At the Royal Palace in Lisbon, Joao IV personally left the palace and went to the gate to greet the French envoy, the confidant of the reigning Prime Minister Mazarin, and his nephew Olympe Wilson.
"Welcome to your arrival, it will make my palace a lot brighter!" João IV opened his arms and greeted with a smile.
Wilson was just a young man in his twenties. Seeing his actions, he just nodded, then raised his head and said, "I came here on the orders of the French Prime Minister, and I have something important to explain!"
Upon seeing his expression and hearing his words, Joao IV was a little dumbfounded and felt insulted.
After all, he is also the king of Portugal. Even if many countries do not recognize him, in fact he is.
But the big-ass young man in front of him, no matter what, was welcomed by him with peace of mind, and even spoke with a condescending tone.
King Joao IV was unhappy immediately, but he still had a palace after all. He suppressed his dissatisfaction and welcomed Wilson into the palace.
King João IV returned to his seat and sat down. He tried his best to smile and asked, "I wonder why your distinguished Prime Minister sent you here?"
Wilson stepped up the steps and stood in front of the table in front of Joao IV. He stared down at Joao IV sitting on the chair and said arrogantly: "My uncle, the Prime Minister, said, France The empire can recognize you Portugal and will support you Portugal!"
Hearing this, King Joao IV felt happy, this is good news!
In this happy mood, he no longer minded the attitude of the young man in front of him. After all, this young man is Mazarin's nephew. I heard that Mazarin valued family relations very much, so it is understandable that he is so arrogant.
However, he was happy. Of course, João IV knew that pie in the sky would not fall in vain, so he asked with a smile: "Thank you very much, Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, but I don't know what Portugal needs to do?" "
Having said this, he paused, thinking of the current situation, and quickly asked: "But you want me, Portugal, to send troops to attack Spain with your country?"
Spain participated in the civil strife in France and sent troops to support the rebels in fighting France.
The so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend. João IV felt that it must be because of this that Mazarin took the initiative.
Unexpectedly, Wilson reached out and imitated the appearance of a big shot, probably his uncle. He waved his hand and said, "With your Portuguese strength, there is no need!"
"..." Joao IV felt humiliated and lost the smile on his face.
But at the same time, he was also a little strange. Since Mazarin looked down upon Portugal's military strength, why did he send people here? It's impossible to be so kind and not have any demands, just to recognize Portugal, right?
If this is really the case, then accept this sentiment!
Obviously, he thinks too much!
Just listen to Wilson saying to him: "I heard that you got the exquisite goods from the East from the Six Sea Ship! You should know that our queen likes these exquisite goods from the East very much, so just donate them all!"
"What?" Joao IV couldn't believe his ears when he heard it, and couldn't help but confirm, "The exquisite oriental goods of the Six Sea Ships? Do you want me to give them all to France?"
"Huh?" When Wilson heard this, he suddenly became a little unhappy, breathed out of his nose, and then said, "Why, you don't want to?"
In fact, Mazarin was also a big French moron. The country was extremely poor, but he personally made a lot of money.
After Mazarin's death, he left an inheritance of 50 million livres, which was equivalent to more than half a year's taxation in France at that time. If the inestimable works of art collected by him are included, according to Voltaire's slightly exaggerated estimate, Mazarin's actual inheritance totaled 200 million livres.
Moreover, Mazarin paid great attention to family relations. He made his family members well-dressed, especially his nieces. He once gave his niece a necklace, which was one of the most expensive jewelry at the time; however, he was very stingy with his officials and subordinates.
If money can be made from Portugal this time, Mazarin will definitely make a fortune, and then Wilson will inevitably have a share.
Therefore, when he heard that John IV seemed to be unwilling, he immediately became unhappy.
João IV turned his hands, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Where did I get the exquisite goods from the Six Seas Ship Oriental? They don't even exist!"
He really didn't have any. There were only three sea ships in total. The main agreement at the beginning and the money negotiated were mainly used to purchase the Ming Dynasty's military equipment.
However, Lord Pompei doubled the number and told Mazarin about six sea ships, just to trick João IV.
Wilson became a little angry when he heard Joao IV's denial, and immediately shouted: "How dare you refuse France's kindness and are not willing to pay any money?"
