Portugal has workshops and new age developments. It can be said that Portugal has entered the embryonic period of small industrialization.

However, one of the numbers of the Ming dynasty that broke Alfonso V's confidence was steel production.

The steel output of a coastal province in Daming can top most of Europe, and the output of any provincial steel mill far exceeds that of Portugal. This is just the production, and in terms of quality it is not comparable to Portugal.

"For trade matters, I will arrange for a person to be in charge, and he will buy whatever he likes?" Bai Minghe obviously planned to participate in this, and he didn't bother to care about these little things.

"Your Majesty, I want to go back and think about it for a few days." Alfonso V did not dare to make a choice about some things, and he hoped that he could go back and discuss it with the reliable ministers around him, but after saying this, Alfonso V had a headache and sat there in a daze.

Why? Because it occurred to him that many ministers were willing to trust the pope, because the pope could guarantee their power and suppress the power of the king. They don't put the monarchy above the clergy, so these ministers are a nuisance to themselves, and they may even overthrow him.

In such a situation, how can we discuss?

Bai Minghe looked at Alfonso V in a daze, and said slowly: "In some cases, the countryside surrounds the city as a means, and the emerging nobles are more willing to be loyal to them in order to ascend to the throne?" Allegiance to the Pope is a choice, allegiance to the king is also a choice, and you still have a long way to go if you want to be a true king! ”

"I'm going to declare war on you!" Alfonso V suddenly came with such a sentence.

Bai Minghe nodded: "Yes, I have no opinion." ”

"However, the outcome of the declaration of war is not necessarily good, and they may not necessarily send their troops to the front. And it's more likely that they're just going to have someone replace me, become the new king, and start peace talks. Alfonso V sighed heavily.

Bai Minghe shook his head helplessly. Alfonso V really doesn't know how to play with his heart.

"Declare war, and then say a great reason, go to war with me, and then arrange for my cronies to do some smuggling in private, and then it will be easier, I will block all the sea routes around your Portugal. Then let your ministers force you into the negotiation process, and then if you don't even have a few real cronies, you'll be too much of a failure as a king, and then I have more options for Portugal. ”

Very cruel attitude, Bai Minghe did not mean to treat Alfonso V as a friend in the slightest.

Cooperation, which requires that collaborators have real value.

Alfonso V needed to show that value.

"Ceuta, it will be in your hands in three months, please don't give Spain too much help. We are not friends with Spain, and we will not be friends in the future. After Alfonso V said this, his expression was somewhat depressed, and he was sure that he and the white crane could not be friends.

Because, he is not qualified.

The white-named crane still saw off Alfonso V according to etiquette, and stood outside the door for a long time.

Not for anything else, just for him to see that Angela and Sophia were not far away. While talking something affectionately, he walked over to himself.

"I'm here to thank you on behalf of my sister. Thank you for the gift! Angela said to Bai Minghe in Chinese.

Sophia doesn't know Chinese, so naturally she doesn't know what her sister is talking about?

Bai Minghe shook his head slightly: "If it was Huaiyu, I would definitely come over and shout that I was stingy." But you're you, she's her. But how do you feel about being an empress now? By the way, this sister of yours is an ambitious person from the face of it. And the desire for power is extremely strong! ”

Shira-Natsuru didn't shy away, he believed that Angela was an adult and wouldn't be so immature after going through so much.

Angela did not doubt the words of the white crane, but said: "When she was born, the high priest of the temple of Apollo made a prophecy. There are some differences from what you said. She will become the pope's invasion of the Orthodox Church, but she is very ambitious, but she is very long-lived. ”

Well, it seems that ancient Greek prophecy is magical.

"Do you know what my prophecy is?" Angela asked again.

The white crane shook his head slightly.

"My prophecy is that I will be beautiful with the Empire, and I will also be ruined by the Empire!"

In real history, Oliviale died at the hands of ten thousand arrows, shedding his last drop of blood for the Empire. She died, because there is no white crane in real history.

"Do you know your prophecy?" Angela said again, and the white crane was really surprised this time.

"Do you know why the Patriarch of Athens is not here today?" Angela's words made Shira-naka feel more and more surprised.

Angela hugged Sophia: "We've already thanked you, you go and read." My sister has some business to do, in order to take back our homeland. ”

Sophia nodded vigorously and trotted away.

