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Text Chapter 1092 Entering the Mediterranean

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    It has been ten years since Portugal actually left. After repeated weighings, Spain finally agreed to Zheng Jie's suggestion and recognized Portugal.  ¡°It¡¯s impossible not to admit it. Portugal, Britain, and Qin can unite once, but can¡¯t they unite a second time?  Now Philip IV led his army to the French border, sharpening his sword and preparing for a big fight. This.  Philip IV spent a lot of money this time. Not only did he want to recover the land he had been forced to cede to France, but he also wanted to cross the Pyrenees and penetrate into the heart of France. He would kill you while you were sick.  , and further obtain more brilliant results.  ¡°If we don¡¯t recognize Portugal, not only will we not be able to accomplish such an ambitious undertaking, but we may also be subject to continued attacks by Portugal, Britain, and Qin.  Now that Spain¡¯s finances are on the verge of bankruptcy again, if there is another war with the three countries, how long can Spain last with enemies on all sides?  These are all problems that Spain must face. Therefore, despite its unwillingness, Spain decided to grasp the big ones and let go of the small ones and recognize Portugal.  What King Joao IV of Portugal dreams of is nothing more than the recognition of Portugal.  In the past ten years, the war with Spain has been ongoing, and Portugal, a small country with a small population, is also overwhelmed; while a lot of energy is diverted to the domestic war, many overseas colonies have also been snatched away by the Netherlands and other countries; for example  Ceylon, such as the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, these war fortresses were originally Portuguese, but were later taken away by the Dutch.  Being able to calm down the long-term war with Spain in this way, Portugal, from the king to the ordinary people, was delighted. It can be said that the whole country was rejoicing.  And all of this is thanks to Da Qin, our ally.  At this time, they naturally followed Da Qin's advice and asked them to dispatch a fleet to jointly attack the Ottomans without hesitation; Portugal was also not at ease with Spain, fearing that the Qin delegation would leave.  Spain regretted it again and hoped to enhance its "comradeship" with Spain through joint operations.  Overall, this time the Great Qin mission conquered Paris, France, so that no European country dared to look down upon it. All European countries need to listen carefully to what Great Qin¡¯s diplomats say.  Relying on the astonishing strength, the Da Qin envoy was able to turn their hands into clouds and turn their hands into rain in Europe.  Of course, the British are not all fools.  They already suspected that the ambush at the Battle of Gibraltar was due to being tricked by the Qin envoy, but there was no direct evidence. In addition, Britain's interests in India depended on the face of Qin. It was not easy to break up without evidence, but in their hearts  It is inevitable to have secret rifts.  Zhang Haoran and the others are not afraid of this. The British naval strength is constantly rising and has not been weakened by the civil war. From an objective point of view.  It is probably only a matter of time before Britain becomes Europe's new maritime hegemon. Zhang Haoran and the others are wary of this. ? In other words.  The relationship between Da Qin and Britain is just a pure combination of interests, but conflicts of interest will be difficult to avoid in the future, and Da Qin and Britain will inevitably have a war.  That being the case.  How can we be afraid of resentment among the British?  At this time, four more armed merchant ships from Da Qin arrived in Lisbon, Portugal.  These four armed merchant ships do not belong to the Ocean Trading Company, but to the trading company "Minnan Sea Trading Company" composed of Fujian maritime merchants.  These four merchant ships were strictly the first batch of Eastern merchant ships to arrive in Europe.  They brought a large number of products, among which the women's clothing "Moving Garden" caused the most sensation, attracting thousands of people in Lisbon.  A few wealthy Portuguese businessmen with vision formed a partnership to purchase all the ¡°mobile gardens¡± and then resold them.  "Moving Garden" has already become a fashion brand after being tried on by Portuguese queens and princesses.  None of this is important to Zhang Haoran and the others. What is important is that these four merchant ships brought exciting news: after the ocean fleet had rested and recuperated, and with the reinforcements of the South China Sea Fleet, it sent troops again and captured the Cape of Good Hope in one fell swoop.  Take control, defeating the Dutch again.  As the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Haoran is very familiar with Da Qin¡¯s expansion plan. As far as he knows, according to the wishes of the Emperor of Da Qin, the territorial expansion will stop at the Cape of Good Hope for the time being.  