The back door of my house can last until the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 298 A Cannonball Changed History
Advanced weapons can often determine the victory or failure of a battle, the victory or failure of a battle can often determine the victory or failure of a war, and the victory or failure of a war can often determine the victory or failure of a country.

Hendrick knows the power that a powerful cannon represents.

If Enke Freeman can replicate this artillery, then he can change the entire war situation.

Sweep the fallen kingdom of Spain into the trash.

Today's West is still in the midst of melee, the 30-year war and the 80-year war have not yet ended, and with the advent of the Age of Discovery, the situation and intensity of wars are on the rise.

If all opponents can be defeated in this situation, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands will be built into a veritable empire.

Perhaps, even the position on the throne can be glimpsed.

The prosperous Roman Empire might not be able to reappear in his hands.

Rights, will inflate again.

Today's United Kingdom of the Netherlands is not a hereditary feudal monarchy.

Although it bears the character of king, it is a very independent kingdom.

The first place where capitalism arose was the United Provinces of the Netherlands.

The ruler of the kingdom is elected by the Great Council.

If he, the Prince of Orange and the Earl of Nassau, can rely on this powerful weapon to rule the entire West, then he will be crowned as the supreme emperor.

Hendrick couldn't help himself with excitement at the thought that he would establish supreme glory.

The hand on crutches kept shaking, and the whole body trembled slightly.

Enke Freeman was next to him, introducing the parameters of this weapon in detail.

As night fell, the port city ushered in the night.

The street lamps on the streets are lit by lamplighters, and there are still merchant ships docking at night, or merchants doing business.

This is the most commercially developed city in this era, except in the East.

There are street lights on the main roads in the city.

But unlike Chang'an's electric lamps, these are all oil lamps.

Ordinary nobles mostly use whale oil.

The upper nobles use candles mixed with spices.

For street lamps, only ordinary turpentine or other oils are used.

This kind of oil lamp has a strong smell and black smoke when burning, but in this era, it is already good.

Streetlights spread across the street, and a black figure curved and spread into the depths.

Not far from the castle, there is a shoe shop.

On the surface, this is a leather shoe store, but in fact, this is an intelligence agency set up by Spain.

The 30-year war is in full swing and has reached a fever pitch.

The old colonial empires are about to fall, and the new colonial empires are about to rise.

The two parties have long been unscrupulous, and the intelligence department will naturally not give up.

Spain was retreating steadily on the frontal battlefield. In order to maintain their own interests, they did everything they could and set up an intelligence agency in Amsterdam.

"Crench!"

A dull sound of door hinges spread far away in the dark night.

A man wearing a top hat and a black coat wrapped his whole body in it, walked into the store.

Several apprentices in the store looked at the man who walked in and asked, "My guest, do you want to order leather shoes or buy ready-made shoes?"

The man took off his hat, showed his face, and said, "Where's your boss? I have something to do with your boss!"

The older apprentices hurried inside, and not long after, a middle-aged man with a big beard covered in oil came out.

He recognized the man at a glance, and hurriedly took him to the back.

In the back studio, the boss closed all the doors and windows, lit an oil lamp, and then took out a box of shredded tobacco from the cabinet in the room.

The man took out a pipe from his body, filled it with shredded tobacco, and lit it with an oil lamp.

"You still have a mellow taste, it's really delicious!" The man smiled.

After smoking a bag of cigarettes, he calmed down, and the man said, "According to what I know now, in the Amsterdam Cannon Foundry, there is a cannonball from the east.

This cannonball is as big as an oak barrel, and it can sink a warship with one shot, and blow up a castle with one shot.

If Hendrick has the secret of this weapon, it will not be a good thing for us!

These pagans will not be merciful.Today, the empire is losing ground on the frontal battlefield, and now urgently needs a weapon to reverse the situation.

There is no delay in this matter! "

The oil lamp flickered, and the boss's face shone with a red light.

He asked: "How did you know? Is there such artillery in the world?

Besides, Dongfang, does it have this strength?In today's world, only our West is powerful. "

The boss didn't believe what the man said.

In the distant era of the Roman Empire, there was a mysterious kingdom in the east that was so powerful that no one could beat it.

The silk produced there was sought after by the entire western aristocracy. It was definitely an honor to own a silk garment at that time.

