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Chapter 238 Treaty of Vienna, Spain enters semi-colonial era

"What are you doing standing still? Tell me!"

Carlos I looked at the minister fiercely and immediately yelled: "How harsh can the conditions of the Seris people be?!"

The old minister wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then took the initiative to hand over a piece of yellowed paper: "Your Majesty, I really don't dare to read it. You can read it yourself...I have already translated it for you."

Carlos I was also very confused. He snatched the paper and began to read it carefully.

The content of the treaty is as follows,

First, cede six islands including Ibiza, Balearic and Mahon to the Ming Dynasty.

Second, compensate Ming Dynasty for military expenses of 700 gold coins.

Third, open Almeria, Beira, Lojales, Benitachere, Penistra, and Sebel as trading ports, allowing Ming people to live and send consuls.

Fourth, Ming caravans do not need to pay customs duties when entering and exiting Portugal and Spain, while Spanish caravans are required to pay a 20% commercial tax when entering and exiting.

Fifth, if Ming people have accidents in Portugal and Spain, the Shinra and the local government have no right to deal with the Ming people; if a Ming person is injured or dies in any area within the territory of Shinra, the Shinra government must pay compensation and arrest the murderer for questioning.

Sixth, the king of the Holy Roman Empire removed his title of false emperor and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

Only six.

The Seris people are quite loyal...what a ghost!

What is this!

The Seres are going to take away all the large ports in Spain!
Carlos I was a little dizzy and his head hurt a little.

This treaty is really too deceptive!

The first and second articles are just that, regular land cession and compensation, those broken islands will be lost if they are lost. What do the next four articles mean? Do the Seris people want to turn Spain and Portugal into their colonies? !

Moreover, even if Carlos I agrees, Portugal may not agree!

Although Portugal has joined their big family, it still has the right to autonomy after all. People live their own lives, and they are only together in name. If this happens, can the Portuguese agree?
What drove Carlos I even more crazy was Article [-].

In order to become the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, he did not hesitate to go to war with Italy, France and the Ottomans, just for his own orthodoxy. Now, with the frivolous words of the Seris people, do you want him to give up this orthodox identity?
Simply a daydream!

He was so angry that he crumpled the white paper into a ball and threw it out angrily. Then he became a 'desktop cleaning master' and swept away all the objects on the table in front of him with a crackling sound. spread throughout the room.

The eunuchs and ministers were submissive and did not dare to speak.

After all, the current emperor is obviously angry. In this case, it is better not to provoke him.

"How many more troops do we have? I want to teach the Seris people a lesson!"

Carlos I spoke fiercely and looked around at the ministers, as if he wanted to get accurate information.

After hearing the words of Carlos I, the minister was silent for a moment, then racked his brains and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, our army is now deeply involved in disputes between the Ottomans, Italy and other countries, and we The land occupied by the Seris people is still separated by France, so we can only attack from the sea, but..."

Having said this, the minister stopped talking.

Carlos I could understand the rest.

Because after their invincible sea fleet encountered the first fleet of the Seris people, the entire army was wiped out, leaving only a hundred or so soldiers who were good at swimming.

It’s not that they don’t have a fleet anymore, it’s just that compared to the Invincible Fleet, the others are just rotten fish and shrimps. The Invincible Fleet was destroyed by the Seris people with lightning speed. The other fleets also added military merit to the Seris people. .

amount.

It seems like I really don’t have the ability to fight.

Carlos I suddenly calmed down and fell into deep thought.

He stood in front of the map, looked at the vast territory, and fell into deep thought.

Yes.

It seems that he has no military strength to launch an attack on the Seris people.

This is a bit embarrassing.

"Your Majesty, we do not have any ability to launch an attack on the Seris people." The minister reminded.

After hearing these words, Emperor Carlos I of the Shinra fell into deep silence: "Call Hermann, Heinrich and Robert, and everyone else get out!"

After hearing this, the eunuch left respectfully and went to call the other two ministers, but this old minister did not leave: because he was Hermann.

Immediately afterwards, an angry roar from the Shinra Emperor came from the magnificent palace.

