This show of force at sea did indeed play the role expected by Emperor Haojing.
Previously, heads of state only learned about the size of the Ming Empire's navy from newspapers or information provided by their country's ambassadors to the Ming Empire.
Numbers are abstract after all, and now we can see them with our own eyes. This intuitive and concrete impact is unprecedented.
After all, a one-meter-three-meter-long model has a completely different impact on the senses than an actual object that is more than 130 meters long.
Emperor Haojing certainly took this into consideration. Not only did the eight Bismarcks sail on a route very close to the ships of himself and his distinguished guests, but the speed was also very slow.
The purpose of this is very clear, which is to let the distinguished guests take a good look at the beautiful appearance of this earth-shattering iron-clad ship, and to stimulate the little hearts of the distinguished guests...
The main target of stimulation is, of course, Louis XIV. If he directly stimulates this king to death, he will save himself from being alienated from France in the future, and just start fighting directly.
It was only now that the heads of state knew the true strength of the Ming Empire. While they were astonished, they couldn't help but feel fearful.
The Ming Empire had as many as eight of these 10,000-ton steel monsters alone.
There are as many as sixteen 7,000-ton steel monsters.
There is no need to dispatch big monsters, just a group of small monsters is enough to completely destroy their country's main port.
William III and Admiral Van der Zahn looked at the mighty Ming Dynasty giant ships and felt mixed emotions in their hearts.
Although it had acquired ten level three ironclad ships from the Ming Empire three years ago, it was thought that the Dutch Navy already had considerable strength.
Looking at this today, William III can only admire how wise and wise his father was when he insisted on allying with the Ming Empire!
The giant ship in front of me was as terrifying as the battleships in the Spanish Armada.
There is bad news and good news for our side.
The bad news is that the strength of the Ming Empire's navy has exceeded the combined naval strength of all its allies.
The good news is that the strength of the Ming Empire's navy is not only far ahead of the Netherlands, but the gap between the French navy and it is getting wider and wider.
France did purchase the construction technology for three-level ironclad ships, but it will take about ten years to digest and absorb it.
By then, the third-level ironclads will probably be equipped by the navies of many countries, and the larger fourth-level ironclads will be the most sought after.
The Ming Empire Navy has already installed five-level ironclad ships, two levels ahead of the Allied navies.
If countries don't work hard to catch up, they may fall three or four levels further down the road.
William III even contemplated selling land in New Amsterdam or India to the Ming Empire in exchange for the purchase of fourth-level ironclad ships that would be put on the market in the future. Unfortunately, the other party did not seem interested.
Like many heads of state, it was the first time for Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim to come to the Ming Empire, and it was also the first time to participate in such a majestic and majestic ship review.
He had always believed that it was possible to develop the navy and buy ironclad ships, but it had to be moderate, as long as it was in line with the empire's armament plan.
But during the on-site inspection, this idea was washed away by the giant ship in front of us.
Ibrahim has already thought about buying a giant ship. Even if he can't buy the biggest one, a bigger one can always be done, right?
It is a fourth-level ironclad ship classified by the Ming Empire. Ibrahim's requirements are not high. As long as he can buy one as his own ship and the flagship of his fleet, he will be satisfied.
It is exactly the same as the thinking of some wealthy heads of state. It is important to win the naval battle, but one's own face is undoubtedly more important.
As the leader of a country, if you don’t even have face, that is really damaging the country’s prestige...
Didn’t the emperor of the Ming Empire like war horses, beautiful women, oil, and all kinds of dried fruits?
All of these can be given to the other party in a boat, as long as the other party can sell him an armored ship that is enough to support his face.
To take a step back, at my age, I am about to go see the true God. Can’t I satisfy the old man’s small request?
Poirot, the tycoon emperor in South America, had never exchanged his feelings about the ship review with Ibrahim.
But the idea in his mind was almost exactly the same. After finally coming to the Ming Empire, he had to get some weapons with divine power back.
Only in this way can we explain to Zimin that the larger the size of the weapon, the better.
Only by making people look powerful will they feel more powerful, which will be more conducive to consolidating the throne...
The most important thing is that his empire is not short of money!
Even if a giant ship is worth 100 million or even 200 million silver coins, Zimin and his friends will be able to mine it after two or three years of hard work!
Wouldn’t it be a good deal to use the money earned from mining to buy a giant ship?
