Well, because of the arrival of Du Li and Carlo, William's initial visit to the Locks Mansion was canceled, but seeing that these two little girls were making trouble under his nose, William decided to come out of sight and out of mind, and decided to visit the Locks Mansion again.
Of course, the matter about the itinerary must not be known by the two little girls, so one morning, William quietly left Sanssouci Palace with people, and for the sake of his own ears, William ordered all the attendants, no matter who asked William's whereabouts, to answer that they did not know.
In this way, William, who seemed to be an underground party, set off.
Coincidentally, just as William arrived at Locks' mansion, Locks was about to go to the cabinet office, but seeing William's arrival, Locks had to cancel this original plan.
"Your Majesty, why don't you have time, as long as you give me orders, I will naturally go to Sanssouci Palace to see you," Locks asked puzzled.
Did William tell him that there were dozens of ducks making noise in Sanssouci Palace!
So William smiled bitterly and said to Locks: "There are also some important matters to discuss with His Excellency the Duke this time, so I take the liberty to come here and wonder if it is convenient for Your Excellency to come now."
William asked Locks if it was convenient, isn't this nonsense, no matter how inconvenient it is, you are here, Locks can still drive the king away.
Locks hurriedly instructed his attendants to prepare tea, and at the same time personally led the way in front.
After taking a seat in Locks' reception room, Locks ordered his attendants to put the tea on the table, and then ordered everyone to stand down, and the royal guards also retreated after seeing William nod.
"Your Majesty, do you have any important matters to discuss with me?"
asked Locks, puzzled.
"Your Excellency, you also understand the current situation on the European continent, why do you think Britain and France are ahead of other countries" William did not say what was going on as soon as he came up, but asked Duke Locks what he thought of Britain and France.
"This, Your Majesty, I think it may be the reason why Britain and France have many colonies all over the world, and thus can reap great benefits," Locks replied after a moment's thought Can you elaborate on that?"
William took a sip from his teacup and said "A country with a sea proved to be richer and more powerful than a landlocked country, and Britain and France had a hundred years of accumulation to back it up, after the Spanish colonizer Hernán Cortés took advantage of the internal contradictions of the Indians to conquer the Aztecs.
Heran Cortis captured the capital of the Aztec Empire, Tenochtlan; Francisco Pizzaro conquered the Inca Empire in Peru.
Spain began a fifty-year exploration and exploitation of the New World.
According to statistics, in the Common Era, the Spanish Navy transported back from overseas to reach catties of gold, silver up to kilograms, the world's precious metals mining in Spain income.
It was on this basis that Spain began its great superiority and deterrence over the countries of Europe, and through the plundering of the New World, Spain began to exert its strength on the map of the world and thus occupy half of the country.
Until this month, Spain and Britain fought a spectacular naval battle in the English Channel.
It ended in the crushing defeat of Spain, and the "invincible armada" that Spain dominated the world was completely wiped out.
From then on, Spain declined sharply, lost its status as the "hegemon of the seas" and was replaced by England.
After taking the place of Spain, Britain continued Spain's foreign policy, that is, to compete for colonies all over the world and obtain benefits through exploitation and oppression of colonies.
The same was true of France, which, under the leadership of Louis XIV, began its struggle for colonies around the world, through the war with Spain over the inheritance of the Netherlands.
The years of war with the Netherlands, the years of war with the Holy Roman Emperor, and the War of the Spanish Succession.
The pattern of France and Britain's bipolar struggle for world hegemony has begun to take shape, and our Prussia is undoubtedly a young country compared with Britain and France, so we Prussia only have a certain influence in Europe at present, and in the world, we Prussia are temporarily inferior to Britain and France."
Locks's words made William's scalp tingle The reason why it has become a pole of the world is not unreasonable, through a hundred years of accumulation, the old rì overlord is knocked down, and then rise on the corpses of others, it can be said that this path is the only way for every country to rise.
Thinking of this, William opened his mouth to Locks and said: "Just now, His Excellency the Duke also said that Britain and France have gained strength after a hundred years of accumulation, but if they want to accumulate this strength, I think there must be something unusual in their country, Your Excellency the Duke might as well analyze it for me."
William's hand is completely pretending to be stupid, how could Locks, who has been floating in the sea for decades, and has long become like an old fox, not understand the implication of William's words.
"If there is anything unusual about Britain and France, it is that they have the same voice in the country, the same demand, and everyone knows what they want But there is one very interesting thing about Britain and France, and that is their form of government.
England was constitutional, while France reached the peak of monarchical rule during the reign of Louis XIV.
However, whether it is a constitutional system or a monarchy, their rule is relatively stable, and at the same time, their prestige among the people is very high, and everyone is willing to obey the orders of the ruler, which is a necessary factor for the country to be strong."
The old fox-like Locks didn't go into much detail on the subject, but the meaning of his words kept knocking on William.
What does it mean to have the same voice, the same needs, and what does it mean that everyone is willing to obey the orders of the ruler, this is not a side reminder that William's country must unite the forces of all people, including those Junkers, if the country wants to be strong.
But the Junkers stood on the opposite side of William because of William's reforms, because once William's reform plan was completed, the interests of the Junkers would be harmed.
"Your Excellency the Duke, you also know that although the current Prussia is strong on the outside and has a certain prestige among countries, it is far inferior to Britain, France and other powerful countries in terms of territory, population, and income internally, and if it is not changed, there is no hope for Prussia to rise."
William said worriedly that he had to convince Duke Locks to support him, because Locks was not only the prime minister of the cabinet but also a great nobleman, and when the king and the nobles were on opposite sides, only one nobleman could convince the other noble.
William needed this kind of influence of Locks, although he could not use it at the moment, but after the military reform, William planned to reform the country as a whole, and it may be too late to do any more work at that time, William believes that Locks and some smart people have seen their desire for reform in all aspects of the country.
I watched the Journey to the West chapter on demon subjugation at noon, and it felt like that.
I don't have the joy I felt when I looked at the Moonlight Treasure Box.