When the news of King James II being usurped by his son-in-law came from distant Europe, the Ming Dynasty had entered the twenty-seventh year of Xingqian, and at this time it was the first month of the first month in the central capital, and the thick snow shrouded the central capital, and the imperial city was also shrouded in snow.

Despite the biting cold outside, the interior is still very warm thanks to the heating. When playing chess with the crown prince Zhu Hejia, Zhu Mingzhong occasionally frowned and pondered, with the improvement of his son's chess skills over the years, he was no longer his son's opponent, at least on the chessboard. The chessboard is staggered in black and white, and the winner is about to be divided.

"Your Majesty, King William of the Netherlands usurped the throne and seized power, led the Dutch troops into the United Kingdom, and the British magnates did not hesitate to lead the wolf into the house because of religious differences, and helped him to seek power and usurp the throne, I Daming, as a great power in the world, should have something to say, and should condemn such usurpers and rebels, and withdraw the ...... minister."

Although what happened was tens of thousands of miles away, Zhang Huangyan was still righteous and stern, and his expression was also full of righteous indignation, as if the usurper was by his side, in fact, everyone knew that this matter was too far away from Daming, and it had nothing to do with Daming at all.

Listening to Zhang Huangyan's report, Zhu Hejia also furrowed his brows, looking a little angry. Only Zhu Mingzhong's face was calm, and he didn't take British affairs seriously.

After all, it's too far there.

"And then?"

Staring at the chess game on the chessboard, Zhu Mingzhong played with the chess pieces, knowing that he had lost the chess game, he put the chess pieces back in the box and asked casually.

"Uh......"

After being stunned for a moment, Zhang Huangyan hurriedly replied.

"After taking a tough stance, we will make further judgments when the situation becomes clear......"

Hearing this, Zhu Heyu's brows locked slightly.

"Isn't that the same as doing nothing, just offending people, is this diplomacy?"

Puzzled, he looked up at his father and asked.

"Father, is this beneficial to diplomacy?"

"Nothing good."

Shaking his head, Zhu Mingzhong's eyes were still on the chessboard.

"However, sometimes, it is necessary to make such a position, after all, William is indeed a usurper, James is indeed the legitimate king, and Daming is a great power, this matter of principle needs to be adhered to, at least for a while. But that's about it. ”

Looking at his son, Zhu Mingzhong said slowly.

"Of course, this is not beneficial, but there are some positions that need to be adhered to, and that's it, in fact, what happened so far away has nothing to do with us, and when the instructions from Zhongdu arrive there, maybe William will be able to stabilize the country. So, let's just listen to ourselves, and as for London, the British Legation will act on camera. ”

At the end of the 17th century, the world was far from entering the era of the global village like later generations, although the emergence of trains and telegraphs had narrowed the space of the Ming Dynasty to some extent, but it was only limited to the Ming Dynasty, and the world outside the Ming Dynasty still did not change much.

Therefore, there is no need to respond quickly in diplomacy, as in later generations, and sometimes, it is only necessary to make some superficial statements.

"Your Majesty, tomorrow I will publish this news in the newspaper and condemn this matter......"

The conversation between his father and Zhang Huangyan made Zhu Hejia stunned for a while, he didn't expect Zhang Huangyan to end up like this after such a formal report, which was completely unexpected by him.

"Father, this ...... Is this appropriate? ”

"What's out of place? In itself, it is just a statement, and as for how to deal with Europe, it will continue to deal with each other, and there is no obstacle on both sides. ”

While speaking, Zhu Mingzhong put away the chess pieces, and suddenly, his hand hung in the air, James II, William......

Suddenly, a term came to his mind - "Glorious Revolution"!

Glorious Revolution!

In the modern history of Europe, how important the position of this revolution is, and Zhu Mingzhong doesn't know that the reason why there was no reaction before is entirely because the changes in history in the past few decades have made him no longer able to "predict the future" as he did in the past, which also directly led him to ignore many things. The Glorious Revolution was one of them.

