Fenelon soon arrived in Morocco. Surprisingly, he, with a large number of entourages, did not land at the port controlled by the Sultanate of Morocco, but disembarked at the port of Tangi, which had already belonged to the east coast.

The Portuguese soldiers guarding the Port of Tangi were the men. These men wore new military uniforms and carried new weapons and looked quite morale. But who would have thought that they performed very badly in the battle with the Moroccans and suffered heavy losses in the face of the Berber cavalry?

The Portuguese are really out of date and have passed their era! But then again, they cannot go into field battles and are still very competent as a watchdog. In the current shortage of troops, the East Coast people handed over the important task of guarding the Port of Tangi to a Portuguese infantry regiment with their own dry food, which saved the trouble of old days.

As soon as Fenelon got ashore, he stayed in a newly opened hotel. This is a Danji Hotel invested and built by the State-owned Oriental Hotel Group. It integrates catering and accommodation. It is not very large in scale and the business is light. The stay of Fenelon and his group of more than 30 people is a considerable business for the Danji Hotel, so it has received a grand reception.

"I heard that this hotel has shares of Huguenots?" Fenelon asked after standing in front of the window for a while after looking at the sea view.

"Yes, sir. They were not involved in the construction, but after the construction was completed, the major shareholders of the Dangi Hotel had publicly taken care of in order to reduce risks. Three exiled Huguenots from the scorching sun jointly invested and obtained 10% of the shares. In addition, the Italians also invested 10% of the shares, the Dutch invested 5%, and the local merchants on the East Coast obtained 24% of the shares. Yes, the major shareholder controls the remaining 51% of the shares, and they still have the final say in the hotel." A scholar wearing glasses replied respectfully.

"Victor, why do you know so much?" Fenelon asked with a smile.

"Sir, the East Coast people have always claimed to be fair and open in the business field. Since it is a public offering, everything will naturally be made public. Moreover, they have posted advertisements in Bordeaux. I have a friend who is engaged in ocean trade who was interested in investing, but the offering has been completed and he has not gotten the opportunity, so I learned some 'little secrets'." Victor replied.

"I've always heard that Protestantism is a legal religion on the East Coast, so is it just nominally legal or is it really legal?"

"It's really legal. But like Catholicism, Orthodox Church, and Green Church, it is suppressed very much. It does not receive any government funding, and the land for building churches is difficult to approve. Moreover, the church cannot own any property and can only rely on donations by believers, so it has been very slow to develop. To be honest, these religions are just vases used to embellish the 'religious freedom' that the East Coast people claim." Victor said in a somewhat complaining tone: "In fact, East Coast Taoism rules everything in the spiritual realm."

Fenelon sighed. The people of the East Coast are so domineering in the religious field, but why are there many Catholic or Protestant countries flirting with them? The Portuguese and Italians are really shameless and don’t want any dignity for money. Now they are helping them guard the gate like a watchdog, which is completely disgraceful.

Of course, Fenellon would never remember that in order to combat Christians, Catholic France and Green Turkey had maintained a century-long "friendship". In order to deal with the Leopold family, Louis XIV even gave money to the Turks and sent officers. Isn't this a blasphemy?

"How many Huguenots have come?" Fenellon asked again.

"There are not many, about 3,000 people. I am not very sure about this data, and I still need to verify it. The East Coast people dare not accept too many. If it weren't for the Huguenots, most of them were scholars, craftsmen, merchants, and officers, the East Coast people might not be willing to accept them. Now they have already stopped the gap, maybe they are afraid that this place will become a Protestant world." Victor said: "Silly Huguenots, the East Coast people are just using their money, craftsmanship and knowledge to lay the foundation for this poor and deserted place. Once the construction is completed, their status will plummet, and it is not impossible for them to be kicked away by someone. Huguenots have no home anymore."

"It's better than staying in the South Netherlands," Fenellon said. "These people have a really keen sense of smell. Sometimes I even suspect that Paris has their eyeliner and can know some important decisions in time."

"Maybe it was the British or the Dutch who were informing them," Victor said.

England, the United Provinces and the German states, whether Protestant or Catholic, are now watching the ownership of the vast land of Spain in fear. If they fall into the hands of the French, then Louis XIV will rule Europe and endanger Protestantism. If they fall into the hands of the Austrians, Leopold will cancel the unequal agreement between the seven provinces and the ten provinces of the South Netherlands, thus endangering the business of the United Provinces. At the same time, he will reduce the autonomy of the German states, thereby gaining greater power and increasing strength.

