Felipe II is a better choice than Antonio no matter which point of view, power, status, strength, wisdom, and even personal cultivation, etc., in a comprehensive comparison, Felipe II is a big victory.

But Xu Fan still didn't choose Felipe II, but chose Antonio, which made Felipe II sad, he was so serious, and Xu Fan also let him lose so completely.

Very simply, Antonio had the canonization of Emperor Ming, Felipe II did not, and this is the fundamental reason.

A canonized holy decree, a crown of a crown robe, and a gold seal representing the prince don't seem to be that important, but for Xu Fan, this is the root of his blowing of the Ming Dynasty to Taixi.

Xu Fan's greeting was never the king, but the power from the east, Wang Hua.

It's complicated to do.

The first thing Xu Fan did was to make Lisbon, a coastal city, clean and hygienic, under the threat of force, the nobles in the city had to acquiesce to this action, Xu Fan did not plan to use their people, but used 10,000 silver coins, hired a thousand homeless people in the city, and cleaned up the dung.

10,000 Wanli silver coins, in the distant Taixi still has enough purchasing power, these thousand homeless people are grateful to Dade, and even rinse the inside and outside of the street with clean water, use a hard brush to clean those old dirt, and dredge the blocked underground pipes.

The homeless men were prepared, and once Minister of State Xu Fan ordered the new king to be killed, they would not hesitate.

Xu Fan was very satisfied, and promised that the thousand homeless people would be rewarded with ten silver coins a year by collecting the dung pots placed in the streets and alleys every day, and all this manure would be used by Xu Fan for composting and then for farming.

These thousand homeless people play more than that, the street that everyone is responsible for is fixed, and when they see unfamiliar faces, they look twice, which becomes Xu Fan's eyeliner, and soon, under the call of the city hall, Lisbon began to clean up inside and outside.

The 'Love My Home, Clean First' campaign began.

In less than half a month, more than 60,000 catties of garbage have been piled up on the outskirts of Lisbon, and waste pickers have appeared immediately, and there is no need for Xu Fan to hire them.

These waste pickers will classify the garbage, can rot into the septic tank, can be recycled according to the type of put in place, some really useless things, will also break the paving, about the collection, classification and sorting of garbage, or in other words, for urban management, Daming has its own mature experience.

As early as the Shang Dynasty, garbage piled up in front of the door, and it had to be pulled away and cut off hands; During the Zhou Dynasty, tools for committing crimes were confiscated when defecating in the open, and there were special public toilets; Qin's law is even more harsh, and littering on the main roads of the city will be tattooed on the face.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar named Pei Mingli who was good at life, collected the discarded things in the world, accumulated them, and made a fortune with a huge amount of money, specializing in garbage recycling business, and was recommended as the imperial history of the palace, and the official was too Changqing.

In the Song Dynasty, with the increase of population, the emergence of large, super-large cities, there are no wide alleys, the chaos of the city does not ride, the "Song Criminal System" stipulates: all those who invade the streets and alleys will have seventy rods.

The Street Division, which is specifically responsible for cleanliness and hygiene, appeared in the organizational structure of the Yamen, and was responsible for road construction, greening, cleaning, and cleaning up illegal occupation of roads.

For the management of large cities, the Ming Dynasty has rich experience, the north and south of the capital, only the inner city and the outer city, there are more than one million people living in it, and the outside of the city is attached to Guocao City, the number of people is not counted, and the entire Ming Dynasty has more than one million people in the city, there are more than thirty-two.

In Xu Fan's view, Lisbon, a small city, counts those thieves and wanderers in the city who are not registered, and it is only 150,000 people, placed in Daming, which is the size of a county in the Susong area.

Soon, Lisbon was turned upside down, and the world of spring blossoms, the city was full of earthy gray, and even flowered scenes, and then one bathhouse after another was set up in the streets and alleys.

These bathhouses were originally churches.

Xu Fan is really persistent about taking a bath, he doesn't like Ranujo as a missionary, just because Ranucho doesn't take a bath.

The homeless men stormed the churches, smashed them, took their belongings with them, and forced the priests to leave, which were then housed by the town hall and converted into bathhouses.