What exactly was the so-called "Glorious Revolution" all about?

In fact, to put it bluntly, it was a group of nobles who overthrew the legitimate king James II because of power and religious issues, and then asked his son-in-law William to be the king of England. Eventually, the treaty became the so-called Declaration of Rights, which became law, and the rights of the monarch were limited by Parliament, and Britain established a constitutional monarchy.

As for what the so-called "glory" is, it is simply nonsense, but the magnates and usurpers who collude with foreigners in all aspects of the dirty are quite satisfied, and the usurpers get the throne and the magnates get the power, so they are named "glorious".

Although he despised the British style of dressing up usurpers as liberators and rebels as patriots, Zhu Mingzhong clearly knew that the "Glorious Revolution" laid the foundation for the rise of Britain. Since then, the bourgeoisie and the new aristocracy have become the ruling power in Britain, playing a vital role in the development of British capitalism, promoting the rapid development of British capitalism, making Britain rise rapidly and become an empire that never sets on dominating the world.

The rise of the UK?

Are you kidding!

Seeing His Majesty's hand holding the chess piece hanging in the air, Zhang Huangyan immediately had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Your Majesty......"

When he came back to his senses, Zhu Mingzhong, who originally seemed to be extremely calm, became solemn.

"I have thought about it carefully, this matter, I'm afraid it's not as simple as we think, first of all, William, as an outsider, as the king of England with a foreign king, has no ruling foundation in itself, and has no popular support, to put it bluntly, what else does he have besides the nobles supporting him?"

When looking at Zhang Huangyan, Zhu Mingzhong's expression had lost his previous ease.

"And why do those English magnates support an outsider as king, it is nothing more than the country is easy to control for him, William is the Dutch government, this so-called ruling itself is symbolic, he went to England, in the face of the temptation of the British crown, he is bound to be willing to make concessions on many principled issues, as long as he can become king, I think, he is even willing to give up everything, the power he gave up is actually what the British magnates need, they will solve the problem through negotiation, so ......"

Shaking his head, Zhu Mingzhong once again looked at this issue from the perspective of a ruler.

"There will be a lot of problems that will be broken, at least the idea that the power of the monarch and the unconditional obedience of the subjects will be broken, and in the short term, it will not affect us in any way, but, who knows in the future?"

Although he looked at the "Glorious Revolution" from the perspective of a ruler, in fact, Zhu Mingzhong was only looking for a reason, a reason to prevent the rise of Britain.

Maybe he doesn't need to worry about the rise of Britain at all, after all, the Ming Dynasty has already cut off the possibility of the rise of European countries, but some things do need to be prevented.

"Your Majesty......"

Looking at His Majesty, whose expression was becoming more and more solemn, Zhang Huangyan said tentatively.

"Britain is really a frontier of Europe, and it is too far away from our country......"

In fact, Zhang Huangyan's subtext is that he is not suitable or unable to send troops.

"Don't worry, I have no plans to send troops."

Shaking his head, Zhu Mingzhong laughed.

"Sending troops to London is simply not worth the loss, I have no intention of doing so, but I think we should use some means to help James return to his throne, and then nip something in the bud......"

The father's decision made Zhu Hejia stunned.

"Father, are we going to interfere in the internal affairs of Britain?"

"What is interference in internal affairs?"

Zhu Mingzhong just shook his head and said:

"As a responsible power, we have a moral and political responsibility to uphold the legitimate position of the King of England."

Uh, how to say it, how to say it, how to say it.

Throwing some strange thoughts from his mind, Zhu Mingzhong looked at his son and continued.

"Of course, this moral responsibility does not mean that we have to send troops, we can support King James in other ways, such as we can provide funds to him and his supporters, incite them to revolt and overthrow William's foreign regime, and of course, we should also condemn in our newspapers the crimes of the British elite in collusion with foreign forces, well, I believe that with sufficient financial support, James II and his supporters will be able to regain state power."

