Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 281 Mahayana Winning Philosophy, Peak Encounter

The little monster with the calligraphy brush, Zhongshu Jun, wrote in a graceful and elegant running script, so there was no need to worry that the virgin queen wouldn't understand it.

Wang Cheng completed the clay sculpture of the divine body, taking a crucial step, and successively opened the three apertures of seeing joy, seeing sorrow, and seeing desire.

In particular, the desire for opinions represents the brain, which can enhance wisdom, make people remember things they see, greatly improve thinking ability, and even possess treasures for a brief period of astral projection.

When writing, one can naturally create a sense of mystery and divine inspiration, just like Zheng He's treasure map, where the paper seems to float in the air.

As long as you see the characters, you can directly understand their meaning. There will be no deviation in expression due to the downgrading of information from pictographic to phonetic scripts and the "decompression" of the package during translation.

It is worth mentioning that the twenty-eight-year-old Queen herself is also a mid-ranking Red Dragon Knight, equivalent to a fourth-grade official, and is the patron saint of Britannia, Saint George the Dragon Slayer.

The same is true of her letters; their information density far exceeds that of a simple sequence of letters on paper.

A paper titled "On Three Wins and Three Losses" quickly appeared on the page:
"The first defeat of the East Frankish Empire."

They obtained enormous amounts of gold and silver from the Potosí silver mines in the New World, which seemed like good fortune, but in reality became the empire's resource curse.

Instead of using their enormous wealth to develop their own industry and manufacturing, they used it to buy goods produced in Western countries and in the East, believing that money could buy everything.

But they've never experienced what it's like to be held hostage by manufacturing nations.

"The second defeat of the East Frankish Empire was its firm adherence to the colonial 1.0 policy of centralized power, direct control, and bloody plunder."

The sword and the cross go hand in hand, viewing colonial activities as yet another holy war.

They stretched their battle lines too thin, simultaneously invading the lowland nations of the western continent, the New World, the Black Continent, and the East Borneo Spice Islands.
The bloody suppression and massacres within the colony forced the maintenance of a large army, bureaucracy, and missionaries to manage the indigenous population, leading to the decline of the colony's livelihood.

Aside from providing the most basic gold and silver resources, it is completely unable to mobilize human, material, and financial resources to continuously provide financial support to the local area.

Externally, it used its self-built maritime Great Wall, supply points, and invincible fleet to block sea routes and prevent all other countries from sharing the benefits of its colonies.

Their only friends are their own navy and army; everyone else is their enemy.

"The Third Defeat of the East Franco Empire: Repressive Religious Policy."

The original faction, which fanatically adheres to the Church of the Holy Cross, regards all other faiths as heresy, employs the Inquisition for bloody suppression, and cannot tolerate any moderate or moderate faction.

Therefore, even the different factions within that British Empire are our allies.

Having recounted the three losses, it's clear that Britannia hasn't actually achieved those three victories yet.

Wang Cheng, however, from a far-sighted strategic perspective, gifted the virgin queen three victories:

"The first victory: a license to privateer."

The world has suffered under the Francophiles for too long. Her Majesty may unite all nations with interests in the New World and issue official letters of marque, formalizing them as legal documents under royal decree.

It acknowledges that it is legal for anyone in the country to plunder Frankish merchant ships, and that such acts are not considered piracy, but that at least one-eighth of the goods must be handed over to the royal family.

This caused a systemic financial drain on the major Franco colonies and even the entire empire.

If you don't mind having another title as a pirate queen, I think the Gold Coast Caribbean region of the New World would be a great place for Britannia to make her mark.

You will personally usher in a 'Great Pirate Era' where scimitars dance with wine and flames sing wildly, and the resulting artifacts alone will be enough to satisfy your cravings.

In fact, I am already prepared to begin implementing this policy against the Francois of Luzon.

"The second victory was in smuggling."

To prevent profits from flowing out of the country to the greatest extent possible, most colonial powers currently stipulate that the only trading partners for their colonies are their own trading companies.

I suggest that you organize your domestic merchants to leverage their manufacturing advantages and participate in smuggling operations in the major Franco-Frankish colonies.

The ultimate goal was to share in the output of his colonies, and then use that to support the development of his own handicrafts, thus rapidly completing his own primitive accumulation of capital.

Incidentally, this would cripple the already weak handicraft industry in the enemy's country, further widen the gap between the rich and poor within the Francophone nation, and exacerbate social contradictions and antagonism.

While writing, he also drew a triangle between the Western Continent, the Black Continent, and the New Continent.

"I have a way to get rich between three continents. It's risky, but very lucrative."

As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold. If you're interested, I'll offer the idea and invest, and we'll split the profits 90/10.

At that moment, the study door quietly opened.

Wearing only a light red gauze dress, with a floral decoration on her forehead and bare feet like the moon, the alluring fox senior sister arrived with a waft of fragrance.

She placed a cup of ginseng tea on the table, then quietly snuggled into her junior brother's arms, blinking her bright, fox-like eyes as she watched him continue directing the scribe's writing, a bright tenderness spreading across her eyes.

A man who is serious about doing great things, whose every word could potentially change the fate of several maritime powers, or even the whole world, seems exceptionally charming.

Wang Cheng tightened his arms, his hands naturally slipping into his senior sister's skirt, gently caressing and kneading, without delaying his continued deception of Her Majesty the Queen across the sea.

