After Zhao Hongyu and Zhang Tie talked about the situation on the European continent, they immediately turned the topic back to the visit of Louis XIII.

"I don't plan to contact Little Louis XIII anymore. He is not the emperor of France, and the government is still under Mary's control. So I don't need to see him, just come and receive this."

Zhao Hongyu said to Zhang Tie.

Zhang Tie nodded: "Yes!" Zhang Tie asked, "But I guess these little Louis XIII came, and they must have some requests from him. As your Highness, you might guess, he might ask us if we need weapons, food and financial assistance. How much authority do I have in this matter?"

Yes, it is very appropriate for Zhang Tie to ask this question.

Since Zhao Hongyu let him contact Louis XIII, it is very likely that he will encounter such a thing.

If Xiao Louis XIII really proposes this, Zhang Tie will need some permissions.

Zhao Hongyu smiled and said, "You have the right to deal with the matters, weapons and funds. But there is one thing I want to remind you not to give too much, but to come a little bit. I don't want to see Portugal and France defeat the church, but I don't want them to be defeated. The best result is that both sides of the Los Angeles are in a stalemate, just like the Dutch."

After Zhao Hongyu said this, Zhang Tie still doesn’t understand.

He smiled badly and said to Zhao Hongyu: "I understand, Your Highness. Don't worry, keep it for the Europeans to fight for a few years, and it is the right thing to give us some time to develop."

Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Yes, these Europeans cannot let them be idle. As long as they are idle, they may cause us any trouble. Let them fight. The more they fight, the more they will not pay attention to us. At the right time, we can also help the church coalition forces. After all, it is not good that they are defeated, right?"

Zhao Hongyu just hopes that Europe will be in chaos.

Zhang Tie and he have the same view on this.

"Your Highness, what should we do with our volunteers in France?"

Zhang Tie thought of the volunteer troops sent in the early stage, so he had to ask.

Zhao Hongyu thought for a while and said, "After all, it has been sent, and it is not easy to withdraw now. In addition, the vassal states on the church have begun to rectify the army and are about to launch an attack. What will the French think when we withdraw the volunteer army at this time? Therefore, we cannot withdraw the merger, but we cannot increase our troops."

He raised his hand and stroked his smooth chin, while thinking about how to deal with it in his mind.

To be honest, it was not in the interest of the empire to help the French fight with the church coalition.

The reason why volunteer troops were sent to help France fight was because the French had no way to fight on both sides.

In order to ensure that Spain can be killed and the Caribbean can be easily occupied by the empire, the empire must ensure that the Holy Roman Empire cannot have an impact on France.

But now the Caribbean has become the territory of the imperial territories, and the French and Portuguese defeated the Spaniards and occupied their capitals, and even the Spanish royal family fled without any news.

Therefore, it would not be in the interests of the empire if the volunteer army continues to help the French fight.

But the problem is that at this critical moment, it is not wise to withdraw troops.

This will make the French very upset.

At that time, it will cause a rebound from the French, and any accident will not happen.

Therefore, Zhao Hongyu had a headache when dealing with the volunteer army.

Zhang Tie looked at Zhao Hongyu's face and said, "Your Highness, let's say, let's withdraw the volunteer army to the Marseille concession first. The excuse is easy to find, just rest and rest. The French have to let them suffer a little, otherwise they wouldn't know the importance of us. Don't you think it's a bit too easy for them to defeat the Spaniards?"

"If the volunteers hadn't withstood the attack of the Holy Roman Empire of 50,000 or 60,000 people, it would have been not easy for the French to conquer Madrid."

Zhang Tie's reminder made Zhao Hongyu feel moved.

Yes, the French defeated the Spaniards, and they won this war too easily.

Therefore, the French will definitely be a little proud and complacent.

They would think that this is because of their strong combat power, and they would not have thought that there was something about America's efforts here.

Although Louis XIII is here to ask for money, weapons and supplies, they think they would not consider this situation at all.

Perhaps, it should be as Zhang Tie said, and the French should know that it is amazing.

"But will there be any danger in this way? If the French are defeated by the church coalition all at once, it will be a little bad."

Zhao Hongyu dared not look up to the French's combat effectiveness.

Although the French have been a powerful country on the European continent from the era of Louis XIII to the era of Napoleon.

But now the butterfly effect has appeared, and Zhao Hongyu doesn't want to guarantee that the French are really as powerful as they have in history, right?

If...if there is something wrong with this, Zhao Hongyu is really unsure.

When Zhao Hongyu told Zhang Tie what he was worried about, Zhang Tie sneered and said to Zhao Hongyu indifferently: "Your Highness, you don't have to worry about these problems at all. The French are not that bad. Besides, after they get the funds, they can still hire a large number of mercenaries. You should know that mercenaries from small places near Switzerland will work hard as long as they have money, and their combat effectiveness is very considerable."

