João IV really couldn't believe that the conditions proposed by the Ming Empire would be so simple, and the opening of all the colonies was really nothing in his eyes, because Portugal's main income was gold and silver from the American and African colonies, and the other benefits were very small, so small that he, the king, felt that it was dispensable.

This condition was really far away from his expectations, and it was not until he signed it that he felt like he was dreaming.

Zhang Bin waited for Joao IV to finish signing the letter, put away another contract, and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty, now we are allies, according to the terms of the contract, if you have anything to help, just put it forward, if I can help you solve it, I will help you solve it now, if it can't be solved, I will go back and ask our Emperor His Majesty." ”

João IV is really a bit of a fog, what the hell is going on!

What the British did made him see, they Portugal are sheep, and the anti-Habsburg alliance powers are all jackals, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before the sheep are eaten by jackals, and now, the lion of the Ming Empire ran out to protect their sheep, which is really incomprehensible.

He thought for a while, and then said carefully: "Your Royal Highness, the biggest threat to our Portugal now is Spain, after all, Spain has ruled us for decades and obtained countless benefits, and now that we are suddenly independent, they will definitely not be reconciled, and we are not Spain's opponents at all, this is the biggest problem now, I don't know what His Royal Highness the Duke can do." ”

Zhang Bin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I have solved this problem for you, you can rest assured, Spain will never come to trouble you again, as long as you want, Portugal can also form an alliance with Spain." ”

"Ahh When Joao IV heard this, he couldn't help but exclaim, the problem of Spain has been solved, how is it possible?

He asked puzzledly: "This, Your Royal Highness, it's not that I don't believe you, Spain didn't send an envoy to express goodwill to us, will they really not trouble us again?" ”

Zhang Bin nodded confidently and said: "Of course it's true, when I came, I passed through Luzon, and I went to visit Coqueira, the governor of Luzon, Spain, and showed him the relationship between our Ming Empire and Portugal, and Coqueira immediately expressed his willingness to persuade His Majesty the King to form an alliance with the Ming Empire and Portugal." Two days ago when he passed through the Strait of Gibraltar I had ordered him to be sent back to Spain by clipper, and by this time he should have returned to Spain and begun to persuade their Majesty the King, who I believe should be able to see the present situation clearly and agree to an alliance with our Ming Empire and your Portugal. ”

It turned out that this was the case, of course João IV wanted to live in peace with Spain, and even form an ally, but how could Spain agree, the Portuguese army is not even 10,000, and the Spanish army has at least 100,000, not to mention the navy, just by land, Spain can easily crush Portugal, how can they easily let Portugal go, let alone form an alliance, it is difficult to live in peace!

However, now that there is the Ming Empire mediating it, this matter seems to have become very likely again, because Spain has to consider the strength of the Ming Empire, just the anti-Habsburg alliance powers have already fought them, if there is another Ming Empire, where will they still have a way to live!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Your Royal Highness, what do you mean, if Spain does not agree to form an alliance with us, the Ming Empire will send troops to deal with them?" ”

If this was the case, he believed that Spain would definitely relent, and accept the proposal of the Ming Empire.

Zhang Bin pretended to sigh helplessly: "Alas, our Ming Empire doesn't want to go to war with Spain, I hope that His Majesty the King can understand our distress." ”

This means that the Ming Empire will really make a move for Portugal, João IV was so excited that he almost lost his temper, you must know that Portugal was independent from Spanish rule, Spain has always been a big stone in his heart, in order to move this big stone, he continued to extend an olive branch to the anti-Habsburg alliance powers, as a result, what he got was not help, but the bite of a group of hungry wolves!

He thought that he would not be able to get rid of the shadow of Spain in his life, and even had to struggle to survive under the oppression of the anti-Habsburg alliance powers, but he didn't expect that the big stone of Spain would be easily moved away by the Ming Empire, could he not be excited.

However, he was excited for a while, and his face showed a look of worry, now, the big stone of Spain seems to have moved away, but the anti-Habsburg alliance powers have not moved these big stones, they definitely do not want to see Portugal and Spain form an alliance, what if the anti-Habsburg alliance powers obstruct it? Together, they are even more terrifying than Spain!

Thinking of this, João IV couldn't help but worry: "Your Royal Highness, we want to form an alliance with Spain, but the powers of the anti-Habsburg alliance will not agree, France has warned us not to form an alliance with Spain, although Britain and the Netherlands did not say it explicitly, I think, they must also mean the same, what if they unite to oppose it?" ”

Zhang Bin naturally thought about this question, and he asked quietly: "How is the French Navy?" ”

Joao IV couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, the French Navy?

He knew quite well that the most powerful thing in France was the army, and as for the navy, they were far worse than Britain and the Netherlands, and he was a little puzzled: "This, the French navy may be a little stronger than our Portugal, but it is not much stronger, their army is quite powerful." ”

Zhang Bin said lightly: "Is their army very strong?" Will their land forces be able to cross Spain and attack you? ”

Of course this is impossible, if they are capable of overthrowing the Spanish Army, they will have become the hegemon of the European continent a long time ago, Joao IV suddenly said: "This is really unlikely." ”

Zhang Bin smiled and said, "Isn't this the end?" What are you afraid of what France is doing, they will not be able to come, you don't have to pay attention to them at all. As for Britain and the Netherlands, we can sign non-aggression pacts with them. ”

Non-aggression pact?

Just kidding, Britain and the Netherlands were eyeing the Portuguese colonies, would they agree to a non-aggression pact with Portugal?

Taking a step back, even if they were forced by the pressure of the Ming Empire to sign a non-aggression pact with Portugal, would they abide by it, after all, Portugal had so many colonies overseas, would the Ming Empire send troops to help them garrison?

João IV thought for a while, and couldn't help but say helplessly: "This, it seems difficult to get Britain and the Netherlands to sign a non-aggression pact with us Portugal, and even if they are forced to sign a non-aggression pact with us, it is estimated that they will not abide by it, after all, we Portugal are not their opponents overseas." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he said proudly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will let them honestly sign and abide by the non-aggression treaty." ”