Win the Ding 1617

"Aren't you just a clown who thinks he doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth when he traded with the Seres people? Didn't they come here once last year? They found a bunch of native dwarves in the East Indies and called them revenge, but they were beaten as soon as they fought. It’s a mess. Now, are they looking for death again with a new batch of dwarves?”

Emperor Philip IV naturally wanted to maintain some emperor's majesty and masculinity in front of his new mistress. If he was frightened by a group of jumping clowns, wouldn't he lose his status as an emperor?

"Your Majesty! These Portuguese rebels are no longer what they used to be!"

Before the prime minister could finish speaking, the emperor collapsed and grabbed the prime minister by the neck and asked, "Are you sure you are not talking in sleep?" The prime minister nodded, "I swear on the name of my ancestors, the fortress of Gibraltar and those loyal to the empire Two cities along the coast of Portugal have been lost." The emperor let go of the Prime Minister and roared: "This is crazy! How could that buffoon Gonzales capture the fortress of Gibraltar and the two cities of the empire? There must be something wrong, you immediately Go investigate, go..."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to investigate. Our governor has already reported."

The wrinkles on Prime Minister Guzman's face were full of bitterness.

Bad news came from the governors of Spain. Gonzalez brought a huge expeditionary force from the far east, which was said to have 10 people.Of course, this kind of thing usually has to be folded and folded in half. It is easy to see how many people are there only when they are actually on the battlefield, but even if it is only one-tenth, that is quite a scary number.And although the number of people is uncertain, the huge fleet is absolutely unmistakable.

"According to the secret report of the Portuguese nobles loyal to the empire, the army that entered the Gibraltar battlefield claimed to have a large army of 4000. After careful surveys, they have a total of more than 6 people. The Lysians sent a total of 12 warships to escort them. Another 12 supply ships followed."

After knowing this, the emperor couldn't help but feel a chill, this time.I'm afraid we're in big trouble.

However, bigger troubles lie ahead.

Seeing the veined face of Emperor Philip IV.The people around were a little terrified. They didn't know what His Majesty the Emperor was about to erupt. Maybe it was the power of a volcano erupting on the Italian peninsula, or maybe it was Poseidon, the sea god, who waved his sharp trident and set off a monstrous flood.

Even Prime Minister Guzman can't help but sweat on his face.He thought for a long time before hesitatingly said: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. When Gonzalez launched a despicable and shameless sneak attack on the empire, when he captured the fortress of Gibraltar and two coastal cities in Portugal. In order to cover up his Cowardly and shameless, he gathered a group of Portuguese peasants and soldiers and rogues, held the so-called Portuguese Restoration Conference in the name of Portuguese Restoration, and declared that he was the sole legal owner of the Kingdom of Portugal. At the meeting, they issued This proclamation, and, this proclamation has been disseminated throughout Portugal."

"Bring me their proclamation!"

A huge scroll was written in Latin, and the court guard standing at the door was ordered to read aloud this text that was constantly cursed by the European royal family.

"Declaration adopted unanimously by the Portuguese Restoration Conference and by all Portuguese citizens."

"In the course of the development of human affairs, when one nation must dissolve its political ties with another nation, and obtain independence and equality among the nations of the world in accordance with the laws of nature and the gods of nature, out of Respect for the general will of mankind. The reasons why they have to commit suicide must be declared."

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that God created man and endowed him with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life and the pursuit of happiness. To this end, though man has made great mistakes, God has only The expulsion of human beings from Paradise gave humans a chance to correct. However, there are always evil things trying to violate these rights. Before Paradise was Satan, and after Paradise, there were countless barbarians and tyrants. In order to defend the rights that God has given us .We have fought against barbarians, we have fought against waves. We have also fought against the tyrants of Sudan who are rich in the world and powerful. Every village, every city in Portugal. Every family has soldiers who have given their lives for it. Even the Pope of Rome would not dare to deny our bravery and faith. However, we once gave up our independence in order to honor the mission of God, and we entrusted our happiness and hope to Spain. For us God For the people of the country, if Spain can let us enjoy the rights given by God, it is nothing. But Portugal’s forbearance and concessions have resulted in a history of repeatedly harming others for self-interest and usurpation. The direct purpose of all these atrocities is Want to establish an absolute tyranny in the Spanish-controlled area. Although they have always claimed to uphold God, their actions are no different from Satan. Portugal did not mind shedding blood for God before, and it will not mind today. To prove What has been said is true, and the Portuguese Restoration proclaims the following facts to a just world."

"He refuses to do whatever is best and most necessary for the public good. He forbids his governors to do things which are urgent and vital, or to suspend them pending his assent; When he got up, he ignored it completely. Now Spain and Portugal are full of dangers. There are threats of aggression from outside and turmoil inside. But he tried his best to restrain the population increase everywhere. For this reason, he let the Catalans bear the military expenses Expenditures, reducing their own expenditures; issuing banknotes, using waste paper to plunder the real gold and silver in the hands of the people; weakening the rights of nobles to satisfy their own extravagant desires."

