Ren?"

The person who spoke was the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Austria, Meck. As the foreign minister of a country, he was favored by Joseph I. Meck was naturally not a fool. With these words of Karl XV, everyone guessed that the enemy of Sweden was the Slavs.

who?

That was the Tsarist Empire, the stronghold of the Slavs. Apart from that, only the Principality of Serbia under the Ottoman Empire belonged to the Slavs.

Karl XV: "Yes, I think Joseph I realized the ambition of the Russian Empire."

The latter nodded in agreement.
Chapter completed!