Chapter 357
"Big brother, what do you mean...... we can control all mankind in the future?" Li Hao's eyes widened, this is really a big game of chess.
The goal was too ambitious, and Li Hao didn't even dare to think about it.
"As early as the Han Dynasty, our ancestors fought against the fierce Huns.
The result of the battle was that we won, but we won badly.
The Han and Xiongnu fought for three hundred years, and the corpses were piled up into mountains, and the blood flowed into rivers.
But the result?
As a result, the Huns who surrendered turned against our Han. In the end, it became a tragic chaos!
If our Han nation didn't have a martial mourning king Ran Min, then who is the world today, that is another history.
That's why I say that if you solve the problem by military means, there will be serious sequelae. Moreover, it doesn't really solve the problem.
Although the steppe peoples were no longer capable of becoming our enemies after the birth of machine guns.
But we still have to keep them under control!
What is the most secure, the most effective, and the least likely to cause resistance? That's food!
By controlling the food, we control the stomachs of all people in this world. If we control the belly of everyone in this world, we control this world.
"Sun and Moon"
It is even possible that we will not have to fight the war in the future. Just command those who are going to eat our food!
Of course, food is only one aspect.
The other aspect is oil!
There are many places in the world that have oil, and sooner or later other countries will be able to master the refining technology.
However, there are very few places in the world where oil is concentrated, and the Middle East can be regarded as the richest place in the world.
The reserves that have been explored, according to ten times the current amount of our Ming Dynasty, can also be used for hundreds of years.
Another place with the richest oil reserves is Russia. That's why I'm going to help Russia all the time. ”
"But Russia is a big country, they are a big country. There are a lot of people, and almost like us, they are all Slavs.
If they develop, they will become another hidden danger for us. Didn't you say that there is no eternal friendship between nations, only eternal interests? ”
"Yes! So we have to control them with seeds, so that if they listen to us, they will have food.
Of course, this is a long-term goal.
The short-term goal is to ...... and dismember them.
Actually, there are some things you haven't figured out!
Russia is also made up of many ethnic groups, just like the Caucasus and Transcaucasia, where there are very few Russians and are not traditional Slavic settlements.
There are Armenians there, and there are Georgians. There are people of all other nationalities!
In the vast expanse of Siberia, there are not many people.
Zheng Sen is already talking about it, and Daming wants to take back the Far East.
The ultimate goal was that all the places east of the Ural Mountains belonged to the Ming Empire.
As for the places west of the Urals, we will gradually divide them into small states.
Finally, Russia is the territory of the Grand Duchy of Russia.
This, of course, was to be carried out after the dismemberment of the Germans.
The Germans helped us to take out the British royal family, and the French royal family.
Let them fight for two years, and soon different armed groups and factions will appear.
When they have their own territory, we will support them in building a state.
In this way, France and England can be easily torn to pieces.
They Europeans have the tradition that after the end of the Roman Empire, their country was a small piece of the earth for a thousand years.
There are so many kings and so many princes and princesses in Europe.
It's because there are too many countries in them!
What we need is for them to get back to being a small country. Germany, for example, is made up of many small countries.
Well, let's not talk about that.
If you want to mess up Germany, you have to start by messing with the prestige of the Führer. Hopefully, Zheng Sen will be able to complete our plan. ”
A smile appeared on the corner of Li Xiao's mouth, Li Hao knew that when the eldest brother laughed like this, he had to hold back and make it bad.
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Berlin!
Zheng Sen has been in Berlin for more than ten days, and he has been accepting invitations from celebrities every day. The dinner party is even more unbearable.
If every invitation has to go to an appointment, Zheng Sen feels that he will never be able to go back to Daming in his life.
Tired!
Especially dealing with those German women!
Those women who were as tender as water all became like wolves and tigers in bed. I have to say that European women are more powerful than Ming women.
The thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl is also well developed. There are many twenty-year-old girls in Daming, but they are not as well developed as them.
