Chapter 441: The First and Second Powers Meet
In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, in the spring of 1626 A.D.
The plenipotentiary envoy of the Emperor of the Great Tomorrow, the Marquis of Dingyuan, and the king of the five provinces, held a welcoming ceremony on the Yangzhou East Gate Wharf Square on the bank of the Yangzhou Grand Canal, officially welcoming the envoy of the Esbanya Kingdom, the Count of Olivares, and the most trusted prime minister of King Felipe IV, Gaspar de Guzmán, and his party to pay an official visit to the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Hongyu, Marquis of Dingyuan, together with the British Duke Zhang Weixian, Suning Bo Wei Liangqing, Bi Ziyan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Gu Bingqian, the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Dong Qichang, the Secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, Wang Zaijin, the Governor of Zhilu, Han Rizhang, the Waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Fu Zonglong, the Governor of Zhejiang, Shen Yourong, the General of Nanzhili, Xu Congzhi, the Imperial History of Caojiang, and the Prefect of Yangzhou, attended the welcoming ceremony.
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Jinyi Weidu commanded Xu Xianchun and Zou Wenqi, the commander of the Southwest New Army, who was responsible for the honor guard and escort of the Ming army.
Count Olivares, the Prime Minister of Esbanya, accompanied him on his visit to Daming, and listed a series of members of his entourage whose names were too long, including Vice-Envoy to the King, Special Envoy to the Queen, Flag Bearer of the Royal Family, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Viceroy of Luzon, Viceroy of Mexico, Viceroy of Cuba, Viceroy of Peru, and Principal Adjutant of Count Tilly.
The Flemish Legion Task Force and the Commodore of the Ace Duck Asia Navy were in charge of the honor guard and escort of the group.
Qian Qianyi, a famous scribe of the Ming Dynasty, made the minutes of the meeting, and the famous painter Diego Velázquez painted the meeting.
Francis Bi, a missionary from Rome, was a witness to the meeting, and the Yunshan Academy and Nangao College under the Southwest United School, as well as the famous Complutense University of Madrid and Salamanca University of Esbanya, provided translation and legal support.
In the solemn and solemn drums and military horns, the east gate of Yangzhou opened, as the Marquis of Dingyuan and the British Duke slowly walked out, Teng Zhu Siwei, the new army and the Jinyi Wei had already lined up in the square outside the church to welcome the arrival of Prime Minister Acebanya.
Prime Minister Esbanya, Count Olivares was dressed in a standard black earl's dress, and with a hearty smile on his face, he strode towards Wang Hongyu.
Wang Hongyu also wore a standard red marquis dress, and his height of more than 1.8 meters made him look tall, powerful, handsome, and extraordinary.
Seeing Count Olivares, Wang Hongyu also smiled, and he took the initiative to stretch out his hand and shake the prime minister: "Hello."
"It's a great honor." Count Olivares nodded.
After the brief ceremony, first of all, Wang Hongyu, Marquis of Dingyuan, introduced all the people who were present today to greet Count Olivares, and Count Ao shook hands with the British Duke Zhang Weixian and other officials who were greeted by the Ming Dynasty.
After shaking hands in turn, this time it was Wang Hongyu's turn to shake hands with all the guests of Banya in turn under the introduction of Count Olivares.
The two sides fired a salute, and then the Count of Olivares, accompanied by Wang Hongyu, Marquis of Dingyuan, and Zhang Weixian, the British Prince, inspected the Ming honor guard and escort soldiers and horses, and then entered the city from the east gate of Yangzhou, and the two sides had intimate talks in the Meihualing Garden.
Count Olivares said that Aceban Duck and Daming are both world powers, and the relationship between the two countries has gone through an extraordinary road from not seeing each other, to official trade exchanges, and then to official friendship. Felipe II, one of the greatest kings of Esbanya, had prepared a heavy national gift in the hope of giving it to the Wanli Emperor, but unfortunately it could not be achieved because of the long distance.
Now, through the joint efforts of both sides, the relations between the two countries have become a model of mutual benefit and win-win results for major countries. Especially in recent years, with the efforts of the Marquis of Dingyuan, Rome, Madrid, and Lisbon have all spread the reputation of the Marquis of Dingyuan and his pen name Tolkien. It is hoped that the two sides will continue to strengthen strategic mutual trust, give each other firm political support, and achieve unprecedented development in cooperation in various fields.
Wang Hongyu emphasized that Daming and Acebanya are exactly at the opposite ends of the Eurasian continent, and the two sides are inseparable, constantly cutting, and the farthest and closest relationship. The Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty attached great importance to and maintained the development of relations with Esbanya and even Rome.
As special envoy plenipotentiary, Wang Hongyu hopes that the two sides can enhance trade cooperation, carry out military cooperation, and jointly develop Europe
The multiple maritime trades between Asia and the Americas allowed both sides to have silver, commodities to use, and robbers who coveted trade and wealth.
The Marquis of Dingyuan and Count Ao made an enthusiastic and friendly speech to the people gathered in Yangzhou, and all the witnesses saw the friendship and determination of the two richest and most powerful countries in the world today.
The above content is the content of the public report between Di Bao and major newspapers, and it is also the first part of the public negotiation in Meihualing.
Then, the second part of the meeting.
"Marquis Dingyuan, we are very dissatisfied with your proposal and the content of the previous meeting with Portugal. First of all, Portugal is the composition of our ace plate duck! This is the feat of His Excellency Felipe II, the unification of Yomberia! You cannot promise Portugal independence, it is an encroachment on us, or even a declaration of war!"
Olivares, as one of the two most famous prime ministers in Europe at this time, although not as serious and terrifying as Cardinal Richelieu, was also a very oppressive and powerful figure.
"Oh? If King Felipe II was still alive, I am afraid that there would be no need to worry about the Netherlands and even the pagans raising a huge wave enough to destroy the Habsburgs, right? But now that the Habsburgs are at stake, can Rome and Madrid really be so determined? Can you really not need Dongfang Daming's support?"
Wang Hongyu knew the rest of the history, knowing that the Thirty Years' War had begun, and the Holy Roman Empire of the Habsburgs was in a quagmire. Now King Gustav of Sweden is a god of war, and the whole of Rome and Madrid is trying to restrain them from dealing with the challenge pattern.
The two most knowledgeable people on both sides went straight to the court.
The atmosphere was extremely intense, and it was very different from the propaganda content of the newspapers and newspapers in front of me.
Of course, it is true before and after.
The two sides are big countries, and they are very polite in terms of content, but no one can admit to their actual interests.
The two sides continued to quarrel.
Count Olivares's words are on the line, it is impossible for Portugal to recover, and Ace Plate Duck would rather turn his face with Daming than agree to this kind of loss of power and humiliation of the country.
Wang Hongyu smiled.
He said calmly: "Count Ao must know very well that Portugal's independence is unstoppable, and Ace Duck has spent too much manpower and material resources in order to maintain Portugal's independence, and in the end, it will be crossed."
"After all, you are from the Ming Kingdom of the East, how can you understand my Ace Duck?" Earl O'Ao thought this was alarmist.
Wang Hongyu said very confidently: "Even if it is a plate duck, it cannot fight against França, England, the Netherlands, Portugal and the independence of the east at the same time, so accept the proposal and cooperation of the Ming Dynasty~"