Tabola followed Zheng Zhilong to the capital. He had been waiting to see Zhu Youzhen, but Zhu Youzhen did not intend to summon him immediately.
Because of the sudden incident and Spain being the first country to rise in Europe, Zhu Youjian must be cautious. He must first come up with a set of policies to deal with the West, and then summon Tabola.
The Western Ocean now represents the most advanced technology and military level in the world today. In the future, the appropriate political system will also be born in the Western Ocean. With Daming’s current strength, if he relies on a huge size, he can barely compete with them. In case of war, If the location of the war is in the inland of Ming Dynasty, or offshore, victory is still certain.
If the location of the war is in the Western Ocean, or in a neutral area far away from Daming, no one can predict the direction of the war. Zhu Youjian estimates that even if the war can be won, it will be a tragic victory. Not only is Daming’s national strength damaged, but the ongoing reforms are in progress. It may be forced to be interrupted, and Ming’s dominance over the frontiers will also decline, and it may not be possible that these regions will become independent. Therefore, Zhu Youjian believes that for the time being, he cannot become enemies with all Western countries.
For different Western countries, we must adopt different countermeasures and make full use of the contradictions between them.
Some countries must be suppressed, some countries can form alliances, and some countries must coexist peacefully, unite the weak and suppress the strong. It is Zhu Youjian’s basic national policy towards the Western countries, but the problem is that these Western countries, Which category you want to fall into, people won't follow your idea at all.
Based on the experience of later generations, among Western countries, countries with strong eastward consciousness and large-scale development of colonies in the east, in addition to Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands, which have already entered Southeast Asia, there will be Britain, France, Germany, and Russia in the future.
Portugal and Spain have been Wang Xiaoer's New Year. One year is not as good as one year, and there will be no big waves. Although the shipbuilding industry and commerce of the Netherlands are developed, the country is too small and lacks the stamina for development. It is destined to be just a flash of light.
Germany has not yet completed its national reunification, and for the time being, it is still living in the cracks of other countries, and it is also facing an unfavorable geopolitical situation. It has a strong Poland in the east, and a stronger Russia in the future, France in the southwest, and the northern coast. To face the powerful British navy, no matter when it comes, it will face three-sided threats from Britain, France, and Poland (or Russia). It will be difficult to stand out from the encirclement for a while, and it will not overlap with Daming for the time being.
Although Russia is not as developed as Western European countries, but the Russian countries are armed. Their blood is full of factors of aggression and expansion, and they occupy the food production areas of the Eastern European plains. They are somewhat like the nomads outside Guan, but they have entered the era of farming, more than nomads. More difficult to deal with.
In the process of France's rise, it was later than the United Kingdom in time. It has always been dominated by the United Kingdom, and it is difficult to develop into a real superpower unless Zhu Youjian can remove the British threat and suppression for France.
However, the United Kingdom, with the advantage of the islands, is easy to embark on the road of development. They can integrate the European continent, retreat, retract the islands, and preserve their vitality. Although the United Kingdom has not yet invaded the east, they are also emerging. , The bourgeois revolution and the industrial revolution started in Britain. They will soon shine all over the world and gradually form an empire that never sets.
After analyzing the Western countries, Zhu Youjian began to formulate national policies for the Western countries.
Among the three Western countries, they are allied with Portugal and friendly with Spain, while the target of the attack is the emerging Netherlands.
Portugal is declining rapidly. Ming wants to delay its decline and use Portugal to contain the Netherlands.
After Spain's decline, its interest in the East has completely turned to the Americas and lost the Southern Ryukyu Islands. They no longer have large strongholds in the East, and only one trade route is left, and they no longer have the capital and interest to collide with Daming.
Among the current three Western countries, the Netherlands has the greatest ambition and is the most powerful country to collide with Daming. However, the Netherlands is seriously insufficient in land and population, and its own foundation is weak. Once it is hit by Daming, Portugal and Spain will also hinder it. It will soon decline, and Nanyang at that time will enter the dominance of the Ming family that Zhu Youjian expects.
This is only Zhu Youjian's wishful thinking. Whether the three Western nations can maintain the relationship with Daming as Zhu Youjian expected, the South China Sea Fleet still needs to make contributions. Without absolute strength, there would be no absolute right to speak.
For example, Daming is preparing to form an alliance with Portugal. The two sides are not completely equal allies, but with Daming as the core. Portugal has become a core member of the interest group of Daming, while Spain is a friend on the periphery.
Ming must show absolute strength to the three Western countries and the determination to use these strengths.
Including Portugal, Daming must first complete a round of reshuffle in Nanyang before re-establishing a new order and becoming the dominant country in Nanyang.
Regarding the future of Britain, France, and Russia, Zhu Youjian also established strategic goals early to win over France and even develop into an ally, and then use the power of Portugal, Spain, and France to contain Britain and restrict Britain's ambitions for expansion in the East.
Britain and Russia must resolutely crack down.
