Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

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"I don't think it's possible!" Fairfax shook his head.

"Why do you think so?" The Earl of Essex looked at Fairfax.

"Generally, the side that seeks peace is often in a weak situation.

And the strength between us and His Royal Highness is about the same, there is no need to seek peace.

Another one, when we asked for peace, we put forward so many conditions to His Royal Highness.

With the character of His Royal Highness, I am afraid that he will not agree to the peace. "

Fairfax analyzed it seriously.

"You're right, if we want to demand and succeed, we shouldn't put forward so many conditions.

But, I want you to know.The reason why I do this is because I have no intention of seeking a successful sum at all.

The main purpose of my doing this is to use this matter to test His Royal Highness. "

Having said that, the Earl of Essex turned his attention to the map again.

"At the beginning, I was very puzzled, what on earth are people like He Donglang planning to do here after traveling thousands of miles away?

With the weapons in their hands, they can easily get a colony overseas. There is no need to come to us to sell weapons.

However, what happened a while ago woke me up.

It's not that He Donglang and the others don't want to colonize overseas, it's just that their goal is us, and they want to colonize the entire West! "

The more the Earl of Essex said, the more solemn his face became. Obviously, the Earl of Essex had anticipated the worst of the situation.

The fact that the Earl of Essex can lead the entire parliamentary army proves that he is not a fool.

"Colonize the entire West? Isn't this unrealistic?" Cromwell was a little puzzled.

Cromwell didn't quite believe what the Earl of Essex said. In Cromwell's view, what the Earl of Essex said was too alarmist.

"It is too difficult for so many countries in the West to colonize the entire West. I don't believe those Easterners will work hard and do some thankless things." Cromwell said.

"There are many Western countries? Hehe, what's the use of having more? There are too many but small areas, no matter how many there are, it's useless!" The Earl of Essex looked disdainful. Although the Earl of Essex is also a Westerner, the fact lies here.

How much area and population does the entire West add up?How to compete with the East?

Although the Earl of Essex had never been to the East, he was often mentioned.

In particular, the news he heard from He Donglang convinced the Earl of Essex that the entire West was inferior to the East in terms of military and population.

With such a huge gap, how can the Earl of Essex calm down?

The reason why the Earl of Essex made a peace letter was not only to test Charles I, but also to tell Charles I through this incident that the Easterners were coming, so take it easy.

The atmosphere in the hall gradually became dignified, and everyone fell silent.

None of these people in the hall had been to the East, but since the Ottoman Empire was taken down, various rumors continued to appear.

These people have reservations about these rumors that have appeared, but when others say a lot, they gradually begin to believe them.

It's just that they weren't very worried because things didn't happen to them.

"The Yellow Peril can no longer be repeated, and the ancient land of the East seems to be rising again.

I hope they are not as serious as the Yellow Peril last time, otherwise, the whole West will sink again! "

The Earl of Essex suddenly raised his head, his face full of worry.

Compared with these people in the hall, the Earl of Essex thought more.

……

The next afternoon, people sent by Thomas came to the parliament and told about Charles I's refusal to seek peace.

After getting this result, the Earl of Essex was not very angry, and even his expression did not change.

After seeing off the people sent by Thomas, the Earl of Essex wandered around the city of Northampton.

As the frequency of wars decreased, the city of Northampton gradually returned to calm. In addition, this is where the parliament is stationed, and the situation is much better than other places.

In the streets and alleys of Northampton, there are endless streams of handicraftsmen, workers, businessmen and so on.

These people in the city have more or less heard of the occupation of the Ottoman Empire, but they are not interested in these things.

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Chapter 930

Although the shit-stirring stick of this era has completed the Renaissance, its common people are still similar to before.

Most of the people who stir up shit are numb and insensitive to certain things.

What these people care about most is whether they can eat tomorrow and whether their lives will get better. As for other things, they don't care about things that have no direct contact with them.

The Earl of Essex is well aware of all this, and of course he knows what these people think.

The people in Northampton have basically heard about the occupation of the Ottoman Empire, but these people in Northampton have basically never been out of the country. They don't know where the Ottoman Empire is, and of course they don't think about it. In this matter, I don't care much about the impact of the occupation of the Ottoman Empire on them.

As the frequency of battles decreased, the situation in the city was also stabilizing day by day.

The people in the city have also returned to their old lives. They seem to have forgotten the previous wars, and they are only busy with their own affairs.

The Earl of Essex looked at these people on the street, feeling sad for no reason.

"Oh, I really don't know where the future path is.

Fighting with His Royal Highness like this will only consume the country. If this stalemate continues, I am afraid that even if the Easterners do not attack by then, the country itself will collapse from within! "

The Earl of Essex walked aimlessly in the city of Northampton with a bitter expression on his face.

......

To the west of the Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary was adjacent to the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Grand Duchy of Austria were adjacent to the Hungarian Empire.

In the present era, these three countries are ruled by the Habs dynasty.

The current king of the Kingdom of Hungary is Ferdinand III, who is also the emperor of the Habsburg dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire, the king of the Kingdom of Bohemia, and the Grand Duke of Austria.

This person did not leave much of a reputation in history. His deeds can be written on half a sheet of paper, but he is just an ordinary person.

These countries make up the Habsburg Monarchy, whose capital is Vienna.

Today's Vienna is a strong fortress with a high city and deep pools. Outside the city of Vienna, there is a fortress with a wide moat around the city wall.

Such fortifications can withstand the attacks of many Western countries.

But it was such fortifications that still made Ferdinand III feel uneasy.

Ferdinand III stood on the city wall of Vienna, with seven or eight guards following behind him.

Although protected by guards, Ferdinand III still felt that someone was watching him, and still felt that there was an invisible knife hanging around his neck.

