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- The lunch was very sumptuous, thanks to the abundant products of America.
Delicious and sweet wild mushroom soup, the fresh fungi in it were collected by black slaves when they entered the forest in the morning. This kind of wild fungus can be found everywhere in the forests of the American continent.
This kind of wild mushroom is used to make soup, and the taste is so delicious that people can¡¯t help themselves.
In later generations, although there were wild mushrooms, the taste was not as delicious.
Especially in China, wild fungi are extremely rare.
Even if there is one, it is extremely expensive.
?A white plate was brought to the table, steamed potatoes were mashed, beef was slow-braised with thirteen-spice wood fire, and crispy lettuce was topped with beef juice.
The scent is so mouth-watering that you can't help but swallow your saliva.
Many fertile fields on Manhattan Island have grown a lot of green vegetables with short growth cycles to improve everyone¡¯s food.
So, now Zhao Hongyu and the others can also eat some vegetables.
In front of everyone, there is a plate of potato and beef, accompanied by a bowl of wild mushroom soup.
Speaking of which, I don¡¯t know whether this is Western food or Chinese food.
¡°Anyway, Europeans today call this Song Dynasty meal.
Many dishes from Manhattan passed through some businessmen and sailors and began to spread to Europe.
It actually created a food storm, making Europeans flock to it.
?This is something no one expected.
After lunch, the whole family was enjoying themselves.
After the meal, the servants served tea, allowing everyone to enjoy a pleasant afternoon.
Zhao Hongyu was talking and laughing with his father-in-law and mother-in-law, as well as Emma and Sara. The family seemed so harmonious and perfect.
Zhao Hongyu told a few classic ** jokes, which made the black bear almost stop laughing. Even the black butler standing behind him couldn't help laughing.
Afterwards, the three of them, mother-in-law, Emma, ??and Sara, began to lower their voices and whisper what the woman had whispered before.
And Zhao Hongyu also asked about the pirates on Manhattan Island.
"Those pirates in the east are quite honest, right? Have they ever made things difficult for you?" The gangs under the control of the intelligence department cooperated very smoothly with the pirates. With the gangs' information, many pirates became several big ones. Buy and sell.
At the same time, Manhattan also bought a lot of ships.
Those pirates doing this kind of business will definitely suffer casualties.
Those who died were easy to deal with, but those who were injured were all sent to the sanatorium on the east side of Manhattan Island.
Since its establishment, this sanatorium has been prepared for pirates.
"They are very honest. After all, all of them are injured. So they can't do any tricks. When the injuries are healed, their captains will have returned from Europe. So at that time, I will have people send them away Go to Manhattan Harbor instead of staying in a sanatorium.¡±
"And these guys all have money on hand. If you need anything, tell me and I will send people from Manhattan to get it for them. Why should they make trouble when they can have food, drink and fun at two yuan, right?"
Seeing Zhao Hongyu asking questions, Black Bear told him about the situation of the pirates in the sanatorium.
It is of course good for those guys not to cause trouble, so Zhao Hongyu smiled and said: "Those guys are pirates and are used to licking blood with their swords, so I am a little worried about this."
Black Bear patted Zhao Hongyu on the shoulder and said: "It's inaccessible and very remote over there. And it's still far away from us Mohicans, so even if they want to cause trouble, who can they provoke? Besides, Each of them is an injured person, why should you just consider their own situation?"
Zhao Hongyu nodded. He also knew that his worries might be a bit unnecessary.
Black Bear continued: "Since you are here this time, I will take you there to have a look in the afternoon. You haven't seen the nursing home yet, so just go and have a look this time and you will feel relieved."
Zhao Hongyu didn¡¯t want to refuse Black Bear¡¯s invitation.
He himself also wanted to go there and see what the situation was like in the sanatorium and the pirates living there.
Now that the remnants of the Iroquois soldiers around Quebec have not yet been cleared, and he cannot leave for Quebec, it would be good to simply find something to do to pass the time.
