Domineering Daming

Zhu Youjian held on calmly, with more and more anger lurking in his heart.

The group of them came to a church, not the Cathedral of Salvation where the pope lived, it looked unobtrusive and ordinary.

The cardinal said a few words and left in a hurry.

Zhu Youjian and the others held the attitude of being at peace with what comes, and did not express their anger excessively. From this, they could also see clearly that within the Holy See, they still wanted to conquer the Ming Dynasty before preaching. This is what they have long been accustomed to. old routine.

Tang Ruowang did not leave. This situation has already told Zhu Youjian that the situation is not optimistic, and the "battle faction" still has the upper hand in the Holy See.

Zhu Youjian and Tang Ruowang sat opposite each other, poured tea slowly, and said calmly: "I heard a news that the Holy See sent 1000 people to conquer my Ming Dynasty?"

Europe is now the beginning of colonization, and it is not a lie that millions of people can be conquered with a few guns. It is a reality that has happened frequently.I don’t know how many people in Zeng Jin are full of desire for the East, and there are many people who say that a dozen or twenty people can conquer the Ming Dynasty. This kind of voice is also heard in the Holy See, saying that it is necessary to send a team of 30 guards. Conquering the Ming Dynasty is also the reason why the Holy See's war faction is tough.

But with the emergence of the huge fleet of the Ming Dynasty, it was really a sap to the main combat faction in the Holy See, and they were speechless.

Tang Ruowang looked at Zhu Youjian with a heavy heart, but he said in a relaxed manner: "My lord, please don't worry. Although the Holy See has some disputes, since you are invited to the city, things are probably not as bad as expected. The Pope has already sent a message Come, when you recover from illness, you will meet the prince, peace and friendship is what our Holy See has always insisted on."

Zhu Youjian was full of disgust for these missionaries, and Zhu Youjian had seen too much of what they did in books.

Zhu Youjian ignored Tang Ruowang's words, picked up the teacup calmly, and said indifferently: "Please tell the Holy See, the Pope, I will only wait here for three days. If there is no need to see the Pope, I will board the ship immediately and go to the next one." place."

Tang Ruowang could feel the anger hidden behind Zhu Youjian's calm words, and he was more worried, so he nodded silently without saying anything.

Things have come to this point, it is better not to say something.

Chapter 1212

When Pope Innocent X and Maidarzini disappeared at the same time, the debate within the Holy See continued.

One side is tough and insists on punishing Daming before preaching; the other side wants to gain Daming's friendship through friendly relations, so they come to preach.

The latter party has been proved to be useless, and it is inevitable that they will be short of breath. Facing the aggressive words of the tough "battle faction", they were once at a disadvantage.

In the church where Zhu Youjian and others are located, guards are quietly increasing around, and the silent murderous intent is spreading.

Zhu Youjian sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, turning a blind eye to the outside world. From morning to noon, from noon to night, he moved a chair and sat there for half a day, reading quietly.

The excitement in the Papal State is increasing. I don't know how many people are waiting to watch the show, but there are also many people who are quick-sighted and one step ahead.

On board the Hongwu, Zheng Zhilong greeted a rather special guest. This was the first person who asked to board the ship and visit the fleet of the Ming Dynasty.

——Maynard, a member of the United Nations in the Netherlands, Landau.This is a handsome man in his 30s who is full of energy and spirit. Standing on the deck of the Hongwu, he glanced across, with a calm expression and a sparkle in his eyes.

The Hongwu is seventy feet long, and it is a giant in the entire world today, especially some designs that integrate the East and the West, which are even more sturdy and powerful, as if they cannot be sunk.

Maynard felt the hard, flat steel under his feet, and said in surprise: "General, I really didn't expect that your country has such a huge warship. It is really an eye-opener?"

Zheng Zhilong received very little information about the Maynard MP who visited unexpectedly. He only knew that he had great influence in the Netherlands.

"There are only five such warships in our country. Together with a hundred small and medium-sized warships, they form a formation. Although our country can build two warships every year, the cost is too high. Secondly, it is inconvenient to operate, and there is no large-scale construction." Zheng Zhilong smiled. Said half-truth.

Maynard didn't doubt Zheng Zhilong's words. He took a telescope and looked around at the formation formed around the Hongwu. Battleships, mobile ships, supply ships, etc. were all neatly arranged in the sea, just looking daunting.

"General, I heard that your country's territory is larger than that of the whole of Europe." Maynard walked forward calmly, reached out to touch the cannon beside him, and said: "The humanities have flourished there for thousands of years, the land is rich, and the country's destiny is strong. ..."

