I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

At this time, the telegram from Berlin also arrived.

In his letter, he didn't mention Daming's shorting of the British stock market, but warmly congratulated Daming for discovering the world's largest aluminum mine in Guinea.

At the same time, he said that there are many excellent German companies that can participate in the construction of West Africa and contribute to the improvement of the lives of the people of the Pacific... Yunyun.

It wasn't until the end of the telegram that William changed the subject and said:

"Fugui, my brother, I have to remind you that the British government has many bad credit records, if they make promises to you, please don't believe them.

As the father-in-law of the eldest princess of the British royal family, I assure you that there is absolutely no financial accommodation to their demands.

— Beloved, Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig. "

……

Although I'm a bit indifferent to Brother William's enthusiasm, I have to say that his suggestion is very pertinent.

After thinking twice, Zhu Fugui gave up the temptation of G2 and resolutely returned to the embrace of the Three Emperors Alliance.

Zhu Fugui replied to Victoria by telegram:

"My dear lady Alexandrina Victoria, I have received your letter.

There is an old saying in the Ming Dynasty, the friendship between gentlemen begins with love and ends with courtesy.

I thought we had been friends for a long time, and our mutual affection was pure, just, and moral.

I didn't expect you to sully this beautiful memory with dirty gold coins.

This is so disappointing.

However, since you are the one who pulled such a face and opened your mouth, I can only give my all to support you.

As we all know, I am a wise king.

A good emperor who is as clean as water, with a breeze in his sleeves, and dedicated to the people.

In Daming's textbooks, there are texts that I and several empresses wear patched clothes and work collectively in person.

These, I want to tell you, these are true.

Just like our unbreakable friendship.

Because it is so hard and simple, every Dewu Baotong is used for the construction of the motherland, so I may not have a lot of loans.

Nine pounds and fifteen pence.

This is my heart, it is all I have.

Don't dislike the lack of money.

Thousands of miles to send goose feathers, the gift is light and affectionate.

What's more, what about the British pound?

By the time you receive this telegram, my remittance should already be on its way.

There is also an IOU sent with the remittance.

Bilingual in Chinese and English, in duplicate.

I hope you can sign your name on it and send it back.

By the way, the interest is [-] out of [-] returns, compound interest, very cheap, no need to thank me for my generosity.

This is what I should do.

Without this money, I and the queens will be poor enough to eat oyster cream soup in the evening.

Not much to say, I'm going to drink soup now, and I have to work with the two queens at night to subsidize the family.

The telegram is expensive, but the paper is short and the love is long, so I will stop here.

Sincerely, Zhu Romantic Fugui, your soul mate. "

Chapter 612 Didn't This Frenchman Come For Nothing?

Under the first wave of globalization initiated by the age of great voyages, the connection between countries in the world is actually far closer than people imagined.

Washington, the original White House, is now gloomy in the new thirteen state governor's mansion.

Since the signing of the "America's Return to the British Empire Treaty" with the United Kingdom two years ago, the United States of America has become a new thirteen-state self-governing territory on the same level as the Canadian Dominion.

The titular head of state is no longer the president, but the queen of England.

Of course, this kind of merger is much looser than that of the later countries joining the Soviet Union.

The Governor's Mansion basically continued the original team of the original Mi Lijian government.

For example, Abraham Lincoln, who lacked a frontal lobe but was still strong, became the first governor of the new thirteen states' governor's mansion, accepting the appointment and command of the Queen of England.

And because of the credit for leading his troops back, Lincoln was also named the Earl of Rhode Island by Victoria, hereditary.

Subsequently, the United Kingdom will provide comprehensive military protection for the new thirteen states.

The Prime Minister at the time, Benjamin Disraeli, publicly announced to the world that any military attack against the thirteen states in North America would be regarded as a war against the British Empire.

The British Empire will use all its strength to shed the blood of the last Indian. From the Pamir Mountains to Zulu Africa, from Hudson Bay to the Auckland Islands, the British Empire will wage endless revenge and fight until it is wiped out. enemy.

This sentence can be said to be quite harsh.

It injected confidence into the US (Lin) government that was in constant panic.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see who the hidden target of Benjamin's declaration is.

The only country that can threaten the new Thirteen-State Autonomous Territory is Ming Dynasty.

Facing the blunt words of the British, Daming once again reiterated that Yin Zhou is the Yin Zhou of the Yin people, and the Yin people are part of China, and they have now integrated into the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, Daming and its friends have unquestionable sovereignty over the northern and southern Yinzhous.

It concerns the Great Lakes region with great industrial and agricultural potential and the east coast of North America. This is completely different from the small countries in West Africa. This time the British did not adopt a policy of appeasement.

Rather, it manifests will.

At the beginning of December in the eighth year of Dewu, the Royal Navy of the British Empire assembled more than 200/1 of its strength 4 kilometers west of the St. Anthony Naval Base in Canada, that is, more than 100 capital ships, more than 300 auxiliary ships, and a total tonnage of over 100 million tons. huge combat power.

And launched a joint military exercise code-named "Dragon Hunting Campaign".

This is the largest military exercise in human history.

Not only did it serve to intimidate Daming, but it also simulated the actual combat plan for dealing with the battleship Daming Shenzhou.

It's just that the British can never guess how thick the Shenzhou's steel plate is and how good its performance is. They can only simulate it according to their own superficial understanding.

Moreover, the British didn't even know that the sister ship of the Shenzhou, the Yinzhou, was about to enter service.

