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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 154 The Shrewd Netherlanders (Second Update)

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    "Dear little Tia, I think you should be honest with your friends. Joseph means no harm, doesn't he? The Lord tells us to be honest." Unexpectedly, Frank Agot stood on Kiragi Toki's side.  "Uncle Frank!" Claudia was very angry. It was incredible that his uncle was partial to the mysterious oriental man.  The three of them were in a stalemate for a moment, and Claudia had to compromise: "Okay! We are Protestants! Calvinistic Protestants!" "Oh! Calvinism, right? John Calvin! He is a great man, he is  What Geneva has done is remembered by people, and the electors of North Germany are fighting for it! "Calvin's name is so resonant, the famous Pope of Geneva, how could he not know it?  Calvinism inherited the human rights ideas of the Renaissance and was a leader of the religious reform after Martin Luther. He advocated private property, profit from business, and lending money and interest as sacred duties entrusted to God, and opposed the intervention of the Holy See in the secular world.  power, and advocates that local governments have the real power of local churches, which is the so-called religious freedom.  "But they failed! They were completely defeated by the great emperor Karl V of the Holy Roman Empire! He was the supreme monarch of the Netherlands, a noble Catholic." Mentioning Karl V and the Holy Roman Empire, Claudia's  There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.  "They will not fail easily! This is not a simple territorial dispute between nobles. The German electors will not compromise with that Karl V! They will come back! Please believe me! Claudia!  " Kira Yoshi could only follow his feelings. He only vaguely remembered that they won in the end, and that was the reason why the Holy Roman Empire split later.  "Actually, they have already started!" Frank suddenly said: "In order to punish the rebellion of the Malkaldon Alliance, Karl V issued a bloody edict. What he did has aroused widespread disgust among all nobles who sympathized with the Protestant religion. Not long ago,  I just heard new news in Macau. In the Second Schmalkaldic War that just broke out, the electors defeated Charles V and the Protestants achieved a great victory. "The bloody edict was a terrible religious victory.  Massacre, the main content of this edict is to prohibit the spread of Calvinism and other Protestant religions, prohibit the destruction of Catholic icons, prohibit discussion and debate on the Bible, and offenders will be beheaded, buried alive or burned, and their property will be confiscated. Some new  Sympathizers of religious believers were also persecuted.  Kira Yoshitsune couldn't remember the content of the bloody edict, so he completely fooled her into guessing. It seemed that he was lucky enough to guess right, so he said again: "Look, Claudius  Ya! I said that the electors of North Germany will not surrender, so what about the Netherlands? The bloody edict targets all countries under the Holy Roman Empire, including the Spanish colony of the Netherlands. What should you do?  How to fight against the tyranny of the Holy Roman Empire? "No! I don't know! Don't talk to me about this!" Claudia covered her ears and shook her head.  "Sorry, Joseph! Claudia comes from England. Her background is a bit complicated. She was hostile and persecuted by Princess Mary. She was the only one to escape and come to the Netherlands, so I hope you can understand!" Frank used his hands together and expressed awkwardly.  In his own thoughts, it seems that he cares about Claudia.  "But I would rather nothing happened. There would be no distinction between Protestantism and Catholicism. I hate it all! Hate it!" Claudia suddenly stood up, walked to the window, opened it, and let the cold sea breeze blow into the room.  There were a few tears in the eyes of the little blond loli.  After a brief silence, Frank Agote said with a slightly serious voice: "These are God's arrangements. As long as they have faith and are tolerant towards others, Jesus will always guide them. We are all the lambs of God." "  But you have no way out, right? The Spanish have monopolized maritime trade in the Atlantic, and you have no share in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In the Netherlands, including the Agote Chamber of Commerce, they are being brutally exploited by the Holy Roman Empire.  There is also terrible religious persecution. Protestants are all heretics and will be burned at the stake. " "No! I don't think we can! Then Joseph, can you tell me what you can do?"  Frank took out an exquisite pipe, stuffed a few pieces of tobacco into the pipe, and lit it with a flint. Suddenly a familiar smell wafted over.  Asking about the smell of tobacco again, and seeing this familiar scene again, Kiragi was a little dazed, and the feeling of a world away came with him, but this time he was prepared, and after a moment he calmed down and smiled again.  : "Pipe? Well, it is a new thing, something from the New World. It seems that Frank is a man who loves life." "Joseph is really a learned man. Pipes are still a new thing that is not accepted in the Netherlands, but Joseph  But I know it, I?Know what else you don't know?  Like Scotch whiskey?  "When talking about wine, Old Frank's eyes changed. Just like men always love to talk about women, alcoholics love to talk about wine. "Sorry, I don't know much about wine, and I'm not an adult yet.  There is nothing more frustrating than discussing drinking with minors.  "Ji Liangyi shrugged helplessly. "Haha What an interesting person, Joseph. I admire you very much. I didn't expect that the mysterious East could also meet an interesting person.  "Old Frank seemed to be in high spirits, smoking his pipe, and the white smoke dissipated with the blowing sea breeze. "I think we can become good friends and happy business partners.  "Kira Mansomaru opened the folding fan and waved it gently, as if he was waving away the smoke, and also as if he was covering up the flustered mood swings just now. As soon as he talked about business matters, Frank immediately became energetic, leaned forward a little, and asked eagerly  Said: "Business partner?  What business are you going to do with us?  " Kira Manshomaru took a deep breath and said slowly: "I need a lot, such as muskets, artillery, sailing ships, and many emerging technologies, all of which I am interested in.  " "Sorry, we can't do these things. That is a trade controlled by the Spanish. How about we exchange some things?  "Frank seemed a little disappointed. He leaned back slightly and returned to the original posture of smoking a pipe. "The future situation of the Netherlands will only get worse. Karl V is a fanatical Catholic, and so is his son.  A fervent Catholic, do you know what kind of cruel fate the Netherlands will face in the future?  The bloody edict will be strictly implemented by his descendants, even more cruelly. Countless people will die as a result, and the Netherlands will be destroyed under their brutal rule.  " "Maybe you are right, but what does this have to do with our cooperation?  Frank seemed unmoved, and just changed his position and continued to smoke. Ji Liangyi frowned slightly and said: "King Edward of England is a sick man. He has been bedridden all year round to recuperate. The power is in the hands of the Duke of Northumberland and Princess Mary."  In their hands, the Duke of Northumberland is the leader of the Protestants, and Princess Mary is the leader of the Catholics. Both sides are trying their best to eliminate their opponents, but currently the Protestant side has the advantage Oh, that's right!  Should it be called the Church of England now?  " Old Frank sat up slightly and said in a slightly surprised tone: "I have to say, you are really a very smart gentleman. This kind of news can be found out by you thousands of miles away, which makes me suspicious.  How many secrets are you carrying in your head?  " Kira Yoshi knew that he had to convince the person in front of him. He organized his words a little and continued: "The trade power of the Netherlands will be suppressed or even deprived of it by Spain, and the Agote Chamber of Commerce and your business allies will pay a heavy price.  , once the identity of the Protestant is exposed, you will face catastrophe. All of this will happen, but sooner or later.  " "I don't understand what you want to say?  Are you going to tell me my future destiny?  But Joseph, you are not a prophet and cannot predict the future Even if everything you say is true, what can we do?  "Frank's tone was a little unhappy. This was different from the negotiation he had imagined. He didn't understand what this Eastern Joseph was going to do. Could it be that he, a man who had been walking on the sea for many years, still didn't understand that no one could resist on this sea?  Spain? Kira Yoshihide also realized that he had gone too far, and tried to calm down his emotions, saying in a gentle tone: "The Netherlands needs to establish its own legal armed forces and form a parliament belonging to the free people. You need weapons and equipment, and you need wisdom.  Leadership, all of this must be based on money, right?  Therefore, you must seize every opportunity to earn enough wealth. Only in this way can you gain a firm foothold in the upcoming war. The British Protestants also need to be armed to defend their rights and interests. Without money, none of this is possible!  " "But what about the Spaniards?  As you said, they are the overlords of the sea, and no one can resist them on the sea. We, the Netherlands, are still vassals of Spain, and we have no ability to defeat them.  "Frank thought carefully about what he said, and finally shook his head. "No!  You have allies!  The British, they will be your allies!  That's Britain!  Edward VI is still alive, even if the Habsburg family rules half of Europe, as long as Henry VIII's Protestant Reformation still exists, all this will not end. Countless nobles, priests, and scholars are staunch supporters of Protestantism.  Or, as long as they unite, they can fight against the powerful enemy in front of them.  " "Maybe you are right.  "Frank looked at him deeply, then leaned on the chair and smoked slowly. Claudia suddenly turned around and asked with some confusion: "Joseph, how did you know???All this?  I don't believe you can know things thousands of miles away!  "Ji Liangyi smiled and said: "Dear Miss Claudia, do you believe that people have wisdom?  "    "No!  I don't think I would believe it.  Claudia paused briefly and added: "At least I don't believe you have that ability."  " "Then from today on, please believe it!  Because I am the type of person who possesses Su Hui.  "Both his expression and tone sounded like he was telling a joke. The blond little loli thought that Kira Yoshi just didn't want to tell her the truth, so she sat back on her chair and stared at the bubbles in the wine glass in a daze. ¡ª ps: Bubbles  Wine, champagne! Very delicious drinks (dense fog), don¡¯t underestimate this Agot Chamber of Commerce! For the champagne, please bring out your tickets and collections 1  Wumei will always remember everyone¡¯s support and rewards.
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