"Sister, you see, this is the main development direction of the Rakshasa Empire in the future!"

In the extremely luxurious Sofia Palace built outside the Black Petersburg city, near the Black Sea, Peter I was excitedly spreading out a map of Europe published by the Dabao Bookstore, and then pointed to the land belonging to the Principal of Wallachia, and said to Queen Soud of Great Mongolia: "I will march towards Wallachia, Moravia and Transylvania with Emperor Louis! If everything goes well, I will conquer half of Wallachia and the entire Moravia around 1715... By then, our country of Rakshasa will have access to Central and Western Europe!"

Speaking of obtaining the waterways to enter Western Europe, Peter I was really expectant. Obviously, like most Russians who opened their eyes to see the world, after observing the three powerful empires of the Ming Dynasty, Mongolia and Frank, he chose to integrate westward into Europe... Although in the eyes of Europeans, the Rakshasa people were barbaric Asians, just like the Huns, Turks, and Mongolia, they were not as good as Persia and India.

"Peter," Sofia, who looked old and had lost dozens of pounds, said to his younger brother in a hoarse voice, "You have now owned the waterway to Western Europe... I was taking a Venetian merchant ship to enter the Black Sea through the Turkic Strait. And on the docks of Black Petersburg, there are dozens of merchant ships from Italy and France. The grain transported through the Dnieper River can be transported to Italy very easily. So, you don't necessarily need the Danube estuary of Wallachia. In addition, once you go to war with the Ottoman Empire, the Turkic Strait will be closed."

Peter shook his head and said, "Sister, it is precisely because the Turkic Strait can be closed at any time that I need to seize the Danube estuary of Wallachia... At that time, we will establish a new port city there as a large stronghold for the Rakshasa Kingdom to continue to develop westward!"

"But the war may last for several years. What should I do if the export of Black Petersburg is done during this period? Should I let Ukraine's food rot in the fields?" Sofia was still a little worried - she is now the big financial backer of Black Petersburg, and the industries that Kangxi had purchased in and around Black Petersburg were given to her and Honghao.

The Sofia Palace where she and Peter are now located was built by Kangxi Khan for several million rupees!

In addition, in order to thank Sofia for his help, Peter also distributed 50,000 Russian acres of black soil (equivalent to 800,000 acres) to Sofia in the areas on both sides of the lower reaches of the Dnieper River... Once the Turkic Strait was blocked, she would suffer a lot.

"Sister, don't worry," Peter smiled, "I have discussed with the British... Once the Ottomans want to block the Turkic Strait, the British will obtain the right of passage in the Turkic Strait on the condition of maintaining neutrality and transporting weapons to the Ottoman Empire. At that time, the foreign trade of Black Petersburg will not be blocked."

"British?" Sofia frowned. "Will they still transport weapons to the Ottoman Empire? Wouldn't both sides take advantage?"

Peter said: "They will only deliver limited weapons to the Ottoman Empire... The British are our friends, and they have more common interests with us!"

"Common interest?" Sofia's brow frowned even more, "Peter, do you mean...together against Frank?"

Peter shrugged and smiled, "Sister, you probably don't know yet? A great alliance aimed at opposing the Frank Empire is being formed! Not only will we join England, but Sweden, the Netherlands, and Spain join this alliance! There will even be Ottoman Turkish Empire... Once the Sultan loses Constantinople, he will become an ally of Rakshasa! Even if the Ottoman Empire does not lose Constantinople, they will not stand on the side of Frank."

"But that's the Frank Empire ruled by the Sun King!" Sofia looked at her younger brother, looking very worried.

"The Sun King is old!" Peter said, "He was born in 1638 and is 68 years old this year. His heir, Crown Prince Louis, is just a guy with mediocre qualifications and is unable to protect the empire passed down by Emperor Louis."

Although Louis the Great could live for a few more years, and even get a long time before Queen Anne in England... But in Europe in this era, a 68-year-old old man had not had a few years of survival no matter how he looked at it.

