March 1686, Kingdom of New Spain, Mexico City.
Today's Mexico City is the brightest pearl on the North and South American continents, the window of European civilization in the New World, and the political, military, and economic center of the vast Kingdom of New Spain.
Of course, this is also the central city of the entire New World. The colonies established by the English and French in the New World were nothing compared to Mexico City.
From the perspective of the current Vice-King (Governor) of New Spain, Marquis Sercio Mendoza, he dominates almost the entire North American continent - South America established the Viceroyalty of Peru in 1542 (but there are still many The Viceroyalty of Peru was considered part of New Spain) and was ruled by another deputy king on behalf of the Spanish king. But here in North America, the Vice King of New Spain is still the most powerful person!
The Marquis of Mendoza sometimes even felt that he was more powerful than the King of Spain, because the territory directly governed by the King was far inferior to the area under the jurisdiction of his deputy king. The population directly governed by the king is also incomparable to the people ruled by his deputy king. The financial revenue possessed by the king was not worth mentioning if the contributions of the two viceroyalties of New Spain and Peru were excluded.
Many times, the Marquis of Mendoza would have this idea-Spain is a New World country! Because there was an empire (colonial empire) first, and then there was the Kingdom of Spain...and the future of Spain also lies in its colonial countries, in the vast new continent. If Spain were just a European country, it would not be considered a first-class power now. Because Spain's economy is very poor and its population is smaller than that of France, HRE, Rakshasa, Britain and Poland.
But if Spain can transform into a New World country... it will be the vastest and richest country in the world, comparable to the Ming Empire on the west coast of the Pacific.
It's a pity that his idea was simply ridiculous to those Spanish princes and nobles who had never been to the New World.
In fact, until he himself arrived in New Spain, he could not understand its majesty.
Standing in front of the window of his office in the Governor's Palace, looking at the prosperous and prosperous Mexico City, Marquis Mendoza could only sigh.
"Dong dong dong..."
"Marquis!"
At this time, the secretary of the Marquis of Mendoza, the very pleasant-looking Garcia, knocked on the door of the office.
"Come in!" said the Marquis.
Then, he listened to the creaking sound of the door opening.
"Marquis," a young Spaniard walked in, "Raul Torres, the bishop of New Andalusia, has arrived."
"Oh, invite him in."
The Marquis of Mendoza knew this Raul Torres. In their early years, they had fought together against the enemies of the Kingdom of Spain on the European continent, and thus formed a deep friendship.
However, the Marquis of Mendoza did not invite Bishop Raul Torres to Mexico City because of their personal relationship.
Bishop Raul Torres was called to Mexico City because of a newly discovered "lost civilization" in the northwest of the New World.
"Raul, long time no see." As soon as Marquis Mendoza saw his long-time friend, he greeted him to sit down and asked with a smile, "Are you okay? I heard that you were almost beaten to death by those barbarians... …”
Raul Torres smiled bitterly, "It is true that he almost died...but those people are not barbarians."
"Not barbarians?" Mendoza smiled. "They almost killed you, didn't they?"
"I was held to the head by a thousand musketeers with flintlocks..." Raul Torres said, "and there were only more than two hundred useless mixed-race bastards around me! Marquis, who do you think is the barbarian?"
"That's right..." Marquis Mendoza thought for a moment, "Can they use those flintlocks skillfully? Also, do you know where they bought their flintlocks?"
Grain scorpion
“They are well-trained soldiers!” Raul Torres said, “Not only can they use flintlocks skillfully and correctly, but they can also form very neat cavalry formations.
As for where did they get so many flintlock guns? I think they either built it themselves or bought it from the Ming Dynasty across the Pacific. "
"Build it yourself? Who are they?" Marquis Mendoza asked, "Are they some kind of lost Indian civilization?"
"No, they should not be Indians. They are probably Chinese!" said Raul Torres. "According to themselves, he was a merchant who left China more than 2,600 years ago and fled across the ocean to the New World. Descendants of a dynasty.”
This bishop has sort of figured out what "business" is? He found out this in Mexico City after asking the Cardinal's government adviser, a China expert who had returned from the Philippines.
"What?" Marquis Mendoza couldn't believe his ears, "More than 2,600 years ago? That was 1,000 BC? Isn't this too ancient?"
"It is indeed a bit ancient..." Raul Torres said, "Maybe I was deceived, maybe their ancestors really came from ancient China."
"You must have been deceived by them!" Marquis Mendoza said, "How could people more than 2,600 years ago cross the Pacific Ocean?"
"What you said makes sense. They are most likely a group of scammers affiliated with Nanyang Trading Company." Raul Torres quickly expressed his conjecture respectfully.
Although the Marquis of Mendoza and Torres partially guessed the answer, the deputy king of New Spain could not send troops to start a war based on this guess.
This is not only because the Marquis of Mendoza is a cunning bureaucrat, but also because the current Kingdom of Spain has long been in decline.
The Kingdom of Spain could no longer afford the New World colonies to suffer major defeats!
"Raul," Marquis Mendoza looked at his old friend, "Is there a way to find out the truth?"
"Marquis, after I returned, I sent several groups of people across the desert to find out what was going on. But they were all driven back by the Shang cavalry guarding there!"
It turns out that the protagonist still has some brains and knows that he is likely to be fooled.
Raul Torres continued: "Maybe we should formally send a mission in the name of the king or deputy king... Only in this way can they arrive at the capital of the Shang Dynasty."
Although Raul Torres is a bishop, he is also a bureaucrat. A Catholic bureaucrat...so the solutions he could come up with were also very bureaucratic.
This is playing into Zhou Peigong’s plans!
The Marquis of Mendoza nodded, "Very good, Thor, then I will order you to be the envoy of the father of New Spain and go to the capital of these people to pay homage to their king and find out their true and false intentions."
The Marquis of Mendoza was a master at "kicking the ball" and kicked the ball directly to Bishop Raul Torres.
However, throughout New Spain. Only Raul Torres had contact with those merchants and could understand a little of their language.
If he doesn't go, who else can make this trip for the Kingdom of Spain?
"Yes, Your Majesty the Marquis." Bishop Raul Torres did not refuse, and he couldn't refuse - but it was the person who raised the question. Um.
7017k
