With a sharp whistle, a sailboat that was sweeping black smoke slowly left the harbor and headed towards the outer sea.

This is a warship that has just completed supply in the harbor, namely the "Solar Time"-class guard gunboat designed and manufactured by the East Coast people. It has great strength and can be a tough guy who can go on the battle line to fight against bombing. Such a warship will not appear in the Mediterranean area. The East Coast Navy has entered this sea area in history, but this time it appears, which makes people think more about it.

Of course that was the trouble of the French. For the Naya people who have suffered from the threat of war in the past year, these warships with the flag of the East Coast are really cute! They will not forget that when the French Eastern Fleet blocked the port, cut off foreign trade, the inventory of the Fengyu Office was in urgent need of the emergency, and more than 600,000 Naya people were in dire straits, who stood up and actively mediated, and who used ships to pull a large number of wheat from the Black Sea to calm the food prices in the Naya market.

When the arrogant French warships saw the east coast grain ships, they even opened the gun window, but in the end they did not fire and allowed the east coast ships to leave, which undoubtedly officially declared the bankruptcy of their policy of blocking the port of Naya.

Why are the arrogant French so weak and restrained in front of East Coast merchant ships? To put it bluntly, aren’t they afraid that East Coast people will retaliate against them elsewhere? Considering the increasing business of the French in India, Myanmar, Siam, Vietnam and China, and their vigorous operation of Caribbean island plantations, this country is not without overseas interests. Although it is really time to come, Louis XIV can certainly weigh the pros and cons and choose whether to abandon these overseas interests, isn’t this still not the case?

The reason why they shouted at the Naya was because the country built four warships for the Kingdom of Spain. Strictly speaking, this matter is actually a bit of a big deal. It's just four warships, what a big deal! What's the strength of the Spanish navy? They didn't know what kind of strength they were. Don't the French know about it?

But the Frenchman just grabbed this and blocked the port of Naa, causing this country with a high degree of foreign trade to fall into a tragic situation (the French in history also bombarded Naa port, which was even more miserable), so he had to ask his grandfather to sue his grandmother and ask others to mediate. The reason why the French did this was actually based on the situation where they are now eroding the territory of the South Netherlands, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion, that is, to severely attack and warn any country trying to help Spain so as not to affect their annexation cause.

To be honest, the French were still very smart. They used the soft persimmon of Naya, which not only helped to have a warning effect, but also avoided direct conflict with other powerful countries. It should be said to be a successful strategic warning or test. During the test, they found that the Austrians did not stop them, the English were indifferent, and Sweden, Prussia and other countries did not even see any reactions, so the United Provinces strongly condemned them from the perspective of the coldness of their lips. Such a result should have made the Paris court ecstatic. Although the East Coast people did not give face at the last moment and the Dutch went to mediate, the purpose of the strategic test had been achieved. The French let the Nayas go and took their troops back to the camp.

Subsequently, before leaving, the consul Lescarlo, who represented Naa to Paris for peace talks, the court temporarily granted him the exit immunity, because Naa's law stipulates that once the consul leaves the country, he will automatically lose his post even if he only has one minute. Although he was humiliated by the French, the ceasefire finally did not change. After ensuring a lot of things and paying a 2 million bank lira compensation, the French finally turned his attention to the South Netherlands.

After experiencing this, the Naya finally abandoned the last illusion of France and Spain (the Spanish promised to provide assistance to Naya, but did not dare to let go of a single fart during the war) and at the same time, their favorability for the East Coast people increased greatly because they kept their promises and were so fucking righteous. The Naya's feelings would be slowly passed on to other parts of Italy, so that more Italians would know it, and this has no influence on the East Coast Republic in the Mediterranean, which undoubtedly has very positive significance.

"The Gardener reported: Member Garibaldi publicly claimed that before leaving, the French feasted the consul Lescarlo and the four members who accompanied him and the Ambassador Lin of the East Coast. After the banquet, a French official asked him what was the most peculiar in the Palace of Versailles. His Excellency the Consul replied that it was the most peculiar thing that I was here..." In a small building in a two-story villa in Portland, Paul Doria stood behind a bright glass window, watching the warships of the East Coast gradually drifting away while listening to the servants' sound of reading the newspaper.

"The Garden newspaper is becoming more and more powerful. It can actually make the old and stubborn MP Gary Baldi accept an interview. It seems that this incident really made our old gentleman angry." Paul Doria said with emotion.

The warships of the East Coast people have gone far away, but there are still many Naya people watching their figure on the dock. This time, the people of Naya were so impressed by this incident. Many people clearly realized for the first time that in this world of great struggle, if there is no sufficient force to protect, no matter how much wealth is, it will be false. This makes many Naya people begin to think about their future, and is it really appropriate to allocate all their property in such a narrow and narrow country with weak force?

The Dutch in United Province have set an example for everyone. The Protestants, full of purses, traveled across the ocean to England and poured into London, Norwich, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, set up factories and opened shops, and also provided a large number of skilled technicians and low-interest loans to the original industrial enterprises in England. While driving the takeoff of the English economy, they also allowed their assets to maintain and increase their value.

The same is true for the Huguenots in France. In a sense of security, these people fled France and started a new life in other countries that were willing to accept them. Moreover, since many of these people were elites above the middle class and were high-quality immigrants, the rich merchants were preferred by all countries. The artists went to London and Amsterdam, the craftsmen went to industrial areas of England and Germany, the farmers went to North American colonies in England, and the soldiers went to the enemy countries in France to help them fight.

