Louis XVI nodded and said, "I know what I'm saying, in fact, after reading all your articles, I already had this idea."
Zhu Jinsong was still a bit confused: "No, I've written so many articles, almost every three to five days I write an article in the 'Great Ming Daily'. Which one did you read?"
Louis XVI said sternly: "All of them, all the articles you published in the 'Great Ming Daily', including the earlier articles in the 'Menglianggu Daily', I have read them all carefully!"
"As you said in your article on capital theory, capital is just a transporter of value. They themselves do not produce any goods. They only pocket profits through repeated transportation. They always consider their own wallets and always think of squeezing the last copper coin from the wallets of the common people."
"However, it must be admitted that the whole of Europe is now rapidly sliding towards capital, and in the most terrifying direction you mentioned in your article—they are trying to control the whole of Europe."
"It's not just France that has this situation, but the entire Europe. They are constantly probing, trying to weaken the imperial court through various means, and then control the imperial court."
"What's more terrible is that the nobles, lords, and knights are also rapidly transforming into capital, or into comprador merchants you mentioned in your articles. If this situation continues, the final result will be obvious: the entire Europe will be controlled by capital."
At this point, Louis XVI's expression became somewhat melancholic: "If I hadn't read your articles, I might have thought that the current situation was good. But after I carefully read your articles, I knew that Europe had reached the most dangerous crossroads."
"However, the royal families of Europe cannot save Europe, and I cannot save France."
"You know, the superficial prosperity and flourishing of France are merely on the surface. Behind the scenes, the situation is turbulent, and greater upheavals may occur at any time."
"Therefore, my conclusion is that Europe will be finished sooner or later, perhaps sooner, perhaps later, who knows? What I am doing now is just leaving a way out for France in advance."
"Or, I can only choose to sell Europe—I believe I am not the only one with this idea. Perhaps George III, that rose beef, also thinks so, but he is still hesitating, still wavering, and has not made a quick decision like me."
Louis XVI had thought it through very clearly—if his France was willing to be the vanguard for Da Ming, and even willing to sell all of Europe, then didn't Emperor Zhu and Da Ming owe France and the Bourbon family a favor?
With this favor, if Da Ming were to destroy Europe, his Bourbon family could at least get some benefits or priority. If Da Ming had no intention of destroying Europe... then wouldn't Europe belong to his Bourbon family?
Zhu Jinsong was shocked by Louis XVI's thought process.
If George III was the Mad King, then how should Louis XVI be counted?
From the perspective of madness alone, George III might not be as mad as Louis XVI.
If from the perspective of ruthlessness, George III was far inferior to Louis XVI.
The key was that this guy's thought process seemed to be different from that of normal people. Since this guy had sent people to collect all the articles Zhu Jinsong had published in the 'Great Ming Daily' and even the 'Menglianggu Daily', he should have studied these articles properly.
Although not comprehensive, these contents were genuine dragon-slaying techniques. As long as these things were understood, it would be an exaggeration to say that he could sweep across the entire "little broken ball," but it would be enough for Louis XVI to sweep across all of Europe.
At the very least, he wouldn't be much worse than that art student from Austria.
But after carefully studying them, instead of thinking about developing France and sweeping across Europe, Louis XVI was thinking of selling Europe directly to please Da Ming.
Zhu Jinsong couldn't understand how this guy's thought process worked.
After careful consideration, Zhu Jinsong smiled and said, "Alright, Louis. As you said, France and Da Ming are each other's most steadfast allies. Since you want Da Ming's teaching materials, I will give them to you. From primary school to secondary school, and even university teaching materials, as well as the teachers you want to teach Chinese, I will give them all to you."
Louis XVI then smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
After thanking Zhu Jinsong, Louis XVI changed the subject and said, "By the way, I have one more thing I want to discuss with you."
Zhu Jinsong nodded and said, "What is it?"
Louis XVI said, "After I go back this time, I will find a few lovers. Whoever gives me a daughter will be the next Queen of France. I will enfeoff this daughter as the Grand Duchess of France, and the next King of France. And I hope you can quickly have a son and let him become the Prince of France."
"You know, in Europe, the son of the Prince of France can already inherit the throne of the King of France. If he performs even better, he might become the Emperor of Europe, the Emperor of the entire Europe."
Zhu Jinsong was shocked once again.
What the hell was this?
What was Louis XVI thinking in his head?
You say he has short-sightedness? He sent students to Da Ming and shamelessly wanted to become allies with Da Ming. Now he wants to introduce teaching materials from Da Ming. The truly core things of Da Ming, besides Da Ming Royal Academy, are the teaching materials from primary school to university.
These were things that surpassed the entire "little broken ball" by two hundred years. They were compiled bit by bit by Zhu Jinsong, the transmigrated Emperor, and the great scholars of the Royal Academy.
But if you say he has foresight, he doesn't think about France at all and instead is wholeheartedly thinking of selling Europe directly.
