“… As for the European powers on the Indian continent, the first to come were the Portuguese. Portuguese colonization of mainland India has been going on for nearly 130 years, starting with the Portuguese occupying the Old City of Goa after the Portuguese sent a fleet to defeat the Punjab Tu Wang's chieftain in Goa, Temaya, and the capture of the Old City by the Portuguese.

At the height of their colonization of the Indian mainland, the Portuguese opened up nearly 20 colonies on the east and west coasts of the Indian mainland. It was only after the arrival of the Dutch and the British that the dominance of the Portuguese colonists on the Indian continent came to an end, and their power began to decline due to the blows of the two countries that followed.

But even so, today the Portuguese still occupy a series of colonies centered on Goa, with Diu, Daman, Salset, Basen, Joor, Mumbai, Santome, Hooghly and other places as servants, and are still a large foreign force on the Indian continent.

The Dutch first established the first trading house in Masuli Patam in High Conda, and then built colonies on the east and west coasts of India, and also seized Plicut, Surat, Bentley Patan and other places from the Portuguese. However, since the defeat of Batavia at the hands of our dynasty and the coalition forces, the development rate of the Dutch on the Indian continent has also begun to decline.

Finally, the British, who only entered the Indian continent in 1626 and established their first trading house at Amagan, Gauconda, but were hindered by the Portuguese and Dutch until 1639 when a second colony was established on the Coromandel coast.

The British leased a small island and a piece of land off the coast of the Coromandel, which is still under construction, and it is said that they called the unfinished fortress Fort St. George, but the locals called the land Madras Patham...

In fact, when it comes to the above three European forces on the Indian continent, the Governor's Office is now facing a problem that is extremely difficult to choose related to them. ”

Speaking of this, Su Guansheng couldn't help but stop, and turned his head to look at King Tang on his right. Zhu Yujian, who was holding a glass and drinking red wine, put down the glass when he saw this, and said calmly to the King of Shu and Li You: "In fact, the Governor's Office received a message from Goa, which said that an uprising against the King of Spain was being planned in Portugal to seek the independence of the Kingdom of Portugal. This is very difficult for me, I wonder if you are willing to give me some advice? ”

The king of Shu said with some surprise: "The Portuguese want independence, what does this have to do with our Ming Dynasty, do you still want to take this opportunity to take away other colonies of the Portuguese in mainland India?" ”

Li You smiled and replied for King Tang: "I'm afraid His Royal Highness the King of Tang doesn't mean this, has His Royal Highness the King of Shu forgotten that His Royal Highness in Jingren Palace has the right to inherit the Portuguese throne." ”

When the King of Shu calmed down, Li You asked the King of Tang: "What does Your Highness mean, but do you want to do anything with the help of this Portuguese uprising?" ”

King Tang was silent for a moment, and replied with a wry smile: "The matter is not as simple as Lieutenant Colonel Li imagined, and it is difficult for me to explain this matter to you clearly, why don't we change places, and I will find someone to come over and explain to you in detail, what is the situation of this premeditated uprising of the Portuguese." ”

Li You and the King of Shu glanced at each other, although they knew that this might be an additional trouble for them, but at this moment they couldn't help but continue listening. So the two nodded yes, got up and followed Tang Wang and Su Guansheng out of the restaurant, and after Tang Wang left the restaurant, he gave Su Guansheng a few words, as if he asked him to invite a Portuguese over.

In the living room on the second floor of the official residence, Li You, Tang Wang and other three people who were sitting around a large coffee table drinking tea soon saw a European with deep eyes and rhinoplasty walking in with Su Guansheng.

Li You soon remembered that this was one of the officials of the Governor's Palace, the governor of Ceylon and the mayor of Jaffna, Agostiniu, who had greeted them at the docks yesterday.

Hearing the reason why King Tang summoned him over, this important member of the Macao Restoration Committee quickly explained to Li You and the King of Shu in fluent Cantonese, with Su Guansheng as an interpreter on his side, and there was no obstacle to communication between the two sides.

Agostinius said to the two: "Speaking of this premeditated uprising of the people in the country, it has little to do with our Restoration Committee.

After the Portuguese throne was inherited by the Spanish king sixty years ago, the Spaniards quickly tore up the treaty of union with the Portuguese and tried to make the Kingdom of Portugal completely part of the Kingdom of Spain, and chose many Spanish nobles to rule over the Portuguese.

This act was a complete humiliation for us Portuguese, and the Spanish aristocracy, which regarded the resources of the entire Kingdom of Portugal as their own private property, and constantly transported back to Spain the wealth looted from the Portuguese people, led to an anti-Spanish trend in all segments of the Portuguese society, from the commoners to the aristocracy.

