Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 982, This is the Ming Empire
On that day, the news that a large Ming fleet arrived at the port of Cadiz, Spain quickly spread throughout Spain and Portugal, and it was still spreading to France and England at a frightening speed.

In the luxurious Spanish Royal Palace in Toledo, Spain, the golden sunlight shines on the Persian carpet through the glass windows from Daming. The curtains made of silk and satin from Daming are beautiful, and blue and white porcelain vases taller than people can be seen everywhere. The oversized floor-to-ceiling glass mirror reflects the luxurious dress of Queen Isabella I of Spain.

On his head was a new crown inlaid with emeralds from Burma, diamonds from East Africa and precious gemstones from Ceylon, a gorgeous veil dress made of silk, and an imperial green emerald hanging around his neck... …

"Ah~"

But at this moment, Isabella has no heart to appreciate her beauty.

The war between Britain, France, Portugal and Spain has lasted for nearly a year, and Spain has reached the point where it is almost unable to support it.

"When will reinforcements from the Ming Empire arrive in Spain!"

Isabella frowned. The only thing she could count on now was that the Ming Empire could fulfill its ally responsibility and send troops to help the King of Spain.

Otherwise, if the Kingdom of Spain makes peace with the Three Kingdoms in the event of defeat, the conditions may be extremely harsh. Not only will they lose the trade rights with Ming, but they may also lose a large amount of land.

Portugal has long wanted to expand its territory. The land of the Kingdom of Castile has a fatal temptation for them. As for the French, I probably don’t mind expanding their borders to the south. The British have always wanted Spain in Gibraltar stronghold of the strait.

"I'm afraid the Ming Empire won't come to support us."

Beside Isabella, her husband King Fernando of Spain shook his head slightly.

He can see clearly that Spain is no longer of much use value for the current Daming. The Ming people have established a firm foothold in the Americas, and at the same time, their power has expanded to the east coast of Africa, and there is also a west coast of Africa. expansion trend.

There is even news that the Ming Empire is already bordering the powerful Ottoman Empire on land, and Spain has no much use value for the Ming Empire.

"Their fleet could have reached Europe a long time ago, but they have been entangled with those pirates in the Atlantic Ocean."

"We can only rely on ourselves."

Fernando pondered.

"However, on our own terms, we can't defeat Britain, France, and Portugal. Now our port has been blocked and we are surrounded by enemies on three sides. If we continue to fight, I'm afraid our life will be even more difficult."

Isabella said helplessly.

"I regret it at the beginning. We shouldn't have signed an alliance agreement with the Ming people. The vast land of the Golden Continent is now all at the expense of the Ming people. I heard that last year alone, the Aztec Kingdom and the Inca Empire enshrined The combined value of the gold and silver of the Ming Empire exceeds fifty million taels!"

"We arrived in America earlier than the Ming people, but in the end it was cheaper than the Ming people."

"Not signing the agreement will have little impact on the people of Ming Dynasty. Didn't the news come back not long ago?"

"The Ming Empire conducted a national census. They have a huge population of [-] million, coupled with an incomparably vast land, even if there is no way to occupy the Americas for a while, this America will belong to the Ming Empire sooner or later."

"They can immigrate millions of people to the Americas in a year, can we?"

"We can't. The combined population of our whole Spain is not as large as the population of the Ming Dynasty's capital. The ships we build in a year are not as large as the ships made by a shipyard in Daming in a month. The combined steel production of our entire Europe in a year is less than It is not as good as the output of a steel plant in Daming for a month."

"The food they produce this year is enough to feed the [-] million people in Ming Dynasty for several years, and the cloth they produce exceeds hundreds of millions of pieces a year."

"Their land area is hundreds or thousands of times that of ours. They can easily organize a huge fleet to come to Europe. This is not their regular navy."

"They have a huge army of millions, and the navy alone has hundreds of huge and large main battleships."

"This is Daming. That rich and powerful empire is far beyond what Spain can compare to. Even if we don't form an alliance with them, it won't have much impact on the Ming Empire."

"They can also monopolize the Americas with their own strength, and even their Ming Empire can single out our entire Christian world with their own strength!"

"Being able to form an alliance with them is actually a very cost-effective thing for us in Spain."

