"What is a cigar?" Zhu Cihong asked Liu Hongjian with a puzzled face.

"A poison." Liu Hong gradually said bluntly, he only glanced at the man and knew that this guy was a smoker.

"If it's poison, why do you have to eat it?" Zhu Cihong was surprised.

"You're not a good CEO, because this poison isn't lethal, but it's addictive, and once you get addicted, you're going to look like this." Liu Hong gradually shook his head and said.

After accidentally discovering those pressed tablets in Nanyang, Liu Honggradually added tobacco leaves to make cigars, and gave them as gifts to the Europa aristocracy through informants.

Of course, except for the first year of the gift, and then it was all about collecting cash, after Liu Hong gradually left the Ming Dynasty, the penetration of cigars has been in charge of Xishan Shanghe.

Zhu Cihong, as the helmsman of Xishan Shanghe, didn't know it, which made Liu Hongjian very contemptuous.

After asking about the deployment of various countries, Liu Hongjian threw them into the sea without hesitation and fed the fish, for Liu Hongji, they have lost any value.

In fact, there is no need to ask at all, the distribution of the military forces of the countries of Europa has long been figured out over the years, but the sea route to Europa is still very long, and Liu Hongjian is just passing the time.

The fleet continued westward for a few more days, and Liu Hongjian finally got the latest news from Europa.

"Your Majesty, Governor Qi and the Dark Legion have conquered the capital of the Great Franc Country, and they have continued to attack the Minor Franc Country." The sentinel ship came from the Iberian Peninsula, and although the soldiers were tired, they were still very excited to see Zhu Cihong.

The Dark Legion is actually a pawn that Liu Hongjian arranged in Europa more than thirty years ago, and has been operating in Northern Leviia and the countries of Europa as a mercenary group all these years, and accepting their employment.

At first, the countries of Europa also doubted the identity of this mercenary, but later they still cooperated with it despite pressure from all sides, and those doubts have long since disappeared for more than 30 years, and the Dark Legion even has a good reputation in Europa.

Because they are often hired to participate in Europa's large and small wars, the Dark Corps has always been very combative, but the Europa people never dreamed that one day this mercenary group, which often helps them win battles, will fight back.

Coupled with Qi Laosan's detachment, it only took one day to open the door of the little Francophone country, and then the old trick was repeated and quickly rushed to the little Franco.

By the time the Ming fleet landed in the Iberian Peninsula a few days later, most of the peninsula had already been captured, and the king of the Great and Small Francos fled to France for refuge.

For more than 30 years, this legion only appeared in the intelligence of the Daming Jinyiwei, and after more than 30 years of brutal battles, the soldiers changed one after another, but the average age of the legion has always remained around twenty-six years old, and Zhu Cihong's eyes widened when he saw this legion of the Great Qin State.

Soldiers comparable to black charcoal stood in the clearing, except for their eyes, including the military uniforms they were wearing, all black, if you look closely at the eyes of these soldiers, you will find that there is madness brewing in their eyes.

"Brother Liu, how did you conquer these blacks? They look ...... I am in awe of you. Zhu Cihong really doesn't know how to describe it.

When Liu Honggradually left the Ming Dynasty, he took this army into the possession of Daqin, and the staff headquarters agreed without hesitation at that time, for no other reason, raising an army in such a distant place, the devil knows who to make wedding clothes for.

But it is clear that Liu Hong gradually did it.

"It's not difficult, Your Majesty, I give them food, clothing, and treatment when they are sick, and I have been bullied to help them avenge me, and they work hard for me, it's a good deal for both parties, isn't it?" Liu Hong said very calmly.

In fact, he wanted to say, wasn't it the same with the Ming Dynasty forty years ago? As long as someone gives food, life is worth a few dollars.

Zhu Cihong was silent, and Liu Hongjian was fine, and ordered to the commanders of several regiments such as Xingshan:

"March north, attack France!"

The Dark Legion only has more than 40,000 infantry troops, and intelligence shows that the French army has more than 100,000 troops, but Liu Hongjian is not worried, because the whirlpool of the battlefield is not here.

As early as the Jinyi Guard learned of the conspiracy of the Europa, the General Staff Headquarters began to secretly mobilize a large number of troops to the city of Moscow, and the border army and the Praetorian Guard mobilized a total of no less than 300,000 troops, and the Europa took the lead in tearing up the Moscow Agreement, and they did not know what this meant.

When the Europa Combined Fleet first arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, the war in Eastern Europe had actually begun, and it swept through most of Europa in a month and a half, and Western European countries had to mobilize a large number of troops to resist the Ming Dynasty, which was also the reason why the Dark Corps and Qi Laosan's detachment could take the Iberian Peninsula so smoothly.

In the next two months, Europa completely fell into the abyss of war, the Ming army in Eastern Europe was like a bamboo, France in Western Europe was in danger, and the Ming Armada galloped across the Atlantic, bombing any suspicious bombed ports and towns.

In March of the 36th year of Taishun, the Europa people finally surrendered to the Ming Empire, and Liu Hongjian and Zhu Cihong sent troops to the Palace of Versailles in France, and signed the Sino-European Treaty of Versailles with the Europa countries.

The treaty agreement is as follows:

First, the fifteen countries of Europa compensated the Ming Empire and the Great Qin State with 450 million taels of silver, which was repaid in 20 years, with an annual interest of 4%, and the total principal and interest amounted to more than 980 million taels;

Second, the nations had an embassy district in their capitals, where the Europa were not allowed to live;

Third, the standing armies of all countries shall not exceed 100,000, and large warships shall not be built;

Third, all the forts along the Atlantic, Baltic, Mediterranean, and major rivers were demolished, and the imperial troops were stationed in the capitals of the countries;

Fourth, it is forever forbidden for Europa people to form or participate in various organizations that "have enemies with the Ming Dynasty", and those who violate them will be put to death;

Fifth, if an incident occurs in which officials of various countries "harm the people of the Ming Dynasty", they must be suppressed immediately, otherwise they will be removed from their posts immediately and will never be appointed;

Sixth, the countries admitted the mistake of tearing up the Moscow Agreement, admitting the mistake of launching the Battle of Malacca and the Sino-European War, and submitted their credentials to the Ming Empire and the Great Qin Empire to apologize.

The Treaty of Versailles was drafted entirely by Liu Hongchuan, who did not allow the Europa to argue with it, and imposed it almost intact on the arrogant Europa based on his mental memory of the humiliating treaties of later generations.

The General Staff Headquarters of the Ming Empire was silent about this treaty, and Zhu Cihong was also silent, they originally just wanted to teach the arrogant Europa people a lesson, and at the same time, they were surprised why Liu Hongjian could draft so many entries so skillfully.

"Brother Liu, is it too cruel." Zhu Cihong finally couldn't bear it.

"Not cruel at all, unless you want to fight the Europa again thirty years from now, if you're still alive then." Liu Hong said more and more seriously.

He didn't want to go this way, but the arrogant Europa forced him to do so, and he couldn't guarantee how long the treaty would last, and the feuds and wars between the Empire and the Europa would never go away.

He must weaken the fighting spirit and combat readiness of the Europa people as much as possible, and always maintain the leading position economically, militarily, and technologically, as it has been and will be.

In April of the 36th year of Taishun, the combined fleet of the Ming Empire and the Great Qin State returned from the Baltic Sea, and the fleet was full of spoils collected from the palaces of the kings.

Zhu Cihong, who was full of ambition, stood on the deck and looked at the endless Atlantic Ocean, and suddenly felt empty in his heart.

"Brother Liu, this time I will go back and plan to Zen." Zhu Cihong said calmly.

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