Since the negotiation in the Maria Elizabeth Colony was a "win-win" negotiation, both sides won!
First of all, the merchants got the "right to draw the map" of the entire Texas except the Maria Elizabeth Colony - now they can only draw the map, and if they want to actually occupy it, they will have to work hard to have babies for many years, otherwise no one will occupy it. !
The Spanish Empire only "corrected" the wrong map. Anyway, they never actually controlled Texas... Who made the Indians in Texas mostly nomadic nomads who spread smallpox? The effect is not very good. The Spaniards have to control the cost too much, so they can just draw a map and enjoy themselves. Now if you change the map, it will be treated as if you drew it wrong before. So this is definitely not a cessation of territory!
Secondly, the merchant also received a "ransom" equivalent to three million silver dollars. Although it was one million less than what Li Guangzu asked for, Li Guangzu was always a lion, so he was very satisfied with getting three million... After all, the national population of the Yin family of Shang Fang plus one yuan was only over 20 Ten thousand, the annual income is less than one million. The Spanish Empire did not pay any compensation, but only issued a "special bonus" to all the officers and soldiers who retreated to the areas controlled by the Yin Jiahan Ministry, and asked them to use this "bonus" to pay for the "reparations" in the Yin Jiahan Ministry. "Food expenses" - the food provided by the Yin family's Khan Department is still very good. There is plenty of fish and meat every day, and the food is open. Two hundred silver dollars for "food expenses" is not too much, right?
Once again, the "marriage" that Li Guangzu had never thought of was possible! Cardinal de la Malaga has already promised, this Countess Maria Elizabeth is beautiful and graceful! At that time, the Spanish Emperor will send people to Europe for beauty pageants to select a "Maria Elizabeth" as beautiful as Daji from among the ladies or illegitimate daughters of noble families... The Shang King will be guaranteed to be satisfied! If you are really not satisfied, you can change it until you are satisfied.
Of course, it was impossible for Li Guangzu to refuse such a good offer. If he refuses, Zhu Yimei will have to wear small shoes for him after he returns to the country - that prince is a bit lustful!
For the Spanish Empire, it was no big deal to select a beautiful woman with aristocratic blood from Europe, give her the title of Duchess of Elizabeth Island, and give her to the Shang King as his wife. And this is for the sake of missionary work - getting married for the sake of missionary work is very noble. For example, in history, the little Queen Jadwiga of Poland married Lithuanian Grand Duke Jagiełło when she was thirteen years old in order to spread the faith of God. , and also facilitated the birth of the United States of Poland and Lithuania. As a result, Jagiełło gave up paganism, led the entire Lithuania to join the Catholic family, and became the "King of Breeding" (King of Breeding) of Poland. It's a win-win!
The Maria Elizabeth Castle Peace Talks, a negotiation that made both sides lose money, certainly went extremely smoothly, and an agreement was basically reached after three days of talks. The reason why they are basically consistent is because both sides have to seek approval from their superiors and also deal with some details - such as how many Spanish imperial officers and soldiers successfully retreated to the Yin family's territory? One is two hundred silver yuan of "meal money", why don't you count it carefully?
In addition, neither side is actually in a hurry - the two sides were so "too unanimous" during the peace talks that they even wanted to delay the matter together. Leopold had to buy time to organize a new army and recruit people from Germany to the Grand Duchy of the Caribbean.
The business side also wants to delay time. Because of the restoration of the Aztec Kingdom, the Shang Fang Kingdom obtained a large number of Andalusian horses and Merino sheep, so they no longer imported livestock from the Ming Dynasty. The transportation capacity originally used to transport livestock can be used to transport people. Coupled with the increase in the number of sailing ships in the Pacific, the number of immigrants entering the New World every year has more than doubled than in the past. Last year, the number of imported people exceeded for the first time Twenty thousand!
The Yin family's atrocities in the Rocky Mountains and Texas grasslands also obtained a large number of indigenous women... Therefore, a large number of Yin and Indian mixed blood were born in the past two years, and the population increased rapidly.
If we can delay it for more than ten years, until the second generation of Shang and the second generation of Yin have grown up, the Shang Fang Kingdom and the Yin Family Khan tribe will really become stronger!
Therefore, delaying time is also the goal of Shang Fang.
