Wanli 1592

Chapter 1338 The Unlucky Spaniard

In order to make money, people can give everything.

Businessmen from France and Genoa, with or without government background, set off from their own countries with red eyes, and spent half a year carrying a ship full of gold and silver to China to do business.

Then stay in China for a month or two, and then return to the country with a full load of goods, and the profit will be several times the profit.

Huge business opportunities have stimulated more European businessmen to sail to China to do business, and this has also stimulated Chinese businessmen to sail to Europe to do business. When they arrived in Europe, they discovered that it was not only the goods in hand, but also the Chinese identity is also valuable.

Literate, understand etiquette, know how to cook, many European aristocrats are looking for such Chinese to serve themselves at high prices.

It is said that in addition to the Chinese-style life, the most high-end configuration of European nobles is accompanied by a Chinese scholar who teaches etiquette and Chinese culture, and then a Chinese private chef.

There are Chinese scholars as personal attendants, and Chinese chefs serve privately, which will be envied by many people.

This is the trend brought about by the governor of Genoa. This guy always takes Chen Zurong with him wherever he goes, and pretends to be the upper class of the entire European continent.

As a result, not only the five trading ports of Daqin prospered and developed, but also the ports of Genoa and France gradually prospered and developed.

Such increasingly close business ties naturally make other European countries drool.

Seeing that people are making a lot of money, Genoese nobles and French nobles are getting richer and richer. Every family wears gorgeous clothes made of expensive Chinese silk and eats colorful Chinese delicacies. It is simply enviable to have the service of a Chinese chef.

So the Spanish Empire, which was strongly rejected by the Chinese, seemed particularly unhappy at this moment.

In the 26th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, 1598 AD, in September, King Philip II of Spain passed away amidst many worries, and passed on the throne to his son Philip III.

And just three months after the death of Philip II, Xiao Ruxun launched the Marco Polo Bridge Mutiny outside Beijing, overthrew the Ming Dynasty and established the Great Qin Dynasty.

Only a few months apart.

And the trade with Europe that started in the Burmese era began to scale up after the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty.

In the first year of Longwu and the second year of Longwu, the number of Chinese merchant ships arriving in Europe was 26 and [-] respectively. In the third year of Longwu, this number exceeded [-]. In the fourth year of Longwu, the number of merchant ships exceeded [-].

Right now, the number of merchant ships is still increasing, but all of them are going to France and Genoa, and there are no other countries, especially Spain.

Because of the Luzon incident, the Daqin government led by Xiao Ruxun, after sorting out the political situation in Europe, implemented a policy of exclusion and contempt for Spain, cleaned up all the Spanish forces in Nanyang, and took the Portuguese forces for its own use. Turn Nanyang into your own back garden.

And this undoubtedly became a big failure of the Spanish government. During Philip II's lifetime, he once tried to organize an expeditionary force to crusade against China and regain the sphere of influence in Luzon and Nanyang.

However, under the political environment of internal and external difficulties, he failed to accomplish this matter.

The Dutch Revolution, the Anglo-Spanish War and the Religious War against France consumed Spain's national power and military strength in sevens and eighty-eight. The destruction of the Armada in 1588 dealt a great blow to Spain's sea power, making Philip II The world is powerless about the expedition.

Later, Xiao Ruxun rebelled in the Northern Expedition to overthrow the Ming Dynasty and establish the Great Qin Dynasty. Philip II died of illness and Philip III came to the throne.

Philip III was far inferior to his father in terms of political, military and diplomatic talents. Philip II was very disappointed with Philip III when he was alive, and predicted that his life would be controlled by powerful officials, and this prophecy came true sadly.

After Philip III came to the throne, his interest in sensuality and enjoyment was far higher than his interest in politics, diplomacy and military affairs.

In order to enjoy it better, he handed over all the power of the court to his favorite, the Duke of Lemar. He likes hunting, dancing and opera, and is immersed in singing and dancing, banquets, bullfights and farce all day long.

The national conditions of the Spanish Empire in the later period of Philip II's rule were not as good as before. Especially after the fleet was destroyed, the plundering of America and Africa also tended to stop. The wealth accumulated before was consumed by war and trade, but there was no change after that. Many open sources.

Philip III inherited a country rife with crises, and he clearly had neither the ability nor the interest to deal with them.

He would rather listen to one more opera and hold one more banquet than deal with one more state affairs. He doesn't even care about the war between Britain and France, which is close at hand, let alone China, which is thousands of miles away.

What Duke Lemar is more interested in is enjoying more power and honor, living a luxurious life, and getting more money.

To put it simply, it is domineering, not interested in fighting at all, and after taking power, it tried to end the war with Britain and pushed this process forward.

In addition, it is to use one's own power and status to earn a lot of money for oneself to squander.

Of course, it is even more impossible to spend a lot of money organizing an expeditionary force to find trouble in China, not to mention that it may not necessarily win the battle.

After returning home, the French businessmen and Genoese businessmen who participated in the military parade of the Qin Empire in the second year of Longwu preached China's powerful army and sophisticated weapons, saying that it was not unreasonable for the Spaniards to be defeated by the Chinese. The Chinese not only have an excellent civilization , also has a strong military force.

Their emperor was an emperor who was born as a general. He liked war and advocated force. He was an out-and-out political strongman and military strongman. All noble officials in China followed his lead. His power was beyond anyone's imagination.

After Duke Lemar heard the news, he permanently excluded the trouble with China from the government's administrative bill.

It has to be said that this is wise, otherwise Xiao Ruxun would have the confidence to make Spain go bankrupt 20 years earlier and let Europe hold a grand party to carve up Spain.

But this is not of much use, because Xiao Ruxun decided to make the Spaniards pay the price.

China only conducts government and commercial cooperation with France and Genoa, but ignores Spain, refuses to accept, refuses to cooperate, does not allow Spaniards to come to China to do business, and Chinese businessmen will not go to Spain to do business.

After three years in Longwu, when the China craze completely swept across the entire European continent, the Spaniards were surprised to find that they could get nothing, and they were not even allowed to go to China to do business.

The profits gained from the commercial trade between China, France and Genoa in the four years of Longwu made the Spaniards jealous, but they still found that they could not get any understanding, and the Chinese Daqin government refused to have any contact with them.

(End of this chapter)