After listening to what Hornd had said about the events in Spain, it was already dark, and William had come to the city hall in Parets again to visit Dooley.
By the time William came out of Dorey's room, it was already late, and just as William had returned to his place to finish his meal, Horn commanded the servant to come in with a plate.
The food on the plate can be said to be very rich, but William only ate a few bites and then stopped eating, and William, who was in a bad mood, lost his appetite even in the face of the best food.
"Your Majesty, you should eat some, I haven't eaten well in the past few days, if you don't eat here again, I'm afraid your body will not be able to stand it!"
Horn saw that William had no appetite, and hurriedly said to William.
Hearing Hornder's words, William shook his head and said: "There's a lot going on right now, and I don't have anything to eat.
By the way, you have been concentrating on investigating Du Li's assassin these days, and you don't have to follow me every day!
” Hearing William's command, Horn hurriedly agreed and left.
The fact that Du Li's affair and the current drastic changes in the situation in Europe had made William's mind almost a mess, and now in Paretz, the Prussian think tank was not here, which also meant that William could not find anyone to advise him.
Spain had a large colony, and according to later estimates, the Kingdom of Spain was about to reach its peak in 1790, with a territory of 20 million square kilometers.
It became the fifth-largest country in human history by territory, after the top four British Empire, the Mongol Empire.
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In Asia, although Spain only owns one Philippine Island, its colonies in South America are unusually vast, and almost half of South America is a Spanish colony.
William had envisaged that Spain would have to pay a great deal if they made peace with the Coalition, and although the British would not let the Spaniards hand over all their overseas colonies, it was clear.
The British will surely open their mouths.
In this case, if Prussia can obtain the Philippine Islands in Asia and Cuba and Venezuela in South America, it will undoubtedly be of great help to William's next step.
At present, the British colonization of India has not yet reached the final step, and in history, the key to British rule over the whole of India is the three Maratha wars, the three Maratha wars and the destruction of the Kingdom of Mysore, so that there is no power in the whole of India that can prevent the British from encroaching on the whole of India.
And for now.
Although the British had subjugated the Mughal kingdom, there were still large numbers of indigenous princes in Central and South India who were dissatisfied with the British.
In this case, William believed that Prussia could extend its hand to India, and if it wanted to extend Prussia's influence to India, the only thing that could give Prussia this opportunity at the moment was the Philippine Islands, and the only one who could occupy the Philippines.
Prussia was able to have a solid logistics base that could not only advance into Southeast Asia, but also extend its sphere of influence to India.
The Philippine archipelago is close to Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, which were already occupied by the Dutch.
Malaysia was the sphere of influence of the Portuguese, and Southeast Asia, where Vietnam was located, was originally a French colony.
But later, as a condition for Spain to send troops, France ceded Southeast Asia to Spain.
In this way, as long as the Prussians occupied the Philippine Islands, then to the north, Prussia could march into Southeast Asian countries, and to the west, it could also extend its tentacles to Malacca.
At present, William has no plans to turn against the Dutch, so Prussia has no desire for Indonesia.
Having figured this out, Wilhelm immediately made his own request, and then sent a horse back to Brandenburg, where he needed the Prussian government to bargain with the English according to his demands.
The Spaniards, through the Portuguese government, conveyed a request for peace to England, and the news was a blessing to God for England.
When the news of Spain's request for peace was transmitted back to London, the British government, under the instruction of the top management, directly posted the news of the Spanish request for peace on the bulletin boards throughout London.
The whole of London was boiling over, and countless British people took to the streets to celebrate this great victory!
All the British are no strangers to the Spaniards, and it is on the shoulders of the Spanish Empire that Britain has become an empire on which the sun never sets.
As an old rival, being able to see Spain reluctantly seeking peace undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of Britain and the people.
George III was also happy to sit on his throne, and his next head was British Prime Minister Pitt Jr.
In British politics, because of the support of George III, Pitt Jr. has been prime minister for nine years since 1784.
