In Paris, the capital of France, a large number of palace guards stood on the street.
They welcomed the British Prime Minister Oliver Cromwell, the Russian King Alexei Mikhailovich, the Holy Roman Empire's Special Envoy Haddovey von Habsburg, and the Spanish Prime Minister Cattanstin with solemn etiquette.
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King Louis XIV of France immediately stepped forward to welcome the guests who had come from afar.
They traveled to Versailles to discuss matters affecting Europe.
King Louis XIV of France was sitting on the main seat, and he looked at the people arriving from various countries who were in power or had real power.
The alliance movement he promoted this time has a high chance of being realized.
English Prime Minister Oliver Cromwell and Russian King Alexei Mikhailovich would arrive after all.
All the British overseas colonies were lost, and the developing handicraft industry suffered a fatal blow from Han industrial products.
The domestic situation is close to collapse, and they may choose to sit on the sidelines in normal times.
But during this period, Britain's interests were seriously damaged and there was no chance of watching.
The same is true for Russia, who have occupied most of their territory.
The country may be destroyed one day, and the sense of crisis is stronger than any other country in Europe.
Louis XIV called for an alliance. Even if France and Russia had some enmity, he was the first country to respond to the alliance.
The Holy Roman Empire will also put aside their past differences and choose to form an alliance.
Most of their core territory, Austria, has been occupied by the Han country of Fujian.
The Holy Roman Emperor was still commanding the domestic army to resist and could not spare the time to come to Paris.
After the establishment of the German Confederation, France and the Holy Roman Empire had been co-administered, nominally under the management of the Holy Roman Empire.
But as the Holy Roman Empire fell into the quagmire of war, the German Confederation became France's little brother.
Among the major European countries, the only one whose attitude is unclear is Spain.
Louis XIV was thinking about something, but he didn't show it and said enthusiastically:
"I call on everyone to conclude a more binding covenant to jointly deal with the Han invasion of Europe.
I thought this matter needed some twists and turns, but who knew it would receive a positive response from everyone.
Everyone can see that if we don't make changes, Europe will fall under the gunfire of the Han people.
The previous covenant, which was very restrictive, was completely ineffective.
My idea this time is to form a European Allied Force.
We can discuss specific matters together, but the military must act in a unified manner.
Only by uniting can we hope to drive the Han people out of Europe."
The special envoy of the Holy Roman Empire, Haddovey von Habsburg, immediately agreed: "We, the Holy Roman Empire, support the opinions of King Louis XIV.
When countries form an alliance, they must put aside their past differences.
The army cannot fight each other in its own way, but must give full play to the overall advantages of our army.
England is good at navy, we, France and Germany are good at army.
Learn from each other's strengths, unite and cooperate. We will definitely be able to drive the Han people out of Europe."
Hadowi von Habsburg would of course strongly support this resolution.
The core territories of the Holy Roman Empire have prepared for war and formed an alliance.
The armies of other countries will inevitably help the Holy Roman Empire regain its lost territory.
God will not forgive them if they do not participate in such good deeds.
Russian King Alexei Mikhailovich said excitedly: "On behalf of Russia, I fully support this resolution.
Russia can mobilize at least one million troops."
Promise of Russian King Alexei Mikhailovich.
Everyone present was very satisfied.
Russia fought against the Chinese Empire, and its army was completely defeated.
They knew that it was not that the Russian army was too weak, but that the Chinese army was too strong.
Even if Russia only dispatches one million serfs, after simple training by various countries, they will be one million powerful cannon fodder.
The army in the firearms age was different from the cold weapon age.
It only takes five or six days to learn how to shoot before you can send them to the battlefield.
The battlefield is the best teacher, and those with talent will naturally survive.
British Prime Minister Oliver Cromwell thought for a moment, and he agreed: "We in England agree to form an alliance, but the commander of the navy must be an English admiral."
Prime Minister Oliver Cromwell made his request.
The English army was very weak and very few in number.
The British navy has always been extremely powerful, and it is also the only country that can imitate the ironclad ships of the Han people and create ironclad ships.
The steam engines of their ironclad ships were incompetent and they were unable to conduct ocean voyages, but their activities in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean were not a big problem.
British Army Road, they don't care who the commander of the army is?
England has a strong navy, so its naval commander must belong to England.
King Louis XIV was silent for a moment, and he immediately agreed: "On behalf of France, I agree to your country's request."
