Charles V was looking gloomy, and Spain was still under great pressure to start a war on multiple fronts.
There was a war with the Holy Roman Empire in the north and the destruction of France at the same time. There was a war with England at sea. The colonies on the British Isles were also under continuous attack by the English.
The Mediterranean was at war with many principalities in Italy. The Holy See's army was powerful and well-equipped, and it severely damaged the Spanish army that attacked the Italian Peninsula.
In addition to the fierce fighting here in the European battlefield, here on the Gold Coast of West Africa, because they knew that Spain was at war on multiple fronts in Europe, Persia and Korea began to cause trouble again and repeatedly tried to snatch Spanish colonies.
Fortunately, Spain's main navy is powerful and did not suffer any losses. It still has strong suppressive power. This stabilizes the situation in West Africa. Otherwise, Spain's life will be even more difficult.
But these were not things that bothered Charles V. What really bothered Charles V was that the money in his hands was wasted again.
The tens of millions of wealth that was finally snatched from the hands of the French nobles was given to the people of the Ming Dynasty. The cannonballs and bullets obtained in exchange were all consumables, and all that was lost in a battle were real gold and silver.
However, if you do not use Ming Dynasty guns and ammunition, it will be difficult to win the war if you use muskets. Therefore, using Ming Dynasty guns and cannons will cost money.
This made Charles V very troubled for military expenses.
"Report!"
"Paris is captured, Paris is captured!"
At this time, Perlos ran over excitedly and shouted loudly before anyone could say anything.
"Conquered Paris?"
Upon hearing the good news, Charles V immediately stood up happily.
If Paris is captured and France is destroyed, this will mean that Spain can reduce one of the most important battlefields. Not only will it annex the huge land and large population of France, it will also be able to annex the French territory.
More than 200,000 troops were mobilized to support other battlefields.
Of course, the destruction of France was also the beginning of Charles V's unification of Europe and the beginning of the realization of his great dream.
"Your Majesty, Alfred sent a telegram back from Paris at this time."
"As soon as the ammunition arrived at the front line, they immediately launched an attack. The troops were divided into two groups, attacking Tripol all the way, and forcibly crossing the Marne River. They captured Tripol in just two hours, and at the same time broke through the Marne River defense line.
Paris."
"After entering Paris an hour ago, King Francois I of France and a large number of nobles escaped and are currently being pursued with all their strength."
Pelos respectfully delivered the telegram to Charles V.
Charles V read it very quickly. After reading it, he said happily: "Well done!"
"France is destroyed and merged into our Spanish territory. The 200,000 troops in France can be mobilized to support other places."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"By annexing France, we have gained a large area of land and population. As long as we use it rationally, our Spanish strength will grow rapidly."
Pelos also said solemnly.
"Well, call Torres, Brand and others immediately to discuss the matter."
Charles V nodded and immediately gave an order to the palace herald.
Soon, Spanish ministers such as Torres and the Duke of Brand came to the palace. Charles V ordered someone to hang up a huge map of Europe, which detailedly marked the current situation distribution.
"Everyone, in the past few hours, Alfred led an army to break through Tripol, cross the Marne River and capture Paris. The big-nosed king escaped, and France was destroyed."
When Charles V saw everyone gathered, he excitedly announced the good news to everyone.
"Haha, great, long live Spain!"
"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty!"
"Haha, France is destroyed!"
When the ministers heard this, they immediately said happily.
There is a feud between France and Spain. They have been fighting for some neighboring lands for generations, especially in areas such as Sicily, Corsica and Florence. There are conflicts between France and Spain.
In addition, Spain and France have always felt that they are the big brothers in Europe, and they are also competing for the identity and status of Europe's land powers.
Also at sea, French and English pirates have been targeting Spanish merchant ships and treasure ships, and wars broke out between the two sides twice because of this incident.
It can be said that the grievances between Spain and France are very deep. Now that France has been destroyed, the Spaniards are naturally extremely excited.
"Your Majesty, we can deploy the French army to the war on the eastern peninsula as soon as possible."
Duke Brand thought for a while and said.
"No, Your Majesty, we can't do that yet."
"Although we destroyed France, riots are still happening all over France. There are too many people who are dissatisfied with the rule of our Spanish Empire and are unwilling to accept the policies we pursue."
