"Let me think about it." João II waved his hand wearily.

He didn't go to consult with the great nobles, who liked to work against him the most, and quarreled over the issue of heirs.

Brother? He doesn't have a good relationship with himself, and he is the spokesman of the great aristocracy. Moreover, João II has long known that when Princess Isabella came to Portugal to marry his son, his younger brother was already fascinated by her.

The most determined is only himself.

João II was tough, but he didn't dare to take the risk.

Ferdinand did not lie, and fought a hundred years of war that lasted endlessly, and Spain did have a chance to win. A protracted war of attrition and a war of attrition on land is the war that best reflects the direct contest of the comprehensive national strength of the two countries.

João II knew he could prepare now, but it didn't help. Spain didn't need to do anything complicated, just attack Lisbon, or kill people and set fire to Portuguese soil. In the Hundred Years' War, a colony, a battle, and a preparation didn't really do much. In particular, Portugal and Spain share a direct border. There is no room for barrier and relaxation, only life and death.

João II believed that he could not defeat Granada with his own army, and certainly could not defeat the all-out attack of the Castilian and Aragon armies.

He threatened war and considered several naval battles, but he never considered fighting a war of the death on land. Portugal could never conquer the combined forces of Castile and Aragon, a bitter fact that João had to admit. And in the event of a war, the Moors would certainly covet the territories of Agadir and Tangier and Ceuta, and João II would certainly not be able to defend those areas in the event of a defeat at home. It is also possible that other countries will take away Portugal's maritime trade, and Portugal will not be able to monopolize the eastern routes.

Besides, he may not live long, his younger brother is a mediocre person, lacks the courage to fight to the end, and it is not a good thing to really "fight to the end".

Consider Castile and Aragon occupying half of Portugal, think of the war burning on Portuguese soil for decades, think of Lisbon becoming a battleground for both sides, and when your fleet captures the Canary Islands, perhaps the news of the fall of the capital or another city will come with it.

Don't dare! Don't dare! Hundred Years War!

The occupation of Toledo does not change anything, but the ownership of Lisbon can make all the difference. João II had to say that this sentence summed it up too brilliantly.

"No way...... João II sighed. He could not plunge the entire country into a brutal land war for the sake of his own personal dignity and the land that had yet to be discovered.

On 18 November 1493, the Diet of Aragon unanimously swore allegiance to Queen Isabella.

Queen Isabella was already a co-queen and would not have needed to be loyal again, but now at this sensitive point in time, a signal was sent that the queen had strong control over the two countries and was ready for war. At the same time, several spies in Portugal came with the news that several generals of the Castile and Aragon armies, including those who had previously been very well entertained, had not been seen for more than two months. Some of the military camps were also quietly relocated, and no one knows where they went.

Even a spy sent the last information in horror that he might be being watched.

Ferdinand's words were confirmed, and João II reluctantly decided to relent.

The reason why the Treaty of Tordesillas was negotiated for so long was because Portugal demanded a large westward shift of the meridian and threatened war, which made it very difficult for the two Spanish kings, so it dragged on for a year. And now, the Portuguese have succumbed, whether they want it or not, they have to give in.

Ferdinand's strategy paid off. Not only did the war not break out, the Portuguese not only accepted the Spanish terms, but also succumbed to the softness by more than half a year earlier than in history.

Eventually, the Portuguese reluctantly signed the treaty.

On December 25, 1493, the Treaty of Tordesillas between Portugal and Castile was signed, which fully satisfied the requirements of Castile and the Pope.

The agreement stipulates that the two countries will jointly monopolize the world outside of Europe, and in particular will be located 100 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands, which will be the dividing line of power between the two countries: Spain to the west and Portugal to the east.

In a subsidiary clause, the last vestige of Portuguese pride sits inconspicuously – all rights and interests on the African coast are owned by Portugal, unaffected by the "papal meridian". Of course, everyone knows that all the land on the African continent is east of Cape Verde.

Diplomats from both countries returned to their respective monarchs with very different moods.

On January 2, 1494, Castile ratified the Treaty of Tordesillas with lightning speed.

The reluctant Portuguese dragged on for more than a month, but they did not dare to break the contract.

On February 1, 1494, Portugal ratified the Treaty of Tordesillas with bitterness.

Although João II considered himself a great insult, in fact, the two countries of the Iberian Peninsula, with a papal edict, signed a bilateral treaty that cut the world in half like a watermelon. In the hundreds of years since, not a single European country has questioned this.

In practice, half of the treaty was actually fulfilled, and Spain really occupied the entire Western Hemisphere, including the Americas and Oceania.

The Treaty of Tordesillas went down in history as the most ambitious and majestic treaty ever signed between two countries in the history of mankind.

The "Five Letters of Ferdinand", which forced João II to give in, became a legend and an allusion, and was repeatedly mentioned as a metaphor for sending or receiving "Ferdinand's Five Letters" when a person was intimidated by threats and intimidation by others, or when a great power made demands on its neighbors by virtue of its strength.

Historians and political research scholars have also extensively studied the Treaty of Tordesillas and the "Five Letters of Ferdinand" behind it. Most scholars believe that the entire process of negotiating, signing, and implementing the Treaty of Tordesillas was impregnated with two words: power and strength.

Power – one man, the Pope. Two countries, Castile and Portugal. In this way, heaven and earth were divided. In the words of the Indian chieftain: "The Pope must have been drunk." ”

Strength – João II threatened Castile with the naval prowess of Portugal. Ferdinand, on the other hand, relied on Spain's strong comprehensive national strength to force João II to make concessions with "Ferdinand's Five Letters". As a result of the treaty, Portugal did not have the strength to annex the eastern hemisphere at all, and was even annexed by Spain itself. Spain, for its part, occupied the entire Western Hemisphere, taking everything that the treaty had given it, and more.

Military scientists were also keenly aware of the two views of war that the two kings, who threatened each other, in the process of negotiating the treaty, showed two kinds of warfare - local warfare and general warfare.

João II only relied on the strength of the navy and hoped to subdue his opponent by unilateral superiority, and the "Five Letters of Ferdinand" initially sketched the picture of the total war, showing the great power of the total war, after the Hundred Years War between England and France, the power of the total war can be shocked only on paper. The era of the general prevailing over the local is gradually coming. When the Thirty Years' War broke out in Europe, Japan was in the Warring States Period, and the Ming and Qing dynasties were raging, the Iberian Empire, which occupied the entire Western Hemisphere, launched an unprecedented "global total war" that swept the world, shook the world, and dominated the world for 370 years, until the 21st century, the hegemony has not declined.

Anyway, now that the Earth has been cut, Ferdinand got what he wanted.

On the ship "Pelican", Ferdinand cut a lemon in half with a knife, and gave half to Juana, usually to himself.

"It's like this."

The taste of lemon is not bad, it is better than not eating fruits and vegetables, and it can also supplement vitamin C and avoid scurvy.

"Divide the beans."