Chapter 988, Europeans are more ruthless by comparison
In the Lisbon port, warships were cruising one after another in the harbor, billowing white smoke kept rising, and cannonballs poured towards Lisbon.
"Tsk, tsk, what a beautiful scenery!"
Kolster sat on the chair, sipping the fragrant tea from Daming and admiring the scenery in front of him.
"Haha, yes, it's a really beautiful scenery!"
The same was true for Almeida, with a smile on her face, winning the war, and everything seemed so relaxed and comfortable.
He picked up the snow-white ceramic tea cup and took a sip of tea. In this cold winter, a sip of hot tea instantly warmed the whole body and drove away the cold air.
"Well, good tea!"
"Would you like some Daming snow candy, preferably with some milk."
Kolster asked with a smile, everything seemed very relaxed, a leisurely afternoon tea time.
"Forget it, I still like to simply drink tea."
Almeida smiled and shook her head. As the exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and European countries became increasingly close, the tea drinking style in the Ming Dynasty was also the first to become popular in Spain, becoming a popular label among the upper class nobles.
"Dong dong~"
There was a burst of gunfire, and billowing white smoke appeared from a Ming warship not far away, and hundreds of shells roared towards the port of Lisbon.
Soon, under the shells, the houses in an area were shattered and ruined. A large number of Portuguese people were wailing in pain.
"Tsk, tsk, the Ming Dynasty's artillery is really powerful, this power is different!"
Almeida looked at the scene in front of her, thought for a while and said.
"Of course, the Ming Dynasty's artillery is much more advanced than our European artillery."
"Of course it's not just artillery. The Ming Dynasty is more advanced and powerful than us in Europe in many aspects. When the war is over, I plan to travel to the Ming Dynasty."
Kolster nodded slightly and said that he often travels between the Americas and Europe and has been to the colonial strongholds of the Ming people in the Americas. Just in the colonial strongholds in the Americas, he can already feel the power and wealth of the Ming Dynasty in all aspects.
"Let's go together then."
Almeida thought for a while and said.
"That's naturally the best thing."
Kolster smiled and nodded.
At this time, a small boat in Lisbon Port hurriedly rowed towards the Ming Fleet and the Spanish Fleet, conveying to them Portugal's request for peace.
"Peace negotiation?"
"No, no, we in Spain will not accept peace. Portugal has made mistakes that it should not have made, and will naturally be punished with the severest punishment."
When Almeida heard the news, she couldn't help but shake her head immediately. He was considered to represent the King of Spain, and King Fernando and Isabella I of Spain had already made it clear before he came.
If possible, Spain will use the power of the Ming Dynasty to annex Portugal this time.
Spain during this period was also very ambitious. If given the chance, they would never mind annexing Portugal and unifying the Iberian Peninsula.
But obviously, the Spaniards did not have the final say on this matter. Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang quickly responded and were willing to accept the Portuguese's peace proposal. The two sides could sit down and talk about peace.
matter.
At the Lisbon port, Duke Castre of Coimbra acted very quickly. When he learned that the Ming people were willing to talk, he quickly took people in a small boat to the battleship where Tian Erniu was.
On the wide deck, a rectangular table was set out, covered with white cloth, and two rows of chairs were placed on both sides. The negotiators from both sides quickly sat down opposite each other.
Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang represented the Ming Dynasty, Corste, Almeida represented Spain, and Castre represented Portugal. In addition, Andrade, Vasco da Gama and others were also invited to watch.
Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang looked at Castre in front of them, and then at the unhappy Spaniard, and couldn't help but smile.
Of course they knew what Spain had in mind. They just wanted to seize this opportunity to annex Portugal, which was obviously not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty.
The best situation in Europe is to split into many, many small countries, similar to countries such as Portugal and the Netherlands. As for countries like France and Spain, try not to make them more powerful. This is not in line with the Ming Dynasty.
Interests.
Although Spain was an ally of the Ming Dynasty, Spain had little value left.
"Jiang~ My friend, I didn't expect that we would meet in such a place."
Castre was indeed a wise old man. He could see at a glance that the Spaniards and the Ming people actually had their own thoughts, so he started chatting with Jiang Liang and Tian Erniu.
"Castre, I didn't expect you to be the one negotiating. But I still remember the last time I came to Lisbon, I went to your house for a banquet. Well, the Portuguese girls are still very beautiful and enthusiastic."
