"Your Majesty the Archbishop, do you mean that as long as the deal between me and the devil is not finalized, my soul will not be lost?"

As soon as Emperor Leopold's question came out, Cardinal de la Magala and Queen Therese both let out a long breath... Although they knew that someone's soul would not be saved, and they would have to

Go to hell. But that person is not the two of them. They are still loyal believers in God, and there is a high probability that they can keep the empire in America and live happily for the rest of their lives. After death, their souls can still go to heaven and find eternal peace.

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"Of course!" De La Magala said with certainty, "Any deal only counts when it is finally reached... If it is not reached, there is no deal, and your soul will not be in any danger."

Emperor Leopold thought about it with his not very developed brain, and felt that there was nothing wrong, so he nodded heavily and said: "Okay, Archbishop, I will now appoint you as my chief negotiator to go to Texas and

Those devil's followers negotiate! Remember, no deal can be made."

"Definitely, that's for sure." Dramagala thought for a while and said to Leopold, "Your Majesty, a deal that has not been reached is certainly not a deal, it is just an intention. And the deal should also include substance.

The exchange of interests on the Internet...such as the exchange of money and goods. If there is no actual exchange and just an agreement that does not involve the exchange of interests, it is not considered a transaction."

"What is an agreement that does not involve the exchange of benefits?" Leopold then asked, "Can you give me an analogy?"

"For example... a temporary armistice agreement that does not involve any territorial cession or compensation." De La Magala said, "This agreement is equivalent to the two parties finding a place to sit down before starting to bargain.

This can’t be considered a deal, right?”

Queen Therese next to her also echoed: "His Royal Highness the Cardinal is right. For larger transactions, you have to sit down and discuss them carefully. You first look at the goods and then negotiate the price before they can be reached. In the middle of a war.

When negotiating between the two countries, of course they should first stop fighting and then sit down and negotiate calmly. Even if the talks last for several years, it is possible. Moreover, the Shangfang, Inca and Aztec countries are not the real devils.

They are just believers of the devil. If you reach a temporary truce agreement with them, it is not a deal with the devil!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Emperor Leopold was completely reassured, "They are not devils... But to be on the safe side, I still can't reach any formal peace treaty with them, and I don't have any

There are not enough chips to win a decent peace."

He solemnly said to de la Magarra: "Cardinal, I now officially appoint you and the Duke of Lorraine as the negotiating envoys of the Spanish Empire. You will immediately go to Texas to preside over the armistice negotiations with the Merchant Kingdom. Your task is not to reach an agreement

For any peace treaty that can end the war, I need you to reach a temporary armistice that can delay the war...the longer the better!

Even if we cannot reach a comprehensive armistice agreement with the Shang Fang, the Incas, and the Aztecs, we must find ways to make a truce with the Shang Fang and the Inca first. We now no longer have the strength to go to war with three American powers at the same time!"

De La Magarra did not immediately accept Emperor Leopold's order, but asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the current situation in Texas and northwest Mexico is very unfavorable to the empire... If we want

If the war ceases, I'm afraid I have to give them some benefits."

"Benefits?" Emperor Leopold immediately became alert, "Cardinal, what benefits do you want to give them?"

De La Magarra said: “Maybe we can make some concessions on the territorial dispute, maybe we can pay a little less compensation... Maybe we can arrange a marriage, we can arrange a mixed-race girl with noble blood, with Spanish

Marrying to Shang Fang Kingdom in the name of an imperial princess is just like Su Daji back then!"

It has to be said that this Drama Gala is still a well-informed merchant and knows how to use honey traps to harm the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, he also added a marriage proposal to the two conditions proposed by the merchants: ceding land and paying compensation.

With these three conditions, the armistice agreement should be concluded.

But Emperor Leopold refused.

"This, isn't this making a deal with the devil?" Leopold I frowned. He did not dare to take the issue of his soul lightly. He paused and then said: "And once we ask those devils

If the believers cede land, pay gold and silver, and marry relatives, the Indians and half-breed Indians below will know that we suffered a disastrous defeat in Texas! How can we conceal the news of the defeat in the Colorado River Bend?"

