“About Japan…”

Speaking of this, Deng Ce looked at Qitade.

Qitad took over the conversation, "Do you think Truchen will sit and watch Japan develop lewdly under our noses? Impossible."

"Don't worry, we had already laid the foreshadowing there before the Tokugawa shogunate was destroyed, but the question is, how loyal are these foreshadowings now? Can they be used for us?"

"Since it has been determined that Yanagawa Shizuo's head rat ends, the others probably are similar. However, it is obvious that everyone is like this, because the Truqin Empire is still a great empire that looks down on the world. As long as this has not changed, there will be no situation where all the foreshadowings are on both ends of the head rat ends."

"Our focus is on the Nanyang Islands, Japan, well, let's talk about it later."

"The question Deng Ce just asked was very good, and our strategy has not changed. That is, we cannot let the whole world be enemies with us. Under this premise, we can only choose one enemy."

"In comparison, the Dutch people focus on business. Nowadays, Dutch ships account for 60% on the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean account for 40%. Their interest in doing business is much greater than that of politics, and their national system also exists for this."

"What's more, their population is not dominant in the whole of Europe. I estimate that it is only three million at most. Britain is different. They are based on industry and extend and feed back their actual occupation of colonies. Such a country is even more terrifying. Of course, it is only relatively speaking."

"Also, with the significant increase in our ocean-going merchant ships, the principle of the structure of our steam engine has probably been passed to the British, which is inevitable, but it is one thing to know the principle, and another thing to create the same thing."

"The key is the material. If this problem is not solved, the return rate of their steamboats will not be much higher than that of sailboats."

"But anyway, the British have already been ahead of Europeans except us. They were the first countries to cover the bottom of the ship with copper skin to reduce the attachment and erosion of marine organisms. Before that, the attachment and cleaning of a large number of creatures similar to barnacles was a big problem and needed to be cleaned every now and then."

"Their coal and iron ore resources are abundant, and they are the first country in Europe to establish a coal-steel composite. At the same time, through land enclosure movement, a large number of farmers were driven to factories to work. Although the methods were cruel, they completed the initial revolution of industry after all."

"After obtaining the styles of our country's firearms, artillery, and steam engines, they will definitely imitate them in large quantities. The reason why they are dormant at the moment is obviously that their quality is far from reaching the level of large-scale equipment."

"But we can't give them time anymore..."

As he was talking, a girl in a military uniform came in with a piece of paper. It was Nolbu's daughter Nol, the person who once appeared in the "Hunter Diary".

Now that Novo is nineteen years old, he is a confidential officer in Qitad, that is, the person responsible for sending and receiving telegrams.

Nowadays, Truchen Telegram has several sets of passwords, and Qitad is a separate set. Of course, they are not guarding against others, but themselves. Their personnel are too wide to ensure that no one can keep their mouths tight.

Qitade's fourth son Ashina is not married yet, and he also has a special liking for Noyan, but Qitade has not spoken yet, so he can only endure it.

Nuoyan handed the note to Qitade and left. As soon as Qitade saw the note, he couldn't help but look thoughtful on his face.

After reading it, he folded the note, put it in the pocket of his shirt, and then closed his eyes and pondered for a while.

After a while, he opened his eyes.

"Everyone, now there is a chance"

"My father-in-law, after the death of King José of Portugal, two years ago, succeeded to the throne, Maria's eldest son José, was the prince of Brazil. Not long ago, Her Majesty's family took a boat to Brazil to visit José. Unexpectedly, when encountering a hurricane, the entire fleet disappeared!"

Deng Ce was shocked, "Why did Queen Maria go to Brazil with her family? She missed her son and asked someone to call Jose back. Besides, even if she wanted to go, she would just go with her husband Pedro. Why should she bring all the family with her?"

Suddenly I thought of something.

"A month ago, there was another major earthquake along the coast of Portugal. This major earthquake did not occur in Lisbon, but in Porto. The tsunami caused was even bigger than the previous one, almost sweeping the entire west coast of Portugal. The newly appointed Queen Maria had no choice but to borrow from His Majesty."

"Although Lisbon has not suffered much damage, it is still quite serious. I guess their family can't stay there, but they can still live in the inland."

"In recent years, the competition between the Portuguese and the Dutch in the Nanyang Islands has consumed a lot of national strength. In addition, this tsunami has made the country in danger, and Spain is even more eyeing it. At this time, it is not in charge of the country. What will the family go to Brazil to do?"

"Unless there is a reason for her to go in Brazil, but I really can't remember any reason."

I suddenly thought of something again, and when I thought of it, I not only looked at Nolbu opposite me for a few glances.

"Once when I was having a meal outside, I accidentally met Nolb's daughter Nolyan. She accidentally revealed something that His Majesty did not fully agree to Queen Maria's loan, but wanted to ask her for part of the land in Brazil, no matter where it was, the condition was five million Truchen silver coins."

