Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

Of course, these Norman nobles later "integrated" with the Anglo-Saxons and were no longer considered descendants of conquerors and colonists.

In the 17th century today, the descendants of the Norman nobles are still aloof, and have no interest in "integrating" with the Anglo-Saxons. How could their noble blue-blooded nobles be as unstable as the serfs? Is the sannyas the same species?

As for the Irish who were conquered twice by the Norman nobles and later the Tudor dynasty, they were of course worse than the Anglo-Saxons... After being deprived of their land and then becoming serfs, even the serfs died after the enclosure movement. Undeserved suffering, which was nothing less than the oppression of Irish Catholics by English Protestants.

However, since the current British King James is a devout Catholic, he is committed to achieving religious equality in the UK-of course not to make Christians and Christians, Jews, Confucian disciples, Buddhists, etc. equal, but just to make England holy Sanhedrin and Catholics are equal.

So the Irish, who are now double oppressed by the Norman nobles and the English Protestants, can now see a little bit of hope... But as a close friend of James II, Baron John Churchill, who is also a descendant of the Norman nobles and Protestants Very clearly, his king is playing with fire and setting himself on fire!

He has now returned to London, England, and is riding in a four-wheeled carriage through the smelly and messy central London. He is preparing to go to Hampton Palace in the western suburbs of London with a heavy heart to meet King James II.

The reason for Baron Churchill's heavy heart was not that he suffered under the hands of the Ming Dynasty.In fact, his trip to the East this time was generally considered a success.Although it did not prevent the expansion of the Ming Empire in the direction of Malacca.But it finally succeeded in disintegrating the Hindustan Empire, which occupied more than half of India, and expanded the colonies and protectorates of the British East India Company in southern India. Representatives of the Chinese government signed the "Goa Treaty" that divided the sphere of influence in India, and also signed the "British-Mongolian Trade Agreement" with the Great Mongolia-this agreement won the "sugar freedom" for Britain!

Therefore, Baron Churchill's trip can be described as fruitful.

But Baron John Churchill, who returned successfully, heard a happy event that made him worry-the second wife of King James II, who had failed to leave a surviving offspring ten times, was in a "dumb fire" Four years later, she was pregnant again... and she was pregnant while Baron Churchill was away on business. It is said that the condition of the fetus is not bad. It is now seven or eight months old, and it will be born soon.

It would be fine if it was a daughter, but it would be a big trouble if it was a son!

Because sons are more qualified to inherit the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland than daughters... and before this son was born, the eldest daughter of James II, Prince of Orange and wife of Regent William III of the Netherlands, the Protestant Princess Mary But the recognized heir to the throne!

The vast majority of Protestant English nobles have secretly expressed their loyalty to Princess Mary and William III... and the handsome and handsome Baron Churchill once accompanied James II in exile in the Netherlands, and he was with William III Become a good friend.

If James II had a son, wouldn't the efforts of Baron Churchill and the loyalty of so many Protestant nobles to Princess Mary and William III be wasted?

If the big guys are unwilling to waste their dedication and loyalty in vain, then England may have to go through another revolutionary storm!

And Churchill's family has long been labeled as a royal party. Once England becomes a republic again... Baron Churchill couldn't help sighing when he thought of the republic and Cromwell's dictatorship.

"Baron," the voice of William Hughes, the former ambassador to Great Mongolia who had just stepped down, rang in Baron Churchill's ear, "We have arrived!"

Only then did Baron Churchill come back from his own thoughts, and he turned his head to look out the window of the carriage, and what he saw was the dark and gloomy doorway of Hampton Court Palace.

A court attendant wearing a wig has already rushed out of the door opening, arrived at the side of the carriage, opened the door courteously, and then said to Baron Churchill inside: "Baron, Your Majesty, please go directly to him with Mr. Hughes. office."

