"Governor of Goa? Did he come to Madrid himself?" The Cardinal Prince was obviously a little interested in the Governor of Goa.
"The Portuguese Viceroy of India (Governor of Goa) Noronha came to Madrid in person," Count-Duke Olivares nodded and asked, "Your Highness the Cardinal, do you want to meet him?"
Cardinal Prince Ferdinand nodded, "Okay... let's meet together! I think he knows the situation in China and East Asia better than all of us!"
"Okay," the Spanish King nodded, "Then I'll see him again!"
The current Portuguese Governor-General of India, Noronha, is a China expert. Before serving as the Governor-General of India, he served as the Governor of Macau and is very familiar with the situation in China. During this period, he also presided over negotiations with the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan. He can be regarded as half a Japan expert.
Of course, he was also a Portuguese nobleman who was very loyal to King Philip III of Portugal (that is, King Philip IV of Spain).
This Chinese expert and half Japanese expert is still in Madrid and has not left, so he was quickly taken to the palace by the king's attendants.
"Grand Governor," Cardinal Prince Ferdinand asked the Grand Governor of India, "can you tell me in the most general terms what happened in the East? What changes have occurred in China?"
"China has welcomed a great monarch!" said the Portuguese Governor-General of India, "a great monarch who can rival the two Catholic kings!"
The Catholic twin kings Queen Isabella and her husband King Ferdinand, they were the founders of the Spanish world empire!
The era they created will surely make every Spaniard in future generations feel excited!
Noronha, the Portuguese Governor-General of India, actually compared Chongzhen to the two Catholic kings of Spain, which really surprised the cardinal prince.
Noronha added: "What is happening in the East and China... a country that is likely to have a population of 200 million has ushered in their 'Two Catholic Kings'!"
"He is just a pagan monarch and a barbarian emperor. How can he compare with the two Catholic kings?" Count-Duke Olivares was very unconvinced.
Noronha just smiled faintly and did not refute the words of the Count-Duke Olivares. In fact, in his mind, Zhu Youjian's ability has surpassed that of Spain's two Catholic kings...
"Jesus taught people to be humble: for whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted..." said the Cardinal Prince, "Earl-Duke, we Christians are facing Be humble before the kings of the heathen and the emperors of the barbarians, for the best of them have destroyed the greatest cities in Europe!"
The cardinal presented Jesus’ doctrine, and Philip IV of course had to try hard to nod in agreement—Jesus’ doctrine must be right!
"Ferdinand," Philip IV said to the Cardinal Prince seriously, "I am a humble man, but I don't have 30 million to redeem the Spanish trapped in the Philippines. What should I do?"
The cardinal made a sign of the cross on his chest: "They died to spread the Lord's faith and are martyrs. Their souls will surely ascend to heaven and be with the Lord forever, enjoying supreme glory and peace!"
That means it doesn’t matter if you die, your soul can go to heaven!
"Yes!" Philip IV agreed, "Those who killed them will definitely go to hell!"
Count-Duke Olivares looked at the Cardinal Prince, "Are we just going to do nothing and wait for our enemies to go to hell?"
"Grand Governor," Prince Cardinal asked Noronha, "how many troops do you think we need to send to the east to send those people to hell?"
"It's useless no matter how much you go."
"What?" Prince Cardinal asked in surprise, "Is the Chinese army so powerful that even the Spanish army cannot defeat them?"
The Governor-General of India shook his head, "I don't know how strong their army is...but before we defeat the Dutch navy, it is impossible for Spain to send a large number of armies to the coast of China. Because China has already formed an alliance with the Netherlands. , the battle to capture Manila was the result of their cooperation on both sides."
In today's Indian Ocean and Southern Ocean, no one can compete with the Dutch East India Company's fleet at sea.
So no matter how many Spanish armies there are, it is impossible to conquer China from the sea... They can't even go!
"We are forming a new Armada!" Count-Duke Olivares was quite confident. "By 1639 at the latest, the Spanish-Portuguese Armada will destroy the navy of the rebels in the seven northern provinces!"
The cardinal prince breathed a sigh of relief: "Then... let's form the Eastern Expeditionary Force in 1640!" He then asked the Grand Governor of India, "Grand Governor, how many troops do we need to send to ensure the defeat of the Chinese Emperor? Army?"
"It's hard to say..." The Indian Governor-General still shook his head, "In fact, in the past 10 years, the Chinese army has carried out a series of reforms under the personal leadership of their emperor, and also absorbed European military experience. Tactics and training methods have formed a new army with more than 200,000 people. The tactics adopted by the Chinese New Army are similar to those of the Western European armies. They are all square formation tactics and are equipped with a large number of matchlock guns and highly mobile regimental artillery."
200,000 European-style army... Cardinal Prince's head started to hurt again.
Although Spain has 300,000 troops, Spain has too many enemies and needs troops everywhere. It is impossible to send 200,000 of them to the east, and it does not have such transportation capabilities.
Even if the newly formed Spanish-Portuguese joint Armada could destroy the Dutch Navy, it would not be possible to transport 200,000 people to the East - that would require at least 1,000 large armed merchant ships!
"Your Majesty the King, His Royal Highness the Cardinal, Your Excellency the Earl-Duke," the Governor-General of India suddenly proposed a somewhat "taboo" plan, "In fact, we can use Japan to deal with China."
"Using Japan?" The Spanish king's face darkened. "If I remember correctly, the current rulers of Japan are extremely hateful to Catholics... They are as hateful as the Chinese emperor!"
The cardinal, who was not as pious as his brother, interjected: "They hate God and will naturally go to hell after death... But it's not the time for them to go to hell yet! So we can still try Save their sinful souls, for example, by letting them fight against the Chinese and devote their lives to fighting against the enemies of the Catholic Church."
"Is this okay?" asked the King of Spain. "If we cooperate with the enemies of the Lord, we will not go to hell, right?"
"No." The cardinal said firmly, "We are cooperating with the Japanese for the purpose of spreading Catholicism... This is not a sin, but a merit. And we can also cooperate with the Japanese In the process of cooperation, guide them to believe in God.”
"Really?" The Spanish king was doubtful.
The Cardinal Prince was a little helpless, but he had no choice but to say patiently: "I became a Cardinal when I was 10 years old. In Spain, no one understands God's will better than me."
Right! Philip IV thought to himself: He is the one who knows God best in Spain. Otherwise, how could he have become a cardinal at the age of 10?
"Then how can we cooperate with Japan?" Count-Duke Olivares asked, "If I remember correctly, the Japanese have closed their country."
"There is no complete closure," said the Grand Viceroy of India, "and the process has been suspended."
"Aborted? Have they opened the country?"
"The country was not founded, but it was not further locked down," said the Indian Grand Governor. "Before I left Goa, I received a report from the Governor of Macau, saying that Japan had united with the Qing Dynasty of the Tatars to launch a joint attack on China's vassal state of Korea. An invasion...Japan and China are already in a state of war!"
"Excellent!" cried the Cardinal Prince, "this is God's will!"
