Chapter 12 Find out the route of an island country
The Spanish envoy bowed respectfully to Linn and explained his purpose of coming.
"Your Majesty the King of Rohan, I come with the goodwill of the King of Spain."
"The ongoing war has caused a lot of unnecessary losses to both of us. It's time to consider how to stop it!"
"Of course, the people of Rohan love peace!" Linn nodded and continued:
"But this unnecessary war was started by you, and it is not up to you to decide when to stop!"
When he learned about the arrival of the Spanish envoy, he guessed the purpose of his visit. It must be that Spain could no longer bear the losses and was tired of such a war with no gains.
The meaning of Lin En's words is also very clear: You can't start a war if you want to, and you can't start if you don't want to. You can stop this war if you want, and I want the benefits.
The Spanish envoy obviously did not expect to achieve his goal immediately. Rohan's diplomats began to enter the scene, and the negotiations between the two parties entered the wrangling stage.
The Spanish envoy stated that he had a huge fleet across the seven seas. If Rohan insisted on war, the Spanish fleet would destroy everything in Rohan.
Rohan's diplomat said to let your mother DP, and continue fighting if you have the ability!
After a few days of wrangling between the two sides, the envoy asked to see the king again, and Linn stated his terms of truce.
"I want the island of Cuba."
This is obviously treating Spain as a defeated country, their envoy said angrily.
"Your Majesty, your and your kingdom's greed for land is astonishing. But Spain will never accept it."
In the past two years, Rohan has occupied large areas of "barbaric areas" that have neither gold mines nor troublesome indigenous people, which originally surprised them, European countries.
For these countries, they are not keen on completely occupying a land, nor do they have the manpower. They only hope to gain wealth through colonization.
If that land doesn't bring profit, then why waste soldiers and people there?
Therefore, many European countries regard Rohan's long-term occupation of the land as an excessive greed.
Lin En smiled slightly, looked at the angry Spanish envoy and said softly:
"Then, I will unite Britain and France to get what should be ours!"
The messenger suddenly calmed down.
Britain and France have always hoped to develop overseas colonies, especially Britain. Since the failure of the Spanish Armada, their strength has increased significantly, and they have blatantly provoked Spanish rule.
If Rohan intends to ally with Britain and France to attack the Caribbean, then Spain's colonies throughout Central America may collapse.
Even Britain and France may be more active than Rohan. They must have been sharpening their swords for a long time and are always thinking about Spain.
Once the losses here in Central America are too great, even Spain in Europe may be threatened.
The Spanish envoy realized that Linn's words were not a simple threat, but a fact that was very likely to happen.
Lin En saw that the messenger had completely understood, then changed the topic and continued:
"Of course, if Spain agrees to Rohan's request, we can work with Spain to safeguard the integrity and peace of the Caribbean."
"When the time comes, everything will go back to how it was before."
He was trying to spread the pie because he really couldn't eat it in a short period of time.
At the same time, this is also to ensure the "integrity" of the Caribbean Sea.
He regarded the Caribbean Sea, including all of Central America, as his own, and of course he did not want Britain and France to get involved.
If this war continues, it is foreseeable that with the decline of Spanish power, other European powers, including Britain and France, will definitely send troops to occupy more colonies.
If Lin En wants to prevent this situation now, the best way is to temporarily cease the war, restore stability, and accumulate strength.
Then Britain and France see no chance and will remain as they are for the time being.
To Spain, this is poison wrapped in honey, but it must be eaten. If you don't eat it, it will directly turn into poison.
The Spanish envoy hesitated.
He could no longer make any decision on such a major matter. He could only bid farewell to Linn and return to Spain to report in detail to his king.
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After the messenger left, Lin En's fleet finally arrived belatedly.
The two places look quite close on the map, but it took them several months to travel.
It’s because it’s too far around!
Starting from Florida, the fleet needs to go all the way south, cross the Caribbean Sea, continue south, go around the southernmost tip of South America, enter the Pacific Ocean, and then go all the way north to here. It is equivalent to making a circle around the South American continent.
"After we capture Central America, we must immediately dig into Panama."
Lynn made up her mind.
Of course, the most important thing now is to explore the route to the East.
The Pacific Ocean is too big. If sailing warships sail at the current speed, it may take six months. The route is too long and the risks are too great.
There are two lines in Linn's mind,
One is to go all the way north along the coastline. After touching the Aleutian Islands, crossing the Bering Strait and passing by some disgusting island country, you can reach the other side.
The other way is to go straight west, first find the Hawaiian Islands in the middle, establish a stable supply point there, and then continue sailing westward to the destination.
Of course, it is best to find the North Pacific Warm Current, reach the other shore steadily and quickly, then follow the Kuroshio Current to that disgusting island country, and return to the North American continent by touching the Aleutian Islands.
So it seems that no matter which route you take, you must pass through which island country?
Linn's eyes lit up!!!
OK!
How good it is!
That island country is in the shogunate era now, right? It can definitely be sorted out!
No! It’s not easy, it’s something that must be done.
The construction of Rohan still requires a lot of labor, and the people there are definitely very, very suitable sources.
In the future, the huge Rohan Kingdom will have countless arduous projects to build, build bridges, pave roads, and dig canals. No matter how many people come, there will not be enough.
If we recruit people from island countries, we will save a lot of expenses.
And the island country seems to have a lot of silver mines, is it possible to suck out the marrow?
When I think about it this way, my thoughts suddenly become clearer, and it seems that no matter how big the difficulty is, I can overcome it.
After the fleet was repaired, Linn asked them to divide into two teams and set sail. If there weren't too many things going on and the plot was about to begin, he would have wanted to go there himself.
Before setting off, I told them about the possible routes in detail and gave them a task - to find out the situation of the countries on the route, focusing on an island country on the Kuroshio.
On the day the fleet set sail, Lin En saw them off at the port. The reluctance in his eyes moved all the crew members inexplicably, and they vowed to fulfill the king's instructions.
Lin En reluctantly comforted herself,
"Don't be anxious. When things here come to an end, I will definitely go there in person!"
