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When Ning Botao left Florence, he took a total of eight international students with him on the ship.
Three of them are descendants of the Medici family; another two are young clergy selected by the Pope; and the remaining three are from the Gonzaga family of Mantua.
The Principality of Mantua is located in northern Italy, next to Milan, Venice and other small countries.
The Gonzaga family has ruled Mantua for more than 200 years, similar to the Medici family in Florence. These two families are very interesting. Both are rich in queens, both heavily funded the Renaissance, and the current dukes have enemies with France.
All were dukes canonized by Charles V.
Ning Botao took eight European students and led a fleet to North Africa to take Manzheng and Ming infantry to Lisbon.
Back in Lisbon, the defendant Wang Chong went to Toledo and was negotiating with the King of Spain and Emperor Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire.
Toledo is seventy kilometers south of Madrid. It is the capital of the Kingdom of Castile and the place where the King of Spain usually lives. However, Charles V occasionally went to Zaragoza to live because it was the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon.
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Today's Spanish government should be called "Commonwealth".
Decades ago, the two kingdoms were married. The husband was the king of Aragon and his wife was the queen of Castile. The two families did not speak a language, so the two kingdoms merged into Spain, but the capital has not been determined until now.
result.
What was even more amazing was that the couple gave birth to a daughter, who married Philip I of Habsburg and gave birth to today's Charles V.
Charles V, who was of Spanish royal and Habsburg descent, was neither born in Spain nor Austria, but was born in the Netherlands. His teacher happened to be the Pope. After his grandfather died, Charles V succeeded him as King of Spain.
(Struggle for power and ascendancy); after his grandfather’s death, Charles V succeeded as Holy Roman Emperor (bribery the election); and then, he single-handedly built the Spanish Empire on which the sun never sets!
In less than half of Europe, high-ranking nobles need to be recognized by the Holy Ra Emperor, otherwise self-proclaimed nobles will not have traditional legitimacy.
For example, the Gonzaga family has ruled Mantua for more than two hundred years. The self-proclaimed Grand Duke is despised by all countries. It was not until six years ago that the title of the contemporary Grand Duke of Mantua was officially recognized by the Holy Roman Emperor. At that time, Charles V also
Recognized the title of Medici family.
His status as Emperor of the Shinra alone was of great use to Charles V. He accepted many established families as his younger brothers. At the same time, he was envied and hated by many countries.
Emperor Shenluo is similar to the Emperor of Zhou. He has never left the royal city with government orders.
It just so happens that the contemporary Emperor of the Shinra is also the King of Spain and is the richest king in Europe!
As a result, Spain's national power reached its peak, and the Holy Roman Empire also reached its peak, almost becoming the public enemy of all European countries. If not for the Ottoman Empire's crazy invasion of Central and Southern Europe, the main contradiction would be concentrated on the Ottomans, otherwise other countries would have joined forces to resist.
"Qianxi".
This time Charles V invited Wang Chong because he wanted to personally discuss Yinzhou colonization matters and carefully divide the colonial scope of the two countries.
Before Wang Chong met Charles V, he knew that this man was the most powerful monarch in Europe, but he knew little about the situation in Yinzhou.
The meeting between the two parties was quite harmonious, starting with a reception banquet, then a visit to the church, and finally the formal negotiations.
Charles V said: "Thank you very much for the gift from your emperor. I have received the work of art. I have also prepared exquisite gifts for the Chinese emperor."
A gift from the emperor?
Wang Chong was a little confused, and after making some insinuations, he found out that the commander of Shengzhou in Yinzhou was so bold that he actually gave gifts in the name of the Ming Emperor.
Wang Chong smiled and said: "The Ming Dynasty has always been a country of etiquette. This time we canonize the King of Portugal, we also bring a priceless gift."
Charles V smiled and said: "The king of Portugal has always been crowned by the pope. When the Chinese emperor canonizes the king of Portugal, isn't he afraid of the pope's anger? Your canonization this time is just a joke. The Portuguese king will definitely not dare to take the initiative to announce it."
Wang Chong said: "I have become familiar with the map of Europe during this period. How many thousands of troops did the Pope have? How many warships did he have? He angered the Emperor of Heaven and directly attacked the Papal State. From now on, the Pope in the West will also be changed to Great Tomorrow.
Canonized son!"
Charles V laughed loudly: "If that day comes, I will definitely be happy to see it happen."
