Last year, there were rumors that the king wanted to take back the land. Many local squire farmers went to Antonio to verify, and Antonio said very surely that this was absolutely true.

Later people thought that perhaps this was a small conspiracy. Antonio pretended to use this method to scare the local squire and blackmail some money. After all, many local aristocrats have done this. People also felt that perhaps this was a conspiracy of the king or some domestic aristocrats, and they were also a conspiracy of the squire in the colonies, taking the opportunity to make the squires get some blood.

In that process, Carlo was a special one. He got a piece of news by chance that the most trusted person around Antonio spread the rumor, and Antonio did not take the opportunity to blackmail Cuban squire.

Therefore, Carlo believes that rumors are rumors, but conspiracy is definitely also conspiracy, and it is definitely not a small conspiracy.

Rodriguez said urgently: "That's not a rumor, or it was once a rumor, but now this rumor is about to cause a big mess in the colony. Carlo, you must be prepared in advance."

"What the hell happened?" Carlo asked.

"I can tell you responsibly that our Peru governor was kidnapped," said Rodriguez.

Carlo knew that Rhodes' father-in-law was the nephew of the governor of Peru and his mother-in-law was the daughter of the governor of Peru. This combination is very common among the Spanish nobles, especially among the nobles who went to colonies to serve. In Spanish tradition, such combinations are trustworthy.

With such a relationship, Rhodes knew that the Peruvian governor was kidnapped.

"It's because of that rumor?"

All year last year, rumors of the king's reclaiming land prevailing throughout the American colonies. The Peruvian Governor's District was no exception.

"It has something to do with that, but not the main thing. It is mainly because the Governor of Peru, Lord Curacao, wants to arrest Antonio. The king and the nobles in the country suspect that Antonio is already a spy to the Chinese," said Rhodes.

Carlo was not surprised at all, because this statement had existed for decades, but ten years ago, people said that Antonio's father was a Chinese spy, and now he became Antonio again. But Carlo did not expect that the reason was that Antonio arrested Antonio. Although Antonio failed in the domestic political struggle, he was still a prestigious nobleman. The trade between the Spanish colonies and China was rising year by year, and arresting and accusing Antonio was harmful to the interests of the country.

In the West Indies, the Governor of New Spain and other places, the rumor that the king wanted to reclaim the land was just a rumor, but in the Governor of Peru, the power of this rumor will be magnified unlimitedly.

The reason is that the Peru Governor's District has undergone earth-shaking changes due to the American War eleven years ago.

At that time, King Yu Li Junwei promoted the American War, dispatched navy from the American provinces and army from the La Plata area to attack the Peru Governor's Governor's Region. The final result was not only to take away the temperate parts of the Panama region and the Spanish colonies, but also to destroy the order of the Peru Governor's Region.

Because from the beginning, the empire determined its strategic purpose and seized all strategic areas and prosperous areas. They had no interest in occupying and ruling hot places. Since they did not want to occupy, they did not care about destroying local order. Therefore, in the areas north of Peru and south of Panama, the empire's military operations were more about seizing the wealth of Spanish colonists.

Direct encirclement and clearance of Spanish colonists was just the foundation. In this process, the Empire liberated the Indians and mixed-race children, organized them to join the empire's army, and swept the Peruvian Governor's District. These people were also the last source of wealth for the empire. When leaving the Peruvian Governor's District, the Imperial Expeditionary Force sold the colonists' land, real estate, mining and other things that could not be taken away to these people at a very low price.

Later, the empire reached peace with Spain, and determined the sphere of influence and boundaries. When the Spanish colonists returned to Peru, everything had changed.

The large estates that once belonged to the Spanish conquerors have now had new ownership. These people occupied the land and property of their former owners, and also had various types of guns, guns, and ammunition in their hands, forming militias and local autonomous governments and parliaments. In Lima, the most radical people even established a country.

The king's will and the church's words are completely meaningless, and no one can let these people spit out the benefits they eat.

So for a long time, Spain had to fight against these rebels. This was not an Indian tribe that could be conquered by hundreds of people two hundred years ago. It took the Spanish Kingdom three years to prove that they were unable to restore their colonies to their previous state, so they had to choose to compromise.

Finally, the Spanish government recognized the interests of the Creoles, whites born in the colonies and whites like Mestiso, who were mixed with indigenous races, and used the benefits they had obtained to the king's authorization, and then joined forces with the resistance of the Indian tribes and a small number of black slaves.

The empire at that time also sought stability in the Americas, because only stability could lead to commercial expansion. So the imperial military stopped supporting and aiding the resisters.

In just two years, the rest of the Peruvian Governor's district returned to the Spanish rule, and only a small number of Indian tribes fled to the mountains and rainforests and fought against each other.

However, the interests of the colonial squire were greatly recognized. In Lima, they established a parliament, which, as long as two-thirds of the people voted against, the governor's policy could not be implemented. The great nobles sent by the local governments were at most the positions of governor and mayor in important cities, and officials from large areas were appointed and removed by the colonists.

The Peruvian Governor's District has also carried out tax and trade reforms, so that it can trade with China freely without local control.

What Spain gets is only a part of the dominance and an increase in taxes every year.

In the words of an official from the West Indy House, the king lost his dignity, but he got gold coins.

In recent years, the Governor General of New Spain and the West Indies also imitated the trend of the Governor General of Peru, but it was severely suppressed by the Spanish mainland. However, it was a fact that colonial gentry expanded their political and economic interests locally and could not be controlled by Spain.

