Listening to Guo Songtao's explanation, Shi Dakai's mind also turned. He is naturally not ignorant of the balance of power in Europe and the European policy of the Ming Dynasty, but he is a new-style soldier who graduated from the Ap Lei Chau Military Academy and was trained by French instructors, and he can still speak fluent French! The writings of those great European military strategists were all directly read by him. Of course, we know that Europe is a big mud pit, with many small countries and also strong countries, and almost no light is fuel-efficient. And Russia is the key to leveling the hegemony of Europe's big 6. Whether it is the rise of Germany in Central Europe, or the domination of France in Western Europe, as long as the polar bear of Russia is still showing its teeth and claws in Eastern Europe, the fact that the big 6 in Europe will not become a united whole can be proved in the Napoleonic Wars. And a divided European big 6 is definitely the most beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and the United Kingdom. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty must be cautious in its struggle against Russia, and must not force Britain to the side of Russia, nor can France or Germany dominate Europe. Therefore, Han Si claimed that he did not approve of hitting the Ural Mountains, but he really wanted to take advantage of the chaos within Russia to bargain for some bargains in Siberia, at least to seize the Orenburg fortress, so as to completely establish the Ming superiority in Siberia.

Unexpectedly, Zeng Guoquan and Guo Songtao mentioned Xinda 6...... The two of them can grasp international affairs more accurately than themselves, so there must be some truth to this, right? So the emperor's purpose of recalling himself is probably related to the new big 6, right?

Shi Dakai's mind quickly turned to the new big 6, and he tried to search for what he knew about the new big 6 in his mind, but unfortunately it was very limited. That's when it happened. The carriage had already driven into Fort Maria. The palace has been under construction and expansion since the end of the war against Russia. Compared to when it was first built, it is much more magnificent, and it looks a bit like a royal palace of a European empire. Of course. Our Emperor Zhu sat back and enjoyed the success, and spent more than half of the year taking most of his concubines into Fort Maria, in order to escape the increasingly noisy city of Nanjing.

When Shi Dakai strode into the No. 2 building of Fort Maria, which Zhu Jishi used for his office, several envious eyes focused on this rising star of the 6th Army of the Ming Dynasty. He is a 27-year-old general, and he will soon take on a big responsibility. It seems that it is also a matter of time before he is promoted to marshal, and there is still a chance to be crowned king! As a soldier, what regrets do you have at this point in your life? Weng Tong, the minister of the imperial study, greeted him in neat official clothes, and when he saw Zheng Hong and Shi Dakai arriving, he enthusiastically raised his hand: "Lord Wang, General Shi, you are really fast!" The emperor is discussing things with Maria Niangniang, as well as Zuo Xiangye and Li Shangshu, why don't you wait for a while? ”

Zheng Hong smiled and patted Weng Tongyi's shoulder. smiled: "This king has kung fu, you can wait." But you have to let the emperor take care of the food. Maria had to give me a few bottles of wine that she had brought back. Then he pointed to Zeng Guoquan and Guo Songtao, "Yuanpu and Yunxian met at the dock, please trouble Shuping to report to the emperor." ”

Weng Tongyi smiled: "The emperor has also been talking about Brother Yuanpu and Brother Yunxian for the past two days, saying that as soon as the two of them arrive, they can be introduced immediately." ”

Hearing that Imperial Concubine Maria could discuss things with the emperor with Zuo Zongtang and Li Wenan, Shi Dakai was really a little surprised, it seems that it is really not a rumor that Imperial Concubine Maria can interfere in the affairs of the court. Don't offend this woman in the future! He said a word to himself in his heart, and then followed Weng Tongyi into a palatial parlor and sat down in a fluffy French armchair. Soon, the maid of Fort Maria brought refreshments for Zheng Hong, Shi Dakai and others to enjoy, of course, this is also Maria's arrangement, and the officials who go to the Forbidden City in Nanjing to do business, but it is difficult to get this kind of treatment.

