"Yes." Britain's current role as a destroyer of maritime trade, and the last hundred years have been rich in pirates, both the Netherlands and Spain have suffered, and Wong admits that Britain is an interesting country, but he does not value Britain as much as his father. Zhendonghou knew that the current island country of England was in the infancy of the British Empire, and in his eyes it was a lion cub that had just shown its claws; In the eyes of the Dutch, Spaniards and Huang Naiming, Britain is just a fatter wild cat.

"I heard that His Excellency the Viscount has also gone to London," the South American Governor learned some of Huang Naiming's itinerary in Europe from the mouth of the Spanish captain, and it sounded like the Chinese mission had been in England for a long time, close to half of the time in other countries combined, and the Governor did not understand what there was to play on that barren island surrounded by the harsh climate and the raging North Sea: "Is it true that Your Excellency the Viscount has a good impression of England?" ”

The power of religion is still very strong in Spain, and Huang Naiming feels that the British are more cheerful and funny than the Spaniards, and the knowledge obtained from British universities is not tolerated in Spain, but of course he will not say to the Spanish governor: "I have never seen a country without a king, and I am a little curious." ”

"Oh yes, pagan country." It dawned on the Governor that the hated pagan Queen of England had no offspring, and that it was clearly God's punishment for her, and that the new dynasty, because it was Catholic, quickly eased relations between Spain and England, and did not want to be overthrown again by the pagan parliament: "God will punish these sinners, who are all pirates, believers in the devil." ”

The Governor vented a little, and then asked Huang Naiming again about his views on the global maritime trade order.

"I'm still very young, so most of my opinion is my father's." Huang Naiming said bluntly, he felt that if he claimed to have thought deeply and meticulously about maritime trade, it is estimated that the other party would not believe it too much.

The Spanish Governor of South America nodded, and now in the perception of the Spanish and Dutch people, the Marquis of Zhendong should be the Minister of the Sea of China, a mercantilist or free trader in the Chinese ruling group, and his son is obviously his eyes and spokesman, the Spanish royal family sees it this way, and the Spanish Governor of South America also sees it this way: "What does Your Excellency the Marquis think of this issue?" Contemptible people listen to it. ”

"My father used to say that we are different from the people who lived thousands of years ago, and that the technology of today's world allows us to travel around the world in our lifetimes. Before, both China and Spain were desert islands surrounded by the barbaric ocean, but now the sea connects us, and the barbarians are no longer the opponent of us civilized people. Today, the Earth has become so small that it looks like a village. Huang Naiming felt that the "global village" in Zhendonghou's mouth was a little too exaggerated, so he modified it slightly: "It's like a country, not an island isolated by the desert and the sea."

"Yes," echoed the Governor of South America, for with the beginning of the Age of Discovery, all nations were uncomfortable, and the experience of their ancestors could not be applied to this new era, and the relationship between nations became more and more complicated: "A few hundred years ago, His Excellency the Viscount would never have dined or drunk tea with a contemptible person. ”

"A country will have all kinds of people, and only if everyone does his job can the country work well, and one of the characteristics of a barbarian becoming a civilized person is nationalization." Huang Naiming paused for a moment and asked politely, "Does the Governor agree with what you said?" ”

"The contemptible couldn't agree more."

"Now that the earth has become smaller and more like a country, my father thinks that all civilized people must sit down and become global."

"Globalization?"

"Yes, my father thinks that we civilized people need more than just an order in the seas and trade, we are all civilized people, and sooner or later we have to work together to make the earth run like a country, and my father called this process globalization."

"Very interesting statement," said the Viceroy of South America, perking up, "Did Your Excellency the Viscount and my Majesty speak about this?" ”

"As I said, Your Majesty agrees with Jiayan's view that it is the common responsibility of our two countries to spread civilization to the whole world."