"Third win, offshore balancer, big cough, cross this out."

Ninety percent of a country's problems are economic problems.

When a country is strong and thriving, all levels of society can enjoy the benefits of national development. However, when a country is weak, the contradictions that are usually hidden will suddenly erupt.

Class, religion, and regional conflict—any of these could be the spark that ignites a conflict. We can support the independence of countries conquered by the Franco-German Empire. Since colonies are not yet ready, we can start with the western continent.

For example, the religious beliefs and economic model of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are completely incompatible with the Franco-Frankish Empire. Why not add fuel to the fire in the Franco-Frankish backyard and launch a surprise attack from behind?

The empire is preoccupied with both ends and lacks the resources to launch a military campaign against us.
With these three victories, Her Majesty will have no difficulty defeating Philip!

He read through "The Theory of Three Victories and Three Defeats" and nodded in satisfaction, then added:

"In essence, the Francois is like a miser guarding a safe; it will eventually burn out by maintaining its 'existing assets,' which is an inevitability of history."

Britannia, on the other hand, was able to rapidly grow stronger by gaining countless 'increments' through Colonial 2.0, ultimately turning the tide against all odds.

All I ask for is an economic strategic alliance, where everyone can open their doors to free trade.

The Franco-German Empire has used gold and silver to build itself into a rigid empire, while we can join forces to build a new international system driven by finance, commerce, and the navy.”

As I wrote this, I deliberately left a cliffhanger.

When that virgin queen comes to the East again to seek his "Mahayana Winning Teachings"...

Then, he would slowly "teach" her the major flaws and shortcomings that she should have discovered over 45 years—no, the four, five, or even ten flaws.

Are you afraid you can't charm this lady into becoming a pervert?

Wang Cheng only talked about grand strategies that insiders would understand immediately, without explaining how to implement them; whether or not to use them was entirely up to the individual.

But in these dark times when dawn has not yet arrived, the most crucial thing is the strategic direction!
Its significance to Britannia, and its inspiration to the Virgin Queen, is in no way inferior to Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Plan".

In fact, many people in history have held the key to change history, but they missed their opportunities because they did not know that the times had changed and could not see their own position.

Wang Cheng believes that Huangfu Song is a typical example of such a person.

From the start of the Yellow Turban Rebellion to Cao Cao's usurpation of the emperor and his control over the feudal lords, only a short period of 12 years had passed.

Whether out of loyalty or simply due to slow thinking, he did nothing while in power and eventually obediently relinquished it.

Later, most of the warlords who vied for supremacy were not even his subordinates.

If Huangfu Song had known the end of the Han Dynasty the moment he led his troops to defeat the Yellow Turban Army, history might have taken a different turn.

There's also Erzhu Rong, the strongest leader in history.

The five younger brothers—Yuwen Tai, the founding emperor of Northern Zhou; Gao Huan, the founding emperor of Northern Qi; Hou Jing, the Han emperor of Southern Liang; Yang Zhong, the founding emperor of Sui; and Li Hu, the founding emperor of Tang—could potentially change history with a simple click of their fingers.

Finally, add this sentence:
"I believe that Her Majesty's Britannia will eventually rise in the West."

Perhaps we'll meet at the peak someday.

The unspoken message is to emulate the papal meridian of the East and West Franchis and reshape the world order.

If Wang Cheng were to say this now, others would probably think he was joking, but he believed that the Virgin Queen wouldn't think so.

Moreover, he wasn't afraid that the other party would turn their back on him after receiving the benefits.

Besides the original manuscript of "The Influence of Sea Power" on the table, there was also a "Five Emperors' Golden Coin Sword" and two other books.

—"The Rise of Great Powers Series, Volume 1: The Western Franco Kingdom" and "The Rise of Great Powers Series, Volume 2: The Eastern Franco Empire".

This is a series meant to last a lifetime. Once I've cultivated myself into a deity and returned to my mausoleum, I can continue to write, volume by volume, while still witnessing the myriad changes of the world.

But Wang Cheng felt that today, at this crucial turning point in history, he might actually witness the birth of the Five Emperors' Golden Coin Sword at its full glory before he died!
In short, with a debt collector by his side, no one can let him suffer a loss.

Just as I was about to put the letter into the envelope, I suddenly remembered something else and added two more strokes at the end:

"By the way, Your Majesty."

I wonder if the Britannian colonists discovered two plants in the New World that I call potatoes and sweet potatoes, and that are described in terms of appearance and habits.
Perhaps it has already been taken back to the Western Continent and is now being used as an ornamental plant.

At this moment, the fox-like senior sister, whom he was repeatedly kneading in his arms, had eyes that were so alluring they were almost dripping with water. Seeing that he was still writing to the queen, she bit her red lips with her pearly teeth.

She suddenly knelt on the cashmere carpet at his feet, and looked up at him with extreme allure.

Wang Cheng's body trembled.

"It looks like I won't be able to finish writing this letter today."

"I'll have to ask that the international affairs take a backseat; I have important business to attend to."

He dropped the letter, picked up his senior sister, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and ran like the wind into the bedroom.

Shen Yueye perched on his shoulder, kicking her small, white feet and letting out a silvery laugh, showing no fear of him whatsoever.

A short while later, the palace maid on duty that night heard the princess exclaim in surprise:

"Wait, wait, junior brother, is this how you use the special skill you just learned, [Giant Spirit Descent]?"

(End of this chapter)