When the matter in Quebec is resolved, he can take Sarah and Emma to Quebec to declare sovereignty and stabilize the French.
After finishing these things, he can start his journey to Europe, right?
"Come, let's drink tea, father-in-law." Zhao Hongyu smiled and raised his teacup and gestured.
The black bear also raised the tea cup in his hand with a smile and responded¡ª¡ª
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"Your Majesty William, according to intelligence, the French in the Quebec region of America are likely to be incorporated into the territory of the Song Empire. At this point, the French have no foothold in America."
London, England
At this time, King William of England was listening to reports from America.
"The Spanish were defeated by the Dutch a few months ago. The tactics used by the Dutch were the five-stage shooting tactics passed back from the Americas. It seems that after this battle, all countries will start to use this tactic."
"After the defeat of the Spanish, Frederick V led the Bohemian and Prussian Protestant coalition forces to make peace with the Dutch, and launched a fierce battle with the army of Count Dilis, commander of the Catholic coalition forces, in the White Mountains area. We have not received the latest battle report, So no assessment can be made.¡±
At this time, wars between Protestants and Catholics were raging on the European continent.
The Spaniards had just been defeated some time ago, and before the Dutch could breathe a sigh of relief, their enemies attacked again.
The Habsburg family had numerous alliances and political and military strength in Europe at this time.
Some people were panicked in the influence of the Habsburg family.
Therefore, these people joined the hostile camp that was against the Habsburg family.
Therefore, Europe is now in a mess.
On the other hand, Britain, which is alone outside the European continent, is very peaceful now.
This may be one of the advantages of being far away from the European continent.
And it is precisely because of this that the United Kingdom has been sitting back and watching the battles among European countries and gaining huge benefits from it.
I have to say that the terrain in the UK is great.
This can be regarded as its natural advantage.
"We cannot lag behind in learning new tactics in America. If the French lose Quebec, the Song Empire will become stronger. This is a good thing for us in Britain.", Emperor William's face, His expression looked very solemn.
"We must speed up immigration to Virginia and Pennsylvania. Otherwise, we will be unable to resist the Song Empire." William reminded the ministers around him.
How could the ministers not see this?
After the French lost Quebec, they had a premonition that the Song Empire was eyeing Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Because it would be the same if they were British.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUTOUT off of this, it¡¯s not surprising that William would be so worried.
"Your Majesty, many people are unwilling to leave their homes, so we can't find enough people in a short time. Besides, even if we call people to go to America, it will take time." Some ministers complained about the problems here. and difficulties.
William¡¯s orange-red eyebrows twitched, and then he raised his hand and touched his orange-red beard.
"Pick those criminals out of prison and send them to the Americas. I think these people can temporarily alleviate this problem."
¡°After all, it¡¯s a country¡¯s past. I suddenly thought of a good solution.
After listening to William's method, the ministers immediately began to flatter him, and the flattering words came one after another.
"We need to be on guard against the Song Empire, but we cannot offend them. You must know that the most profitable products are produced by the Song Empire. If we offend them, we will not be able to purchase their products."
William reminded the ministers who were flattering him with a serious face.
"When it comes to His Majesty William's feelings about the Song Empire, it's really complicated.
First of all, the Song Empire appeared very suddenly, as if it was a country that fell from the sky. This caught all European countries off guard, and they once again knew nothing about it before.
In one case, after the Song Empire appeared, it acted very strongly.
With the development of maritime trade, news from the Americas all shows the power of the Song Empire and its continuous development and changes.
These made His Majesty William feel very uncomfortable.
Such a powerful empire, although still far away from Europe, is very important to the United States.For Virginia and the British areas in Europe, this is not necessarily a good thing.
William knew very well that as the Song Empire continued to grow stronger, it would inevitably expand its ambitions and take actions that were detrimental to the British areas.
If it was William who dominated the Song Empire, then he would definitely do this.
