Philip IV was indeed frightened by the huge strength of the Ming Empire, but he did not doubt this amount, he knew about the great war between the Ming Empire and Tsarist Russia, and it was no secret that the anti-Habsburg alliance with 1.5 million troops in the end of the Ming Empire obediently signed an indemnity contract.

You must know that the total amount of indemnity in the "Osan Treaty" is a terrifying 150 million taels, if the great powers have the ability to resist, they will definitely not sign this unprecedented reparation treaty, which confirms that the Ming Empire did have 1.5 million troops near Wushan, plus the Eurasian Canal, the Eurasian Railway, South Asia, Nanyang and the Ming capital, the Ming Empire has more than 2 million troops is not an exaggeration.

As for the number of navies, he also has no doubts, because the Ming Empire has sent three fleets, and he also knows that there is another fleet in the Eurasian Canal and the Mediterranean, and there are two fleets in the Ming Empire that are blocked in the Ob River by the cold ice It was Gaston's rice bucket that told him, there is no need to doubt this, there are also Nanyang, and near the capital of the Ming Dynasty, there are eight fleets, that is a conservative statement.

To be honest, he is really a little scared at this moment, at this time he is going to the anti-Habsburg alliance, that is, he will tear his face with the Ming Empire, the Ming Empire's ferocity towards the enemy is also famous, Tsarist Russia just attacked one of their border posts, and it has not been defeated, and the result has attracted more than a million Ming troops to retaliate frantically, it is scary to think about!

He began to waver a little, between the anti-Habsburg alliance and the Ming Empire, he was still biased towards the Ming Empire, but the conditions put forward by the anti-Habsburg alliance were a rare opportunity to rise, and he was really a little difficult to choose.

After thinking about it for a long time, he decided that it would be better to delay it for a while and take a look, this time the Ming Empire sent the No. 2 person to Madrid, there must be something important, he couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency Generalissimo, I don't know what you came to Madrid for this time?" “

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he hesitated, should he mention the emperor's affairs first, or his own affairs first?

At this time, he was still quite sober, and soon the emperor had the upper hand in his heart, after all, the two of them have played since childhood, and they are really closer than brothers, for the sake of a woman, the emperor's affairs have been delayed, and he can't do it, so he has a straight face and said seriously: "This time I am on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor, and I have come to negotiate with you on the issue of building a large shipyard and ammunition factory in your country." “

As soon as he heard this, Philip IV immediately became interested, he knew how difficult it was to build super battleships, Spain had worked hard for so many years, and until now, it could barely build ten super battleships a year, which was difficult, and now listening to this, the Ming Empire wanted to help them build a large shipyard that manufactured super battleships, and he asked with interest: "Large shipyard, how big is it?" “

Zheng Chenggong replied word by word: "Produce a hundred super battleships a year!" “

When Philip IV heard this, his eyes were about to pop out, producing a hundred super battleships a year, the Ming Empire wouldn't be crazy, right, he asked a little incredulously: "Produce a hundred super battleships a year, are you sure?" “

Zheng Chenggong nodded solemnly and said, "Of course, our Emperor of the Ming Empire never jokes. “

After receiving a positive answer, Philip IV became excited, with an annual output of a hundred super battleships, as long as it took ten years, it would be a thousand, and at that time, the anti-Habsburg coalition was a fart.

After suffering a loss, he understood the importance of the navy even more, like this time, he was killed by the anti-Habsburg coalition more than a hundred super battleships, and he was directly blocked by people and couldn't get out, and there were huge colonies overseas, but no resources could be transported back, not to mention how aggrieved he was.

Large shipyards, well, the bigger the better.

However, he was excited for a while, and suddenly came back to his senses, there is no good thing in this world that is cheap for nothing, and it is impossible for the Ming Empire to give him a large shipyard for nothing, and there must be other requirements in the back.

Thinking of this, he calmed down his excitement and said calmly: "Your Excellency Generalissimo, it is impossible for the Ming Empire to give us a large shipyard for nothing, what are the conditions, you can say it." “

Zheng Chenggong thought for a while, and instead of answering, he reminded: "Your Majesty, our Ming Empire will also help you build a large ammunition factory specializing in the production of artillery shells and gunpowder. “

This is also a good thing, Philip IV is even more nervous, it seems that the conditions must be high and scary, he couldn't help but tremble: "Say the conditions." “

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he picked up the simplest one and said: "We hope that His Majesty the King can provide ammunition for the army, after all, it takes time for ammunition to be transported from Daming, and sometimes it will directly affect the battle situation." “

This is not very difficult, Spain still has sufficient reserves of materials for the production of ammunition, Philip IV nodded lightly and said: "No problem, as long as the ammunition factory is big enough, if it is not big enough, it can't be produced, I can't do it, and what?" “

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he continued to increase: "We hope that His Majesty the King can provide us with grain and grass, after all, it will take time for grain and grass to be transported from Daming." “

This is a bit exaggerated, just kidding, now the Ming Empire has sent 600,000 troops over, and another 600,000 will be sent over, and Spain must be overwhelmed, Philip IV hesitated and said: "It is impossible to provide all of them, and we are not very rich in grain and grass, at most 100,000 horses." “

Zheng Chenggong shook his head and said: "It's too little, the Ming Empire will at least send a million troops, 100,000 horses and grain and grass, it's a bit shabby, Your Majesty, how about 500,000 horses?" “

500,000 is also unbearable, Philip IV shook his head and said: "We really can't give 500,000, so let's do it, 200,000, it can't be more." “

Zheng Chenggong tried hard again: "400,000, it can't be less." “

Philip IV gritted his teeth and said: "300,000, this is already our limit, no matter how much, our own army will not have anything to eat." “

Zheng Chenggong nodded helplessly and said: "Okay, 300,000 is 300,000, and we can find a way to transfer the rest." “

Just grain, grass and ammunition are nothing, the Ming Empire was originally here to help, and it is appropriate to provide food, grass and ammunition, Philip IV cautiously probed: "Are there any other conditions?" “

Zheng Chenggong looked at Philip IV and said solemnly: "Our Ming Empire will give you a batch of super battleships on credit, help you reorganize the navy, and form a standard fleet of 200 super battleships and 100,000 horses. “

This is a bit excessive, even asking the Spanish fleet to listen to the command of Daming, Philip IV hesitated: "This is not good, to put it mildly, if you use my fleet as cannon fodder, then I will not lose 100,000 elites in vain!" “

Zheng Chenggong shook his head and said: "You can rest assured of this, I won't fight a battle if you are not sure, like this time, the anti-Habsburg alliance dispatched more than a thousand super battleships, and we have not sunk a single battleship, His Majesty the King can rest assured, our Ming Empire has always planned and then moved, and every major battle has tried to avoid casualties among soldiers, whether it is a Ming soldier or a Spanish soldier, we will treat them equally, and will never use them as cannon fodder." “

This Philip IV had heard that the casualties of the Ming Empire in every major battle were indeed not large, he hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "It's okay to hand over a fleet to you to command, but you must build me two large shipyards with an annual output of a hundred super battleships!" “

This Zheng Chenggong really couldn't be the master, he could only reply: "Regarding the matter of the shipyard, I must report to our Emperor His Majesty, and ask His Majesty the King to wait for a few days." “

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