Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2366 Efforts ([-])

A large four-wheeled carriage drove out of the Spanish embassy, ​​went all the way along October Avenue, and walked towards the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the East Bank.In the carriage, there were four people sitting opposite each other, two of them were ambassador Castro's guards, and the other two were the ambassador himself and his adviser Menendez.

At this moment, Castro frowned slightly, as if he was still thinking about a solution.He was originally a heroic man, and he also had a valiant aura when he led troops to fight all the year round, but after only a year since he came to the east bank, most of this aura of self-importance was wiped out.In this majestic city, Castro could not feel a trace of pleasant atmosphere for him. With a heavy responsibility, he was at a loss when facing the people on the east coast, and he could no longer find a trace of it. The refreshing feeling of killing is really suffocating a person.

Soldiers who are happy to fight, shouldn't be placed in the position of diplomatic envoys, who are so stressful but are always constrained.Castro fell into this position, it can only be said that his fate is not good.

The carriage soon arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the East Bank.After confirming his identity documents with the guard at the gate, the ambassador's carriage drove in slowly, and officials from the East Bank Ministry of Foreign Affairs were already waiting for him in the reception room on the second floor.

It was not the senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who came forward to contact Ambassador Castro, but a director named Dou.The East Coast Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been busy with the relocation recently, and has no time to deal with the Spaniards at all, and in fact is not very willing to deal with them.The newly appointed leader of the executive committee, Liao Degong, has already made a plan for the relocation of various central departments. He made it clear that the relocation of the government will be completed before the end of next year, and he will work in Beicheng District of Luoyang Prefecture. According to his original words, it will be easy. It is "I don't want this matter to be delayed until the next century."

The leaders have said so, and everyone naturally has no objection.Therefore, in addition to ensuring normal office work, the various ministries are also deploying manpower to carry out the relocation work recently, and they are really busy without touching the ground.Director Dou's department also has a large amount of information that needs to be sorted out, sealed up, and then loaded and transported to Luoyang Mansion. It is already a great face to be able to take time out to meet the Spanish ambassador.

Castro didn't know Director Dou, but after the introduction, his mood immediately turned bad.After all, he was an envoy of a great country, and he had to discuss important matters, but the people from the east coast only brought out a small director to receive him. This kind of arrogant attitude really made him very uncomfortable.He intended to explode on the spot, but the heavy pressure of reality forced him to suppress his anger, and honestly negotiated with the diplomats on the east coast.

"Spain is an unfortunate country, surrounded by enemies, and the situation on the east coast is actually the same. Although your country's roots are far away in the New World, you have many overseas interests. Italy, Portugal, Courland, Ottomans, South Africa, India and even China, seize With so many resources and such a vast overseas market, every country in the European continent is jealous and wants to replace it. The Kingdom of Spain has nothing to do with your country's overseas interests. On the contrary, it has given up many internal markets, which can be It is said that our two countries are natural allies, why can't we deepen the relationship?" Ambassador Castro said.

It can be said that his posture is very low, not at all like his upright and courageous military status.But so what?Director Dou is not the three-year-old kid who doesn't understand the world. Even if Castro speaks earnestly and respectfully, he knows what to say and what not to say, so he said: "Mr. It’s a neighboring country with a lot of contacts, so there’s nothing wrong with it, so don’t be suspicious.”

"Then your country has increased its army in Portugal and Italy, deployed more warships in the Cape Verde Islands, disobeyed the laws and regulations in the port of Ceuta, and excluded or even expelled our officials. What is the reason for this? If your country really values ​​​​the two countries Friendship, please adjust the above arrangements, otherwise King Carlos will not be at ease." Ambassador Castro did not give up, and he must force Director Dou to say something accurate.

Hearing what Castro said, Director Dou was not happy.He was originally pushed over to dismiss the Spaniard at will, and he was very reluctant in his heart. Seeing the ambassador's aggressiveness, he was even more annoyed.What the hell are these stupid Spaniards doing?Attacking the Kingdom of Spain is a century-old plan. It has been planned since the beginning of the previous government's administration, and it entered the formal implementation stage a few years ago.Once the military machine is started, is it so easy to stop?Not to mention the huge economic losses that may be caused, even this ideological confusion will make the current government lose face and greatly damage its prestige.

Now the government has unified their understanding, and feels that regardless of whether the Kingdom of Spain votes for France or not, they must deal a fatal blow to them.In the past, there may have been some people who wanted to eat slowly, but after several years of debate, there are really not many of them.The Moderate School has been fully implemented, and the Radical School is the mainstream!This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Just because you, a little envoy, say a few words, you want us to stop the military machine that has already started. What are you kidding?

