"Enter Tsai's special envoy, production and sales are both prosperous, and it is a joyful congratulation." On July 2, 1690, the United Province of Amsterdam, the East Coast Ambassador to Madrid, Sheng Dehong, happily said to Cai Zhenguo, the new plenipotentiary envoy of the East Coast Republic of China to Europe.

Cai Zhenguo took over from the position of ambassador to London to replace the special envoy of Gao Wengang, who had just happened a month ago. If nothing unexpected happens after returning to China, he will replace Li Qing, who is in poor health, as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Next year, he will probably be a member of the Executive Committee in charge of diplomacy and foreign trade after the by-election, which is really enviable.

Of course, Cai Zhenguo is not bad either. After serving in the Railway Mansion for many years, he finally stood out among several competitors and was promoted to the hot position of plenipotentiary envoy, and since then he moved his office to the European continent (he did not choose Cadiz, but Amsterdam on the other side of the strait, and he also served as ambassador to the United Provinces), and was fully responsible for the East Coast diplomacy, intelligence, commerce, immigration and many other affairs in Europe. He had great authority and high status. Many European countries had to look at their faces, not ordinary majesty.

Sheng Dehong did not have much jealousy about this. After all, he was born in the intelligence system and his salary was still issued by the State Intelligence Administration. The reason why he held an ambassador position on his head was mainly for the convenience of doing things. Moreover, he would soon be transferred to Istanbul as ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, and interchange with Malati, who is currently serving as ambassador to the Austrians, which is also to prevent someone from working in the place for too long and having too many personal interests.

There are several similar mobilizations. For example, Lin Dingzhi, ambassador to France, is about to go east and serve as ambassador to Moscow. This is another interesting thing, because the East Coast is almost involved in Russia's internal affairs, but they actually maintain diplomatic relations with the East Coast people. This time the Russians are particularly tolerant, which is surprising. The original ambassador to Russia, Kang Youdao, would pack his luggage and go to Riga to serve as the head of the Riga business station, and at the same time, he was fully responsible for the diplomatic affairs of neighboring Kurland, Poland, Sweden, Prussia and other countries.

The two ambassador positions in Paris and London were held by Xu Zhilong and Zheng Dexiang, who were transferred from the local area. These two are the best among the younger generation, and it is time to release them out to experience them. The East Coast people have never spared any effort in cultivating qualified junior talent echelons, although it seems that the nepotism is still relatively serious at present.

Today, Sheng Dehong ran from Spain to Amsterdam, mainly to report his duties to the new envoy, and also talk about his next stage of work ideas and strive to obtain the support of him, Cai.

Sheng Dehong mainly wanted to talk about the physical and mental state of King Carlos II of Spain. Of course, before this, he had to compliment his nominal immediate boss, because he had just signed a large-scale military purchase agreement with the Dutch to deal with the tense European situation. In this way, domestic military-industrial enterprises will not have to worry about having no food, and they will also have enough profits to invest in the research and development of new products and new weapons, which is really gratifying.

"Haha, this was actually already in contact with the special envoy Gao Wengang before he left. After I came, I just speeded up it up. I really didn't dare to take credit or take credit." Although Cai Zhenguo said this, he could still be very happy because the amount of this business was not small, as much as 10 million shields. If you really tell me, he would definitely be indispensable for his contribution, so he was a little proud for a moment.

"By the way, you just said that there was something wrong with the mental state of King Carlos II of Spain. What was the situation?" After taking out a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet and pouring a glass of each of them, Cai Zhenguo sat down and asked in a relaxed tone.

"The queen of Carlos II died last year and is a member of the Bourbon family. Carlos II was in a low mood and had some mental problems. According to our sources, Carlos has become more and more hysterical this year, and he is suspected of having auditory hallucinations and has very unstable mental state. We have reason to worry about his current physical condition. If he really falls down, it will be very unfavorable to us." Sheng Dehong said.

"Although the Spanish royal family has a heavy power, it cannot reach the point where it is said, right? If Carlos is so crazy that he dares to infringe on our interests, other nobles will probably not agree." Cai Zhenguo said with a smile after thinking about it.

"But Carlos's power is still very great, and other nobles cannot hinder him enough. Moreover, once a person's mental state is unstable, who knows what he will do. We have to cheer up. If it really doesn't work..." Sheng Dehong was used to conspiracy, so he had a "evil spirit" inside and outside, which made Cai Zhenguo frown slightly.

"Don't be reckless, it's not that far." Cai Zhenguo put down the wine glass in his hand and said in a serious tone: "What a big deal, as for fighting and killing? Spain's lifeblood is in our hands. They will not do anything, unless the illegal team has already reached Madrid, otherwise it will be like this."

"Then this matter?" Sheng Dehong asked.

"Only observe and don't draw conclusions easily." Cai Zhenguo said with a final say: "Of course we must also closely observe Carlos II's physical condition. If possible, hire a top doctor from China to help him check. Of course, this requires the consent of others in advance. In addition, Madrid's sources must also focus on maintaining the money. If you need to spend money, you will not spend it in vain. We must closely grasp the movements of the Spanish royal family. "

Sheng Dehong nodded silently after hearing this. Cai Zhenguo was the final person. He could not bypass the exclusive envoy to Europe to cause trouble, which was not in line with the principle of organization.

"By the way, what's the situation in Spain recently? I know they have officially declared war on France, but there seems to be no tragic war on the Pyrenees." Cai Zhenguo said.

