The Spaniards in Manila had always been at a disadvantage in the Far East, and the loss of their colonies had left them in the hands of the Dutch, who had to admit that they were very strong, although they did not regard the Netherlands, which had once been an administrative province of Spain. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The powerful Netherlands is constantly devouring their colonies around the world, if they go according to this situation, Spain will have no place to stand, but fortunately at this time, the Australians appeared, and the appearance of the Australians was like a life-saving straw, and it was not easy for them to grasp it, how could they put it down.

Of course, it is difficult to say whether this straw will be able to hold on in the end, after all, the relationship between Australians and the Dutch is much stronger than that of Spain, and there is even news from Europe that Australia has set up a European consulate general in the Netherlands.

This made the Spaniard very depressed, not at all, which showed that his relationship with Australia was not as close as the other party, which would directly affect his position in the hearts of other European allies.

It is unknown what impact the Australians will have on the troops fighting on home soil, but there is one thing that worries Christie very much, and that is that the Australians will abandon Manila.

From the point of view of intelligence, it is not impossible to have this possibility, after all, Spain is not of much use to Australia, whether it is to transport or sell goods to Europe, basically contracted by the Dutch, which is the main reason why the relationship between the sad is so good, of course, the main thing is that the Dutch are stronger than the Australians.

The strong will naturally be looked down upon by others, and only the strong will have the possibility of cooperation between them, and the weak will not have the right to choose.

If Manila wants not to be swallowed up, it must make its own decisions, the local policy can not be listened to, and it must also have a good relationship with the Australians, it is said that the Portuguese have frequent contact with the Australians, what this means, I am afraid there is no need to guess to know.

The Portuguese also wanted to have a big backer to rely on, otherwise it would be difficult for them to hold on to their current territory with their strength in the Far East.

But this is also related to whether Spain agrees, as early as the previous negotiations, the Australians proposed to include Portugal in it, and when it was stopped by Spain's full force, it failed to let the other party join, otherwise Spain's face really doesn't know where to put it.

If the Portuguese join the team, it will have little practical impact on Spain, but its reputation in other countries will be affected to some extent, but the question at the moment is whether the Australians will be on their side.

If you don't stand on your side, then Portugal's accession is basically a certainty, it's just a matter of time, Australians have always had a good impression of the Portuguese, because they received a lot of help from them when they came to Daming.

In addition, Manila has carried out the massacre, so Australians actually do not have a high opinion of the Spaniards, which is a problem that Christie is very worried about.

On the surface, the Australians did not have any opinion on Spain, and even agreed to the alliance, but in fact, they were closer to the Dutch behind the scenes, and the density of cooperation between the two sides was much higher.

Whether or not to agree to the Portuguese joining has already made Cristi ponder, after all, this issue must be carefully considered, and in its current form, it is very likely that an agreement will be reached between them.

Portugal still has some colonies in the Far East, except for Macau, located near Malacca, although these territories are not very controlled, but in general they are still within their control, the Australians obtained control of Malacca from the Dutch, and set up a Malacca overseas territory here, it is enough to see that they still have certain business ideas about this.

Therefore, in order to give their arms to the Australians, the Portuguese will inevitably transfer the rights and interests around Malacca to the Australians, so as to ensure their relationship with the Australians.

Now everyone knows that the Australians are strong, and their big iron ships with three smaller sail warships appeared in Hong Kong's overseas territory, which fully illustrates a problem, that is, the Australians have absolute strength to strike at anyone, don't look at the other side's only four warships, just one can make Zheng Zhilong, the overlord of the East China Sea, succumb to it is enough to explain everything.

At this time, whoever dares to make enemies with the Australians will definitely be the target of their official status, so the Dutch cleverly chose to cooperate, which is one of the main reasons why Van Diemen can tolerate Australia.

In the face of an opponent who is stronger than himself, when he can't solve him, the best way is to give in, Van Diemen is known as an expansion maniac, he chose to give in, which is enough to prove that he also feels that the strength of Batavia is not enough to challenge the Australians.

For the Portuguese, the territory around Malacca is not very controlled, and sooner or later it will become the territory of the Dutch or the Australian or the British, it is better to be a good person who pushes the boat and cedes the territory here directly to the Australians, so as to get their protection, this is what the Portuguese think.

However, all this is still in the process of conversation, whether the Australians are willing or not, the impact on Spain is actually the greatest, but the news should not be transmitted back to the mainland so quickly, of course, even if it is transmitted back to the homeland, the impact is not large, and the Far Eastern Governorate has a high degree of autonomy.

This was a privilege granted by Spain to overseas governors, but Cristi felt that if he agreed to the decision of the Australians, it seemed to affect Manila's authority in the region.

However, if you do not agree, once you have a bad relationship, it is not as simple as an authority issue, and it is very likely that it will directly affect the interests of the Far East, and whether or not you can continue to maintain the interests of the Far East really depends on Australia.

In addition to Christie, there are also people in the Macau Council who are in a difficult decision, and there are still relatively large internal opinions on ceding the few remaining colonies to Australia, after all, for them, the colonies represent their own interests, and giving them up means that they have no control over this place in the future.

Of course, the most important thing is the strong rise of the Australians, their emergence can be said to have completely broken the maritime balance in the Far East, so the current situation will occur, and it is impossible to change unless it has a stronger military capability, it has no role at all, but this is what Portugal cannot do at present. (To be continued.) )