Chapter 882 - Follow the Temptation (1st Update)
The first to arrive was the Minister of the Kingdom of Poland, who was at odds with Moscow, and after learning that the Rakshasa had been completely destroyed, King John II of Poland did not sleep well all night.
In the land of Europa, the Kingdom of Poland has always been very jealous of two neighbors, one is the giant Rakshasa and the other is the thriving Prussia.
Most of Poland's wars in recent years have been related to these two countries, and in fact, if Liu Hongjian had not broken the track of history, Poland would have been divided three times in the next 150 years.
The main partition included Rakshasa and Prussia, and if you count the invasion of Poland during World War II, Poland is really a country full of disasters.
But John II of the Kingdom of Poland didn't know all this, and Liu Hongjian didn't know this history, and the most important thing was that Liu Hongjian wouldn't care even if he knew, he hadn't been so loving as to protect the entire human race.
John II was indeed happy for a night after learning that the Kremlin of Rakshasa had been captured by the Ming Dynasty, but the next morning he suddenly realized an important problem.
Although the Rakshasa has been destroyed, the Ming Empire will be stronger than the Rakshasa Kingdom, although the Rakshasa is arrogant, but after dealing with it for so long, it is considered to know the roots, but what about the Ming Dynasty?
Poland was a landlocked country, and had no dealings with the Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles away, and even the silk and porcelain needed for the court were mostly obtained through exchanges with Francois and Dutch merchants.
John II suddenly began to suffer again, and immediately sent the Count of Kane to Moscow to pay another visit, which was bound to make him understand the true purpose of the Ming Dynasty and the attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards Europa.
Liu Hongjian was polite to this neighbor at first, after all, the expedition mission had basically ended, and these Europa neighbors did not come to make trouble, and the reason why they did not return to Beijing immediately was also for the sake of these neighbors.
The land he seized was not easy to come by, and he had to arrange the defense of this new territory and the surrounding neighbors.
"Lord John, His Majesty has entrusted me to congratulate you and Da Ming." As soon as Kane saw Liu Hongji, he smiled and took the initiative to salute, and Liu Hongjian naturally returned the salute with a smile.
After the two exchanged politeness, Kane slowly began to reveal his true intentions.
"Lord Wang, I wonder where you and your army will go next?" Kane asked tentatively.
"Hehe, it depends on you and the country behind you, I don't know how you discussed the king's proposal last time?" Liu Hong gradually picked up the tea bowl and said while drinking tea.
"Alas, my Poland has always advocated peace, but the surrounding strong neighbors surrounding Poland have long been too busy to take care of themselves, your proposal His Majesty John has been thinking about it for a long time, but it is limited to national strength, Your Majesty still said that he can't help, and I hope the prince understands." Earl Kane sighed and showed a very embarrassed expression.
"This king is just borrowing a road, and you can also get a lot of wealth, you must know that the Netherlands is still very rich, with this money your national strength will definitely go to a higher level, are you sure you don't think about it?" Liu Hongjian was not surprised at all, he knew the lords of these small countries too well.
"I'm really sorry, my lord, even if Your Majesty agrees, the citizens of my kingdom will not agree, that's too risky, you should understand." Kane insisted.
In the unlikely event that your army goes deep into Poland and accidentally destroys them, who is to blame for this?
"Well, what are you doing here? Is it just to tell the king that you will not borrow the way? Liu Hong gradually pretended to be angry.
"Of course not, my lord, in fact, I actually brought a lot of supplies with me this time, as long as I get your permission, these materials can be delivered to your military camp in one day, this is a gift from His Majesty John."
"Oh? Then I will thank your majesty on behalf of the king. "Liu Hong's cheeky skin is thick, and some people naturally want to accept gifts, as for what they want, then think about it.
Anyway, whether you agree or not, you can accept the gift first.
Liu Hong gradually finished speaking, no longer spoke, but picked up the tea bowl and drank the tea slowly, according to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, the host picked up the tea bowl and drank the tea, which represented the meaning of sending off the guests.
Liu Hongjian didn't look very seriously at these neighbors, and sitting less than five steps away from the house, Liu Hongjian could smell a foul smell, which was obviously emanating from the Earl of Kane, which seriously affected Liu Hongji's interest in drinking tea.
The Europa people are so dirty and smelly, Liu Hong gradually said.
Of course, Kane knew that Liu Hongjian was urging him to go, but he deliberately pretended not to understand and sat there, because his task was not completed at all.
"Lord, you don't know that the citizens of the Kingdom of Poland have always lived in fear." Earl Kane was speechless.
"Oh? Why? Liu Hong gradually knew that this guy finally couldn't help but tell his true intentions, so he put down the tea bowl.
"Alas, our country is barren and its territory is not large, and there are such arrogant and powerful neighbors as Prussia in the vicinity, and His Majesty John is worried about this, and he fears that Prussia will one day start another war."
"Oh." Liu Hong gradually thought for a moment and replied.
Earl Kane's heart was dying, and he said so many words that he said 'oh', as if he had punched a ball of cotton, and there was no place for his strength.
"If Poland and Prussia go to war again, not only will the citizens of both countries suffer from the war, but it is likely that your new frontier will also be affected." Kane continued.
"Why is that?" Liu Hong's eyes glared directly.
He actually wanted to say that if you dare to fight Lao Tzu's idea, Lao Tzu will destroy both of you.
"Our three countries are still too close to each other, the Kingdom of Prussia is a very domineering country, they follow the iron-blooded decree, and their army has been established from the beginning to expand the territory.
If Poland is unable to resist, the Prussian cavalry will eventually set foot on your new frontier, which is too vast. Earl Kane continued his path.
What Kane said is actually true, after all, the territory of the Rakshasa is not only vast, the key is that there are not many people living in it, this land may not be so important in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, but for many small countries in Europa, any piece of land can exceed the original territory of this king.
"Then let's talk about it then, this king never thinks about probability." Liu Hong said calmly.
He didn't take a single country in Europa into account, as long as these countries did not unite, the Ming would be fearless, at least with the expeditionary force in his current hands, he would dare to face the army of any country.
"Lord Wang, none of us want to see that kind of situation, so can you sell us some arms?
It's those guns and muskets that can be fired in bursts, and we can pay a very high price! ”
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