Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 511 Do It Yourself
After staying in France for three weeks, the Ming Dynasty Global Fleet continued to set sail and arrived at the neighboring city of Genoa, which is now an important seaport of the Kingdom of Italy.

Since the Republic of Genoa has just become part of the Kingdom of Italy, Ming has also become a Commonwealth with the Kingdom of Italy, although the people of Genoa know almost nothing about this distant Eastern Empire, and most of them have not even read Marco Polo’s travel notes , but people have realized that they have come to a new era.

The streets are filled with Italian green, white and red tricolor flags and the national flag of Ming Dynasty. Italians in this era have not yet discriminated against the ancient civilizations of the Far East.The Ming Empire, which had recently defeated the European power Spain and made almost all European countries fall under it, is such an existence to look up to, and Italy is gradually becoming a big country, with the support of this powerful Eastern Empire.

Therefore, Genoese people are still more enthusiastic.

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy, Aderno, has not yet traveled from Genoa to Milan, the temporary capital, where he also greeted the Ming Dynasty Global Fleet.

"Welcome, welcome, Commander! Welcome to the brotherly country Italy!" Aderno's face was filled with joy.

Bai Mingxiu shook hands with him and said, "We are also honored to be in this newly born country. Her future is destined to be glorious and great."

After exchanging pleasantries with Bai Mingxiu, Adelnuo left.Liang Haisheng was beside Bai Mingxiu, watching Aderno's leaving figure, and said to Bai Mingxiu: "Adelno is also facing various challenges now, even in Genoa, his family is not completely able to cover the sky with one hand, and moreover Not to mention that it is now an Italian kingdom. Places such as Milan, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia may not necessarily listen to his words. Now the Italian kingdom government is in the initial stage, and almost everything is trying Now, the power struggle is also very serious, and Aderno hopes to use our power to determine his position."

As a diplomat, Liang Haisheng must be a very political politician, so he can find an entry point through the political situation of other countries and seek benefits for Ming Dynasty.

"If he can manage Italy well, cooperate with Daming, and honestly lead Italy to do what we need him to do, then there is nothing wrong with standing for him, but if he only thinks about his own interests, then not only will we not support him, but we will remove him.”

Liang Haisheng still expressed his worries: "Now Italy is not unified, and the north and the south are separated. Every territory has intertwined interests. If there is a strong army and a strong regime, then it is easy to say, and the It would be good to uproot the forces in other places. But the current situation is just the opposite. The establishment of the Kingdom of Italy was kneaded by external forces, that is, us. It is not so easy to establish a really reliable and efficient regime Things. If we hadn’t suppressed it, I’m afraid the five political entities would not have been able to discuss the establishment of the country alone. After that, it took almost a lot of effort to organize the kingdom’s great council, and our people took the film. The table finally compromised."

Bai Mingxiu nodded and said, "If the Kingdom of Italy is to survive, develop, and eventually unify, the core still depends on the army and finance. If these two points cannot be established, everything is useless."

Adelnuo obviously also understood this truth. On the second day when the Global Fleet arrived in Genoa, Adelnuo came to visit Bai Mingxiu again.

"My lord commander, it's great to see you. The Kingdom of Italy is waiting to be rebuilt, and it is better to face a major challenge." His expression is very serious, showing that he is a good prime minister who cares about the country and the people.

"What challenge do you mean?"

"Of course it is a threat from the Republic of Venice. The Republic of Venice has dominated the Mediterranean for hundreds of years. Their maritime power and merchant ships are very strong. Now the Republic of Venice has even attracted the Austrian Habsburg Dynasty. Their purpose is self-evident. Yes, it is aimed at our emerging Kingdom of Italy." The Prime Minister said with seriousness, as if the Republic of Venice was really planning to do something to Italy.

Bai Mingxiu asked, "Please state your request."

Aderno said: "Can you please send your elite Ming army to destroy our potential enemy, the Republic of Venice? If we can eliminate this great enemy on the side of the couch, then we will face fewer obstacles in the unification of Italy. .”

Liang Haicheng glanced at Bai Mingxiu, and saw that his brows were slightly wrinkled.

Liang Haisheng didn't know why, but he always felt that sometimes this naval commander really looked like the emperor himself.He is usually very approachable and easy to talk, but he always shows an inexplicable majesty inadvertently.

"No." Bai Mingxiu said bluntly.

"The Ming army will no longer be involved in wars in Europe. Although Italy and Ming are in a common confederacy, Ming cannot do everything for you. If Italy needs to do anything, Ming must do it for you. In fact, Italy will also There is no value for existence, so Ming simply took over the Apennine Peninsula, and just set up a province or a consolation department, so why do you want to set up a kingdom government here?"

Aderno responded so strongly, which was unexpected and embarrassing.

Liang Haisheng also smiled and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, don't always think about good things. We have put you in this honorable position, and it is time for you to show your ability. Don't talk about the future, even the past , Venice doesn’t touch Milan or Genoa much. They may be very powerful at sea, but they are vulnerable on land. Moreover, Ming Dynasty stands behind the Kingdom of Italy. So the Republic of Venice is nothing to fear, even Austria That's all."

Bai Mingxiu finally added: "Integrating the power of the Kingdom of Italy is the most important thing you should do. The kingdom is higher than Genoa, higher than Milan, higher than Naples, higher than Sicily, higher than Sardinia. Officials should not Serve the Kingdom with prejudice and regional interests. Daming will provide you with help in this regard, train officials to manage, and establish a system suitable for the Kingdom of Italy. We have paid tens of millions of taels directly to Italy , you are capable of accomplishing all of this.”

Daming did send someone to give guidance in Italy, but this kind of guidance is not decisive, and the Italians have the final say on what to do.But the Italians can't get rid of Ming's protection, whether it's weapons or protection, they need Ming to give them.

(End of this chapter)