open sea

Chapter 840 Soju
The news of the death of the Portuguese King Sebastião coincides with the meeting of Almansa, the old governor of New Spain who is stranded in Changsheng County.

The riders sent by Chen Mu to Mexico City to find Duke Alva and the riders sent by Duke Alva to find Chen Mu met at the border.

One is in a hurry to give someone away, and the other is in a hurry to ask for someone. They have met.

It's just that after Duke Alva heard what Chen Mu meant, his mood was not so beautiful.

At the beginning, he really wanted to find a way to get Almansa out of Changsheng County and let him take charge of New Spain. After all, he himself has been in the Old Continent, and there are not many generals around him who know the New Continent very well. There's no chance of cronyism here.

What's more, even if he had the chance, he wouldn't dare.

The Duke of Alva is indeed the most powerful person among the Spanish nobles, but he is not the only one. There is another minister named Roy Gomez de Silva in the court who has comparable power with him. The difference is that Alva is on the outside and Roy is on the inside.

If it weren't for the short-term military stalemate that allowed Roy to seize the opportunity to persuade King Philip to recall him from the Netherlands, the Netherlands should have been calmed down now.

During his days in Mexico City, Alva knew very well that what New Spain needs at the moment is not an enterprising military general. Drag into the vortex that is harder to climb out of.

But when the same meaning came out of Chen Mu's mouth, Alva suddenly stopped thinking about it.

Whether the decision is correct or not is irrelevant.

The thirteen quick-thinking military officers in Mexico City were summoned again. The old Duke shuttled among the black-clothed officers leaning on a cane. Responding to the reply: "I want to know why Chen Mu thinks Almansa is a good choice."

"The ugly jealousy and inflated ambitions of the Ming Dynasty towards the New World disappeared with this treaty? They only want so much? I don't believe it."

"Almansa's administration of New Spain will make them lose the opportunity to provoke. This opportunity is not for nothing. They need the next governor to be as stupid as Bernal. They will not know it."

There are whispers of the devil in the New World. Anyone who walks here and sees this land will involuntarily think: Why is this land not ours?

The old duke didn't believe that anyone could resist such a temptation, especially Chen Mu.

"It should be us who are eager for a truce, not him. Now he doesn't want to go to war. I need to know why he doesn't want to go to war again."

Alva didn't think that such research could yield any precise results, just like the king he served had raised hundreds of male and female gnomes in the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo in El Escorial and had them bred, but they failed to produce super Like little people.

"Even if we can't get an answer, at least we can find out the thoughts of the people of the Ming Dynasty—their thoughts are different from ours."

It's really not the same.

In the government office of Changsheng County, Chen Mu was offering wine to Governor Almansa to see him off. Hearing the news that the King of Portugal had drowned in the Mahazan River during the war with the Moors, Chen Mu felt very evil from the bottom of his heart.

The death of the Portuguese king has nothing to do with the Portuguese king or the Portuguese. Chen Mu and them have no new or old grudges, but this is a good time. He has taken advantage of it now and has been looking forward to the stability of the Asian structure.

Now that Daming has soldiers and people in the Asian state of Daming, all that is lacking is time for the five counties to gain a firm foothold, so what do you say?
Drowsy and want a pillow, here comes the pillow.

"Don't hide it from me, I have already learned from Brother Acosta that your king is also the heir to the Portuguese king."

Between the cups and cups, the old Governor Almansa swept away his depression, and his eyes lit up after drinking the wine. Chen Mu took a sip from the wine glass with a smile, and asked: "In the next few years, your king's main attack direction should be to inherit the Portuguese Is it king?"

Almansa also took a sip from the wine glass. The old man was very shrewd, keeping his eyes on Chen Mu's wine glass. When Chen Mu took a sip, he also took a sip. He would never drink more or less. Prevent being drunk by Chen Mu.

But even so, the old governor, who was used to drinking wine and rum, felt that Chen Mu was really cruel to him, and his complexion was normal and unusual after such a spicy wine entered his throat.

At the beginning of the banquet, Chen Mu specially introduced to him that the wine he drank today came from the northern part of the Ming Dynasty and was called shochu.

It’s really warming up against the cold, and the chest and back are sweating after three sips of wine... But Almansa has never figured it out. There are only dry seasons and wet seasons, why drink wine to keep out the cold?
In fact, he was already on top at this moment, took a deep breath and said slowly: "It should be. If there is a war, the time will be shorter, and if there is no war, it will be longer. The best result is that other heirs give up the throne. Who will be treated like this?" all good."

"Don't! There is an old saying in my hometown that those who are virtuous in the world live there. But everyone who dares to fight for the world is virtuous. In the end, it depends on whose reason is hard."

Chen Mu drank as much as Almansa, but he was still normal, because only one of the two drank soju, and he drank rice wine.

"There is a saying in our hometown. You have to tell the king this sentence - make friends with friends from afar, and let others sleep soundly on the side of the couch." Chen Mu, the cheater, talked to Almansa with a smile: "The situation in Spain, France, Ottoman, Portugal, England, these countries eat Spain to death, and if you are not careful, you will be attacked from all sides."

"Our country's environment is similar to yours. The surrounding countries fear you when you are strong, and rush to you when you are weak. Great countries, only lose or win."

Chen Muyue said that the old man's face turned greener, and finally asked simply: "Then how to distinguish the beginning of weakness?"

"Of course it's, uh..."

When Chen Mu talked about Xingqi, he suddenly realized that he had dug a hole and jumped down, but he had already said this, so he had no choice but to say: "Probably one or several defeats."

The root of the problem is that the majesty of an invincible army has been dismantled. People no longer believe that your army can protect themselves, and they are not far from rising in groups.

The old man's face turned greener. The Spaniards hadn't suffered a big defeat in decades. The only few times they had happened in recent years, and in recent years, they were all defeated by Ming Guo.

You still have the face to say it!
But at this moment, Almansa selectively forgot about these unpleasant things. He drank the wine glass in one gulp, raised his head again as if he mustered up his courage, and said to Chen Mu: "General Chen, I want to go back and continue to be the governor. , need your help."

Chen Mu put down his wine glass and sat upright, gestured and said, "What kind of help?"

"After I cross the border, the West India Council may not let me take over as governor. They will make trouble for me. I need your soldiers to cross the border and cause some trouble. For example, looting a few plantations, but it is best not to die. "

"The movement is neither big enough to go to war, nor so small that no one will know. When they let me out, I will threaten you with war and blockade of the border, and then Ming will bow its head slightly, so the West India Committee can't do anything about me. "

Well, the script is all written!
Before Chen Mu could speak, Almansa hurriedly added: "Your Excellency, you must promise me that you must not threaten me, and you will go to war as soon as you say it - peaceful trade is good for everyone, and the war you want cannot be exchanged." , peace can!"

Chen Mu smiled.

"Don't worry, I promise you."

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)