This is much better than being looted and enslaved by the Spaniards, right?
How much gold and silver did the damn Spanish take from the empire?
If not for the arrival of the God-given army, they would have continued to enslave them for hundreds of years, to say the least.
The New Inca Empire Navy already has a third-level ironclad ship, and it was a new ship given to him free of charge by the Emperor of the Ming Empire.
As a result, after this matter spread, many Zimin believed that the ship's magical power was compromised because of this.
In order to obtain an armored ship with divine power, it must be a model currently in service with the divine army.
Poirot was a little helpless about this request, but after calming down and thinking about it, he seemed to feel that there was nothing wrong...
I don’t want your new water, I want the one you are using!
With the blessing of divine power, the Imperial Navy will be able to defeat the Spaniards repeatedly in the future!
Of course, Poirot also understood that the real reason for the victory was that there was a Ming Empire squadron stationed for a long time in Lima and Panama.
After the ship review, the diplomatic missions from various countries stayed temporarily in their respective consulates in Tianjin and visited important inspection sites such as the Tianjin Shipyard the next day.
The reception standard is calculated based on two hundred people per country, and the Ming Empire will receive them free of charge. Any excess number of people will be borne by each country.
The heads of state also expressed their understanding. After all, the Ming Empire could not receive them unlimitedly for free, and the food provided was already better than what they would eat in their own palaces.
The consulate has air conditioning, a refrigerator, a sofa, a gramophone and a movie projector, and with a beautiful partner, this life is not much different from that in the homeland.
"Your Majesty, do you really plan to do this?"
Kolbe simply couldn't believe what he heard. His Majesty the King actually wanted to cash in all his North American territories to buy warships.
"right!"
Louis XIV answered simply that after participating in the fleet review, he felt that his pride was stung.
Colbert looked at Tourville, who showed innocent eyes that this was not his stupid suggestion.
"My dear, there is no need to be surprised. I have considered this matter before, and now that I have a new understanding of the Ming Empire's naval strength, I no longer hesitate. You also know that Kong Dai was using my name in North America. flag, but he is doing things that threaten France and infringe on the interests of the Ming Empire. It is inconvenient for me to deprive the ministers of military power who have made great achievements in opening up territory for the French Empire and resisting the invasion of foreign enemies on the mainland. And I estimate that it will not be long before It is impossible for us to digest North America for a hundred years. On the contrary, the Spanish and British royal families came back to life in North America. Confucius did not listen to me, and of course Carlos II and Charles II would not listen. So what if I am angry? Can we kill them all? Maybe, but doing so will greatly damage France's vitality, and the one who will benefit the most is the Ming Empire. How can France benefit the most and let the Ming Empire replace our position in North America? I I thought about it for many years until William III exchanged South Africa and Ceylon for ten third-level ironclads!"
Louis XIV always wanted to find an opportunity to deal with Condé, but the guy's frequent successes made him use the enemy.
There was a pair of local supporters of Condé, and Louis XIV could not but consider the adverse consequences of this matter.
Not only can I deal with Kong Dai, but I will not get my hands dirty. After much deliberation, this is the only way.
"Your Majesty, many of our nobles and peasants have immigrated to North America. Now if we exchange all of North America for the purchase of ironclad ships..."
Colbert thought it was better to remind the king to prevent him from getting too excited.
"I can find a piece of land for him in the Iberian Peninsula or northern South America. We can negotiate for an area equal to or even larger than the original land. If you are willing, you can also go to West Africa. The resources there are also very rich, and the slaves are free. If you don’t accept all the conditions, then don’t worry about it, it means you are from Kong Dai!”
Regarding the retreat, Louis XIV had already thought of it for the early immigrants.
Whether they agree to do this depends on the wishes of these people.
"Your Majesty, what weapons do you think would be appropriate to use North America in exchange for?"
Colbert realized that Louis XIV had made up his mind and stopped persuading him. This was not something he could delay by himself.
"The largest ironclads are those in the 10,000-ton class. I want eight of them. I also want eight of the smaller ones. I want the construction technology of the fourth-level ironclads. And the aircraft you mentioned before, I want one hundred. We need to obtain manufacturing technology for the frame. We also need a thousand machine guns and 100,000 magazine-type rifles. We also need manufacturing technology for the machine guns.”