The eunuchs outside faintly heard things like, 'That's an order', 'All the troops are lying to me, where is the promised Armada', 'You generals are all disloyal and unjust cowards. ', 'For how many years, the army has only blocked my actions' and other words.

It can be heard that His Majesty the Emperor is really angry.

Yes.

After all, Carlos I has been hearing the myth of the invincibility of the army in the past few years. Even if multiple countries unite, they are no match for the Shinra. And the Spanish Armada is invincible in the world. The hand is the first-class powerful army on the sea.

As a result, this so-called invincible fleet broke into pieces at a touch and had no effect at all. It really made Carlos I feel deeply disappointed.

However, after angrily cursing at the generals, Carlos I also felt deeply powerless. He didn't know what to do next. The Seris people would never give up.

"Your Majesty, I think it's better to agree to the Seris people's request."

Herman spoke helplessly to Carlos I, biting the bullet and quite helpless: "Judging from the current situation, if the war lasts for one to two years, the Seris people will be able to occupy large areas of Spanish territory. In comparison, Now, signing a treaty is the best outcome for us."

Although Carlos I didn't want to admit it, this was the fact.

"You go ahead and do it... But there is one thing I absolutely cannot accept. I will not surrender to the Serris people, let alone cancel the title of emperor!" Carlos I just wanted to retain his last stubbornness, "Barcelona is not in trade and trade. In the ceded land?"

"No, the Ming Dynasty people said that the land they occupied does not count. The Ming Dynasty did not have the habit of returning the occupied land. What is being liquidated now is the unoccupied land."

After hearing Herman's words, Carlos I fell into a deep silence, and then said: "If the Emperor of Seris accepts my conditions, I can give up the position of the Grand Duke of Barcelona to the Emperor of the Seris Empire, and I will admit that Reign of the Seres Empire in Eastern Spain.”

"At the same time, I can also give you 500 million more gold coins."

Carlos I obviously did not understand the essence of the traditional Asian skill of "King on the outside and Emperor on the inside".The so-called king on the outside and emperor on the inside refers to the attitude of Annan and other countries, which externally declared themselves to be vassal kings and vassal states of the Central Plains Dynasty, while internally they claimed to be emperors and regarded themselves as emperors.

The earliest one was South Vietnam during the Han Dynasty.

But not anymore.

After hearing the voice of Carlos I, the military ministers looked at each other and could only say yes.

After Herman, who was responsible for the peace talks with Siris, left, Carlos I looked out the window with deep eyes.

A blank piece of paper doesn't mean everything.

When the Holy Roman Empire becomes rich and powerful, he will take back everything he lost!
Let the Serisians dream of a treaty that determines everything!

Carlos I thought to himself.

……

"It's just a blank piece of paper, it's useless."

In the Ming Army naval base in Ibiza, Chen Xi, the admiral of the Ming Dynasty's first fleet, chuckled and looked at the map with the supervisor Luo An to observe the current situation in Europe.

With the Ming army's insertion into Europe, the situation in Europe has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Everything has entered into some kind of unpredictable event.

Although support from the Ming Dynasty has arrived, under the current circumstances, it is still very difficult to destroy the Holy Roman Empire in one go. It still needs to develop slowly, step by step, and cannot expect to become a fat man in one bite.

After all, Ming Dynasty did not have many armies in Europe, so it was better to let them eat dog.

When the time comes, the Ming Dynasty will come to Europe.

"What's the news from the Spanish Governor? Are you ready?"

Luo An looked at the map and suddenly asked: "If they don't agree to our conditions, then we can only eat the entire Franji in one bite."

Although His Majesty the Emperor has named this place Spain and Portugal, out of personal habits, they still prefer to call the country on this peninsula Frangi.

As far as the current situation is concerned, in a foreign country, if it is forcibly annexed, it will have to go through a long security war, which is especially not conducive to the Ming Dynasty's conquest plan in Europe, so it must be done step by step, which is why the 'treaty' was proposed.

In this way, in fact, the sovereignty of Spain and Portugal still belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty can continuously suck blood without paying the cost of governance.

Moreover, the evildoers are the Spanish and Portuguese officials. He only needs to be in power in Barcelona, ​​which will naturally change the gap between the living conditions of the Francois in Barcelona and eastern Spain and the Francois in other regions.

