In this way, this matter is actually a matter of consensual thinking. However, in terms of specific operations, it is necessary to show the broad mind of Daming.

Therefore, it didn't take long for Fang Yizhi to return to the post station, find Anders, who had just settled down, and replied to him solemnly: "Your Majesty's will, your two countries are brotherly countries, and there is no need to use the matter of harmony to show the friendship between the two countries. ”

"......" Anders was stunned, and at first he thought he had misheard. After all, he didn't start to mention anything yet, he just said that he wanted to send the princess over to make peace, and the dowry was also very generous. Such a good thing, don't be in vain!

Seeing Fang Yizhi's expression, Anders came back to his senses and knew that he had heard correctly, and he couldn't help but feel very tricky. He didn't expect to fail. This is not good, so how can you talk about the things that follow? The emperor of Beiming Kingdom is not interested, so the package ticket he laid down in His Royal Highness the King and the great strategy conceived by him cannot be realized!

Thinking like this, he was a little anxious, and hurriedly asked Fang Yizhi: "The friendship between your two countries is good, but His Royal Highness the King of the Kingdom admires the prosperity, richness and enviable civilization of the Ming Dynasty, so even as a father, he wants to find a good home for the most beautiful and beloved daughter." ”

Speaking of this, Anders remembered something, so he hurriedly looked for it, took out a thick gift list, handed it to Fang Yizhi with both hands, and said: "This is the list of dowries prepared by the king of the country for Her Royal Highness the princess, not to mention Colombo and Mumbai, it is just other gifts, which are worth millions of pounds." ”

Fang Yizhi listened and took the list easily.

Anders saw that the list was in Fang Yizhi's hands, so he hurriedly said: "It can be seen that the king of the country really wants a good home for Her Royal Highness the Princess, and he really wants Her Royal Highness the Princess to marry in Daming." ”

Fang Yizhi didn't have any change in expression on the surface, but he was still very surprised in his heart. It's not Anders's words, but the emperor has explained to him before, saying that the Portuguese envoys will definitely try their best to marry their princess.

Thinking so, Fang Yizhi held the gift list in both hands and said to Anders: "However, Her Royal Highness the Princess of your country is only thirteen years old, and the emperor issued a decree a few years ago, in order to give young people more opportunities to study, it is stipulated that regardless of gender, they must be at least eighteen years old before they can get married!" Moreover, if a woman gets married at an older age, it will be easier to have children. ”

"......" Anders was speechless when he heard it, how to send the woman to the door, why is it so difficult to send it? Not to mention how Her Royal Highness the princess looks, just those dowries are estimated to be in demand in Europe!

Thinking so, holding back the dissatisfaction in his heart, Anders found another reason to speak.

Seeing this, Fang Yizhi said what Emperor Chongzhen finally meant: "Since your country is so sincere, if the Ming Dynasty refuses again, it will be a loss of hospitality." The emperor's intention is not to violate the covenant between the two brotherly states that has just been made, so the princess of your country will marry my Royal Highness the Prince of Daming as a side concubine, how about it? ”

"Marrying His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" When Anders heard this, he couldn't help but wonder.

The crown prince will definitely inherit the throne of the Ming Emperor in the future, although it is not absolute, but there should be no problem, that is, he is married to the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty. But no matter what, Portugal and the Ming Empire are finally in-laws!

"Please wait, Lord Fang." After thinking for a while, Anders said to Yizhi, "Let me inform Her Royal Highness the princess about this matter, and I will reply later." ”

Fang Yizhi nodded understandingly, put the gift list back on the table, and quietly waited for the result.

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Catherine's side, too, had just settled down, and was interested in the accommodation and customs that were completely different from those in Europe in the Far East, when Anders came.

When she listened to Anders's message, she couldn't help but be surprised: "A woman also has to be eighteen years old to get married?" Is it to give people more time to study, but also to reduce the risk of women giving birth? ”

"That's probably what it means!" Anders nodded and replied honestly.

For women, these rules are definitely welcome, even if Catherine is from the West. If she gets married after five years, she has such a long time to understand this Far Eastern Empire, and as for whether she will marry the current Ming Emperor or the future Ming Emperor in the future, she really doesn't care much.

But after all, knowing her father's situation, he suppressed his excitement and expressed her concerns. No matter what, the relationship with Daming must be further improved.

After getting Catherine's final statement, Anders breathed a sigh of relief, and came to discuss with Fang Yizhi again, saying that it was okay to marry the prince as a side concubine, but at least there must be a name.

Fang Yizhi couldn't decide on this matter, and when he reported to Emperor Chongzhen, he finally decided to marry first, set his name, and get married five years later.

In this way, the prince was busy with the affairs of the steam battleship, and suddenly learned that he had an additional concubine. Seriously, he didn't really care much about this, and continued to be busy with what he was interested in.

