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Text Chapter 1088 Cutting the knot with a sharp knife

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    *** Although Anna of Austria has a special status and is a mature woman, her charm is still there. But in terms of beauty, there are many French ladies and noble ladies on the ship who are more attractive than her. Moreover, Zhang Haoran is the ambassador of the mission to Europe, so he is not ordinary.  A soldier who came to talk to him would naturally not drag her to the bed to talk.  n¡Ê However, as a prisoner, Anna could not help but think about the worst. Even an ordinary soldier of the Qin Army could drag her into bed and ravage her at will, let alone the ambassador of the Qin Mission himself.  The conversation with her went quite smoothly.  After Zhang Haoran put forward the conditions for ceding Le Havre, the French Queen Regent initially agreed, but soon regretted it; although she had no political talent, Le Havre guarded the estuary of the Seine River and had the outer port of Paris.  known as.  Controlling Le Havre is actually equivalent to controlling Paris's throat to the outside world, and can threaten Paris' security at any time.  Considering that the cession of Le Havre would inevitably attract national condemnation, the Queen Regent immediately reneged and proposed the cession of the Port of Marseille as a condition.  Looking at the map of France, you will know that Marseille is located in the Provence region in southern France, facing the Mediterranean Sea.  Now that the Strait of Gibraltar, the chokepoint of the Mediterranean Sea, is controlled by Spain, even if Daqin gets the Port of Marseille, it will be difficult to operate it.  Therefore, Zhang Haoran denied this condition.  ¡°If Zhang Haoran knew that the Qin Emperor Qin Dada intended to seize all the areas of the later Suez Canal from the Ottoman Empire and dig a canal to open up the waterway between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, he would definitely accept the conditions of the French Queen Mother Anna to cede the Port of Marseille.  However, the Qin Emperor¡¯s idea of ??digging the Suez Canal still remained in his mind, and even Egypt is still ruled by the Ottoman Empire.  Therefore, Zhang Haoran felt that the Port of Marseille, located on the Mediterranean Sea, was like a piece of tasteless ribs to Da Qin, stuffed into a bowl and tasteless.  It's a pity to abandon it.  As soon as Zhang Haoran's tone became tough, the French Queen Mother Anna immediately softened. Remembering her miserable debut as just a lamb in someone else's hands, she immediately stepped up her game and agreed to cede the Provence Blue Bank area where Marseille Port is located to Da Qin.  The C?te d'Azur is a large coastal area connected from Toulon in the Var province to Menton in the Alpine province on the border with Italy.  Geographically, the area is surrounded by the Alps to the north and the sea to the south.  There are all kinds of beautiful lavender in this area, and the scenery is picturesque. It is the most desired place for countless petty bourgeoisie in later generations, but now.  In addition to Marseille Port, most of the Blue Bank area is sparsely populated mountains and wilderness.  This would not have aroused Zhang Haoran's interest at first, but considering that Le Havre's strategic position guarding the seaport of Paris is too special, even if France is forced to cede it now, once France regains its breath in the future, it will do so at all costs.  To recapture it, Da Qin would have to spend a lot of energy, but it might not be able to really keep Le Havre.  ??At the same time, considering that the Mediterranean is the cradle of European civilization, the countries surrounding the Mediterranean.  It used to be the mainstream of East-West trade, and even now it accounts for a very heavy share of trade; Daqin has already obtained a trading port facing the Atlantic Ocean in Portugal, and if it can obtain another territory in the Mediterranean.  It would also be a good thing to use it as a distribution center for trade between Da Qin and the countries along the Mediterranean Sea.  As for the Strait of Gibraltar guarded by Spain, as long as it reaches a peace agreement with Spain, or even reaches an agreement to jointly attack the Ottoman Empire.  Daqin's merchant ships passing through the Strait of Gibraltar will no longer be a problem.  After Zhang Haoran returned to the flagship command ship to discuss with Zheng Jie and others, he decided to agree to the conditions of French Queen Mother Anna, and France ceded the Port of Marseille and the surrounding Blue Bank area with a radius of 500 miles.  It also compensated Da Qin three million taels of silver, allowed Da Qin's goods to freely enter the French market, and implemented a zero-tariff policy for all Da Qin's goods.  The Qin Dynasty promised to release Anna, Mazarin and some French nobles. As for Louis XIV, he had to stay on the Qin warship to "recuperate" until the Qin Dynasty completed the takeover of Marseille and its surrounding areas.  Returned to France on fourteenth.  "For France, this is undoubtedly a treaty that is humiliating and humiliating the country, but if not, the fate of the captive Queen Mother Anna and others will be very miserable.  So she agreed. Other than that, did she have any choice?  And although she is not very smart, she can also imagine that in order to ensure the benefits obtained, the Qin army will definitely support her in regaining control of France; if the Fronde controls the French regime, there is a high probability that they will not recognize this treaty that is humiliating the country.  .  Zhang Haoran cut through the mess quickly, which was beyond the expectations of many people. At least General Lan Bai, who came with the army excitedly, did not expect that he originally wanted to invade France with his army in the name of supporting the Qin mission.  ; ??A battle plan has even been formulated, which is to take Paris directly. After taking Paris, Cromwell will send another army across the English Channel, land at Dunkirk, and capture the rich plains of northern France.  But now, before Zhang Haoran arrived with his battleship, he reached an agreement with France and released Queen Mother Anna, Prime Minister Mazarin, and some French nobles who supported them; In addition to Van Lit, Willick  The people who controlled the French navy and land forces, such as Viscount Turenne, Barak, and Froude, were originally Mazarin's confidants. In order to protect their own interests, these people quickly united around the Queen Mother Anna and Mazarin, and followed orders.  OK.  Even the wavering Van Lit, on the surface, obeyed orders and began to use his cavalry to quell the Fronde rebellion around the Seine.  The French navy led by Barak used Le Havre as its base to strictly guard against invasion by foreign enemies.  Under this situation, even Zhang Haoran directly opposed British intervention in French affairs. Lan Bai could not find an excuse to invade for a while. At the same time, with the French navy and army under unified command, Lan Bai was not sure that he would be able to get a good deal from Barak.  .  The Portuguese fleet, which arrived shortly after, was also secretly disappointed.  One day later, news came that Willick and Froude had joined forces to recapture Paris, and Queen Mother Anna, Mazarin and others were able to return to the Louvre.  Although the Louvre is empty after being moved by the Qin army and looted by the Fronde, its glorious palace is still there, and it still has extraordinary symbolic significance.  Queen Mother Anna and Mazarin have been in control of France for nearly ten years. Most of the officials and generals from various places are their cronies, and Mazarin himself is quite talented. After they returned to the Louvre, they quickly resumed control over most of France.  control.  On the contrary, it was Louis de Bourbon. He had just been released and his business period was too short. In order to create chaos this time, almost all the forces of the Fronde were mobilized. There were rebellions in Paris and the towns around the Seine.  Under the fierce counterattack of the army led by Willick, Flood, and Van Lit, their vitality was severely damaged, and the power of the Fronde was much weaker than before.  Hearing this news, Zhang Haoran and others were greatly relieved. They did not want to detain the French Queen Mother and Mazarin for too long, because they were worried that officials from all over France would be leaderless, leading to chaos in the country, and instead benefiting the neighboring countries and the Fronde who were eyeing them.  Now it seems that the situation is not too bad because the French Queen Mother and Mazarin have not left the core of power for a long time.  The British General Lanbai was unhappy that his efforts were in vain. At this time, the British Charles II entered France. Since Charles I was guillotined by Cromwell, he was under the protection of some royalists.  He has been in exile in various European countries, seeking help.  After Lan Bai heard the news, he had an idea and immediately used France's hosting of Charles II as an excuse to launch an attack on France.  Now it was Zhang Haoran's turn to be unhappy. Although Mazarin had barely controlled the situation when he returned, there was still a rebellion of the Fronde inside and Philip IV of Spain personally marched to France outside. If Britain stabbed him in the back again, Ma Salin would be in trouble.  I'm afraid Salin still can't hold on, so the treaty just signed with the current French regime is likely to come to nothing.  Zhang Haoran then asked Zheng Jie to personally go to the Putao battleship to command and communicate, while he personally boarded Lan Bai's flagship, preparing to stop his actions, but could he stop it?  ************************* ps: I saved a chapter today and will resume two updates tomorrow. Please subscribe. Please subscribe. How many cents does it cost?  It¡¯s just one chapter. I¡¯m living a miserable life. I really rely on this to make a living. If you can subscribe, please subscribe to the original version to support it.  .(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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