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Chapter 1708 Mr. Zhao¡¯s Fuguo Company is open for business

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    Sebastian was naturally among the distinguished guests of Zhao Hao¡¯s military parade.

    Last year, Pintuo swore to him that Mr. Zhao would receive him soon.  However, Sebastian waited and waited, waited for the Western New Year, and waited for the Eastern New Year, but only waited for the news that Zhao Hao had returned to the mainland.

    Xiaosai turned into Xiaofang at that time and asked Pinto angrily, "Didn't you say that Young Master Zhao will see me soon?"  Why are everyone moving away?

    Pintuo was also sweating. How could he know what Zhao Hao was doing?  Don't look at him bragging in front of His Majesty, as if he is very close to Zhao Hao.  But in fact, he is just a foreign professor at the Luzon Coast Guard Academy. He is still a million miles away from Mr. Zhao, who is at the top of the group, okay?

    In order to maintain his position in His Majesty's heart, Professor Ping had no choice but to talk nonsense, saying that Mr. Zhao's move was a high-level Eastern wisdom, called the Thirty-Six Prostitutes' "play hard to get", in order to make His Majesty impatient and lose patience so that he could agree to it.  The lion opens his mouth wide.

    " Xiao Sai is doubtful, but if he doesn't believe it, what's the use?  I can only wait eagerly, standing on the beach every day looking at Yongxia Bay, almost turning into a Wangfu Stone.

    As a result, after waiting and waiting, Zhao Hao did not come, but bad news came one after another.

    First, in June of the eighth year of Wanli, Liu Zhengqi, who was sitting in Cairo, sent back information that his great-uncle Enrique, who took over the throne, suddenly fell ill in the middle of the night after a banquet in January 1580.  He died two days later.

    Sebastian collapsed immediately. The reason why he had the patience to stay in Luzon before was because he even had some thoughts of escaping himself.  Mainly because this great-uncle, who had been regent for many years, took over as King of Portugal.

    The fiasco at the Mahajan River made Sebastian realize his incompetence. He was very happy to see his uncle in charge of the country, which made the pressure on his shoulders a lot lighter.  He even had an unspeakable thought - it would be nice to stay in Luzon like this for the rest of his life.

    However, his uncle died in such a strange way just over a year after he took over, leaving Sebastian completely without support. He could only face it all on his own.

    After a brief period of sadness, he forced himself to cheer up and inquire about news about Europe and the colonies.

    News from the Iberian Peninsula is continuously transmitted to Morocco, then across North Africa to Cairo, and then to Luzon. The whole process takes four months, but this is already the fastest speed.

    "If we rely on the Portuguese's own sea transportation lines, it will take seven or eight months to reach Luzon.

    So in the past few months, various news about traveling across the oceans have gradually reached Sebastian¡¯s ears

    First, the will of Enrique I did not mention who would succeed the throne. He only appointed a five-member coalition to temporarily assume the king's responsibilities until the new king was born.

    After Enrique, there are three people who are closest to the royal family. One is the Duchess Catarina of Braganza, Xiaosai's cousin; the other is the illegitimate son of Enrique's second brother, Antonio, the abbot of Crato; and the other is Antonio.  Of course it was Philip II.

    However, the Duchess was notorious and unpopular, and was an ardent supporter of Philip II, so she voluntarily withdrew from the competition for the throne.

    So the fight for the succession to the Portuguese throne began between Antonio and Philip II.

    In fact, Antonio is just an illegitimate son who has been marginalized for a long time. How can he be worthy of competing with the King of the World for the throne?

    However, huge differences arose within Portugal. The aristocracy and celebrities all tended to favor Philip II, believing that merging with Spain would improve the status of the Portuguese aristocracy and help move them from a marginal position into the mainstream of Europe.

    The lower class people firmly advocated maintaining the country's complete independence, so they supported the illegitimate son Antonio as king simply because he was a true Portuguese.

    However, Philip II had already foreseen this and had accumulated heavy troops on the border between the two countries. As soon as Enrique died, he immediately sent the Duke of Alba to lead the Spanish army to invade Portugal.

    According to the latest news, because Portuguese noble officers generally supported Philip II in taking over the throne, the fortresses and castles built by the previous kings at a huge cost have all surrendered without a fight, and the road to Lisbon has been opened.  The Spanish army marched straight into Lisbon.

    In addition, in order to cooperate with the army's actions, a powerful Spanish fleet also set off from the Port of Cadiz in early July and headed north along the coast, occupying coastal cities such as Ragush and Setubal without much effort.

    At the same time, Antonio, with the support of the people, declared himself King of Portugal in Santarem, and then Lisbon, Santarem, Setubal and other places expressed their support.

    A war of succession to the Portuguese throne is inevitable.

    In fact, the news we have received now is from four months ago, so the current war taking place in Portugal will probably result in rivers of blood and corpses strewn everywhere.

    Seeing that the king was helpless, Professor Ping specially asked teachers from the Coast Guard School Staff College to help him conduct a war game.  The results showed that even though the illegitimate child had many supporters and resources, time was too tight and there was no time to take effective measures to save the nation.

    ??In fact, there is no need to deduce. Facing the Spanish phalanx, which has superior military strength and is invincible in Europe, the Portuguese cannot escape defeat even if they are united. What's more, what if the border guards surrendered without a fight and surrendered all the fortresses and coastal defenses to Spain?

