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Chapter 360 Luzon can fight
Royal study.

"My minister pays homage to His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

Fan Shouyi had obviously done his homework and knew that the emperor did not like religion, especially Western religion, so he even put away the cross he usually wore in advance.

"Flat body."

Zhu Yijiong raised his hand and asked: "How much do you know about the Dutch and the Spanish people?"

Fan Shouyi was startled, and then quickly replied: "The Dutch are a small country with few people. However, the Dafa Langji people more than a hundred years ago were very powerful in Europe. Not only did they have a vast territory, but they also ruled almost half of Europe, North America, South America, and the Philippine Islands. Moreover, large colonial governorates have been established along the coasts of Africa and Asia. Every year, a large number of fleets return with a large number of rare treasures from the Americas and Asia."

"The entire Dutch land was originally just a swamp. It was small, windy, scarce in supplies, and sparsely populated. It was originally just a remote corner of the territory of the Big Franco people. However, since the Dutch converted to Protestantism a hundred years ago, they have been closely related to the Catholic people. The Daifo Langji conflict occurred. And in just a few decades, not only did they achieve independence from each other, but they also successfully replaced the Daifo Langji and became the new European overlord."

Zhu Yijiong asked again: "So the Dutch are still the strongest in Europe?"

Fan Shouyi shook his head: "If it were ten years ago, it might still be the same, but since the Great Franco War ten years ago, the Dutch have been in decline. The Dutch now are just resting on their laurels."

Zhu Yijiong asked doubtfully: "How do you say this?"

Fan Shouyi said: "This has to do with the origin of the Dutch. As Weichen said before, the Netherlands itself is just a small country with few people. It had no chance of winning against the European hegemon Dafa Langji. But they still won, and the reason is It’s all about credit. The Dutch are not very interested in land warfare, so they paid mercenaries to fight against the Dafo Langji. As for the Netherlands themselves, they specialize in shipbuilding, develop their navy, and expand overseas.”

"Although mercenaries and large warships were expensive, the Dutch gained the credit trust of European countries at that time, and the Grand Francois relied on their strength to have no scruples. Those European countries were only willing to provide credit funds to the Dutch. Allowing them to build armies and fleets, which in turn gave the Netherlands control over global trade routes, thereby generating extremely lucrative profits.”

"With these profits, the Dutch can repay their loans and strengthen the trust of European countries in them. But the Dutch are very warlike, and Dutch officials are businessmen who will do anything for their own benefit. Wei Chen once did According to surveys, about 30 years ago, there were more than 4000 merchant ships from various countries traveling to and from the Netherlands. But until ten years ago, this number had dropped by more than half, and it continues to decrease."

"The Dutch not only lend to other countries, but also lend to other countries, even hostile countries. The British, including the British who defeated the Dutch navy three times, are also the lenders of the Netherlands. They have been fighting for years and lending and lending abroad. The financial debt of the Dutch has almost collapsed. Especially after the Great Franchise War ten years ago, the Dutch mainland has disbanded all its navy due to huge debts."

With this explanation, Zhu Yijiong almost understood the meaning.

The foundation of the Dutch is lending and the navy. They lend while lending, and then use naval power to capture profits from around the world to maintain this virtuous cycle.

But the Dutch are too ambitious, or this is a shortcoming of businessman politics. Having enemies all over the world allows the Netherlands to monopolize the world's profits.

But these profits simply cannot afford the Dutch's war expenses, and the oppressed European countries will also resist.

Today, the Dutch's local naval power has basically collapsed, and the financial system maintained by loans is close to collapse.

To be precise, it actually collapsed, and the West India Company was de facto bankrupt at this time.

It's just that the Dutch merchants' parliament was trying not to let the West India Company go bankrupt, because once it went bankrupt, the entire country of the Netherlands might be doomed.

Now the West India Company basically relies on the remote blood transfusion support of the East India Company, which was not affected by the war, but it cannot last long.

Because in a few decades, the French Revolution would break out, and the Dutch would have to pay for their merchant politics.

Zhu Yijiong was a bit speechless. Even though he didn't know much about European history, he still knew that which normal country could be so stupid as to disband its army in order to save financial expenses?

