In the past, even if King Joao IV knew what his people expected of him, he had no choice because of the situation.
But now, he has confidence in his heart, and he doesn't want to feel aggrieved anymore.
So, João IV lowered his face and shouted loudly to the British guy: "Without the consent of the orphan, it is robbery! As a British earl, you are committing this banditry. Is this your usual behavior?"
As soon as these words came out, Master Pompei was immediately stunned, and the other British guys were also shocked! They never expected that João IV, who was asking for help from them, would actually say such words. Unexpectedly, they were dumbfounded for a moment.
The Portuguese people who were watching were also surprised and were all stunned. When they came back to their senses, everyone suddenly shouted excitedly.
"Long live His Majesty the King!"
"British robbers are British robbers!"
"..."
With such a shout, Pompeo and the others came back to their senses. Some of them suddenly showed vicious expressions and stared at the Portuguese people who cheered loudly. Pompei's face turned red and he shouted at Joao IV angrily: "What do you mean, Your Highness? Do you still want our help from Britain?"
After hearing this, King João IV sneered and said loudly and righteously: "I resist Spanish rule and want to be independent, just because I don't want to be bullied by foreigners. But after you came to Lisbon, what did you do? Are you clear? If I keep swallowing your words, what is the difference between this and being ruled by the Spaniards? Leave all your things behind and get out of here!"
Hearing this, before Master Pompeo could react, the Portuguese who were watching, including those who had been silently watching the show before, and the guards, etc., all let out thunderous shouts.
"Long live His Majesty the King!"
"Get out of Portugal!"
"Kill him, kill him..."
Suddenly, the crowd became excited and the slogans became more and more intense.
The British guys who were glaring at the Portuguese with fierce expressions suddenly panicked.
The same was true for their leader Pompei. He had never seen the Portuguese treat them like this before, and he immediately panicked.
I saw him talking back to Joao IV: "You are crazy. Without my support from the UK, the Spaniards will be able to suppress you very quickly. You have to apologize, apologize immediately, and there is still room for negotiation on this matter." !”
In fact, they were losers unless they could defeat Cromwell. However, Cromwell is now at the height of his power, and anyone who can defeat Cromwell will not hide in Lisbon.
When King João IV heard this, he sneered and said: "What are you afraid of the Spaniards! I tell you, anyone who dares to ride on the head of Portugal will overthrow them. I will lead us Portuguese , we want to stand proud and proud, not to be bullied. Come on, move our things down and expel them all!"
The onlookers' blood boiled with excitement and they all cheered loudly.
"Yes, we Portuguese all want to stand proud and proud, so how can we accept your arrogance!"
"Down with anyone who dares to bully our Portugal!"
"You British guys get out of here right now!"
"Kill the British guy, you haven't done any bad things in Lisbon during this time!"
"..."
Faced with such a scene, Pompeo and others felt the firm attitude of João IV. Although they could not understand it, they were afraid after all. If King Joao IV gets hot and wants to kill them, it will be over.
Therefore, they did not dare to offend John IV anymore, so they could only obey and escape back to their own ship.
As for the Ming Dynasty goods on the ship, needless to say, the Portuguese guards at the own port jumped up and moved them back to the shore.
After the ship slowly left the port of Lisbon, Lord Pompeo and others felt safe. Once their fear was gone, they became angry and immediately shouted loudly to Joao IV on the shore: "Just wait and see, today's humiliation. You will definitely regret it.”
Hearing these words, Joao IV's face suddenly darkened. Since he had already broken his heart and said such cruel words, there was nothing more to say. He immediately ordered the coastal defense artillery in the port to fire.
"Boom boom boom..."
Iron bullets fell around the British ship, causing sprays of water. The British were so frightened that they quickly pulled up the sails, sped up and ran away.
Watching the British ship fleeing in embarrassment, Joao IV felt extremely comfortable for some reason.
But he was happy. The defense official from the port came over and said to him worriedly: "Your Highness, now that you have offended the British, they will definitely join the crusade against Portugal. We have another enemy. What should we do?" ?”
Portugal is a weak country in Europe. The pressure on Spain was already very high, but now Joao IV has torn the face of the British and expelled them. Although it is great, the pressure is even greater. What will happen in the future? ?
