The missions of the western countries took the passenger ship arranged by the Honglu Temple and went upriver along the mouth of the Yangtze River.

All the way through Songjiang Mansion, Nantong Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, Changzhou Mansion, Zhenjiang Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion, Yingtian Mansion.

These most prosperous and wealthy places in the entire Ming Dynasty finally arrived at the capital of the Ming Dynasty on December 22, the fifteenth year of Ankang.

The large passenger ship of Honglu Temple docked at the pier in the south of Jiangbei New Town.

The delegates of the Tessie countries set foot on the most desirable land in the world with a full of shock.

Under the arrangement of the staff of Honglu Temple, they lived directly in the post house by the river.

In this new city, everyone once again experienced another form of shock.

In the midst of this completely modern pure Ming style architecture and living environment.

They seem to feel the "details and substances" in every place, and the real gap from the changing goods experienced on the Tessie side.

In most parts of the city, the Fengtian Temple building, which can be directly overlooked, has also become the target of observation and discussion for most of the Taixi elite.

They already knew through newspapers and radio that the Ming had built a new capital in the past few years.

Know that Daming has built a super building that towers into the sky.

But in the past, I only heard about it, and I just looked at the pictures in the pictorial, but now I can finally see it with my own eyes.

I also really experienced the great shock of the giant building.

The servants experienced first-hand all kinds of novel and convenient designs.

In addition to new appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, and televisions, there are also unique natural gas cooktops and hot and cold water systems.

With these facilities in place, their work is much easier.

Correspondingly, the number of servants required was greatly reduced.

This makes them a little worried about what will happen to the people who have been eliminated from the affluent class because of the popularity of these facilities.

They didn't immediately realize that Daming's demand for labor continued to grow.

The servants eliminated from these families were able to find other serious jobs relatively easily.

Most of the delegates from the Tessie countries are adapting and experiencing the new environment.

At the same time, follow the instructions of the Honglu Temple personnel and begin to understand and memorize and prepare for the process of meeting the Ming Emperor.

But there are also a few special personnel who have already begun to do their own business.

Among the representatives of the Tessie countries, the most special people are Charlotte, Charles, Liu Muyu and their children.

If Zhu Jingyuan was still the prince of the Ming Dynasty, he should go to the dock to greet them directly.

Now that the emperor has become the Ming Dynasty, he can't go.

However, since their status is special, they can be different from ordinary guests, and they can meet in a private capacity before the official meeting.

Charlotte with two children, Charles and Liu Muyu with four children.

The two families each took two royal welcome cars and went directly to the palace under the guidance of the servants in the palace.

The two families saw Zhu Jingyuan and Liu Muyu in the Qianqing Palace.

Charlotte was the most casual, like coming home to see her husband.

reluctantly and honestly performed a Ming-style blessing, and when Zhu Jingyuan beckoned, he went up directly and gave a hug.

However, considering that there were still outsiders at the scene, he just hugged it and let it go.

gave the two children a hug to Zhu Jingyuan, and the two children also called their father directly according to Daming's habit.

Zhu Jingyuan finished saying hello to his woman and child here, and the family of Xia Er and Liu Muyu next to him also came to say hello to Zhu Jingyuan and Liu Muyun.

Zhu Jingyuan asked them all to sit down first, and then began to chat intermittently.

The personal relationship between these people on the scene is very close to the people, and they can be more casual in informal settings.

Of course, in fact, it is Zhu Jingyuan who is really casual.

Others, even if they know they can be "casual", don't really dare to do what they want.

Always hold some posture to make yourself as stable as possible.

After all, Zhu Jingyuan is the emperor, and his identity is very different from before, so he can't help but be careless with people like Xia Er and Liu Muyu.

Zhu Jingyuan can also understand this situation.

So the homely chatter didn't last long, and the chatting got down to business.

When Zhu Jingyuan asked how the situation was in France and Tessie, Charles, who had long been mentally prepared, stood up directly.

Charles took a formal etiquette very seriously:

"King Louis Charles of France to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Jingyuan could probably guess Xia Er's mentality, so he didn't be too polite at this time, and accepted his salute seriously

"Tell me, is there anything I need help with?"

