Chapter 764: Diplomatic Offensive

"Britain and Sam will fully support Wu!"

Imperial Study.

After a brief greeting, the British envoy relayed Wolfe's words, and Liang Kai was immediately surprised.

Then he was ecstatic.

According to Wolfe, this full support includes Britain's best flintlocks and artillery.

If Wolfe's proposal is passed by the British Parliament, Britain will even send personnel from its homeland to transport steam engines to Wu.

Through the steam warship, he saw the steam engine with his own eyes, and learned about the function of the steam engine from Wolfe.

If a factory like Britain can be built in Wu, he will not worry about not being able to defeat the King of Yan and unify Dasong.

"Please tell Lieutenant Wolfe that I am very grateful to him." Liang Kai was trembling with excitement.

Then he said to the eunuch who was serving him: "Prepare 100,000 taels of silver for Lieutenant Wolfe, and 5,000 taels of silver for Mr. Pitt."

The British envoy's name was Pitt, and he said happily: "You are really a generous emperor."

They had long known that the Dasong Dynasty was very rich, but at the same time very weak, like a sickly wealthy businessman.

Any Western country would covet such an indigenous dynasty.

What's more, Wu has maintained a trade surplus with them and Britain for many years.

So, the parliament formulated a strategy to invade Wu, force Wu to sign an unequal treaty, and demand compensation.

But unexpectedly, this plan was broken by the King of Yan in the north.

Now, they have to change their plan and choose to support Wu.

Of course, this support will not be free, they are unwilling to suffer losses, and all the support provided to Wu requires them to pay for it.

What's more, Wu agreed to the opium trade, which is the basis for them to reverse the trade.

However, there is another point, which is also the purpose of his visit this time.

Wu must show sincerity before this support can begin.

Otherwise, even if Wu pays out silver, it will not get their support.

So he said: "But I have one more thing to say. Lieutenant Wolfe asked Wu to provoke a war along the Jiujiang River to divert the attention of the King of Yan and prevent the King of Yan from attacking our British fleet and harming Japan."

"What!" Liang Kai's face suddenly fell when he heard it.

In the battle of Goryeo, more than 200 warships he sent out were damaged by 60%, and 100,000 powerful tribes were completely destroyed.

For this reason, he was distressed and didn't sleep well for a few days, and felt more and more that the King of Yan's army was difficult to provoke.

Now, the British actually asked him to provoke the King of Yan. This is simply an old woman eating arsenic and complaining about dying too late.

A layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He said, "The Eastland coalition army couldn't defeat the King of Yan in Goryeo. Wouldn't it be difficult for me to let Wu deal with the King of Yan independently?"

Pitt sneered, "Your Majesty, do you think that British firearms and steam engines are so easy to get? Besides, I'm not asking you Wu to march north. I'm just asking you to provoke along the river and just make a gesture of going north to delay the King of Yan's troops. If you don't even have this courage, there's no need for Britain to support you."

"This..." Liang Kai's eyes turned.

Obviously, Britain's full support is conditional.

However, he has a secret agreement with the King of Yan.

If he breaks his promise, the King of Yan will certainly be rude.

But he changed his mind and thought that the King of Yan gave him the blueprints of the sailing warship just to stabilize him so that he can concentrate on dealing with the Japanese and the British.

Sooner or later, he will go south.

At that time, with the strength of the King of Yan's troops, it will be difficult for him to support it.

The most important thing is that this time Britain gave him much more than the King of Yan gave him.

Britain's full support also includes helping Wu build sailing warships.

In this way, the benefits given by the King of Yan seemed insignificant.

Coupled with the shadow of the Goryeo War, he felt that he could not leave the East Earth Alliance.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and decided not to fight a big war for the time being, but it was not impossible to fight some small wars.

After deciding on this matter, he nodded slowly, "Okay, but at least let my Wu see some benefits first, otherwise, it will be difficult for me to convince the ministers."

After saying that, his eyes flickered.

Pete secretly thought that Liang Kai was indeed an old fox as the Watanabe case said.

Nodding, he said: "Within a month, a batch of muskets and artillery from Tianzhu will arrive in Lincheng. Of course, you have to pay for it."

After a pause, he continued: "There is one more thing. Lieutenant Wolfe suggested that Your Majesty spend some money to recruit mercenaries to fight for you. We can act as a middleman to connect them."

Liang Kai's eyes lit up.

Da Song banned the sea for more than 200 years, and his Liang family also monopolized the sea trade for more than 200 years and accumulated huge wealth.

If the King of Yan attacked, these riches would eventually be taken by the King of Yan.

It is better to use them to fight against the King of Yan.

He has also heard about the mercenaries in the West. They kill people and rob goods. They are very fierce and are often led by some old soldiers who are willing to die.

If they can be hired to fight, he does not need to take action with the Wu army, and can deal with the King of Yan's army. Why not?

"Great, this really helps Wu. As long as there are mercenaries willing to fight for Wu, how many are there? Wu will take them?" Liang Kai waved his hand, very generous.

"It's a deal." Peter raised his chin.

This time, his purpose of coming to Wu was achieved.

...

Beidi.

Bronze Bull King's Tent Ranch.

When the British envoy arrived in Wu, Sato Masahisa also arrived here.

After the Korean War broke out, he returned to Japan from Lincheng.

This time, he received the order of Watanabe An to go on a diplomatic mission to Beidi.

After stating his intention, Ram sent cavalry to escort Dongta to the Khan's court.

After five days of trekking, he saw a golden tent in the vast grassland.

At this moment, Mule Hongzhen and Ivan had received the news in advance.

Sato Masahisa entered the Khan's tent under the guidance of the guards and met Mule Hongzhen sitting in the main seat and Ivan below.

In addition, there were Temu Ta and Ulanba.

After introducing each other, Sato Masahisa said: "Great Khan, Consul Ivan, this time I came here on the order of General Watanabe An, hoping that Beidi and the Russian Kingdom will join us in resisting the King of Yan. Now, Goryeo, the former vassal of Beidi, is kowtowed to the King of Yan. Don't you feel the threat of the King of Yan?"

Mule Hongzhen and Ivan looked at each other.

In Goryeo, the Eastland coalition had a setback. Now Sato Shinjiu is here again. They know exactly what the East is planning.

Similarly, the tentative attack of the Tongniu King's tent on the Yan Wang army also made Mule Hongzhen realize a problem. The Yan Wang army is becoming more and more terrible.

This is fatal to Beidi.

For Ivan, he is worried that the territory that the Russian State has just obtained from Beidi will be threatened by the Yan Wang in the future.

In the past, in order to tie the Beidi to the Russian State's chariot, he had a temporary cooperation with the Yan Wang.

This is a common interest.

Now, the Yan Wang threatens the interests of the Russian State, which is a conflict of interest.

He needs to find a way to deal with it.