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In 1578, at the age of 24, King Sebastião I of Portugal was killed in an expedition against Morocco. Three years later, the crown of the Portuguese royal family was extinct, and the crown of the king was obtained by King Philip II of Spain under the pretext that his mother was the princess of Portugal, and the world-class colonial empire that had endured hardships since Prince Enrique was thus tragic.

No matter how complicated the succession game of the European royal family and aristocracy, the Portuguese people have always been dissatisfied with their king becoming a Spaniard for no reason. The people, who have enjoyed the golden age for nearly a hundred years, still have a great affection for the Portuguese royal family. And the even more unwilling Portuguese aristocracy tried their best to maintain the independence of the former Portuguese aristocracy.

Dramatically, the deceased former King of Portugal, Sebastião I, was seen by ordinary Portuguese people as he simply disappeared and was constantly "resurrected" over the years and led the Portuguese in a revolt against Spain.

The Government of the Kingdom of Spain has maintained an uncompromising attitude towards this series of farces, and has constantly executed those who pretend to be Sebastião I.

The last impostor to be executed was an Italian, an unfortunate fellow who was killed by the Spanish government in 1619 before he could do anything.

Now, another jaw-dropping rumor is circulating: Theodosio, the current Duke of Bragança, is "highly likely" the King of Portugal, Sebastião I......

Such embarrassing rumors not only made the magistrates who ruled Portugal on behalf of the King of Spain cry and laugh, but also made Theodosio, the Duke of Bragança, mad for a while, and for a while he did not even dare to enter his wife's room.

But the people's heart is a good phenomenon that makes the Portuguese nobles secretly happy, and in the nearly a month since the death of the King of Spain, the Portuguese people and local nobles everywhere are as happy as the New Year.

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At night, except for a few neighborhoods inhabited by the wealthy, the whole of Lisbon goes into darkness early. Stray dogs, shuttle mice, and lazy wild cats become the masters of the night in this bustling trading city of Western Europe.

The residence of the Kingdom of Spain in Lisbon is still brightly lit. Viscount Fernando, the magistrate of Lisbon, was sitting in his spacious office, blowing his beard and glaring, the quill in his hand folded in two and thrown on a large piece of paper on his desk.

Several magistrates and magistrates stood carefully across the table with books or scrolls in their hands, looking at the Emperor of the Soil of the Lisbon region with apprehensive expressions.

"Shit! Where did this country come from? Fernando's fat fist smashed on the diplomatic document handed by the servant early in the morning, and as a result, it was dipped in a hand of ink, which set off Fernando's incomparable anger, "The American Republic of China? I never knew there was such a country in North America! If these crappy crooks try to stir up trouble in Lisbon, I will not hesitate to hang them in the square! ”

"But my lordship, we have followed them and found that these Orientals do not seem to be ordinary liars, they are richly dressed, they have many servants, they are extremely generous, and the local Portuguese nobles are very fond of them." The sheriff handed over his investigation report for the day, and he was also a little confused.

"Hell! I don't care if they are descendants of that Eastern Empire, or if they are Indians! They sent me a diplomatic protest book out of nowhere, do you know what they were protesting for?! Fernando's fat body, weakened by the drastic change of emotion, trembled and pointed to the paper on the table, "They are more hateful than the English, the French, the Dutch, and the Swedes!" They protested against the violation of the territorial rights and interests of the United States by the Treaty of Taoldecias! Shamelessly claim to have arrived in North America two hundred years before us! ”

Hasn't this been the case since then? Honorable Honorable Officer, A tax official stepped forward with a smile and a flattering face, "But in any case, only New Spain is the only legal existence in the entire New World, and this is the status quo that no country can change!" ”

"But there are always so many annoying flies biting us, look, there is another America now!" Fernando exhaled a long breath, then took out a handkerchief and wiped his saliva, with a disgusted expression on his face, "Needless to say, even the Eastern Empire, which is tens of thousands of nautical miles away, has people who have begun to covet the land and rights of our Spanish Kingdom!" I am going to write to His Majesty the King, to drive all these damned Yankees out of Spanish territory, and not to allow any of their ships to approach any of our ports! ”

Belch...... His Majesty King Philip III seems to be dead, and the enthroned King Philip IV is only 16 years old this year, and the current court of Madrid is in a state of information blockage and distraction...... Several tax collectors and sheriffs looked at each other.

