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Chapter 1022 Silly Dad in Spain

Don Juan Jose left Vienna with an extremely heavy heart and continued towards Madrid.

The reason that made him feel heavy was that the reform of the imperial examination in the Holy Roman Empire was very incomplete - how could the crown prince not take the exam? All the king's sons, including illegitimate sons, should be allowed to take the exam together, and then the person with the best score should be the crown prince. In this way, the country

Only then can you thrive!

The monarch of this monarchy country must not be confused!

The Kingdom of Spain has learned a profound lesson in this regard...

Nowadays, the major monarchies in Europe, except Spain, all have at least one monarch with normal intelligence. Louis XIV of France is said to be very smart; Karl X of Sweden is an outstanding military strategist; although Ferdinand III of Austria is not outstanding

Although his military capabilities are limited, the reform of the imperial examination system he implemented can obviously strengthen the cohesion of the Holy Roman Empire - at least the disobedient heirs of the large and small lords in the empire who have no inheritance rights will love His Majesty the Emperor. The energy of this group of people cannot be underestimated.

Look! And it is very common for heirs to die early due to various reasons...

As for Cromwell, the usurper of England, he was even more wise to the point of trembling!

England, which was not worth mentioning under the rule of James I and Charles I, has now been built by Cromwell into a hegemonic country on land and sea!

As for Spain, when he thought of his mission to revitalize Spain and his damned illegitimate status, Don Juan Jose was so sad that he wanted to cry, but he still tried hard not to cry...until he

When I arrived in Madrid on December 6, 1657, I couldn't help but burst into tears.

Because as soon as he saw that Madrid, which was originally shabby, had been beautifully decorated, and the city was filled with the short-lived joy that his father Philip IV had obtained by throwing away gold coins, he knew that something particularly bad had happened.

!

It must be his father Philip IV and his cousin Maria Anna who gave birth to a son!

Because only when Spain wins a major victory, a king is crowned or a crown prince is born, will the shabby and desolate Madrid be transformed into a city of joy.

Major victories are impossible, but major defeats do happen...and it looks like they will continue to fail!

It was impossible for the king to be crowned. Even though Philip IV had just died, Maria Theresa did not have a coronation ceremony so quickly.

After two impossibilities, there is only one possibility left! That is, Don Juan Jose’s biological father and Don Juan Jose’s cousin finally created a son—Don Juan Jose.

He heard about the pregnancy of his cousin Maria Anna a few months ago. At that time, he prayed to God for a healthy and beautiful little sister.

It seems that God did not agree to his request... Now it's over, Spain has another foolish king!

In fact, Don Juan Jose was worried too early, because the boy named Philip Prosper who was born on November 28 was not the next fatuous king of the Kingdom of Spain - although he was also a child with stunted brain development.

, but he did not persevere enough to become a faint king, so he died of an epileptic seizure at the age of less than four years old.

The next fatuous king of Spain, Carlos II, had to wait until November 6, 1661 to be born...and he was also the last fatuous king of Spain's Habsburg dynasty.

But now neither Don Juan Jose nor Philip IV knew that Philip Prosper would not live long, so when Don Juan Jose and Garcia arrived at the palace together, Philip IV had already put on

Dressed up, he is preparing to ride on horseback to parade through the streets of Madrid, receiving cheers and blessings from his subjects.

Seeing his most outstanding son appear together with a nobleman who looked a little familiar, Philip IV danced for joy, strode up, hugged his son and kissed him: "Jose, you came so quickly.

.....The messenger only set out on November 28th, and today is only December 6th. How did you get here? Did you pass through France on a fast horse?"

Passing through France? Don Juan Jose thought to himself: Is this what a person with normal intelligence can say?

"Father," said Don Juan José, "I did not know about the birth of His Royal Highness when I left Brussels. I came to Madrid for other reasons."

"Okay!" King Philip nodded, then grabbed Garcia and hugged him and kissed him. Then he realized something was wrong and asked, "Who are you? Why don't I know you?"

"Your Majesty the King, I am Garcia, Commander of the Eastern Armada... You should know me, I have been your guard officer."

"Garcia..." King Philip's memory was very poor. He just thought he had seen this name somewhere a few days ago, but he just couldn't remember it.

A secretary who followed him reminded him: "Your Majesty, you just signed the order to dismiss and arrest Commander Garcia of the Eastern Armada three days ago!"

"Yes, yes, there is such a thing..." King Philip turned to look at his son, "Jose, you are really capable! You caught this incompetent Garcia so quickly!"

Catch? Don Juan José is sweating on his forehead! Why is his father becoming more and more confused? He is not very old, he is only over fifty. His mind is so comatose. Can Spain save him?

"Father, General Garcia is not my prisoner, but my friend!" Don Juan Jose said, "And he also brought a personal letter from the Marquis of Spinola, the governor of New Spain...

The Marquis's letter said that the failure of the Eastern Armada was not the responsibility of the admiral, but that the Chinese navy had made leaps and bounds. They had an amazingly powerful wooden shell that could destroy our

Wooden battleship.”

"Really?" King Philip nodded, "Well, since I am your friend, I can revoke the order to arrest Garcia." As he spoke, the King of Spain waved to Garcia, telling him to disappear quickly.

Knowing that he would no longer be in jail, Garcia quickly bowed to the king and disappeared from Philip IV's eyes as if on the run.

Don Juan Jose took out a letter written by the Marquis of Spinola and handed it to the king with both hands.

"What was written?" Philip IV took the letter, but did not read it. Instead, he asked his son.

“Two things have been said,” Don Juan Jose said. “One is that the Ming Empire in the East is entering the New World in a big way... The emperor of the Ming Dynasty has raised funds equivalent to 140 million pesos.

To form a joint-stock United States in the New World."

"What is a joint-stock United States?" asked the King of Spain.

"Father, this is not the key!" Don Juan Jose was too lazy to explain such a complicated problem to Philip IV. "The key to the problem is 140 million pesos! The continent we own is facing an unprecedented threat...

...If we do not adopt a tit-for-tat policy, we will lose the New World within 20 years!"

"Tit for tat?" Philip shook his head, "But I don't have 140 million pesos!"

"Father, the issue is not the peso."

Philip IV looked at his son, "But you just said that the key is the peso!"

"This..." The stupid father actually got in. Don Juan Jose's face darkened slightly, "Father, for the Chinese, the key to fighting for the New World is money! Because China has more than 100 million people.

With a population of tens of millions, they now have a shipbuilding capability that is no less than that of Spain. Sending immigrants to the New World is a question of how much money it will cost!

For us in Spain, the peso can still find a solution, but what about the population...the population?"

The King of Spain was silent, and after a while he said with a wry smile as if he was self-deprecating: "I, the king of the earth, have neither money nor people...what should I do?"

"We should seek peace in Europe as much as possible," said Don Juan Jose, "and at the same time devote our main energy to New Spain! If we cannot keep New Spain, then Spain will lose her glory and wealth and become

Become an insignificant country!"

"What should I do?"

Don Juan Jose said: "The Emperor of China established a vassal state in order to compete for the New World. You can also adopt the same method and upgrade New Spain to a kingdom. You will also serve as the king yourself, and I can go to Mexico City.
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