Since taking the initiative to withdraw from Zhili, although Qian Deaf Laogou has always believed that the Qing Dynasty is the center of the world and a well-deserved great power in the world, especially after taking Gorkha and North Korea successively, Qian Deaf Laogou's confidence has declined.

A little more adequate.

However, for Portugal and Queen Maria I of Portugal, the Qing Dynasty was just a coward worth remembering and could allow Portugal to continue to control Macau, nothing more.

As for Qian Deafangou, he sent someone to proactively contact Portugal, saying that he could cooperate with Portugal to help reduce the pressure on Portugal and reduce the compensation that Portugal is about to face...

Piano, the envoy sent by Maria I, expressed doubts and resistance from the bottom of his heart - If you are so awesome and can influence the decisions of the Ming court, then why do you want to retreat to Zhili?

Instead of contacting the people sent by Qian Deafangou, why not sell them directly to Ming Dynasty, and maybe lose a few taels of silver less?

Then Piano found Liang Chen, the right minister of Honglu Temple, and first revealed the fact that Qian Deafoldou sent someone to contact him, and then said that Portugal had always respected the Ming Dynasty.

Piano even burst into tears and recalled the events of the Tianqi and Chongzhen years. He also remembered the Portuguese who committed crimes in Macau and were arrested by the Ming Dynasty officials, and went on to say

After the Jianlu went south, the Jianlu exploited the Portuguese.

In short, a small part of the reason for the current situation is that the Portuguese in Macao are ignorant, and a larger part of the reason is that the Jianlu only wanted to exploit Macao without managing it, which made the Portuguese in Macao

There was a misunderstanding that led to all of this.

Piano said that if possible, Portugal would be willing to compensate the Ming Dynasty for its military expenditures due to these wars. He only hoped that the two countries could live in harmony in the future and strengthen cooperation in all aspects with the attitude of making money together.

In short, all this nonsense made Liang Chen, the left minister of Honglu Temple, confused.

Liang Chenzhi began to doubt life——

Ever since Zhu Jinsong managed to get a lot of books back from Qian Deafangou, books like Seven Thousand Western Books and "Tiangong Kaiwu" were naturally thrown into the Royal Academy and the Ministry of Etiquette, the Ministry of Poverty and the Poor, and other related books.

The books of political strategists have naturally become required textbooks for the officials of Honglu Temple.

The results of it?

What the hell, a man who is a political strategist is actually stunned by what a barbarian says? If this spreads out, wouldn't it make Su Qin, Zhang Yi and the others very angry!

After struggling for a while, Liang Chen said that military expenses must be compensated, but the damaged buildings and goods in Macau and the corresponding aftermath expenses should also be borne by Portugal.

In addition, in order to compensate for Ming's feelings, Portugal must allocate a piece of land next to the port in Portugal for the construction of a base for Ming's West Sea Fleet.

Of course, Ming Dynasty had no interest in the land of Portugal, nor in Europe as a whole. The reason why it wanted to build a Western fleet in Portugal was entirely for the peace and development of Europe.

Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway.

Piano was also quite confused about Liang Chen's statement.

When it comes to asking Portugal to compensate the Ming Dynasty for its military expenses, there is nothing that Portugal cannot accept. After all, it is Portugal that is being beaten, and its skills are inferior to others, so there is nothing to say.

However, it seems that the bombed buildings and goods in Macau were all destroyed by your Ming Dynasty’s artillery shells, right? Can this also be blamed on Portugal?

Also, you Ming Dynasty traveled all the way to Europa just to bring warmth to Europa. Do you believe this nonsense!

However, the two sides continued to argue until Liang Chen became impatient and remembered the ancestral skills of the strategist: "Either lose money or start a war. The three major fleets of the Ming Empire welcome the Portuguese navy to fight at any time! Or, Ming Dynasty

It’s okay for the three major fleets of the empire to go to Portugal!”

Yes, the ancestral skill of the strategists is the threat of force - when two parties are negotiating, the strategists always like to use an ashtray to make signs, and threaten the other monarch at every turn: "If you don't do what I want,

, I will hit your face with this ashtray!

After Shi Jian completed the jade and returned it to Zhao, Cao Mo robbed Duke Huan, and Mao Sui persuaded the king of Chu to join forces to fight against Qin.

For a weak scholar like Liang Chen, it is unrealistic to expect him to threaten people with an ashtray like Lin Xiangru and Mao Sui. After all, Piano is just an envoy and not the king of a country, but Liang Chen can hold the Ming Dynasty's

Three fleets came to threaten the whole of Portugal.

Although the Ming Dynasty's three major fleets do not even have a full complement - the South China Sea Fleet has more or less twenty warships, the East China Sea Fleet and the North Sea Fleet basically have five or six warships, and usually rely on whaling ships.

Decorate the facade.

but!

Piano didn't know the situation of the three major fleets of the Ming Dynasty. He only knew that the South China Sea Fleet had first blockaded the waters of Macau and then the waters of Cochin. Whether it was attacking the Portuguese warships in Macau or the fleet in Cochin, it was just like playing.

The South China Sea Fleet is already so awesome. The North Sea Fleet, which has the same organization as the South China Sea Fleet, is probably not much different. How about the East China Sea Fleet, which is responsible for defending Shandong, how much more awesome?

Therefore, Piano gave up: "I can't decide whether to set aside a piece of land to build a naval base in Ming Dynasty. I have to ask Her Majesty the Queen for instructions after returning to China. But for the Macau matter, we in Portugal are still willing to try our best to compensate.

——Please believe me, we Portuguese people have always been sincere.”

