Spain had the most extensive territory at that time, and countless gold and silver wealth flowed into Spain every minute, just like Britain in later generations.

However, unlike the British, who used this wealth to develop industry and commerce, the Spanish aristocracy used this wealth to buy all kinds of luxury goods for pleasure or to spend on war.

As a result, Spain's industry could not compete with that of other countries, and the kings and nobles reacted when they saw this - since the foreign ones were better and cheaper, it was better to buy the foreign ones.

Spain is like a transit point for gold and silver, where wealth flows in and disappears, and nothing is retained.

And without industrial support, such wealth will only be rootless after all, and this time Italy and the Netherlands have problems at the same time, and gold and silver in the Americas alone are simply not enough, and Spain almost collapsed.

The Doge's Office of Luzon had already made up its mind about the decline of the empire, and that the defeat of Spain was a matter of time, and even if they had woken up by this time, war, backward industry, and inflation had dragged them into a bottomless abyss.

They haven't collapsed yet, it's only because the Armada is still there, the Spanish army is still there, and the Governor's Palace of Luzon has now given them another wave of blood, so they can barely maintain their undefeated.

However, although the collapse of the empire was a matter of time, in the current situation, Spain was still a coercive existence.

After receiving a full 30,000 muskets, 8,000 fine armor, 100 heavy cannons, and various shells and gunpowder, the Spanish army's combat effectiveness increased greatly, and the Netherlands was originally pressed and beaten, but now it is even worse.

The situation in France has also been changed.

The large influx of some cheap industrial and agricultural products into the Spanish market also slightly calmed down the prices in some cities and alleviated a small amount of social contradictions, which even made this giant with feet of clay a little more invigorated.

Yan Zichong knew that this was the return of the empire, but Philip II seemed to see hope, he found Yan Zichong, and once again began to buy a large number of arms from the Luzon Governor's Palace, and expressed his willingness to cooperate for a long time.

Of course they were willing, and with the large number of flintlock muskets loaded, many of them were already piled up in the warehouse, just in time for the waste disposal.

……

The Doge's Office of Luzon's support for Spain did not hide from the European countries for long.

After all, such a large-scale transaction, countless ships in and out, this is what you want to hide, and you can't hide it! Soon the countries of Europe knew about Spain's deal with the Viceroyalty of Luzon.

The Spanish army suddenly increased a large number of fine armor, artillery and muskets, which played a dazzling role on the battlefield, dozens of heavy artillery suddenly appeared, and even almost killed Henry IV on the French battlefield, and his army was also defeated.

Elizabeth I was so angry that her teeth itched:

"Despicable! These unethical fellows! If you dare to deceive me and make a deal with those guys from the Iberian Alliance, then what is the use of me buying his silk or something! ”

Since the other party has backhanded aid to Spain, it is completely meaningless to sell them silk and the like to impact the market - in order to compete with Italian silk, they sold those silks at basically cost price, and even lost a little.

How could this not make the queen resentful?

She could fully imagine what kind of rhetoric the ambassador had when he met the king of Spain, and he must have made such a rhetoric in front of herself, and then deceived the other party into buying a large number of other people's products, and made a lot of money.

The most disgusting thing is that you can't say anything about the other party, except for eating both ends, the other party really hasn't done anything bad.

England, except for silk, has made a lot of money; Not to mention Spain, it has been strengthened again, and it is obviously not good to be empty, so it is hard to use a shot of heart booster again.

And I have to say that I only sell it to you, I don't like the Iberian Alliance, but I like money!

In this way, the other party seems to be quite moral-what a ghost!

Am I missing this product from you? What I want is the end of this vast empire!

The more Elizabeth I thought about it, the more angry she became, and suddenly she grabbed the teacup on the table in front of her, and was about to throw it on the ground—hesitated, took a sip, and put it back again.

This thing is very expensive, and it is really good for the body, so I can't bear it.

One of the ministers beside him said indignantly:

"Your Majesty, the other party's intentions are obvious...... These goblins who have goblins in the eyes of money don't care who is the ruler of this world, they just want to take advantage of our war with Spain to make money on both sides and get a piece of the pie. ”

"These guys might even be thinking about waiting until the war intensifies further so they can sell us the arms!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a duke said:

"However, even if we know, we have no way to refuse, this is a conspiracy."

Elizabeth I opened his eyes violently and stared at the duke, and there was a hint of anger in his words: "Can't I even decide whether to buy it or not?" ”

The Duke smiled bitterly and said:

"Your Majesty, the other party's products are sold after all...... If we don't buy it, the tea and porcelain will be bought by others, especially Philip II...... As you can see the influence and profits they have today, this will bring great benefits to Spain. ”

"We now have to not only buy, but also try to buy as much as we can, so that we can get an advantage...... There are too many countries in Europe that do not rely on the sea, and land transportation costs money and energy, and they must not spend more time on this, and the markets of these countries are almost handed over to us......"

"It's fortunate that, at least for now, in addition to our country and Spain, countries such as France don't seem to have a deal with them, and we can take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune."

Elizabeth I was stunned for a moment, then sighed faintly.

Yes, this is a conspiracy.

If they give up automatically, they will be giving up this huge benefit.

So, not only buy, but also buy more.

In this case, not to mention that the Luzon Governor's Mansion is just eating both ends, even if they do more excessive things, what can they do, in the face of interests, they can only beat their teeth and swallow blood.

She sat weakly back in her chair, and could only acquiesce to this reality.

Even, in order to show that they "don't care" about this matter, and are willing to do business with the Luzon Governor's Palace, they also took the initiative to find Yan Zichong and ordered a big order with him, this time there was not even much discount.

Yan Zichong's eyes narrowed with a smile, like a cunning fox.

(End of chapter)