Zheng Zhilong turned a blind eye to Maynard's actions and said with a smile: "The words are not entirely true. Our country is experiencing unprecedented natural disasters, and our national strength has weakened a lot."

Maynard touched the cannon, felt the heat on it, blinked, and said, "I heard that your cannon can have a range of ten miles?"

Zheng Zhilong glanced at the translator, put one hand on the other side of the cannon, and said, "It's not that far, the rumors are a bit exaggerated."

Maynard turned his head to look at Zheng Zhilong, his brown eyes showed no expression. He was dubious about Zheng Zhilong's words, and suddenly smiled and said: "As far as I know, your Royal Highness is in trouble in Rome. I don't know what you have to do. Countermeasures?"

Zheng Zhilong didn't look back, but looked at the city of Rome and said, "Our cannons are enough to protect our prince from being violated."

Following his gaze, Maynard vaguely saw the Frankish flag, frowned, and said, "General, I think your military exercise should start as soon as possible, otherwise there will be more trouble."

"Frank?" Zheng Zhilong also saw it, with a slightly strange look.

A look of disdain flashed across Maynard's face, and he said, "A proud, arrogant, bluffing iron rooster."

Zheng Zhilong vaguely heard something from his words, smiled without saying a word, watching the ship approaching continuously.

"Antonio, I have met the general." This is a middle-aged man with a restrained expression and proud eyes.

This is a governor of the Frankish Kingdom, who was born in a noble family and is a close friend of Frank Louis XIII.

Zheng Zhilong looked at him, raised his hand in the manner of the Ming Dynasty, and said: "Mr. Governor, you are polite. The visitor is a guest. Please talk in the cabin."

Antonio had already observed it before uploading, and scanned it again on the Hongwu, his pupils shrunk slightly, with a dignified look.

This fleet is too powerful. The Frankish Kingdom was not good at the navy and could hardly resist Spain at sea, so there were no colonies overseas.However, as Frank has grown stronger in recent years, he is gradually provoking Spain's hegemony, but if Spain has a strong helping hand like the Ming Dynasty, Frank will be in danger.

Antonio glanced at Maynard, followed Zheng Zhilong into the cabin with a smile on his face.

A sumptuous Chinese meal has been prepared, and they dined with Maynard and Antonio. Naturally, there was a lot of chatting and laughing during the dinner, each of them was talking about interesting things, and laughter came from time to time.

The only shortcoming is that it was a bit slow, and the other party could only express their emotions after the translation, so it seemed a bit weird.

Antonio ate the delicious food, raised his eyebrows from time to time, and praised a few words, halfway through the meal, he casually said: "General, I am very interested in your country's fleet, I don't know when I can start acting, I can't wait. "

Zheng Zhilong drank the soup, looked calm and calm, and said: "Although I am temporarily in charge of the fleet, the exercise requires the order of the prince, and we still have to wait."

Antonio and Maynard looked at each other almost involuntarily, and the room was quiet for a while, Maynard said: "General, with all due respect, the Holy See has a completely different attitude towards your visit, if you can conduct military exercises as soon as possible , maybe the Holy See will change its attitude after seeing it."

Zheng Zhilong glanced at the two of them and raised his glass.

Both Frank and the Netherlands are enemies of Spain. They want to find out the strength of Spain, an eastern ally, in order to assess the resulting impact and possible policy adjustments.

Zheng Zhilong could get a rough idea of ​​their thoughts, and he couldn't stop thinking about them.

Xin Wang is now trapped in the city of Rome, and may be killed at any time. Their line of business is in danger of being destroyed.What Maynard said made sense. If the Holy See saw the strength of the Ming Dynasty, it might not dare to act so rashly.

"I will discuss it with the prince." Zheng Zhilong said.

Maynard smiled more and more, and said: "General, you should invite more people from the Papal State, they will be interested."

Zheng Zhilong glanced at him, suddenly stunned.

The so-called multi-provincial United Nations has not been approved by the Pope, so this country is illegal, and any country ruled by the Pope can conquer it.

The so-called kingdom ruled by the pope covers almost all of Europe. There is no king in any country that is not approved by the pope. If there is no king, it is illegal and a deserter of God. Everyone will oppose it.

Maynard hoped that the Ming Dynasty could trouble the Pope as much as possible, so that they would be very happy.

Between the Ming Fleet and the city of Rome, the number of ships coming and going is increasing day by day, and there is an endless stream of people who want to observe this fleet from thousands of miles away. fleet.

Rome, inside a church.