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Chapter 1674 Continental Conference
"This time, the King of France contacted the ambassadors of various countries to deal with the Windsor Holy Alliance established by China, England, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Scotland, and Ireland. Presumably you have heard more or less, the Eastern Consul and the Queen of England There is a marriage between them, and England has been inevitably eroded by the East, and this holy alliance is also the alliance they called for."

Cardinal Mazarin of France presided over the meeting of European countries in person, and glanced at the big shots sitting at the round table.

This round table meeting was attended by well-known figures in Europe.

Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, Elector Friedrich William of Brandenburg-Prussia, Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria, Elector Johann George I of Saxony, Queen Christina of Sweden, Ned Prince of Orange and William II, Earl of Nassau, General de Mello, commander of the Spanish Flemish Legion, and important figures from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Tsarist Russia.

It can be said that the number and quality of high-level leaders in this peace talk are rare in the 17th century, second only to the next big gathering!

"Queen Sophia of England, with the acquiescence of China's ruling power, sent troops to attack us in Haiti and Jamaica in the West Indies, and also ransacked our treasure ship in the Americas during this operation, which caused heavy losses to Spain. Our Spanish King Philip IV The world has withdrawn all ambassadors to England, ordered the confiscation of all English property within our Spanish borders, and deported them." Spain's General de Mello said.

The bigwigs present were sympathetic and gloated when they heard that Spain was so unlucky, that its colonies were lost and its treasure ship was looted.

"They can attack us Spain this time, and they can also attack other European kingdoms in the future. It is hard to say who will be the next turn. If it is not to deal with the crisis brought by the English, our Spain will not be so easy to negotiate with you. We still have the power to fight." General de Mello was not reconciled.

As a great colonial empire, Spain mined a large amount of gold and silver in the Americas. Although it has declined, the emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and they can still be consumed with France.

But the English stabbing in the back completely angered the King of Spain, and at the same time he didn't want to fight on two fronts, so he desperately wanted to negotiate peace with France and the Netherlands, and fight England to protect his colonies.

Hearing what the Spanish representative said, other people who were gloating at first felt a sense of crisis.

Yes, the Holy Alliance began to form, they can loot the treasure ships of the Kingdom of Spain today, and the merchant ships of other kingdoms tomorrow.

"This is also our concern in France. Otherwise, we don't need to spend a lot of time calling you to come to peace talks. We need to deal with the pressure brought by the Holy Alliance." The French Cardinal Mazaran said.

"In fact, our Dutch East India Company overseas has also been fatally hit by China. They have snatched several trading stations in Yizhou, Batavia, and India. Our East India Company has gone bankrupt because of this, and many Creditors complain," said Regent William II of the Netherlands.

Huaxia's expansion activities in Nanyang led to the bankruptcy of the Netherlands East India Company. This was a long time ago, but it caused an uproar in the Netherlands at that time because many people invested in the Netherlands East India Company. The bankruptcy of the Dutch East India Company caused many Dutch merchants to complain.

"Our Spanish Manila in Eastern Luzon was also taken away." General de Mello added.

"Part of the Tsar's Siberia was taken away by them." The Russian envoy interjected.

Facing the pressure of the Holy Alliance, the big shots present could not help but consider their own interests after gloating.

Among the forces present, Spain, the Netherlands, and Tsarist Russia all had feuds with China, while the Holy Roman Empire, Sweden, France, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth had no feuds for the time being.

"As soon as Denmark was defeated by Sweden, it couldn't wait to join the Holy Alliance. I suspect that Denmark has the idea of ​​rekindling the war in Northern Europe." Queen Christina of Sweden broke the silence.

Everyone looked at the young queen. They also knew the contradiction between Sweden and Denmark. Now Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe. Denmark wants to eliminate the threat posed by Sweden and has repeatedly tried to provoke Sweden's authority.

Now that the Kingdom of Denmark has joined the Holy Alliance, Sweden will have to fight against the Holy Alliance.

"First of all, before establishing the European Continental Union, we need to resolve our previous wars and resolve all disputes, so that we can work together to fight against China, England, Denmark and other sacred allies." Mazaran said.

Under the leadership of the French Cardinal Mazarin, several major kingdoms involved in the Thirty Years War began fierce negotiations.

"The Holy Roman Empire needs to recognize the legal status of the German Protestant princes in the Holy Roman Empire, and recognize Switzerland as an independent country. The Kingdom of Spain needs to recognize the United Provinces of the Netherlands as an independent country."

"The Holy Roman Emperor has no right to decide on matters such as declaring war, negotiating peace, imposing taxes, and conscription."

"Ceded to France, Sweden, Brandenburg, Saxony the part of Outer Austria controlled by the Holy Roman Emperor."

"The Principality of the Palatinate is divided into two, one part is merged with Bavaria, and the other part is returned to the son of the former Palatinate Elector."

"France and Sweden are represented in the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Duke of Bavaria is made Elector."

"The Holy Roman Empire shall pay 500 million talers to the Kingdom of Sweden."

In order to end the war as soon as possible, the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III had to sign a treaty of land cession and indemnity, which prevented Germany from being unified into a large empire.

Because the Kingdom of Spain still has spare power, the kingdoms such as France and Sweden did not dare to bully Spain too much, but only let them recognize the independence of the Netherlands.

Prince Karl, who was exiled in England for a time, regained part of his father's fief in Germany and became the Palatinate Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

"Carl, your younger brother, Prince Rupert, is serving Queen Sophia of England. It is said that he commands the Royal Army. Can you draw a line with him?" Mazaran asked Karl on behalf of the Continental Union Ask him where he stands.

"Rupert is Rupert. It is his choice to serve the Queen of England, but it has nothing to do with me, Karl. I am the Elector of the Palatinate, and I will stand on the side of the Holy Roman Empire." Karl assured.

Although part of his father's territory was allocated to the Duke of Bavaria, he was able to get back half of the territory, and it was already very good to change from an exiled nobleman to an elector.

Archbishop Mazaran in red nodded: "Then, we will now formally discuss the establishment of the Continental Continental Union to counter the Holy Alliance led by China and England."

(End of this chapter)