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When Baron Churchill and William Hughes walked into the king's office together, King James II of England, Scotland and Ireland was holding a book of "War of Angels" and watching it with relish.He is in a pretty good mood now, and his wife Maria Beatrice Durst's physical condition has improved significantly due to the long-term use of "garlic medicine".After this pregnancy, nothing frightening happened. The fetus in the stomach is also very healthy. It seems to be a very energetic fetus... and it is likely to be a boy!

This is a legit boy!He is the boy who can inherit the throne and continue the Stuart dynasty!

James II actually had three illegitimate children, all of whom were born to Baron Churchill's sister Arabella Churchill, but because they were illegitimate children, they could not be named Stuart. James II gave them three surnames Fitzjames—— Son of James.

You obviously have three healthy and intelligent sons, but you cannot pass on your surname and throne to them, and you have to hand over the crown that was poured with the blood of the Stuart family to William of the Orange family... You let James II How can you be willing?

So now he is very much looking forward to having a legal, healthy son!

However, he also knew that his Catholic belief and the idea of ​​equality between British Catholics and Protestants made the Protestant nobles who made their fortunes by dividing up the property of the Catholic Church and believers very afraid.

These people have overthrown one Stuart, and they are capable of overthrowing another!

And Stuart did not dare to "betray God" and become a Protestant—in order to get a legal son, since James II beat his wife to become pregnant, he kept praying to God, swore to be loyal to God, And always worship God with the Catholic Church in Rome.

Because he really believed in God, he didn't dare to break the covenant with God after his son got his hands.Those Protestants can take his throne, and God can take his Son!

When he was in trouble, his confidant, Baron John Churchill, returned to London and brought him good news that could unite Catholics and Protestants in Britain-a common enemy, an anti-Christ enemy !

The door of the king's office was opened, and then came the voice of the attendants.

"Your Majesty the King, Baron Churchill and Mr. Hughes have arrived."

The King of England hurriedly put down the novel in his hand, then looked up at the door of the office: "Please come in."

Then the office door was opened by two attendants in gorgeous tuxedos and wigs on their heads.It was Baron Churchill and William Hughes who came in from the door. They bowed respectfully to the king, and then stood upright in front of the king.

"John, William, sit down."

James II pointed to the two chairs on the opposite side of the desk, seated the two in front of him, then patted a report on the corner of the spacious desk, and said solemnly: "About the New Continent Business I have read Fang Guo's investigation report carefully! And I have also read the "Legend of Angels"...Obviously, Shang Fang Guo in the New World is a huge and barbaric pagan country!"

The King of England took a breath and said in a rather indignant tone: "The rulers of this country are all inhuman thugs. They have invented all kinds of appalling instruments of torture. For example, people are scalded to death with red-hot bronze utensils." , and throwing people into pits full of poisonous snakes and scorpions. The most hateful thing is that they also cut open the stomachs of pregnant women for no reason, just to check whether the fetus inside is male or female. It is simply inhumane Devil! As the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, I must not allow such a devil to rule the rich, quiet, and peaceful continent of North America!"

John Churchill and William Hughes were both dumbfounded.

"Legend of Angels" (Fengshenyanyi) is just a Ming Dynasty novel, and the things written in it may not be true...even if they are true, the things have passed more than 600 years ago.

Both King Zhou and Su Daji who did bad things have been dead for 600 years. It seems too late for the King of England to attack them now, right?

The King of England tried his best to brew again, so as to make himself look more angry, "And this evil country has the support of the Ming Empire in East Asia, and now it has become the main enemy that the Christian civilized world has encountered in the New World! If We cannot defeat them, and our civilization will suffer the greatest setback since Columbus discovered the New World!"

The King of England became more and more excited as he spoke, waving his arms vigorously and said: "The prosperity and progress of Western Europe today all come from this great geographical discovery and the great age of navigation that followed. If we lose the New World, then Our civilization will lose its present and future. We will return to the age of darkness...even, we will lose our faith!

And to defeat them, all Christians should unite whether they belong to the Anglican Church, the Roman Universal Church or the Orthodox Church! "

What he said was on point!

