Coqueira was really a little confused at this moment, it was already a little strange that His Royal Highness the Duke came down but didn't get off the ship, and there was a Portuguese governor sitting on the ship, and he didn't understand what it meant.

At this time, the Portuguese governor Schvera was more confused than him, this duke was going to form an alliance with Portugal, but he went to Manila to meet the Spanish governor, and also appointed him to accompany him, now Portugal and Spain are hostile relations!

Zhang Bin looked at the two of them with a smile, and then said with interest: "There seems to be a misunderstanding between you!" ”

What are these words, can it be a misunderstanding between us, they Spain have annexed us Portugal for decades, can it be a misunderstanding?

When Schvera heard this, he wanted to roll his eyes, but he couldn't afford to mess with His Royal Highness the Duke, so he could only pretend not to hear.

Coqueira was even more confused after listening to the translator's retelling, was it a misunderstanding?

Doesn't seem to be misleading, right?

They Spain and Portugal are annexed and annexed, and now that Portugal is free from their rule and independent, the two sides are on the same page, there is no misunderstanding at all!

Zhang Bin looked at their puzzled expressions and continued to smile: "Now, Portugal intends to ally with our Ming Empire, and our Emperor His Majesty has agreed. ”

As soon as Svera heard this, his face suddenly showed a look of pride, and His Royal Highness the Duke was obviously biased towards him.

As soon as Coquilla heard the translator's retelling, his face suddenly changed greatly, Portugal and the Ming Empire had formed an alliance, and now it was troublesome, he said eagerly: "Your Royal Highness, we have cooperated for so many years, and we have been working together quite happily, why did you suddenly form an alliance with Portugal?" ”

Zhang Bin asked without answering: "Your Excellency the Governor, do you think of our fleet of the Ming Empire, can it protect the interests of Portugal from being violated?" ”

When Coqueira heard this, his face became even more ugly, and he said in a slightly pleading tone: "Your Royal Highness, can't you consider considering an alliance with our Spain?" After all, we have been working together for so long, and our Spanish national power is not at all comparable to Portugal. Your Royal Highness, as long as you open your mouth, our King will definitely agree. ”

Zhang Bin still didn't answer and asked: "Your Excellency the Governor, do you think that our Ming Empire can protect the interests of Spain from being violated?" ”

What does this mean?

Not only does Coqueira not understand, but Schvera doesn't understand either, what about your alliance with Portugal, and what are you doing to protect Spain's interests?

Coqueira couldn't help but be curious: "Your Royal Highness, what do you mean, willing to form an alliance with our Spain?" ”

Zhang Bin nodded and said: "Yes, so I said that you are a little misunderstood, the problem you are facing now is that you can't protect your own interests, instead of fighting to the death with the other party, think about it, right?" Even if you Spain annexes Portugal again, will you be able to defend the interests of Portugal's overseas colonies, and you may not be able to defend the interests of your own overseas colonies, right? Also, do you think, will the anti-Habsburg coalition allow you to annex Portugal again? I'm afraid they'll try to hold you back and let you lose your forces on the Portuguese side for nothing. Think about it, why do you want to fight Portugal to the death, in order to die faster? ”

It turned out to be this meaning, Coqueilla thought a little and understood, at this time, they Spain is indeed a little difficult to protect themselves, so they will accidentally let Portugal get rid of their rule, at this time they have no time to clean up Portugal, because they themselves are about to be cleaned up by the anti-Habsburg alliance.

Thinking of this, he said gloomily: "Your Royal Highness the Duke, I understand this truth, but our Majesty the King will definitely not just forget it, after all, you know how many colonies Portugal has overseas, and who wants to let go of such a big interest." ”

Zhang Bin said lightly: "If he doesn't let go, will he be able to catch it, when his hand is broken, what else will he catch?" Besides, His Majesty the Emperor has agreed to an alliance with Portugal, do you think about it, is there any hope for you Spain? What if he doesn't want to let go, is he not only an enemy of the anti-Habsburg coalition powers, but also an enemy of our Ming Empire? ”

What are you kidding, they can't bear an anti-Habsburg alliance, and they are still enemies of the Ming Empire, don't you want to die, Corcuela hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, no, no, we don't mean that, I think, it is impossible for His Majesty the King to be an enemy of the Ming Empire for the sake of Portugal." ”

Zhang Bin nodded lightly and said: "That's right, my father's coming over this time is to convey the meaning of our Emperor Majesty, everyone is harmonious and angry, how good it is to get rich together, our Ming Empire does not want to turn against you Spain and the anti-Habsburg alliance powers at the same time because of the Portuguese problem, if you do not agree to form an alliance with our Ming Empire and Portugal, then we can only seek cooperation with the anti-Habsburg alliance powers." ”

Buy cakes, if the Ming Empire and the anti-Habsburg alliance form an alliance, then their Spain is absolutely finished, the first to bear the brunt of it is him, the governor of Manila, when the Ming Empire wants to serve his Manila is not as simple as eating, Coqueira hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Your Royal Highness, don't, I will persuade our Majesty the King, I will definitely persuade our Majesty the King The Ming Empire and Portugal to form an alliance!" ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he smiled and nodded: "That's right, hurry up and prepare, go to Europe with my father, when the time comes, my father will send you back to Spain, you can persuade your majesty, after all, we have been working together for so many years, and my father really doesn't want to turn his face with you." ”

"Okay, okay, Your Royal Highness, please wait a while, I'll go and explain and go back to Europe with you." Coqueira hurriedly got up and saluted his chest, and then hurriedly walked off the boat with the interpreter.

Zhang Bin looked at his back, and couldn't help but show a smug smile on his face.

At this time, Svera carefully reminded: "Your Royal Highness, you may not know it, their current king of Spain, Philip IV, is a very arrogant person, he is known as the king of the earth, no one cares about it, in order to expand the army, he borrows money everywhere, but every battle almost ends in their defeat, he came up with the trick of declaring the country bankrupt to repay the debt, so far, he has declared the country bankrupt three times, but he himself is still living a luxurious life." ”

The meaning of his words is obvious, that is, to tell Zhang Bin that the current king of Spain is a very difficult person to deal with, and it is very likely that people will not agree to an alliance with the Ming Empire and Portugal.

When Zhang Bin heard this, he shook his head and said confidently: "A normal person should understand who he can provoke, who he can't provoke, what can be done and what can't be done." Whether he is arrogant or extravagant, it is all the capital that he thinks he has arrogance and extravagance. Judging from the current situation in Spain, he is not arrogant to the point of delirium, he will understand, Daming, he can't afford to provoke at all, only by choosing to cooperate with us, can he get out of the current predicament. ”

At this point, Zhang Bin's strategy for hegemony has been obvious, that is, to pull Portugal and Spain along, overturn the anti-Habsburg alliance powers, history clearly tells him that in the end, the biggest profit in the colonial hegemony is Britain and France, and Spain and Portugal are more and more obscure.

He wants to pull these two declining empires and drag down the rising powers, so that the Ming can benefit from them.