"The mighty empire of Ottoman has been breached in such a short period of time, who knows if these easterners will come to the west?

What shall I do if these Easterners call west?What should I do against them?Those soldiers who escaped from the Ottoman Empire said that these orientals had a kind of steel chariot, and this kind of steel chariot was very powerful..."

Ferdinand III recalled the news he had obtained, and his body couldn't help shaking.

Although Ferdinand has many titles, he knows his own business.

The strength of the Habsburg Monarchy is the same in the entire Western world, even second-rate. How could it be the opponents of those Easterners who easily defeated the Ottoman Empire?

The more Ferdinand III thought about it, the more he got a headache, the more he thought about it, the more headache he got.

"What should we do? Could it be that the Yellow Peril is about to rise again? Sigh..."

Looking to the east, Ferdinand III sighed faintly, his face full of sorrow.

At the same time, on the west side of the Ottoman Empire, adjacent to the Hungarian Empire, Zhao Daniu's soldiers and horses began to draw detailed topographic maps here.

This is one of Zhao Daniu's tasks. Before Zhao Daniu set off, Zhao Wen gave him an order to draw a map of the Ottoman Empire and the west of the Ottoman Empire, as detailed as possible.

The reason for this is to prepare for sending troops to the West in the future.

After Zhao Daniu took the Ottoman Empire, he also sent professional soldiers all the way west.

Most of the soldiers Zhao Daniu sent out were cavalry who had mastered the drawing ability. Besides the cavalry, there were also several tanks.

The reason why the tanks were sent was not only to protect the safety of these cavalry, but also to show off their martial arts and tell those who were lucky enough not to have any other thoughts, or they would die.

The effect of sending out the tanks was obvious. Along the way, as long as anyone who saw the tanks, no matter whether these people were soldiers or ordinary people, they all fled to the west all the way, for fear of being left behind.

For these people, the soldiers sent by Zhao Daniu lazy to talk to them, anyway, it's not considered military merit, and it's a waste of time to talk to them.

The border between the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary is long and rugged. It is very difficult to map the terrain here in a short period of time.

Therefore, since Zhao Daniu took the Ottoman Empire, he has been focusing on drawing topographic maps.

When Zhao Daniu captured the Ottoman Empire, a lot of rumors were spread among the people.

These rumors described Zhao Daniu's army as the most brutal army in the world, even reaching the point where killing people was impossible.

Under such rumors, a large number of people fled westward.

The people who can flee are basically wealthy people, and the wealthy people are often people who are not easy to manage, and they are also factors of instability.

After these unstable factors disappeared, it was much easier for Zhao Daniu to manage the Ottoman Empire.

In this world, no matter when, no matter where, there will be people who betray their own country, especially in this era.

After Zhao Daniu captured the Ottoman Empire, a large number of locals joined Zhao Daniu's command.

For these people, Zhao Daniu is still more important.

Zhao Daniu used these people to manage the local people.

However, due to language difficulties, it is not very convenient to communicate.

......

In Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, Zhao Daniu sat in the study of a minister's home.

The imperial palace in the capital of the Ottoman Empire was basically intact, but Zhao Daniu was a very cautious person. Even though it was thousands of miles away from the mainland, Zhao Daniu still did not have any act of arrogance.

Zhao Daniu sat in the study, looking at a list of supplies.

This list of supplies is the supplies delivered yesterday. In this foreign country, supplies are the most important thing, so Zhao Daniu cannot help but be cautious.

It didn't take long for Zhao Daniu to read the list of supplies.

"There's no problem. These businessmen don't dare to do ridiculous things, otherwise, their lives will be lost!" Zhao Daniu organized the list in his hand, and then walked out of the study.

It has been a long time since I came here, and Zhao Daniu is still not quite used to it.

Especially the bad weather made Zhao Daniu extremely uncomfortable.

There are mountains and water here, but the climate is quite different from that of the mainland, which makes Zhao Daniu feel very uncomfortable.

After Zhao Daniu walked out of the study, he looked back and complained, "The house here is really not as comfortable as in my hometown. I hope His Majesty can transfer me back soon!"

The older a person is, the more homesick he is, even Zhao Daniu, who has experienced many battles, is no exaggeration.

Zhao Daniu walked out of the house and wandered around the city with a few guards.

When Zhao Daniu took Istanbul, he spent almost no effort. After the nobles in Istanbul heard that Zhao Daniu's soldiers and horses were approaching, they ran away without resistance. Therefore, the city of Istanbul that Zhao Daniu took was basically not affected. How much damage.

Zhao Daniu took his guards and wore skirts in the city. These people from the Ottoman Empire were very careful when running the city of Istanbul. The main roads in the city were basically paved with rocks.

The mosques are the most numerous in the city. Sometimes, Zhao Daniu can still see the crowds gathered outside the mosques.

For these groups of people, Zhao Daniu's implementation method is to let them go, as long as they don't do evil or do anything wrong, Zhao Daniu will not take care of them.

Many people say that a military man governing a country can only kill, but in Zhao Daniu's case, this is not the case at all.

Although Zhao Daniu came from a humble background, so many years of hard work have made Zhao Daniu stable enough.

What's more, Zhao Daniu himself is not a bloodthirsty person.

"I don't know how far it is from our place, and I don't know how long it will take to build the railway from our place to here!" Zhao Daniu said to himself while walking.

"Adults, hello, hello!"

A bearded man wearing a turban was directing several people in similar attire to work on the side of the road. When he saw Zhao Daniu approaching, he rushed over and greeted with a smile in his unproficient Chinese.

Of course, he has no way to get close to Zhao Daniu at all, before he gets close, Zhao Daniu's guards will deal with this person.

There are many people like this on both sides of the street.