Daming 1805

Chapter 452 Unprecedented isolation

Not long after Grenville was worried, he made a decision directly.

Grenville replied directly to Will Wang and Libert that the test they planned could be carried out.

That is to drive the remaining Tianzhu people in the British stronghold to the inland of South Tianzhu, which has become a wilderness.

If the Tianzhu people can live on this continent that has been ravaged by the plague for a long time, it means that the plague has completely subsided.

If they are all dead, it means the plague is still going on...

Then, Grenville started calling continuously.

Call your family, your closest relatives, important friends, and members of the same faction who have to keep in touch.

This call can only be made by myself, and I cannot arrange subordinates to handle it, because this matter is very personal.

Grenville would like to remind them that if anyone bought land, real estate, or a manor in Tianzhu, please confirm that the property rights are clear.

If you are interested in buying something you haven't done yet, complete the transaction as soon as possible.

Now that the asset price of South Tianzhu has reached its lowest point, South Tianzhu is likely to leave the United Kingdom soon.

If there is a family planning to arrange for members to go to Tianzhu to stay behind, they should start as soon as possible, otherwise they may not be able to catch up.

Now, the social order of the entire South Tianzhu has completely collapsed, and most of the area has become a wasteland.

There may still be some remnants of the population in the local inland, which has become an absolute "remnant", and it is impossible to form a settlement at all.

Most of the local ordinary British immigrants also left and were relocated to Southwest Mexico.

At present, the local land, manor, and real estate cannot generate any income.

But in this extreme situation, some British people are secretly acquiring various fixed assets in the South Tianzhu area.

Among these people, apart from a small number of clever folk businessmen, more are well-informed senior civil servants, and a small number of well-informed nobles.

They more or less got the news that sooner or later the United Kingdom will hand over South Tianzhu to Daming.

According to past experience, after Daming received land from other countries, it would not recognize the aristocratic status of the locals.

At the same time, it will not allow the locals to retain all the original wealth.

However, so far, most of the areas that Daming has taken over will allow those who are willing to stay to keep part of their property.

The most typical reference object is Dongyi Kingdom.

The key point is that when Da Ming accepted Long Island and the Chesapeake Peninsula, that is, the area of ​​Dongyi Kingdom later, for all the people who were in the area of ​​Dongyi Kingdom at that time, Da Ming granted the status of citizens of Dongyi Kingdom and registered registered permanent residence.

So these well-informed civil servants bought some land, real estate, manors, forests, etc. when the land price in Tianzhu dropped to freezing point...

There are still many families who are planning to arrange for a family member to go to Tianzhu, and wait for Daming to deal with and contact him when he receives it.

Their intention is already obvious, which is to use this opportunity of handover to obtain household registration status within the Great Ming dynasty system.

With the status within the Ming system, coupled with the local land in Tianzhu, there is a basis for formal immigration to Tianzhu.

Tianzhu is far closer to the mainland of China than Dongyi Kingdom, and has a higher status in the Great Ming Dynasty system.

The behavior of these businessmen, civil servants, and nobles is a typical use of poor information to invest or speculate.

The cost can be said to be very low, and the value of the Nantianzhu asset certificate is almost waste paper.

The risk of investment is not too high. Daming is a civilized country after all, and there are traces of past operations.

But the final payoff can be very high.

After Daming acquired South Tianzhu, he would definitely immigrate to South Tianzhu and at the same time redevelop the land in South Tianzhu.

These businessmen, aristocrats, and civil servants are now almost free to pick up assets, and they will be promoted along with the redevelopment of South Tianzhu.

Although there is a high probability that they will be compressed according to a certain standard, according to the asset standard that can be retained in the past, they can still be made into the middle class.

There are more critical identities and household registrations within the Ming dynasty system.

Grenville spent most of the day on the phone, and did not deal with government affairs all day long.

In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, when Grenville was still sleeping in bed, he was called up by the servants at home.

Then Grenville received a message from Daming.

Daming, Lucia, Prussia, and France signed the mainland railway connection, the construction of a free trade zone, the official news of the cooperation agreement of the Royal United Trading Company, and the invitation of Ming to invite the United Kingdom to join the cooperation agreement.

It was listed as important information by British information and intelligence personnel, so Grenville was called up overnight.

Grenville got up with a tired and sleepy body, took a look at the document, and then became serious:
"It turns out that Daming is pulling these countries to do this..."

