In the normal history of the European continent, because of religious disputes, conflicts of national interests, and intrigue of the Habsburgs, the war that swept all the countries of the European continent at the beginning of the seventeenth century lasted for thirty years.

The dominant party was the Protestant coalition vassal states, as well as the vassal states led by the Church and the Habsburgs, and Poland, Lithuania, Switzerland, Austria, and other countries were involved.

And as the Protestant coalition on the opposing side of the war, they could not be so weak.

If they were really as weak as Zhang Tie said, how could they have fought with the people of the church for 30 years in history.

It was through the Thirty Years' War that the power of the Church began to decline, and the Dutch became an independent nation and began their history as coachmen at sea.

But now Zhang Tie said that the Church coalition was very weak, and if it wasn't for Portugal and France defeating and occupying Spain, then the Protestant coalition would probably have been defeated a long time ago, which really made Zhao Hongyu puzzled.

For this reason, Zhao Hongyu was really puzzled.

"Your Highness, seeing that your brows are furrowed, is there something you don't understand?"

Zhang Tie, who was sitting on the left side in front of Zhao Hongyu, saw that His Royal Highness was constantly wrinkled, and there was a puzzled look on his face, so he asked.

Immediately, Zhao Hongyu told Zhang Tie all the things he was puzzled about.

Hearing this, Zhang Tie thought for a while, and then said to Zhao Hongyu: "Your Highness, I don't know much about the real history, but one thing is certain, the intelligence department will not make mistakes." Zhang Tie first said to Zhao Hongyu. Then he continued: "According to the previous intelligence, the Church coalition is outnumbered and economically disadvantaged, although they have learned our tactics and adopt a platoon of guns. But they only managed to get some early wins. As time went on and the war expanded, these advantages gradually disappeared, after all, the economy of the vassal states of the Church Coalition could not give them the material base of the Empire, so they gradually turned to the defensive. ”

Zhao Hongyu listened to Zhang Tie's words quietly, and at the same time secretly pondered in his heart.

"There is another important point that Your Highness has not considered, and that is the butterfly effect." , Zhang Tie threw out an explanation that moved Zhao Hongyu. "Your Highness, think about it, because of what we brought, will history really continue according to the original process?"

Zhang Tie's expression looked a little serious at this time.

"Quebec, which was originally French, is now owned by the Empire. If the British follow the historical development, they are now also beginning to establish colonies on the coast of the east coast, but now they are there? Haven't we defeated them and left them without a foothold in the Americas? ”

Yes, what Zhang Tie said was originally what happened in history.

But now both the French and the British have been kicked out of North America by the Empire.

As long as the empire grew steadily, it would never again be possible for Britain and France to set foot on American soil. to access the abundant resources here.

From this point of view, it has begun to deviate from the original historical process.

"And now that we have the West Dutch colonies in the Caribbean under our control, North and Central America are now under the control of the Empire, completely divorced from historical reality. So after we did this. It is not surprising that history has deviated greatly. ”

Zhang Tie's words are not unreasonable.

As a person of later generations, I don't understand the butterfly effect.

According to Zhang Tie's statement, it is not surprising that the Protestant coalition forces were detached from historical reality under the law of the butterfly effect.

Fortunately. This deviation did not appear too much.

Because of Zhao Hongyu's impromptu idea, Portugal and France defeated the Spaniards.

This did not allow the Protestant coalition to be defeated by the Church.

Otherwise. History will really change beyond recognition.

At least, the Thirty Years' War is going on now, isn't it?

If the course of history is really changed, Zhao Hongyu's strategy towards Europe is really a bit confusing.

Of course, relying on the anti-heaven plug-in, Zhao Hongyu will definitely have a way to deal with it.

However, there was a deviation in history, and Zhao Hongyu was a little panicked in his heart.

Because he doesn't know how far history will deviate because of his own appearance.

What if something unpredictable happens?

Therefore, after listening to Zhang Tie's explanation, Zhao Hongyu nodded and said: "If you explain it like this, it will make sense, maybe it is really because of our appearance that this has led to unpredictable deviations in history." Fortunately, under our mistakes, the change in history was not too great, and the Thirty Years' War continued with an unexpected situation. ”

Zhang Tie smiled and said, "Although there is a deviation in history, it is not a big problem for us, and Your Highness, you don't have to be too nervous." After all, what you have is very powerful, isn't it? ”

Of course, Zhao Hongyu knew what Zhang Tie was referring to.

