Cardinal Richelieu!

Prime Minister of King Louis XIII of France, and Cardinal of the Catholic Church, first Duke of Richelieu of Bourbon.

He has a leading influence in French political decision-making; The outbreak of the Thirty Years' War during his reign led to a series of diplomatic efforts that brought considerable benefits to France and laid the foundation for Japan to determine France's position in Europe.

At this time, the cardinal, who was old and seriously ill, no longer had the arrogance of dominating the world in the past, but had the wisdom of an old man.

He received the envoy from the east at his manor outside the city, and on the pavilion, when the official Hong Xuguan had saluted him, he invited the official to sit down on the stone bench and said, "This stone pavilion was made by me to be imitated by your country. ”

"It is an honor for us to have a study of oriental culture!" Hong Xiguan was polite and sat upright.

The throne is the name given to Richelieu after consultation between the two parties.

"Please drink tea, this is the tea you sent, it is indeed a treat!" Richelieu said leisurely.

"In China, in addition to enjoyment, tea also represents a culture." The cardinal told the cardinal, and then began to pour the tea, and then talked about the way to make tea.

"Yes, it's a culture." Richelieu praised.

"General Hong, although I have never been to China, I am very envious of China." Richelieu looked at the curling tea smoke and said, "You have sent Europe a steady stream of silk, porcelain, tea, sugar, tobacco and wine. ”

He suddenly became lively and said: "For a long time, you have been in a trade surplus, and there is a large outflow of silver from Europe, what will it lead to? ”

"Please advise!" Hong Xuguan said quietly.

"Either it's a trade embargo, or it's a trade tariff, no, no, no, no, your stuff is what we need, we can't stop importing!" Richelieu shook his head.

"We want to expand our exports to you, but this kind of trade commodity is not easy to find, and you don't seem to need anything but gold and silver, unless there are some goods that can draw huge profits and export to you, or war!" Richelieu actually guessed what happened later, and the British first sold Yapian to China, and then launched the Yapian War.

"These commodities that can draw huge profits are definitely not good goods, and as for war, our strength at sea is enough to confront any European power!" Hong Xuguan said proudly, and made up his mind that he would ask the government to inspect the goods of the red haired fan after he went back.

He later realized that France had a small share of the trade between the East and the West, so Richelieu would block other trading countries so that they could not make profits smoothly, and silver continued to flow out, thus reducing the national strength!

This is determined by Richelieu's position, France is a Catholic power, known as the "eldest daughter of God", but it is at odds with another Catholic power, Spain, and at the same time has irreconcilable contradictions with Britain (think of the Hundred Years' War between England and France, the two countries are inevitable enemies), but with the Protestant Netherlands, Spain and England if they profit from trade, it is very bad for France.

The rest of the French did not see this, but Richelieu, who was no longer concerned with political affairs, immediately thought of this when he learned of the visit of the fleet of the southeastern province, so he received the envoy of the southeastern province and expressed his friendship.

"Good!" Richelieu greeted him, and one of his servants brought him a chaise longue, and Richelieu lay down and said, "Forgive an old man for his rudeness, for the stone benches of your country are more suitable for young people to sit on." ”

"We are respectful of the elderly and virtuous in our manners, please take care of the throne!" Hong Xuguan said.

"Tell me about your situation!" Richelieu whispered.

"Okay!" So Hong Xuguan first talked about the Ming Dynasty, and then talked about the situation in the southeast mansion, so that Richelieu listened more and more energetically!

He exclaimed, "What a surprise! You have recreated another Ming! ”

"Yes, this is China on the sea!" Hong Xuguan himself also admires the authenticity and has a good reputation.

Richelieu closed his eyes, quickly pondered the suffocation, and then said: "You should not be satisfied, and will continue westward into the Indian Ocean!" ”

Hong Xuguan's heart jumped, and he reluctantly said: "We have already reluctantly occupied such a large territory, how can we continue to advance westward." ”

"You Sea China is now the first emperor, he will definitely continue to move forward, and he is still so young!" Richelieu said softly: "This can't fool me!" ”

"Dharma Seat Wise!" Hong Xuguan shut up and didn't discuss it with him, so as not to leak out.

Sure enough, being old and not dead is called a thief, and the old thief is cunning.

Seeing his serious appearance, Richelieu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, we have no conflict of interest, I won't send the fleet to the Indian Ocean!" ”

Hong Xuguan knew that he couldn't hide it from him, so he had the heart to joke with him: "Faza, aren't you afraid that our fleet will hit Europe?" ”

"How much time will it take to hit Europe and detour to Africa, I'm afraid your first emperor will also ......" He snapped up and said, "No, you are from the other side of the Red Sea!" You want to open a canal! ”

Hong Xuguan regretted it very much, he didn't open the topic here, he almost wanted to slap himself in the mouth, this is really a pot that can't be opened.

Richelieu laughed and said: "Don't be afraid, they don't believe me when I say it, and even if they do, you have to deal with the Ottoman Turks!" ”

He said suddenly: "Do you know how to deal with the Ottoman Turks? ”

This topic is good, Hong Xuguan perked up, and said humbly: "Dharma seat, please advise!" ”

"It shouldn't be difficult for you to crush their navy and uproot their naval power in the Indian Ocean, after all, you have even killed the Dutch!"

"The infantry and cavalry of the Turks were indeed strong, and their attack depended not only on firepower, but on groups of soldiers who followed one after another, even in the face of strong artillery fire. When the Ottoman infantry attacked, they seldom moved to form a formation, but rushed forward to attack the enemy as arrows, bullets, or artillery fire rained down. These simple tactics worked, and everyone had to put their lives on the line, and the Ottomans had tried and tested ways to maintain and boost morale.

So to deal with them, it is necessary to rely on strong firepower to withstand their attacks, withstand their attacks, and bring the benefit of making their leaders lose their brilliance.

Moreover, do not be intimidated by them, the Turks amassed a huge force, often throwing into the battlefield as many as two hundred thousand people. This is pure fantasy and may be the result of fear. The Turkish army is formidable and indeed larger than other armies. Part of this image of a banner covering the sky is deliberately created.

Also, there are many contradictions among the Turks, so you might as well buy them with money!

Hit their economy, they don't have enough money to arm the army and develop technology, which is a good thing for everyone.

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At the time of farewell, the cardinal repeatedly warned: "Be fully vigilant and go all out, the Turks are not so easy to deal with!"