Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 996, Treaty of London

After the war, London seemed unusually quiet, especially in the early morning, when the warm Atlantic current made the temperature here warmer, but it also made the place full of fog.

In the early morning of winter, amidst the thick fog, the whole of London seemed extraordinarily quiet.

The Spanish bullfighter who had been tossing all day yesterday is still sleeping soundly, preparing to gather his energy to continue to toss this dilapidated city. England, hiding in every corner, is still shivering, praying silently, praying that the Spaniards will hurry up. Leave here, or your own king can reach an early truce agreement with their big city.

As for the English nobles, ministers, and members of the royal family in the Tower of London Castle, they also had a sleepless night, especially Henry VII, who did not fall asleep the whole night.

The conditions proposed by Tian Erniu are too harsh for him, compensation of [-] million taels of silver, and the cession of Cornwall. Once this condition is agreed, England will not be able to rise within a hundred years.

What's more, there is a hungry wolf-like Spain, and no one knows what kind of conditions they will put forward.

"Tata~Tata~"

The sound of orderly steps echoed in the Tower of London Castle. This was the sound of Ming soldiers walking around here on patrol. It was neat and uniform, and the sound of the special whale leather boots rubbing against the floor was so crisp.

"Your Majesty, it's time to get up, we have to negotiate with the Ming people and the Spaniards later."

Henry VII's attendants came to remind him.

Well, the people of Daming gave him the respect he deserved as a king, and even kept his attendants.

"I see."

Henry VII nodded and replied.

When the sun gradually rises, the sun dispels the thick fog, revealing the blue sky and white clouds, which is a very rare good weather.

Long tables were set up on the grass in the center of the Tower of London Castle, covered with white cloth from Ming Dynasty, and placed with pens and inks. England’s nobles, ministers, members of the royal family, etc. have all arrived. They are still very gentlemen, some people even have smiles on their faces, and only a few people who really care about the future of England are full of sorrow.

The arrival of Henry VII made many English nobles and ministers immediately quiet down, looked at Henry VII in unison, and then waited patiently.

It was only when the sun was about three poles high that the Spaniards such as Almeida and Corster walked over, talking and laughing with Hetian Erniu and Jiang Liang.

"Tian, ​​how are the girls in England?"

Almeida blushed, enjoying everything about the winner last night.

"Haha, not bad."

Tian Erniu smiled and replied.

"England is going to go to France after we are busy with things here. When we win France, we will celebrate again."

"Of course, but the French are not easy to win. You Spaniards can't take advantage of it on land. If you just rely on warships, you won't pose a big threat to the French."

"Yeah, that's why I came to ask you, General, for help."

"Our king has already sent me a letter, asking His Excellency the General to join me in attacking Paris from the Seine River. As long as the general is willing to contribute, the French have nothing to fear."

"I only have [-] warships now, and the number of people is less than [-]. I'm afraid I can't help you too much."

"The general is humble. As long as you are willing, with the bravery of Ming soldiers, even [-] soldiers are enough to enter Paris, and then you can force Louis XII to sue us for peace."

"No, no, I won't make fun of my soldiers. I can send warships to accompany you into the Seine River to provide you with vitality support, but I will definitely not land for combat. My soldiers are sailors after all, not professional Army."

"But we could not have brought the French to their knees without your help."

"That depends on you Spaniards. We, Ming Dynasty, have fulfilled our responsibilities as an ally. We have helped you defeat the Portuguese and the English, and have also lifted your maritime threat on the Mediterranean side. I think we, Ming Dynasty, have done enough. .”

"This…"

Hearing Tian Erniu's words, Almeida and Korster fell silent, and the people of Ming Dynasty were unwilling to help them attack Paris, which made it difficult.

The strength of the French is very strong, known as the first brother in Europe, this is not a joke, you must know that the strength of France in this period is extremely strong.

During the Hundred Years War between Britain and France, the French completely drove the English out of the European continent, unified France, and maintained a huge country. Secondly, the French repeatedly invaded Italy in the first two years, wanting to occupy Naples, Italy, Sicily, Venice and other places.

For this reason, the French also formed an alliance with Spain and took Naples and Sicily together, but they were eventually rebelled by the Spaniards. They lost to the Spaniards in the Gariliano War and lost Naples.

But it can also be seen that the strength of the French is indeed very strong, enough to compete with the Spaniards.

"Haha, let's talk about England with our dear Henry VII first."

Tian Erniu looked at their depressed expressions, and immediately smiled.

