Duan Yi immediately said: "Prince, Fitz James is a very cunning person and knows how to take advantage of the situation. I think he has no good goal, or only one bottom line, that is, to maintain his position as the governor of Ireland and maintain a semi-independent status quo.

After this incident, Fitz James' will depends entirely on what kind of support you have for him."

Li Junwei calmed down from this. He knew that Duan Yi was telling the truth. If the Empire had fully supported it, Fitz-James would even dare to be the master of the entire UK. But it was obvious that the Empire could not support it to that point. After careful consideration, Li Junwei said: "No, don't go, you go to Amsterdam. Let's stabilize our friends, the British affairs will be gone."

"This..." Duan Yi felt that Li Junwei's policy change was a 180-degree turn.

Lee Junwei said: "Do you know why Heinsius supports Anne in inheriting the throne?"

Duan Yi said without hesitation: "It must be for the purpose of dealing with France. The issue of inheriting the throne in Spain will inevitably lead to war. Unlike the Great Alliance War, the Netherlands no longer has the ally of Britain. When the empire does not directly support it, the Dutch could only seek other help. Obviously, the Austrians are far away from the water and cannot quench their near thirst.

It is very cost-effective to intervene in the UK and create trouble. At least it can change the situation of the attack on the Netherlands. It can be said that Heinsius thought very long-term, and he is infinitely close to success."

"He has succeeded." Li Junwei said calmly. The so-called infinitely close success is only because the empire represented by Li Junwei has not yet expressed its opinion, but now he wants to express his opinion, that is, accepting the changes from Britain.

Li Junwei said: "From this incident, Heinsius is indeed far-sighted, and the Duke of Marlborough is also very skilled. In addition, the old fox William and the old fox are involved, which only means that this matter is not over yet."

"What else can it be done?"

"Li Junwei said that these three parties have devoted all their resources and risked to anger me to do all this. They have to find ways to preserve the achievements they have achieved. So what will they do next to save the current results? How do I mean to make the empire accept the changes in Britain?" Li Mingxun asked.

Duan Yi lowered his head, thought carefully for a while, and said, "Declare war on France."

Li Mingxun looked at Duan Yi with relief. This time he came to the west, among the servants around him, he always felt that Duan Yi had the most view of the overall situation and consciously cultivated him. However, Duan Yi always showed no sign of lukewarmness, not like Dan Tai Yunfeng's achievements at that time, nor was it like Dan Tai Yunfeng's meticulous thoughts.

But this time, Duan Yi showed his understanding of politics.

Li Junwei also speculated so. He believed that at this moment, the new bourgeois aristocrats in Britain would definitely try their best to make Princess Anne the queen as soon as possible, and then quickly join the anti-French alliance and formally declare war on France.

In this way, Britain was tied to the chariot of the Great Alliance. Originally, in the war of inheriting the throne, the Empire was inclined to the Great Alliance side. Now that Britain has gotten into the chariot, if the Empire does not accept it, there is only one way to go, declare war on Britain, and that is to declare war on the Great Alliance.

In this way, it completely violates the empire's offshore balance and glorious neutrality policy. It also makes the empire destroy its own martial arts. At least the armed neutral alliance cannot be carried out and it will destroy its own job.

Li Junwei said to Duan Yi: "You are right, so your mission will change and you will return to the Netherlands immediately. If everything is as we expected and Britain has joined the Grand Alliance, then tell Heinsius that this matter can be left unrestrained, but the empire has a bottom line. First of all, the new British policy must recognize all the treaties between James II and the empire, whether it is about economic cooperation or overseas colonies.

Secondly, don’t want to unify the British Isles, Fitz James’ status cannot be challenged.”

"Where is Fitz James?"

"I went there in person. This person is a bit arbitrary. I am worried that he has done too much, and I am worried that he has retreated too much." Li Junwei said.

The next day, Li Junwei boarded the naval cruiser Lone Eagle and headed to Ireland. Although it took only six days to arrive in Ireland, Fitz James was unable to withdraw. Li Junwei asked the cruiser to stop on the Ireland Island for a few days, and news kept coming from the British Isle.

Most of the nobles in Britain and all local councils, governments, and churches recognized Princess Anne as the queen, and even the Catholic Church.

Queen Anne appointed the Duke of Marlborough as commander of the Army, and asked Tory and Whig to form a cabinet together.

Britain has rejoined the Grand Alliance, and under the cover of the Dutch Navy, troops have already assembled into the Netherlands.

Britain and the Netherlands have submitted a declaration of war to France.

These news came one after another, none of them exceeded Li Junwei's expectations, but Fitz James never came.

In this area, Churchill led 30,000 British troops westward to Manchester, where Fitz and James voluntarily gave up, and the two sides were negotiating.

Seeing that Fitz James could not withdraw, Li Junwei directly ordered the Lone Eagle to enter the St. George's Strait and anchored at Liverpool Port, which was still under Fitz James' control.

Only then did Fitz James board the Lone Eagle and interview with Li Junwei.

"I know that from the moment Queen Anne declared war on France on behalf of Britain, your country gave up on my father's career," Fitz James said.

After traveling for more than half a month, Li Junwei was not very good at it. He said calmly: "It was your father who gave up his career. If it weren't for his policy, how could Churchill succeed so quickly? He didn't fight a war and made an edict. Your father is a fool, His Excellency Fitz James."

"He is not only a fool, but also very stupid. But I am not, my dear prince." Fitz James said helplessly, because he did not expect that the rebel party would gain national support so soon.

Li Junwei recognized this point. Fitz James was not only an excellent general, but also a qualified politician.