"I believe that the top priority is to appease France and stabilize France, rather than rushing to mobilize troops to other battlefields. Only by stabilizing various places in France can we mobilize troops and obtain tax revenue and military strength at the same time."
When Thomas heard this, he quickly said.
"What can you do?"
When Charles V heard this, he nodded slightly. In France, the Spanish Empire had 200,000 troops. In addition to the 100,000 troops commanded by Alfred, the remaining 100,000 were distributed in various places to suppress the riots, banditry, and remnants of France.
Noble power, etc.
These people now do not go head-to-head with the Spanish army, but instead engage in travel wars, constantly dragging the Spanish army away. Although Spain has occupied these places, it has never been able to truly effectively rule, cannot collect taxes, and cannot
Conscription, etc.
The French refused to accept Spanish rule and refused to learn Spanish. Many officials sent by Charles V were even killed.
This greatly consumed Charles V's energy and also dragged down Spain's layout.
Occupying a large area of land in France only obtained a lot of wealth from those nobles, but other than that, it did not have much effect.
"Your Majesty, if we don't capture any place that is the same as France, even if we can unify the whole of Europe, we will not be able to control such a large land by then. We cannot say that we will always deploy heavy troops to protect it."
"Our ultimate goal is to unify Europe. If we want to become stronger and stronger, we must unite the regions we occupied and attacked."
"We need to digest these occupied areas so that we can get more tax revenue, more people and more labor force."
Thomas thought for a while and said: "There is an old saying in the Ming Dynasty: He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world!"
"The reason why there are still one after another resistance and riots in France is that we wantonly rob the property of the nobles, and these nobles are secretly instigating all this."
"It is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish right from wrong. They can only care about their own immediate interests and are easily instigated by others. In addition, we are promoting Spanish and many systems in France, so they are bound to resist."
"If we want to turn the French into us Spaniards, we must find a way to let ordinary people benefit as well, so that we can gain their support."
"We can follow some practices of the Ming Dynasty and distribute the land in the hands of nobles to landless ordinary people for free, and at the same time encourage refugees to reclaim land, and all reclaimed land will be protected."
"At the same time, in terms of taxation, we can appropriately reduce part of the food tax. Since food is not valuable anyway, we won't receive much tax."
"In addition, by destroying France this time, we can also generously reward the soldiers who fought bravely. The key point is to promote some non-Hispanic soldiers, so that the French can see your majesty's broad mind and make them believe that as long as they are loyal, Your Majesty, if you work hard for you, you will definitely be rewarded. Even if you are a commoner, you will still have the opportunity to become a noble."
"In this way, France will surely stabilize quickly and become our most stable rear in Spain, providing us with a steady stream of tax revenue and troops."
Thomas told what he learned from Daming.
He is now more and more interested in comparing the culture, history, etc. between the East and the West.
In the East, the emphasis is on the pedigree of princes and generals, while in the West, the emphasis is on the bloodline of nobles. There is a huge difference between the two.
Many Eastern thoughts and philosophies are much more advanced than those in the West. Thomas has benefited a lot from careful study and understanding.
"How is this possible?"
"If this is started, wouldn't the poor be able to rebel at will and seize the land of the nobles?"
"And how can this poor man become a noble? Wouldn't that make everyone laugh at our Spanish nobles?"
When others heard this, they immediately objected.
Europe has always had a system of enfeoffment of nobles, which became smaller and smaller and more detailed.
Since ancient times, nobles have been nobles, and poor people have been poor people. Princes, generals, and ministers are all distinguished. Nobles only marry nobles, and they will never marry common people.
Now they are actually saying that they want to break this system. Once this is started, it will cause chaos in the future.
"Your Majesty, what Thomas said makes sense. In the long history of the Ming Empire, this method was the simplest and most effective method, and it is also the reason why the East has always been able to maintain its unity."
"Your Majesty, you will be the emperor of all Europe in the future. Your eyes and mind will also look at the entire Europe, and you will regard all people in Europe as your own subjects, not just the Spanish, but also the French, Germans, etc. "
Perros also stood up and expressed his opinion.
"Well, let's try this in France."
Charles V was convinced, and after thinking for a while he said.
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