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It had been a decade since Portugal actually became independent, and after repeated considerations, Spain finally agreed to Zheng Jie's proposal and recognized Portugal's independence.

If you don't admit it, you can't do it, if the three countries of Portugal, Britain, and Qin can unite once, can't they unite a second time? Now Philip IV has arrived at the French border with a large army, sharpening his sword, ready to fight, this.

Philip IV has made a bloody decision this time, not only to recover the land that was originally forced to cede to France, but also to fight through the Pyrenees and enter the hinterland of France, taking advantage of your illness and taking your life, to further obtain more brilliant results.

If Portugal's independence is not recognized, not only will it not be able to accomplish such a grand cause, but it may also be attacked by Portugal, Britain, and Qin.

Now that Spain's finances are on the verge of bankruptcy again, how long can Spain survive in such a situation of enemies on all sides if there is another war with the three countries?

These were all problems that Spain had to face, so it decided to recognize the independence of Portugal, despite its reluctance.

What King João IV of Portugal dreamed of was nothing more than the recognition of Portugal's independence. In the past ten years, the war with Spain has been non-stop, and Portugal is small and sparse, and it is also overwhelmed;

While a lot of energy was contained in the civil war, a lot of overseas colonies were also robbed by the Netherlands and other countries;

For example, Ceylon, such as the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, these war fortresses were originally Portuguese, but they were all looted by the Dutch.

To be able to calm the long-term battle with Spain in this way, Portugal, from the king to the common people, all rejoiced, and it can be said that the whole country rejoiced.

And this qiē is all thanks to the ally of Great Qin. At this time, he naturally obeyed the words of Great Qin, and asked them to send a fleet to jointly attack the Ottomans, and there was no second word;

Portugal was also not at ease with Spain, for fear that the Qin delegation would leave. Spain repented and hoped to fight together to enhance its "comradeship" with Spain.

In general, this time the Great Qin Mission broke through Paris, France, so that European countries did not dare to take it lightly, and what the diplomats of Great Qin said, the entire European country needed to listen carefully.

With its shocking strength, the Great Qin Mission was able to turn its hands into clouds and rain in Europe.

Of course, the British are not all fools. They already suspected that the naval battle of Gibraltar was ambushed by the Great Qin mission, but there was no direct evidence, and Britain's interests in India needed to see the face of Great Qin, and it was not easy to tear his face without evidence, but it was inevitable that there would be a gap in his heart.

Zhang Haoran is not afraid of this, the British naval strength is constantly rising, and it is not weakened because of the civil war, from an objective point of view. It is probably only a matter of time before Britain becomes the new maritime hegemon in Europe, and Zhang Haoran is wary of this.

In other words. The relationship between Great Qin and Britain is only a pure combination of interests, but it will be difficult to avoid conflicts of interest in the future, and it is inevitable that Great Qin and Britain will eventually have a war. Case. How can they be afraid that the British will be suspicious?

At this time, four armed merchant ships of Daqin arrived in Lisbon, Portugal.

These four armed merchant ships did not belong to the ocean-going trading company, but belonged to the merchant ships of a trading company of the "Fujian South China Trade Company" composed of Fujian maritime merchants.

These four merchant ships were the first Oriental merchant ships to reach Europe in the strict sense of the word. They brought a large number of merchandise with them, among which the women's "moving garden" was the most sensational, attracting thousands of empty alleys in Lisbon.

A few wealthy Portuguese businessmen with a discerning eye bought all the "moving gardens" and then traded them. "The Moving Garden" has long since become a fashion brand after being tried on by the Queen and Princess of Portugal.

None of this was important to Zhang Haoran and them, but the important thing was that these four merchant ships brought a cheerful news: after the ocean-going fleet had rested, plus the reinforcements of the South China Sea Fleet, they sent troops again, seized the control of the Cape of Good Hope in one fell swoop, and defeated the Dutch again.