The Holy Roman Empire also has to be crowned by the pope, but that does not mean that the relationship between the two parties is very good. The previous popes all had a good relationship with Charles V, and one of them was Charles V's teacher. But the current pope is more outrageous, I guess.
He has not even read the Bible, and he is still trying to expand in central Italy. Not only does it offend Spain's interests, but it also tends to favor France.
If one day, the Chinese army invades the Papal States, Charles V will definitely watch with cold eyes. Then he calls on the "Qinwang" of all countries to strive for the status of "leader" and take the opportunity to overthrow the non-conformists in Europe. After the Ming army leaves,
He can support the new pope on his own.
The two laughed at the Pope, and Charles V suddenly said: "America is Spain's territory!"
At first, Europeans named America "West Indies". A navigator named Amerigo was the first to draw a map of the New World, so he named the New World "America" after his own name. It has now been
Gained recognition from European countries.
Wang Chong said: "Yinzhou has been a land of China since ancient times. The people of Yinzhou have the same appearance as the Chinese. They are the immigrants of Yinzhou merchants who crossed the sea and multiplied in ancient China. Today, there are still people from Yinzhou serving as officials in the Ming Dynasty. Is there any
Are people from Yinzhou serving as officials in Spain? By the way, Yinzhou is the America you mentioned!"
Of course, Charles V did not believe this nonsense. He took out a globe, pointed to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and said: "There is a line here called the Papal Meridian. The west is owned by Spain and the east is owned by Portugal. Since Spain has become
Your country is a vassal country. To the east of the meridian, Spain promises to be China's power. But please also respect Spain and recognize Spain's ownership of the Americas."
Wang Chong had done his homework well and said sarcastically: "I know the papal meridian. It was determined by the pope. The Ming Dynasty does not recognize any popes. There are many living Buddhas in the Ming Dynasty, but they are all canonized by the Ming Emperor. We don't
Let’s talk fiction, let’s be practical. What do you think?”
Charles V said: "The king of China is the emperor, and I am also the emperor of the Shinra. In the whole of Europe, I am the only one who can talk to the Chinese emperor on an equal footing. Please tell the Chinese emperor for me that there is countless land in America, and there is no need for conflict between Spain and China. Guatemala
It was taken away by China, and southern Mexico was also invaded by China. I can give these lands to China. However, China must return Panama!"
Damn Panama, Wang Chong doesn’t even know where that crappy place is: “In overseas development, strength is the key to everything. Let the established facts be allowed to exist. I accept your majesty’s invitation this time. I’m not here to mess around. I just want to solve it.
The dispute between the two countries.”
Charles V also knew that he could not regain the lost land. He pointed to the globe and said: "South America is divided equally between China and Spain. China wants the north and Spain wants the south. Mexico and the land to the north are Spanish territory, and China is not allowed to get involved.
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The Spanish globe is somewhat different from the Ming Dynasty globe.
The Ming Dynasty's globe was drawn by Wang Yuan based on his memory and combined with contemporary nautical charts. Although it is different from the actual map, it is definitely more accurate than the maps drawn by Europeans.
On the globe in front of Wang Chong, South America is super long and narrow, even longer than Africa. North America, including Mexico, is only a tiny bit in size, only as big as the Caribbean Sea.
Using this ghost map to divide the sphere of influence is definitely nonsense, and there will be countless disputes in the future.
Wang Chong shook his head and said: "I am on a mission to Europe this time. My teacher, Mr. Wang, Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, made a special instruction on this matter."
"What did Mr. Wang say?" Charles V asked.
Wang Chong replied: "My teacher said that the current actual control range of the two countries should be maintained. From now on, every time new land is discovered and occupied in Yinzhou, a written notification must be given to the governor of the other party. Whoever discovers it first will occupy it first.
The map belongs to whomever, and the two countries are not allowed to interfere with each other, let alone carry out armed invasion."
"If you wish, then sign the agreement." This is what Charles V wanted.
China has too many people and the immigration rate is too fast. Spain cannot handle it at all. Spain’s colonies in the Americas have been taken away by the Ming Dynasty to El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama and southern Mexico. If an agreement is not reached,
, I am afraid that in twenty years, Mexico will also become owned by the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Chong added another sentence: "The Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea you are talking about are all the Ming Sea Territory. Especially the Spice Islands, European ships must not be contaminated, otherwise they will sink one by one. Please also tell this sentence to other European countries.
king!"
Charles V curled his lips. He had lost his mind and went to colonize Southeast Asia. China was not that easy to mess with.