open sea

Chapter 1138
It was not Wang Quan who urged the Spanish merchant ships to leave Ireland as soon as possible. Although his words were easy to remind people of the brave Ming warriors in Daxi Port, the veterans of the Ming army without arms and dozens of farmers across the ocean were no match for the sea. The Spaniards formed the slightest deterrence.

What really made the Spaniards leave this land was the faded Sun and Moon flag on the mast of the Fuchuan that ran aground on the shore.

The news of Ming's occupation of the island of Ireland quickly spread back to the ears of Philip II in Lisbon.

The background of His Royal Highness Philip gradually darkened after hearing the news, and the mirror reflected the golden Portuguese crown inlaid with gems on the head wearing a black satin scarf, which suddenly looked ugly.

"Why can't they stay in the New World? I know that the royal businessman just said that the Daming people appeared at the mouth of the river northeast of Ireland, but is there any difference between this and Daming's occupation of Ireland?"

Fei Laoer opened his hands and waved vigorously: "They will always suddenly conjure tens of thousands of people, just like in the New World, and then replace the faded sun and moon flags with the magnificent Xianglong flag and Huangming flag... Who wants to fight against What is the name of the Sir who disappeared and replaced the Earl, Ya, thank you for reminding, Arthur, where is he, is he still alive?"

The person who accompanied the king was Brother Acosta. As one of the few people in Spain who knew enough about Ming Dynasty, this monk who was sent to the New World to preach soon became a member of the court after returning home and became a senior staff member highly valued by the king. .

In order to repay this kindness, Acosta asked the king several times to send him to the Indian Affairs Council to restore Spanish authority in the New World.

Of course, on the premise of not conflicting with Daming.

This is not only because of his loyalty to the king, but also because of his fear of the king. His Royal Highness Philip has never been known for his benevolence, righteousness and friendliness in the court and among the people. The troubled king seemed increasingly suspicious and moody.

For example, now, His Royal Highness, who had just imagined the news that the businessmen found Ming people appearing on the coast of Ireland, that Ming had completely occupied Ireland, lost his temper for no reason, and uttered impotent rage in a rare and secluded place in the palace. : "Ah, what the hell am I talking about? Why did I say it instead... Monk, please stop telling me idioms in the future!"

Immediately afterwards, the king changed another face, his tired eyes filled with dark circles showed infinite sadness and grief, and his voice was weak and soft: "I have also been affected by them, everyone, has been affected , which makes me extremely desperate."

Acosta had nothing to do with the king's emotional state, so he could only agree like an echo, just as he couldn't refuse the king to keep him in the court instead of the Indian Affairs Committee in Havana.

Everyone knows that the committee sent by the king has done a terrible job there, but no one can change the status quo. Spain's strength is based on its invincible military capabilities and economic advantages through plunder. , and then develop a stronger military force.

But when Spain's great battle across Europe collapsed into the Changsheng Gorge, the economic bubble that was empty of gold and silver but had no output was punctured by all kinds of exotic goods from Ming Dynasty?
What the Spaniards could offer apart from the only pride of the feudal old empire, all the memories of greatness and glory were as meaningless as past flowers.

Philip is trying his best to reverse all this. He not only has to face the fact that the New World, which he regards as his pocket, was captured by the Ming army, but also shoulders the responsibility of maintaining the Netherlands, balancing France, and resisting England. Reality and responsibility are intertwined. Unbreakable dead knot.

To maintain its military advantage over the rebellion in the Netherlands, to balance the Protestant rebellion in France, and to resist the continuous harassment and raids of English pirates, Spain has never lacked excellent huge warships and well-trained and experienced fighters, but these are all Money is needed, but the soaring prices in Spain cannot be reversed by the royal family, so they can only invest more gold and silver like drinking poison to quench their thirst.

To obtain these gold and silver, one must cooperate with Daming, and to cooperate with Daming, one must watch Daming's Dongyang military government do whatever they want in the New World like a pissed off daughter-in-law.

Whenever he thought of this, Philip felt that the hair under the crown wanted to run away from home and never return.

"The merchant didn't see him, Your Highness. I'm afraid Sir Arthur is no longer here. I should have found out earlier, King Arlan."

When all the dots were connected together, Acosta suddenly remembered that he had seen the red-haired King Alan in the scarlet robe at Chang Sheng's banquet: "I thought that the Ming Dynasty, as a huge empire, was like Europe, with all kinds of people. People with various skin colors and hair thought he was the vassal king of Ming Dynasty in the Philippines or somewhere, but he did not expect that he was the king of Ireland canonized by the emperor."

"His name is Zhu Xiaoen, and the missing earl that Sir Arthur served is named Sean O'Neill." Acosta nodded slowly, his expression extremely ugly: "They are the same person."

The king observed the dark complexion on his face in the mirror, turned his head to look at the little dwarf sticking out his head from the door of the bedroom, and yelled at them to leave, then looked up at the tall monastery with paintings full of religious styles He let out a long breath from the ceiling, and murmured: "It would be great if we didn't sign a treaty with Daming... Maybe Elizabeth and Catherine will lose their hair because of Daming at this time."

What Philip said was a beautiful imagination that can only stay in his mind. He raised his hand to stop Acosta who was about to speak, and said, "Don't remind me, I just think about it. Four million and a half taels are held in Chen In Mu's hand, I can only think about it."

Hearing this, Acosta felt a little relieved. It seemed that His Royal Highness returned to normal at this time, sitting at the desk and starting to open letters and deal with government affairs. As expected, as long as he left the mirror and did not look at his bald head, he would be much more normal.

I don’t know if writing a letter to Zou Yuanbiao, the magistrate of Changsheng County, who also suffers from the same problem, is useful. Acosta thinks that the Ming people are all miraculous. Maybe they can cure the king’s baldness... But at the same time, the monk is also suspicious in his heart. The baldness of Zouzhi County is worse than that of the king. Can this thing really be cured?

There is a saying, what to be afraid of, what to come.

Philip had just opened the first letter, which was sent by the Viceroy of Peru. The letter said that a ghost who claimed to be Lautaro had appeared in Colombia and had incited the local Indians to rebel for more than a year. In terms of casualties and losses, please ask the king to dispatch the legion remaining in Havana to counter the rebellion.

Philip squinted his eyes and pretended not to see it. He carefully placed the letter in the corner of the table. He decided to read something happy first, and finally deal with the letter that made his hair look like he had run away from home.

Then he opened the second letter happily, and said while opening the letter: "This letter is from the Marquis de Santa Cruz, Admiral of the Lisbon Navy, from the command ship. Good news... put it aside."

Antonio, who was supported by the people as the king of Portugal, contacted the people of England in France, intending to mobilize a fleet to intercept the silver ship from the New World to Daming Port next year in the overseas Azores Islands.

The last letter came from Brazil. It was sent by the Governor General of Portugal and Brazil. Philip thought, this must be good news, right?

But when he opened it, he knew that his hair couldn't be kept any longer, so he slapped the table angrily: "Da Ming people, Daming people, can't he just stay in Changsheng honestly!"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)