Chapter 572: Treaty of Gibraltar
After consultation with the three old ministers, Berisha drafted a letter to King Philip IV of Spain, and asked Levante to bring the letter to Philip IV.
Gao Junshan left Tian Qiliang in Gibraltar, he divided five battleships to leave Tian Qiliang, and then personally led the main force of the fleet to continue eastward.
The battle of Gibraltar greatly deterred the countries bordering the Mediterranean, so the steel fleet of the high mountains went all the way east, and no one dared to stop it.
On May 18, 1662, the fleet led by Gao Junshan triumphantly arrived at the port of Hankou (Port Said).
In order to meet the arrival of the fleet, as early as half a year ago, the expansion project of Hankou Port was carried out, and with the support of China's strong logistics and materials, Hankou Port built two wharves that can dock 10,000-ton ships at the fastest speed.
The battleship Great Wall was the first to sail into Hankou Port and docked at the first pier, because there were dozens of 10,000-ton battleships waiting to dock at the port for supplies, so Gao Junshan did not delay for a minute and left the dock directly with the three old ministers.
Cao Wenzhao took a jeep to the dock to pick up the car, Gao Junshan's own jeep did not come ashore so quickly, so he got into Cao Wenzhao's jeep and left Hankou Port, and the three old ministers sat in the jeep behind them, and followed Gao Junshan all the way south to the oil city.
Gao Junshan and Cao Wenzhao sat side by side in the back seat of the jeep, it was a May day, the wind and sand outside the car were very strong, the windows were all closed, and the sunshade cloth was also pulled.
Gao Junshan asked: "How are the Ottoman and Austrian families fighting?" ”
Cao Wenzhao replied: "The fight is hilarious! The Ottomans sent 200,000 troops, and Austria did not show weakness, issued a national mobilization order, gathered an army of nearly 120,000 men, and prepared a large number of our guns and cannons, and fought against the Ottomans. ”
Gao Junshan nodded with satisfaction: "With their dozen, we will make a net profit of 10 million, and the subsequent financial resources will roll in." ”
Cao Wenzhao asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty, why don't we directly help Austria?" But quietly sell weapons to them? ”
"It's a matter of control by the financial experts and bankers, you just have to command the army." Gao Junshan took out a notebook, took out a pen and said while drawing on the notebook, "Look, this is the Rakshasa country, this is the Ottomans, both of these countries have expansion ambitions, your task is to give me a good idea of these two countries, it is best to be able to provoke a war between these two, so that we can profit from it." ”
Cao Wenzhao asked again: "Your Majesty, why didn't you order these two countries to be wiped out in one fell swoop?" ”
Gao Junshan said: "What about Dangping? We also have to manage their people for them, which is not cost-effective, and the ethnicity, religion, customs, and language of these areas are different from ours, and it is very difficult to manage, and it is difficult for them to integrate into our Chinese cultural circle. ”
Cao Wenzhao complimented: "It's still the emperor's cleverness!" ”
"Although we will not intervene in the war between them, the strategic commanding heights must be firmly controlled in our hands, and the port of Hankou is one of them." Steep mountain trails.
Cao Wen said: "In accordance with the emperor's will, our First Army not only took the port of Hankou, but also took Cairo and Alexandria. ”
Gao Junshan asked: "After taking Cairo, did the Ottomans come to look for bad luck?" ”
"He dares!" Cao Wen said, "I just sent a few civilian officials to protest to us, and there was no military action." ”
Gao Junshan instructed: "Your current mission is to defend the oil city and the Suez region. In addition, if you strengthen your ties with the Persians and let them send more people, it will be much easier for them to communicate with the locals, which will save us a lot of trouble. ”
Cao Wenzhao said: "The communication and management with the local people has always been carried out by the Persians, and their management has been very effective, and now the people of Suez are willing to stay and join our big family in China." ”
Gao Junshan asked, "Is Pan Zide here?" ”
Cao Wenzhao replied: "I have arrived in the oil city. ”
Gao Junshan said: "Pan Zide is my treasure, you can't neglect him, I invited him to Suez this time to dig the Suez Canal, he is an expert in this area." ”
Cao Wenzhao said: "We all know that Xichang, Shanghai, Hong Kong and other big cities were planned by him, and the water diversion project of Lake Berga is also his masterpiece. ”
"Good!" Gao Junshan is very satisfied.
At this time, Li Derong, who was sitting in the front row, asked: "Your Majesty, when we arrive in Tabuk, should we take a break here?" ”
Gao Junshan said: "Before I know it, we have been in the car for four hours, and it is time to get down and walk around." ”
Tabuk is a small desert city originally owned by the Ottomans, now administered by the Persian state, and the convoy enters the city directly to a Persian-owned inn, which was the early territory of the General Affairs Bureau, and is now a transportation station of the General Affairs Bureau.
As soon as he got out of the car, Gao Junshan received a call from Tian Qiliang, in which he said that after receiving Gao Junshan's letter, the King of Spain agreed to the proposal for the two countries to establish an alliance and was ready to hold bilateral negotiations in Gibraltar.
Gao Junshan sent a telegram to Tian Qiliang: I must not miss any of the requirements I made in the letter, otherwise I will let those envoys go back!
After the telegram was sent, the three old ministers complained to Gao Junshan that it was too hard to ride in this way, and proposed to stay in Tabuk for one night.
Cao Wenzhao said: "Your Majesty, there is no big problem to stay here, and the environment here is also good, I also suggest that the emperor rest for one night before leaving." ”
Gao Junshan agreed: "Okay, just rest here for one night, I still have to wait for the results of Tian Qiliang's negotiations." ”
The next morning, Tian Qiliang's telegram arrived, and Tian Qiliang reported to Gao Junshan that the Spaniards had fully accepted Gao Junshan's proposal and ceded the city of Gibraltar to Huaxia, Huaxia released all Spanish prisoners of war, and the two countries signed a treaty in Gibraltar, which was the "Treaty of Gibraltar."
The treaty is brief and reads as follows:
First, Spain was willing to transfer sovereignty over Gibraltar and its affiliated straits to the Huaxia State, and the Huaxia State would return the Spanish sailors captured in the war, and Spain would be willing to pay 20,000 taels of silver to the Huaxia State as the losses suffered by the Huaxia State in the war;
Second, Spain is willing to open all ports to China and establish a trade mechanism with China, and at the same time, all ports in China are also open to Spain, including the port of Gibraltar;
3. The two sides will arrange a separate meeting to negotiate and resolve the issue of tariffs. (https:)
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