Well England would’ve taken Paris and Reims when they did it last time, a more successful campaign should’ve convinced the French to accept the treaty for now.
But at the cost of having to garrison a hostile desert country. That would cost significantly more then the piracy. Heck you could just do a bombardment of the main harbors and call it a job well done,
Well it is Algeria, a country with massive desert borders and a significantly differing culture and religion. I don’t forsee how conquering and holding that territory would be anyway beneficial to Napoleonic France.
After the usual offers of employment for state construction, you could also offer pay for military reservists training. IE, have the people participate in military exercises, much better then simply having them dig holes and filling them up.
Edit: A military solution, to an economic/social problem.
I sorta agree with you. Where is China getting the technical, naval, and aviation experts for their armed forces? All the while their paying for a rapid industrialization program, plus having to recover from the massive civil war without foreign investments. No, in fact they’ve entered an...
Really? Because the opposite seems to true. The Pacific powers lost their main stronghold over the coast of China within the opening shots of the war and the fleet stationed there. Now their combined navy has been decimated again. China has significant untouched reserves, the Pacific powers do...
Probably. California by then would have no ability to retake Taiwan. They simply lack the men and material necessary to do what China did, overwhelm an entrenched enemy. China should also be open to a peace, as it would be one wherein they just won.
This was always going to happen. Without a superpower capable of stopping China guaranteeing Taiwan, the Californians were on a clock. Even otl, Mao China attempted several disastrous invasions against Taiwan when the U.S had their fleets parked right there.
Looks like the French companies are going to be making a killing everywhere. And of course, having the distinct pleasure of being the referee and deciding factor of every war going on.
I don’t believe the Spanish are as fanatic as they appear to be. Their upper brash is divided between partisan/noble lines, while the Queen is seeking to both centralize authority and normalize relations with France. No, there has to be more that went unsaid on what they are doing in this...
The Tzarina isn’t stupid, she realizes that she can do whatever she wants on the world stage. We even see in the update that she had calmed down from her initial desire of full annexation into a Polish solution. Though it is worrying that her military is lying to her and wants titles for themselves.
Whatever you do, your going to have the lost cause myth. Just look at otl and how lenient the Union treated them (along with the domestic terrorism they started KKK), and so with benefit of hindsight I would favor the following:
1. Hang the President of the CSA and have everyone else swear an...
Hopefully, the Council will try and curb their Kings warmongering into more productive areas. Maybe the colonies and other overseas territories? If nothing else, modernizing the navy seems to be a much more worthwhile investment then the army, given Britain’s geopolitical position.