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In fact, the best way to sell the railway is to build a few lines in England, and then let the barbarians see the actual effect, or invite the barbarian envoys to visit the repaired railway in Ming Dynasty. "
Wu Sangui understood in seconds.
These guys from the Strategists, in addition to serving as envoys, often have another layer of identity, but they don't know whether they belong to the Jinyiwei or the military mansion.
After nodding his head, Wu Sangui said: "Since that's the case, then Wu won't persuade me any more. I just don't know which barbarian country Mr. Li plans to go to first?"
Li Chengyan said: "Of course it's Bavaria. The Third Prince is in Bavaria now. This time, Li is also on a mission to meet the Third Prince."
Wu Sangui said: "That's just right, the eldest princess and the son-in-law are also in Bavaria now, Master Li can also drop by to meet the young prince."
After Li Chengyan nodded, he continued: "Except for Bavaria, it is naturally the Holy Roman Empire, although they are neither holy nor an empire."
Wu Sangui suddenly burst out laughing.
As Ming learned more and more about Europe, the title Holy Roman Empire was gradually regarded as a joke by the Ming court and military who knew the truth.
A country that is subject to religion, and the power of electors can even affect the emperor, what qualifications does it have to be called the Holy Roman Empire?
It's just that the current Holy Roman Empire still has some respect in Europa, and the most important thing is that it is also related to the Ming Empire, so the court and military of the Ming Dynasty still give the Holy Roman Empire some face, just making fun of it in private Just a few words.
After laughing, Wu Sangui said: "After visiting the Holy Roman Empire, I personally suggest you go to France or Poland."
Li Chengyan nodded and said: "If there is no accident, it should be France. After all, France is also a powerful country in Europe, and it can be considered rich. As for Poland, what is the situation there?"
Wu Sangui said: "Although Poland itself is not very good, they are colluding with Tsarist Russia now. Tsarist Russia is transferring troops and supplies to Poland."
After getting up and walking to the edge of the sand table for comparison, Li Chengyan squinted his eyes and said, "That's meaningless. Tsarist Russia looks okay now, but in fact it's over."
Li Chengyan licked his lips, and continued: "Actually, before I set off for Europa, the Five Armies Commander's Mansion had already prepared supplies, and the army had already moved out in batches, targeting the Czarist Russia.
If there is no accident, by this time in the 27th year of Chongzhen, Tsarist Russia will completely lose all their land in the north of Ming Dynasty.
Regrettably, even if we can immediately persuade Poland to build a railway with Tsarist Russia, I am afraid that my Ming army will not be able to use it. "
Wu Sangui stroked his shiny black beard and said, "If what you said is true, then it is obvious that Tsarist Russia will be forced to focus on Europa in the future, and will even have another wave of infighting with those barbarians in Poland?"
Li Chengyan nodded and said: "Actually, it depends on what His Majesty wants.
If His Majesty wants them to be more chaotic, as long as the army is allowed to attack further to the west, Tsarist Russia will lose a large area of land, and they will have to find a way to make up for it from Europa.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the tsar of tsarist Russia will suddenly turn around and fight the Ming army to the end, although this possibility is very small. "
Wu Sangui shook his head and said, "Basically, it's impossible."
Seeing Li Chengyan looking at him, Wu Sangui explained: "As the saying goes, there is no turning back. Tsarist Russia is now gathering westward, and some supplies and pioneers have entered Poland, and now they have arrived in Krakow.
If nothing else, they will fight against the army of the Holy Roman Empire after a while.
It is basically impossible to turn back at that time, because their follow-up army is slower and limited than the vanguard, and it will only take a few months at most. "
Li Chengyan nodded and said: "That's very interesting. Tsarist Russia marched into Europa in the west, but faced the attack of my Ming Dynasty in the east. In the end, I don't know what will happen."
Wu Sangui sneered and said, "It's cheaper than Ferdinand III. Tsarist Russia is facing an enemy in the east. Tsar Alexei will definitely not be reconciled. It is estimated that he will divide his troops to fight on two fronts. When the time comes, the support for the western front will not be reconciled." Much smaller."
Stretching out his finger and making gestures on the sand table for a long time, Li Chengyan finally said: "Actually, it doesn't matter, let the Holy Roman Empire take advantage of it, and in the end it will be cheaper for the third prince, which means it is cheaper for Daming, it doesn't matter very much.
As for Tsar Alexei, there is still too little information about him, and many things are hard to deduce now. "
Wu Sangui said: "Then there is no other way. Although England is very close to them, Ah Hai always looks at each other. If you want to get more information, you still have to see if there is any good way from Jin Yiwei."
