Chapter 24 Tragedy will naturally occur throughout history
() The place where the empire fought four battles: the Persians, the Green Church, the Normans, the Bulgarians, the Rus, and the Mongols. The enemies of the empire came and went, and after they left, new ones came, as if they were flying around.
After thousands of years, it took us a long breath to push the Green Sect to the ground. Before we even had time to take a breath, the French in the west were about to take the place of the Green Sect. Moreover, Maozi became more and more powerful and had become
The tail is unstoppable... Moreover, our enemies are not the only ones...
When Poland rose, we cooperated with the Russians and secretly gave blood to the Teutonic Knights, allowing the three parties to fight fiercely in Eastern Europe. When it was the turn of the Habsburgs to rise, we united the Kingdom of Poland and the vassal states within it, such as Saxony, to fight against the Habsburgs.
, later we worked with France and the Netherlands to contain the Habsburgs. At the beginning of the last century, the Thirty Years' War repeated itself, and we finally intervened in the war, but it was not to completely eliminate the Habsburgs but to give them a hand. Soon,
Within a few years, Sweden dominated Northern Europe and swallowed up Denmark, Norway, and most of the Polish territory. The Habsburgs, the Russians and a series of small princely states that we pulled up together withstood Gustav's surging offensive.
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Despicable?
Christianity says that believers should be friendly to each other. If someone slaps you, you should turn your face away and be slapped again. But there is only one Constantinople. Where do you want us to find another Constantinople?
Will Dinburg be massacred by people in Western Europe? Isn’t it enough to be massacred once? We are Romans, just take care of ourselves and don’t care what others do. I didn’t see them giving us anything when we resisted the Mongols and the Green Cult.
Donated a penny...
I won’t say it anymore, I’ll just shed tears if I say it too much. Anyway, as a nation has a long history, it will be similar to a coffee table. Gradually, all kinds of tragedies will naturally appear on it.
I exhaled slowly and bitterly. The pressure was so great that it made me breathless. To maintain the advantage over the Green Sect, suppress the French, and weaken Maozi, Western Europe has had countless feudal forces in the past few hundred years.
, we have been carrying out a diplomatic offensive. The principle is very similar to the British glorious policy, that is, a powerful regime will never be allowed to emerge in Western Europe. But now, it is difficult to implement this strategy, very difficult!!
Not to mention the fight against France, which has the best commander and the best army in the world, the Green Sect are all born religious madmen. As soon as they come online, they will immediately commit suicide bombs without blinking an eye. As for Mao Zi, Napoleon,
Hitler, these two brothers both had troubles in Moscow... Damn it, who gave me a system that can change soldiers and heroes, and I will be a bully and a horse for him, what, contract signing is popular these days? Damn,
Should I sell my soul... There are also people who wander around and pick up random things, and then what... The place I go to most is the military academy, and that place is... Forget it, I won't say it anymore, I still cry if I talk too much.
"Why are you in a daze?" Alexander asked with a grin, "Thinking about France?"
"Absolutely." I nodded to hide it, "What a surprise! The French launched an attack so quickly that it was almost unprepared! Who do you think would have come up with such an idea? Not long after the Polish King's War stopped,
After provoking us, don’t they know that they need the most rest after years of fighting?”
Alexander said: "Maybe they think that procrastinating will only make our Rome stronger and stronger. Cutting off our Roman market in France can not only protect themselves, but also cut off one of our arms. This is very cost-effective, although the workload is a bit larger.
, but they think their finance minister is qualified for the job."
"That Colbert is indeed very capable!" If there was a list of capable ministers in Western Europe, this guy would definitely be at the top. Unfortunately, this thing is not popular here. Western Europeans only worship generals who are good at conquering and fighting.
Alexander also spoke highly of the French Finance Minister: "One person can defeat thirty thousand French troops!"
"Only 30,000? I thought you would think more highly of him." I was surprised.
"Thirty thousand fierce French troops marched to the gates of Constantinople!" Alexander said and added, "If he were younger, I would rate him higher."
I also agree with what Alexander said. No matter how young this old guy is, Colbert's lethality is definitely no less than that of the 50,000 French army. You know, without him, Louis XIV might not be able to pull out the 100,000 French army, let alone now
of more than 200,000: "That's right, that Colbert is not young anymore. He has been sitting in the position of Minister of Finance for twenty-one years. I think he is already over sixty years old now."
"In comparison, our Chancellor of Finance... Humph!" Alexander grunted, expressing his slight dissatisfaction with the Chancellor's incompetence.
"My father asked him to sit in that position. What he valued more was his auditing ability. Only when he controls the financial audit can corruption within the empire be discovered in time." Our finance minister is also tall despite being short.
Good stuff, but it's still a talent, isn't it?
Alexander changed the topic and asked: "Brother, let me tell you, are you interested in being the Minister of Finance in the future?"
No need to go out to the battlefield?
That's great!
I chuckled: "The salary for hiring me is very high."
"That depends on whether your ability is worth the money I paid to keep you in that important position." Alexander clasped his hands together and asked, "If it were you, how would you deal with France this time?"
Human revolt?"
I rolled my eyes, this guy was too difficult: "France's attack was so fast that it caught people off guard. All we can do now is to recover the losses as much as possible! And before we lose the French market, open up new
Market! Build tariff barriers to crowd out French goods, making French things untenable in Germany! But just a French and German market is not enough, we need to capture the French market in Russia! Now that the Russians have entered Poland,
This is a good opportunity. Through the Dnieper River, the empire will send our goods to St. Petersburg! As long as Russia has not conquered the mouth of the Baltic Sea coast, the empire will have a huge advantage! At the same time, we can
Talk to the Portuguese, talk to the English, and talk to the people of the Italian states. They will not feel comfortable with the behemoth France lying on the side! We must isolate the French! Aren’t they using tariffs to protect themselves? Then we will
Let them not be able to sell their things! Not only will the French not be able to sell their things, we can also further unite other countries through the negotiation of trade agreements, thereby isolating France!"
"Very good. I think you are more suitable to be the Foreign Secretary than to be the Finance Minister."
"Have you ever seen a foreign minister who is hated by most of the aristocratic ladies in the upper class?"
"That's right. It seems that you can only return to my brother's old profession, which has a more promising future..."
"Tch!" I turned around and called to the groom, "let me get off at the front on Julian Street."
Alexander asked suspiciously, "Where are you going?"
"Of course I'm looking for my wife!" I said proudly.
Alexander smiled and joked: "We have only met a few times. This is not like this before we are married. Then if I really become your princess in the future, won't you not even be able to leave the house?"
"I have something to discuss with her."
"What should I do if I discuss the new legion with the heirs of other noble families?"
"Of course it's up to you to solve it, that's your personal guard!"
"Okay, remember, you owe me once!"
Chapter completed!