Daming 1805

Chapter 417 Charlotte's Strategy
At the banquet after Pitt's funeral, the French Crown Prince Charles proposed to sign a naval treaty to curb the shipbuilding competition among Western countries.

Then directly gave several basic directions and suggestions.

Limit the maximum tonnage of capital ships, limit the total tonnage of capital ships, disclose shipbuilding plans to each other, and uniformly arrange personnel to supervise each other.

This proposal is in line with the interests of most Western countries.

Traditional naval powers such as Britain, France, and Spain have lost the possibility of competing with the Ming Navy. The purpose of continuing to build a navy is to maintain a relatively leading position in the western continent, or even just not lagging behind.

Prussia, Austria, Lucia and other countries have vigorously built their own navies in recent years, especially the primary goal of developing large capital ships, which is to try to maintain a close or even balance of power with traditional navies such as Britain, France and Spain.

If threats from other countries are excluded and the role of the navy is only to protect the sea routes from the mainland to the colonies, there is no need to build capital ships at all, and cruisers and destroyers are completely sufficient.

Sweden, Denmark and other countries with no or very few overseas colonies, as well as countries with extremely declining sea power such as Portugal and the Netherlands, do not want the naval shipbuilding competition to continue.

The more intense the shipbuilding competition of other countries' navies, the greater the gap between themselves and other relatively powerful countries.

An agreement that publicly limits the tonnage and number of warships of various countries can meet the needs of almost all countries at the same time.

Even if it is a country that is trying its best and holding back its energy to make big things, it is impossible to blatantly refuse under such circumstances.

At the very least, you cannot refuse to negotiate. The most reasonable solution is to ask for more shares at the negotiating table.

Therefore, Shire's suggestion quickly won the approval of the political leaders of the Thai and Western countries on the scene.

Therefore, all parties agreed that after Pete's funeral, they would arrange personnel to start relevant negotiations.

Of course, this "after the funeral" does not refer to the second or third day after the funeral.

Instead, arrange this matter to start after the funeral.

Representatives from various countries must first return to their home countries to discuss with their own country's monarchs and ministers to determine their country's goals at the negotiating table.

Then communicate with each other to agree on the location and time of the agreement negotiation.

Finally, formal negotiations begin.

The matter of the naval treaty can be regarded as an "accident". The key is that this accident will directly affect the original plans of the Thai and Western countries.

They originally planned to start negotiations on a shipbuilding technical support agreement with Daming after the funeral.

Now definitely deal with naval treaties first.

Only when the shipbuilding plan is finalized can we determine which technologies to import from Ming Dynasty.

The negotiation cycle for this treaty should not be as long as the World War Armistice Agreement, but it certainly cannot be completed in three to five days.

So after the banquet that day, representatives from Prussia, Lucia and other countries visited Niu Jian one after another to apologize.

All countries have made it clear that they must import equipment or technology from Daming, which means that cooperation is absolutely necessary.

It's just that the specific cooperation method and the time of cooperation negotiations are hoped to be postponed until after the signing of the naval treaty.

Niu Jian also understood their current state, so he didn't say much, and directly stated that he knew it.

After the funeral banquet, the Prince of Wales returned to his residence and involuntarily considered Daming's proposal a little bit.

I still think it is a very good proposal for Zhu Jingyuan and Charlotte to jointly establish a consortium and company.

Good news for the royal family...even for the United Kingdom.

But the Prince of Wales is not a fool, and he can imagine that this is definitely not in the interests of British capital.

The Prince of Wales hesitated, not knowing what to do.

The Prince of Wales was sitting on his sofa, drinking wine with a sad face and talking to himself:

"If only Prime Minister Pete was still around..."

"Uh, no, this kind of matter, even Prime Minister Pete, can't discuss it."

"It's an option that puts the royal family in opposition to the British bourgeoisie..."

"It can only be discussed within the royal family. If the father is still awake..."

After drinking for a while, the Prince of Wales thought of his father.

