Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 726 Tai Chi

This time the specifications are obviously much smaller, directly in the small meeting hall of the cabinet’s chief assistant’s official residence, instead of the Songjiang Building where the state guests are welcomed, and no longer all the cabinet members are present, only Song Qingshu brings Sun Chuanting, Minister of the Ministry of War, and several chiefs of staff. Walking in, even Song Qingshu turned his head and talked.

"Remember in the future, when the Tibetans come, they can arrange to live in a small inn on Songjiang Outer Street, arrange some food stalls or something, and save them from thinking too highly of themselves!"

"Is this how the state of etiquette entertains guests?"

Before he finished speaking, a rather angry voice suddenly came from the small conference room. Following that gaze, Song Qingshu was a little surprised to see a man with a golden ponytail, but wearing a Spanish navy uniform and wearing a The girl in the navy cap sat at the top.

Although it seems that this girl is quite emotional, and the west can even stand as a queen, and the status of women is much higher than that of Daming, but she is not yet at the level of a female vice admiral, right?Moreover, Daming's official language is so good, it seems that he is regarded as a womanizer by these Spaniards, and he specially got such a woman to deal with him.

As if guessing what Song Qingshu was thinking, before Song Qingshu sat down, the Spanish female general pressed her hands on the table with an angry face and started talking again.

"My grandfather Juan de Leon established the Manila colony, my father Besson de Leon was the governor of Manila for 27 years, and I lived there for ten years. I, Adelaine de Leon, Sooner or later, Manila will be taken back from Daming!"

Ganqing'er is a thorny overlord, seeing this girl's angry appearance, Song Qingshu didn't respond, and sat down on the main seat with a smile on his face, waiting for Sun Chuanting and others to sit down, before he lazily laughed.

"Whether you take it back to Manila or not, I, Ming Dynasty, will not allow the Holy See to collect taxes in the territory of Ming Dynasty. This place belongs to all the citizens of the Ming Empire, not the kingdom of God ruled by the Pope. Here, the official note of Ming Dynasty will give you a formal note, okay?" Now, you can go!"

Bringing the conversation back to what happened the day before yesterday, the blunt note obviously turned the navy girl's pretty face pale, she whispered a few words in Spanish, and the other Spaniard representatives, or the Spanish navy generals also chatted with each other in a commotion. After muttering a few words, she turned her attention back to Adelaine.

"Even though Ming Dynasty is a depraved empire where pagans are rampant, it has nothing to do with the Spanish Navy. This time, His Majesty the great Spanish King Philip IV sent us to Ming Dynasty to let the glorious Spanish Royal Navy help you!"

"Are you here to seek Daming's help?"

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting became a little impatient. After following Song Qingshu for a long time, this old scholar who was poisoned by feudalism now has the demeanor of a big capitalist in the imperial era. Sun Chuanting also gestured arrogantly and said.

"The Holy Roman Emperor of your Habsburg family was defeated by the French in the Battle of Reims, your Spanish Royal Navy was almost completely annihilated in the battle with the Dutch, and the Spanish Army was also annihilated by the French Most likely, this lady, I really can’t think of anything you can do to help Daming. On the contrary, you have no strength to protect the treasure ships that came back from the New World. Two Spanish ships berthed in Batavia last month. Seek my protection from Da Ming, I think you are asking Da Ming for help."

Needless to say, Song Qingshu did not tell Sun Chuanting this information. It seems that Shibie will look at him with admiration for three days. After he became Minister of the Ministry of War, he himself took the initiative to broaden his horizons and collected a lot of Western intelligence. Showing off, Song Qingshu nodded secretly.

Indeed, this was the period of the great decline of the old colonial empire Spain. Adelaine's translation made a dozen officers of the Spanish Royal Navy look unhappy. After whispering a few words to each other, the tone of the female navy finally softened a bit.

"The minister of your military department is right, but Daming is not having a good time right now! France has now signed an alliance agreement with the Netherlands to jointly resist Ming's power in the sea. Now there are at least 2 battleships from the two countries forming a fleet cruising to the east. The Mughals and the French Army officially supported the past with [-] people aboard the Dutch fleet, but these are all regular fleets, which are very different from the fleets composed of gangsters, criminals, and mercenaries encountered in Southeast Asia by Ming Dynasty."

"Moreover, France and the Netherlands are still playing with the idea of ​​Ming's colonies in the New World recently. If all countries move eastward together, Daming will also get into a lot of trouble! Daming needs Spain!"

Song Qingshu's heart skipped a beat when the female navy said this, although the New World is inconspicuous now, but where is the descendant there, the United States!Occupying almost half of the continent alone, occupying a superior geographical location, the descendants of the United States are so powerful that it is outrageous, so no matter what, Song Qingshu does not intend to let this behemoth come out, even if he cannot occupy America, he must swallow at least half of it.

But in history, France defeated Spain, invaded Central America, merged into a large colony of Louisiana, and finally reached the world's largest and cheapest land purchase case during Napoleon's period of 500 million US dollars , sold this place to the United States, if the French now want to set up their own colony on the west coast, Song Qingshu is indeed on guard.

Of course, vigilance is vigilance, and you can't show it on your face. This negotiation is about whoever loves whose grandson!With arms folded, Song Qingshu said with a nonchalant smile.