Charles arched his hand at Zhu Jingyuan again:

"Your Majesty should have heard that the situation on the Europa continent has become more and more tense in the past two years.

"I am afraid that there could be a large-scale war on the continent of Europa in the coming years.

"In the face of Your Majesty, I will not shy away from saying that the greatest unstable factors on the continent of Europa at present are Prussia and Lucia.

"My guess is that Prussia is likely to find an opportunity to ask you whether or not to allow it to wage war against other countries.

"Denmark and Austria are the first to bear the brunt, but France is clearly a close second.

"I don't think Denmark and Austria will be able to withstand the Prussian offensive.

"France now only wants to be able to concentrate on construction, and does not want to get involved in any kind of war.

"So...... It is hoped that His Majesty will intervene in advance to help stabilize the situation in Europa. ”

After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan sighed:

"Charles, you have also been a king for so many years, and you must have dealt with the personnel of the Daming Honglu Temple many times.

"Even, you and I have had direct and in-depth exchanges more than once.

"So I think you should know that Da Ming and I have very simple attitudes and standards towards the Taixi countries.

"Since the Taixi kingdoms are independent countries, they are not vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.

"It will not pay taxes directly to the Ming Dynasty, will not directly use the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and will not completely open the transit and market to the Ming Dynasty.

"Neither Da Ming nor I have an obligation to help the countries of Europa with anything.

"But for France and the Shire, I can give you a guarantee.

"As long as France always maintains its relationship with the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will not give up on France.

"As long as you remain committed to our friendship, I will not ignore you.

"Of course, I don't think that Prussia is capable of destroying France in one wave......

"Even if you are pierced by a wave of Prussia, Daming will help you restore the country.

"I can also explain to you the reason, Prussia unified the whole of Europa, obviously not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

"Daming will not allow that kind of situation to happen, and even if it does, he will break it."

Zhu Jingyuan said it very bluntly, and Charles was able to fully understand it.

The ruling and foreign strategy of the Ming Dynasty after the Renwu Dynasty was to seek truth from facts.

It is true that a country that is not a vassal state cannot have vassal treatment.

If you want to become a vassal state, you must pay taxes and accept the jurisdiction of the imperial court according to the standards of a serious vassal state.

And it is very easy to understand that the division of the Taixi continent is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.

The Taixi Continent, which was unified by a powerful regime, had a certain chance to affect the status of the Ming Dynasty.

These are obvious things.

Charles was quite fully reassured, and his heart was visibly relieved.

Charles of course wanted more details, but out of politeness and relationship caution, Charles did not ask for details.

While thinking about and assessing the future situation in my heart, I naturally changed the topic and continued to talk about personal matters.

Liu Muyu and Liu Muyun, sisters, also chatted very energetically with their children next to them.

Xia Er and Liu Muyu's family stayed in the palace until the evening, and after having dinner with Zhu Jingyuan, they returned to their residence again.

At the same time, Charlotte lived directly in the palace.

That night, Zhu Jingyuan also left Charlotte in his room as a matter of course.

After a long absence, the two de facto politicians lay in bed and talked about quite serious things.

Charlotte began by explaining her doubts and curiosity:

"Your Majesty...... What do you mean by the words of the day and Louis XVII that you and the Ming will not interfere in the war of Prussia with Denmark or even Austria? ”

Zhu Jingyuan's natural response:

"Yes, if Lucia sends troops to Norway, Ottomans and other countries, the Ming will not interfere.

"Even if the two countries of Prussia and Lucia wield their swords after annexing all the other countries, the Ming Dynasty would not interfere.

"Until there is really a Taixi country and can unify the Taixi continent, Daming will intervene."

Charlotte continued to ask, rather puzzled:

"But...... Your Majesty, are you a little too big like this?

"All the countries of the Europa continent, if they are really unified by a military power, the power that can burst out cannot be underestimated.

"Even if the Ming Dynasty is ninety percent sure of defeating it, how should the losses caused be calculated?

