open sea

Chapter 929 Dreams
"I have a dream. I dream that one day the kingdom of Spain will be full of cotton, and countless merino sheep will roam the grasslands leisurely."

"I have a dream, I dream that one day farmers and herdsmen will drive a wagon full of cotton and wool to Seville, and everyone will be able to exchange exquisite and expensive silk and porcelain from merchants of the Ming Dynasty. "

"I still have a dream. I dream that one day, the Spaniards, who are the most loyal allies of the Son of Heaven, will be able to bring silk and porcelain to sell all over the European continent with His Royal Highness's invincible army. Spread the excellent culture of the Ming Dynasty and the Kingdom of Spain.”

"This dream cannot be realized by Chen alone, it must be possible with the permission of His Royal Highness King Philip, so Chen has repeatedly pleaded that the great Kingdom of Spain must help the next, so that the two countries can realize the beauty of incomparable wealth and supreme glory Vision!"

"Respectfully, Chen Mu, Minister of the Northern Seas and Eastern Oceans of the Ming Dynasty."

Chen Mu held up the rice paper facing the sunlight, and read aloud the bilingual letter on the paper with a complacent tone. He flicked the paper for the soldiers to take to dry the ink, and then turned his head to Xu Wei and Zou Yuanbiao who were standing beside him. : "How is it? Mr. Chen's calligraphy has improved a lot, right? This letter is sent to Mr. Fei who is very happy. I think it will probably be done!"

Xu Wei and Zou Yuanbiao looked at each other, and the two of them coincidentally did not answer Chen Mu's first question. Xu Wei changed the topic very professionally, and said, "Master, why don't you rewrite it, use a silk scarf, and then use sheepskin again. That’s how it lasts for a long time.”

If Deng Zilong was here, he would feel that Chen Mu's calligraphy has made great progress, at least now he is indistinguishable from ordinary scholars in calligraphy.

But Xu Wei and Zou Yuanbiao couldn't do it. Chen Mu's calligraphy had already improved a lot when they met Chen Mu. Unlike General Deng, they had seen the ugly stone in Xiangshan Shipyard, so from their point of view, they really didn't like it. I think this word has something to boast about.

Zhao Shizhen never boasted that he was good at writing.

"No no no no no no!"

Xu Wei's words made Chen Mu feel like a cat whose tail was stepped on, almost jumping up, shaking his head like a rattle, and replied firmly: "The sooner this letter rots, the better!"

He himself knew that the words in this letter were all lies, and even if the letter did not break for other reasons in the future, he would send someone to set the Spanish archives on fire or something.

That is to say, the Spaniards still don't understand the importance of development. Keeping this letter in the future will inevitably make others poke their spines and scold themselves.

"Oh, I'm blind if I give these goods to Fei Laoer." Zou Yuanbiao sighed suddenly, shaking his sleeves in front of him like a child. It's a waste of life again."

In fact, Chen Mu has a great sense of superiority and sympathy for Spain. A country once defeated its old enemies and wiped out its neighbors, and dispatched fleets for ocean-going trade. Sending silver overseas to continue life, who is this country?
Daming is the same as Spain. In another history, the two countries had a strange and far-reaching connection. Spain used silver to continue its life, and most of the silver was shipped to China, which also allowed Daming to continue its life. Until the year of Gengzi, it was killed. However, the Spaniard's double-column silver dollar is the most used in compensation.

Moreover, the two countries were extremely similar in the increasingly chaotic development of international affairs, and cleverly avoided all opportunities to ignite the industrial revolution. By the time of the first Opium War, the Qing Dynasty used blunderbusses and guns as its main weapons. Spain also used matchlock guns and large matchlock guns as its main weapons.

Otherwise, why did the Qing Dynasty not see Brother Duck in the process of merging China's material resources with the country's favor?
Let alone the second brother, the eldest brother, life is not like meeting at the beginning, and it is calm to wash away all the lead.

It is very difficult to take such a huge country by hand, especially if it is not your own country, the hurdle of voluntary labor in your heart is not easy to get over.

But it is not difficult for Chen Mu to prevent it from going backwards.

"Do you know what a generational gap is? It's two things, whether it's technology or thought, there's a difference of one generation, just like the old guns and the new bird guns, there is a generation gap in between, and the generation gap means backwardness and advancement."

Chen Mu found a stone pier in the courtyard of the government office and sat down, raised his hand and said casually to Zou Yuanbiao: "I heard that you don't want to compile a book like Chang Ji recently, you can write all these things in it, it's okay to study the situation in Europe , Turning the book seller back to the court will also open the eyes of the officials and the people."

"Spain is a powerful country in continental Europe. When other countries were still using the feudal conscription system, they formed a standing phalanx. Our flag army is stronger than them. It is stronger in military discipline, military pay, training, or the overall system, but it is limited. , it can be said to be half a generation."

"The Spanish navy is also very 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. The stability of a big country is the most important thing. Therefore, compared with small European countries with few people, it is slightly rigid, but Spain is more rigid and self-styled, and it is half a generation stronger than them. Needless to say, economically, we are more rigid than those who only know how to dig. I feel that the strong generation of the mine is too humble."

"Under the current system, we continue to move forward, and they stay where they are. As long as Fei Lao Er continues to rule the country, we can suppress him for the rest of his life, so as long as we can control him, nothing else matters."

"There are two more powerful places, namely England and the Netherlands. Their industries are not as large as ours, but their business prosperity has entered the country very quickly, and they know how to invest their income in new production. Therefore, they are our new opponents."

What Zou Yuanbiao said made Zou Yuanbiao’s eyes twitch. England is not bad, just like what Chen Mu said, and their navy is also not bad. The Ming army fleet is about the same.

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

But Chen Mu didn't care, he thought it was, it was.

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

"Next, we will use trade and war to finish England's work. At the same time, we will use trade to transfuse Fei Laoer's blood so that he can continue to fight the war in the Netherlands. It is best to smash the Netherlands. The fertile land in the entire lowlands It is the best thing in the world to grow cotton and raise sheep!"

"Oh, right!"

Chen Mu said with a smile: "Not only do they grow cotton and raise sheep, 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. When Huizhou merchants come, they will send them all back to China to enrich the recipe. "

(End of this chapter)