"Our naval fleet met the Global Expedition Fleet in the Caribbean. They should have arrived in New England now. They also reported on Linger's situation in particular, and he looked very healthy."

After receiving reports from the naval officers who returned from the Caribbean, Sophia talked about this matter with him at lunch.

They sat at the rectangular dining table in the palace, and everyone used knife and fork according to customs.

This was nothing for Chu Yun, but his only daughter Chu Xueer felt it was very difficult to use a knife and fork. Da Yuer helped her cut some vegetables and meat into pieces with a knife, and then put them on a plate and handed them to her.

"Mom, what is that, I want to drink it too." Chu Xueer pointed to the red wine glass on the dining table.

"You are still young, this is what adults drink." Da Yuer said.

At the same time, the little prince Henry was also Chu Zixin. He was younger than Chu Xueer and sat on a raised chair.

If Chu Lingyun was also present, then Chu Yun’s three children would be together, of course, there was also the pregnant Xiao Xiuer, I don’t know if it was a boy or a girl.

"New England? Then they are likely to spend this winter locally." Chu Yun knew that New England was in North America, which was later the northeastern part of the United States.

"If it were twenty years ago, there were still problems in New England's living environment, but now there are several stable colonies in New England, and the colonial government is maintaining order. Sir Pennington personally wrote an introduction letter, and the people in the colonies would entertain them with the best meals." Sophia said.

"If I remember correctly, the Netherlands, French and Spanish are all in North America to compete with you." Chu Yun said.

"Yes, New England is New Netherlands in the west, New Spain in the south, and New France in the northwest, mainly because our four kingdoms are competing," said Sophia.

"More than that, we have actually established colonies in western North America." Chu Yun said.

The San Francisco colonies were established a long time ago. Now a large number of miners mine locally to fill their local gold reserves, forming a trans-Pacific route with Edo and Yokohama.

In other words, there are currently five forces dividing North America.

"Do you want to occupy North America?" Sophia wanted to know Chu Yun's strategy and then adjust her strategy.

To be honest, the decisions made by the two people at the dinner table can even divide the world like the Spanish and Portuguese.

"I only want western North America, not a complete North America," Chu Yun said.

"Why? Now all kingdoms want to try their best to expand their colonies. The more colonies the better?" Sophia asked in confusion.

"North America faces the sea, between the East and the West, it is easy to become a new force independently. Especially if a new country appears in North America, it will be a huge disaster for both the East and the West. So I only need to rely heavily on our local area on the west coast of North America, and there are enemies in the east to ensure that it will not be independent." Chu Yun said.

Perhaps people of this era may not have foreseeed that the colonies would have an independent day, and even their own people would betray their own people. When the sun never set, England was in a prosperous state, the North American colonies, the English betrayed the English, established America, and in turn became the masters of the English.

It is easy for Chu Yun to occupy the entire America, but he does not want a complete North America. In that way, China will easily fall into division and form two great empires in East Asia and North America to fight each other across the Pacific Ocean. When his son beat me, Chu Yun really can't imagine what he would become.

If North America is divided into several countries, the possibility of an empire stronger than East Asia will decrease, and the West Coast needs to rely at least on local power.

Chu Yun’s main strategy is to maintain local unity as much as possible, and then act as a mess around the world, breaking up those unified empires into small countries.

"Ling'er, I haven't seen him for several years. He should have grown a lot taller now, right?" Sophia was not very interested in expanding her territory. She just wanted to use the development of the colony to make England catch up with China slightly. She quickly shifted the topic to Ling'er.

"Growing up means growing taller, but I, like an adult, think that he can take advantage of this opportunity to sail around the world to get rid of his cowardice and become braver. After all, we are all professional soldiers and don't want Ling'er to have the rouge spirit." Ella replied.

"Is it a bit too risky for such a young child to go out to sea at the age of 10? If it were me, I wouldn't dare to let the newborn go out to sea at such an age, at least 14 years old." Sofia said.

"How can you grow up without experiencing the storm? This global voyage will probably be unforgettable to him." Chu Yun said.

Being able to experience a dangerous and long voyage around the world as a child is not an experience that ordinary people can have.

"Then I'll let Xiner practice in the Royal Army and the Royal Navy for two years, and wait until he is 16 years old," Sofia said.

Chu Zixin, the little prince Henry, had no idea that his mother, the queen of the United Kingdom, would have experienced four years of painful military experience in the future because of Chu Yun's influence.

"I have greeted the Royal Navy and asked them to propose to Congress to participate in the Mediterranean operation," Sofia said.

“Will those in the English Congress pass this proposal?”

"It should be true. When my brother was there, the Royal Navy received a lot of trophy in the First Mediterranean War, and they were very motivated to participate. After the First Mediterranean War, the Ottoman Empire expelled our English ambassador and forbid our Mediterranean merchants to do business locally, and our Levant Company suffered heavy losses. If we were fully confident of defeating the Ottoman Empire and restoring our trade with the Levant region, the Congress should support this action."

"It seems that your Congress is very oriented towards business."

Chu Yun discovered that the English, Venetian, and Dutch parliament all valued money more, and the purpose of war was mostly for business services.

"Gold coins are the most wonderful thing in the world for them, even surpassing God," said Sophia.
Chapter completed!