"Isn't Your Majesty the least likely to want the people of the Ming Dynasty to lose?"

Zhu Jingyuan said with a smile:

"Even if the continent of Ctessi is unified, a new Rome will really be established.

"Daming's winning rate is not ninety-tenth, but ninety-nine.

"There is only one reason why Da Ming will fail, and that is that I suddenly want to try the taste of surrender......"

Charlotte looked incredulous:

"This ...... You, who have always been steady and conservative, have now directly stated this kind of guarantee, could it be that Da Ming has developed a particularly powerful new weapon? ”

Zhu Jingyuan did not deny it.

Anyway, without a direct understanding, ordinary people simply don't realize how powerful fission and fusion weapons are.

Charlotte got the answer from Zhu Jingyuan's silence, but did not continue to ask for more details.

Charlotte was able to realize that the epoch-making new weapon must be highly classified.

He let himself know that the existence of such a thing is already trust.

At the same time, Charlotte really could not imagine the role of the so-called "new weapons".

You can only think and make up according to the standards of conventional weapons.

So no matter how you think about it, the psychological feeling will be one or even more orders of magnitude less than it actually is.

It always has a feeling that it is not particularly down-to-earth.

The next morning, in the Fengtian Hall of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jingyuan, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, officially met with the members of the royal family of Taixi who came to visit.

The main hall is an official ceremonial meeting.

After the official greeting, the event is over.

However, after the meeting, Zhu Jingyuan organized a semi-formal banquet in the side hall of Fengtian Palace.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhu Jingyuan received a report from his servant, and the Prussian king and prince hoped to thank Zhu Jingyuan.

The key is to hope that I can meet His Majesty the Ming Emperor alone.

Zhu Jingyuan immediately realized that the matter of the Prussians was already on the table.

The king of Prussia seemed to be unable to endure a day.

Zhu Jingyuan basically did not hesitate, and directly met with William III and his children in Prussia in the special lounge next to the banquet hall.

William and Louise, who used to work beside Zhu Jingyuan.

Zhu Jingyuan sat on the main seat, and William III and his entourage first saluted very formally, and then sat down at Zhu Jingyuan's signal.

Then William III asked his own question with excitement and apprehension:

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, according to the agreement of our League of Nations, the purpose of the alliance is to eliminate contradictions between countries and to limit and avoid war.

"However, the alliance does not prohibit war, and between countries within the alliance, if war is really unavoidable, the alliance will not forcibly stop it, right?"

Zhu Jingyuan had a certain amount of mental preparation for this, and at this time he responded very simply, or added:

"But the initiator of the war must issue a declaration of war to the target through the alliance before it can officially start the war.

"The Coalition will send special inspection and tracking personnel to monitor the conduct of the war on both sides of the war.

"To ensure that violations of the alliance covenants by both sides of the war are stopped."

Zhu Jingyuan didn't answer directly, but the meaning was already obvious.

You can do what you want, but you have to follow the rules we set at the beginning.

At the very least, there must be no surprise attack, and a formal declaration of war must be given.

William III didn't expect that Zhu Jingyuan would agree so readily and directly.

I was a little stunned for a while.

Originally, a lot of reasons and cover-ups were prepared to be used to persuade and persuade Zhu Jingyuan.

As a result, it doesn't work at all now.

The Ming Emperor only reminded a few of the most basic requirements.

Then Wilhelm III began to instinctively guess and doubt, what was the thinking and mentality of the Ming Emperor?

It's the analysis in the folk newspapers, I don't like and don't want to participate in the war?

Even hated or disgusted or even feared war.

So now you won't interfere in the war between the countries of Tessie?

No matter what Emperor Daming thought, his goal had been directly achieved.

I got the permission of the Ming Dynasty and can declare war on other countries normally.

William III's mood was uncontrollably agitated.

But now in front of Emperor Daming, he didn't dare to show it directly, so he could only continue to maintain this calm state, and talk to Zhu Jingyuan carefully and calmly.

But the most important thing is decided, and the rest is small talk, and the impact is not great......