After hesitating for a while, he finally went to his father's residence with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

It is now 1812 in the Western calendar.

In the original history, George III had been in a state of insanity for a long time shortly after the death of his youngest daughter, probably since 1811.

In the George III of this world, frequent illnesses started earlier.

But the overall severity is not as exaggerated as in 1811 in history.

The most critical reason is that George III's favorite youngest daughter, Princess Amelia, is not dead yet.

Daming's antibiotics keep Amelia barely healthy.

So at this time, George III will still indirectly recover part of his sanity.

So the Prince of Wales also has some hopes.

It would be great if my father was still sober, and I would be a prince who doesn't care about political affairs.

The Prince of Wales sometimes even envies his younger brother and sister.

Compared with the England of the same period in Zhu Jingyuan's previous life, the situation in Britain in this world is really much more difficult.

The anti-French alliance is difficult against France and Napoleon, but it is hopeless against Ming Dynasty.

The Prince of Wales came to the room of his father, King George III, and found that his father was still talking to himself as usual.

He didn't look at himself at all, even if he heard the report, even if he called seriously, he didn't respond at all.

The Prince of Wales waited for half an hour and called an unknown number of times, but nothing worked.

When the Prince of Wales was hesitating whether to leave, Queen Sophie Charlotte, the wife of George III and mother of the Prince of Wales, suggested to the Prince of Wales in a low voice:
"George, if you really have something to do and want to get your father's advice, you can try to get Amelia and Charlotte here. If the two of them are here, your father may have a chance to wake up for a while..."

The Prince of Wales immediately realized that if his father's favorite youngest daughter and only legal granddaughter were present, it would be more likely that his father would wake up for a while.

The Prince of Wales immediately sent someone to inform his little sister and daughter.

Shortly after, Amelia and Charlotte rushed to George III's chambers.

When the two greeted George III and his wife, George III's eyes moved obviously.

There seemed to be some reactions that were different from usual.

But that's about it.

George III changed from talking to himself with empty eyes to staring at his youngest daughter and granddaughter.

There is still no sign of regaining consciousness.

Amelia and Charlotte also looked at their father and grandpa helplessly.

The queen sighed softly, and the family gathered together to worry.

The scene was quiet for a while, and Amelia couldn't help asking her elder brother:
"Brother, do you have anything to tell your father?"

The Prince of Wales frowned, looking at his mother, sister and daughter, knowing that they were all his own.

Even if they can't make decisions for themselves, they are still people who can confide and discuss.

So the Prince of Wales expressed Daming's cooperation intention brought by Niu Jian, as well as his own thoughts and worries.

The eldest queen was the first to react:

"George, you think this will strengthen the authority of the royal family, but it is obviously a very dangerous thing.

"I think this is indeed the case. This really needs your father's guidance. It's a pity that your father is now... oh..."

Amelia was a little confused, but Charlotte's thinking diverged:

"Jointly set up a consortium and company in the name of His Highness Yasugaru and me? Isn't this the French model?
"Didn't the French succeed? Why can't we Brits?"

The Prince of Wales looked at his daughter and knew she would eventually be King of France and now Queen of America.

So I explained to her the difference between Britain and France very seriously, and explained the possible problems.

After Charlotte frowned, she couldn't help asking:
"The power of the British royal family is far inferior to that of France, and the British bourgeoisie does not want the British royal family to regain power, which is understandable.

"But this is the cooperation method and request proposed by Daming, this is not our British royal family's own request!

"The British bourgeoisie refuses to cooperate. Is this going to continue to be an enemy of Ming Dynasty?"

After Charlotte asked this rhetorical question, the scene immediately fell silent.

The other three people vaguely felt that there seemed to be something wrong with it, but they didn't react immediately.

In the end, it was the oldest old lady. After thinking about it, the queen reminded Charlotte:
"Isn't it treason for the king to cooperate with foreign countries against the people of his own country?"

For their own interests, the monarch can betray the interests of the country, both in ancient and modern times.

