Domineering Daming

Maybe Tang Ruowang explained something from it. Philip IV didn't hold that grand ball or anything. He took Zhu Youjian for a walk and exchanged pleasantries for a long time before letting him go to rest. The dinner will be half an hour later.

Philip IV arranged for Zhu Youjian to leave. He sat in a somewhat dark room, with Queen Elizabeth standing beside him, and Oquendo and many officials in front of him.

The prime minister did not come. Obviously, some forces represented by the prime minister and the parliament opposed Philip IV's peace with the Ming Dynasty and were silently protesting.

Philip IV ignored it, he was still a strong monarch, sitting on a chair, silent.

Sitting next to him was Elizabeth, who was three years older than him and was already 30 years old, but she still had no heirs.

In front of Philip IV stood Oquendo, and several governors, as well as ministers of finance, ministers of trade and others.

After a long silence, Philip IV raised his head, glanced at everyone, and said, "What do you think?"

The Governor of the Netherlands looked at Philip IV and said, "Your Majesty, I have gone to see it. The Ming people's fleet is very strong and solid. The artillery is larger than ours and is expected to have a longer range."

A seemingly ordinary official said: "I asked the soldiers who came back, and they said that the artillery of the Ming Dynasty was quite powerful, and the range was half as far as mine, and there were many arsonist ships, a huge fleet of a hundred ships, unless there is a corresponding Attack with force, otherwise the big fish will eat the small shrimp."

The bearded admiral said: "The Ming people are not Ottomans, and they are not so easy to defeat. They are obviously more civilized and less aggressive. This time, they came here for business and friendship."

Philip IV was expressionless, pondered for a while, turned his head to look at Ocundo, and said, "General, what do you think?"

Oquindo looked at Philip IV, blinked, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's not difficult to keep these one hundred ships."

Philip IV sat up straight, waiting for him to continue.

Everyone else, including Elizabeth, was shocked and looked at him directly.

Being bullied by Ming Dynasty in the east and losing their popularity is a great shame for them. If they can teach Ming Dynasty a lesson and restore their dignity, they will naturally be willing to do it, and they are more inclined to do so.

Everyone looked at Oquendo, waiting for him to continue.

But Oquindo didn't open his mouth again after finishing speaking, as if he didn't see the eyes of other people, he looked straight at Philip IV, and didn't mean to continue talking at all.

Philip IV was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses.

Indeed, it is not difficult to keep these one hundred ships, and it is easy to kill the brother of the Ming Dynasty, but the consequence is that there is such a terrible enemy on the other side of the east, and their overseas colonies will have sleepless nights.

At the same time, they also have many enemies in Europe. If they cannot gain the friendship of the Ming people, Frank, England, and even the Netherlands will follow.

Spain's strength is weakening, they don't need enemies, they need helpers, allies.

Moreover, this ally is thousands of miles away, there is no threat, and it is still very strong.

The last point of Philip IV did not dare to be left behind, he stood up with a smile, and said: "So, what are we waiting for, let's entertain friends from the far east, I have many things to talk to him, I am interested in the mysterious and rich East."

A group of people had no objections and went out with Philip IV.

On the other side, Zhu Youjian and others are also discussing secretly.

Zheng Zhilong was born as a pirate, and he saw some of Spain's arrangements, and said with a sneer, "This Spain has evil intentions, and I'm afraid it will do something to us."

Seeing the change in Zhu Youjian's face, Aobai immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we have plans, they won't be so easy to get, they want to eat us and break their big teeth!"

Through this period of time, Oboi and others have also figured out the strength of the Spanish navy. If it is prepared after a period of time, there will indeed be a very powerful navy, but in Lisbon, it is not enough for them to bite their teeth!

Zhu Youjian looked at the confident expressions of the two, and then said: "Well, I also noticed that the King of Spain was insincere, and seemed to be trying to find out something. Maybe, he really doesn't give up on us."

Feng Zhu listened to the words of several people, and said: "Then we can't go to the Papal State. We must find out Spain's attitude as soon as possible to see if there are conditions for reaching a treaty. If not, we will go to Frank."

Frank is another major power in Europe. He supports Protestantism and does not deal with Spain. The war has never stopped, but it has temporarily changed from a national war to a proxy war.

Zheng Zhilong agreed, saying: "Eunuch, the last general proposes that we can go there by land and the fleet stays in Lisbon."

Feng Zhu was startled, thinking that this is a good way to learn more about Spain and Europe, so he couldn't help looking at Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian just pondered for a while, and said: "Well, let's deal with it now."

When they came, they thought about many things thoroughly, but when they actually went ashore, they realized that many things had no clue.

Chapter 1197 2000 million, 2000 million per year!

Zhu Youjian brought a series of major tasks with him this trip, and now the beginning was like hitting a mountain, and a group of people were in a hurry.

At this time, a woman, accompanied by an interpreter, gently knocked on the door.

Feng Zhu quickly stood up and opened the door. The woman was very polite and said, "Your Highness, Your Majesty invites you to dinner."

Zhu Youjian was about to stand up, and then said: "The two generals, please come together."

Zhu Youjian, Zheng Zhilong, Aobai and others were startled, a little confused.

Feng Zhu thought for a while, and said to Zhu Youjian in a low voice: "See the trick and break the trick."

Zhu Youjian nodded, and said to the court lady, "Okay, we'll come as soon as we change our clothes."

The palace maid responded with a smile, and turned to make arrangements.

Not long after, Zhu Youjian, Zheng Zhilong, and Aobai appeared in a rather magnificent restaurant in ordinary clothes.

This is the Portuguese royal palace. Ever since Portugal was annexed by Spain, this place has become the residence of the Spanish king. It is naturally the most suitable place to entertain the prince from Ming Dynasty.

"Dear Zhu, please sit down." Philip IV enthusiastically came over and pulled Zhu Youjian, and sent him all the way to the chair.

"Two generals, please sit down." Philip IV showed unconventional enthusiasm, and even greeted Zheng Zhilong and Obai.

Zhu Youjian looked at Philip IV's deeds, Queen Elizabeth, and a few men in strange clothes, frowning calmly.

I don't know if it's because of preconceived ideas, Zhu Youjian is full of disgust towards Xiyi, he is picky everywhere he looks, women are on the table, there is no manners, the decoration is too tasteless, resplendent, it is simply something that a country old hat can do!

Feng Zhu watched from the side, his eyes flickering slightly. There was something wrong with this scene.

Zheng Zhilong and Oboi were naturally not stupid. Seeing Philip IV's enthusiasm, they all responded with smiles, their expressions tense.

Queen Elizabeth also greeted enthusiastically and asked everyone to sit down.

Philip IV and the Queen sat at the front, Zhu Youjian and others were on the left, and another wave of Spain was on the right. This wave of Spanish ministers also smiled at each other, and their enthusiasm was palpable.

Zhu Youjian and others couldn't figure out the purpose of these people, they sat down vigilantly with their faces motionless.

Soon, the maids came up with all kinds of dishes, the fragrance was tangy and the wine was strong, and it turned out that they were all the dishes and wines of the Ming Dynasty.

Then some translators quietly appeared behind Zhu Youjian and others, sitting on small stools, as transparent as possible.

Philip IV began to speak, and the interpreter came at the same time.

"Respected Zhu, we are yearning for the mysterious and rich East. I have read Marco's travel notes many times. I have sent many people to make friends with Daming, but there has been no reply. The arrival of His Royal Highness, I am deeply honored..." Philip IV spat his saliva to his heart's content, talking loudly, showing his enthusiasm and friendliness.

Zhu Youjian sat still, showing the etiquette of a great country, listening to Philip IV's words, he smiled back and said: "My Ming Dynasty is rich and prosperous, with a long history of culture, we love peace, and are eager to communicate with the world and exchange what we need. We didn't know enough about the overseas world before, until your country appeared around us, and some misunderstandings occurred. Our Majesty believes that it is necessary to maintain communication with European countries to avoid misjudgment. We don't like war..."