By daybreak, everyone was exhausted. As far as the eye can see, all you can see is the sea.

The icy sea breeze blows on the sea, and the lifeboats are constantly jolting in the rough seas of the North Atlantic.

The cold water droplets like ice beads hit the frozen red face from time to time, making people feel cold and painful.

Everyone was desperate, and there were more than 30 people sitting on this lifeboat more than ten meters long.

Everyone was wrapped in heavy coats, except for Mr. Astor.

His coat had been snatched away by Dolgon, and now his lips were blue and his face was purple, and he would freeze to death if he continued like this.

Mr. Astor, who used to be high in the sky, is now huddled in the corner, trembling and begging: "Please, give me a piece of clothing."

I can give you money, and I'll give you as much money as you want. For more than an hour, Astor kept repeating the phrase.

But no one listened to him, and no one looked at him more.

Everyone knows that a warm coat is life now. Whoever doesn't have a coat will freeze to death.

No matter how good the money is, it is useless in this vast sea.

"Collect all the food and water, and no one is allowed to touch it without me." Dorgon wrapped himself in clothes, and the cold sea breeze blew on his face like a knife.

This reminded Dolgon of his hometown in Liaodong!

The winter wind in Liaodong's hometown is like this. When he was a child, Huang Taiji liked to use a small willow branch to smoke Dorgon's ears when it was the coldest.

At that time, the ears were red from the cold, and the little willow branches did not need to exert themselves, just scratch on the ears.

That tastes ......! Just thinking about it made Dolgon shudder.

"Cold?" Mrs. Margaret Brown sat down beside Dolgon, and now she was glad to have worn the mink coat.

"No, I remembered something from my childhood."

Ada searched for food and water from the people, and a few of Astor's men actually thought about taking two bags of bread when they came out.

I have to say that these guys are all forward-looking.

To reward them, Dorgon rewarded each of them with half a slice of bread. Even Aster, there is also half a piece.

"Master! It's a waste to give this guy, he won't live for a few days. Ada glanced at Astor in the corner of the ship.

"If you can live a little longer, you can live a little longer. Just this little thing on the ship won't last long.

We needed food! Dorgon glanced at Astor, his tone colder than the weather.

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While Dolgon was studying Robinson, news exploded in Paris, the capital of Europe.

Napoleon was going to sell the Crimean peninsula to a company called Ben. The young men of the Gurion, to establish a nation called Israel.

Everybody is asking, this Ben. Who the hell is Gurion? But the answer has left many people scratching their heads, this guy is actually just a waiter in a Paris hotel.

Can a waiter afford a billion francs?

Fools know that this little guy is just a puppet. Being able to mobilize such a large amount of financial resources is definitely not something that an ordinary waiter can do.

Zheng Sen didn't take this matter too seriously, after all, Li Xiao meant to cut Russia into pieces as much as possible.

There is an ethnic group that is different from Russia and lives on the territory of Russia. They can only rely on the European allies behind them, a major force involving Russia.

Zheng Sen, who thought that the problem was not a big problem, did not send a special report, but only mentioned two sentences in the meeting report.

No one paid attention to this, because the vast majority of Ming people didn't know what Jews were. What a country is Israel?

Li Xiao's jaw almost fell when he saw the words on the report.

How do these people want to form the nation of Israel?

Isn't this country supposed to be in the Middle East?

"Dashuai, this ...... Any questions? Sun Xing, who had just been transferred back from the Middle East to serve as the second assistant of the imperial court, looked at Li Xiao suspiciously.

Because Li Xiao's eyes have stayed on this line of words for five minutes.

"Of course there is a problem, and it is a big problem.

The Jews are an ancient nation, and their national history is almost earlier than our Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.

Around the time of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a guy named King David made the Jewish state of Israel a great power.

Later, the Jews were exterminated and expelled from their land. They have been wandering around the world for 2,000 years, but their people have not changed their faith for 2,000 years.

And this people are very intelligent and good at business. In Europe, they were the first to engage in usury.

So far, they have done the best banking in Europe.

Don't look at me, they started a bank earlier than we Daming started a bank. This is a tough bunch of guys, if they are allowed to build a ......!

