The Mediterranean Sea connects the Atlantic Ocean, the gateway to Europe and the Arabian Empire, a sea area that is still a long way from Portugal.

But during this time, the originally frequently bustling sea area has become crowded.

The reason is simple, the British royal family issued privateer warrants, so many British merchants who owned ships became pirates to come to this area to plunder the passing ships.

For the British, there was nothing that could not be said about being a pirate.

On the contrary, being a pirate is still a good job.

First of all, if you are lucky enough to be a pirate, you can almost get a lot of money for a year of hard work for other maritime merchants.

Therefore, such a non-capital transaction is very fond of British businessmen.

As for the stolen goods, it doesn't matter if they are not sold in Europe, they can be shipped back to England, and the royal family will come forward to sell the stolen goods.

It can be said that this is a deal led by the royal family.

It is for this reason that the British are so happy to be pirates.

However, these British pirates only dared to wander around the mouth of the Mediterranean, plundering the Portuguese and French ships that passed by.

As for the Americas, they don't dare to think about it.

Blackbeard's fate in the Americas was a shock to them.

Since you can't get the merchant ships of the Song Empire in the Americas, it's still okay to bully the French and the Portuguese.

After all, the British are stronger than the French and the Portuguese, aren't they?

At this point, the French and the Portuguese were out of luck.

This move of the British caused huge losses to Portugal and France in the short term.

Portugal and France hated the hand of the British.

Although the war on land had not yet begun, the war at sea had begun at the instigation of the British.

For a time, there were frequent naval battles in the Mediterranean and the North Sea, and the British were also a little helpless in the face of the combined attacks of the French and Portuguese.

It is precisely because of this relationship. The British also became more concerned about a truce between the two sides in the Netherlands.

The British constantly sent emissaries to persuade both the church and the Protestants, stating to them that they were very close to each other.

But the problem is that no matter what the British say, if some of these problems are not solved, even if they say the flowers, there is no way.

And others are not stupid, how can they be at the mercy of the British.

Now the truce, although it can give the Protestant coalition side a sigh of relief.

But after all, the military strength of the Protestant coalition was much weaker than that of the Church military group.

This is a fact that cannot be changed.

If the French and Portuguese hadn't attacked the Spaniards, they would have been defeated in the Netherlands.

For such a case. The Protestant coalition was well informed.

They don't think they've pushed the Church coalition to such a point, they're not so arrogant.

Although they did not want to see the French become strong and threatening, at least France was not their enemy at the moment.

On the contrary, the church is their worst enemy, and they will be killed as soon as possible.

Protestantism was founded by a group of people who were not accustomed to the corruption of the church and who had spun off from the church.

Although we all believe in God, we are fundamentally different in our philosophy.

In the face of this group of guys who have divided the power of the Church, those old guys in the Vatican must hate it to death.

Therefore, there is no possibility of reconciliation between them at all.

Now the Church side is disrupted by the French and the Portuguese. And because of the affairs of the Spaniards, they were already flustered.

This was a good thing for the Protestant coalition.

Because if there is no war on their side, then the church will divide its forces to guard against the French.

In this way, there will be less pressure on the Dutch side of the country.

Meantime. If the French can be pulled in, then the coalition forces of the Church will be flanked from both sides.

This is not a good thing for the Church Alliance.

And now it is evident that the Church military bloc is even fierce with the nations. They all wanted a temporary truce with the Protestant coalition and then let them devote their efforts to solving the problems of the French and Portuguese.

But if they really get their wish, solve the French and Portuguese. Then don't think about it, it's definitely your turn to Protestant.

Therefore, after careful consideration, the Protestant coalition found that the armistice was really more good than good for them.

It can even be said that they are not good at all, and they can even become dangerous.

Therefore, despite the British tongues, the Protestant coalition did not agree to an armistice.

If the Protestants do not agree to a truce, then the Church coalition will have to continue the confrontation with them here.

For France and Portugal, they are really powerless.

But the problem is that as time goes by, the Spanish royal family, who escaped from Madrid, will become more and more dangerous.

If they fall into the hands of the French and Portuguese, it will be in trouble.

Because the French and Portuguese will never let go of the Spanish royal family and let them be used by themselves to restore the country.