The Governor smiled with satisfaction: "Your Excellency, Viscount, please continue. ”

"A country should have aristocratic rule, artisan production, and peasant farming, so that it can be a country; Obviously, the key problem with globalization is that we must determine who is the aristocracy, who is the artisan, who is the peasant. ”

"Your Excellency the Marquis said it very incisively," the smile on the face of the Governor of South America was even stronger: "Then how does Your Excellency the Marquis view the key issue of globalization?" ”

"Yesterday, His Excellency the Governor didn't seem to treat Zai Xia as a nobleman," Huang Naiming said with a smile: "But today, His Excellency the Governor has completely changed his opinion of me, why is this?" ”

"Because the valor of His Excellency the Viscount proves that you are a worthy nobleman," laughed the Governor of South America, who had fully understood what Huang Naiming meant: "Your country, there is no doubt that you have proved your nobility, just as the Incas and Africans have proved their status as farmers. ”

"There will always be robbers in a country, and if the nobility does not protect the peasants, then what do the nobles do?" Huang Naiming said with a smile.

"His Excellency the Marquis's insight is deeply admired, and as Ling Zun said, an aristocratic state should govern the world like a state, so that everyone can live a better life." The Spanish Governor of South America raised his glass: "Cheers to globalization." ”

"Cheers to globalization."

……

"What a powerful country."

Huang Naiming looked at the world map hanging on the wall, and couldn't help but let out a sigh, because the ports of European powers were stopped along the way, so he took it for granted that Africa was the territory of Spain, and this huge area shocked all the Chinese envoys. Add to this the vast American colonies, and Spain and the Netherlands are even more impressive, where Huang and others make the same mistake of believing that the land enclosed by a large number of ports scattered along the coastline is territory.

"So of course they are glad that the Hou Ye will propose globalization," Shi Tianyu wondered why the Governorate was so far away would not become a country of its own, and faithfully obeyed the orders from the European mainland: "What they need is time, this is not their vassal but their territory, since ancient times, the people's hearts have been difficult to move, and their territory is five or ten times more than that of our Ming Dynasty." ”

Huang Naiming frowned and didn't say much, his father didn't look down on Spain and the Netherlands very much, and thought that their power could not last, but this was completely contrary to Huang Naiming's cognition after going to sea, from Asia to South America, their territory surrounded the earth, Huang Naiming was worried that his father was not misunderstanding the strength of these two countries because he was sitting in the well and watching the sky.

"That's why Master Hou wants to do business with them, and it's better to settle the grievances than to settle them." Bao Yuanlang also felt that such a big country was a threat, and he dared to say that if Shi Tianyu's father knew in advance that there was such a big country behind the inconspicuous Western navy in Nanyang, it would probably dissuade Zhen Donghou's actions, and Bao Yuanlang also suspected that Zhen Donghou had not seen the world map - the area of Africa and South America was too shocking.

"It's good to have a UK," Shi Tianyu whispered: "Maybe the Hou Ye is just to weaken Spain, so he asked the young Hou Ye to go to the UK and throw a hornet in the Spanish backyard." ”

"But Britain is so ......small," Bao Yuanlang pointed to the inconspicuous British Isles on the map: "For Spain, Britain is about the size of a county. ”

……

In May of the twenty-fourth year of Chongzhen, Xu Ping trained recruits in his camp for these two months, mainly gunners and cavalrymen.

Li Zicheng's old camp has been moved to Huguang, and the materials for breaking into the camp are still seriously insufficient, Li Zicheng has sent someone to inform Xu Ping that he intends to suspend the secret agreement with the Hou of Zhendong, and first beat Zuo Liangyu to obtain Huguang.

"Shaanxi Tongguan can't be captured no matter what, if you want to get Tongguan, you need to cross the Yellow River in Shanxi and outflank Tongguan from behind." Xu Ping's subordinates were also opposed to attacking Tongguan head-on, and attacking Shanxi required a lot of baggage, which was no longer available in northern Henan: "Besides, if we can attack Shanxi, then what are we going to do with Tongguan, let's attack Jingshi directly." ”

Without the grain, grass and military salaries transported from Beijing, Sun Chuanting could only starve to death on three sides, and if the authority of the imperial court was swept away, it would often not end well for an airborne officer like him.

"The only thing to worry about is that Sun Chuanting rushed out of Shaanxi to King Qin, but as long as he dares to get out of the customs, we will destroy him." After the defeat last time, Sun Chuanting has been staying at home very honestly, and he didn't even participate in the relief of Kaifeng.

