William of the Orange family has completely determined his fate. The man was not so harmonious with his wife Mary. The two of them could only say that they were respectful and had no children. But at the critical moment of life and death, William was still willing to sacrifice himself to protect his wife. Before that, the Orange family, which was still in the Netherlands, represented by William's uncle, had announced that they had severed relations with William and gave up all the political power of the Orange family. Thus, they retained their territory and property.

With the British Isles nominally loyal to James II, as the Empire, France, Portugal and the Pope recognized King James II as the only legal monarch in Britain, the Grand Alliance War officially ended. However, the British civil war became increasingly fierce, but all this had nothing to do with Li Junwei, and his trip to Europe had already ended.

When Li Junwei left Amsterdam, he was feasted by the business and political circles in the Netherlands, and Li Junwei's first stop was in Lisbon.

"My ship is still repairing in the shipyard. After the repair is completed, I will leave Europe." Li Junwei's departure is approaching. He first went to meet the King of Portugal, Pedro II, and then explained his work to Dan Tai Yunfeng, the empire's plenipotentiary minister in Europe.

Tan Tai Yunfeng asked on his own initiative: "Do you have anything else to explain?"

Li Junwei poured a glass of Bordeaux wine and said, "I guess the continued and development of the British civil war is closely related to the financial strength of James II and France. This kind of civil war is actually the most expensive. Foreign combat is at most tightening the belt. This kind of civil war is to cut one's own flesh and eat it. Before starving to death, it will make one's own flesh and blood fuzzy."

"Louis XIV attaches great importance to France, and he should provide financial support." Tan Tai Yunfeng said, but after thinking about it, he understood the meaning: "Currently, Prussia, the Netherlands, Denmark and other countries have a tendency to intervene in the British civil war. They refuse to recognize James II's Catholic policy, which will increase more consumption. After experiencing the Great Alliance War, France owes a huge amount of national debt, and their finances are very tight."

"Yes, because of this, this will be a good opportunity to continue to seize overseas colonies. No matter how much Louis XIV is willing to pay for Britain, but James II will definitely spare no effort to maintain his rule. Therefore, when the right time, you can provide financing to James II on behalf of the empire." Li Junwei said.

Tan Tai Yunfeng was so smart that he immediately understood and asked with a smile: "My father-in-law means to let Britain use overseas colonies as collateral?"

"It is mainly a North American colony." Li Junwei emphasized.

Dan Tai Yunfeng knew that Li Junwei had always attached importance to North American colonies, so he said: "But as far as I know, Fitz James' lineage has a greater influence in North American colonies. James lets go, but his illegitimate son may not let go."

"Don't you think of a fool?" Li Junwei said.

Dan Tai Yunfeng was slightly stunned, not knowing what the trick was. At this time, he pushed the door open and entered. It was Bai Jingyu, the ambassador to France who had just left the empire. The two old friends met and hugged each other immediately.

"Jingyu, this ambassador to France is not easy to do. It's because you are merciless and have caused too much debt." Li Junwei joked.

Bai Jingyu shook his head repeatedly: "Oh, Your Highness dare not say that. I have always been self-reliant in France. My relationship with those French nobles is pure. We just eat, drink, chat, and go shopping. We hold hands and hold hands and open a hotel room at most, but we didn't cause any major trouble. It's really Louis XIV that is becoming more and more arrogant and harder to serve."

"It's all my fault. I've cheated too much of this old guy and disturbed your good days." Li Junwei said with a laugh.

Bai Jingyu said, "As soon as you said I could leave, I immediately patted my butt and left. Louis XIV is becoming less and less likely to show me a good face."

Li Junwei patted his old friend on the shoulder: "You are not from the diplomatic system and you have enjoyed flowers but can't stand the spit. It's understandable. How did you arrange this time? Will you go back to Shenjing? I'll set off in a few days. If you are convenient, how can you go back with me on the boat? We can still talk on the way."