The British were very bumpy about lobbying on the side of the Protestant coalition, and they did not see the slightest hope.

This annoyed the British.

And the reaction of the Church Alliance also made the British very angry.

Yes, although everyone knows that the French and the Portuguese cannot allow the French and the Portuguese to occupy Spain and sit back and watch the French expand their territory.

However, there are still many problems that need to be solved for them to join forces against Portugal and France now.

Although everyone has a consensus, that is, to solve the problem of Portugal and France as soon as possible.

But the question is, who pays for the military?

Now that the Protestant coalition forces are not fighting, then the forces on this side of the Netherlands cannot be withdrawn, and they must continue to engage in military confrontation here.

It can be seen that the Protestant coalition is not a fool, and they also understand the consequences of allowing the truce to be laid-handed.

So after weighing the stakes, Protestantism didn't bother the British at all.

In this case, the confrontation on the Dutch side is definitely going on.

And in this way, they want to deal with Portugal and France. Then the only way to do this is to re-recruit troops in their respective countries to form legions.

The problem is that it costs money to recruit and form legions, and even to hire Swiss mercenaries to fight.

Now the battle with the Protestant coalition has saddled the countries of the Church Alliance with a large amount of debt, and they are a little unable to support it.

What's more, because of the continuation of the war, it has led to the shrinkage of their maritime trade.

The impact of reduced income on them is also huge.

Whether in this era or in future generations, wars are fought about money and food, and this will never change.

But now the church coalition is facing. It is these two issues that remain to be solved.

Military salaries, food and supplies, who provides these?

The question was in front of the British.

There was no reply from the Vatican, and they were all iron roosters, real outrageous people.

Although they also knew that Spain must now get help, and immediately go on a conquest against Portugal and France.

However, these iron roosters are still reluctant to scavenge the money they have scavenged.

The Vatican can't count on it.

So. If you want to deal with Portugal and France, then you can only rely on yourself.

However, having said that, who would go to war without money and benefits.

Least. There is a saying for military pay and everything.

I didn't want to give money, and I wanted to let the soldiers die in vain to help the Spaniards recover their country.

It's just a joke.

There is no such stupid country in this era.

At least, there is no such country on the part of the Union of Churches.

Solve the problem of military spending and material food. The rest of the matter will be discussed.

If there is no way to solve these two problems, then the next thing will not be discussed, it is a complete waste of saliva.

Faced with such a result. The British were angry and anxious.

To be honest, the British are jumping up and down so hard now, but in fact, this matter really has nothing to do with them.

As an island nation separated from the European continent, in fact, the struggle between the Church and the Protestant Church was nothing to do with the British.

The reason why the British wanted to get involved was nothing more than to make some profit and at the same time muddy the waters of Europe.

It can be said that they did not press any good intentions at all.

And the British, on the American continent, lost their colonies and lost a large source of income.

The Song Empire didn't dare to provoke them, after all, they were afraid of being beaten.

But in order to alleviate the domestic economic problems, they must now find some new benefits to make up for it.

In this way, the British set their sights on the Dutch colonies in Africa and India.

It was for this reason that the British joined in, hoping to gain some advantage in dividing up the spoils of war after helping the Church League defeat the Protestant coalition.

It was also at such a time that the Portuguese eliminated Spain, the Song Empire occupied the Caribbean, and also annexed the Dutch colonies.

This gave the British an opportunity.

First of all, the French also had quite a few colonies and ports in Africa, as did Portugal.

At the same time, Spain is now gone, but its colonies in India and the East are still there.

That's a lot of money.

How could the British not want to take these interests into their own hands.

That's why they jumped up and down so actively, hoping to make the allied forces of the Church of Great Love and the Protestants truce and turn their heads against Portugal and France.

Because as long as the Church and Portugal were at war, then Portugal and France would not be able to take care of the Spanish colonies.

In this way, the British had an opportunity to accept the benefits that belonged to the Spaniards.

Anyway, now that the Spanish capital has been conquered, the Spanish mainland in Europe has been occupied by Portugal and France, and even the royal family has disappeared.

Strictly speaking, the Spanish Empire was already in ruins, wasn't it?

The British have their own little abacus. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )