The rise of a powerful country will always be accompanied by the decline of a powerful country, which is now staged more than once in the history of the world.

For example, at the beginning of the era of great navigation, Spain and Portugal used the advantages of navigation to quickly rise up and even divide the colony of the whole world, it seems that the colonial world in this mountain can accommodate two tigers, but Spain is so strong that it suddenly swallowed Portugal and became the dominant of the colonial world.

For example, the Netherlands took advantage of the collapse of the Spanish Armada and the European War to involve almost all of Spain's experience, and then seized the supremacy of the sea, and then the British Navy gradually became strong, and the vast sea seemed to accommodate the allies of these two anti-Habsburg alliance, but the British were strong to a certain extent, and suddenly took the Netherlands, and the Dutch came to the altar and seized the supremacy of the sea.

If according to the original historical process, at this time, Spain should be forced to start negotiations with the anti-Habsburg alliance, ready to cut the ground to peace, France will replace Spain as the European hegemon, while the United Kingdom secretly accumulates strength, ready to overturn the Netherlands in one fell swoop, seize the position of maritime hegemony.

Unfortunately, at this time, Zhang Bin, the public defender of the Daming Empire, was born, and suddenly inserted a bar, which not only helped Spain withstand the attack of the anti-Habsburg Alliance, but also caught the Duke of Cromwell Jr. and thousands of British and Dutch soldiers, forcing Britain and the Netherlands to send envoys to Lisbon for peace talks.

His appearance not only blocked the Dutch road of hegemony, but also made the British maritime hegemony plan a lot of variables.

Naturally, the two powers would not be willing to withdraw from the scramble and cede the supremacy of the sea to the Daming Empire, but they had to send messengers to Lisbon to negotiate, because neither the Duke of Cromwell nor the thousands of soldiers of the Ming Empire could be left behind.

Therefore, on the third day of Zhang Bin's return to Lisbon, the emissaries of England and the Netherlands arrived one after another, as if they had made an appointment, and they all asked for a day's rest on the grounds of hard work, and the next day began negotiations.

Obviously, they have received more or less the news that Portugal and the Daming Empire have "invited" their two countries to negotiate at the same time, so they want to negotiate before they can negotiate to see how to unite to put pressure on the Ming Empire, although the two countries will soon fight for the supremacy of the sea, but at this time the two countries are still allies, anti-Habsburg alliance allies, it is not surprising that they will close the door to negotiate first.

Zhang Bin did not interfere in their actions, they have to consult privately to let them privately negotiate, this kind of thing can not be prevented, even if the negotiations began, they can also delay the time to spend a few days to find a chance to negotiate again, rather than this, it is better to let them negotiate in advance.

Two hundred battleships and two hundred town-field cruisers stopped at the port of Lisbon, and asked you if you were afraid!

Instead of taking a day off as they were said, the English and Dutch envoys had closed the door for a day of close to the residence arranged by João IV for the British mission, and it was not known whether they had been frightened by two hundred battleships and two hundred town-of-town cruisers.

In short, the next morning, the peace talks began, and the two countries' negotiating envoys had no fear on their faces.

This peace talks, the British Duke of Cromwell sent by the negotiating representatives of his able general, the commander-in-chief of the new model army, Baron Fairfax, and the Dutch Governor-General Prince William sent the Speaker of the Netherlands Council of Jockman, both of whom were important figures in England and the Netherlands, second only to the heads of state of the two countries, sent such two important figures to the peace talks, which shows the importance of the British and the Netherlands to this negotiation.

Zhang Bin smiled and nodded to the two negotiators, then said: "Two, I believe you have learned that our Daming Empire happened to capture some generals and soldiers some time ago, and they happen to be from both countries, so we invite you to talk."Our Daming Empire has always advocated peace as the price, so we have nothing else to ask, but you have asked your two countries to sign a non-aggression treaty with our Daming Empire and our ally Portugal, and everyone will live in harmony and do business with peace.

His tone was polite enough, but it did not work as it should, and after a glance between Fairfax and Jockman, the eloquence of Jockman, took the lead: "Your Highness, I think we must first understand the question, our relations with Portugal are internal things, as if it is not your turn to the Ming Empire to intervene."

My mouth is hard.

Zhang Bin quietly replied, "Mr. Jockman, I am a little curious about what is the internal affairs of the European continent, are you a country?"Is there a special relationship between you?”

He also cast a deep look at João IV, who was seated in the Lord's throne.

Joang IV was originally to look at the wall, Zhang Bin told him before the negotiations began, he did not have to participate in the argument, just sit there and listen to it, of course, sometimes he should say a few words.

When Zhang Bin looked at him, he immediately said, “Of course not, we are independent of each other and have no special relationship between us and the European countries.”

Fairfax and Jockman seem to have already discussed it, first of all, to use the geo-relationship to stir up a mess, to see if it is possible to isolate the Ming Empire from the European continent, it is impossible, and then talk about others.

Therefore, as soon as the words of João IV fell, Fairfax expressed solidarity: "Your Majesty the King, I have objections to you, the royal marriage between the European countries has lasted for thousands of years, and everyone has a certain blood relationship, how can we say that there is no special relationship, we can all say that we can all say that relatives can be said, how can the affairs between relatives let outsiders intervene?"

This is said, there is really a little bit of perversion, but it is only a crooked reason, Zhang Bin mercilessly mocking: "You are all relatives, then how do you fight with Spain so fierce, both sides have killed and injured hundreds of thousands of horses, do you mean that this relationship between your relatives is not endless?" 」

Fairfax said, suddenly embarrassed, but Cockman was brazenly said: "How do we fight that is our internal affairs, your great Ming Empire is tens of thousands of miles away from the European continent, but ran to take care of our affairs, this hand is too long?" 」

Still dead ducks with a hard mouth, Zhang Bin sneered, “The length of our Da Ming Empire’s hands?”You should know that the so-called Formosa is the territory of our Daming, and did you ask us when you invaded us?Also, Batavia, where your former East India Company is headquartered, is also to our Great Ming Old Port Xuanfu Department, and you want to occupy it, and ask us Da Ming?Don't say that these are useless, everyone knows in their hearts that this year, who has a big fist and who is reasonable, who is big and who cares about the width, now, our big empire fist is very big, so, Portugal's affairs, we have decided!"