Chapter 944 Big Fish Eats Small Fish

Nanjing, the Imperial Palace, the heart of the Chen-Han Empire.

The people who sat down for a meeting with Chen Ming today were all the core figures of Chen Han's military regime. As soon as they heard the words "China Rubber Company" and "Santo Domingo", they knew that His Majesty the Emperor had nothing to do with it. Kindhearted!

However, these core figures in the military and political power of the Chen and Han Dynasties marveled at Emperor Chen's dangerous tendency. Because they knew that their Emperor had his eyes set on the Caribbean Sea.

How could Chen Han’s Great America plan not include the Caribbean Sea?

But is it too hasty for Chen Han to reach into the Caribbean Sea at this time? Gao Yanming, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, shook his head at Chen Ming and said: "Your Majesty, are you planning to plot the West Indies? It's just Saint-Domingue controlled by the French. It's already in chaos anyway. If the French can't handle it themselves, It is possible for us to intervene when we take the opportunity. But the colonies of the British, Spanish, Danish, and Dutch are not easy to deal with. If one is not good...our relationship with Europe will be completely broken." Even Napoleon would rebel! of.

Regardless of the fact that Napoleon wanted to sell Louisiana, he might even have sold it, but the news had not reached Nanjing yet, but this did not mean that he did not value France's interests in the Caribbean.

If he didn't take it seriously, why would he send tens of thousands of troops to attack Santo Domingo?

Emperor Chen wants to dig out the roots of the French in America. Isn't this too whimsical?

"No, it won't." Chen Ming waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile, "In the current situation, it is irreversible for China to replace the Europeans and become the master of the Americas. I think Britain and France have already reached a certain level. "Ideological preparation." If London believed that Chen Han would really maintain peace and friendship with Spain under the current situation, it would be deceived.

He himself took advantage of the fact that Spain, France, and the Netherlands were hostile countries, and the main combat power was blocked in Europe, and wantonly devoured the colonies of the above three countries. How could he not see the true relationship between China and the West?

The Chinese were just able to survive all of a sudden because China’s ‘colonial way’ was very different from the West. That’s why I stopped heading south. After they have digested some of the food in their stomachs, China's navy and land army will definitely continue to move south.

In other words, essentially, China and Spain have irreconcilable conflicts. As for the British who have not turned against China, they obviously do not really care whether America belongs to white people.

"Under such circumstances, Britain is still willing to form an alliance with China. What does this mean?" It shows that the British are mentally prepared.

Pang Zhenkun asked: "Your Majesty is saying that London has already acquiesced to our country's entry into the Caribbean?" The British will certainly not give up their colonies, but they will acquiesce that Chen Han will replace France, Spain and other countries.

Gao Yanming shook his head, "I'm afraid it's not that easy."

Chen Ming smiled and said, "It's certainly not easy to get it right in one step. However, we can divide it into several steps."

"First we have to enter the Caribbean. Saint-Domingue is a piece of fat, but we can't force Napoleon to jump over the wall, so this first step should not be on the French." Not to mention the British, now China and Britain The country's trade is much larger than a foothold in the Caribbean. There are now only two Dutch American colonies left. One is Guyana on the South American continent, which later became the Latin American country Suriname; the other is the Netherlands Antilles in the southern Caribbean. Whether it is Guyana or the Antilles, they are not suitable for China to seize. The Netherlands Antilles are too close to the South American continent, and Guyana is already on the South American continent. This will cause an overreaction from the Spanish and even the Portuguese. Moreover, the Netherlands is still a follower of France, while the Louisiana that Chen Ming has longed for is still in the hands of the French.

Therefore, Chen Ming's only target was Denmark. Denmark's colony in the Caribbean would later become the U.S. Virgin Islands, the hometown of Duncan Shiver. This is a small land, the total area is not as big as Pondicherry. But you have to do things steadily and step by step.

"Denmark had a war with Britain the year before last. Before that, Denmark remained neutral during the Seven Years' War and the Anglo-French War. In the early years, Denmark also formed the "Armed Neutrality Alliance" with Russia and Sweden. During the American War of Independence During the French Revolution, Denmark became neutral again, and Britain launched the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. I don't believe that the other part of the Virgin Islands is owned by the British. "

In the armed neutral alliance, among the three countries of Denmark, Sweden and Russia, Sweden has the most moderate attitude towards Britain. After all, Sweden has been firmly opposed to revolutionary France since Gustav III. Denmark has the coldest attitude towards Britain, not only because of the long-term conflict between the two countries on the North Sea trade route, but also because Britain once supported Denmark and Sweden in the struggle for control of the Baltic Sea. Later, in order to win over Sweden to fight against Russia, it sided with Sweden on the issue of the ownership of Norway, so Denmark has always been resentful of Britain's betrayal. As for Russia, it is well known that Tsar Paul I had a very bad attitude towards Britain and even planned to organize troops to get involved in the British colonial India. After Napoleon came to power, the relationship with France became closer and closer. Even though Poland broke out in an uprising in 1798 due to the influence of the French Revolution, Paul I had to quickly ally with Britain, and then there was the glorious victory of the Russian army in Italy in 1799. But the series of victories of the Russian army in Italy caused anxiety in Britain and Austria. The hot-tempered Paul I did not preserve the military achievements through diplomatic efforts, but emotionally turned to France, which led to the breakdown of relations between Russia and Britain. In the end, Russia and France even decided to form a coalition to attack the British colony of India together.