Then Grenville breathed a sigh of relief again quickly:
"Since the UK has also been formally invited, it means that the UK has not been deliberately excluded.

"There is no way for the railway to cross the English Channel directly, so the UK cannot become the main contracting partner country.

"This explanation is also completely reasonable, I was worrying in vain before...

"It's just...the problem is..."

After reading the briefing, Grenville couldn't help but start worrying again when he considered the impact of the briefing and the feasibility of the UK joining this kind of cooperation.

From my own point of view, from the point of view of British non-governmental businessmen, and considering the interests of British local capital, of course I will not join this kind of cooperation directly.

This is because Daming is going to forcibly deepen ties with the Thai and Western countries again and again.

The capital of Ming Dynasty will invade the British market more deeply, which will harm the interests of local British businessmen.

The Ming royal family will establish a joint venture with the British royal family, which will strengthen the royal family's power.

The point is, from the standpoint of the British Prime Minister, one cannot completely refuse to join this kind of cooperation agreement.

If all other continental countries join, only the UK does not join, then the UK will be completely marginalized.

Especially now that Prussia and France have become the main signing cooperation countries.

Grenville adapted to the prime minister's life, but the character did not change much.

Thinking of this contradictory and troublesome matter, I immediately felt the urge to put down the pick.

I can't wait to go directly to Tianzhu...

Having trouble falling asleep, Grenville put down the message file, went back to bed, and slept again.

After dawn, Grenville got up again, ate breakfast with a sad face, and went to the cabinet meeting bravely.

The Prince Regent of the United Kingdom, the Prince of Wales, and his daughter, Princess Charlotte, are also in the cabinet.

Two years ago, Charlotte left the United States directly because the British court resisted cooperation with Ming Dynasty.

Later, after the official launch of the cooperation between Britain and Ming Dynasty in the design and construction of warships and various industries, Charlotte also came back.

And since then, Charlotte has been more and more directly involved in the British government.

This year Charlotte is, and looks like, a full grown-up.

Now it feels like he cares more than his father.

Grenville was a little bit uncomfortable.

Today, Grenville and the ministers had just saluted and greeted, and the Prince of Wales had nothing to say as usual.

Charlotte spoke directly:

"I have received a message from His Royal Highness Prince Dashi, inviting us, the UK, to join the Continental Trade Cooperation Agreement organized by the Ming Dynasty.

"Now I hope that the cabinet will cooperate to start actual negotiations as soon as possible, complete the signing of the agreement, and implement it as soon as possible.

"The cooperation of the royal family will also be promoted simultaneously. I will directly serve as a representative of the royal family and go to Daming to participate in the talks."

Grenville was a little confused immediately, and instinctively stopped Charlotte:
"Your Highness, we can't make such a hasty decision. It may not be in the best interest of the United Kingdom to directly join this deeper economic cooperation."

Charlotte responded, of course:

"It is not necessarily in the best interest of the United Kingdom to join, but it is certainly in the worst interest of the United Kingdom not to join.

"This is no longer a union of the entire Taixi continent, but a union of the entire Old Continent.

"The whole of the Old Continent royals working together, and us Brits being excluded, is a crisis of unprecedented proportions.

"Do you agree with this judgment?"

Grenville was speechless and could only nod silently.

Then Charlotte continued:

"So the issue of participating in cooperation is not an issue that needs to be discussed at all, but an issue that must be decided immediately.

"If the United Kingdom refuses to join, I will also let the United States join.

"At that time, it will not be the whole Old Continent isolating Britain, but the whole world will be isolating the British mainland together.

"Can you think about the consequences? Do you dare to face the consequences?"

Grenville shook his head helplessly.

The union of the entire western continent can make the British restless.

In the original history, the American War of Independence was actually a semi-open anti-British alliance war.

France openly and directly sent troops, generals, and warships to fight. The Spaniards also participated in the war in order to retake Florida. Countries like Lucia followed suit.

At that time, the entire Pacific and Western continents were supporting the United States, explicitly or implicitly, against the United Kingdom.

Britain felt unprecedented crisis and pressure at that time.

After the American Revolutionary War, in order to find allies, the British contacted the Qing Dynasty as if they were in a daze.

George III arranged for Macartney to give gifts to Qianlong.

The cooperation between the British and the Qing Dynasty was obviously fruitless, but following the outbreak of the French Revolution, the British formed an anti-French alliance with other Western countries.

The anxiety that the British felt isolated by the entire continent simply disappeared.

