"Your Majesty."

Xiao Guizi saw that His Majesty the Emperor had come back to his senses from his contemplation, and reported again, "The intelligence officers under the slave maid also learned some of the actions of those Westerners from the mouths of those maritime merchants. “

"Whether it is the Dutch, the Spaniards, or the English, who are rumored to be rising rapidly and have just begun to expand aggressively, they now know that the Ming Empire is divided into three and is on fire everywhere."

"I heard that now some of their big names are preparing to go to Manila to gather, as if they are going to hold some kind of joint conference, which is estimated to be aimed at our Ming Empire."

"They certainly have bad intentions and deserve our attention."

"It's a pity that our Royal Military Intelligence doesn't have a fast warship yet, so we can't get to Manila in person to see what they want to do with Westerners!"

Xiao Guizi, this guy, finally revealed the last purpose of his trip.

However, this intelligence news is very important, even more important than the previous three intelligences.

The idea of a Western maritime power to fight the Ming Empire is nothing, and it is easy to deal with.

But in case these three maritime powers unite and start the idea of the Ming Empire, the problem is very serious.

Once they reach an agreement and determine the distribution of their respective interests, in the history of the previous life, the scene of the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance will be staged in advance in this time and space!

Even if there are no eight countries that have the ability to attack and occupy the Ming Empire now, just the union of these three maritime powers is already extraordinary.

At present, the warships of all levels owned by their countries are often in the thousands.

Those warships of all levels are not bad, they have almost developed to the peak of the later stage of sail warships, and they are only a generation away from the most awesome clippers.

Their firearms are also very powerful, and the musket and artillery have been developed, but they are still very unstable, and the arquebus is still the main equipment of the Western army.

Zhu Youxiao is not afraid of them coming to the door now, on land, in this world, there is no opponent of the Ming Empire's army at present.

I'm afraid that in these are maritime powers, even if they don't carry out landing operations and come around to harass your sea areas, it will be annoying and cause huge losses.

Fortunately, those Westerners have always liked to rip the skin, and for their own interests in the Ming Empire, they will inevitably fight for a lot of time before reaching an agreement.

And this time, it will take at least three months or more than half a year before the military operation against the Ming Empire begins.

This is because the interests of the Ming Empire are too great, to the point that ordinary people can't even imagine it.

Whether it is the silk, porcelain and other products of the Ming Empire, or the purchasing power of the Ming Empire, in this period, there are several times or even dozens of times the profits, which is enough to make all Western Westerners who regard money as God crazy.

In Western countries, we are just entering the era of the supremacy of money.

In the face of money, for those Westerners, other gods and horses are floating clouds, not worth mentioning.

In order to earn enough money for their luxurious life, almost all Westerners will pay any price, including their lives, regardless of everything.

"It is estimated that it was those Nanming traitors who negotiated this arms deal, and those Westerners began to go crazy when they saw such huge profits."

After a little thought, Zhu Youxiao knew the hidden reason behind this big incident.

With the greed of those Westerners, it is not surprising that a musket can be sold for several times the price, and it is not unusual for a Hongyi cannon to be sold for more than ten times the price.

What's more, there is also the transaction of two large warships, which is the existence that costs a lot of silver.

With such a huge interest stimulus, it is no wonder that those Westerners are starting to go crazy.

If Zhu Youxiao had ignored it, he would have been sure that after this large-scale arms deal, it would be the time when those Western countries formally reached an agreement on the distribution of benefits.

Then, naturally, it is to form a combined fleet and come to force the palace, such as leasing land to establish a concession and obtaining free trade rights or something.

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Didn't say it, fire!

Not so much supply of bargains?

Or fire!

Goods, money, food, ancient relics, we all want!

Not so much?

People, we want it too.

It's good for a "piglet" to give you three pennies.

Don't say yes? Or fire!

It is really the buying and selling of "piglets" that is where the biggest profit lies, and it is used to develop its own colony, no matter how much it is.

With so many people in the Ming Empire, how many "piglets" should there be?

If you are tired of one batch, you can have another batch.

In history, the later Qing Empire traded with Westerners in this way.

Anyway, in the eyes of those Westerners, the Ming Empire is full of business opportunities and money everywhere.

Not to mention anything else, the two huge capitals in the north and south are enough to make them dizzy and stunned on the spot.

In the West in this era, the vast majority of people live and live in places where real sewage flows sideways, and the smell is unbearable.

Those cities are not big, the streets are very small, and most of those nobles live in the form of castles and farms, where can they compare to the magnificence of the Ming Empire today?

In fact, at this time, Westerners were very disgusting, and they basically didn't take a bath in their lives, and their whole body was full of smell.

It is said to protect the skin from getting sick.

Ordinary people are sick, and they are treated with bloodletting, and I don't know how many people die every year.

Don't look at those Western blockbusters in later generations, how mighty and domineering those Westerners are, the real history is not so glamorous.

Therefore, the price of spices, at this time in Western countries, reached an outrageous price that was even higher than that of gold of the same weight.

"Hmm."

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a while again, and said to Xiao Guizi, "Then, you should start to set up the overseas branch of the Royal Military Intelligence Bureau, the number of which is set at 30,000 people, and it will be responsible for intelligence gathering in overseas countries." ”

He knows the little nobleman's careful thoughts.

However, the work of setting up the overseas branch of the Royal Military Intelligence Service must also be carried out immediately, so as not to be confused about the situation of those overseas countries as it is now, and all information is based on hearsay, which is very inappropriate.

It is a matter of time before war with those Western countries starts, and there is a great probability, and this time is this year.

However, whether it is the first half of the year or the second half of the year, if we want to fight and win a war, the first step we must carry out is the work of collecting intelligence.

Those oceans are so big, there is not enough intelligence information, it's like a blind man, what are you talking about going to war?

"Slave and maid, thank you, Your Majesty!"

The little nobleman was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed to the worship, and his heart was full of joy.

This time, his wish was fulfilled, and he could finally overpower the CIA's Xiao Xuanzi.