The Treaty of the Alliance of Order has many contents and is also very important. In addition to the above, there are also contents such as clarifying that the English Channel and the Strait of Gibraltar are neutral international waterways.
This content is naturally of great benefit to the Netherlands and Portugal. Not bad for England.
After all, the Mediterranean region is very fertile, and everyone can smoothly enter and exit the Strait of Gibraltar to do business, so what else is there to be dissatisfied about.
In this process, the empire also gained its own benefits. With the consent of the nations, Morocco was assigned to the Empire.
In other words, the empire had an enclave in the west. Although Morocco is still in the hands of Spain today, with the strength of the Order Alliance, Spain will be forced to spit it out sooner or later.
The news of the Alliance of Order quickly spread across Europe, triggering an earthquake-like response. The Thirty Years War has just ended, and all countries are working hard to recover and digest the fruits.
At this time, such a terrifying alliance appears, how can people not be concerned? Among them, the one with the biggest reaction was France.
France had just come from behind and picked the biggest peach in the Thirty Years' War, becoming the number one army power in Europe.
The French were happily planning to rebuild the European order and become the overlord of Europe. As a result, the Order Alliance appeared.
There is no doubt that the Alliance of Order is a major challenge to France. French representatives rushed to Edinburgh to negotiate with the Alliance of Order, hoping to join in.
The Empire is indifferent to this. But the Netherlands and Portugal were unwilling to let go, and the conditions they gave were very harsh.
Both countries planned to share maritime interests after suppressing Britain, and did not want France to share the cake.
Liao Zhongjian had no choice but to repeatedly negotiate with the Netherlands and Portugal behind the scenes to clarify their interests.
Without France, the foundation of the Alliance of Order has always been too fragile. Charles II was now forced by the situation to sign a series of treaties that were humiliating and humiliating the country, just to keep his power.
But once he defeats Parliament, neither he nor the British will tolerate the current situation.
By that time, the English will definitely devour Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the hope of restoring their national strength.
The imperial mission judged that Scotland and Ireland were fine, but Wales was probably in danger. It is difficult for England to make a comeback with just the few countries in the Order Alliance.
But if France is added, it will be different. After all, France is a military power and has a feud with Britain.
France is less interested in Britain's re-emergence than its Netherlands and Portugal. Furthermore, if France is rejected, it is likely to push France to the side of Britain and Spain.
By that time, the three major powers in Western Europe will come together, and the Alliance of Order will definitely not be their opponent. At the same time, in order to support Catalonia, France also needs to participate.
Today's Spanish maritime power is still very strong, and it is difficult for the Order Alliance to break through the Strait of Gibraltar and support Catalonia.
France is different, it borders Catalonia on land. No one knows how long the Alliance of Order can last.
But now the common enemies are Britain and Spain, and these two threats must be defeated. The Dutch and Portuguese were amazed by the grand strategic plan. They finally realized that their little thoughts were not worth mentioning, and they changed their attitudes.
As a result, France also became a member of the Alliance of Order. For this reason, French King Louis XIV was extremely happy and personally sent an invitation to the imperial mission to visit Paris.
Although his queen was the daughter of King Philip IV of Spain, Louis XIV was not polite at all in the face of national interests.
After France joined, the powerful Alliance of Order became the premier force in Europe. France and the Netherlands quickly reached an agreement to jointly send troops to deal with Spain's remaining colonies in the Netherlands.
After defeating Spain, they would divide these lands. At the same time, France resumed its support for Catalonia, causing the Spanish hopes to completely collapse.
The Spaniards suddenly discovered that they were surrounded by enemies, and they couldn't help but feel deeply frightened. Philip IV sent an envoy to visit the Holy Roman Empire in the hope of receiving assistance.
But the problem is that the Holy Roman Empire suffered heavy losses in the Thirty Years' War and was on its last legs, unable to support Spain at all.
Spain then turned to the British Parliament and this time finally established an offensive and defensive alliance.
But the problem is that both sides are facing strong pressure and have too much time to worry about themselves. No one has a clue whether they can support each other!
After the failure of the land battle, Ruprecht finally realized his shortcomings. In shame, he wrote to Charles II, hoping to fully learn from the empire in military matters and at the same time be fully equipped with imperial weapons.
Charles II dreamed of returning to London as soon as possible, so he readily agreed. The Scots thought the same thing.
A new military school was officially opened in Edinburgh, and there were also three large weapons factories. The empire transferred weapons manufacturing technology to the British Royal Party and Scotland, and obtained a profit of four million taels of silver and tariff-free trade rights for fifteen years.
The military attachés of the Imperial Mission began to serve as instructors, training troops for the British Royal Party and Scotland in preparation for the next war.
Of course Parliament knows everything that happens in Scotland. Under strong pressure, Cromwell acted arbitrarily, expanded the scale of conscription, and concentrated resources on the military.
There is no doubt that his actions have greatly affected people's livelihood and economy, and people have begun to complain. The Presbyterians in Parliament could not find enough labor to maintain their business. In addition to suffering heavy losses, their dissatisfaction with Cromwell began to rise sharply.
It was under such circumstances that Xu Erjue embarked on his return journey carrying rich diplomatic results. Coming to the country with him were the ambassadors to the Empire appointed by Charles II, the Scottish ambassadors to the Empire, the Irish ambassadors to the Empire, the Welsh ambassadors to the Empire, the French ambassadors to the Empire, and a large business team.
Knowing that the empire was open to merchants from all over the world, the whole of Europe was excited.
Marco Polo described the empire as so glorious that all Europeans dreamed of setting foot on that golden land in search of endless wealth.
As a result, over the years, they did not find Middle-earth, but instead found many wild lands, and also earned a lot of wealth.
Later, they finally found China, but China was closed to the outside world and was very stingy with their trade requests.
But even during such interactions, they could see through and feel the strength and richness of Middle-earth.
Now that we can finally trade with the empire without hindrance, what are we waiting for? Especially after witnessing the strength of the empire's military, European countries hope to have closer contact with the empire.
Even if you learn a little bit, it will be of great benefit!
