After listening to what Hornd said about the accident that happened in Spain, it was already dark, and William came to the city hall in Parets again to visit Du Li.
It was already very late when William came out of Du Li's room. Just when William had just returned to where he was staying to finish cooking, Hornder directed the servants to come in with the food tray.
The food on the plate can be said to be very rich, but William stopped eating after only a few bites. In a bad mood, William lost his appetite even when facing the best food.
"Your Majesty, you'd better eat some. You haven't eaten well on the road these past few days. If you don't eat here again, I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear it!"
Hornder saw that William had no appetite and quickly said to William.
But after hearing Hornde's words, William shook his head and said:
"There are so many things going on right now, how can I think about eating? By the way, you can concentrate on investigating the murderer of Du Li these days, so you don't have to follow me every day!"
After hearing William's instructions, Hornde quickly agreed and left.
Du Li's incident coupled with the current drastic changes in the situation in Europe have made William's mind almost become a ball of mush. Moreover, now in Parets, the Prussian think tank is not here, which also means that William cannot find anyone.
Someone comes to give him advice.
Spain has a huge colony. According to later estimates, the Kingdom of Spain reached its peak in 1790, and its territory even reached 20 million square kilometers. It became the fifth largest territory in human history.
The country is second only to the top four countries: the British Empire, the Mongol Empire, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
In Asia, although Spain only owns one Philippine Islands, its colonies in South America are extremely vast. Almost half of South America is a Spanish colony.
In William's expectation, if Spain negotiates peace with the coalition forces, it will definitely have to pay a huge price. Although the British will not let the Spanish hand over all their overseas colonies, it is obvious that the British will definitely open their mouths.
In this case, if Prussia can obtain the Philippine Islands in Asia and Cuba and Venezuela in South America, it will undoubtedly be of great help to William's next plan.
At present, the British colonization of India has not yet reached the final step. Historically, the key to British rule over the entire India was the three Maratha Wars, the three Maratha Wars and the destruction of the Kingdom of Mysore, which made the entire India
There was no force that could stop the British from occupying the entire India.
At present, although the British have surrendered the Mughal Kingdom, there are still a large number of local indigenous princes in central and southern India who are dissatisfied with the British.
In this case, William believes that Prussia can completely extend its hand to India. If it wants to extend Prussia's power to India, the only way for Prussia to get this opportunity is the Philippine Islands. Only by occupying the Philippines can Prussia
With a stable logistics base, not only can it march towards Southeast Asia, but it can also extend its sphere of influence to India.
The Philippine Islands are close to Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, and in these areas, Indonesia has been occupied by the Dutch. Malaysia is the sphere of influence of the Portuguese. As for Southeast Asia, where Vietnam is located, it was originally a French colony. But later, as a condition for Spain to send troops,
France ceded Southeast Asia to Spain.
In this way, as long as the Prussians occupy the Philippine Islands, Prussia can march to Southeast Asian countries to the north, and extend its tentacles to Malacca to the west.
At present, William has no plans to fall out with the Dutch, so Prussia has no desire for Indonesia.
After thinking about this, William immediately put down his request, and then sent someone to quickly send it back to Brandenburg. He needed the Prussian government to bargain with the British based on his request.
The Spanish conveyed their request for peace to Britain through the Portuguese government, and this news was simply the gospel of God to Britain.
When the news of Spain's request for peace was sent back to London, the British government, under the instruction of high-level officials, directly posted the news of Spain's request for peace on bulletin boards throughout London. As a result, the whole of London was boiling, and countless people
The British took to the streets to celebrate this great victory!
All British people are familiar with the Spanish. It was on the shoulders of the Spanish Empire that Britain became an empire on which the sun never sets.
As an old rival, being able to see Spain reluctantly suing for peace undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of the British people.
George III was also beaming with joy as he sat on his throne. Under him was the British Prime Minister Pitt. In the British political arena, because of the support of George III, Pitt Jr. has been the prime minister since 1784, and now he has
nine years.