"After this battle, the immigration boom is probably about to rise again." Paul Doria was a little worried when she said this. Although Naya was small, it was its hometown and the place where she grew up. But now under the military threat of foreign enemies, this place has become no longer safe, and the country can no longer give them enough shelter. Even if it is not occupied by others, a small country like Naya will definitely lose a lot of rights when threatened. It is time to go to a new place and start a new adventure with a new identity.

"Sir, there happened to be reports about immigration in the Garden newspaper. Do I need me to read?" the servant asked respectfully.

"Think." Paul Doria raised an eyebrow and said.

"French officials warned Geneva not to accept defectors from their country. Because this Protestant city with a population of only 160,000 now has thousands of French Huguenot refugees, which makes Louis XIV a little embarrassed."

"At the urge of the MPs, King James II of England had to order funding to help Huguenots immigrants to reduce the difficulty of integrating into England's economic and political life. Mr. Spencer pointed out that although England cannot take measures to organize France to persecute Protestants, it is necessary to give them the necessary help, which is beneficial to England's economy and future."

"The Elector of Brandenburg publicly announced that he would welcome the arrival of French Protestants, saying that Berlin had the right faith and welcomed experienced French Protestant officers and soldiers to settle down (historically by 1697, more than one-fifth of Berlin's population was French)."

"Under pressure from Prince Orange, the three-level parliament of the United Provincial People's Congress had to change its policies and open the door to convenience. It built thousands of houses in various provinces to accommodate fugitive French Protestants, and announced that they would grant all citizenship, while providing low-interest long-term loans to stabilize the lives of these Huguenots. Churches in the Dutch provinces also launched fundraising, and the Jewish businessmen donated a lot out of sympathy, and vigorously absorbed these smart and capable Frenchmen into their business system."

"The family of Marshal Schumberger of Huguenots fled to England. The Marshal himself vowed to lead his army back to France and take back everything he had lost."

"The French economy suffered a heavy blow. Caen's textile industry was almost completely shut down, half of the silk industry in Lyon and Tours also stopped production, only one-tenth of the 100 stores in Le Havre are still open, the once prosperous tanning industry in the suburbs of Paris has disappeared, the paper workshop in Nantes has been closed three-quarters, and the famous merchant Marseille fell into a depression."

As the servant kept reading the newspaper reports, Paul Doria's brows became tighter and tighter. After a long time, she sighed and said, "The French industrial system established by the three generations of Prime Ministers Richelieu, Mazaran, and Colbert have been struck by the efforts of the French industry. These Huguenots have always been the main force in the fields of business, industry and art. Now they should have guided the technology and operations of those workshops in England, United Provinces and North Germany to produce goods that are very homogeneous with France, right? The export industry of the Kingdom of France should be severely damaged in the future, and the import volume will probably also surge due to the influence of this time. How do they balance the finances? I am afraid that there is only one way to increase taxes and plunder from the outside."

Paul Doria thought of the two million bank lira that Naa had compensated France before. Although the money was not much, it was extremely disgusting and made people feel disgusted. Paul vaguely felt that France's silver outflow is accelerating and the government's revenue is decreasing, so it is inevitable that the foreign war will be launched as soon as possible to divert attention, which made his sense of uneasiness and powerlessness even worse.

The Huguenots in France fled all over the world. How should Italian Catholics deal with themselves? Paul Doria looked left and then, and found that there was not even a powerful prince on the split Apennine Peninsula that could withstand the French! The most powerful Republic of Venetian has exhausted its national strength in the twenty-year war with the Ottoman Empire. It is no match for France at all, not to mention that Venice is still a nemesis of Noah, and it is impossible for them to surrender to them no matter what.

After thinking about it, the most ideal immigration destination for the elites in Naya is, besides the Austrian Kingdom, the East Coast Republic of China in the Southern New World! Although this country is a pagan country, religion is relatively tolerant. Catholics and Protestants are persecuted by the old calendar decades ago. In addition, there is a relatively large group of Italian expatriates there, so it was quite comfortable for Naya to immigrate.

But it is a bit too far away from the Italian hometown. After all, they are a little different from the French and are still home-loving. But it is not possible to not go. Louis XIV has obtained Casar Castle and the road to Italy has been opened. Although it seems that its focus of expansion is in the lowland areas, it may be possible that one day it will turn its finger to the wealthy Italy, and it will be too late to run away again!

"It seems that it's time to allocate more property on the East Coast." Paul Doria sat back at his desk and planned to write a letter to his youngest son who was studying on the East Coast, so that he would not have to rush back to Italy after studying, but instead operate the industry there. The family would also choose the opportunity to send more people to help him support those businesses.

Paul believed that there must be many Italians who had the same idea as him, and they were all over Noa, Luca, Milan, Tuscany, Venice, Naples, Sicily, Modena and other places. The Eastern Coast Republic is civilized, and its policies to the pagans are as tolerant as the Ottoman Empire, and may even be even better. In addition, this country's leading position in industry, commerce, and technology makes people unable to think about its future.

Since that's the case, what else can hesitate? The French acted against each other, which scared the Italians, who are also Catholics. Now the Apennine Peninsula is no longer safe, and the Republic of Nagoria is completely unable to protect its own citizens. It is also appropriate for the Doria family to begin to shift their focus overseas.
Chapter completed!