Yinzhou is America.

The word "America" ​​is actually not bad, but in the end Zhu Fugui decided on Yinzhou.

Xia Yinzhou was originally the cornerstone of China, so it doesn't matter to use it.

It's just that Shenzhou, Yinzhou, what the next super battleship of Ming Dynasty should be called is unknown.

There are not many names left for the Daming Navy on the world map.

……

To be honest, although the two super battleships are in hand, the background shown by the British still put pressure on Daming.

Their ships are a little smaller and their armor is a little weaker, but the number is really scary.

In fact, the United Kingdom was also intimidated by Ming's naval strength in the Pacific Ocean, so it has been speeding up shipbuilding over the years.

Before the mid-nineteenth century, the relative power of the British was even more exaggerated.

At that time, the slogan put forward by the Royal Navy was called the "Six Power Standard".

That is, the total tonnage of the British Royal Navy should exceed the sum of the six countries after the ranking.

In 1885, with the rise of industrial countries such as the United States and Germany, and the continuous expansion of shipbuilding tonnage, Britain had to change the "six-power standard" to the "two-power standard".

That is, the total tonnage of the Royal Navy must exceed the sum of France and Germany.

Now, the British have fast forwarded to the "two-power standard" 15 years in advance, that is, the total tonnage of the Royal Navy must exceed the sum of Mingde.

In short, the strong military power displayed by the British in the Atlantic gave the Angsans in North America a shot in the arm.

Not only the Yankees who belonged to the United Kingdom celebrated with each other, thinking that they had a backer to resist the Ming people's eastward advance, but even the red-necked people in the south were eager to move.

Although Ming Dynasty has been infiltrating the southern government's culture over the years, creatures like red necks have a very rigid mind.

As long as Ming did not defeat the British in an upright manner, it would be impossible to completely interrupt the inexplicable arrogance of these North American Anzas who claimed to be members of the Western world.

Of course, compared with Merrill Lynch, the situation in the South is generally controllable.

Various NGOs supported by Ming Dynasty control the main position of the public opinion field, monopolize the channels of occurrence, and there are still many progressive people who are interested in Ming Dynasty.

However, according to the White Hound report, those who silently support the Ku Klux Klan, support white supremacy, support the glory of Anza blood, and are the chosen people of God may be transformed into a "silent majority".

There may be some variables in the presidential election in the South next year.

In short, the British did not give up their influence in North America anyway, and provided military protection for the new thirteen state governments.

However, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

The Governor's Mansion of the New Thirteen States enjoys the protection of the British, and of course has corresponding obligations.

In addition to the partial transfer of military command, the biggest obligation is to pay taxes.

Colonies pay taxes to the mother country, which is a matter of course.

The Governor's Mansion of the New Thirteen States is also mentally prepared.

however……

"Guys, the damn Brits are raising taxes again!"

In the White House, the original Secretary of State, Chief of Staff, Minister of Defense, Minister of Justice, Minister of Commerce, Justice, Speaker, etc., have all become officials of the Governor's Office, and now they gather to discuss this matter.

Of course, the one who speaks the most is Robert Lincoln, the son of Governor Lincoln, and his comrade-in-arms and support, Robert King, who holds military power.

General Robert King Jr., since he was promoted to the army by Governor Lincoln's discerning eyes, he has always made outstanding military achievements.

Once a battle with Stonewall Jackson, draw is a thing of the past.

Today, General Robert King's greatest achievement is the 2-year battle with King Ni in the Appalachian Mountains.

What is the concept of being able to fight fiercely with King Ni for 2 years?

You know, although King Ni is a black man, he is also a brutal butcher.

In just four months he captured Liberia, Equatorial Guinea, Haute Waters, and defeated the French.

The fact that General Robert King was able to fight against such villains for two years is enough to show that General Robert King's ability is far superior to that of the French.

Rounding off, General Robert King is an unworldly famous general who can be as famous as Napoleon!

At this moment, he slapped the table with his riding boots, and the immature face of the past has long since disappeared: "Holy shit! The French helped us fight the War of Independence and escape from the tyranny of the British because they resisted tax increases. Now the French are gone. , We have returned to China, but we still have to increase taxes. Didn’t the French come in vain? In my opinion, this tax cannot be increased by a penny! It should even be resisted!”

"General Jin calm down!"

A peacemaker persuaded, "The British have suffered heavy losses in this stock market crash. Not only have we raised taxes here, Canada, India, South Africa, and everywhere have raised taxes..."

"That can't be added!"

Robert King turned his head, and said, "The British guy is thundering himself, do you want us to wipe his ass? How can there be such a good thing? Does Victoria regard our unruly North American cowboys as Indians? Big deal, Lexington I Come and fire the gun yourself!"

"Be careful!"

The peacemaker quickly covered Robert King's mouth, and said in a low voice, "General Jin, be careful of British spies!

Before the British knew about the discovery of aluminum mines in West Africa before the French president, the French were furious, saying that the British eavesdropped on their allies! "

"Schete, even the allies are bugging, are these despicable Brits still human?"

Robert King, Jr. groaned under his breath.

To be honest, he is the one who is most depressed when the new thirteen states return.

Because of his return, he lost his post as commander-in-chief of the North American Army and became a military counselor to the Governor's Office.

Although the direct line troops have not been disbanded, the highest combat command belongs to the British.

This means that more than half of the power in their hands has been swallowed by the British.