Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 802 The Dowry
Catherine, Anders and others have seen a train they have never seen before. It is not only powerful, but also stable. In short, it is more powerful than any car in the world.With this background, you will no longer be so surprised when you see strange things again.

For example, after the sky darkened, the lights in the carriage suddenly turned on.This kind of thing that shines without any lighting makes them feel very comfortable after eating in the restaurant and drinking tea and chatting afterwards.

To be honest, even though they had a rest, neither Catherine nor Anders could fall asleep for a long time!
Especially Anders, he is sure that when he was in the East, the Ming Empire definitely did not have these things.However, it has only been a few years since he left, and the changes in Daming are really too great!

The most important thing is that the changes in Daming are the ones that benefit the country and the people, not the ones where princes and ladies spend their days and nights, eating, drinking and having fun.

It has to be said that Anders has indeed traveled thousands of miles and experienced a lot. Through these things, he came to the conclusion that the next world will be ruled by the Ming Empire!It is definitely a blessing for Portugal to become a brotherly state with the Ming Empire.

However, this relationship between the thighs is too unreliable!

After thinking for a long time, Anders made up his mind.Immediately dressed neatly, came to Catherine's compartment to ask for an audience.

It just so happened that Catherine couldn't sleep either, and when she heard Anders begging to see her, she met him in a half-car like a living room.

As soon as she saw Anders, Catherine couldn't help but said excitedly: "The Great Ming Empire is so surprising, why can't you sleep because of it?"

Anders looked at her, nodded, but said with a serious face: "Your Highness, what did His Royal Highness tell you before leaving?"

There seemed to be something wrong with the atmosphere. When Catherine saw it, she put down her excited expression and said seriously: "My father said that this trip to the East is related to Portugal's national destiny and the future world structure, so I have to listen to you in everything." ."

Anders nodded after hearing this, then took out something from his bosom, presented it to Catherine with both hands, and said, "This is His Majesty's secret decree, let me play it by ear and see if I can give it to Her Majesty the Princess."

Upon hearing this, Catherine knew that it must be a matter of great importance, so she quickly stretched out her hands, took it respectfully, and then looked at it by the light of the electric light.

It's okay if you don't look at it, but after seeing it, she froze there.

Catherine never expected that in this secret decree, King Joao IV wanted her to marry the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in order to enhance the close relationship between Portugal and the Ming Dynasty and ensure that Portugal and the Ming Empire would always be on the same warship in the future Dominate the world.

In the letter, King Joao IV said that Portugal is currently in a difficult situation, and the Ming Empire is extremely powerful.This time Anders came to the Far East to represent Joao IV and the Ming Empire to cooperate in all aspects.It is not appropriate if it is just a covenant of brothers.

Among the children of João IV, the eldest son will inherit the throne and cannot come to the Far East to be a hostage.For now, she is not qualified to ask the Ming Empire to marry a princess or anything.The second child is the eldest daughter Joanna. She is frail and sick and will definitely not be able to travel to the Ming Empire. She is even worried that she may not live for a few years.Only Catherine was about the same age and could take on the important task of building a good relationship with the Ming Empire.

Therefore, the future of Portugal depends on Catherine.

After being stunned for a long time, Catherine put away the secret decree, and said lightly to Anders, who was a little nervous: "Everything is arranged by the father!"

When Anders heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

You know, among the children of King Joao IV, Catherine has always been assertive.As for this kind of thing, if Catherine doesn't cooperate, no matter who it is, there is nothing they can do.

As for age, it's not really a problem.

In Europe, the Holy See stipulates that the legal age of marriage for women is 12 years old.Therefore, it is not uncommon for a girl of twelve or thirteen to marry a man of four or 50 years old.

As for being in the East, Anders has actually known about it. There are many people who get married at the age of 13.

At this time, while Anders breathed a sigh of relief, he showed a smile and said: "His Royal Highness explained that the accompanying goods and gifts this time are all the dowry of His Royal Highness. Besides this time, there are also those from Colombo and Mumbai. In the two places, the dowry of Her Highness the Princess will also be given to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. In this way, it is better to win a better title for Her Highness the Princess."

"Queen?" Catherine couldn't help asking after hearing this.

When Anders heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he shook his head immediately: "Your Highness, this Far Eastern empire has been governed by strict laws since ancient times, and the position of Queen is impossible. The best title Her Royal Highness can win is Royal Concubine .”

"Are you your lover?" Catherine couldn't help but ask after hearing this, with a bit of dissatisfaction in her words.

After hearing this, Anders couldn't help but decide to explain the customs and rules of the Ming Empire to Catherine, so that it would be bad if he accidentally committed a crime.

So, he explained to Catherine the Sannomiya and Sixth Court of the Far East Empire, which is absolutely different from the mistress in the West.

Barabara talked a lot, and in the end, Anders' face became more serious, and he said to Catherine very seriously: "There is also a very important point, the Emperor Ming has regulations, no matter what sect, if you want to go to If the Ming Dynasty comes, it must be under the jurisdiction of the Ming government, and the content of the preaching must be reviewed by the Ming government, and the purpose is to guide people to be good, and nothing else."

Portugal is Catholic, and Catherine is no exception.When I heard this, I couldn't help but frown.

When Anders saw it, he couldn't help adding: "All the priests from the West before angered the Ming Emperor because of this aspect, and everyone was expelled from the country. The Pope must either compromise or launch another Crusade. But , Daming is too far away from Europe, this is unrealistic."

"Why don't I know?" Catherine couldn't help frowning and asked when she saw it.

After hearing this, Anders couldn't help but smiled wryly and said, "This is not a decent thing. Naturally, it's better for as few people as possible to know about it in Europe."

Seeing that Catherine was silent after listening, Anders said to her again: "In our side, the divine power is higher than the secular kingship. But in this East, since ancient times, the secular kingship is above everything else."

In fact, even in Europe, the royal families of various countries are actually striving for power and do not want to be overwhelmed by theocratic power.As the daughter of the King of Portugal, although she is not very young, Catherine has some understanding.

After hearing this, Catherine still didn't speak. She just lowered her head, probably thinking about something.

When Anders met, he knew that he had told Catherine too much, and it was reasonable for her to think about it.Therefore, he just waited quietly on the sidelines.

After a long while, Catherine raised her head, her face became a little calmer, and asked: "Is there anything else I need to pay attention to?"

Listening to what she said means accepting everything that was just said.Anders couldn't help but feel overjoyed when he got this conclusion, and quickly said to her: "The eldest son of the Queen of the Ming Kingdom is the prince of the Ming Kingdom and will inherit the throne in the future. Moreover, the Queen is also the master of the palace, so you must remember Stay here and don’t conflict with the queen. If possible, don’t conflict with other emperors’ concubines..."

After explaining a lot, Catherine's expression was always very calm, which made Anders feel a little uneasy again.

When Catherine saw it, she smiled and said, "I don't really have a choice, right? If that's the case, don't worry about me!"

It really didn't look like she was only 13 years old. Anders couldn't help but sigh in his heart, so he left without disturbing Catherine's rest.

And Catherine sat for a long time by herself, and even played with the electric light, turning it on and off, very attentive.

After a long time, Catherine went back to rest.

The next day, after eating breakfast on the train, as expected by Ming officials, he really got the capital of the Ming Empire.

After getting off the train outside the city, looking at the tall city wall a little further away, Catherine was surprised again.It looked like she had just landed in Tianjin.

What Fang Yizhi didn't expect was that when he was about to get off the train, Anders formally proposed marriage to him, that is, to marry the Portuguese princess to Emperor Chongzhen.

Fang Yizhi didn't know about this before.He can't make the decision on this kind of thing.So, while settling the Portuguese and his party, he immediately flew to the palace to report.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen had already known about it through the Class-A wiretapping seed on Anders before Anders and others set off, so it was not surprising at all.

If it is said that Princess Daming is going to make a marriage in order to be able to hug other people's thighs, then Emperor Chongzhen definitely can't do it.But now, Portugal wants to do this, and it is clearly a political marriage, so he will handle it in a political way.

It has to be said that Emperor Chongzhen was very interested in the two Portuguese colonies of Colombo and Mumbai.He naturally didn't know that if according to the original historical development, when Catherine married Charles II of England, the dowry would be 80 pounds and the Portuguese colony of Mumbai in India.There is also the Anglo-Portuguese alliance that lasted for more than 200 years, which allowed Britain to use Portuguese Macau to trade tea with the Manchu Qing after 1685.

It can be said that the dowry is very generous.

Now, not to mention the boatload of gifts brought by the train, there are only two Portuguese colonies in Colombo and Bombay. If the Ming Dynasty can accept it, its power will be able to expand to the west side of the Indian Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula. This goal is very close.

For the Portuguese, the power of the Ming Empire is one step closer to the Mediterranean Sea, and the Portuguese mainland is easy to hug their thighs.

(End of this chapter)