"You mean, work with us to carve up Spain?"

In the western suburbs of Marseille, in the manor allocated to the widows of the Samuel family, Zhao Hongyu and Mary had already begun to talk about the core issue.

When Mary listened to Zhao Hongyu tell him about his thoughts, she looked at him with some incredulity.

In Mary's opinion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from the Americas is too taken for granted.

Spain is an old empire no matter what, how can it be so easy to deal with.

If they were so easy to defeat, then France would have defeated them long ago.

How could it be that we would have waited for now.

It is not wrong that Spain's Armada was destroyed, but Spain's powerful army still exists.

With an army of more than 100,000 men, it is also a very strong lineup on the European continent.

France's current standing army is less than 20,000 men.

And only after the emergency mobilization order is issued, it will be possible to exceed 40,000 people.

This is already the limit of what the French finances can afford.

If there were more troops, France would not be able to support them at all.

That is, as the saying goes, you can't afford to support so many people.

At the same time, according to Zhao Hongyu's assumption, if you want to defeat the Spaniards, the French side also needs at least 80,000 legions.

In addition to fighting the Spaniards, this legion had to occupy Spanish territory.

"Your Highness, that's what I mean. I can help financially, and all you have to do is convince the nobles to join the war. If Spain no longer exists, then the western part of France will no longer be a threat, so you can concentrate on the situation in the east. ”

Zhao Hongyu followed the good path.

Mary was a little moved by Zhao Hongyu's proposal, but she was still very cautious and did not express her position.

You must know that she can't make a decision on such a major matter in a short period of time, isn't that too child's play.

Zhao Hongyu will not be in a hurry to let him make a statement. Because he knew that it was a very unrealistic thing.

"Even if you give us money, it's not enough to deal with Spain."

Mary said to Zhao Hongyu after a deep groan.

Zhao Hongyu smiled and said, "If I let Spain mess up and take care of your side, do you think this thing can be done." ”

Mary raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and her eyes flickered.

"What do you mean?"

Zhao Hongyu said with a smile: "I mean, if there is civil strife or other troubles in Spain, distract them." When the time comes, you are attacking them here, do you think it will be difficult to defeat them if they fight on two fronts? ”

Mary didn't know what Zhao Hongyu was referring to, but she felt that if Spain really fought on two fronts. It's really not that hard to defeat them.

But the question is, how can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from the Americas do this?

Mary couldn't figure it out.

"The key to this is that I can't tell you a word yet, but when the time comes, you'll understand." , of course, Zhao Hongyu would not tell Mary his back hand at this time, that would be very unwise.

"What's in it for you?"

Mary asked, confused.

Yes, Zhao Hongyu came all the way to the Americas and wanted to overthrow Spain.

This seemed ridiculous and unreasonable to Mary.

"I want Spain's Central American colonies, and France to eliminate a great enemy to the west. We have a common enemy, don't we? As long as Spain is eliminated, the right of access to the Mediterranean can be controlled by France, and you should know how big the interests are. ”

Mary's breath became rapid.

Yes, Zhao Hongyu is right.

Defeated the Spaniards. The gateway to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean could be in the hands of the French.

With this in mind, the number of ships that dock at the dock every day can bring in a lot of profits.

Meantime. Those merchant ships that wanted to go to the Americas wanted to enter, and they also had to pay.

Mary was of course clear of the stakes.

"The Spaniards are strong on the outside. I can get the Spanish legions in Central America to take care of their homeland and drag them to the death in the Central American colonies. In other words, in fact, Your Highness, you have to deal with seven or eight Spanish Army Corps, which is much less than expected, isn't it? ”

Zhao Hongyu threw out a bait again.

Mary was really moved.

If Zhao Hongyu can really do what he said, drag down the military strength of the Spanish colonies, then it is not impossible for France to fight Spain without a fight.

Half of Spain's European military is now being dragged to the Netherlands, fighting the Protestant coalition.

Therefore, the military strength that the country now has, France is still very easy to deal with.

In particular, after defeating Spain, it was tempting for France to take possession of Spanish territory and turn it into French land.

