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On September 21, 1848, the Imperial Foreign Minister Lin Zihao and the Spanish Foreign Minister José Brown. Morality. Salamanca arrived in the southern Spanish port city of Cádiz aboard the battleship 'King Wu Zhou' of the Imperial Navy's 5th Fleet. They will disembark here and then travel to Madrid, the capital of the Kingdom of Spain, to meet Queen Isabella II of Spain. and on behalf of the Empire he held a series of talks with the Kingdom of Spain.

When the battleship 'King Wu of Zhou' arrived in Spanish waters, the Spanish Navy sent warships to meet it, and the main ships of the Atlantic Fleet of the Spanish Navy all arrived, which shows that the Kingdom of Spain attaches great importance to Lin Zihao. Lin Zihao, although he is only the foreign minister of the empire now, everyone knows that he will soon become the prime minister of the empire and the head of the imperial civil officials.

"Your Excellency Lin Zihao, Her Majesty is waiting for you in Madrid. His Excellency the Prime Minister personally went to the port of Cádiz. "Jose. Morality. Salamanca said.

"Hmm. Duke of Valencia, it's so polite. Lin Zihao said with a smile.

Lin Zihao and Jose. Morality. After disembarking from the ship, Salamanca met the Duke of Valencia, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain, who had come to greet him in person.

"Your Excellency Lin Zihao, welcome to visit the Kingdom of Spain, Spain is very honored!" The Duke of Valencia's face was full of smiles. Although he is the Duke of the Kingdom and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, but. At the moment, he lowered his posture.

"Your Excellency, thank you very much. The empire and the Kingdom of Spain have long been in retreat together. You are so polite, it really makes me feel ashamed! Lin Zihao said.

After greeting people on the dock, Lin Zihao and others took a carriage and rushed from Cadiz to Madrid. Cadiz is 600 kilometers away from Madrid. Even the Kingdom of Spain had been prepared for a long time, and it was only in the afternoon of the next day that they arrived in Madrid after changing horses along the way.

Upon arrival in Madrid. The Duke of Valencia personally sent Lin Zihao to the Imperial Embassy in the Kingdom of Spain before leaving. This evening, Queen Isabella II of the Kingdom of Spain will host a grand welcome dinner for Lin Zihao at the Royal Palace.

"Your Excellency. The room is already arranged, would you like to take a break? Fang Minghong, the imperial ambassador to Spain, said.

"No need, let's get down to business first!" Lin Zihao shook his head.

"Let's go to the office, then!" Fang Minghong nodded and took Lin Zihao to his office.

"Your Excellency. This is a telegram coming from the country. Please take a look! Fang Minghong handed a telegram to Lin Zihao.

Lin Zihao took it and read it, the content of the telegram was mainly that the emperor Long Yufei asked him to take advantage of this plan to visit Spain and reach a series of cooperation agreements with Spain. Although the strength of the Spanish Kingdom has recovered a lot, Long Yufei is not at ease about the strength of the Spanish Kingdom. In his telegram, he demanded that the Kingdom of Spain be sold as much as possible with the standard equipment of the army and the warships of the navy to arm the Kingdom of Spain. If it's possible. Let the Kingdom of Spain agree to the Empire's garrison in the Kingdom of Spain. In this way, the security of the Kingdom of Spain would be assured. But. The Spaniards, presumably, will not agree.

"Lord Fang, how is the situation in Spain recently?" Lin Zihao asked.

"My lord, the situation in Spain has been fairly calm lately. Their victory in North America was a cheer for all Spaniards. In particular, those farmers who live in poverty are looking forward to immigrating to North America as soon as possible. The Empire helped the Kingdom of Spain and held off the persecution of the British and Americans, making most of the Spaniards grateful to the Empire. Fang Minghong said.

"Most people, that is, there are still people who are dissatisfied with the Empire?" Lin Zihao raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, sir. Within the government of the Kingdom of Spain, there was always resentment against the Empire. Among them, the husband of the prince Francisco I and the uncle of the queen Xià Tang. Prince Carlos. They were staunch white supremacist racists who believed that Spain should be allied with the West, not with the Empire. Therefore, they have been trying to destroy the relationship between the empire and the Kingdom of Spain. However, because the mainstream public opinion is still allied with the empire. Therefore, the two have not been able to succeed. Fang Minghong said. He was also one of the candidates for deputy minister in the Imperial Foreign Office. However, because the relationship between the empire and the Kingdom of Spain was very important, Long Yufei ordered him to be the ambassador of the empire to the Kingdom of Spain. When he returns to China after this ambassadorial term, he should be able to move to a higher position.