Therefore, England, the Netherlands, Spain, and the Sweden, which actually took advantage of the Frank Empire, who thought they were at a loss (without the rise of Frank, Sweden would be beaten by Peter the Great), were all ready to welcome the arrival of the "Post-Louis Era".

Peter continued: "And... we are not the initiator of this secret anti-French alliance. Even if the anti-French failed in the end, the Rakshasa Kingdom would not suffer too serious consequences. If we win, then both Ukraine and Belarus on the right bank will become the territory of Rakshasa!"

"Who is the initiator of this anti-French alliance?" Sofia asked curiously.

"England!" said Peter I.

"England?" Sofia was a little incredible, "Why? Louis could not have invaded the island country of England!"

He originally thought it would be Spain - the son of Leopold I, Joseph, has now inherited the throne of the Spanish king, and the Spanish Empire has finally become a complete body!

Because there is also a Spanish Netherlands surrounded by the Louis Empire on three sides under the Kingdom of Spain, and the Kingdom of Spain also has territory on the Italian Peninsula, and the Frank Empire is eyeing Italy. Therefore, there is always huge uncertainty in the relationship between Spain and the Frank Empire!

But unexpectedly, the UK who jumped out of trouble can stay out of trouble.

Peter the Great laughed a few times: "Who knows what these islanders think? Maybe it's because they lost the twelve North American states and are holding a grudge? But since England is willing to stand up, then we, Rakshasa, should of course join us... What if there is a chance?"

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The carriage slowly drove into Hampton Palace, which had 1,280 rooms on the west bank of the Thames. In this exquisite carriage, which seemed like a work of art and had used up a lot of gold, sat two elderly men wearing wigs and dresses in dresses.

One of them also had an oriental hole, which was Ji Dabao, a famous British orientalist and great publisher. The life of this comprador of the British East India Company, who had met Zhu Hezhi in his early years, was also very exciting, and it reached a point that he could not imagine in his early years. He was a valuable little comprador, who was like a lackey in the British East India Company, and he had no formal establishment, but was just a labor dispatch comprador.

However, with the rise of the Ming Dynasty, the labor dispatch comprador, who knew it was the "Zhiming Sect" with a face, appreciated more and more. At first, he was arranged to be a labor dispatch professor at Cambridge University and helped translate some Chinese books. However, as the Ming Dynasty became stronger, Ji Dabao's value became higher and higher, gradually becoming a master in the European oriental research circle, and also became a guest of honor in the British king, the Frankish emperor, and the Dutch governor. In the early years, the directors and presidents of the British East India Company who didn't even know his name had to think of ways to curry favor with him, the labor dispatch comprador...

Later, the fleeing Emperor Kangxi became Kangxi Khan of the Great Mongols. The world empire belonging to East Asian civilization also changed from one to two, and the three major empires in the world appeared in the east with two patterns.

Now Ji Dabao, a master of oriental studies, was even more valuable. He also gave the British King James II a jazz and turned into a British aristocrat!

While becoming a top student and aristocrat in the academic world, Ji Dabao also successfully started a business in the UK and opened a Dabao Bookstore, which mainly engaged in pirated copying, translation, printing and distribution. It also operated internationally, and opened branches in Istanbul of the Ottoman Empire, Hei Petersburg of Rakshasa, Paris of the Frankish region, Havana of the New World, Diwu of the Great Mongolia and Guangzhou of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to making up for classic books, Ji Dabao also focused on the transaction of newsprints, and opened bookstores in London, Paris, Istanbul, Havana, Diu, Guangzhou, and Nagoya began to publish newspapers called "The Great Bao News", "The Great Bao Observer" and "The Great Bao Times". Because these newspapers publish a variety of foreign news, interesting news and commercial information every day, and are also known for their accuracy and neutrality, they are very popular in Britain, France, Turkey, Western China, Mongolia, Ming Dynasty, Japan and other countries.

