Zhou Xian said slowly: "Brother Li, this day has changed. I dare to assure you that in the future, my great enemy in China will no longer come from the grasslands in the north, but from the ocean far away. If we cannot catch up, my China will fall into a more tragic humiliation than the Five Barbarians invading China."

Li Yan was silent for a long time and shook his head and said, "I have been facing China for thousands of years. There are more than a thousand enemies. In the end, this land is not ours. How could it be as serious as you said?"

Zhou Xian shook his head gently and said, "That's because China has always been the most advanced civilization in the world. Although the foreign races have strong military power and invaded for a while, they will not last long. If they want long-term stability, they must rely on the Han people to help them govern the world. In the end, they have become members of China, which is the assimilation of culture and civilization. But the enemies they will attack in the future are different. They have more advanced technology and civilization that is not inferior to China. If they really invade, it is really unknown who assimilates at that time."

Before Li Yan could reply, Zhou Xian continued: "When the world collapses, there will be no more unification. Chinese etiquette has completely collapsed, no one believes in etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame, and only pursues profit and money. Culture has declined, and everyone regards Chinese culture as a dregs. Even the words we write in daily life now, what we usually say will probably be replaced. By then, it will probably be the real destruction of the country and the destruction. Unfortunately, the people in China are arrogant and lack the proper understanding of their enemies. Even how much they have, they also lack the proper understanding of themselves. This will eventually harm yourself and my China."

As he said that, Zhou Xian turned to Li Yan and said, "Brother Li, what I want now is not simply to attack and destroy the captives and unify the world. Instead, I want to change the atmosphere of China so that China can reach its peak again. One day, you will see a strong, confident, prosperous culture, and developed technology. Everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, all poor people have an ascendant level, and everyone is proud of this country."

Li Yan looked at Zhou Xian with his eyes flashing, as if he was moving.

Zhou Xian said to him: "Brother Li, the land in Europe is roughly the same as that of our Ming Dynasty, and there are dozens of countries. In addition to the Portuguese, Western and Dutch, which are currently active in the South China Sea, there are two emerging and powerful countries, namely England and France. In fact, these countries are not different, and they are also full of contradictions. But one thing is consistent: they are born with killing and are greedy, and overseas colonies are the products of their temperament."

Li Yan frowned and said, "I have heard of Portuguese before. They seem to have helped the Ming Dynasty resist the Manhu, and they don't look like bloodthirsty people!"

Zhou Xianxiao said: "That's because they saw that the Ming Dynasty was strong enough and instead adopted the attitude of seeking cooperation. In South and North America, they massacred local indigenous people and issued a slap. Every time they killed a local indigenous person, they could use their peeled scalp to exchange for silver rewards, and even children and women were not spared. In the case of excessive killing, resulting in insufficient local indigenous people and uncultivated large amounts of land, they adopted the black slave trade. Simply put, it was to traffic black people in Africa to America as slaves, and at least tens of thousands of people were slaves every year. Because of the harsh conditions on the ship, nearly half of the people died on the way and were thrown into the sea. Even when they arrived at the destination, the fate of these black people was not much better. They were exhausted and beaten to death. There were countless people."

Seeing Li Yan's mouth twitching, Zhou Xian said in a slow tone: "In addition to these, in other places, these Western barbarians are also actively promoting their Christianity. In Brunei and Sulu, they massacred countless people in order to preach. Overseas colonies are the areas they occupied outside their homeland, some in Africa, some in North and South America, and some in Asia. They slaughtered local people in large numbers, putting those places under their own rule, plundering treasures, forcing trade, exterminate the culture of the local people, forcing them to accept their own culture, and then transporting the gold and silver they earn back to their European land. These are things they have been doing. Because China is far away from them, they lack military strength in Asia, so they are spared from hardships. But with the development of navigation technology, they will come one day."

Li Yan shook his head and said, "What you said is too far, I still can't believe it. Forget it, I want all the information related to these Western barbarians. If you are willing, I want to go to Nanyang to take a look in the future."

Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said, "If you want to go, of course I agree, but not now. Li Kai is neutral in his temperament and is too steadfast in the marching and war, so he cannot be recovered. The people from the two states of Hai are now occupying Juehua Island, and the counterattack of the Manhu is right in front of him. Therefore, whether there are enough ships or enough soldiers, I must rush to Liaonan as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. Once I am not in Shandong, Dorgon will definitely launch an attack. I want to give all the remaining troops in Shandong to your command. Keep it for me and also defend the millions of people in Shandong."

Li Yan looked at Zhou Xian blankly, "Forget it, this joke is not funny at all."

Zhou Xian held back his smile and shook his head with a serious expression, "I'm not kidding you. Yang Yan, Liu Konghe, Tan Shimai, Wu Yuanji and others all made me generals, so there was no big problem in letting them guard one side, but the overall situation was still a shortcoming. Mr. Wan could do it, but he spent too much effort on political affairs. I thought about it, but I could only rely on you."

Li Yan smiled bitterly and said, "I am the general of the King of Chuang. In the eyes of the generals under your command, I am afraid they are rebels! Even if I am willing to accept it, will they be willing to obey my orders? Also, aren't you afraid that I will pull them to the King of Chuang directly?"

Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said, "You said that they regard you as a traitor, how can you pull them away? In fact, I am currently rebeling Ming and independent. Isn't it also a traitor? Don't worry, I have told Mr. Wan that he will do his best to help you. And Ding Keze, Yu Baiyi, Sun Xuan, and Zhang Huai are the people I trust the most, and will stay and obey your command. So, Brother Li, consider it! I am still very good here."

The two chatted for a long time, and Zhou Xian stood up to say goodbye.

Walking out of the door, Gu Yanwu smiled faintly and said, "Congratulations to the Commander-in-Chief. Li Linquan is probably already moved, and he may make a choice soon."
Chapter completed!