Domineering Daming

Traveling to Europe is very risky, not only the unfamiliar sea routes, the unpredictable harsh environment at sea, but also the European countries with ulterior motives.

Obviously, Zheng Zhilong was going to make preparations in case something happened.Tang Ruowang is European after all, what he said is not credible.

Zhu Youjian played chess, and said casually: "Our first stop is Lisbon, isn't it your Papal State?"

Tang Ruowang frowned, looked at Zhu Youjian and said, "The situation in Europe is very complicated. The most powerful is the Habsburg family. They rule most of Europe. However, there are many hostile kingdoms, even the Pope. In need of the protection of the House of Habsburg."

Zhu Youjian remained motionless, staring at the chessboard. These were what he wanted to ask, and what Feng Zhu and others wanted to know later.

He already knew before that the Habsburg family was no longer considered a family. They were divided into many forces and were not united. The strongest of them was Francier, that is, Spain.

He has many enemies, the Frankish Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Kingdom of England, and the Ottoman Empire and so on.

There are more complicated factors in it, that is, religion, which is the confrontation between two divided teachings, and there are vaguely two forces that are constantly gathering.

The flames of war in Europe have almost never stopped, and now Tang Ruowang can't tell where the war is going, where is the ally, and where is the hostility.

Tang Ruowang hoped that these Ming people would know more about Europe so that their mission could go smoothly this time. He wanted to spread the glory of God to hundreds of millions of people in Ming Dynasty, and he needed a perfect result for this mission.

"The king of the Kingdom of Spain is Philip IV. He is a great monarch, and he is also the monarch of many kingdoms, such as the little Franz you mentioned, and we call it Portugal..." Tang Ruowang said.

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian's eyes flashed with disgust, and even a touch of disgust appeared on his expression, which did not disappear immediately.

Zhu Youjian had read these in the books written by Li Yizao and others before, and the reason why he was disgusted was that these Xiyi people had no manners and no shame at all!

This King Philip IV, the queen he married was actually his aunt, that is, his mother's sister!

What a nasty thing this is, something that even animals can't do in Daming!

Zhu Youjian has always abided by principles and laws, how could he tolerate this kind of thing!Even though they knew that these Xiyi people were uneducated, they never expected to be so barbaric!

And he further learned that Xiyi is accustomed to this kind of thing, and it is still a "custom", saying that in order to maintain the purity of the bloodline, it is necessary to marry close relatives!

If he didn't have enough concentration, Zhu Youjian would even want to spit it out!

For him, it's too disgusting!

Chapter 1194

Tang Ruowang saw Zhu Youjian's expression, blinked his eyes, and changed the subject without changing his expression: "Spain has received the letter, I believe they will welcome the prince warmly, and prepare a grand banquet to invite the prince to participate .”

Zhu Youjian suppressed the discomfort in his heart, took a sip from the teacup, and said: "This king has been at sea for more than a year, and the emperor is still waiting for our reply. I hope it can be as brief as possible."

He has been drifting at sea for more than a year, without any sense of security, and has been struggling in a panic.He doesn't like these Xiyi people, he hates them instinctively, so he feels homesick.

Tang Ruowang nodded and said, "Okay, I will try my best to arrange it. After meeting the King of Spain, I will take the prince to the Pope's Kingdom to meet His Majesty the Pope. Your Majesty has long been looking forward to the arrival of the prince. I believe he must be very happy."

Zhu Youjian exhaled, did not speak again, and continued to play chess.

Tang Ruowang did not give up, and told Zhu Youjian the glorious deeds of God, hoping to draw this down-and-out prince into God's people.

However, Zhu Youjian was quite firm in his heart and remained unmoved. Instead, he continued to listen to news from Europe in case of inadequacy.

The two played for nearly two hours, until it was getting late, they cleared the chessboard and left separately.

After a simple meal, Zhu Youjian went to rest. This fleet is not in his hands.

Feng Zhu, Aobai, Zheng Zhilong, Li Yizao and others gathered together, looking at the chart and discussing matters.

Feng Zhudao: "How's the record going?"

The Ming Fleet is not a simple visit. Along the way, it is necessary to record the conditions of the sea area, customs, division of forces, and so on.Although this journey has come safely, and may return smoothly, it does not mean that they will never come again.On the contrary, once these charts are sent back, the fleet that is already ready to go will rush out in a frenzy.

The outside world is too big and too barbaric, but it also has infinite wealth, enough to make the entire Ming Dynasty go crazy!

Although Li Yizao is a "scholar", he was also an official. He saw too much along the way, and he also had various thoughts in his heart.

