Svera's ancestors were officers of the Aveish Order, and he was made a count for his support of João the Great, and since then the Quir Niño family has been among the ranks of the Portuguese nobility and witnessed the prosperity of Portugal in the Age of Discovery.

But now, Portugal itself has been annexed by Spain, many colonies around the world have been invaded by the Dutch and British, Portugal has fallen to the dust, and the Quir Niño family is no longer in glory, how he wants to regain the glory of Portugal and the Quir Nino family.

Now, this opportunity is in front of us, as long as the powerful Ming Empire is co-opted, the restoration and reconquest of lost territory are no longer dreams, how could Shi Vera give up such a good opportunity, he lost his mind for a short time, and immediately said firmly: "Your Majesty the Great Emperor of the Ming Empire, the friendship between the Ming Dynasty and Portugal has been for more than a hundred years, we in Portugal are honored to gain your trust, as the first choice of the Ming foreign trade agent, money is secondary in the face of friendship, please offer your conditions, as long as we Portugal can do it, We can all accept that. ”

Zhu Cijiong was stunned when he heard this, how do he feel that this guy is a bit like he is betraying the country for glory! But after thinking about it carefully, he understood again that people clearly wanted to curry favor with him, so as to get the help of Daming. The fat meat sent to the door, if you don't eat it in vain, he pretended to be shy and said: "Well, I want to open a glass factory and make glass myself." ”

Without hesitation, Schvera replied: "I have brought you a skilled craftsman and am ready to serve you." ”

Zhu Cijiong pretended to be naïve and said: "I heard that Daming's things are sold to Europa, at least five times the profit, I only need twice it, you take the big head, it's not too much, right?" ”

Huake, who did you listen to? Double the profit, then I don't want to buy with you three times the market price! Well, as long as it is shipped back to Europa, there is indeed more than five times the profit, for the sake of Portugal, for the sake of the Quir Nino family, I put up with it, Schvira gritted his teeth and replied with cramps on his face: "Well, not too much, not too much, just according to the price you set." ”

Sure enough, if you don't slaughter it, you can't slaughter it, as long as you do these two, Daming has already made a profit, Zhu Cijiong thought about it and continued to speak: "The mineral energy of all your territories can't be sold to Daming first, we will settle it at the market price, and we won't let you suffer." ”

Huake, it won't make us suffer, how much is the mineral energy worth, and the value of gold, silver, and bronze will increase dozens of times if it is processed a little, but if the territory can't be grabbed back, then it won't be able to earn a penny, okay, this loss, I'll eat, Schvera replied with a twisted face: "No problem, no problem." ”

Zhu Cijiong thought about it, there was nothing cheap to make, he pretended to be generous and said: "That's all for me, put forward your conditions." ”

Hearing this, Shi Vera breathed a sigh of relief, and asked with an expectant face: "Can Daming give us military support at the right time?" ”

Sure enough, they want me to help you restore the country and help you recover the colonies, but this is exactly what Zhu Cijiong is looking forward to, if the Ming Dynasty intervenes in the world hegemony alone, the European powers will definitely attack it in groups, after all, they are all in the same place no matter what they say, the so-called distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, the great powers all belong to Europe, no matter which country is developed, it will drive the development of the European continent. Daming is not the same place as them, and no matter how developed Daming is, they can't get any benefits.

Now it's different, Daming is participating in it under the guise of helping Portugal, then it belongs to the internal contradiction of the people, you can unite the powers, I can also unite with other powers, so that the Ming does not have to be an enemy of the whole world.

Thinking so, but on the surface, he couldn't show too eagerness, Zhu Cijiong pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Well, is this, it may not work now, there are still a little rebels in the north of the Ming Dynasty, and the remaining more than 400,000 troops have suppressed the rebels, and I can't pull out for the time being." ”

Schwila was even more excited when he heard this, there are more than 400,000 troops who buy cakes, and they are really strong enough, I like it, he asked eagerly: "How long will it take?" ”

Zhu Cijiong bragged wildly: "Well, it will take about three years for the rebels in the west, about five years for the rebels in the north, and it will take three to five years to recruit new soldiers and then train them, so even if it is five years, after five years, I can draw out two million troops, how about it, is it enough?" ”

Million! It's enough, Schweila said excitedly: "Enough is enough, five years is not a problem, we also have to prepare for five or six years, just right, just right." ”

Zhu Cijiong saw that the goal had been achieved, and he didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he said directly: "Then let's do it, now Daming and Portugal are allies, and when I draw my hand, I will help you teach the enemy a lesson, whoever dares to be an enemy of Portugal is an enemy of my Daming, and I will destroy them all!" ”

Is it that simple? You can't be fooling me, right? Svera asked a little apprehensively: "This, this, Your Majesty the Emperor, take the liberty of asking, why did you choose to be an ally with us Portugal?" The most powerful thing on the sea now seems to be the Netherlands. ”

Zhu Cijiong is so angry, I want to cooperate with others, will they pee on me? It's almost the same to send it to someone else to be a little brother, will I be a little brother to others, I want to be the boss, okay? Of course, you can't say that, Zhu Cijiong pretended to be angry and said: "Holland, I don't like it very much, they occupied my island of Taiwan without my consent, this is a bandit act, do you know?" When I have my hands free, I'll be the first to clean them up! ”

Dislike! Well, this reason is indeed very strong, and a country as powerful as Daming is indeed entitled not to like the Netherlands.

