Pedro thought with his knees and knew that King Yu must have prepared for war in advance, and then declared war in form after preparing everything. In this situation, he chose to wait and see the changes in his grand strategy, but he had to work hard to cooperate in small skills to protect the interests of Portugal. However, Pedro knew in his heart that he could not show that the interests of Portugal were guaranteed by King Yu's sincerity. Although King Yu had always been sincere in treating Portugal, he showed that he was extremely willing to deal with other countries, which made Pedro very worried that the special status of the Portugal Kingdom would be lost due to war.

After listening to the report, Pedro wrote several names on paper, which were some young and promising new aristocrats or businessmen in Portugal. These people had good eloquence without exception. The last two were traditional aristocrats. The former was related to countries with strong commercial atmosphere such as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, while the latter had good influence in countries such as Austria.

"Call these people to the palace immediately. When I understand King Yu's intentions, we will also start diplomatic activities." Pedro ordered, but saw Sir Thomas walk out of the small castle angrily, Pedro quickly stopped him and asked his servant to invite him to his room.

"Sir, you should not treat His Highness Yu like this. Although His Highness is gentle and approachable, you should also maintain the necessary awe." Pedro persuaded.

Thomas looked ugly, but the only thing surprised him was that King Pedro's Chinese language progressed very quickly, and every time he met, he also said in Chinese: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, you won't understand."

"His highness deceived you? Dear Sir, you should know that the person in his position cannot be completely believed. In fact, he is the most sincere noble and diplomat I have ever met. There are too many lies in Lisbon, so please believe me." Pedro continued to persuade and asked the servants to give Thomas a cup of coffee.

Thomas shook his head: "No, Your Highness did not deceive me. On the contrary, I was the first person to know that King Yu was going to declare war on Britain. Eight months ago, in the New World, King Yu had already revealed his plan to me. In his strategy, Britain is the biggest enemy, which is more important than Spain."

Pedro was surprised when he heard this, because he only realized today that the most important of King Yu's goal was Britain. I didn't expect that Thomas had known it a long time ago. Pedro was puzzled: "Then what else can you be angry about? The prince already trusts you very much. To be honest, I am a little jealous of this trust."

Thomas sighed long, as if he didn't want to say it. Pedro smiled slightly and signaled his servants to get the wine. He believed in a Chinese saying, and was drunk and sad. Just like what Pedro thought, Thomas drank a glass of brandy and opened up the conversation. In fact, Thomas was not angry that Li Junwei declared war on his mother country, but that he was angry that it was a win-win situation and insisted on forcing King Yu to become a zero-sum game.

In Thomas's view, the Empire had no need to be an enemy of Britain. Although Britain was the largest competitor of the Empire in the colonies, and its domestic industry was also the fastest-growing and largest in Europe. But Thomas did not think that direct competition could be formed between the two countries. This world is too big. Not to mention this world, the Atlantic Ocean is large enough to accommodate two countries. Thomas believes that for the Empire, with the help of the Continental War, the greatest interest should not be to seize colonies, because the Empire does not lack colonies.

Considering the rapid progress of China's maritime technology and the opening of the Suez region, China's greatest interest should be to use the Grand Alliance War to open up the European market. This war was France's single-handed battle against most of Europe, with France's population of 20 million and a feudal country, which is not as attractive as the market of most of Europe, especially the two countries with very prosperous commercial trade, which are just copied from China and Portugal's cooperation model, Chinese goods entering the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are equivalent to entering most of Europe.

Now France is moving towards victory step by step, especially after the defeat of the Anglo-Dutch coalition in the Battle of the Beech Point, Britain and the Netherlands need external support more than ever. The French King Louis XIV is very arrogant and can reach trade cooperation with Britain and the Netherlands by joining the Grand Alliance, which is a win-win situation.

But King Yu did not, and insisted on declaring war with Britain, forcing the relationship between the two countries to a point of a life and death.

"Jazz, what you think is what I think is, but unfortunately it is not what King Yu thinks." Pedro said, looking at Thomas who was a little drunk.

"This is called a hero...... The same is true." Thomas drank a lot, his tongue was a little knotted, and he wanted to get the wine. He staggered and fell to the ground, falling asleep in a drowsy way.

Pedro shook his head gently: "This is what the bears see. Three cobblers are the same as Zhuge Liang, and we are only two of them, but they can't stand the Chinese prince. So, it's more likely that we were wrong, he was right."

Thomas was arranged to rest in a quiet room, and fell asleep until dinner only to wake up. At this time, Li Junwei and Pedro both went to the palace in Lisbon. When the servants delivered dinner, the ones placed on the dining table were not the usual newspapers, but a war report sent by the First Expedition Fleet. Thomas knew that this thing would definitely not be sent here by mistake, and it must have been arranged by King Yu. He opened it and smiled helplessly.

Speaking of which, Li Junwei was pretty good to him. Although Thomas no longer had real power, he still remained patient with him. The Earl of Stockton, who was sent by the British East India Company to replace Thomas, was in trouble. While Li Junwei submitted a letter of declaration of war to the British ambassador to Lisbon and London, he had ordered Zhao Longcheng, the commander of the First Expeditionary Fleet stationed in Havana, to launch an attack on the British garrison in the Loire Port on Jamaica, preparing to immediately disarm Britain's Caribbean Sea after the date of declaration of war.

