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Xu Yongshun secretly swallowed his saliva and said: "Your Majesty, but we haven't really entered Europe yet, and now we are meddling in the Americas, I'm afraid it will be too strong." ”

"Hehe, Xiaoshunzi thinks too much, you have to eat the rice bite by bite, I know this truth in my heart. I just want you to explore, to feel the situation in the Americas, to prepare for a big invasion of the Americas in the future, it is definitely impossible to go to the Americas in a big way now, the time is not yet ripe, I estimate that it will be ten years later;

But there are some things that must be done now, at least to explore the Americas first, and then have a reference when you advance into the Americas in the future. As for the route of exploration, the troops can be divided into two routes, one is to use Europe as a base and cross the Atlantic from Europe.

Another route, from Daqin to Nanhuazhou first, and then Nanhuazhou as a base, to explore the east, people in Europe have already traveled around the world for a week, has confirmed that through Nanhuazhou, can reach the Americas and then return to Europe;

We can't always lag behind in these things, and it is difficult for ordinary maritime merchants to make such explorations, so let the ocean-going trading companies undertake this kind of exploration tasks. ”

The ocean-going trading company has grown into a behemoth with 232 ships, many of which are speed-clippers, which are suitable for exploring the oceans with a few weapons.

At the same time, the ocean-going trading company has some monopoly advantages, and the annual trade profit has reached more than two million dragon coins. And it's growing. Since we have so many resources, we have to bear some corresponding responsibilities.

What's more, although this kind of exploration is very risky, in fact, there is also the possibility of profiteering.

At that time, as long as the European explorers could sail back, how many of them didn't make a lot of money?

Another example is Wang Guichen, when they explored Nanhuazhou, they could exchange a broken bowl for a large handful of gems, which is not worth making a fuss about at all.

Of course, Xu Yongshun didn't say anything about what Qin Mu ordered, he thought about it and said, "Your Majesty." This kind of expedition carries a lot of risks, and no one knows what will happen, so it is not enough to be armed, and Wechen has a reluctant request, that is, to ask His Majesty to allow Wechen to recruit some retired naval soldiers, and perhaps send some people to the navy to conduct some necessary military training to increase their ability to deal with danger. ”

"Yes, but the number of people should not be too large, otherwise the ministers of the DPRK and China will inevitably have concerns."

"Thank you. Chen Xiao takes advantage of the stakes and will never let His Majesty be embarrassed. ”

Qin Mu thought for a while and said, "There is another place that is now in the hands of the Ottoman Empire, here, Egypt. You also have to send merchant ships to infiltrate first and feel the situation there. If Li Ding and the others can defeat the Ottoman Empire in the future, I will find a way to get the Ottomans to sign an alliance under the city and cede this part of Egypt to my Great Qin. ”

"Your Majesty, what's so special about this place?"

"The First Emperor can build the Great Wall. Emperor Yang of Sui can dig the Grand Canal, you can take a look at the map yourself and ponder it. ”

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After resting in Lisbon for several days, the Great Qin Mission headed by Zhang Haoran. Escorted by four warships sent by Crenwell, he set sail for London, the capital of England.

Now England has just experienced a long years of bourgeois revolutionary war, and King Charles I of England has been executed by Cromwell. Charles II, under the protection of the royalists, went into exile in Europe. In fact, Britain's main control is Cromwell.

Oliver. Cromwell. It can be said that he was a British bourgeois revolutionary, a politician, a military strategist, and a religious leader. In the bourgeois revolution in England that began a few years ago, he was the representative of the bourgeoisie-the new aristocratic clique and the leader of the independents.

Born in Huntingdon, Cromwell attended Sydney's Sussex College at the University of Cambridge and embraced Puritanism. In the two civil wars from 1642 to 1648, he successively commanded the 'Iron Cavalry' and the New Model Army, and defeated the army of the royal party.

In June 1645, he won a decisive victory over the royal party at the Battle of Nasibi. In 1649, under pressure from urban commoners and yeoman farmers, King Charles I was executed and a republic was proclaimed.