Later, an oriental man waved his horsewhip, whipped the whole west like a god, and established a vast empire.

He even left his footprints on the banks of the Danube.

This disaster was called the "Yellow Peril".

Later, a man named Marco Polo brought a book called "Marco Polo's Travel Notes" from the East.

In his description, the East is a great and prosperous empire, a place full of light and gold.

With the blessing of various filters, the East once became the object of "sought after" by the West.

Later, the west opened up the channel to the east, defeated the Arab maritime merchants who were blocking the road, and took control of the route from west to east.

When they came to this fallen empire, they discovered that this empire was nothing more than that.

At this point, all filters are broken.

From then on, the West began to despise the East more and more.

Until now, the West's contempt for the East has become more and more serious.

In their eyes, if the East is really powerful, why hasn't colonial rule been established in the world?

The development of the economy and the development of weapons made them sneer at the East.

These are two completely different civilization systems, Western civilization dominated by Mediterranean civilization, and Eastern civilization dominated by farming.

There is an incompatible situation between the two.

One needs trade and communication, and the other needs land and farming.

When the Eastern civilization declined, the long-dormant Western civilization showed its fangs.

They have tried countless times to completely destroy this civilization and make it a colony of the West.

The boss in the room didn't believe that Dongfang could create powerful weapons.

The man lit his cigarette again, took a puff, and said, "Who knows? During the day, I pretended to be a vegetable delivery worker, bought the craftsmen inside, went in and took a look, and saw the cannonball.

The whole body is blue, as bright as gemstones, and only such a powerful weapon can be worthy of such a precious pigment.

Just like an oak barrel, it is extremely thick, and it is said that it is full of gunpowder.If it explodes, it will be very powerful.

We have already lost time and time again on the frontal battlefield. If Hendrick gets the manufacturing method of this weapon, our ending will definitely not be good! "

"In that case, we should report this matter back!" said the boss.

The night was getting thicker and thicker, and the sea breeze was blowing on the street.

Those who got the news were not only people from Spain, but also spies from other countries.

The Seine River meanders through Paris. It is said that in ancient times, a goddess named Seine bathed here, so it is called the Seine River.

The Seine River in autumn is extremely beautiful, and the banks are covered with colorful weeds and wild flowers.

The manure that flows out of Paris is rich in organic matter and feeds the fish in the river and the plants on the shore.

There is a wide plain on the north bank of the Seine, where the wild grass is lush, the vegetation is lush, and the scenery is leisurely.

A splendid building with a very western style is located in it.

This is the famous Louvre.

The master of this resplendent palace is riding his horse and whipping his whip in this garden.

The scenery here is very good, suitable for hunting and leisure.

Wearing a military uniform, Louis XIV jumped off his horse, raised his arquebus, and aimed at a deer not far ahead.

Hold your breath and pull the trigger.

The gunshot, the deer died.

Archbishop and Prime Minister Richelieu stood behind him, smiling all kinds of compliments.

According to history, Richelieu has been dead for several years, perhaps because of the appearance of Sun Jie, which changed the hourglass of history, so that he is still alive and healthy.

However, Richelieu was far away from Louis XIV and kept a certain distance.

There is no need to doubt his loyalty, because the smell on Louis XIV's body is too bad.

Louis XIV reigned for 72 years and 110 days. It is said that in so many years, he only took a bath seven times, and the smell on his body can be smelled ten meters away.

Because of this, Louis XIV loved spices very much.

Wear expensive spices forever.

The "romantic" of the French lies in the spices on them.

And the spices on their bodies are all because they don't like to take a bath.

At this time, he was in his prime, and it was the time when the smell was strong.

He personally brought the dead deer over and mixed with the smell of blood to make the smell even stronger.

Louis XIV carried the deer and said, "As a king, I can be regarded as both civil and military. If those soldiers can be as brave as I am, then what battles can't be won?!"

Richelieu said: "His Majesty the King is the most valiant king in the entire continent, but something is wrong with our allies now!"

Louis XIV was taken aback for a moment, not knowing what Richelieu was talking about, so he asked, "What do you mean by that!"

