The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1402

[1402. Chapter 1331 The new crown]

After Sir Andres said these words, his face was full of sadness.

The Governor’s Mansion is already in a mess. It won’t be long before angry soldiers and mobs arrive here. The envoys and nobles from various countries have already escaped.

As for myself, I have nowhere to go.

Sir Andres said to his entourage: “A chaotic or new era will begin. What awaits us is either a long night, or perhaps the rising dawn, but all of this means nothing to me anymore. This is my end. Please take my last advice and tell His Royal Highness the King. At this moment, we must unite the French effectively and we can no longer scheming with the French. Only by uniting with them can we ensure the future. To put down the rebellion in the Northern Province, if the Northern Province is allowed to be occupied by the rebels, then sooner or later, this place will become the birthplace of the plague.”

The entourage was confused and did not understand the meaning of Sir Andres’ words, but at this moment. Obviously, he was no longer willing to stay any longer, because there were angry voices outside, and the few guards seemed to have conflicted with the mob outside.

The entourage didn’t even look at Sir Andres, but rushed away with his sword in a panic, and suddenly disappeared.

Sir Andres looked at the direction the retinue was going and couldn’t help but smile bitterly. He knew that his retinue would not speak for him.

Before coming to the Northern Province, he was just a nobleman who, like everyone else, was devoted to participating in palace salons and queuing up, and occasionally being jealous of women. However, during his trip to the Northern Province, he was entrusted with important tasks, which made him truly realize that… There are still games like this in the world.

And now…he’s enlightened.

Unfortunately, the game is over and the winner has been decided.

The reason why he believed that Spain must conclude an alliance with France at this time was naturally to ensure that the Northern Province was still in the hands of the Habsburgs and the rebellion must be eliminated.

Unfortunately, the Northern Province is adjacent to France and the northern German states in the Holy Roman Empire.

France has been competing with the Habsburgs for European hegemony. Just a dozen years ago, the Spanish army defeated the French army, so that the French had to choose to make peace with the Ottoman Empire. The two sides were at war with each other, and even this time Joining forces is only temporary.

The French were obviously happy to see the Habsburgs lose control of the Northern Province. After all, they were optimistic about anything that weakened the Habsburg family.

As for the German states, although they were nominally subordinate to the King of Spain who was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, in fact, the emperor had limited control over them. These princes had always defied the emperor, and even, they were unwilling to expand the emperor’s power. They are also afraid that the neighboring Northern Province, the territory of the Habsburg family, has always made them restless.

And once the rebels get their connivance, the consequences… may be even worse.

At this moment, a large number of rioters rushed into the city hall angrily.

They were armed with all kinds of weapons.

Sir Andres stood upright until some rioters came forward and knocked him to the ground with a punch: “He is a Spaniard!”

He grinned in pain, but he didn’t even have room to resist, and the rioters waved their hands again. Punch on him.

The mob also became excited at the word “Spanish” and rushed towards him one after another.

…………

The fleet slowly followed the waves.

At this time, on the leading ship flying the Portuguese flag, Liu Jin and Wang Xizuo both raised their eyebrows and looked happy.

Liu Wenshan lowered his head and looked at the book. In fact, only God knows how much success this time will have, because no one had time to count. All the gold coins and silver dollars were hurriedly loaded onto the ships, and then they were pulled out to the open sea one by one. , in the open sea, there is a fleet of Ming Dynasty to meet.

But there was no joy on Liu Wenshan’s face.

Before coming, he worked hard to learn the French language from Wang Xizuo.

After that, at other times, he would read some books about Franji. The entire Franji obviously had different traditions. It was a brand new civilization. There were too many complicated things on this continent.

China has regarded itself as a celestial kingdom for a long time, and regards other states as barbarians, but among the new learning, it is not so arrogant.

It pays more attention to pragmatism and adheres more to the principle of knowing oneself and knowing the enemy externally.

What Liu Wenshan was reading now was a French knight novel. He read it all night long. Then, he raised his head and looked at Liu Jin and Wang Xizuo who were very happy.

Liu Wenshan closed his eyes and immediately opened them again. His eyes fell on Wang Xizuo and he couldn’t help but sigh.

“Wang Xizuo.”

“Yes.”

Liu Wenshan looked at him very seriously and asked word by word: “Have you ever thought about your future?”

“The future?” Wang Xizuo hesitated, looking at him in confusion. Liu Wenshan.

