Zhu Jingyuan, who was in Xintianfu in Yinzhou, received the news that Hei Zhongzhong and Yin Wanov met in the grasslands of central Mozhou much later than Nicholas and William III, who were in Mozhou.

However, here in Zhu Jingyuan, this is not a particularly important matter, and there is no need for any special response.

When Zhu Jingyuan was in Mozhou, he arranged the relevant matters, and the black walls of the black nobles were designed by Zhu Jingyuan.

Let the officials of Honglu Temple go to the Lucian court to determine the official border between the two sides.

This boundary line is obviously the meridian next to the "black wall".

However, the information sent by Yin Zhou and Taixi gradually attracted Zhu Jingyuan's attention in the second half of the year.

Britain and France may not be able to bear it.

Britain is slightly better, and Britain is in fact already a bourgeoisie-dominated country.

The vast majority of those who controlled the British court and supported the British war have been transformed into the modern bourgeoisie.

Their ability to rule was much higher than that of the feudal aristocracy.

Of course, there is such a transformation in France today, and the boundaries between the traditional aristocracy and the bourgeoisie are becoming more and more blurred.

However, the traditional aristocracy of France was still strong relative to England.

The power of the state was still dominated by the king and the nobility.

The news from all sides of France and the situation in France depicted made Zhu Jingyuan's sense of déjà vu stronger and stronger.

Historically, France first lost the Seven Years' War, lost most of the Yinzhou colonies, and suffered a complete diplomatic defeat.

Now France has lost the Great War, the same diplomatic defeat, and the king and the court are in debt.

Historically, he participated in the American Revolutionary War and organized the "Anti-British Alliance", although he won the war, but his finances collapsed.

Now Louis XVI also participated in the "American Revolution", although the role was reversed, not to help the United States to become independent, but to join forces with Britain to suppress American independence.

But the final impact was converging, and France's finances were also on the verge of collapse.

The domestic market environment is extremely harsh, the prices of daily necessities are soaring, and the lives of ordinary citizens are becoming more and more difficult.

Against this background, Louis XVI tried to collect taxes from the nobility, but to no avail.

In its original history, Louis XVI then decided to convene a Council of Estates-General to prepare for the collection of taxes from the third estate.

The clergy are the first rank, the nobility is the second, and everyone else is the third.

The third estate consisted of merchants and factory owners who did not have aristocratic status.

At the Estates-General, the proposal to raise taxes on the third level was not passed, but Louis XVI forced the decision to collect the tax.

This incident became the direct trigger for the French Revolution.

Now France has reached the stage where Louis XVI failed to collect taxes from the aristocracy.

Louis XVI did not think of convening the Estates-General, but prepared to end the torturous Yinzhou War first.

From the second year of Ankang to the third year of Ankang, in the past two years, Zhu Jingyuan's main energy has been elsewhere.

But Zhu Jingyuan has always been concerned about the state of war in Northern Yinzhou.

Soon after the outbreak of war, the situation on the ground battlefield fell into a state of anxiety.

Army commanders such as Wellesley and Napoleon accumulated a lot of experience in world wars.

In the current Yinzhou War, both sides were trying to explore new operational ideas.

Napoleon raided with bicycle troops and quickly took control of large amounts of land in the early stages of the war.

But this method is only suitable for low-intensity battles, and it is very effective to raid unsuspecting American militias.

When encountering the regular armies of the British and French courts, it was a little powerless to confront the heavily equipped regular troops on the frontal battlefield.

Napoleon also understood this situation, and when the Ming came forward to stabilize the defensive line, he directly began to prepare for a defensive battle.

When the Anglo-French forces came ashore, they were faced with this Napoleonic defensive line.

Wellesley and other coalition officers also had all kinds of new operational ideas, but they did not have the right equipment.

At that time, the army equipment system was still in the state of the world war.

There are not enough mechanized transport teams to quickly put large quantities of heavy weapons into the battlefield, and there is no way to move quickly.

