Episode 174 Marriage Proposal

Now that the break with Germany had been decided, both the East Factory and the People's Guard made a list of the German spies they had previously detected. Most of the spies were developed and recruited by German intelligence agencies in the Ming Dynasty, and a few were sent directly from Germany. Because the two countries had a good relationship before, when German spies were discovered, they were rarely arrested, and only passive measures were taken: dismissal, transfer to unimportant posts, surveillance, and so on. Now these people will be arrested in a few months as a signal of estrangement between the two countries.

According to Xiang Xiaoqiang's plan, he broke with Germany on "Kristallnacht" in November at the latest. There is no more appropriate and "politically correct" reason than this. And that's the way it is. After Kristallnacht, several countries recalled their ambassadors to Germany, including the United States. Xiang Xiaoqiang has been in the palace for the past few days, and has been getting along with Zhu Yourong and Zheng Yuxuan for a while. First, it is to deepen the relationship with his last two fiancées, and secondly, to analyze the strategic arrangements of Daming in the future with Zhu Yourong.

Recently, Xiang Xiaoqiang has focused more on military affairs, against the Soviet Union, Japan, land warfare, and naval warfare...... Not only did he have less contact with Zhu Yourong, but he also allowed Shen Rongxuan to expand his influence in front of Zhu Yourong a lot. For example, in the last Sakhalin issue, whether it should be resolved quickly or delayed, when the resolution could not be made, Zhu Yourong called to directly intervene, and the analysis was quite level. It was Zhu Yourong's opinion in name, but many people saw that this was actually Shen Rongxuan's influence on His Majesty.

Now, Xiang Xiaoqiang plans to gradually regain his influence on Zhu Yourong. With his own understanding of world history before and after World War II, he can rely on his ability to "foresee" and "anticipate things like a god" and "take Zhu Yourong as his own" again.

He analyzed with Zhu Yourong: Now that Hitler has forcibly annexed Austria by extremely despicable means, the whole world has seen it. Although there is no righteous action, it does not mean that it is very cool to watch. And Hitler was never going to stop there, the next target must be Czechoslovakia. In fact, Hitler was probably already plotting against Czechoslovakia. And "judging" to the small powers, the major European powers will still condone Hitler's expansion. But as in the case of Austria, the only reason for connivance was the fear of war on them, not for Hitler.

Because of this, while the European powers pinched their noses to accommodate Hitler, the unhappiness in their stomachs must be accumulating more and more, and the vigilance must be getting stronger and stronger, and sooner or later there will be a critical point. And Xiang Xiaoqiang and Zhu Yourong "analyzed", this critical point is most likely Poland. If Europe had to go to war, it would probably start in Poland, and it would have been another world war.

When Zhu Yourong heard this, he was almost dizzy. She didn't know if Xiang Xiaoqiang was telling a story, and even the "world war" came out when she was talking. But Xiang Xiaoqiang is not afraid of Zhu Yourong's faintness. The more dizzy she is now, the more she will throw herself to the ground when the time comes.

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Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Zhu Yourong and said very seriously:

"Of course, all this is just my guess right now. However, what we have to do is to play this 'German card' well and seek the greatest interests for Daming in the world." The so-called 'playing the German card' means that we must stand at the forefront of anti-Hitler and anti-Nazi, seize the three main levers of Nazi Germany's 'dictatorship', 'expansion', and 'persecution of Jews', hold high the banner of justice, say what Western countries want to say but dare not say, do what Western countries want to do but dare not do, condemn Germany, sanction Germany, and make Ming firmly occupy the global moral high ground. ”

"But ......," Zhu Yourong hesitated, "what are the practical benefits of this?" ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled:

"The benefits? The benefits are too great. Didn't I say that? These are all things that the major Western powers want to say but dare not say, and what they want to do but dare not do. And we speak for them and do for them. In this way, whether in terms of feelings or interests, Britain, France, the United States and other countries will become more and more inseparable from the Ming Dynasty. And this period of time is the critical stage of our blockade of Japan and the attack on the Soviet Union, and what we need most is a large amount of material support, as well as global multinational cooperation, such as cooperating with the blockade, providing ports for our army to repair and supply, and so on. Germany can't help with these things, but Britain, France, the United States and other countries can provide them in large quantities.

"Chamberlain, they were all gentlemen, and Hitler was a scoundrel, and gentlemen always hated scoundrels but did not dare to offend them too much. Britain and France are all countries with universal suffrage, and unlike us, their domestic and foreign affairs are greatly influenced by domestic public opinion. Now the British and French people were afraid of war, so the British and French governments did not dare to take a tough attitude towards Germany and did not dare to intervene to save Austria. But on the one hand, these Western people were afraid of setting themselves on fire, and on the other hand, they hated Hitler very much. At this time, our Daming becomes their 'spokesperson', and we can quickly improve the favorability of these countries towards Daming. Once the Ming Dynasty becomes a 'symbol of justice' among the Western people, then even if we go too far in the East, such as manipulating the puppets of White Russia, occupying large swathes of East Asia, or even part of Japan, those world powers will tolerate it. Because, after all, we are 'theirs'. ”

When Xiang Xiaoqiang said this, he smiled proudly:

A few years later, in the world history books, it will probably be written that because of a series of clever and well-adjusted diplomatic strategies of Zhu Yourong and Xiang Xiaoqiang and his wife in the thirties of the twentieth century, the Ming Empire seized all the opportunities and became the biggest winner in the entire thirties. Ha ha. ”

When Zhu Yourong heard the words "Zhu Yourong and Xiang Xiaoqiang and his wife", his cheeks flushed, he lowered his head, and also showed a shy and appreciative smile. She gently leaned her head on Xiang Xiaoqiang's shoulder, hugged her by Xiang Xiaoqiang, and sighed softly:

"It's ...... You are really a gift from God to our Ming......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang hugged her, lowered his head and kissed the tip of her nose, and said with a smile:

"Is it just a gift to the Ming Dynasty? Anything else? ”

Zhu Yourong lowered his head and dodged, and said with a smile:

"And ...... God gave Tingzhi to Daming as a gift, and gave me Tingzhi as a gift......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang is happy, and his heart is also soft and warm. Zhu Yourong's words are very measured, which means that Xiang Xiaoqiang, as a courtier, is subordinate to the Ming Empire. But if she Zhu Yourong is a wife, she is subordinate to Xiang Xiaoqiang. When the two were entangled, Zhu Yourong always tried her best to dilute her identity, like an obedient little wife, trying her best to meet the dignity needs of a Xiaoqiang man. This always moved Xiang Xiaoqiang very much. He always thought that it would be nice if Fourteen Ge could do the same.

"Rong Rong," Xiang Xiaoqiang bowed his head and said softly, "let's get married." ”

Zhu Yourong raised his head and stared at him, slowly bursting into a smile, and his eyes were hazy with tears welling up.

"Okay."

She laughs.