But fate played such a trick. Nine days before the Battle of Copenhagen, Paul I was assassinated, and his successor Alexander I later became the backbone of the anti-French alliance. After the Battle of Copenhagen, Denmark joined the French camp and openly confronted Britain.

In this situation, would the Danes not worry that the British would swallow up their Virgin Islands?

Chen Ming felt that at this time, he could use money to sell half of the Virgin Islands from Denmark.

"We can reach out to the Caribbean without breaking with the British. In the end, the entire Caribbean will become our territory smoothly."

There are three major players in the Caribbean, Britain, France, and Spain.

The French are now in bad luck. Although Chen Ming is perhaps the only one in the world who dares to conclude that the French military action in Haiti will inevitably fail, the difficulties of the French have long been seen by many people.

Chen Ming likes to sign an agreement with Denmark as soon as possible, and then let the North American navy and army organize troops to enter Haiti. After the French are completely finished in Haiti, the troops can then attack Haiti.

And Napoleon, under the tense situation in Europe, no matter how uneasy he is in his heart, it is impossible to send an expeditionary force to suppress Haiti again.

Historically, Haiti's independence is next year.

Now time is running out!

Chen Ming's words made the strange country of "Denmark" appear in Chen Han's top-level meeting for the first time. One by one, the participants picked up the texts at hand and looked through the Danish information.

Then they had to admit that Emperor Chen really found a bargain very quickly.

Although the Danish West Indies is not large in area, the area of ​​St. Eustatius Island is only 21 square kilometers, which is a small area that makes people nervous. But Chen Han only needs a foothold now.

As for the China Rubber Company, it is a monopoly enterprise that Emperor Chen is going to establish.

Chen Ming then said: "As for the China Rubber Company, I think that the rubber in the Nanyang plantation can no longer meet the daily needs of the empire. We need to expand the rubber planting area." Rubber vulcanized products are a magic weapon for Chen Han to make money. Not only are they popular in China, but they also have a large market abroad.

Chen Han's rubber plantation in Nanyang has a very large output, but in recent years, the business opportunities for rubber products have continued to rise, with an annual growth rate of more than 30%. Now the output of the rubber plantation is still enough, but what about three to five years later? It takes at least five years for a rubber tree to be fully mature from planting to tapping.

"It's just that the planting of rubber has always been controlled by the court. If you want to expand the planting of rubber, the court must be involved." Rubber processing technology has been a top secret of the court so far. In recent years, relying on selling raincoats, waterproof tents, backpacks, etc., even if there are military supplies dragging down, they have made a lot of money.

Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce will not give up this great opportunity to make money. There is plenty of surplus funds in the general account of the Chamber of Commerce, which can be used for investment in the expansion of rubber plantations. Chen Ming raised such a matter at such a high-level meeting, which obviously gave everyone present the opportunity to participate.

No one would not reach out for money when it was placed in front of them.

This topic was quickly covered. The next topic was the report sent by the seven Khanates in the northwest. They were going to fight.

The Khanate of Kokand could not bear it anymore, and the seven Khanates could not bear it anymore.

"After Iltuzer of Khiva abolished the "puppet khan", he established the Kongel Dynasty and received strong support from the Uzbeks. The Russians also actively helped the Vassi Khanate to build a new army. Although its strength was not as good as Kokand, it should not be underestimated.

There is also Bukhara, which has also undergone transformation and change. Masan Shah Murad replaced the rule of Abu Ghazi, the last Khan of the Astrakhan Dynasty. Although the entire Khanate was still corrupt, the emerging Mangit Dynasty also carried out military reforms like Kokand and Khiva. In particular, Haidar Tura Khan, who had just ascended the throne, was very concerned about the construction of the new army of the Bukhara Khanate.

The seven khanates felt that they could not wait any longer. If they waited until the Bukhara and Khiva khanates were ready, their military pressure would be too great. Regardless of the overall strength of the three khanates in Central Asia today, they are all in a period of growth in terms of military strength.

The seven khanates would rather start a war now, and because of Samsak, the contradictions between the seven khanates and the three Central Asian countries such as Kokand are getting bigger and bigger, so the seven khanates decisively asked Nanjing for a war.

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Back in the Qianqing Palace, Chen Ming looked at a large world map hanging on the wall.

The red China is so huge that it covers half of the world at a glance. Compared with it, the weak Denmark, the weak Kokand, Khiva, and Bukhara khanates are like small ants under the feet of a giant beast.

"The strong prey on the weak, the strong prey on the weak."

Today's matter is a matter of the strong preying on the weak, a big fish eating a small fish. Even including China against France...