Chapter 163: , Peace and business (1)

After Austria withdrew from the war, the entire anti-French alliance basically fell apart. After the Austrians asked for peace, the Prussians immediately said: "We actually have no malice against France. We fought because of a misunderstanding. So everyone had better sit down and talk. After all, everyone loves peace."
　　 France and Prussia are not bordering at this time. After Austria stopped fighting, the French and Prussians could not fight unless they crossed a neutral country. Therefore, the two countries also began peace talks. However, it is precisely because the two countries actually have few options to fight, the negotiations between the two countries have been delayed.
　　 Prussia was indeed willing to withdraw from the war, but he asked the French to guarantee that he would not act against Hanover. But in the eyes of the French, Hannover was a weapon used to threaten Britain and force Britain to withdraw from the war.
　　 Because at this time, it was the Hanoverian dynasty that ruled Britain, and the British king was also the elector of Hanover. Although the United Kingdom and Hanover are two countries in legal terms, they share the same head of state.
　　 The French navy has always been inferior to the British navy. After the Toulon rebellion, the French navy suffered heavy losses, and naturally it was unable to challenge the British sea power. As for things like landing in the UK, it is even more... Although the English Channel is not wide, it is not possible to send an army through a bath.
　　 Therefore, the only thing the French can do is to combat the interests of the British on the European continent. After Napoleon took down Northern Italy, he went through blackmail all over Italy. Even the Pope failed to escape his poisonous hand. Naturally, other countries were extremely frightened and did not dare to have any contact with the British. This is a heavy blow to British interests.
　　 Afterwards, after taking over the Rhine, General Rubel swept the Netherlands and forced the entire Netherlands to join the French camp. The Netherlands is an important gateway for British goods to enter the European continent. Therefore, this is another blow to the British.
　　 However, the British still behave very cleverly, and their attitude is still stubborn and unaware of current affairs. The British were not opposed to peace negotiations, but their condition was that France would return to its original borders, but the French colonies that the British seized in the war would not be returned-this is completely treating France as a defeated country!
　　 Therefore, the French can only use Hanover to threaten Britain. But once France does occupy Hanover, it will border Prussia, which is obviously not good for Prussia. Therefore, the negotiations with Prussia have been delayed because of this.
　　 Of course, Prussian opinions are not enough to prevent the French from taking action against Hanover. Soon after Napoleon left Austria, the French attacked Hanover and quickly occupied Hanover. As for Prussia, even though he protested several times, his body was honest and did not dare to move.
　　 So although there are still many things that have not been completely resolved, the war is actually not going to be fought.
　　 There is only one conflict left now, and that is the sea.
In fact, after France took Hannover, Britain's attitude was slightly loosened. The reason is actually simple. Britain can no longer find a decent ally on the mainland, and it has recently lost its market on the European continent. Too many, the economic situation in the UK is not very good either.
　　 The British expressed that they can recognize France's control over the Rhine region, but the French must withdraw from Hanover, and the independence of the Netherlands must be guaranteed, and European countries, including France, can reopen their markets to Britain.
　　 If it is just these, this condition is actually not impossible to discuss. But in France, this plan was opposed by the military system.
　　The obvious reason is of course: "How can we send it out easily where we hit it?" But the deeper reason is that for some people, it is more beneficial for some people to continue the conflict at sea for a period of time.
Relying on the superior navy, the British tried hard to block French foreign trade routes. Of course, in order to avoid too much attack, it still showed mercy to some neutral ships, but French ships were indeed attacked by the British on various routes. Human relentless blow.
　　 But there is a French ship that will not be hit, and that is the flying shear ship. With the speed much higher than that of the British warships, this kind of ship can easily break through the interception of British warships and go to ports in other regions. Therefore, as long as the British blockade of France continues, the market for flying shears will be very good, and the profit margin will be very high.
