Many current trade operations are not just pure trade. For example, if you are doing business with an indigenous tribe, you cannot trade in the normal way. More often, you need to bring armed merchant ships and conduct a friendly negotiation with them first.

Exchange guns and guns, and then we can sit down and talk business.

In this case, armed merchant ships and armed caravans still have great room for survival!

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, only overseas trading companies with overseas trade licenses can legally own armed merchant ships and armed caravans.

Ordinary trading companies cannot move naval guns onto merchant ships!

There are many reasons why Datang merchants did not like to be subject to too many restrictions when they were overseas. Official restrictions from the empire were fine, but restrictions from the indigenous people?

It’s better to skip it!

Therefore, it was extremely difficult for the Spanish to reach a series of commercial cooperation agreements with Datang.

The Tang government didn't care, but the businessmen generally opposed it!

But even if it is difficult, the Spaniards still want to fight for it and are unwilling to give up.

From this, it can be seen that the relationship between Spain and the Tang Dynasty is actually unequal. The Spanish are dependent on the Tang Dynasty in many aspects.

To put it bluntly, you just have to hug your thighs!

After seeing through this, you will understand why Philip II took the initiative to marry the Tang Dynasty, even if his daughter married to the Tang Dynasty.

For the Tang Dynasty, marriage can obtain the Zhili region of South America without spending a single soldier, and connect the central and southern regions of South America. Even if this area can only be inherited by Elizabeth's children in the future, it will still be the same.

It doesn’t belong to the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to Chile in South America, it can also continue to tie the Spanish to the chariot against the Tatars.

This point is quite important for Datang!

By continuing to allow European countries to resist the Tatars in Europe, the development of the Tatars can be contained, thus creating favorable conditions for Datang's actions in Eastern Europe.

Even if it means spending less on military expenditure, it is still worth it.

Having said that, I guess the ministers in the cabinet are complaining about the military again. They are a bunch of prodigals, and it will cost thousands to tens of thousands of Tang Yuan to just carry out the Western Expedition.

Look, Europeans also fight wars, but how much money do they spend?

Even the Spaniards only spend a few million yuan a year at most.

In any case, this marriage is beneficial to both parties, and each gets what they need.

This is also the reason why Elizabeth's marriage attracted the attention of both Spain and the Tang Dynasty.

Philip II did not speak much to his daughter, but said that the Tang Dynasty envoy had arrived in Madrid and asked her to get ready.

Elizabeth was also a little emotional and even started to cry, saying she was unwilling to leave.

However, although most of the words spoken were in Spanish, there were occasionally a few words from the Tang Dynasty mixed in, which made Philip II feel strange.

After the marriage was confirmed many years ago, the Tang Dynasty sent a number of temporary resident female teachers who were proficient in Tang language and Tang etiquette to serve as Elizabeth's teachers, to ensure that the emperor would not see a barbarian woman in the future, but an educated woman.

Well educated woman.

I have been saying this for a long time. In fact, Elizabeth is now used to speaking Tang dialect when speaking.

This made Philip II very helpless!

The next day, Elizabeth, who was dressing up, asked a middle-aged woman behind her who was combing her hair: "Grandma, have you been to Aurous Hill?"

Behind her, the red-haired grandma with a typical Portuguese face smiled and said: "No!"

Elizabeth said: "I don't know what Aurous Hill will look like. I heard it is very big and prosperous, right?"

Grandma said: "Although I have never been to Jinling, Jinling is the capital city and must be very big!"

"How big is it?" Elizabeth turned around and asked, "Is it as big as your hometown, Malacca?"

Grandma was stunned for a moment, then said: "Although my home Malacca is also a large port city, it is probably not as big as Jinling!"

Speaking of her hometown, the middle-aged grandma seemed to have something to talk about: "Malacca used to be very small, but it gradually became bigger. It was about half the size of Madrid. But later, after Master Wang came, the urban area of ​​Malacca became smaller."

The child has grown more than ten times in size and has become unrecognizable."

"But luckily Master Wang is here, otherwise our family wouldn't be able to live a good life, and I wouldn't be here to serve you, princess!"

Elizabeth said: "You must miss your family very much!"

Grandma nodded: "I really want to, but they are doing very well. At the end of last year, I received a letter from my family. My son has been admitted to Malacca High School. Can you believe it? That's a middle school!"

Speaking of this, she also smiled: "It's also thanks to you, Princess. If I hadn't come to Europe, our family's naturalization application would definitely not have been approved. But after I came to Madrid, our family last year

The naturalization application was finally approved, so my son can apply for middle school!"

"Is it difficult to naturalize?" Elizabeth asked: "Can the more than ten maids who went to Aurous Hill with me also be naturalized?"

Grandma said: "It must be difficult. Not many people in Malacca can naturalize in a year."

"But the maid you brought here, princess, shouldn't have such difficulties."

"Why?"

"Because without naturalization, they can't follow you to Jinling!"

While we were chatting, Elizabeth also got dressed up, but today she was not wearing the usual Hanfu, but a rather special skirt.

However, it is not the clothing worn by European aristocratic women. It is more of an improvement that combines Hanfu and European skirts. It does not have the complexity of traditional Western skirts, but integrates the smooth and elegant Hanfu, making it appear more concise and not gorgeous.

This is a skirt that she made herself, and she wanted to embody the feeling of combining Chinese and Western styles.

How should I put it? Elizabeth didn't want to completely abandon the Spanish tradition, but she had to accept the costumes of the Tang Dynasty. It was a comprehensive choice.

But the effect is quite good, making her look even more beautiful.

Her grandmother was the French enchantress Catherine, who was extremely beautiful, and her mother was the most beautiful of Catherine's daughters. Elizabeth, who inherited the beauty of her grandmother and mother, was stunning even in the eyes of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

After everything was ready, Elizabeth heard a sound outside.

"The Tang Dynasty is coming!"

"The mission is here!"
Chapter completed!