Everyone was saying that it was the new Minister of State, Plenipotentiary Advisor, the despicable and insidious guest of the East, Xu Fan, who commanded these homeless men to storm the church and rob them of all the wealth accumulated for thousands of years, because among these homeless people, there were always a few who did not look like vagabonds, who were tall and loud.

But everyone can only say this, but there is no way to accuse, they really dare to be angry and dare not speak, they can only bury their anger in their hearts, mainly because there is no evidence, and secondarily because the palace guards always carry fire guns and pull artillery to swagger through the market.

The homeless are a mess of loose sand, it is easy to gather them, but it is difficult to get them to do something, and the well-trained pirates have become the organizers, and these pirates, who have been coveting the wealth of these churches for a long time, will naturally not let go of this opportunity.

There is no doubt that Xu Fan spent half a month to snatch all these gambling houses and brothels into his own hands, which is part of the military salary recovery plan.

Antonio came to Lisbon in May of the eighth year of Wanli, and the five-masted ship stopped in the harbor, while Antonio fell into hesitation, one was from the Ming Emperor's canonization of the five-chapter gown, and the other was the coronation gown, from the Holy See.

After Antonio hesitated again and again, he still put on the five-chapter gown, as Marcus said, he had already made a choice, and the hesitation at the moment was somewhat contrived, once he lost the investment of the Ming Dynasty, he had no chance of winning in the face of the powerful Felipe II.

The King of Portugal has finally returned to the King's territory, and has just disembarked and Antonio almost didn't recognize it, this is Lisbon?!

He didn't smell the familiar stench, but the scent of flowers! Lisbon has a new look, and even the people of Lisbon have changed.

Clean and hygienic!

The citizens of Lisbon warmly welcomed their new king, and the enthronement ceremony had some regrets, that is, in the past, the Holy See would send a cardinal to the palace to canonize the crown, and bring the crown symbolizing royal power to the head of the new king, and this time, it was Chen Dazhuang who pulled the cart, and the crown symbolizing royal power was replaced by a crown, which was worn by Xu Fan for Antonio.

The civilians of Lisbon don't know much about Xu Fan, and they don't know much about the Oriental world, in their opinion, Xu Fan, the Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty, is equivalent to the bishop of Taixi.

Amidst the sound of trumpets, drums, musical instruments and revelry, the first decision made by the new king was to expel the archbishop of the Portuguese diocese, Ranucho Farnese, a decision that made Xu Fan's brows furrow, apparently Antonio's own decision, and very suddenly.

The expulsion of Ranucho Farnese was Antonio's revenge, when he was the abbot of the convent, and occasionally he could discuss life with the nuns, it was this Lanuccio who picked up the old king Enrique and drove him to the boundless sea, since his own king returned, the first thing to clean up was Ranucho.

Xu Fan did not bother Antonio's revenge and presided over the grand ceremony until the end.

"This is a map of Portugal, although very rudimentary, but now it is completely sufficient." Xu Fan stood in front of a simple map and said with a smile, the words of congratulations have been said many times, since he has sat on the throne, there is no need to continue to congratulate.

"Ascending to the throne is not the end, but the beginning of the war, those well-dressed and polite nobles, they are still waiting to see, this battle for the throne, who will spend it, as long as their status and interests are guaranteed, it doesn't matter who will be the king." The long wooden pole in Xu Fan's hand pointed at the Strait of Gibraltar and said, "The key point is here." ”

"Felipe's army is very strong, the number of musketeers in the large phalanx is more than seventy and a half, and it is equipped with chariots, shield soldiers, and pikemen responsible for close combat, to deal with this kind of phalanx, it is too difficult for the weak Portugal, fortunately, because of the mountains and other reasons, Felipe's offensive routes on land are only four, all of which are long journeys and labor expeditions."

"So, the sea route became the only choice for Felipe."

Marcus admired Xu Fan's knowledge and management experience, but from a military point of view, he felt that what Xu Fan said was wrong, he thought about it, but still interrupted Xu Fan's words and said: "It is not impossible to attack from land, and we can't stop it." ”

Xu Fan said with a smile: "I'm not good at military affairs, but a land expedition, the manpower, material and financial resources used, are countless, and the cost is too great, didn't I say it?" Our goal has always been to make Felipe feel unworthy. ”

"If he attacks from land, we can't resist it, so we just admit defeat and go back to the sea to continue to be a pirate, which is a big gamble."