Bai Jingyu shook his head: "I want to go back to China, but not to Shenjing. I still go to Xijin. My property is there. The immigration case was caused by me, which made so many people unlucky. Many people were exiled and questioned. I have inquired about it. Until now, those people were still guilty back then, and I am so careless with your help, and I am so happy that I will be held hatred. Moreover, I have given my title to my son, and the people in my family don't like me, so I don't want to go back to Shenjing to get angry. The prodigal son is not something that I can do if I don't change the gold.

Moreover, don’t you have any arrangements for me? Hehe.”

Bai Jingyu said at the end, rubbed his hands and felt a little embarrassed. In fact, he hurriedly returned from Paris, just to take advantage of Li Junwei in Europe to make the matter of the Governor of America that he had agreed to be properly.

Li Junwei nodded: "I will naturally not regret what I have promised, but the time has not come. Come, sit down and say, Yunfeng and I are also talking about this."

After sitting down, Li Junwei asked the attendant to spread the map and said, "I promised your Governor of America that was not the two colonies in the Americas now, but all the land east of Mount Taibai (Appalachian), that is, the original British and Spanish colonies. Now we have two British colonies, and Florida, Spain, have also taken over. What should we do if we do the remaining British colonies? Yun Feng is unsure of his idea. What do you think you should do?"

"Just let the British spit it out. Isn't Britain fighting a civil war now? France is also involved. When I was in Paris, I had discovered something. Now all European countries have entered a state of peace and have begun to clear up the debts formed during the war. However, because France intervened in the British civil war, not only did it not be able to pay off the debts, but it was even borrowing.

Now the French press has begun to criticize Louis XIV for making wedding dresses for others. Louis XIV is under considerable pressure, but he insists on refusing to give up his special power in Britain. At present, Louis XIV is most likely to pass on the pressure on military spending to James, but the situation in Britain is that the less money the more taxes it is, the greater the local resistance. James II has to find a loan to the empire and let them use the North American colonies as collateral at that time." Bai Jingyu has been in France for several years and has become quite knowledgeable. Seeing that his method is exactly the same as his father-in-law, he not only feels that he should look at him with admiration for three days after leaving.

Tan Tai Yunfeng took the initiative to ask: "Mr. Bai, the North American colony is quite special. Although it belongs to Britain in name, it is actually under the jurisdiction of Ireland Governor Fitz James. Now Fitz James controls heavy troops and occupies the entire island of Ireland. It is a self-contained one. If he doesn't want to, James II can't do anything about it."

Bai Jingyu smiled and said, "Then you have to think of some evil moves to damage them."

Dan Tai Yunfeng couldn't help but look at Li Junwei, thinking that the two of them grew up together since childhood, with the same way and the same words.

"Please give me advice, husband." Dan Tai Yunfeng took the initiative to serve tea to Bai Jingyu.

Bai Jingyu said repeatedly that he didn't dare to take it. He said, "If you want Fitz James to spit out the colony, just one thing is enough to make him short of money."

"What makes sense is that, but Fitz James and Churchill are different. Fitz James uses Ireland as the base and digs deep into the war, and does not intervene in England at all. Churchill sent some troops to support him. Most of Ireland is Catholic, and only the northeast is dominated by Protestants, but Fitz James has many soldiers and horses that can be suppressed." Dan Tai Yunfeng introduced.

Bai Jingyu said: "This is very simple. When James II can't hold on, he will definitely seek medical treatment in a hurry. Now Fitz James is the Governor of Ireland. When James II is in a bad situation, maybe he will serve as the Governor of Wales again. Fitz James will definitely fall into the British civil war. At that time, you mention James II and he will do the same.