Fortunately, the maritime power of the Song Empire was not very strong, so it was impossible to affect Europe and the sea. Otherwise, William would be even more uncomfortable.
But, who knows in the future.
In a country with a population of "30 million", anything can happen.
¡°However, William does not have a good solution to this, because Europe is beginning to become unstable, and their focus is entirely on Europe and the sea.
As for things on the American continent, now they can only wait and see and let the Song Empire develop.
"Your Majesty, you are right. We cannot be at odds with the Song Empire yet. Although their power poses a threat to the British areas in America, we still have to maintain good relations with the Song Empire. After all, many of our trades now involve It has something to do with the Song Empire, and if we offend them, it will be more than worth the loss."
Some ministers agreed very much with William¡¯s reminder.
"Nowadays, the war between Protestants and Catholics has led to a chaotic war on the European continent, and the American continent is beyond our reach. For the time being, we have no way to take care of the Americas, so we should solve the problems on the European continent first."
Many ministers have suggested it.
"The Spaniards are still immersed in the glory of the past and have no intention of making progress at all. The new tactics developed by the Song Empire have already shown this. As long as we study and improve these tactics, we may not be able to replace the Spaniards and become the maritime leader. And a new overlord on land.¡±
William also put away his thoughts, and the ministers returned to the European issue with a very serious opponent.
It has to be said that the distance between the American continent and Europe saved Zhao Hongyu from a lot of trouble.
It¡¯s not that Europeans couldn¡¯t see the threat the Song Empire posed to them, but being separated by the Atlantic Ocean, European countries had to be much more cautious when considering issues.
??At the southern tip of France, a secluded manor on the outskirts of Marseille Port.
Dozens of carriages came and entered the manor.
Knights wearing French royal emblems and wide-brimmed black top hats followed proudly on horseback.
This is France¡¯s most elite army, which only belongs to the royal family.
Musketeers
On the sides and back of their waists, six short-handed muskets were hung respectively. At the same time, there was a long matchlock gun and a thin sword on the back of the horse.
This is the standard equipment of the Musketeers.
The number of musketeers was not very large, far from the level that expanded during the Louis XIII period.
But it is precisely because of this that it shows that not everyone can join the Musketeers, and it also proves the importance of the people carried in the carriages they follow.
If he wasn't an important person, it would be impossible for the royal family to send musketeers to protect him.
The carriage team stopped at the entrance of the manor. The coachmen got out of the car quickly and opened the door.
In every car, women of varying ages got out.
The clothes they wore were not very new, and even looked a little shabby.
And on their faces, in addition to confusion, there was fear and doubt.
"What does Queen Mary want? Does she want to execute us here?"
Among the women who got off the carriage, a woman about sixty years old, wearing a tutu but not a breast-revealing dress, asked loudly to the musketeer captain who was riding over.
As the old woman asked questions, the young girls in the women's group gathered around her with pale faces, tugging at the hem of her skirt like frightened deer.
"Madam, this manor will belong to Countess Sarah from now on. Queen Mary asked me to convey her apology to you and Countess Sarah. There have been a lot of misunderstandings recently."
After hearing the words of the musketeer captain, the old woman's eyes flashed.
"Oh, it turned out to be a misunderstanding, then I understand. I will convey Her Majesty the Queen's kindness to Sarah, but I don't know where Sarah is now."
The old woman very keenly drew a conclusion from the words of the musketeer captain. The fact that they could be released by Queen Mary obviously had something to do with Sarah.
And what method did Sarah use?Let Queen Mary release these incompetent women and apologize?
The old woman is very clear about the calculations of the royal family and the nobles.
Originally, she was prepared for the worst.
But now it seems that this matter is not as bad as she thought.
¡°It¡¯s a pity that Sara went to America before, otherwise she really wanted to ask her personally.
?????????? In fact, they women all knew that Sarah went to America, because they were the ones who asked Sarah to go to America to fight for the rights of widows like them.
But now, until the old woman understands the situation, she can only pretend to be dumbfounded. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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