Chapter 569: A Nail Driven in Europe

"You're not in a hurry, but others are already impatient."

Yan Shifan's words knocked Hawkins out of heaven, and he knew how hated he was for doing those things. There is no doubt that all the nobility of Europe, even the Holy See, will abandon their disputes with each other, unite and work together against him.

And his success in northern France cannot be replicated elsewhere.

In northern France, many cities lost more than half of their population due to the Hundred Years' War, and Normandy was a white field.

The old aristocracy here has collapsed, and under British influence, Protestantism has risen, unlike the conservative South.

It can be said that he made a sudden sneak attack in the easiest place and achieved great success.

What's next?

With his rabble, to deal with the elite of all of Europe?

Hawkins didn't think he could replicate the victory at the Battle of Chibi, after all, there weren't so many Europeans to burn him.

What to do?

Hawkins' gaze unconsciously fell on Yan Shifan.

"Ask Mr. for advice"

He bowed respectfully to the ground, Yan Shifan couldn't help but chuckle, to say that this Xiyi is also interesting, he actually learned the Ming set decently.

Since you are willing to be a good student, of course he will not hesitate to teach.

"In the area of internal affairs, with my senior brother here, he will make a plan for you. As for the external part, I have been in Europe for so many years, so I have a little knowledge. I just said that you and Britain negotiated peace, which is the result of my careful consideration. In order to succeed, you need to make a promise to Britain to support Britain in defeating Spain, and to respect British supremacy at sea, and at the same time place orders with Britain to buy large quantities of wool and woollen wool! ”

"What?"

Hawkins was stunned, how could he give so many benefits to the British? He even suspected that Yan Shifan had been bought by the British.

"Sir, can you tell me why?" Hawkins struggled to remain humble.

Yan Shifan laughed, "First of all, Britain is an island country, and what it cares about most is the sea, and if you give him sea power in exchange, the British can't refuse." Secondly, the British king carried out the Reformation, slaughtered tens of thousands of people, and frantically pushed sheep to eat people, he was ambitious, and it was clear that he also wanted to seize overseas colonies by force. As for the third point, the Spanish crown and the Austrian emperor were both Habsburgs, the staunchest defenders of the old European order. Spain was the strongest of the Habsburgs in terms of population and financial resources, especially since they had large overseas colonies that could provide a steady stream of wealth. ”

"Cooperate with Britain and use Britain to contain Spain and divide the Habsburgs, and you will face a third less threat. And you have to make it clear to Britain that you insist on religious tolerance, and if it fails, the huge coalition will directly threaten Britain across the Channel, and the gains of the Reformation may be threatened! ”

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Hawkins listened carefully, from the initial hesitation, to the five-body throw, he almost wanted to kneel.

These Orientals are simply terrible, and their grasp of the overall situation of people's hearts has reached the point of earth-shattering. No wonder you can write so powerful, it turns out that the Orientals are more intelligent and star-studded!

In fact, in the history of the West, peasant uprisings were not absent, but many...... It's just that the scale of these uprisings is too small, let alone affect a country, not even a region.

The leaders of the uprisings often had little program, and after an initial victory, they were held back, let alone strategically planned.

But after absorbing the experience of the East, Hawkins seemed to be hanging.

He led the victorious army back to Paris.

When he entered Paris, Hawkins was stupid, there was no more beggar in the huge city!

"What about people? Where have they gone? ”

Soon, Hawkins found the answer, and the entire Parisian people, as long as they could still move, were mobilized by Xu Jie.

How can there be any natural beggar, don't joke, okay?

What did Wang Yue do back then?

Divide the outer city and want a house? Do you want to marry a daughter-in-law? Do you want to eat well and live well?

If you want to, just work!

Relying on this hand alone, Wang Yue settled 100,000 displaced people in the capital, and later settled hundreds of thousands of people one after another.

How can Xu Jie, with such a good experience, not use it!

Hawkins imprisoned the king of France, killed thousands of nobles, and the rest of the nobles ran away.

Xu Jie directly confiscated the entire property in Paris, and the soldiers in charge of defending the city had a share, and those who were willing to participate in labor also had a share.

Every beggar, as long as he participates in labor, can get bread and water.

It will also determine the order of taking the house according to the labor performance, and if the performance is good, it will be advanced, and if the performance is not good, it can only be postponed or even disqualified.

One has to ask, are there so many houses in Paris?

As long as you keep the city, you can expand the urban area of Paris and build a new Paris.

All in all, will not break their word.

Of course, if you let the enemy in, it's all over.

After this order was announced, Xu Jie deliberately found a thousand random people on the street and sent them to the mansions of nobles, or even the emperor's palace, to let them stay for one night.

The next day, long queues formed all over Paris, and everyone scrambled to serve the rebels.