Although scholars of later generations paid more attention to the high-quality Renaissance, and believed that it was the key to the rise of Christian civilization in Western Europe...But as the king of England in the 17th century, James II believed that the wealth and living space of the New World were the rise of civilization key factor.

Although Spain, which benefited the most from the wealth and living space of the New World, did not become very prosperous, the demand from Spain stimulated the rapid development of industry and commerce in other European countries, and also stimulated the rapid development of overseas trade across the ocean.And Spain, which has obtained huge wealth, invested a considerable part of its income in armaments and funding for the Holy Roman Empire, thus resisting the powerful Ottoman Empire.Moreover, the military expenditures spent by the Spaniards also greatly stimulated the development of new weapons and the use of new tactics.Finally let Europeans lead the world in military technology...until the advent of sweet gunpowder!

But now that the Europeans have found a stable sugar supply chain in India, as long as they take time, they will definitely be able to catch up with the Ming Empire in the East and become a leading civilization in military technology again.But if the Europeans lost the real gold and silver and the almost endless American continent, would Kangxi Khan still give sugar for free?

He paused, and then said: "So, I plan to convene an international conference aimed at crusade against the brutal and barbaric American merchant countries, and invite Louis XIV, William III, the Pope of Rome, the chief minister of Spain, and the Portuguese King Pedro has come to the meeting to discuss the formation of a coalition army and crusade against merchants!"

James II has indeed found a good subject this time!

Regardless of whether he can really destroy the Shangfang Kingdom, as long as the theme of "The British King's Crusade" is still there, he will be the defender of European Christian civilization!Those who oppose him will be in a politically incorrect position...

Chapter 816: King of England defeats Zhou, meeting princes!

The Hague in the Netherlands has now become a center for exchanges between the two major civilizations of Western Europe and the East.The imperial envoys of Great Mongolia and Ming Dynasty in Western Europe were all opened in The Hague.

These two yamen are not responsible for the diplomacy with the Netherlands, but for the diplomacy between the two countries and the Netherlands, England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, Portugal, the Holy See, Denmark, Sweden and other Northwestern European countries. At the same time, it also manages the exchanges with the German states and the Italian states.

At the same time, it is also a window for exchanges between Ming Dynasty and Great Mongolia.

"Dong dong dong..."

The door of the third study room of the imperial envoy’s yamen of the Great Mongolian State in The Hague was smashed and rang loudly, and then the voice of Tongjia Longkodo, the guard and military officer of the imperial envoy’s yamen, came: “Ama, Mr. Huang, Something big has happened! King James II of England is going to meet the princes in the London palace and raise his troops to defeat the king!"

In the study room, only the new imperial envoy Tong Guowei and the Ming imperial envoy Huang Zhisheng in The Hague... nothing serious, just discussing the trivial matter of white sugar, cotton cloth, and cotton there.

Oh, although Great Mongol and Daming are still enemies now, there is nothing wrong with getting together and discussing things in order to do business.Make money, not shabby.

Now the Indian Empire and the Great Ming Dynasty under the Mongolian Kingdom are the only two suppliers of white sugar in the world. Of course, the pricing of white sugar has to be discussed carefully... Now the Ottoman Empire and European Christians are preparing for a war again.Both sides are working hard to reserve sugar!

And in order to avoid too much damage caused by sugar medicine weapons, the envoys of Ming Dynasty and Great Mongol should of course make a total sum, shouldn't they raise a price together?Is this an appropriate increase of 30.00%?Or is it appropriate to increase by 40.00%?

In addition, the matter of cotton and cotton cloth has to be carefully considered... Now there are only three major cotton producing areas in the world, one is Daming, the other is India, and the third is England!

Don't underestimate cotton and cotton cloth, capitalism in England started from the cotton textile industry!Therefore, the British cotton textile industry has always been on the blacklist of the Ming emperor, just like the British North American colonies.