Napoleon's defense was not purely defensive either, and he could occasionally make a sneak attack and counterattack.

The war situation was very anxious for a while.

The Anglo-French forces later changed their thinking, and with the assistance of an overwhelmingly superior navy, they attacked along the coastline, or directly launched a cross-sea landing battle, but began to achieve rapid results.

The Anglo-French forces gradually regained all the coastline in the northeast, forcing Napoleon's forces inland.

Then the war again fell into scorching.

The Anglo-French navy is absolutely superior, but the navy can't go ashore.

In particular, the northeastern region is mountainous and has a large number of glacial lakes not far after landing.

After a year of war, the Anglo-French forces began to equip them with early rudimentary aircraft.

However, it was mainly used for reconnaissance, and there was no way to launch a bombing on a scale or fight in the mountains.

Napoleon took advantage of these complex circumstances and fought with the Anglo-French forces here for more than two years.

Looking at the overall situation of the war alone, the Anglo-French forces still have the upper hand.

Even in the face of such a complex environment, it is still slowly advancing from the coast to the inland.

Now the eastern part of the Appalachian Mountains has been largely recovered.

Napoleon's troops had retreated inland on the western side of the mountains.

However, as the supply lines were extended, and as Napoleon's forces continued to destroy the lines of communication, this advantage was gradually disappearing.

Now the efficiency of the Anglo-French offensive in the north was highly dependent on navigation on the St. Lawrence River.

The course of the St. Lawrence River and the waters of the Great Lakes belonged to the Ming Dynasty, but the French ships were allowed to navigate.

The Anglo-French forces could not attack on the water, but they could transport supplies and personnel through the river and attack after they came ashore.

So once the St. Lawrence River froze, the offensive could not be sustained.

The period between now and the beginning of spring gave Napoleon a respite.

It also gave Britain and France a respite.

France decided to end the war and then find a way to deal with the finances.

Britain agreed, and the pace of the attack on both sides came to a complete standstill with the onset of winter.

In October of the third year of Daming Ankang, Zhu Jingyuan looked at the situation between Yin Zhou and Taixi and began to think about how to intervene.

Then Zhu Jingyuan received a private telegram from Prince Charles.

"Visiting the Great Food Country? Come to see me in Xintianfu? ”

Zhu Jingyuan was stunned when he looked at the beginning:

"Why did you come to see me, the old woman!"

Zhu Jingyuan's positioning of Charles, the French prince, is a tool man who helps Chu Yuqiang sell clothes.

Accepting the so-called friendship of the other party is also to make the other party cooperate harder.

Coupled with the other party's distorted aesthetics, Zhu Jingyuan from later generations seems to be a women's clothing elder.

This made Zhu Jingyuan instinctively resist and get close to Charles.

Zhu Jingyuan patiently read the telegram and realized that the other party hoped that he would come forward to mediate the Yinzhou War.

French Foreign Minister Talleyrand would accompany Charles to meet with him for a detailed discussion.

Zhu Jingyuan had mixed feelings after reading it.

The other party is the heir of the main country of Taixi, plus the very important foreign minister, who came to visit the Ming Dynasty together, and there is no reason to refuse this kind of thing.

Even if it is sent to the Honglu Temple of the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely be directly accepted.

If the two sides have nothing to do with each other, they can specifically ask Honglu Temple to shirk it, at least politely refuse.

But this Charles is his nominal "best friend"......

I was thinking about how to deal with the battle situation in Northern Yinzhou, and the other party happened to be here to discuss this matter, so there was no reason to shirk it.

In the end, Zhu Jingyuan could only "warmly welcome" the other party very maturely.

Chu Yuqiang's report and application telegram also arrived with Charles's telegram.

After reading it, Zhu Jingyuan realized that Chu Yuqiang had been working in Taixi for three years.

It's time to let the other party come back and take a look, and you should talk to him directly to strengthen your influence.

In addition to what Chu Yuqiang came back to report, Chu Yuqiang also mentioned his plan to close the store.

