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Chapter 1207 Draw a few lines

Philip IV asked simply and directly. He had already disliked the Ming people's style of liking around circles. He wanted to end these things quickly and return to Madrid. He was the king of Spain and was in trouble. He had too many things to do.

Zhu Youjian looked at Philip IV and said for a moment: "I want to buy a few places from His Majesty."

Philip IV clearly caught something, leaned back and said, "You?"

Zhu Youjian looked calm and said, "Morocco, and Panama."

Philip IV frowned immediately. Morocco didn't matter, but Panama is an important place in Spain in the Americas, and many merchant ships were transiting here.

"Why do you want Panama? It is barren land, except for a good port, no fertile land, no people, no gold or silver ore..." Philip IV asked with a curious smile.

Panama does seem to be the case in Philip IV or the whole of Spain. It is a good transit port, nothing else is useful and has no benefit.

Zhu Youjian said calmly: "You should know my relationship with His Majesty the Emperor of Our Country. Instead of waiting for exile, I might as well find a place for myself."

Philip IV nodded thoughtfully, pondering without saying anything.

He did not want the Ming Dynasty's power to prolong its birth to America, but he always felt that Zhu Youjian, the prince, deserved some price, and the future rewards might be quite amazing.

Zhu Youjian knew the truth that he was too many mistakes, so he looked straight at Philip IV.

Philip IV thought for a long time and said, "I can give you part of Morocco, Panama, I can't give you all, I can only give you part."

Zhu Youjian's expression was slightly dark, and he immediately said, "Yes, but it must be assigned by me."

Philip IV smiled slightly and said with a smile on his face: "Of course."

Then, Zhu Youjian drew five straight lines with a ruler and a pencil in these two places, three in Morocco and two in Panama.

People in later generations were quite shocked. The two places divided by Zhu Youjian had governed Europe for nearly a hundred years. The profits obtained from these two places were the most contributors to the Ming Dynasty's smooth migration of disasters, maintaining its national strength!

Later critics believed that His Highness Xin Wang was not as short-sighted and narrow-minded as described in history books, and had a long strategic vision. After all, he was the elder brother of Emperor Shengwu.

Of course, some people say that this is one of the purposes of Emperor Shengwu sending an envoy to Europe. What King Xin did was all the request of Emperor Shengwu, but there is no evidence of this. Whether it is the memoirs of the eunuch Feng Zhu and others, the record of Jing Zheng, or the oral records of the Qianqing Palace, there is no clue at all.

As Zhu Youjian reached a tacit understanding with Philip IV, the alliance treaty between Spain and the Ming Dynasty was quickly completed, and the two sides finally confirmed and signed.

The content of the treaty is quite broad, although there are rigid clauses, such as: one side is attacked by force, the other side should respond with all means to ensure the sacredness of the alliance.

Three days later, Zhu Youjian and others, accompanied by Philip IV, set out from Lisbon and turned to Madrid.

The Ming fleet turned straight to Gibraltar, landed in Morocco, and took over the area of ​​Taiwan Island equivalent to one-thirtyth of the island. It aimed at the Strait of Gibraltar, which was quite suitable for establishing a base.

There is another danger here, that is: the Ottoman territory is less than a hundred miles from the east!

Zheng Zhilong stayed here for three days and built a temporary base. Without much effort, he continued to lead the fleet into the Mediterranean.

At the same time, Zhu Youjian entered Madrid.

Lisbon is just a preview, and Madrid is the highlight. Philip IV brought Zhu Youjian to all the important officials in Spain. Many negotiations were unveiled here again.

But Zhu Youjian didn't stay for long, crossing Madrid and advancing towards Rome.

Zhu Youjian and others have been in Spain for a long time and have spread throughout Europe. In addition, some people have been deliberately contacted by the Ming Dynasty. Some people can't help but arrive in Rome in advance and are looking forward to the Ming fleet.

More on the road, the somewhat arrogant Frankish kingdom, the anxious Netherlands, and England far away overseas had already sent people to go. The Roman Empire, which was divided and had a false reputation, also sent people to Rome, the Ottomans, which were hostile to Europe, and Russia, whose road to the west was blocked, were all sending people to go.

These people all have their own thoughts, and they all suddenly appeared in the east. They are all alert and want to find out.

Zhu Youjian left Madrid in a carriage that he was extremely unaccustomed to, and headed straight for the Pope.

The current Papal State is not the Vatican in later generations. It occupies a considerable territory. Italy has no shadow and has not been baptized by Napoleon. It is still the center of Europe and the land of faith for the world.

Zhu Youjian is next to him a missionary. Unlike Johnson Chan, he is a Protestant. Although he respects the pope in person, he is still dissatisfied with fundamentalism and has no good words in his mouth.

"The Pope's state has no army, their 'army' is guards from all over Europe to protect the pope, among which the Swedes were the most pious."

"His Majesty the Pope is Innocent X. This is a rather lazy and selfish pope. He is too indulging in his family and even going to war with Frank for his family. It is simply foolish!"

"The Pope never cared about the affairs of the church. It was under the charge of his in-laws, especially the courtroom. More and more people were burned to death by him, and complaints were everywhere..."

"Maidarzini is a very greedy manor. He has several huge manors, full of gold, silver and jade artifacts, and countless women, and he treats him as a king..."

Zhu Youjian listened silently and remembered that he went to Rome this time to see the Pope.

Zhu Youjian wanted to convince the pope to do something and help the Ming Dynasty do something.

After asking for a while, the missionary left excitedly with a ingot of gold.

Feng Zhu looked at Zhu Youjian from the side and said, "Prince, maybe we can start from this Maidarzini. As long as we give enough money, things may be twice the result with half the effort."

Zhu Youjian didn't like these things and said, "You can arrange these things and you must do them without any leakage. Don't let someone catch the handle."

Feng Zhu smiled and said, "Yes."

He was the admiral and eunuch of the Sili Supervisor. Although he no longer had the Dongchang, he knew more about some dark methods than others. He was not easy to get a small bribery.

Obai caught fifty people, rode his horse and armor, and followed the carriage and slowly walked towards the peninsula.
Chapter completed!
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