Chapter 741: Audience

Someone at the exit of the dock held a sign with the names of Li and Zhang written on it, and the two went up together when they saw it, and when they got closer, their expressions changed. The military uniform of the person who came was a common style, but the eagle mark on the cuff was not embroidered by anyone. To give a simple example, the Flying Eagle Cavalry belongs to the elite of the elite, and it is still stationed in Nanyuan, as long as Chen Xie is in the Beijing Division for a day, this unit will not be transferred. However, the soldiers of the Flying Eagle Cavalry were not good enough to embroider this pattern, and only Chen Xie's personal guards were qualified to make such a pattern on the cuffs.

At the beginning, Chen Xie's guards were all from the army, and as time went on, it was discovered that those warriors on the battlefield were insufficient in terms of defending important personnel, so they changed to a training institution under the shadow to be in charge.

"I'm Captain Zhou Ming, the two generals come with me, the carriage is waiting over there." Zhou Ming's attitude was very cold, and he didn't seem to be enthusiastic about anyone. The two of them couldn't help but feel apprehensive, pointing to their attachés, Li Heng said, "What about our entourage?" Zhou Ming glanced at it and said lightly: "Let them settle down in the naval club they go to first." ”

The two hurriedly explained a few words, but they didn't dare to delay at all, and followed Zhou Ming all the way, not daring to have half a word of nonsense. Before getting into the carriage, Zhou Ming suddenly turned around and said: "I really don't know how you came back from Europe, you dare to follow me without even knowing the documents and looking at them." ”

These two faces are flushed, isn't this nervous? Don't look at them as generals, except for this trip, before going out, I saw Chen Xie up close, and I used to look at them from a distance. Within the military system of the overseas alliance, Chen Xie's status is that of a living god. When the two of them saw that Chen Xie's guards were coming to pick them up, they were so nervous that they couldn't remember anything.

was sarcastic. The two of them were bitter in their hearts, and they couldn't explain it, and they didn't dare to quibble, so they could only follow the carriage hard. Leaving the dock, the car headed for a small military station nearby. Dagukou is the maritime gateway of Beijing, and naturally the garrison is indispensable. Formerly a guard station, now a regiment of the New Army. It is not difficult for those who are interested to find that the entire Jingshi is actually under the threat of Chen Xie's armed forces, but even if they see this reality, everyone will pretend to be deaf and dumb. So it was with the emperor, so with the cabinet. Everyone is waiting for Chen Xie to leave, and the five years will pass after a while.

The alert level near the station was obviously much higher, and when the two of them saw this formation, they both understood what was going on. Really. A train stopped quietly in the station, and in a short distance of 500 meters, it actually had to pass three checkpoints. After the assassination in Yangzhou, Chen Xie's defense level was more than doubled, which is also a helpless thing, even if Chen Xie feels that it is unnecessary, the people below will not agree, and the emperor and the cabinet will not agree. If there is really someone who is not afraid of death to assassinate, who will bear Chen Xie's anger.

Board the special train. On the contrary, the two of them calmed down, now that they are all here, what else is there to worry about. At most, he was stripped of his military uniform and went home to be a common man. Because of this matter, I can report it face-to-face, and I will not lose anything in this life. It's not hard to see. Chen Xie attaches great importance to this matter, so after these two have prepared for the worst, their views in their hearts tend to be on the good side.

At the door of the carriage, a woman stopped the two of them, who did not look tall. His gaze was extremely stern: "Hand over your weapons!" Zhou Ming smiled slightly dissatisfied: "I have already collected it." The woman didn't seem to notice any dissatisfaction from Zhou Ming, and stepped forward to search again and again, and then knocked on the door inside. When the door was opened, it was a woman who came out, and she looked at no one with the same eyes.

This treatment didn't end until a woman dressed as a clerical came out, her dress was a bit special, not the clothes of a Ming woman, anyway, I hadn't seen it before, with the current point of view, frivolous and deviant attire. However, there will be no discrimination between the two, and even in some port cities in Daming, the ability to accept new things is already very strong.

The curtains of the car windows were hung up, and the inside could not be seen from the outside, and behind a huge desk, there sat a person that Li Heng and Zhang Guangde were very familiar with. After entering the door, the two immediately snapped and stood upright, reporting their names and troops.

What Chen Xie is reading is the report submitted by Li Heng and Zhang Guangde, and the content of this report is not more than three people.

"I've read your report, and now I have a question, why do you want to do it when you know you haven't received the task? Have you considered the risks involved? Chen Xie stood up and walked in front of the two, although the tone was calm, the two still felt Alexander. They all stood straight, their eyes level, and their minds were turning as hard as they could, thinking about how to answer.

