It's just that Captain Sousa has just entered high society after all, and he knows that there is a proverb in the Portuguese high circles: "Albuque-style arrogance". The Arbuuce family is far more famous for its arrogance than for its military exploits and wealth. Pedro is a young and vigorous character with eyes above the top, how can he take a small person like him in his eyes? After the eldest young master thought that the son of his own dignified minister came to the trench, Sosa should be interested in completely handing over the command to himself. As for the provision of food and medical care, it is not grace at all, and it is even lower than the obligation! Therefore, despite being contained, Pedro did not give Sosa a good face at all, and the theory of in-laws was even more Hugh.

Moreover, this Pedro was also a fanatical Catholic, who believed in the call of the Holy See and regarded the crusade against the infidels as a nobler and more sacred cause than enrichment. When he heard that Sosa had no priests or churches in the trenches, and that the people of Xiangshan County generally did not believe in God, Pedro was immediately indignant. He made up his mind to spread the cause of God and the King, starting in Macau.

Therefore, after surveying the terrain, he strongly suggested that Sosa should lead the Portuguese in the trench to cross the border stipulated by the Ming government, build a fortress and set up a church in the area of Qingzhou Mountain, and prepare for battle, and gradually turn the entire trench into a fortress. Then use this as a base to capture Xiangshan and even the entire Guangdong and Daming, and establish the great cause of Spanish Pizarro.

Sosa waited until Pedro finished his grand plan, and her eyes almost flew out.

In this era, the attitude of Europeans towards the Ming Dynasty was basically polarized, one was Ming powder. One is bright and black. Pink and black, of course. In fact, it does not mean that they love and hate the Ming Dynasty. It is purely a judgment of interests. Ming Fan thinks that the Ming Dynasty is relatively strong, and the gains in fighting with them outweigh the losses, so it is better to do business well. Ming Hei regarded the Ming as a barbaric and backward emirate, believing that only by plundering and conquering by force could obtain the greatest benefits.

Pedro and later the Spanish Governor in Manila were outright bright and black, while Sosa was black and pink. This is also destined that these two people will not be able to cooperate together. At the level of Daming's national strength estimate, Sosa has been here for many years after all, but he is more authoritative than Pedro.

Sosa is now gradually losing the idea of marrying the other party. As the contact deepened, Captain Sosa gradually understood. This Mr. Pedro is now in debt. The fleet he brought to the East was built by him with a huge debt, but before he could make a fortune, he was beaten and almost completely destroyed. With interest, the debts he owes are far beyond his ability to compensate.

Pedro is only the second son of the family, and it is impossible for the Albuurque family to use all their savings to fill the hole for him. This matter is a big problem, and the family is most likely to cut off relations with him and leave him to fend for himself. You can find the hollow boss, but forget about this kind of debtor.

And now Pedro is bent on starting a war with Daming, and there are also factors for debt. Once the war began. He will take over the command of the entire trench. And if there really was a big war in the trenches, it would not only be a matter for the more than 1,000 Portuguese in the country. With the strength of the Alkerque family. As well as a large number of high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, it is entirely possible that this will evolve into a war between the Ming Dynasty and the Portuguese Empire and even the entire Catholic world.

In order to deal with such a huge empire, Portugal must come up with a huge amount of money for military spending. In this case, Pedro went from being a prodigal who squandered his fortune to a hero who defended the empire's rights and interests in Asia. With the power of his family, he can also be mixed with the position of supreme commander or senior assistant. In this way, by extracting the benefits from it, as well as the wealth and land plundered by the war, Pedro was able to not only pay off his debts, but also make a fortune from the war.

Since he knew the other party's vicious thoughts, Sosa was naturally even more unlikely to make the slightest concession. You hateful playboy, not to mention ruining your own family's money, but also to turn the place where we do business into a battlefield, just for your honor and money, how can you let this wishful thinking be realized?

