Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

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In order to prevent Europeans from seeing the reality of the Shangfang Kingdom, this Chaoge City is not open to the outside world, let alone foreign devils, even the merchants, sailors, and naval officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, as long as they do not register in Shangfang, they cannot leave for a few days. A designated "port commercial port", unless required by official business or approved by the merchant party Diankesi.

And once you are registered in the Shangfang, you must live in the country for 12 years before you are allowed to leave the country and return to your original place of retirement...and it must be under the condition that the Shangfang State Order Yinfu has not issued a wartime mobilization order.

Once entering the state of wartime, it will be as difficult as ever to leave!

Moreover, it has not been ten years since Shang Fangguo opened, and it is still a few months away.That is to say, the current Shang Fang Country is still a country that is "closed to the outside world" and "only in and out".

"Bishop Philip, you guessed right. The three of us are indeed Chinese." Chen Tingjing nodded and answered in Latin, and then he asked, "Bishop, what else did you guess? Why don't you tell me about it?" ?”

This question is a bit more difficult.

Because Philip was not sure whether this merchant country was newly opened, or it existed in a corner of North America before it was conquered by Ming.Although the former is more likely, the latter is also possible... After all, the Yin Shang Dongdu was endorsed by the Mongolian Kingdom.There is no reason for them to help Zhu Heqi, the devil, to deceive God's believers!

What good would it do them?

"Xinchaoge is a newly built city!" St. Philip continued to test, "The merchant savages in Xinchaoge are actually the California Indians who have been conquered by you in the past ten years!"

"Hahaha," Li Guangdi laughed, "Conquest is what you white people do. We pay attention to convincing people with virtue."

Convince people with virtue?St. Philip thought: "That Yin family's Khan tribe doesn't make sense at all... Oh, yes, they must be real Mongols! No wonder they look so Mongol-like, and they are so cruel!"

But this time he didn't come to expose the evil deeds of the merchant demons, he came to join the gang as a demon!

And with his status as a "living saint" of Catholicism, it is definitely no problem to be a devil, but it is hard to say where he ranks in the "devil world".Now he is pretending not to be a saint to be a devil, why should he be a big devil, right?

As the chief exorcist, of course he has also studied the hell of the "Demon Cult". Hell is actually a place where the "Yan Luo Council" is the highest authority, the "Judges" are the judicial organs, and the "City Gods" of various places are the administrative organs. In a society ruled by law, the order is good, the society is stable, there are no wars, plagues, famines, and death, and there is a chance of rebirth...so as long as there are demons down below, you are not afraid of going to hell.

And he also discovered that some so-called real dragon emperors in the world can be sealed as the city gods of hell-this also proves that some Chinese true dragon emperors are the legendary big devils!

Now Philip's saint is definitely not worthy, so he can only settle for the next best thing, and find a city god of Mexico City after his death!

And if he wants to become a big devil while alive, and become the city god of Mexico City after his death, he has to present a certificate of honor to Zhu and Zhu Zhu big devil!

And this nomination certificate, San Philip had already thought about it, it was the Zacatecas Silver Mine!

"Li Hou," said St. Philip, "to convince people, morality alone is not enough, and money is also necessary! A lot of money... Now there is an opportunity to get a lot of money in Shang Fangguo and several Before His Excellency the Marquis!"

A lot of money?

Zhou Peigong, Chen Tingjing, and Li Guangdi looked at each other, and they all showed joy!

Zhou Peigong asked: "Bishop, where is the money you mentioned...?"

"In the Zacatecas valley!" replied San Felipe.

"Zacatecas Silver Mine?" Chen Tingjing only felt the silver light in front of his eyes.

Li Guangdi stared, "Well, that's the second largest silver mine in the world!"

Zhou Peigong thought about it and said: "The silver mine is more than two thousand miles away from Tongbei City, and the Spaniards are very strict... Besides, we have signed an armistice agreement with the Spanish emperor. And there will be an all-party peace soon." The meeting will be held in Daming, if we rob the Zacatecas silver mine at this time, will the meeting fail?"

He has been sitting in Tongbei City for nearly two years, and of course he has paid attention to the world's second largest silver mine two thousand miles away!

However, the Spanish Empire was very strict. Zhou Peigong thought about it for almost two years and failed to find a chance. Finally, because of the initial signing of the "Fort Maria Elizabeth Armistice Agreement", he had to give up the idea of ​​raiding the Zacatecas Silver Mine. .

