After Prussia approved the purchase of arms from the Ottoman Empire, Conakry left Brandenburg with joy, and before Conakry left, William also held a grand farewell party for the Ottoman envoy.
The announcement of the previous military trade between the Ottoman Empire and Prussia caused an uproar, and although it was really an internal affair of the two countries, the Prussian government received protests from the British and Russians.
The protest of the Russian government did not surprise William, after all, although the Ottoman Empire did not take advantage of the civil strife in the Russian Empire to declare war on it, in any case, only two years ago, the Ottoman Empire had just seized a large amount of territory from the Russian Empire when the Russian army in the Black Sea led by Brankoff had just raised the flag of rebellion.
And now the Ottomans do not declare war on the Russian Empire, it does not mean that the two countries can live in peace in the future, with the ambition of His Majesty the Sultan, it is obvious that as long as the Yenisseri group in the country is eliminated by him, then the next one will definitely be Russia.
However, the protest of the British made William entangled, he did not understand that this matter had nothing to do with the British!
You must know that Britain is not the old empire of a few decades later, and at present, the British have no power in the Ottoman Empire and its vicinity, in other words, even if Prussia sells weapons to the Ottomans, it will not threaten Britain at all.
But William's view of it does not mean that the British see it this way.
Although the combined forces of the two countries are still fighting on French soil, the two countries that are an alliance are actually inseparable.
Prussia's development of the navy and the toughness of the Charlotte affair made many politicians in Britain quite unhappy, not to mention that Prussia was now demanding that Britain cede Hanover to Prussia according to the agreement.
At present, the British army in Hanover has less than 5,000 men, in other words, if Prussia wants to, it will not be a few days before the flag hanging over the walls of Hanover will have to change color.
The current British ambassador to Prussia is none other than Fox, a hardliner in Britain, who has been Pitt's biggest rival as a hereditary Whig politician in the British government.
I don't know how many times the two have fought each other because of the position of party leader and prime minister.
Fox, who was originally a politician with a pivotal position in Britain last time and has been a member of the British House of Commons since 1768, now has a high reputation and status in the British Upper and Lower Parliaments.
In this case, Fawkes did not have to come to Prussia at all to serve as this ambassador who did not have much oil and water.
But after some thought, Fawkes took the initiative to ask the British government to come to Prussia as British ambassador to Prussia, and the reason was because Fawkes believed that he could gain greater political capital in Prussia.
Although the political alliance formed by Fox and North, another powerful figure in the British government, once outweighed Pitt Jr. in the British Parliament, with the unreserved support of George III, Pitt Jr.'
s prime minister was unshakable.
Unless George III is no longer in power.
In this case, seeing that little Pitt did not know how long he would stay on the prime minister's throne, in order to gain more political capital, Fox decided to come to Prussia with his back to fight.
And this protest by the British government was also sent by the British government at the urging of Fox.
For his political enemy, although little Pete hates it in his heart, he is still quite generous on the surface.
And because of the Hanover problem, the relationship between Prussia and the British government is indeed not very harmonious at the moment, so little Pitt will agree to the British government's request through Fox.
"This is just nonsense, the British are really crazy, it is our freedom to sell weapons to whomever we want, it has nothing to do with the British government, and the protests of the British government are simply vexatious!"
Wilhelm's opinion was transmitted to the Prussian government through Hound.
And according to William's opinion.
The Prussian government immediately responded to the protests of the British, with a slightly more forceful response, and the Prussian government again warned the British not to attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Prussia again, and that the British government must hand over Hanover to the Prussian government before the end of 1794, otherwise the Prussian government had the right to use some necessary means.
When Fawkes saw this Prussian government's response, he almost thought it was a Prussian declaration of war against the British government, and you must know that on top of this document, although the Prussian government had embellished some words, the meaning of dissatisfaction was overflowing.
Especially when Fox saw the one about Hanover.
The whole person was a little stupid, he did not expect that if the British were not ready to give Hanover to Prussia, the Prussians would be ready to use strong ones.
God, is it April Fool's Day?
After being shocked, Fawkes's face turned a little angry.
Yes, Prussia is very strong on the European continent, at least for now.
With Austria, Russia, France and other powers that once dominated Europe or due to internal strife or foreign enemies went downhill, only Prussia was indeed particularly conspicuous in it, Prussia's power has been greatly developed, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Prussia is the first power in Europe at present.
But what country is the UK?
The British Empire is the most powerful nation in the entire civilized world under the light of God!