He was willing to attack from land and pay such a big price, so why didn't he choose to obey?

The cost of attacking by land is enormous, in addition to the trouble of marching, towns and fortresses have to be conquered along the way, a country with a general sense of resistance, it is a protracted war to conquer from land, and it is also necessary to face an endless stream of rebels, which is why Portugal has not been annexed until now, and Felipe chose to marry and open up the territory.

Felipe didn't want to spend too much money to gain power.

In comparison, choosing the navy to attack Lisbon and force Antonio to abdicate is undoubtedly a cheaper option.

Antonio looked at the map, thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Anyway, I can't stop it, just don't defend it, and go all out to defend against attacks from the sea, this direction, I very much agree." ”

Xu Fan's long pole pointed in the direction of the Liberty City and said: "The Liberty City still has ten five-masted ships, once Felipe II's Armada passes through the Strait of Gibraltar, the fleet of Liberty City, instead of coming to Lisbon for reinforcements, enters the Mediterranean, destroys the coastal ports, and forces Felipe II's navy to return to the Mediterranean." ”

Siege Wei to save Zhao's copy, attack the enemy will be saved.

"Once Felipe II's navy returns to the Mediterranean, how will the fleet of Liberty City retreat?" Marcus frowned and asked, this plan sounds fine, but the problem is big, the Liberty City fleet, there is no retreat at all.

Xu Fan exhaled a turbid breath and said, "They have completed the task, that is, they have completed the mission." ”

"This..."Marcus understood, in fact, it was to sacrifice this fleet, this oriental was as cruel as ever, and in doing so, it could destroy the coastal ports of Spain to the greatest extent and make Felipe II pay a heavy price.

Marcus said suspiciously: "But after the glorious death of the Liberty City fleet, how to deal with Felipe II's next attack?" With such a loss, Felipe II must have been annoyed and angry, and he would definitely attack with all his might. ”

Xu Fan recognized Marcus's concern very much, and he replied calmly: "This year's caravan and envoys have set off for Daming, begging for mercy from the Ming Emperor, giving more fleets, and reforming the Free City fleet, which can still form a corner." ”

"If time comes, when Felipe II is angry and attacks again, we can restore the size and destructive power of the Freedom Fleet, then Your Highness can sit on the throne, and if it is too late, it will be a lost bet."

Winning big with a small amount is a big gamble in itself, and it loses nine out of ten bets.

Antonio finally approved of Xu Fan's plan, because he had no better way, similarly, such an operation requires the smooth and fast flow of information, and the ten three-masted hydrofoil sailboats from the Ming Dynasty have become the only weapon to ensure information communication, this is a war of asymmetrical strength, and the vitality of nine deaths and life is above the word intelligence.

Xu Fan soon discovered that Antonio was not a qualified king, because he was very lazy, and there were two reasons for this laziness, on the one hand, his character was dictated, and his long-term sea voyage made him quite impatient with government affairs, and he always felt that he had been killed; The second reason is that Antonio is not good at government affairs, and those cumbersome and unclear government affairs make Antonio even more irritable, and finally all of them are delegated to the Minister of State.

Felipe II was a tyrant, but he was really very diligent, and he wrote more than 4,000 letters a year to officials everywhere, and Antonio looked at it twice at most, and Antonio was not very interested in bureaucratic construction.

In May of the eighth year of Wanli, the delegation from Spain arrived in Lisbon, and the envoy was still the palace secretary and pharmacist Sauron, who was surprised by the changes in Lisbon and recognized Xu Fan's ability a little more.

At the royal palace of Sintra, Sauron met Antonio, who had become king.

Sauron stood on the stall in the Swan Hall, looking around, occasionally picking up a piece of porcelain, carefully measuring it, he looked at Antonio with his head half-raised, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency the Captain has put on a splendid costume, as if he had become a noble royal highness, but it seems to me that like a monkey in a circus in the streets, I have come this time to convey his will on behalf of my king, who does not recognize the legitimacy of your throne, and likewise the Holy See expresses its displeasure with Your Excellency's expulsion of the archbishop. ”

"Oh, I know you have the approval and support of the King of France and the King of England, but their support, my king doesn't care."

Marcus drew his sword, Sauron insulted his king, and Marcus wanted to save the king's face.

"Your Excellency the Sword Master, please put away your sword, I am not your opponent, I am a priest, I can not accept your duel, please be patient, listen to me explain my intentions." Sauron walked around the Swan Hall without paying any attention, and said as he went: "It is actually very simple to want my king to recognize your throne and want the Holy See to canonize you. ”

"My King and the Holy See, I hope that Your Excellency will send a mission to Rome to explain to the Pope the details of the expulsion, and that the judgment will be just in the presence of the Lord."

"And this mission, we hope to be led by your Minister of State and Plenipotentiary Xu Fan, not that I humiliate Your Excellency, but that a group of pirates under Your Excellency will cause greater trouble when they arrive in Rome, and I am for Your Excellency's consideration."

"My king has given me a letter, which is a promise to Your Excellency, as long as Your Excellency sends Xu Fan to Rome, after Xu Fan leaves Portugal, my King will immediately renounce the right to inherit the Portuguese throne through the Holy See, Spain and the Holy See, and at the same time will recognize the throne of His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness will be the veritable King of Portugal."

"Don't worry about the invalidity of the king's promise, the king's face is more valuable than the position of the king of Portugal, and what you cherish is only dispensable in the eyes of the king."

Sauron sat down after saying this, looking at Antonio curiously, curious about what Antonio would choose.

Felipe II wrote a personal letter, that is, with the reputation of the King of Spain as a guarantee, as long as Antonio gave Xu Fan to Felipe II, the throne and recognition that he longed for were within reach.

This is not deception.

Sauron still uses the old-fashioned divisive scheme, dividing the relationship between Antonio and Xu Fan, as long as he tells these conditions, the divisive plot will be completely successful, and once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will inevitably blossom and bear fruit.

Even if Antonio chooses Xu Fan to stay in Lisbon, in the future, if there is any setback, Antonio will blame Xu Fan.

Felipe II didn't even have to use force to deal with Antonio, it was a matter of strength.

"Xu Fan is so important, is it so important that the tyrant wants to exchange the inheritance right?" Antonio frowned.

Sauron smiled, there was some disdain and narrowness in his eyes, Antonio, who had no wisdom, didn't understand at all that Xu Fan's value, he was not a person, he was sent to Taixi by the Ming Dynasty, Xu Fan's value was not only himself, but also the crystallization of wisdom that had been inherited for thousands of years.

Antonio didn't even think about it, leaving Xu Fan, this disintegrated Portugal, he Antonio couldn't play at all, from the fact that he had just succeeded to the throne, he expelled the archbishop, it can be seen that he has no city and heart, this erosive Portugal, he Antonio has no ability to rule at all.

The death of Enrique the Pure was indeed committed by Felipe II, but without the cooperation of the Portuguese nobles, Felipe would not have been able to do it, and the erosive Portugal has rotted to the bones.

Sauron said helplessly: "This is a long story, Li Yashi was sent to the Far East, as an envoy, but broke his promise not to marry and serve God for life, married Anna in Daming, and later, Anna returned to Tessie with his children, and my king naturally did not allow such blasphemers to return, and burned them at the stake. ”

"From this mother and son, my king got a travelogue, but it lacks the interpretation of the East, it is difficult to understand, the king is a stubborn person, and it is the king's insistence to understand the travelogue, so he is willing to exchange it like this, after all, Li Yashi has almost become the courtier of the Ming Emperor, and Xu Fan has become the king's courtier, so as to eliminate the anger and persistence in the king's heart."

Sauron's words seem unreasonable, but in fact they are very inadequate.

Just trying to understand a travelogue, just to avenge the betrayal of the envoy of Le Yashit, is like child's play, exchanging the right to inherit the Portuguese throne, which is really capricious.

Antonio wasn't a wise man, so Sauron didn't tell the truth.

Tessie's feudalism, my vassal's vassal is not my vassal's feudalism, has come to an end, as the feudal king, Felipe II is very anxious, and the Ming Dynasty's rules and pieces, so that Felipe II is excited, similarly, although Spain is strong, but lacks cohesion, like a plate of scattered sand, religion is one of the centripetal forces, and money is also a centripetal force, but religion's interference in state affairs, so that Felipe, the king, is more and more dissatisfied, similarly, the role of money, is also decreasing.

