Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2439 Waves ([-])

Carlos II is dead!He died like this!

Sheng Dehong learned the news in the early hours of the morning, at the end of August 1701, more than a month before Peter I got the news.At that time, he had just fallen asleep not long ago, but the secretary knocked on the door directly asking to see him, which made him very annoyed.But he also knew that his secretary was not a person who didn't know the importance, and if he woke him up in the middle of the night, something big would happen!

The result indeed confirmed his guess, Carlos actually died!

This result was a bit unexpected to be honest, but it was still being cleaned up.The health of Carlos II is no secret in the courts of European countries. Everyone knows that this unfortunate man will not live long.In recent years, there have even been false news that Carlos II "died of illness" several times, and many people believed each time.

This time, the news came out again, and many people did not believe it easily, because the news they got half a month ago was that Carlos II's health had improved.He was even able to go out of the palace in a carriage. He went to the Huangzhuang where he grew up when he was young, went to his wife's coffin, and with the help of his guards, climbed to the highest point in Madrid to overlook the whole city.As a result, he died not long after returning, which was really surprising.

Sheng Dehong himself flipped through the note in his hand, and there was a paragraph of scrawled Spanish on it, briefly describing the process of Carlos II's death (it is said that he died suddenly while going to the toilet).The writer is an aristocrat who has a good relationship with the east coast. The family has invested in many industries in the east coast and has always been closely related.No, he was the one who sent the message at the critical moment, and he used a very definite tone in just a few lines of words, indicating that King Carlos was indeed dead, no doubt!

"Is the commander Bai of the army still at the Eagle's Nest Fortress?" Sheng Dehong sat down at his desk in his pajamas, spread out the letter paper, and was about to write something.

"Yes, special envoy. Commander Bai is currently training at Eagle's Nest Fortress, together with the Italians." The secretary replied concisely.

Sheng Dehong is the Plenipotentiary Special Envoy of the East Coast Republic of China to Europe who has just taken office. He just handed over to Cai Zhenguo who resigned a few months ago.To be honest, his position was quite abrupt, and it surprised many people.Those old and cunning people in the diplomatic system fought openly and secretly for this hot position, and the friendship for many years was ignored. They went into battle one by one shirtless and broke their heads.As a result, the candidate was not decided for a long time, and in the end, people from the outside system took advantage.

Of course, Sheng Dehong is not a pure external system personnel.Although he came from the National Intelligence Agency, he has successively served as the ambassador to Spain on the East Coast and the ambassador to Ottoman. He has worked in Europe for many years and has rich diplomatic experience.Because the matter this time is relatively important, after discussion, members of the Executive Committee felt that an official from a "powerful department" should be selected as the special envoy to Europe.Don't worry about the navy and army, they were rejected immediately. The white shirts are still united in this matter, and they don't want people from the military department to infiltrate the government departments.After many elections, Sheng Dehong, who was from the National Intelligence Agency, which also belongs to the State Administration Council system, was finally selected for this position.He has the ruthlessness and perseverance of an intelligence leader, but also has a wealth of diplomatic experience. He can be said to be the most suitable candidate. The fight between the guys in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is destined to be nothing but a joke.

Sheng Dehong did not suffer from stage fright after taking office.He traveled the entire Mediterranean in a few months on a fast liaison ship of the Navy, and visited many officials including Turkey, Italy, Spain and other places.Although it was mostly a general conversation, it also let these people know his name, which laid the foundation for the next work.

He originally planned to go to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to inspect the area in September, meet with Deputy Envoy Zheng Dexiang, and then check the work of various local embassies and commercial stations (intelligence stations).In particular, matters concerning the Free City of Gdansk must be handled with emphasis, and the navy is in a hurry.As a result, while he was resting in Morocco, Carlos II, who had disturbed the nerves of all Europeans, died, which disrupted all his schedules.

Carlos' death is definitely not a trivial matter.For Europeans, this is a major event that can cause turmoil in most of Europe.Didn't you see that even the Russian Tsar Peter I, who was in the east of Europe, immediately changed his deployment after hearing the news?Peter has been keenly aware that once the Western and Central European countries are deadlocked over the ownership of Madrid's throne and resort to force, his old opponent, King Charles XII of Sweden, is likely to be involved, which gives Russia Great opportunity for empire, a great opportunity to gain access to the Baltic Sea.

For the time being, Sheng Dehong can't think about the mess in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea. What he cares about now is how the Spanish throne will be inherited, how the two parties who have expressed interest in the Madrid crown will compete, and how their allies will support this compete.Of course, the most important thing is how the East Coast Republic should intervene in this matter and obtain the greatest benefits.

