"He's getting married soon, that means he's not married yet," Sophie Maggie pouted and muttered: "Even if he's already married, it doesn't matter, because God has arranged everything, I She will definitely become his wife, this is God’s will!”
"God?" Marquis Mendoza was stunned, "Countess, what do you mean..."
Cardinal Degas Magarra took the question and frowned: "Marquis, our Pope asked God for advice on the marriage issue of the Baroness at the edge of the cross-shaped canal in the Palace of Versailles... .It is God's will that the Countess shall become the wife of the Shang King, and that this marriage shall bring lasting peace to the American continent."
"Thank God!" Marquis Mendoza quickly crossed himself on his chest - he is the deputy king-elect of Peru!
The current Viceroyalty of Peru includes all the Spanish Empire's possessions in South America, and also owns the largest Potosi silver mine in the world! It is no exaggeration to say that even if the Spanish Empire loses most of New Spain's land on the American continent, as long as the Viceroyalty of Peru and the islands in the Caribbean are not lost, the Spanish Empire will still be a world empire, and even the national power of the Spanish Empire will not change due to The loss of most of the land in New Spain was a serious loss - because the Spanish Empire actually had a serious surplus of colonies. After all, Spain has only a population of over six million and cannot digest such a large colony. Therefore, most of the Spanish colonies were not effectively developed and utilized, and their management was very loose.
The loose management means that the deputy king of Peru has the opportunity to extract astonishing profits from the viceroyalty under his jurisdiction... In the past hundred years, every deputy king of Peru and the deputy king of New Spain was a giant when he left office. rich!
Mendoza, who had already received the appointment letter from the Vice-King of Peru, was unable to complete the peace mission assigned by Leopold, and ended up becoming the de facto Minister of the Spanish Empire to China. Thank you!
French Foreign Minister Leonard said to Mendoza with a serious face at this time: "Marquis, the situation on the battlefield of New Spain is very critical now. When we left Europe, the Aztec army was marching towards Leon, with a large number of people. It is said that there are as many as three hundred thousand... Louis the Great and King James II of England have sent reinforcements to New Spain. But if peace can be obtained through marriage and diplomacy, I believe it will be beneficial to everyone. So. I hope to meet the Ming Emperor as soon as possible in order to facilitate an armistice and the marriage between the Baroness and the King of Shangfang!"
The Marquis of Mendoza had probably been away from Mexico for too long. He didn’t know how fierce the Aztecs were who believed in the Holy Religion, carried muskets on their backs, and pushed rocket launchers, so he didn’t feel that 300,000 This number is astonishing. Therefore, when he heard that both the Frankish Empire and the Kingdom of England had sent reinforcements, he felt that with the reinforcements there was no need to rush to negotiate.
"Your Excellency," the Marquis of Mendoza said to the French Foreign Minister, "since both France and England have sent troops, those Aztecs must be no match for the combined forces of Spain, France and England... We still have Is it necessary to rush to negotiate? Maybe we can wait until King Montezuma is eliminated before negotiating."
Sophie Maskey became anxious when she heard this. Leopold might be able to wait, but she couldn't! The King of Shang, who was said to be a handsome man, was about to get married... So she felt her big eyes blinking and looked at the French Foreign Minister with pleading eyes.
The French Foreign Minister said: "Marquis, what needs to be discussed now is not only the peace of New Spain, but also the peace and rules of the entire world...especially the rules! This will affect the world in the next hundred or even two hundred years. pattern!"
Marquis Mendoza nodded and said: "Well, it's time to set some rules for these damn pagans. We must let them know how powerful a united Western world is!"
The French Foreign Minister nodded: "Yes, we in the West are united!"
Cardinal Dega Magala added: "All those who believe in God are united!"
Marquis Mendoza seemed confident, nodded and said: "I will send someone to meet with their Foreign Minister Marquis Guo Youde tomorrow... He is a very difficult guy, we have to talk to him first, and then Only then can we meet that unreasonable Emperor Ming!"
"Okay!" French Foreign Minister Leonard said, "Then let's unify our voices now! The Emperor believes that in the next one hundred to one hundred and fifty years, the Emperors of the East and the West must and can only coexist. To coexist, it is best to reach some consensus first as the rules for East-West interactions and the basis for the future world order..."
