Wang Zheng, of course, knew that the emperor had made a request to appoint him as a cardinal, and in his opinion, the pope could not have agreed. There was something wrong with his piety, he was married, and he had a concubine. Later, although he divorced the concubine because of his religious beliefs, the concubine actually did not leave home and still lived with him. Second, he himself is a Ming official, he has no clergy at all, just a believer, although the emperor temporarily added him the title of bishop of Beizhili District, and passed the confirmation of the priest of Jinnige, but how could the Holy See crown him as a cardinal.

However, Zhu Youxiao did not think so, he understood the urgency of the Holy See to open up a new diocese, and the Holy See had already made a concession in the matter of worshipping ancestors and worshipping Confucius in the past, and it was entirely possible to retreat again now. People are like this, either they don't retreat one step, as long as they start to retreat for the first time, it will slowly become a habit. Moreover, the missionaries in Daming now have actually realized that they have one heart with the Ming court, and the mission will be smooth, so Jinnige will agree with the identity of the bishop of Wang Pian Beizhili Diocese.

After Wang Zheng was named a cardinal, he was the highest clergy in the land of Daming, so the church of Daming was controlled by the imperial court. If the Holy See has any unreasonable requirements, it can make him the best shield, and the Ming Dynasty can completely stay out of it, what a beautiful thing.

And Wang Zheng's identity as a cardinal will have a bonus effect on his subsequent trip to Europe. A Ming official, some countries may not take him seriously at all, but if he is replaced by a cardinal, then everyone will have to think highly of him.

Suspecting that he was dreaming, Wang Zheng led the mission to the exit of the Mediterranean, but this time he stopped in Valencia, Spain, and the papal flag on the bow made him warmly welcomed by the Spaniards. The Spaniards prepared carriages for Wang Zheng and the others to meet the king in their former countries, while the ships led by the Spaniards sailed out of the Mediterranean to Bilbao to wait for them.

Wang Zheng also took out a letter written by Zhu Youxiao to Philip IV, King of the Habsburg Dynasty of Spain, and presented it. Philip IV had succeeded to the throne five years earlier, and in his hands the Portuguese had become independent, while the Dutch were not at ease, leaving him exhausted. After the Asian Ming Dynasty captured Luzon, he was temporarily at peace with Spain, which made him worry less.

In the letter, Zhu Youxiao pointed out that the Ming Dynasty fully supported the Spanish occupation of Java and hoped to make friends with Spain in Asia and unite as one to deal with other possible enemies. Philip IV knew that his biggest opponent was England, and since the Ming was willing to reconcile with Spain, he naturally couldn't ask for it.

Therefore, he gave Wang Zheng a warm reception and promised five Ming students to study in Spain. and wrote a reply, hoping to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty and divide Asia equally. In his mind, the word unity was still not binding, and it was better to conclude an alliance, and if there was no threat from the Ming in Asia, then he would be able to free up more forces to suppress the Dutch and deal with the British.

After the king had replied and left five students, he took the mission to Bilbao in a carriage from the Spanish royal family, and boarded the ship to continue north.

The name of the cardinal is really useful, whether it is France, England or Prussia, they all warmly received the Ming mission, and also agreed to the Ming students' request to study here, and after receiving the letter of the Ming Emperor, they all wrote a reply, expressing their willingness to live in peace with the Ming Dynasty and become good friends.

A few students are a very small burden for any country, and they think that the Ming people can come here to study, which is an affirmation of their country, and of course they will not refuse. According to the emperor's orders, Wang Zheng left ten students in these three countries, but he wondered in his heart, now the most powerful country in Europe is Spain, but His Majesty the Emperor only arranged five students in Spain, and these three countries arranged ten, are these countries even more powerful than Spain?

After these countries, the mission finally came to the Republic of Poland. At this time, Poland was a large multi-ethnic serfdom federal state, with a land area of more than one million square kilometers, although much smaller than the Ming Dynasty, but it was also a very large country in Europe. The country has always had poor relations with the Rakshasa state, which originated more than a hundred years ago when the Polish parliament weakened the royal power and caused the intervention of the Rakshasas, and now the two countries are in a state of hostility.

The Republic of Poland included the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, as well as Ukraine, and most of the world's Cossacks actually served in Poland. More than a decade later, the Cossack uprising in Ukraine brought Poland into decline.

Zhu Youxiao's treatment of Poland was obviously different from that of other European countries, and his letter of state stated that he was willing to form an alliance with Poland to jointly deal with the Rakshasas, and stated that after defeating the Rakshasas, the Ming Dynasty would only claim the area east of the Ural Mountains, and would never have territorial claims to other places.

This letter was too important for the Polish king, and although his dispute with the Rakshasas was temporarily in the upper hand, at the same time Sweden and Turkey were also hostile to Poland, and there were often minor conflicts and even wars. Moreover, the economic situation in Poland is a little bad, and the mood of the people is also somewhat unstable.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao not only concluded an alliance with Poland, but also offered to lend the Poles silver coins for a period of ten years, which was too important for Poland's overstretched financial situation. Zhu Youxiao proposed that if the Poles were willing, the Ming could lend the Poles 10 million yuan in silver coins, and 12 million yuan in silver coins would be repaid after ten years.

After convening a meeting of nobles, the Polish king immediately decided to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty and borrowed five million silver coins from the Ming Dynasty first. Because after learning about the weight and fineness of the Ming silver coins, they found that as long as 5 million yuan, Poland's financial situation could be greatly improved, the mood of the domestic population could be stabilized, more Cossack cavalry could be recruited, and more food and weapons could be bought from other countries. Even if you have to deal with Rakshasa at the same time, Sweden and Turkey, you have a great chance of winning.

Although Wang Zheng did not understand why the emperor wanted to befriend Poland, at least he was an excellent executor, and the emperor's will was meticulously implemented by him.