367. Arrogant plans
As far as a person's heart goes, it can go. That's a false proposition to me.
On a positive note, this sentence supports individuals or groups to work hard, which is good in principle. But objectively speaking, it is a typical idealist thought.
There is such a description in Mr. Jin Yong's masterpiece "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Ouyang Feng took Ouyang Ke, who was named a nephew and actually a son, to Peach Blossom Island, proposed to Huang Yaoshi, and asked Huang Rong to marry Ouyang Ke.
Among them, there is a scene of two people competing, Huang Yaoshi blows the flute, Ouyang Feng drums the zither, the sound of the flute is long, the sound of the zither is solemn, and the fighting is equal.
The silly boy Guo Jing heard the door on the side, but gradually had some questions. He only thought that there were a few times when the sound of the flute was a little higher, it would definitely overpower the sound of the zheng, but it was leaked out of thin air. There are a few times when the sound of the zither is a little stronger, and the sound of the flute is extinguished, but it is not sustainable.
After listening to it for a long time, he suddenly understood that it was not that Huang Yaoshi or Ouyang Feng did not want to defeat the other party in one go, but that they had reached the limit. Therefore, manpower is sometimes poor, and it is clear that it can be achieved by one point higher, but it is difficult to save. It's like a lion and a tiger, as long as it flies, it can catch a goshawk, but its ability is limited and it can't be done.
This is the situation today, and under the prompting of Pierres Gonzares, I suddenly remembered the "Chinese Conquest Plan", or the "Chinese Destruction Plan", which is indeed true in history!
This plan may sound very absurd, as just said is purely subjective speculation, but if we consider the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty, we have to be highly vigilant.
It goes back fifteen years. In 1571, the Spanish conquistador Miguel Lรณpez de Regasbi arrived in Manila, Philippines, and built a walled city here, established a royal city, and then gradually carried out economic control and cultural and religious aggression against the Philippines, and the Catholic Church gained dominance in the Philippines.
Five or six years ago, Philip II, as the nephew of King Manor of Portugal, concurrently served as the king of Portugal, and formed the "Invincible Armada" with the strength of the whole country, making Spain the first maritime power.
During these years, Portugal established colonial strongholds in Goa, India, and Macau during the Ming Dynasty. Spain, for its part, occupied Malacca and conquered the Philippine Islands.
The Spanish colonizers had a plan to use the Philippines as an outpost to destroy and conquer the Chinese Empire in the East! In 1574, the Spanish colonizer Rickel of the Philippines wrote to Philip II: "If Your Majesty agrees to dispatch, I will be able to conquer the Chinese with less than sixty good Spanish soldiers." โ
This was of course impractical, but immediately after the Spanish conquered the Philippines, they began to actively investigate and analyze the national and popular conditions of the Ming Dynasty, and conducted reconnaissance along the coast of Fujian, familiarized themselves with the shipping lanes and drew maps.
Not long ago, 51 dignitaries signed a "well-thought-out plan" to King Philip II of Spain, led by the Governor General and the Archbishop of the Philippines.
This plan gave a detailed account of the situation in the Ming Dynasty and urged Philip II to make a decision on the invasion of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, this proposal is no longer the absurd remark of "60 people occupy China", but a detailed and careful plan!
Here's what it happened โ a few months earlier, colonial chiefs, church dignitaries, high-ranking military officers, and other prominent Spanish figures from all walks of life had gathered in Manila for a general meeting devoted to the conquest of the Ming dynasty.
The participants of these madmen were fully in favor of the conquest of the Ming Dynasty by force, and "rigorously and meticulously" drew up a concrete plan for the conquest of the Ming Dynasty with eleven paragraphs and ninety-seven articles!
Their purpose was to conquer the Ming Dynasty, make the Spanish Empire a global empire, and be the king of kings! Later, he used the Ming Dynasty as a base to conquer other parts of Asia, and used the manpower and war resources of the Ming Dynasty to support the native European army to attack the Nordic enemy and control the Eurasian world island.
Economically, it stepped up the development of the resources of the Ming Dynasty, transplanted the manpower of the Ming Dynasty, vigorously developed the colonial cause, and solved the internal economic crisis of the Spanish Empire.
Of course, there are also religious purposes, in short, there are many aspects, and so on.
Their plan was very "meticulous" and they decided to first use the Imperial Navy's fleet to control Dongying, Taiwan, Legukushi, and the relatively large islands of the mainland as a landing springboard, and to use the Philippine port of Luzon as a strategic base to attack and land in Jingzhou and Macao respectively.
The army is divided into two parts, the navy and the army, with the Spanish admiral as the commander-in-chief, the Philippine governor in charge of the army, and the commander of the Sigasdiga Navy in charge of the navy, gathering 25,000 Spanish navy, Japanese mercenaries, Filipino natives and prisoners, to jointly attack the Ming Dynasty!
These fanatics also formulated a plan for the supply of weapons and equipment, military quartermasters, salaries, and salaries based on local materials, as well as a psychological warfare propaganda team with the Portuguese who colonized Macao.