    With such uniformity, no one would believe that the Portuguese nobles had not been bribed by Philip II in advance.

    From this we can draw a very simple inference - after the war, nobles and troops will continue to surrender to the Spanish.  And the worse the situation, the more people surrender.

    The more people surrender, the worse the situation becomes. In this vicious cycle, Portugal has no chance of winning.

    In the end, the teachers at the General Staff College came to the conclusion that instead of counting on the illegitimate son to save the country, it would be better to hope that France, Britain and the Netherlands would hold Spain back.

    In other words, if there is no miracle, Portugal¡¯s demise is inevitable

    Although Sebastian was adamant and kept saying that nothing would happen to my country in Portugal, he already believed this conclusion in his heart.

    He could no longer hold back and asked to see Zhao Hao in great anxiety. He even threatened Jin Ke with a hunger strike to arrange a meeting with Young Master Zhao as soon as possible.

    Don¡¯t tell me, you are really sincere and spiritual.  In early October, Jin Ke personally delivered the gilded invitation inviting him to attend the victory parade to the villa where Xiao Sai lived.

    Seeing the message on the invitation, "This military parade is specially held to celebrate the complete elimination of the Spanish invaders," Sebastian felt like he was in another world.

    Before, Portugal and Spain divided the world. The two sides went against each other and invaded everywhere. Until they met in Southeast Asia, they even conspired to attack the Ming Dynasty together.

    Who knows that in the blink of an eye, Portugal was also invaded by Spain, which scared him to have nightmares every night.  However, this arrogant Spanish Empire suffered an unprecedented defeat in the Far East.  Compensate for the entire Armada, thirty to forty thousand troops, and the entire Philippines

    Although it would not cause much damage to Spain, which had a great business, such a big loss was enough to keep Philip II awake all night.

    This further strengthened Sebastian¡¯s determination to seek help from Zhao Hao.  He has realized that in the whole world, only Master Zhao can help him save Portugal!

    So as soon as the military parade ended, he couldn't wait to see Zhao Hao. However, Master Zhao's secretary told him that there were too many people who wanted to see him, and they had to make an appointment one month in advance to get some of his precious time.

    The young master¡¯s schedule this month is already full, how can there be any time for him?

    "Xiao Sai is so anxious that I'm going to jump into the sea to see him. What else do you want from me?"  As a result, the receptionist at the secretariat told him that jumping into the sea would not increase the success rate of seeking an audience, but that he should apply as early as possible.

    After Pintuo persuaded the secretariat, the secretariat reluctantly agreed to go in and ask for instructions

    ??~~

    At that time, Zhao Hao was in the splendid Boni Palace, now called the Boni Governor's Palace, receiving guests Oh no, he was receiving guests.

    The tall and charming Green Queen wears a very cool tight-fitting sleeveless, round-necked sequined pomegranate-colored 'Du Shiyi', and a gorgeous multicolored satin tube skirt, which wraps her figure like a ripe peach, making her look  People salivate.

    But what Zhao Hao wants to see is not her, but another person she brought - Panalai, the 'Black Prince' of Siam.  A young man with dark skin, short stature, but full of energy, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes.

    Zhao Hao knew that this kid was great. He was the second most outstanding king among the three most outstanding kings in Thai history. Of course, that was a matter of the future.

    Panarai is the eldest son of Maharaja, the puppet king of Siam supported by the Burmese.  When he was a child, Burmese Mang Yinglong conquered Siam, and he was sent to Taungoo as a hostage.

    Because his sister was given to Mang Yinglong as a concubine, he was able to release her and establish her as the crown prince.  The humiliating experience made him extremely anti-Burmese, and he was secretly supporting the increasingly violent uprisings against Burmese rule in Siam.

    However, trying to defeat the powerful Toungoo dynasty and restore Siam's independence was still beyond the capabilities because the Burmese had an unparalleled hero, Mang Yinglong.

    This man was brave, proficient in warfare and resourceful. In just four years, he unified the divided Burma as the leader of a feudal state and established the Toungoo Dynasty.

    After that, they used troops one after another to force Siam to conquer Siam twice and reduce it to a vassal state.  He also captured Vientiane, forced Laos to surrender, and ate up half of the three propaganda and six comforts of the Yunnan Chief Envoy of the Ming Dynasty. He could be called the temporary hegemon of Indochina!

    Facing such a powerful opponent, the young Black Prince could not help but hesitate. In order to gain a greater chance of winning before the incident, he also thought of asking for help from the Celestial Empire.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? with?Three Pronunciations with Six Comforts.

    The rebels of the Ming Dynasty invaded Siam and demoted it from a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty to a vassal state of Myanmar. There was no reason for the Chinese government to ignore it, right?  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Entered the divided Burma and established the Toungoo Dynasty.

    After that, they used troops one after another to force Siam to conquer Siam twice and reduce it to a vassal state.  He also captured Vientiane, forced Laos to surrender, and ate up half of the three propaganda and six comforts of the Yunnan Chief Envoy of the Ming Dynasty. He could be called the temporary hegemon of Indochina!

    Facing such a powerful opponent, the young Black Prince could not help but hesitate. In order to gain a greater chance of winning before the incident, he also thought of asking for help from the Celestial Empire.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? with?Three Pronunciations with Six Comforts.

    The rebels of the Ming Dynasty invaded Siam and demoted it from a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty to a vassal state of Myanmar. There was no reason for the Chinese government to ignore it, right?  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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