Cui Shilin has two faces, two completely different evaluations, people who know him will treat him as a waste, a rice bucket, even if he has done a lot of things, everyone only thinks that he relies on the protection of the master, and has no real skills.

But in the eyes of those who don't know Cui Shilin well, or those who are a little far away, Cui Shilin is brave and ruthless, a man, a man, and a rare talent of the Ming Dynasty. If you don't believe it, there are so many students in Yuanfu, Zhang Ge can only rank second, and he has no ability, can he be a senior brother!

It's just that in Yan Shifan's opinion, of course, this senior brother is not so powerful, but he is not a waste, how many years, even if he is a pig and has experienced so many things, he can be Marshal Tianpeng, not to mention a big living person!

"Senior brother, what do you think of the next step? Or what do you think we should do? ”

"What are you going to do?" Cui Shilin pinched the swimming ring on his stomach and asked casually.

"Naturally, the soldiers are very fast, and after taking Marseille, we can directly attack Italy and threaten the Holy See. It is also possible to attack the Rhine region. Or send troops from the Netherlands, attack Saxony, and then deal with Prussia. ”

Yan Shifan gave three routes to march, all of which had their own advantages and disadvantages. Attacking Italy on the southern route, the supply lines were long and there was no solid rear, but the victory was surprisingly successful.

Attacking from the middle and crossing the Rhine, this road is decent, but it is easy to get encircled.

As for sending troops from the Netherlands, it was the safest, but if they took this route, they would face Prussia, which was very warlike, and there was no serious threat to the Habsburgs.

After listening to Yan Shifan's words, Cui Shilin rolled his eyelids, "Why don't you just think about fighting and don't think about anything else?" ”

"Something else?"

Yan Shifan shouted: "Senior brother, we have traveled thousands of miles to Europe, but just to make meritorious contributions, not to fight, not to destroy the original order of Europe...... How could our master's plan succeed! ”

In the second half of the sentence, Yan Shifan said it in a low voice.

Cui Shilin snorted, "Alas, you guys just take Master too seriously, I finally understand, why did you let me go out!" ”

Cui Shilin jumped up, tightened his belt hard, and withdrew his fat belly a lot, trying to make himself look heroic, and then looked down at Yan Shifan.

"Don't stare at such big eyes, Master is not an immortal. He wants to know the battle report here, and it will take more than a year at the earliest. Even if it is accelerated, it will be a few months larger. How can he really grasp the big picture? In the final analysis, it's up to us to respond on the fly, this is our authority, why don't you dare to use it! ”

Cui Shilin snorted coldly: "You are just too afraid of Master, but it doesn't matter, I'm not afraid, go and invite that Hawkins over." Why don't I just go and see him! ”

Cui Shilin is really a man of action, he hurried to see Hawkins, and after the meeting, without saying a word, handed him a jar of wine.

"Taste it!"

Hawkins just wanted to refuse, but he was attracted by the aroma of wine, his eyes widened, and he hurriedly poured a bowl. He lay on the wine bowl, pouting his high ass, sniffing hard, then grabbed the wine bowl and gulped it down!

"Superb!"

Yan Shifan also smelled the wine, but he didn't think so, "Is it that good?" Can it be compared to Shanxi Fenjiu, or Shaoxing's daughter? ”

"Hahaha!" Cui Shilin laughed, "Don't be ashamed if you don't understand, this wine is made from sugar cane juice and is the favorite of all sailors!" ”

"Sailor? You are? ”

"Of course." Cui Shilin said unceremoniously: "In the Ming Dynasty, no one understands the ocean better than me. ”

He couldn't be wrong in what he said, Yan Shifan shut up.

Hawkins was very surprised, and couldn't help but hook up with Cui Shilin, and the two people with the same smell quickly became warm.

They gulped down their wine and sat on the ground without any image.

"I tell you, don't think those old nobles are easy to deal with, and don't think it's easy to change customs. We have been doing it for so many years, and we are still far from it. I dare to tell you that there are still many officers of noble origin in your army, and there are still many remnants of feudal power under your rule.

"Don't look at your winning streak now, you can't live forever, but if you lose once, you'll fall apart. Listen to my advice, and now you should put your internal affairs in order and hold the territory of France in your hands for the time being. If you don't have a solid base camp, don't even think about using troops abroad, or you'll die an ugly death. ”

"Don't think I'm scaring you, this is as a drinking buddy, give you conscientious advice, what to do, you make your own decisions!" ……

Cui Shilin kept talking, Yan Shifan was stupid, you have something wrong with your brain, right?