It doesn't matter if they can regain power, what matters is that their rebellion will undo the so-called "Glorious Revolution", and the war will also concentrate power in William's hands, and will he be able to compromise with the British elite after taking power?

At that time, there will naturally be no so-called "constitutional monarchy".

Finally, Zhu Mingzhong deliberately emphasized.

"The expenditure of this money should not be large, one or two million should be enough......"

took a breath, and then Zhu Mingzhong looked at Zhang Huangyan, who didn't seem to have reacted yet, and said seriously.

"One or two million taels of silver, disturbing a country, is there a more cost-effective deal?"

What a country that is on the rise!

Zhu Mingzhong secretly thought in his heart, in the rising period of his career, with such a little silver, cut off the hope of a country's rise, this investment is cost-effective!

And this kind of statement? Zhu Hejia and Zhang Huangyan were a little stunned.

"Remember, sometimes, if you want to achieve something in a country, you don't have to use a knife or a gun, you can also use other weapons, such as money."

Looking at his son, who still could not understand this method, Zhu Mingzhong continued to teach them the "advanced experience" from the 21 st century, which is an "advanced theory" that has been verified in practice, and if it is properly operated, it is more effective than war.

"We can use a small amount of money to support the opposition forces within a country and instigate internal turmoil within them, just like the things we did in the Ottomans, we only need a small amount of money and some outdated weapons to make Egypt independent, we can plunge the Balkans into turmoil, and expose many problems within the Ottomans, and even if we directly send a few towns and large armies, we may not be able to achieve such an effect, and if we send troops, the cost will only be more."

Thinking of what the lighthouse countries did in later generations, Zhu Mingzhong seems to understand to some extent why they fanned the flames all over the world, for no other reason, fanning the flames and instigating civil strife is the easiest choice to defeat the opponent, and it is also the best choice in terms of cost and efficiency, even if it cannot be successful, it can also make the opponent mired in internal problems and unable to deal with external challenges.

Well, that's what the imperialist powers are all about!

It seems that Daming still needs to strengthen his learning!

Thinking secretly in his heart, Zhu Mingzhong said again.

"So in line with the principle of doing more with less, we can try it in the UK, and it can be regarded as an experiment!"

Trial!

Zhu Hejia and Zhang Huangyan were all stunned, at least before today, they couldn't imagine that the "test" could actually be tested by a country.

And at what cost of this trial?

It is a country that is plunged into civil strife, caught in war, and even devastated by human life.

Compared with Zhang Huangyan's shock, the impact of his military career made Zhu Hejia quickly accept this "experiment", after all, in his opinion, this is also a very cost-effective choice. But that doesn't mean he doesn't have doubts in his heart.

"Father, what if there is no opposition in some countries? So what? After all, not every country will be like England, with a king overthrown by a usurper. ”

"How could it not be?"

Shaking his head, Zhu Mingzhong smiled.

"Where there is white, there is black, and if there are supporters, there are opponents, but it is only a difference between whether the opponents are strong or weak, and besides, even if there are no opponents, opponents can be created."

"Make naysayers? Can this still be manufactured? ”

"Why can't you make it? The easiest way, like in Britain now, as long as you oppose William, you can get the silver, do you think there will be people who stand up against him? I can guarantee that even Protestants will stand up against him, after all, no one feels like a silver is a sham. ”

Belch...... And this kind of operation?

Whether it is Zhu Hejia or Zhang Huangyan, they obviously can't accept it, they can do things like this, but they also believe that they can do this, and silver is sometimes omnipotent.

Looking at Zhu Hejia and Zhang Huangyan, who were stunned and didn't know how to react, Zhu Mingzhong smiled slightly and said with a casual smile.

"Okay, this matter, it's so decided, the court just needs to find a way to solve the silver, as for the rest, just let London operate it, it's just a small country in the distance, there is no need to waste so much thought, after all, this world is so vast, our journey is a sea of stars!"