Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 793 Introduction of Anders
Barabara talked for a while, and after dividing the good things from the east, Joao IV leaned his head on the back of the chair and said a little more relaxedly: "Believe in the charm of these oriental goods, dare not say anything else, At least France should be fine, they are the most popular. As long as France can support us, Spain will always have some scruples..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly seemed to have just come back to his senses, so he exerted a little more force, turned his back away from the back of the chair, looked at the commander of the fleet, and said: "I didn't expect that the Emperor of the Ming Empire in the East really fulfilled his promise. There are so many good things brought back here. What experience do you have to tell me about your past trip this time?"

After hearing this, the commander of the fleet quickly replied: "Your Highness, I only have one feeling, that is, the Eastern Empire is too powerful! We are really lucky to be able to form a brotherhood with this Eastern Empire!"

"Yeah!" King Joao IV nodded his head after hearing this, and said yes, but then he came back to his senses and asked quickly: "How powerful is this Eastern Empire?"

At the beginning, he felt that Portugal could obtain great economic benefits from the East, so it was a blessing for Portugal. He did not object to this.But he immediately understood that there seemed to be other benefits, so he quickly asked.

After hearing this, the commander of the fleet replied, "Your Highness, I suggest that Anders, the former governor of Annan, should introduce it in the most detailed way."

Of course, John IV would not disagree, so Anders, who returned home with this fleet, soon appeared in front of him.

Thus, Anders began to introduce the strength of the Ming Empire to Joao IV.

First of all, the territory is so large, Anders counted the countries in Europe with his fingers, and even counted some countries in the Arab world, before he said to Joao IV: "All these countries add up, and there is still no Ming Empire." Come big!"

King Joao IV was a little surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Hey, last time, it didn't seem to be this big!"

When he was about to conclude an alliance last time, he had already heard about how big the Far East Empire was, but now he heard that it was larger than many European countries, which surprised him a little.

When Anders heard this, he smiled and said: "Your Highness, the emperor of the Ming Empire was wise and powerful. He conquered Dongwu, Annan, Luzon occupied by Spain, and Bada occupied by the Dutch without losing a single battle. Via, etc., all belong to the Ming Empire."

Upon hearing this, King Joao IV immediately asked sensitively: "You said that neither the Spanish nor the Dutch could defeat the Ming Empire. If I remember correctly, they are from Nanyang, right?"

Anders laughed when he heard it, and replied after a while: "Your Highness, in the Nanyang War, the Spaniards asked the Dutch for help, and finally united against the Ming Empire, but they were also defeated. The Spanish Governor Diego was defeated." The Ming army captured him alive and cut him to death, as did Antony, governor of Batavia in the Netherlands.”

Speaking of this, he added sternly: "Your Highness, it is undeniable that the Ming Empire has a large population, which is larger than the combined population of our entire Europe. Naturally, their army is also large. However, I want to What I want to emphasize is that the elite of the Ming army is by no means inferior to the army of any European country. I dare to say that if Europe is not too far away from the Ming Empire, maybe there will be no such thing as France and Spain. strength!"

Seeing that Joao IV did not speak, Anders continued to speak.As a person who has personally experienced it, and who has changed his identity from an enemy of the Ming Dynasty to a friendly army, he has particularly deep feelings, so when he tells it, it is also particularly convincing.

Joao IV listened, his face was full of envy and longing.

After a long time, I saw Anders say sincerely after the introduction: "My minister is far away in the Far East. I have been worried all the time. I have been completely relieved after hearing that His Highness agreed to the covenant. I dare not say anything else. The Ming Empire has become a state of brothers, and it is definitely a big profit!"

This conclusion can be seen from the goods shipped back this time. Joao IV nodded, but still said with regret: "In the covenant, there is a certain offensive and defensive alliance. Now the situation in Portugal is dangerous, and I don't even know it." When will Spain come over? If the Ming Empire is close, there will always be an ally, and it will be easier."

"Your Highness, if the Ming Empire was close!" Anders heard this and immediately said loudly, "I dare to say that Spain would definitely not be like this now. With the Ming Dynasty and my Portuguese alliance, Spain would definitely be obedient, not even a Don’t dare to fart! Otherwise, once the Ming army is dispatched, Spain will definitely be wiped out!”

"Is it really so powerful?" King Joao IV immediately stretched his neck and asked in surprise.

You know, Spain has been in Europe for decades, including the navy and army, all of which have dominated for a long time.Although the 30 Years War ultimately failed, Spain's strength is still one of the strongest in Europe.Joao IV himself faced this kind of strength, which was the most touching.

