However, the East Coast people have no territorial ambitions for the Kingdom of Spain, and have no deep hatred for them. Therefore, they only record these news, and sometimes they even secretly disclose the Madrid court through some tortuous channels so that they can prepare in advance. In short, the East Coast people basically only have commercial interests, no political interests or military interests in the local area, so the business stations are responsible for reporting this issue.

"The merchants in Genoa, Tuscany, Lucca, Milan and other places have a relatively large influence here. These Italians open banks, set up business stations, and operate handicraft workshops here, which is an economic force that cannot be ignored in the local area. To be fair, these Italian merchants are very smart and capable. They are generally smart and capable. They are generally not low in education, can endure hardships, and are good at engaging in army operations. At the same time, they use large families as a link to conduct army operations. Therefore, they are very successful in business and have made considerable profits. Our business station has a lot of cooperation with them, such as importing cheese, wine, leather, furniture, and carvings from Italians. The goods such as sculpture, painting, dresses, gold and silverware were sold to the inland Spanish region, and the income was not bad." The head of the business station stood in front of Sheng Dehong and replied seriously: "However, the Italians lack a strong backer in politics, and they were treated to a certain extent in the entire Catalonia region. It is common to be extorted by local nobles and officials, and it is natural to impose heavy taxes. Except for Genoa merchants with a certain status in the country, they cannot be spared. Compared with them, some of the so-called difficulties that Chinese merchants suffered in Barcelona are really nothing."

"If you have money but don't have enough force to protect yourself, you will naturally be bullied." Sheng Dehong casually looked through the documents and information archived on the commercial site and said, "Do you think the Genoa-Asian Republic is very strong? They may have a certain influence here because of lending to the Spanish royal family, but in front of the French, what does their ridiculous influence count? They know nothing about real power! The prosperity of factory manufacturing, the prosperity of business, and the military The courageous and good at fighting, the stability and efficiency of the system are the source of a country's strength. The Gena-Asian Republic has a population of less than 600,000, and there is only a narrow and narrow land along the Mediterranean coast. It can be seen from the upper limit of the country. To put it bluntly, the French are salivating for this small and rich country, but they are not very interested in our east coast. There are more places in the world than Gena-Asia or even northern Italy."

It is true that everyone can see that the French are coveted by Italy! If their expansion in Francheconte, Lorraine and other places is to push their territory to the front line of the Rhine and covet the German region, then their expansion ambitions for the Southern Netherlands and Northern Italy are purely attracted by the huge amount of local wealth. These two regions have been very developed since the Middle Ages, and their business, finance and handicrafts have been very developed, and they are not inferior in navigation at all. The wealth they produce is amazing and has always been the target of all forces. Being able to survive until now has not been annexed can only be said to be luck and a coincidence.

Take the Gena*Asian Republic as an example. Do you think the last time the French dispatched a fleet from Montpellier to intercept their ships at sea was just a whim? In fact, it is not! The so-called manufacturing of four warships for Spain is just an excuse. The reason why the French wanted to confront Gena*As was that the country's financial industry and business were very developed and they wanted to annex it to supplement their somewhat empty treasury! In particular, the Gena*Asians have been devoted to the East Coast over the years, and their business has been devoted to the Americas and Africa. The profits they earned were amazing, so that this city already had the honorary title of "City of Wealth" that Venice, their arch rival, had worn on their heads, so it was normal for people to be thought about and wanted to seize it.

In the last incident, if the East Coast people had not made a tough move, Gena would have been bombarded by the French fleet as in history, and then the Supreme Consul was forced to go to Paris in humiliation, doing his best to bow down and paying a lot of money. The French have always been very nervous about these areas that can provide a lot of wealth. Otherwise, why would you think he would seize the strategic castle of Casar, a strategic location that leads to the Principal of Milan? It was not for the sake of future military invasions!

In Northern Italy, the Austrians and French people are staring at each other, which can be said to be surrounded by wolves, which is extremely dangerous. The Spanish Kingdom, which originally dominated here, has been declining in recent decades, and has gradually been unable to stop others' ambitions for Northern Italy. It seems that a fight is coming, and the local area may become a battlefield. The local Italians actually know this, so over the years, they have begun to look for a backer to support themselves to ensure their status.

