The first thousand seven hundred and ninety-two chapters Spain send a daughter and kiss
In Ceuta, the newly appointed Commander of the 76th Squadron of the Datang Navy, Lieutenant General Qiao Haozhong, was looking at the huge map of Europe.
Trying to find a new strategic support point for the empire in Europe as his achievement as the first European Military Affairs Supervisor.
He knew very well that the superiors asked a vice-admiral of his own to go to Europe to serve as the commander of the 76th Squadron, not only because the 76th Squadron was relatively strong, but because of the importance of the European region.
It used to be bigger.
Therefore, he also has another title, which is 'Minister of Military Affairs for Europe'.
This is a position that was established for the first time. In the past, the Tang Empire did not have any minister to supervise European military affairs.
Before the Tang Dynasty, there were not many military affairs supervisory offices in various parts of the world. In Central Asia, there was the ‘Military Affairs Minister to Supervise the Western Expedition’. This position was basically held concurrently by the Commander-in-Chief of the Western Expedition.
In addition, there is also the Minister of Military Affairs who supervises Nanyang. However, there are no enemies in the Nanyang region. The indigenous countries of Nanyang have been migrating to Africa one after another with the help of the Tang Empire. At present, four Nanyang indigenous countries have sent troops.
The first troops have arrived in Africa, and more will follow. It is expected that the cities that should be relocated will be completed in a few years.
By then, it is estimated that the position of Nanyang Military Affairs Supervisor will also be abolished.
The next step is to supervise the Minister of Military Affairs of India and the Minister of Military Affairs of Africa.
It is worth noting that all the previous ministers in charge of military affairs were army generals, such as the Minister of the Western Expedition, the Minister of India, the Minister of Africa, and the Minister of Nanyang.
Supervising the European Minister of Military Affairs. This was the first time in the history of the Tang Empire that a naval general served as the supreme commander of a war zone and took charge of the army and navy operations in the region.
Even the establishment of this position was promoted with great efforts within the Navy. Otherwise, this position probably would not exist.
Vice Admiral Qiao Haozhong was not considered a very talented military commander in the Tang Dynasty Navy. In fact, he had never led a fleet to participate in large-scale battles.
Vice Admiral Qiao Haozhong was promoted to Vice Admiral of the Imperial Navy purely because he was senior enough in the early days. He had already joined the navy at the age of eighteen and was one of the first students of the Tang Dynasty Naval Academy. He subsequently served as a regular officer.
Accumulated seniority gradually increases.
But in the Tang Dynasty's military, regardless of whether it was the army or the navy, it was difficult to cross several thresholds for promotion based solely on seniority and time. For example, if a captain was promoted to a major, or a colonel was promoted to a brigadier general, the former needed to enroll in the Royal Academy, and the latter needed to
Real results.
Vice Admiral Qiao Haozhong has not participated in any large-scale battles. At most, he has fought against a few small sampans. However, he has served in overseas fleets for a long time and participated in many operations to open up colonies.
How to put it this way, he has never participated in a large-scale fleet battle, but fighting with indigenous small sampans and conducting naval gun diplomacy are his strengths.
He also relied on this to slowly get through it.
He also knew very well that he could serve as the Minister of Supervision of European Military Affairs, and his superiors valued his experience in gunboat diplomacy.
The boss wanted to obtain another excellent port in Europe and serve as a strategic support point together with Ceuta. He came to Europe mainly to do this.
Don't think this is easy, it's actually a bit difficult.
Mainly because of the large number of countries in Europe today. Except for the Tatars, all the others are the younger brothers of the Tang Empire...
It doesn't matter if you set up a leasehold, a small military base or the like in your little brother's country. Even the Kingdom of Spain doesn't mind if the Tang Dynasty sets up a military port in Cadiz.
But this kind of small leasehold land and small military base are of little use.
What Datang wanted was a strategic support point. The second Ceuta could not only station a large number of troops and store a large amount of supplies, but also organize immigrants to live in the local area, so the demand for area was still relatively large.
I dare not say that it has a depth of 150 kilometers from north to south and a total area of tens of thousands of square kilometers like Ceuta, but it must have a depth of tens of square kilometers and a total area of several thousand square kilometers.
Not only does it need to be large in area, but it also needs to be convenient for shipping. At the same time, the natural environment should not be too bad, and it should also be easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Most importantly, the location must be a key strategic point.
And such a place is hard to find.
It’s not that there aren’t any places, it’s that some places are hard to start with.
For example, London, England, Vice Admiral Qiao Haozhong thinks it is quite suitable. Across the English Channel, opposite is the European continent. Relying on the powerful maritime power of the Tang Dynasty, it can cross the English Channel at any time and deal a major blow to the Tatars.
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but!
This place is the capital of England!
Moreover, today's England is obedient to the Tang Dynasty. In recent years, it has often sent maids to the distant Tang Dynasty palace. Basically, they are the daughters of great nobles and royal families. Their status does not matter, but basically the ones selected are those who meet the requirements.
An aristocratic woman with Tang Dynasty aesthetics.
People just call Datang daddy, so it’s not easy to grab it directly because it will have a bad impact.
It is said that it is not unusual for European countries to send women to the Tang Dynasty palace. England is not the only one who did this. France and even Spain have sent noble girls to the Tang Dynasty to be maids.
Both the Tang Dynasty and Europeans took marriage seriously. Even the Tatars often sent women to the Tang Dynasty in the early years.
Over the years, there were actually quite a lot of European aristocratic ladies-in-law who appeared in the harem of the Tang Dynasty. There were probably hundreds of them in total.
However, none of these people are as important as Elizabeth, who is about to go to Datang to get married.
Because she is the third daughter of King Philip II of Spain who has successfully grown up, this daughter was identified early on as a member of the Hasburg royal family and sent to the Tang Dynasty for marriage. She also hired a teacher in advance to learn the Tang language and Chinese culture.
, is expected to take a boat to Datang by the end of this year.
According to the Tang Dynasty's long-standing practice of sending daughters to foreign vassals for marriage, if it was just an ordinary nobleman or the daughter of a king of a small country, she would basically be a palace maid, and at most she would be given to a talented person.
However, as the legitimate daughter of King Philip II of Spain, Elizabeth's treatment is still quite high. Although she has not yet entered the palace, the relevant treatment has been finalized. Once she enters the palace, she will be canonized as 'Zhaoyi'
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Zhaoyi is also the highest level of treatment that a woman from a foreign vassal can receive when entering the palace.
This title of Zhaoyi is not given for nothing, because if this woman subsequently gives birth to a son and a half for the Holy Emperor, regardless of whether they are princesses or princes, according to the messy inheritance laws of the Europeans, they will already have become
The Spanish throne, the Portuguese throne and other European thrones, one of the heirs to the title.
It's just that the ranking is a bit behind, but if the first heir to the Spanish throne is killed, the princess or prince of the Tang Dynasty will become the King or Queen of Spain.