In this way, it will naturally attract the envy of Franji people in other areas.

Before coming, both Chen Xi and Luo An felt that Westerners should be the same as them.

But after coming here, I discovered that the situation on the Western side is also more complicated.

For example, the emperor of this country actually belongs to another country, and the other country is at war with this country...

The emperor of this country is also the king and duke there, but the more than a dozen kingdoms under this emperor have not been unified. Instead, they are each their own, and they are still one country...

It can only be said that the situation here is too complicated. If Chen Xi and Luo An hadn't studied for a few years, they would really not be able to figure out who is who.

Fortunately, Pinghaibo Xiao Chengzhai will arrive here soon and become a bachelor of Buckingham Palace, responsible for handling all affairs in Europe. Otherwise, they would really be confused.

In addition, there are vague rumors among the people that His Majesty will consecrate a prince to sit in Europe. If the strategy is right, he will be crowned king here!

Although the news was very exciting, for them, they didn't really think much about it.

After all, they are all earls, and they are still two noble titles away from being crowned king. Unless they can succeed here, it will be really difficult to achieve anything.

But this does not prevent them from having vision and hope in their hearts.

After all, although His Majesty has always said that he would "crack the soil and seal the king", as of today, two years have passed, and only Rong Guogong Liu Wenyong is in Southeast Asia, and he is only a Duke in name, not a king.

Now in Europe, there is a chance for a king to appear... How can this not make them excited?
After all, Europe is not Southeast Asia. What if Southeast Asia is a shabby place and can be crowned king?But Europe is different. It is far away from China and has a vast territory. If you can become a king in Europe, you will really enjoy wealth and give your descendants a great future!
"Admiral, Overseer, there is news from Vienna. The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is willing to start peace talks with us in Vienna and sign a contract...but he has one request. He refuses to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and cancels the imperial title. He is willing to give the Ming Dynasty The political status of the Grand Duke of Barcelona is at the same time willing to give an extra 500 million gold coins.”

Suddenly, a navy soldier strode over and reported to the two of them.

After hearing the report results, Chen Xi and Luo An looked at each other, seemingly a little surprised.

Among the six clauses of their proposed treaty, surrendering to the Ming Dynasty and canceling the imperial title can be said to be the simplest one. Even if they pretend to agree, it doesn’t matter if they pretend it didn’t happen afterwards. After all, this sixth clause is the Ming Dynasty’s external policy. The basic situation is that countries like Annan are so close to each other, and Ming Dynasty also knows that their king calls himself the emperor internally, and he usually doesn't bother to pay attention to it.

But they never expected that the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire would have such a big reaction.

He was even willing to use 500 million gold coins in exchange for this one.

"This……"

Chen Xi hesitated a little, then said: "This is a serious matter, and we need to ask the emperor for instructions before we can make a decision."

Although everyone has become accustomed to it, this kind of thing still needs to be consulted by the emperor, and it will probably take several months.

but……

"This matter can be put aside for the time being, but my Ming Dynasty does not have the habit of being an emperor and a duke at the same time. Barcelona is now owned by my Ming Dynasty, and I don't need their approval!"

Chen Xi spoke loudly and then said: "Old Liang, go to Vienna and sign a contract with their foreign emperor."

"By the way, let's also ask him if he wants to do business with us? If he is willing, I, Ming, will be happy to sell a batch of armaments to them."

Their fleet has captured many ships of the Invincible Fleet, and it is useless to take them with them. If they can be sold to them, it is also a good choice.

If you don't want to buy it, forget it. Anyway, the Ottomans, France, Britain and even Morocco are very tempted by these ships. If Shinra is unwilling to buy them, then they will sell them to other countries at a premium.

After all, from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, when the army did not get through Siberia and reached Eastern Europe, it would be better for the navy to be a troublemaker here.

after all……

Although the Ming Dynasty's navy is strong, its numbers are really small. Although it can recruit local indigenous people as dogs, it is difficult to make those indigenous troops surrender when there is strong external resistance.

Therefore, before the army army could arrive, the navy took advantage of the chaos to occupy more ports and waited for a full-scale attack.

(End of this chapter)