However, Daming's cotton fabrics don't have a high share in the European market, that is, the high-end purple cotton fabrics sell well, but ordinary cotton fabrics are difficult to break into the middle and low-end markets in Europe because of shipping costs.

As for cotton cloth, it is a quantity, so it is impossible to make it into a luxury item!

Therefore, the European cotton cloth and cotton yarn market has always been dominated by India and England... If Kang Mazi's Indian Empire can formulate a policy to encourage the export of cotton cloth, it can compete with France, the Netherlands, Spain, Shinra, Portugal, Rakshasa, Poland, Sweden, etc. If China signs a cotton trade agreement and squeezes out the British cotton and cotton cloth market, then the industrial revolution may have to say goodbye to Britain completely.

But the problem is that after Kang Mazi became the Long Live Lord of the Indian Empire, he only cared about the sugar industry and didn't care about cotton at all.So Emperor Zhu could only ask his ambassador to The Hague, Huang Zhisheng, to discuss with the new Qing ambassador, Tong Guowei, how to kill the still-gestating British Industrial Revolution.

When two hostile imperial envoys were discussing how to use Indian cotton cloth to hit the European market, Tongjia Longkodo yelled outside the door.

Tong Guowei and Huang Zhisheng were taken aback when they heard Longkodo's words.

"What? The King of England, Zhan Er, is going to attack Zhou?" Huang Zhisheng reacted first, looked at Tong Guowei, and hesitated for a while, "Did your son... drink too much?"

Tong Guowei's face was livid, he knew his son's temperament too well, he was a drunkard!It's normal to be drunk and talk nonsense, otherwise Tong Guowei would not have asked Kangxi Khan to let him bring his son with him... He was afraid that his son would be in trouble by drinking too much by Kangxi Khan's side!

"Longkodo, come in and talk!" Tong Guowei said angrily.

"Here we come." Long Kedo responded, pushed the door open and walked in. When he arrived in front of Tong Guowei and Huang Zhisheng, he greeted Tong Guowei and Huang Zhisheng with a smile, before he had time to report the business.His father, Tong Guowei, spoke first: "Are you drinking again, kid?"

"That's right, I just drank a little." Longkodo quickly argued, "Aren't I going to the reception held by the Dutch East India Company? Didn’t I fall into the prestige of Great Mongolia? But I’m not drunk!”

Hearing his son's nonsense, Tong Guowei was really angry, "Are you still drunk? You have been defeated by the King of England... How dare you say you are not drunk?"

"I'm really not drunk!" Long Kedo said, "Ama, there really is a king of England who defeated the king! It was spread all over the reception of the East India Company. It is said that King James II of England just had a son. In order to divert domestic conflicts, he They are planning to start a war with the Shang Fang Kingdom established by the Yin Shang survivors who just discovered the New World, and they also said that they will attack King Zhou!"

Not long after Tong Guowei came to the Netherlands, he was stunned to understand what was going on, "Why did Zhan Er have to divert domestic conflicts when he got a son? What does his diversion of domestic conflicts have to do with King Zhou of Shang? King Zhou of Shang has been dead for so many years It's..."

However, Huang Zhisheng has been in Europe for a long time, and he knows the shit in England, so he interjected with a smile: "Master Tong, it seems that your son is really not drunk. The king of England, Zhan Er, has no legal son to inherit. of the throne."

"What? A legal son?" Tong Guowei was taken aback again, "Is there any illegal son?"

"Yes!" Huang Zhisheng said with a smile, "The sons born outside the house are illegal sons. Zhan Er has three sons outside the law, but the previous and the previous two wives have never given birth to legal sons who can survive to this day. But he The house-filling wife was pregnant again last year, and it is almost time to give birth, and now it seems that she has a son."

"That's a good thing!" Tong Guowei said, "There are three types of unfilial piety, and the worst is having no descendants. Now Zhan Er can finally explain to their ancestors of the Zhan family."

"But some people don't like it!" Huang Zhisheng said, "Zhan Er's throne was originally agreed to be given to his son-in-law, that is, Wei San, the consul of the Netherlands, and his wife."

