Daming Military Empire

Chapter 646

Philip IV was indeed frightened by the huge military strength of the Ming Empire. However, he did not doubt the number. He knew about the great war between the Ming Empire and Tsarist Russia. It's no secret that signing an indemnity contract.

You must know that the total amount of indemnity in the "Osan Treaty" is a terrifying 5000 million taels. If the big powers have the ability to resist, they will never sign this unprecedented indemnity treaty. The large army, plus those from the Eurasian Canal, Eurasian Railway, South Asia, Nanyang, and the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it is no exaggeration that the Ming Empire has an army of more than 150 million.

As for the number of navies, he also has no doubts, because the Ming Empire has sent three fleets, and he also knows about one fleet in the Eurasian Canal and the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, the Ming Empire has two fleets blocked by ice in the Ob River. It was the idiot Gaston who told him, there is no need to doubt this, there are Nanyang, and the eight fleets near the capital of Ming Dynasty, those are all conservative statements.

To be honest, he is really scared at the moment. If he turns to the anti-Habsburg alliance at this time, he will tear himself apart from the Ming Empire. The Ming Empire is also famous for its cruelty to the enemy. Tsarist Russia just attacked one of their borders The outpost, and before it was taken down, it attracted more than 100 million Ming troops to retaliate wildly. It's scary to think about it!
He began to waver a little. Between the Anti-Habsburg Alliance and the Ming Empire, he still favored the Ming Empire. However, the conditions proposed by the Anti-Habsburg Alliance were a rare opportunity to rise. Difficult to choose.

After thinking about it for a long time, he decided to wait for a while and take a look. This time the Ming Empire sent the No. [-] person to Madrid, there must be something important. What is the purpose of your coming to Madrid this time?"

When Zheng Chenggong heard the words, he hesitated for a moment, should he mention the emperor's affairs first, or his own affairs first?
At this time, he was still quite sober, and soon the emperor had the upper hand in his heart. After all, the two of them had been playing together since they were young, and they were closer than brothers. For the sake of a woman, he delayed the emperor's affairs. He couldn't do it. Come out, so he straightened his face and said solemnly: "This time, I am here by the order of our emperor to negotiate with you on the construction of large shipyards and ammunition factories in your country."

Hearing this, Philip IV immediately became interested. Did he know how difficult it is to build a super battleship? Spain has worked hard for so many years. Up to now, it can only barely build ten super battleships a year. It can be said that it is difficult. Now Hearing this, the Ming Empire wanted to help them build a large shipyard to manufacture super battleships, so they wished for it. He asked with great interest, "How big is the large shipyard?"

Zheng Chenggong replied word by word: "One hundred super battleships are produced a year!"

When Philip IV heard the words, his eyeballs almost popped out. The Ming Empire couldn’t be crazy to produce one hundred super battleships a year. He asked in disbelief: “To produce one hundred super battleships a year ,you sure?"

Zheng Chenggong nodded solemnly and said: "Of course, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire never jokes."

After getting an affirmative answer, Philip IV became very excited. The annual output of [-] super battleships would be [-] in ten years. At that time, the anti-Habsburg alliance was nothing.

After suffering a loss, he understood the importance of the navy even more. Like this time, more than 100 super battleships were killed by the anti-Habsburg alliance in one fell swoop. There is a huge colony, but no resources can be brought back, not to mention how aggrieved.

Big shipyards, ok, bigger is better.

However, he was agitated for a while, and suddenly came back to his senses. There is no such thing as a free thing in this world. It is impossible for the Ming Empire to give him a large shipyard for nothing, and there must be other requirements later.

Thinking of this, he calmed down his excitement, and said calmly: "Your Excellency, the Great Marshal, the Ming Empire can't give us a large shipyard for nothing, right? If you have any conditions, please tell me."

Zheng Chenggong thought for a while, but instead of answering, he reminded: "Your Majesty, the Ming Empire will help you build a large ammunition factory to produce shells and gunpowder."

This is also a good thing. Philip IV is even more nervous. It seems that the conditions must be scary. He couldn't help trembling and said: "Let's talk about the conditions."

Hearing this, Zheng Chenggong picked up the simplest one and said, "We hope His Majesty the King can provide ammunition for the army. After all, it takes time to transport ammunition from Daming, and sometimes it will directly affect the battle situation."

This is not difficult, as there are plenty of materials for ammunition production in Spain, Philip IV nodded lightly and said: "No problem, as long as the ammunition factory is big enough, if it is not big enough to produce it, I can't help it. anything else?"

After Zheng Chenggong heard the words, he continued to add: "We hope His Majesty the King can provide us with food and grass. After all, it takes time to transport food and grass from Daming."

This is a bit exaggerated, just kidding, now the Ming Empire has sent 60 troops here, and if they send another 60, Spain must be destroyed. Philip IV hesitated and said: "It is impossible to provide all of them. We don’t have enough food and grass, and we can provide up to 10 horses.”

Zheng Chenggong shook his head and said, "It's too little. The Ming Empire will send at least one million troops. The food and grass of 10 horses is a bit shabby. Your Majesty, how about 50 horses?"

50 is unbearable, Philip IV shook his head and said: "We really can't give 50, so let's do it, 20, no more."

Zheng Chenggong tried again: "40, no less."

Philip IV gritted his teeth and said: "30, this is already our limit, no more, our own army will have nothing to eat."

Zheng Chenggong nodded helplessly and said: "Okay, 30 is 30, and we can find a way to transfer the rest."

Just food and ammunition is nothing. The Ming Empire is here to help. It should provide food, grass and ammunition. Philip IV cautiously asked: "Are there any other conditions?"

Zheng Chenggong looked at Philip IV and said seriously: "Our Ming Empire will give you a batch of super battleships on credit to help you reorganize your navy to form a standard fleet of 10 super battleships and [-] horses. , must follow my command and unite to fight the anti-Habsburg coalition."

This is a bit too much, actually asking the Spanish fleet to listen to Daming's command, Philip IV hesitated and said: "This is not good, to put it bluntly, if you use my fleet as cannon fodder, then I will not lose ten dollars in vain." Wan Jingrui!"

Zheng Chenggong shook his head and said: "You can rest assured that I will not fight a battle that is not sure. Like this time, the anti-Habsburg alliance dispatched more than 1000 super battleships. Not even one of our battleships was sunk. Your Majesty the King can rest assured that our Ming Empire has always planned before moving, and we try our best to avoid casualties in every battle. Whether it is a Ming soldier or a Spanish soldier, we will treat them equally and will never use them as cannon fodder."

This Philip IV has heard that the Ming Empire did not suffer much casualties in each war. He hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "It is fine to give you a fleet to command, but you must build me two annual ships. A massive shipyard for a hundred super battleships!"

This Zheng Chenggong really couldn't be the master, he could only reply: "I must report to His Majesty the Emperor about the matter of the shipyard, please wait a few days for His Majesty the King."

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