However, the national conditions and geo-international relations of Britain and Russia are different, and the methods of suppression are also different.
Regarding the United Kingdom, on the one hand, it used the power of Portugal, Spain, and France to contain the United Kingdom in Europe, making the United Kingdom feel insecure and preventing the United Kingdom from investing a large number of navies overseas; on the other hand, it cut off from Malacca and Ceylon. Or restrict Britain's trade channels to the East and prevent Britain from accumulating wealth and completing primitive capital accumulation in Eastern trade.
In addition, if there is a chance, we must attack the British colonies in the Americas, to prevent Britain from being blocked in the east, and then all of its remaining power will be invested in the Americas, and then the Americas will be dominant.
As for Russia, because it is far away from Western Europe, it is difficult to contain it through Western European countries. In addition, Russia and Daming have land passages. Daming mainly uses his own power to restrict Russia to the Ural Mountains and west of the Caspian Sea, allowing Russia to direct its domestic energy. Development in two directions, west and south.
Russia has strong enemies to the west and south, the unshakable Ottoman Empire to the south, and Poland and Sweden to the west, both of which can be called Russia's opponents.
If Daming can smoothly block Russia to the west of the Ural Mountains, and with the Russians' character that likes to expand, they will inevitably die with the powerful enemies in the west and south, and Daming will have sufficient time to complete its emergence and then make a global layout.
Zhu Youjian finally summoned Tabora.
"See your Majesty." Tabola stroked her chest with her right hand and bowed slightly, following Catholic etiquette.
Zhu Youjian has seen this kind of etiquette on TV. He did not ask Tabora to bow down. Tabora is not his subject. Besides, Zhu Youjian plans to abolish the bow down ceremony in China.
"Your Excellency, have you not been wronged these days?" To Tabora, Zhu Youjian was quite kind.
"No, no, thank you for your concern." When the translator heard the words, Tabora was full of joy. It turned out that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was so kind and looked like a polite European. It seems that the two sides signed There is hope for the peace treaty. If they can return to Madrid with a peace treaty, the responsibility for losing the Southern Ryukyu Islands will be much smaller. At least he has guaranteed Spain's commercial interests in the East.
"Your Excellency, can you tell me about the current situation in Spain? There are other countries in Europe." Zhu Youjian seemed to be meeting with an old friend, and he did not despise this key figure because Tabora was a prisoner of war.
"Your Majesty, the current king of Spain is Felipe IV..." Tabola started from Spain and briefly introduced other major European countries.
However, Zhu Youjian noticed that when Tabora introduced Britain and the Netherlands, there was obviously a wave of envy, jealousy, and hatred in his eyes. Although it was only a short moment, Zhu Youzhen was still obsessed with the blue color of Tabora. It was caught in the pupils, and Zhu Youzhen was happy.
"Your Excellency, compared with Daming, what are the advantages of Europe? And what are the disadvantages?"
"Your Majesty, Daming is really too big." Tabola went north from the sea road and landed at Dagu Port in Tianjin. He did not see his true face. "Daming's cement road is wide and flat. Europe is only There is no such way."
"Haha," Zhu Youjian said. It is strange that Europe has such a road. "Your Excellency, Spain also has a lot to learn from Da Ming, but we don't know it for the time being."
"Your Majesty, if Daming cooperates with Spain, we will have the opportunity to learn from each other's strengths." Tabola can't wait. He has a desire to cooperate, but Zhu Youjian has only shown his interest in Spain and Europe. He already feels So, Zhu Youjian's interest is not Spain, but the whole of Europe.
"Your Excellency, how do we cooperate?" Zhu Youjian kicked the ball to Tabola first. He was just preparing to cooperate with Spain. As for how to cooperate, he has no detailed plan yet.
"In trade, Spain buys Daming's goods with white money. Daming sells the goods and makes money. Spain gets Daming's goods. This is a mutually acceptable cooperation and is beneficial to both parties."
"Your Excellency the Governor said well, this is indeed a win-win cooperation," Zhu Youjian smiled slightly, "but I don't understand, where is the delivery location of the two parties? Also, there is no goods that Daming can see in Spain. ?"
"Your Majesty, of course, the place of delivery is in Daming. Spain has a large number of sea ships that can transport these goods back to Spain." Tabola said, never deliver in Spain. Once the merchants of Daming know the huge profits of the goods , The price will definitely increase, maybe they will send the goods to Spain by merchant ships.
"Daming does not lack sea ships. We can also send the goods to Spain or sell to other countries in Europe." Zhu Youjian is still calm and breezy, and seems to be tasting the Spanish red at the bar and Tabora. Wine, while talking about the cooperation between the two sides.
"Your Majesty..." Tabola was shocked. If Daming merchants traveled to Europe, Spain would lose priority in cooperating with Daming. There is only one Daming, and there are many European countries. "From Daming to Europe, Not only are there tens of thousands of miles away, there are pirates and Dutch ships along the way..."