When I came to Europe by myself, it was based on the principle of fighting if I could beat it, and not fighting if I couldn't beat it. Anyway, I would not make fun of my own life.

Naturally, there is no problem in playing naval battles. Relying on powerful artillery and ships, no one is afraid of anyone at sea, but if they want to land and fight the French, that is of course impossible, and they are not leading the Ming Army.

What's more, if the French are really brought down, the Spaniards will be able to dominate Western Europe. At that time, no one will be able to check and balance the Spaniards. This is seriously not in the interests of Ming Dynasty.

So the French, just sail their warships into the Seine and bombard Paris. As for anything else, let the Spanish bullfighters go.

Hearing Tian Erniu's words, Almeida and Carster smiled, and looked at Henry VII and the others, as if they saw a lot of meat.

Under the witness of many nobles, ministers and members of the royal family in England, the negotiations between England, Spain and Ming Dynasty began soon.

"If England wants to achieve peace, it must agree to the following conditions for us Spain and Ming Dynasty. First, we must pay Spain and Ming Dynasty [-] million taels of silver each, and installment payments are acceptable."

"Second, cede Hampshire to us Spain, and cede Cornwall to the Ming Empire."

"Thirdly, England shall no longer support pirates and shall not issue privateer certificates."

"Fourth, ships from Spain and Ming Dynasty can travel freely to and from any port in England, and England is not allowed to levy taxes on ships from Spain and Ming Dynasty."

Almeida placed an agreement in front of Henry VII with the posture and tone of a winner.

"No, no, we in England will never agree to such a harsh truce agreement."

When Henry VII heard this, he immediately shook his head. Such a condition was too harsh, and England could not agree to it. The English nobles and ministers behind him also shouted: "We in England would rather stand with one soldier and one soldier. The pawn will never agree to such a condition."

"Tian, ​​look, I just said that these English pirates will not agree to our terms."

"I think it's better to hand them over to us. Since they don't agree to our conditions, we have no way to benefit from England. It's better to simply send them all to the guillotine and throw them into the Thames River."

Korster didn't feel any surprise, but smiled and said to Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang beside him.

"I think that seems like a good proposition."

Tian Erniu immediately nodded slightly.

Their conversation was translated verbatim by the interpreter, and Henry VII and the others on the opposite side couldn't help but change their expressions when they heard it.

This Daming man was more or less a gentleman, and he didn't make things too difficult for them, but if he fell into the hands of the Spaniards, with the Spaniard's personality, he would definitely die.

You must know that in the morning, they were all taken to the Thames for a walk. The entire Thames was red and full of beheaded corpses.

Now when they think of being beheaded and thrown into the Thames River, many people's faces turn pale.

"No, no, you can't treat us like this!"

The first ones who were unwilling were the great nobles of England, and they all shook their heads and said.

"Even if I die, I will never agree to your request, you bandits!"

However, Henry VII said very stubbornly, if they really agreed to their request, England would not be able to get up again within a hundred years. The heavy war reparations and lost sovereignty were enough to make the Inglan people forever Can't hold my head up.

"Your Majesty, I think it is better for us to agree to their request."

"If we don't agree, we will die. Once we die, England will have no leader. At that time, the Ming people, the Spaniards, and even the French, Scots, and Irish can easily carve us up."

"Although the conditions are harsh, as long as we live, we are still nobles in England, and we can still live a noble life, but the people below are more miserable, but who cares about those."

"Yes, Your Majesty, please agree. Let's get through the present first. When we are strong, we can still regain everything we lost with our swords."

Henry VII refused to agree, but the great nobles and ministers around him tried to persuade him one after another. The knife was on the neck, so why be stubborn? He quickly agreed and sent these ancestors away.

The agreement can be signed first, and then you can find a chance to get revenge later.

"This~"

"Ok."

Hearing the words of these great nobles and ministers, Henry VII nodded helplessly.

Henry VII had no choice here. Even though he had already made up his mind to die, the great nobles and ministers around him were still greedy for life and afraid of death. There was no way for Henry VII to sign the agreement.

"Haha, you really can't reason with robbers, you can only talk with swords."

Seeing Henry VII signing the agreement, Almeida couldn't help but said happily.

Soon, this agreement, which was called the "Treaty of London" in later generations, was signed in three languages. Because the treaty was extremely unequal, it also forged a long-term hatred between Britain and Spain and laid the foundation for the future. the scourge of war.

(End of this chapter)