The navy is the foundation of the Dutch people. Can this be disbanded?

Well, it seems that there is indeed one in later generations, and it is still an unnamed Ukrainian country.

Following the advice of the two friendly powers, I dismantled all the mushroom eggs.

Of course, what is even more difficult for Zhu Yijiong to explain is that he is so messed up that he actually wants to join forces with China to attack the Spaniards in Luzon.

Are these Dutch people crazy?

Zhu Yijiong pondered for a moment and asked: "What about the big Buddha Langji?"

Fan Shouyi said: "Since the war ten years ago, the Dafo Langji people have completely lost their status as a major European country, and the newly succeeded King Dafo Langji is a descendant of the French royal family." "Yeah."

Zhu Yijiong nodded. It was no longer a big European country, and even the king had been replaced by a Frenchman.

Regardless of the level of governance of the Spanish king from France, Spain will not be able to mobilize large-scale military power in the Far East for at least a few decades.

It will take time just to clean up the mess and for the new King of Spain to adapt to Spain.

In this case, Luzon is fully capable of fighting, and there is no need to worry about fighting with the Spaniards.

In fact, it was precisely because of this war that although Spain was severely weakened, it also successfully strengthened Spain's centralization.

The Netherlands, Britain, France, Austria, and the German states intervened to make the Spaniards share the same hatred, and the division problem that had plagued Spain for hundreds of years was thus solved (it was no longer possible after World War II).

The new King Felipe V from France also brought advanced French technology and centralized power.

Fan Shouyi was only a religious envoy sent by Kangxi, and he ran back from Europe in 1718, so he missed many things.

For example, the Dutch refused to participate in the peace conference among European major powers in 1719, and were completely reduced to a third-rate country until they were destroyed by the French Revolutionary Army 70 years later.

It can be said that among the participating countries in the War of the Spanish Throne, only the Dutch, who had been independent from it and had been strong for a century, were the losers.

Zhu Yijiong finally asked: "How many troops and warships does the Dafo Langji people in Luzon have?"

After hearing this, Fan Shouyi vaguely guessed the emperor's intention, but he did not lose his composure.He just raised his hands and said: "Wei Chen has only been to European countries, North America, South America, and Africa, but he has only heard of Luzon and has never been there. However, Wei Chen was ordered by His Majesty to visit Tianlao a few days ago. When those few sinners in the Holy See, some of them had gone to Luzon to preach and stayed there for more than a year."

They are accurate to more than a year ago, so they obviously know something about Luzon.

"Will these people be willing to tell the truth?" Zhu Yijiong expressed doubts.

Fan Shouyi said: "As long as they are free, they are willing to agree to your Majesty's conditions. Moreover, although the Dafo Langji believe in Catholicism, they have no direct interest relationship with them, so there is no need for them to lie."

In fact, Zhu Yijiong doesn't need to worry at all. Those people are all envoys of the Holy See, not special forces.

Being locked up in a small, dark room for a year and a half, even if you have food and drink, you will collapse.

That is to say, Zhu Yijiong gave the order to the jailers to prevent these people from committing suicide.And always pay attention to the mental state of these people, and occasionally allow them to go out for a while.

Zhu Yijiong waved Fan Shouyi to leave first. The situation in the Netherlands and Spain was almost settled.

The former is in decline, while the latter has been severely damaged by the war and cannot turn over in a short time.

It is definitely possible to fight in Luzon. It just depends on how to fight and how much price to pay.

After all, Zhu Yijiong still needs to prepare for famine. Southern Hunan, western Guangxi, and the entire northern China need money and food, and there is not much that can be used.

Fortunately, there is no need to worry about the food problem in North Korea.

Zhu Yijiong thought for a while, let's see what those Dutch people want to do first!
After all, the brain circuits of these Dutch people are really strange.Especially after hearing Fan Shouyi's explanation, he was even more amazed.

Moreover, even if we really want to fight against Luzon, we must bring the Dutch with us.

We can’t just be empty-handed, we must actually send out troops to contribute.

　Asking for leave, it's too late
　　
　
(End of this chapter)