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"We pay our respects to our lord," the crowd said in unison.
Jiang Tian glanced at them and asked, "Who are you?"
"My lord, my name is Zhao Erhu."
"We are Zheng He's men."
"Lord Zheng's fleet has arrived nearby."
"Lord Zheng sent us to come ashore to take a look."
Jiang Tian was shocked to hear this; he had not expected that Zheng He's fleet had already reached the waters off Frankish territory.
But now that he thinks about it, Jiang Tian also feels that this is quite normal.
According to the latest archaeological discoveries.
Watt was not the one who actually invented the steam engine.
Watt was just an improved steam engine.
Those Europeans shamelessly claimed that Watt invented and improved the steam engine.
Europeans don't even drink hot water, so why would they boil it?
Even in the 21st century, those Europeans only know how to cook food by roasting or frying.
As for boiling, steaming... these are foods that require steam to cook, they have no idea about them at all.
Since these people don't even understand steam, how could they have invented the steam engine out of nowhere?
In the 21st century, more and more people have come to understand this.
During the Ming Dynasty, China's technology was already far ahead of the rest of the world.
These things are all recorded in the Yongle Encyclopedia compiled by Emperor Yongle (Zhu Di) of the Ming Dynasty.
However, after the Qing army entered the pass...
The Yongle Encyclopedia was not printed on a large scale; it was simply kept in the imperial palace.
These Yongle Encyclopedias were extensively damaged, and many parts were stolen by foreign missionaries.
Otherwise.
During the 2,000-year Dark Ages in Europe, they accomplished nothing, but after the Renaissance, they accomplished everything.
This is absolutely incredible.
However, Chinese civilization experienced a break during the 300 years of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
The thought filled Jiang Tian with rage.
"You guys acted pretty quickly?"
"It's not that fast yet. We've stopped in dozens of countries along the way, and most of the cargo on board has already been sold, and all of it fetched a good price."
Jiang Tian glanced at Zhao Erhu and the others: "Tell Lord Zheng that I'm in the city, and he can bring whatever he wants to sell ashore."
"Yes...we didn't expect to see you here, sir. We'll go back and tell you now."
Jiang Tian jumped into the car.
He glanced at Louis XIV.
“Your Majesty, did you hear that?” Jiang Tian spread his hands. “Those thousands of warships do not belong to Buckingham, but to me.”
Louis XIV was shocked when he heard this, and he looked at Jiang Tian with a surprised expression.
"You have thousands of warships?"
"Of course."
"Can you help me defeat the Duke of Buckingham's million-strong army?"
"It should be possible."
“That’s great, Mr. Jiang, you always manage to surprise me.”
"I really don't know how to thank you."
How will you thank me? It's simple: destroy your kingdom, and destroy all the surrounding kingdoms that could pose a threat to the Great Xia Dynasty.
The more people in these countries die, the better.
“Your Majesty, we hit it off immediately, so there’s no need for words of thanks.”
I was just doing what I could.
These past two days, I've been flooring the gas pedal, heading straight for the imperial city.
…………
The Cardinal's Castle.
The cardinal stood at the castle gate.
"Your Majesty, I never expected you to grace us with your presence. I am so sorry for not welcoming you properly."
Louis XIV jumped out of the car and turned around to pat the hood of Jiang Tian's car.
Louis XIV glanced at the Cardinal: "This car is nice, I like it, I've got my eye on it. You have to help me buy it."
The group talked as they walked into the castle.
The huge conference room was decorated in a magnificent manner.
The three of them sat down.
"Our biggest problem right now is the Duke of Buckingham's million-strong army."
In addition, there was a million-strong German army.
Louis XIV nodded after hearing this.
“I used to be very worried, but now I’m not worried at all.” Louis XIV pointed to Jiang Tian. “Jiang Tian is an exceptionally capable friend. With him, I can rest easy. Moreover, we can also… purchase a large amount of weapons and equipment from Jiang Tian.”
The cardinal frowned: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you are unaware that thousands of warships have appeared on the sea."
If I'm not mistaken, these thousands of warships are very likely the Duke of Buckingham's warships.
The Duke of Buckingham is planning to attack us.
Buckingham has a million-strong army, while all our troops combined don't exceed 150,000.
"Our 150,000 troops are far inferior to Buckingham's million-strong army in terms of both combat effectiveness and weaponry."
The cardinal sighed deeply as he finished speaking, and seeing his furrowed brow, Louis XIV stood up and burst into laughter.
"Your Majesty, with the Emperor before you, how can you still be in the mood to laugh?"
The cardinal asked, looking puzzled.
"There's no need to worry; those thousands of warships don't belong to Buckingham."
The cardinal was even more puzzled after hearing this.
"Not Buckingham's, but across all of Europe, who has the capability to build these thousands of warships?"
We in Frankfurt do not have that capability.
The Germanic Empire also lacked this capability.
"Those who live on the British Isles are a group of pirates."
"They are the only ones in all of Europe with the capability to build such warships."
Louis XIV walked up to the cardinal and patted him on the shoulder: "Mr. Jiang, you should have a good talk with the cardinal about whether that ship is yours."
“That’s right…” Jiang Tian paused for a moment, glanced at everyone, “Don’t worry, once my men arrive, no matter who they are, they’re nothing in front of my men.”
Your Majesty, from now on you can rest easy.
"No one can hurt you."
Upon hearing this, Louis XIV smiled at the cardinal and said, "Your Excellency, are you still worried? I think there's nothing left for you to worry about."
The cardinal still frowned: "Lord Jiang has such a large fleet sailing to our outer waters."
"If Lord Jiang were to wipe us out, wouldn't it be as easy as lifting a finger?"
The cardinal's words left Louis XIV speechless.
"Mr. Jiang, we're friends, aren't we? You wouldn't attack me so easily, would you?"
"Of course, we're friends, why would I attack you when we're just killing time?"
Besides, my ships are mainly for doing business with you.
I estimate that the cargo samples from the ship will arrive in the next few days. If you like them, you can buy them in bulk.
Although Jiang Tian claimed to be in business, the cardinal was still uneasy.
In his view, who would come here with thousands of boats to do business?
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