What Zhang Bin has to do now is to disrupt the pattern of the European continent, so that the great powers are entangled in the European continent and have no time to take care of anything else, so that the Ming Dynasty can take the opportunity to develop and grow and occupy a dominant position.

Wasn't Portugal bullied by the Great Powers?

Didn't the Great Powers want to divide the interests of the Portuguese colonies and use them to develop their own power?

He just didn't let the Great Powers bully Portugal!

He not only wants to send a fleet to help Portugal safeguard the interests of the colonies, but also wants Portugal to supply all kinds of weapons and warships, so that Portugal will slowly become an outlier on the European continent, obviously their mainland area is not large, but there are countless colonies, obviously their population is not large, but because they are equipped with the advanced weapons of the Ming Empire, no one dares to provoke!

Isn't Spain about to be defeated by the anti-Habsburg coalition?

Didn't the anti-Habsburg coalition powers overwhelm Spain and dominate the continent?

He just didn't let the anti-Habsburg coalition powers defeat Spain!

Not only did he send the elite of the Fuguang army to help Spain hold Zaragoza, but he also had to sell muskets and artillery to Spain, so that they could organize a strong army to fight the anti-Habsburg alliance.

Although Spain's national strength was not enough to overthrow the anti-Habsburg alliance, with the muskets and artillery provided by themselves, they could definitely fight the anti-Habsburg alliance, and the forced anti-Habsburg alliance had to unite and fight them on land, otherwise France, which was sandwiched between Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, would definitely be finished.

France will certainly not be willing to perish, they will definitely ask for help everywhere, and the other powers of the anti-Habsburg alliance will have to help France resist the Spanish attack, because France is the backbone of the anti-Habsburg alliance, and if it is over, then the anti-Habsburg alliance will basically be over.

And this Netherlands, too, is quite important.

It is impossible for the anti-Habsburg coalition to fight with Spain forever, and they will definitely start peace talks to a certain extent, after all, no one is a fool, and it was originally fought to fight for the hegemony of the European continent, and if they fight until they are about to perish and do not stop fighting, then they are sick in the brain.

Once the two sides cease fighting, Britain and France will fight the Dutch idea, because they can't do Spain on land, they can only find a way to seek benefits at sea, and the Netherlands, a small country, is the strongest country on the European continent and sea, can they tolerate it?

Britain and France will certainly not tolerate the continued strength of the Netherlands, and they will certainly start a war with the Netherlands under various pretexts, and at that time, the strength of the Netherlands itself will be quite important.

Zhang Bin saw that Qiao Keman had begun to frown and ponder, and hurriedly hit the railway while it was hot: "Your Excellency the Speaker, think about it, not only do you have more colonies than Britain and France, but also more merchant ships than Britain and France, and almost all business in Europe and the Far East and the Americas is monopolized by you, will Britain and France be willing, once they realize that they can't overthrow Spain, they will stop fighting and turn the finger at you Netherlands, believe it or not?" ”

Jockman knows that this is definitely not alarmist, once a big country like Britain and France bursts out of strength, it is quite terrifying, like this big war against Spain, France has exploded more than 200,000 army forces in less than ten years, if they are the Netherlands, even if they can't explode so many land forces in a hundred years, once Britain and France and Spain truce, they Netherlands will not only face the threat of Britain and France, but also face the threat of Spain!

These three big countries are not vegetarians, they can't let the Netherlands control most of the wealth of the European continent, if they don't have money, they will start robbing, there is no doubt about this, because what is popular in Europe now is the bandit logic.

It seems that the Netherlands will inevitably encounter the crisis of Portugal before!

Thinking of this, Jockman said dejectedly: "Your Royal Highness, what you said may be reasonable, but what can we do?" Even if we don't rob the overseas colonies, they will look down on our trade interests. ”

This goods finally figured it out, and Zhang Bin sincerely suggested: "So, I asked you to return most of the colonies to Portugal for your good, so that you can transfer most of your troops back to China, and then you can build more forts and forts in important ports, even if Britain and France are strong, what can they do with you?" ”

Jockman smiled bitterly: "They may not be able to do anything to us alone, but it is different when they unite, with their strength, as long as the two countries unite, it is useless for us to build more forts and forts." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he couldn't help but smile mysteriously: "They can join forces, can't you find allies?" ”

Qiao Keman was stunned when he heard this, and soon he suddenly said: "Your Royal Highness, what do you mean, when the time comes, we can form an alliance with your Ming Empire?" ”

Zhang Bin nodded slowly and said: "Yes, now, you both belong to the anti-Habsburg alliance, and our Ming Empire has formed an alliance with Portugal and Spain, so you can't ally with us, but once the anti-Habsburg alliance truces war with Spain, your alliance will be dissolved, and then they will unite to bully you, you can ask our Ming Empire for help, our Ming Empire will not sit on their bullying weak." ”

Hearing this, Jockman thought about it again and then said cautiously: "Really? We are so unhappy in Formosa and Batavia, will your Ming Empire still help us? ”

Zhang Bin said wisely: "There are no eternal enemies between countries, Britain and France have been mortal enemies for hundreds of years, and in the face of the rise of the Habsburgs, they have not come together." What's that little friction between us? ”

Hearing this, Qiao Keman nodded slowly: "What His Royal Highness the Duke said is reasonable, but I can't make the decision on such a big matter as returning the colony, why don't I go back and discuss with our Governor and other councillors before signing the agreement?" Rest assured, I will do my best to persuade them when I return. ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, I'll send a clipper to send you back, I hope you can reach a consensus as soon as possible." ”

On the dock, João IV looked at the fleet that was rapidly moving away, and couldn't help but worry: "Your Royal Highness, will they promise to return all the colonies?" ”

Zhang Bin said confidently: "Yes, they know their abilities, and they also know how much benefit they have gained, even if they seize more colonies, it will be false if they can't hold it." ”

Sure enough, within a few days, Jockman returned to Lisbon on a light ironclad ship, and he did not hesitate to sign a non-aggression pact with Portugal, and even volunteered to take a boat with Zhang Bin to the Far East to handle the transfer of the colony.

Zhang Bin naturally agreed, so far, the pattern of the European continent has almost been completely changed by him, the Portuguese colonial empire has been preserved by him, Spain will continue to dominate the European continent, and the Netherlands has also secretly begun to get close to the Ming Dynasty, as for Britain and France, the two traditional European powers, they are afraid that they will not have a chance to rise!