Chapter 876: Tongue Battle
In a Rakshasa building on the east side of the Ming army camp in Moscow, the envoys of various countries sat on both sides of the long wooden table with maroon red according to their relationship, and Liu Hongjian sat alone on the east side.
The envoys of various countries are still reminiscing about what Liu Hongjian said inadvertently just now, 1.5 million troops, what a terrifying number, but those present are not fools, and many envoys think that Liu Hongjian is bragging.
It's just that they deeply understand that no matter whether Liu Hongjian is bragging or not, the power of the firearms of the Ming army is far beyond that of their country, and with the same number of troops, they don't think that their country can win the Ming Dynasty, at least on land.
Liu Hongjian didn't care what this group of foreign devils thought of him, he only cared about the real purpose of this group of people, if he wanted Liu Honggradually to give up attacking the Kremlin and withdraw from Moscow, it was completely unacceptable to him.
Although it is a bit presumptuous to declare war on the countries of Europa at the same time, an old woman three hundred years later would dare, and he would not dare, in fact, if the supply problem was not considered, Liu Hong gradually did not feel that the Ming Dynasty would lose.
At present, the army of the Ming Dynasty has about 1.2 million troops at full capacity, and although the 1.5 million army is a slight exaggeration, it is by no means bragging, as long as the imperial court wants to, it can casually recruit another 1 million troops within a year.
"Ahem-" Liu Hong coughed gradually, stopping the whispers of the envoys of various countries.
"You have come from afar, this king must be for the affairs of the Rakshasa country, but this king also said just now, the Ming Dynasty and the Rakshasa country have a long-standing grudge, and it has reached the point of irreconcilability, if you and the royal family behind you want to persuade this king to give up attacking the Kremlin, then you can please go back, we have nothing to talk about."
Liu Hong gradually didn't know what diplomatic rhetoric was, and he only relied on the expeditionary force in his hand and the powerful motherland thousands of miles away, so he didn't want to beat around the bush, and directly said in advance what the envoys of various countries wanted to say but didn't dare to say or were embarrassed to say.
The envoys of various countries were a little embarrassed to look left and right, and the orders they received were roughly the same, basically to prevent the Ming Dynasty from annexing the Rakshasas, at least to keep Moscow, the capital of the Rakshasa Kingdom, that is, the original land of the Principality of Moscow.
In this way, there is a Muscovy between the Ming Dynasty and Europa, which is a strategic buffer for the European powers, and no country wants to have a neighbor with a huge territory and huge national strength.
"Respected Lord Ming, I am the French envoy Louis, the Rakshasa and France are very good allies, there is a lot of trade between our two countries, if the Rakshasa Kingdom is destroyed by you, the King of France will be very angry." Louis smiled and expressed his opinion as tactfully as he could.
"If I'm not mistaken, your king has just turned ten!" Liu Honggradually was also amused by this guy, and the diplomats in the world are probably very thick-skinned.
After all, after staying in Europa for so long, Liu Hong has gradually inquired about the countries of Europa.
Especially King Louis XIV of France, when the history teacher was in history class in later times, the history teacher also told interesting stories about Louis XIV, and I still remember the students in the classroom laughing at that time.
Louis XIV was an amazing king, he reigned for seventy-two years, the longest reigning king in recorded history of Europa, and called himself Louis XIV, the Sun King.
Louis XIV had never bathed in his life, and if there had been a Guinness World Record at the time, Louis XIV would have been elected the longest man in the world not bathed.
It is said that from a distance of 10 meters from Louis XIV, you can smell an unpleasant odor, like a stinky sock that has not been washed for half a month, and the smell of various animal carcasses is simply terrifying.
Therefore, there is a reason why French perfumes are famous, otherwise how to cover the smell of His Excellency the Sun King.
Louis XIV was also the inventor of the high heels, and this guy was not tall, half a head shorter than Napoleon more than a hundred years later, at most in his early fifties.
In order to solve this unbearable embarrassment, His Excellency Louis XIV invented a heel with a height of 20 centimeters, and usually wore a round hat with a sharp point, and his height exceeded 1.8 meters.
The Bourbon family, to which His Excellency the Sun King belongs, does not seem to know how to choose a name, and the name Louis is called from Louis I to Louis XVIII, spanning a thousand years, and of course, the last one is Liu Hongji's obscenity.
"This is what the Frankish royal family means, and at the same time the bishop means." Louis stubbornly said.
Historically, the Sun King Louis XIV was only able to rule at the age of twenty-three, and now that is, twelve years later, France is now regent by Louis XIV's mother, Anna of Austria, and Cardinal Zaran.
"Again, this king is not joking, and your king's anger has nothing to do with me.
Also, if the Rakshasa cannot be completely destroyed, this king will also be very angry, this king will be angry, the 1.5 million army of the Ming Dynasty will be very angry, and the 10,000,000 people of the Ming Dynasty will also be very angry, and if the people are angry, the emperor of the Ming Empire will be very angry.
