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Zhu Ciyi was very excited about Li Chengyan's arrival.

After all, since Daming was sold to Bavaria by Emperor Chongzhen, he became a complete feudal lord. Apart from worrying about national affairs, he also had to consider the chaos in Europe as a whole. He didn't even have much time for hunting. It was bad enough heart.

Now that an official from the Ming Dynasty finally came to Europa, Zhu Ciyi couldn't help but feel a kind of teary-eyed feeling when a fellow villager sees a fellow villager.

Chapter 838 Can't Refuse

Some people say that all roads lead to Rome. In fact, some people have been in Rome since they were born, and some even own the whole of Rome.

Having received the most elite education in the entire Ming Empire since childhood, Zhu Ciyi, who is not without ambition, also knows in his heart that his position is very embarrassing.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Ciyi also understands the love and care of Emperor Chongzhen for him in his heart, and can vaguely guess the intention of Emperor Chongzhen.

But understanding is understanding. It is impossible to say that there is no discomfort in my heart. It is just the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen who overwhelmed the whole life, so that Zhu Ciyi dare not complain or hate, so he can only accept all the feelings of Emperor Chongzhen honestly. arrange.

It's like marrying Avril as the concubine—as the king of Jin, he failed to marry a Ming woman as the concubine, and finally had to marry the daughter of a barbarian king as the concubine. No matter how you think about it accurate.

Zhu Ciyi, who has stayed in Europa since his big wedding, is happiest except that his sister and brother-in-law can visit him from time to time, and there is nothing left to visit Bavaria.

Now that Li Chengyan, a Ming official who can be said to be an old acquaintance, came here, Zhu Ciyi felt very kind in his heart.

After ordering people to prepare the banquet, Zhu Ciyi laughed loudly and said, "It's rare. I am alone here in Bavaria, and I miss the customs of the Ming Dynasty all day. Now that Mr. Li can come to Bavaria, it is considered a happy event."

Li Chengyan bowed and said, "Your Highness, what about the railway?"

Zhu Ciyi waved his hand and said: "Gu knows. Bavaria must be repaired. If there is one more thing that can be the same as Daming, Gu's heart will be more kind.

As for the Holy Roman Empire, Lord Li doesn't need to worry.

Although Ferdinand III did not have much enterprising spirit, he could be regarded as a conservative master, and he would not fail to see the benefits in this.

As for the risks, the two years alone in Bavaria can be regarded as real. Whether it is Ferdinand III or even the whole of Europe, especially the common people, they don't care about the risks at all. "

Li Chengyan was a little confused: "Is Your Highness just joking?"

Zhu Ciyi said: "Master Li, does the lonely king seem to be joking?"

After a pause, Zhu Ciyi continued: "The so-called change of dynasty doesn't seem to be a problem here in Europa, just like what my father said a few years ago, there are many cases of roosters in the land of Europa.

After these two years of observation and testing, Gu now has a general understanding of Ferdinand III's thoughts.

If there is no accident, there is a great possibility that Gu will inherit the title of Holy Roman Emperor in the future, and the price is that Princess Jin must be the queen of the Holy Roman Empire.

Correspondingly, the Prince Jin Mansion must take care of everything in the Holy Roman Empire, including defense and diplomacy. "

Li Chengyan's face also became very strange: "It means that they can completely accept the rule of Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Ciyi shook his head and said, "If that's all it is, then just ask Ferdinand III to apply for the attachment. Wouldn't the rest of the matter become easy? I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Li Chengyan nodded and said: "It's normal to be troublesome, but it's too simple and I can't believe it."

Looking at the confused Li Yanyan, Zhu Ciyi hesitated to speak, and finally swallowed the words.

It is true that Li Chengyan is the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and it is true that this trip represents the court, but there are some things he said that are only suitable for Emperor Chongzhen, not Li Chengyan.

Once you say something, you will not only cause trouble for yourself, but may also cause trouble for your mother and concubine, and even cause trouble for your father.

For example, the Holy Roman Empire can accept the rule of the Jin Palace, but it is unlikely to accept the rule of the Ming Dynasty—because the concubine of the Jin Palace is the Bavarian Grand Duchess of the Holy Roman Empire, and she is also the candidate for the next emperor.

After Ferdinand III dies, he will take over the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor, and Avril will become the queen of the Holy Roman Empire.

This is completely different from the Holy Roman Empire directly accepting the rule of Ming Dynasty.