After hearing this, King John IV looked around at the excited subjects. Without stopping, he found a high place, stood there, facing his people, and said loudly: "I am here to take an oath today. From now on, we in Portugal no longer have to be servile to these European countries. Since we want to be independent, we must straighten our backs!"
After hearing this, the Portuguese looked at their king excitedly and expectantly.
Many of them don't have so many worries. They only know that their king is leading them to do what they most want to do.
"You don't have to worry, we have strong reinforcements. As long as we work together, no matter whether the Spaniards come, the British come, or they come together, we are confident that we can drive them all away!" Ruo! Ang Si said this, clenched his fists and gestured excitedly.
After hearing this, the Portuguese were all excited, raising their fists and waving their hands.
From then on, they had to live a straight-backed life and greet any enemies who bullied Portugal with their fists.
At this moment, the impression of Joao IV in their hearts suddenly became very good, and he was loyally supported by them, which eliminated the original bad impression of the British being arrogant in Lisbon.
Subsequently, King Joao IV issued an order to immediately summon the country's skilled craftsmen and intelligent people to begin vigorously imitating the Ming Dynasty's steam warships, as well as rifled muskets and artillery.
As for funds, of course, there are those Ming products, which are hot commodities in Europe. They immediately contact merchants to sell them to various countries to raise funds to strengthen themselves and cope with the pressure from Spain and other countries.
It's useless to beg them anyway, so we can only rely on the Ming Empire behind us to beat them.
João IV's uncharacteristic approach naturally started to make speculations after the Portuguese were excited.
They were not stupid. They knew that the reason why their king changed was because of the fleet coming from the Far East, so they roughly guessed that it was related to this.
Therefore, they all inquired about the news and wanted to know what was going on.
But in the end, the news they were able to learn, and what Joao IV intended for them to know, was that they had the most advanced warships, muskets and artillery in the Ming Empire. With these support, we are not afraid of Spain and other countries.
As for the identity of the suzerainty of the Ming Empire, it cannot be made public at the moment. Except for a limited number of people, no one else can know it. Otherwise, if this matter spreads throughout Europe and arouses the hostility of all European countries, Portugal will not be able to stop it even if it has advanced warships, muskets and artillery.
What's more, it will take time to imitate the Ming Dynasty's steam warships and rifled muskets and artillery.
In this way, the Portuguese have high morale, are united, and are ready to deal with the pressure from Spain and even European countries on their own.
Of course, as for the situation in Portugal, the Spaniards also worked hard to spread the news back to Spain.
The butterfly wings that Zhang Mingwei stirred up after traveling to this era finally began to greatly affect the situation in Europe. However, it will take time for it to ferment, but it will definitely happen sooner or later.
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Zhang Mingwei, who was far away in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, didn't know this. After all, it was too far away.
At this time, he has been busy since the beginning of the year, which is formulating the "engineer" level standards for various industries, which is the standard for craftsmen.
To be honest, this matter is quite energy-consuming. If it is not done well, it will affect many people. Therefore, Zhang Mingwei is formulating various standards with a cautious attitude. Some referenced the practices of later generations, and some combined with the background of the current era, and finally most of the industry standards were developed.
The general principle is that industries that have made great contributions to society can have top honors, that is, masters, and they can be distinguished in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
For example, those who have outstanding achievements in the three areas of mathematics, physics and chemistry can receive the highest rating of master.
The same goes for farming. Veteran farmers who are skilled in taking care of crops are respected more than ordinary people. If they can improve crop seeds or solve crop diseases and insect pests, thereby greatly increasing crop yields, they can get the highest Grandmaster rating.
In terms of reading and educating people, there are similar ratings. Profound knowledge is one aspect. In other words, how many scholars you bring out, or how many people you teach and educate, how many illiterates you solve, and then how difficult it is to meet the conditions, you can also be awarded the title of Grand Master.
The purpose of all these is to guide the good atmosphere of society and the gathering of talents in these aspects encouraged by the court to carry out the construction of spiritual civilization.
Of course, the luxury tax is also a way to allow wealthy people to be satisfied with their basic necessities, food, housing and transportation.
When these things were almost finished, the report of the war in Batavia arrived in the capital. Under Zhang Mingwei's suggestion, he would not tolerate the Dutch who dared to threaten the people of the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Chongzhen issued an order that any Ming army that encountered the Dutch could attack them.