Therefore, although he had already heard how powerful the Ming army was, he couldn't help but question it when he heard that the Ming army could suppress Spain so much that they didn't even dare to fart.

"Of course!" After hearing this, Anders said with a sense of pride as if he himself was a member of the Ming Dynasty, "As for Spain, it doesn't even have a province as large as the Ming Dynasty, let alone a population. In terms of navy, the Ming Dynasty has There are several fleets, with thousands of battleships alone. As for the army, there are easily a hundred thousand cavalry; and other infantry such as musketeers, there are even more than a million..."

Is this too exaggerated?As a European, King Joao IV did not sit on Daming's side. Hearing what Anders said was so powerful, he always wanted to criticize, so he interrupted and asked: "But Ming's military equipment is not as good as ours in Europe. Well, we all have flintlock guns now, but the Ming Dynasty must not have them, right? Also, they all buy their artillery from us..."

Hearing this, Anders couldn't help but interrupted Joao IV's words: "Your Highness, it's all old calendars. The Ming army already had flintlock guns. And they have more types of firearms. They are also very good. As for the artillery, they have already made it themselves. For some reason, the range and accuracy of the few flintlock guns and artillery in the Ming army far exceed those used by us.”

He refers to rifled flintlocks and cannons, but these are not many and are kept secret from the outside world, so the Portuguese do not know the particularity of these guns.

Listening to Anders' introduction, King Joao IV felt that his impression of the East had been subverted.The look of astonishment remained on his face all the time. It took a long time after Anders finished speaking before he came to his senses and had to admit: "Why can't the Ming Empire be closer to Europe? Otherwise, we would It is not possible to ask for reinforcements. Now it is too far away, and even the offensive and defensive alliance is limited to overseas!"

Hearing this, Anders thought for a while, and then quickly said to Joao IV: "Your Highness, haven't the Ming army already occupied Dongwu? Now they have built a shipyard here at the mouth of the Indian Ocean. If they have a fleet in the Indian Ocean, they will be much closer to Europe."

King Joao IV was a little excited when he heard it at the beginning, and even asked a few words about the situation of the Dongwu Shipyard of the Ming Army, and then said dejectedly: "When the Ming Dynasty fleet wants to have it in the Indian Ocean, it will still be difficult." I don’t know when it will be. But Spain can come to attack us Portugal at any time now, in short, it still can’t stop the fire from far away!”

After a pause, he said with a little less interest: "Also, the British overthrew the king's rule, and now they are also suppressing us in Portugal. Maybe one day the British will fight over before the Spaniards come!"

Speaking of which, this is really a lot of worry.

If it followed the original historical development, Britain did not attack Portugal in the end, but it forced Portugal to sign an unequal treaty, allowing the British to enjoy the privilege of mastering others in Portugal and its colonies.

After hearing this, the fleet commander also interjected: "There is also news from Colombo, saying that the Dutch and British are coveting that place and have attempts to capture Colombo."

If the original history develops according to the original history, in the end this Colombo will be taken away by the Dutch first, and then by the British.

When King Joao IV heard this, his worries added to his worries.

But Anders rolled his eyes when he heard it, and seeing Joao IV's sad face, he said to him: "Your Highness, our Portuguese mainland is far away from water and hard to quench our thirst, but Colombo is far away from Dongwu of the Ming Empire. It's not far away, you can ask the Ming Empire for help!"

From Dongwu to Colombo, it is very close.

"Didn't you say that Dongwu's shipyard is not ready yet, and where did the fleet come from?" João IV asked a little puzzled after hearing this.

When Anders heard this, he smiled and said, "If you only go to Colombo, you can transfer the fleet from Nanyang with a word from Emperor Ming. We will provide the port and supplies, and there will be no problem!"

"Yes, Your Highness, we have an offensive and defensive alliance with the Ming Empire!" The fleet commander also reminded him quickly after hearing this.

After hearing this, King Joao IV couldn't help but think about it seriously.

Of course he would not be so naive that Portugal would not pay the price if the Ming Dynasty sent troops.However, as long as possible, he now certainly hopes to have Ming's help.

He was thinking when suddenly Anders said again: "Your Highness, and our enemy Spain, haven't there been so many Ming goods shipped now? As long as we make good use of these goods, we will definitely be able to prevent Spain from immediately Send troops to attack Portugal. Then, we can use the Ming Dynasty to further weaken Spain!"

"How to weaken it?" João IV was very interested when he heard this and asked quickly.

(End of this chapter)