New Shun 1730

This metaphor of the eunuch is quite unaristocratic, but Louis XV felt that this was indeed the truth.

As for conquering Britain, France's dream for generations, the Netherlands is obviously a more suitable ally.

One is closer to the UK and has convenient ports.

Second, the Netherlands has a strong naval tradition. Although its inventory has deteriorated over the years and there are fewer warships, the heritage is still there, and it has achieved amazing results in single-handedly challenging the British and French forces.

There are three conflicts between Britain and the Netherlands, and they have been fought several times before.

After Louis XV answered this answer subconsciously, he calmed down and thought about it carefully. He didn't really believe his intuition.

After thinking about it carefully, I feel that the Netherlands is more suitable.

Prussia, an ally...not to mention treachery, nor to say that when it becomes stronger, it will definitely conflict with France on land, not to mention that the Franco-Prussian alliance will send Russia, which is shrinking in the north, to its opponent.

Just talk about Prussia's navy. How can it help France? There is a big question mark as to whether the Prussian navy can defeat the East India Company of various countries.

Seeing that Louis XV was still thinking, Liu Yu slowly told a story that was familiar to Dashun people.

Sima Cuo and Zhang Yi were arguing in front of King Qin Hui. Sima Cuo wanted to attack Shu, but Zhang Yi said: "It is better to attack Han." The king said: "Please listen to what he said."

He said: "Be close to Wei and Chu, and send troops to three rivers to block the mouths of Sheyuan and Fengshi. We should guard the road. Wei will conquer Nanyang, Chu will attack Nanzheng, Qin will attack the new city of Yiyang, and then attack the suburbs of the second week to punish Zhou. The Lord's crime was to invade the land of Chu and Wei. Zhou knew that if he could not save him, he would use the Nine Cauldrons to command the emperor according to the map. No one in the world would dare to disobey him. This is the king's business in Shu. As for the country, and the strength of the Rong and Di, our soldiers and soldiers are not enough to gain fame, and the land is not enough for profit. I heard: "Those who strive for fame are in the court, and those who strive for profit are in the city." The city and the dynasty are also, but the king does not fight. He fights with Rong and Di, and the king's industry is far away. "

Sima Cuo said: "No. I heard this: 'If you want to enrich the country, you should expand its territory; if you want to strengthen the army, you should enrich its people; if you want to be a king, you should expand its virtues. If you prepare the three capitals, the king will follow them." 'Now the king's land is small and the people are poor, so I am willing to work in Yi. Shu is a remote country in the west, and the Rong and Di are the leaders. If Qin attacks it, it will be like sending wolves to chase away the sheep. . The land is enough to expand the country, the wealth is enough to enrich the people, and the troops are not harmed, and they are already subdued. Therefore, if I conquer the country, the world will not think it is violent; if I benefit the entire Western Sea, the princes will not think it is greedy. In name and in reality, it also has the reputation of prohibiting violence and stopping chaos. Now attacking Han and robbing the emperor has a bad reputation, but it may not be beneficial. It also has the reputation of being unjust and attacking the world where it is not wanted, which is dangerous! I would like to ask him why: Zhou is the royal family of the world; Han is the state of Zhou. Zhou knew that he had lost the Nine Cauldrons, and Han knew that he had lost the Three Sichuan Provinces, so he must unite the two countries to seek relief from Chu and Wei because of Qi and Zhao. . With Ding and Chu, with the land and Wei, the king can't stop this. It's better to defeat Shu."

Is it "attacking South Korea, approaching the second week, occupying Jiuding, and holding the emperor hostage to order the princes"?

Or conquer Bashu and then rule the world?

This is the strategic choice France is facing now, at least the choice that Liu Yu deceived Louis XV.

Liu Yu told this story very slowly.

Louis XV was not stupid, so he could certainly understand the metaphor.

The so-called Bashu refers to the American colonies. By the way, it is best to abolish the British. Otherwise, whenever trouble occurs on the European continent, the UK will get involved.

And if France can win "Bashu", even if France does not make internal changes, it can still increase its power by a huge amount, thus presenting a completely crushing power advantage to other countries just like the Qin State that occupied Bashu.

On the contrary, the purpose of attacking Han and Lin Erzhou is to advance towards Shinra and get too involved in Shinra's affairs. You can't be the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The most you can do is to support the elector of Bavaria to be the emperor and hold the emperor as the emperor as you are doing now.

But the question is, will princes like Austria and Prussia listen to "the emperor's orders"?

On the European continent, no one is easy to beat. The fight hurts my muscles and bones, and even if I win, I still feel uncomfortable.

Seeing that Louis XV understood the very easy-to-understand metaphor, Liu Yu threatened again: "The most suitable person for this strategy is actually the British."

"But now, God bless France. The British have Hanover, which forces the UK to participate in the war in Europe. If the UK does not have Hanover, I am afraid that all the 'Bashu' will be gained by the UK, and it will become so powerful that it will devour the world."

"Fortunately, Britain still has Hanover here. If France does not take this opportunity to complete the strategy of first Bashu and then the whole world before Britain, I may be afraid that France will become a vassal in the south in the future."

"Since France has already participated in the War of Austrian Succession, it is not appropriate to withdraw at this time. It will lose money and prestige in vain."

"But after this battle, we still have to consider France's truly beneficial grand strategy."

"Under the premise of this grand strategy, the Austrian Succession War should be an advance preparation for this grand strategy."

