Wang Dong did not answer Louis's words in a positive way, and made a gesture without comment, signaling Louis to continue to say it.

Louis looked at Wang Dong, and he said sincerely: "Hisser Duke, what if I tell you that the current war is not my idea?"

Wang Dong thought for a while and nodded, "I believe this."

Louis laughed and applauded, "It's really good. It seems we have reached an agreement on this point, right?"

"Can you say that." Wang Dong asked back: "So, can you tell me your true thoughts?"

"Of course! Why not?" Louis gave Wang Dong a meaningful look: "This is also the reason why we met today."

Speaking of this, Louis asked Wang Dongdao: "I have known you, my respected Duke, you were the Marshal of the Ming Empire and a member of the cabinet of the Ming Empire. According to my understanding, although you are not the Prime Minister, your rights are undoubtedly different from those of the Prime Minister?"

"Although it is not completely accurate, but considering the differences in politics between the two sides, it is basically correct." Wang Dong said calmly.

"So, you are not only a soldier, but also a politician." Louis pointed to himself and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence that although my status in France is not as noble as yours, I think I can discuss it with you in terms of politics."

Wang Dong nodded, he was curious about what Louis wanted to say.

Louis said: "In the previous war, France and the Ming Dynasty tied, and that war did not determine the outcome. As the supreme commander of the coalition forces in the previous war, it is a pity to start from the perspective of soldiers. However, as a politician, that war is worth it from the perspective of political perspective, because its results are acceptable to both sides. What do you think?"

Wang Dong agreed with this. Louis was right. Although the Ming Dynasty developed rapidly in the New Ming Dynasty, the Spanish coalition broke out in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, the Ming Dynasty was at a disadvantage. If the British had not stabbed France in the back, the Ming Dynasty might have lost that war.

As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces commanding the war, it is normal for Louis to express his regrets. If it were Wang Dong, Wang Dong would have the same feeling.

However, Wang Dong also agreed with Louis' view of the war on the political perspective. The result of the war was that they actually divided the borders, which made the Ming Dynasty, France, and Spain determine the borders in the form of a treaty, which temporarily ended the expansion of the east, and France and Spain temporarily eliminated the military threat from the Ming Dynasty.

Everything has its pros and cons, and the same is true for war. Furthermore, war has always been a continuation of politics, and both Wang Dong and Louis knew this very well.

"As the governor of the New World, I don't want to have a real conflict with the Ming Dynasty. There is no political problem to curb the power of the Ming Dynasty, but war is not the best way to solve the problem." Louis said frankly. If he was an Easterner, he might not use this method, but Louis was not an Easterner, and his statement did not disgust Wang Dong.

"So, this is why you intervened in the war but took the current approach?" Wang Dong asked.

Louis nodded and said frankly: "France is a great country, and the Ming Empire is the same. This is a fact, and it is an undeniable fact."

"As a great country, while having glory, it will also bring envy, yearning, and even jealousy and hatred from others. This is true for human nature and so for the country."

"France has its own enemies, and the Ming Dynasty also has its enemies, but two great countries can compete and be guarded against, but I think it is not in the interests of both sides to become a real enemy. Previous measures such as limiting the trade of the Ming Dynasty in the New World were just to curb the Ming Dynasty. This is what I must do as a member of France and as the governor of the New World, but to go to war with the Ming Dynasty? Haha, who do you think once we really fight, will the final winner?"

"You are a wise person." Wang Dong took the other party's words and said: "It seems that you are under a lot of pressure. If I guess correctly, this pressure comes from the local area?"

"Yes!" Louis did not deny it, and admitted directly: "The nobles in Paris had their ideas. To a certain extent, I had to do this, but for me I was unwilling to do this."

Suddenly, Louis asked Wang Dong a question: "Is there something you don't think is strange? The war has been outbreak for a month, but the British have not moved at all."

"It's very strange. Maybe they were slow to react and had not woken up yet?" Wang Dong asked deliberately.

"Hahaha, Lord Duke, this joke is very good!" Louis laughed: "Maybe they are indeed sleeping, or are deliberately pretending to be asleep?"

Louis's laughter echoed in the wooden house and it took him a while to stop.

"His Duke, France does not want the Kingdom of Spain to lose any losses in the New World."

"Your Excellency Earl, are you a threat?"

"No, no! This is an explanation of a fact." Louis stretched out a finger and said seriously: "Paris is unacceptable to Spain's losses. When His Majesty the Sun King was able to launch a war on the throne for Spain, France did not surrender to the whole of Europe with the power of a country. This is enough to prove the importance of Spain in France."

"This time, although I personally think that the Spanish are idiots, politics is politics. If Spain's interests in the New World are damaged, Paris will not accept it. This result is not a good thing for you and me."

Wang Dong looked at Louis quietly. By this time he had already fully understood Louis's thoughts.

Louis was not a pro-war faction. Although Louis supported the containment of the Ming Dynasty in the New World, Louis did not agree with the direct outbreak of war between France and the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this is not a good person Louis is. Westerners value practical interests more. It can only be said that Louis is a clear-headed politician.

If Louis was not facing a country like Ming Dynasty, but Portugal and the Netherlands, how could Louis be so polite? He would have launched a war without hesitation, and immediately transformed from a so-called "peacemaker" into a war dealer.

However, facing a powerful empire like the Ming Dynasty, Louis knew that with the power of France, he could not completely conquer the other party. Even if he gained a temporary initiative on the battlefield, the Ming Dynasty would easily recover with its huge territory and population base.

Louis understands this very well. Moreover, France is not without opponents in Europe and the New World, and the most important and difficult opponent is the United Kingdom.
Chapter completed!