After listening to Leopold's words, de la Magala was really dumbfounded. This emperor actually wanted to conceal the news of the defeat... If Spain really had such control over its subordinates, it would not be in the situation it is now.

to the point.

Thinking of this, he had no choice but to look at Therese for help. The Queen of Spain immediately took over the topic and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Cardinal is pretending to discuss the cession of territory and compensation with the Shang Dynasty, the Incas, and the Aztecs.

As for the marriage... Your Majesty might as well authorize the Bishop to negotiate. As long as you don't approve it in the end, the deal will not be completed."

Yes, it won't happen without approval.

If it is not approved, who will pay the compensation? How will the land be divided? Princess... let alone no one! So this deal will not succeed.

Leopold nodded: "Cardinal, you must try your best to delay the negotiations, preferably for one or two years."

De La Magala said: "Your Majesty, if we want to talk for a year or two, we must bring the Ming Empire to the negotiating table... The Marquis of Mendoza should have arrived in the Ming Dynasty now. We can pretend to be peaceful first.

The merchants, Incas, and Aztecs negotiated a draft peace agreement, plus a temporary armistice agreement, and then asked the Ming Dynasty to join the negotiations. The disputes between Spain and the Ming Empire were resolved together, and the Ming Empire was asked to act as Spain's

The guarantor of permanent peace between the empire and the merchants, Aztecs, Incas and other countries. In this way, the merchants, Aztecs and Incas will not refuse."

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Maria Elizabeth Castle.

This is a hastily built bastion located next to Maria Elizabeth Bay. The Duke of Lorraine and Lieutenant General Churchill led thousands of remnants to escape from the Colorado River Bend battlefield to Maria Elizabeth Colony.

They forcibly recruited strong men from the nearby Kalenkowa Indian tribe, and together with thousands of British troops and the Spanish Royal Army (the troops left behind in Maria Elizabeth's colony) worked together for nearly two months, and finally rushed to the chief of Shangfang Kingdom.

The negotiation delegation led by Dianke Cheng Li Guangzu, the representative of the peace talks, completed the construction of the fortress-themed building before arriving.

Although the Spanish Empire lost the Battle of the Colorado River Bend, with Fort Maria Elizabeth, they could gain a firm foothold in the Maria Elizabeth Bay area...With this stronghold, the Spanish Emperor's

The envoy, Archbishop de La Magala, also has some capital.

On September 9, 1693 AD, the peace negotiators from both sides finally sat down and negotiated face to face in the drawing room of the Governor's Palace in the fortress of Maria Elizabeth.

Li Guangzu, a small Chaozhou native, put on a Mongolian-style "Inca suit" today. He also brought with him several Inca men who looked very cruel and fleshy as his entourage. He also brought along a man who could speak "Business Language"

Working with Spanish Indo-European Aztecs as deputy envoy and translator.

This Indo-European Aztec was also a relative of King Montezuma. His surname was Hua and his name was Huanizin. He was a descendant of a nephew of the unlucky Montezuma II. He had been in Mexico before King Montezuma raised his army.

He was a big landowner in the Xica Valley. Later, he was implicated by the rebel King Montezuma, so he had to flee with his family to the Aztec country. Later, King Montezuma sent him to Xinchaoge to study abroad. He learned the business language and became a businessman.

The officials of Fangguo Dianke Temple have now become powerful people who can sit on equal terms with big figures like the Duke of Lorraine and Archbishop de la Magala at the negotiation table.

I really want to think about cows!

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Li Guangzu said to Hua Nijin in Chaozhou accent: "Deputy Ambassador Hua, please talk to them!"

Vanizin nodded, and then said in fluent Latin: "First of all, in order to show our sincerity in pursuing peace, we will transfer to you the records of the prisoners captured in the Battle of the River Bend after today's peace talks.

The list...After careful counting, a total of 16,113 people including Cardinal Philip were captured, and more than 7,000 people were killed!

In addition, we also seized your Christian holy relic, the Ronnusky gun!