To make it clearer, Felipe II's real plan was to look to the experience of the East and perfect the Spanish dynasty, which was a more urgent matter than the annexation of Portugal.

"What will you choose?" Sauron stood up, put on his round hat, and then said with a smile: "I'm not in a hurry, I will stay in Lisbon for seven days, I hope Your Excellency can figure it out in these seven days and give me an answer." ”

"The king comes with great sincerity, and if there is no need for war, it is the best outcome, and my king does not like war."

Sauron left the Swan Hall, not leaving the palace, but going to the China Hall, where he was going to see Xu Fan again.

"Dear Oriental Guest, see you again, you have become the Minister of State of Portugal, I see in you the light of wisdom flickering, illuminating Lisbon and beyond, if I am lucky, how I wish you could illuminate all of Spain, those damned big rats longer than an arm, fleas bigger than a finger, I am really fed up!" With great enthusiasm, Sauron took off his hat and greeted him as if he had seen an old friend.

The changes in Lisbon made Sauron's breathing a little shorter, and in this city, he actually smelled the fragrance of a hundred flowers in full bloom, and the clean and tidy streets gave him the illusion of traveling in the kingdom of God on earth.

Xu Fan must be brought back to Spain.

Just a Portugal, even if it is tough enough to win the throne, it can only contribute 500,000 silver taxes a year, and it still needs to pay a high cost to sew and mend it, so it is better to take Xu Fan away directly.

Xu Fan laughed, this Sauron, every time they met, he shook his head and said: "I actually didn't do anything, if Sauron came to Lisbon seven days ago, he could still see the streets full of rats, and he just cleaned up the mud from the underground drainage in the past seven days, and eliminated all the rats hidden in the ground." ”

Sauron said with a look of embarrassment: "Dear Oriental Guest, I have a request that is not very suitable, although it is very rude, but I still hope to be able to get the permission of the distinguished guest, can you let me take a look at the official documents of Lisbon?" ”

"It's not a request to embarrass it." Xu Fan thought it was a big deal, so he stammered for a long time, and it was just a small matter, and he handed over a stack of sorted out official documents to Sauron.

After Sauron thanked him, he immediately began to read it carefully, he really read every one carefully, and said in amazement: "You are really a genius, you are so generous, I will definitely reciprocate." ”

Sauron told Xu Fan everything about his time in the Swan Hall, and then explained: "Actually, I shouldn't have told you this, your light makes me ashamed, although my methods are very despicable, but I don't regret it, as the king's courtier, I will definitely use all the means I can to bring the distinguished guests back to the summer palace." ”

"My king needs your help, and he needs wisdom from the East, and after reading this, I am even more convinced of this fact."

How can such a thing as a divisive plan be directly picked out in front of the object of discord? But Sauron did so, because he knew that everything could not be hidden from the wise Xu Fan.

"Sauron, you are really insidious and cunning." After listening to Sauron's statement, Xu Fan really hated it! This guy's strategy isn't clever, but it works.

Sauron said nonchalantly: "Thank you for the compliment, Antonio, he is not a smart man, in this big gamble, he only needs to choose the wrong one time, and he will lose very cleanly." ”

Xu Fan asked suspiciously: "My Majesty once defined the class, the hereditary princes and nobles, the civil and military officials who elected officials, the famous families that stretched for thousands of years, the village sages and gentry of the herdsmen in Antu, the homesteaders who had enough food and clothing, the tenants who lacked food and clothing, the poor coolies who were displaced, and the lowly slaves who were in danger. ”

"Your Majesty said that what determines the class is the amount of social resources that are mastered."

"I'm from the Ming Dynasty, and after the migration, my ability to control social resources will inevitably decline, I really don't understand why your monarch is so imperative."

Sauron's lack of understanding of this set of class theory, in fact, not only Sauron's lack of understanding, but even Xu Fan's ignorance is half-understood, this is a masterpiece that Zhang Juzheng is writing since the theory of public and private, intending to explain the common problems of society and trying to find a solution.

Sauron understood the question, and he smiled and said, "Your talent should not be buried in Lisbon, but should shine in the sky." ”

"Let's make a bet, if Antonio chooses to let me stay, how about Sauron not bothering about it anymore?" Xu Fan's tentative proposal made Sauron give up.

Asking for a monthly pass, woo!!!!!!!!!!!

(End of chapter)