The young man who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the age of twenty-four was undoubtedly a wise man of great talent, and during his tenure the British economy recovered from the war in North America and with the victory of the war, the British state's fiscal revenues reached a new peak!
"My Excellency Prime Minister, the Spaniards have sent a signal of peace through Portugal, but in the face of the previous betrayal of the Spaniards, do you have any thoughts on whether we accept the peace talks, and even the price that the Spaniards need to pay?"
George III asked little Pete, and when he heard the king's words, he saw little Pete say in his chest: "Your Majesty, it is very advantageous for us to negotiate peace with Spain, but of course this requires a precondition, that is, the Spaniards can show their sincerity in negotiating peace!
As the price of Spain's betrayal and the Holy British Empire, the Spaniards were required to recede Gibraltar to the British Empire and to have no garrisons within a hundred miles of Gibraltar.
In addition, as compensation, the Spaniards were required to surrender their colonies in South America, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, the Caribbean Islands, the Philippines in Asia, and Oceania, as well as some of the colonies in North Africa along the Mediterranean coast!
” Hearing Little Pete's words, George III was a little shocked, you must know that Little Pete's request can be called a lion's mouth!
Although Spain currently has a fairly large number of colonies around the world, and after France transferred the colonies to Spain, Spain's colonies reached a new peak.
But Pete Jr.'
s request was directly half of Spain's overseas colonies.
Regardless of how the Spaniards would have been when they heard this condition, at least George III was shocked by the words of his own prime minister.
"Little Pete, will this condition be a bit harsh, will the Spaniards accept it?"
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George III asked, looking a little hesitant.
Hearing George III's words, little Pete said calmly: "The Spaniards will certainly accept it, the riots that have taken place in Spain are no longer a secret, and in this case, if Spain does not end the war with us quickly, it is still unknown whether Carlos's throne will be able to continue to sit!
Under the blockade of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, only a few ships from the Spanish colonies arrived in Spain for several months, and the rest of the merchant ships were all captured by us.
In this case, Spain has long lost its strength against us!
” As he spoke, a look of pride appeared on Pete's face, and it was obvious that Pete Jr. was proud of the British Empire's invincible Royal Navy across the seas.
The pride shown by little Pete also made George III's heart boil "Very well, Your Excellency Prime Minister, then I will go and negotiate with those Spaniards according to your request, I think that Spain, which is now at the end of the mountain, is no match for my British Empire!"
"However, there is one thing that worries me very much, Your Majesty, and that is the Prussians!"
Little Pete suddenly spoke to George III about Prussia.
"Oh, my Prime Minister, what's wrong with the Prussians?"
"Your Majesty, you also know that the Prussians, as part of the coalition forces, will certainly not watch our British Empire take all the benefits of the Spaniards.
In addition, according to the news sent back by the ambassador of Brandenburg, the attitude of the Prussians towards our country is obviously not very good, it is said that the contradiction between the Duke of York and the Lady of Charlotte has spread to the upper echelons of Prussia, causing the resentment of Prussia, and the Prussian government has protested to our country many times, and even because of the harshness of the Duke of York, the Prussian royal family has openly asked our country to treat the Duchess of Charlotte well!
” After hearing little Pete's words, George III said with some displeasure: "Isn't it the emotional contradiction between the Duke of York and the Prussian princess, those Prussians are so excited, in my opinion, the Prussians are completely playing on the topic, we don't have to pay attention to them!"
"Your Majesty, with the loss of power in France has become a foregone conclusion, at present the whole of Europe can pose a threat to our British Empire is only Prussia, but fortunately the Prussians are still quite weak in the ocean, but the only thing that worries me is that Prussia has expanded too fast in recent years, although in the world our British Empire is unparalleled, but in Europe, Prussia is already a force that we cannot ignore at all, and even on the European continent, our power is all behind Prussia.
If we can't properly manage our relations with Prussia, then who knows what strange actions those belligerent Prussians will make!
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