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Chapter 984: The Ming Dynasty bullied others too much

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    Lisbon, in the royal palace of Portugal, King Manuel I of Portugal is holding an emergency meeting. The meeting is attended not only by Portuguese princes and ministers, but also by the famous Portuguese navigators Vasco da Gama, Pedro, and Cabra.  Er et al.

    "Everyone~"

    "Everyone must have heard the news. The Ming Empire, the ally of the Spanish, has sent a powerful fleet to the port of Cadiz. The Spanish are excited about it, but this is extremely bad news for us.  .¡±

    Manuel I, who was just in his early forties, was a young and powerful monarch with great experience in governing the country. He clearly realized what the arrival of the Ming fleet meant, so he convened a meeting as soon as possible to discuss response strategies.

    "I wonder what everyone thinks about this matter?"

    Manuel I seemed worried. Compared to Britain and France, Portugal faced the powerful Spain more directly, and now it has joined the always powerful Ming Dynasty fleet. This news is really bad.

    "Your Majesty, the Ming fleet has already arrived in the Atlantic Ocean, but it has been delaying support to Spain under the pretext of destroying pirates. It can be seen that the Ming people are not as powerful as they imagined. They even feel guilty and dare not fight with our European armies.  Fight."

    "There are just dozens of warships. We don't need to be afraid of them. We are actively preparing for war now and will annihilate them all when the time comes."

    Diogo, Duke of Viseu, stood up and expressed his opinion.

    Well, this is an extremely confident and proud Portuguese. He is very proud of being a Portuguese, and at the same time he has always been arrogant. In his eyes, Portugal is the most powerful kingdom.

    "Well said~"

    Although Manuel I did not agree with what Duke Diogo of Viseu said, at this time, when the enemy was at hand, he should have the momentum of Duke Diogo of Viseu. He could not lose the momentum before the war started.  .

    Then Manuel I turned his attention to Vasco da Gama, the governor of India, who had been working hard to return to India and recapture the navigators who belonged to the Portuguese colony.

    But now, not only has India basically become a colony of the Ming Dynasty, but even the coast of East Africa has been dotted with Ming Dynasty colonies. The Cape of Good Hope in South Africa leading to the Indian Ocean has been controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and his idea can only come to nothing.

    "Your Majesty the King, my suggestion is that we must teach the Ming people a lesson and let them know how powerful we Portuguese are, otherwise they will take advantage of them and we will never be able to return to the Indian Ocean. The huge profits from the spice trade will always be abhorrent.  The Spaniards control it, and our True Cross can never be taken back."

    Vasco da Gama said very seriously.

    He has always advocated war against the Ming Dynasty and sent a large number of fleets to re-open the route to the East. However, his disastrous defeat in India made the nobles and big businessmen in the country no longer willing to support him.

    The Indian colony that was finally seized was directly snatched away by a big nobleman of the Ming Dynasty, which caused heavy losses to many people.

    Many people even cursed Vasco da Gama. He should have died in India instead of returning to Portugal alive.

    "You have fought against the Ming people, what do you think of their strength?"

    Manuel I pondered for a moment, then thought about it and asked.

    Fighting is definitely necessary. Even if Portugal does not attack Spain, the Spanish and Ming fleets will soon attack them. How to win is the key.

    "Your Majesty, the warships of the Ming Dynasty are very advanced, large in size, and very flexible. At the same time, the warships are loaded with artillery. Their artillery is extremely terrifying, with a very long range, a very fast rate of fire, and extremely high accuracy.  It¡¯s very powerful.¡±

    Mentioning the people of Ming Dynasty, Vasco da Gama began to recall the scene of his disastrous defeat. In his mind, there were battleships emitting billowing white smoke. Amidst the rumbling sound of artillery fire, artillery shells poured towards him overwhelmingly.  .

    Vasco da Gama swore that he was definitely not a coward and that he had bravely resisted.

    It¡¯s just that the Ming Dynasty¡¯s artillery and warships are far superior to our own, so we can¡¯t defeat them no matter what.

    Hearing what Vasco da Gama said, everyone¡¯s faces turned ugly.

    Although everyone already knew about the Ming Dynasty's artillery and knew how powerful and terrifying the Ming Dynasty's artillery was, from what Da Gama said, and at such a point in time, everyone could clearly feel that Da Gama's artillery was  Ma's despair at that time.

    "Your Majesty, I thought that we, knowing our strong strength, otherwise we would never be able to get enough chips on the negotiating table.  "

    "What's more, we are allies with the United Kingdom and France. Even if we make peace, it doesn't count as our family having the final say."

    "Now they have all arrived at our door, but we are still dreaming about making peace with each other. We don't know how we will die by then."

    "This is the time. We should actively prepare for war. We must first defeat the Ming fleet. Only by winning can we have the bargaining chips to make peace. Otherwise, if we change positions, if you are from the Ming Dynasty, you will fight with Portugal.  Do people make peace?¡±

    Duke Diogo of Viseu stood up and said very loudly.

    "Yes~"

    "That's right, the knife is already on the neck now, we have no choice."

    "A war must begin, and the Ming Dynasty's fleet must be killed first."

    When the others heard this, they immediately nodded their heads.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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