Is it really that no one can occupy Paris before France surrenders?
And just as Zhu Jinsong felt his brain wasn't working enough, Louis XVI continued to put forward his demands: "Of course, if your son becomes the son-in-law of the Bourbon family, then he will need to guarantee the interests of the Bourbon family, don't you think?"
Zhu Jinsong looked at Louis XVI deeply and said, "This is naturally the case. I naturally won't have any other thoughts."
Selling a son, and giving some benefits to the Bourbon family in exchange for all of Europe... this deal was not a loss!
Louis XVI also felt that he was not at a loss.
The Bourbon family and the entire Europe, who is more important?
For an emperor of the Central Plains like Zhu Jinsong, how could family matter more than the nation?
But for Louis XVI, it was obviously more important to guarantee the interests of the family.
And among many interests, the right to survival was obviously ranked first, and everything else could only be ranked second, third, or even fourth or fifth.
...
When the belated Paul I and Washington also arrived in Shuntian Prefecture, the second "Little Broken Pot" Conference officially began.
First, Pierre, the plenipotentiary ambassador of France to the "Little Broken Pot," spoke: "For the peace, stability, and development of Europe, France will return the territories belonging to the Netherlands, help France re-establish a complete nation, and invite the Netherlands to join the 'Little Broken Pot' and work together for the peace and development of the 'little broken ball'."
Immediately after, William I, the representative of the Netherlands, solemnly applied to join the "Little Broken Pot," expressing his willingness to develop the Netherlands under the guidance of the "Little Broken Pot" and contribute his strength to the peace and stability of the "little broken ball."
In this regard, Liang Chen, the plenipotentiary ambassador of Da Ming to the "Little Broken Pot," expressed his appreciation and took the lead in raising his hand to agree.
The representatives of England, Russia, and the United States also raised their hands one after another.
Then, Macartney, the plenipotentiary ambassador of England, also proposed a motion on behalf of King George III of England. For the love and peace of the "little broken ball," England was prepared to withdraw completely from the East Indian region and hoped that the Ming Dynasty could take over the security and defense issues of the East Indian region. The East Indian region was originally called the Tianzhu region. If the Ming Dynasty did not take responsibility, who would?
Liang Chen, the plenipotentiary ambassador of Da Ming to the "Little Broken Pot," stated that Da Ming, as a responsible major power, had an undeniable responsibility for the peace and stability of the Tianzhu region, and Da Ming would naturally not refuse the responsibility it should bear.
For a time, the atmosphere was very friendly.
After all, these were matters that the major powers had discussed long ago, and today was just a formality.
However, for the plenipotentiary ambassadors sent by the Habsburg family and the Ottoman Empire, today's meeting was clearly not a good thing.
Christopher Waltz, the plenipotentiary ambassador sent by the Habsburg family, was the first to attack: "I would like to ask, what exactly have we, the Habsburg family, done wrong? France is attacking us, England is responding to France, and the 'Little Broken Pot,' which claims to uphold the justice of the 'little broken ball,' does not allow the Holy Roman Empire and Austria to join the 'Little Broken Pot'? Gentlemen, is this what you call love and peace? Is this what you call justice?"
Ahmiar, the plenipotentiary ambassador sent by the Ottoman Sultan, was even harsher. He directly tore off his face and said, "You are all accomplices of the Ming Dynasty! Dogs! Hawks! You, you, you, and you!"
Ahmiar pointed at Liang Chen, Pierre, Macartney, Antonio, and Wilson and started a raging mode: "For our Ottoman oil, please just say it's for oil, there's no need to bring up other nonsense!"
"At the very least, our Ottomans have never invaded your Da Ming! Nor have we actively invaded your Russia! The matters between us, Da Ming, and Russia, have nothing to do with your United States!"
"Today, I came here hoping to join the 'Little Broken Pot' and hoping to solve the problem peacefully. Even if you need oil, we are not unable to provide it."
"However, because of the matter of Old Port, you allowed a defunct Netherlands to re-establish a country and allowed them to join the 'Little Broken Pot.' You directly treated the Mughal region, which originally belonged to our Ottomans, as goods that can be transferred at will. You..."
Pierre directly interrupted Ahmiar's speech without politeness: "Mr. Ahmiar, please note that your Ottomans, like the Habsburgs, have only submitted requests to join the 'Little Broken Pot,' but currently, your requests have not yet been approved."
Wilson, the plenipotentiary ambassador of the United States to the "Little Broken Pot," was even more ruthless. He took out a transparent glass tube from his pocket and said to Ahmiar: "We, the United States, as one of the five benevolent nations, naturally have to work hard for the peace and stability of the 'little broken ball.' Look, this is what our staff found in your Ottoman territory. We have sufficient reason to believe that this is a weapon of mass destruction."
After speaking, Wilson put the small glass tube back into his pocket.
Liang Chen was a bit dumbfounded—the thing in the glass tube was the detergent that Wilson had asked from him that morning.