"I have a dream, I dream of the day when the kingdom of Spain is full of cotton, and countless merino sheep roam leisurely in the grasslands."

"I had a dream, that one day farmers and herders would go to Seville in wagons full of cotton and wool, and that everyone would be able to exchange silk and porcelain from the Ming merchants for exquisite workmanship and expensive porcelain."

"I also have a dream, I dream that one day, as the most loyal allies of the Great Tomorrow, the Spaniards can carry silk and porcelain with His Royal Highness's invincible army to sell all over the European continent, earning wealth that makes the country rich and prosperous while spreading the excellent culture of the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish Kingdom to the world."

"This dream cannot be realized by Chen alone, and it must be possible with the grace of His Royal Highness King Philip, so Chen repeatedly implored that the great Kingdom of Spain must help in order to realize the beautiful vision of incomparable wealth and supreme glory for the two countries!"

"Chen Mu, an important minister of the Ming Dynasty and an important minister of the East Ocean."

Chen Mu propped up the rice paper in front of the daylight, read aloud the letter written in bilingual on the paper with a triumphant tone, he flicked the paper and asked the soldiers to take it to dry the ink, and then turned to Xu Wei and Zou Yuanbiao who were standing on the side and said: "How is it, Chen's calligraphy has improved a lot, right?" This letter was sent to the old and second-hand Fei who was so happy, I think this can be done most of the time! ”

Xu Wei and Zou Yuanbiao glanced at each other, and the two of them invariably did not answer Chen Mu's first question, Xu Wei changed the topic very professionally, and said: "It's better to rewrite a copy, use a silk scarf, and use sheepskin again, so that it can be kept for a long time." ”

If Deng Zilong was here, he would in good conscience think that Chen Mu's calligraphy had made great progress, at least now it is indistinguishable from ordinary Xiucai in the way of calligraphy.

But Xu Wei and Zou Yuanbiao can't, when they met Chen Mu, Chen Mu's calligraphy was already very advanced, they were not like General Deng, who had seen the ugly stone of the Xiangshan Shipyard, so in their eyes, they really didn't think there was anything to boast about.

Zhao Shizhen never boasted that he was good at writing.

"No, no, no, no, no!"

Xu Wei's words made Chen Mu like a cat that had been stepped on by his tail, he almost jumped up, his head shook like a rattle, and he replied firmly: "The sooner this letter rots, the better!" ”

He knew that the words in this letter were foolish, and even if the letter did not break for other reasons in the future, he would send someone to make the Spanish archives lose fire or something.

It is also that the Spaniards do not understand the importance of development, and this letter will not be left to let others poke their backbones and scold themselves in the future.

"Alas, these goods are blind to Fei Laoer." Zou Yuanbiao suddenly sighed for some reason, and his hands flicked his sleeves in front of him like children, "He must have sold it and sold it to see people, and it was a misery again." ”

In fact, Chen Mu has a great sense of superiority and sympathy for Spain, a country has defeated its old enemies to sweep away its neighbors, sent fleets to trade in the ocean, its military power has been invincible, but when the national strength is weak, it can only greatly owe the salaries of front-line officers and soldiers, relying on overseas transportation of silver to continue its life, who is this country?

Daming and Spain, another history of the two countries also have a strange and far-reaching connection, Spain used silver to continue life, most of the silver shipped to China also let the Ming continue a little life, until Gengzi year was killed, the most used indemnity is the Spaniard's double-column silver dollar.

Moreover, the two countries were extremely similar in the development of international affairs that became more and more chaotic later, skillfully avoiding all opportunities to ignite the industrial revolution, and by the first Opium War, the Qing Dynasty used bird guns and guns as the main weapons, and Great Spain also used arquebuses and large arquebuses as the main weapons.

Otherwise, why is there no trace of Brother Duck in the process of measuring China's material resources and the country's favor in the Qing Dynasty?

The eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother, life is not the first time to meet, and the lead is washed calmly.

It is very difficult to pull such a huge country with your own hands, especially if it is not your own country, and it is difficult to overcome this hurdle of voluntary labor in your heart.

But if you want it not to go backwards, it is not difficult for Chen Mu.

"Do you know what a generational difference is? It is two things, whether it is technology or thought, there is a generation difference, just like the old fire gun and the new bird gun, there is a generation gap in the middle, and the generation difference means backward and advanced. ”

Chen Mu said and found a stone pier in the courtyard of the mansion to sit down, raised his hand and said to Zou Yuanbiao casually: "I heard that you didn't want to compile a book like Chang Ji recently, these things can be written in, there is nothing to study and study the situation in Europe, and the book seller will return to the imperial court, which will also open the eyes of the officials and the people." ”

"Spain is a European power, strong in other countries when they are still using the feudal conscription system to form a standing phalanx corps, our flag army is stronger than them, strong in military discipline, military salary, training or the overall system, but the strength is limited, it can be said that it is half a generation."

"The navy Spain is also strong, we are stronger, the warships have more artillery, and the navy is more professional and half a generation stronger."

"Our system is a foregone conclusion, and the stability of the great powers is the most important, so it is a little more rigid than the small European countries and the oligopoly, but Spain is more rigid and self-contained, and half a generation stronger than them; Needless to say, financially, I feel too modest that we are a generation that only knows about mining. ”

"Under the current system, we continue to move forward, they stand still, as long as Fei Lao Er continues to be the country, we can suppress him for a lifetime, so as long as we can control him, nothing else matters."

"There are also two more powerful areas, England and the Netherlands, which are not as big as us, but they are very fast in business and know how to put their income into new production, so they are our new rivals."

Zou Yuanbiao twitched the corners of his eyes when he said this, England is okay, it is indeed like what Chen Mu said, and their navy is also okay, although the ship is small, but in terms of his story of Drake's attack on the Spanish harbor, the tactics are similar to the Ming fleet.

The Netherlands is a bit of nonsense, they have been beaten by Fei Laoer's soldiers again and again, and they have no time to develop any industry and commerce.

But Chen Mu didn't care, he felt that it was, that is.

Anyway, Zou Bald didn't dare to say anything.

"Next, we will use trade and war to finish the affairs of England, and at the same time use trade to give Fei Lao Er a blood transfusion, so that he can continue to fight the war in the Netherlands, and it is better to destroy the Netherlands, and the entire fertile land in the lowlands will be used to grow cotton and raise sheep, which is the best thing in the world!"

"Oh yes!"

Chen Mu said with a smile: "Not only do they grow cotton and raise sheep, but they can also provide us with Spanish ham and Spanish wine, which are also good things that can be used for trade in the future. ”