"What's the matter?" Tong Guowei frowned, "But after Wei San inherited the throne of England, he became the son-in-law of the old Zhan family? What's so good? And Zhan Er has a son, and the throne is of course passed on to his son." Already, what’s the contradiction in this legitimate thing?”

"Isn't it?" Huang Zhisheng said with a smile, "but this Zhan Er is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Most of the gentlemen in England believe in the Anglican Protestantism, and Wei San and his wife Mary in the Netherlands also believe in Protestantism... Therefore, most of the lords in England support Wei San to inherit the English throne! Moreover, the lords in the British Advisory Council are all traitors, and Zhan Er’s father Cha Yi was caught and beheaded by these traitors! "

"Ah?" Tong Guowei was taken aback by Huang Zhisheng's words. The masters in this advisory council became so fierce that they even killed the king and emperor!This has to make Long Live Lord be careful... Now that the Great Mongolian State has the Kulitai Conference, and the Indian Empire has the "Five and Eight Banners Political Council", is this going to cause trouble?

Huang Zhisheng said again: "That's why Zhan Er wanted to take advantage of the merchants in North America. In the name of sending troops to fight against the merchants, he lifted himself to the position of the leader of the European coalition army. Then he used his identity as the leader to suppress the domestic The council, so that my son can become the crown prince smoothly. As for the King of England's attack on Zhou, it is estimated that Zhan Er read those "Fengshen Yanyi" that Ji Dabao randomly translated... The man surnamed Ji has nothing to do in Europe. The only thing I like to do is dump those domestic novels and translate them into foreign languages, so as to gain fame."

"So that's how it is..." Tong Guowei nodded, thinking: "It seems that I have to go to London too!"

Thinking of this, he said to Huang Zhisheng: "Master Huang, I must go to this meeting of the princes of the London Mansion! This Shang Fangguo of the New World and your Daming..."

Huang Zhisheng nodded repeatedly and said with a smile, "Go, go, no problem."

Tong Guowei said again: "The King of England must have used a lot of white sugar to defeat the Zhou Dynasty, right?"

"That's a must!" Huang Zhisheng said, "As far as I know, the weapons of this Shangfang country are very powerful! If you want to fight them, you can't use less candy...Master Tong, look at this candy. Is it better to increase by [-]% or [-]%?"

Tong Guowei thought for a while, and then stretched out a slap, "Let's not be too cruel, give a conscience price, and increase it by [-]%!"

"Okay! Come on, let's increase by [-]%." Huang Zhisheng laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.His family is a big family in Xinhui. There are sugar cane fields and a sugar factory in his home. The "special white" produced is the best raw material for processing white sugar for military use.

Selling to Europe will increase by [-]%...the increase is so happy!

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When Tong Guowei and Huang Zhisheng were discussing how much sugar should be raised, King James II of England, that is, James II, was receiving "Li Zhongtang" from France in his Hampton Court Palace - Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hugo Lee Ona.

Although the relationship between Britain and France has been bumpy, James II and Louis XIV have always been good.In the early years, James II and his elder brother Charles II were in exile in France. Later, during the Franco-Dutch War, because his son-in-law was the ruling William III of the Netherlands, he was forced to leave Britain, which was on the side of France to attack the Netherlands, and ran to attach himself to Louis XIV.

In the original history, after James II was ousted by his daughter, son-in-law, rebels in the parliament, and Baron Churchill, a defected general, he went into exile in France again and was protected by Louis XIV.Later, Louis XIV once wanted James II to elect the king of Poland... Although this matter was unsuccessful, it can also be seen from this matter how strong James II and Louis XIV are.

This time, as soon as James II started talking about the "King of England's defeat of Zhou Dynasty", he immediately asked Baron Churchill to go to France and invited Louis XIV's latest foreign minister, Leona.

