Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 414

This Desierra is indeed a mercenary, a real mercenary.

In history, he has also been employed by the Ming court many times to train artillerymen for the Ming Dynasty, and even helped the Ming Dynasty imitate the Fulang machine gun.

Moreover, he died in Liaodong for Daming in the end.

Of course, Taichang didn't know about this.

He was just a little strange, why doesn't this guy want to go back to China?

He thought for a while, and then asked: "You dare to bring this guy to see me, you should be very familiar with him?"

Naturally, I asked the general manager of the city's shipping department.

Hearing the words, the general secretary of the city was so frightened that he bowed his hands again and again and said: "I dare not lie to the emperor, last time when De Xie La helped Daming practice gunners, I was with you all the time. I really know him very well. .”

Taichang nodded slightly, and then asked again: "Then what do you think of this guy?"

It turns out that the emperor is not asking for guilt!
The officer quickly explained: "Wei Chen thinks that he is quite honest. In his words, he is a mercenary with professional ethics. As long as the employer is willing to pay, he can work for his employer."

Uh, mercenaries, and professional mercenaries?

To be honest, Taichang really didn't understand mercenaries at all.

He doesn't know much about mercenaries these days.

He thought about it again, and then asked, "Then ask him why he doesn't want to go back to Portugal."

When De Sierra heard this, he couldn't help but said with a look of desolation: "If we mercenaries return to the mainland, we will be forced to fight by the Spaniards, and if we go to fight for the Spaniards, we will definitely be arranged as cannon fodder at the forefront. We must die, if we don’t go to fight the Spaniards, we will be arrested and executed as rebels, so we don’t want to go back.”

Does this mean that you will die when you go back?
If this is the case, then you really can't go back.

Going back is looking for death!
Question, what does it mean for the Spaniards to force the Portuguese to go to war?
Taichang was quite puzzled and said: "The Spaniards forced you to fight? Aren't you Portuguese?"

De Sierra said helplessly: "I am Portuguese, but our Portugal has been annexed by Spain, and the Spaniards do not allow us to have our own armed forces, so we can only be mercenaries, and our mercenaries go back to the will be caught by the Spaniards as cannon fodder."

And such a thing?
Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help but wondered: "Your Portugal was annexed by Spain? When were you annexed? Aren't you also a colonial power? How could you be annexed by Spain?"

This is a long story
De Sierra thought for a while, and then sighed slightly: "Our Portugal has been annexed by Spain for more than 40 years, there is no way, Spain is too powerful, we can't beat it at all."

Is Spain strong now?
its not right!
Then why didn't Carinho say that their navy is not even comparable to the Dutch?
Is this guy lying?

Not right!

Even if this guy is lying, he doesn't need to say that his country has been destroyed by others, right?
It was only at this time that Taichang realized that he was too ignorant of European countries.

He also knew that Sylvia would surely withdraw from the stage of maritime supremacy, and the Dutch would also withdraw from the stage of maritime supremacy. The ultimate maritime supremacy in the Age of Discovery was Britain.

Others, he doesn't know.

In other words, he also knows a general development trend, and he has no idea what the current situation in the European countries is.

This will not work!
The so-called "know yourself, know the enemy, and fight a hundred battles without danger", he is ready to put the European countries on the ground, but he knows nothing about the situation in the European countries.

Isn't it like a joke?

Fortunately, such a mercenary appeared at this time.

This guy should have a better understanding of the situation in continental Europe. Moreover, if this guy said that his country was destroyed, he would not be like the Spanish governor and the prisoners of the Dutch navy, who would be sloppy or vague with him for the sake of the country. It's over.

Thinking of this, he asked solemnly: "Do you really want to stay in Daming?"

This means that His Majesty the Emperor is ready to hire them!

Upon hearing this, De Xie La quickly nodded and said, "Your Majesty, we really want to stay here, we don't want to go back and die."

That line.

Taichang solemnly said again: "Then tell me about the current situation in Ou Lu, and if you are done, I will let you stay in Daming."

this!

Hearing this, De Sierra couldn't help frowning and thinking.

It's not that he doesn't want to say it, the main reason is that Europe is too chaotic right now, and he doesn't even know where to start.

This is a major event related to his future and future, it can even be said to be a major event related to his life, of course he must treat it with caution.