But Director Dou is unwilling to tell the truth to Castro.If the soldiers on the east bank are strong, it is said that they have prepared a shocking special fund of [-] million yuan in French currency. Naturally, they look down on Spain, an unlucky country that is doomed to be tortured by blood, so they just perfunctoryly said: "Mr. It is well-known that the army is sent to the fortress of Campo Morone to protect the interests of our country. As for the naval ships in the Cape Verde Islands, they are to guard against local Moorish pirates. Please do not worry too much. Heart. In fact, the smooth flow of trade routes is also beneficial to your country. The Canary Islands, a hub of transshipment, have been invaded by Moorish pirates in the past, and the navies of Britain, France, and the Netherlands have repeatedly pretended to be pirates. Bitter. Mr. Ambassador, you may wish to pay attention to the reports in recent years, has the piracy activity decreased significantly?"

In fact, as Director Dou said.When a large number of warships from the east coast arrived at the Cape Verde Islands and went north for training from time to time, although the local pirate activities could not be said to have completely disappeared, they really decreased a lot, and the Spanish merchant ships and treasure fleets benefited greatly.But then again, the East Coast Navy can fight pirates locally, but can't it fight the Spaniards?The Canary Islands are indeed the fundamental center of Spain and the most important intermediate supply point to the Caribbean Sea. Once captured by the East Coast Navy, Spain may shake the whole country!

Therefore, Ambassador Castro is very dissatisfied with Director Dou's evasion of important issues.Is he from a military background, or the one with a bad temper? He could not suppress his anger, so he said in a blunt tone: "Your country interferes wantonly in the situation of European countries, just like a jackal, wanting to eat all of you. Everything, are you really sure no one will make you pay?"

Director Dou smiled slightly when he heard the words, and said slowly: "The east coast is a powerful and thriving country, just like a mighty lion on the grassland, so how about sharing some delicious food with other lions?"

"Is your country happy too early?" Ambassador Castro said, "In fact, European countries, such as England, Austria, Sweden, Russia, and Poland, hate you very strongly. Your system Your existence is a condemnation of them. You have denied the main principles of their political system, but you have survived shamelessly, and even prospered day by day, interfering wantonly in the internal affairs and foreign affairs of various monarchies. Are you really not afraid of being besieged by groups? Rare The Kingdom of Spain is so friendly, and you are so foolish as not to value this friendship. In fact, neither France, nor Austria, nor England, nor even your quasi-allies, the United Provinces, will suffer you to monopolize Spain and deprive them of a Huge market. So, please think about it carefully, get carried away, and adopt a proud and conceited aggressive policy is a very dangerous behavior, and it is not in line with your country's consistent policy for decades."

"It's a bunch of nonsense." Director Dou said bluntly: "Our country has no malice towards Europe or your country, nor is it dissatisfied with the system prevailing in Europe. What we want to do is to cooperate with all friendly countries in Europe, Reaching an international common agreement to protect the interests of everyone is nothing more, Mr. Ambassador, you really don’t have to worry too much. Some countries’ ambitions are too much now, and they want to extend their ruling power beyond the legal territory, but I think they They are too arrogant, and their national strength cannot stand the test of a long-term war. Some important nobles in your country also lack real political wisdom. They are like conspirators, planning some sensational conspiracies all day long, Want to destroy the hard-won peace of the European continent and threaten the interests of all. Our country also has extensive commercial interests in the European continent, so we are very concerned about it, but we also admit that war is not a good choice. We prefer to conduct an international war Dialogue, reach some reasonable agreement, to bridge the contradictions of all. Mr. Ambassador, you are really too worried, in fact, we are not enthusiastic about war. But there are always people who want to take some selfish actions, where we even It's a real shame that you can't find a single person to deal with."

"Mr. Director, can I understand that this is a threat of war? Your country must not stop until it achieves its goals?" Ambassador Castro asked angrily.

"Mr. Ambassador, we will not agree or disagree with anything in order to cater to anyone's preferences. We have nothing to fear. Although there are always people who think that they can unite some countries and order the earth, but that is just a stupid delusion. Mr. Ambassador , It is not the last moment, our country also has a traditional friendship with your country, war is not an option for us, please rest assured." Director Dou finally said.

After finishing speaking, he excused that he still had important matters to deal with, and decisively ended the meeting.Ambassador Castro sat there blankly.He knew that this effort was a failure. The people on the east coast were determined, and war seemed inevitable.

(End of this chapter)