Liu Wenshan said with a smile: “It means, how will you live this life.”

“When I return to the Ming Dynasty, I will own a lot of land, I will have many wives and concubines, and I hope to gain the love of the Duke of Qi, I will get a A good official position, I will have more children…”

Speaking of this, Wang Xizuo’s eyes shone with a look of yearning on his face.

Liu Wenshan shook his head: “No, you can get more.”

Wang Xizuo looked at Liu Wenshan in surprise.

Liu Wenshan took a sip of water and stared at Wang Xizuo with a smile.

“What do you think will happen with the situation in Northern Province?”

“There will be a huge rebellion, and even this rebellion will have the risk of spreading.”

“What next?” Liu Wenshan asked calmly.

Wang Xizuo thought about it carefully before blurting out his analysis.

“I think they will elect a new king next and become independent from Spanish rule. The Northern Province has not been very friendly to their Spanish king before this. This time, it is a trigger. Or, They will become a republic like Venice or Genoa.”

Liu Wenshan nodded and continued to ask: “What next?”

Then…

Wang Xizuo was stunned, he could no longer think about it, and looked at it. Liu Wenshan’s eyes were full of confusion.

The corner of Liu Wenshan’s mouth slightly curved, and he said calmly: “Then, let me tell you, then, this new country will collapse soon. No matter who they elect, the people of the Northern Province may cheer for him now, But you have to understand that the reason why people choose the new king is that they think the new king can improve their situation, but in fact, it will not, because everyone’s wealth has almost been wiped out.”

“Countless people will. Will be riddled with debts, and most people will sell their properties at low prices in order to compensate for their debts. But in fact, no one is willing to buy their properties because there are not many gold and silver coins on the market. This will lead to The price of gold and silver has soared, and the entire business has been uprooted. The soldiers there will continue to be owed wages. The merchants there are desperately selling goods, but no one cares about them. Those nobles, their real estate is now a The money is not worth it… It won’t take long for this new king to be knocked to the ground by those who once supported them, and then the chaos will continue, right?”

Wang Xizuo thought for a while and nodded.

correct.

The entire Northern Province has been completely drained. The once prosperous land has now become a source of chaos.

This is simply not something that can be solved with a new king.

Seeing that Wang Xizuo understood what he was saying, Liu Wenshan continued to mention something.

“So at this time, you should go back to the northern province.”

“Ah…” Wang Xizuo looked at Liu Wenshan in surprise, as if he didn’t understand what he meant.

The source of chaos, what is he going to do?

Liu Wenshan smiled at him.

“In the current Northern Province, and even in the entire Franji, whoever owns gold and silver is the master of the Northern Province.”

Wang Xizuo was startled: “This… this… Mr. Liu clearly knows that if I go, I will be What will happen if people find out?”

“It means being found out.” Liu Wenshan said with a smile: “For the people in the Northern Province, what they need most now is to solve the current crisis, but who can solve this crisis? Having money to stabilize the market is in the interests of the vast majority of people, so they don’t bother to care about the identity of the person who rescued them. “

“Furthermore, after the rebellion, aren’t the entire Northern Province worried about the Spaniards? To counter the rebellion? And at this time, if you claim that you are leaving under orders, it is because the Duke of Qi of the Ming Dynasty showed mercy to the people of the Northern Province. Not long ago, the Ming Dynasty defeated the Spanish army. This news has long been known in Franconia. I know, if your appearance at this time is enough to make the rebels think that they have a backer, although the Ming Dynasty is far away from Mount Franji, these rebels are mostly a mob for the time being. How can they not be afraid of Spain? “Li, your appearance just caters to their needs for safety.”

Liu Wenshan looked at the surprised Wang Xizuo, paused for a while, and analyzed it seriously and carefully.

“As long as these two problems are solved, will anyone have the time to care about your identity? Right now, the only thing you do is to get there, control the rebels, and immediately make friends with the French. Now the French are also in a state of distress. I’m afraid I can’t take care of you, and as for the Spaniards, they can’t protect themselves for the time being. In just a few years, I’m afraid they won’t be able to slow down. By then, if you can gain a foothold in the northern province, the Duke of Qi will automatically send a fleet. Cooperate with you internally and externally.”

Wang Xizuo’s face was green and white. He knew very well that although Liu Wenshan analyzed him clearly, but… Wang Xizuo understood that there were too many difficulties here. If one of them failed, he would suffer. It can be regarded as a death without a burial place.

(End of chapter)