The second method is even simpler. The current British North American colonies are high-quality assets for Fitz James. The local rebels have disappeared. The colonies of hundreds of thousands of people and tropical crop cultivation can provide Fitz James with stable tax revenue. We need to find a way to turn them into Fitz James' negative assets, such as reviving the resistance army. I heard that Fitz James is a good guy, but if he can fight, he is not a god, nor can he do clone his own skills. He dares to go to North America, and the virtue of James II will definitely steal his son's territory."

"You are right. Do diplomacy. In fact, there is only one way to make trouble. If you can make trouble, you will be more troubled. After all, it is easier to catch fish in the troubled water." Li Junwei said with a smile, throwing a box of cigarettes to Bai Jingyu. Although he didn't smoke, he would not refuse others to smoke. Bai Jingyu took out one, smelled it deeply, put it in his pocket, and said with a smile: "Let's smoke it later when you go to the bathroom."

Bai Jingyu knew very well that Li Junwei did not like to smoke second-hand smoke. Now that he asked others to do things, he naturally had to cater to other people's preferences as much as possible.

Dan Tai Yunfeng nodded slightly and fell into deep thought. He has been the empire's envoy to Europe for a long time, but even though he has a considerable reputation in the diplomatic circle, he has played more in economics, legal treaties and other fields in international cooperation. For things like the gang and Lianheng, he is definitely not as good as his father-in-law Li Junwei.

"Your term is still three years. The main work of these three years is still around the British Civil War. I have set the foundation and set the tone, so there will be no problems. You are a child, everything is good, but maybe it is because of staying with the emperor for a long time, so you pay too much attention to benevolence, righteousness and morality.

Doing diplomacy does not necessarily have no bottom line, but it cannot be too pedantic. Everything must be combined with reality. In the vassal system of the empire, we must naturally be benevolent and moral. But with these guys in Europe, we must learn to be thick-skinned and shameless. This is the prey of the weak. Don’t seek to be the most righteous one, just be the strongest one.” Li Junwei patted his son-in-law on the shoulder and let him leave.

"Your Highness, the secret report from Xijin." The attendant walked in and sent a secret report.

Li Junwei glanced at it and said helplessly: "Damn it, I finally got out and returned to Shin Kyung, and Ottoman made trouble again."

"What's going on?" Bai Jingyu asked.

"Russia declared war on the Ottoman, and Venice began to support the independence of the Greek region. We had arms trade with these countries. The Ottomans asked us to stop arms trade with these countries, but the components refused. As a result, the Ottomans blocked the Black Sea Strait and began to inspect our ships, not allowing military supplies to enter and exit." Li Junwei handed the secret report to Bai Jingyu.

"Then are you going to Xijin?"

"No matter what, it's better to go there. Come and prepare the ship well and go to Suez Port to wait. I'll go to Xijin and get these things done and go to Suez Port to meet up." Li Junwei ordered, and he said, "In addition, find a decent ship and take me to Xijin."

"Hey, do you still have to worry about finding a boat with your highness? Take my boat. I have a boat. There is a sailboat in Lisbon and it will set sail in two days. It was originally a stop in Genoa. If you use it, let's just fly directly to Xijin." Bai Jingyu said with a smile.

"Okay, you're doing business too." Li Junwei said with a smile.

"It's really a rare opportunity." Bai Jingyu said proudly: "I used half of my money and bought four brand new sailboats at the shipyard in Xijin."

Bai Jingyu did find a leak. The shipbuilding industry in Xijin area has developed rapidly in recent years, and steam-powered ships have also been built. In particular, the opening of the Suez Railway has made the route from Xijin to Port Said busy. Unfortunately, with the riots in Egypt, the Suez passage was damaged, which has hit the transportation industry very hard. Especially the canal project was suspended, which caused some originally built large ships to lose the market. Many people even doubt whether the Suez Canal can be opened. Bai Jingyu participated in the naval cooperation between the Empire and France, and once accompanied Tulville to visit the shipyard in Xijin, and bought four large ships.

"Then I'll trouble you this time, just take your boat." Li Junwei said.
Chapter completed!