Establishment of the Viceroyalty in Madrid

Is this to destroy Spain? You must know that although Spain is not as good as it was a few years ago, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and in the old saying, their ancestors were wide.

Cromwell didn't believe that the Chinese Dynasty could do it, but he chose to remain silent, after all, as long as the Chinese Dynasty sent troops, it would be a good thing for them. Even defeat can deplete the strength of European competitors.

Gu Tong didn't agree with the emperor's decision from the bottom of his heart, so he made some kind of alliance with the Xiyang Yi chieftain. These traditional literati have always believed that there are no two heavens and no two lords of the earth, and no one in the whole world is qualified to form an alliance with the Chinese Dynasty, so they just pay tribute obediently.

Cromwell sent a large number of gifts, and arranged for his men to give the envoys of the Chinese dynasty a good row of accommodations, which was the estate of an old nobleman confiscated when the king's army was overthrown and the king was killed.

Cromwell's men took them to this manor in London, and the mission, which had been sailing at sea for half a year, finally had a place to stay.

This is a very beautiful manor, Gu Tong looked at it, although it does not have the elegance of the Jiangnan garden, but it is okay to use it for a while, at least it is much better than the cabin.

The group got busy and carried their bags in, Li Siqi looked at this exotic manor, obviously not very satisfied, fortunately, she didn't pick these, she used to wander in Shandong with her mother, and living in a broken temple is not much worse than this.

The mission, consisting of nearly a hundred people, soon moved into the manor and hurriedly packed up.

A small official of the Ministry of Rites hung the emperor's festival of the Chinese Dynasty on the castle, and happened to pass by a Chinese merchant outside, and asked through the fence outside: "Fellow countrymen, you are also Chinese businessmen?" How did you live in Fanren's territory for a long time? ”

The farther away you see, the more intimate you become, and the people of the mission begin to gather more and more, and communicate with the merchant group through the fence.

After a while, Gu Tong heard the sound and looked displeased, they had just arrived, and it was not appropriate to communicate too much with the fans, so as not to be unfamiliar with the place and do something that insulted the majesty of the court.

When he came out to see, it turned out to be a group of Chinese communicating, Gu Tong coughed lightly, and the accompanying officials hurriedly introduced: "This is Lord Gu, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, who came to the West by order." ”

When the merchants heard this, they were in awe, and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites was a member of the court of Zheng Sanpin, and in the eyes of these merchants, he was tantamount to a big man with his hands and eyes.

The awe-inspiring eyes of everyone made Gu Tong very useful, and meeting Chinese people in other places also made him feel a little cordial, and asked with a handful behind his back: "What kind of people are you waiting for, how long have you been here, and when are you going to return to China?" ”

The leader of the merchant team said respectfully: "Lord Hui, we are all from Zhaoqing, Guangdong, and we have been in the West for two and a half months, and we are preparing to leave for the Chinese Dynasty these days. ”

Everyone in the mission was quite excited, and one of the young men from the Craftsman's Pavilion was excited for a moment and shouted, "Then can you help my aunt bring a letter back?" ”

"Hahaha, how can't this be, it's just a matter of effort."

After being away from home for so long, even Gu Tong wanted to write a letter to his family very much, and immediately said: "Let these people in, set up a banquet here today, everyone meets is fate, drink a cup together." ”

That is, they are far away from home, so that these ordinary businessmen have the opportunity to eat and drink with the three major officials of the dynasty. This is related to the development of future generations, and if the relationship is good, there will be one more way in the future.

Before Gu Tong left, Hou Xuanyan told him to stay longer, and it was best to wait until Wang Shi went west.

It is also destined that he will not be able to return to the Chinese Dynasty for a while and a half, and he will not be able to reunite with his family.

This was the greatest torment for a native Chinese, and now he had the opportunity to exchange letters with his family, which was obviously very much desired by the people of the mission.

The chef brought by the mission used some simple ingredients to make a table of hearty hometown dishes.

The businessmen took out good wine, and everyone was happy, but this moment was the time when the officials and businessmen, the three high-ranking officials and the ordinary people were close.

A group of Chinese, thousands of miles away in the West, drink and talk.

In the end, Gu Tong personally sent these people out of the gate of the manor, and since then, the news of a court servant in England has spread among the maritime merchants.

Almost every merchant who came to the West would come in a group to bring a few letters from his home for the officials of the mission, as well as some specialties from his hometown.

And Gu Tong has nothing to do in England, and he happens to be responsible for negotiating with the local government for the sake of businessmen, and protecting the interests of domestic merchants.

When the news was transmitted back to Jinling, Hou Xuanyan praised it after hearing it, and specially wrote an article in the newspaper to praise Gu Tong and the mission.

Gu Tong's behavior has begun to take shape as an embassy in later generations, which was not forcibly arranged by Hou Xuanyan using the knowledge of later generations, but appeared on his own in accordance with the general trend. This also means that Dahua is already on the right track, even if there is no Hou Xuanyan using the golden finger of the prophet to plan, the Hua Dynasty will also make great strides to evolve in a more advanced direction.

Hou Xuanyan also sent people to gather many merchants who had been to the West, and carefully inquired about some local customs and the strength of various countries.

Under the instruction of Hou Xuanyan, many spies of the Submarine Elephant Battalion, following the merchants of the Hua Dynasty, drifted across the ocean to the Western Ocean.

Everywhere they went, there must have been an army of merchants who followed them, one or two of whom were not at all inconspicuous.

Maps were drawn up in important ports, the location of artillery was collected, and the number of officers and soldiers was recorded in detail.

After the first year of the Tengy Hunt into the summer, the imperial army's army defeated Dzungaria in the northwest and recovered this vast land, and there was no formal large-scale battle. This is very rare, especially during the Dahua Dynasty, and it was definitely the quietest year.

The Hua Dynasty, which was established from the war and has been expanding its territory, stopped its conquest for the first time, but secretly planned a shocking expedition.

This expedition can be described as unprecedented, spanning three oceans, once started, it will once again refresh the prestige of the Dahua Naval Division. Hou Xuanyan had already started the layout, and from the moment he knew that the Chinese ships could sail to the Western Ocean, this expedition began to take shape in his heart. It was not Hou Xuan's reckless use of force, but to test that the east wind overwhelmed the west wind, so as to ensure that the future situation of the Western powers wreaking havoc on the Far East would not happen again.

On the occasion of the New Year, when the merchants of the Chinese Dynasty came again, they brought the newspaper that had been passed for a long time.

Gu Tong looked at the newspaper, his heart was very excited, the king of a country personally wrote an article to commend himself, and the world knew about it, at this moment, for Gu Tong, it was simply the pinnacle of life.