This is actually one of the key reasons why the monarchy is not recognized by modern people.

And the treason of the monarch is a very sensitive topic in modern Thailand and the West, where there are many countries and complex relationships.

The key charge for the execution of Louis XVI and his wife was "treason".

But Charlotte has been with Zhu Jingyuan for a long time, and her way of thinking has been guided by Zhu Jingyuan to be different from ordinary people.

When hearing grandma's rhetorical question, Charlotte immediately asked back again:
"Is England our Hanoverian family?
"No, England is the country of the English bourgeoisie.

"Are we the Hanoverian family British?
"No, our family is German, and we don't marry Englishmen.

"We are not from this country, we cannot fully control this country, and the courtiers of this country are not completely subject to the so-called king.

"Then what right do they have to accuse us of treason?

"Have we betrayed the Kingdom of Hanover or Germany?"

Faced with Charlotte's modern questioning, the family members of the few people at the scene, who were originally bad-minded, lost their minds again.

This time it was the Prince of Wales who was the first to recover, and reminded Charlotte very seriously again:

"Baby, it's okay for you to say that, but it can only be said in our family.

"When you are outside, in front of ministers and the public, don't mention it like that.

"Our Hanover family became the king of England in accordance with the law of succession signed by William III. Our rights are limited by the power bill signed by William III and Mary II. This is our own recognition.

"This is the legal basis on which we become kings of the United Kingdom.

"In the end, even without discussing the logic of these laws and commitments, even if we simply consider the reality of the situation, we have no ability to change the current situation.

"Cooperating with Daming, or using the power of Ming to strengthen the authority of the royal family is no problem, but it is absolutely impossible to confront the British bourgeoisie and the entire bureaucratic system.

"That way... if they start another revolution and send your father and grandfather to the guillotine just like before..."

When Charlotte heard this, she immediately snapped back:

"Then I'll be the rightful king.

"And I will give birth to an illegitimate child with the blood of the Ming royal family with His Royal Highness Jing Yuan.

"This illegitimate son will inherit the British throne in the future.

"If the bourgeoisie refuses to make me king, His Highness Yasugaki will directly launch the War of British Succession for me!

"Britain will soon be involved in a frontal war with Ming again.

"This time there will be no other countries involved because this is a war of the British succession, not an East-West war.

"His Royal Highness Yasushi said that the bourgeoisie are weak and easy to compromise.

"Father, you can directly explain this idea to them, and see if they have the courage to face this future.

"If you don't have the guts, then you have to accept, at least some of the cooperation.

"The local consortium jointly established by me and His Royal Highness Jingyuan must be established, and the specific business scope can be discussed and discussed.

"Isn't this just in line with your father's ideas?

"Strive for power for the royal family without confronting the bourgeoisie and the bureaucracy head-on.

"This is actually the roof-lifting strategy of Emperor Renwu of Ming Dynasty.

"We want to push and guide things to the extreme, and they must not dare to accept that horrible future.

"Then they'd have to compromise and we'd be able to achieve some of that.

"This is what Daming's deterrence can do."

After hearing his daughter's words, the Prince of Wales suddenly felt enlightened.

The truth is indeed the truth, the special relationship between Zhu Jingyuan and Charlotte does not allow him to achieve all his goals.

However, the British bourgeoisie will definitely be persuaded to present the extreme future of war with Ming Dynasty again.

Then you can set out the actual conditions yourself.

However, the Prince of Wales is still worried, worried about his ability.

The Prince of Wales is actually self-aware and knows that he has no ability to make decisions.

If he faced the siege of a group of ministers, he might not be able to say what he wanted at all.

While starting to worry again, the Prince of Wales looked at his daughter again.

A thought suddenly popped up in the Prince of Wales' mind, maybe his daughter is more suitable to be a king than himself.

She is 16 years old this year, and she is already able to directly participate in government affairs.

Maybe... I can take her to the cabinet meeting and the parliamentary discussion together.

If you can't say it yourself, you can try to let your daughter say it.

(End of this chapter)