Sosa regained his senses for a moment before he said, "Greetings again to the glorious Albuquer family, venerable Pedro. Mr. Alburk. I sincerely hope that you will understand that you and I are not Pizarro the Conqueror, and that this is not the barbaric and incompetent Inca. Believe me, having dealt with people in this country for many years, I know more about this place than you do. It's true that there are a lot of problems in this country, but this country is too big, to the point that you and I can't imagine. Comparatively speaking, this country has no more trouble than our lovely King, Monsieur Sebastion, and the great Bishop Enrique. As for the unfaithful people, they may not like their emperors and officials, but that doesn't mean they support us outsiders. You see, my sailors went to Xiangshan to look for prostitutes, and they paid a higher price than the Ming people, and they could only find the lowest goods, because they despised us, and as long as they could maintain food and clothing, they were ashamed of the sailors who received us. In this case, how many people do you think that even if we start a war in the name of God, how many people will choose to side with us? Like you, I thought that this country, like Manraka and the Sultanates, could be conquered with just a few cannons and a few dozen muskets. But then I realized that I was very wrong. The armament of the army of this country is not weaker than ours, and most importantly, they have too many troops. When I was in Shuangyu, I had seen firsthand the strength of this empire. An overwhelming array of warships capable of destroying all ships that stood in their way. When a sea of troops arrives, it can make our best lads forget how to reload. Honorable Captain Maslinna, sir, may he rest in peace in Heaven! He had a large number of Portuguese boys under his command, but they were also swallowed up by the tide of Ming troops. And Wang Zhi, you have just seen his power, but that time, Wang Zhi fought against the Ming officers and soldiers with us, but he was defeated, and Wang Zhi himself barely escaped his life. After that time, I decided that I would never be against the people of this country. ”

Pedro heard Sosa say this, and he was speechless. After all, he was also cleaned up by the person named Wang Zhi. Thinking of the scene of the naval battle that day, it is indeed very similar to what Sosa said, his own ships and firepower have an advantage, but in the face of the opponent's forces, this advantage is meaningless. The overwhelming charge made his fleet, which spent a lot of money and was enough to be called elite in Europe, only end up in a gloomy defeat.

However, he has always been unwilling to admit defeat, and besides, he has no way out now. If you can't make a war, then you can wait for bankruptcy and become a beggar. Therefore, Pedro then said: "Your Excellency, perhaps we have too few troops at the moment. But that doesn't mean we have to put up with the oppression of these infidels, we should build a fortress and occupy the island. We are the Portuguese who have trampled the earth under our feet, and there is no need to be under the command of a barbarian chieftain. They are not qualified to imprison God's people in a corner of the island and put us in the company of a bunch of lowly savages. Believe me, this backward country has no means to break through the fortress. And on the sea, my Golden Deer and its twelve-pounder cannon are enough to send all the other party's warships in this county of Guangdong into the sea. ”

Sosa smiled bitterly: "Yes, Mr. Pedro, I fully support your opinion. With our current strength, it is indeed not a problem to defeat the Ming army near the trench. But have you considered the reaction of this empire? They will see our actions as a war. They will mobilize huge armies, valiant generals, to attack us. And the old shipowner, as far as I know, is about to be canonized by the emperor of this country. God forbid, he was an ally of our Portuguese in Shuangyu Harbour, and now I don't want to be his enemy. ”

Sosa paused for a moment and continued: "Even if the war factor is not considered, I am responsible for my business. One round trip on the route from Macau to Siam, Macau to Patan, and Macau to Diyang, with a profit of one kilogram of ruzado; One round trip on the Macau-Sunda route, with a profit of 6,000 to 7 kilograms of ruzzardol; The profit on the Goa-Malacca-Japan route is 35,000 kilograms of ruzado. And on the Lisbon-Cape of Good Hope-Goa route, my profit was only four kilograms of Ruzado, which was the smoothest situation. If, because of your recklessness, the Portuguese Empire and the Ming Empire go to war, causing the severance of trade routes, I will soon go bankrupt and lose everything I have. ”

"But your wealth is built on the huge debt of Portugal!" Pedro's father was a prominent member of the imperial court, so he was well aware of the economic situation in Portugal. In 1528, Portugal issued treasury bonds with an interest rate of 6.25% to pay for its foreign debt at an annual interest rate of 25%. By now, Portugal's domestic debt is 4 times higher than its external debt. In this way, all the savings in the country went abroad. The large quantities of silk fabrics, ceramics, tea, and spices imported from the Oriental trade made the country increasingly impoverished while satisfying the rich and the poor and extravagant at home. Of course, there is no contradiction between the fact that the merchant made a huge profit in it.

Pedro said angrily: "Your Excellency, do you know that the current finances of the Empire have reached a precarious point? Originally, these precious Cruzados should have been used to defeat the Moorish heretics. Now, because of the damn spice trade, the empire is bleeding every moment. We colonized the natives of South America and obtained their silver, but as soon as it changed hands, you had to send all this silver to this barbarian country, and then use the silk fabrics of this country to earn your own cruzados! (To be continued......)