Saint Philip laughed and said: "First of all, the Spanish emperor's confidant has always been the Aztec king Montezuma, and now Montezuma's army is approaching Mexico City... the Mexica Valley where Mexico City is located is the Aztecs. In the real hometown, many Indians in that area are Aztecs, and Montezuma is their king. Although they have all converted to God, their faith is not firm enough.

After the Battle of Colorado Bend, their faith must be greatly shaken.If King Montezuma's army can slowly and firmly approach Mexico City, then the Indians and even the mixed-race Indians in the Mexica Valley will be shaken!At that time, Leopold I will have to go all out to deal with King Montezuma's army.No matter how important the Zacatecas silver mine is, it cannot be compared with Mexico City.Moreover, if Mexico City is lost, the large silver mine in Zacatecas cannot be kept. "

Zhou Peigong, Li Guangdi, and Chen Tingjing all nodded. It was St. Philip who understood the situation in Mexico, and his analysis sounded quite reasonable.

"Secondly," St. Philip looked at the three of them, and then analyzed, "The Spanish emperor didn't really want to make peace with Shangfang and Ming... Among him and some other high-level officials of the Spanish Empire, there are also Catholic archbishops. , and in the eyes of the Pope of Rome, your Emperor Ming is a devil!"

When Zhou Peigong, Li Guangdi, and Chen Tingjing heard this analysis, they all looked sullen and noncommittal.In fact, they also think that Zhu and Qi are not mortals!It is not certain whether it is a demon or a fairy, but the possibility of being a demon seems to be greater...

St. Philip continued to betray the Spanish emperor. He revealed: "According to Catholic doctrine, making peace with the devil is going to hell, so as long as Leopold believes that the Ming emperor is a devil, he will not conclude a peace treaty with Ming. The so-called The talks between several parties are just to paralyze Ming Dynasty, the purpose is to buy time, wipe out the Aztecs and rearm their armaments."

Zhou Peigong, Li Guangdi, and Chen Tingjing all frowned. The three of them opened their eyes a long time ago and looked at the west with the telescope of the Crystal Palace, but they still don’t quite understand their attachment to belief——Westerners are either black or black about belief. white!

Of course, their beliefs are constantly changing, and they will sometimes adopt flexible measures when dealing with opponents in belief.But the big principles and big directions will not change!

And they also have a deep-rooted concept of hierarchy, even if they talk about equality every day, and like to classify people according to skin color, creed, and ethnicity.Wherever you go, it's a one-two-three-four thing... and the East Asian civilization with the Chinese civilization as the core doesn't pay much attention to beliefs, ranks, likes and muddles, otherwise it would be impossible to "harmonize" a super empire.

But to maintain this super empire, there needs to be a supreme emperor and a bureaucratic system that suppresses one level at a time.Of course, the Chinese civilization has also established a set of belief system that is not too particular and a hierarchical concept that is easier to break... Without these, it is impossible for a civilization to develop little by little.

And when a civilization that likes peace and mud meets one or two civilizations that pay attention to black and white, long-term conflicts may be inevitable-especially now that there is a black and white Western civilization that cannot be destroyed and mud. The oriental civilization, which is kind and muddy, is unwilling to launch an intercontinental expedition for the sake of faith.Moreover, it is difficult for them to turn defense into offense when it comes to their beliefs...

"Finally," St. Philip said to Zhou Peigong, Li Guangdi, and Chen Tingjing in a very affirmative tone, "I'm sure that the Aztecs will fight the Spanish emperor to the end, and the war will be very cruel...because it will be very cruel to them. It's a fight between the devil and God!"

The Aztecs were also relatively sensitive to the issue of faith - otherwise they would not have engaged in so many blood sacrifices, let alone the collapse of faith due to the epidemic of smallpox, and a large number of conversions to Catholicism.And Catholicism is a monotheistic religion that is either black or white, and it does not say anything in Mexico.Over time, Mexican Indians have similar views on beliefs as Westerners, both black and white monotheism.

Now they think they have betrayed God and converted to the devil, so they will naturally fight with the believers of God... They don't believe that God and the devil can sit down and have a good talk.

Zhou Peigong, Li Guangdi, and Chen Tingjing were finally persuaded by St. Philip's words. After discussing in low voices, Zhou Peigong said to St. Philip: "Your words are very reasonable and will help us a lot. We will Jointly present a performance to the Son of Heaven, report your contributions and recommend you to the Son of Heaven."