In short, it is not appropriate for Spain to give it to anyone, and it makes people feel bad. If you have to take the minority of the two evils, then Austria is better. If France unified Spain, the Southern Netherlands and some of Italy's territory, it would be terrible.

So, now Britain and the Netherlands are watching France recently, and will help any country or force that can cause trouble for them. There are more than one million French Huguenots who have fled abroad. They are rich, skilled, and knowledgeable. It is normal for Louis XIV to hate him and get help from anti-French forces.

"By the way, are the Italians still in Ceuta or Tangier? If so, I would like to meet him." Fenelon said suddenly.

"I'm sorry, I've left." Victor said with a spread of his hands.

Of course he knew why his superiors wanted to meet the Italians, and this matter was also related to the East Coast. In 1698, King Louis XIV of France secretly discussed an agreement with Britain, the Netherlands and the Austrian states, which stipulated that the Spanish land, the Spanish West Indies, Sardinia, and the Spanish Netherlands were entrusted to the rule of Leopold's grandson Joseph Ferdinand, part of the Tuscan territory (a port city), Naples and Sicily were handed over to Louis XIV's grandson, and the Principality of Milan would hand over to Leopold's second son Grand Duke Carl.

Louis XIV and Leopold refused the agreement. The former did not get the South Netherlands, and the latter felt too disadvantaged. So in 1699, the four countries discussed another agreement, stipulating that the port of Tuscany, the two Sicily and the Duke of Lorraine were handed over to Louis XIV's grandson, Milan compensated the Duke of Lorraine, and the remaining part of Spain (including the Americas and the Philippines, excluding the South Netherlands) was handed over to Leopold's son Grand Duke Carl, and the status of the South Netherlands was to be determined. However, the agreement was rejected by King Carlos, who received the news, because he did not like his country being divided.

At this time, the Italians also received news. They strongly protested against the sinister intentions of Britain, France, Austria and the Netherlands to disregard the welfare of the Italians and wantonly divide the peninsula. In particular, Tuscany and Milan, the reaction was particularly fierce. The Cosimo in Tuscany believed that they had ruled the famous Shanggang Livor for many years, and there was no dispute here, and the Principality of Milan expressed that they did not welcome any party to become their master.

At this time, the East Coast Republic became the biggest backer of the Northern Italian Federation. Cai Zhenguo went to Genoa, Milan and Venice several times, constantly cheering them up, saying that the East Coast would like to see the independence of the Italian Peninsula. "Italian affairs are self-determinated by the Italian people" was his most distinctive view.

The angry Italians burned some French goods in protest, and the port of Livorno also refused to dock Dutch merchant ships. If Pope Innocent XII had not come forward to mediate, they would not know how to end this matter. But in any case, the Italians had seen the faces of France, England, United Provinces and Austria. They had never considered the feelings of the Italian people. They pointed and pointed on the map in a very arrogant manner, thinking that they could decide the fate of others at will. How arrogant it is!

The Northern Italian Federation is no longer a pitiful person who can be kneaded. They have a parliament, but it is a little loose, because there are many quarrels, not very harmonious and have an army, and are talking about unified tax rates and creating a common market, everything is developing in a good direction. But why do countries such as France and Austria still despise them so much? No! We must make our own voice, we Italians have already stood up!

Indeed, after all the troubles of the East Coast people, Paris, Vienna, The Hague, and London could not really ignore the voices of the Italians. Especially last year, the Italians sent troops to fight in Morocco, which broke many inherent impressions, so that Louis XIV was willing to send people to contact them, no longer in a arrogant and arrogant manner.

Fenelon received such instructions before leaving, so he wanted to observe the Italian army and officials in Morocco. But unfortunately, it is said that Paul, the stubborn old man from the Doria family, has returned and the Italian army has also evacuated, which is a pity.

"Nothing can be done." Fenellon was helpless. After walking around the room covered with Persian carpets, he sighed and said, "Then let's get in touch with the East Coast people. Now they are deep in the Mediterranean. The Italians and the Portuguese are obedient to them and have become members of the card table. Let's see what they have. After contacting the East Coast people, we set off immediately and head to Meknes. The bearded Sultan should have been waiting urgently. He urgently needs comfort now."
Chapter completed!