Of course, Great Qin¡¯s navy will roam all over the world, but it only needs to occupy some strategic strongholds and does not require large-scale colonization. The conflicts with European countries will be greatly reduced.  The results of this visit to Europe have greatly exceeded expectations, but Zhang Haoran and the others are not satisfied with this.  After taking care of Spain, Zhang Haoran and Zheng Jie discussed it and decided to send a small delegation of ten people to visit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to seek to end the war with the Netherlands and establish diplomatic relations.  After the Battle of the Cape of Good Hope, the Qin Dynasty?There are basically no conflicts of interest in the Netherlands, and that's it for the time being.  I believe that after a series of failures, if the Dutch were smart enough, they would know that being an enemy of Qin would not do them any good.  Zhang Haoran believes that if he takes the initiative to send people to Amsterdam, there is still a great chance of reaching an understanding with the Netherlands.  With the four merchant ships of the Minnan Sea Trading Company arriving in Europe, more and more merchant ships from Da Qin will sail to Europe. However, the operation of several European ports that Da Qin has just acquired has not yet started. If the navy is to be sent, it will probably be the fastest.  It will also take a year.  In this case, having a powerful maritime enemy like the Netherlands in Europe would be very detrimental to Da Qin¡¯s merchant ships.  Of course, if an understanding can be reached or even diplomatic relations can be established, wouldn't it be a good thing for the Netherlands?  After sending a small delegation of ten people to visit Amsterdam, Zhang Haoran and his party began to sail into the Mediterranean to inspect the Marseille Port that had just been obtained from France.  Now in name, Marseille Port and the surrounding Blue Coast area are already an enclave of Da Qin, a serious territory of Da Qin.  Although it is too late for Da Qin to send someone to take over.  ¡°But since we got it from France, we have to go and see if it¡¯s okay.  On the other hand, Zhang Haoran and the others entered the Mediterranean. Although they no longer had any special diplomatic missions, they always wanted to visit places such as Rome, Florence, and Venice.  The city of Rome can be said to be one of the birthplaces of the European Renaissance. It has concentrated many excellent European cultures, arts and technologies, and these are what the envoys will focus on collecting when they go to Europe. Of course, they have to see it.  At this time, the Apennine Peninsula, which was later known as Italy, was actually in a state of fragmentation due to the rise of the major city-states in the north. The north was ruled by the Austrian Habsburg dynasty; the south also formed multiple city-states and principalities.  Nominally, the northern part is under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire. In fact, each principality operates independently and is governed by some grand dukes.  The Holy Roman Empire was later revered by Hitler as the "First German Reich", hence the "Second and Third German Reichs".  But at this time, the Holy Roman Empire had become very loose. The emperor was only the nominal emperor of each country, and everyone actually didn't take him seriously.  The situation is somewhat similar to the Zhou emperor during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.  The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was also a hereditary member of the Austrian Habsburg family.  The Habsburg family is the most extensive royal family in European history.  Members of his family have served as Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, King of Spain, King of Portugal, and Dukes of several principalities in Italy.  The scope of its rule occupies most of Europe.  Because Spain was previously the most powerful country ruled by the Habsburg family, because most of the other countries ruled by the Habsburg family followed Spain's lead.  Even now, Spain's influence on these countries cannot be underestimated.  Fortunately, Great Qin reached a peace agreement with Spain and established diplomatic relations.  Zhang Haoran and the others are going to Rome and other places, and there are no longer any political obstacles.  Before their ship arrived at the port of Marseille, it was reported that the people in Marseille and other places were dissatisfied with being ceded to the Qin Dynasty, so they revolted and claimed to obey the orders of Prince Cond¨¦ of Orleans.  For a time, in the ceded areas such as Masai, rebellions broke out and wars were everywhere.  At the same time, news came that on the edge of the Caspian Sea, Li Ding of Great Qin was fighting fiercely with the Ottoman Empire¡¯s army ps: Please subscribe, it¡¯s a miserable life, it¡¯s all because of this pity  Stay alive by subscribing. 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