In the original normal history, due to religious disputes, conflicts of territorial interests and the intrigues of the Habsburg family on the European continent, the war that swept all countries on the European continent in the early seventeenth century was to last for thirty years. old.
The leading parties are the Protestant coalition vassal states, as well as the vassal states headed by the Church and Habsburg. Poland, Lithuania, Switzerland, Austria and other countries are also involved.
As for the Protestant coalition forces, which were the opposing parties in the war, they could not be so weak.
If they were really as weak as Zhang Tie said, how could they have fought with the church for thirty years in history?
You must know that it was after the Thirty Years' War that the power of the church began to decline. At the same time, the Dutch emerged as a country and began their history as sea coachmen.
But now Zhang Tie said that the Christian coalition was very weak. If Portugal and France had not defeated and occupied Spain, the Protestant coalition would have been defeated long ago. This fact really puzzled Zhao Hongyu.
For this reason, Zhao Hongyu was really confused.
"Your Highness, I see your frown, is there something you don't understand?"
Zhang Tie, who was sitting on the left side in front of Zhao Hongyu, saw that His Highness America was constantly wrinkled and had a puzzled look on his face, so he asked.
Immediately, Zhao Hongyu told Zhang Tie all his doubts one by one.
Hearing this, Zhang Tie thought for a while and said to Zhao Hongyu: "Your Highness, I don't know much about the real history, but one thing is for sure, the intelligence department will not make mistakes." Zhang Tie first said this to Zhao Hongyu. Then he continued: "According to early intelligence, the church coalition forces were at a numerical and economic disadvantage. Although they learned our tactics and adopted gun formations, they only achieved some victories in the early stage. As time went by, As the war progressed and the war expanded, these advantages gradually ceased to exist. After all, the economy of the vassal states of the Church Alliance could not allow them to have the same material base as the empire, so they gradually turned to defense."
Zhao Hongyu listened to Zhang Tie's words quietly, and at the same time thought about it secretly in his heart.
"There is another important point that Your Highness has not considered, and that is the butterfly effect." Zhang Tie gave an explanation that moved Zhao Hongyu. "Your Highness, think about it, because of us, will history really continue according to its original course?"
Zhang Tie's expression looked a little serious at this time.
"Quebec, which was originally French, now belongs to the empire. If the British follow the historical development, they will also start to establish colonies on the east coast. But where are they now? Were they not defeated by us? Don¡¯t they have a place to stand in America?¡±
Yes, what Zhang Tie said was what happened in history.
¡°However, now the French and British have been kicked out of North America by the empire.
As long as the empire develops steadily, Britain and France will no longer be able to set foot on American soil to obtain the rich resources and products here.
From this point of view, it has begun to deviate from the original historical process.
"Furthermore, we have now brought the West Dutch colonies in the Caribbean under our control. North America and Central America are now owned by the empire, which is completely divorced from historical reality. Therefore, after what we have done, there will be no major deviations in history. No wonder."
Zhang Tie¡¯s words are not unreasonable.
As a person of later generations, I don¡¯t understand the butterfly effect.
According to Zhang Tie¡¯s statement, it is not surprising that the Protestant coalition forces deviated from historical reality under the law of butterfly effect.
Fortunately, this deviation is not too big.
Because Zhao Hongyu made an impromptu decision, Portugal and France defeated the Spanish.
This prevented the Protestant coalition from being defeated by the church.
Otherwise, history will really be changed beyond recognition.
"At least, the Thirty Years' War is still going on, isn't it?
If the historical process is really changed, Zhao Hongyu's strategy towards Europe will really be a bit at a loss.
Of course, with the help of the heaven-defying plug-in, Zhao Hongyu will definitely have a way to deal with it.
"However, history has gone awry, and Zhao Hongyu is a little panicked after all.
Because he doesn¡¯t know how far history will deviate due to his appearance.
In case something happens?Unpredictable situations, so what will happen?
Therefore, after Zhao Hongyu listened to Zhang Tie's explanation, he nodded and said: "If you explain it this way, it makes sense. Maybe it is really because of our appearance that there are unmeasured deviations in history. Okay. Due to our mistakes, history did not change much, and the Thirty Years' War continued unexpectedly."
Zhang Tie smiled and said: "Although there are deviations in history, it is not a big problem for us. Your Highness, you don't need to be too nervous. After all, what you have is very powerful, isn't it?"
