Although Liu Shunting said that he looked down on Europeans and had the arrogance and prejudice of Easterners, it has to be said that Spain is extremely powerful.
As the most powerful country in Europe, Spain's strength should not be underestimated. Not only does it have a strong army, but it is also powerful at sea.
There are a large number of islands in the Mediterranean, and there are a large number of colonies and settlements in North Africa and West Africa. It is even the only country with colonies in the Golden Continent.
It once formed an alliance with the Ming Empire and won two wars with England, France, and Portugal. From the war, it established its position as the big brother in Europe and gained a lot of war benefits.
At the same time, Spain was the first European country to have contacts with the Ming Empire. It had a good relationship with the Ming Empire. It purchased a large number of arms, weapons and warships from the Ming Empire, and learned from the Ming Empire to form a powerful new army and navy.
It is definitely not an easy task to seize their colonies from such a powerful country, especially when West Africa is very close to the Spanish mainland and their strength can be quickly supported.
Otherwise, England, France and Portugal would not have resorted to shameful and third-rate methods and used piracy to get a share of the huge interests of the colonies.
Liu Shunting was thinking carefully.
With the powerful force he carries this time, there are indeed many unpredictable risks in defeating the Spaniards. If it fails, North Korea's situation in West Africa will be very bad.
If we form an alliance with the Persians and have allies who help each other to share the pressure, the situation will be much better.
It's just that Liu Shunting has never thought highly of the Persian Empire. It doesn't even have its own navy and can't build powerful ships. To form an alliance with such a country, it is better to find an alliance with the Japanese.
The Japanese people are at least capable, and they are both vassal states of the Ming Dynasty and share a common cultural circle. They are also in urgent need of massive colonial expansion in West Africa.
"Master Liu~"
"This time I was ordered to lead 30,000 new troops to West Africa. All of these 30,000 new troops were built according to the army of the Ming Empire. All the weapons and equipment used were purchased from the Ming Empire and were officers from the Ming Empire.
An army trained by one hand."
"I can take Mr. Liu to my military camp tomorrow. I don't think you will be disappointed."
"In addition, although our Persian Empire does not have a powerful navy, we have placed an order with the Tianjin Shipyard to purchase thirty large warships at one time, and they are currently under intensive construction."
"With the strong shipbuilding capabilities of Tianjin Shipyard, it will surely be delivered for use soon. By then, our Persian Empire will also have a strong maritime force."
Korbanda saw Liu Shunting thinking about the pros and cons, and when he thought about it, he immediately understood what Liu Shunting was worried about.
He just felt that the strength of the Persian Empire was too weak, and if he formed an alliance with the Persian Empire, he would not get strong support, so he quickly showed his bargaining chip.
"Oh~"
When Liu Shunting heard this, his old eyes suddenly flashed with light.
If Korbanda said so, it is obvious that the ambition and strength of the Persian Empire cannot be underestimated, and forming an alliance with them would be a good choice.
Although the Japanese are ideal allies, they are now divided into two factions. One is the Japanese king faction, which is now the main force of the Japanese in West Africa, and the other is the shogun faction, which mainly runs the Indus River side of Tianzhu.
colony.
The strength of the Japanese faction is not as good as that of the shogunate faction. It relies on the support of a few powerful daimyo. It is definitely not as strong as the Persian Empire. The entire country is supporting this matter.
It's a pity that the Ming Empire seems to have no interest in West Africa at all. In fact, the thighs that North Korea wants to hug tightly are the thick legs of the Ming Dynasty.
However, the Ming Empire already had very large colonies overseas. In West Africa, it was mainly private colonial merchants and vassal kings who were expanding their colonies.
There is still an excellent tacit understanding and principle between the Spaniards and the Ming people. Whoever captures it first will get it, and no one will rob the other. Of course, the Ming people disdain to rob the Spaniards, but Spain does not dare to
Go grab the Ming Dynasty's colony.
The relationship between the two parties is very good, and they will never go to Spain with the North Koreans.
"In principle, I agree to form an alliance with your country. Of course, such a major matter still needs to be reported to our monarch to make a decision. I can only say that our two countries have something in common on this matter.
Interests, there is a possibility of alliance."
Liu Shunting thought for a long time and replied.
"Of course, I will also report back to our great Majesty Ismail and ask him to make the final decision."
Korbanda smiled and nodded.