“If there are ports along the coast, it will increase to 10 million”

"I guess Maria took her family there now, to visit her son, check the land, and see which piece is suitable for sale to our country."

"Although I know about the loan, I don't know anything about the loan law and the mortgaged property. It's all done by His Majesty and Prime Minister Bayar. Noyan is a confidential officer and is fortunate to know about this, but this girl's awareness of confidentiality is too poor."

"After I mentioned it, she revealed it, it was not right... She was the person chosen by His Majesty himself. How could she do this? Obviously, she was deliberately revealed to me, just to see how I, the director of the CIA, dealt with it."

"Your Majesty has obviously secretly established an underground front overseas. Not only do I not know, but I probably don't know about it, but Norb's Central Bureau of Investigation is not aware of it."

When he thought of this, he almost broke out in a cold sweat and quickly sat down with his arms.

Nolbu on the opposite side seemed serious, but in fact he was thinking about it. He also knew about the Portuguese loan. The source was his precious daughter Noyan, but he was a civilian, but he had never made any statement, but not making any statement does not mean he had no idea.

"Your Majesty uses a loan of 10 million silver coins as a condition, obviously to attract Queen Maria and her family to Brazil, and they happened to encounter a storm. It is said that the current route from Portugal to Brazil is not the season of high storm incidence."

He couldn't help but sweat in a cold sweat and quickly took a sip of hot tea to cover it up, but his thoughts still surged like a tide.

"After the death of the former Portuguese king Jose I, he had no sons and only a few daughters. The eldest daughter Maria was raised as a successor early in the morning, but she married her uncle Pedro. It is easy to imagine what the children she gave birth to."

"The second daughter Anna married His Majesty and gave birth to a son and a daughter. The eldest daughter Anna Minna is thirteen years old this year, and the younger son William Dunrobe is eleven years old this year."

"The third daughter Benetita married Prince Timur, gave birth to a son Antonio with Timur, and later remarried to His Majesty, and gave birth to a son and a daughter."

"There is another daughter who died a few years ago."

"With the death of Maria's family, the first pick is Anna, William in the second pick, and Antonio in the third pick..."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Qitade secretly, but he still looked normal.

"So amazing. All those with inheritance rights are in Truchen!"

Sure enough, Kitard said: "At present, all the immediate relatives of Jose I in Portugal are gone, which is really a sad thing. However, what is even more worrying is that Spain, which has a relationship with the Portuguese royal family, is obviously ready to move because my mother-in-law is a Spanish princess, and my father-in-law's mother is an Austrian princess."

"Obviously, it's like the Austrian throne succession war and the Bavarian throne succession war, which will inevitably cause a stir in Europe."

"Yesmu"

Foreign Minister Yesmu quickly replied: "Your Majesty, this is the case. At present, the direct descendants of the Braganza dynasty are all in our country. Princess Anna and her children, Princess Benetita and their children have the right to inherit. Even Your Majesty can appear as the Regent, which is common in Europe."

"However, neither Portugal nor European countries will stand by. It is worth noting that Sebastian, who served as prime minister for a long time during his reign, had a high prestige. His wife was the daughter of Austrian famous general Dawn. It can be imagined that he supported Austria."

"In history, the Habsburgs also served as kings of the Kingdom of Portugal"

"In addition, the Aves dynasty that created the destiny of Portugal in history still has descendants. He is Prince Henry. The current Prime Minister Malik has been closely with him. He is obviously willing to push Henry to the throne to continue the glory of the Aves dynasty, because it was the Aves dynasty that created the Age of Discovery."

"Ordinary Portuguese still miss it a little."

"But the Spaniards have been eyeing Portugal. Now that we have this opportunity, how can we not launch it immediately? Besides, his Majesty's mother-in-law Victoria comes from the Spanish dynasty. They can completely introduce a close relative of Victoria to succeed the king."

"In addition, Victoria's sister is the mother of King Louis XVI of France, the Queen Mother, and France is also qualified to inherit the throne."

"However, the one who is most qualified to inherit the throne now is the Prince of Brazil, Jose, the son of Queen Maria. However, he has never been married and has been married to his descendants. His spirit has always been abnormal. When he was in Brazil, he was probably having an affair with the local Indians. He was already weak and was now plagued by illness and is said to be terminally ill."

"In addition, there is another force in Portugal, which is former Governor of the Far East Cardillo. He was promoted because of his military achievements. He is not only kind to our country, but also has a great influence among the people. Moreover, he is still the Marshal of the Portuguese Navy."

Qitad nodded.

"Now you can only pursue the European scoundrels. If you can get Portugal, you can use this as a base to attack its local area. This opportunity must not be missed."
Chapter completed!