The British politicians have also thoroughly established the diplomatic concept of the shit stick, and absolutely will not allow the Thai and Western continents to unite again.

The British in this world have not felt that kind of anxiety before.

What Charlotte said now created even more terrifying anxiety.

All continental countries all cooperate, only Britain is excluded from the world, no British politician dares to try.

No matter whether the cooperation is beneficial or not, no matter how you feel about yourself in the future, you cannot directly refuse it anyway.

As a result, under Charlotte's intimidation and orders, and with the acquiescence of the Prince of Wales, the affairs of the British participating in cooperation have taken place as a matter of course.

Charlotte also took it for granted that she would personally participate in the negotiations as a representative of the royal family.

Charlotte's goals are clearly public and private.

She was indeed planning to take the opportunity to see Zhu Jingyuan, and she was even planning not to come back in a short time.

Charlotte feels that she is 19 years old now, and 20 years old after that.

Calculated according to the imaginary age, he has reached the age agreed upon by His Royal Highness Prince Dashi and himself, and the two can have their own children.

Zhu Jingyuan has memories of his previous life, so he specially introduced the risks of dystocia to Charlotte, and specifically optimized the medical technology for caesarean section.

Charlotte is also very careful and serious about this, and plans to return directly after giving birth in Daming.

Although the ministers headed by Grenville all instinctively wanted to complain, Your Highness, are you negotiating or going to see your lover, but in the end no one dared to say it.

But Grenville thought of something else, and reminded and suggested that Charlotte said:

"Your Highness, if you see His Highness Prince Dashi again, you can discuss with His Highness the deal about Nan Tianzhu again.

"In the past few years, an extremely severe and large-scale plague broke out in the southern Tianzhu region.

"Based on recent reports, it is likely that there are not many people in the area.

"The current situation in South Tianzhu should already meet the requirements of His Royal Highness Prince Dashi."

When Charlotte heard this suggestion, she frowned instinctively:
"So... I have always been curious, why is there such a coincidence...

"Jingyuan...His Royal Highness Prince Dashi is unwilling to accept the old, weak, sick and disabled people in South Tianzhu, so there just happens to be a plague breaking out there?
"It made me think of some of the records I've seen in America.

"In the early days of the Yinzhou colony, the colonists deliberately sold the blankets used by smallpox patients to the local Yin people.

"It led to a large-scale outbreak of smallpox in the Yin settlement...

"So what happened to the plague in South Tianzhu?"

Thinking of what his cousin and predecessor did, Grenville sighed helplessly:

"Your Highness... it's better not to ask about these details."

Charlotte has guesses in her heart, so she is a little disgusted with these British ministers, and instinctively wants to question them:

"Why don't you ask? What the hell do you know? Why don't you tell me?"

Grenville hesitated to speak, and looked at the Prince of Wales.

The Prince of Wales, who has been silent all this time, shook his head:

"Charlotte, don't ask."

Charlotte didn't realize the problem right away, but subconsciously felt that it would be better not to ask now.

So I stopped asking questions with doubts and continued to discuss actual issues.

After the cabinet meeting, Charlotte followed her father on the way back to the palace where he lived.

Charlotte looked at the surrounding environment, and when she confirmed that it was only herself and her father, she couldn't help asking directly:

"So, Dad, did the plague in southern Tianzhu be caused by us British ourselves?"

The Prince of Wales nodded helplessly:

"Don't say it publicly, and don't question the ministers anymore.

"Prime Minister Peter has taken the blame and other ministers have continued to follow through on the plan to get things done.

"If you don't know these things, you don't need to bear the corresponding accusations, and you don't have any responsibility.

"This kind of thing... simply knowing and not obstructing it can be regarded as a moral fault.

"So don't take the blame on yourself.

"In case, the truth of the relevant incident is exposed in the future, when you are questioned by reporters and congressmen, you must very firmly declare that you have no knowledge at all.

"You weren't involved, nobody reported it to you in public, so nobody can prove you knew.

"Do you understand what Papa means, my darling?"

Charlotte finally understood what her father meant and why he didn't allow herself to ask questions in the cabinet.

This father of mine was indeed weak in character, completely indecisive and irresponsible.

But correspondingly, his ability to cast aside responsibility is also top-notch.

It can even be said that it is like instinct, and there is no need for special learning at all.

This may also be a matter of character.

　I just finished sending the leave note, and I was just laying down on the bed to go to bed, but the phone call just happened, so I quickly got up and typed a chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)