Pillars of the Wu family

"Dear little Tia, I think you should be honest with your friends, isn't Joseph harmless? The Lord told us to be honest." Unexpectedly, Frank Argot stood on Yoshitoki Kira's side.

"Uncle Frank!" Claudia was furious. It was unbelievable that his uncle was partial to that mysterious oriental man.

The three stalemate for a while, and Claudia had to compromise: "Okay! We are Protestants! Calvinist Protestants!"

"Oh! Calvinism! John Calvin! He is a great man, he is remembered for what he did in Geneva, and the electors of North Germany are fighting for it!" Calvin's name is really The famous Pope of Geneva, how could he not know.

Calvinism inherited the human rights thought of the Renaissance. It was a leader of the religious reformation after Martin Luther. He advocated private property, making profits in business, and lending money for interest. power, and advocated that the real power of the local church should be held by the local self-governing body, which is the so-called freedom of religion.

"But they failed! They were completely defeated by the great emperor Karl V of the Holy Roman Empire! He is the supreme monarch of the Netherlands, a noble Catholic." Referring to Karl V and the Holy Roman Empire, Claudia's There was some sarcasm in his tone.

"They will not lose easily! This is not a simple territorial dispute between the nobles. The electors of Germany will not compromise with that Karl V! They will make a comeback! Please believe me! Claudia! "Yoshishi Kira could only follow his feelings. He just vaguely remembered that they won the victory in the end, and only then did the Holy Roman Empire split later.

"In fact, they have already started!" Frank said suddenly: "Karl V issued a bloody edict in order to punish the rebellion of the Malkalden Alliance. I only heard the news in Macao that in the Second Schmalkaldon War that just broke out, the Electors defeated Karl V, and the Protestants won a great victory."

The bloody edict is a terrible religious massacre. The main content of this edict is to prohibit the spread of Protestantism such as Calvinism, the destruction of Catholic icons, and the discussion and debate of the "Bible". Burned at stake, property confiscated, and some Protestant sympathizers persecuted.

Kira Yoshishi couldn't remember the content of the bloody edict clearly, and he was completely guessing to bluff her. It seemed that he was lucky and he guessed it right, so he said again: "Look, Claudia As I said, the electors of North Germany will not submit, so what about the Netherlands? The bloody edict is aimed at all countries under the Holy Roman Empire, including the Spanish colony of the Netherlands, what should you do against the tyranny of the Holy Roman Empire?"

"No! I don't know! Don't talk to me about this!" Claudia covered her ears and kept shaking her head.

"Sorry, Joseph! Claudia is from England. Her background is a bit complicated. She was hostile and persecuted by Princess Mary. She was the only one who escaped and came to the Netherlands, so I hope you can understand!" Frank expressed clumsily with both hands In his own mind, it seems that he cares about Claudia.

"But I would rather nothing happened. There is no distinction between Protestantism and Catholicism. I hate all of this! Hate!" Claudia stood up suddenly, walked to the window and pushed it open, letting the cold sea breeze blow into the room, bringing The tears from the corners of the little blond loli's eyes disappeared.

After a brief silence, Frank Argot said slightly seriously: "These are all arranged by God. As long as they have faith in their hearts and are tolerant towards others, Jesus will always guide them. We are all lambs of God."

"But you have nowhere to go, don't you? The Spaniards have monopolized the maritime trade in the Atlantic Ocean, and you have no share in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. In the Netherlands, including the Argot Chamber of Commerce, they are all suffering from the cruel exploitation of the Holy Roman Empire." , and terrible religious persecution, Protestants are heretics, once they are found, they will be burned, can you back down?"

"No! I don't think we can! Then Joseph, can you tell me what you can do?" Frank took out a delicate pipe, took out a few pieces of tobacco, stuffed it into the pipe, and lit it with a flint. The smell wafts over.

Asking about the smell of tobacco again, and seeing this familiar scene again, Kirayoshi was a little dazed, and the feeling of being in a lifetime followed, but he was prepared this time, calmed down a little and smiled again : "Smoking pipe? Well, it's a new thing, something from the New World. It seems that Frank is a man who loves life."

"Joseph is really a knowledgeable person. Pipe smoking is still a new thing that is not accepted in the Netherlands, but Joseph knows it. I want to know what else you don't know? For example, Scotch whiskey?" When talking about wine , Old Frank's eyes changed, just like men always talk about women, alcoholics love to talk about wine.

"Sorry, I don't know much about alcohol, and I'm not yet an adult. I don't think there is anything more helpless than discussing drinking with minors." Yoshiki Kira shrugged helplessly.

