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Chapter 564 The only voice

"...Damn Lemar, damn Albrecht, you all deserve to go to hell!" These words made the Silvas' faces turn white and red for a while. In the end, it was the fiery Oyani who broke out first, Cursing the two senior Spanish officials viciously in Spanish.

"I thought we should add Philip III, after all, he is the king." The more vicious Oyani scolded, the happier Hong Tao laughed. By the way, he reminded that the target of the curse was not comprehensive enough.

"Although I don't like the king, I must admit that he is probably also a victim in this matter." Unfortunately, Oyani was not fooled. Instead of cursing, she even excused him.

"I don't quite understand this. Could it be that Philip III is no longer able to control the Spanish government?" This statement confused Hong Tao. In his memory, Spain did not decline so fast, and there was no attempt to usurp the throne in the process. Case.

"The situation in Spain is different from that of His Majesty's Empire. In the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty could decide all matters. If any ministers objected, they could just kill or remove them from office.

But in Spain, the king's power is far less than that of his majesty. Especially in diplomacy, the king not only had to fully consider the interests of the domestic nobility, but was also influenced by other aspects.

This time the king rejected His Majesty's proposal. There must be intervention from the church or France and the Holy Roman Empire behind it. Cooperating with a pagan country to attack a Christian country is difficult to ignore in the eyes of the church! "

How to use Latin and Chinese together to explain to the emperor the intricate relationship between European countries and churches. This made Oyani, who is good at eloquence and thinking logic, really put a lot of thought into it, and she was not sure she could explain it clearly.

"That's right, I have ignored the religious issue..."

If another emperor wanted to understand the European courts in the early 17th century, a month would probably not be enough. But Hong Tao generally understood it, but he was not sure about a few points in time, such as when Catholic countries and Protestant countries would fight.

"...Your Majesty's occupation of the Philippine Islands will not only add a powerful enemy to the empire, but it will not ensure the safety of the Ming Dynasty. There are also Dutch in the Spice Islands and Portuguese in Goa. They are all despicable. Pirates will never allow their interests to be harmed at all.”

Despite the emperor's anger, Oyani calmed down. She took a deep breath with her eyes wide open and began to analyze the gains and losses of the war with the Kingdom of Spain from another level. In addition to anger, there was also a little hope in her eyes.

"Hahahaha... You are right, so I plan to occupy the Philippine Islands first, then the Spice Islands, and then Malacca and Goa. From now on, in this sea, there is only one person qualified to make a voice, and that is me .

As people of Ming Dynasty, you should be proud of this, and at the same time, you should be full of hope. Silk, porcelain, spices, sugar, cocoa powder, clocks, lighters, tobacco, fine wine, all of which can make huge profits, and you are also eligible to participate. "

When talking about the Dutch and Portuguese, Hong Tao has to draw a picture first. Yes, they are also targets that must be eliminated in the plan, but I'm afraid the time is a bit far away. It will have to be after the Liaodong issue is resolved at the earliest. If the situation is not complete, the Mongolian ministries will have to be added. "...This, this is so crazy. In addition to Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, it will also arouse strong dissatisfaction from England, France, and even Muslim countries. Your Majesty will become a public enemy of most of the world!"

Unfortunately, the taste of this pie was a bit strong, and even Silva, who always had a good appetite, had difficulty swallowing it. With his fat fingers like small carrots, he included almost all the powerful countries in the world.

"No, dear, you are wrong. If you can have hundreds of black sailing ships, the eastern ocean will indeed be commanded by your majesty. If my guess is correct, your majesty must have plans to build more black sailing ships, right?"

But Oyani once again played a dichotomy, disagreeing with her husband's judgment and giving arguments, such as naval strength. With the maritime strength of the European countries, even if they can reach an agreement driven by interests and form a joint fleet to bypass Africa and reach the Eastern Sea, there will not be much combat power left in the absence of supply ports, and they cannot be replenished in time after the battle losses.

On the other hand, the Ming Emperor was able to build more warships just by relying on spices, and he had geographical advantages. Even in exchange for a loss ratio of 2:1, it was the European countries that ultimately failed.

Unless all European countries stopped buying spices, silk, sugar and other goods from the East Indies. But it is basically impossible to achieve. Spices are as important to Europeans as tea is to northern nomads. They are necessities of life and cannot be separated from them.

And there is a third uncertain factor in the middle, Muslims. As long as Europe and the Ming confront each other head-on, the group of profiteers from ancient times will immediately become the only trade route. In the end, the Ming will earn as much as they want, but it will suffer the European countries and have to pay higher prices to buy.

"Silva, sometimes I am very jealous of your good luck. If Oyani was not your wife, she might become my queen, or at least a concubine. Well, let's stop this topic, war It's not your specialty, Sun and Moon Bank is.

You should start preparing now. Once the Port of Manila falls, the Sun and Moon Bank must establish a branch there as quickly as possible. Not only do I want black sailing ships to fill the sea, I also want to make imperial currency the only option for maritime trade. As the first president of Sun and Moon Bank, you should also be proud. "

In fact, what Oyani said was not entirely correct. Although conquest by force alone was feasible, it would cause Ming Dynasty to lose a lot of European customers. This was something Hong Tao could not tolerate.

With so many New Deal initiatives, so many factories built, and so many goods produced using the industrial model, who are they selling to? Japan, North Korea, and countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia do not have such great purchasing power, and the only markets are Muslims and Europe.

If all European countries are offended to death and they are really eager to impose a trade blockade, they cannot let the fleet take the merchant ships around the Cape of Good Hope and fight all the way across thousands of miles, so as to impose a black ship on the Europeans. It’s not that it’s impossible to do that, but the cost is too high and it’s not in line with the interests of Ming’s sustainable development.

The seas of Asia must be occupied, but not by force alone. We must also take advantage of the momentum of the religious wars in Europe. At that time, even if European countries dislike the Ming Dynasty, they will still have to buy a large amount of Eastern goods while holding their noses due to the needs of the war.

(End of this chapter)