"No, of course there is no more. In fact, the main battlefield between West and France is in the South Netherlands." Sheng Dehong cleared his throat and said: "In fact, the progress of the French in the South Netherlands has not been very smooth. According to the latest news, their army has been defeated by the Austrian army. Although the losses are not large, they are greatly disappointed."

The Austrians defeated the French team two months ago. On the banks of the Sambur River in the South Netherlands, the Austrian army led by Prince Valdek repelled the French army led by Marshal Mier and successfully saved the South Netherlands from further invasion by the enemy.

This battle broke many people's fear of the French army, indicating that after years of continuous learning and improvement, the gap between the Austrian army and the French team has been greatly narrowed, especially the elite troops that had fought with the Ottomans for many years on the Eastern Front, which is no less than the French front-line field forces.

After the news of the French defeat on the Sambur returned to Paris, Louis XIV was said to be very angry and believed that Marshal Yumier was very incompetent and planned to send the Duke of Luxembourg, who had been deprived of his post because of opposition to him, to lead an army to re-enter the South Netherlands to fight against the Austrians and the Spaniards. Louis XIV believed that the main defeat of the Austrian chief Prince Valdeck would basically lay the foundation for the situation in the South Netherlands. The Spaniards had weak combat power and low morale, and they did not have the courage to bare their teeth at the French.

The failure in the South Netherlands was not the only setback for the French in this war. In fact, in the German region, the Holy Roman Empire coalition was slowly turning the unfavorable situation and regaining the initiative on the battlefield bit by bit. For example, Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, who was once taken away by Louis XIV, led his army to recapture Bonn and Mainz, which ended his humiliating record of losing streaks against the French.

Duke Charles led the Austrian army, and at the same time mixed with the army of some southern German princes, with a total of around 50,000. This general, who once defeated the Ottoman Turks on the Eastern Front, was deeply trusted by the Austrian king Leopold, and his fighting style was also fierce and fierce. In the battle against Mainz, the French Marquis of the defending city, Yuksel, was smart and capable, and only a few thousand men continued to use firepower to kill and injure the enemy. At the same time, he led his army out of the city to counterattack for 21 times, and finally surrendered and left gloriously. The Germans left a total of 5,000 corpses under the city, and more injured people. But no matter what, they finally took down the two cities and achieved tactical goals, although they suffered losses in the exchange of casualties.

At present, the situation on the German battlefield has gradually stabilized. The French, who were originally unstoppable, were curbed and some casualties began to occur. At the same time, some occupied cities were lost, and the situation began to become serious. Seeing this, the Dutch Republic government immediately started to shout. They raised a large amount of funds, hired mercenaries in the German region, and then continued to invest in various South Netherlands and Rhine river basins, which caused great hatred by the French, and may not necessarily encounter disasters in the future.

Of course, we cannot forget the anti-French celebrity William III. This guy is currently the King of England. He didn't know what he used to do, but he actually explained the rich people in Congress, and made them generously donate a large sum of money, and began to rectify the navy and army, preparing to join this anti-French alliance to gain benefits for England.

From here, we can see that the current situation of the French is not very wonderful. They are threatened by the enemy in almost all directions, and the enemy's army and economic strength exceed them, which makes it very difficult for them to achieve their goals. Therefore, Sheng Dehong, who has studied the situation in depth in the continental region and maintained close ties with the Spanish royal family, was not worried at all about the Pyrenees. In his opinion, the French were temporarily unable to attack the Spanish mainland, and the Spanish were unable to push back to southern France. What was being carried out here was actually an alternative "sitting war", so there was no need to worry at all.

However, considering that the French also invested an army in the Italian battlefield, considering the number and combat effectiveness of this army, if the Italians were quickly defeated, it is not ruled out that they would cross the Pyrenees and attack the Spanish mainland. Because according to intelligence, the army of the Principal of Savoy had suffered losses in a previous battle and lost about two thousand troops. From this, it can be seen that they were not the opponents of the French, and the situation on the Italian battlefield was still very delicate.

"The Frenchman started a war on all sides, the South Netherlands, the Rhine, Italy, so energetic." Cai Zhenguo took a sip of wine and smiled, "They beat them, we can get the benefits ourselves. Didn't the Italians intensify ordering a batch of weapons? Already allocate from other places nearby. I remember that a new batch of military funds was received in Ceuta? I'll ship it to the Italians first, and they need it urgently. Savoy can fight among the Italian countries, and there is nothing wrong with arming."

"Other point is to increase publicity and make more continental elites realize that the war-torn Europe is not suitable for them to carry out production and operation activities. Our East Coast Republic of China has a stable political situation and a developed economy. It is their good place to refuse foreign investors and technicians." Cai Zhenguo said again: "Well, this is not your job, I will specially arrange people to deal with it. The continental war is full of people, but it is a great opportunity for us to attract high-end talents to immigrate. For the low-end ones, there are already a lot of Caucasian slaves on the Black Sea, and it is not interesting to have more. What's more, the political climate in the country is not right now, and people in the Catholic region may not be willing to come, so we should handle it with caution."

Cai Zhenguo's words actually have hidden secrets. Sheng Dehong is not a stupid person. After a little tweet, he understood the joints. Therefore, he nodded immediately and said, "I understand what to do. In a while, I will go to Italy to contact Naya, Savoy and Tuscan people and arrange some work. France's attack on Savoy should be scared now. Some things were difficult to do before, but now they are much easier."
Chapter completed!