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received Zhu Zhanyan's handwritten letter, which made Yolanda very surprised and a little apprehensive at the same time.

What she has done, no one knows better than Yolanda, she is afraid that this letter is an edict from Zhu Zhan Xingshi, and she is also afraid of facing the danger of the Ming army's soldiers.

The Papal State was a lesson in the blink of an eye, and Yolanda had to be careful and careful.

Even, she regretted even the small actions she had made before, and gave the opposite order as quickly as possible.

At the beginning, Yolanda and Zhu Zhan agreed that the Ming fleet would go out of the Mediterranean Sea and enter the English Channel to block the English for the Kingdom of France, but Yolanda would send troops to support the Kingdom of France.

However, the Ming fleet set off, but Yolanda did not send troops to support the Kingdom of France, because in addition to wanting the Ming fleet to enter the English Channel to block the English, she also wanted the Ming fleet to deal with the English on the northern coast of the Kingdom of France.

It was also agreed at the beginning, in order to ensure the safety of the Ming fleet, Yolanda would send troops to the border of the Grape Bud Kingdom to put pressure on it, so that it would not have time to take care of the Ming army passing through the Strait of Gibraltar and the west coast of Grape Bud.

In the same way, Yolanda did not do so.

These are all her careful thoughts, wanting to let the Ming army bear more, her Aragonese kingdom bear less, save more living forces, and prepare for the confrontation with the Ming army in the future.

However, she now regrets it.

This person is a cheap, sometimes he knows that he can't beat others, but he always wants to do some small actions that are not allowed, and regrets it after doing it.

Now Yolanda is that kind of person.

Therefore, after receiving Zhu Zhanyan's handwritten letter, she was very panicked and found someone to translate for her as quickly as possible.

It's just that things are not quite what she thinks.

Because, what was written in that letter was far more shocking to her than she had thought.

Zhu Zhan Yan only said one thing in the letter: he was considering whether to attack the Kingdom of Naples.

As I said before, Zhu Zhan Yan would not move the Kingdom of Naples casually, because this country is equivalent to the first ally of the Ming army to enter Europe, and if such a thing as unloading the mill and killing the donkey is done, it will definitely affect the confidence of others in the future to cooperate with the Ming army.

However, it is not without exceptions.

For example, now, Zhu Zhanyan has found that exception.

Yolanda's daughter, Mary.

It is a well-established fact that Marie was the king of the Kingdom of Naples, although only superficially, it was Jeanne II who actually ruled the Kingdom of Naples.

But herein lies the problem.

Zhu Zhan Yan said in the letter that the reason why he considered attacking the Kingdom of Naples was entirely because Jeanne II had occupied the Magpie's Nest, and he wanted to vent his anger for his allies, capture the Kingdom of Naples, and return the rule of the Kingdom to his ally's daughter Mary.

Yolanda never thought that her daughter, the nominal queen, would become an excuse for Zhu Zhan to do it, but the problem is more than that!

Once Zhu Zhanyan made a move, although Mary's reason was not impeccable, it was definitely reasonable, after all, Mary was really the nominal queen of the Kingdom of Naples.

However, unlike the reason why the Ming Dynasty could not attack the Kingdom of Naples at the beginning, once Mary was used as an excuse to send troops, all public opinion would be borne by the Kingdom of Aragon.

Killing donkeys, or even bewitching the Ming army into killing their former allies, would all be held on the head of the Kingdom of Aragon, or even directly on Yolanda's head.

What? Do you say that the military will also have an impact? Don't be funny!

The Ming army will not have any impact, because the Ming army has long been an existence like the Hell Army in the eyes of the European white pigs, and it has already reached the point where everyone in the European white pigs will be punished, but because the other party's strength is too strong, they can only grit their teeth with hatred.

Moreover, compared with the Ming army, the Kingdom of Aragon, which knew the true face of the Ming army but still cooperated with the Ming army, was actually spurned by European white pigs.

This situation became even more serious after the Ming army destroyed Rome, the capital of the Papal State and the holy place in the hearts of all Catholics, with lightning speed.

Therefore, once the Ming army moves, all the consequences will be borne by the Kingdom of Aragon, and even Yolanda himself.

It's obvious that she can't afford it.

However, there's more to it than that.

Just when Yolanda was still worrying about how to make Zhu Zhanyan dispel this idea, she received another news that made her tremble, and it could even be said that she was heartbroken.

The Ming army suddenly sent a small fleet of ships, which were informed by the closest Kingdom of Castile while passing through the Strait of Gibraltar.

It is said that there were some minor problems in the Ming family, and some things were urgently needed, and these things were only available near the Nile, and the Ming army sent a fleet to recall some of the fleets that had already set off.