"We can completely propose that the French hire mercenaries to replace the volunteer army and at the same time replace the volunteer army for rest. The French will not refuse the materials we provide."

Zhao Hongyu thought about it for a while and felt that it was true, so he nodded in agreement with Zhang Tie's proposal.

"Okay, when you see Little Louis XIII, let's talk to him when talking about European issues." Zhang Hongyu responded to Zhang Tiedao and Zhang Tie, and then asked Zhao Hongyu: "Your Highness, since Little Louis XIII may bring up additional aid, we can't always provide them with loans. This time I even estimate that the amount of the loan he wants is very huge, so do we need them to come up with some collateral?"

As Zhang Tie, who is in charge of the imperial economy, has been considering this issue for a long time.

For him, it didn't matter to provide loans to the French, but the French always had to come up with some collateral.

The Empire is not a charity organization, so you will be given money if you say you have a loan.

What if I can't pay back this in the future?

For the earlier loan, France gave up a piece of land in Marseille to serve as a concession.

Now, Louis XIII is coming soon, and I think he will definitely have to take out another loan.

But what collateral will the Frenchman take out this time?

At this time, France did not have so many colonies.

There was originally a Quebec coming, but it had been taken down by the Empire by force.

So, France now has no collateral that can be found.

This is also the reason why Zhang Tie reminded Zhao Hongyu after he considered it.

However, because Europe still needs the French to fight with the church vassal states, the empire really has no way to refuse the loan requests that the French might have made.

So, after thinking about it, Zhang Tie thought he had to see what his Highness thought.

Because of such a thing, he really has no right to make decisions.

Like Wang Shan and Song Hu, he did not think that many things could be decided just because he was Zhao Hongyu's confidant.

It would be OK if Zhao Hongyu was not here, but Zhao Hongyu must listen to Zhao Hongyu's opinions here.

In addition to loyalty, of course, they also have their own reasons.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongyu thought for a while and said, "The collateral must be needed. Who would give them a loan without a mortgage? I'm not a fool. But you need to communicate with the intelligence department to see what the French can do to take advantage of. At the same time, he also condoms the words of Louis XIII, just like you said, we are not a charity organization."

With Zhao Hongyu's words, Zhang Tie felt confident.

He nodded and said to Zhao Hongyu: "Okay Your Highness, then I understand."

"Now that the warships at the shipyard have been launched, I don't want to delay any further. I will prepare to set off in the next few days. The trip to the East and the population plan will be implemented immediately. The Caribbean has been incorporated into the empire territory. It is almost time for us to occupy South American land. This requires a large population to completely occupy and develop."

Zhao Hongyu sighed and then pointed at Zhang Tiedao.

Zhang Tie nodded and echoed: "Yes, with the incorporation of Central America into the empire, we can now focus on South America. At that time, the entire American continent will belong to us, but we are seriously insufficient in population. This is a very troublesome thing."

Everyone is obviously a small bottleneck they are facing now, but there is no way to solve it yet, so they can only do it step by step.

When Zhao Hongyu's administrative level has been improved, their authority will be relatively improved.

At that time, as the authority increases, the population growth will accelerate.

After chatting with Zhang Tie for a while, Zhang Tie left Zhao Hongyu.

Zhao Hongyu also left the office and went to find Emma and Sarah.

After finding Emma and Sarah, Zhao Hongyu told them that they would set off for the East within the next few days.

Sarah, who had always longed to look forward to the East, was very excited about this, but Emma was not that excited.

Of course, Wang Shan also knew about this news.

As Wang Shan, who is about to follow Zhao Hongyu and travel to the east through South America, needs to temporarily stay at the west coast to build a temporary base, it must be notified.

Recently, Wang Shan has been with the proactive and enthusiastic little girl Annesi.

Because of the little girl's active pursuit, Wang Shan has now completely fallen.

After all, there is a saying that men chase women and women, while women chase men and women are not.

Faced with the enthusiastic pursuit of the cute and beautiful French loli, Wang Shan could not be so cold-blooded.

During the relationship, Wang Shan was melted little by little.

His relationship with Annese continued to heat up and he got engaged a few days ago.

Wang Shan always thought it was embarrassing to get engaged to the little loli, but he didn't know that such things were already very common in Manhattan.

Think about the ramen shop owner in Manhattan Harbor. He married three Indian girls alone. What a nonsense here.

The empire needs population!

Therefore, early marriage and early childbirth have become a national policy.

Besides, this era is not modern, so some modern legal concepts are not very suitable.

At the same time, it is impossible for French little loli and Indians to understand why they cannot get married and have children early.

The engagement was very lively at that time, and Wang Shan had a thought.
To be continued...