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Chapter 1712 Comfort

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    On the eighteenth day of the winter lunar month in the eighth year of Wanli, December 24, 1580 AD, Zhao Hao, chairman of the Jiangnan Group, and Sebastian, the former king of Portugal, signed an agreement on world history in the Chaotian Hall of the Governor's Mansion in Boni, Borneo, Nanyang, Ming Dynasty.  The far-reaching "Secret Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance".

    This secret treaty, also known as the Treaty of Jiangsu, Portugal and Brunei, was regarded by later generations as the beginning of the Age of Discovery. The Portuguese Empire completely transferred its sea power and overseas colonies to the resurgent Ming Empire in a non-confrontational and peaceful manner.  Although at this time, the emperor and officials in the capital of the Ming Dynasty were completely unaware of this.

    Although the transfer of such a huge asset is destined to be protracted and full of twists and turns, history has indeed taken a great turn at this moment.

    When signing the treaty document, Mr. Zhao, who was already used to the storm, could not help but tremble slightly with his hand holding the brush, unable to conceal his excitement.

    Zhao Hao quickly composed himself and slowly signed his name next to Sebastian's signature.

    Putting down the brush, he breathed a long sigh of relief, his heart was so full of excitement that he wanted to sing loudly.  This is simply his most proud work in his life!

    Although Portugal is a small country with a small population, it is the first player to enter the Age of Discovery, so it naturally has an advantage.

    Even though Spain later came to the fore with its tyrannical national strength, it actually did not get any benefits from Portugal.

    The two sides have long used 46¡ã37' west longitude, the so-called papal meridian, as the dividing line to carve up the world.  The Spaniards thought they had an advantage under this demarcation because they got all of America except Brazil, and they believed that the route to India and China lay in the west.

    But in fact, this dividing line gave Portugal access to all routes from Africa to Asia.  The country that truly achieved the original purpose of the Great Navigation - to obtain Eastern spices, silks and porcelain - was Portugal.

    Although Spain later became rich due to its plundering in America, Portugal was somewhat eclipsed.  But that is not because the Portuguese have poor vision. In fact, the gold reserves in the territory they were allocated are far more than the former South Africa, Australia and Nanyang, the top three gold mine reserves in the world, are all on their lips.

    ????????? Not being able to eat can only be said to be due to lack of strength and luck.

    In Zhao Hao¡¯s view, the territory allocated to Portugal is much more valuable than Spain.  Although the Americas are rich, vast and extremely valuable, Portugal has been allocated the entire World Island!

    In his book "On Sea Power", he emphasized that whether it is the era of land power or the era of sea power, the world's largest, most populous, and most fertile land combination composed of Europe, Asia, and Africa has always been the world's largest land group.  center stage.

    It¡¯s just that due to the limitations of land transportation, this stage cannot form a whole and is always in a state of isolation.  It was the Age of Discovery that allowed most parts of the world island to be connected for the first time through the convenient and cheap means of transportation.

    So we can draw a series of self-evident inferences about the future of this world:

    In the Age of Discovery that lasted for hundreds of years, the center of the World Island could not escape the fate of being marginalized.  Whichever area is closer to the ocean is more strategic.

    What links these areas together are maritime trade transportation lines.

    Therefore, whoever can control the maritime trade transportation lines can control the world economic system.

    And, if you control the world economy, you can control the world.

    Referring to the above theory, it can be clearly discovered that the Portuguese's maritime foundation has top strategic value. Although it is a helpless move, they have indeed used almost all their strength in the past 150 years.  In building and monopolizing maritime trade transportation lines.

    All overseas colonies and strongholds they occupy and operate are, without exception, strategic strategic points along the coast.  Its main purpose was not to colonize, but to control important maritime arteries.

    Youdao is that everything is difficult at the beginning. This is a long journey to become the enemy of the whole world!  Even with Jiangnan Group's current strength, it would take decades, sacrifice tens of thousands of people, and spend hundreds of millions of taels of silver to complete this arduous task.

    It¡¯s better now. People in the past planted trees and people in the future can enjoy the shade.  The signing of this treaty means that the Jiangnan Group took over everything from the Portuguese and did not bear the original sin.  This means that Ming Dynasty has finally regained the upper hand in the Age of Discovery and can occupy a more favorable position.  Build an insurmountable barrier at a low cost, blocking out a steady stream of subsequent challengers from this feast.

    Your eight-year plan is not in vain!  All the hard work and waiting was worth it!

    ??~~

    Because this day happens to be Christmas Eve in the West.  Zhao Hao specially ordered that the banquet to celebrate the signing be held in the form of a Christmas party.??It¡¯s not true that businessmen from your country cannot come to Asia.  Zhao Hao made him feel more comfortable and said: "Although our Emperor does not allow foreigners to enter the Ming Dynasty without permission, I think there is no problem for you to operate in Goa and even India."  As long as we don't cross Ceylon, everything is easy.  "

    After a pause, he said with a solemn expression: "Of course, Nanyang is absolutely forbidden to enter, otherwise it will bring trouble to our group."

    "I understand." Sebastian nodded hurriedly. He was familiar with the history of Portugal's expansion in the Far East, and knew that the fundamental reason for its failure was that the Ming Dynasty was extremely wary of foreigners, almost to the point of rejection.

    "As for Africa, we do not prohibit the entry and exit of your country's citizens. Whether doing business, settling, or sailing, we guarantee that they will be treated equally." Zhao Hao laughed loudly again: "For your country, it has relieved the heavy burden of defending strongholds and routes.  Although it is a burden, it can still flourish in Africa. What is this but taking advantage of us?"

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