Daming Military Empire

Chapter 310 Difficult Thinking

Zhu Cijiong originally planned to directly discuss the issue of weapons and warships with the King of Spain, that is, Daming donated weapons and warships to Spain for free, or Spain paid some money, and Daming half-sold and half-sold a batch of weapons and warships to Spain, so that Spain and the Holy Roman Empire could have a relationship The ability to fight against the Habsburgs continued, but after meeting Philip IV, he changed his mind, and he didn't even dare to mention the issue of weapons and warship assistance.

Because, from the various performances of Philip IV, it can be seen that he is a man of great face. He obviously does not have enough troops. Treat yourself to an extravagant lunch worth tens of thousands of taels of gold; obviously being beaten to the bum, he also said that surrender is a strategy, this kind of person, you dare to tell him directly: I will send you some weapons, this will not beat him Face, he will definitely turn against you immediately!
How to tell him, this is really a headache, no matter how you say it, it seems that you look down on him wanting to give him something, Zhu Cijiong is entangled.

So at this luxurious lunch, neither side mentioned any topics related to the war. Philip IV seemed more interested in enjoying life. When Princess Anna accidentally mentioned the air-conditioning and heating in the palace, he even detailed I asked about the structure and principle of these two things, and immediately arranged for people to do it. It doesn’t matter if there is no power, just find a few people to turn the blades with the handle in turn.

Although the food for this meal was all of amazing value, Zhu Cijiong didn't taste much. He really couldn't think of how to tell Philip IV about the issue of sending weapons, so he had to wait in the palace first. Stay here and talk.

Unexpectedly, after staying for less than two days, Princess Anna couldn't sit still anymore, and clamored to go out for a stroll. It turned out that there were several workshops in the city of Madrid that specially made clothes for princes and nobles. Novelty, excellent workmanship, well-known in the whole European continent. Princess Anna used to go shopping a few times every time she came to Madrid. This time, she has been here for a few days and hasn’t visited once. She feels like a cat scratching her heart Just as uncomfortable.

Anyway, I can't think of a way for a while, whether it's going out for a stroll, Zhu Cijiong's only worry is that the gold coins will not be used here, but this worry is superfluous. He asked people to inquire and found out that it doesn't matter what the gold coins are made of. Can't people calculate by weight, as long as it is real gold, it can be used in any shape.

Since the money is no problem, let’s go. Zhu Cijiong asked someone to say hello to Philip IV. He ordered a large carriage and more than 20 horses. He brought Qin Mingyue, Princess Anna, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong, Cao Huachun, Wang Zhengnan and about [-] Jinyiwei and Dongchang masters left with a few boxes of gold coins.

Since Zhu Cijiong stipulated that he must wear uniforms after arriving in Europe, that is, Chongzheng suits. This group of people did not cause much sensation when they came to the street, because Chongzheng suits are closer to European military uniforms. As long as you don’t look carefully at your face, you will not It was discovered that they were from the East, and the European nobles were all so awesome at the moment, who would dare to stare at these people for nothing.

Wandering in the streets of Madrid, Zhu Cijiong recalled his past life again. The streets here are closer to the modern ones. There are stone roads in the middle and brick and stone buildings on both sides. The carved railings and jade masonry and the deep house are completely different, but it is a bit like a small county town in the previous life.

The city of Madrid is not very big at this moment, and everyone soon came to the first workshop, which is a two-story masonry building with a large area. Zhu Cijiong, Princess Anna, and Qin Mingyue just stepped down. In the carriage, there was an old lady dressed as a lady, and she exclaimed in surprise: "I thought it was the little prince from some country, but it turned out to be His Royal Highness Princess Anna. I haven't seen you for a long time."

They were sitting in a royal carriage, and the owner here knew him naturally, so he came out from a long distance to welcome her. When Princess Anna saw this lady, she jumped up and said, "Selena, do you have any new dresses? Bring them to me." Try it, and these two distinguished male guests are both princes and nobles of the Ming Empire in the East, please ask someone to treat them well."

After all, she pulled Zhu Cijiong and Qin Mingyue and was about to rush in, but the boss named Selena stared at Zhu Cijiong and asked in horror: "Your Highness, I heard that you married a man from the Far East Empire." Emperor, is this...?"

Zhu Cijiong confessed, don't reveal his identity when you go out shopping, otherwise you won't be able to go shopping, Princess Anna quickly said: "Don't ask so many questions, quickly take us in and have a look."

Naturally, Selena didn't dare to ask any more questions, and quickly led them inside. Although this European land is relatively open, there are still differences between men and women. There are also separate men's and women's clothing areas. Selena called a few The male tailor confessed a few words and asked them to take Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong to the men's clothing area to try on clothes, and then took Princess Anna and Qin Mingyue to the women's clothing area. As for Zhu Cijiong, he was really not interested in buying clothes, so he confessed Wang Zhengnan and Cao Huachun watched from outside, while he followed Princess Anna into the women's clothing section.

It's not that there are no men in the women's clothing area. There are a few young men sitting in the clothes picking room outside. However, when they saw Princess Anna coming in, they immediately stood up and saluted: "His Royal Highness, Princess Anna, hello."

After finishing speaking, he ran out in despair. There are not so many dukes and marquises in Europe, and there are very few earls. Most of these are the children of baron viscounts. Naturally, they can't compete with the jewel in the palm of the Habsburg dynasty. They dare not be here Watch Princess Anna choose clothes.

Princess Anna's thoughts are all on the new clothes right now, so she doesn't have time to take care of them. As soon as she comes in, she pulls Qin Mingyue to look around. Everyone has a love for beauty. Although Qin Mingyue has a gentle and elegant personality, she doesn't care about new clothes either. Resistance, and soon the two chatted about it.

This place is a bit like the clothing supermarket in later generations, but there are not so many clothes, and the hangers are more exquisite. Usually, there is only one piece of clothing hanging on a hanger, but there are quite a lot of hangers, maybe hundreds of them.

Zhu Cijiong did not run over to look at the clothes, but sat at the small table where the few people were sitting just now and continued to think about how to sabotage the peace talks. It is difficult, really difficult, the situation is so unfavorable, unless someone sends them a large number of weapons and warships, Otherwise, you can't win at all. The problem is that you don't know how to give away weapons and warships.

There were a few noble girls who were picking out clothes and trying on clothes, of course they also knew Princess Anna, and they were also afraid of accidentally offending this noble princess, so gradually everyone left, leaving only Princess Anna and Qin Mingyue to discuss inside. Come and discuss, try and try.

It is very troublesome for this woman to buy clothes. She does not necessarily buy clothes she likes, but makes a decision after trying them out. According to the photo, you may not buy any of them in the end!
Unfortunately, Zhu Cijiong became a mirror. After a while, Princess Anna changed a dress for him to judge, and Qin Mingyue changed a dress for him to be a consultant. "Very beautiful" and so on, at most, I would say "there is something wrong with this dress", and I would never say "this one doesn't fit you", "that one doesn't look good on you", so Anna The princess and Qin Mingyue tried more vigorously, as if trying on all the clothes inside!

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