Angela didn't speak again, but gently pulled the white crane's hand and motioned for the white crane to come with him.

Leaving the temporary palace, Angela entered the Great Temple of Palenon with the White Crane, and in one of the rooms of the temple, the White Crane saw the pale Patriarch of Athens lying on the bed. There was a middle-aged man who had already put on the robe that represented the Patriarch, and when he saw the white crane, he bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, the Patriarch hopes that he can meet you in the last moments of his life." ”

"He was a great man, he guarded his faith, and likewise he guarded Byzantium!" Bai Minghe bowed deeply to the new Patriarch, and then said to Angela: "Angela, send your people to spread the word, just say that I need Master Xuanbei and a Halal person to arrive. Reason ......"

The white crane did not say why, but just glanced at the Patriarch of Athens.

Angela didn't refuse, and she left.

After Angela left, Archbishop Ola came in and fed some medicine to the Patriarch of Athens.

"I've used magic, so my life will be short." The Patriarch of Athens said with some difficulty after recovering some of his spirits. After translating to the white crane, Archbishop Aura said to the Patriarch of Athens: "I will say the next words, if there is anything to add to you!" ”

Shirana Crane feels weird.

After sitting down, Archbishop Aura said: "For the sake of Byzantium, my old friend, who is also a priest, wants to see it more clearly, so he uses some forbidden means. You can call this method prophecy, certainly by the grace of God. "Archbishop Aura said it again in Chinese, and again in Greek.

"About me?" Shira-naka asked.

"Yes, according to prophecy, your soul is dead. To be precise, your physical soul is dead. Your presence changes the astrolabe, all the original prophecies have been invalidated, and your power is strong enough to influence the future. So there are two explanations, one is that you know the future, and the other is that you are God! After Archbishop Aura had finished speaking, he spoke again in Greek for the Patriarch of Athens to hear.

After Archbishop Aura finished speaking, Bai Minghe replied without hesitation: "I know the future before the astrolabe changes, and I don't know now. I'm not God, I'm human. An ordinary person, but for some reason, I know the future on this trajectory, but I don't remember everything. ”

Archbishop Aura did not answer the white crane, but continued to speak: "From the moment the name of Her Royal Highness the princess appeared in your ears, you knew who we were, and you also knew very well what you would do, and at that time you did not have enough power in the Ming Empire, but this did not affect you. ”

"Yes!" There is nothing that the white crane dare not do.

"Another priest, three years before the fall of the Empire, used the same method, he lost his life, leaving behind a prophecy that the Empire would turn into the dust of history, and likewise left to go east and break the astrolabe!"

Bai Minghe didn't speak this time, and said in his heart that this ancient Greek prophecy was too magical.

However, Bai Minghe didn't dare not believe it, even if he was from modern times.

At least Da Ming's feng shui, the face has a magic that shocked him, so he didn't dare to disbelieve these gods and ghosts.

"Your Majesty, you don't seem surprised?" Archbishop Aura asked the Archbishop of Awla, and then addressed the Patriarch of Athens in Greek.

The white crane took out a cigar, and the Patriarch of Athens, who was in the hospital bed, put the cigar down again. After all, there are patients here.

"I have respect for a person who dedicates his life to his country. Of course, I also believe that there will be many people on the Pope's side who will sacrifice their lives to the Lord, but this Lord may not be the real Lord, it may be the Pope. Far from it, I guess you want to confirm something, but I can't answer anything, but I have a guarantee. "The white crane is very strict.

"Please!" Archbishop Ola is also very strict, and at this time the words have reached the key point, and it is not possible to be strict.

"Byzantium was still an empire, still a continuation of the Roman Empire. I don't like the Pope, because he always wants to go to war, just as many of us in Daming don't like me, because many people in Daming don't like to fight. The Roman Empire continues to rule the West, and the East is the Ming Dynasty, that's all! ”

Bai Minghe's words caused the two old men with faith to discuss in a whisper for a while.

They believe that what the white crane says is true.

"However, if ...... in the future," Archbishop Ola could not finish his words, and Shira-chana Crane interrupted him.

"There is no future, Archbishop Ola, you have lived in Daming for three years, don't you know the history of our China? Or is your Byzantium different? Bai Minghe interrupted Archbishop Ola's words, it was not obvious to say these words, but Archbishop Aura understood the meaning, that is, a hundred years of dynasty! (To be continued......)