So this time the peace talks are about everyone getting what they need and everyone being happy... Of course, not everyone is happy with the win-win situation, there are still some people who are not so happy! For example, Cardinal Philip who went to the battlefield carrying the Catholic holy relic, the Golden Spear, was very unhappy, at least when he saw the number of people who came to the Yin Family Camp in Hewan (the number of Spanish imperial troops who successfully transferred to the Yin Family Khan Division). As an envoy from the empire, he was still quite anxious.
To be honest, he was not sure about asking the Holy See to pay 1 million to redeem his Holy Spear...but after all, he still had some hope. After all, he was a very senior cardinal. !
So after Li Guangzu said that he could be redeemed, he never mentioned going to the Ming Dynasty to seek refuge with the devil. Instead, he chanted sutras and prayed every day, asking God for forgiveness... and finally decided whether he would go to heaven or hell. The time has come!
"Your Highness Cardinal, I have good news and bad news to tell you. Which one do you want to hear first?"
In a very sturdy "wooden fence room" surrounded by people who could see what was going on inside, Andre, who had followed the Spanish mission, was standing respectfully with half of his face still holding gauze, and the other half of his face was frighteningly white. The cardinal stood before him, stammering good news and bad news.
He originally didn't want to take this trip, but he couldn't stand Cardinal de la Malaga and forced him to report the news to Philip. He couldn't afford to offend the Archbishop of Mexico City, so he had to bite the bullet and come.
"Bad news!" Cardinal Philip's voice was a little hoarse. Looking at the trembling Andre in front of him, he knew something was wrong, so he asked for the bad news first.
"Your Highness Cardinal," Andre said, "The Archbishop of Mexico City has just received an urgent notification from the Holy See... The Holy Spear you brought to America is actually a fake Holy Spear."
"I know." Philip breathed a sigh of relief, his tone was very calm, and he was a little expectant, "Then what's the good news?"
The news about the fake holy spear can be taken for granted, otherwise how to explain the ineffectiveness of the holy spear? And this is not the first time that the Catholic Church has encountered a sacred object that is ineffective...According to convention, when a sacred object is ineffective, it will either determine that the sacred object is a fake sacred object, or that it will be used. People have devils in their hearts.
Now that the Holy See has determined that the Holy Spear is fake, Bishop Philip is still a good bishop.
"The good news is... you will be canonized soon!" Andre said hesitantly.
"What?" Phillip was stunned.
"Mexico City and Rome will prepare grand funerals for you, and there will be a San Felipe Cathedral on the island of Cuba. Your soul will ascend to heaven and stay with the Father forever... I Do you think this is a good thing?"
They were all buried in a grand ceremony and their souls ascended to heaven. Isn’t that a good thing? After serving God for so many years, isn’t it just so that one day your soul can ascend to heaven?
But the problem is that Philip doesn't seem to be dead...if he's not dead, then his soul is still needed, and he can't let his soul ascend to heaven.
what should I do?
"What?" Archbishop Philip stood up suddenly and yelled, "I'm not dead yet. Only dead people can be canonized. I'm not dead yet! How can I be canonized?"
"No... Your Majesty, are you dead?" Andre looked at Archbishop Philip and said seriously, "You are really dead! Both the Duke of Lorraine and Archbishop de la Malaga said you were dead. Dead! And His Majesty the Emperor also thinks you are dead. That’s why they will prepare a funeral for you and ask the Holy See to make you a saint. I think in a short time, His Majesty the Pope will also think you are dead. And the Pope will never wrong……"
"What? The emperor thinks I'm dead too?" When Philip heard that this was what His Majesty the Emperor meant, he felt as if he had received a huge blow. He could no longer stand and sat back on the chair.
"Yes, His Majesty the Bishop." Andre nodded and said, "Archbishop de la Malaga said that someone must be responsible for failure... His Majesty the Emperor means the same thing!"
Now Archbishop Philip knew that he was completely hopeless. No one would redeem him, and he could not really go to heaven to become a saint. This matter is not just a matter of a seal from the Holy See, it has to be approved by God. And he had said before that he would take refuge in the devil (Zhu Heji), and now he will not be able to go to heaven even if he dies.
Since he can't go to heaven anyway, and he can't go back to Europe, there is only one way out before him... surrender to the devil! Although he did not stay in the New World for too long, as the chief judge of the Inquisition, he always paid attention to collecting intelligence, and his Inquisition also maintained many spies. Therefore, he is quite familiar with the internal affairs of the Spanish Empire, the Frankish Empire, the Holy See, the Kingdom of England, the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the intricate diplomacy of Europe!