The emperor was angry, and the consequences were serious! Liu Hong's eyes stared at Louis motionlessly.
Liu Hong has been fighting for many years, and I don't know how many times he has experienced the sea of corpses and blood, how can the coercion and courage over the years be comparable to that of a keyboard warrior who can only speak quickly, Louis was stunned and lowered his head and decided to reserve his opinion first.
"Lord of the Ming Dynasty, you are a person who understands, your army and country are certainly powerful, but after all, they are thousands of miles away, you should know our worries, if we go back and can't make a difference, it is likely to cause greater misunderstandings, and even war!" The Swedish envoy Sal Uves said in a deep voice, this time with a serious expression and no smile on his face.
"Your Excellency, the Ming Dynasty is a peace-loving country, and it will never attack other countries for no reason, for two thousand years, as long as you do not provoke for no reason, I believe that the Ming Dynasty will be able to live in peace with you.
If you don't believe, there is nothing this king can do. Liu Hong gradually spread his hands and said very boldly.
It is a lesson of history that a weak country has no diplomacy, but the Ming Dynasty is not a weak country, so Liu Hong has always been tough.
"Lord of the Ming Dynasty, do you think this is okay? It's better to let Duke Rhodes come over, let's discuss a result together, whether it is land cession or compensation, I think Duke Rhodes will definitely satisfy you. "The English envoy Ludwig took a different path.
At this time, England had not yet completed the Industrial Revolution and was at most in the middle of the ranks among the many Europa powers, but England had struggled to maintain its position in Europa for thousands of years.
In short, it is to use the relationship of the English royal family to influence the countries of Europa and even provoke war.
The future Queen Victoria, for example, will give an idea of how much energy England had, her husband was the Prince of Germany, and they had nine children.
The eldest daughter married the prince of the Kingdom of Prussia, later Emperor Frederick III of the German Empire, and the two had four sons and four daughters, the eldest son was Wilhelm II, the last emperor of the German Empire, and the second daughter Sophia married King Constantine I of Greece, and the children between them later succeeded to the king of Frangius the Younger.
Her eldest son, George V, married the daughter of the King of Denmark, and later their daughter married the King of Norway and became queen.
The second daughter was married to an archduke of Germany, the king of the principality, and their daughter was married to the Rakshasa Emperor Nicholas II.
Victoria's second son in turn married the daughter of Alexander II of the Rakshasa Empire, and their daughter in turn married the king of Romania.
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This is just a microcosm of the marriages of the countries of Europa, which can be seen in the intermarriage between the royal family and the royal family of Europa, and even the marriage of close relatives.
England is definitely a leader in intermarriage diplomacy, and Queen Victoria, more than 100 years later, can be called the grandmother of the countries of Europa.
Take the current situation in Europa as an example, the Dutch ruling Prince of Orange, his mother is the daughter of King Charles I of England, his father-in-law is James II, he himself is William II of Scotland, and the Prince of Orange, and he is also the ruler of the Netherlands, and later the king of the Netherlands.
This is not over, this guy is half the king of Holland, and the king of England has no heirs, so England can't find a king, so this guy went to England to be the king.
England also obtained the advanced financial concepts of the Netherlands, and also laid the foundation for the later British East India Company, so that later generations only heard of the British East India Company, but ignored the Dutch East India Company.
Of course, England is still close now, although the Spanish Armada has fallen, but the Dutch coachman has risen again, and the Prince of Orange has not yet gone to England to work part-time, and England will have to wait at least another hundred years if it wants to come out.
"Your Excellency, this king has no habit of dealing with the dead, so there is no need to talk about this matter again!" Liu Hong said stiffly.
In his eyes, it is a matter of time before he takes the Kremlin, since these keyboard warriors did not bring troops, it means that the royal families are not ready to go to war with the Ming Dynasty, as long as he quickly cooks the raw rice into porridge, he does not think that these countries will attack the Ming Dynasty because they are afraid that the Ming will attack them.
As for offending England, anyway, the sun does not set in England now, and in his eyes, England is still a stinky brother who has not yet grown wings.
"As far as I know, the reason why your army did not start attacking the Kremlin is because it has run out of ammunition."
An abrupt voice suddenly appeared in the room, this person did not report his own door, and the voice was very unfriendly.
"Which one are you?" Liu Hong gradually frowned and looked at the foreign devil with brown and red hair, and said in his heart, You are very awesome, who gave you the courage to dare to be so presumptuous in Lao Tzu's military camp.
"Your Excellency, I am Ian, a member of the Dutch State Parliament, and I am the plenipotentiary for this negotiation." Viscount Ian explained.
"Oh? Then you don't have to go back today, mallet, take this guy down for Lao Tzu! Liu Hong said calmly.
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PS: The relationship between the royal families of the Europa countries is complicated, full of all kinds of intermarriages, marriages, consanguineous marriages and even chaos.