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As a guard in the palace and one of the most noble children in Spain, Buchaca has always kept etiquette in mind and engraved it in his bones.

However, when he got the news, he still couldn't stop showing a shocked look in his heart, and his steps were a little unsteady.

His face was pale, his steps were a little floating, and he looked a little overindulgent, and when he entered the lawn, disturbing His Majesty and the ministers, the children of the nobles like him could not help snickering.

Buchaka didn't think so much, and went straight to His Majesty's side, bent down, and saluted.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my rudeness, but the current situation has to make people forget etiquette!"

As a good king, Philip II didn't care about Chabka's disrespectful behavior, he only cared about what news made him, a noble guard who adhered to etiquette, lose his proportion.

Philip II looked at the respectful guard in front of him, frowned slightly, and asked with some eagerness:

"I forgive you for your actions, but, my guard, please tell me, what happened?"

Hearing Philip II's question, Buchak immediately raised his head, stabilized his emotions, and then said:

"Your Majesty, in the Netherlands, there is a mob rebellion, and at present, Amsterdam has been captured."

Philip II was astonished not by the Dutch revolt, but by the strength of the Dutch to capture Amsterdam, the central city of the Northern Netherlands.

The Netherlands, which included present-day northeastern France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium, was the economic center of all of Europe in the 16th century, also known as the Low Countries.

The small Netherlands has more than 300 cities, a population of more than 3 million, fertile land, and developed commerce, and the annual tax paid to the Kingdom of Spain has reached 6 million duterres, accounting for most of the tax revenue of the Kingdom of Spain.

At this time, England had several times the land and a population comparable to that of the Netherlands.

With the addition of Scotland and Ireland, the United Kingdom as a whole does not contribute more than one-tenth of the Netherlands' tax revenue.

The Netherlands was the center of the handicraft industry throughout Europe, and even woolen wool made in England had to be sent to the Netherlands for printing, dyeing and coloring.

This is also the reason why Britain's international status is not high at this time.

As the backbone of the empire's economy, Philip II inherited the empire of Charles V and never let go.

"Did the Duchess of Parma do anything?" Philip II was shocked for a moment, then asked with a cold face.

"I didn't know about the Governor's actions until I got the news!"

Buchak replied softly.

The Duchess of Parma was the illegitimate daughter of Charles V and the sister of Philip II, who was deeply trusted.

In the eyes of the king, his sister was the most suitable subordinate, because she would meticulously carry out her orders, and would stabilize the Netherlands and contribute a steady stream of tax revenue to the kingdom.

Hearing that his sister had done nothing and had not taken any effective measures, Philip II shook his head in disappointment:

Sure enough, when a woman encounters something big, she will be at a loss.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Roy Gomez de Hill, was similarly shocked, and as a key retainer of the king, he certainly understood what the loss of the Netherlands meant for the kingdom.

"Your Majesty, the Netherlands is very important to the kingdom, and the huge tax revenue is the pillar that supports the dignity of the kingdom, and the current situation in the Netherlands is confusing, or is it mainly based on peace talks, and the economy of the Netherlands cannot be damaged in the slightest!"

At a time when the power of the aged court was gradually eroded, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Roy Gómez de Hill, together with Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Avar, became Philip II's most trusted noble minister.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, who has always been steady and cautious, saw very clearly that in the face of France and the Ottoman Empire, the Netherlands, which supported the huge expenditures of the kingdom, were of great importance, and could only adopt a policy of softness and could not be attacked.

"Consider carefully, a war-torn Netherlands is of no use to the kingdom! For now, it's important to deal with the Huguenots in France! ”

As he spoke, the Chancellor of the Exchequer looked at the king expectantly, and threw out the French war in distress, changing the king's mind.

"Your Majesty, that group of conspirators and rebels should have been put on the gallows a long time ago, and they should not be treated too leniently, only if these leaders are killed, then the Netherlands will naturally settle down!"

Duke Avar glanced at the Chancellor of the Exchequer, his old rival, who had been persuaded by his bitter words, and he glanced at it disdainfully, and said fiercely.

In this regard, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was so angry that his neck was thick, and after exchanging sarcasm with the Duke of Avar for a while, he pushed the problem to Philip II.

At this time, the king of Spain was thinking about the importance of the Netherlands and France.

If you attack France, the whole south of France is a follower of the Huguenots, and if you eat it, you will have a little indigestion.

With the loss of the Netherlands, the hegemony of the entire empire suddenly collapsed, and he was unwilling to face this picture.

As a result, there is only one option for the Netherlands to become the kingdom's purse again.

"Don't say it, Duke Avar, I authorize you to be the new governor of the Netherlands, and you must stabilize the Netherlands!"

Philip II proclaimed loudly in front of several ministers and court ministers.

When the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister of the Palace heard this, their faces turned pale, but the Duke of Avar agreed with a radiant look on his face.

Holding back the irritability in his heart, Philip II once again looked in the direction of France and exclaimed:

The French, let you run away again!

The outbreak of the uprising in the Netherlands, of course, did not happen by chance, but the young king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, who personally ordered the intelligence services to act.

In fact, three years later, that is, in 1556, there would still be a revolution in the history of the Netherlands, an uprising against the Spaniards, and then it lasted for more than forty years, draining the blood of Spain.

Of course, the British only lightly lit a spark in advance, and the real factor was the Spaniards, who built the Dutch powder keg themselves.

During the reign of Charles V, more than 50,000 Protestants were executed by the Inquisition in the Netherlands.

By the time of Philip II, economic warfare was used to force the Netherlands into submission.

Philip II did not allow the Netherlands to trade with the Spanish colonies, but he cheapened the English for nothing; raising the purchase price of wool in Spain, forcing a large number of handicraft factories to go bankrupt and close; Defaulting on loans to Dutch bankers and prolonging the repayment of national debt, which led to heavy losses for Dutch bankers.

His actions did not force the Dutch people to submit, but drew opposition from all strata of Dutch society.

At this time, the Netherlands became a veritable powder keg, and the English were nothing more than a little spark.

Soon news of the Spaniards' preparation for the Netherlands reached France, much to the chagrin of the Catholic League and the surprise of the Huguenots.

In London, England, the young King could not help but be very proud of his handwriting.

Igniting the Netherlands ahead of schedule would not only allow the United Kingdom to swallow up part of French territory and reduce resistance, but would also allow the United Kingdom to weaken its economic rival, the Netherlands.

Kill two birds with one stone.