Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 624 Entering the Netherlands
The wind in Dunkirk carried a hint of warmth. As the first imperial official to come to this foreign country, the governor of the Ming Empire, Li Mingrui, liked to come outside the castle to blow the sea breeze.

The Gothic churches in the Western world, the sound of reading the Bible, and the white sculptures and oil paintings without clothes made him, a Ming official who appeared in the Western world for the first time, curious and unfamiliar.

However, what Li Mingrui could feel was that this land was rich and full of vitality. What he didn't expect was that these countries had already issued national bonds like Ming Dynasty, and he didn't expect that these Western countries would have their own national debts all over the world. What's more, the Netherlands, which he wants to destroy now, is not a country dominated by a monarchy.

And it is precisely such a country that makes Li Mingrui feel that he is not a simple small country. He binds his own economic interests with those of other Western countries in the form of stocks, making himself an enemy of neighboring countries and making him an enemy. Neighboring countries dare not allow themselves to go bankrupt.

"The commodity economy here is not generally developed. Merchants have almost no borders. The way of war and marriage makes the country here seem more like the Spring and Autumn and Warring States. They are full of contradictions between the church and the public, no less than domestic Confucianism and Confucianism. There was a fierce conflict between Wang Xuesheng, among them, there was a riot that restricted the royal power before the British Empire. The new king just succeeded in the restoration not long ago, but the people in the country seem to be dissatisfied with the restoration of the king. My minister feels that , they will break out of turmoil again, and after the turmoil, I am afraid that this empire will pose a great threat to our Ming Dynasty. They have shown great interest in our political system, sacred studies and religious beliefs, while France and Spain is relatively focused on commercial trade."

Li Mingrui wrote this in his memorial to Zhu Youjian.

"This is the first time that the Eastern Great Ming Empire has appeared in our world. It has to be admitted that the governor representing the Eastern Empire is somewhat incomprehensible, but his wisdom cannot be concealed. To our surprise, they There is actually the same cabinet as the parliament, but the cabinet is decided by the emperor, which is no different from our current system, but the Chongzhen Emperor of his empire has greatly encouraged the imperial merchants and handicrafts. This legendary Eastern Empire He is not bound by religious beliefs, and has even promulgated the "Anti-Slavery Law" and recognized private property. The emperor of this empire is more like a big businessman, rather than a king who relies on exorbitant taxes to enjoy his profits."

A young nobleman of the British Empire described his views after contacting Li Mingrui, the governor of the Ming Empire, and others.

Li Mingrui doesn't care how these countries view his Ming Empire. He is more concerned about whether he can maximize the interests of the Ming Empire by following Zhu Youjian's will and coming to the West.

"The Netherlands must be completely destroyed. This is a country that is more terrifying than the British Empire. After raising funds through stock trading, he is ruling the business of the entire earth. If this continues, the wealth of the world will flow into his pockets. Fortunately, Ming Dynasty now occupies most of his colonies. Now as long as we inherit his business, we can rule other Western countries. We should help the king of the British Empire to suppress the reactionaries in his country and let Louis X of France Si continues to dream of his imperial dream, and the Netherlands, my minister intends to establish a Ming economic and commercial base here, and control the entire Western Yi economy. I also hope that His Majesty can quickly immigrate and mobilize domestic personnel who understand money law and military affairs. Personnel came here to take root, hold this land in the hands of my Ming Dynasty, and then go on to plot the Spanish Netherlands and the Holy Roman Empire."

After Li Mingrui wrote the memorial, on the second day, he ordered the ocean-going fleet to lead 240 warships to the North Sea, while the 1 marines and the [-] Spanish troops conquered the Netherlands by land.

"The maritime power of the Eastern Empire is indeed not comparable to that of you and me. With 240 warships, if my British Empire built so many, it would have been dragged down long ago."

"But what you don't know is that he has more than just such a fleet. They also have three fleets in the North Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea. The scale is similar to this. As Mark Twain wrote, this empire has wealth beyond our imagination. Not only can it maintain the size of four large fleets, but millions of troops."

"That being said, he is fighting far away from the mainland. The Netherlands also has hundreds of warships, and there are countless forts on the shore. The mercenary army also has more than [-] people, and the navy has more than [-] people. They have just defeated you, England, and their morale is high. It is also possible to defeat Daming."

……

Just as the observation groups from these Western countries were discussing, the Ming Dynasty flagship "Kaiping Wang" had already started to launch.

The buzzing siren sounded in the Haikou area at the southern end of the North Sea, and the giant ship "Kaiping Wang" quickly broke through the huge waves and advanced rapidly like a dragon emerging from the water. The Western observation groups were all stunned.

"My God, this ironclad ship is so fast! Even three top warships can't stop it."

"My God, fortunately, we are not the ones who offend this empire, otherwise I can't believe what kind of price it will bring to be an enemy of such an empire!"

When the observation team from Western countries was thinking about whether the speed of the "Kaiping Wang" was related to the two chimneys on the deck, other imperial warships followed up, showing a wedge-shaped offensive and heading directly to The Hague, the capital of the Netherlands.

……

At this time, the imperial marines also marched north to Labante together with the Spanish Army.

The Spanish Army is still a Spanish phalanx mainly composed of pikemen and musketeers.

Jack, the commander of the Spanish Army, originally thought that his country's Armada was no longer comparable to that of the Ming Empire, but his army phalanx, which still dominates the world, should surprise the Marine Corps of the Ming Empire.

But what Jack didn't expect was that the Marine Corps of the Ming Empire no longer had spearmen, and musketeers already accounted for a large proportion. The cavalry even had muskets, and the artillery was very different from his own artillery. Faster.

"Your country doesn't need long spears anymore?"

Jack asked Zhang Jin, the commander of the Marine Corps of the Ocean Fleet of the Ming Empire.

After being translated by the translator, Zhang Jin replied: "It was useless ten years ago. A battalion of long guns like yours can be wiped out by me with a battalion of manual machine guns. You can stay behind to pick up the corpses later. The barbarians are Barbarians, in this day and age, they still use spears and guns."

Hearing what Zhang Jin said so arrogantly, Jack was quite dissatisfied in his heart, and secretly said: "What kind of machine gun, you don't form a formation later, and wait for the Dutch heavy cavalry to come, and see what you do."

(End of this chapter)