Chapter 2080 Tianshui is ready (6)

Many scholars have studied why Spain declined.

Perhaps as Bonaparte said just now, silver is very important, but having silver does not mean having everything.

On the way to the crowd on foot, Georgiana thought, what would happen if the emperor of the Qing Dynasty agreed to an "alliance" with the British World Group on the terms?

First of all, if the British want trade in East Asia, they must have a foothold. It is not a small island, but a scale like India. After the Manchus accept the arms from the British World Group, they can assist the British in safeguarding their interests in India and avoid

Occupied by French or native Indian rulers.

Macartney's mission coincided with the Second Anti-French Alliance, and England had to pay "a lot" of military expenses to the Allied forces. The Manchus received artillery and guns, and England received much-needed silver. Although this still could not solve the problems of the Manchus themselves.

To produce advanced weapons, we will still have to rely on the "Westernization Movement" to solve manufacturing problems in the future, but this will at least preserve a channel for understanding the outside world.

Of course, this is just a hypothesis. After all, it means allowing other countries to interfere with their own interests, and also appeasing England's expansion in East Asia. The emperor has already made his decision, so according to what is written in the Eastern Art of War book

, "The first step is to attack the enemy with troops, then the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city." The diplomatic approach has failed to achieve the goal, so the next step is to prepare for war.

A country's declaration of sovereignty does not necessarily have to be weak, but maintaining sovereignty must require force. In the end, sovereignty issues must be resolved by force, even though Einstein said that as long as a sovereign country has force, war is inevitable.

In addition to curiosity, war is also a driving force for human progress. Muggles will not invest in making time travel machines, but will invest in making atomic bombs, while wizards will use time turners to conduct more dangerous experiments.

Big history may not be changed so easily, but local and personal history can be changed. Most of them are insignificant little people, like a speck of dust in the era, leaving no trace.

But what is the difference between these little people and big people?

The known people who disappeared in the time experiment are all wizards. Of course, wizards will only count wizards. There are too many Muggles. Although they are small people, they have the power of witchcraft that some big people crave, like

The king in the fairy tale was deceived by the charlatan precisely because he had this desire.

When Georgiana appeared, the crowd of onlookers automatically made a way for her to come out, and she found that someone actually saluted her.

She thought it was a little funny, but she still walked to the center. There was no fountain on the hillside. The so-called fountain was sprayed out of a wooden barrel. Next to the barrel stood a young man. He looked older than Napoleon Bonaparte.

How many years younger.

He saw Georgiana, with an elegant and charming smile on her face.

He had a "magic" different from Napoleon's. Georgiana raised her hand and asked him to kiss the back of her hand.

"What are you doing?" she asked in a sweet voice.

"A small trick," the young man said in French with a foreign accent.

"Mr. Clemens Metternich can make water burn like oil," said one of the onlookers.

Appeared again.

Georgiana wanted to roll her eyes. The "miracle" of water turning into oil and water turning into wine has lasted for so many years. No matter how many times it fails, humans still keep trying.

But what surprised her even more was that this young man was actually Metternich, a famous person in history.

"Is he right?" Georgiana said, looking at Metternich.

"You can see for yourself." Metternich said as he started his device. After the fountain started spraying water, he ran a lit paper strip over the water column, looking like he was lighting a candle.

Georgiana observed it carefully for a long time. The fire was orange, and she also didn't smell any strange smell.

"Can you take it apart?" Georgiana asked, looking at the barrel.

Metternich smiled and said in English, "A secret makes a woman more attractive. Let us keep this dark sense of secret."

Georgiana looked at him for a while.

"Chemistry?" she asked.

"Dresden is an interesting city, where people believe in both science and magic," Metternich said.

"Have you been to Dresden?"

"I was a diplomat there for two years."

"Why don't you just keep going?"

Metternich watched Georgiana remain silent, and she subconsciously covered her face with a fan.

"Are you a magician or a diplomat tonight?" Georgiana asked.

"Which identity makes you happy?" Metternich asked.

She smiled.

"Why are there so many people trying to make me happy tonight?"

"Maybe it's because we want to see your charming smile, ma'am."

She didn't know what to say, so Metternich took the initiative and said, "Dresden is a beautiful city. It is called Florence on the Elbe. You may be interested in the local customs."

Georgiana didn't say anything, and Metternich naturally walked to her side, and the two of them left the crowd of onlookers together.

The reason why Spain did not send an envoy was obvious. Peace between Britain and France would be very detrimental to them. What also surprised her was that Austria would actually send an envoy to congratulate her, because Napoleon's current attitude towards Austria could not be called friendly.

He seemed to have turned his back a little quickly. After all, he had purchased horses and grain from Austria last year because of the famine.

This may be because the Amiens Contract had not been negotiated at that time, and the British still continued a naval blockade. French ships were unable to sail in the Mediterranean, so they needed land transportation, which required borrowing from Austria.

Now that Britain and France are at peace, judging from his recent series of actions, Austria is most likely to be unlucky. On the contrary, she thought Prussia seemed to have no movement.

In other words, many people hope that Britain and France can continue to fight, and many people long for her death.

"Can you tell me the secret of the fountain now? I promise I won't tell anyone," said Georgiana.

"Can you answer a question for me?"

"you say."

"Whether you are really a witch, I promise, I will not tell anyone." Metternich said.

Georgiana sneered.

"Even if you don't know magic, I believe you have enough charm. The veil does not cover your face, but adds a sense of mystery. You only noticed that Monsieur Bonaparte was in a daze for you. I don't know if you noticed him."

The person behind you?"

"I really didn't pay attention." She said in surprise.

Metternich smiled and said nothing.

"Is that why women look at me like that?" Georgiana said in disbelief.

"This is the first time I saw Bonaparte follow a woman because she smiled at him. Everyone wanted to see your smile and make you happy," Metternich said.

Georgiana had to admit that she felt very happy now, but this happiness soon disappeared when she caught a glimpse of a woman wandering around the mobile library out of the corner of her eye.

The banker's wife and Josephine's best friend was indeed very beautiful. The key was that she was young and had a belly that could bear children.

No matter how mysterious and smart you are, if you can't have children like Catherine de' Medici, it will still be difficult to gain a foothold in the court.

"Why don't you laugh?" Metternich asked.

"Tell me about Florence on the Elbe, I want to hear it." Georgiana said with a cold smile.

After all, Metternich was not here to flirt. He talked about the local customs and customs smoothly.

He was eloquent and handsome, and much more pleasing to the eye than Talleyrand, but Georgiana did not listen so carefully.

After the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Europe entered the "Metternich Era" in the next thirty years. He believed in the European classical "balance of power" diplomatic principle and was a resolute defender of feudal royal power.

Sometimes you have to distinguish between friends and allies.

She is still understanding this sentence. To be honest, this sentence is really confusing.
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