The consequences are unpredictable! Li Xiao closed the file and picked up the cigar on the table. Sun Xing immediately stepped forward and helped light the cigar with a match.

"Dashuai, you said this, and your subordinates also remembered it.

My father was in charge of Xinjiapo and also mentioned it to his subordinates. Those guys, called Jews, are really smart. In terms of doing business, he is also very handy.

About sixty percent of the goods produced by our Ming Dynasty were transported and sold by the Jews. As far as doing business is concerned, both Arabs and Europeans.

Even the Venetians, who were civilized in business, were inferior to the Jews. If it weren't for their father's suppression, they might have monopolized the overseas trade of Daming's goods. ”

"Your father did the right thing, Daming exports more things every year than Badaling. If there is only one buyer, we will be led by the nose by them.

Even, they will join forces to push down our prices.

In the end, ginger is still old and spicy, and the officials have said several times that your father is over sixty years old. I want to send someone to replace your father.

It was all pressed down by me, and it was my fault to let an old man in his sixties stay in that hot place.

But Xinjiapo held the throat of the two oceans, and the Ming Dynasty also fought several times to gain a firm foothold.

I really don't feel at ease when I send someone else. Make this clear to your father.

Let him hold on to his old man for another two years, and in two years, he will definitely find a capable official to replace him as the governor of Xinjiapo. ”

Sun Xing's words reminded Li Xiao of Sun Ruyou.

This old guy is in his sixties this year, and it is time to enjoy his old age in peace. However, due to the shortage of talents in the bag, Li Xiao has no suitable replacement.

Chen Tingjing may be a good candidate, but it's a pity that this guy is in full swing in Huating now.

Xinjiapo is the gateway of the Ming Dynasty, but Huating is the waist eye of the Ming Dynasty, and both places are very important.

"Dashuai, you're going far. This time, I passed by Xinjiapo and met my father.

My father was very satisfied with being able to perform his duties in Xinjiapo, and he asked me to bring a message to Dashuai. If the court needs it, he can live in Xinjiapo for the rest of his life to repay the kindness of the marshal. ”

"That's a good thing to say, when I was the governor of Shandong, your father was the governor of Denglai.

Emperor Shenzong's twenty-three years of Jinshi!

In terms of qualifications, he is older than Zhang Huangyan. Now it's just the governor of Xinjiapo, Qu Cai!

If it's not for your age, your place should be your father's. But come to think of it, your dad is also looking forward to letting you out.

Zhang Huangyan is fifty-six years old this year, and you are only forty-three years old now. Well done! Li Xiao looked at Sun Xing with a smile.

"Thank you for the cultivation of the marshal, the lower officials must be loyal to the marshal and the Ming Dynasty." Sun Xing was very excited, what he meant by this was that he was the next Ming Shoufu.

The first assistant of the Ming Dynasty in this year is different from that in the Chongzhen period.

In those years, Shousuke was a hot potato. The emperor is difficult to wait, and those bastards below are doing things for three days and two ends.

As a result, the first assistant worked for a few days, and then rolled up and left. In the short seventeen years of the Chongzhen Dynasty, there were as many as nineteen before and after the first assistant.

The emperor of the monkey rush slaughtered seven military departments in a row.

At that time, the military department was really a high-risk occupation.

Now it's different, don't say that Sun Chengzong worked until retirement in the position of first assistant, and now he is still living in Yuquan Mountain.

Let's just say that the current first assistant Zhang Huangyan's status is also as solid as a rock and unshakable.

Li Xiao is also a good waiter, basically belonging to the use of people without suspicion. In these years, although there have been internal struggles within the imperial court, compared with the Chongzhen years, they have been dismissed and reinstated at every turn.

Or take it to the vegetable market to cut off your head, then it will be much better.

Zhang Huangyan is fifty-six years old this year, even if he can do it for another ten years. I'm only fifty-three years old, and I have an age advantage, so I can afford to wait.

"You are saying this interestingly, first be loyal to me, and then be loyal to Daming. How do you say that? Li Xiao looked at Sun Xing with a smile.

