As soon as the Pyrenean Treaty was signed, Spain began to secretly transfer troops from the north back to the south. At the same time, Philip IV also pinned his hopes on Prince Condé again, hoping that he could show the achievements of the Thirty Years' War to help Spain suppress Portugal, which can be regarded as a reward for Spain's support for Prince Condé in these years.

This Prince of Condé, whose full name was Louis II de Bourbon, was nicknamed Grand Condé. He is a young man with ambition and prestige. It's also funny to say, his battle for fame is to defeat his current master.

At the age of twenty, he commanded the Battle of Rocrois, which he won.

It was a great victory, as he faced the Spanish Army, which had long dominated Europe, and his opponents were experienced generals. The battle ended Spain's historical land superiority and marked the arrival of French ground supremacy.

Later, the Grand Condé also won successive victories in wars. It also made Spain firmly remember the French prince. When he was in need and in need, he did not hesitate to provide great help.

It's just a pity that Condé betrayed his homeland, and thus encountered a hurdle that he could never overcome in his life, which was Tyrenne. In the French Civil War, it was Tirrenne who defeated the Grand Condé each time.

But no matter what, the military talent of the Great Condé cannot be denied. This is evident from his titles: French military strategist and statesman, Prince of Condé and Duke of Encien, the most famous exponent of the Condé family. He was also one of the most prominent commanders in Europe in the 17th century.

This time, Grand Condé's opponent is no longer his arch-rival Tyrenne. His men are no longer rebels attacking their own country; Rather, they were morale-raising soldiers who wanted to suppress the Portuguese rebellion and defend the honor of Spain.

Whether it was the conclusion of a treaty with France or the transfer of troops from the north to the south, it was all done in secret. First, it is too embarrassing for Spain to cede land and make amends; The second is the suddenness of the war, which is very clear to both the Great Condyne and Philip IV.

Although Joao IV was on guard against Spain and sent a meticulous work, he could not get Spain's actions at the first time. At this time, he was very happy in the royal palace in Lisbon.

"Good, good, good!" Joao IV's excited voice was heard in his hall, "It seems that this move is really the right move." Under the alliance with the Ming Dynasty, there will be nothing to do with Spain in the Americas, hahaha......"

"Your Highness, except for a small number of places in South America that were designated by the Ming Dynasty, all other places belong to us in Portugal." The messenger who rushed back from the Americas also smiled and said, "Orientals, just keep your promise!" And because they are too strong, they will not regret taking up more space! ”

"Hehehe, that's!" João IV was very happy to hear this, and said with a smile, "It is not in vain that he married his daughter far away from the Far East......

Speaking of this, he remembered something, and hurriedly asked the messenger, "By the way, how is Catherine?" ”

For a long time, he didn't ask about his daughter's news, and it wasn't until this time that he remembered to ask about Catherine's situation.

The envoy had been with Anders to the Ming Dynasty until Catherine's condition, so he immediately replied: "The age of the princess does not meet the requirements of the Ming Dynasty, so although she is the concubine of the crown prince, the wedding has not yet been held." If there are no accidents, it is estimated that they should be married at this time. ”

Hearing this, João IV let out a "ah" and seemed to be a little emotional. It's just that I don't know if he lamented the age limit or lamented that his daughter did not become the concubine of Emperor Ming in the end.

At this time, he just sighed for a moment, and then immediately became excited and said: "Let's go, I have to check the real thing myself." ”

The messenger returned, of course, with the riches of the Americas, the goods of the three ships. At least half of them were originally Spanish. But now, it belongs to Portugal. In addition, there are gifts from the Ming Kingdom.

So much wealth, as if it had fallen out of thin air, naturally made João IV very happy.

Of course, everyone is happy about this kind of thing. So, surrounded by a large group of men, João IV left the palace and headed for the port.

When the king came out, the people of Portugal cheered loudly.

Over the years, the exclusive agent of Far Eastern specialties, even if there is a little soup leaked between the fingers, the life of ordinary people will be much better than before. This improvement was a wise choice made by João IV, and as a result, he was welcomed by the majority of the people.

Looking at the goods being relocated in the port, and seeing how popular João IV was, the British royalists in the port couldn't help but feel sour.

"What's the big deal about this, it's not just hugging the thigh of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom!"

"That's it, take his daughter in exchange, what's the pleasure!"

