Domineering Daming

The lieutenant-general beside him glanced at him and said in a low voice: "From what he said, he came secretly, without telling the cardinals, and came with friendship."

According to the rules of the Holy See, the pope is recommended by the cardinals, so this group of people has great influence.

Zheng Zhilong sneered, and said, "I'm afraid he also wants to find out what's true, so that he can make a final judgment."

After all, Maidarzini is a senior member of the Holy See. He has a great ambition to spread the glory of God. Now it seems that he is watching and waiting for something.

The lieutenant was thoughtful, and then said: "My lord, this Maidarzini is famous for being greedy for money and lustful, should we make preparations?"

The meaning behind the words is self-evident, Zheng Zhilong thought it over, but still shook his head, and said: "Don't move, let's observe after a while, let's go, go see the archbishop."

Although Maidarzini is the in-law of Pope Maidarzini, his actual status in the Holy See is not high. He is just an archbishop, but he holds the sharp weapon of the tribunal, so no one in the Holy See wants to offend him. , The number of people who were burned to death or sentenced by him is cruel, cruel, and indescribable.

Maidarzini boarded the boat and looked at the large and magnificent Hongwu with a calm expression, his blue eyes were dark, and he couldn't see clearly what he was thinking.

Beside him was a cardinal, chattering from time to time, with a nervous expression on his face.

Maidarzini's status in the Holy See is quite high in Europe, and many people came to see him and say hello whether they wanted it or not.

Maidarzini smiled, calmly, and talked with them benevolently, and then walked slowly towards the cabin.

He is not a soldier and has never fought in a war. Although he was surprised by the size of the warships of the Ming Dynasty, he didn't have too many thoughts.

Zheng Zhilong had already greeted him, raised his hand, and said, "Your Excellency, Archbishop, I am Zheng Zhilong, the commander of this fleet."

This was, of course, a translation, relayed to Maidarzini.

Majdarzini was dressed in the black clothes of the archbishop of the Holy See, looking very graceful and giving people a sense of intimacy.

He looked at Zheng Zhilong, smiled and said: "Welcome, friend from the East, may God bless you."

Zheng Zhilong didn't like the strange way of dialogue of these believers, and said directly: "Your Excellency, I heard that you have put our Highness the Prince under house arrest? You should know that His Highness the Prince is the elder brother of our Majesty. If he gets angry, he may not be able to take the Papal Kingdom." How about it, but in Asia, you should not be able to enter anymore, and those who are already there will not be able to come back..."

The translated words are naturally of the European model, and the threatening meaning in Zheng Zhilong's original words has been reduced as much as possible.

Maidarzini's expression was always calm. After listening to the translator, he smiled and said: "The general misunderstood. Your Royal Highness is visiting Rome. His Majesty the Pope is in poor health. It is estimated that he will return to the hospital in three days at most." There is no need to worry about meeting His Royal Highness personally, the general."

Zheng Zhilong looked at Majdarzini, feeling vigilant. This man was rumored to be lustful and rich, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he knew that it was definitely not as rumored.

A smile appeared on Zheng Zhilong's face, and he said, "I've prepared a joint military exercise with Spain. I wonder if His Excellency the Archbishop is interested in watching it?"

Maidarzini came here for this, so he naturally agreed, and then casually asked: "General, what agreement did you reach with Spain? Can you reveal one or two things?"

Spain is powerful, and the Papal State is also facing threats from neighboring countries, especially Frank. They are very dissatisfied with the Papal State, and the Papal State needs Spain's asylum.

If the Ming Dynasty reached a secret agreement with Spain, it might threaten the Papal State, and Maidarzini wanted to find out.

Zheng Zhilong looked calm and said calmly: "We have reached a trade treaty, preparing to form a worldwide trade management organization. There is also a military treaty, which is to form a joint fleet to maintain the security of peaceful countries around the world. "

The offensive and defensive alliance has not yet been finalized, and European countries do not want such a strong support from Spain, so Zheng Zhilong avoided mentioning it.

Maidarzini had already heard some rumors, but hearing Zheng Zhilong's words, he couldn't help frowning.

The World Trade Organization, the two big countries of the East and the West, is this going to put aside other countries and monopolize world trade?

Combined Fleet, this is to control all sea routes and sea trade?

If these two items are really implemented, the fleets of other European countries may only be able to hide in domestic ports. After all, they are unable to send large-scale fleets to leave Europe to conquer a certain country, but the Ming Dynasty has proved that they can!

If the Ming Dynasty and Spain really did this, other European countries may suffer unpredictable losses, and the consequences will be extremely dire!

While Majdarzini was "chatting" with Zheng Zhilong, Senator Maynard of the Netherlands and Governor Antonio of the Franks looked over from time to time.

They have different ideas, and they also don't want the shipping route and trade to be monopolized by Spain and Ming Dynasty. The reason why they are still patient is that they want to see the real combat power of the Ming Dynasty army, so as to judge the next move.

After all, the Papal State is not a real country. It has no interests overseas, and they don’t care too much. They are more worried about whether the situation in Europe will cause changes and threaten the Papal State.

After all, there have always been bloodbaths of the Papal States in history, or people who wished to bloodbath the Papal States.

Maidarzini looked at Zheng Zhilong and didn't speak immediately. He couldn't say more about this matter, lest Madrid would be dissatisfied. The glory of God, and kill our missionaries?"

A gust of sea breeze blew, and Zheng Zhilong seemed to smell a bloody smell. He said calmly: "I don't know about other places, but I never have it in Daming."

The missionaries are not as beautiful as they advertised. The road is full of blood and blood, and there are many bones. Naturally, there are many people who resist, and missionaries who have been killed are everywhere. They exist everywhere.

Chapter 1214 The Exercise Begins

Although Zheng Zhilong said so, Daming did kill and imprison some missionaries. These missionaries angered the local government. Before the apocalypse, there were also Jinyiwei involved. There were many people, no less than dozens of people died.

Maidarzini is naturally aware of these things, but this kind of things can't be discussed clearly.

Maidarzini said with a kind face, "I, Your Majesty, the Holy See is full of yearning for Ming Dynasty. The arrival of your envoy really makes us very happy."

Zheng Zhilong ignored the strange words of the translator, and warmly invited: "Tomorrow I will hold a military exercise, and I invite His Excellency the Archbishop to watch it."

Maidarzini remained expressionless and said, "Of course."

With a smile, Zheng Zhilong turned around and walked into the deck with some polite words.

A lot of people came on the Hongwu ship one after another, all of them were high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Europe, shuttled each other, in small groups.

Now it is not suitable for the Ming Dynasty to contact these people and talk about some things, but the necessary familiarity is still required. Zheng Zhilong is wearing a military uniform, majestic, with a cold and evil spirit.

Naturally, these people have their own goals. Under the premise that the Ming Dynasty and the Holy See did not "decide the outcome", they were all quite vigilant, and naturally they would not talk too much with the Ming Dynasty.

It seems that everyone is watching.

Zheng Zhilong turned around and then went back to the secret room to discuss the specific details of acting with Oquendo.

At night, a bonfire dinner was held on the deck, with barbecues, hot pots, Daming liquor, and various delicacies, which attracted bursts of laughter, singing and dancing, and naturally there were endless praises.

Some famous ladies got drunk, only a few people were reserved and cautious, kept sober and rational.

Maynard and Zheng Zhilong stood by the railing, watching the night view of the sea, and the sea breeze blowing away some of the smell of alcohol.

"General, no matter what, we all hope to have a friendly cooperation with your country." Maynard said straight to the point.

Zheng Zhilong looked curious, and said: "Don't wait, if the Holy See and Daming break up, your behavior will be restricted everywhere, and you may become a target of public criticism in Europe."

"You don't know Europe, and you don't know us." Maynard looked at the stars in the sky, squinted his eyes, and said, "We don't like Spain, and we don't like the Holy See. The Holy See can't do anything to us, especially overseas. .”

Although the country of the Netherlands is thriving, it has won and lost various wars with Spain, and it has a strong momentum overseas, but its real strength is still far inferior to Spain.

Maynard knew some treaties between the Ming Dynasty and Spain, and even knew many details.The Netherlands cannot allow Spain and the Ming Dynasty to propose overseas trade. The only place where the situation can be broken is the Ming Dynasty!

Surprise flashed in Zheng Zhilong's eyes. He really didn't know enough about Europe. He changed his mind slightly and said, "We came to Europe to make friends, not to make enemies. If your country has friendly exchanges, we are also willing to establish diplomatic relations with your country." We will establish cooperative relations in the economic, trade and military aspects. Our relationship with Spain does not exclude other countries, nor does it stand in Europe, let alone interfere with anything..."

"Actually, there's nothing you can do..."