Even the tactics were formulated by Li Junwei himself. You should know that the Earl of Stockton has always been with Li Junwei. Li Junwei used the unsuccessful negotiations between the Empire and Spain to deceive Stockton. He said that the negotiations between the two sides were not going smoothly. In order to teach the Spaniards a lesson and let them recognize the reality, he decided to sell Cuba Island to the British East India Company first, so that the Earl of Stockton would raise costs, expand the army and fleet as much as possible, and take over Cuba Island.

As a result, Stockton returned to London and received a large sum of money. He arrived in the Port of Loire in Jamaica, gathered all the local British troops and hired all the pirates they could hire. He arrived in Havana in a mighty way. After entering the port, he was directly besieged by the Imperial Expeditionary Force. Zhao Longcheng took out a declaration of war and informed Stockton that the two countries had declared war, disarmed the British in one fell swoop, and successfully occupied all British ports and islands in the Caribbean.

The British army was destroyed and ruined the British colonial achievements of hundreds of years in the Caribbean.

Netherlands, Amsterdam.

The Federal Republic of the Netherlands is a typical federal state. Although it is known as the alliance of seven provinces, there are actually several commons without political power. However, in this country, the status between provinces is not completely equal. The provinces have power in the three-level parliament in The Hague according to their contribution. Obviously, the Netherlands province, which provides 58% of the finances for the Republic, has the greatest voice, while the second-ranked Zeland province is in second.

The result of this is that the Netherlands province has the greatest authority in the third-level parliament in The Hague, and the speaker of the Dutch Provincial Parliament often serves as the speaker of the third-level parliament. The other important political force in the Netherlands is the Prince Orange family. The Orange family has real power in the way of governing, but this ruling status is granted by the provincial parliament. For example, William III is the current ruler of the seven provinces of the Netherlands and the King of England.

The Orange faction and the Republican parliamentary oligarchs took control of the United Republic of the Netherlands, but for most of this century, the republicans had more authority and even had a period of no ruling time. However, in the French-Dutch war, the parliamentary oligarchs were not opponents of Louis XIV of France, and were disgraced and humiliated. It was the rise of the young William III, who protected the United Provinces and gave the Orange family real power in the United Provinces.

Even the current republican parliamentary oligarchs have to rely on the Orange family, such as the Grand Speaker Anthony Heinsius.

As the communication ship docked, Heinsius walked off the dock. He was the Grand Speaker of United Province, but he had been in London for the past year as William III's diplomatic advisor. This is the benefit of William III becoming the co-lord of Britain and United Province. Britain's military power fell into the hands of William III's confidants. Although King William had successively accepted the British Parliament's restrictive bill on the royal power, one thing was maintained, that is, the king's diplomatic privileges.

William III believes more in diplomacy. In fact, Britain's diplomacy is in the hands of the Dutch, and this is also one of the reliances that William III can be the leader of the Grand Alliance. However, this time Heinsius must return to the United Province because China declared war on Britain in the far east. However, unexpectedly, China did not declare war on the Netherlands, nor did it declare war on other countries in the Grand Alliance, nor even formed an alliance with France. The Chinese envoy Heinsius met in London clearly stated that China had no intention of provoking a larger war.

Then the question arises, whether other countries in the Grand Alliance declare war on China. The British Parliament in London asked William III to declare war on China on behalf of the United Provinces, thus persuading other allies to follow. However, William III had to consider the position of the third-level parliament and sent Heinsius back to hold a meeting in The Hague to vote.

Heinsius had no time to rest and went straight to the Dutch Provincial Parliament. As usual, he needed the support of his members to perform. While waiting, Mark Rutt, the mayor of Amsterdam and a political ally of Heinsius, came to the office.

"My friend, I don't have time to entertain you now. The members of the council will be here. You know, after today's meeting, I will immediately rush to The Hague, and the members of the third-level parliament are also waiting for the vote. You know, this is destined to be a difficult thing to decide. In fact, I have not made a decision until now." Heinsius spread his hands and said helplessly.

Mark Rutt smiled and said, "The Zelanese people said, "You have gone to London and become the Lord of the Governor, no...their words are, you have become the king's servant. Now it seems that your heart is still with us. I think you are coming back this time to convince everyone."

"You joked that China has not declared war on us, and we have broad interests in the East and the New World. I am the Speaker of the Grand Prix and only do things that are beneficial to the Netherlands." Heinsius immediately expressed his attitude. He now needs his allies not to misunderstand himself: "Mark, my friend, can you give me a suggestion, at least not to make me so embarrassed."

Mark Rutt shook his head gently: "I am also in a state of confusion. The will to rule cannot be violated, but declaring war on China is not in our interest. Dear Anthony, you should know that we have never won a victory against China, never even a trivial victory."

"It seems today's meeting is doomed to be messy."

Mark Rutt raised his hand and said, "I can't give you advice, but I brought a friend, please see."

Opening the window, Heinsius saw a gorgeously dressed middle-aged man near the fountain outside the window. From the small hat on his head, he was a Jew. Heinsius asked: "Mark, it is difficult for me to see a Jew publicly now, which will affect my years of fair credibility."

In fact, there are many Jews in United Province, and Amsterdam is called Jerusalem in Europe, especially in the financial industry. But the problem is that the trend of Jews has changed a bit in recent years. In the past, they were only committed to business, but now they have begun to have political tendencies. Especially in the past five years, Jewish groups have been promoting cooperation and even forming alliances with China. At the political level of United Province, Jews have been regarded as Chinese lobbyists.

Mark Rutt said, "You are not suitable for other Jews, but this one is different. His name is Joseph. Even if you have been to London for a year, you should know his name, haha, I will know it by looking at your eyes, you have heard of it."
Chapter completed!