Chu Yuqiang chatted with Prince Shire, but said that the store was closed to prevent risks.

But when he reported to Zhu Jingyuan, he directly explained his real plan.

Chu Yuqiang prepared an abnormal marketing plan.

Due to the continuation of the war in Yinzhou, the market situation in Paris continued to be sluggish.

Louis XVI also made a gesture of wanting to make money.

The aristocracy and wealthy merchants don't spend much anymore, and it is a bit of a way to avoid revealing their wealth.

Recently, the performance of the comptoir has not been good.

At the same time, Aoxue's smuggling and sales channels have now been initially rolled out.

Aoxue's smuggling channel is not just selling socks, but also "high-quality" for the full line of goods of Dashi clothing firm.

When Chu Yuqiang's official authentic licensed goods were sold normally, it was impossible for Ao Xue's smuggled goods to sell at the official licensed price.

The price of Chu Yuqiang's official genuine licensed goods must also be sold at a standard fixed price.

However, if the official authentic licensed goods are discontinued, the smuggled goods may be sold at the original price of the original product, or even exceed.

It is even possible that the sales volume will exceed the original original product.

Chu Yuqiang is ready to use the media and non-governmental means to create rumors that the big food clothing firm wants to withdraw from the British and French markets and stop operating in Paris and London and even two countries.

Prussia, Spain, Italy and other countries are still in business, so it is estimated that the smuggled goods will not be sold at auction houses, and the price will hardly exceed the licensed goods by too much.

But there is a risk of a surge in sales.

The psychology of not being able to buy in the future may produce vindictive and preventive consumption.

The products of the key food and clothing companies are all luxury goods, and service and after-sales costs account for a high proportion of the value of the goods.

Smuggled goods do not care about after-sales, and the service cost is also very low.

If the smuggled goods are sold more expensive than the licensed goods, the profit will be much higher than that of the official channels.

However, this model cannot be sustained for long, and official firms should be reopened at an appropriate time according to the situation in Britain and France.

In the end, the entire plan was based on speculation, and Chu Yuqiang couldn't make a very definite judgment.

Regarding the arrangements of the men of these firms, Chu Yuqiang also has a plan in two directions, and he wants to ask Zhu Jingyuan for advice.

The first is that all employees take indefinite long vacations and give one-third of the normal salary, so that the other party can maintain their basic life.

The second is to dismiss ordinary employees, take long vacations for core employees, give full wages, and recruit ordinary employees when the commercial bank is empty.

After Zhu Jingyuan read it, he vaguely felt that this method was very familiar.

The official store may be out of stock, but there are plenty of brand new and unopened ones on the second-hand market.

It just so happened that the situation in Britain and France was chaotic, and it happened that Aoxue had spread out channels over there, and Zhu Jingyuan felt that he could try a new routine.

As for the employee's question, Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously wanted to choose the first one, but changed his mind when he wrote a reply.

"Ordinary employees who do odd jobs will be paid half of their wages for three months, and if the shop reopens within three months, they will resume their normal work and salary.

"The core key employees, such as those who have the potential to design, the senior craftsmen who make the clothes, and the senior models who display the clothes, are paid in full.

But during this time, the other party will not be left idle in the original city, and a paid trip will be organized in the name of employee benefits.

"Charter a medium passenger ship and take them to visit the oil fields of Da Shi Country, the chemical factories of Da Shi Country, and the textile factories of Meng County.

"Let them know about our products and how those clothes are made from raw materials.

"Of course, you can only stand and watch normally, and you can't tell them about the chemical and mechanical principles.

"At the same time, when traveling to and from the ship of Tessie, professional skills training and ideological education can be organized.

"Arrange special teachers to take classes to improve their Ming Yayan level and cultivate their Ming traditional etiquette.

"Strengthen their recognition and yearning for Daming culture, and increase their enthusiasm for future work.

Zhu Jingyuan listed all the details he could think of as much as possible, and asked the telegraph operator to send them to Chu Yuqiang.