After he finished speaking, he turned his attention to Spain, the naval power.
The French and German navy has never been strong. The last battle with the fleet of the Great China Empire resulted in a lack of support for the navy.
Among European countries, only France and England are stronger now.
Only by meeting Britain's requirements now can this alliance be successful.
Representatives from various countries saw that France, the strongest country, had already agreed, and their navy was very weak, so they agreed easily.
Only Spanish Prime Minister Cattanstin remained silent.
Seeing that the situation was like this, he had no choice but to agree.
If all European countries agree to form an alliance, only Spain will hesitate.
These countries that have already formed an alliance are trying to prevent Spain from causing trouble.
They will inevitably choose to overthrow the Spanish royal family and replace it with an obedient king.
The Habsburg family did not participate in the alliance, and it was still difficult for these people to intervene in Spain's internal affairs.
The Habsburg family has now reached a point of life and death.
They must do whatever it takes.
The Spanish royal family is now a branch of the Habsburg family.
There are many people with royal inheritance rights.
King Louis XIV saw that the most difficult allies had been settled.
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Arguments arose from time to time in the Palace of Versailles.
No matter whether they argue with each other or yell at each other, they have not affected the pace of alliance between countries.
Because European countries feel the crisis of destruction, they are ready to unite to deal with the danger.
In particular, England has the strongest sense of crisis.
Their treatment of the indigenous people in America was cruel.
Spain chose to slaughter the men and leave the local women behind, giving birth to a large number of mixed-race children.
Yingjili acted cleanly and slaughtered all the local indigenous people.
They dealt with the natives in the colony very quickly.
They push themselves against others, and if the Han completely occupy Europe, they will end up with the same fate as the native Americans.
Most covenants have been agreed upon previously.
After these people resolved their most difficult differences.
There is no longer any obstacle to the alliance between European countries.
It was already evening, and King Louis XIV of France looked at the covenant reached in front of him and signed his name.
He then handed the covenant to English Prime Minister Oliver Cromwell.
Prime Minister Cromwell signed the covenant and handed it over to others.
European countries with certain strength put aside conflicts and chose to form alliances to deal with crises.
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Zhao Shiheng was sitting in his office chair, drinking tea and reading the newspaper.
His guess was correct. Starting from Guangdong, a major manufacturing province, many factories have closed down.
When these factories close down, the polygonal debts they owe cannot be repaid, which leads to more factories closing down.
The momentum of the economic crisis has gradually increased in the empire.
Newspapers began to report that foreign trade to Europe was suffering a setback.
They urged merchants to transport more goods to vassal states.
When Zhao Shiheng saw this suggestion, he shook his head.
This is totally a saucy idea, as the vassal state can only eat so many goods.
As long as these vassal states have the ability to consume more goods.
Those smart businessmen who run ocean freight will definitely sell more goods.
Now that more goods cannot be sold, it proves that the size of the vassal state can only consume so many goods.
The phone on the table rang at this moment.
When Zhao Shiheng saw this call, he immediately became anxious.
He is not responsible for communicating with other yamen, only the palace will call him.
He quickly picked up the phone.
"I am Zhao Shiheng, Secretary of General Affairs, who are you?"
A high-pitched voice sounded: "In an emergency, His Majesty the Emperor convened an emergency meeting and specially requested Mr. Zhao to attend the meeting."
Zhao Shiheng heard that it was Emperor Su He who had summoned him.
Knowing that this matter was extremely urgent, he immediately drove to Qianqing Palace.
Zhao Shiheng had a pass. After passing the inspection, he successfully entered the palace and immediately drove to Qianqing Palace.
The car he drove was a gasoline car gifted by His Majesty the Emperor.
After the empire captured Persia, large amounts of oil were transported to various cities.
It is distilled into gasoline and diesel in refineries and transported to gas stations everywhere.
Cars with gasoline engines drive more smoothly and are very easy to start, making them suitable for traveling in passenger cars and sedans.
The diesel engine has high horsepower and is suitable for combat vehicles and engineering vehicles.
It is precisely because of the difference between gasoline and diesel that gasoline is five copper coins more expensive than diesel.
The difference between these five copper coins is mainly due to the high tax on gasoline.
The imperial court previously wanted to subsidize agricultural and engineering vehicles, but the method was very cumbersome.
Now use gasoline and diesel directly to distinguish which vehicle is for enjoyment and which vehicle is for production tool.