"He controlled the tenure, the amount of salaries, and the payment of the nobles and officials, thereby subjecting them entirely to his personal will. He established new kinds of yamen, sent locusts of officials, harassed our people, and It eats away at the fat and blood of the people. At the same time, in the name of resisting the aggression of Sweden and France and maintaining the European order, it is actually a search.”

"Stationing large numbers of armed forces on our soil to better plunder the people; covering them with false trials so that the murderers of our Portuguese soldiers and civilians go unpunished; cutting off our trade with all parts of the world; forcing upon us without our consent taxed; deprived us of our due rights in many cases; exiled us abroad on fabricated charges; revoked the promises made to us before the Union, abolished our few and precious rights, and fundamentally changed the former Spanish-Portuguese union; suspending our own royal succession, declaring their own right to rule us and be our sovereigns in any case. He declares us free from his servitude. And to force us to the East as cannon fodder He has plundered our seas, ravaged our shores, burned our towns. Killed our people. At this time he is sending large numbers of our people to be cannon fodder to be massacred by France and Sweden, which has already begun. His cruelty and vileness are unmatched even in the most barbaric ages. He is utterly unworthy to be the prince of a civilized country. He compelled our countrymen whom he took captive on the high seas into exile against his own country, and became the founder of the massacre of his friends and kinsmen. hangman, or by the hand of one's own friends and relatives."

"He incited civil strife among us, caused bloodshed in the overseas colonies, and tried his best to incite the natives of those colonies to kill and plunder our overseas residents. It is well known that the natives of the colonies fight in a way that does not distinguish between men, women, and children. .”

"In every stage of these oppressions. We have pleaded for relief in the most humble terms, but our repeated petitions have been answered with repeated wounds. Thus a prince whose character has been stamped As a mark of the deeds of a tyrant, he is unworthy to be the ruler of the Portuguese people."

"It is not that we have not thought of our Spanish brethren. We have warned them again and again. We have also reminded them of the conditions of life of our Portuguese people. We have appealed to their natural sense of justice and chivalry, and we sincerely ask them to read in the same text For the sake of the same species, abandon these unreasonable plunders that will inevitably destroy our relationship and exchanges with each other. They also turn a deaf ear to this call from justice and based on blood. We have no choice. We have to declare separation from them. We We will treat them the same way we treat other peoples: enemies in wartime and friends in peacetime."

"Therefore, we, representatives of all the Portuguese people assembled under the Portuguese Restoration Conference, appeal to the noblest justice in the world for all our just purposes: In the name and by the authority of all the good people of Portugal, we most solemnly Declares that these united peoples of Portugal are hereby, and justly, an independent kingdom; that they are released from all allegiance to the Spanish Crown, and that all political relations between them and the Kingdom of Spain are hereby severed, and must be severed; as The nations of ** have the full right to declare war, to make peace, to form alliances, to enter into commerce, and to take all actions and matters which are due to be done and dealt with by ** nations. To strengthen this declaration, we have deep faith in the providence of God. With our Life, fortune, and sacred honor, mutually assured. Sworn together."

It has to be said that this proclamation is extremely favorable.In particular, it pointed out Spain's plunder of Portugal.In this dual empire system, the same monarch can rule, adopt a consistent foreign policy, the same customs union, and share the same army, but in other internal affairs, they adopt separate autonomy.However, although the Iberian Union formed by Spain and Portugal also belongs to this kind of dual monarchy, it has committed a big taboo, that is, using the taxes collected in Portugal to pay for Spain's military expenditures.

What is even more insidious is that in this proclamation, Gonzalez put himself in the camp of France, Sweden and other countries that are currently fighting Spain, and incited the Catalans to stand up for their own Fight for your rights!

Even Earl Kandel, who was privately denounced by the noble ladies as having a title of earl just because of his face and figure, smelled a hint of danger from this proclamation.Throwing an olive branch to the enemies of Spain and instigating a new rebellion within the Spanish Empire, intending to use such means to buy time and allies for himself, the means are indeed vicious!

"If I were Gonzalez, I would use some money from the looted booty to fight against the Catalans and encourage them to rebel. The settlements are dissatisfied with the collection of taxes. There are Frenchmen behind the scenes fanning the flames, and now there is such a gangster in Portugal, how can they not see the stitches?" Earl Kandel shook the feather gauze fan in his hand gracefully, trying to shake off the The blush faded quickly.Mr. Basten, who did not know when he slipped in from the outside, handed the holy porcelain teacup where the light yellow tea could be vaguely seen, to the Countess with a big smile on his face.After drinking a cup of half-warm tea, the countess felt that the desire aroused by the emperor subsided a little.

He took over the copy of the statement from the guard, and ignored the content for now.Emperor Philip IV was very interested in this paper, which was white and smooth.Moreover, it has a wide format and is quite smooth to the touch, with little difference between the front and back.It is much stronger than the rough, dry and yellow paper made in Spain.

The emperor looked at it once, nodded while watching, and finally laughed out loud.The emperor put his arms around the countess, then handed the declaration of independence to the Prime Minister again, and said nonchalantly: "Yes, the literary talent of this declaration of independence is not bad. It can make me laugh out loud. But if he is willing to daydream, Just keep dreaming, I'm not dictatorial enough to control what other people dream."

