"Not long ago, we just got the news that Nordic Europe has been annexed by the Ming Dynasty!"

In response to the continued westward advance of the Ming Empire, European countries, at the invitation of the French Bourbon dynasty, sent representatives to hold talks in Normandy.

Even the Pope sent people to come.

French nobleman Philip therefore brought up the latest information at the meeting.

The representatives of European countries present all felt a little nervous after hearing this.

"Ah! So, it's getting closer and closer to the time when the Ming army annexed us!"

“What should I do?”

"Why did the insatiable Ming army have to rescue these serfs and not let us European nobles live?"

...

These nobles were talking nonsense.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Some European nobles even kept slapping the table, showing great indignation.

The entire conference hall seemed very noisy as a result.

"Please be quiet, everyone!"

"Please be quiet, everyone!"

"Please be quiet!"

...

Philip shouted several times, and everyone calmed down.

Then Philip began to call on: "So, we must continue to unite and resist this torrent from the East, and we must keep our culture from extinction!"

"Yes, when the Polish and Lithuanian Federation were destroyed, we ignored it, and when Austria was annexed, we also ignored it. Now even Sweden and Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway have been destroyed. If we remain indifferent, we will be forced to take a bath every day!"

Duke of England Monmouth echoed.

"I can't let the Easterners realize the conspiracy to force us Westerners to take a bath every day!"

"We must have the right not to take a bath!"

Lemr, the Count of the Principal of Venice, raised his arms and shouted, obviously he was very disgusted with the Ming army's behavior of forcing the prisoners to take a bath.

"Yes, I'll defend the right not to take a bath!"

"We don't want to take a shower!"

"We want to be dirty ourselves, this is freedom!"

The nobles of European countries shouted actively, very passionately.

Philip nodded with satisfaction when he saw this: "Very good, I would like to see this scene, to see that we Westerners can be so bloody and so consistent, I believe that as long as we are brave and fearless, we can completely resist the Ming army's advance westward!"

"I propose to form a grand alliance, elect the leader, and launch an active attack on the Ming army, forcing them to stop the annexation of our territory!"

Monmouth called out at this time.

“Agree!”

Philip nodded.

“Agree!”

“Agree!”

The nobles from other European countries also expressed their approval.

Only the representative of Switzerland, Marquis Sennard, stood up and said, "I am neutral!"

The nobles of all European countries looked at Sennad in surprise.

Sennad said: "I think everyone needs a place to temporarily transfer their personal property. Once the Ming army raids and breaks a castle, especially the self-defense force composed of serfs from all over the country!"

Switzerland became a paradise for many European nobles to escape with money to avoid political disasters a hundred years ago.

Therefore, now Sennard uses this as a reason to hope that the nobles of various countries will allow Switzerland to be neutral.

After hearing this, Philip and other European nobles expressed their understanding and were willing to keep Switzerland neutral, and were ready to transfer their wealth to Switzerland at that time.

Sennard thanked and said he was willing to raise interest rates on the bank.

Other European countries that had not been annexed by the Ming Dynasty once again united and formed a new joint organization - the Great Alliance.

...

"The Great Alliance! I believe it is not much better than the previous United Army. If you don't take the initiative to give the interests to the civilians, you just want to stop my great kingly army by relying on a few thugs you raised by yourself? It's like a fool!"

After learning that Britain, France and other countries had established a grand alliance, Zhu Youxiao sneered.

"What Your Majesty said is, but they cannot give their interests to the civilians. In that case, they are equivalent to killing themselves, which is no different from actively surrendering to our Ming Dynasty!"

"Just like, when the internal reform and elimination of evil, the conservatives did not know how to make the benefit of the common people, but they did not know that they could not fight the court by themselves. However, they were still stubborn and stubborn, and continued to fight against the court without giving in to the common people. It was because, once they did that, it was equivalent to taking their own lives."

Wen Tiren said at this time.

"That's right, if the Western nobles could make their civilians rich and open the market, our Ming Dynasty would no longer have the necessity to continue to unify the world with military means. Directly using technology monopoly can make the world's benefits flow into our Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Tongchang said.

"They have not tried hard in this regard! For example, Louis XIV and James II; but those who have worked hard have fallen into the water one after another!"

Du Yinxi suddenly interrupted at this time.

Everyone fell silent.

Zhu Youxiao finally laughed: "This is right. I am lucky and survived, otherwise I would have fallen into the water long ago!"