Li Guangdi added with a smile: "If we win the Zacatecas silver mine, Bishop, you will have a great contribution!"

Chen Tingjing said: "We have already prepared a fast boat for you, and you will be able to meet the emperor in three months at most! A talent like you will definitely be used by the emperor."

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Italy, Rome, Vatican Palace.

While St. Philip boarded a Pacific clipper and sailed westward with the current.His old friend, Bishop de la Malaga, who gave him a sainthood and two grand funerals (one in Mexico City and one in Rome), has already met Pope Urban IX.

"Brother de la Malaga, our brother Philip has become a saint..." In the Pope's Audience Hall in the Vatican Palace, Pope Urban IX said to the visiting de la Malaga in a joyful tone, " Last night, I saw him in a dream standing beside the Father, full of peace and joy, already blessed with eternal bliss."

While talking, he also made a sign of the cross on his chest and said, "Thank God!"

"Thank God, this is the honor that Brother St. Philip deserves." Bishop de la Malaga also crossed his chest.

He was a little guilty at first—because he refused to redeem Philip, which resulted in him being killed by the Incas, and because of his failure, he might not be able to go to heaven after death. If he went to hell, it would be a bit wrong Stop him.

But now it's all right, the Pope has seen him in heaven... Saints!Bishop de la Malaga said in his heart: "If I knew I could be a saint, I should have taken the holy spear to fight against the devil!"

"Papa," Bishop de la Malaga said to the Pope at this time, "Our Father in heaven did not condemn St. Philip for his failure, but made him a saint. It seems that the Father means Destroy the enemies who occupy Vienna, Constantinople and the Tomb of Christ, and then destroy the devils who occupy East Asia and America."

Urban IX nodded and said: "This is exactly God's will... We should temporarily make peace with Daming and Shang. Of course, we must never sign a final treaty, at least the Catholic Church cannot sign the treaty."

The deal with the devil is better if you don't touch it... If you delay going to heaven, you won't be able to cry.

The Pope paused, and then said: "The Catholic countries should unify their positions when negotiating with Ming. I think we should ask Louis the Great to convene a meeting at the Palace of Versailles to unify the positions of all countries and unanimously deal with Ming!"

Chapter 874 NATO is here?

At the same time when the Shangfang Kingdom, the Yin Family Khan, and the Aztec Kingdom in the New World rose rapidly, the situation on the European continent also underwent earth-shaking changes!

And it was Louis XIV, the absolute monarch of France who said "I am the country", who drove the drastic changes in the European situation.After Leopold I resigned from the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, and then fled to the Americas to become the emperor of his Spanish Empire, no one in the Christian camp on the European continent could fight against the king of France and the emperor of the Franks. Crown of Louis XIV.

However, after the election of the Frankish emperor, the Louis the Great did not follow his previous promise to lead his 30 French army to recover Vienna occupied by the Ottomans-Louis the Great was not stupid, only the flag of the Sultan was flying over Vienna. His great emperor is safe.

Of course, Louis XIV could not always rely on the deterrence of the Ottoman Sultan to become the Frankish emperor... If he wanted to keep the Frankish crown in the Bourbon family forever, he had to completely tame the German electors who had no emperor.

There are currently nine German electors—in the beginning there were seven electors, namely the Archbishop of Mainz, the Archbishop of Trier, the Archbishop of Cologne, the King of Bohemia, and the Earl of the Rhine-Palatinate (That is the father of Queen Therese), the Duke of Saxony-Wittenberg, the Marquis of Brandenburg, the Elector of Bavaria was added in 1623, and the Elector of Hanover was added in 1692.So now there are nine electors of the Frankish Holy Roman Empire instead of seven.

Among the nine most important German vassal states, Louis XIV took the title of King of Bohemia from the beginning-because the parliament of the Kingdom of Bohemia was forced to retreat due to military pressure from the Ottoman Empire. Those who pay tribute and surrender.So Louis' first task after becoming emperor was to win the Kingdom of Bohemia!

After several rounds of fierce battles with the Ottoman Sultan's army, Louis XIV finally accomplished this small goal a few months ago... Marshal Vauban led the French-Francophone army and finally captured Prague, which was heavily defended by the Ottomans. The crown of Bohemia was truly worn on the head of Louis the Great.

