The disapproval of Cromwell was also an important reason why Philip IV gave property to the British royalists.
Therefore, he immediately ordered: "No, drive away!"
After hearing this, the guard went down. But after a while, Philip IV's affected mood had not yet recovered, and the guard turned back to report: "Your Highness, the envoy said that it is related to the national destiny of Spain. If not, we in Spain will be in great trouble!" "
"What?" Philip IV was furious when he heard this, "Bring him in!"
I didn’t expect so much property to be obtained from the Portuguese rebels now, and the situation is very good. Under such circumstances, how dare you curse Spain that disaster is not far away?
He made up his mind that if Cromwell's envoy couldn't tell a story and fooled him like a fool, he would never mind sending the envoy's head back!
In this atmosphere, Robert was brought before Philip IV.
He is a man who can be a pirate, and of course he has the courage. When he saw Philip IV staring at him with a fierce look on his face, and seeing that the other guards around him looked ill-intentioned, he was not surprised and greeted him immediately. After all, it was likely that they would become an alliance in the future.
However, Philip IV was not polite at all and shouted bluntly: "If Cromwell sent you to scare the orphans, your head is at risk!"
After hearing this, Robert just smiled faintly before replying: "How could I come here to scare His Highness? Don't His Highness still know about the affairs in America? Don't you know that the Ming Dynasty and Portugal are in an alliance? Don't you know that João IV has another One daughter is married to the crown prince of Ming Dynasty, who will be the future emperor!"
Hearing this, Philip IV suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
To be honest, of course he knew these things and had thought about them. However, Ming Dynasty was too far away from Spain, so he finally thought about it and gave it up.
At this time, he still said stiffly: "What do you mean? Could it be that Cromwell still thought that the Ming Dynasty would threaten Spain?"
"Exactly!" Robert heard this and immediately exposed it without giving him any face: "Your country's loss of America is a clear proof. Next, the Ming Dynasty will definitely come to your country for revenge!"
"Haha, hahaha..." After hearing this, Philip IV suddenly laughed loudly, as if he had heard something very funny.
When Robert saw him, he didn't interrupt him and just let him laugh enough. If he acts eager, it will be detrimental to the rest of the conversation. Furthermore, if the UK and Spain are compared, Spain should really be the first to worry!
After a while, Philip IV finally stopped laughing, snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "America is too far away from my Spanish mainland! If the Ming Dynasty dares to come to Spanish mainland, haha, you really think I am Is Spain made of clay? Remember when Spain dominated the world, what happened to the Ming Dynasty? The whole of Europe was crawling at its feet!"
"Bah!" After hearing this, Robert couldn't help but spit in his heart. He was really still stuck in the dream of Spain becoming a powerful country. It's time to wake up!
Thinking of this, he immediately asked: "So, is your country confident of dealing with the Ming Dynasty's iron-clad, smoking warships?"
Philip IV was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "What kind of armored and smoking battleship?"
Just after he said it, he remembered that it seemed that some of his men who had escaped from America had indeed said that there were some very powerful iron-clad, smoking warships in the Ming Dynasty fleet.
But this is absolutely nonsense, trying to find excuses for their defeat. Therefore, that person was thrown into prison by him.
But at this time, Cromwell's envoy actually said, could this really be the case?
"The battleship is made of iron. There is a big chimney on the ship that will emit smoke. It is very fast and can't be penetrated by cannons. It is as fierce as a shark against a sail warship!" Robert explained patiently, "In the battle in the Pacific, I myself It’s the eyewitnesses.”
After hearing this, Philip IV was still a little doubtful and said: "Is there really such a warship, made of iron, but it can run faster than a sail warship?"
It’s a bit unbelievable when I think about it, it doesn’t make sense!
"More than half a year ago, our British and Dutch combined fleets also fought a battle with the Ming Dynasty fleet in the Persian Gulf." Robert introduced solemnly, "In that battle, iron-clad and smoking warships also appeared in the Ming Dynasty fleet. So much so that our combined British and Dutch fleets were almost completely wiped out!"
Having said this, he paused, thought for a moment, and then added: "It is precisely because these armored and smoking battleships appeared in two places that our Lord Protector believed in the existence of such battleships. And therefore , send me to inform His Highness."
At this point, Robert produced Cromwell's written proof. If it had been brought out before, even if it was written by Cromwell, Philip IV would not believe it. However, if you take it out at this time, it will be effective.
After passing it to the guard at the side for forwarding, he looked at the King of Spain without speaking, waiting for him to digest what he just said before speaking.
"..." Philip IV was a little dumbfounded when he heard what he said.
