"I...I don't agree...We Portugal are the overlords of the sea..." Manuel I said with a strong support.
However, Ferdinand II had the unethical idea that Marin gave a few years ago. So, he said leisurely:
"I admit that Portugal is the overlord of the sea. But so what? We Spain, the overlord of the Iberian Peninsula. If you want to get on the Iberian Peninsula, you have to be honest. You can sink all the ships in Spain. But I don't care. I can send a large army to capture Lisbon and capture you all and make a lot of effort..."
"Even France, the world's largest country in Europe, was driven out of Italy by us. Now, Spain is the overlord of Europe's land. If you don't agree, just give it a try..." After saying that, Ferdinand II looked up at the ceiling with his head held high, looking lonely as a master.
Manuel I didn't expect it before, but now he thinks, it's really. The Spanish Army is indeed too strong. At least, it's a few streets away from Portugal. Now, they have defeated the French army again and claimed to be the overlord of the continent, which is not considered bragging... At least, there is no pressure to beat Portugal...
Even if they were unwilling to do so, the Portuguese had to admit that even if they wiped out all Spanish ships, they would not shake the Spanish national foundation. However, as long as the Spanish occupied Lisbon, they would destroy the foundation of Portugal. Therefore, Portugal had no choice but to accept his fate for the threat of a rogue like Spain.
Manuel I understood that it was impossible for Portugal to monopolize India's interests. However, when he thought of the division of Africa in the plan, he became very angry again:
"Okay, I won't talk about India's interests. But what's going on with the interests of Africa? Don't you have a wild continent?" How could Manuel I, who had long regarded Africa as a private land in Portugal, tolerate Spain's robbery?
"It's true that Spain feels that it can't control so much land. So it decided to give up the colonial rights of the wild continent. Moreover, the Holy See also felt that Spain was not worthy of having such a large colony..." Ferdinand II shrugged and began to shirk responsibility.
"I don't deserve it?" Manuel I was a little confused.
"Yes, it's not worthy. Spain has only achieved the achievement of conquering the Kingdom of Granada. Therefore, it is too exaggerated to have such a large land in the Wild Continent. Therefore, the Holy See intends to take back the ownership of the Wild Continent and redistribute the colonies..."
"So I'm allocating Spain to Africa? Do I steal Portugal's interests like this?" Manuel I said angrily.
"Aha, Spain is not worthy of owning the wild continent. But at least Spain has expelled the pagans from the Iberian Peninsula. What about Portugal? It is just a group of greedy merchants, so it is not worthy of owning so many colonies. Besides, does Portugal have the ability to occupy such a large colony?"
"This has nothing to do with you! Also, you give up the wild continent, probably because of the terrible diseases and monsters over there, right? Don't think I don't know!" Manuel I said angrily.
Ferdinand II smiled embarrassedly. Indeed, he decided to give up the wild continent after reading Columbus's "The Diary of the Wild and Marin's persuasion."
"Then the wild continent is unparalleled?" Manuel I asked curiously.
"It is not that there is no master, but that people who have made great contributions to the Holy See to collect it. For example, if Portugal can transform all the black people in the currently controlled areas into Christians, the Holy See will reward you with a large tract of land on the wild continent. Similarly, the same is true for Spain, as long as the Kingdom of Naples is handed over to the Holy See..."
Ferdinand II immediately changed the subject, and he was not willing to give it to the Kingdom of Naples, which he regarded as a treasure.
"In addition, if anyone of you can capture the holy city of Jerusalem and defend it, the entire wilderness is yours..." Julius II tempted. Ferdinand II and Manuel I rolled their eyes together - this is too difficult...
To be honest, it is not difficult to capture Jerusalem. If you raise tens of thousands of troops, you can always conquer it. However, it is difficult to defend it. After all, there are a lot of white-robed brothers in West Asia and North Africa, and so many Arab scimitars are pressing over, who can guarantee that they can defend it?
...
After the big stick was finished, Julius II decided to give Portugal a sweet date so that Portugal would not rebound violently and even make the Holy See lose its majesty.
So he waved and waved to Marin who was serving:
"Come here and tell His Majesty Manuel about the Golden Kingdom of Africa!"
"Golden Kingdom?" Manuel I suddenly became interested. The Portuguese explored the coastal areas of Africa, just to find this thing...
"Yes, your majesty!" Marin said as he spread out a map of Africa in front of Manuel I, and then said:
"Your Majesty, have you heard of the deeds of the 'King Sultan' Mansa Musa?"
Manuel I naturally heard of it. After all, on the coast of Guinea in West Africa, Portuguese merchants had contact with the now declining Mali Empire, and naturally they had heard of the most luxurious monarch in the history of the Mali Empire.
Of course, Manuel I had only heard some distorted legends and was not sure. However, Marin told him that his teacher "Einstein" had seen detailed records about the "King Sultan" Mansa Musa while traveling in Egypt.
Then, Marin told Manuel I about the news he had told Ferdinand II...
"What? Mansa Musa really brought 33,000 pounds of gold to a pilgrimage?" Manuel I was also very surprised. In the past, although he knew a little about the legend of the "Golden Sultan", he was half-believing and half-doubted. However, Marin told him confidently that it was true and how not to surprise him...
"It's true. According to records, when Mansa Musa passed by Cairo, he squandered gold, causing the price of gold in Cairo to plummet and could not recover within 20 years. For this, you can send someone to Egypt to check relevant historical materials, the specific year is from 1324 to 1325."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Seeing Marin's words so confident, Manuel I had to believe it. Moreover, the Portuguese had also heard of some related deeds in contact with the weak Mali Empire. However, it was not confirmed. After all, the Portuguese did not believe the words of the African blacks. However, the Egyptians should be credible.