Production in Henan requires a lot of labor, Xu Ping does not plan to send troops before August this year, and even if Xu Ping does not go, Li Zicheng will be more than enough to deal with him. Now is the busy agricultural period, Xu Ping must think about the future: first, he is worried that the war with the Ming court may drag on, affecting production and bringing long-term damage to the camp; Second, although the Marquis of Zhendong has a secret agreement with the camp, but it is better to ask for others than for himself, Xu Ping must at least ensure that his side has the capital that the other party thinks is worth trading, if the troops are forcibly sent during the busy agricultural period, those gentry who help the camp to settle the soldiers for the winter may be a little dissatisfied in their hearts, and it is very important for a new feudal group to gain the trust of these landlords.

Xu Ping, who was determined to live a stable life, made friends with scholars in no hurry, collected baggage, built vehicles, and patiently waited for the arrival of the farmer, but he did not expect a sudden news to disrupt his plans.

"The king killed Cao Cao?" Xu Ping was almost speechless in shock when he heard the news, the relationship between Luo Rucai and Xu Ping was not very good, and there were many disputes with Xu Ping's subordinates this winter because of the competition for territory. But despite this, Luo Rucai was still the most important ally of Li Zicheng in the early days, and Xu Ping had estimated that Li Zicheng would sooner or later demote Luo Rucai from the alliance to his subordinates, but he never thought that Li Zicheng would kill him directly, let alone at this time.

"Yes, the king also killed Yuan Shizhong, He Yilong ......" It sounds like a great purge, and those early alliances were simply eliminated.

"Ji retreats, what about the old back to them?" Xu Ping immediately asked his subordinates to inquire about the whereabouts of the allies who had not been purged.

A few days later, when Xu Ping's expedition returned, Li Zicheng's explanation had also been sent to Xu Ping, Li Dingguo and other generals who were not by his side.

Originally, Xu Ping thought that Li Zicheng would put on Luo Rucai in the name of an illicit officer, generally speaking, this kind of black pot is a more commonly used hat, but Li Zicheng did not do this, but explained to others: Luo Rucai always can't get rid of the habit of robbing everywhere, and this habit is not good for the image and future of the camp, so he has to make this decision.

"Lao Huihui and other leaders have left our army, although they will not necessarily go to the officers and soldiers, but they will not be on the same road with us in the future, King Ji expressed his willingness to be the king's generals and continue to fight under the banner of the camp." Xu Ping urgently summoned his subordinates and gave a briefing on the current strategic situation: "What do you think? ”

"King Chuang has long been very dissatisfied with Cao Cao, when King Cao surrendered the officers and soldiers, he also tried to take the king as a greeting gift, although the king did not bother with him later, but it is estimated that there are still pimples in his heart," Zhou Dongtian also believes that now is by no means the time for infighting, the contradiction between Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai broke out, mostly because of material tensions: "Before the Kaifeng flood, everyone had some savings in their hands, and some things were turned blind and closed, and the court could not let the court see jokes." But as soon as this flood came, most of the soldiers and horses of the leaders of all walks of life went to the seventh stop, and the few went to the fourth or fifth stop, and the Erlang were all so hungry that their eyes were green, and this anger was inevitable. ”

Xu Ping knew that Zhou Dongtian was right, after the flood, the battalions first fought for materials and made a lot of trouble, for example, the contradictions that occurred between Luo Rucai and Xu Ping this winter would never have happened before, and when the battalions were preparing for a new offensive in April, the battalions were fiercely competing for soldiers in order to recover their vitality as soon as possible, and many contradictions hidden under the water suddenly surfaced.

"In any case, this is not a good time for infighting." Xu Ping was worried that this matter would cause a split in the camp, and he had to do something: "The other battalions continue to make corrections, and the Guards Battalion and I will set off today to fight the king." ”

The joint venture with Li Zicheng is a gesture that shows unity and trust, and Xu Ping does not want other allies to suspect that he and Li Zicheng also have irreconcilable contradictions.

At this time, a messenger sent Sun Kewang's letter, and Xu Ping opened it and glanced at it: "General Sun and General Li will also immediately move the camp to fight King Chuang, and I happen to be with them." ”

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