So whe go back to the 1400's and the Mongol Dyasty stays in Power, Zang Da contintunues his Vovages, and in 1482, Eight Chinese War Junks drop anchor in Lisbon harbor.
Problem, The butterflies are so thick that I can't see a reconizable Europe by the time of industruilazation.
?So How about whe get China caught in the same european power struggle that India ended up in?
Between 1640 and 1670 three New trading compaies where formed, the English, french and dutch -China companies.
by 1680 all three are trying to break down China's trade Barriers, There had been a few incidents between Company troops and the Chinese Army, but nothing to alarm the Chinese.
Then in 1682 a fleet of Dutch and Portugese troops occupied a few island off the coast. Macau, and Hong Kong. The two groups started trading on the mainland, China send a couple thousand troops to evict the squatters, 2000 Chinese against some 400 Europeans, the European Mercanaries devistated the Chinese. With in a year both England and France had done the same of the port of Shanghia. With the same result for the Chinese.
By 1685 all four european powers had built forts and brought in Soldiers and Settlers.
In 1687 China again sent Troops against the Europeans, again not taking the threat seriouly enuff to mobilize the number of troops needed, Sending enuff to give the Europeans trouble, But not enuff to push them out.
In 1688 the Europeans reponded to the Chinese withdraw after defeat, by advancing, establishing a few forts on the mainland and recruiting, more Soldiers and Settlers.
This same pattern was repeated in 1691-1692. By 1694 the Europeans had established a third line of forts outside the 1692 line, They also enlisted several company of Chinese Sepoys.
In 1695, the Chinese had had enuff, a new General of the Armies had been appointed, and he vowed to Push the Foriegnors out of China and destroy their settlements.
in 1696, the British and the French were pushed back past the 92 line to the 88 line, while the Dutch and portugese were puchd off the mainland entire. there the matter stood in 1698 when General Wu arrived along with his staff, to inspect the assault.
Master gunner Anders Sigurd Thogsen had no Idea who the Guys in the Fancy dress strolling along the Chinese was, but he knew two things.
One] The head Fancy dresser seemed angry with the Chinese Troops.
Two] He and his Fancy Boys had just walked in range of his Gun.
General Wu Strolled along the Troops, Berating them for Cowardness in the way they were lieing down and not standing to face the Enemy. He had just raised his Sword to chopp off the head of one soldier, who was insistant that He General Wu, should get down, When a hail of Grape shot from the forts guns swept him and the entire staff to meet their Ansectors.
By the end of the year, the Chinese, had withdrawn and the Europeans had advanced to the 1692 lines again.
In 1703 Queen Anne's War breaks out, along with the American and India fronts, there are a few shots fired between the Powers in China. but just as China finally gets together to take advanage of the War between the Europeans, the war ends, and the chinese lose a little more to the British and French.
this goes on for the 1720's war, and the 1740's war. In 1761 during the French/Indian war, A new general trys a major attack, the French and the British had been building up their forces for a attack on the other.
The chinese walk into the Buzzsaw as the Europeans again put aside there differences in the face of a common Foe.
In 1763 China is forced to deed the territories the four powers hold in Pepriturity.
in 1765 A new Chinese Emperor takes the Throne, he orders the Army to Modernize to be able to defeat the Europeans, Students are sent to study in Europe, and they begin bringing back not just european military tatics buy the steam enginee and power looms, the Beginings of the industrial revolution is transplanted to China.