"Please look at your Majesty. This is Timbuktu on the Niger River..." Marin pointed to a certain location on the map.
"Wait... is this Timbuktu the legendary Golden Trade Center of the Mali Empire?" Manuel I obviously knew a lot about the history of the Mali Empire, not as white as Ferdinand II.
"Yes, it's the 33,000 pounds of gold that Timbuktu's 'Golden Sultan' Mansa Musa brought to Mecca, which was actually collected from the taxes collected in Timbuktu's trade market. Just collecting taxes can get so much gold, if you occupy this city..."
Before Marin finished speaking, Manuel I and Ferdinand II both had their eyes shining...
However, thinking of Zambiana's 66.1 billion pounds of copper, Ferdinand II forcibly suppressed his desire for Timbuktu.
"Are you sure you are in this position?" Portugal King Manuel I asked excitedly, swallowing.
In fact, in Europe, the legend of Timbuktu has long been circulated. However, it was a city in the desert, far inland. Europeans had only heard of its legend, but did not know the specific location. As a result, Timbuktu was not found for hundreds of years. The first time the Europeans occupied Timbuktu was in 1894. At that time, Timbuktu's gold trade had long declined. There were two main factors - one was that the gold mining on the Mandingka Plateau was almost done. The gold in the coastal Gold Coast (Ghana) and Guinea were directly plundered from the coastal areas by Western colonists. In this way, the gold flowing into Timbuktu naturally decreased.
"Oh by the way, His Majesty Manuel, I heard from the teacher that in 1496, the then emperor of the Aschia dynasty of the Sanghai Empire, Mohamed Dur, carried 300,000 gold coins and held the 'second golden pilgrimage'. Although this time, it was not as large as Mansa Musa. However, the Aschia dynasty was established in 1493, so the gold reserves were naturally not large. But if Portugal got Timbuktu, I believe..."
Manuel I nodded, letting nature know what Marin was saying. Moreover, he planned to send someone to Cairo to check whether there were these two golden pilgrims. If that pilgrimage in 1496 was true, then Timbuktu was obviously a strategic place with a very high value and worthy of Portugal's occupation.
However, he frowned and looked at Zimbabwe and other places on the map, and asked:
"Who is there?"
"The place that is distributed to Spain, Zimbabwe also has gold. However, it is not as much as West Africa. In total, it has much less than West Africa. Therefore, the Pope intends to hand over Morocco to Spain to conquer. The ultimate goal is to turn Morocco into a Christian region..." Marin explained.
"That trade point in Portugal in Morocco..."
"When Spain takes control of Morocco, I believe that Portuguese merchants can't continue to operate..."
Manuel I nodded and naturally understood this truth. If the Spaniards occupied Morocco, they would never give up their trade interests to the Portuguese. Moreover, Portugal did not have the confidence to defeat so many cavalrymen in Morocco. It would be okay to build a few bunkers along the coast and march into the inland, which was not something the Portuguese army could do...
However, Manuel I was so unwilling to let Spain occupy the golden country called Zimbabwe...
At this time, Julius II spoke:
"If Portugal accepts this suggestion, then I will make the decision to grant the colonial rights of China to Portugal for exclusive use!" Julius II gave another big sweet date...
Manuel I suddenly breathed rapidly - China, it is a place that is richer than India in legend, and it seems to be worth it... His original unresolvedness, and with this compensation, he had already flown out of the sky. Even Manuel I was a little secretly happy...
Of course, he didn't know the trap in this sentence - the colonial rights of China were simply a pit...
Ferdinand II naturally knew the power of the Ming Dynasty - Marin had told him before. So, he had no objection...
At this time, the Ming Empire was at its peak and was in its heyday. How could the Portuguese who fought on land and fought on the five scums covetous land? Giving the colonial rights of the Ming Empire to Portugal is no different from not saying anything... But Portugal didn't know the power of the Ming Empire...
From the first time we came to the East until the demise of the Ming Dynasty, the Portuguese failed to complete the colonization of the Ming Dynasty. The only Macau was the end point obtained through bribery, not a colony. Because, until the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were Chinese local officials in charge. The Portuguese did not have any consular judgment power here. It was not until Portugal took advantage of the situation to rob the declining Qing Dynasty that it signed the Sino-Portugal Treaty of Reconciliation and Good Trade and obtained the management rights of Macau.
Therefore, it is useless to give him the colonial rights of China on land. The Portuguese don’t have that much appetite to eat this sweet date.
Of course, Manuel I didn't know, and she was still happy...
Then, the two sides of Spain and Portugal finally signed a treaty in reconciliation, agreeing to the division of Africa and the sharing of Indian spice trade.
Even the cunning Julius II, in order to cheat Venice, privately suggested that the two countries organize a joint fleet to intercept the Arab spice transport ships supplied to the Venetians. This is exactly what the two countries mean. After all, one less competitor is the share they have more. Therefore, although they are in harmony, the two countries still agreed to form a joint fleet to attack the interests of the Venetians.
But where the treaty was not obvious, Julius II added this paragraph - given the contribution of Marin, the Earl of East Friesland, in the negotiations between the two countries, the colonial rights of the Japanese archipelago, the large and small Ryukyu islands (including the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan), were granted to Marin von Hoffman...
For this reason, Marin also specifically assured the two kings that Japan was a country with barren materials and was far less prosperous than China. Then, Manuel I agreed...
Chapter completed!