Genoa Asians have always had close ties with the East Coast and invested a lot in the East Coast and the New China Island Colony. For many years, their governments have been cooperating with the East Coast people's baton to help the East Coast Republic expand commercial interests in the Mediterranean, and have made a lot of efforts. For example, when they went to the Crimean Khanate to develop trade and import agricultural products, this time to raise funds and loans to the Ottomans (the Saint George's Trading Company alone issued 10 million bank lira, which was very amazing), for example, they introduced the East Coast to the upper class of the Moroccan palace through needles, etc., with a very good attitude and great contribution.

Therefore, for such high-quality allies, the East Coast people have always paid great attention to protection. Last time the French Navy's Oriental Fleet caused trouble, the East Coast people organized merchant ships to resolutely transport supplies to Genoa Asia, which in fact broke their blockade. At the same time, Ambassador to Paris Lin Dingzhi also urgently asked King Louis XIV to meet with King Louis XIV and reiterated to him the "special relationship" between the East Coast and the Genoa Asia Republic, hoping that the Kingdom of France would think twice and not make any unfriendly actions against this "peaceful country". Although Louis XIV was conceited, he was planning the Rhine Basin and did not want to offend the East Coast people at this time. He was afraid of damage to overseas interests, and even more afraid of losing a channel for purchases (especially the East Coast goods are cheap and good). Therefore, he temporarily held his nose and returned to his previous state of peace with Genoa, and the maritime trade between the two countries was also lifted again.

After experiencing this incident, the Genasians realized the influence of the East Coast Republic in the Paris court and even followed the rules of the East Coast. They even suggested that the East Coast could place some warships into their ports. Genasian had strong shipbuilding capabilities and had very complete port facilities, which could provide first-class logistics support for the East Coast fleet so that they could exert their influence in the Western Mediterranean. Although this matter did not come to an end, it can also be seen that this country (maybe including some nearby towns) was really scared by the French and had already sent a full-scale transfer of sincerity to the East Coast. After all, even the matter of garrison was raised, what else can we say?

This time, Sheng Dehong went from Barcelona to Gena, and one of the important tasks was to express an attitude to the business and politicians in the country, that is, the East Coast Republic of China and the Gena Asian Republic are traditional allies, and the East Coast will not sit idly by and watch Gena Asian sovereignty be violated. If there is a hostile country invasion, the East Coast Republic will not rule out the option of joining the war and fighting side by side with Gena Asian.

To be honest, the East Coast people are not much different from the guarantee of independence when it comes to this. Even if the French are arrogant about their own strength and covet the wealth of Gena*, they have to consider it carefully, risk losing the Caribbean and North American colonies, risking the trade line between India and China, risking the loss of trade objects when they go to war with Britain and the Netherlands, is it worth it to go to war with a country with quite strong naval strength like the East Coast? Can the wealth you get make up for the deficit of losing the above interests? To make too many enemies is not what France is doing with an ambitious country that aims to use natural barriers as its border. Maybe they can reconsider adopting a more tough policy on the Northern Italy when annexing the lowlands and breaking into the Rhine, but it is definitely not now! The French are not stupid!

Sheng Dehong finally set foot on the land of Genoa at the end of November, and immediately contacted the upper class such as consuls, business tycoons, political celebrities. During these many meetings, Sheng Dehong repeatedly reiterated the traditional friendship and special relationship between the two countries of East and Gre, and was openly and secretly cheering up these people who were anxious for France's expansion, making them believe that if Genoa was invaded by external forces, the East Coast Republic of China would help them fight together.

If Sheng's words were not believed in the past, they would treat them as politicians, but at the moment when he had just experienced a crisis and was rescued by the East Coast people, his words were very credible. During these meetings, both the politicians in the ruling meeting, as well as business tycoons such as the St. George's Chamber of Commerce and the Doria family, all expressed their gratitude and joy. Especially when Sheng Dehong told them the latest news he had just received, the 150,000 troops of the Russian Empire had been defeated under the Azov City, and the East Coast people could slowly withdraw their energy back to the Western Mediterranean. Now the main task in the Black Sea area is to contact the Erath Mongols and establish a country in the Don River and the North Caucasus area. These Italians were even more excited.
Chapter completed!