In the mid-17th century, Spain was the last empire to be pushed down by the Dutch-Portuguese independence movements, and the foreign colonies were at war with the Dutch from time to time.

At this time, Australia, which appeared far away in East Asia, a country strong enough to confront the Dutch, appeared as much as a glimmer of light for Spain, although the old empire has gone into decline, but he will never admit his decline, just like a goshawk to soar in the sky even when he is old.

Especially in the colonial wars lost overseas, the Spanish Empire has increasingly felt powerless, in the face of Dutch attacks they have failed again and again, and now suddenly there are sharp firearms brought by the Australian elders, just like angels.

The minister sent by King Philip IV of Spain had arrived in Amsterdam, and although his identity was not disclosed, he was a Portuguese merchant, but none of this could hide from the eyes of the Dutch intelligence services.

According to information received from Madrid intelligence officers, Spain intends to expand its arms purchases from Australia, and at the same time will facilitate the supply of ships and the transit of goods for Australia in Manila and throughout Luzon.

Another thing worth pondering is that Spain recognizes Australia's sovereignty and belonging to Dayuan Island, although this is not a secret, and immediately after the consulate protested, they issued a response to the Australians, saying that the two sides could sit down and talk.

It's just that the representative of the other side was not sent, and now they have entered Amsterdam directly, which makes the Dutch feel a little scared, afraid that the other party will really cooperate with the Australians.

"The Australians and Spaniards must not be allowed to mingle, Crick, and you keep a close eye on their movements."

"Yes, Your Excellency, I think we should do something else, like think seriously about what Australians really need."

The shrewd Crick had already sensed that Yu Bowen's claim to Dayuan Island was not as strong as it seemed, because the other party only offered a claim to sovereignty, and almost nothing else except for the Dutch to withdraw.

According to the usual practice of Australians, once they decide that they are right, they will definitely bite and ask for a huge amount of compensation.

This is based on the circumstances surrounding the shelling of Batavia by the Australians, as well as information received during the cooperation between the Australians and the Spaniards.

"What do you mean, Australians actually don't mean much to Dayuan Island, but have other demands, just using this incident to express other demands."

"Yes, Mr. City Councillor, so I think we should be able to negotiate with the Australians, as long as we can provide enough benefits to each other."

Crick almost certainly said that this was actually the information he had captured from a conversation with Yu Bowen. This is because the Spaniards, in addition to ostensibly supporting Australia's sovereignty, will also provide Australia with a concession near Manila as a cargo transit point and a docking and supply point for ships.

You must know that the Spaniards only have one colony in Southeast Asia, Luzon, and they attach more importance to this colony than to Dayuan Island.

The fact that the Spaniards were so generous in allowing the Australians to intervene in the Luzon colony shows their determination to defeat the Dutch.

In the area of the Australian Consulate General in Amsterdam, the representative sent by the King of Spain smiled and took out a handwritten letter from King Philip IV expressing his friendship with Australia, as well as a table of the number of orders for the purchase of Australian arms.

"Mr. Carlos, does His Majesty really intend to lease a piece of land in Luzon for our use?" Yu Bowen looked at the other party very seriously and asked, and at the same time, he also knew how important Luzon was to Spain.

"This is my country's sincerity to Australia, I believe that Mr. Consul can see that as for Dayuan Island, we are also very supportive of your country's territorial sovereignty over it, if your country intends to send troops to recover Dayuan Island, Spain will provide your country with free military help."

Carlos's flattering attitude made Yu Bowen a little surprised, how can you say that you are also the boss of the empire, as for being so good for a country that has just emerged?

However, if Yu Bowen knew that the rule of the Habsburgs had reached a precarious point now, I am afraid that the Habsburgs would definitely be willing to give it compared to such a small benefit.

Because of the appearance of the Australians and the provision of new weapons to the Dutch, the anti-Habsburg war in Europe has now completely presented a situation of collapse.

Relying on the weapons provided by the Australians, the Netherlands and France completely suppressed the Spanish army and the Holy Roman Empire army on the battlefield.

If this war is lost, Spain will lose not only its hegemony on the European continent, but also the overseas colonies will definitely be divided between the Dutch and the British.

Spain used to have no shortage of money, and with the gold shipped back from the Americas, Spain was even richer than England and France, but now the situation is completely different, and only a part of the benefits can be ceded.

"Mr. Carlos, but our country is not interested in having a concession in Luzon, because it has no advantage from Hong Kong." In fact, Yu Bowen is still very optimistic about Australia's involvement in Luzon, after all, there are many Chinese living in Manila.

The establishment of a Han people's circle of survival was one of the goals of the people, and the support of a Chinese regime in Luzon and the eventual establishment of a state was also discussed in the Congress, and at this time it was said that it was not interested in it purely for the purpose of negotiation.

"Mr. Consul, I know that the power plant used in your new ship requires the use of coal, and wouldn't it be better to have an extra refueling point on the vast sea? And there are many of your compatriots in Manila. Carlos tried his best to persuade the other side to accept it, trying to tie Spain and Australia together as a comrade in the trenches.

Making Australia an ally of Spain was just wishful thinking, and Australia did not have the energy to intervene in the Thirty Years' War.

"It seems that Mr. Carlos knows very well about our ships, but you may not know that our ships must set a distance when sailing, and they don't need so many refueling points."

Carlos was really speechless, once upon a time, the Spanish Empire demanded that others give up benefits to their own territory, and others did not want it.

Seeing that the other party had nothing to say, Yu Bowen slipped away in order to avoid the benefits in hand, so he said with a smile: "But our government is still very interested in exporting military weapons, we can talk about this order, and we can also negotiate with others. ”