In addition to the Kingdom of Bohemia, Louis XIV also set his sights on the appointment rights of the three archbishops of Mainz, Trier, and Cologne-obtaining the appointment rights of three archbishops is equivalent to winning three electors Hou's power of appointment.With the addition of Louis' King of Bohemia, he can control four of the nine electors. As long as he wins over one elector, he can control the entire Frankish Empire.

By supporting Urban IX to become Pope, and sending French troops in the name of helping the three bishops to resist the Ottoman Empire, and a series of hard and soft measures, Louis XIV regained the Kingdom of Bohemia while also getting The "nomination rights" of the three archbishops... are actually the right to appoint!

Since Mainz, Trier, and Cologne are very close to the Duchy of Lorraine (that is, the Duchy of the Duke of Lorraine) controlled by Louis XIV, these three archbishop territories plus Lorraine can make the Rhine- Surrounded by the Count Palatinate.In this way, the Earl of the Rhine-Palatinate did not dare to disobey the orders of Louis the Great, and the five major electors needed by Louis to effectively control the Frankish Empire were assembled.

While regaining the Kingdom of Bohemia, Louis XIV also fought against the Ottomans on the territory of the Principality of Austria. Although he failed to recover Vienna-not because he couldn't, but because he didn't want to, he also recovered some territory, which made Louis He can justifiably become the Grand Duke of Austria, and he also controls Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck and other sites. These sites, together with Bohemia and Mainz, formed a siege to Bavaria, which made Bavaria's Weiss The Terbach family had to follow closely behind Louis.

In this way, six electors gathered under Louis the Great of Frank!

However, Louis' expansion did not stop there. While he regained Bohemia and gradually controlled the Frankish Empire, he also focused on the Swiss Union sandwiched between France, Frank and Italy, and protected Switzerland from the Ottoman Empire. In the name of aggression, the French army was driven into this "neutral country", and then he was logically elected the king of the Swiss Union.

In the years since becoming Emperor of the Franks, Louis XIV has already won the three bishops of Mainz, Trier, and Cologne, the Kingdom of Bohemia, most of the Duchy of Austria, and the Swiss Union... Really The harvest is quite rich!

Of course, these six countries are still independent or semi-independent, and have not transformed into the Kingdom of France or the provinces of the Kingdom of France.And the merger of the Kingdom of France and the Frankish Empire has not yet been put on the agenda... It may not even be possible.

So when he received Pope Urban IX and Cardinal de la Malaga in the small conference room of the King’s Suite at the Palace of Versailles, his mind was still on the land of Germany—South Germany is basically tamed now, while North There are still three electors in Germany who are not very obedient... They have now formed an alliance, and they have also drawn in the Netherlands, Sweden, and England. It is a bit troublesome!

"Your Majesty, since the discovery of the New World and the opening of new sea routes, Europe, especially Western Europe, has become the leading force in the world. Although the area of ​​Western Europe is not very large, because of God's blessing and the sacred mission that God has given us, In less than 100 years after the discovery of the New World, we have become the master of the world's oceans, controlled several entire New Worlds, mastered most of the world's precious metal production, and possessed precious dyes worth as much as gold and silver , spices, and other specialties from the colonies. It is precisely because of these imports that Western Europe has become the wealthiest, most civilized, most advanced, and most prosperous area in the world...and also the area that dominates the world!

But now, the prosperity and opulence of Western Europe, and our faith in God, is under serious threat from a powerful and evil race from the East!If believers of God in our generation cannot abandon the past, unite as one, form a truly strong alliance, and rely on the power of faith and strong strength to defend the world order led by Western Europe, then... we will lose our future!Because although our world is very vast, it cannot accommodate two huge civilizations!Once the evil orientals control most of the oceans and wild continents, we will lose our status of dominating the world! "

Urban IX is eloquently peddling his "Daming Threat Theory" to Louis XIV, but he didn't say anything about the devil... Instead, he said that the "clash of civilizations" and the prosperity, strength, and progress of Western Europe will be due to The strong rise of Daming eventually became a "selling point".

Of course, these words of the Pope make some sense. How can you be the Pope without reason?That is the general agent of God in the world!

And what he said this time is indeed the truth...Louis XIV is a smart man, so you have to tell him the truth.

Western European white skins are of course a very capable race, otherwise they would not be able to create a brilliant civilization and develop advanced science and technology.But before discovering the New World and controlling the great voyage, their civilization was just like that. It can only be said that it is not bad, but it is far from the point where it can lead the world and even crush the Tianfang religion and East Asian Confucian civilization in the East.