That means that he has a plug-in against the sky.

"This is an advantage that European countries do not have, so even if history deviates unpredictably, with your advantage, as long as the empire grows steadily, we don't have to fear threats from either side."

In this regard, Zhang Tie has a very strong self-confidence.

Yes, now the three major cities of the empire are developing.

In particular, Ontario City, located in the Great Lakes region, has begun to develop heavy industry under the auspices of Song Hu.

Although this is just the beginning, it will be a long time before we see the output.

However, as long as it develops, the advantages of the empire will slowly become apparent.

When the time comes, the empire will not have to be afraid of anyone at all.

Besides, the imaginary enemies of the Song Empire are only European countries.

Moreover, there is an Atlantic Ocean between the Americas and Europe, so even if there is a war and conflict, that Atlantic Ocean alone is enough for Europeans to drink a pot.

At the same time, because of the existence of the Atlantic, the Song Empire could also have enough time to prepare for conflicts and wars.

Because after defeating the British and expelling the European power of Central America, the whole of America no longer shook the power of the Song Empire.

The Song Empire, on the other hand, was far away from Europe and the East, and had its own system.

There is no force in the surrounding area that can threaten development.

The geographical advantage is absolutely unique.

After hearing Zhang Tie say this, Zhao Hongyu, who was confused and frightened because he lamented the deterioration of history, suddenly sobered up.

He said to himself: Yes, I really think too much. What if history is wrong? Since I came to this era in this world, history is already destined to be changed beyond recognition. Therefore, it is simply unreasonable for me to be confused and panicked by the fact that history has gone wrong.

Zhao Hongyu, who figured this out, was relieved.

"It seems that I really think too much." , He looked at Zhang Tiedao with a smile on his face.

After seeing that His Royal Highness was no longer sad, Zhang Tie said: "It's good that Your Highness can figure it out, but in fact, this little thing is nothing at all." ”

Zhang Tie was also very happy that His Royal Highness could figure out this joint.

"Your Highness, Europe is now in turmoil. This is a big opportunity for us, as long as they are in chaos, then it will be impossible to take care of other things in a few years, and we can use this time to develop ourselves slowly. When we get started, we don't have to worry about the threat from Europe. ”

Zhao Hongyu nodded again and again, agreeing with these words.

Yes, he owns the space-time trader, as long as he is given time and population.

Then, the Song Empire could develop steadily, and it had a lot of weapons that surpassed those of this era.

And the disruption of Europe just gave a chance for development.

As Zhang Tie said, the war in Europe is definitely not something that can end in a short time.

Therefore, the war dragged on for a few years, and the Song Empire could fully use this time to develop itself.

When the war in Europe is over, there will be no chance for European countries to peek into the Americas for the sake of profit and economic problems.

Zhao Hongyu is confident that he can make a big difference in the Americas within five years.

At that time, the Song Empire will definitely be an eye-opener for the people of this era.

Hum!

Zhao Hongyu thought proudly.

"Your Highness, our threat comes mainly from Europe, so the more chaos in Europe, the better it will be for us. As for the East, it is impossible to threaten us at all, because the East does not have the spirit of open ocean exploration at all, so we don't have to think about the threat from the East at all, and even we can get the population needed for development from the East. ”

Zhang Tie, Song Hu, Wang Shan, and Professor Liu, who joined later, have already reached a consensus in the small circle on the development of the empire.

Zhao Hongyu felt that Zhang Tie's words were very right.

The current Ming Dynasty in the East will not open the sea for adventure, and even those pirates will only dominate the southeast coast.

Even Korea and Japan only traded with the Ming Dynasty, and they didn't think about far-sea trade at all.

Therefore, it was impossible to threaten the Song Empire on the American continent at all.

As for Siam and Vietnam, there is also India...... Zhao Hongyu didn't even think it would be a threat.

And Europe, which threatens the Americas, will now have another war that will engulf all the countries of Europe.

At this time, the Europeans simply did not have the energy to start the expansion of the sea and colonies.

As for the British, who were excluded from the circle of European interests, even if they wanted to expand their maritime interests, it would have to be up to the Song Empire to agree or not.

You can't deal with all the countries of Europe, but you can still deal with one Britain.

Zhao Hongyu smiled gloomily on his face. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )