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Compared with King Ferdinand VI of Spain, the current King Joao V of Portugal is much smarter than him.

The King of Portugal has actually seen more things since he was a child than the new Spanish King Ferdinand VI.

He is also the first real autocratic monarch in the history of Portugal. As soon as he came to power, he firmly grasped the power in his own hands. Joao V is the second son of Pedro II. Pedro originally There is no second son, only one daughter, but after the second wife married Mary Sophie Elizabeth, except for the eldest son Joao who died young, the rest is Joao V, who naturally became the first heir.

The king was raised by his aunt, Queen Catherine, wife of Charles II of England.

They all lived through the frightening scene in the British royal family, where the king was pushed to the guillotine.Charles II's father, Charles I, was the king who was beheaded by Cromwell.

Under the influence of this, Joao V took power immediately after assuming the throne without any hesitation, and when his father Pedro was in power, he had already discovered gold mines and diamond mines in Brazil.

A large amount of gold from Brazil poured into the sovereign state of Portugal, and Portugal has greatly increased the country's income by collecting taxes from it.

And this Joao V relied on these wealth to promote Portugal's rejuvenation. The king also tried his best to rectify and expand the navy and army, bringing Portugal's military back to the same level as Europe.

Diplomatically, however, the Portuguese king remained neutral in the disputes with the nations following the War of the Spanish Succession.

On the other hand, he kept in touch with the Holy See and used a lot of money to win over the teaching post and the Pope, making the Vatican recognize him as the legitimate King of Portugal.

Now Joao V's daughter, Maria Barbara, happens to be the wife of Spain's current King Ferdinand VI, and Joao V is his father-in-law.

But it is absolutely impossible to ask this Portuguese king who has experienced too much to mix with the White Iron Pirates and the Spanish royal family.

Portugal once lost Brazil, the jewel in their hands, in history, and now Brazil is under the eye of the White Iron Pirates.

Once Portugal really chooses to help Spain, then Brazil's loss is definitely only a matter of time.

Believe this, it is impossible for the King of Portugal not to see it, and it is precisely because of this that Portugal is unwilling to cooperate with the Spaniards.

Brazil has almost become the most important overseas colony of the Portuguese. It is absolutely unacceptable for the Portuguese to lose Brazil in their hands as in the last century.

And now that Brazil has found diamond mines and gold mines, the continuous wealth is irresistible to Joao V. Anyone who wants to cut off his trade route, the Portuguese will definitely not agree.

Therefore, they didn't want to get involved in the struggle between Spain and the White Iron Pirates at all, not even a little bit.

In the Atlantic Ocean, a fleet has sailed to the Azores and Madeira Islands occupied by Portugal.

These two archipelagos have basically been in the hands of Portugal, a small country next to Spain, for most of the time after the beginning of the Portuguese nautical age and until later generations.

But now, a fleet is heading towards these two islands.

The Azores are composed of nine volcanic islands, and the entire archipelago stretches for more than 600 kilometers. Looking down from a high altitude, the Azores are like pearls scattered on the Atlantic Ocean, very beautiful.

The eastern part of the archipelago is about 1450 kilometers away from the mainland of Portugal. It has always been an important supply point on the Atlantic route, and its geographical location is very superior.

The Azores are islands formed by submarine volcanic eruptions, so there are many volcanoes, frequent volcanic earthquakes, and rugged terrain.

The archipelago belongs to the Mediterranean climate. There is no severe cold in winter, and it is hot in summer.

The Madeira Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean in the northwest corner of the African continent, about 600 kilometers away from the Portuguese mainland and about [-] kilometers away from the African continent.

Madeira is also a group of volcanic islands, with a total area of ​​about 14 square kilometers. As early as the 1420th century, Europeans discovered this island, and it was occupied by Portugal in [-].

Madeira Islands is known as the pearl of the Atlantic Ocean, and is also a famous winter resort. The island has rugged terrain, many springs and waterfalls, beautiful mountains and clear waters, and spectacular scenery.

The Madeira Islands changed hands to Spain and the United Kingdom many times, and finally returned to Portugal in the 16th century. In the [-]th century, Portugal introduced grapes to the Madeira Islands. Since then, the winemaking industry here has developed rapidly. La red wine has also become one of the famous wines.

This is not only a good place for tourism, but also a NATO anti-submarine base in the future.

When it comes to the Madeira Islands, many people don't know where the Islands are, and they don't know the significance of the Madeira Islands to the Atlantic Ocean routes, let alone where the Madeira Islands are located.

But if you mention a person, many people will have an impression in their minds, that is Ronaldo, the famous football player in the future, and his hometown is the Portuguese territory of Madeira.

The Madeira Islands have changed hands several times in the middle, and were once ruled by Spain, and became a British dependency in the subsequent war.

But now Portugal is still in control of Madeira.

If these two islands are possible, this fleet will undoubtedly hold them in their hands, especially the Azores, which is almost a springboard in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Among the archipelago plans implemented by Zeng Yunfeng, the Pacific Islands plan has begun to be realized one after another, but in the eastward direction, in the Atlantic Ocean, these islands are equally important.

For the blockade of maritime territory, the importance of the blockade of the archipelago to maritime territory is self-evident.

If Portugal is really willing to do that, then the Azores will undoubtedly become the mouth of this fleet.

The Spanish royal family would never know, as they would likely cause Portugal to lose control of all of Brazil.

Even if today's White Iron Pirates can't eat Brazil, it doesn't mean that Brazil will always be in the hands of Portugal.

After all, it is not that Brazil has never left Portugal. As long as it can leave once, the White Iron Pirates can make it leave for the second time.

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