"This is, in my foolish opinion, and it is still the wisdom and wisdom of Your Majesty. From the "Havenly Trinity of the Emperor Ming" and the thoughts proposed by Xingming Society, we can see that Your Majesty is a person who has thoroughly understood the governance of the country. Although I am a disciple of a saint, I am not as good as Your Majesty. Your Majesty's theory of governing the country is obviously more like the science advocated by Your Majesty after he ascended the throne, and he emphasizes factual reasoning, so that any ghost and monster are vulnerable to your superiors."

Wen Tiren said.

The other assistants nodded.

Zhu Youxiao only sighed: "It's a pity that I have made this statement public to the world and allowed the world to read it carefully, but people in the world often put it aside and even refused to read it carefully. They tried every means to prevent others from reading it, just as the "Great Edict" of the Taizu Dynasty was also hidden."

"Extravagance and extreme desire, comfort and enjoyment are the natural desires of people. Even if the Hadith teaches it, it will be difficult to curb and even be boycotted. This is normal. Fortunately, the empire can continue to benefit from other countries and support the lazy people in their own country. When the world is truly unified in the future, the lazy people will return to poverty, which is probably an irresistible momentum. Even if the warehouse of grain is full and the warehouse of meat is full, there are still people who cannot afford rice and meat."

Wen Tiren replied at this time.

Zhu Cizhuo couldn't help but say: "It's nothing that lazy people are returning to poverty. They are afraid that those who are not from wealthy families will be able to return to poverty. Although they work hard all day long, they are rarely at ease."

"This is what the court must be vigilant!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded.

"In the eyes of the ministers, we must advocate frugality and not encourage extravagance, especially in advance consumption. Nowadays, businesses are promoting early consumption for profit. The people do not know the harm, but only know the joy in the middle. When the poisoning is deep, it is difficult to return to the diligence of the past. Now, in the local area, there is a special emphasis on having money or not, and they are engaged in a big way to promote the situation. If this continues, the local Han people will no longer be diligent in the future! They will gradually be overtaken by foreigners."

Zhu Cizhuo replied.

"Born from suffering and death in happiness, the words of the saints still make some sense. After the world is unified, you must pay attention to this issue, especially for the people of the next generation!"

Zhu Youxiao said this.

...

Although Emperor Zhu Youxiao and his assistants had begun to worry that the Han people would indulge in peace, the younger generation of nobles in the Ming Empire are still bursting with vitality.

The fifth prince Zhu Cizhuo was immediately on the edge of Hamburg City on the bank of the Elbe River, and pointed at the front with a whip, saying with great enthusiasm: "The Mongols could reach the Rhine when they were able to reach the Rhine, but now my Han family should surpass them, drink the Masseine River, and cross the Atlantic Ocean!"

"What Your Highness said is! Hamburg City has been conquered, and next is Hanover. Once Hanover is taken, you can enter and surround Nuremberg from north to south. Then you will not be far from the Rhine bank."

Li Dingguo replied at this time.

"It's a pity that this Duke of Hanover, Kalebel, is a stubborn man. He refused to surrender, and he still had to work hard."

Zhu Cizhuo sighed.

"Yes, the Principality of Hanover not only refused to surrender, but also repeatedly withstood the attacks of the local serfs Self-Defense Forces. Now it seems that it is best to cut off its food and trap it to death. We should continue to cooperate with the local serfs Self-Defense Forces to counterattack the local aristocratic army."

Li Dingguo continued to reply.

Zhu Cizhuo smiled faintly: "You are right, but what you don't know now is how this European alliance will use troops?"

"They will likely rely on a large area of ​​mountains southwest of the Elbe River to build a defense line, and will no longer take the initiative to attack like the previous European Union and the army. The southwest of the Elbe River to the suburbs of Paris are all mountains, which is very conducive to building a defense line."

Li Dingguo replied.

After hearing this, Zhu Cizhuo immediately had an idea and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, your troops will mobilize the serfs in this area to attack and advance towards the Rhine. Remember, the momentum is high, and then test what the strategy of this great alliance is, how do they want to stop our unification plan! If there is any important news, report it immediately. Your Highness will take the main force back to the Netherlands for a temporary rest!"

"Repair?"

Not long after Li Dingguo asked, he understood and bowed to Zhu Cizhuo, "Your Highness is wise!"

Zhu Cizhuo took his army to the Netherlands.

The Netherlands was the ruling area of ​​the Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Cizhuo naturally had no trouble when he went to the Netherlands.
To be continued...