The devil of Ming Dynasty will definitely welcome him very much!
When he thought that he would surrender to the devil and go to hell from now on, Archbishop Philip, who had served God for most of his life, couldn't help but burst into tears.
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"Your Majesty the Emperor, we finally reached a temporary and fair truce agreement with the Shang Fang Kingdom and the Yin Jiahan tribe without agreeing to unequal conditions such as ceding territory, compensation, and marriage. Moreover, we have reached a temporary and fair truce agreement with the Aztecs. The war is not within the scope of the armistice...Now we can finally concentrate our forces to encircle and suppress the Aztecs!"
"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor, we will soon be able to ransom the fifteen thousand people captured in the Battle of the River Bend... With these troops, plus those recruited and trained in recent months, Army, we can gather at least 150,000 troops to encircle and suppress the Aztecs!"
In the Grand Palace in Mexico City, the Duke of Lorraine and the Archbishop of de la Malaga both looked like they had taken advantage of the situation, and were trying to avoid the most serious problems by giving Leopold I the ecstasy soup!
Leopold I, on the other hand, frowned as he looked at the signed draft armistice agreement... At first glance, the Spanish Empire seemed to have suffered no loss from this agreement. The land was not cut, the money was not compensated, and the princess was not given away for marriage. But if you take a closer look, it seems that you have not given less than you should have given, but you have just put it in a flattering way to make yourself look fat.
The Spanish emperor was a little dissatisfied and wanted to veto the agreement. At this time, the "Spanish Queen" Therese spoke up: "Your Majesty the Emperor, according to this agreement, you have not reached any deal with the devil's country of Shang... You just removed Texas from the map of the empire. You did not cede it to the merchants. You just gave a bonus to the officers and soldiers who retreated to the land controlled by the devil believers, so that they could pay for the high food expenses.
As for the Countess Maria Elizabeth who is still unknown...she does not belong to you, and you cannot use her to make a deal with the devil's followers.
With such a perfect armistice agreement, what else are you dissatisfied with? Have you forgotten that the Aztec army developed rapidly during this time and was approaching Leon? "
The full name of Leon is Leon de los Adamas. It is an important town in central Mexico. It is located on the fertile plain of the Turvio River and is less than 75 Spanish miles (more than 300 kilometers) away from Mexico City. It is said to be the largest city in Mexico. The gateway to the city is no exaggeration.
The land around Leon is fertile, agriculture is developed, and there are several gold and silver mines with average output. The surrounding handicraft industry is also very developed, and of course the population is also large. Definitely a great place to establish a base!
If Leon is occupied by King Montezuma, then "King Montezuma's Hell" will be placed at the gate of Mexico City. Can Emperor Leopold still sleep in peace?
Queen Therese said solemnly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, we must destroy Montezuma's kingdom of hell near Leon!
Otherwise, once they gain a foothold in Leon, Mexico City may be surrounded by them!
Do you want Mexico City to become a second Vienna? "
As soon as he heard the second Vienna, the Spanish emperor's white face instantly turned red.
He has already been a runaway emperor once, and he absolutely cannot wait for a second time!
Moreover, the recent development momentum of King Montezuma, a disciple of the devil, is also very good.
Although Leopold ordered the news to be blocked, the news of the defeat in the Texas Bayou and the seizure of the Holy Spear by the devil still spread everywhere! This also caused the morale of the Mexican army to waver on the battlefield, so King Montezuma fought more and more smoothly.
And this King Montezuma did not go to fight elsewhere, so he came to Mexico City with all his strength. It seems that he wants to coerce a large number of people to come together!
Leopold nodded: "Yes, we must wipe out Montezuma's army near the city of Leon! Duke of Lorraine, I order you to take full responsibility for the Battle of Leon!"
"As you command, my Majesty." The Duke of Lorraine nodded heavily.
Leopold then said to Archbishop de la Malaga: "Your Majesty the Cardinal, I approve this armistice agreement... In addition, I also agree to hold a war in the Ming Empire between the Ming Dynasty, Spain, and France. , England, Portugal, merchants, the Holy See, the Netherlands and other eight parties participated in the peace conference. Bishop, this peace conference will be left to you and the Marquis of Mendoza. I hope you can start the conference slowly and talk for three years. It doesn’t matter if it’s five years!”
"As you command, my lord!"
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