"Francisco I and Don. Prince Carlos? These two people are indeed uncertain. The embassy had to find a way to keep a close eye on the movements of the two of them, so that they could not disrupt the layout of the empire in the Kingdom of Spain. Lin Zihao said.

"Yes, sir!" Fang Minghong nodded.

Tang Dynasty. Prince Carlos is the uncle of Queen Isabella II, but he has always had a bad relationship with Queen Isabella II for the sake of succession to the throne. And the queen's husband, Francisco I, was because he had problems with his lower body. Queen Isabella II was also a dissolute person with many lovers outside, which made Francisco I wear a green hat on the top of his head. Therefore, his relationship with Queen Isabella II is only superficial.

In the evening, Queen Isabella II of Spain held a grand welcome dinner for Lin Zihao's visit at the royal palace. All the ministers of the Spanish Cabinet participated, including the entire upper class of Madrid. Her Majesty the Queen and her husband Francisco I were also present at the dinner. Even Don, who has always been at odds with the Queen. Prince Carlos also attended the dinner. No matter what kind of mentality they have, there is no doubt that they attach importance to Lin Zihao. After all, Lin Zihao is about to become the prime minister of the Chinese Empire and the emperor's most relied on minister, and there is no harm to them in having a good relationship with Lin Zihao.

At the dinner, people kept coming to say hello to Lin Zihao, and they could see their awe of Lin Zihao from the smiles on their faces. This made Lin Zihao feel a sense of pride from the depths of his heart. When he was younger, he was just a businessman in Zamboanga, western Mindanao. After the Lin family took refuge in the empire, his family has developed into one of the largest business families in the empire, and even with him, he has also become an important minister of the empire. At the beginning, when Luzon was still under the colonial rule of the Spaniards, even any Spaniard dared to shout at him and dictate him. But now, even the queen of the Spaniards has to treat him with courtesy.

These are the benefits of a strong country. If the country is weak, it will be bullied everywhere. Especially for diplomats, if the country is weak, they will not be able to straighten their backs.

The dinner lasted until the wee hours of the morning. However, Queen Isabella II of Spain left shortly after the dinner began, leaving Francisco I alone there to drink. It is estimated that Her Majesty the Queen did not know where to go to fool around with her lover.

Early the next morning, Imperial Foreign Minister Lin Zihao was invited to the official residence of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain to officially begin talks with the Duke of Valencia, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain. The Imperial Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, Fang Minghong, also accompanied Lin Zihao to the talks, and on the Spanish side, in addition to the Prime Minister Duke of Valencia, there was also Foreign Minister José. Morality. Salamanca.

"Your Excellency Lin Zihao, thank you to the Chinese Empire for its assistance to the Kingdom of Spain at the London Peace Conference. Otherwise, we wouldn't have acquired more than 700,000 square kilometers of land in the southern United States! "Duke of Valencia's sincere gratitude. That's half the size of the Kingdom of Spain! It is just the right time to solve the increasingly strict contradiction of land annexation in the Kingdom of Spain.

"Your Excellency, this is as it should be. The Empire and the Kingdom of Spain are allies, and we cooperate with each other to advance and retreat together, and these should be done! Lin Zihao said humbly. The importance of the Kingdom of Spain to the empire cannot be overstated. Therefore, the empire had to win over the Kingdom of Spain.

"However, Your Excellency Lin Zihao. France has betrayed us, and this is a great loss for us! France, in particular, is a close neighbor of the Kingdom of Spain, and they are much stronger than we are. In the event of war, the Kingdom of Spain would face not only an attack from the sea by the British, but also an attack by the French from land. This is undoubtedly a disaster for the Kingdom of Spain! "The Duke of Valencia was a little worried. Although, this time in the North American war, the Kingdom of Spain gained great benefits. However, France now also poses a serious threat to the Kingdom of Spain, and if you are not careful, the Kingdom of Spain may be invaded.

"Your Excellency the Duke, it is inevitable that the French will betray us. All the Kingdom of Spain had to do was to develop its armaments and prepare for it. Once the war starts, the Empire will not sit idly by. However, the empire was too far away from the Kingdom of Spain. Even after the opening of the Suez Canal, it took a full month to travel from the empire to Spain. Combined with the transfer of troops and the boarding of ships, it would take three months for the Imperial reinforcements to reach Spain at the earliest. So, until the Empire's reinforcements arrived, the Kingdom of Spain needed to fight alone. This requires the Kingdom of Spain to prepare for war earlier! Lin Zihao said. (To be continued......)