But after the panic, the emperor quickly calmed down.Behind Gonzalez, there must be strong support.Otherwise, the Portuguese nobles have a few catties and a few taels in their hands. I am afraid that he himself knows better than the Portuguese nobles whether he can get money from them.As for those barbarians and adventurers overseas, it is even more impossible to do such a big thing.On the European side, Britain and France have not completely turned against themselves, although everyone under the table is constantly making small moves.But there was still a smile on his face.The Netherlands is considered cooperation, and Austria is fighting against Ottoman.As for the Ottomans, it is easy to say that the Ottoman army defeated the Spanish army.But conquer Gibraltar. . .What a joke, Ottoman's navy has been impotent for many years, and even pirates only dare to rob ordinary people with pure identities.Who is it?

The most terrible thing is that now the damn Portuguese Rebels control Gibraltar, and they can completely block this narrow waterway with the cannons on the fortress and their own warships.The navy of the Spanish Empire will not be able to enter and leave the Mediterranean Sea freely, and the navy anchored in various ports and anchorages will be divided into two parts, and the part of the navy facing the Ottoman Empire is bound to be at a disadvantage.If the group of damned fellows in Fuan attack the Imperial Navy together with the group of heretics behind the Imperial Navy, then the Imperial Navy will be in a state of eternal doom!

No!This must not be allowed to happen!

that night.Mr van Basten signed the trade agreement with the Spanish Empire on behalf of the East India Company and his personal businesses, the agreement stipulated.Mr. Basten and the companies he belongs to and represented provide food, cloth, weapons, armor, firecrackers, cannons, ammunition, alcohol, medical supplies and other materials to the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army uses gold and silver currency As payment for goods.In order to ensure the trade between the two sides.During the period of war, the imperial army has the obligation to protect the safety of the ships under the name of Mr. Basten traveling between various sea areas. All ports of the Spanish Empire, including inland ports, are open to the above-mentioned ships.During the period of trade between the two sides, the Spanish Empire used the American colonies as collateral, and the taxes collected by the colonies were used to pay the purchase price and interest of the goods purchased by the empire from Mr. Basten.If it is impossible to guarantee the payment of the goods, Mr. Basten and his company have the right to use these collaterals as payment for the goods.

His Majesty the Emperor Philip IV expressed his satisfaction with this agreement. There are as many desolate and savage colonies in America as they want, and now they are only temporarily mortgaged to Basten.After the war is over, go to America to grab it!

A seductive fragrance came from behind, which made Philip IV's heart flutter. He didn't need to look back, he knew that it was the perfume smell of Countess Kandel.This is also a gift from Mr. Van Basten, a perfume made of roses.There are also different scents made with various mysterious oriental spices, but this rose scent is his favorite.Philip IV stubbornly believed that only this kind of perfume could completely match the passionate and charming Countess of Kandel.

His most favored mistress wore a newly made bright yellow long dress, purely made of high-quality silk. According to Van Basten, the material of this color was found in the mysterious East known for its silk production. Only members of the royal family can enjoy it.Therefore, Countess Kandel showed off wearing this long dress at the dance tonight.

She wants to prove her identity and status to the entire Spanish Empire and the whole world on this occasion.

The melodious music sounded, and tonight's dance party began.

As usual, the first dance at the ball was performed by His Majesty the Emperor and his female companions.

Before the dance, His Majesty Philip IV delivered a passionate speech.

In his speech he lavishly praised Mr. van Basten, the noblest and friendliest friend of the Spanish Empire.At the moment when the war has come to the top of the Spanish Empire, when the pagans of the Ottoman Empire are about to put sword and fire on the believers of God, Mr. Van Basten, with his noble character, stands with the great and powerful Spanish Empire The signing of this trade agreement is not just a trade agreement, it will herald the victory of the Spanish Imperial Army!

What is even more precious is that Mr. Basten is willing to bear huge risks and pressures to sell all kinds of materials needed by the imperial army at extremely low prices. purchase behaviour.Even, they are willing to accept the imperial government to use the worthless products of the American colonies, such as various crops, potatoes, potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers to make up part of the payment. Although the amount is small, it can be seen from this point Mr van Basten's noble character.

"I have decided to grant Mr. Van Basten the title of Marquis of the Spanish Empire. As for the fief!? My friend," Philip IV looked at Mr. Basten with friendly eyes, "Where do you think the Spanish Empire is worthy?" Your reputation?"

In the sound of the music, Philip IV danced on the polished dance floor with the Countess of Kandel in his arms. Basten, the newly conferred Marquis of the Spanish Empire, held a beautiful glass in his hand and surrounded him. A group of nobles around them chatted and laughed happily, and occasionally exchanged business cards or handkerchiefs with a few ladies and young ladies.During the period, they also reached a trading intention with several marquises, earls, governors and other figures on the production of their fiefs.

No one could have imagined that, at the moment when the dancing music was melodious and the lights were shining brightly in the Madrid court, the Catalans, funded and instructed by the French and the Portuguese Restoration, started rioting. (to be continued)

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