Secondly, out of humanitarian considerations, we agree to pay a ransom in exchange for the captured personnel and the Longnusky gun... Bishop Philip should have mentioned this in his letter. I

Fang’s quotation is four million silver dollars or equivalent gold and silver coins!

Third, these four million are the money to redeem the captives and the Holy Spear, not the compensation paid by your Spanish Empire to the Shangfang Kingdom, the Yin Family Khan Tribe and the Aztec Kingdom! If your Spanish Empire wants to truly achieve peace,

We must pay compensation for the killing of tens of millions of Indians and hundreds of thousands of merchant savages!

Fourth, Texas has been the inherent territory of our merchants since ancient times... You must all withdraw from the land of Texas, and you must not retain any garrisons or colonies in Texas!"

Hearing this Hua Nijin mention that Texas is the inherent territory of the Shang Dynasty, Archbishop de la Magala became very angry and almost overturned the table, "You Shang Fang people actually said that Texas has been yours since ancient times...

...Do you know what the name Texas means?”

Nijin was stunned when he heard this. Although he was a mixed-race Indian and his paternal ancestor was the Aztec royal family, he didn't know the origin of the name Texas. Just when he was stunned, the little man Li Guangzu

He smiled and replied in Chaozhou dialect "Shang dialect": "Texas means the place where alliances are held. The Yin family of the Shang Dynasty will make alliances with various tribes in Texas every few years and accept tribute from each tribe on behalf of the King of Shang."

....This rule has lasted for a thousand years! Therefore, this land of alliance is truly owned by our merchant side! If you are not convinced, feel free to send troops to rob it!"

As soon as Vanizin translated his words, it was Archbishop de la Magarra's turn to be stunned - of course he knew that the merchant envoy was talking nonsense. The Spanish had not explored Texas once or twice, but they had never

I’ve seen these people from the Yin family’s Khan tribe who look a lot like Mongolians...

But this little man is not talking nonsense without any basis, but his nonsense is well-founded. The word "Texas" comes from the language of the Indian Hasnai tribe, which means "friend" or "ally". The merchant envoy

It is not outrageous to call Texas "the land of alliances."

And the last thing he said is still the truth - if you don’t accept it, come and grab it!

If you can win, where are the current negotiations?

But Spain doesn't have any leverage in Texas...at least it still has a small colony of Maria Elizabeth.

In addition, Texas is actually a dispensable territory for the Spanish Empire. Mexico, the Caribbean Grand Duchy, and the gold and silver producing areas in northern South America are the foundation of the empire. As long as these territories are not lost, the Spanish Empire will

Becoming stronger is just a matter of time!

Thinking of this, Archbishop de La Magala said to Li Guangzu: "Your Majesty, these requests you have made are of course negotiable... But before we start to discuss these issues, can we first

What about a temporary ceasefire?

In addition, before the peace talks officially begin, I also want to confirm a few very key situations. First of all, I want to make sure that your envoy represents the merchants, the Incas, and the Aztecs, but one or two of them?

Secondly, as we all know, the Ming Empire is an ally of Shang Fang, and there is no upper limit to the cooperation between Ming and Shang Fang. So... Spanish Empire, Shang Fang State, Ming Empire, Aztec State, Inca, and so on

With England and France among the seven parties, can a seven-party talk be held? Under the current situation, it seems that only a seven-party talk can solve the peace issue in the Americas and the Pacific."

Li Guangzu looked at Archbishop de La Magala, pondered for a moment, and waited until Huanijin completely translated the archbishop's words into "Business Language" before finally speaking: "Archbishop, I can report your request to Shangdu.

..... A talk involving seven or eight parties may really be considered. But what this seven-party or eight-party peace talk will solve is the order of the Pacific and the New World in the next one to two hundred years. This talk is inevitable

It will be long-term and difficult. I think we can reach an enforceable agreement on the issue of ransoming prisoners, the Holy Spear, Bishop Philip, and the territorial dispute in Texas before the start of this eight-party talks. And this agreement is also
Chapter completed!