As the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Haoran still knows a lot about the expansion plan of Great Qin, and as far as he knows, according to the intention of Emperor Great Qin, the expansion of territory is temporarily up to the Cape of Good Hope.

Of course, Daqin's navy will run rampant all over the world, but it will only need to occupy some strategic strongholds, and there will be no need for large-scale colonization, and the conflicts with European countries will be greatly reduced.

The results of this visit to Europe have greatly exceeded expectations, but Zhang Haoran and the others are not satisfied with this. After dealing with Spain, Zhang Haoran and Zheng Jieyu decided to send a small delegation of ten people to visit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to seek an end to the state of war with the Netherlands and establish diplomatic relations.

After the Battle of the Cape of Good Hope, there was basically no conflict of interest between Daqin and the Netherlands, and this is the case for the time being. I believe that after a series of failures, if the Dutch are smart enough, they know that being an enemy of Great Qin will not do them any good.

Zhang Haoran believes that if he takes the initiative to send someone to Amsterdam, there is still a great chance of reaching an understanding with the Netherlands.

With the arrival of the four merchant ships of the Minnan Sea Trade and Trading Company in Europe, more and more merchant ships of Daqin will sail to Europe, and the operation of the few European ports that Daqin has just obtained has not yet started, and it will take a year to send the navy to come at the earliest.

In this case, having such a strong maritime enemy as the Netherlands in Europe was very unfavorable to Daqin's merchant ships. Of course, if an understanding can be reached or even diplomatic relations can be established, wouldn't it be a good thing for the Netherlands?

After sending a small delegation of ten people to visit Amsterdam, Zhang Haoran and his party began to sail into the Mediterranean Sea to inspect the port of Marseille, which had just been acquired from France.

Now nominally, the port of Marseille and the surrounding Blue Bank area are already an enclave of Daqin, and they are the territory of Daqin. Although now Great Qin has not had time to send someone to take over.

But since it was obtained from France, we have to go and see what it is. On the other hand, Zhang Haoran and his people entered the Mediterranean, although they no longer had any special diplomatic missions, but they always had to go to Rome, Florence, Venice and other places to see.

For example, the city of Rome can be said to be one of the birthplaces of the European Renaissance, which concentrates many excellent cultures, arts and technologies in Europe, and these are also the key collections of the mission to Europe, of course, to see.

At this time, the Apennine Peninsula, which later became Italy, was actually in a state of fragmentation due to the rise of the major city-states in the north, and the north was ruled by the Austrian Habsburgs;

In the south, a number of city-states and principalities were formed, and the northern part was nominally under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, but in fact, each principality had its own government, and each had a number of grand dukes governing it.

The Holy Roman Empire, which was later revered by Hitler as the "First German Reich", gave rise to the "Second and Third German Reichs".

However, at this time, the Holy Roman Empire had become very loose, and the emperor was only the nominal emperor of various countries, and everyone did not take him seriously. The situation is somewhat similar to that of the Zhou Dynasty emperors during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was also hereditary from the Austrian Habsburgs.

The Habsburgs were the most extensive royal family in European history. Members of his family served as Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, King of Spain, King of Portugal, and dukes of several Italian duchies. Domination occupies most of Europe.

This was because Spain was the most powerful of the Habsburg states, because most of the other Habsburg countries were led by Spain. Even now, Spain's influence on these countries cannot be underestimated.

Fortunately, Daqin reached a peace agreement with Spain and established diplomatic relations. Zhang Haoran and they were going to Rome and other places, and there were no longer any obstacles to the government.

Before their ship reached the port of Marseille, it was reported that the people of Marseille and other places had revolted because they were dissatisfied with the cession to Great Qin, and claimed to be following the orders of Prince Condé of Orleans.

For a time, in Marseille and other ceded areas, anti-flags rose everywhere, and smoke was everywhere.

At the same time, there was also news that on the shore of the Caspian Sea, Li Ding of Great Qin and the army of the Ottoman Empire were fighting fiercely

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(To be continued......)