However, what really worries Zhu Ciyi is that he is not afraid of troubles. If he hurts his mother and concubine and his father, he really has no way to explain it, even if he knows that his father cannot be afraid of troubles.

A banquet soon dissipated, and Li Chengyan was arranged by Zhu Ciyi to rest. Zhang Shize, the eldest princess Zhu Jingxue, and Zhu Ciyi's confidantes who were guests at the Prince Jin's Mansion stayed behind.

Zhang Shize's expression was inevitably a little excited: "If the construction of the train starts in England and Bavaria, it will be really good news."

Zhu Jingxue, the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, rarely showed a quiet side. She sat obediently beside Zhang Shize, and let the maid Xiao Taozi behind her fan her fan gently.

This elder sister of my own family can show her quiet side at this time, but she is just like a tomboy the rest of the time!

With a long sigh of relief, Zhu Ciyi said: "It is estimated that England will not start construction too early, and it is more likely that it will be later than Bavaria. After all, although Bavaria cannot be said to be the place where the Fourth World War was fought, it is also the key to Europe. where."

Zhang Shize nodded and said: "That doesn't matter, it will happen one day sooner or later. But then again, if a bridge across the sea can be built to connect England with this side, it would be really great .”

After several people laughed, Zhu Ciyi said: "The focus of the problem now is still the Holy Roman Empire, or other European countries.

I probably guessed a little bit about my father's mood, but I used the manpower and material resources of these barbarians to build the European railway first, so that I wouldn't have to do it now when I really need it in the future.

The question is, what should we do to help Master Angel Li on this trip? "

Zhu Ciyi's cousin, the cousin of Concubine Daming Yi, and the current governor of the Prince of Jin, Shi Lin Qingtai said in a deep voice: "If you want to help Lord Li, except for the prince and princess to go to the Holy Roman Empire to contribute, the rest The next thing is nothing more than to lure it.

Most of the barbarians in Europa value profit but not righteousness. For them, as long as they can earn enough silver coins, there is nothing they dare not sell, such as those of the East India Company.

And now Europa relies on my Ming the most, in addition to medicines, there are also spices, silk, and various daily necessities.

Either give them a profit, or tell them that after the construction of the railway, the cost will be greatly reduced, so that they can earn more silver coins, and they will find a way to solve these problems by themselves. "

Xu Changqing, the head of the guard of the Jin Palace, who was born in Jinyiwei and also worked as the commander of the Jin Palace, laughed and said: "Lin Changshi is right, those barbarians mostly value interests and despise righteousness, and don't care about the righteousness of the nation and the country at all. It's okay to lure it.

Except for the East India Company, those who are willing to cooperate are of course easy to say. If they are not willing to cooperate, they can also kill others and secretly eliminate some disobedient ones, so that the rest can see. "

When it comes to the flower work in this area, it is estimated that everyone in the entire Jin Palace will join together, and they will not be able to play with this kind of professional from the Jinyiwei——as a Jinyiwei whose conscience has fed the dog, what else is there for them? Dare to do...

Zhu Ciyi, whose heart was also darkened, was not surprised at all.

In fact, after following Emperor Chongzhen for a period of time, Zhu Ciyi saw all kinds of methods, and naturally inherited Emperor Chongzhen's idea of ​​not treating barbarians as human beings.

Zhang Shize shook his head and said, "Commander Xu is right. But for the current Europa, everything about me, Ming, is good, and I wish I could copy it over here, and do I have to kill chickens to scare monkeys?

Especially the Ming merchants in Bavaria and England, it is estimated that they are the most supportive of railway construction.

As long as they take the lead, the barbarians of Europa will naturally follow, and there is no need to play any tricks with them.

We can even take this opportunity to obtain authorization from Ferdinand III to counter rebellion against barbarian countries that do not cooperate! "

Zhu Ciyi always felt that his heart was dark enough, and his brother-in-law had always been an image of a gentleman, so he never thought that Zhang Shize was not a good bird either.

After nodding his head, Zhu Ciyi said: "As I said to Mr. Li before, the Holy Roman Empire itself must accept the railway, and it is not a big deal to get the authorization.

Big deal, without their authorization, it's not a problem for me to write a copy of the imperial decree of Prince Jin's Mansion myself.

It's just that when the time comes to fight, the Jin Palace may still need England's support. "

Zhang Shize nodded and said: "The British government can draw out a full-time guard. The specifics need to be discussed with the Governor of England, Governor Wu. If you are more optimistic, there may be three full-time guards over there."