Archbishop Dongfang is indeed very respectable. Although the two parties are only casual friends, the most devout believer in the Ming Dynasty, the general who holds millions of soldiers, still gave him a special gift. And this thing is really not a lie.
, when the mysterious envoy from the West came to the door with this carefully preserved letter, he was immediately taken into the palace to receive the highest level of protection after being interrogated by the shadow guards, and obtained Zhu You the next day.
Cong personally received him.
To the disappointment of the special envoy named Anastasio, this gift that had never been opened was just a promise made by General Zhenguo of the Ming Dynasty. The guarantee was limited to when the life of the Archbishop of the East was affected by wexe, for
He offered a place of permanent refuge, but what Anastasio was talking about clearly went beyond that.
Speaking in a very stiff Ming Dynasty Mandarin mixed with his mother tongue from time to time, Anastasio talked for two days, and even invited Shivera, who had just completed an arms deal, to persuade him.
General Zhenguo of the Ming Dynasty let go. Because this is the far east after all, and this fat man must also consider the interests of his own country.
Since they were asking for help but could not find common interests, Anastasio and Shivera had to use their last magic weapon, and Zhu Youcong could only hope that he would become the imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty.
In order to save face, Princess Aitalia promised to consider their suggestions. On the condition of destroying the Spanish overseas fleet, in exchange for their recognition of the Ming Dynasty’s occupation of the Luzon Islands, and without letting other Western allies know, they would provide it to
They have five thousand rifles and two million rounds.
Even if the initial guess was confirmed, all the decision-makers of the Ming Dynasty, including Zhu Youcong, were not happy, and even seemed a little crestfallen. The hands of the Ming Empire were really too short, seeing that they were so good at intervening in Western affairs, but
There is no way to make full use of it, we can only do some small tricks behind the scenes. And judging from the agreement reached now, it will not make people feel mny.[
Ming Dynasty can wait slowly and find the best opportunity before attacking its Western allies; but Ming Dynasty cannot bear it and will never allow others to take advantage of the territory it is interested in. Therefore, Ming Dynasty needs to take this opportunity to let the West
The war that has been going on for more than ten years continues to be fought, and even tries every means to expand the scale of the war without being able to participate in it.
A chaotic Western world is in the best interest of the Ming Empire. The interest group represented by Shivera and the person behind him is too weak. Although they are very good at tossing, they once divided the earth with the Spanish like cutting a watermelon.
, but after all, it was just the result of their wishful thinking. With a population of more than one million, it was okay to bully the primitive tribes with their strong ships and cannons. Even with the support of the Ming Dynasty, they could swallow up their old boss.
It would be good to control the Iberian Peninsula. It is not impossible to use their hands to completely disrupt the West, but it will take a long time.
As the saying goes, before becoming the Western hegemon, according to Western tradition, they will first expand their overseas colonies to obtain more resources. But in this way, they will inevitably have interests with the Ming Empire, which is planning to expand.
The final result of the conflict will only be a beating by Zhu Youcong and his army.
Zhu Youcong was very upset. Devouring Luzon had already been included in the plan. But should he give Shivera face and help them clean up the Spanish fleet, and then continue to provide him with weapons support?
I am really a bit undecided. The so-called alliance now is actually just a buying and selling relationship. There is no common interest at all, and there is no solid foundation.
Shivera and the person behind him are performing better than other Western allies now, because their requirements are higher. But as long as they control the Iberian Peninsula, they will fall out with Ming at any time. Even if they dare not fight on the frontal battlefield
In the competition, it is impossible for Ming to dictate what is behind his back.
"General, we must sign this covenant!" General Zhenguo couldn't make up his mind. It was also difficult for the emperor to make a choice. Of course, he had to summon the traitors of the Ming Dynasty to the Jinshen Hall to hold a deception meeting. Sun Chengzong gave him
After being fooled into the staff office to study new tactics, Mao Wenlong, who was a little dizzy from work, stood up. "Now the war in the West has shown signs of melee. Although the Roman and Spanish coalition forces are very powerful, with the addition of France, they will soon be
Losing battlefield advantage. Once any one of them falls, the remaining one will be unable to withstand the coalition's attack, and this battle will soon be over."
"As Brother Zhennan said, then we should not sign this alliance!" Shi Kefa, who had just started Jehu's diplomatic work, heard this and immediately raised his objections. "This Shivera wants to stab Spain. Once he gives up,
If he succeeds, won't Rome be left alone?"
"Brother Dao Lin, what you said is unreasonable, but you seem to have forgotten that I, the Ming Dynasty, can help him?" He just made a big profit in the negotiation, and got the Western allies to agree to give him thirty dollars before October of the seventh year of Chongzhen.
Uncle Wanhei came over, and Xiong Wencan, who was helping Ming Dynasty build infrastructure, weighed the peace treaty in his hand and said: "The main reason why the Roman Empire does not appear in my list of Ming Dynasty's so-called allies is that they do not understand our strength.
I don’t know that there is a powerful empire in the far east that can help them quickly increase their military strength and win this war. At this stage, the only one who can help me, the Ming Dynasty, to get on the line with them is this Shivera."