Jiang Liang smiled and replied that he is now considered a celebrity in Europe. He knows almost all the royal families and nobles in various European countries, and he has good friendships with many of them.
"Haha, then when you come this time, don't leave in a hurry like last time. Please stay a little longer. I think the enthusiastic Portuguese girl will make you feel hot."
When Castre heard this, he immediately laughed.
"Castre, stop talking nonsense. If you want peace, agree to our conditions, otherwise we in Spain will not cease the war."
Here, Almeida, who was in a bad mood, did not let the two of them reminisce about old times for long, and spoke directly.
Castre looked at Almeida, smiled and asked: "I wonder what conditions Spain requires before it is willing to cease the war?"
"If we want Spain to cease the war, we have the following conditions."
"First, Portugal cedes six regions including Faro, Beja, Aveiro, Guarda, Viseu, and Porto to Spain."
Almeida smiled coldly, immediately opened her lion's mouth and said.
"impossible!"
"This is absolutely impossible!"
After hearing Almeida's words, Castre couldn't help but stand up and said decisively.
Portugal has only a dozen districts in total. Spain suddenly demanded the cession of six districts, and they were all Portuguese districts. This was simply killing Portugal. It would be better for the entire country to be annexed by Spain.
"Whether you agree or not is your business. I just stated our conditions. If you don't agree, we will continue to fight."
Almeida sneered and said: "Second, Portugal must cede the colonies in Guinea, Morocco and other places in Africa to Spain (as early as the mid-15th century, European countries had the habit of going to Africa to capture slaves. On the west coast of Africa,
There is a colonial settlement here, specially used for the black slave trade)."
"Third, Portugal needs to compensate Spain for a total of 15 million Ming silver dollars!"
"Fourth, withdraw from the Three Kingdoms Alliance, belong to Spain, and become a dependent country of Spain."
"Fifth, we must not have a navy in the future, and the number of the army must not exceed 10,000 people."
Almeida's voice was very loud, full of the joy of a winner, but when each condition was proposed, Jiang Liang, Tian Erniu and others beside them couldn't help but widen their eyes slightly.
"Fuck~"
"In comparison, the Europeans are more ruthless. Compared with them, Mr. Liu is considered kind."
Tian Erniu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. When Liu Jin conquered the Japanese and Southeast Asian countries, although he also ceded territories and paid compensation, he was definitely not as ruthless as Spain.
There is no peace talk here, it would be better to just annex Portugal.
"No, no~"
"We in Portugal will definitely not agree to such conditions. You might as well just annex our Portugal."
Although he had predicted before coming that Spain would not let him off easily, Castre still did not expect Spain to be so greedy and eager to eat all of Portugal in one bite.
He looked at Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang and said: "Our Portugal was defeated, but it was also at the hands of the Ming Empire, not at the hands of you Spaniards. The Ming Empire hasn't spoken yet, you Spaniards
Not qualified to speak."
After hearing his words, Tian Erniu, Jiang Liang and others smiled happily. I like hearing this.
The Spaniards such as Almeida and Calster looked a little unhappy, although this was true. Without the Ming Dynasty fleet, they would not have been able to defeat the Portuguese fleet.
"Almeida, your conditions are indeed too much, and you have no intention of peace talks."
Tian Erniu thought for a while and said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Castre's eyes suddenly lit up. Just as he had guessed, Spain was of little value to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty did not want Spain to become bigger and become Ming Dynasty's opponent at sea.
This is your own opportunity. As long as you can satisfy the Ming people and withdraw from this war, then Portugal will still have hope. If it is just the Spanish, it will not be terrible.
The Spanish fleet has almost been defeated, and there are not many ships left. Not to mention that it still has to face Britain and France. As long as the Ming people withdraw their troops, Spain will still have a hard time.
As for Almeida and Carlster, they couldn't help but frowned. They didn't expect Tian Erniu to speak for the Portuguese. But if they think about it carefully, if Portugal agrees to their conditions, then the Ming Dynasty will
What benefits can be gained?
I'm afraid no benefits will be gained. This is obviously not in the interests of Ming Dynasty.
"I don't know what Ming Dynasty's request is. Let's just say it bluntly. Spain and Ming Dynasty are allies. Naturally, we should listen to Ming Dynasty's opinions first."
After thinking about it, Almeida said helplessly that Spain still cannot do without the Ming Dynasty's fleet.