Du Mingen on the side squinted his eyes slightly with a smile on his face.
It seems that the scramble for colonies in West Africa will soon enter a fierce stage. Competitors have already begun to form alliances. It is estimated that a war will break out in West Africa soon.
It seems that I can stock up on arms, weapons, food and the like first, and I will definitely be able to sell them at a good price when the time comes.
"Oh, it's a pity. I don't know what Liu Jin is thinking. Everyone is in full swing to snatch the gold coast in West Africa, but we can only make no movement in South Africa."
"Otherwise, we, the United South African Commercial Bank, can take advantage of everything they have to do."
Du Mingen thought in his heart.
The South African colony is very different from other colonies. Although it is powerful, it is not keen on opening up colonies and colonial strongholds everywhere.
Instead, they have been expanding northward in South Africa, driving out the local Kunlun slaves, and acquiring a large amount of land. However, they do not want slaves, so they can only watch a large amount of land being barren, unable to bloom, and a large amount of gold.
Mines and silver mines are not mined.
This made Du Ming'en a little confused. He didn't seize the good opportunity. After everyone robbed it, there would be nothing to do with the South African Colonial Trading Company.
"We might as well reach a preliminary agreement here first, and then send people back to their respective countries to let the higher authorities decide."
Korbanda thought for a while and suggested.
"This is indeed a good proposal~"
"I just don't know what the purpose of your Persian Empire is this time?"
Liu Shunting thought for a while and nodded in agreement, but still wanted to ask how ambitious the Persians were.
"Our purpose this time is very simple, which is to retaliate with tooth for tooth, eye for eye, and make the Spaniards pay a sufficient price for their stupid actions."
"We are preparing to launch attacks on Spanish colonies and colonial strongholds on land and wipe out all Spanish colonial strongholds along the coastline."
Korbanda pondered for a moment, thought about it and said.
“Destroy Spain’s colonial strongholds?”
Liu Shunting immediately laughed. This is really a good ally. He also has such a plan. He wants to rely on Yanshan City to first take away the Spanish colony in Benin Bay and then expand along the coastline.
"If our two countries form an alliance, you will attack the Spanish colonial strongholds from the north and west of the Bay of Benin, and we, the Koreans, will attack from the south and east. What do you think?"
Liu Shunting rolled her eyes, thought about it and suggested.
This is dividing the cake. Cutting it with one knife, with the Bay of Benin as the center and dividing the north and the south, it seems fair, but in fact it is beneficial to North Korea.
To the west and north are traditional Spanish colonies, which have been in operation for many years and are closer to Europe. They will definitely face the strong pressure of Spain.
To the south and east is the Gulf of Guinea, where the pressure is much less. With the Persians at the front, Korea can safely annex Spanish colonies.
"If this is the condition for your alliance with North Korea, I don't think there is any problem."
Korbanda looked at Liu Shunting, an old fox, and felt very clear in his heart. He knew that if he followed this proposal and fought, he would have to face the huge pressure from Spain.
But Korbanda disagreed and had his own thoughts.
According to this proposal, the Persian Empire can continue to expand westward and northward without any scruples, because this vast area and land are colonies controlled by the Spanish, and it only needs to offend the Spanish.
However, if we expand southward and eastward, we will come into contact with the colonies of the Japanese and Ming people. We will not be able to expand as much as we want, and it will also easily offend the Ming and Japanese people.
And now is the age of navigation. It is much more convenient to rely on ships than on land. The Spaniards may not be able to defeat themselves on land, but at sea, you North Korea may not be able to take advantage, and you may not be able to pick them up by then.
To cheap.
After thinking about this clearly, Korbanda immediately agreed to Liu Shunting's proposal. The old fox was very calculating, but his ambition and vision were too small.
"Haha, if you agree to this, I think there will definitely be no problem with the alliance between our two countries."
When Liu Shunting heard this, he immediately laughed happily.
"However, Darius Island and Cambyses in the Persian Empire will definitely belong to us, and we will never give them up."
Korbanda smiled and said.
"Of course, as long as you can take it back, we naturally have no objection."
Liu Shunting readily agreed. Anyway, it is in the hands of the Spaniards. If you can take it back, that is the ability of you Persians.
"Then please invite Lord Du and Mr. Li to be witnesses. Let's draft an alliance agreement together and report it back to the country?"
"No problem~"
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