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Chapter 1450 Please come down
In fact, Tang Xianzu at this meeting does not have much ability to write dramas.

The so-called specialization in art, he is an orthodox official, and his ability to write dramas is actually on par with Shakespeare, who is still young today. It is nothing more than his stronger writing ability.

But a good writing style does not directly make a good story. If you want to be popular, you need to do in-depth research and be fond of others.

But he can indeed support small-town youths like Shakespeare who are determined to become playwrights. Just the washing and a set of clothes in the magistrate's office will bring about earth-shaking changes in Shakespeare's life.

Human behavior is driven by desire. Weng Li'an got a good set of clothes, and immediately became superior when he walked on the street, making people look like a gentleman.

Even James from the old theater was a little terrified when he saw William in this outfit, and he didn't dare to let him sleep in the stables anymore, so he specially packed up the attic on the top floor of the backstage for him to live in.

Those who win wars seldom have the opportunity to tell the losers why they won; and even those who do, often find it difficult to tell the truth—because those who are in the middle of the war don't know that well.

Just like the military uniform revolution in Spain today, the old Duke of Alva was humiliated by the defeat in the Mingxi War before his death, and strived to improve the military system, military uniforms, and ordnance.

Since the first company of musketeers wearing neat helmets and foam nailed cotton armor landed in Spain, was dispatched to the Netherlands to participate in the war, and then withdrew to the country, His Royal Highness Philip has introduced more than [-] sets of Ming military uniforms to China.

The most amazing thing is that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers has indeed been greatly improved. So far, Philip is still planning to attack the Netherlands so that it can be reincorporated into the Spanish territory.

However, the combat power derived from the Ming military uniforms is actually very little. What really effectively improved the combat power was the replacement of the arquebus with the flintlock gun promoted by the Duke of Alva before his death.

This is inevitable. The best phalanx regiments wear the neatest uniforms and will naturally carry the latest equipment. They have been prepared to become elites from the beginning, and they should become elites in the end.

In the eyes of Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands, the most eye-catching thing is always the uniforms of the same color, shape, and decoration of the entire phalanx.

This is far more noticeable than the small change to the flintlock.

In the next half month, the old theater was quickly renovated. Several playwrights and actors worked together to create a script, and invited the prefect, many county officials, military officers and pirates who stayed in the city to watch.

They took a lot of effort, but Shakespeare, who was feeding the horses at the door, had already seen through everything: very few of these uncles knew English, and except for the Spaniards, the others did not even understand Latin.

Especially when explaining gloves to Tang Xianzu in the magistrate's yamen earlier, he has already made him understand that the lives of Ming people are different from them, and the other party does not understand many metaphors that they can use skillfully.

The performance effect of drama can be imagined.

The result was indeed exactly as William Shakespeare imagined, and the adults filed out of the theater without even finishing the performance.

But they left, not because they couldn't understand the performance, even if they couldn't understand, as long as Tang Xianzu was still sitting here, others would not leave because of their feelings, but they just regarded this as a place for socializing.

The real reason for their departure seems to be a new turning point in the northern war situation.

On May 12, the 28th year of Wanli, Elizabeth, the last queen of the Tudor dynasty, who had tried all methods after abandoning the royal capital for several months, decided to surrender to the south under the escort of the nobles.

Of course, the above are only official statements.

"The general said in the letter that in the past few days, England's troops had been routed southward on the frontier, saying that they had fought with the Scottish troops. It is likely that Scotland suffered heavy losses, so it must be angry."

In the magistrate's yamen, Wei Jinzhong crossed his arms and thought for a moment, then said: "I guess, the queen's army has fallen out with the Scots, and she still has a few people left. She can't fight at other people's homes, and she can't run away."

"I can only escape to the front line controlled by the general in the south of the border, so I took advantage of the situation and asked to surrender."

"Just listen to what the general said." Wei Jinzhong curled his lips and said with a smirk, "The queen's letter of surrender is neat, it looks like it was written by a Han official."

Tang Xianzu smiled and said nothing, he knew who wrote the Jiang Shu, it was not written by Han officials, it was Han people.

Yang Gao, Chen Mu mentioned this name to him before he took office.

The three special talents of the Dongyang Military Mansion, Cao Changqing, Tang Er, and Yang Gao, he had seen the first two in Puli County, but this Yang Gao was always by the side of the Queen of England.

Tang Xianzu knew Cao Changqing and Tang Er's abilities.

Cao Daochang, who is not doing his job properly, does not think about civil affairs all day long in Puli. He even asked him to act as the county magistrate when he first arrived in Puli. He squatted all day in the empty suburbs of the county tossing explosives.

Tang Er will not mention it. This person is very serious about his business. He is endlessly tinkering with arms. He even signed a Muye armed contract with Li Yuxi. Legion.

In the end, Yang Gao, Tang Xianzu only heard his voice but did not see him.

Everyone is calming down the chaos in Ailan, and Yang Gao is beside the Queen urging the court ministers to build a bridge connecting the two islands... Daming can only build a pontoon bridge on the Yellow River and cannot repair the bridge. It is not a joke that he expects to build a cross-sea bridge here what.

When everyone was about to enter London, he took the Queen and fled northward, causing the people of London to lose their minds, and they had no intention of defending the city to the death. This influence has spread to this day.

Even Tang Xianzu knew that when the Ming army entered the city, the people felt uncomfortable, but what could they do if they were uncomfortable—the Tudor queen who had fled came back to rule them, and they were equally uncomfortable.

Anyway, it was uncomfortable, so Daming gave it back anyway.

Up to now, as soon as Tang Xianzu heard the justice of Jiang's writing, he knew that it was Yang Gao who was using supernatural powers again.

After Tang Xianzu, the magistrate's yamen, gathered the information, he felt that the matter was more interesting. The Tudor Queen was afraid that she would be at the end of her rope, so she decided to surrender to the south.

Originally, there was a Triple Alliance in England. It is said that Elizabeth invited reinforcements from there to support them, but London has not received any news about the reinforcements.

On the contrary, a few days ago when Han Jinhuan's fleet that was traveling across the Strait to hunt down merchants was changing defenses at the port, they reported that they had wiped out a group of foreign pirates. I don't know where the pirates were, but they were buried in the belly of the fish anyway.

Up to now, the queen has gone south to ask for her surrender, and Yingming asked the magistrate Yamen to discuss it, preparing to pack the queen on board the ship, send it to the garrison of the Eastern Army, and then transfer it to Beijing.

It was rumored in the north that a man named Drake started a rebellion on the border between England and Scotland. Ying Ming wrote in his letter that he didn't have the energy to chase the rebel army all over the mountains and plains, and planned to recruit Liu Ruguo to use his rebel army to deal with the rebels. military.

(End of this chapter)