The wait didn't last long when I heard loud footsteps at the door of the reception room, and then the door of the reception room was pushed open by the female officer. When the people in the room looked at the door, they saw the emperor in a dragon robe walking in with a red-robed black gauze official and a golden woman wearing a long Western court skirt.

"Ministers, Zheng Hong, Shi Dakai, Zeng Guoquan, Guo Songtao, welcome to the saint." The four officials who had come to the audience immediately stood up and saluted.

"Sit, sit down and talk."

I don't know if it's because the civil strife in the United States has already shown clues, Zhu Jishi is in a very good mood, and he can't hide the smile on his face. When Shi Dakai just sat down, Zhu Jishi looked at him with a smile and said, "It looks thin and dark, but this sharp spirit can't be hidden, it's really a tiger general of my Ming Dynasty." When you come back from the Americas this time, you should be the commander, right? ”

Shi Dakai was stunned for a moment, looked at Emperor Zhu and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to go to the Americas?" Be...... Take troops to battle? When to leave? ”

Zhu Jishi smiled, this Shi Dakai's mentality of can't wait to do things made him like it very much. The saying that "the bird is hidden with the bow, and the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked" is too widespread in China, and Zhu Yuanzhang has left a very bad impression on later generations. So now many heroes of the Ming Dynasty have a kind of rush to retreat bravely, even Han Si after the armistice in the northwest all took a break to resign, and as a result, Zhu Jishi was reprimanded, so that he could continue to scare the Russians and true gods in the northwest with peace of mind In fact, Zhu Jishi doesn't pay much attention to this kind of thing, because he has always played the sign of the Ming Dynasty's overseas emperor, and sat firmly in Huaxia Zhengshuo, and the following group of heroes are 108,000 miles away from him, how can he be shocked?

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhu smiled faintly, waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, don't be in a hurry to go to the Americas, they have just started to make trouble there, and it's still early to fight the civil war." ”

It's still early...... Will it definitely be able to fight? Shi Dakai had some questions, and this thought was revealed on his face. Zhu Jishi looked at Maria, who explained with a smile: "The national conditions of the United States are different from ours, they practice a federal system, and each state has a lot of power, not only has its own constitution, but also has its own militia, and the militia of some states is even stronger than their federal army." Moreover, the federal constitution of the United States does not stipulate that states cannot withdraw from the union, so once the contradictions between the southern states and the north cannot be reconciled, the division cannot be stopped. ”

She said very generally, but Shi Dakai also knew these basic questions, what he didn't understand was that there were irreconcilable contradictions between the north and the south of the United States, and he had to fall out and fight?

Maria smiled slightly, and added: "The conflict between the North and the South in the United States has been going on for a long time, and the root cause of it is because of money!" The United States is different from China and countries with a long history like France, they have no culture and history to be proud of, and they lack common beliefs, this country has only interests!

It was established because of a rebellion sparked by the British government's desire to levy more taxes on the North American colonies, and of course with the support of France. The reason why it has been able to stabilize the exhibition is that they occupy one of the best places in the world, close enough to Europe, to continue to absorb European capital and immigration, and the land is rich enough, and there are no strong opponents. As for their system, it is still very immature. It's not so much a country as a partnership company. And now, there is a fundamental opposition of interests between the North and the partners and the partners of the South. So it's only a matter of time before it splits! ”

This fundamental opposition of interests will emerge in the course of the exhibition of post-industrial countries until the second half of the 20th century. Because the industry of the post-industrial countries will inevitably be subject to competition from the pre-industrial countries, it will be difficult for the industries of the post-industrial countries to achieve self-accumulation and development until the industries of the post-industrial countries become truly strong, and they will inevitably exploit agriculture in some way.

This is true of the Soviet Union, Japan, the United States, and later New China in history. The historical Republic of China and the late Qing Dynasty, because they lost their tariff autonomy and became semi-colonial countries, could not let their own industries exploit their own agriculture, so they had no way to become an industrial country.

And the root cause of the American Civil War is also that the American industry wants to exploit its own agriculture to become bigger and stronger, and the American agriculture refuses to agree. (To be continued......)

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