Ming Zuo

Chapter 1320 Wide Alliance

Kandy Kingdom and Xia Kingdom share a common language.

That is Buddhism.

Regarding the issue of Tianzhu, religion has always been the focus that cannot be avoided.

In other words, as long as the religious problem can be solved, the Tianzhu problem can be solved.

As the only remaining Buddhist country on the land of Tianzhu, the Kandy Dynasty naturally had a good impression of China.

Although nearby Siam and other countries are also prosperous in Buddhism, those countries are too weak and have limited strength to help Kandy.

Only Xia Guo is Kandy's hope.

Especially the warships docked in the port made Rajsingh II realize that the hope of revitalizing the country is at hand.

Facing the Western colonists, the Kandy dynasty could not take many measures.

The main thing is to find new allies and deal with the immediate enemies.

Then the new ally becomes an enemy again, and it is time to find an ally.

Now they are pulling the Dutch to fight the Portuguese, but 100 years later they will pull the British to fight the Dutch.

In the end, no new allies could be found, so they could only fight against the British alone.

As a result, its strength was weak and it was completely reduced to a British colony.

"The Dutch have bad intentions, we urgently need Xia Guo's help."

Unlike those monks, Rajsingh II was more out of national situation considerations.

Although the Xia people came with the Dutch, as a politician, Rajsingh II did not think that the relationship between Xia and the Netherlands was really indestructible.

Not to mention, there is also a religious connection between the Kingdom of Kandy and the Kingdom of Xia.

This is the problem of lack of knowledge.

Kandy people think how great Buddhism is in Xia Kingdom!
Will the Xia Congress help the Kingdom of Kandy for this purpose and deal with the Netherlands?
Obviously not.

The Kingdom of Kandy is not that important.

But Xia Guo wanted to get involved in Tianzhu affairs.

Where exactly should one start?

Liao Zhongjian thought for several days, but he couldn't find an angle.

At a time of confusion, the Portuguese presented a bright opportunity.

Although the island of Ceylon is big, no matter what happens, it cannot be hidden from anyone.

The Portuguese on the west side of the island learned of the joint arrival of Xia Guo and the Netherlands.

After all, the frighteningly large fleet couldn't hide at all.

The Portuguese couldn't sit still.

Although they are calling the wind and rain on the island of Ceylon, the turbulent situation changes color.But in fact, the strength of the Portuguese is only a few hundred people.

There is no problem dealing with weak natives.

If they confronted the joint fleet of Xia Guo and Holland, they would only end up with annihilation.

Anthony Lopez, the supreme official of Portugal here, was really frightened, and hurriedly sent envoys to inquire about the movements of Xia Guo and the Netherlands.

"We in Portugal have always attached great importance to the friendly relationship with China, and we still have many compatriots serving in the country of Xia. We absolutely have no intention of becoming an enemy of the country of Xia. We implore the country of Xia to maintain our friendship."

The Portuguese envoy Eli Arno looked at the warships in the bay with trepidation, his voice trembling.

When did the conservative and closed Middle-earth own such a terrifying warship?
He even saw that thousands of soldiers of the Xia Army were practicing on the shore.

Those muskets and artillery made him understand that Portugal here has no capital to resist.

There is no other way but to act with emotion and reason, hoping that Xia Guo will not do anything.

"Even if Xia Guo doesn't meddle in the affairs here, can Portugal withstand the pressure from the Netherlands?"

Liao Zhongjian asked a heartbreaking question.

Eli Arno was even more powerless.

The Netherlands has taken the initiative on the island of Ceylon, the Portuguese have been compressed to a corner, and it is only a matter of time before they lose here.

Could it be that hundreds of years of painstaking efforts are going to be completely lost like this?

Eli Yano was a little bit unwilling, but he knew better that it was useless to struggle in the face of absolute strength.

Opposite him, Liao Zhongjian's thoughts were wandering.

Liao Zhongjian is recalling information about Portugal.

The more he thought about it, the more he realized that there seemed to be a lot of things that could be manipulated.

The Kingdom of Kandy can become an outpost for Xia Guo to set foot in Tianzhu, and Portugal may not be an enemy.

Even the relationship between Portugal and the Netherlands may not be able to turn enemies into friends under Xia Guo's mediation.

And the premise of all this is that the three parties have a common enemy...

That is Spain.

Xia Guo has now completely occupied Luzon, and the only remaining enemies are some indigenous people.

Spain already knew the situation in Luzon, and sent a small army from the Americas to take back the colony.

The result can be imagined.

Encountered Zheng Zhilong's expedition fleet on the way, the two sides fought a bloody battle, and the Spaniards were wiped out.

The Spaniards on the American side have not been there for three to five years, and they will certainly not be able to organize new forces to come over.

Maybe never.

Now is the time for Spain to decline.

However, it is actually a very long process for a big empire to completely decline.

Even for the conservative Ming Dynasty, it took hundreds of years before and after.

And Spain has a vast colony in the Americas, which can provide endless wealth to the native land, enough to squander for a long time.

Therefore, in the minds of many people, Spain is still the current world hegemon.

We all know that world hegemons are always hated.

There are many people who want to kill the world hegemon.

With this common goal, Liao Zhongjian felt that Portugal should not be an enemy.

The relationship between the Netherlands and Portugal should not be hostile.

"Mr. Eli Yano, with your vision, do you think Portugal can resist Spain's comeback?"

Just last year, taking advantage of Spain's 30-year war and the Catalonian uprising, the Portuguese, who had long been dissatisfied with Spanish colonial rule, launched a riot.

They drove away the Spanish governor and elected Joao IV as king, officially embarking on the road to independence.

But obviously, as the side of the couch, Spain must not be reconciled to Portugal getting out of control.

The situation before Portugal is to deal with Spain's renewed attack.

Compared with Spain, Portugal is too weak.

For this reason, on the one hand, Portugal allocated resources from various colonies to strengthen its homeland; on the other hand, it also sent people to Britain, hoping to get support.

However, the domestic situation in Britain at this time is already very tense, and a civil war may break out at any time.No one is sure how much help can be provided to Portugal.

"We are deeply sympathetic to Portugal's experience and can provide considerable help. We always believe that the weak and weak all over the world should unite to defeat a hateful and powerful enemy. If Portugal is willing to change its strategy and cooperate with the Dutch Enemies become friends, I believe that we will be able to make great achievements."

(End of this chapter)