"How about the Mongolian army that ran rampant in Europe and Asia back then? They were not beaten back by my Ming Dynasty, but they were just some small foreign countries. My Ming Dynasty was rich in the world, with a population of trillions and a large number of naval forces. If they came, my Ming Dynasty would follow! Now, six In case my Ming soldiers are about to land in Mughal, Ming doesn’t need any help.”

Saying that, Song Qingshu shook his head in disdain.

"And your country, to be honest, this pavilion is not optimistic about how much help you can give Daming!"

More than a dozen Spanish military officers turned pale with anger. In the past, other countries begged the Spanish Empire to form an alliance and seek protection. Today they took the pole to form an alliance, but they were belittled as useless, and even Song Qingshu did not form an alliance at all. Meaning, next to Adelaine, an old navy general in his fifties with gray hair simply stood up angrily, turned around and was about to leave, and several other officers were also yelling. Reina slammed the table hard.

This time she was the imperial envoy of Philip IV, and the sound made these people sit back reluctantly. This time, the tone was completely softened, and the female general also directly spread her hands to Song Qingshu.

"Your Excellency the Cabinet, just tell me what Daming wants!"

"Route!"

"impossible!"

Today, Spain is ahead of its rivals, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. What is the biggest capital? It is the sea route. Magellan, Columbus and other pioneers used blood and sweat to wade out the sea route. The world has passed, if it is given to Da Ming, you can meet, with Da Ming's national strength, it will not be long before the entire sea will be full of Da Ming's fleet, and Spain will no longer have a foothold.

This is also Song Qingshu's test. Seeing Adelaine's excited reaction, the pair of big breasts that are unique to Westerners and are much larger than Eastern women's uniform are up and down, panting because of anger, Song Qingshu once again An arrogant shrug.

"If Southeast Asia is the back garden of Ming Dynasty, Mughal is not far from Ming Dynasty. If we want to, it is not a problem to face France, Netherlands, Portugal, and Switzerland alone. But if we don't seal the crossroads of Southeast Asia, the Netherlands, The French merchant ships have brought their wealth back one after another, the emperor will have no power to fight, and the Habsburg family will also lose their previous prominent dominance. Spain needs Ming more than Ming needs Spain. Have we reached a consensus on this point! "

"I admit!"

Although the face is very ugly, since the defeat of the Armada in the British-Spanish sea battle in [-], Spain has indeed weakened violently. The Netherlands, Britain, France and other countries kept their original colonies, and this female lieutenant general still nodded her head with difficulty.

"Since the air route is not possible, then I want Mexico!"

Having said this, more than a dozen Spanish officers started buzzing again.

Where is Mexico, the Aztec Empire!The first country of gold conquered by the Spaniards!The wealth brought here to the Spanish Empire is almost inexhaustible. Until now, the gold and silver sent by the Mexican colonies every year, as well as the sugar, clothing and steel utensils produced by the plantations, are still guarded in various colonies, which can be called the jewels on the crown of the Spanish royal family.

"Your Excellency the Cabinet! Don't you think that what you are asking for is too much? Aren't the Orientals known for being humble and generous, polite and civilized?"

Knocking on the table, the female lieutenant general protested dissatisfiedly again, and Song Qingshu couldn't help showing a fox-like smile.

"Indeed, our Daming is a state of etiquette, but we are not fools!"

"France and the Netherlands now only regard Ming as a threat, but once they form an alliance with your Habsburg family, they will directly regard Ming as their sworn enemy, and once these national air routes are blocked, Ming will also lose a huge amount of trade. Some compensation, shouldn't it?"

"All the colonies of the Spanish Empire are willing to open up to Ming Dynasty, we can trade..."

"Spain's colonies are mostly in South America, the Caribbean, and Africa. We are not interested in these places. Mexico, the only one that is close, has already signed a trade agreement. If I don't have some favorable conditions, I can't explain it to Congress!"

With arms folded, Song Qingshu leaned on the chair again, turned his head to look at it, the whole negotiating field seemed to have quieted down, to be honest, this Adelaine looks pretty good, her pretty face is very delicate, and her facial features are well placed. They are very coordinated, especially from a naval family. She still has the arrogance and elegance of the aristocrats. It is also a pleasure to watch such a young lady biting her lip and thinking hard.

However, before Song Qingshu could appreciate it for a long time, the female navy had already decisively knocked her small fist on the table.

"The land from northern Mexico to the Pacific Ocean can be ceded to Ming! At the same time, the trade share between Ming and the Netherlands, France and other countries can be taken by the Spanish Empire! We hand over the navigation charts of the South Pacific, so that the merchant ships of the Ming Empire can also share We trade directly and form an alliance with the Spanish Empire, and the Empire can also entangle enough Dutch fleets for Ming to make it easier for Ming to promote the interests of the Ming Empire in the Mughals!"

"Those places are simply barren!"

Frowning, Song Qingshu complained again, but Adelaine's next words made his pupils shrink.

"The Dutch envoy has already gone north. If nothing unexpected, at this time, you should have contacted the regent from the barbarian tribe in the old capital of Daming!"

(End of this chapter)