"The news from Europe has been sent back. You are the chief of staff of the National Armed Forces. You have the right to read this document." In the office of the Executive Committee's administrative building, President Qiang Quansheng took out a document from the filing cabinet and handed it to Mo Ming, saying.

Qiang Quansheng's secretary brought the two of them steaming tea, and then quietly left and brought it to the door.

Mo Ming sat on a wooden magistrate chair and spent more than ten minutes to read the document carefully. The content was about European countries, but more of the article was to record major events that occurred in the UK in the past one or two years. For example, the fierce and cruel battle between the officers led by Major General Lambert (mostly civilian officers) and the bourgeois MPs and royalists of the Congress. In this battle, Richard, the son of Cromwell, has been unable to effectively assume the heavy responsibility of controlling the situation. He is also weak, not only approaching the rich people in Congress, but also refuses to sign the verdict to kill several generals of the officers. The consequence of trying to please both sides is that they are not human inside and outside.

However, since the East Coast Executive Committee had decided not to interfere in the situation in the UK before - in fact, it could not interfere with anything, but the Navy strongly demanded at least support for "one or two ships of weapons and military funds" to the Major General ****, so it was rejected at the level of the Joint Staff Headquarters - there was nothing to say about this matter. Keep in close communication with the United Provinces on this matter and wait and see.

The situation in England is powerless and unwilling to intervene, but they are extremely concerned about anything about Spain. For example, in this summary of information spying from various commercial stations (many of the content was bought from the "discarded documents" of the third-level parliament of The Hague), a large part of the article is about the situation of the war in Spain and France. After all, Spain is now a super cow on the east coast, and the continuous nutrients provided greatly nourish the body of the east coast. It can be said that the East Coast Republic of China cannot bear the consequences of losing the Kingdom of Spain.

After the Battle of Dunes, both Spain and France were already in a dilemma of depletion of resources and poor soldiers. Especially the French people believed that the price of the war was too great, and they suffered greatly whether they won or failed the war, so they strongly demanded that the war be ended quickly. Cardinal Mazaran naturally could not ignore this unanimous voice from all over the country, so he threw out the peace plan that had been locked in the drawer for several years.

To be fair, this peace talks plan is in line with reality and can be accepted by both countries, but one of the biggest obstacles is that Mazaran wants to add a guarantee for the future peace and peace of the country, which is Louis XIV's marriage, that is, he wants to marry the Spanish princess Maria Theresa for Louis XIV. This violates the taboos of many people and causes too many people to panic and uneasiness, so the resistance is destined to be quite considerable.

If the French king marrys the Spanish princess, then South Netherlands, Francheconte, Alsace-Lorraine and other places will definitely be brought into the French territory as princesses' dowry. How will European countries agree? What's even more terrifying is that the brothers of Philip IV have died of illness. Once Philip IV dies, not only the native land of Spain, but also the Italian Governor General of Turin, Florence, Sardinia, Naples, Sicily and even Peru, New Spain will be incorporated into France. How can this be tolerated!

Although we know that the merger of Western and French in history did not happen in the end, Carlos II ruled Spain for decades after his birth in 1661. But the question is, who can guarantee that this time and space still follow this fact? You must know that due to frequent close relatives marriages, Carlos II's health has been very poor since birth and may die at any time. Moreover, he still has impotence and cannot produce offspring. So once someone can't figure it out, the war on inheriting the throne may start early at any time, which is extremely unfavorable for the East Coast people who hope to maintain the status quo.

"What should we do? Do we stop this marriage? But it seems unlikely. France can ignore us at all. Then we can only work hard on Spain? Ask them not to marry any of the two princesses - well, at least the eldest princess Maria - to King Louis XIV of France, right?" Mo Ming murmured with a teacup. "So, should we send a doctor to help King Philip check the body? The stability of the inheritance of the Habsburg royal family in Spain is the premise for our country to continue to gain benefits in Peru and New Spain, especially at this sensitive moment."

"And this is why I came to you. What is your military headquarters thinking? This is very important. We cannot lose Spain!" Qiang Quansheng stood in front of Mo Ming and asked seriously.

"Can Spain continue to fight? I mean we have helped them with so much food, weapons and money. How has their local army been formed?" Mo Ming asked.

