Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 947 Smiling triumphantly
As soon as the Pyrenees Contract was signed, Spain immediately began to mobilize troops and secretly transferred troops from the north back to the south.At the same time, Philip IV once again pinned his hopes on Prince Condé, hoping that he could show his achievements during the 30-year war and help Spain suppress Portugal.

This Prince Condé, full name is Louis II de Bourbon, nicknamed the Great Condé.He is a young man with great ambition and a great reputation.It's funny to say, his fame battle was to defeat his current master.

At the age of 20, he commanded and won the Battle of Rocrois.

This was a great victory, because he was facing the Spanish Army, which had dominated Europe for a long time, and his opponents were all experienced generals.This campaign ended Spain's historical land dominance and marked the arrival of French ground hegemony.

Later, Grand Condé also won consecutive victories in the war.This also made Spain firmly remember the French prince.In his time of need and distress, he did not hesitate to provide great help.

It's just a pity that Grand Conde betrayed his motherland, and thus encountered a hurdle that he could never pass in his life, that is Turenne.In the French Civil War, it was Turenne who defeated Grand Condé every time.

However, no matter what, we cannot deny the military talent of Kongdai.This can be seen from his title: French military strategist and politician, Prince of Condé and Duke of Angkian, the most famous representative of the Condé family.He was still one of the most outstanding commanders in Europe in the 17th century.

This time, Grand Condé's opponent is no longer his old enemy Turenne.His subordinates are no longer rebels attacking their own country; they are soldiers with high morale who want to suppress the Portuguese rebellion and defend the honor of Spain.

Whether it is the signing of a contract with France or the transfer of troops from the north to the south, they are all carried out in secret.One is that ceding the land to make amends is too embarrassing for Spain; the other is the sudden nature of the war, which is very clear to both Condé the Great and Philip IV.

Although Joao IV defended against Spain and dispatched detailed actions, he couldn't get Spain's actions in the first place.At this time, he was very happy in the royal palace in Lisbon.

"Okay, okay, okay!" I heard the excited voice of João IV ringing in his hall, "It seems that this move is really the right one. Under the alliance with the Ming Dynasty, there will be no Spain in America. Yeah, hahaha..."

"Your Highness, except for a small number of places in South America that are designated by Ming Dynasty, all other places belong to Portugal." The envoy who returned the letter from America also said with a smile, "Eastern people just keep their promises! We won’t regret taking up more space just because they are too powerful!”

"Hehehe, that's it!" King Joao IV was very happy to hear that, and said with a smile, "It's not in vain that I married my daughter to the Far East..."

When he said this, he remembered something, and quickly asked the messenger, "By the way, how is Catherine?"

For a long time, he hadn't asked about his daughter's news, and it was only then that he remembered to ask about Catherine's situation.

The envoy followed Anders to the Ming capital until Catherine's situation, so he immediately replied: "The princess's age does not meet the marriage regulations of the Ming Dynasty, so although she is appointed as the prince's concubine, the wedding has not yet been held. If If there are no accidents, it is estimated that they should be married by now."

Hearing this, King Joao IV said "Yeah", seeming a little bit emotional.I just don't know whether he is lamenting the age limit or lamenting that his daughter did not become the emperor's concubine in the end.

At this moment, he just sighed with emotion, and then immediately became excited again: "Go, go, I have to check the real thing myself."

When the messenger came back, of course he brought the wealth of America, the property of the three major ships.At least half of it was originally Spanish.But now, it belongs to Portugal.In addition, there are also gifts from the Ming Dynasty.

So much wealth seemed to fall out of thin air, which naturally made Joao IV very happy.

Of course, everyone is happy with this kind of thing.So, John IV, surrounded by a large group of his men, left the palace and headed for the port.

Seeing the king coming out, the people of Portugal cheered loudly.

Over the years, as the sole agent of Far Eastern specialties, even if some soup leaked through the fingers, the lives of ordinary people will be much better than before.It was Joao IV's wise decision to have this improvement, so he was welcomed by most of the people.

Looking at the goods being relocated at the port, and seeing how popular Joao IV was, the British royalists in the port couldn't help but feel sour.

"What's so great about this, it's not just hugging the Ming emperor's thigh!"

"That's right, I traded it for his daughter, why are you happy!"