Richelieu explained: "The Kingdom of the Netherlands, they got a very powerful shell from the east. It is said that it can hit very far. One shell can sink a sailing battleship, and one shell can sink a ship. The castle blows up.

Although we are allies with them, if they imitate this shell, the threat to us will be much greater. "

Louis XIV didn't believe it. He was also a king who knew soldiers and knew more about these things.

Today's East is already lonely, where is there any powerful weapon? !

"The East is no longer the East that it was back then. It's just a small country in decline. How can there be powerful weapons?!"

Louis XIV looked contemptuous.

Richelieu's face became more serious, and he began to explain: "This is true, I have kept many people in Amsterdam, and these people have already investigated this matter, and it is true!"

"If this is the case, if we can imitate it, the strength will increase a lot!" Louis XIV's face was a little more excited.

However, he also affirmed that if there was such a weapon, Hendrick would never share it easily.

If it were placed on him, he would definitely study it quietly, wait until the time of large-scale equipment, raise troops again, unify Europa, and rebuild the supreme glory of the Bourbon dynasty.

"However, how to participate in such a confidential matter? Even if someone steals it, it may not be possible to steal it!"

Louis XIV shook his head and fell into confusion again.

Richelieu smiled confidently: "Your Majesty need not worry, this matter has already been arranged.

We and the Netherlands are allies, and as an ally, it is normal to share some things.

I have sent a request to Hendrick, and in a few days, His Majesty will visit the Netherlands to discuss important matters against the enemy! "

In the Thirty Years' War, the United Provinces of the Netherlands and France belonged to the same camp and were considered allies.

"At that time, if you add the guy from England and Ireland, it will definitely be done.

The current King of England is having a hard time. If he knew about this, he would probably be very eager. "Richelieu said confidently.

The one in England and Ireland was Charles I.

This fellow married Henrietta Maria, sister of Louis XIII and uncle of Louis XIV.

Today's Charles I is also having a hard time. As a king, he was persecuted by Congress in an attempt to make him recognize a constitutional monarchy.

During his reign, the domestic religious chaos triggered a bishop war.

Because the married Mary was a Catholic, the Puritans in Congress were extremely dissatisfied with her, and even the local residents were extremely dissatisfied with her.

Louis XIV had a high spirit, and he usually looked down upon his uncle at all, but now, he couldn't do that either.

A weapon capable of changing the shape of war must not be let go.

"Then I will leave this matter to you!" Louis XIV said.

At the same time, Charles I received a letter from Louis XIV in a small castle in Nottingham, East Midlands, England.

The letter said: "It's been 20 years since my aunt left. Recently, I have frequently dreamed of my father in my dreams, so I know it's the longing for the elderly. Why don't you let my aunt go home?
It is said that my uncle is devastated by the domestic war, but now there is an oriental treasure in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. If my uncle gets it, it will surely restore the situation and restore the glory of Stuart.

If my uncle refuses, if it is obtained by the Congress, it will cause unpredictable harm to my uncle! "

Charles I looked at the letter and frowned.

As the letter said, his life is not easy now.

In 1628, after losing the war with Spain, he stepped up taxation on the common people in order to recover the losses.

This move was opposed by the House of Commons, which had a series of impacts, which led to the outbreak of the first bishop's war.

At this time, the parliament had been completely separated from Charles I. The constitutional faction dominated by the parliament and the royalist faction dominated by Charles I fought fiercely, and finally ended in the failure of Charles I.

But at this time, Charles I still had great power to control the opening or closing of Parliament at will.

At this time, British handicraft practitioners and capitalism gradually emerged, and these civilians also yearned for political power and freedom.

Coupled with Charles I's desire for power, the conflict between the two sides continued to intensify, and the war broke out again.

On August 1642, 8, Charles I sacrificed the flag in Nottingham, starting the first civil war.

And this war is the bourgeois revolution in England.

It was also after this war that Britain embarked on a path to global hegemony.

At the beginning of the war, Charles I went very smoothly, and the war situation was excellent.

But it didn't last long, and because of his indecision and hesitation, he was backlashed.

According to history, he will be publicly executed in 1649.

If Charles I wins, there is a high probability that the never-setting sun in history will never happen again.

What Sun Jie didn't know was that a gas tank bomb he sold to Zheng Chenggong could change the course of Western history.

