Chapter 644: Ming and Western Military Mutual Assistance Agreement (1)
Officials in the court all understand that the more the emperor looks at what he is, the more likely he is to be interested in it. Even Johnson Chan has understood a lot in the past two years.
However, Diaz, a Spanish royal nobleman, obviously did not understand the East, what is called the emperor's mind.
Seeing that Zhu Youxiao looked at the ship models over and over again, he thought he couldn't let go of it, and he planned to fulfill Philip IV's explanation in his heart, and he quickly said:
"If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty likes these, the ministers will ask our emperor for a custom-made delivery of several ships when they go back this time."
Zhu Youxiao was stunned, and his movements were also paused. The Garen warship on the side of his face, "There are also a few models of this ship."
Diaz smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "No, it's not like this. What the emperor said just now is a real ship that is exactly the same as these two models, a hundred times larger than them!"
"It is a three-masted sailboat that is truly sailing on the Rhine, and the main Garen battleship equipped with the Invincible Fleet of the Great Spanish Empire!"
Now, it was Zhu Youxiao's turn to be surprised.
I thought I wanted to give myself a few models to play with, but I didn't expect that Spain would be so generous that it would just customize a few ships to deliver them.
"Just..." Diaz felt a little embarrassed when he said this.
Zhu Youxiao thought to himself and asked lightly: "What?"
"His Majesty the Emperor also knows that the Netherlands and the barbarians on the Isle of Great Britain form an alliance and promote independence, and our Royal Army is in anxiety."
"Three months ago, the Invincible Armada in the Spice Islands was defeated in the Netherlands. These ships were easy to build, but it was not easy to send them across the ocean."
Speaking of this, he did not hide the burning gaze in his eyes at all:
"I have seen the Ming fleet on the beach, setting sail to cover the sun, and there are many seamen. If I can send a fleet to guard the coast, it will definitely be much easier..."
That's right, what Dias saw was the second echelon, the Fujian Navy reorganized after the Penghu Navy.
The Fujian Navy generally uses Cangshan warships as the main force. This warship is much smaller than the main force of the West, and can only bear a red cannon on the bow, so it is not reorganized to bear the expedition mission.
However, as the second main navy that the court has focused on building, the Fujian navy still has excellent combat capabilities.
Its main characteristics are that there are many ships, many people, not many heavy artillery, and a bunch of small artillery.
The Fujian Navy, led by Fujian General Yu Zizao, has already put the wolf pack tactics to the extreme. The main task currently undertakes is to crack down on near-shore smuggling, guard pirates and Japanese pirates.
Of course, in addition to this, there is another purpose of large-scale reorganization of Fujian Navy, which is to deter the Zheng family fleet that has gradually risen in recent years.
When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he understood what Philip IV sent Dias to come here this time.
I was right before, Philip IV could not bear it anymore.
He wanted to attract a powerful ally in the East, which would involve some of the forces of the Netherlands and Britain on the one hand, and to protect trade routes on the other hand, and continue to make money through trade.
After all, three years ago, the Ming Dynasty had proved through the Battle of Penghu that it still had some strength and maintained the so-called Asian overlord in the eyes of Westerners.
In the eyes of Westerners, the Ming Dynasty was also the only Eastern country capable of participating in the great voyage.
After hearing the result of the Battle of Penghu, Philip IV became more interested and wanted to develop the Ming Dynasty into an allies, which would have a certain impact on the situation.
However, he didn't know what Zhu Youxiao, the Eastern Emperor, thought. Just like the previous trade agreement, he always had to express his sincerity.
You should know that under the successive attacks of the Netherlands and Britain, the total number of ships in Spain's invincible fleet around the world is less than 2,000.
Among them, the Garen warship, as the main force, was also completely surpassed by the light Garen warships transformed by Dutch ships and were sunk to less than 300 ships.
And this number is still decreasing.
Now, a fully equipped Galen warship was sent directly over, which was indeed a little capital for Philip IV.
Zhu Youxiao was actually a little anxious. The Dutch were developing too fast in this era. Almost every five years, they would have better performance warships.
The light Galen warship was transformed by Dutch shipbuilders in the past two years and entered naval battles.
In the case of the old seven-layer deck, the firepower is not lost, but the flexibility is greatly improved and the number of crew members is reduced.
In other words, if such a new Galen warship came from the Battle of Penghu three years ago, the flexible advantage of the Fujian Navy in the offshore sea would no longer exist, and it would be even more difficult to win.
In the end, the Dutch formed a comprehensive suppression of Spain's invincible fleet in the Atlantic with the combat advantages of the new Galen warship.
But the Spanish Invincible Armada was a lean camel and could not die for a while. He joined forces with the Knights of St. John in the Mediterranean to repel the British Royal Navy.
At least for now, Philip IV still holds the Mediterranean hegemony in his hands.
As for why he didn't send a light Galen warship directly, Philip IV had no choice, because his royal shipbuilder was now studying day and night.
The Dutch light Garen warship was only launched in the past two years, which means it will take some time to be equipped on every fleet around the world.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At least the Dutch fleet that came this time would not have such a perverted warship that takes into account both flexibility and firepower.
But thinking about it this way, joining forces with Spain seems to be the best result.
Philip IV did not want to see his former subjects riding on his head, and Zhu Youxiao did not want to see the Netherlands rise as smoothly as in history to become a "coachman".
Zhu Youxiao was considering it, but Dias directly knelt down:
"My dearest urges His Majesty the Emperor of the East to consider this proposal. The Netherlands is about to invade the Ming Dynasty again. In this matter, we have a common enemy..."
"If the Netherlands completely defeated the Invincible Armada, there will be a large number of troops freed up to the East. His Majesty the Emperor doesn't want to see this situation!"
As he said that, seeing that Zhu Youxiao had not replied yet, he simply bit his teeth:
"Ryukyu has been the territory of the Ming Dynasty since ancient times, and the advance team of the Netherlands has landed in Ryukyu. After our defeat, the Invincible Armada still has some strength near Ryukyu, which can help the Ming Dynasty repel this advance team of the Netherlands."
"After repelling the Netherlands, this invincible fleet will purchase the rental rights of Ryukyu South Port in accordance with the law and share any naval equipment with the Ming Navy!"
Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao felt that the price was almost done, so he sat down on Jokovic Chau's chair seriously and said:
"Tell me about the conditions for your alliance this time."
Chapter completed!