Fernando looked at the huge world map in the center of the hall. This world map was rubbed from the Ming Empire. It showed the huge territory of the Ming Empire, and then looked at the location of Spain.

He couldn't help but sigh.

As he got a deeper understanding of the Ming Empire, the more he was deeply shocked by the power of the Ming Empire.

This is a truly powerful and huge empire, with a huge land and a terrifying population. What is even more frightening is that they have a powerful army and navy, as well as powerful artillery and muskets that their Europeans have not mastered.

Facing such a huge empire, he absolutely did not want to be an enemy of the Ming Empire.

Not now, nor in the future.

"Yeah, it's too powerful!"

Isabella also couldn't help nodding her head straight. The huge influence of the distant Eastern Empire has radiated over.

"But, are we just admitting defeat like this?"

Then, she said very unwillingly.

"No, I have already contacted the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, hoping that the Holy Roman Emperor can help contain France."

Fernando shook his head slightly and said.

"Can you still count on him?"

Isabella shook her head slightly. At this time, her in-laws, the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, were not doing well.

A few years ago, the Swiss Confederation disobeyed the decree of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Holy Roman Emperor ordered the conquest of the Swiss Confederation, but suffered a big defeat. Not only had to recognize the independence of Switzerland, but also the princes of Germany feared that he had too much power , took the opportunity to conspire to dethrone him.

Therefore, he also had to hand over the power to the parliament and be a vain king. At this time, the power in the hands of the Holy Roman Emperor was greatly restricted, and he had been working hard to take back the power. Mind your Spanish business.

"But this Spain will also be passed on to Juana's children in the future. If Spain's life is difficult, their life will not be easy either."

Fernando thought for a while and said.

A few years ago, their daughter Juana married Philip I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, which was a marriage between the Spanish dynasty and the Habsburg dynasty.

"Even if he has the heart, he has no strength to support him."

"Last year, he learned that we had formed an alliance with the Ming Empire. He even hoped that we could use the power of Ming to restore his power in the Holy Roman Empire."

"Don't count on him, if it doesn't work, let's make peace with the Three Kingdoms."

Isabella smiled and shook her head. He is still very clear about the situation of his in-laws. The power has been handed over to the parliament, and there are very few powers reserved, so he can't be counted on.

The current strength of Spain is not weaker than that of the Holy Roman Empire. Not long ago, it colluded with France to seize the Kingdom of Naples in Italy.

"Reconciliation?"

"No, I will never make peace with the dirty English pirates, they are greedy and dirty, and the Portuguese, we Spain will never make peace with them even if we stand to one soldier, you know, the Portuguese have always They all want to interfere in our Spanish internal affairs."

Fernando said very decisively that he hated the British and Portuguese extremely, but had a good impression of the French. He even formed an ally with France to attack Italy at one time, but they broke up again because of the uneven distribution of spoils.

"But the people are becoming more and more dissatisfied with the current situation. Their ships cannot go to sea. Many industries such as slave trading, shipbuilding, and maritime trade have completely collapsed because of the war. Too many people have lost their jobs. If we continue, we may all be overthrown by the people.”

Isabella sighed again.

"There will be a way, we Spain are the strongest, no one can beat us."

Fernando said firmly.

Just at this moment, someone hurried in and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the fleet of the Ming Empire has arrived at the port of Cadiz!"

"The Ming Empire has joined the war!"

"The Ming Empire has joined the war!"

The visitor was very excited and shouted as he walked. All the Spaniards in the palace couldn't help laughing in surprise when they heard the news.

"what?"

"The Ming Empire has finally joined the war?"

When Fernando and Isabella heard this, they were overjoyed immediately, and hurriedly asked, "How many people did the Ming Empire send here?"

"A total of fifty-five large warships, with a total force of more than [-] troops!"

"That's great~"

"Great!"

When Fernando and Isabella heard this, they immediately hugged each other excitedly. They were desperate just now, and then they thought about whether to negotiate peace with the enemy, but now they finally don’t have to worry anymore.

Fifty-five powerful warships of the Ming Empire have arrived at the port of Cadiz, and there are still [-] Ming troops. Although the number may not sound like a lot, there is no doubt about the strength of the Ming Empire Navy. Lie on the Portuguese fleet in the Indian Ocean.

　Dear European royal family~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)