Chapter 228 [The End of the War in Europe]

The original "Thirty Years' War" in history will be renamed the "Twenty Years' War" in the future. After the Ming Dynasty joined, Spain was quickly defeated. If the only opponent is France, they will have the strength to fight even if they can't beat it. However, after the Ming Dynasty joined, the Faruimin coalition defeated Spain, and other countries that were watching also regarded them as fat, without the support of strong allies, but there were Portugal and the enemy inside and outside, how could there be no reason to be undefeated?

The Portuguese gathered around João, the grandson of the heir to the throne, Duchess Catarina, and now Duke of Braganza, and planned a radical action.

The Portuguese secretly brought back the method of making chain crossbows and hot air balloons from the Ming Dynasty, and the soldiers used night raid tactics to storm the royal palace of Bella, take control of the palace guards, and then capture his cousin, the Duchess of Mantua, and her minister of state, Miguel, who exercised power on Philippe's behalf. After the latter was executed, they forced the duchess to order the Spanish defenders of the castle of São Jorge and the fortresses of the Tagus to surrender immediately without resistance. When all was done, they went out of the palace and called on the people to rise up and rejoice in the liberation of Portugal.

The Spanish side also chose to surrender, and the war was over, with a lot less bloodshed and sacrifice.

Fifteen days later, the Duke of Bragança was officially crowned King of Portugal as João IV. Bragança was Anna's father. Ao Bai was also upgraded to a royal relative in Portugal, and the relationship between Portugal and the Ming Dynasty was unbreakable.

Spain looted a large amount of possessions from Portugal mainland and its colonies. After the war, Spain, as a defeated country, returned all the territories and overseas possessions that Portugal had originally owned to Portugal. And of course paid some reparations. Daming also reaped a lot of benefits. In fact, the Ming army only fought a battle, or as a reinforcement, and the casualties were less than 500 people.

In Paris, the fake prince Li Yan married the fake princess Isabel, and both parties felt that the identity was not important, but the important thing was the marriage between France and the Ming Dynasty, which made the relationship between the two sides closer. In the future, a part of the Ming army will also remain in Europe, and Ao Bai encourages Han Chinese and French to actively marry.

In order to balance Hongyan's heart, Li Yan promised to marry her immediately after returning to Daming, and there would be no distinction between big and small ladies in the family, the same as in Aobai's family.

The French spoke of Ao Bai as the god of war, and Richelieu decided to erect a statue in his honor in Paris. Ao Bai did not shirk it, he only hoped that this statue could be preserved forever and not be destroyed when World War II broke out in the future. European historians also liked to exaggerate and praise when recording history, and after listening to the translator's description of his deeds, Ao Bai was surprised that he could really be said to be a god-like figure in the future.

After staying in France for half a month, Ao Bai and Li Yan and others finally set off for Portugal together to meet Anna's family.

João IV and his daughter Anna were very happy to see each other. Anna is now officially promoted to the princess of Portugal. Although you are the king and father-in-law, Joao IV did not put on a king's stand and took the initiative to bow to Ao.

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you have done to Portugal. Without your help, Portugal would not be where it is today. ”

Ao Bai also recalled the etiquette of Europe. After listening to Anna's translation, he smiled and said, "Yes." In the future, we will cooperate more, and good days are still to come. ”

Anna introduced her family, mother, and brother to Aobai. Ao Bai chatted with them all for a few words, and the Portuguese found that the Ming Taifu, who was rumored to be like a god, was still a very good person.

Portugal waited for the arrival of Ao Bai before the independence celebrations began. On the commemorative bronze medal issued, the appearance of worship should also be engraved. Ao Bai is sure that he will become famous in Europe, and he will become the most influential Oriental in history.

After Spain surrendered, all the armies of the countries withdrew, and the European countries did not exterminate Spain. The reason why they did not choose to carve up Spain was not because of the resistance of the Spaniards, nor did it have anything to do with humanitarianism. The real reason for this is the uneven distribution of benefits. France and Sweden, which contributed the most in the war, occupied not many territories, Britain came too late, and Denmark, Hungary and other countries were afraid that they would not have their share after the partition, and it was for these complex reasons that Spain was able to barely survive.

After living in Portugal for a month, unexpectedly, the first person to propose to return to Daming was Anna.

Ao Bai was puzzled: "Why do you want to go back?" Don't want to spend more time with your family? ”

"I'd like to spend more time with you," Anna said, "but I also know you want to go back." My sisters' babies should have been born, but you can't be with them. They're going to miss you. If you stay in Europe for too long, it's very unfair to them. ”

Ao Bai really wants to go back. More than a year has passed, and with the time of the return trip, it will take a year and a half. Now Europe is more backward than the Ming Dynasty, and there is nothing to be nostalgic about here. Most of the fleet remained here and began to do business. There are professional craftsmen in the crew, and they can carry out production here. The Ming army occupied several islands as bases, and also gained a territory in Germany, which was smaller than the previous province. The overall situation in Europe has been decided, with Mao Wenlong and Zheng Zhilong here, there is no need for him to stay here.

