The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven Chapter 80

Prussia, Berlin.

The continuous high temperature made William III, an old man who was nearly seventy years old, not as energetic as before, and the problems facing Prussia at this time did not allow him to rest.

Carl von Weilig held a thick stack of papers from newspapers from all over Prussia.

"His Majesty..."

"Come on, I'm not dead yet."

"A large number of hunger stones appeared in the Laiyin area, food looting on the street occurred from time to time, and the mob even clashed with the local military police..."

"Damn! This group of shameless mobs! What can a few broken stones mean! Go tell them that the country has enough food, and they can't eat it all."

"Yes, Your Majesty. However, if the disaster continues, the harvest in Prussia may also suffer a poor harvest, and the country may also suffer a shortage of food." Weilich explained.

William III remembered the words of Friedrich Liszt, so he said.

"This group of **** moths! Just know how to eat! It doesn't matter if our country's grain harvest fails, and Russia is not affected. If there is a famine, go to Russia to buy it."

"But, Your Majesty..." Weilich wanted to say something else, because now the French are also shopping around for grain, and the behavior of the French may affect Prussia's plan, but he was interrupted by Friedrich Liszt as soon as he opened his mouth. .

"Prime Minister Weilich, didn't your Majesty speak clearly enough? Your Majesty is tired and needs to rest now. If you have nothing else to do, you can step back."

At first Friedrich Liszt was recruited by Weilich, because Weilixi thought he was a talent, but now this guy actually rode on his head, which made Weilixi feel very unhappy.

After Weilich left, Friedrich Liszt took out a bottle of high-strength opium wine, and just opening the lid made William III's eyes shine.

"Mr. Liszt, this wine is really miraculous. Just opening the lid can make people's eyes shine. It is much more effective than the medicine of those **** doctors."

"That's natural. Doctors in Germany don't know how to treat it. It was shipped from England. It is said to be more precious than gold! You will feel refreshed after drinking this."

Friedrich Liszt poured a large glass, and William III drank it down in one gulp. Afterwards, he breathed a sigh of relief, his mind cleared up a lot, and even the heat from his body dissipated.

"It's amazing!" William III exclaimed.

"Britain is the most powerful country in the world. They have the strongest army and the strongest technology in the world. Even their medical technology is number one in the world. We still have a long way to go in Prussia, so we can't lose you leadership."

William III used Friedrich Liszt's horses very well.

"It's really ridiculous that the Austrians let a family of fools rule. It's really ridiculous that an outstanding talent like you is kicked out. Such a magic medicine is actually considered a drug. It's really ridiculous to be entangled with those church gods all day long."

"It is true that the Austrians are short-sighted and unwilling to accept new things. The destiny of Prussia is to unify Germany."

"That's right! Unify Germany! Mr. Liszt, let's have a toast."

"Good! Cheers to Prussia, Germany, and your health!"

Two wine glasses filled with opium wine collided, and orange-yellow liquid splashed out.

France.

Compared with the food problem, there is one thing that has reached the point of imminent fire, which is the real fire!

At this time, fires broke out in France every day.

The mountain fire in the southwest even caused 3,000 casualties. However, what made the French even more distressed was that the mountain fire burned a large amount of precious oak, which is a good material for shipbuilding, not to mention how precious it is in this era.

The disastrous defeat of Lieutenant General Pierre also sounded the alarm for the French. We must know that the mighty Napoleon Empire fell into the muddy pit of Spain.

But Spain is too important to France, neither Louis Philippe nor Prime Minister Thiers can refuse the temptation to unite Spain.

Now the high temperature in Spain has given the Carlos a respite, and it is also a good thing for the French, because they don't have to devote too much energy to Spain.

Because France has tasks that require energy in Egypt, Algeria, Spain, Texas, and many colonies at this time.

The constant uprisings of the Algerians and those difficult-to-conquer tribes made the French Algerian Expeditionary Army utterly devastated. Although almost every battle ended with the French winning, this exhausting battle made the French have no confidence in their own victory. Feel.

At this time, what France thought of was to build bunkers along the road, siege for a long time, and divide the siege.

The Japanese of later generations also learned this method of warfare, but the Algerians at that time did not have weapons such as grenades and mortars.

Although the French bunkers are all defective products, the Algerian insurgents and tribal armed forces just can't take it down. Fortunately, Algeria has a large enough area. The French have fought this security war for 20 years, and the cost can be imagined .

In Egypt, Muhammad Ali was not a law-abiding person, and he had great ambitions. The French are also very aware of this, but at this time the French always believe that they can participate in the frenzy of carve-up Ottoman through Egypt.

Another point is that Egyptian cotton is too important to France. The French invested too much in Egypt, but they were tied to their own chariots by the Egyptians. UU reading www.uukanshu. com

Although Ali Pasha vowed that he could defeat the British, the French hoped to negotiate peace with the UK, after all, the UK is too powerful.

In order to negotiate peace with Britain, the French must have sufficient capital, that is, a powerful navy.

At this time, France has 6 first-class battleships, 7 second-class battleships, and 10 third-class battleships. This is already the second most powerful naval fleet in the world, but it is not enough to scare the British.

You must know that the British navy, which "sees the enemy must fight", has a record of winning more with less. As for the battle where the British navy has the upper hand, it has not lost yet.

So at this time France plans to build a batch of powerful battleships, including the famous Valmy.

Valmy

Length × width × draft = 64.05 meters × 18.11 meters × 8.61 meters. The full row is 5826 tons, 1100 crew members, and 120 guns.

It is expected to assemble 66 thirty-pounder cannons, 50 thirty-pounder Karen guns, and four eighteen-pounder cannons.

If the Valmy is successfully launched, it will become the most powerful sailing battleship of this era.

In fact, the sail battleship, 3,500 tons is the ultimate wooden material.

Once this weight is exceeded, the space of the battleship will become smaller instead, and the firepower will not be enhanced. Moreover, due to the weight problem, the sails will not be able to provide enough power and lose the mobility that the battleship should have.

But battleships over 5,000 tons have always been a symbol of the armed forces of various countries, and face is sometimes more important than actual effect.

The workers' problem in France was basically controlled by the radical policy of softness.

However, through investigation, they came to a strange conclusion, that is, some people have been supporting the French labor movement, and this pointed at the British.

Chapter end