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"What do you want to say? Set some rules? Do you want to set some rules?"
In the Ming Dynasty Imperial City, in the conference hall of the magnificent Honglu Temple, a diplomatic meeting was underway.
The two parties in the meeting were sitting across an extra-long mahogany table that was ten feet long. In addition to Guo Youde, the minister of Honglu Temple, there were two young people on the Ming Dynasty side, namely Zhu Yimei, the king of Shang, and Li Guangzu, the chief minister of Honglu Temple. Of course, Zhu Yimei did not attend today's meeting as the King of Shang, but as the minister Zhu Changsheng. This is also the first time he has participated in formal diplomatic negotiations. This is an opportunity to broaden his horizons and develop his skills!
Zhu Yimei has been practicing for several years. He has served as an army officer, county magistrate, county magistrate, and served in the Accounts Department and Taxation Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Now that he has become a minister, he is following Zhu Heji's example of becoming a monarch.
And Zhu Heji couldn't always "lead" him, so he often sent him some imperial errands to do. In fact, the main thing was to gain knowledge and broaden his horizons.
Both parties had arranged concierges at the meeting, and the Marquis of Mendoza also hired a concierge who could understand Tianjin dialect. Therefore, Guo Youde's authentic Tianjin Mandarin no longer constituted an obstacle to communication between the two parties.
But the somewhat arrogant attitude of Mr. Guo seems to be too ungentlemanly - Zhu Yimei is personable and well-educated. Of course he prides himself on being a gentleman, but he is always a little uncomfortable with Guo Youde's diplomatic style.
"Your Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs," the speaker was French Foreign Minister Leonard - he seemed to have a gentle appearance, which was in line with Zhu Yimei's aesthetics, "The Frankish Emperor and the monarchs of European countries convened a NATO alliance summit meeting in Versailles and unanimously agreed It is believed that the Ming Empire’s support for the Aztecs violated internationally recognized norms and must accept sanctions from the NATO alliance...unless the Ming Dynasty is willing to correct its mistakes and get back on the right track!”
"Well?" Guo Youde can also understand Latin, so he exploded before Leonard could finish what he said. He slammed the table and said, "Bold, how dare these small countries dare to sanction my great dynasty? You are so disgusting. Do you want me, the Great Tomorrow, to correct my mistakes? How could I, the Great Tomorrow, be wrong! If you want to start a war, tell me, I, the Great Tomorrow, will accompany you to the end!"
His diplomatic style that explodes at the first touch really opened the eyes of Zhu Yimei, a handsome gentleman.
Just when Zhu Yimei was very surprised, Guo Youde's words had been translated into Latin, which also made Leonard a little uncomfortable... In today's Europe, no one dares to threaten France with war - —The Frankish Empire, not even the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dared!
But this is Ming Dynasty!
The most powerful country in the world is the Ming Dynasty... This is a fact that even Louis the Great dared not deny!
Although as long as Louis can concentrate the power of the entire Christian civilization, looking at the accounts, he can overwhelm the Ming in terms of population and land. But compared with economy and military, Ming Dynasty is probably stronger...
"Your Excellency, Foreign Minister, these are not rules only for Ming Dynasty... These are rules that the entire civilized world must abide by!" Leonard was still polite - he met those foreign ministers of small countries in Europe Even the monarch was not so polite!
But helplessly, Ming Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world!
"Listen up, nigga!" Guo Youde's eyes widened, "Da Ming is an exception! No matter what the rules are, I, Da Ming, can make exceptions!"
Why is this person so unreasonable?
Now the French Foreign Minister finally knows where Guo Youde is in trouble?
He frowned, and when he was thinking about how to continue the negotiation, Zhu Yimei had already spoken to help Leo Na, "Guo Hou, should we first listen to what rules these foreigners want to establish?"
"That's fine!" Guo Youde nodded, "Tell me, what are the rules? But I'll be the first to say something ugly. I, Da Ming, am an exception!"