Although the land forces of the British were inferior to Prussia.
But Britain, with its world's largest navy, is still the world's number one power with an unshakable status!
In this case, the Prussians actually dared to hint at the British with a threat!
What an insult to the British Empire!
And just as Fawkes was about to take this Prussian reply document to Locks for comment, an embassy attendant hurried to Fawkes and handed Fawkes an urgent document from London to Fawkes.
Fox, who looked a little puzzled, took the document and looked at it, but after just looking at it for a while, he saw that Fox's face had changed greatly.
"This....
Is there a mistake about this, London?
” "Your Excellency, this is sent by London through the most urgent channels, and there will be no mistake!"
After listening to the attendant's answer, Fawkes let the attendant leave the room, and when the attendant left, Fawkes immediately became weak and slumped in his chair. .................................... was specially called to the palace by George III and reprimanded, the Duke of York's heart was simply terrible, and Charlotte's wife was originally liking him.
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After the two separated, the Duke of York was even overjoyed by this, and specially took his mistress to live in his duke's mansion.
But who would have thought that the reaction of the Prussians would be so big, and they sued George III directly, which also made George III specially summon the Duke of York into the palace and scolded him fiercely, and George III also asked the Duke of York to immediately take Charlotte back to the Duke's residence.
After returning to his official residence, the Duke of York's face was still very gloomy.
But he did not dare to disobey George III's will, so he went to Charlotte's residence in person, hoping that Her Royal Highness, the princess of Prussia, would return to the Duke's residence with him.
However, who would have thought that Charlotte, who was heartbroken by the Duke of York, actually refused the invitation of the Duke of York, not only that, but seeing that the Duke of York was not leaving, Charlotte also sent her Prussian attendants to prepare to forcibly drive the Duke of York out of the residence.
See this happens.
The Duke of York's stomach was about to be blown up.
In the eyes of the Duke of York, Prussia and Britain are allies at the moment, and Prussia has gained a lot of benefits from the British, and for no reason, the Prussian government cannot and does not dare to protest to Britain, and now that Prussia has protested, then someone must be saying bad things behind his back.
Combined with the current situation.
Charlotte herself is the only one who speaks ill of her.
After leaving Charlotte's residence, the Duke of York returned to his official residence in a difficult mood.
The Duke of York was not a person who could control his emotions and suppress his emotions, so after his mistress's questioning, the Duke of York vented all the resentment in his heart.
It would have been enough to vent out, but who knew that the mistress of the Duke of York was not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Although the mistress was taken into her official residence by the Duke of York, and she was now pregnant with the Duke of York's child, the woman understood that as long as she was not a duchess for a day.
Then her status is not guaranteed at all, and in this case, Charlotte is undoubtedly her worst enemy.
The Duke of York's displeasure was the best opportunity for her.
Under these circumstances, the woman concealed the Duke of York's knowledge of the Duke of York's official residence and found a few loyal guards in the Duke of York's residence, and in the name of the Duke of York's anger, they went to Charlotte's Surrey Bridge Manor to set fire to Charlotte.
But after the order, the mistress suggested that they did not have to keep Charlotte alone, because they had the Duke of York behind them.
And how dare these loyal guards not accept the orders of the de facto mistress of the current Duke's mansion.
In addition, the woman also hinted that they were actually instructed by the Duke of York.
In addition, because they have been with the Duke of York for a long time, naturally these guards think the same as the Duke of York, thinking that Charlotte's complaint caused the Duke of York to suffer an unjustified disaster today.
Later that day, the guards hired a dozen thugs in the city of London for a sum of money from the Duke of York's mistress, and waited until after dark.
The twenty or so men lurked near Charlotte's house and waited for an order, and they rushed into Charlotte's house and set it on fire.
In the face of the Prussian attendants who came to stop them, these people did not spare their hands at all, and greeted them with the weapons they had prepared before.
There were not many defenses in the place where Charlotte lived, and with Charlotte herself, there were only fifteen people in the entire manor, and suddenly in the face of these murderous people who rushed in, except for six Prussian guards, the rest were scattered.
The fire flickered in the small manor, and the murderers quickly left the manor after successfully setting the fire, and of course two of the six Prussian guards who came to stop them paid with their lives, and the other four were also seriously injured.
"Oh no, Captain, there's a fire at Surrey Bridge!"
A policeman on night patrol immediately discerned the direction and distance after seeing the fire, and then hurried back to the police station to report to his superior, a police captain.