After saying this, he paused for a moment, then pointed at Joao IV's nose and shouted angrily: "Don't toast and eat as a penalty!"
After hearing this, Joao IV finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
The French envoy, who had been arrogant from the beginning, did not take him as the King of Portugal at all.
Yes, Portugal is a small country and cannot be compared with France. In the past, it was true that France had a lot to ask for, and for this reason, it was humble.
However, it is different now!
King Joao IV couldn't bear it any longer and slammed the table with a loud bang. He stood up and shouted with a cold face: "Although my Portugal is not as good as your France, this is Portugal, not France." .And, please listen to me..."
Wilson had no idea that Joao IV would be so angry. He was a little frightened for a moment. He subconsciously took a few steps back and stared at Joao IV in a daze.
At this time, João IV raised his voice and shouted: "If a guest comes from afar, Portugal will welcome him; but if a robber comes, don't blame us Portugal for being rude. You can drink as much as you like. , I... will accompany you!"
The guard on the side suddenly became excited when he heard this.
They had long been unable to bear the sight of this French envoy being so arrogant in front of their king.
Now that they saw the king becoming hardened, they felt very happy.
Why should we resist Spanish rule? Isn't it because they are a group of bandits!
When Wilson came back to his senses, he suddenly became angry: How dare a little Portugal be so rude to France! What a rebellion!
But before he had time to attack, he heard rapid footsteps outside, but it was a Portuguese official who came in, glanced at Wilson, and then quickly reported to Joao IV: "Your Highness, there is someone in the bar over the port. The French were drinking and causing trouble and molesting women, which caused public outrage. I don’t know how to deal with this?”
Generally speaking, those French people who came with the French envoys just had fun here. What else could they do?
However, it is obvious that this time the estimate was too much, which caused public outrage and made the matter a big deal. Therefore, the people below did not dare to deal with it casually, so they hurriedly came to ask the king what he wanted.
After hearing this, King Joao IV glanced at Wilson first, and then sneered and said: "Under the law, you can do whatever you want to do! Tell me, no matter who it is, anyone dares to commit trouble on Portuguese soil. , you have to bear Portugal’s wrath!”
The official was a little surprised when he heard this, but when he came to his senses, he was very excited. He immediately accepted the order loudly, and then strode away without even looking at Wilson.
"You..." Wilson felt the insult, pointed at Joao IV, and said a little angrily, "You... you, Joao IV, treat me like this, the French, you are not afraid of my French revenge, you are not afraid Will you bear the wrath of my France?"
At this time, João IV had decided to break up, and he didn't care anymore. He immediately shouted in a cold voice: "I said that when guests come, Portugal will welcome them, but if a robber comes, then he will be beaten to death." !you……"
At this point, he pointed at Wilson and shouted coldly: "Get out of here, you are not welcome in Portugal!"
"Okay, you wait, you wait for me!" Wilson was so angry that his hands were shaking a little, "Just wait for the anger from France!"
They had already broken up with each other, and João IV was ready to fight. He could no longer be threatened, and immediately ordered: "Come on, take him out immediately and expel him from Lisbon without any stay!"
The guard couldn't wait for a long time. When he heard the order, he immediately agreed, stepped forward, picked up Wilson, and dragged Wilson out like a dog.
Heaving a heavy sigh of relief, Joao IV felt a little elated. Ever since I became the King of Portugal, there has never been a day as enjoyable as today!
At this moment, he heard deafening cheers coming from outside.
So, Joao IV turned around and walked to the window, looking at where the sound came from, which was the direction of the port, and he could see the Portuguese people over there cheering.
Obviously, it was the French who should be dealt with, which won their cheers.
Looking out the window, a smile appeared on Joao IV's face involuntarily.
After a while, he calmed down and immediately began to prepare.
Because he knew that although he felt good for a while, he would definitely offend Mazarin and France. No matter what happens to France in the end, Portugal must be prepared for war.
In the past, I might have been afraid of France. However, now that Ming Dynasty has powerful military weapons, João IV has confidence in his heart. Just as he said to Wilson, if the bandits come to rob Portugal, they will have to bear the wrath of Portugal.
After the news spread, no one in Portugal was afraid. Anyway, when they first resisted the powerful Spain, they were already willing to fight. Now there is another France, so what?