And these little girls look young, but they really go crazy, and they are really crazy.
I can't help it!
Even if you're tired, you have to hold on!
The children and grandchildren of the Zheng family are not successful, and the cousins of their uncles' families. Raising flowers, walking birds, and playing with women, all of them are experts.
Every day, he either gets drunk in the wine vat or works on the belly of a woman. Being able to soak in the opera garden and listen to a play every day is already a good child.
Thinking of the Zheng family, Zheng Sen shook his head helplessly.
The previous generation, my own generation is finished.
There are a few outstanding nephews among them, and Zheng Sen has arranged them all into the school. If you can't let the family take it, those ignorant women won't be able to bring out good children.
Thinking about things with his eyes closed along the way, soon the carriage stopped in front of a splendid mansion.
Seeing the carriage coming, the gatekeeper hurriedly opened the black wrought iron gate to both sides.
The carriage went straight ahead, and the green lawns on both sides of the gravel road had turned yellow.
Bypassing the fountain, which no longer sprayed water, the carriage stopped in front of the main building.
Herman, who was fat, personally stood at the door to greet the highest-ranking diplomat of the Ming Empire, this time he was the generalissimo of the Ming Empire, the envoy plenipotentiary, who had come to discuss economic issues with Germany.
This is a big cake, and the goods of the Ming Dynasty have been pouring into Germany over the years.
Daming's goods are cheap, so cheap that the Germans can't believe it.
Since the source is cheap, the price of selling it will not be expensive. Moreover, the quality of Daming's goods is generally very good, and the German people like this cheap and good Daming goods.
Since there is a market, whoever gets something will be able to make money.
This time, the envoys of the Ming Empire arrived, and all the German elite families were gearing up to cut a piece of this cake, and the bigger the piece, the better.
Although they all know in their hearts that Germany will have a war with the Ming Dynasty sooner or later. But, who can't get along with money?
"Oh, Mr. Dahonglu. Thank you for your enjoyment! Herman's face flushed a little with excitement.
It is indeed very appreciative, because this great Honglu is not something that anyone can invite if they want to.
Herman prepared the meal for three days. From the ingredients to the dance party in the evening, we did our best to arrange.
Even, a few beautiful little beauties were specially arranged for Mr. Da Honglu to taste.
"Where! Marshal Herman, I have heard of your exploits in Daming. I have long wanted to see the heroes who defeated the French in an airship in the war. Zheng Sen smiled and shook Herman's hand.
"Oh God! Mr. Dahonglu, you speak German very well. Herman looked at Zheng Sen in shock.
He had heard before that this great Honglu was a linguistic genius. He is fluent in German and English, and speaks French fluently.
But that's just what you hear, and it's a different thing than hearing it with your own ears.
If you don't look at people, just listen to his voice. Hermann would have thought that this was a true Bavarian.
"I lived with a missionary at a very young age, and he taught me a lot. Of course, this also includes the German language.
He was from Bavaria and was a good preacher. ”
"Oh, you're talking about John. Oh yes, he has another name in Daming, called John Tong.
I'm also Bavarian, but I'm a commoner and I'm an aristocrat. Herman smiled.
This is the general attitude of the nouveau riche nowadays, who generously admit that they are from civilian backgrounds. At the same time, it is also a declaration to everyone that they have worked their own.
This pride and pride can be clearly seen in Herman's proud eyes. They enjoy the glory and despise those who climb up by the blood of their families.
The two kinds of people naturally became the two forces in German politics.
The old aristocrats and the rising upstarts each have their own sphere of influence. I admire Ashi very much, there is actually a person who can play eight balls.
None of them fall to the ground!
"From a commoner to a hero, Marshal Herman, you are even more respectable." As a diplomat, Zheng Sen still has the ability to hold people's chatter.
"Hahaha! It was a pleasure to talk to you, and I believe it must have been a pleasant evening. Please! Herman smiled and made a gesture of please.