The French Foreign Minister took a few deep breaths, tried to calm down, and then said politely: "Your help to the Aztecs has exceeded the bottom line of the civilized world... You should not Give the Aztecs precious sovereignty! For a country, sovereignty is an extremely precious power. This power ensures that the country can develop independently instead of becoming a vassal of others. This means that this country will have Opportunity to become a truly great country and stand among the world's great powers!
Therefore, in this world, not all countries are naturally sovereign. Many countries appear to be independent, but in fact they are vassals of powerful countries. Only a country that truly dares to fight with powerful countries and can win the battle can become a country. A respected sovereign state. For example, the ten countries of the Ming Dynasty, France - the Frankish Empire, the Great Mongol Empire, the Kingdom of England, the Spanish Empire, the United Provinces of the Netherlands, the Rakshasa Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Ottoman Empire, and the Persian Empire are truly sovereign countries. ....And the Ming Empire is now giving sovereignty to the Aztecs! And it was given sovereignty to the Aztecs in an extremely bad way - by inciting and supporting the Indians to rebel!
If you do not change this policy immediately, it will seriously undermine the world order and cause serious damage to the interests of all sovereign countries, including the Ming Empire. Therefore, correcting this mistake will not only benefit the stability of the world, but also the stability of the Ming Empire. After all, the Ming Dynasty was also a colonial empire with many vassal states! "
"Marquis Guo," Zhu Yimei leaned next to Guo Youde and muttered, "what he said seems to make sense... Is the Shang State's support for the Aztecs excessive?"
The Shang State's support for the Aztec State was indeed a bit excessive! Not only did it cause serious dissatisfaction with Louis XIV, but some people in the Ming Dynasty also felt that the gift was too much... Although the arms sent by the Ming Dynasty to King Montezuma through the Shang Kingdom were all kept in account, and they would be required in the future. Repay with interest in silver, gold, cochineal, and cinchona trees.
But if the Aztecs really captured Mexico City and occupied the core territory of New Spain, then this country would undoubtedly have relatively complete sovereignty... In other words, the Aztec State In the future, it will not be firmly controlled by the Ming Dynasty, but will act for its own interests, and may even liberate more Indians, and eventually become an Indian power that can compete with the Ming Dynasty and France!
Emperor Zhu Da himself also repeatedly warned Zhu Yimei to be wary of the Aztecs in the future!
Seeing Guo Youde and Zhu Yimei exchanging opinions in a low voice, Leona knew that there was something going on - Ming's support for the Aztecs would not be sincere, they were either confused for a moment, or they were taking advantage of the Aztecs. When chips are exchanged for benefits with Europeans.
So everything is negotiable!
So Hugo Leonard said to Guo Youde, Zhu Yimei, and Li Guangzu: "The purpose of coming to Nanjing with the Cardinal is not only to correct your mistakes, but also to promote a happy marriage... Although we There will still be competition between us for many years to come, but that does not mean that the relationship between us is life-and-death. The dynasties of our two countries, the Zhuming Dynasty and the Bourbon Dynasty, can definitely marry and intermarry, so that It can not only avoid overly fierce competition, but also help form consensus and reach rules that both parties can abide by in necessary aspects."
"Marriage?" Zhu Yimei asked, "How to marry? Should your princess of Louis the Great marry me, the prince of Ming Dynasty, or my princess of Ming Dynasty marry the prince of France?"
"Of course the French princess will marry the Ming Dynasty prince..." Hugo Leonard said with a smile, "Maybe in the future our French prince will also marry the Ming Dynasty princess, but it is impossible now because Louis the Great There is only one son with a status equivalent to that of a prince, the Prince Louis, who is already in his thirties and has already been married."
"That's right," Zhu Yimei nodded, "The sons born by Emperor Louis the Great and his chief mistress are only equivalent to adopted sons and do not have a high status."
Hugo Leonard saw that this Ming minister was relatively easy to talk to, so he went on to say to him: "Emperor Louis heard that King Shang was the son of the Ming Emperor, and he was very talented and handsome, so he wanted to give the most beautiful princess to Sophie Maggies marries King Shang!"
"What?" Zhu Yimei was stunned when she heard this, "Marry... me?"
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