French representative Talleyrand formally expressed the idea of ​​​​forming the Europa Union.

But the Prussians, Sardinian Italians, and Austrians showed little interest in this alliance.

The proposal for the colonies to become independent countries and join the Union was considered to be to give the opposing royal family two voting places.

It is now 1805 AD. At this time, Prussia has not been dismembered or deeply transformed. It does not need to be readmitted to the European and Western society. The ideal goal is still to unify Germany.

Britain and France still maintain vast colonies, while Prussia, Sardinia, and Austria basically have none.

The Austrian Empire is still alive and well and is still one of the great powers on the western continent.

Spain still controls a large number of Yinzhou colonies and is still a powerful power in Western Europe.

The interests of Prussia, Sardinia, Austria and France are not consistent. On the contrary, the interests of Britain and France are highly convergent.

But Britain does not want France to become the leader of the alliance. If this alliance can really succeed, the leader of the alliance must be Britain.

Lucia's Wedemeyer has a certain interest in this alliance.

Dismantle the Romanov dynasty and fully reconcile with the Ming Dynasty, join the European Union and fully reconcile with the European and Western countries.

Avoid interference from the east and west directions, and then use all your strength to attack the Ottomans, seize Constantinople, and rebuild Eastern Rome.

So after lunch, the Lucians left the French behind to prepare for a more in-depth discussion.

As a result, the differences between the two sides were quickly exposed.

Lucia's Wedemeyer revealed his thoughts after a few simple pleasantries:

"We believe that whether the Romanov family is split up or not will not affect the establishment of the Europa Union."

Talleyrand immediately expressed some excitement:

"The goal of the Europa League is to resist the oppression of the Ming Dynasty. If Lucia splits herself and compromises with the Ming Dynasty, then what is the meaning of this alliance?"

The French proposed the idea of ​​an alliance and strongly opposed Lucia's compromise with the Ming Dynasty, just to allow Lucia to continue to be Tessie's human shield.

After the Romanov family reconciled with the Ming Dynasty, they no longer have any worries, and they will definitely set their sights on the western continent!

Even if Lucia demolishes the area east of the Urals, it will still be the largest country in the West.

Wedemeyer quickly understood this, so the meeting ended quickly.

After seeing off the French, Prince Nicholas and Wedemeyer found General Kutuzov again.

Wedemeyer explained the situation of today's talks to Kutuzov, and then Prince Nicholas immediately said angrily:

"The French are always opposed to us compromising with the Ming Dynasty. They still hope that we can stop the Ming Dynasty in the east and exhaust our Lucia's strength."

Kutuzov looked at a situation map with a serious expression, on which he marked the military deployments of both sides:

"We cannot continue to fight against the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, as His Highness said, it will exhaust all our strength.

"The Ming Dynasty adopted a posture of continuing the war in northwest Persia, northwest Khiva Khanate, and the border area between China and Xianbei.

"In the past month or so, the Khiva Khanate and the Kazakh Khanate have been continuously mobilizing soldiers and building defense lines.

"The Ming Dynasty sent a large number of artillery, firearms, and ammunition into the borders of the two countries, and the temporary railway in the western parts of the two countries will soon be built to the border.

“Once the Khiva Khanate established a vassal state, the Ming Dynasty could legitimately reach the Ural region through the railway within the Khiva Khanate.

"The Ming Dynasty took a step back at the last moment and gave the option of splitting up the Romanov dynasty.

"This shows that they are sincere in the peace talks, and it also shows that they are really not interested in our Europa continent.

"Since Ming Dynasty refuses to give in on territorial division, we can work hard in another direction..."

When Prince Nikolai listened to Kutuzov's analysis, an idea slowly came to his mind:

"Did Ming take a step back at the last moment? Yes, the representatives of the alliance did not dare to leave the meeting, but Ming finally gave in.

“Since the Ming Dynasty had adopted a posture of war, why did it make concessions at the last moment?

"Is Daming still bluffing? We are all frightened by Daming's gesture today?

"The Ming Dynasty mobilized the army with great fanfare, just to put pressure on us? Isn't it really preparing for war?

"If that's the case, is there still room for discussion on the border?"

When Wedemeyer saw Prince Nicholas suddenly getting into trouble, he subconsciously strangled his unrealistic fantasy:

"Your Highness...Da Ming's bluff can become true...

"The current Ming Dynasty is like a giant dragon roaring at us. We can't determine his explosive limit, and we don't know if he will pounce on us because of our small actions.

"We must consider the worst possibility that Ming will no longer respond to any of our communications and simply wait for the last moment to continue the war.