"It's such a pity. If our king had made an alliance with the Ming Kingdom, we wouldn't have ended up being executed by the traitors!"

"Ah, the old king's youngest princess is married now, otherwise, if they are sent to the Far East, I don't know if the Emperor Ming will also let us form an alliance with Britain!"

"..."

Their sour words were all in a very low voice.It's not like it used to be, it's not when they just fled to Lisbon.

At that time, they were unscrupulous.But now, after being taught by cruel facts for so many years, and seeing that Portugal is rich and getting stronger, their confidence is gone.

If such sour words are heard by the Portuguese, there will be absolutely no good fruit to eat.But if they don't say it, they hold it in their hearts, and they can't hold it back.

Now in the eyes of John IV, these British royalists no longer exist at all.In his eyes, they were all boxes of belongings moved from the ship.

Inadvertently, Joao IV suddenly found out that those British royalists were pointing fingers here.Suddenly, he felt a little unhappy.It was as if when he was eating delicious food, he suddenly felt like a small flying insect.

But soon, Joao IV's interest was attracted by the wealth in front of him again.

Just as he was about to go back, those British royalists suddenly stopped the way and started chattering.

"Congratulations to Your Highness for your abundant financial resources. You have made a fortune again!"

"Portugal will definitely be one of the most powerful countries in Europe in the future, congratulations!"

"..."

Listening to their nasty flattery, thinking about their arrogance when they first fled to Lisbon, King Joao IV didn't want to talk to them at all.But at this time, in the public court, you can't go too far, so you asked with a cold face: "What's the matter with you?"

The Portuguese onlookers all looked at these British people, and they all looked bad.In the past, these British people didn't know how arrogant they were when they first came to Lisbon. They often got drunk and made troubles. No one would like them.

After these British people heard the question, they looked at each other, and the leader, Oledo, forced a smile and said to Joao IV: "Your Highness, you can earn so much money from America. Or, Give us a little bit so that we can recruit troops..."

When he said this, he found that Joao IV's face was extremely gloomy, so he quickly added: "If we have money, we will leave immediately, don't bother Your Highness, let's go to other places to recruit troops, how about it?"

If it was changed from the beginning, if they made this request, maybe Joao IV would agree.But at this time, there was already a big gap in the status of the two sides, and King Joao IV really didn't want to pay attention to their group of beggars.

However, with so many people watching, King Joao IV also wanted to save face. He was afraid that others would say that he was ungrateful, so he asked in a cold voice, "How much do you want?"

Hearing this, Odori couldn't help being overjoyed, looked at the other accomplices, and quickly said: "Not much, not much, half is enough!"

"Half? Why don't you go and grab it?" Upon hearing this, João IV became furious and yelled at them loudly.

Seeing how angry he was, Odoli quickly explained: "We are leaving Lisbon and we will never cause trouble to His Highness again! It's just half of it. This is not too much to ask."

"Not too much?" Joao IV repeated it after hearing this, then took a deep breath, and said coldly: "This money is useful for everyone. Don't say half of it, it just won't spare a little bit."

After speaking, he strode forward and didn't want to talk to them anymore.

Seeing this, his guards rushed forward, pushed the Englishmen aside, made a clear path, and escorted their king away.

The Portuguese onlookers didn't like these British people at all, but now they saw that they opened their mouths to their king lion, and they were all very angry.As soon as King Joao IV left, they started to spray these British "beggars" one by one, causing them to flee in embarrassment.

Back at the residence, these British royalists were very angry, and they cursed Joao IV for his ingratitude, fearing the shamelessness of those Portuguese.

However, they can only swear and swear. They live and eat here, and they don't have the strength to go back to England, so that's all they can do.

And Joao IV returned to the palace, and soon recovered from the bad mood of the British.Looking at the list of belongings, I started to plan.

"These are to be sent to Paris. The gifts for the Queen Mother are gifts for the Bishop. The other ones are sold to them. The French like silk the most, so the price can be higher..."

"There are also these Ming Dynasty porcelains, which are sold to Sweden. I heard that they robbed a lot of money from Poland, and they have plenty of money. It's time to sell them for a good price!"

"..."

Just when Joao IV was very excited to give instructions to the Minister of Finance on the distribution of property, suddenly, there were hurried footsteps outside.A guard flashed into the hall with a frightened expression.

(End of this chapter)