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Text Chapter 474 The British¡¯s Little Calculation

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    The Mediterranean Sea connects the Atlantic Ocean to Europe and the Arab world. This sea area is still a long way from Portugal.

    But during this period, the originally bustling sea area became deserted.

    The reason is very simple. The British royal family issued privateering licenses, so many British merchants who owned sea ships became pirates who came to plunder the ships in this area.

    ??For the British, there is nothing that cannot be said about being a pirate.

    On the contrary, being a pirate is still a very good job.

    First of all, if you are lucky as a pirate, the reward you get from one job can almost equal that of other maritime merchants who have worked hard for a year.

    Therefore, British businessmen like to do such non-capital transactions very much.

    As for the stolen goods, it doesn¡¯t matter if they are not easy to sell in Europe. They can definitely transport them back to the UK and the royal family will come forward to sell the stolen goods.

    It can be said that this is a transaction led by the royal family.

    It is precisely for this reason that the British are so happy to be pirates.

    However, these British pirates only dared to hang out at the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea and plunder passing Portuguese and French ships.

    As for America, they don¡¯t dare to consider it.

    The fate of Blackbeard Jack in America was a shock to them.

    Since we can¡¯t capture the merchant ships of the American Song Empire, we can still bully the French and the Portuguese.

    After all, the British have stronger maritime power than the French and Portuguese, right?

    At this point, the French and Portuguese are out of luck.

    This move by the British caused huge losses to Portugal and France in the short term.

    Portugal and France hate the British very much.

    Although the land war has not yet started, the sea war has begun under the instigation of the British.

    For a time, there were frequent maritime battles in the Mediterranean and the North Sea, and the British were a little at a loss when facing the joint attack by the French and Portuguese.

    It is precisely because of this relationship that the British have become more concerned about the armistice between the two sides in the Netherlands.

    The British continued to send envoys to lobby the church and the Protestants and explain their strong relationship to them.

    But the problem is that no matter what the British say, if some of the problems here are not solved, even if they talk about it, there will be no solution.

    ¡°And others are not fools, so how could they just let the British manipulate them?

    The ceasefire now can give the Protestant coalition forces a breath of relief.

    But after all, the military strength of the Protestant coalition is much weaker than that of the church military group.

    This is a fact that cannot be changed.

    If the French and Portuguese had not attacked the Spanish earlier, they might have been defeated in the Netherlands.

    For such a situation, the Protestant coalition forces are quite aware of it.

    They do not think that they have pushed the church coalition to this point. They are not that arrogant.

    Although they do not want to see the French become powerful and threatening, at least France is not their enemy at the moment.

    On the contrary, the church is their biggest enemy, and they want to put them to death as soon as possible.

    ¡°Protestantism was established by a group of people who were dissatisfied with the church and separated from the church.

    Although everyone believes in God, they are fundamentally different in their fundamental concepts.

    Facing these guys who have divided the power of the church, the old guys in the Vatican must hate them to death.

    Therefore, there is no possibility of reconciliation between them.

    Now the church is disrupted by the French and Portuguese, and they are already in a panic because of the Spanish affairs.

    This is a good thing for the Protestant coalition forces.

    Because if there is no ceasefire on our side, the church will divide its troops to defend against the French.

    In this way, the pressure on the Netherlands will be reduced.

    At the same time, if the French can be brought in, the church coalition will be attacked from both sides.

    This is not a good thing for the church coalition.

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    But if we really let themIf you get your wish and solve the French and Portuguese, then you don't have to think that it will be your turn to teach these people.

    Therefore, after careful consideration, the Protestant coalition forces found that the armistice would do more harm than good to them.

    It can even be said that they are of no benefit at all and may even become dangerous.

    Therefore, despite the British's eloquent talk, the troops of the Protestant coalition did not agree to a ceasefire.

    If the Protestant side does not agree to an armistice, then the church coalition forces will have no choice but to continue to confront them here.

    For France and Portugal, they are really powerless.

    But the problem is that as time goes by, the Spanish royal family who has escaped from Madrid will become more and more dangerous.

    If they fall into the hands of the French and Portuguese, they will be in trouble.

    Because the French and Portuguese will never let go of members of the Spanish royal family and let them be used to restore the country.

    The British lobbying for the Protestant coalition was very bumpy, and there was no hope at all.