"First the English, then the French, then the Dutch, then the Swedes, then the Danes, they painted on the coast of North America with their stinky hands, and now there are Americans!" Fernando understood from his subordinates' expressions, so he sat up straight in embarrassment, with a worried look on his face, "Fortunately, the great fleet of the Kingdom of Spain has supported a powerful New Spain for us, otherwise God knows that one day their dirty tentacles will touch Mexico, the Caribbean and South America." ”

"Lord Fernando, I kindly remind you that these Americans are now in public meetings with many Portuguese chambers of commerce in Lisbon, and as I have heard today, the Duke of Bragança's trade agent has signed a trade agreement with these Americans, and they will receive a trade contract for the next three years with a total value of 3 million Spanish silver coins......"

An older tax officer coughed lightly and brought the really important thing to the surface.

"Worth 3,000,000 Spanish silver coins...... Oh, never! Their trade in any of the territory of the Kingdom of Spain requires us to pay taxes! Fernando thrust into his spirits, his hands pounding on the table, his eyes glowing with greed, "The Portuguese will never be allowed to suck the wealth that belongs to us here!" ”

The implication is that the Americans should trade with the Spanish merchants, not the Portuguese who are crooked and petty all day long!

"But the Portuguese have a sharper sense of smell than we do, and I heard that the Portuguese had come into contact with the Americans in the Azores a month earlier, but the Americans still had some concerns. It may be that it is with us in mind that we are the true and legitimate rulers of Portuguese soil. ”

The older tax collector calmly took out a scroll and handed it to Fernando: "During this time a series of incredible things appeared in the Lisbon market, which, after my observation, must have been brought by these Americans, and sold by the hands of Portuguese merchants. ”

"You mean that?" As if pricked by a needle, Fernando quickly got up, carefully took out a set of exquisite and unusual glass wine utensils from the closet behind him, and then held it on the table with a shocked face, "Damn, I always thought it was a Venetian merchant's patent!" ”

"Yes, my lordship, and the price that the Portuguese received was said to be only 7,000 Spanish silver coins...... The people of Venice have never produced such treasures. Looking at the crystal-pure glassware, the tax collector's voice became quieter and quieter, as if he was afraid that the other party would hear it.

"God, why don't we hang these greedy vampires!" Fernando was stunned for a moment, the expression on his face continued to distort and change, and finally his face cried, "I paid 10,000 Spanish silver coins to buy this......"

The poor Spanish viscount now understood why these tax collectors would look for themselves, and no one would be at ease to watch these amazing riches being earned lightly by others.

"That'...... Who should we send to reach them? Fernando quickly transformed from an official who defended the interests of the Kingdom of Spain to a businessman, "As for this diplomatic document, I will pass it on to His Majesty the King in due course, trusting that he will be able to properly manage relations with the United States." ”

"With this saying, I think the local Spanish Chamber of Commerce will go all out to fight for it, and we can even give special care to American businessmen in terms of tax rates, as long as we ensure that we get the largest amount of trade!"

The older tax officer quickly gave a plan, and everyone in the office nodded frequently.

"Well, the Kingdom of Spain needs us to pay the utmost attention to such matters, so Ruiz, on my behalf, go and meet those Americans, and say that in a few days I will represent the Kingdom of Spain in the official residence to hold a grand welcome dinner for American friends!"

With that, Viscount Fernando carefully walked into the inner room with the glass barware.

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The scene that happened in the residence of the Spanish political magistrate in Lisbon had just ended, and in a certain wooden castle manor on the outskirts of Lisbon, Su Zining and his party were also having a meeting.

"Yan Xiaosong, you're going to stir up the!" After listening to Yan Xiaosong's account, Su Zining couldn't laugh or cry when he went to the local administrative official's residence in Lisbon early in the morning to hand over the "diplomatic credentials".

"I believe that no matter how low-key we are, there are some things that we can't get away with after all, and the Spaniards are no less eyeliner in Lisbon than the Portuguese." Yan Xiaosong shrugged his shoulders with an innocent expression, "So, I just fulfilled an errand task along the way in advance." If you were Su Zining, maybe you would use a bigger pomp to pretend to be forced. ”

The young men and women around them all nodded their heads at this time, their expressions extremely serious.

