Ming Zuo

Chapter 1639 The New Era of Europe

The treaty of the Alliance of Order has many contents and is also very important.

In addition to the above, there are also content such as clarifying the English Channel and the Strait of Gibraltar as neutral international waterways.

This content is naturally of great benefit to the Netherlands and Portugal.

Not too bad for England.

After all, the Mediterranean region is very rich, and everyone can smoothly enter and exit the Strait of Gibraltar to do business, so there is nothing to be dissatisfied with.

Among them, the empire also obtained its own benefits.

With the consent of the nations, Morocco was assigned to the Empire.

In other words, the empire has an enclave in the west.

Although Morocco is still in the hands of Spain, relying on the strength of the Alliance of Order, sooner or later it will be able to force Spain to spit it out.

The news of the Alliance of Order quickly spread throughout Europe, triggering an earthquake-like response.

The 30-year war has just ended, and all countries are trying to recover and digest the fruits at the same time.

How can such a terrifying alliance emerge at this time without causing concern?
The biggest reaction among them was France.

France just came from behind in the 30-year war, picked the biggest peach, and became the number one army power in Europe.

The French are happily planning to rebuild the European order and become the hegemon of Europe. As a result, the Alliance of Order appeared.

There is no doubt that the League of Order is a great challenge to France.

Representatives of France rushed to Edinburgh to negotiate with the Alliance of Order, hoping to get involved.

In this regard, the empire is indifferent.

But the Netherlands and Portugal were unwilling to let go, and the conditions given were very harsh.

Both of these countries intend to share maritime interests after suppressing Britain, and they do not want France to share the cake.

Liao Zhongjian had no choice but to repeatedly negotiate with the Netherlands and Portugal secretly, stating his interests.

Without France, the foundations of the Alliance of Order were always too weak.

Now Charles II was forced by the situation and had to sign a series of treaties that humiliated the country and humiliated his power, just to keep his power.

But once he defeats the parliament, neither he nor the British will be able to tolerate the current situation.

At that time, the English will definitely gobble up Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, hoping to restore their national strength.

According to the judgment of the imperial mission, Scotland and Ireland are fine, but Wales may be in danger.

It is difficult to prevent England from making a comeback only by relying on the current countries of the Order Alliance.

But if you add France, it will be different.

After all, France is a military power and has a feud with Britain.Compared with its Netherlands and Portugal, France does not want Britain to rise again.

Another one, if France is rejected, it is likely to push France to the side of Britain and Spain.

At that time, the three major powers in Western Europe will come together, and the Alliance of Order will definitely not be an opponent.

At the same time, in order to support Catalonia, France also needs to participate.

Today's Spanish sea power is still very strong, and it is difficult for the Alliance of Order to break through the Strait of Gibraltar to support Catalonia.

France, on the other hand, borders Catalonia on land.

No one knows how long the Alliance of Order can last if it is said a thousand times or ten thousand times.But the common enemies right now are Britain and Spain, and these two threats must be brought down.

The grand strategic planning amazed the Dutch and the Portuguese, and they finally realized that their small thoughts were worthless, which made them change their attitudes.

As a result, France also became a member of the League of Order.

For this reason, King Louis XIV of France was very happy and personally sent an invitation to the imperial mission to visit Paris.

Although his queen was the daughter of King Philip IV of Spain, Louis XIV was not polite in the face of national interests.

With the accession of France, the mighty Alliance of Order became the preeminent power in Europe.

France and the Netherlands quickly reached an agreement to jointly send troops to deal with Spain's remaining Dutch colonies.

After defeating Spain, they will carve up these lands.

At the same time, France has resumed its support for Catalonia, which has completely bankrupted the hopes of the Spaniards.

The Spaniard suddenly realized that he was an enemy everywhere, and couldn't help being deeply terrified.

Philip IV sent an envoy to visit the Holy Roman Empire, hoping to receive assistance.

But the problem is that the Holy Roman Empire suffered heavy losses in the 30-year war, and it has reached the point of lingering, unable to support Spain at all.

Then Spain turned to get in touch with the British Parliament, and this time finally established an offensive and defensive alliance.

But the problem is that both sides are facing strong pressure, and they are all overwhelmed. Whether they can support each other, no one has a clue!
After losing the land battle, Ruprecht finally realized his own shortcomings.

While ashamed, he wrote a letter to Charles II, hoping to fully learn military affairs from the empire, and at the same time equip the empire with all-round weapons.

Charles II dreamed of returning to London as soon as possible, so he readily agreed.

The Scots thought the same way.

The new military school was officially completed in Edinburgh, and there were also three large weapons factories.

The empire transferred weapons manufacturing technology to the Royal Party of England and Scotland, and obtained 400 million taels of silver and the right to trade duty-free for 15 years.

The military attachés of the imperial mission began to serve as instructors, training troops for the British Royalist Party and Scotland, preparing for the next war.

Everything that happened in Scotland is of course clear to Parliament.

Under strong pressure, Cromwell acted arbitrarily, expanded the scale of conscription, and concentrated resources on the military.

However, his actions have undoubtedly greatly affected people's livelihood and the economy, and the people began to complain.

The Presbyterian faction in the parliament could not find enough labor to maintain their own business. Apart from heavy losses, their dissatisfaction with Cromwell began to skyrocket.

It was under such circumstances that Xu Erjue set out on his way home with rich diplomatic achievements.

Along with him, there were ambassadors to the Empire appointed by Charles II, Scottish Ambassadors to the Empire, Irish Ambassadors to the Empire, Welsh Ambassadors to the Empire, French Ambassadors to the Empire, and a huge business team.

Knowing that the empire opened its arms and welcomed businessmen from all over the world to come and trade, the whole of Europe boiled.

Marco Polo described the empire so brilliantly that all Europeans dreamed of setting foot on that golden land to find endless wealth.

As a result, over the years, instead of finding Middle Earth, they found many wild lands, and also made a lot of wealth.

Later, they finally found Zhongtu, but Zhongtu closed its doors and was very stingy with their trade requests.

But even during such exchanges, they could feel the strength and richness of Middle-earth from a glimpse of the leopard.

Now that you can finally trade with the empire unhindered, what are you waiting for?
Especially after seeing the strength of the empire's military, European countries hope to have closer contact with the empire.

Even if you learn a little bit, it is a great benefit!
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