Removing the only doubt in his mind, Svera immediately asked eagerly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, can you sign a treaty of friendship and mutual assistance with our Portugal?" ”

Treaty? Zhu Cijiong was a little unhappy when he heard these two words, the Qing government and the great powers had signed too many unequal treaties, and the word treaty was simply an insult, Zhu Cijiong subconsciously turned his face and asked coldly: "Why do you want to sign a treaty?" ”

Schvila shuddered and stammered: "For, for, to witness our alliance." ”

Zhu Cijiong came back to his senses at this time, oh, this treaty is not another treaty, this is an equal treaty, if you insist on saying that it is unequal, it is also a bit unequal to Portugal.

So, he snorted and said shamelessly: "Hahahaha, I just joked with you, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, is it a treaty of friendship and mutual assistance?" All right. ”

As he spoke, he pointed at Zhu Youzhen, and then pointed at Xu Guangqi, and introduced: "This is my uncle, the Prince of the Ming Empire, the Prime Minister of the Ming Empire, and His Royal Highness the Regent Zhu Youzhen; This is my teacher, the first assistant minister of the Ming Empire, Lord Xu Guangqi, and they will sign this treaty of friendship and mutual assistance with you on behalf of me. ”

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard the word minister, when did I become a minister, I am the regent, okay. However, he likes the word prime minister more, well, the prime minister of the cabinet, that is, in charge of all things in the cabinet, and the word prime minister is used well.

Shi Weila didn't know what Zhu Youzhen was thinking, he was quite satisfied with these two people, one was the prime minister or the prince, and the other was the first assistant of the cabinet or the emperor's teacher, these two people were enough, not to mention that they also got the emperor's authorization, proving that this treaty of friendship and mutual assistance was not signed for fun, it was real and valid. He said excitedly: "Okay, good, good, then trouble His Royal Highness the Prince and Lord Xu." ”

Xu Guangqi brought Zhu Youjian, Shi Weila, and Zeng Dezhao to the Ministry of Ceremonies, and the two sides jointly drafted the most influential "Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance between the Ming Empire and the Portuguese Empire" in the history of the Ming Empire, one in Chinese written by Xu Guangqi, the first assistant minister of the cabinet, and supervised by the prime minister of the cabinet, the regent; A copy in Portuguese was written by the Portuguese Governor in Macao, Shi Vera, and supervised by Zeng Dezhao, a member of the Tuntian Qing Officials Division of the Ming Dynasty Ministry of Industry.

After the treaty was drafted, it was finally finalized after several deliberations and several times by the Chongzheng Emperor, and a grand signing ceremony was held the next day. Under the witness of Zhu Cijiong, the representatives of the two countries solemnly signed their names on the treaty. The full text of the treaty is as follows:

Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance between the Ming Empire and the Portuguese Empire

First, the Portuguese Empire supplied glass manufacturing technology to the Ming Empire free of charge, and assisted the Ming Empire in establishing glass manufacturing factories.

Article 2, the Ming Empire designated the Portuguese Empire as the sole trade agent, the full agency of the Ming Empire goods in the Europa region sales, the specific commodity prices are shown in Annex I.

Article 3, the Ming Empire has the right of first refusal to purchase the minerals of all overseas territories of the Portuguese Empire, and the specific mineral prices are shown in Annex II.

Fourth, the Ming Empire and the Portuguese Empire will become allies with immediate effect, and all acts of aggression against the Ming Empire or the Portuguese Empire's homeland and overseas territories will be regarded as a simultaneous declaration of war against the Ming Empire and the Portuguese Empire, and the two countries will jointly send troops to safeguard the interests of their allies.

Representative of the Ming Empire

Prime Minister, Regent: Zhu Youzhen

The first assistant minister of the cabinet, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites: Xu Guangqi

Representative of the Portuguese Empire

Governor of Macau: Shi Weila

The fourth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, 1631 A.D., June 6.

The only shortcoming of this treaty is that the Portuguese representative is a little thin, just a Governor of Macau, whether it can represent the entire Portuguese official remains to be tested by time, but Zhu Cijiong is not worried about this, this year, whoever has the big fist has the right to speak, if you Portugal dare not abide by the treaty, then the Ming Empire will use its fist to tell you the consequences of not abiding by the treaty.

However, Portugal never broke this treaty, because they did get countless benefits from it.

This treaty is also recognized by later historians as a symbol of the rise of the Ming Empire, after the signing of this treaty, the Ming Empire relied on the benefits of overseas trade and the rapid development of minerals bought by the Portuguese territories, thus laying the cornerstone of world domination.

Many years later, the retired Prime Minister of the Portuguese Empire, Svera, wrote in his memoirs: The greatest achievement of my life is that I was fortunate to sign the "Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance between the Ming Empire and the Portuguese Empire" on behalf of the Portuguese Empire and the Ming Empire. Compared to the glory and territory we have gained, what is the little benefit that is given to our ally, the Ming Empire? For mobile phone users, please browse and read,