This kind of nonsense Yolanda doesn't believe it, although she can't say that the strength of the Ming army is clear, but it is definitely not like this.

Because, until now, Zhu Zhan Yan still had commercial contacts with the two allies of the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile.

Because of the cooperation, Zhu Zhan asked Wang Jinghong's fleet to trade with the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile several times a year ago.

Trade in the Mediterranean was frequent, but it was dominated by Arabs and Venetians.

Spices, sugar, silk, and all sorts of goods were carried out on this Mediterranean, but ......

This is no longer the case.

The Arabs interrupted their commercial activities as early as Zhu Zhan's western expedition to the Timurid Empire, and later both the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Empire were destroyed by Zhu Zhan'an, and extremely strict screening was carried out to execute.

Everyone knows that the peptide is a people who are mainly commercial, and behind the destruction of the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Empire, there is also the almost extinction of the merchant nation by the peptide, which has led to a lot less commercial action in the Mediterranean.

Later, Zhu Zhanqi marched into Europe, occupied Constantinople, and had two conflicts with the Duchy of Venice, wiping out more than one-third of the Venetian Principality's maritime power.

The current Duchy of Venice, let alone commercial activities, they don't even dare to go out of the Adriatic region, where do commercial activities come from?

Therefore, Zhu Zhan sent Wang Jinghong to conduct "friendly" commercial trade with his two "allies" in the gap before the expedition.

First, because commercial activity in the Mediterranean has almost completely disappeared, since it is its own ally, and whether it is superficial or real, it should be supported.

Second, this is also a signal from Zhu Zhanyan to the outside world.

Zhu Zhan has almost told the whole of Europe that the Mediterranean, the lifeblood of Europe's commerce and shipping, is controlled by me, and if you want to resume commercial trade and anything else related to the sea, there are only three ways to go.

Or, to me, to become my vassal.

Or, come up with enough conditions to impress me that I recognize you as my ally.

Or, wait for the Ming soldiers to press the border......

It's just that this last way may have nothing to do with the European white pigs, because when the Ming soldiers are pressurized, then they will no longer have the possibility of enjoying the enjoyment and convenience brought by commercial activities.

Because, along the way Zhu Zhanyan has come, every country conquered by him can prove it.

Moreover, the Ming army obviously had an extremely complete maritime transportation system for transporting things and things, which was also an important reason why Zhu Zhan's expedition to Europe was still able to maintain its advantages.

So, Yolanda consciously thought crookedly.

From her point of view, it was because of her small actions that Zhu Zhanyan became angry, so there was such an extremely unusual transfer.

With such a move, it is obvious that the English Channel side will be affected, and the war will be forcibly prolonged, not to mention, and the contribution of the Kingdom of Aragon will also increase.

But!

And most importantly, these ships that were repatriated, plus the ships that remained in the Mediterranean Sea to deal with the Duchy of Venice......

If before, everything was completely ideal and everything went according to plan, then the Duchy of Venice could take advantage of the opportunity of the Ming fleet to leave the Strait of Gibraltar and unite with the maritime powers of the Kingdom of Aragon, the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Grape Buds, and it would be possible to annihilate the sea power of the Ming army in one fell swoop.

Of course, this is in a completely ideal situation, and in fact whether they can do it is another matter.

But now, when the Ming army returns some of its ships, it will return to the position of a unique and unshakable hegemon in the Mediterranean.

At that time, even if all the maritime powers near the Mediterranean Sea were united, they would not necessarily be able to defeat the sea fleet of the Ming army.

All of this was automatically brought in by Yolanda in an instant, and then brought her a bone-chilling cold.

"Come on...... Someone ...... coming."

Yolanda's voice trembled, showing how panicked she was at the moment.

However, willfulness comes at a price, and there is no such thing as a regret pill in this world.

Since it has been done, it has been done, and there is no room for turnaround, unless she can afford to compensate the other party to the satisfaction of the other party.

As for the other protagonist in this matter, Zhu Zhanyan is in a very good mood.

Because at this moment, he is busy counting money.

That's right, it's counting money.

"So much?"

Looking at the large pile of gold and silver in front of him, Zhu Zhanyan felt more or less happy and troubled.

It is true that he had little interest in the artefacts and cultural extensions of Europe, but the benefits of war were much more than that.

These are all things that can be kept for future generations, and then let future generations take them out and pretend to be forced in front of the descendants of those European white pigs, but Zhu Zhanyan does not plan to leave descendants for European white pigs.

Therefore, he cares more about those things that are more meaningful.

For example, it is the most basic food in any era.

For example, in both the East and the West, it is hard currency, and even gold and silver are directly used as money.

(End of chapter)