"Master Xiong, what you said is not entirely true, right?" Shi Kefa's diplomatic experience is not as much as that of Xiong Wencan, but he has also learned the core secrets of the Ming Empire and made serious preparations for this conference. "Don't we still have someone in our hands?
Archbishop of the East, isn’t it justifiable to use him to establish connections?”
"No!" Chongzhen, the foolish emperor, obviously did not want to be a puppet there. He first objected: "Jacob Luo must not be exposed. I still want to keep him to launch a religious war! As poor as he is now, suddenly from me
The Ming Dynasty purchased a large amount of arms and provided them to the Holy See. Even a fool can guess that this was the Ming Dynasty’s instigation behind the scenes!”
"My Holy Emperor!" After flattering Chongzhen firmly, Xiong Wencan still said reluctantly: "And Luo Jacob, the Archbishop of the East, was granted the title by my Ming Dynasty, and the Holy See has not yet approved it! Brother Dao Lin, Mr.
We can’t let the general go all the way there first and get him a certificate of appointment, right?”
"Certificate of appointment? Yes, why did I forget about this?" Zhu Youcong rolled his eyes, and the bad water in his stomach began to rise again. "Jacob Luo can't send a large amount of arms, but he can
Send samples! And I have such a good personal relationship with him. If Ferdinand of Rome thinks that the weapons produced by Ming Dynasty make him want to buy them, I will give him a 20% discount through negotiation. This will also allow Luo Shengun to sit down.
Secure that position."
Another discount promotion? Besides this trick, can this damn fat man do something new? Xiong Wencan shook his head helplessly and could only continue his topic: "It doesn't matter that Luo Shengun has been officially appointed by the Holy See, but
After all, a small number of samples cannot play a decisive role. And now, the only ones with the ability to provide Rome with a large amount of arms are Shivera or Spain..."
It is unlikely that Spain will be used. Even without the betrayal of Shivera and others, Luzon in their hands has been included in the first batch of targets of the Ming Navy. No matter how thick-skinned Zhu Youcong is,
It's impossible to beat someone and then engage in forced buying and selling, and let them spend a lot of money to buy arms to repay the supply to the Roman Empire, right? According to the earlier analysis of Sun Chengzong and others, the Western allies also seem to think that these unlucky guys are good
If you bully them, you will definitely attack them first to break the arm of the Roman Empire.
"Then we can kick Shivera away and directly provide weapons to that Roman country?" Kong Yanzhi, who received orthodox Confucian education since childhood, has done bad things in the past two years. In his opinion, there are no valuable allies.
Of course, they cannot continue to be called allies. There is no way to get Ming to provide them with free support.
"What Yan Shenggong said is unreasonable, but it is not in the interests of our Ming Dynasty!" Han Xu, an old cunning man, is worse than others. Since he can become Zhu Youcong's registered teacher, of course he also knows how to make use of waste.
"We will continue to support Shivera and his new master. Let them have enough strength to become another force in the West."
"Old man Han, do you mean to stage a Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the West?" Although Zhu Youcong has not yet thought about what Han Xu wants to do, he also sees his ultimate goal. Now the two forces in the West are fighting.
The situation is in full swing. If Shivera and others inherit everything from their old club, they will become the targets of the other two parties.
But don’t think that anyone can play both sides. The coalition will not allow the Roman Empire to get new help. They will take advantage of Servella to gain a foothold in the Iberian Peninsula and kill this guy first.
Get rid of it. And Rome will not allow its former allies to grow into deadly opponents. Once Shivera shows signs of defecting to the coalition, they will find ways to destroy him first.
But if Shivera doesn't help either side and insists on declaring neutrality, his end will only be worse. The two parties involved in the war may not mind the distant Ming Dynasty making some war fortune, but they will worry about it when they are exhausted.
Being robbed by others and taking away the hard-earned fruits of victory.[
"You evil disciple has finally figured it out!" He stroked his beard with great satisfaction and nodded. "To achieve this step, we must first see how you are doing in Luzon Island and whether you can do anything for us.
Shivera provided enough help to give him the strength to compete with the other two parties in a short period of time."
"Don't worry about this, I can't guarantee anything else! But as long as they can deceive the Spanish fleet, I can help them seize more than 70% of the warships and sell them to them to build their own fleet!" After thinking about it!
, Zhu Youcong continued: "I can even ask the research institute to send people to renovate all the unsold junk in Shanhaiguan. As long as he dares to jump out, I will give it to him for free."
"If you, the evil disciple, can really do this, then my master will help you again! It not only forces Shivella to join in as a third party force and becomes the biggest spoiler, but also makes all of them lack the courage.
Offend my Ming Dynasty." Han hasn't been so proud for a long time. He has been busy dealing with internal affairs recently and suddenly decided to be young for once and let those growing diplomats see what it means to be cunning. "Brother Yan Shenggong, Brother Jiuchou, Brother Jifu
, Brother Zhisheng, are you willing to lend a helping hand and have a good talk with those Western allies before they leave?"
"How dare you disobey Brother Xiangyun's orders?" The four old guys who were called by their names also smiled. They have been doing behind-the-scenes work these years. Even Sun Chengzong, who leads the Western Front Corps, has not played tricks on others for a long time.