He was not stupid. Although he couldn't figure out what was going on, there was absolutely no need for Cromwell's messenger to come here to lie and scare him.
Furthermore, the Ming army has occupied Persia and is now at war with the Ottoman Empire. He has also heard about this. Logically speaking, what the British man just said makes sense.
This means that there are already warships in the Ming Dynasty fleet that can crush the sailing warships that are now the main force of European fleets. If the Ming Dynasty really wants to avenge Portugal and come to attack Spain, how can it resist it?
Thinking about this problem, Philip IV panicked a little. In his mind, he flashed the Ming warships biting the Spanish fleet like sharks, and there was no way to fight back!
At this time, the guard had already arrived in front of him, holding out what he had in his hands. Philip IV took it in a little panic, checked the paint, and then immediately unfolded it to read. Needless to say, after seeing it, he became more convinced and more panicked.
I had always been happy to snatch so much property from Portugal, but now I realized that these properties were so hot!
After a while, Philip IV recovered from his panic. Suddenly, he saw that Robert was not very panicked, and his heart suddenly moved. It seemed that there was still something he could do.
Thinking of this, Philip IV was no longer so panicked. He just asked seriously with a bit of hope: "Cromwell sent you, didn't he just talk about this? Tell me, after all, he sent you. What’s the ultimate purpose of coming?”
When Robert heard this, he replied: "We in the UK also have frictions with the Ming Dynasty, and after all, we European countries are all one family, and there is absolutely no reason to be bullied by outsiders. Therefore, if Spain is attacked by the Ming Dynasty, , we in the UK can send troops to help!"
Indeed, Spain has wiped out the allies of the Ming Dynasty. They also have a daughter who will be the concubine of the future emperor. If the Ming Dynasty really wants to send troops to Europe, it will definitely not let Spain go. The first one to attack will definitely be Spain.
Thinking like this, Philip IV couldn't help but have a greatly changed impression of Cromwell, and his attitude toward Robert became a little better: "Then what does Cromwell want? Let Gu recognize his status as the protector of the country and agree with it." Is he your new king of England?"
"No!" Robert heard this and immediately shook his head and said, "The identity of our Protector of the Country is established and does not need to be recognized by others. It is just that. The reason why the Protector of the Country does this is that he cannot understand us in Europe. Being oppressed by the Far Easterners! This world must belong to us Europeans!"
Philip IV did not believe a word of this explanation. If Cromwell really had this realization, the sun would have risen from the west!
Based on his experience, he probably guessed it. Even if Cromwell didn't need his recognition, he was definitely afraid of the Ming army's attack. It was not said before that the British fleet was destroyed by the Ming army, but it means that the hostile relationship is not gone!
Another point is that Britain is an island and does not have enough depth to retreat. The biggest fear is that the enemy's fleet is stronger than Britain itself. But today's Ming Dynasty has a very powerful fleet, so Cromwell is afraid!
Although he understood this, Philip IV was not happy. Because Spain does not have enough depth, although it will not be as disastrous as Britain once the coast is captured by the Ming army, Spain is definitely not much better!
What's more, it seems that the Ming Dynasty's army is also very powerful, and they have fought from the Far East to the Ottomans.
After much deliberation, there was no good news, so Philip IV asked Robert with a bit of hope: "I wonder what your Protector's ideas are about dealing with the Ming Dynasty?"
Previously, he called Cromwell by his first name, but this time he addressed him as Lord Protector. Obviously, he recognized Cromwell's identity as Lord Protector. As for the previous killing of Charles I, it has been revealed.
Robert felt this, felt happy in his heart, and quickly replied: "The judgment of our country protector shows that Ming Dynasty does not have many such iron-clad, smoking warships. If we join forces and have enough warships, we will definitely be able to defeat Ming Dynasty." National Fleet."
Philip IV nodded upon hearing this, thinking that he could only win with numbers.
"In addition, what our Lord Protector means is to see if all of us in Europe can put our heads together to see if we can crack the Ming Dynasty's iron-clad, smoking warships." Robert continued to relay Cromwell's explanation, "If If we can find the weaknesses of this kind of warship, or if we can build it ourselves, then we definitely don’t have to worry about the Ming army coming to Europe!”
At this point, after a pause, he added: "The Ming Dynasty is a big country, with nearly two thousand warships in the Americas, and another two to three thousand warships in the Persian Gulf. Such a large fleet , absolutely not any country in Europe can withstand it. Therefore, our protector also sent others to the Netherlands and other places to persuade them to face the Ming Dynasty's attack together."
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