In this social climate, the Portuguese have been expecting time and again that King Sebastião, who had disappeared in the Alcacer-Qubil War, would be able to return to Lisbon and thus restore the independence of the country and the nation. Even decades have passed since the Kingdom of Portugal lost its independence, but the anger of the Portuguese against the Kingdom of Spain continues unabated.

And after the Kingdom of Spain joined the war between the Catholic League and the Protestant League, the Portuguese were also forced to drag into this war, which made the Portuguese overseas colonies hit the most fiercely by the Dutch, especially the Brazilian colonies were almost occupied by the Dutch, and the huge losses of this overseas colonies made many Portuguese nobles and merchants bankrupt, which made the Portuguese nobles and merchants gradually become the main force against the Spanish Kingdom.

Unlike ordinary civilians, these men possessed wealth, resources, and the manpower and military skills to organize a rebellion against the Spanish king. So when these aristocrats and merchants moved from behind the scenes to the forefront, the rule of the Kingdom of Spain in Portugal was somewhat precarious.

Moreover, this time the Portuguese were not isolated 60 years ago, but they were supported by the British and French from behind. France wanted to support the independence of the Kingdom of Portugal in order to strike at the Kingdom of Spain, which was fighting against France.

As for the purpose of the British, in addition to the purpose of attacking the Kingdom of Spain, there was another purpose, that is, they wanted Portugal to become another supplier of red wine to the British.

Wine was not a consumer product in this era, but a military product. The Army needed red wine to boost morale, and the Navy used it as a fresh water reserve on board. If a ship on a long voyage is not loaded with red wine, the crew may even start a rebellion.

In the past, France has always been the source of cheap red wine for the British. But with the end of the Hundred Years' War between England and France, Britain lost not only the lands of southern France, but also the grape regions where red wine could be made. Although relations between Britain and France have eased somewhat, the British do not want to be stuck by the neck of the French, so they have been looking for another supplier of cheap red wine.

With the discovery of suitable grapes in the Douro Valley in northeastern Portugal, this provided an alternative to French red wines for the British. But the Kingdom of Portugal, which was subordinate to the Kingdom of Spain, was also not a reliable trading partner for Britain. The Kingdom of Spain, like France, was the sworn enemy of the British, and was even more hated by the British in terms of the wars that were taking place in Europe at the moment.

Therefore, an independent Portuguese kingdom was clearly more suited to the interests of Great Britain. For the Portuguese, secession from the Kingdom of Spain was equivalent to breaking away from the endless wars of religion, and they were able to maintain their overseas colonial interests under the mediation of the British, and naturally became more active in the independence movement.

This independence movement would have been extremely welcome by the Renumeracy Committee. But the Portuguese aristocracy of Lisbon, who today leads the country's independence movement, is not supporting Princess Isabella or her son in the East, but Joao, the Duke of Bragança, who is also of royal blood.

Naturally, such an independence movement was not welcomed by the Restoration Council, which had been trying to contact the nobles in the country to get them to recognize Princess Isabella or her son as the most suitable candidates for the Portuguese throne.

But the plan always did not change quickly, and before the action of the National Recovery Committee began, the planning of the domestic uprising was already in full swing and could not be stopped.

Such a large-scale talk of independence in Portugal naturally cannot but be heard by Serbia. At the suggestion of Prime Minister Olivares, the King of Spain appointed Margaret, Duke of Mantua, who was no less talented and loyal than a man, as the governor of Portugal, in an attempt to further promote the annexation of the Kingdom of Portugal by the Kingdom of Spain.

But for a Catholic country, a woman above all men, even though she has Habsburg blood in her veins, is a blatant contempt for the Portuguese aristocracy. And when the Duchess of Mantua took office, she used Spaniards and Italians to replace the Portuguese in the administration, and the practice of seemingly intending to sweep away the traditions of the Kingdom of Portugal became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The independence movement of the Portuguese aristocracy finally took a big step forward when they persuaded Luisa, the wife of the Duke of Joao. Morality. Guzmán made her choose to support Portugal's independence. At the same time, he hinted to João himself that with Princess Isabella of the East, they were not without other options, and if Joao refused them again, when the Kingdom of Portugal became independent, he would be punished as a traitor who had betrayed the country.

The Duke of João finally expressed his willingness to consider it, and in Lisbon, with the exception of Margaret, Duchess of Mantua, and her Spanish cronies, almost every Portuguese was talking about the imminent independence of Portugal.

This was obviously unacceptable news for those in the country who supported the Restoration Council, but they could do nothing to stop it, and could only send information to Goa that the nobles were planning an uprising and electing the Duke of Bragança to be king. This news instantly caused confusion in Goa, so Antony, the acting governor and speaker of Goa, sent a request for help to the governor's palace through the Restoration Council..."

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