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Chapter 222 Arrogant demands

Representatives of various countries were somewhat surprised by the sudden request made by the Ming Kingdom.

Duke Schwarser thought for a while and said, "France can agree with the requirements of the Ming Kingdom, but the premise is that the Ming Dynasty must help France regain India." He calculated in his mind that during the Seven Years' War, France's biggest loss was the loss of India, a very important raw material production and market, which quickly drained France's wealth. In comparison, the colonies in North America were simply dispensable. France also had a large number of colonies in the vast central North America. The Louisiana State purchased by the United States later had 2.3 million square kilometers, not including the part of Canada in the north. Compared with the thirteen states on the east coast of Britain, the area was dozens of times larger, almost the same as the Spanish colonies.

However, France only colonized more than 200,000 people in such a vast land. In contrast, Britain colonized three million in the thirteen North American states before the outbreak of the American War of Independence, which was one of the reasons why France failed in Canada in the Seven Years War.

Although it has lost part of Canada now, France still owns vast land in central North America. It is too expensive to maintain military defense here, and France has very little income in that land, like a piece of waste. In the eyes of Duke Schwarser, the value of this land is too low, and he has always wanted to find an opportunity to sell it to the United States next to him.

"This is no problem. We have expressed our willingness to help France retake back all the Indian areas that France has occupied." Wu Hai said.

Why should India give up such a large area of ​​rich land to France? Once a war breaks out, France's power in Asia can basically be said to be without it. It would be nice to be able to return the southern part of India that they lost in the Seven Years' War. There are also a lot of natural resources and population there, which is enough for France.

Duke Schwarser was a little dissatisfied. Of course, he wanted to take the opportunity to seize the entire Indian region, but after thinking carefully, even Britain now did not completely unify India. Moreover, if France wants to seize India, it must rely on the Ming Dynasty. If it makes excessive demands, it will definitely not be supported by the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, in this transaction, France obtained the most important weapons production technology and industrial technology, which allowed France to leverage its scientific advantages and produce more weapons faster to suppress Britain. For other parts of India, Duke Schwarser believes that with France's ability, it can produce more advanced weapons. When it comes to compete with the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely win.

"On behalf of France, I thank the Ming Kingdom for the friendship that has given us, and at the same time, I invite His Majesty the King to visit our country again." said Duke Schwarser.

Zhu Haitao nodded and said, "I accept the invitation. After this meeting, I will set off for Versailles to meet the king of your country."

His heart was full of Marie Antoinette's figure, Louis XVI's beautiful queen, but his target of hunting for beauty this time. He would never give up if he didn't fight her for three hundred rounds and made her surrender to him completely.

"We in Austria have some questions about the Ming Dynasty's request. Can His Majesty the King answer me?" Earl Andrish asked when he saw that Duke Schwarser had agreed with the Ming Dynasty.

He had been thinking about the little abacus in his heart. He was also very coveted about the advanced weapons and technologies of the Ming Dynasty. These things were very important to enhance Austria's national strength, but he felt something was wrong with the requirements put forward by the Ming Dynasty.

"Yes, you ask." Zhu Haitao said.

"His Majesty the King, once the Ming Dynasty eliminates the Qing regime, it will definitely border the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire will definitely carry out some actions. If the two countries accidentally trigger a full-scale war, Austria must remain neutral and cannot fulfill the alliance agreement. I think, can you understand our decision?" said Count Andris.

He directly exposed Zhu Haitao. Although Austria seemed strong on the surface, it could not mobilize all its national strength to deal with a small Prussia. Its domestic ethnic problems were very serious, and because of the feudal system, it limited the development of its powerful national strength. Joseph II's inappropriate reforms added many new problems, which made Austria a little unstable and could not bear the war with Russia.

Wu Hai also looked at Zhu Haitao and waited for his decision.

"I know the difficulties of your country. For our sacred alliance, we can put this into the treaty." Zhu Haitao nodded. He did not want Russia to attack Austria. After all, a seemingly powerful Austria can always deter Russia in Europe. For a huge country like Russia, a single strike cannot destroy it, and it must go through multiple attacks. It is not good to attack from one aspect like Napoleon and Hitler. It is best to siege Russia from all directions to cause it to suffer heavy damage.

"In this case, we Austria can join the Holy Alliance. At the same time, our emperor, His Majesty Joseph II, also invited His Majesty the King to visit Vienna." Count Andrish said.

"Thank you for your kindness in the Emperor. After finishing your visit to France, I will definitely visit Vienna." Zhu Haitao also said.

After solving the problems with France and Austria, Zhu Haitao and Wu Hai both felt that this treaty of the sacred alliance could be signed, and several small countries around were here to support them. Their national strength was weak and they could not bear the blow of a big country at all. The fate of the world was not something they could touch.

But there are only a few small countries who always feel that they are very powerful and can make a big difference. The end of such a country is basically destroyed. If the country is small but not humble, and if the person is small but not afraid of strength, it is simply a rhythm of self-destruction.

"My country cannot sign such a treaty yet. Unless the Ming Dynasty can meet our conditions, we will withdraw from it."

Just when Zhu Haitao wanted to sign the treaty, Earl Vittorio, the representative of the Kingdom of Sardinia, said with a scoundrel face.

"Just say what you want directly. What the Ming Dynasty can satisfy will definitely satisfy you." Zhu Haitao said with great magnanimity.

"We demand that the entire Italy be unified under the Savoy royal family, and at the same time, we demand that the island of Corsica belonging to our country be taken back. If the Ming Dynasty cannot meet our requirements, we will withdraw from this meeting immediately." Earl Vittorio said arrogantly.

For a moment, the entire venue was shocked by the very unreasonable request of the Kingdom of Sardinia and fell into silence.
Chapter completed!
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