Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1114, The New Situation in Europe

The Governor's Mansion of Hong Kong, Jiang Liang, the second Governor of Hong Kong, stood at the Governor's Mansion on the Mid-Levels overlooking the beautiful harbor in front of him. The planning is neat, the beautiful new district, and the spacious avenues meandering to the end of the field of vision, connecting other important places in Hong Kong. place.

In the huge harbor area, large ships are moored quietly. On the high lighthouse, the dragon flag of Ming Dynasty is constantly flying, declaring the ownership of this land.

Looking at the sea farther away, the Atlantic Ocean in winter looks choppy, billowing white air is transpiring on the sea surface, smoky, misty waves, and the heat of the Atlantic warm current constantly nourishes this ancient land.

“What a beautiful place!”

Jiang Liang couldn't help admiring slightly.

He has traveled far and wide, and he has been to too many, too many places. He has been to Japan and North Korea, as well as Siam and Sulu in Southeast Asia, Tianzhu, and Golden Island.

Finally came to Europe, traveled in Europe, became the embassy of Ming Dynasty in Europe, and now became the governor of Hong Kong of Ming Dynasty, and will be stationed in Hong Kong in the future.

I have been to many, many places. To be honest, England is not the most beautiful, nor is the climate the best.

It is not as peaceful as a paradise like a paradise in Huangjinzhou, and it is not as hot as the Mediterranean Sea, but it also has its own beauty. The climate is humid and warm like spring all year round, accompanied by continuous drizzle, and there is always a little nostalgia. People can't help but think back to their hometown, Daming.

"This place is still too far away from our Daming!"

Jiang Liang sighed.

He really wanted to go back to Daming to have a look, to see the prosperity of Daming, to feel the vastness of Daming, to see relatives and friends in the past, to drink and chat, and for him now, this is also a luxury. Everything has become a little blurred.

"Dong Dong~"

While Jiang Liang was meditating, someone knocked on the door of his office.

"Please come in~"

Jiang Liang came back to his senses and shouted.

"Your Excellency, this is the imperial decree that just arrived today and a newspaper from Ming Dynasty."

The person who came was Xie Yi, the governor's servant of the governor's mansion.

Because Hong Kong is far away from Daming, it is extremely inconvenient to travel, and it takes a long time to transmit information. In order to fully protect the interests of Ming, the power of the governor is very large.

When Tian Erniu was the governor of Hong Kong in the past, he held the military power, administrative power, taxation power and personnel appointment power in Hong Kong in his hands, almost equivalent to being the emperor here, holding all the power in his hands.

In the war with the Ottoman Empire, Tian Erniu led the fleet to attack the Ottoman Empire, and the fleet behind became the Ming Dynasty Black Sea Fleet. Tian Erniu also returned to Daming from Nanyun Province, Hezhong, and the Western Regions, and stepped down as the Governor of Hong Kong.

After Jiang Liang became the second Governor of Hong Kong, his power was much smaller. First of all, in terms of military power, Daming sent the navy and army to Hong Kong to be responsible for sea and land military affairs respectively. has military command.

The second is the right to taxation. The Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty dispatched tax officials to establish a Hong Kong tax office in Hong Kong, which is responsible for collecting taxes, and the governor has no right to intervene in taxation matters.

But even so, the power of the governor is still very huge. He holds the administrative power here and the appointment of personnel in Hong Kong. At the same time, he can almost make decisions on many affairs in Hong Kong.

The rank of the Governor of Hong Kong on the side of the Ming court is the third rank, which is almost equivalent to that of the Ming Dynasty's feudal officials. In addition, the court also placed the foreign affairs of Ming and Europe on the side of the Governor of Hong Kong.

Therefore, the governor of Hong Kong has also set up many official positions. The governor's assistant is a new official position, which is equivalent to the governor's deputy, and is responsible for assisting the governor in handling affairs in Hong Kong and Europe.

"Hmm~"

Jiang Liangliang nodded, picked up the decree sent by the court and looked at it.

After reading it carefully, Jiang Liang couldn't help pondering for a while, and asked after thinking for a while: "Xie Yi, what do you think of the decree issued above?"

"The higher-ups should be worried that the Holy See will be unfavorable to us in Hong Kong. After all, we Daming slapped the Pope severely."

Xie Yi thought about it carefully and said.

"The above concerns are justified. Judging from the news recently received, the Holy See is very close to the King of England. The Holy See even sent personnel directly to England to help train the English army, and It is said that the Holy See agreed to lend money to Henry VII."