You only need to make a fuss about oil prices. This method is simple and easy to operate and will not cause a large-scale rebound.
Zhao Shiheng very much welcomed the imperial court's takeover of the Persian region.
It is precisely because of the booming automobile industry and factories improving processes.
This prevented the empire's economic crisis from breaking out.
Otherwise, Europe's foreign trade will not go smoothly, there will be too many goods in the backlog, and an economic crisis will have erupted.
When Prime Minister Qian Mingyi saw Zhao Shiheng, he smiled and praised: "You are indeed the new champion, your prediction has come true.
The Paris embassy sent the news by telegraph.
European countries openly formed an alliance, not just England and France.
Almost all the named countries in Europe have concluded the alliance.
Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone on the road.
Who are they trying to deal with? You can tell at a glance."
Zhao Shiheng clasped his hands and said, "Xiao Zhao thanks the Prime Minister for your advice."
On the way here, he wondered why Emperor Su He had summoned him.
The intelligence Zhao Shiheng possesses is certainly incomparable to that of the Prime Minister.
If he can get information in advance, he can prepare in advance.
They entered the Qianqing Palace, and Zhao Shiheng looked enviously at Prime Minister Qian Mingyi sitting on the seat in front.
He could only stand at the back, encouraging himself in his heart that sooner or later he would sit in this position.
Emperor Su He saw that all the officials had arrived.
He took out a telegram and said excitedly: "Zhao Aiqing's previous prediction has come true.
Countries in Europe, led by France, England, and Russia, formed an alliance and formed the Allied Army.
What do these European countries want to do? It is clear at a glance.
Zhao Aiqing’s prediction is correct, so tell me what you think.”
When Zhao Shiheng heard Emperor Su He's roll call, he immediately stood up from the rear and saluted Emperor Su He and Prince Su Shu first. The etiquette was not bad at all.
He then made a shocking statement: "Your Majesty, I believe that the empire should never allow European countries to form an alliance.
This alliance will be the only opportunity for European countries to unify.
As long as this alliance process among European countries is interrupted, Europe will never have a chance to unify.
A united Europe would be terrible.
As long as Europe continues to be divided into dozens of countries.
Even if the empire may decline in a hundred years, there is no need to worry about threats from Europe."
As soon as Zhao Shiheng finished speaking, Li Tianyang, the Minister of Civil Service, slapped the table heavily.
He said angrily: "Zhao Shiheng, you are so brave, you dare to say that the empire will decline in a hundred years.
What are you so worried about? You think that the Empire will decline after the Second World War.
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Immediately apologize to His Majesty and the Crown Prince. Fortunately, this is in Qianqing Palace.
If you say that outside, you will easily be beaten to death by the angry people."
Emperor Su He was not angry, and said in a gentle tone: "Don't get too excited, everyone.
Since Qin Shihuang unified China, there has not been a dynasty for three hundred years.
I am very pleased that my descendants can revive China again like Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu did.
When discussing things, there is no need to avoid too many taboos. I am still very broad-minded.
You will not be punished for your speech, and you can speak freely in Qianqing Palace."
Emperor Su He looked at Zhao Shiheng and said, "I am very interested in what Zhao Aiqing said."
Li Tianyang, the Minister of Civil Affairs, heard what Emperor Su He said.
He was immediately stunned on the spot. He wanted to express himself, but failed to do so well.
Li Tianyang, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was still too eager. It was difficult for him to be promoted to the cabinet. He wanted to show himself on important occasions.
I thought that as a minister, there was almost no risk in reprimanding a fourth-rank official in the General Affairs Department.
Who knew that he was completely wrong, and this time he left a bad impression on Emperor Su He.
Zhao Shiheng saw the searching eyes of Emperor Su He.
He simply expressed his opinion.
"Your Majesty, the conflicts of faith among European countries are not important. There are many ways to bridge them.
They want to form a country, and the most important influence is the people.
The propaganda of these countries is that they are English and French, and they do not show that they are Europeans.
In addition, Europe has responded to our threats in recent years.
For example, England promotes that people are British.
Use the means of defending your home and country to trick young people into going to the battlefield.
These passionate young people are best fooled.
This method can bring such huge benefits, but it must also have corresponding disadvantages."
After Zhao Shiheng finished speaking, he looked at Emperor Su He, who was still unfinished, and did not stop him from continuing to speak.
He decided that what he said next would be more profound and could attract Emperor Su He.
I will live up to his hard work during this period of study.