Of course Zhao Hongyu knew what Zhang Tie was referring to.
That means he has an incredible cheat.
"This is an advantage that European countries do not have. Therefore, even if there are unpredictable deviations in history, with your advantage, as long as the empire develops steadily, we do not need to fear threats from any party."
In this regard, Zhang Tie has very strong self-confidence.
Yes, the three major cities in the empire are now under development.
Especially Ontario City, located in the Great Lakes region, has begun to develop heavy industry under the leadership of Song Hu.
Although it is just the beginning now, it will take a long time to see the results.
However, as long as it continues to develop, the empire's advantages will slowly become apparent.
By then, the empire will have nothing to fear from anyone.
Besides, the current imaginary enemies of the Song Empire are just the European countries.
¡°And there is an Atlantic Ocean between the Americas and Europe, so even if wars and conflicts occur, the Atlantic Ocean alone is enough for Europeans to drink.
At the same time, because of the existence of the Atlantic Ocean, the Song Empire could also have enough time to prepare for conflicts and wars.
Because after defeating the British and expelling the European forces in Central America, the entire America could no longer shake the power of the Song Empire.
The Song Empire was far away from Europe and the East and formed its own system.
There are no surrounding forces that can threaten development.
The geographical advantage is absolutely unique.
After hearing what Zhang Tie said, Zhao Hongyu, who was confused and frightened because he lamented the deterioration of history, suddenly sobered up.
He thought to himself: Yes, I really think too much. So what if there is a deviation in history? After I came to this world and this era, history was destined to be changed beyond recognition. Therefore, I am now confused and panicked because of the deviation in history, which is simply unreasonable.
Zhao Hongyu felt relaxed after he figured this out.
"It seems that I really thought too much." He looked at Zhang Tiedao with a smile.
After seeing His Highness no longer frowning, Zhang Tie said: "It would be great if Your Highness can figure it out. In fact, this matter is nothing at all."
Zhang Tie was also very happy that His Highness was able to figure this out.
"Your Highness, Europe is now in a state of chaos. This is a big opportunity for us. As long as they are in chaos, it will be impossible to take care of other things within a few years, and we can take advantage of it. This is time to slowly develop ourselves. Once we develop, we don¡¯t have to worry about threats from Europe."
Zhao Hongyu nodded repeatedly, agreeing with these words.
Yes, I have this heaven-defying thing called the Time and Space Trader. I just need to give him time and people.
Then, the Song Empire can develop stably and possess many weapons that surpass this era.
The disruption in Europe just gave it an opportunity for development.
As Zhang Tie said, the European War will definitely not end in a short time.
Therefore, the war dragged on for several years, and the Song Empire could fully use this time to develop itself.
When the war in Europe is over, European countries will have no chance of peeking at America for the sake of their own interests and alleviating economic problems.
Zhao Hongyu is confident that America can be transformed within five years.
By that time, the Song Empire will definitely open the eyes of people of this era.
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Zhao Hongyu thought proudly.
"Your Highness, our threats mainly come from Europe, so the more chaos there is in Europe, the better it is for us. As for the East, it is impossible to threaten us because the East has no spirit of open ocean exploration, so we don't have to at all. Considering the threat from the east, even we?Can we obtain the population needed for development from the East? "
Zhang Tie, Song Hu, Wang Shan, and Professor Liu who joined later, they have reached a consensus in the small circle regarding the development of the empire.
Zhao Hongyu feels that what Zhang Tie said is right.
The current Ming Dynasty in the East will not open up the ocean for adventure. Even the pirates only dominate the southeastern coast.
Even North Korea and Japan only trade with the Ming Dynasty, and they have never thought about long-sea trade.
Therefore, there is no way to threaten the Song Empire on the American continent.
As for Siam, Vietnam and India Zhao Hongyu didn't even think about the threat.
And Europe, which threatens the Americas, will now have another war sweeping all European countries.
At this time, Europeans simply did not have the energy to start the expansion of oceans and colonies.
As for the British who have been excluded from the circle of European interests, even if they want to expand their maritime interests, they have to see whether the Song Empire agrees.
It can¡¯t deal with all the countries in Europe, but it can still deal with Britain.
Zhao Hongyu smiled sinisterly on his face. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)