And in the court, he was in a meeting for his affairs.

In the Wenhua Palace, Anders faced Emperor Chongzhen and high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty and was performing in his performance.

First, he praised the friendship between the two countries, and then emphasized that now they are married to each other, and the friendship between the two countries has been further enhanced. And he also said that anyway, the marriage has been decided, and the princess's dowry will be given first, and there is no problem with handing it over to Daming as soon as possible.

For these, Emperor Chongzhen always kept smiling, after all, this is a good thing. And the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty are of course also happy about these. The atmosphere of this Wenhua Hall was very good for a while.

Then, Anders saw that the atmosphere was almost over, and began to complain, saying that Portugal is in a very bad situation now, but he can still hold on, just hope that Daming can reach out to help.

Isn't it according to the custom of the East, that the marriage is to give a dowry? Then there is nothing else to ask, it depends on whether Daming can send troops to kill the Spaniards in the Americas with Portugal. Anyway, the Spaniards slaughtered the people of the Ming Dynasty several times, and it was the enemies of the Ming Dynasty who came. Moreover, during the Luzon War, there were Spaniards who fled to the Americas.

Speaking excitedly, he said passionately and generously to Emperor Chongzhen: "The king of the country is very admirable for His Majesty the Ming Emperor who loves the people like a son, especially I heard that His Majesty the Ming Emperor once said that those who commit the Ming Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away!" Therefore, after hearing that the Spaniards killed the Ming people in Luzon but fled back to the Americas, they had this idea, and the two countries joined forces to wipe out the Spaniards in the Americas, avenge the Ming people, and at the same time cut off the Spanish treasury. ”

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be noncommittal, Anders hurriedly said: "The route from the Ming Dynasty to the Americas, the country is willing to pilot, not to mention absolutely, basically there is no big problem in crossing the Pacific Ocean." Moreover, the detailed military information of the Americas can also be provided by the contempt countries. After the two countries eliminated Spain, South America returned to the contemptible countries, and the rest went to the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty doesn't know that the richest in the American continent is Central America, and there is no problem for the Ming Dynasty. ”

After finishing speaking, he was a little apprehensive in his heart, looking at the expression of Emperor Chongzhen, and looking at the expressions of the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty, he was afraid that he had made so much foreshadowing and paid so much, and even the princess was sent out, don't get stuck at this critical time.

Actually, he was thinking too much.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't say it, he was definitely going to conquer the American continent.

In addition, as far as the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty in the Wenhua Hall are concerned, they actually knew Emperor Chongzhen's determination to expand the territory before. For the Ming Dynasty's expedition to the American continent, they already knew it in their hearts.

Not to mention that the Spaniards in Luzon fled to the American continent, and the remnants of the original Japanese state also fled to the American continent. As Anders said, one of the slogans of the Ming Dynasty now: Although it is far away, it must be punished, that is not a joke, no matter where the enemy flees, it must be pursued.

And to do this, the biggest difficulty for Daming is actually that he is not familiar with the Pacific Ocean and the situation on the other side of the ocean. Now, this Francophone man has come up to make up for this shortcoming, Xue Guoguan and others know that the emperor will definitely agree if they think about it with their toes.

Since the emperor will definitely agree, then Xue Guoguan and others will naturally not object. At least for them now, they are absolutely confident in the combat power of the Ming army.

So, one by one, they expressed their stance and agreed to send troops.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't speak, and after they had all spoken, he nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then it's better to send troops." ”

In fact, for the Ming Dynasty, the ideal state is not to send troops now, but to wait for a generation to digest the land that has been annexed first, and the manpower and materials of the Ming Dynasty will be enriched a little more.

However, Emperor Chongzhen can't trust the future Ming Emperor, nor can he trust the courtiers after the Ming Dynasty, if he doesn't expand as much as possible while he is still alive, then I'm sorry for the crossing, I'm sorry for the golden finger.

Of course, the details of the specific dispatch of troops to the Americas will not be mentioned at this meeting. Anders received the letter and retired.

But Emperor Chongzhen still had something to do, and immediately said to his courtiers: "I want to continue this time when I send troops to the Americas, and then innovate the policy of the Great Ming Sect." ”

As soon as they heard this, many courtiers smelled the smell and understood that the emperor had definitely been planning for a long time. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to say this so quickly.

Sure enough, when they heard that Emperor Chongzhen had announced the new policy of the clan, they immediately understood that the princes had not been vassal, and they were actually waiting for this!

For them, civil officials, it would be the best thing to get the clan out. Therefore, they naturally also strongly support it.

In June of the twenty-fourth year of Chongzhen, the imperial court announced several major events at once, which immediately caused a sensation in the world.

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