"According to the limited intelligence of the State Intelligence Administration, it is probably not optimistic. Since the Castiles enjoy the privilege of fighting outside for many years, these soldiers who are willing to live in peace all day long are probably unbearable to fight. The Basque, Aragon, Catalonia and Granada areas probably have no feelings for Castile, or some have negative feelings, so it would be good not to rebel. This can be seen from the recent border wars with Portugal that the local infantry regiment composed of the Castiles could not defeat the Portuguese army, which is really shocking." Qiang Quansheng shook his head, "The problem of Spain is very complicated. I think it is impossible for them to resist the attack of the French army. It is a matter of time before they surrender."

"Is there a way to get a copy of the negotiation documents between Don Luis and Mazaran?" Mo Ming asked first, then laughed in disguise: "I know this is certainly impossible, but even the Dutch didn't know it?"

"I don't know if the Dutch knew the details of the negotiations between the two countries, but I tend to think that there was no. In fact, the negotiations between the two countries started intermittently since 1656, but the confidentiality work was done well. No one knew what they had specifically talked about, only the French demanded to cede land and marry the princess, but the other terms were not clear. I think the only thing that might be known is Leopold I of Austria, but this is not something we can contact." Qiang Quansheng said.

"Well, Chairman Qiang, then I won't talk nonsense." Mo Ming put down his teacup and said, "It is in our interest to maintain a weak and stable Spanish kingdom. We cannot accept that Spain and its overseas territories were incorporated into the Bourbon dynasty. Therefore, in the absence of certainty whether Philip IV had male descendants, our government firmly opposed this marriage, and for this reason, even if we resort to force, it would be a waste of time!"

"Actually it's not that serious, don't worry, Lao Mo." After knowing the attitude of the military, Qiang Quansheng put a big stone in his heart, which made him more confident in convincing some other committee members: "In fact, we can also let the Spanish state state in the negotiation agreement that Princess Maria Theresa and her offspring give up all rights in the Kingdom of Spain, otherwise the marriage will be abandoned. Of course, our first choice is to disrupt the marriage and let Princess Maria marry Princess Maria.

Give to his cousin, Leopold I of Austria. Anyway, this is also the fate of the Spanish princess, isn't it? Spain's land cedes and compensation is acceptable, because it will not only not affect our interests, but will make Spain more dependent on our country. But the Bourbon royal family must not be allowed to extend their hands to Spain. This is a red line and cannot be touched. Once the French crossed this red line, we have no choice but to declare war on the national interests of the East Coast..."

"Actually, I heard that Louis XIV himself did not want to marry the Spanish princess. He preferred Miss Mary de Mancini, the niece of Prime Minister Mazaran. Their love letters had long been spread throughout the upper class of Paris. Can we do a job from here?" Mo Ming suddenly smiled and said, "It brought him a lot of happiness to be able to make fun of a French king who had been famous in history, but he immediately laughed at himself: "Of course I know that this idea is a bit whimsical. Louis XIV is a rational person. He understands that his marriage is not a matter of one person, but a matter of the whole country, so he will inevitably seek to marry the Spanish princess Maria. The poor Miss Mancini probably has to go back to Italy to live in seclusion. What a unfortunate woman..."

"Even if Louis XIV is not clear about the situation, French Queen Mother Anne and Prime Minister Mazaran will never let this happen." Qiang Quansheng smiled, "And I admire Mazaran a little. Perhaps he saw that he was already a great minister in France. If he married his niece to Louis XIV, he might bring disaster to the family behind him. He really understands Mingzhe's way of protecting himself. He admires him! Now he is working hard for Louis XIV to marry the Spanish princess. Not only Queen Mother Anne saw it, but also France. Everyone knows that he is loyal to the country, although the amount of wealth he holds is much greater than that of the French king."

"Okay, Lao Mo, I know your attitude. Thank you for supporting the work of the Executive Committee. It's not easy for me to be this family." Qiang Quansheng walked to his desk and sat down and said, "By the way, what's going on in the Dingjunshan area recently? Many people in the Government Affairs Council complained that local work has been disrupted by you. They have drawn militias and conscripted corvee labor, and they have to supply food and supplies. In short, there are many complaints. But they have been suppressed by me. Some people will not stand on the overall situation and only stare at their own acre of three-point land. Haha, there is no need to pay much attention to it."
Chapter completed!