　　 Throughout France, the original ships were unable to go to sea because of the British blockade, or they might not go back once they went to sea. This means that if those ship owners still want to do sea trade, they must buy flying shears from some people to replace their old ships that are difficult to use under the British blockade. These ship owners can only sell their old ships to foreigners at low prices, and then go to some guys to order new flying shear ships.
　　 Now, with the French taking control of Italy and the Netherlands, basically the major European foreign trade ports are controlled by the French, which makes some people even more ambitious.
"Britain is France's most dangerous enemy. We can compromise with other enemies, but as long as we want France to be the king of Europe, there is no possibility of compromise between us and the United Kingdom-well, of course, this is only the most superficial The truth. My brother, do you understand?" Joseph said to Lucien, raising his legs.
　　 By this time Joseph had moved part of the research institute back to Paris, which also meant that he had more time to educate his brother.
"Of course I know that you want to use the British. You want the British to intercept not only the French ships, but also the Italian and Dutch ships, so that you can sell the flying shears at a higher price. "Lucien replied.
"No no no... Lucien, you are still too young and too naive. I don’t want to be like this, because the backlash will be too great. I just need you to make such a noise in the parliament, and you don’t need to let the parliament pass things like Resolutions such as prohibiting British goods from entering ports in other countries." Joseph said, "Such wind itself can bring considerable pressure to people from all walks of life. This time the Parliament failed to pass it, so next time Will the parliament pass it next time? And once such a resolution is passed, will the British also block the routes of other countries’ ships? With such concerns, who else will go? How about buying old ships that are difficult to escape the British blockade? Do you understand now?"
　　 "In this way, the traditional European shipbuilding companies will be in crisis, and then we will buy them at a low price!" Lucien clapped his hands excitedly.
"My stupid brother!" Joseph shook his head and said, "You really don't know! Even if those shipyards are cheap, they will still cost a lot of money! Where do we have money to spend this way now? Why do we have to Spend money?"
　　 "Then what are you going to do? What kind of alliance is it?" Lucien said, "I really don't know what is good about this alliance. I really feel that it is my own that is the best."
"Stupid! The real deal is your own? What real deal is your own? Money is! If we really spend a lot of money on acquiring shipyards, these shipyards can bring us money faster than building an alliance. , And then quickly use this alliance to gain speed? This is a very, very simple mathematical problem? For you, it should be no difficulty at all. Why are you still not reacting?"
Joseph put down his feet, sat up straight, and stared at Lucien: "Lucien, recently you have drunk too much wine, and spent too much energy with those inconsistent women, which caused your mind. Severely degraded...well, I should find a way to help you restore your intelligence..."
"Of course I can figure it out clearly. I can figure it out in less than a second." Lucian hurriedly said ~EbookFREE.me~ But by doing this, although the initial payment is faster, the total income is not as good as the acquisition by myself. of! I see you..."
"This kind of situation is caused by the political situation. The political situation is changeable, and the long-term risk is too big. I think you must ignore this variable in one second of calculation. Otherwise, you absolutely It's not clear." Joseph said.
　　 "That's just an exaggeration, rhetoric..." Lucien's voice became smaller. Obviously he did ignore this variable.
"This is not the most important variable you ignore." Joseph continued, "Our business is not only the same. There are multiple business lines in our hands. The mobilization of funds in these will bring different income ups and downs. The same amount of money invested in shipbuilding can earn a certain income; it can also be invested in another business to earn corresponding income. What kind of coordination can make this limited capital more efficient? How complicated is this? I think this is no simpler than proving the four-color problem, but you can tell me it in a second!"
At this point, Joseph smiled like a tiger:
So, Lucien, don’t argue, the decline in your math skills is beyond doubt. Well...it just so happens that I need some people to help me in a job. Take care of the calculations..."
　　 "Well..." Lucien's face was pale, "But, Joseph, I have other jobs..."
　　 "Don't worry, it won't be too difficult, and it won't be too tired for you." Joseph said, "In fact, this is just to give you a deeper understanding of the direction of our career."