Sheng Dehong has decided to take a boat to Spain on the other side of the strait tomorrow, and then go to Madrid to find out the situation.There should be an undercurrent surging over there now, and diplomats and intelligence spies from various countries are working at full capacity, carrying out their respective tasks.The East Coast Republic of China has no idea about the Spanish throne, and its national strength is very strong. It should be the target of all countries vying to win over - even the Kingdom of France, which has failed to win over, should try its best to make one last effort - this is very important for inquiring news , is undoubtedly an ideal situation.

But before leaving, Sheng Dehong wanted to explain some things.First of all, it is about the army. Sheng Dehong asked Lieutenant Colonel Bai Chuanping to strictly restrain the troops. Before receiving a clear signal, he should not act rashly and just guard behind closed doors. The allies cause substantial damage, otherwise they cannot make a move.Just in case, he especially emphasized the tone at the end of the letter, using the big hat of national interests, demanding that the army must obey the command and act according to the order-as an excellent spy, Sheng Dehong knew too well the army's gang human virtue.

The second letter was addressed to the Navy, and its destination was the Cape Verde Islands, the current anchorage of the main fleet of the East Coast Navy.Sheng Dehong asked the navy's main fleet not to go north for the time being, and to go north after the situation in Europe became relatively clear.The size of the East Coast Fleet is a bit large, and the strength of the warships is obvious to all. At this time, what if the Europeans are frightened and dare not move?Although this possibility is very small.

Sheng Dehong is not worried that the navy will not follow his "suggestion" - God is sorry, the special envoy of the East Coast Republic of China in Europe has nominal command over all the troops sent by the mainland, whether it is the regular army or the local reserve force ——They always know the general idea, have a wider international perspective (heh, the Army is impossible to have this kind of insight...), they are more in line with the government's grand strategy, and they are much cuter than the army's gangsters up.

After writing two letters in a row, Sheng Dehong took a short rest.He asked his secretary to make him a pot of tea, drinking it while clearing his mind.After Carlos' death, Europe must fight, and the harder the fight, the better.This is the beginning of the script, absolutely no mistakes are allowed!As for when people from the East Coast will get involved, and what attitude they will take towards each country, this needs to be carefully considered.But in any case, there is one thing, they are unlikely to stand with the Kingdom of Spain, unless its successors agree to completely hand over Spanish America to the East Coast, but the possibility of this is too low—— Without the two viceroyalties of Peru and New Spain, the value of Spain has dropped by more than half.

Of course, Sheng Dehong also understood that even if the Spanish heirs agreed to cede the entire Spanish America, the people on the east coast would only stand with them for a short time.If the time is right in the future, they will find other reasons to kick Spain away, or even turn against each other.You must know that in the strategy formulated by the East Coast government, seizing the Spanish American colonies is only a part, weakening the strength of the European countries, and establishing a new world order is also an important part of it.That is to say, the east coast is destined to be an enemy of all the major powers in Europe, and any country that may threaten the strategy of the east coast will be weakened, regardless of whether it was an ally of the east coast before that.

"Gods block and kill gods, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas. No matter who comes, it won't work. Anyone who dares to prevent us from establishing a new world order must have the consciousness of being a historical dust." Thinking of this, Sheng Dehong was unexpectedly excited. Participating in a major event that decides the trend of the world, and the great pleasure of being a trendsetter of the times, this is more exciting than anything else, and it is true for a man!

"Xiao Zhao, seal the letter, select competent people, and send it to the Eagle's Nest and the Cape Verde Islands as quickly as possible." After drinking tea, Sheng Dehong shook the letter paper in his hand and said to his secretary, and then he He leaned over his desk and wrote the third letter.

This letter is addressed to the Italians.He asked the Italians to be cautious in their words and deeds in the near future, and not to say any tendentious words.At the same time, infiltration operations against Milan, Parma, Sicily, Naples and other places can be accelerated.The local nobles should step up their efforts to win them over, even if they give more benefits, it doesn't matter.Once the time is right, the Northern Italian Allied Forces immediately launched an operation to overthrow the Spaniards' rule in the Duchy of Milan first, control the Milan Arsenal, and then plan other things.

In particular, he pointed out that the attitude of the Papal State must be clearly understood.Don't be afraid to spend more money, and get a little support if you can.Unifying the Italian peninsula is their ultimate mission, and any action must revolve around this.

After writing these three letters, it was already daylight.Sheng Dehong was completely sleepy at this time, and was changing into formal clothes with the help of his secretary.The ship has been contacted and will take them out of Danji Port in three hours to disembark in the Bay of Gibraltar on the other side.He wants to go to Madrid, the center of the storm, to find out the reality!

(End of this chapter)