"Hehe... What an interesting person, Joseph, I admire you very much. I never thought that the mysterious East could meet an interesting person." Old Frank seemed to be in high spirits, puffing on his pipe, the white smoke followed Dissipated by the sea breeze blowing.

"I think we can be good friends, and we can also be happy business partners." Kira Wansongmaru opened the folding fan and waved it lightly, as if he was waving away the smoke, and seemed to be covering up the flustered mood swings just now.

As soon as he talked about business matters, Frank immediately regained his energy, leaned forward a little, and asked eagerly, "Business partner? What kind of business do you plan to do with us?"

Kira Manmatsumaru took a deep breath and said slowly: "I need a lot, such as muskets, cannons, sailboats, and many emerging technologies, all of which I am interested in."

"Sorry, we can't do these things. It's a trade controlled by the Spaniards. How about we change something?" Frank seemed a little disappointed. He leaned back slightly and returned to his original position of smoking with a pipe.

"The future situation of the Netherlands will only get worse and worse. Karl V is a fanatical Catholic, and his son is also a fanatic Catholic. Do you know what kind of cruel fate the Netherlands will face in the future? ? The bloody edict will be strictly carried out by his descendants, and it will be even more cruel, countless people will die as a result, and the Netherlands will be destroyed under their brutal rule."

"Maybe you're right, but what does this have to do with our cooperation?" Frank seemed unmoved, just changed his position and continued to smoke.

Yoshihito Kira frowned slightly and said, "King Edward of England is a sick man who has been bedridden all year round. The power is in the hands of the Duke of Northumberland and Princess Mary. The Duke of Northumberland is the leader of the Protestants. Mary The princess is the leader of the Catholics, and both sides are trying their best to eliminate their opponents, but at present the Protestant side has the upper hand... Oh yes! Should it be called the Church of England now?"

Old Frank sat up slightly, and said in a slightly surprised tone: "I have to say, you are really a very smart gentleman, and this kind of news can be detected by you thousands of miles away, so I can't help but doubt you How many secrets are in your head?"

Yoshihiro Kira knew that he had to convince the person in front of him, organized his language a little bit and continued: "The trade rights of the Netherlands will be suppressed or even deprived by Spain, and the Agote Chamber of Commerce and your business allies will pay a heavy price. Once you're Protestant, you're going to be doomed, it's all going to happen, it's just a matter of time."

"I don't understand what you want to say? Are you trying to tell me the fate of the future? But Joseph, you are not a prophet and cannot predict the future... Even if everything you said is true, what can we do?" Frank's tone was a little unhappy, which was different from the negotiation he had envisioned. He didn't understand what this Joseph of the East was going to do. Could it be that he, who has been walking on the sea for many years, still doesn't understand that no one can fight against Spain on this sea? ?

Kira Yoshitoshi also realized that he was a little too radical, tried to calm his emotions, and said in a gentle tone: "The Netherlands needs to establish its own legal armed forces and form a parliament of free people. You need weapons and equipment, and you need wise leadership. All of this must be based on money, isn't it? So you must seize every opportunity to earn enough wealth, only in this way can you gain a foothold in the upcoming war, and the British Protestants also need to defend their rights with arms , None of this would be possible without money!"

"But what about the Spaniards? As you said, they are the overlords of the sea, and no one can fight against them at sea. We, the Netherlands, are still a vassal of Spain, and we have no ability to defeat him." Frank seriously considered what he said If so, he finally shook his head.

"No! You have allies! The British, they will be your allies! That is England! Edward VI is still alive, even if the Habsburgs rule half of Europe, as long as Henry VIII's Protestant Reformation exists One day, all this will not end, countless nobles, priests, and scholars are staunch supporters of Protestantism, as long as they unite, they can fight against the powerful enemy in front of us."

"Maybe you're right." Frank took a deep look at him, leaned back on the chair and smoked slowly.

Claudia turned around suddenly, and asked with some doubts: "Joseph, how do you know all this? I don't believe you can know things that are thousands of miles away!"

Yoshiki Kira smiled and said, "Dear Miss Claudia, do you believe that people have suhui?"

"No! I don't think I will believe it." Claudia paused for a while, and added: "At least I don't believe you have that ability."

"Then from today onwards, please believe me! Because I am the kind of person who has Su Hui." No matter from his expression or tone, he seemed to be joking, and the blond little loli thought that Ji Liangyi just didn't want to tell her The truth, feeling slightly dance music, sat back on the chair and stared at the bubbles in the wine glass in a daze.

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ps: sparkling wine, champagne!Delicious drink (heavy fog), don't underestimate this Agote Chamber of Commerce!Because this will be a big pit!For champagne, tickets and collections take out!

Thank you Kiso Yoshinaka 1 for the reward, everyone's support Wumei has always said in mind.

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