"As long as the Ming Dynasty attacks us, it doesn't need victory, it just needs to be undefeated, and it can drag us down."

Prince Nicholas's slightly uplifted mood fell down again:

"Why is this happening? How did the monster Daming come into being? How can they be so powerful?

"Then what should we choose? Twenty years of peace, splitting up the east of the Urals, or directly 'proclaiming vassal status and paying tribute'?"

Kutuzov felt that he did not need to answer this kind of question, as the royal family and the court would make the choice.

As a soldier, you should consider more strategically:

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. Although Ming Dynasty is powerful, we do not necessarily have to be enemies of Ming Dynasty.

"As long as we abandon the idea of ​​competing with Ming Dynasty, the situation will suddenly become clearer.

"If we can really compromise and reconcile with Ming Dynasty, then we don't need to care too much about the so-called Europa League.

"Wouldn't it be better to ally with the Ming Dynasty? According to the Yayan of the Ming Dynasty, the countries in Europe and the West are just a bunch of 'country chickens and dogs'.

"We can go all out to the west in the future. Scandinavia, the Balkans, and Constantinople are all directions in which we can advance.

"The Ming Dynasty refused to make concessions on territorial division, but we can make demands in other areas.

"We can ask Ming Dynasty not to object to our seizure of these lands.

"Even more, we can ask that Ming Dynasty allow or even support us to participate in the division of overseas colonies.

“We used to develop on land, but now that land has reached its limit, should we go to the ocean?

"Under the influence of the Ming Dynasty, there are still many unclaimed lands in Yinzhou, and there are even more unclaimed lands in Mozhou."

The general's thinking is slightly different from that of the prince and politician.

Of course, it was also because of the morning's negotiations that Daming put too much pressure on Nikolai and Wedemeyer, and the two had no chance to think carefully about anything else.

Now that Kutuzov mentioned it, Wedemeyer and Prince Nikolai both reacted.

Prince Nicholas said as if he suddenly understood:

"Yes, in addition to opening up on the European continent, we can already extend our tentacles overseas.

"We can ask Ming Dynasty to sell warships and ask Ming Dynasty to transfer warship construction technology.

"Othman has received similar support, and we can ask for it as well."

Wedemeyer nodded while listening to the conversation between the two, pulled up a chair and sat across the table:

"Then let's discuss carefully what kind of support we should ask for, and then we'll go to Daming to talk alone."

The next morning, Prince Nicholas, Wedemeyer, and Kutuzov went to visit Zhu Jingyuan and Shen Fu.

Zhu Jingyuan, along with his chief minister and two staff, met with three Lucia representatives.

The two parties sat down in the living room, and Wedemeyer directly explained his purpose.

After Zhu Jingyuan listened, he carefully considered his words and replied:

"The Ming Dynasty cannot support Lucia's expansion into Scandinavia because the Ming Dynasty does not have any power fulcrum in the North Atlantic.

"Of course, Ming Dynasty does not object to your development there. That is your own business and has nothing to do with Ming Dynasty.

"The Ming Dynasty could remain neutral in the war between Lucia and the Ottomans, but the Ming Dynasty did not support Lucia's seizure of Constantinople."

Wedemeyer immediately realized that Ming Dynasty’s attitude was that he did not want Lucia to truly become Eastern Rome.

Prince Nicholas also understood this and subconsciously wanted to question Zhu Jingyuan's intentions.

Zhu Jingyuan waved his hand to signal him to shut up, and then continued to explain his thoughts:

"If you really want the Ming Dynasty to support you in capturing Constantinople and allow you to completely control the entrance and exit of the Black Sea, then you must completely cede the east of the Urals."

Prince Nicholas couldn't help it:

"Constantinople is not the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but the territory of the Ottomans. The Ottomans are not a vassal or ally of the Ming Dynasty. Why does the Ming Dynasty protect Osman?"

Zhu Jingyuan said with an unabashed chuckle:

"Any country along the Great Qin Sea doesn't want another person in this narrow bathtub, especially one with a huge body like you Lucia.

"Even if the Ming Dynasty supports you, other European and Western countries will oppose it. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty has just negotiated peace with the Ottomans, so it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to take the initiative to tear up the peace treaty."

Ming's attitude has changed. After the negotiation with Osman, Ming will no longer support Lucia in seizing the castle.

Prince Nicholas said in a gloomy tone:

"Why can't Lucia get the land under the sun? Why can't she get a warm outlet to the sea? Why are all countries targeting us, Lucia..."
To be continued...