Hearing Feng Zhu's words, he said: "Eunuch, we have recorded in great detail, and we have also summarized the records of the fleet. We are summarizing and have already got preliminary results."

Feng Zhu nodded in satisfaction. He is an old man who followed Zhu Xu, and he knew Zhu Xu's thoughts well, so he instructed: "Be as comprehensive as possible, the people of Xiyi are like wolves and tigers, slaughtering wantonly for gold and silver, and bullying the people along the road. Like domestic animals, as the envoys of the Celestial Dynasty, one should have the responsibility to save them, educate them, make them free from ignorance, and make them prosperous and civilized..."

These words are obviously not something an internal supervisor can say.Li Yizao was in the Political Yuan, so he knew who it was from, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Isn't it the duty of a human being to spread the teachings of saints and save people from suffering?

Li Yizao paused, and said: "Your officer has noted down, the sea route is complicated, dangerous, small fleet, I do not recommend that they go too far out to sea."

They are a huge fleet, hard to find in the world, even if they are cautious and walk along the shore, they still don't know how many times they were almost destroyed, which shows the danger overseas.

Feng Zhu was no longer Amon under Wu, but his expression was calm. He looked at Zheng Zhilong and said, "How is the damage to our fleet?"

Zheng Zhilong looked dignified, and said: "Not to mention the more than 30 silent ships, the others were also seriously damaged, including the Hongwu, and a suitable place must be found for repairs. At present, the navigation will not be affected much, but if war starts , the combat power is probably less than half of what it was in its heyday."

Feng Zhu frowned, and said: "The road is barren and there is no suitable place to repair it. It seems that we can only go to Lisbon to find a way. But these are the countries of tigers and wolves. If they take the opportunity to attack, we will have a big problem." Trouble."

Aobai was full of beards, with a rough look on his face, and said with a sneer, "Then let's disguise it first, and repair it step by step. We have more than 100 warships and thousands of cannons. I don't believe that people from Xiyi dare to slap a tiger's beard!" "

Feng Zhu said: "This is a way. Find a place to stop in front, repair the boat as much as possible, and replenish fresh water. We are from the Celestial Dynasty, so we can't let the people of Xiyi look down upon us!"

Zheng Zhilong and Obai had no objections, but Li Yizao said: "Eunuch Feng, two generals, should we occupy a place as a way out?"

Their current sea area is still within the range of Africa. The people here are ignorant, barbaric, and vulnerable. It is quite easy to occupy a territory. They have tried it before. If it is not impossible to stay for a long time, it is easy to take down a Nanzhili .

Feng Zhu was startled, looked at Li Yizao, then at Zheng Zhilong and Aobai.Li Yizao's proposal... made them a little embarrassed.

It is actually not difficult to establish a temporary backup base. Is it useful and long-lasting if it is difficult?

Zheng Zhilong was a pirate. He judged the situation and said, "Eunuch Feng, even if we set up a temporary base, if the people from Xiyi attack us, the vast sea may be useless at all."

Aobai also said: "If we are defeated, we may not be able to escape here, even if we escape here, it may not be useful, the country here is too far away, without any support, I am afraid we will not be able to go back."

This is the difficulty. It seems to be useful, but it is useless.

When Li Yizao saw Zheng Zhilong, Li Yizao objected, and said to the three of them: "The three of you must be of some use, and you don't need to keep many people. Also, if the Xiyi people didn't attack us, maybe this is a point, let's go back along the road You can sprinkle more points, and if I, Daming, come to Europe again, it will be much more convenient..."

Feng Zhu frowned slightly, and said decisively: "Okay, then send out a scout ship, find a suitable place, leave a base, and hide a little first. If the people from Xiyi are familiar, let's go back and forth, and then expand."

Obai and Zheng Zhilong looked at each other without any objection.In the end, this is optional.

Li Zhizao was very happy, he really wanted to go ashore to have a better understanding, but because of the rush, he never made the trip, so he immediately took the opportunity and said: "Then I will send a few students to stay for a while, and then I will go to see it in person when I return. look."

Feng Zhu nodded, and said: "The records that should be made must be complete, and we will submit them to the emperor when the time comes. It must be comprehensive, objective, and true."

"Yes." Li Yizao replied happily.

Li Yizao raised his head to look at Oboi, and said, "Tang Ruowang and the others must be under surveillance, and they must not be allowed to play tricks. King Xin is the emperor's elder brother. If something goes wrong, we won't be able to take it easy!"

Aobai raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Eunuch, don't worry, you will know the severity in the end."

Feng Zhu felt reassured about the few people, and said: "Well, let the fleet gradually enter the state of combat readiness. Once here, don't be careless at all!"