This young man who ascended the throne of the British Prime Minister at the age of 24 is undoubtedly a wise man with great talents. During his tenure, the British economy recovered from the North American War and with the victory of the war, the British nation
Financial revenue has reached a new peak!
"My Excellency, Prime Minister, the Spanish have sent a signal for peace through Portugal, but in the face of the Spanish's previous betrayal, do we accept the peace, or even the price that the Spaniards need to pay, do you have any ideas?"
George III asked Little Pete, and after hearing the king's words, Little Peter said with confidence:
"Your Majesty the King, negotiating peace with Spain is very beneficial to our British Empire. Of course, this requires a prerequisite, that is, the Spanish can show their sincerity in negotiating peace!
As the price for Spain's betrayal and the Holy British Empire, the Spanish needed to cede Gibraltar to the British Empire again, and there must not be any garrison within a hundred miles of Gibraltar. In addition, as compensation, the Spanish needed to cede their Peru in South America
, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, the Caribbean Islands, the Philippines in Asia, the colonies in Oceania, and some colonies in North Africa along the Mediterranean coast are handed over!"
Hearing what Little Pete said, George III was a little shocked. You must know that Little Pete's request can be called a lion's mouth!
Although Spain currently has quite a number of colonies around the world, and after France transferred its colonies to Spain, the area of Spain's colonies reached a new peak. But Peter's request was directly for half of Spain's overseas colonies.
Not to mention the expressions of the Spaniards when they heard this condition, at least George III was shocked by what his prime minister said.
"Little Peter, is this condition a bit harsh? Will the Spanish accept it?"
George III asked hesitantly.
But after hearing what George III said, Little Pete said calmly:
"The Spaniards will definitely accept it. The riots in Spain are no longer a secret. In this case, if Spain does not end the war with us quickly, will Carlos's throne be able to continue to sit on it?
An unknown number!
Under the blockade of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, only a few Spanish colonial ships have arrived in Spain in the past few months, and the rest of the merchant ships have been captured by us. In this case, Spain has already lost its resistance to us.
Strength!"
As he spoke, little Pete showed a proud look on his face. It was obvious that little Pete was proud of the invincible Royal Navy that spanned the seas of the British Empire.
The pride shown by little Pete also made George III's blood boil.
"Very well, Your Excellency Prime Minister, then I will go and talk to the Spaniards as you requested. I think Spain, which is about to be at the end of its rope, is no match for my British Empire!"
"However, Your Majesty the King, there is one thing that worries me very much, and that is the Prussians!"
Little Pitt suddenly spoke to George III about Prussia.
"Oh, my Prime Minister, what happened to the Prussians?"
"Your Majesty, you also know that as part of the coalition, the Prussians will definitely not watch our British Empire take away all the benefits of the Spanish.
In addition, according to the news sent back by Brandenburg's ambassador, the Prussian attitude towards our country is obviously not very good. It is said that the conflict between the Duke of York and Lady Charlotte has spread to the upper echelons of Prussia, causing resentment in Prussia. The Prussian government has already reported to the Prussian government
Our country has protested many times, and even because of the Duke of York’s harshness, the Prussian royal family publicly asked our country to treat Duchess Charlotte well!”
After hearing what Little Pete said, George III said with some displeasure:
"Isn't it just the emotional conflict between the Duke of York and the Prussian princess? Why are those Prussians so excited? In my opinion, the Prussians are just making excuses. We don't need to pay attention to them!"
"Your Majesty, as France's loss of power has become a foregone conclusion, the only one in Europe that can pose a threat to our British Empire is Prussia. But fortunately, the Prussians' current power on the sea is still quite weak, but the only thing that worries me is
The problem is that Prussia has expanded too fast in recent years. Although our British Empire is unparalleled in the world, in Europe, Prussia has become a force that we cannot ignore at all. Even on the European continent, our power is completely behind Prussia.
If we cannot properly handle our relations with Prussia, then who knows what strange behavior those warlike Prussians will do!"