Li Chengyan said: "That's not a big problem. You can figure it out after a while. As long as Alexei makes a few instructions on the European war situation, it will be easy to analyze him slowly."
After Wu Sangui responded, he asked again: "By the way, when you came over from the Suez Canal, did you hear anything?"
Looking at Wu Sangui curiously, Li Chengyan said, "What's the rumor?"
Wu Sangui, "I don't know where the evil wind blew earlier. Osman seemed to be very dissatisfied with me, Daming. Later, for some reason, it suddenly died down again. Maybe it has something to do with the return of the Suez fleet?"
Li Chengyan laughed loudly and said: "I'm not sure about this, and I haven't heard Liu Hou mention this matter, and when I came, I heard that Osman put forward a slogan called insisting on Ming Ao friendship for 100 years?"
"Ah bah!" Spit bitterly, Wu Sangui said: "Farts have been friendly for 100 years, who has been friendly with them? Didn't they see the Suez Canal Fleet go back, and the barbarians bought battleships from my Ming Dynasty again, and why did they become friends?" Da Ming asked me for help in many places, and that's why he made this gesture?"
Li Chengyan said: "Let them do whatever they want. The Ottoman court is not too stupid. Now that they know that their country needs my Ming Dynasty in terms of navy, they will naturally lower their stance."
But Wu Sangui said bitterly: "What about us in England? Up to now we don't have a complete fleet, can this work?"
Li Chengyan shook his head and said: "This is hard to say. In fact, except for those warships sold to Osman, Daming has not launched any new warships in the past two years. It is estimated that the focus will still be on iron-clad ships in the future. "
Thinking of the trial voyage of the ironclad ship, Wu Sangui couldn't help showing a look of fascination on his face: "Do you think it is possible for the English fleet to become the first fleet of all ironclad ships?"
Li Chengyan still shook his head: "This is even harder to say. It is said that many problems were found in the last sea trial, and the Royal Academy is still tossing about improving the ironclad ship.
If you really want to wait until the entire fleet is equipped with ironclad ships, it is probably not just a matter of sea trials. It is very likely that you will find a reason to find someone to fight a naval battle, and then improve it before it can be installed on a large scale, right? "
Wu Sangui also had a headache: "Who knows, who knows what those people in the Royal Academy are thinking about."
After finishing speaking, Wu Sangui continued: "By the way, does the Ministry of Railways have any plans to build a railway in England?"
Li Chengyan said: "I'm not sure. Because the new steam locomotives produced by the Royal Academy are different from the original railway standards. The original plan of the Ministry of Railways has almost been completely overturned. Now I am having a headache.
However, I personally think that it will be soon. After all, in the new plan, the railway on Xinming Island will be built according to the repair standard, and it is estimated that England will be soon. "
Wu Sangui said: "That's not bad. There are quite a lot of ports in the east, west, north, and south of England. It would be even better if we can add railways to connect the ports."
Li Chengyan nodded, and suddenly changed the topic to another direction: "By the way, let me tell you a secret, please don't tell anyone else."
Wu Sangui said: "Don't worry, I promise not to mention it to anyone."
Then Li Chengyan said: "You will be assigned two female slaves soon, I will tell you about this first, don't say anything."
Wu Sangui suddenly looked confused: "Female slaves? Didn't the Ming law stipulate that slavery is not allowed? Especially the military, now that the control is so strict, they are still assigned? Are you kidding me?"
Li Chengyan shook his head and said: "You will know after a while. Anyway, according to the rank of your navy governor, it is appropriate to be assigned two barbarian slaves. I don't know if there are more. You should wait for the army honestly. Government news."
After rubbing his forehead, Wu Sangui said: "It's not easy to fix."
In desperation, even the Liaodong accent, which he hadn't spoken for a long time, came out—of course Wu Sangui had a headache. He married Mao Wenlong's daughter as his wife, and he didn't even take a concubine. Now he suddenly had to divide two female slaves. Can't turn the sky upside down?
Li Chengyan said: "You don't have to worry about this. Anyway, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the court have their own opinions. It is said that the empress will also give orders to the wives of various families, so that the honorable generals will not kneel on the washboard."
Wu Sangui said: "Suddenly I heard the roar of the lion in the east of the river, and my palm fell on the stick. I was at a loss. Hey!"
Wu Sangui who suddenly heard the bad news was not in the mood to talk about anything else with Li Chengyan. He simply arranged a dinner and asked someone to take Li Chengyan to rest.
Li Chengyan naturally wouldn't be too sympathetic to Wu Sangui, who was about to be unlucky or probably already unlucky. After all, it was better to have someone with him than to be unlucky alone.
Lee Seung-yan, who had found a psychological balance, stayed on the island of England for a few days before leaving for Bavaria.