His leadership in Ireland for no more than eight years has brought about a new look in this place that was colonized by Britain for a century and a half.

During these eight years, Ireland's parliament can be held regularly. Fitz James tends to listen to the opinions of lawmakers on tax issues. For this reason, Fitz James has also abolished a lot of troops to reduce financial pressure.

It was also during these eight years that Ireland's agriculture and animal husbandry developed rapidly. In the 31st year of the empire, Fitz James sent people to Xijin to introduce locally grown imperial land varieties, and all of them. As a result, after planting them in one year, two varieties with higher yields than Ireland were found, so they were promoted.

In the past, Ireland's import and export trade was controlled by the British, and Britain had monopoly power. However, after Fitz James became the governor, the monopoly disappeared because he also wanted to get involved and export wool to countries with developed wool textiles on a large scale. Local wool textiles also developed, and commodities imported from China and Europe no longer need to be controlled by the UK.

In response to the unstable climate in Ireland and the frequent occurrence of crop yield reductions, Fitz James also specially established a reserve granary to reserve when the food prices in European countries are low. In addition, Fitz James also won the power for Irish fishing boats to go to Newfoundland to catch fish.

Ireland has developed rapidly in recent years. London newspapers once described Ireland like this: walking in Ireland's cities, it seems like they are in a park, because there are children everywhere, women hold children in their arms, hold children in their hands, and older children carry small children.

And Fitz James is also very smart. He uses his authority to invest in coal mines on a large scale, especially in Welsh. Because that is what the Atlantic Navy fleet needs, Fitz James' mining company provides a quarter of the power of the Atlantic Fleet with coal.

"You are not a foolish lord. Whether you are stupid or not depends on your current choice and what you are going to do."

“It depends on how much support you can give me.”

Li Junwei shook his head: "We are doing business. If you can get as much benefits for our country, I will give you as much support."

Li Junwei originally thought that Fitz James would offer some economic returns. After all, the British government is now coercing and tempting to avoid war as much as possible. He can seize an economic privilege, and these empires can also be used. However, Fitz James' answer shocked Li Junwei because he wanted to share the world equally with Queen Anne.

According to Fitz James' plan, he would pretend to agree to Queen Anne's request and only maintain the status quo. However, now Britain has declared war with France. As long as Ireland and Britain achieve peace, the main force of the British army will go to the European continent, and the country will be empty. Fitz James wants to attack at that time, invade Britain and win the support of Scotland and Wales.

He has discovered that Queen Anne has received support from Scotland because of Churchill, and Churchill has received support from Scotland because of his power. In fact, Scotland has been wary of the new British government.

Wales and England also have a gap. England is the Ans, Wales are the Celtics, and the nation is different.

Fitz James believes that it is possible to unite Scotland and Wales to establish a "Souvey Alliance", three places and three parliaments cooperate to compete with England.

Li Junwei was amused by the name Su Wei's Love Alliance, and he was helpless about Fitz James' plan. He felt that it was just a fantasy.

The British could resolve the contradiction between Scotland and England, and it was not as good as resisting the British king. As for the national issues between Wales and England, Li Junwei felt that Fitz James must have read too many books on nationalism in the empire and developed paranoia.

"If you have such an idea, then I have to change my opinion of you." Li Junwei said bluntly to Fitz James, and this is also a warning.

Fitz James smiled. The so-called Suwei League is just an idea. Fitz James believes that three conditions must be met to achieve such an idea, China supports, France supports an alliance with China-France.

But now it seems that none of the conditions are met.

"I'm just kidding, my plan is to delay and fight for more benefits. You know, I have a lot of minerals in the Wales area, and besides that, I want to get some trade privileges and fight for more rights for the Irish people."

"What I learned is that you have great prestige in Ireland. I ask you, is the Irish or the Irish Parliament willing to accept that you are the possibility of becoming a lifelong governor?" Li Junwei asked.

Fitz James said after a little thought: "No big problem."

"Okay, you can make London recognize you as the lifelong governor of Ireland, and the Empire will also express its support," said Li Junwei.

"What does this mean?" Fitz James was a little confused.

"This is your first step in having the Irish throne," said Lee Junwei.

Fitz James was very happy to hear this, and this was also the benefit of the empire. The second glorious revolution was likely to be irresistible, but it was still necessary to maintain Britain's division. At present, the most likely thing is the British colony, Ireland, which is a disunited from the Anza people.

"The question now is, when will I delay. The messengers I sent to France have also returned. The King of France has high expectations for me and is willing to provide support, including annuities and the army. What do you think?" Fitz James obviously did not give up.

"Mr. Governor, it is not the annuity and the army that determines the fate of Ireland, but the sea power. Louis XIV is a big mouth. At this time, even if you want his wife, he will agree. As for whether to give it or not, that is another question.

But the most important thing is to control the sea, do you understand?"

After Li Junwei reminded him, Fitz James understood. France fought against the Grand Alliance, and only when France was victorious in the naval and land war, would he really support him, the governor of Ireland. However, that situation was simply a replica of eight years ago. Louis XIV would send troops to escort James III to London to ascend the throne. Instead of supporting him to form the Suwei Alliance.

If France wins the Navy and fails the land battle, although Ireland can be given some support, France will eventually fail, and Ireland will be in trouble.

The victory of the land battle and the failure of the naval battle means that traffic is cut off, which is as meaningless as the failure of both naval and land battles.

"Then I'd better follow your advice and only seek the title of lifelong governor of Ireland." Fitz James said after thinking about it.

Li Junwei nodded and wanted to discuss other matters with Fitz James, but the guy suddenly said: "What do you think I join the Grand Alliance and fight against France?"
Chapter completed!