"It's a pity, if our king had to go and form an alliance with the Ming Kingdom first, he wouldn't have ended up being executed by traitors!"

"Ah, now the youngest princess of the old king is married, otherwise, if it is sent to the Far East, I don't know if the Ming Emperor will also let us form an alliance with the United Kingdom!"

“……”

Their sour words are very quiet. This is no longer the time when they fled to Lisbon.

At that time, they were unscrupulous. But now, after so many years, after being taught a lesson by cruel facts, and seeing that Portugal is rich and getting stronger and stronger, their confidence is gone.

If this kind of sour talk is heard by the Portuguese, there will definitely be no good fruit to eat. But if they don't say it, they can't hold it back in their hearts.

Now in the eyes of João IV, there are no such British royalists at all. In his eyes, it was all boxes of belongings taken from the ship.

Inadvertently, João IV suddenly spotted the British royalists pointing fingers at him. Suddenly, he felt a little unhappy in his heart. It's as if he was eating delicious food when he suddenly noticed the sensation of a small flying insect.

Soon, however, João IV's interest was attracted by the wealth in front of him.

Just as he was about to go back, the British royalists suddenly blocked his way and began to babble.

"Congratulations to Your Highness for making a fortune again!"

"Portugal will definitely be one of the most powerful countries in Europe in the future, congratulations!"

“……”

Listening to their fleshy sycophants, and thinking of the swagger they had when they first fled to Lisbon, João IV simply ignored them. But at this time, under the public court, he couldn't go too far, so he asked with a cold face: "Is there anything wrong with you?" ”

The Portuguese onlookers all looked at these Englishmen, and all of them had bad faces. In the past, when these Englishmen first came to Lisbon, they didn't know how arrogant they were, and they often got drunk and made trouble, and no one liked them.

When the Englishmen heard the question, they looked at each other, and the one at the head of the group, Oledo, forced a smile and said to Joao IV: "Your Highness, you can see that you have made so much money from America. Why don't you give us a share so we can recruit ......"

When he said this, he found that Joao IV's face was extremely gloomy, so he hurriedly added: "If we have the money, we will leave immediately, and we will not disturb Your Highness again, how about we go somewhere else to recruit troops and horses?" ”

If they had made this request at the beginning, perhaps João IV would have agreed. But at this time, there was already a big gap between the status of the two sides, and João IV really didn't want to pay attention to their group of beggar-like guys.

However, so many people looked at it, and João IV also wanted to be embarrassed, for fear of being called ungrateful, so he asked coldly: "How much?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Otto couldn't help but be overjoyed, looked at the other accomplices, and hurriedly said: "Not much, not more, half is enough!" ”

"Half? Why don't you go and grab it? When João IV heard this, he was furious and yelled at them with a loud voice.

Seeing him so angry, Otto quickly explained: "We are leaving Lisbon, and we will never cause trouble to His Highness in the future!" It's only half of it, and that's not too much to ask. ”

"Not excessive?" João IV listened, repeated, then took a deep breath and said coldly: "All this money is useful. Don't say half of it, you just can't spare a little bit. ”

With that, he strode forward, ignoring them.

When his guards saw this, they hurriedly stepped forward, pushed the Englishmen aside, made way for an empty passage, and escorted their king away.

The Portuguese onlookers, who had no good impression of these Englishmen, were now furious when they opened their mouths to their king, the lion. As soon as João IV left, they all began to spray these British "beggars" one by one, and they fled in embarrassment.

When they returned to their lodgings, the English royalists were very angry, and scolded João IV for his ingratitude, fearing the shamelessness of the Portuguese.

However, they can only scold, eat and live here, and they don't have the strength to go back to England, so that's the only way.

And João IV returned to the palace, and the mood of being spoiled by the British quickly recovered. Looking at the list of belongings, I started to plan.

"These are going to Paris. A gift to the Queen Mother, that is a gift to the Bishop. The rest are sold to them, and the French love silk the most, and the asking price can be higher......"

"And these Ming porcelain, sold to Sweden. I heard that they have robbed a lot of money from Poland, and they have plenty of money, so it's time to sell it for a good price! ”

“……”

Just as João IV was in high spirits to give the Chancellor of the Exchequer instructions on the distribution of money, suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside. A guard flashed into the hall with a frightened face.