Once you get power, you don't want to let it go, and Krenwe, who was the first to establish a so-called republic, is no exception.

He is now plotting to establish a military dictatorship, which has aroused alarm and opposition from the British Parliament.

England has been in civil war for many years, and now Charles II is still in exile, and the royalists give him a visit from time to time, and the internal situation is unstable, and it is necessary to maintain a large number of troops. As a result, Britain is unable to make ends meet, resulting in a huge fiscal deficit.

Now, Crenway wanted to issue an edict abolishing the knightly domain system and abolishing the feudal tax office, and wanted to follow the example of Charles I and engage in some commodity monopoly rights to relieve the huge financial pressure;

However, this was met with strong protests from parliament and vested interests, and these policies were not implemented at all.

Under these circumstances, Cwewell was full of expectations for the arrival of the Qin State mission.

At the speed of a clipper ship, it is possible to reach London from Lisbon in two days and two nights, London is located in the southeast of the island of England, across the lower banks of the Thames, 88 kilometers from the mouth of the river, and can be reached directly by sea vessels.

Soon after the four clippers entered the River Thames, they could expect to reach a tall bridge in the distance, which was the famous Tower Bridge.

Tower Bridge is one of London's landmarks, originally a wooden bridge, which began in 1176 when the construction of London Bridge was made of stone, and was finally completed in 1209. The construction of the new London Bridge took 33 years, during which time 150 workers are said to have lost their lives.

The new London Bridge is perhaps the strangest of the bridges built in the Middle Ages, and is completely asymmetrical, with none of the 19 arches identical.

In addition to the 19 arches, there is also a drawbridge. Houses and shops were soon erected on the deck, and there was even a chapel in the middle of the bridge. There is also a gatehouse at the southern end of the bridge.

The arches were so narrow and the water was so strong that only the brave or reckless drove under them, and many people died.

The gatehouse at the southern end turned into one of London's most notorious sights: traitors were beheaded, nailed to stakes, and coated with asphalt to prevent embalming.

In 1305, the famous Scottish rebel leader William. Wallace's head was nailed to the door, thus beginning a 355-year-old tradition.

Zhang Haoran When they passed by, they could clearly see a human head nailed to the door. Counting a little, there were as many as 30 heads nailed to the bridge.

At this time, the city of London can be said to be the largest city in Britain and even in the whole of Europe, with the towering St. Paul's Cathedral, Torwell Castle, and Westminster Abbey.

Among them, Westminster Abbey, which enjoys supreme status in the United Kingdom, is known as the "spire of honor".

Because it is the exclusive chapel of the British royal family, almost all the coronations of kings, royal weddings, and qiē heavy dà ceremonies have been held here since 1066.

The church is a masterpiece of British medieval architecture, lavishly decorated, with its huge fan-shaped pendants and vaults unusually bold and ingenious. There is a throne, which stands on a high platform in front of the altar of the church;

With the exception of Edward V and Edward VIII, all English kings were crowned on this chair. Beneath the throne was a sacred stone known as the Scone, which was the traditional coronation seat of the Scottish kings and a symbol of their power. In 1297, Edward I brought it to London.

Of course, it's from a distance, and it feels good, but when you actually enter the streets of London, it's a different story;

The streets are full of human and animal feces, dirty and messy, the sewers on the side of the road do not even have covers, sewage is cross-flowing, and the stench is stinking, fortunately it is winter, otherwise it must be a swarm of flies, buzzing around.

The flow of people on the street is the same as that of an ordinary prefecture and county in Daqin, where there is the scene of Nanjing and Suzhou side by side.

Ordinary people also mostly wore linen clothes, and only those wealthy nobles in the upper class could afford to wear the silk fabrics sold from Daqin.

Zhang Haoran and his entourage stayed in London for only one night, and the next day, Cromwell sent someone to Windsor Castle, a few dozen miles west of London, where Cromwell himself held an official welcome dinner for the Great Qin Mission.

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