"You're right, Cromwell went to war with Spain because he wanted to get his hands on the New World!" Prince Condé, who shouldered the important mission of pulling the Ming Empire into the water to fight against Spain, said to Zhu Cihong with a smile at this time, "America is the most valuable wealth of the Spanish world empire, and it is also the most eye-catching...... And the idea of Philip IV monopolizing the American continent will surely bring endless wars to Spain!

And all the powers that want to get their hands on the New World of America must fight against Spain for the vast and rich lands of the New World! ”

Because the Portuguese War was not over, Philip IV could still see Portuguese possessions in the Americas as part of the Spanish world empire.

So judging from Spain's own map, this "king of the earth" still owns almost the entire American continent!

But Spain can't afford to digest this coveted estate – because Spain has so little population!

So the idea of owning the whole of America has now become a huge burden for the Spanish world empire. Although the Kingdom of Spain seized a large amount of gold and silver from the Americas, these revenues were not enough to cover the military expenses for the defense of the Americas.

And Spain, which owns the whole of America, with the exception of the Holy Roman Empire, which is also ruled by the Habsburgs, can hardly find a truly reliable friend in the world...... How can Spain make friends with all the countries that have a few ships to go to the oceans and salour over the Americas?

So the war between Spain and the Ming was inevitable, the war between Spain and England was inevitable, the war between Spain and France was inevitable, and the war between Spain and the Netherlands was inevitable...... Spain and almost all the maritime powers had inevitable wars to fight!

But then again, Spain in the Age of Discovery was still very capable of fighting.

In the original history, the Anglo-Spanish War, which took place between 1655 and 1660, was in which Spain singled out France and England.

Although Spain was defeated by Britain and France, as the main force fighting Spain at sea, England also suffered heavy losses in this war!

In this war, the main fleet of the Spaniards could not defeat the British fleet. But the Spanish privateer's tactics of breaking diplomatic relations were very successful. During the Six Years' War, the British lost a total of 1,500-2,000 merchant ships!

Therefore, in the Anglo-Spanish War in history, Britain and Spain actually lost both, and the real winner was France, which not only helped France end the Fronde's rebellion at home, but also helped France get out of the long war against Spain, and weakened France's two important allies, Britain and Spain.

It can be said that it was this war that laid the foundation for the glory of France in the time of Louis XIV! And the one who led France to fish in this war and made a lot of money was the rival of the Prince of Condé, the red-clothed prime minister Mazarin (Mazarin).

Now, of course, the red-clothed prime minister will not forget that on the other side of the world, there is another Great Tomorrow Dynasty that is also in a state of hostility with the Kingdom of Spain.

Through the report submitted by Prince Condé, Bishop Mazarin had a fairly accurate understanding of the financial and military strength of the Celestial Empire.

So there is also the idea of pulling Daming into the gang...... Although the Celestial Empire was too far away from the European continent to send troops to Europe and the Atlantic to fight. But the Celestial Empire can provide military expenses for the shy French royal family!

In addition, the entry of the Latian Dynasty was conducive to the establishment of Sino-French trade links in the form of treaties after the war - there was no free trade in those days, only gunboat trade!

Both France and the Ming were rising naval powers, so there was no way to extract enough wealth from the lucrative overseas trade. Although the idea of large-scale trade between the two countries has long been discussed, it has never been able to carry out it, and to this day it can only be carried out in the form of "gift trade".

And this war between Britain, France and Ming against Spain is very likely to create an international trade order that is more favorable to both Ming and France......

"So," Zhu Cihong looked back at Prince Condé, "what can I gain from the war against Spain?" What do you have to give? ”

Prince Condé smiled: "Your Majesty, I can't promise you anything...... What you get depends entirely on the performance of the Ming Navy!

While your army may well be the most powerful in the whole world, it will be completely useless in this war unless there is a strong enough navy to send them to the front line far enough and far enough! ”

The prince used two "enough" to describe the distance, and it was clear that he also realized that Zhu Cihong was also eyeing the new continent owned by the Spanish world empire!

He paused, "As for what you're going to give...... I guess you're willing to take out a long-term, low-interest loan to defeat Spain, a villain who has taken over the beautiful, rich, and vast New World? ”

I want to borrow money! Zhu Cihong was noncommittal.

The prince added, "Your Majesty, that's all I can say now...... As for the rest of the conditions, it will be necessary to wait for the arrival of this year's gift fleet.

By the way, His Majesty's letter mentions that Bishop Mazarin has prepared for you a most wonderful gift that shows the sincerity of France. ”

"Gifts? What is it? Zhu Cihong asked.

Prince Condé shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know, I don't know, but the mystery will be revealed soon, because the gift fleet should arrive in China soon." And you don't have to worry about the safety of the fleet, because the British East India Company will provide security for the voyage, in addition to the armed merchant ships sent by France! ”

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Prince Condé did not know what the gift that Bishop Mazarin had prepared for the Ming Emperor, and if he knew, he would definitely try his best to prevent this gift from reaching Zhu Cihong.

Because this gift is one of the most delicate "little Italian Yanmars"...... She was Mazarin's niece named Mary. Mancini.

Cardinal Mazarin had no children of his own, but he had seven beautiful nieces, the most beautiful of whom was Mary. Mancini.

She is now on a 600-ton armed galen ship, the Saint-Germain, which belongs to the French crown and is owned by the French royal family, and is actually a trading ship.

The Chinese-Ottoman-French "gift trade" initiated by Ji Kun and Li Shaoyou continued, but the trade routes no longer passed through the Mediterranean, and Chinese bird boats were no longer used. Instead, take the long-distance route of China-Port of Aden-Cape of Good Hope-France.

Moreover, the "gift ships" sent by China and France will not "exchange gifts" in the Gulf of Aden, but will sail directly to each other's ports.

Of course, the scale of the gift ship trade is still very limited, and there are only six Chinese and French merchant ships working on this route, and China and France have three each.

However, this time the scale of the "gift fleet" from France was unprecedented, including not only 6 Chinese and French ships that were originally sailing on the "gift route", but also another 6 armed merchant ships of the British East India Company, as well as a British Navy warship, a total of 13 warships, armed merchant ships composed of a huge fleet of ships from Calais, sailed at sea for more than seven months, until the third day of October in the ninth year of Hongxing, only slowly sailed into the Wusong River in the emerging and prosperous Shanghai commercial port.

Mary in a long velvet dress. Mancini, standing now on the stern of the Saint-Germain, looked curiously at everything in front of him. And the Shanghai prefect and diplomatic envoy Luo Dagong, who boarded the ship at Wusongkou, couldn't take his eyes off this stunning Western beauty. Mary. Mancini's eyebrows are long, the bridge of his nose is high, his eyelashes are curved and curled, and his eyes are large and bright, and his eyes are jet-black in color. The lip line is soft and sensual, and the corners of the lips are raised, with a hint of unpredictable coquettishness.