After all, there is a lack of sufficient resources, and no matter how capable the race is, they can only use their talents for low-level introversion... The most typical examples are the few "introduction kings" in East Asia.

But now, the New World, the most important resource gathering place for Western Europeans, is being seriously threatened by the oriental civilizations of the Ming Dynasty, the Shangfang, and the Yin family!

And the sea power in the Pacific Ocean, which was originally firmly controlled by the Westerners, has basically been controlled by the Great Ming Dynasty!

If Ming, Shangfang, and Yin finally win or partially win in the battle for the New World, then the Western Europeans will lose at least half of their cheap resource imports, while the Eastern civilization headed by Ming will gain a lot of resources from the New World.

In addition, after the Great Ming Dynasty controlled the sea power in the Pacific Ocean, it has become the master of the Nanyang region-although the resources here are not as good as those in the New World, because they are very convenient to transport, the economic value is extremely high!Moreover, in the south of Nanyang, there is still a wild continent that has been discovered but has not yet been developed... If the Eastern Civilization headed by the Great Ming Dynasty takes half of the Americas, and then develops the southern wild continent, plus Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia's resources, then they are likely to overwhelm Europe and become the master of the world!

"So... what should we do?" Louis XIV, who was dual-minded, was finally moved by Urban IX's words, but his brows became more and more frowned, "The war in Europe is not over yet, I can't Sending too many troops to the New World. And Leopold doesn't want to see many French troops in America, does he?"

Louis XIV and Leopold I had a tacit agreement on the issue of "dividing the old and new continents". Louis' goal was the old continent, that is, Europe, and perhaps North Africa and West Asia.And Leopold is the master of the New World!

"Your Majesty," Bishop de la Malaga, who can represent Leopold, took the question and replied, "the Spanish emperor does not need French troops to go to America at the moment... Spain's strength in America is enough to fight against the merchants and the Yin family. , Aztec Triple Alliance. But if the Ming Empire sent troops to America, the Spanish Empire might lose the war! So the Spanish emperor hoped to have a strong Catholic alliance standing behind him to deter Ming who tried to interfere in American affairs .”

"The Catholic League?" Louis XIV suddenly thought of something, "Your Majesty the Pope, do you really think that only the power of the Catholic country is needed to deter Ming?"

"Your Majesty the Emperor," said Pope Urban IX, "England has actually stood with us... If other Protestant countries want to stand with us, of course we would like to ask for it."

Louis XIV nodded, "Protestants should be included... Orthodox Christians can even be included! Moreover, I don't think this alliance should be a religious alliance. If it is only a religious alliance, then we will lose the most important thing to contain Ming. Strength—the support of the Great Mongolian Kingdom!"

Of course, Louis XIV's real purpose is not to win over the Great Mongol Kingdom. The conflict between the Great Mongol Kingdom and the Great Ming Dynasty is irreconcilable!

Louis' purpose is to become the leader of this alliance, and at the same time prevent the Pope from competing with himself for the position of leader-if it is a Catholic alliance, then Louis XIV will never let the Pope stand aside anyway, but a secular alliance, There's nothing more to do with the Pope.

"Then it's not called the Catholic League, it can be changed to..."

The Pope was still thinking about it, and Louis XIV had already thought of a name. He said with a smile: "It can be called the North Atlantic Alliance or the Atlantic Alliance... It can also be called the Great and Small Western Alliance. This alliance should first include all the North Atlantic coasts and The surrounding countries include Frank, France, Spain, England, Holland, Portugal, Sweden, Italian states, German states, Denmark, Poland, Rakshasa... Well, Peter of Rakshasa has done a good job in recent years! Through him, we will be able to bring in the Great Mongol Kingdom in the future to form an alliance of the Western Ocean (the Indian Ocean was also called the Little Western Ocean by Kangxi). Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Emperor Louis' handwriting is big!

If this vision of the Western Alliance succeeds, the connection between the East Asian civilization and the Tianfangjiao civilization will be severed, the East Asian civilization will be completely isolated, and the Tianfangjiao civilization will be surrounded.

Once the Tianfang Sect civilization collapses, the East Asian civilization will become the enemy of the whole world!