As far as I know, Philip II not only fully accepted the recommendations of the Manila Memorandum, but also made detailed annotations with great interest, and ordered the preparation of a special commission in Madrid to further review and revise the detailed plan for attacking the Ming Dynasty in terms of policy, strategy, tactics, course of action, logistical mobilization, and public opinion.
Of course, in history, this "grandiose" expedition was stillborn because the Spanish Armada lost to the British, and since then Spain has gradually degenerated, and in modern times it has become a garbage country called the "four pigs of Europe" along with Greece, Italy, and Portugal.
But in the eyes of the Spaniards at this time, they just regarded Jingshi Yingtianfu as another Aztec and the Ming Dynasty as another Inca Empire.
In my heart, I actually want the Spaniards to try it. With just this army of more than 20,000 people, at most, a kick or punch in the ass of the behemoth of the Ming Dynasty will not cause any substantial damage at all.
But it can make Zhu Yijun, this kid, wake up! External forces are already ready to move, is he still going to engage in his internal tilting and struggle to the death?
But on second thought, no! Can't let this happen!
Whether the second uncle implemented a whip law or promoted various reforms, it was all to enrich the Ming Dynasty's warehouses and cast a solid military treasury, although with my efforts, the situation in this life was slightly better than in the previous life, but it was still absolutely impossible to let Zhu Yijun's guy squander.
The three major expeditions of Wanli, each of which is like a heavy knife on the backbone of the Ming Dynasty! The three knives have already made the Ming Dynasty panting, strong and dry.
When the Manchu Tartars entered the customs, they were just a small tribe of one million people, but the Ming Dynasty was a behemoth with a population of more than 100 million and a military power of one million.
But absurd history teaches us that facts are often more bizarre than imagined! Although the so-called conquest plan of these petty Europeans is just a joke, they can still stab the Ming Dynasty in the back again!
Guarded! Gotta take care of it! Can't let these red-haired thieves run rampant!
I pondered for a long time, and suddenly looked up and said, "Mr. Pilas Gonsares, I have received the wish of your family, and I have already understood the situation before, but I am still very grateful that your family can remind me in time of such a major event. Tell me, what does he want? โ
Before meeting, this guy looked suspicious, I couldn't help shaking my head and laughing: "This is not my means of bargaining, after all, you know, I am wandering all over the world, and I also have some of my own connections, so say your request, I will try not to bargain!" โ
Pierres looked at me again and sighed, "If your country is full of elites like you, then the invasion plan that is brewing in our country is really not to be feared. โ
I shook my head and smiled, "A polite compliment will be waived." I'm very grateful to you, so you're welcome. โ
Pierres Gonzales nodded and said in a very low voice: "My family thinks that Mr. Sun is worthy of deep friendship, so he proposed a win-win and mutually beneficial plan!" โ
I smiled and said, "Win-win, I like it very much, let's say, I'm listening." โ
The Spaniards looked me in the eye and said, "There will be a war between the West and the British!" If our country prevails, Mr. Sun's interests in Europe will be greatly threatened, and my family is willing to provide limited asylum at the cost of 30% of the shares. โ
I nodded and said, "This asking price is not high, it is indeed a friendship price." And what about the other half? โ
Pilas Gonzarez's eyes flickered, and he seemed to be very reluctant to say: "But once Britain wins by chance, my lord is worried that there will be a big change of blood!" Above the court, people who have lost power are not as good as dogs, in case this day really comes, I hope that Mr. Sun can see the friendship in the past, at least ensure that Young Master Alfred is safe and sound, and his life is prosperous! โ
I couldn't help but laugh dumbly and applaud softly, which made Monk Pilas Gang Sares, the second monk confused.
After a moment, I stared into his eyes and whispered, "Lord Alfred is a political evergreen!" Visionary, one step ahead! Please reply when you go back - Sun completely agrees with the above proposal! He will not be dishonored! โ
Pilas Gonzares's expression was complicated, and he was relieved by my readily agreeable agreement โ which confirmed Alfred Sr.'s suspicions. But my "arrogant" attitude made him very unhappy - and it also confirmed Alfred Sr.'s suspicions.
I picked up my glass, raised it slightly at him, and whispered, "I'm arrogant again, friend." Just go back and tell the truth, time will tell me right! โ
Pilas Gonzares pouted and said, "I appreciate your self-confidence, Mr. Sun, why don't we make a bet!" The gambling contract is what Fang just said, how? โ
I smiled and said, "Bet five thousand gold coins, a lot less?" โ
Pierres Gonzales raised his right hand and hit me in the air. People at this level do not need words to speak, it is enough to have a sentence.
Of course, in order to express my gratitude, I gave him as gifts a few things that he had repeatedly selected in the past few days, worth no more than two or three thousand silver coins, which was not much, and the old boy was very happy when his heart arrived.
I didn't expect that this mere two or three thousand silver coins would be exchanged for another piece of news, albeit just one sentence: it seems that someone has been trying to disadvantage the queen lately!
With that, Pilas Gonzales put his hood back on and hurried away.
Bad for the Queen? Could it be......
I sat there, thought for a while, and immediately prepared to get up and visit Elizabeth I! Before leaving, he turned back, and brought the light-swallowing sword with him in case he needed it.
The horse's hooves gallop away, aiming for the heart of England - the Palace of Westminster!