"That stupid woman agreed to go to Brazil?"

In the long, artistic Colonna Gallery, Louis XIV, wearing specially made high-heeled shoes, walked carefully on the smooth ground while talking to Henry Chu, who was half a head taller than himself.

"Not only did she agree to go to Brazil, but she also agreed to go to Tunisia to ask King Alfonso for forgiveness."

"Oh God! How can she be so stupid?" Louis XIV was shocked, stopped and looked back at Henry, "Will she have her head chopped off?"

Louis XIV just wanted Maria Francesca to agree to go to Brazil, instead of asking her to surrender to King Alfonso... If Maria Francesca goes to Tunisia now to plead guilty, then Portugal will support it

Her and Prince Pedro's forces would immediately be in panic.

Moreover, King Alfonso did not make any promise to forgive Maria Francesca... He could have ordered Maria Francesca's head to be chopped off, and what he should do!

"No!" Henry Zhu replied very definitely, "If she and Prince Pedro pack their bags and go to Brazil before King Alfonso returns to Lisbon, then both of them can save their lives."

"Really?" Louis XIV snorted a few times, "If I were Alfonso, that stupid woman's head would definitely be moved! Just after she knelt down to beg for mercy, I would immediately have her head chopped off.

.....I will never talk nonsense to her! Because that would be good for everyone, except that stupid woman!"

There must be a lot of ulterior conspiracy behind a coup to overthrow the king's rule! If Maria Francesca handed herself over and let King Alfonso fall, then the Portuguese nobles who participated in the conspiracy would definitely hate this.

Stupid woman... If they knew that King Alfonso would execute this stupid woman at the first opportunity, they would definitely be relieved.

“But Alfonso is not a great emperor like you,” Henry Chu smiled. “In fact, he and Maria Francesca are the same kind of people. Both of them are very kind in nature and are not suitable to rule a country. So.

Under their leadership, Portugal and Brazil will certainly not become strong and powerful, but can only become neutral and free lands under the protection of the Roman Empire."

"A land of neutrality and freedom...the same as your Austria?" Louis XIV laughed, "Neutrality and freedom, both of which are extremely expensive for our time!"

"But there are always people who will pay for expensive things!" Henry Zhu said, "Some small and wealthy countries will buy these two things from powerful countries like Rome, Ottoman and Ming Dynasty... If Rome,

The Ottomans and the Ming Dynasty can sign an international convention aimed at protecting the neutrality and freedom of certain countries, and then the limited freedom and neutrality quotas will be very expensive, and the Roman Empire can receive a large sum of money!"

Louis XIV smiled bitterly after hearing this and said to Henry: "Henry, do you know? In the Netherlands, many people call your father the profiteer emperor, saying that he can turn anything into a commodity and then sell it.

I paid a sky-high price, and you seem to have inherited this skill perfectly!"

Henry Chu laughed: "Your Majesty, he is my father! Of course there are similarities between us. But my father and I are not exactly the same. I am more honest than him... because I believe

God, and he doubts everything!"

"Believe in God?" Louis XIV asked with a smile, "Are you ready to be baptized?"

"Yes," Henry Zhu said, "I will be baptized under the auspices of Father Ferdinand Wibest... Moreover, I also hope that he can become a cardinal of the Diocese of Vienna and the Diocese of Graz."

Ferdinand Vibest has a Chinese name, Nan Huairen. In 1657, he went to China under the introduction of Tang Ruowang, learned Chinese in Macau, and then went to Yingtian to serve as a professor of Taixue. At the same time, he also

Obtained a charter to preside over a church dedicated to serving Westerners in Yingtian - Because there has always been a dispute between the Ming Dynasty and the Holy See about "rituals" and "God and heavenly principles", the Roman Church and its affiliated religious orders are not allowed to

Missionaries were preached in the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhu Cixi still allowed some churches under the jurisdiction of the Roman Church to operate in order to provide religious services to Westerners in the Ming Dynasty.

The church hosted by Ferdinand Vibest was also a church frequented by Maria Mancini, so Henry Chu had known Ferdinand Vibest since he was very young, so he wanted him to serve as a cardinal for the half of Austria he ruled.

——The Grand Duchy of Austria, which is now subordinate to the Ottoman Empire, roughly includes Lower Austria with Vienna as the center and the former Principality of Styria with Graz as the center.

From the map, this land is long from north to south and narrow from east to west, like a wall. Together with the Kingdom of Bohemia in the north and the Grand Duchy of Croatia in the south, it forms a buffer zone between "Eastern and Western Rome".

The Kingdom of Bohemia, the Grand Duchy of Austria and the Grand Duchy of Croatia all surrendered to the "Eastern Rome" and paid tribute every year. The Kingdom of Bohemia is a Protestant country and does not accept bishops sent by Rome. Austria and Croatia are both Catholics.

The country needs Rome to send bishops.

Of course, the bishop sent by Rome must also obtain the consent of the Archduke of Austria and the Archduke of Croatia before he can take office... This is another deal!

"Okay," Louis XIV nodded and said, "I will send Father Verbest to be a cardinal in the Diocese of Vienna and the Diocese of Graz!"

Louis XIV wanted to "send" rather than "ask the Pope to send", which shows that he was already above the Roman Pope!

"Thank you very much," Henry Chu bowed to Louis XIV, "Your Majesty, I hope that before escorting Maria Francesca to Tunisia, the draft treaty to protect neutral and free countries can be finalized."

"Then give it a try..." Louis XIV thought for a while and then said, "I believe this will be good for Rome, Ottoman and Ming Dynasty!"

"Of course!" Henry Chu smiled, "Sea coachmen and a city with free money exchanges are always indispensable! I believe the Grand Duchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Portugal, the Republic of Batavia... and maybe...

The Republic of England can provide good services to the four great empires of Rome, Ottoman, Ming Dynasty, and India!"

This treaty promoted by Archduke Henry I of Austria (Henry Chu) was later named the "Treaty for the Protection of Neutrality and Freedom." It sounds like a very high-end and good thing, but in fact it might as well be the "Contract for the Sale of Neutrality and Freedom."

It's more appropriate... And when this "contract" was sent to Shanghai by a British merchant ship, and then brought to Laoshan Palace in Yingtianfu by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Shanghai, it was already the 29th year of Hongxing's reign.

It’s the first month of the year.

"Mary! Our son is so capable. Not only did he create a dynasty for himself, but he also sold freedom and neutrality as commodities... He is such a good businessman! The Austrian people will definitely love him in the future.

A wise king!"

In the Mancini Courtyard of Laoshan Palace, Emperor Zhu Cixiang of the Ming Dynasty praised his good son Henry while reading the text of the "Treaty for the Protection of Neutrality and Freedom."

Mary Mancini was reading a letter written by Paulo that was full of metaphors and secret words - this letter was sent to Shanghai by another merchant ship anchored by the Portuguese-Macao Company under the name of the British East India Company.

Because that ship was in the same fleet as the ship that escorted the text of the Treaty for the Protection of Neutrality and Freedom, this letter was also sent to Yingtian together with the text of the Treaty for the Protection of Neutrality and Freedom.

After reading the letter, Mary Mancini just smiled and said, "He may have secured more than one dynasty for himself and his children..."
Chapter completed!