The Ottoman Empire was originally Louis XIV's "raised Kou", which was used to frighten the German states.Once all the German states are tamed by Louis, Louis will unite with Poland, Rakshasa, and Great Mongols to besiege Ottomans. Not to mention regaining Vienna, even capturing Constantinople, or even completely destroying the Ottoman Empire, is completely possible .

The Pope of Rome is also a Frenchman, of course he also supports France, and he must have a place in this super alliance.

So he smiled and said to Louis XIV: "Your Majesty, the Holy See certainly supports your idea. But Protestant countries such as England, the Netherlands, and Sweden..."

"Of course they will support me!" Louis XIV said with a smile, "These Protestants are all businessmen who have fallen into the eyes of money. Although the trade with Ming has made them quite profitable, the fundamental trade is gold and silver from the New World. ...Once there is no import of gold and silver from the New World, their trade will be impossible. Moreover, England and the Netherlands also have developed handicraft industries, and their colonies in India are also rich in spices and cotton cloth. Ming is both their trading partner and their competitor , it is more likely to take everything from them, and the situation in Europe is completely different from a few years ago! They must and can only stand on the side of the civilized world!"

Chapter 875 Population, Devil, World!

Following the emperor's order, all the princes and generals in Europe took action, boarded various vehicles, and flocked to Versailles, the de facto capital of Europe, through various roads and waterways.Among them was Peter Alekseevich Romanov, the brother-in-law whom Emperor Kangxi loved so much.

This Peter Tsar is 22 years old this year, and has grown from a "slim" handsome boy to a burly sweat over two meters tall!

When he got out of a luxurious four-wheeled carriage with the logo of the embassy of the Raksha Kingdom, Yinti, who came to greet him, was taken aback—it's been a few years since I saw him, how did he develop like this? ?Thinking about how I haven't grown much in the past few years, I really have eaten so many delicacies and French meals for nothing.

"Brother Peter, is that you? Why have you grown so big and you have a mustache..."

"Brother, you haven't grown at all!"

Little Peter, no, it’s the big Peter who doesn’t open the pot and lifts the pot. While joking with Yinti in Mongolian, he quickly stepped forward and gave Yinti, who was small and thin (compared to Peter), a bear hug. .

Yinti also quickly hugged Peter, then raised his face and kissed the bearded Peter - this is the etiquette of the French, and it is popular all over Europe now.After the kiss, the two little friends of the year held hands and walked on the straight boulevard outside the Palace of Versailles.

"Brother, your letter said that the Emperor Ming of the East turned out to be a devil, and Emperor Louis wanted to gather all the power of Europe and Great Mongolia to deal with him... What the hell is going on?"

The good brothers who haven't seen each other for many years held hands on the boulevard of Versailles and chatted for a while about the interesting things they played in Central Asia and India, and then started to talk about the real thing - the relationship between Peter and Yinti is very good, not only as a teenager Playmates, they also used to learn "magic" with Zhang Hongtian and Kangxi Khan, and mathematics and Latin with Sofia. They are considered classmates.Although they separated later, the two have been exchanging letters, and they are still very warm.

Later, Yinti was sent to Europe by his father Kangxi as an imperial envoy, resident in Versailles, and mixed in the court of Louis XIV.In his letter to Peter's brother, there are naturally many anecdotes about the court of Versailles and events in European politics, including the "Emperor Ming is a devil".

Yinti listened to Peter's question, smiled lightly, and said, "What else can happen?" He suddenly changed into Chinese: "The prosperity of the world is for the benefit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for the benefit!"

When Peter was learning "magic" with Zhang Hongtian, he also learned Chinese by the way. Later, in order to read the book "Mathematical Principles of Natural Magic", he continued to learn Chinese, so he could understand Yinti's words.

"Benefits?" Peter frowned and asked in Chinese, "The Ming Empire is so powerful, what are the benefits of confronting it? And the trade volume between Europe and Ming is so large, what's the benefit of confrontation?"

In the past few years, the "skin-for-sugar" business between Raksha Kingdom and Daming has been booming, and there is a large amount of tax revenue every year, so they are not willing to give up.

However, even "Big Peter" did not dare to disobey the orders of Emperor Louis the Great. After all, the current Raksha Kingdom has not started major reforms... and Peter has not thought about how to change it?Do you follow the French to learn absolute monarchy, or learn from the original emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, or learn from the Great Mongols to engage in the Raksha Eight Banners?This time Peter came to Western Europe in person, in fact, to inspect the industrial, commercial and political systems of Western Europe, and to prepare for the next "big reform".