"Please!" Zheng Sen and Herman walked side by side into the large hall.
Herman's home is very large, with a vestibule alone measuring almost 200 square meters. As soon as I entered the door, the heat hit my face.
Inside the large vestibule, there are huge sofas. Herman, the couch-sized, bear-like sitting, sat on it like a child.
That two-person seat can be used as a bed.
The fireplace was burning, but there was not a trace of smoke in the hall. Such a fireplace can't make the house so warm.
It seems that the heat is still coming from the row of decorative heaters on the edge of the hall.
The shapes of these heaters are interesting, all of them are in the shape of medieval warriors. And the armor on their bodies is also shiny and shiny.
The reason why Zheng Sen knew that these armors were actually heating was because he could clearly feel the heat coming out of the armor when passing by.
Instead of sitting in the front hall, Herman invited Zheng Sen directly to the restaurant.
It seems to be early, so it's a little early to eat.
Zheng Sen was very puzzled, but since he was a guest, he had to follow Herman inside.
Soon the two walked into the dining room, where there was only one table that was not too big. It's not big, but it's more than two meters long.
Table Mountain is covered with snow-white tablecloths, and two leather-topped chairs are placed at either end of the table.
"You may be seated! There's a dance party in a while, so let's have some food here. Herman smiled and invited Zheng Sen to take a seat.
It was an extremely intimate banquet because there were only two people eating. This is still the true scripture that Hermann took from Ribbentrop, and it is said that the Ming people talked about things at the dinner table.
As for the things at the negotiating table, they were all negotiated in private, and they were just a façade at the negotiating table.
Today, Herman was also ready to talk about things at the dinner table.
His mood was so urgent, and he didn't even have too many greetings. After all, when it comes to making money, time is running out!
Maybe one day, the two countries may fight.
"Mr. Da Honglu, I know that you have come to Germany this time to develop business cooperation with us.
I think ......, a little presumptuous! But I have a trading company at home and want to do some machinery import and export business, I don't know Mr. Dahonglu's ......! ”
"Oh, the import and export trade of machinery. Mr. Rudolph has shown great interest and is currently talking to our people, and he is already quite impressive.
Look ......! Zheng Sen looked at Herman with some embarrassment.
Hermann was a military magnate who was in charge of the German Empire's airship forces. The German army, which did not have automobiles, relied very much on the airship troops, and could be described as a powerful figure with real power in his hands.
But Rudolph, that's Ashy's deputy. The two of them really can't say which is more important.
"Humph!" Herman snorted inside his nose.
Zheng Sen immediately understood that Herman and Rudolph did not have a good relationship.
But this is not Zheng Sen's business, he is only here to discuss trade issues.
"Marshal Herman, I still have some cloth business here. It is to import cotton cloth from Daming!
As you know, this is a big business related to the national economy and people's livelihood.
Moreover, Daming is ready to open the ready-to-wear market to Germany. ”
"The ready-to-wear market?" Herman blinked, not understanding what Zheng Sen meant.
"The ready-to-wear market is to make clothes well, and make them into different sizes according to people's height, shortness, fat and thinness.
It's the same with shoes!
As for the style of the clothes, there will be a dedicated designer who will launch them on time every quarter.
After people buy clothes, they don't have to do it anymore, they just put it on, which is very convenient.
This is in our Ming Dynasty, it is called ready-to-wear.
Come to think of it, that's a lot of business.
Among other things, it is only the uniforms of German government employees at all levels. And army uniforms, these orders are already considerable.
Not to mention, the private market.
According to what estimates, this business will be able to exceed the marketing of 100 million Reichsmarks in the first year. Moreover, the amount will increase year by year. ”
Herman blinked, it was a big deal. Others he doesn't know, his wife and lover, which is not a big wardrobe of clothes.
Women are inherently not resistant to beautiful clothes.