Winter went to spring, and the time turned to 1586.

The Orient fairs in France and Spain were very successful, and we gained a lot of popularity and revenue. At the same time, Henry's plan is also unfolding in an orderly manner.

He openly declared that he would convert to Catholicism, while maintaining an enlightened religious* policy and working for peaceful coexistence between Catholics and Protestants.

This announcement was immediately welcomed and praised by the whole of France, and his successful introduction of the Oriental Exposition made Paris exceed its share of fiscal revenue by a quarter, injecting a shot in the arm into the weak French economy, which was also praised.

But as it stands, it's still too early, and Henry needs to face the problem of his own weak foundation first. Even if he is given a chance at this time, his strong mother-in-law, the Medici, will continue to be regent until he is cleanly stripped!

So the best thing to do is to lurk, be patient, and build up strength. Take advantage of the stage where you are hiding behind the scenes to find more allies and make yourself stronger.

Naturally, I returned to London, and during this time, the biggest surprise for me was a person I didn't expect at all - Zhang Youxi.

This young girl, along with Griska and Claude, doubled my investment in less than a year!

In Amsterdam, I met the high-spirited Jang You-hee.

When is a person at their most energetic? Most of the answers are career success. At this time, Zhang Youxi fully illustrated this problem.

"Qilan! You have come just in time, we are preparing to invest in a Dutch merchant fleet that wants to trade in the Far East. Zhang Youxi took my arm and said happily.

"Recently, the trade volume of the Far East has increased by 300 percent, and this is all due to Qilan, you have made the expo! Our investment this time is sure to make a profit, and it is expected that the profit is more than 50%! ”

When he said this, Zhang Youxi's face was almost shining! At that moment, I almost saw the scene when I first arrived in Jingshi, when my second uncle explained a whip method to me.

I couldn't help but be stupid, looking at the girl in front of me a little sluggishly, the tiger father has no dog girl, the ancients were honest and I didn't deceive!

Seeing that I didn't speak, Zhang Youxi tilted his head and wondered, "Qilan, what are you thinking?" Hear me say? ”

I shook my head and smiled bitterly, "Of course I'm listening." I was thinking, you and your father are so similar! I almost thought I was listening to the teachings of my second uncle. ”

When Zhang Youxi heard my words, he slowly let out a sigh of relief, looked at me with a very complicated gaze, and suddenly said after a long time: "Thank you!" Qilan! ”

I couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "What are you talking about this? I'm not doing this to make you grateful. ”

Zhang Youxi smiled and said, "Qilan, come with me for a walk!" Without waiting for me to answer, he took the lead and walked out of the city.

What can I say? Faced with the invitation of this "little cousin" who was younger than me, I had no choice but to follow it.

We walked all the way out of the city, like a fiery sunset, windmills in the wilderness, dyed with a flaming red, boundless tulips!

Having been at sea for a long time, I was completely fascinated by the beauty of this oil painting! For a moment, I just felt as if I was in the painting, but I didn't know where I was.

"The Netherlands is a country that does not have superior geographical conditions and rich mineral resources, but at this time, they have gradually come to the forefront of the world!" Zhang Youxi suddenly spoke.

I didn't know what she was going to say, so I followed her and waited quietly for her to continue.

She took a few more steps, seemed to be a little tired, and slowly sat down under a big banyan tree, leaning back on the tree very comfortably, with the expression that the bear had arrived home.

I shook my head helplessly and sat down next to her.

Youxi shook his hair, and continued: "The Ming Dynasty has a vast land and a vast territory, but it is confined to infighting and cannot extricate itself. Either you toss me, or I frame you. Compared to the Netherlands's PUBG and hard work, it is really far behind! ”

Although I didn't know what she was going to say, I still nodded and said, "Born in sorrow, died in peace, the ancients did not deceive me!"

Youxi looked at me with a strange smile and said, "I have been thinking about a question since my father died."

I also looked in her direction, and the setting sun happened to gild her silhouette, and her long hair fluttered like a goddess!

I couldn't help but blush, and I cleared my throat before asking, "What's the problem?"

Youxi snorted and laughed twice, and said softly: "My father was an official and a very powerful minister, and he didn't know the reason for the rapid retreat. What about you? Qilan, do you regret running out like this? ”

I couldn't help but be a little stunned, and I didn't answer yet, but I heard Youxi continue to ask: "When my father was alive, he said: Qilan has the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, but unfortunately his ambition is not here, and he always has a heart, but I really don't know what he is worried about."

I couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and she laughed along with her, and continued, "So I'm curious, how did you know it would be like this?" After all, at that time, my father was in full swing, and he said the same thing in the court, and everyone was afraid that he would not be able to climb it, so why did you have the ambition to go alone? ”

I didn't know how to answer, so I smiled and made a gesture of pinching my fingers.

Youxi suddenly burst out laughing, and pushed me before saying, "Don't make trouble!" I'm serious! My father used to say that he thought he would inherit his mantle sooner or later. Under one person, above ten thousand, don't you really regret it? ”

I laughed a few times, picked up a small stone from my side, and threw it out vigorously before I sneered and said, "You are a little child, what do you know?"