A week later, they set sail in Portugal, and together a fleet of several dozen ships began the procedure.

This time, the sailors of the Ming army had accumulated sailing experience, knew how to read the direction of the wind, and avoided the storm. Hongyan and Phoenix are not so seasick. When I came to Europe, I felt that it was very hard. When I went back, I was already more adapted.

The historian recorded the situation every day, and together it was like a wonderful adventure. They also learned something in Europe, and tried to record history in the vernacular as much as possible so that it would be easier for future generations to understand.

On this day, Ao Bai went out of the cabin early in the morning and saw Li Yan in a daze on the ship. He walked over and smiled, "What do you want?" Rajah? ”

Li Yan sighed: "Time flies so fast, it's another year, and I still haven't been able to refine the tenth layer of the Golden Bell Jar, and I'm a little depressed." ”

Ao Bai really couldn't stand why he kept struggling with the golden bell jar, and wasted a lot of precious medicinal materials for this. Combined, these riches are enough to arm a musket team. However, he couldn't stop Li Yan from realizing his dream, and said with a smile: "Maybe I'll break through at some point." Take your time, what you have is time. ”

"What you do makes me feel very selfish, you basically do things for everyone, I'm just for myself, and now I want to give up." Li Yan smiled: "This time, do you think we can gain a firm foothold in Europe?" ”

Ao Bai smiled: "Sure." Mao Wenlong is good at this. I have told him to actively intermarry with Europeans. If it comes to assimilation ability, who can catch up with the Han Chinese? The next time you come to Europe, you will take a large number of girls with you on board, and if you wish, they will settle permanently in Europe. Although Daming is rich in resources, there are too many people and many poor people. When they come to Europe, their lives will be richer than they were in the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Are you still going to let people go to the colonies?"

"Of course."

Send people to emigrate to the colonies occupied by Portugal, the Netherlands, and France. That's the best part. The Ming Dynasty has a large number of people, and can control the situation there and develop together with several European countries. Like the East India Company, the Netherlands attaches great importance to it, and there are only a few thousand people stationed there, but the Ming can easily send 10,000 people over. If they wished, they could turn India into a base for opium poppy cultivation. The significance of this voyage was far more than just helping Portugal become independent, helping the Dutch and French to compete for hegemony. The Ming Dynasty was able to get involved in the colony's trade in a number of areas, and did so without waging war. The two sides negotiated the terms and they were allowed.

Going to these places will cost the Ming a small loss in the short term, but looking at the long-term benefits, after they get acquainted, they can completely rely on the number of people to gain actual control of the colony. In the future, you can also form an alliance with your allies to go to the Americas to clean up the British, as long as you win, then if the local Ming army wants to occupy it, no one can stop it. Ao Bai wanted to know if there would be a China on the American continent in a few hundred years. As a previous generation, he wanted to teach future generations a great tree called "World".

Li Yan looked at no one around, and asked with a smile: "You said that I am the prince, are you going to do that thing after you go back?" ”

Ao Bai smiled: "If I do it, I won't be able to go out casually in the future, I have to stay in the capital every day, and it's also boring." If you become a prince, you can still walk around. If you seal your territory, you probably won't be interested in asking for it, at least you don't like to stay in that place all the time. ”

"Why not? I don't like it, you can leave the kids there. Li Yan said with a smile.

In Europe, Li Yan did not meet an opponent. His pursuit of martial arts is no longer as strong as before, he no longer forces himself, he just wants to go with the flow. He began to feel that martial arts were of little use.

He asked, "Go back, what are you going to do next?" ”

Ao Bai smiled: "Remember the idea of that submarine? The invention of a wooden boat that moves underwater, using the principle of reflection of mirrors, to make something called a periscope, you can see the outside. The interior of the boat retains air, which also guarantees a certain distance underwater. As long as they succeed in inventing, they can stage a big drama. After all localities spread my identity as a descendant of Emperor Jianwen and be accepted by the people, I can ascend to the throne. I don't know what 'Chongzhen' thinks now, as long as he doesn't become an addiction to being an emperor. ”

"Chongzhen" has no intention of being an emperor, and he is more addicted to playing cards.

Li Yan smiled: "This method is very good. Why do you always come up with shortcuts to do these things? ”

Because I'm a crosser, if the traverser doesn't take shortcuts, I'm sorry for my identity. Ao Bai laughed; "I'm just good at observing the situation and going with the flow."

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