At this moment, the captain is leisurely playing cards in front of the card table with a few colleagues, and looking at the captain's face, it is obvious that he has gained a lot tonight.
Hearing the little policeman's words, the captain looked up from the table, thought for a moment, and said: "It's okay, Surrey Bridge isn't a big place, you just go talk to the fire brigade about the normal level.
Let's keep coming!
” As he spoke, the captain beckoned the others to continue playing.
But the captain is not in a hurry, but the little policeman is in a hurry "Captain, this is the Duchess of York's residence!"
"Nonsense, the Duke of York's official residence is not in Surrey Guard, I think you drank too much tonight!"
The captain said to the little policeman behind him without raising his head at the poker table.
"Captain, I'm talking about the Prussian princess!"
The little policeman, who was obviously in a hurry, roared loudly.
And when he heard the Prussian princess, the police captain who was dazzled by the petty little profit at the card table finally remembered.
Then, I saw that the captain and the British policemen around him immediately changed their expressions "It's broken, hurry, stop playing!
Get me to Surrey Bridge now, and get the fire brigade over now!
Tell them the urgency level!
” Like other big cities in Europe.
Even earlier, fire brigades had been set up in the city of London, and the tasks of these fire brigades were obviously not as complicated as in later generations, and they only had to carry out the task of extinguishing the fire.
Of course, the city of London is so big, and the frequency of fires is also very frequent, in this case.
Naturally, the objects that need to be rescued in order to fight fires must also be distinguished.
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London's fire brigade is divided into three levels, one is emergency, one is priority, and one is ordinary.
And these three levels naturally correspond to their different neighborhoods and different groups of people.
The police captain immediately rushed to the Surrey Bridge with a dozen policemen, and when he saw on the bridge that the place where the fire broke out happened to be the manor where Charlotte lived, he suddenly became a little dizzy, and after a while, when he saw that the policemen around him were still waiting for him to give orders, the captain shouted urgently: "Still stunned for what to do.
Why don't you put out the fire for me!
Call out all the residents in this neighborhood to me and ask them to help!
” In fact, there is no need for this police order, after the fire is raging, many residents have already started to put out the fire, but because of their limited tools, the fire has not been effectively controlled.
Of course, these residents did not have the best intentions to save Charlotte, and Charlotte's estate was a little more secluded than the main neighborhoods of the city.
But the same neighborhood is also a large residential area.
In order to prevent their homes from being attacked by fire demons, these residents naturally participated in the firefighting immediately, needless to say.
Charlotte was in the cellar of the manor at the moment, and after the murderers rushed into the manor, her old butler hurriedly found Charlotte.
Then he protected Charlotte all the way into the cellar.
This cellar is not very deep, after the fire is getting more and more raging, the air in the cellar is getting worse and worse, fortunately the wind outside is now southeast, and the vent of the cellar is on the west side, otherwise I am afraid they will all be smoked to death in this cellar.
But even so, the air in the cellar still felt stuffy.
But now Charlotte and the others can only wait for rescue, the fire raged for an hour before it was brought under control, and then the London fire brigade mobilized half of the city's strength to control the fire within a small range in another hour.
By the time Charlotte and her housekeeper were rescued from the cellar by the fire brigade, the Duchess had fainted. ..........................................
Little Pete was woken up from his bed in the middle of the night and hurried to the palace, which was now occupied by the Duke of York and the Prussian ambassador to England, Brenodus, in addition to George III.
"Your Majesty, on behalf of Prussia, I strongly protest against all that has befallen Her Royal Highness the Princess, and if your country does not come up with a definite plan to deal with it, then we will welcome Princess Charlotte back to Brandenburg!"
After receiving the arrival of little Pete, Brenolds immediately said to George III with an angry face.
On the way here, little Pete already knew what had happened before, and after entering the palace, his eyes were also on the Duke of York for the first time, and at this moment, His Royal Highness the Duke of York buried his head deeply in his arms.
Although looking at his son, George III hated iron and steel, but at this moment, in the face of the Prussian questioning, George III still said: "Your Excellency, the cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained, and I don't think it must be man-made, so I'm afraid this matter will have to go through some investigation before we can draw conclusions!"
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Charlotte was attacked by the fire demon and is still in a coma, this incident is not only a great harm to Princess Charlotte, but also a great harm to our Kingdom of Prussia!
Of course, we don't care whether there is anyone involved in this matter or not, but in order to ensure that we can get the truth of the matter, I think my country should participate in the investigation of this matter!
” Brenodus's attitude made George III's brow furrow slightly.