I had prepared countless drafts before, but when I got here, I found that I couldn't use any of them, and my grandfather's question was different, and I didn't have any preparation at all. In other words, they didn't expect Chen Xie to ask questions from this angle. They hadn't thought about any kind of national righteousness or anything like that, so they couldn't say it in front of Chen Xie.

In the end, it was Zhang Guangde who stepped forward, and replied loudly after standing upright: "Back to my grandfather, I think that the benefits of maritime trade are too great, and we must not miss such an opportunity, and we have not consumed too many resources." Even if it is impossible in the future, those pawns in Europe will not survive, and there will not be much loss for us. ”

Chen Xie didn't immediately express his position when he heard this, but turned to Li Heng and said, "What about you, as the commander of the fleet, what explanation do you have?" ”

Li Heng stepped forward and said: "I don't want to explain, I simply think that this move is beneficial to the country." During this visit to Europe, we deeply felt the risks and benefits of storing at sea after encountering the enemy at sea. In Angra Sansmo, we have gained a lot, and the report makes it clear. The Portuguese were forced to agree to lease a piece of land, for which we would be able to gain a foothold on the ground by leaving only one platoon of troops, and in the long run the European route would be closer to the Americas. ”

Chen Xie still didn't express his position, but turned to Zhang Guangde and said, "Have you ever considered that your layout in Europe will not be controlled in the future?" Zhang Guangde said: "Back to Grandpa, all those left behind are naturalized people of Japanese descent, and there is only one platoon of troops. Before deciding who to stay, there was a careful investigation of the lowly position, and those who were left behind were either orphans or soldiers with more than three men in the family. And I gave Company Commander Kameda the greatest authority to do whatever it took to survive. ”

"Well, I've taken a closer look at your plans. Train Europeans to go to the Americas to develop and use Angra Herosímosmo as a necessary supply point. The supplies brought in advance were enough to support them for at least a year, and five instructors were also dispatched. There is also a secret secret intelligence station in Sanshero Heroísmo as a supply point, the idea is good and the preparation is very thorough. As he spoke, Chen Xie had already turned around, returned to his chair and sat down, and said, "From your perspective and position, under the conditions of yes, it is already very good to do this." Your only mistake is that you have too few troops left. What can a platoon do? If we don't have any territorial ambitions for Europe, why hide it? As he spoke, Chen Xie threw over a copy of the text and said, "Look! ”

Zhang Guangde took it and opened it, and he was stupid at that time, it was very clear that the lease of Herosmanna Heromasmo will be used as a permanent institution in Europe, and its mission is to connect with European countries and pay attention to the current development of European countries. In terms of the executors, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a team to deal with the trade relations of the European countries. At the present stage, non-governmental trade does not consider developing to Europe, and is mainly based on arms sales.

"Grandpa, why don't you consider private trade?" Zhang Guangde was quite surprised, and subconsciously asked. Chen Xie smiled and looked at him, his face was red when he saw it, and his head was lowered, so he explained lightly: "You can't force it too hard." Europe is in disarray, and if we push too hard, the whole of Europe will see us as a public enemy. Don't forget that you are visiting Europe with friendship. ”

When Zhang Guangde was thoughtful, Chen Xie continued: "Su Haochen's side is already working to contact representatives of European countries. Sign a maritime trade agreement to establish their respective spheres of influence, and in principle the South China Sea is our forbidden territory, and the Indian Ocean can coexist. The only obstacle now is the Spaniards in Luzon. ”

When Li Heng heard this, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Grandpa, please lead your troops to Luzon and expel the Spaniards." ”

Chen Xie shook his head: "I still don't care about them now, Da Ming's internal affairs are too much, and they haven't been straightened out yet, so they have no time to separate." The two of you should take a vacation first, and after the three-month vacation, go directly to Lushun to report. Okay, there's nothing to do, after you go out, you won't have anything to do with Europe, how to deliver, Zhou Ming will contact you. ”

When Zhang Guangde heard this, he immediately took the initiative to ask: "Grandpa, I hope to go to Europe for permanent residence." Hearing this, Chen Xie showed a playful smile, looked at him and said, "How can you have this idea?" Zhang Guangde said: "This is what the lowly post thinks, since the Europeans can come to us to do business and sail the ships over, we should also keep our stock in Europe." It doesn't take too much, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, these major maritime countries, we should send ships to be stationed in permanent. ”

Chen Xie shook his head with a smile and said, "Your idea is very good, but it's not about sending ships, sending warships." Well, with Sansjorímo as the core, ten warships are about the same, which is pitiful for any country in Europe. It seems that you kid is a thief, is there a good relationship in Europe? Hehe, you are from Dengzhou, back to Zhangjiazhuang, have you figured out how to explain to your daughter-in-law and parents at home? ”

Chen Xie actually made a joke, the Ming women of these years and years can't care about what these men at sea are doing outside. The atmosphere became relaxed, and Zhang Guangde felt that he had an opportunity. (To be continued......)