He frowned and pondered for a while, and then asked carefully: "Your Majesty, do you know the Habsburg Dynasty?"

Uh, if I knew, would I still ask you?
Taichang shook his head in embarrassment and said, "I have never heard of the Habsburg dynasty."

Let's start with this!
De Sierra introduced in detail: "The Habsburg dynasty can be said to be the biggest force in our continent now, including the Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Spain, all controlled by the direct descendants of the Habsburg dynasty.

Among them, the Holy Roman Empire controlled the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Duchy of Austria, the Duchy of Hungary, the Duchy of Saxony, the Duchy of the Rhine, and the Duchy of Savoyd.

The Kingdom of Spain controls the continental territories including Spain, the Netherlands and our Portugal and almost all overseas colonies. "

Uh, that sounds scary.

This Habsburg dynasty seems to have controlled a bunch of European countries and a bunch of overseas colonies.

The problem is that he can roughly know what the areas controlled by the Kingdom of Spain are, but he can't understand the areas controlled by the Holy Roman Empire.

What is the Kingdom of Bohemia, what is the Duchy of Saxony, what is the Duchy of the Rhine, what is the Duchy of Savoy?
He has never heard of any of them!
He hadn't even heard of the Holy Roman Empire!
Taichang was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Bring the "Kun Yu Wan Guo Quan Tu" here."

Soon, Cao Huachun fetched "The Complete Map of Kun Yu Wan Guo" and unfolded it on the big table.

Taichang immediately pointed to the map and said, "Where is the Holy Roman Empire you mentioned, and what territories are they controlling?"

Hearing this, De Xie La quickly lowered his head and carefully looked at the "Complete Map of Kun Yu Wanguo". Although he couldn't understand the text on it, he could still understand the terrain.

He looked at it for a while, pondered for a while, and then gestured on the map with his fingers: "This is the territory of the Holy Roman Empire."

My God, the Holy Roman Empire actually controls the territory of more than ten countries in the entire central part of Europe!
No wonder this guy said that the Habsburg dynasty was the biggest power in continental Europe.

The Holy Roman Empire plus the Kingdom of Spain controls nearly half of the territory of continental Europe and nearly half of the world's colonies!

Question, since the Habsburg dynasty is so powerful, why didn't it become the final overlord of the Age of Discovery?

Taichang was quite puzzled and said: "According to what you said, the Habsburg dynasty occupied such a large territory and so many colonies. Wouldn't they be invincible in Europe? Then how did the Netherlands become the hegemony of the sea? It seems that Yingjili and Frangji are also on the rise right now?"

His Majesty the emperor seems to know Europe better!

He had also seen Emperor Wanli before. He was a blind man who was conceited and arrogant, and he didn't even know where Ou Lu was.

His Majesty the Emperor is obviously different from Emperor Wanli.

De Sierra looked at Taichang in surprise, then nodded slightly and said: "Yes, the Habsburg dynasty is so powerful that almost no country in Europe can beat them.

So they became very arrogant and expanded everywhere, as if our Portugal was annexed by Spain.

They have also repeatedly launched wars against countries such as Britain and France, and frantically suppressed resistance in territories such as the Netherlands and Bohemia.

Therefore, almost all other countries in continental Europe are besieging the Habsburg Dynasty, the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Spain.

At the moment, it can be said that the whole of Europe is fighting everywhere, and it is very chaotic, which is why I don't want to go back. "

It was so!
Although De Sierra's introduction has some personal subjective elements in it, there is not much problem with his description of the situation in Europe.

If there is no war in Europe at this moment, then the Habsburg dynasty is definitely the overlord of the continent and even the sea.

Just kidding, Britain is only as big as France is, they are not even as big as Spain and Portugal combined, and the territory of the Holy Roman Empire is even bigger than Britain and France combined.

Moreover, the Habsburg dynasty also controlled most of the colonies in the world.

In this case, if Europe continues to develop peacefully, who will be the opponent of the Habsburg Dynasty?

It seems that the Habsburg dynasty should eventually be overthrown by other European countries, so that Britain and France could become stronger.

This is a good thing, the whole of Europe is in chaos, it is a good time for Ming to fight for world hegemony!
(End of this chapter)