"What?" The Duke of Medina Sidonia said in surprise as soon as he heard this, "How is it possible? You said that the Ottoman Empire is not worthy of carrying shoes to the Ming Empire. Are you right?"

After hearing this, Joao IV nodded seriously and said, "Why am I lying to you?"

"..." When the Duke of Medina Sidonia heard this, he immediately knew that he was not talking nonsense, and was stunned.

All along, in the eyes of Europeans, the Eastern countries were all indigenous countries. They could colonize the Eastern countries by sending some people there.

The same is true. Many countries have set up companies and are rushing to the east, such as the Dutch East India Company, the British East India Company, etc., including Portugal itself, all want to plunder wealth from the East.

And the Ming Empire in the Far East was even more rumored to be rich everywhere, but it was never said that it was a powerful country!

However, at this moment, the King of Portugal actually heard from the mouth of the Ming Empire in the Far East was actually a country that was much stronger than the Ottoman Empire!

To be honest, the Duke of Medina Sidonia is very hard to believe!

As for Joao IV, of course he would not tell everything he knew, after all, the two sides were still hostile. For example, the steam paddle ship was his killer weapon. If he couldn't beat Spain, at least he could run away!

Therefore, seeing the Duke of Medina Sidonia shocked there, he didn't say much, but just looked at his father-in-law silently.

After a while, the Duke of Medina Sidonia came to his senses and still felt it was hard to believe it.

Perhaps after the fourth generation of Joao IV, he did have a change in his impression of the Ming Empire. However, it did not change the degree to which the Ottoman Empire was not worthy of carrying shoes to the Ming Empire.

Therefore, he did not want to say anything else, and said to Joao IV: "No matter what, the Ming Empire is far away. But you Portugal are already surrounded by a million Spanish troops, sea and land, and now His Royal Highness is enough to show goodwill that he will not only recognize Portugal's independence, but also willing to marry the princess. Isn't this enough to hand over the new guns and the right to trade in the Far East?"

Hearing this, Ruo Ao IV was silent for a while.

Indeed, for Portugal, it is very difficult to stop the crazy Spanish army without foreign aid. It can even be said that it is basically impossible! Even if it has new guns and cannons, it is too small to stop it!

However, in the end, Joao IV shook his head and said to his father-in-law: "I don't hide it from you. If I could only choose one offend, I would rather offend Spain than offend the Ming Empire!"

"..." When the Duke of Medina Sidonia heard this, he was speechless and looked at his son-in-law with some confusion. He was puzzled. Why was he so afraid of the Ming Empire in the Far East?

Seeing him like this, Joao IV explained: "I will tell you, even if Spain attacks Portugal with all its might and I want to leave, Spain will still not be able to keep me. In the future, I will definitely fight back with the army of the Ming Empire, and then I will destroy Spain and take revenge!"

When the Duke of Medina Sidonia heard this, he looked disapproving. However, before he could speak, Joao IV continued to say: "But if he violated the agreement with the Ming Empire and offended the Ming Empire, then in the future, the Ming Empire will destroy Portugal, and I have no room for resistance."

Speaking of this, he paused, looked at his father-in-law and said, "I said that, you should understand, right?"

"What do I understand?" When the Duke of Medina Sidonia heard this, he was really angry. "I didn't expect you to be such a person, afraid that the indigenous people of the Far East would be afraid of this? You must know that they are far away from the sky, and they can really send troops to our Europe? Even if they come here, how many troops can they send? I was really blind at the beginning, and actually married my daughter to a person like you who is afraid of the indigenous people of the Far East to the core!"

When Ruo Ao Fourth heard this, his face looked a little bad.

However, the person in front of him was his father-in-law after all. Therefore, after a moment of silence, he replied: "I actually thought that you did the same thing at the beginning. However, I can swear with my reputation that the Ming Empire today must not be seen with old eyes. Your nephew, Theodosio, went to the Ming Empire, was unwilling to come back, and said that he would learn more and carry forward it. He wanted to turn Portugal into the strongest country in Europe!"

"..." When the Duke of Medina Sidonia heard this, he couldn't speak.