"And when negotiating after the war, you must remember: don't look at the present, but look at the future. Don't look at what you can get today, look at what the grand strategy of destroying Bashu first requires, and ask for it."

"You should draw the target first and then shoot the arrow, rather than just shoot an arrow and then draw the target."

"The Chinese Empire has been preparing for more than ten years to go to Southeast Asia. From the war with Russia, the suppression of the Junggar rebellion, to the war with Japan, it has been moving towards this goal in an orderly manner."

"In order to achieve this goal, sometimes you have to give up something and give up something. I think His Royal Highness must understand this truth."

The words have been said so thoroughly, and there is also the bonus of two thousand years of strategic wisdom. Even if Louis XV does not think so and does not understand this truth, he can only nod and say that of course he understands this truth.

In fact, he knows nothing.

From the subsequent history that Liu Yu knows, France was completely passive after the War of the Austrian Succession.

Or you don't fight, and when the Seven Years' War really starts, you just watch the show.

But since you fought, you were passively pulled in allies throughout the whole process, and you didn't have an active strategy at all. As a result, you rushed forward screaming as soon as the war started.

Liu Yu is not insulting France. From the death of Fleury to the end of Louis XV, France did not even have a strategist at the level of Sun Quan. Anyone with Sun Quan's level may not be so passive throughout the whole process.

What does France want? Louis XV himself didn't know it, and thought his lover was a female Zhuge Liang, who was enlightened and saw the light, but in fact...

Madame Pompadour's level was just a half-full bottle. She boasted with Voltaire and others during the day, and talked with Louis XV at night when she was in the sage mode.

Liu Yu certainly had to do this woman's work. He knew that a one-time genius suggestion was not as good as pillow talk for ten or eight years.

But before doing a woman's work, she still had to blow Louis XV's wind first.

At this point, Liu Yu had actually blown evil winds and crooked winds. With France's colonial and religious policies, it was impossible for North America to become its "Bashu".

No matter what, it was still the interests of Dashun behind this. Dashun could not get North America, but it had to bury a huge religious conflict and a big nail of English and French.

Dashun could not go to America to bleed, it was too far away. Then the French could only bleed.

However, the French did not think that there was anything wrong with their policies, so when Liu Yu said this, Louis XV suddenly felt enlightened, as if the clouds had been cleared and the sun had come out.

And this vaguely promising sign was also very good. Qin destroyed Bashu and ended up in chaos. If one hypnotizes oneself and really believes that North America is a metaphor for Bashu, one will have a kind of ecstasy and destined pleasure.

Liu Yu went through such a big circle, of course not for the sake of France, but first went through such a huge circle, thus leading to the problem that is about to be solved: how to divide the spoils after the end of the War of the Austrian Succession?

The huge circle has been completed. According to the closed loop of this circle, the division of the spoils of the War of the Austrian Succession should prepare for France's grand strategy of "attacking Bashu first".

So, how to ensure that France can handle diplomacy on the European continent with ease?

How to ensure that France can pull a strong navy and unite to really destroy Britain's allies?

After the circle was completed, Liu Yu finally showed his true colors.

"Your Majesty, if you want to realize this grand strategy of 'attacking Sichuan first', you must ensure France's diplomatic situation in Europe."

"The Prussians are fickle, but that's a small matter."

"The Austrians will definitely want to take back Silesia. A huge contradiction has been planted."

"Against this backdrop, the fate of the Austrian Netherlands, or Austria, is related to the situation France will face in the future."

"If the Austrian Netherlands is taken away, then France's diplomacy will have no choice but to ally with Prussia."

"Not only does the Prussians have no credibility, but they also rely on their undeclared war. With previous records, who knows when France will be dragged into the war again? France will completely lose the initiative to start a war. If he starts a war, if you don't participate, you will not even have an ally; if you participate, do you know when he will tear up the peace treaty and start fighting again? "

"At the same time, the Franco-Prussian alliance means a grand alliance between Russia, Austria and Britain."

"On the contrary, if the Austrian Netherlands is not ceded and Austria's core interests are not ceded, then France's diplomatic situation will be very good."

"If you want to help Prussia, you can help Prussia; if you want to help Austria, because you don't occupy Austria's core interests, this can also be achieved. Alliance. Even if you are not ready, you can stand outside and watch the show, waiting for Prussia and Austria to take the initiative to win you over and please you. "

"Similarly, if you don't cede the Austrian Netherlands, the pressure on the Netherlands will not be so great. It is also enough to show sincerity to the Netherlands. As long as they expel the pro-British Orange family, ensure neutrality, and cancel the Anglo-Dutch joint defense treaty, France can get an excellent maritime helper. "

"The contradictions between the British and the Dutch are deep, but they are more afraid of France, so they suppress their contradictions; if they can show sincerity and eliminate the pro-British faction in the Netherlands, the Netherlands and the British will have a good relationship. The contradictions between the two countries cannot be concealed. "

"I am a good person, I don't want to destroy you at all. This will not be respected, nor will it be appreciated."

"I want to destroy you, and I have even destroyed half of you, but my compassion emerged and I let you go. This can be respected and appreciated."

"So, what I mean is that at the end of this war, France's strategy should be to trade Europe for America. Use the huge advantages gained in Europe to exchange the interests of America and achieve an absolutely comfortable diplomatic environment. Build ships, increase the number of troops stationed in North America, increase the number of warships, and prepare for the "Bashu Strategy." "