"Hugo, please tell Louis that I really need to lead a war to defend Christianity! Just like he needs to lead a war against Vienna...Only in this way can the two of us become defenders of Western Christian civilization. After becoming the defender of Christian civilization, Louis can become the Holy Roman Emperor, and I can also pass the throne to my son James III!"

The James III mentioned by the King of England is James Francis Edward Stuart who was just born on June 6.This is a very healthy baby, who cries loudly, eats a lot, and looks like he is thriving.Moreover, James II also prepared garlic medicine bought from Ming Dynasty at a high price for him to ensure that he could grow up.

However, the priests of the British Parliament and the Anglican Church obviously did not want this child to grow up, and they were even unwilling to recognize his legitimacy-they even said that this child was picked up by James!The real original was a stillborn baby that James picked up as a replacement.

Although this is an absurd rumor, it has been spread everywhere in London, and almost all Protestants believe it.

James II knew very well that this was his enemies trying to create public opinion for the rebellion.

Rebellion in Britain, however, was not his greatest concern.What James II was most worried about was that his son-in-law William III would take advantage of the fire!

So at this time, he needed the support of Louis XIV very much.

And when the Holy Roman Empire was crippled by the Turks, and the King of Spain was a fool.Only Louis XIV could hold James II to the position of "Leader of Overthrowing Zhou".

And Louis XIV, who coveted the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, also needed the support of England.Because the emergence of the Merchants of America is a great threat to New Spain, and the survival of New Spain is related to the national destiny of the Kingdom of Spain.The nobles of Spain must not take it lightly.

However, they had to support the Holy Roman Empire against Turkey, and at the same time dealt with the Shang Fang Kingdom in the New World, and at the same time faced the threat of Ming Dynasty, so they were a bit powerless.

If King James II of England is willing to stand up and take on the heavy responsibility of fighting against the merchants, the Spanish nobles will be very grateful to him.

In this way, James II had the bargaining chip to persuade the Spaniards to support Louis XIV as the Holy Roman Emperor.

"Your Majesty the King," Leonard said after deliberation, "King Louis hopes to start with Europe and then America. The Turks occupying Vienna must be eliminated first, and then troops will be dispatched to the New World."

"This is not possible." James II understood the French minister's true intentions, so he shook his head and said, "The war to regain Vienna may take several years... and the Shangfang Kingdom will be strengthened every few months. So we don't have a few years to wait.

We must make an immediate decision to send troops!Otherwise, we might as well stop sending troops forever.

However, we can discuss the candidates for the Holy Roman Emperor and the Emperor of the Spanish Empire while deciding to send troops to deal with the Shangfang Kingdom... Whether it is against Turkey or the Shangfang Kingdom, a strong Catholic leader is needed.

In my opinion, only the king of France can assume the throne of the Holy Roman Empire.And Leopold was supposed to go to Spain and be emperor. "

Chapter 817 America, your fortune is going to Mexico!

Hugo Leonard, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of France listened to James II's suggestion, frowned slightly, and showed embarrassment on his face: "Your Majesty, although our King Louis of France is very interested in becoming the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire , and our French army is strong enough to recover Vienna. But... Leopold I may not be willing to become the emperor of Spain. Moreover, Spain's land is very barren, and there is no extra territory to grant to follow Leopold The German nobles of the first generation, so those German nobles will definitely stop Leopold I."

What Hugo Leonard raised is a very real problem-although Spain is not small in size, it is a barren land with drought and little rain.Moreover, due to the long and difficult process of Spanish reconquest, a large number of Western European knights were introduced to assist.Therefore, most of the land within the Kingdom of Spain has been turned into the manors of the knights, and the remaining territory belonging to the royal family is very small, which is not enough to be allocated to the nobles under Leopold I.

And the German Habsburg royal family led by Leopold I has always had a big face, that is Emperor Shinra, the Archduke of Austria, the King of Bohemia, in addition to a large piece of fragmented territory, the number of nobles under its banner Very much.It was impossible for Leopold to abandon them and become the bare king of Spain himself.