Didn't you say that you were going to fight?

How did it become a rectification of internal affairs?

Besides, can you stop now?

Yan Shifan frequently gave Cui Shilin a look, but he just got a kick from him.

"Adults talk, children don't get involved!"

Yan Shifan, who was so invincible, kicked Cui Shilin aside.

Sure enough, the best place for men to talk about things is at the wine table...... After this meal, Cui Shilin successfully replaced the two junior brothers and became Hawkins's most relied on adviser.

As if to verify Cui Shilin's words, suddenly the executive officer Rabelais sent a message that the first batch of inspectors who had passed the assessment were actually boycotted after being sent below.

Many low-income peasants had no interest in learning at all, and even if they did, they wanted to study the Bible.

Nothing exists but God!

"It's ridiculous, when I was in Daming, I found that many people have to go to school even if they walk dozens of miles, why in France, but they were stupidly rejected, these damn fools!"

Hawkins cursed angrily, not only him, but also Rabelais's disappointment can be seen in this report.

Obviously, he arranged it very well, but why didn't he work?

And that's just an educational thing, and on the twentieth day of Hawkins' garrison in Marseille, there were logistical problems. The officials he sent were unable to collect enough food.

Many of the common people would rather sell their grain to the original nobles than to officials.

At this point, even if Hawkins wants to continue fighting, he has no capital.

He could only return to Paris as fast as he could.

……

"Senior brother, sending people down to collect grain was arranged by the fourth senior brother, and he also prepared a large sum of money to ensure that the price was higher than the market price. Or at least, much higher than the old aristocracy! ”

Yan Shifan scratched his head in confusion, "I really can't figure it out, it's obviously a more profitable thing, why don't the people agree?" Are all these French people in their brains? Or are they born lowly, so they are willing to be exploited by the lord? ”

Cui Shilin glanced at Yan Shifan, and the corners of his mouth turned up.

"Senior brother, you can't figure it out, right? I couldn't figure it out before I went to the Southeast. Later, I followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the southeast, and when I really got to know those great families, I knew everything. ”

Cui Shilin rode on a tall horse and said with a smile: "Do you think those who are officials will really buy grain at a high price?" ”

Yan Shifan was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Corrupt and pervert the law, fill your own pockets? ”

"More than that!"

Cui Shilin chuckled: "The clothes are not as good as the newcomers, those common people are used to being bullied, although the feudal lords are bad, but they will not kill them all, after all, these slaves are still their own lambs, kill them, and there will be no wool in the future." ”

Yan Shifan was so smart, he immediately said: "But those officials won't, as long as they complete the expropriation task, they can leave by patting their butts, and they don't care about the lives of the people at all, they will be crazy to squeeze them!" ”

"Clever!"

Cui Shilin smiled and said: "Of course we need to fight all the time, but the premise is to have the strength to fight." I have already seen the Ottomans this time, although they are very strong, but they may not be able to win the expedition! ”

Yan Shifan was puzzled, "Senior brother, Master is very optimistic about Ottoman's strength. ”

Cui Shilin smiled: "I am also optimistic about Ottoman's strength, but strength and victory are still two things. It was not the Ottomans who could really destroy the old order in Europe, but France! ”

In the face of the output of the senior brother's violent arguments, Yan Shifan didn't know how to judge, anyway, who made you a senior brother! It's up to you!

With the return of Hawkins to Paris, a reorganization of the bureaucracy and local feudal forces began.

The gallows, which had been burned by Hawkins, were re-erected.

Corrupt officials and corrupt officials in the local area, kill them!

Feudal lord, kill!

Speculative merchants, kill!

Hawkins, who was wrapped in the power of triumph, vigorously eradicated all the old things, more and more new officials were sent to the localities, and a whole set of supervision systems emulating the Ming Dynasty were also established.

A group of military personnel were selected and given a brand new uniform.

The red clothes, embroidered with beasts that seem to be similar to dragons, the French don't know, but the people of the Ming Dynasty understand, this is the brocade guard!

In the whole of European history, this was the first dedicated monitoring force.

There is no way, in the past they did not even have a bureaucracy, let alone a supervisory force. Investigation, arrest, interrogation, execution...... The authority that belonged to Hawkins was finally established.

And at this moment, a very bad news came, the Ottoman fleet was ambushed by the Spanish fleet, lost more than one hundred and fifty ships, and the Mediterranean route was cut off...... The monster Habsburg counterattack has arrived!