Chapter 1659
"Perhaps I shouldn't hit your confidence, Your Excellency Governor."
Tang Ruowang said: "That is a terrifying place, and even the Lord cannot do anything about it. My What you see and hear is in this diary. If you need to understand the situation of that land, it can give you some help."
Tang Ruowang is unwilling to mention it, or even think about it, he Fear, because it will shake the faith. He handed the diary to Governor Batavia and got up to say goodbye: "I will return to Europe soon. The East is not a golden garden of Eden, but a hell. If your Excellency is not prepared, I think the consequences will be very serious. Seriously."
Thus, Tang Ruowang and Alurio left the Doge’s Mansion and went to a nearby church.
The two came and went in a hurry, and the Governor was still at a loss after leaving.
Hell? fear?
The governor opened his diary and squinted his eyes.
...
Spain Madrid, the capital of the Spanish Empire.
The Spanish Empire is a member of the Habsburg dynasty. And the Habsburg dynasty was the Royal Family with the widest scope in Europe's rule-once. The Holy Roman Empire, the Spanish Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Austrian dukedom, and the Austrian Empire are members of them, and they are also known as the Austrian family.
The current King Philip IV of Spain is a member of the Habsburg dynasty.
The 30-year religious war that has just ended since 1618, the 46th year of the Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, made the Habsburg dynasty lose its aura.
Spain lost in this war and was forced to recognize the status of Holland in the ongoing peace talks.
The so-called Thirty Years' War is an all-out war that affects the entire European countries. It originated in the religious dispute between Protestantism and Tianbishop, but in essence it is a dispute of interests.
The war between the new class and the old aristocracy that rose up due to the great voyage, and the war between the vassals against the rule of the Holy Roman Empire.
The war failed. As a member of the war, Philip IV was naturally happy that he did not raise. Fortunately, although the war did not win and lost a lot, Spain is still the most powerful country in Europe. one. The war in Europe did not affect their colonies too much.
Although European countries have many contradictions, in the contradiction, they are mostly relatives to each other. If there is a contradiction, we will fight first, and we will talk after the fight is almost done. This is their usual practice. Although eight million people were affected during the Thirty Years' War.
The losses in the war must be made up naturally. Where can they be made up? colony.
Philip IV has been thinking about urging the overseas colonies to increase blood supply to Spain.
But when the Governor of Batavia and a diary of the priest arrived in his hands, all his moods were gone.
"Those damn Barbarian dare to fight against the great Spanish king, I want to destroy them! Capture them as slaves!"
Silverware was all over the floor.
"The King Your Majesty should probably be more careful-that is a powerful country, not Barbarian on the island." A great nobleman faintly said: "Of course I look forward to Barbarian, because if It’s Barbarian, Governor Batavia will not send a letter to King Your Majesty to upset King Your Majesty."
"A lie! All lies!"
Philip IV Throwing away the letters and diary, he shouted: "My governor is not competent. He actually said that there are 200 million people in that country! He also said that Europe is not as big as that country. My lord, 200 million. My dear Marquis Your Excellency, do you believe it?"
The Marquis shrugged: "Perhaps. It is also possible that he was defeated and feared the king’s punishment, so he exaggerated the strength of the enemy."
"Yes. , Must be like this." Philip IV said: "My army is in the world, countless enemies fall under their guns. This world impossible exists in such a country. He must be lying to me. I want to withdraw him! "
"But what if?" The marquis said: "King Your Majesty, the diary of the priest may not have a real place."
"Just those cowards?" Philip Fourth Said with a smile: "They can't even believe in their beliefs and hide to the east. As the master devotee, I won't believe everything about them!"
Yes, this era goes to the east The priest and the overwhelming majority are all cultists who want to escape the religious dispute between Protestantism and bishop. They did not want to be involved in religious wars, so they chose to escape.
Therefore, in the eyes of European countries, these people are usable, but untrustworthy, they are all cowards.
"King Your Majesty, the person who wrote the diary, I know him, maybe he is not willing to be involved in the war, but he is indeed a pious cultist. Governor Batavia’s letter has stated that he is already returning On the way. If he deceives the king, I don’t think he dare."
"So you believe it?" Philip IV was angrily: "The bridges that you can't see at a glance are all steel Casting?! A vast territory with a population of 200 million? A huge machine, also a fast ship? No, this is all a lie."
"Then what does the King Your Majesty think should be done?" Marquis Without intending to fight with the king, he said: "Perhaps they don't have a population of 200 million, but 20 million should have. In other words, they can pull up an army of 1 million at any time. Then how many soldiers does the king Your Majesty plan to send thousands of miles away to follow Are they fighting?"
Philip IV was suddenly dumb.
He calmed down quickly and said: "You are right, the east is too far away, I can't send more troops to fight. So what do you suggest?"
The Marquis said: "There is indeed a great country with a long history in the East. Their silk, porcelain and tea have been liked by our nobles countless years ago. We are too far apart and it is not easy to increase troops. Therefore I prefer to negotiate."
"Negotiating?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." The marquis said: "Their treasures are very cheap in their country, but they are very expensive when they get Europe, and their value has skyrocketed. Dozens of times. We can talk to them and give up some benefits, so that they can get more benefits, and we don’t have to risk starting a war. King Your Majesty, the Thirty Years’ War has just ended, and we should rest for a while ."
"Um...what you said makes sense." Philip IV thought for a while and said: "The governor's letter told me that the eastern countries blocked the sea area and cut off trade. . In this way, I won’t get a Silver Coin. If I can get some benefits and let them unlock the blockade, for the current Spain, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."
"Yes. , My dear Your Majesty." The Marquis said: "As long as you open an opening through negotiation, it will be easier in the future."
"Let’s do it then."
"Okay Your Majesty. I need a letter of credence from you. I heard that that country attaches great importance to formal etiquette in this area."
"Then I will give you a letter of credence."