By relying on pirated and printing books and making all kinds of news, Ji Dabao made a fortune and became a famous British millionaire, and became a consultant to Queen Anne and Louis the Great. Entering and leaving Hampton Palace and Versailles was like going home!

The other one is even more awesome, which is Isaac Newton, who even has the word "ox" in his name, is no longer a professor. Because his "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" was so late, he was a little discouraged by his academic work, so he abandoned school and became an official, first became a member of parliament, and then became the supervisor of the Royal Mint with the support of the Minister of Finance Charles Montagu (there was no prime minister in the UK at this time, and the Minister of Finance was almost the head of the government). The supervision of the Royal Mint was originally a free job to take money while lying down, but when Newton got to him, he became the governor of the central bank.

It turned out that Newton encountered a silver shortage after taking over the Royal Mint - this was because the rise of the Aztec Kingdom in Mexico and Europe had a long-term huge deficit in trade with the East, and the stock of silver leaked out in large quantities. The very awesome Newton used the gold abacus given by his good friend Ji Dabao to immediately know that the silver standard would definitely not be able to continue... If he insisted on developing the silver standard, then the initiative in world finance would soon fall into the hands of the Ming Empire, which had the most silver!

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This will be extremely unfavorable to the UK!

The only way out is to get the gold standard... mint gold coins, sell silver at the same time, and exchange it for gold, gradually pushing up the price comparison of gold to facilitate issuance of gold coins with lower gold content.

Through this series of reforms, Britain can use less gold as raw materials to mint more pounds so that it can still maintain the sufficient supply of the UK's domestic currency while the large amount of silver outflows. At the same time, it allows the two silver import countries, Ming and Mongolia, to bear the losses of silver depreciation, to weaken their economic strength.

I have to say that this Newton... is really awesome!

Today, Queen Anne of the UK and Viscount Charles Montagu, Viscount Ji Dabao and Newton, invited Ji Dabao to enter the palace to listen to the report on monetary reforms, and at the same time consulted Ji Dabao, a frequent visitor and well-informed person at the Palace of Versailles on the health of Emperor Louis of Frank.

Under the rule of Queen Anne and Viscount Montagu, Britain has developed well in recent years... The "difference" of the twelve North American states did not hurt Britain's roots, because the profits brought by Indian colonies and trade in the East (with Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty), as well as the large-scale imitation of "Ming" by Britain (i.e. high imitation), led to the rapid development of British industry and commerce, and the entire country, like the Ming Dynasty, stood at the door of the industrial revolution.

However, this island country hanging on the edge of the European continent was always worried that it would be conquered by a unified Europe... Just like the little Japan on the edge of the Ming Dynasty, it became a protector of the Frank Empire, and was even divided into three parts: England, Scotland and Ireland.

Therefore, Britain's mainland policy is actually offshore balance... that is, it is to try every means to break up the Frank Empire and turn it into several middle-class countries that remain hostile to each other, so that Britain can benefit from it.

However, Queen Anne and Viscount Mentagu also knew that the Frankish Great Louis was not easy to mess with, and they did not want to make heavy bets on the European continent. What they expected was Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Rakshasa to charge and hide behind and harvest the fruits of victory.

Therefore, they could only make arrangements in secret while waiting for the death of Louis the Great - the British were still very commendable in both messing up Europe and waiting patiently for the opportunity.

They have enough patience, know how to plan for the long term, and know more about how to find like-minded friends... They did not contact the extraterritorial countries like the Ming Dynasty and Aztecs that are difficult to understand - such extraterritorial powers, once they deeply intervene in Europe, it will be easier to invite gods and send gods to gods.

Of course, they did not go to the small countries like Portugal that were already flat. These small countries are now kneeling for Frank, and they might betray England.

Now the ones who can be on the same side as England are Rakshasa, Sweden, Spain, and the Netherlands, which have ideal and ambitions, are the middle and small strong in Europe.
Chapter completed!