"To be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, you must first be loyal to Shangguan." Sun Xing stood up and replied immediately.

Li Xiao smiled slightly, in fact, Li Xiao has no fixed official position now. In the past, there was still a book of the Ministry of War, but now it is simply given to Ao Ye.

Li Xiu, who is far away in Europe, also has the title of secretary of the military department.

Talents without official positions are terrible, and the successive emperors in history also did not have any official positions and grades.

Anyway, the history books didn't say how many officials the emperor was.

Li Xiao's current status is similar to that of the emperor.

However, there are some differences, that is, Li Xiao basically does not interfere in civil affairs. Even Li Xiao allowed the Ministry of Officials and Zhang Huangyan to appoint officials below the fifth grade.

This makes Zhang Huangyan very comfortable, and Sun Chengzong has laid the foundation for the persistence of the prosperous era. Li Xiao was again crusading from the east and west, laying a safe environment for the development of the Ming Dynasty.

Even every year, Daming can get huge benefits from overseas.

The successive first assistants of the Ming Dynasty are not as comfortable as Zhang Huangyan. As long as you work step by step for ten years, the hat of a Zhongxing celebrity will be firmly worn on your head.

The lifelong pursuit of a scholar is just to leave a name in history.

Just like Zhang Zai, he set up his heart for heaven and earth, set up his life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations, and definitely belong to the wave of people with ideals and ambitions.

Zhang Huang said that he can't be compared with Zhang Zai's old man.

"That's good, I know your loyalty. Now about this Israel!

The Jews could not be allowed to establish their own kingdom, because this country had not been worn out of faith for two thousand years.

If they are allowed to have their own country, then the Jews of the whole world will have the money to contribute and the power to contribute.

A European power will be born almost instantaneously.

Behind them, there is the support of the European Jewish Consortium. With fanatical nationals, our interests in Europe will be harmed.

Now it seems that they can't shake the Ming Dynasty.

But once the time goes by, they may become Daming's biggest opponents.

There may be another thing you don't know, but the Jews are also valiant and warlike. ”

For a country that can PK the entire Arab world, Li Xiao still retains full vigilance.

"Sir, do you mean that Jews are not allowed to establish statehood? But Napoleon had promised the Jews to sell Crimea to them.

It doesn't seem good for us to interfere with the French rashly. After all, France is now also a European power. ”

Sun Xing was a little embarrassed, after all, France was thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty.

Daming said that it was an ally of France, but Daming has actually been sucking France's blood all these years.

The Suez Canal was obviously dug by the French. But at the last moment of excavation, the Ming people forcibly inserted a share.

Later, taking advantage of the difficulties of the French, he took the shares of the Suez Canal out of the hands of the French again and again.

Today, France does not even have a single percent stake in the Suez Canal.

What's more, after the last war, there is also this war to divide Russia. France was already heavily indebted, and it seemed that France and Prussia had gained the most from the war.

But in fact, Da Ming made a lot of money through war bonds. France and Prussia, on the other hand, were heavily indebted.

According to the current economy of the two countries, it may not be possible to repay the bonds of the Ming Dynasty in ten years.

In order to pay off his debts, Napoleon creatively put away the window tax.

That is, the tax is levied according to the resident's window, and if you have a window in your house, you pay the tax on one window.

The common people at the bottom of France are living a miserable life, in order to pay less taxes. Many houses in Paris have no windows at all.

In broad daylight, the French also light oil lamps in the house. Living in the dark all day has allowed the anger of the French to accumulate to the extreme.

In France, stories of fighting to the death have been heard from time to time.

This time Napoleon sold Crimea for a billion francs, and it is estimated that he was also overwhelmed by debt.

I want to rely on this billion francs to relieve the heavy debt pressure.

In the case of the Crimea already being divided to France, this business of Napoleon seems to be a little unauthentic.

And Sun Xing feared that this incident would cause a strong backlash from Napoleon.

After all, it is a country with millions of land forces, and the Ming wants to conflict with France. The human, material, and financial resources to be mobilized are not a small amount.

The current national policy of the Ming Dynasty is to focus on development, and it will never rashly get involved in such a large-scale war.