Chapter 1656: Appeasement Policy

Being scolded is always better than the destruction of one's country.

If France at that time had truly gone to war with Britain, Louis XV pessimistically believed that they, France, had absolutely no possibility of winning.

That is why Louis XV adopted such a policy.

Very quickly, the negative effects of this policy were exposed, but regarding these, Louis XV indicated that there was no major problem.

Under the autocratic system of Louis XV.

There was fundamentally no one who could say a word of dissent in front of him.

Recalling it now, Louis XV sighs endlessly.

But if he were given another chance to choose again, he would still make this choice.

This policy successfully extended the lifespan of the French dynasty by more than a dozen years.

Louis XV felt that this was enough.

As for the issue of the Holy See, France is a traditional Catholicism country, and furthermore, the Pope's residence is located within France.

A very small place.

With the Pope so close to the French royal family, it is only natural that the French royal family would certainly be influenced by Catholicism to a certain extent.

When Louis XV's grandfather, Louis XIV, was on the throne, the Pope's influence was not yet very apparent.

That was because Louis XIV, the man known as the Sun King, was sufficiently powerful.

Powerful enough that even the Pope had to fear him to some degree.

At that time, theocracy had not encroached upon the French royal family.

But after Louis XV ascended the throne, he fell into a rather awkward situation.

His ability was certainly not equal to that of his grandfather, Louis XIV.

Moreover, he was a very devout Catholicism believer, and regarding the Pope, the representative of the Lord on earth, he was certainly obedient.

Even the Prime Minister he appointed was an Archbishop of Catholicism.

This led to theocracy encroaching upon the center of power in France.

Now, the imperial power has declined.

Louis XV lay on his soft mattress made of horsehair, which was extremely soft.

He looked up at the ceiling of the Trianon Palace, falling into a long state of stupor.

Just at this moment, the woman Louis XV loved most, Madame Pompadour, came to visit him.

Madame Pompadour looked at Louis XV, who was staring blankly, and sat beside him without saying a word, watching Louis XV.

After a long time, Louis XV discovered Madame Pompadour.

He turned his head, looked at Madame Pompadour, and smiled faintly.

Perhaps only this woman could bring him the last little bit of warmth.

Louis XV thought to himself.

……

At this time, on the other side of Europe.

Britain.

Unlike France.

Since the Industrial Revolution, those wealthy capitals, whether Noble or merchant, have reshaped the power structure.

The Industrial Revolution erupted with too many emerging industries, triggering a series of reforms, which had a relatively large impact on the traditional Noble.

The traditional Noble of Britain saw their traditional planting techniques fall behind very quickly during the Industrial Revolution.

With new types of crops and the construction of Factory, many merchants defeated those so-called large estate owners.

Large tracts of land flowed into the pockets of these merchants; at the same time, because of the rapid economic development, Britain introduced a series of new policies regarding the economy.

Under these policies, the power of the old-school Noble was further weakened.

However, according to the situation in Britain, for these merchants to become new Noble, they had to possess Noble bloodlines.

For this reason, many merchants engaged in intermarriage with Noble through their descendants.

Consequently, many down-and-out Noble were treated as honored guests.

They obtained immense wealth.

And the merchants obtained Noble status.

There were more and more such merchants, and the Noble had the ability to enter into power.

Ultimately, after a series of complex struggles, the power of capital won this war without gunpowder.

The declining British Noble and royal family could only compromise.

They signed for a Constitutional Monarchy.

The King of Britain would lose most of his power, and the power of Britain would be decided collectively by the Parliament Councilor.

But George III did not become a decorative piece for the British royal family, a mascot called a King.

Although the signed treaty limited the King's power, it did not limit it completely.

George III still possessed very great power; he ruled over the entire Parliament.

But Britain had truly become a Constitutional Monarchy, just like Longyan.

However, the difference was that the Emperor of Longyan was truly a mascot, with not a shred of power in his hands.

But George III, although restricted, still possessed great power.

Under such a power structure, it brought glory to Britain, which was experiencing the Industrial Revolution, and did not produce the problems that France currently had.

And because of the Industrial Revolution, Britain became powerful once again.

They even turned Scotland back into the territory of Britain.

Britain and Scotland have once again become one, which has plunged Britain into unprecedented strength.

If it were in Europe, if Britain claimed to be second, no one would dare claim to be first.

But in the world at large, Britain still fears that mysterious Eastern country.

A nation called Longyan.

If calculated by time, Britain should have entered the Industrial Revolution earlier than Longyan.

But Longyan's current level of technology has long since surpassed Britain's, and it is not a transcendence in just one aspect, but a comprehensive one.

This makes Britain feel extremely panicked.

The research on the Dreadnought-class Battleship was conducted under the panic of Longyan.

Longyan's Supply Ship.

A warship used for supply, yet it beat the warships of all of Europe so badly they could not lift their heads.

In order to maintain its status as the hegemon of the seas, Britain spent a heavy sum to build the Dreadnought-class Battleship.

It is just quite awkward that for such a Dreadnought-class Battleship used to benchmark against Longyan, the most core power aspect is actually Longyan's Giant Steam Engine.

This is simply ridiculous.

At this moment, George III is sitting in Buckingham Palace, asking how the warship construction is going.

George III is most worried about this; for them, France can hardly even be called an opponent now.

Their naval fleet is simply too weak, as for France's most powerful army.

Their British mainland is separated from the French mainland by a vast ocean; if the other side wants to attack from land, they can only choose to travel by ship.

But France's naval strength is not powerful.

Britain can stop France from landing while at sea; their army has no place to be of use at all.

George III lazily looks at the recent European war situation, seeing it written that the Prussian army and the Longyan army are jointly resisting the Holy Cross Army attacking France.

Seeing such intelligence, George III does not pay much attention to it.

Although Britain is an ally of Prussia, the life or death of Frederick II does not have much of an impact on him.

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