Louis XIV finished talking about the conditions in a nutshell. He believed that France now had the largest territory in North America, so it should be able to exchange for these weapons and equipment.
Speaking of which, it was the Ming Empire that should have taken advantage, not our own side.
The North American territories are very important to France. Now that they are used to exchange for weapons, they have reluctantly given up their possessions.
"..."
Corbett, I don’t know how to evaluate it. The territory in North America is not small, but the value of the list you made is not low!
"I know your concerns. Since it is a negotiation, I have to test the Emperor of the Ming Empire's attitude towards this matter. As long as he is willing to talk, it means that he is interested in this matter. Next, there will be some room for maneuver."
Louis XIV and even Colbert were the most talented ministers under his command. Of course, he would not raise a hard threshold. That would be to deliberately make things difficult for Colbert.
As long as relevant technology can be obtained, Louis XIV thinks it is acceptable even if the number of weapons and equipment he just proposed is cut in half.
For this kind of thing, the general procedure is for Kolbe to go and ventilate the matter first with the conditions.
If the other party feels that it is possible to talk, the heads of state of both parties will mention the matter in formal talks.
"Haha, I really underestimated Louis XIV!"
Emperor Hao Jing gave Colbert a positive reply. Unexpectedly, Louis XIV would dare to give Stud the North American territories.
He felt like he couldn't swallow anymore, so he chose to spit it out and let Daming take over.
As for the conditions...
For Ming Dynasty, it is neither high nor low.
You can just say yes, but it's not necessary.
I am not the one who is taken advantage of, nor will I be threatened by others, nor will I agree to the other party without even making a counter-offer.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Fang Yizhi was also startled. At first he thought the other party was joking.
France now occupies almost half of North America north of Mexico, but its scenery is endless.
Louis XIV decided to trade his territory in North America for weapons at this time. Is there any fraud involved?
"You talk to Kolbe first and see what their attitude is. There are three conditions to choose from. One is to transfer all the technologies on the list, but the number of weapons delivered must be cut in half for twenty years. The other is, Technology can be transferred and the quantity does not need to be reduced, but the delivery period is extended to forty years. Third, all weapons can be delivered within ten years, but no technology will be transferred. If the other party chooses the third condition, it means that within ten years Years later, Louis XIV plans to launch a war against us or a certain country in Europe! Furthermore, Venice’s request is added to it. This is our prerequisite. I don’t want to see France annexing Venice, so I can sign an agreement against Venice. The reinsurance treaty, Venice is equivalent to the second Switzerland to Europe and the Ming Dynasty.”
Emperor Haojing wanted to use these tricks to find out what Louis XIV was really thinking.
"Your Majesty, if Louis XIV really chooses the third condition, what should we do?"
Fang Yizhi had been in contact with the king for a long time, but he could not figure out his thinking.
"Get ready to fight! Fight whatever is beneficial to us! It's not that easy for France to annex Europe! We have allies in Sweden in northern Europe, and allies in Venice and Ottoman in southeastern Europe. Even if we don't dispatch the king's army, we can still disrupt the continent. The chickens and dogs are restless!”
Why are you willing to fight to be the boss?
Because the boss has many younger brothers!
When the Ming Dynasty devours North America, when the time comes, we will create a NATO group!
"Your Majesty, do you really want to take over North America from France?"
Fang Yizhi felt that this continent was good, but it was too large and too far away from the mainland of the Ming Dynasty. It was more difficult than digesting the Northland.
Even if the Ming Dynasty had a large population, it would still be too powerful to carry out large-scale migration to the north, west, south, and east at the same time.
"Except for Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and South America, I think if the people have more children, the Ming Dynasty will be able to eat up the new territories!"
Compared to Infinite Children, even those guys in the Middle East can't compare to Ming Dynasty!
Ming Dynasty men are very good at eating!
Women in the Ming Dynasty are particularly good at giving birth!
If you dare to compete with Ming women in terms of fertility, are you not afraid of dying in childbirth? ? ?
Even if you are born without enough food, lack of nutrition, or suffer from an incurable disease.
Either die young, or grow into a crooked melon and a bad jujube...
If the four treasures of the southeast, northwest and northwest can be occupied, the Ming Dynasty will be invincible in the future.
Now Louis XIV is willing to hand over North America. As long as the conditions are right, Emperor Hao Jing is willing to be the successor.
After taking over, if you manage it well, you can still make back your capital with profits!