Youxi frowned and said, "Aren't you just a little older than me?" I'm serious, how do you know? How did you give it? ”

I fixed on her for a moment, then turned my head, looked at the dam in the distance and said softly: "As a human being, you should have your own persistence and pursuit." My pursuit in Daming is to help the second uncle accomplish his ideals. ”

Youxi snorted and interjected, "But, how do you know that your father will definitely collapse in the middle of the road?" After all, he was less than sixty years old, and he had never shown signs of defeat. ”

I didn't know how to answer this question, so I bypassed: "My pursuit has never been above the temple. Not to mention being a supreme minister, even if he is ranked in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, it is not my wish and junior high school classmates! ”

Woohee's eyes flashed, but he asked, "Then what is your pursuit?" You don't ask for power, it doesn't seem to be for money, what do you really want? I can't read you, don't tell me you don't know what you want. Don't lie! After speaking, he looked at me who was silent.

"I want to be free!" I suddenly replied, "In this life, I just want to live as myself!" Don't be for others, don't hate, and don't seek to be heard. I only hope that through my own efforts, I will have no regrets in this life! That's all. ”

Youxi looked at me with a smile, and only smiled for a long time before he smiled: "After talking for a long time, you are still avoiding my question, I guess you must not want me to know yet, I can feel it." But it doesn't seem like you're exactly lying about your pursuit, are you? ”

Seeing that I was indispensable, Youxi angrily hugged my head with both hands and shook violently! At the same time, he said viciously: "I really want to shake everything out of your head and see what you are thinking!"

Seeing that I was still a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, Youxi sat back in his place angrily, put his chin on his knee and sighed in distress: "How did you do it?" I want to know! ”

Looking at her like this, I couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and once again pretended to be serious and raised my hand to make a gesture of calculation.

Youxi was angry for a while, but suddenly turned his anger into joy and said, "Can you really pinch it?" Then you help me do the math! See if you count. ”

I laughed out loud, choking on tears without paying attention, and I could only nod violently while coughing violently.

Youxi pouted and frowned, "Looks like you're lying to me?" In fact, there is no ability to calculate at all? ”

I could only shake my head while coughing violently in pain......

Youxi snorted and said, "That's pretty much it!" You're going to do the math for me...... What kind of husband can I find? ”

I coughed violently again, what is the problem? How do I know what kind of husband you can find? Am I a women's federation? Am I Lily.com? Even if they are just pure fools, they don't know at all, right?

Seeing that I was shaking my head and humming, I didn't know what I was doing, Youxi came over and gave me another slam shake, shouting in his mouth: "Say it or not!" Say it or not! Say it or not! "I feel like I'm going to tear me apart!

I could only innocently shout, "Say! Say! I say! Youxi let go of his hand slightly, I let out two breaths, and then said with a sad face: "It's okay to pinch, but you must at least tell me first, what kind of person you want to find!"

Youxi smiled, gave me a look of "count you know" before he said with a big grin: "My standard requirements are very low, men, live, it's fine."

Seeing that I was about to scold, she added: "If you have to have a standard,...... she glanced at me, paused, and suddenly said: "You can do this!"

I was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said, "If it's serious, I'll do it for you." No kidding! ”

Youxi suddenly stopped laughing, and said quite seriously: "I'm not kidding!"

My laughter suddenly stuck in my throat, and I didn't know how to answer, when this guy suddenly laughed and said, "You won't take it seriously, will you!" How could I fall in love with a goose like you? ”

When she said this, I shook my head helplessly, and was about to speak, but this guy stopped laughing, and said very calmly: "Yes, you should take it seriously."

I was dizzy by this guy's three changes for a while, but I heard her say faintly: "It turns out that in the Ming Dynasty, I knew my fate, which was to find the right person to marry, and from then on, I didn't go out of the door and lived my life without stepping out."

But then, when my father died, I knew everything was going to change. You took me out to sea and went to Dongying. ”

"There, I saw with my own eyes what my father called a genius - how you are in the process of vertical and horizontal, I think, you are a very interesting person, but also a very simple person."

"However, I still think that your success in Dongying comes from being familiar with the rules of the Chinese civilization circle, and I don't think it's that great."

"So I got here, England, the Netherlands, and I went to a lot of other countries. I saw your arrival turn the whole of Europe upside down! ”

"Especially this time with the Dutch to establish the East India Company, I am completely impressed with you! You don't rely on collision luck, but really strategize and win thousands of miles away! ”

"That's how my man should be! I don't want those philistine, vulgar drunkards! My man must be a man who stands between heaven and earth, just like you! That's what my heart tells me. ”

Speaking of this, Youxi glanced at me with some grievances, sighed and said, "Of course, I know that you have a kite, and you may not be able to forget your feelings for Miss Li." So I had no choice but to wait. ”

"Waiting for such an opportunity today!"

This last sentence made me really not know how to answer, and after a moment of silence, I whispered: "Youxi, you know, the kite ...... me"

Youxi interrupted me and said, "I know! You don't have to say it! ”

As she spoke, she tilted her head slightly, leaned her head on my shoulder, and whispered, "I know everything." Stop it...... I didn't wake up soon enough! ”

I couldn't answer, and I couldn't push her away stiffly.

But I heard this guy mutter, "It's not too late, is it?"

The sunset is like fire......