Originally, the Peruvian Governor's Governor's Governor was full of distrust in Spain, and the two sides were in a serious confrontation. Now there were rumors that the king wanted to take back the land, and this trend could no longer be suppressed. Antonio, who arrived in Lima, shouted the slogan to protect the interests of the Peruvian Governor's Governor's Governor's interests, and immediately received the support of the Peruvian Governor's Governor's Council.

The gentry stood firmly by Antonio and confronted the Governor of Peru. When the Governor of Peru was about to assassinate Antonio, the parliament deposed the Governor without hesitation, confiscated the weapons of the local garrison, put the army and the Governor under house arrest, demanded that the local squad send ships to replace him, and directly stated that Antonio served as the Governor of Peru.

Of course, the news is still in secret, but Antonio has long been temporarily in power as governor.

The accidents that occurred in Peru were combined with the recent domestic situation, and Carlo immediately understood the key.

"I understand, what you mean is that it has to do with inheritance of the throne." Carlo finally caught up with Rodriguez's jumping thinking.

Rhodes said: "Yes, as long as His Majesty the King returns to God's arms, it will inevitably lead to war, and the Chinese will definitely participate, and the nightmare of twelve years ago will reappear. Especially when the Prince of Bavaria is dead."

The issue of inheritance of the Spanish throne is essentially Austria and France for European hegemony. If Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria becomes the heir, then Spain and France and Austria have no possibility of merger.

But now, Ferdinand is dead, and the candidates are only two options: the grandson of the French king and the son of the Holy Roman emperor. No matter who succeeds, a European power will be born, which is absolutely unacceptable to China.

Then, China will definitely intervene.

It can be said that King Carlos II is not dead yet, so it is unknown whether France becomes China's enemy or Austria becomes China's enemy, but the problem is that Spain will definitely become China's enemy again.

Not to mention the local area for now. After all, no matter who becomes the heir, the local area of ​​Spain will have a strong ally. But what about Spain's colonies in the Americas? That is definitely a beating.

This script is exactly the same as the last Grand Alliance War.

Spain is trapped in war and China takes advantage of the opportunity to attack the colony. What will happen to the colony? Great nobles from Spain like Rodriguez will definitely be the first to bear the brunt, and both local slaves and Chinese expeditionary forces will let them go.

What’s even more terrifying is that after the Peruvian Governor returned to Spain, the slogan that was widely praised in the American colonies - the colonies belonged to the colonies.

Once the strategic situation changes, the Governor of New Spain may follow Peru, and the civic group of Creoles, small merchants, craftsmen and soldiers composed of the Mestizo people will take the initiative to launch a war against the kingdom, turning all American colonies into Peruvian mode.

Whether internal or external, it will not be friendly to the native Spanish nobles represented by Rodriguez, so he must clear his assets and return to Spain as soon as possible. Because as long as the news of Peru spreads, many great nobles will do this, and then the plantations and real estate will not be valuable.

"Dear Carlo, you are my friend. At this moment, I will not hide it from you. But I also hope you can keep the secret for me. Get rid of the plantation as soon as possible. The secret will not be kept for long, and your plantation will soon be worthless." Rodriguez finally gave advice and returned to his home in a panic.

Carlo did not look anxious. Although he was not born in a colony, he was not a real descendant of aristocratic people. In essence, he belonged to the Creole level. His family plan was to bring the family to Havana instead of returning to the Spanish land.

But Carlo knew that it didn't matter what his heart belonged. Once something Rodriguez was worried about happened, he would definitely be hit because he came from the local area. So the only way was to find a backer, which was China.

"His Excellency Antonio has become the governor of Peru, so why can't I dominate Cuba?" Carlo had no intention of retreating. On the contrary, he had to be proactive.

Carlo wrote a letter overnight, arranging the person he trusted the most to return to Gibraltar. He wanted to ask his father, didn’t he say that Chinese people would take the initiative to contact them? Why haven’t they shown up yet? He urged his father Pieno to contact the Chinese again.

But what he didn't know was that the Chinese businessman who brought business last time came to establish channels, and did not directly point out that it was because he wanted to observe Carlo's attitude and the energy he had.

At night, at Carlo's house, Dutch businessman Firm was already drunk and kept thanking Carlo: "Master Carlo, you are really sent by God to save me. Do you know that if you hadn't bought my goods this time, I would have gone bankrupt."

"Then where are you going next?" Carlo asked.

"I'm here to wait for my other ship to come from Charleston, and there's the goods you ordered," said Philm.

"I will still buy it as agreed, what about the others?"

Firm shook his head: "I'm renovating my Pegasus. If those people continue to break the contract, I can only take the black slaves to Brazil to try my luck."

"That's very dangerous, smuggling in Brazilian waters is very, very dangerous, especially for the black slave trade," Carlo said.

Film knew this very well, and he said helplessly: "There is no way, I can only try my luck."

"I have some connection with you in Ceuta. How about your Pegasus help me transport the cargo. When you come back from Ceuta, your other ship should also arrive. By the way, you can help me send someone to Ceuta."

"Of course, what are you lucky?"

"It's mainly corn for rice and feed, and molasses for making wine," said Carlo.

"That's great, at least I don't have to wait. I'll arrange this tomorrow. I personally take the boat to ensure your cargo..."

Carlo shook his head: "No, you don't need to go there in person. Just let your captain go there. You and your subordinates stay here. We can also talk about other cooperation, such as the batch of goods you came to Charleston, I'm going to eat them all."

"Really, if that's the case, it would be great." Film had no idea what language to use to thank Karlo.
Chapter completed!