Xu Jie took the opportunity to register and make a book, as a person who had been the secretary of the Ming Dynasty, he could manage the household registration of 100 million people in an orderly manner, and this point of people in Paris was really not enough!

It's just that when the count, Xu Jie also vomited blood, it's too exaggerated, the total population of Paris is less than 150,000, and the beggars of them are more than 80,000!

That's one for two people!

No wonder the world is full of beggars!

Xu Jie immediately set about it, and he divided the personnel into two parts, one part was used to build fortifications on the outskirts of Paris, and the other part was to clean up the city.

All the garbage and debris, human feces and urine, were transported out and piled up outside the city to serve as temporary shelters.

Then he organized his men to dig deep wells and strictly ordered that they should not pollute the water sources, otherwise they would be flogged and executed.

In the eyes of Parisians, this Oriental man is simply clean, I really don't know why he has such high requirements for the environment? It doesn't make sense at all!

But after a few days, their minds changed instantly.

It was early in the morning, and people had just woken up from their sleep when they heard the sound of neat footsteps, followed by a group of well-dressed soldiers with firearms on their backs passing through the streets.

Many years later, when it comes to this scene, people still remember it vividly.

They were dressed in bright red clothes, neat and straight, and belted riding boots, which made them look strong at the waist and slender legs, as if they had come from heaven.

But if you pay close attention, you will find that they are actually ordinary people in Paris, magical rebels, magical orientals, who have turned beggars into warriors.

Just one morning later, the doubts about Xu Jie disappeared.

Subsequently, Xu Jie's Paris was thoroughly reorganized, and everyone was mobilized to strengthen the fortifications, make weapons, and collect food...... At the same time, Xu Jie also recruited officials extensively, dispatched these people, implemented new policies, and changed customs.

And with the victories of Normandy and Amiens, the whole of northern France, was swept away.

Hawkins couldn't believe that Paris could change so dramatically in such a short period of time.

"Sir, you are a genius! It's Zhuge alive! ”

Xu Jie sneered in his heart, this Xiyi is really rampant, you are also worthy of saying that this official Zhuge is alive? Do you think you are Liu Bei?

However, there is one thing that Xu Jie still recognizes, that is, so far, Hawkins is quite obedient, and the impact on the whole of Europe is big enough!

Even Xu Jie didn't expect it to go so smoothly, and even he felt that there were many measures, and the feedback he received in Europe was much more intense than that of Daming.

After all, on the one hand, it is shuffled once in hundreds of years, and on the other hand, it remains unchanged for thousands of years, and the first experience will naturally be a little more sensitive......

And it is impossible to estimate how much benefit it will produce by supporting a country close to the Ming Dynasty in Europe. As long as France can be nailed like a nail in Europe, other countries will definitely be angry, and even unite to constantly besiege France.

However, as long as France holds on, and in the future, those countries will have to move closer to the Ming Dynasty, regardless of the bright or the dark, the benefits that should be given to the Ming Dynasty are not less.

There is also a loophole in this profit-only business, that is, France is too powerful to directly annex the whole of Europe, and in turn expel the power of the Ming Dynasty...... To put it bluntly, it is to raise a white-eyed wolf.

In response to this, Xu Jie couldn't handle it well, so he had to write a letter to Wang Yue to explain all these things clearly, depending on the teacher's decision.

After Xu Jie was busy, he got the news, and it turned out that Hawkins had been waiting for a long time.

It's quite humble.

"Sir begs me!"

After meeting, Hawkins called for help.

"I have received news that a French expeditionary force of 40,000 men is rushing back to France from Italy, and they want to restore the glory of the king!"

It is difficult for the armies of various countries to act quickly, but this French expeditionary force is different, they will rush to Paris without hesitation.

"Are there a lot of Parisians here?"

"There aren't many Parisians, but there are quite a few northerners."

Xu Jie thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Then you can go to their families." ”

Hawkins pondered for a moment and muttered: "That's the only way, although it is not benevolent enough, there is no way to arrest their families and make them lay down their arms and surrender, otherwise they will kill their families!" ”

"Confused!"

Xu Jie was so angry that he wanted to scold, but he was still a barbarian, and he didn't really understand!

"What are you killing people for? Let their families write letters about the changes in their hometown during this time and tell them the news. Xu Jie paused, and then said: "You find some singers who are proficient in folk songs, go to greet the soldiers, sing them songs from their hometown, and perform programs." ”

Hawkins' eyes widened, how else can he play like this?

Are those who are the king's loyal servants come and destroy him, a thief, to be so good to them?

Xu Jie said, "I'll give you another book." ”

"What? Is it good-looking? ”

Xu Jie ignored him, and just threw a copy of "The Art of War" in front of Hawkins......