In Madrid, the new royal palace, the King of Spain is discussing an expedition with his courtier, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Duke of Avar.

After half a year of preparation, the 20,000 Spanish troops have been prepared and are ready to be deployed, and the current discussion is about the aftermath of the Netherlands.

No one, including His Majesty the King, doubted the army's repression of the Netherlands, but only the aftermath.

"Your Majesty, the prosperous Netherlands is the cow of Spain, not the usual beef cow that provides beef!"

Chancellor of the Exchequer Roy. Gomez. De Hill's eyes widened, he looked at Philip II sincerely, and said sincerely.

"Hmph-" Duke Avar sneered and said disdainfully:

"Lord Earl, you must know that only the Netherlands in the hands of the kingdom is the Netherlands, and there is no Netherlands in the hands of the kingdom, no matter how prosperous it is, it is just a landscape!"

Philip II watched his two trusted ministers argue again, and couldn't help but feel a headache again.

"Okay, Duke Avar who went on this expedition, then the Governor of the Netherlands is also him, and the affairs of the Netherlands will be handed over to him!"

Hearing this, the Chancellor of the Exchequer glared at the Duke of Avar unwillingly, and then reluctantly agreed.

And His Excellency Gong Xiang looked like an old god was at ease, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

"Your Majesty—" The young guard knocked on the door.

"Come in~" the king said.

"The Ambassador of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain in Madrid asks for a meeting!"

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Madrid had become the political center of the entire Kingdom of Spain, so most of the ambassadors had also moved over to make it easier for them to act.

"Why did the English see me?" Philip II was a little confused.

"Your Majesty, since the master of England has asked to meet, then there must be something important, it is better to meet him!" On the side, the Chancellor of the Exchequer suddenly spoke up and persuaded him.

"Let's meet then!" Philip II glanced at the Chancellor of the Exchequer and said with a smile.

Soon, a gentleman with a short beard and wavy yellow hair walked in, and he first saluted Philip II, and after a few more greetings, he explained his intention.

"Your Majesty, Europe has been exploited by Portugal for a long time! Together with your country, I would like to break the Portuguese monopoly on trade in the East, and create a fair business environment for the benefit of the people of both countries! ”

Mr. Ambassador confronted Philip II and said in a serious manner, claiming that it was for the benefit of both countries.

As soon as this remark came out, it directly surprised Philip II and his ministers.

It is astonishing that the English should be so bold in joining forces to challenge Portugal's authority in the Eastern trade.

Philip II's mind began to ponder the benefits of breaking through the Portuguese blockade, and large sums of gold went into the treasury.

In particular, he is about to send troops to the Netherlands, and on the basis of not being able to get the Dutch tax revenue for the time being, it is important to have a source of cash.

However, the eastern trade is far from quenching the thirst, and the Portuguese have monopolized the eastern trade for many years, so it is very difficult to break it, especially when he has to invest in the navy to fight the Ottoman Empire, and he cannot push Portugal over.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, Ambassador!" Philip II shook his head and said with some apologies.

Although the gold coins are tempting, they are not worth it compared to the fight against the Ottoman pagans.

"At present, it is more advantageous for our country to continue to maintain the Zaragoza Treaty, and we have no possibility of changing it at present!"

"Since this is the case, then I will retire, and I hope that there will be cooperation with your country in the future!"

His Excellency the Ambassador suddenly felt a little depressed in his heart, and it was indeed a pity that a good opportunity for meritorious service passed away from his hands.

But he still maintained a faint smile on his face, and politely stepped back.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer watched the England ambassador step down, as if he had seen a large amount of gold coins leave his pocket, and his heart ached inexplicably.

As an important minister of the kingdom, he understands the thoughts of His Majesty the King, and it is the highest idea of the king to uphold Catholicism and become a defender of the faith, and the interests are irrelevant.

Therefore, he can only watch the wealth go away, but cannot speak.

The same is true of the Duke of Avar, who, although he is in opposition to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, still understands what the vast eastern trade will bring to the kingdom.

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Hampshire, a county in the southeast of England, is bordered by the Solent Strait to the south, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, and the Isle of Wight to the Solent Strait.

The largest city, Southampton, is the capital of Hampshire and the famous Great Port of England.

In front of the city gate, according to the custom, there was a long queue, slowly entering Southampton, and everyone felt that order was maintained, and everything was so harmonious.

"Knock knock!" Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves disturbed the harmony, and a group of men with short swords and blood-red cloaks rippling in the wind behind them, riding horses, ran straight by, ignoring the goalkeeper.

The people in front of the city gate were not at all irritated by the queue, but discussed it with great interest.

"It depends on the situation, someone is unlucky again, I don't know which official it is!"

"Yes! There's a good show to watch, it's much more interesting than watching that play! ”

People watched the back of the knight departing on horseback, and the mood was high.

Sure enough, this group of knights lived up to expectations, rode horses, and rushed directly to the county guard's mansion.

"The Star Chamber Court is handling the case, please cooperate!"

Just as the guards in front of the government were about to intercept it, the group of blood-red cloaked knights, the leader of which directly showed an iron plaque with the English word "Star Room Court" written on it.

The palace intelligence service is hung under the banner of the Star Chamber, and all of them will have the right to enforce the law.

"Yes, please come in—" The guard said with a trembling thigh at the sign, and made a gesture of please.

These palace intelligence officers, under the shocked gaze of the guards, walked directly into the county magistrate's office.

In less than a minute, the county magistrate, who was still majestic, was like a lamb to the slaughter, dejected, like a mourning woman, with a gray face.

Then, the chairman of the traffic management committee was also arrested and escorted out along with the county magistrate.

At this time, the entire county guard was like an earthquake, panicked and discussed.

And at this moment, news came that His Excellency the Overseer, one of the three giants of Hampshire, was directly handed over to the county court by Darkblade.

In other words, the county magistrate, the supervisor, the county lieutenant, except for the county lieutenant who controlled the military power, the other two were arrested.

This was followed by a group of accountants who rigorously calculated and audited every expenditure throughout the county government.