Liang Chen snorted coldly and began to continue arguing with Piano - he had to admit that it was not unreasonable for the strategists in the pre-Qin period to always threaten the monarch with ashtrays.

The two parties finally agreed:

First: Portugal compensates the Ming Dynasty for its military expenditure of 10 million taels of silver, and compensates Macau for all losses, which is approximately 20 million taels of silver. The total of the two is 30 million taels of silver. The annual payment is 10 million taels, and it must be paid off within three years. If

If there is a delay, interest will be calculated at an annual interest rate of 8%.

Second: Ming leased one thousand hectares of Porto Port and nearby land from Portugal, with an annual rent of 500 taels of silver, and a lease term of ninety-nine years. Ming had unlimited priority to renew the lease.

Third: Portugal ceded the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo to Ming Dynasty.

After Piano's unremitting efforts, Portugal finally obtained certain benefits: Ming Dynasty must station a fleet of no less than ten warships and an army of 3,000 people in Portugal, and conflicts with other countries in Portugal

At that time, the Ming Dynasty's army had the responsibility to protect the security of the Portuguese royal family and the Portuguese mainland. If it failed to do so, the above contract would be immediately voided.

Both sides expressed great satisfaction with the newly issued "Ming-Portugal-Jinan Treaty".

Liang Chen calculated that within three years, Ming Dynasty must ensure the safety of Portugal. After all, more than 30 million taels of silver are involved. As for whether Portugal will still exist in three years, that may be another matter.

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Piano was also very satisfied with the treaty. Piano did not even plan to settle the compensation within three years - it would be better to delay it for decades or hundreds of years, which would be equivalent to paying Portugal to hire a super bodyguard.

After thinking about it, Piano made another proposal that stunned Liang Chen and even Zhu Jinsong: "Our Majesty Queen Maria I of Portugal has a daughter named Maria Clementina."

"Her Royal Highness the Princess was born in 1774. According to your calculation method, she is thirty-nine years old. She is almost ten years younger than the emperor of your Ming Dynasty. She is not married yet, let alone has a boyfriend."

"If possible, we hope that your Ming Emperor can marry Her Royal Highness Clementina. Her Majesty Queen Maria I said that she will canonize Her Royal Highness Princess Clementina as the Grand Duchess of Portugal, and the entire Porto District will become the Grand Duchess of Portugal.

The fiefdom of Her Royal Highness Princess Mendina.”

"This also means that if the Ming Emperor agrees, he will be crowned the Prince of Portugal, and the descendants of him and Princess Clementina will be the next generation of Portuguese kings, or the next generation of Portuguese Grand Duchess."

Liang Chen was completely confused.

As the left minister of Honglu Temple, he was definitely considered a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty. Liang Chen knew a little bit about the plans of Zhu Jinsong, Zeng Cheng and other big guys - first, he would cut flesh and suck blood from Portugal, and then

Find another opportunity to completely kill Portugal.

After all, the Portuguese who were entrenched in Macau kept saying that they would rent Macau with a rent of 500 taels. This kind of thing that brought shame on His Majesty the Emperor was absolutely impossible for the entire Ming Dynasty to tolerate.

But Liang Chen never expected that Queen Maria I of Portugal would actually want to use the entire Portugal as a dowry.

Liang Chen even wondered if these Portuguese barbarians were planning to use this incident to waste the 30 million taels of military compensation?

After thinking about it, Liang Chen asked tentatively: "What if His Majesty the Emperor does not agree to be crowned Prince of Portugal?"

Piano, who had been discussing with Liang Chen with a smile just now, immediately changed his expression: "The Emperor of Ming Dynasty may not agree to marry His Highness Princess Clementina, but if he agrees to marry Her Highness Princess Clementina but doesn't agree,

If he is crowned Prince of Portugal, then we in Portugal will never agree to this marriage."

After Liang Chen reported this matter to Zhu Jinsong, Zeng Cheng and other big guys, Zeng Cheng and other big guys were also confused, and even had the same idea as Liang Chen.

If they didn't plan to waste thirty million taels of silver, what were these Portuguese barbarians planning to do?

Could it be that these Portuguese barbarians just felt that the compensation of 30 million taels of silver was too much, so they wanted to regain their face through this matter. After all, if Zhu Jinsong married the daughter of Maria I, he would be inferior to Maria I.

A generation.

Zhu Jinsong knew why - the countries in Europe did not particularly care whether a son or a daughter would inherit the throne. They were more concerned about whether the other party to the marriage accepted the title of their country.

For the Portuguese, if Zhu Jinsong is willing to marry Clementina and be crowned Prince of Portugal, then the future Emperor of the Ming Dynasty can also serve as the Prince of Portugal. It is actually not a big deal for Portugal to merge with the Ming Dynasty.

If there is no such "part-time job", it means colonization or complete conquest by force, which is a great insult to the local people - Julius Caesar and Augustus did not hold concurrent posts after conquering Egypt one after another.

Pharaoh of Egypt, Alexander did not also serve as king of Persia when he conquered Persia.

There was even an incident where an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire almost triggered an uprising because he refused to be crowned King of the Czech Republic.

After Zhu Jinsong roughly explained all these things, the eyes of Zeng Cheng and other big guys lit up.

How cost-effective this is. Originally, I didn’t know how much military expenditure it would cost to conduct a cross-sea expedition. Now, just by getting one more concubine in the harem, I can directly turn the entire Portugal into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. It is also very reasonable and legal. I can say it in the future.

The kind that has existed since ancient times...
Chapter completed!