But Mary was a little curious, how did Zhao Hongyu make Spain mess up.

At the same time, how much money is he prepared to give himself?

If she didn't figure out these questions, she wouldn't believe them easily.

Anyone who talks empty will say that Mary is not a three-year-old child, no matter how excited she is, but it will not be revealed.

"How much money can you give to France? And how do you mess up Spain? And whether you can hold back the Spanish military power in the Central American colonies, I think I find it hard to believe you. ”

Although she was excited, Mary's face was very indifferent, as if she was not interested in this matter at all.

Of course Zhao Hongyu didn't care about this, he knew that this girl must be excited.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been talking to herself for so long, would she?

"Half a million silver pesos or livres, and enough food for 50,000 people for a year, we will attack the colonies in Central America in advance, and at the same time start an uprising in Spain, and when we have done that, France will be able to attack Spain from the east."

Mary's mind raced to the ground.

According to the conditions mentioned by Zhao Hongyu, Mary feels that it is still acceptable.

500,000 livres is enough to pay half a year's salary for a 20,000-strong army. And with food, she doesn't have to worry about the stomachs of the troops, and it can be said that there is almost no pressure in France.

At the same time, the Spanish colonies in Central America were in the middle of a war, and there was no way to support the mainland, which also reduced the pressure on France a lot.

At the same time, the crown prince also said that he could start an uprising in Spain itself.

If this were the case, Spain's military might would have been held back by all sorts of troubles, and it would have been easy for France to defeat them.

The Iberian Peninsula is a great place, and it's impossible to say that Mary doesn't salivate.

If Zhao Hongyu really did all of the above what he said, then what does it matter if he cooperates with him.

No matter how you look at it, this thing is very beneficial.

The interests of the Spanish colonies in the Americas were too distant for the French, so she did not think about it.

But the destruction of Spain and the occupation of Spanish territory were still quite attractive to Mary.

However, there is one more important matter that needs to be resolved, otherwise France will also get into big trouble.

"Your proposal is very good, and I'm a little intrigued. If it was really as you said, you did the above things first, I don't think it would be impossible for us to work together. But have you thought about it, if we attack Spain, the Holy Roman Empire still has the power of the Church, but it will not be allowed, you must know that Spain has a very good relationship with them. ”

Yes, Mary was not wrong at all.

Spain is part of the power of the Church, and its king is crowned by the Church.

It can be regarded as an agent role of the church.

This war with the Protestant coalition was not the result of the lack of the Church's strong push.

Therefore, if France were to attack Spain, it would inevitably attract the condemnation of the Church and the attack of the Holy Roman Empire.

That's a lot of trouble.

If this problem is not solved, Mary will not promise anything easily.

"Those people in the Holy Roman Empire and the Vatican." , Zhao Hongyu groaned when he heard this. "They shouldn't be a difficult trouble to solve, but Your Highness has thought about it, everything in this world has to be done at a cost and danger, I can't guarantee everything, you have to understand."

Yes, Zhao Hongyu can't solve everything for France, otherwise it would be too cheap for the French.

Besides, he doesn't have that many managers.

Mary knew that Zhao Hongyu was not wrong at all, and she didn't think she was wrong if it wasn't enough.

Strive for maximum profits, isn't that.

"Have you thought about it, if we attack Spain, the Holy Roman Empire can attack us from the south, which will put us in a lot of trouble, and if we don't do well, we will even fall into a passive situation."

Mary said to Zhao Hongyu very seriously.

Yes, the Holy Roman Empire was still very powerful at this time, and its territory was vast.

Later parts of Switzerland and Germany, as well as some French territories, were now part of the Holy Roman Empire.

As the most loyal force of the Church, his strength is unquestionable.

The French moved the lackeys of the Church in Spain, and it would be strange if the Holy Roman Empire, as the boss, did not react.

It was easy to attack France from the southern end, and this was something that Mary had to think carefully.

"One million silver pesos, or livre, a year's ration for fifty thousand people. If necessary, I will send an elite army of 2,000 men to help fight against the attacks of the Holy Roman Empire, but I need you to give me a concession to garrison. (To be continued.) )