His nephew is the heir of the Portuguese king. Logically speaking, nothing can attract him to nostalgia in the Far East. However, he said that after learning more about the Ming Empire, he could turn Portugal into the most powerful country in Europe? Although he was a child and did not know the degree of his words, he could also reflect that the Ming Empire seemed to be really powerful!

Moreover, the Fourth World of Ruo'ao has always emphasized this point. Could it be that the Ming Empire has really become very powerful?

Thinking of this, he became silent.

Seeing him like this, Ruo Ao IV thought about it and said again: "But you are here, you can't let you go for nothing. How do you think this is the case?"

Seeing his father-in-law's eyes staring at him, Joao IV continued, "To be honest, the goods of the Ming Empire will only be sold to me in Portugal. Therefore, I can sell all the goods of the Ming Empire to Spain, not other countries. And the price is very affordable, so I can only make some hard money. In this way, Spain will sell the goods of the Ming Empire to other countries, and there will be a lot of money. In this way, I will not violate the agreement with the Ming Empire!"

Speaking of this, he paused and said hesitantly: "As for new guns, I can also provide them to Spain, but you must ensure that if you imitate new guns in the future, you must pay, and then I will hand them over to the Ming Empire!"

In fact, once this new gun cannon is captured by Spain, or if time is delayed a little longer, there will be no secrets for the new gun cannon and other countries can also imitate it. Therefore, he came up with this statement and believed that the Ming Empire could also explain it.

As for the steam engine, he wouldn't say anything since others didn't find it.

When the Duke of Medina Sidonia heard this, to be honest, he was really a little dissatisfied. No matter how much he changed, his impression of the Ming Empire in the Far East was just like that, not to mention, the Ming Empire was 108,000 miles away from Europe. Could it be that they could still send troops to Europe? Why should they be afraid of the Ming Empire?

However, Joao IV still took a step back and gave a solution to his father-in-law.

The Duke of Medina Sidonia was very dissatisfied with this and did not want to stay anymore. He stood up and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he said to his son-in-law: "The reason why His Highness the King mobilized so many troops to gather on the Portuguese border is to make you agree with his request. However, I believe he will be very dissatisfied with your reply. Therefore, be prepared to bear his anger, I have tried my best!"

After saying that, he sighed and left.

For him, of course he didn't want to see Portugal destroyed by Spain. However, there was no way. This son-in-law was afraid of the distant Ming Empire, and he was afraid of being like this. He had nothing to say.

Joao IV did not change his words and silently sent off his father-in-law. Then, he began to seriously consider whether it was time to retreat to South America.

If he retreated to South America, he and some ministers would definitely be fine, but his people would definitely suffer. Therefore, he would not want to take this step until the last step.

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Besides, the Duke of Medina Sidonia returned to Spain and met the Spanish King Felipe IV.

"How is it, is Joao IV very grateful?" Felipe IV said with a smile as soon as he saw it, looking confident.

To be honest, he was actually very satisfied with the arrangement he made.

He had this idea since he learned about the situation in Portugal.

If Spain has the right to trade exquisite goods in the Far East and has such powerful new guns, he believes that Spain will definitely be powerful again, and ask those enemies, such as France, etc. to try it, what are the consequences of challenging Spanish hegemony!

It is also for this reason that he has made such a big fight against Portugal, which is to force Portugal to agree to his request.

When the Duke of Medina Sidonia saw his happy look, he couldn't help but feel speechless and quickly reported: "Your Highness, things are not going very well..."

When Felipe IV, who was happy, was stunned when he heard this. After coming back to his senses, he immediately furiously said, "What does Joao IV mean? Don't agree? Don't he know his own situation?"

Several questions were asked in one breath, with a strong anger.

The Duke of Medina Sidonia could actually understand his anger and quickly explained: "It's not that he refused, but that there were some modifications."

As he said that, he told him about the secret mission. Based on the butt issue, although the facts were basically stated, he still maintained his son-in-law.

However, when Felipe IV heard this, he still shouted in anger and asked incisively: "That is to say, he, Joao IV, was he afraid of the Ming Empire in the Far East, and was he afraid of his fear of our Spain?"
Chapter completed!