"Okay, I'll just consider you a roundworm in my stomach." Su Zining patted his thigh, also looking innocent, and then took out the diary in his pocket, "The trade agents of several local Portuguese nobles have talked around, and the harvest is even more exaggerated than we imagined. Excluding some of the items we kept, the glassware imported from Italy alone sold for 1.1 million Spanish silver coins. ”

"Wow!"

In addition to Yan Xiaosong, the three ladies, as well as Zhou Kemin and Zhu Xiaoli, all shouted. 1,100,000 Spanish silver coins, which translates to 110,000 pounds!

"Don't be too happy, they won't be able to come up with that much cash." Su Zining spread out his hands and pouted, "The down payment is only 350,000 Spanish silver coins, and the other more than 750,000 will be deducted from the raw materials we need according to the provisions of the trade contract." ”

"Oh......" The men lowered their voices in disappointment.

"Isn't that what we're hoping for?" Yan Xiaosong was not surprised by this result, "More than 30 tons of silver coins, I don't think anyone plans to ship them back to Manhattan, right?" ”

"Well, the Santa Maria has already sent its first supplies back, but we've only done a fraction of what we've shipped this year. The Portuguese may be able to try to supply the supplies we need under the contract on time, but we can't make such a big fuss in front of the Spaniards. So next, we need to get more maritime capacity from Spain and give them a part of the Azorean material transportation contract for their merchant ships, which is not a bad thing. ”

Su Zining spread out the map and pointed to the west coast of Europe, "More importantly, our immigration shipping routes!" Portugal's main maritime capacity is mostly concentrated in Africa and India, as well as Brazil in South America, and the Dutch and English in Europe are still very cautious, and only the Spaniards have absolute maritime superiority in the Caribbean. ”

"First of all, using Portugal's maritime capacity in the Far East, through a series of ports along the way to transfer the Ming immigrants we need to West Africa or Brazil, and then with the help of Spain's maritime power, through the Guò Caribbean route, and finally to Manhattan?"

Zhou Kemin understood the map, but showed a worried expression, "Brother Su, if they let their fleet sail to Manhattan, won't our details be exposed?" ”

"Of course we can't do that, we just need them to send the immigrants here!" Su Zining swiped his finger on the map, and finally stopped at a lonely island deep in the northeast sea of the Florida Peninsula in North America.

"Bermuda?!"

Not only Zhou Kemin and others, but even Yan Xiaosong was moved. Hurrying up, carefully using his fingers to compare the scale of the map, Yan Xiaosong slowly smiled.

"It's a good place so that the last leg of the journey is solved, and the migrants can stop at many ports along the way, and although the toss is a little longer, there are a lot fewer accidents." Yan Xiaosong nodded frequently at Su Zining, feeling sincere admiration for the other party's careful layout and ambition.

"And to whom does Bermuda belong now?" Although Zhu Xiaoli also agrees with such a generous layout, he is still a little confused.

"Theoretically, the English got the first step in it, and some of the English established small colonies on it from about 1609, but it wasn't until 1684 that it really became an English colony." Su Zining showed a smug expression again, "All you need is a gunboat, this is the territory of the United States, and its current value will not even be seen by the Spaniards." ”

"You're so unkind, since the Mayflower, I know you've always looked at the English unpleasantly." Yan Xiaosong stood up excitedly, as if he was already thinking about what he was going to do next.

"It's normal, if you don't take it, you will be blamed." Su Zining shrugged his shoulders and said that he had no pressure, "Yan Xiaosong, no matter how fast you move, I estimate that it will take next year to really start implementing immigration operations." At that time, if You Qi's literary youth could not build the warship we needed, then I would have to let the Spanish fleet sail into the port of Manhattan. ”

"You two foxes, I really don't know what the two countries of Portugal and Spain will be played by you in the future......" Yang Wenwen, who had been listening, sighed and leaned back in her chair lazily.

As soon as these words came out, everyone showed a disdainful expression.

If you want to talk about playing people, I'm afraid that everyone present is not as dedicated as you Yang Wenwen, right?

"Ahem...... Eldest sister, it seems that today what Portuguese Baron Lopez said was going to give you a sailboat? Zhou Kemin smiled and gossiped on the side, making the remaining two ladies jealous again.

"Oh, people were just talking casually at the time, looking at what people were doing, it was really ......" Yang Wenwen hurriedly lifted her skirt and threw it away, and the room was full of laughter.

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