    This made the British very angry.

    The response from the Church Alliance also made the British very angry.

    Yes, although everyone knows that the French and Portuguese cannot be allowed to occupy Spain and sit back and watch France expand its territory.

    However, for them to join forces to deal with Portugal and France now, there are still many problems that need to be solved.

    Although everyone has a consensus, that is to resolve Portugal and France as soon as possible.

    But the question is, who will pay for the military expenditure?

    Now that the Protestant coalition forces do not cease fighting, the forces in the Netherlands cannot be mobilized, and they must continue to engage in military confrontation with them here.

    It can be seen that the Protestant coalition forces are not fools, and they also understand the consequences of letting the armistice go.

    So after weighing the interests, the Protestants ignored the British at all.

    Under such circumstances, the confrontation in the Netherlands will definitely continue.

    And in this way, if you want to deal with Portugal and France, you can only recruit troops and form legions in their respective countries.

    But the problem is that recruiting soldiers, forming legions, and even hiring Swiss mercenaries to fight all require money.

    Nowadays, the battle with the Protestant coalition forces has caused the countries of the Church Alliance to bear a large amount of debt, and they can no longer support it.

    What's more, because of the continuation of the war, their maritime trade has shrunk.

    The impact of reduced income on them is also huge.

    ¡°Whether it is this era or future generations, wars are fought for money and food, and this will never change.

    But now the Church Alliance is facing these two problems that need to be solved.

    Who provides military pay, food and supplies?

    The problem is before the British.

    There was no reply from the Vatican. They are all hard-boiled, real money-hungry people.

    Although they also know that Spain must get help now and immediately launch an expedition against Portugal and France.

    However, these iron roosters are still reluctant to part with the money they have collected.

    The Vatican is hopeless.

    Therefore, if you want to deal with Portugal and France, you can only rely on yourself.

    However, even though that is said, who would go to war without money and benefits?

    "At least, there should be an explanation for military pay and everything."

    I don¡¯t want to give money, but I also want to let the soldiers die in vain to help the Spaniards regain their country.

    This is simply a joke.

    There is no such stupid country in this era.

    At least, there is no such country in the Church Alliance.

    Only by solving the problems of military expenditures and supplies and food can we talk about the next thing.

    If there is no way to solve these two problems, then there is no need to talk about the next thing. It is a complete waste of saliva.

    Faced with such a result, the British were angry and anxious.

    To be honest, the British are jumping up and down very much now. In fact, this matter really has nothing to do with them.

    As an island country outside the European continent, in fact, the battle between the church and the Protestant churches has nothing to do with the British.

    The reason why the British want to get involved is simply to get some benefits and muddy the waters in Europe.

      It can be said that they have no good intentions at all.

    ??And the British lost their colonies and a major source of income on the American continent.

    They didn¡¯t dare to mess with the Song Empire. After all, they were afraid of being beaten.

    But in order to alleviate domestic economic problems, they must now find some benefits to make up for it.

    In this way, the British focused on the Dutch colonies in Africa and India.

    It is precisely for this reason that the British joined in, hoping that after helping the Church Alliance defeat the Protestant coalition, they could get some benefits when dividing the spoils.

    It was also at this time that the Portuguese and French Empire destroyed Spain, the American Song Empire occupied the Caribbean Sea, and also annexed the Dutch colonies.

    This allowed the British to see an opportunity.

    First of all, the French also have many colonies and ports in Africa, as does Portugal.

    At the same time, Spain is now destroyed, but its colonies in India and the East are still there.

    That¡¯s a lot of wealth.

    How could the British not want to take these interests into their own hands?

    That¡¯s why they were so active in jumping up and down, hoping to make the Allied Forces of the Extreme Love Church cease the war with the Protestants and turn around to deal with Portugal and France.

    Because as long as the church goes to war with Portugal and France, Portugal and France will have no way to take care of the Spanish colonies.

    In this way, the British would have an opportunity to accept the interests that originally belonged to the Spanish.

    Anyway, now the capital of Spain has been captured, the Spanish mainland in Europe has been occupied by Portugal and France, and even the royal family has disappeared.

    ¡°Strictly speaking, the Spanish Empire has been destroyed, isn¡¯t it?

    The British also have their own little calculations.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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