With the appearance of this cannonball, the course of history in the West has changed.

The current Charles I is already in complete trouble. If there is no way to break the situation, defeat is imminent.

Richelieu had already seen the reality of Charles I, that's why he pulled him over.

The power that a dying person can unleash is enormous.

At that time, even if Louis XIV does not take the initiative, Charles I will take the initiative.

In other words, Richelieu completely used Charles I as a gunman.

Louis XIV's offer, he could not refuse.

After collecting the letter, he found Queen Mary.

After much deliberation, I decided to take the plunge.

A few days later, under the operation of Charles I, a merchant ship sailed away from the coast.

Charles I stood on the deck of the merchant ship, looking at the sea ahead, thinking in his heart, what kind of weapon could directly change the situation of war.

At the same time, Oliver Cromwell, the leader of the Parliamentary faction, also knew the news.

In fact, he is not interested in this kind of thing now.

Because he devoted himself to the current war, but thinking that if this weapon was obtained by Charles I, it would have a huge impact, he still sent people to the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

In 1561, King Philip II of Spain moved the capital from Toledo to Madrid. Due to its special status, it developed rapidly and became the logistics center of the Spanish colonial empire.

The current Spanish Habsburg king and the third Portuguese Habsburg king, Felipe IV, wanders around his castle.

How on earth did he get that shell in Amsterdam, he wondered?
Even if you can't get that cannonball, what method should you use to destroy it?
The Habsburg dynasty was a powerful dynasty, but it gradually fell into disrepair in his hands.

The defeat on the frontline battlefield caused the United Provinces of the Netherlands to continue to erode territory.

If you let it go, one day, you will definitely be completely defeated.

When he thought that the glory of the empire would be lost in his own hands, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

Today, almost the entire Western countries are against the Habsburg dynasty.

If this kind of weapon can be obtained, maybe it will reverse the current decline.

At that time, it was not impossible to reproduce the glory of the ancestors.

The Habsburg dynasty was the most powerful dynasty in the entire Western history, having ruled the Holy Roman Empire, the Spanish Empire, the Grand Duchy of Austria, the Austrian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Second Mexican Empire, etc.

But these glories are gone, and the glory of the ancestors has long since disappeared.

After pondering for a long time, he decided to make a move.

After a while, he hurried out of the castle to find his Minister of Humerus, Duke Olivarez.

This is a politician as famous as Richelieu.

After a personal discussion between the two, more than a dozen outstanding spies boarded a merchant ship bound for Amsterdam.

A huge storm began to brew in the west.

An emperor in the far east, because of a whim of his own decision-making, unexpectedly affected the situation and history of the entire West.

Amsterdam became the focus of the entire Western world for a while.

Almost everyone has set their sights on it.

……

Amsterdam is now the largest port in the West and the most prosperous port.

But in the past few days, this place has become more prosperous than before.

Several luxurious ships were docked at the port, and Hendrick was dressed in gorgeous costumes at the port.

The guard of honor lined up on both sides of the port, and in the middle of the guard of honor, two graceful and luxurious men walked side by side.

Here are Louis XIV and Charles I.

The two of them smiled and waved to the guard of honor next to them.

Looking at the two people who were all smiling, a trace of anger flashed in Hendrick's heart.

Suddenly running over at this time, it must not be a good thing.

Don't think about it, it must have something to do with the shell.

Hendrick didn't know what was wrong, and leaked the news.

It seems that after this matter is over, it is necessary to check it carefully.

While thinking wildly, the two walked up to them.

Unlike modern times, Spanish is commonly used in the West at this time.

During the time of Habsburg rule, Spanish was greatly promoted.

The three communicated in Spanish.

"I don't know why the two Majesties came to my little kingdom?!" Hendrick asked directly.

Louis XIV smiled without saying a word, just looked away.

Charles I replied with a smile: "I heard that His Royal Highness has obtained a powerful treasure, so come and have a look!"

"Sure enough, damn it, who leaked the news!"

Hendrick cursed in his heart.

But his face still pretended to be smiling, "It's just nonsense, how can there be such a thing?!"

"Oh? It is said that your soldiers are about to take Ghent, and it is not quite right to come back suddenly at such a critical moment!"

(End of this chapter)