On the way back to Zaragoza, many of the great nobles of Aragon, who had blue noses and swollen faces, complained to Ferdinand II:

"Your Majesty, those Castilian bastards are too much. In the future, we can only take a small head of the interests of the Spice Islands, and the loss is too great! ”

Ferdinand II, on the other hand, sneered and said:

"How can it be so easy? I thought about it, though most of the interests of the cloves and nutmeg of the Spice Islands were to be ceded to the Castilians. But it's just the cloves and nutmeg ...... on the spice islands."

Some ministers heard voiceovers:

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"I heard that when Marin, the Grand Duke of Beihai Kingdom, went to India to buy spices, he brought back some spice seeds. And, on that tropical island called Grenada, the planting was successful. Although the current production is not large, we can find a place to grow more cloves and nutmeg! ”

At this time, Fernandez, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Aragon, hesitated:

"Your Majesty, our current colony of Mozambique may not be suitable for spice cultivation. That place in the Spice Islands should be perfect for growing cloves and nutmeg......"

Ferdinand II waved his hand and said:

"I know that, so I don't plan on growing cloves and nutmeg in Mozambique. I plan to find a large island on the edge of the Spice Islands, occupy it, and grow cloves and nutmeg. Have you seen that map drawn by the expedition? To the southwest of the Spice Islands, there is a large island called Timor. It's close to the Spice Islands, and the climate is similar, so it should be suitable for growing cloves and nutmeg. It's a big deal, we take Timor Island, and we will plant cloves and nutmeg on the island on a large scale, and when the time comes, we will not lose any benefits! ”

Hearing this, the great nobles of Aragon were finally relieved. But Ferdinand II breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, because half of these words were true, and the other half was actually a fool.

He had been a witness to the development of the West Indies, and he knew how difficult it was to cultivate sugar cane plantations on Hispaniola (Haiti).

Even if Timor is really suitable for growing cloves and nutmeg, it will not be able to form a scale without decades of development. And he certainly won't see the day when cloves and nutmeg cultivation will come up on the island of Timor. After all, he is 61 years old and has few years to live. In fact, in history, he only lived until 1516. Of course, in Europe, where medicine is extremely backward, it is already considered a long life.

Therefore, he said this only to comfort the great nobles of Aragon whose interests had been damaged. As for what happens next, God knows......

Ferdinand II had heard that some spice trees take five or six years to grow. On a tropical island infested with poisonous insects and mosquitoes, a spice plantation forest was carved out and then expanded...... Who knows how long it will take to catch up with the already well-developed Spice Islands......

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But in any case, Ferdinand II's deception finally appeased the great nobles of Aragon. At present, the whole of Spain is also fully operational for the recovery of the Kingdom of Naples.

In order to concentrate on dealing with the French, Ferdinand II and his son Juan III unanimously decided to temporarily garrison the Spanish first general Gonzalo in northern Morocco. Morality. Córdoba and his 20,000 garrisons were repatriated and sent to Italy.

As for the defense of northern Morocco, her daughter-in-law, Queen Margaret, gave a very good suggestion - hire Italian mercenaries to replace the Spanish troops originally stationed in northern Morocco.

Just as the French used Italian mercenaries as cannon fodder, Queen Margaret believed that the Italian mercenaries could not defeat the Spanish army, the German mercenaries, or the French army...... However, they are professional soldiers after all. It was certainly not possible to transfer the cavalry of the Moroccan and Wattas dynasty to fight in the field, but it was not a big problem to defend the important towns of Fez, Tetouan, Ceuta and Melilla. They can't beat people in the field, but they can still defend the city.

What if Spain lost most of Moroccan territory during this period? As long as you hold a few important towns, wait until the Spanish army has eliminated the French on the Naples side, and then come back to clean up the remnants of the Vattas dynasty in Morocco......

In addition, Queen Margaret also suggested that taking advantage of the current truce in Germany, quickly hire a group of veteran German mercenaries to participate in the battle in Italy. You can even hire some men and horses to help fight in Marin, the number one player in North Germany......

Ferdinand II and Juan III, father and son, were stunned by the daughter-in-law's operation, and then all they could do was nod......

It is no wonder that in the original history, after the death of her husband, Margaret of Austria returned to the Netherlands and single-handedly brought up her nephew Charles V. It can be said that the famous European overlord Charles V in history was brought out by this Queen Margaret. Can such a woman be simple?

Then, Ferdinand II and Juan III, who were shocked by their daughters-in-law (daughters-in-law), took action......

After Ferdinand II brought the great nobles of Aragon back to Zaragoza, he began to launch a war campaign within the kingdom of Aragon and imposed a wave of war taxes. Although because of the windfall profits of the spice trade, there was no need to add war taxes. But it doesn't hurt to be able to prepare more money.

Similarly, Juan III, on the Castilian side, declared a state of war and began to recruit troops from within the country. The main purpose was to recruit a group of Spanish fierce mountain people, including Basque barbarians in the northern mountains.

Spain in this era is not the funny southern European waste wood of later generations, let alone the old five of the stupid pig five countries. In this era, the Spaniards have not yet been comic and degenerate, and they are still one of the countries that can fight in Europe. Otherwise, there would not be a Spanish phalanx that shocked Europe.

Because there are many mountains in the territory, there are still more mountain people in Spain at this time. Even if it is not as fierce as the German mountain people, it is still much better than the Italian comics. Historically, Spain really degenerated, it seems that after owning the gold and silver sea of America, the social atmosphere became extravagant, and the Spaniards began to covet enjoyment......

This is like the Mengyuan and Manchu Eight Banners that entered the Central Plains, quickly corrupted. The Spaniards had the gold and silver of the Americas, and the elite quickly corrupted. As for the civilian class? Sorry, but in ancient times, the common people were uneducated. Their fashion is that the nobles learn from the king, and the commoners learn from the nobles...... The elite class is abolished, and the illiterate civilian class is still counting?

In addition, Spain and Britain and France have been hostile for a long time. However, these two opponents are also so strong that they have pressed Spain to the ground for two or three hundred years...... In order to prevent Spain from rising again, Britain and France have suppressed Spain for a long time, not allowing them to play, let alone interfering in continental affairs. Spain, then, could only amuse itself by recalling the glory of the colonial empire. Slowly, it all became a joke...... This is like the later Britain, after the collapse of the colonial empire, the British also became a group of teases immersed in the memories of the past, and they were clamoring to break up with Europe......

But now, the Spaniards are still up to the challenge. Even if the quality of the soldiers is slightly lower than that of the French, they can still be a little stronger than the French by relying on advanced tactical battle formations. In particular, they now also have a top player - Gonzalo. Morality. Cordoba......