Jiang Liang was originally Ming's diplomatic envoy to Europe, so he knew the situation in Europe very well. At the same time, he also had many high-society friends in Europe. He was very well informed. Recently, the Holy See and England have come very close. Of course, Jiang Liang couldn't hide the news.

"The whole of Europe knows that the Holy See has always disliked England, because England is practicing Protestantism, and they are poaching the corners of the Holy See. Now that they are walking together, it is impossible not to attract attention."

"It seems that although the princes in the court are thousands of miles away, they are very clear about the situation in Europe."

Jiang Liang couldn't help sighing.

"I heard that England is already negotiating with Spain about Hampshire. It seems that Henry VII not only does not want to continue paying war indemnities, but also needs to take back Hampshire ceded to Spain."

Xie Yi couldn't help but nodded solemnly.

He was originally a magistrate in the Ming Dynasty, but was later dispatched to Europe. He felt a little disheartened at first, but was dispatched to far away Europe as an official.

After coming to Hong Kong, he discovered that being an official in Hong Kong is not necessarily worse than being in Daming. At least speaking, living in Hong Kong is quite comfortable.

The climate here is not bad. Although there are many barbarians, they are extremely in awe of Ming Dynasty. The people of Ming Dynasty have a very high status here, let alone an official court official like him.

"The Spaniards won't agree~"

"They managed to defeat the English with great difficulty and obtained the war indemnity and land. How could Henry VII take it back with just one word?"

"There must be war between England and Spain!"

Jiang Liang said with certainty.

"Not only with Spain, but also with us. On this issue, our interests with Spain have always been the same."

"The war indemnity must continue to be paid, and the land ceded to us from Ming Dynasty must never be returned to the English."

Xie Yi also nodded solemnly.

While the two were discussing things, someone hurriedly came to Jiang Liang's office and said, "My lord, the Spanish King's special envoy, the Duke of Corst, is asking to see you."

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here~"

When Jiang Liang heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Please come to my office."

Then he exchanged a glance with Xie Yi and said: "The Spaniards probably want to form an alliance with us again, but the meaning above is to let our Ming Dynasty maintain a glorious and isolated policy in European affairs, because only in this way can our products be sold. better."

"There is no way. The Spaniards sell our Ming products too expensively. They are really too greedy."

Jiang Yi smiled and nodded.

Soon, the Spanish King's special envoy, the Duke of Custer, came to the Governor's Office under the leadership of the Governor's Office officials.

"My friend, we meet again~"

Seeing Duke Colster, Jiang Liang directly opened his arms and gave him a hug.

"Ginger, long time no see~"

Colster responded enthusiastically.

Jiang Liang and Korster met on the Golden Continent. At that time, Korster was just a down-and-out little nobleman. Later, he made a fortune quickly by relying on the trade with Daming.

Later, during the wars between Spain and Portugal, England, and France, Carlster, as the admiral of the navy, followed Tian Erniu's fleet in several battles. He is also an important figure in Spain.

Not only does he hold great power in his hands, but he has also maintained trade relations with Daming all the time, so his personal wealth is also very huge, and he is known as the richest Spanish duke.

After exchanging pleasantries, Korster also directly explained his intention for coming.

"My friend, I have come to Hong Kong this time, and you must have already guessed what it is for."

"Henry VII of England, like the pirates in England, has no credit at all. The contract signed last year, he now wants to use it as toilet paper."

"Not long ago, Henry VII officially made a disrespectful request to our great Spain to take back Hampshire, and also said that next year's war reparations could not be paid."

When it came to this, Karst looked very angry.

Hampshire is now a jewel in the crown of the great King of Spain, an important medal on the chest of the Duke of Colsters, but Henry VII of England intends to break the contract.

This is absolutely unacceptable to Spain.

Not only the huge war reparations and the importance of Hampshire to Spain, but also the face of Spain's European brother.

The Three Kingdoms War, which was won with great difficulty, has not yet tasted the fruits of victory. Turning around, Henry VII is about to break the contract. Isn't this a slap in the face of the Spaniards?
This is absolutely unacceptable for the Spaniard who has always claimed to be the number one brother in Europe.

So the King of Spain is also taking action, contacting all parties, not necessarily defending his own interests, but also taking this opportunity to tell European countries that Spain is the big brother of Europe, and all actions that harm Spain's interests will be strongly opposed by Spain be opposed to.

"Our great Spain is absolutely unacceptable, and the treacherous English pirates must also be punished!"

(End of this chapter)