Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 388 The Embarrassed Kingdom of France
Zhu Zhanhe actually didn't have much interest in the so-called Joan of Arc.

No matter how god she is, Joan of Arc is just a human being. The word saint was forcibly given to her by people, and it was after her death.

The reason why this person was named was actually because Zhu Zhanhe wanted to end the rise of France.

Of course, this is a bit exaggerated, because the so-called rise of France cannot be controlled by a woman, it still depends on the famous person in history.

Napoleon Bonaparte.

However, during the Hundred Years' War, the emergence of Joan of Arc indeed guided the Kingdom of France in the right direction.

Let's put it this way, in the early days of the Hundred Years' War, France and England both won and lost, but in general, England had a greater chance of winning.

How big is it?The answer is that it was so big that France lost Paris.

Why did Zhu Zhanhe ask for Joan of Arc?Because in today's France, all the land north of the Loire River was occupied by England, including Paris.

Many people may not have a framework to understand this. From the Alps in the east to the Bay of Biscay in the west, the area to the north fell under the rule of England.

Including but not limited to Paris, Seine River, Rhine River...

Later, under the leadership of Joan of Arc, the Siege of Orleans, the Battle of Party, the Battle of Reims...

In the words of those historians, Joan of Arc awakened the resistance consciousness of the legal people and made them understand that fighting for territory was not just a matter for the king, but a matter for every legal person.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe wanted to kill this seed.

He is not afraid of the Kingdom of France or Charles VII, although the Kingdom of France will develop into an extremely powerful country in the future, even though Charles VII's abilities are extremely outstanding.

As long as its throat is blocked in advance, the Kingdom of France will not be able to develop. As long as it drives away the English with its own help, Charles VII's reputation will not rise.

The most important thing is that he now has to concentrate on dealing with the Holy Roman Empire, a declining French kingdom...

Not enough for him to target.

Seeing Agnes leave, Zhu Zhanhe didn't feel anxious at all.

He knew very well that Charles VII would choose to send Joan here because he had no choice.

Historically, Charles VII chose Joan of Arc, a person who claimed to have been enlightened by the Lord, thus creating the so-called Saint Joan of Arc, but in fact it was because he had no choice.

The Anjou family that rules England and the Valois family that rules France are fighting between cousins. They are fighting for the inheritance left by their grandfathers. This is irreconcilable.

Either the French will drive the English back to the island of England, or the English will annex France.

And now, a powerful... can be regarded as an ally for the time being. After all, the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire are real enemies, and they are directly bordering each other.

Most importantly, France defeated the coalition forces of England and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Bouvines 200 years ago.

What is this Holy Roman Empire but an enemy?So as an enemy of the Holy Roman Empire, why is Zhu Zhanhe not an ally?
The enemy of my enemy, isn't that an ally?
With such a powerful ally, why would you choose to trust a girl?
As for being enlightened by God... Haha, just listen. This kind of thing with strong religious overtones can basically only be used to brainwash civilians. The royal family knows very well what these things are like.

"Your Highness, do you really want to help them?"

After Agnes left, Zhu Sanfeng also asked her doubts immediately.

She also knew about the Kingdom of France. After all, they were currently conquering Europe. They might not know the most detailed power structure, but as one of the two most powerful kingdoms on the European continent, Zhu Sanfeng still knew about the Kingdom of France.

In Zhu Sanfeng's view, helping the Kingdom of France now... is a good idea, but it is not worth it.

There is nothing to say about the art of joint control, uniting allies to defeat powerful enemies, but from a positive perspective, although the Ming army just lost more than 5 people, it is actually still at an advantage.

Helping the Kingdom of France at this time is not much different from raising tigers to cause trouble.

"Why should we help them?" Zhu Zhanhe said casually, looking at the letter in front of him.

It was sent by Agnès to King Charles VII of the Kingdom of France. It was nominally a letter expressing his sincerity. It listed the sincerity sent by the Kingdom of France for this alliance.

But Zhu Zhanhe couldn't understand a word.

"Then..." Zhu Sanfeng was a little confused.

"What if they really brought the Joan of Arc you mentioned?"

"Did you really bring him here?" Zhu Zhanhe looked back.

"Then, as they said, let our treasure fleet enter the English Channel."

……

Zhu Sanfeng was confused.

She is good at fighting and killing, but she is really not good at politics.

She can see the simple ones, and she can see a little bit of the complicated ones, but if it goes any further, she really can't do it.

Seeing Zhu Sanfeng's confused look, Zhu Zhanhe smiled, stood up, said a few words and left.

"Let Wang Jinghong pass..."

Looking at Zhu Zhanhe's back, Zhu Sanfeng suddenly realized.

……

Wang Jinghong, the commander of the merchant fleet that was about to be developed in the Ming Dynasty. This merchant fleet was decided to be established by Zhu Zhanhe, which is equivalent to being organized by the imperial court and is an official organization.

Since it is an official organization and an ocean-going fleet, even if it is just a merchant fleet, it must be equipped with additional weapons.

Of course, it is definitely incomparable with Zheng He's ocean-going treasure fleet. After all, Zheng He's ocean-going treasure fleet is much more likely to deal with emergencies than the merchant fleet.

But for the merchant fleet, weapons to ensure safety are still needed, such as a certain amount of artillery, swarms of rockets, and firecrackers.

There may not have been white phosphorus eggs in the past, but it's hard to say after today.

It's really not an exaggeration. In terms of naval battles, the Ming Dynasty with its treasure ships can be said to be almost invincible.

Shipbuilding technology is significantly ahead, and firearms research and technology are also ahead. Coupled with the gap in ocean-going experience, it may not be possible to fight a protracted war, but blocking supply lines is still no problem.

When the time comes, let Wang Jinghong wander around the English Channel casually, fire two cannons on English ships when he sees them, and if nothing else happens, go to the north coast of France and throw two white phosphorus eggs or something like that.

If the English army cannot defeat them when they are attacked from both sides, then there will be no need for the existence of the Kingdom of France.

Of course, once they drive away the English, they will have to help Zhu Zhanhe attack the Holy Roman Empire.

If they dare to rebel, Zhu Zhanhe will dare to turn the gun around.

After all, the Kingdom of France is located on the Atlantic Ocean, and their terrain is not comparable to that of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Ming Dynasty's treasure fleet was powerful, but if it wanted to attack the Holy Roman Empire from the sea, it would have to detour from the Atlantic Ocean to the Norwegian Sea and finally enter the Baltic Sea.

But it would be much easier to attack the Kingdom of France.

Zhu Zhanhe has the most experience in raising dogs, because he knows how to put a leash on a dog and make it obedient.

(End of this chapter)