In the sanatorium, birds chirp. The morning light dispels the mist, but it is still cool and pleasant.

"What if he didn't give birth to a baby?" Zhao Hao poured Liang Qin a cup of Wuyi black tea, and asked the school entrance examination: "Who will the throne of Portugal be passed to?"

"That fun will be great. I heard that the most popular candidate behind him was the Spanish king Philip II." Liang Qin held the teacup and blew lightly in white air: "This European country is really evil, and the kings of all countries are relatives."

"When the time comes, maybe there will be a merger between Spain and Portugal..." Liang Qin said suddenly and raised his head, "We cannot allow this to happen! Spain's strength is far stronger than Portugal. If they are allowed to master the route from Africa, India to Malacca, we will be attacked from both sides!"

"Um." Zhao Hao took a sip of tea and nodded. The Spanish thought so too, but unfortunately they turned around and were beaten up by the British and Dutch one after another, and they lost their maritime hegemony, and ended up making wedding clothes for others.

But that's all later. It's already rare for Liang Qin to see these things.

"So, my son, I have to let Sebastian live in Luzon for a few years." Liang Qin had already understood most of the time: "When his uncle, whose loess was buried in his neck, he would be valuable again!"

"No," Zhao Hao nodded with a smile and said, "I don't think his uncle will live long."

"What do you mean by your husband?" Liang Qin asked in confusion. After all, the old man was sixty-seven, so it was not uncommon to say that he lived to seventy-six.

"Didn't you say it? Philip II's call is the highest." Zhao Hao put down the teacup and asked, "Then who did this call come from?"

"The main ones are the nobles and the upper class of society." Liang Qin said: "These people don't care who is the king, as long as they can guarantee their interests. Moreover, if Philip II wants to stabilize Portugal, he must give them greater interests, so they actually support the merger..."

Liang Qin said, and suddenly realized: "Can the Portuguese nobles cooperate with Philip II to get rid of King Enrique?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Zhao Hao said lightly: "And this possibility is controlled by us."

Liang Qin opened his mouth wide and came over for a while and said, "My husband, do you mean... If we defeat the Spanish expeditionary fleet in the upcoming war, then will their king have to forcibly push for the annexation of Portugal in order to save his reputation?"

"Not bad." Zhao Hao nodded, stood up, looked at the city on the top of the mountain in front of him and said, "It's not just to save his reputation. I heard that the Spanish king mortgaged his crown for this expedition and borrowed enough military funds from the bankers in Genoa. If we defeat Spain in this battle, the Habsburg royal finances will be completely bankrupt. They will only have the only way to annex Portugal to exchange for the king's crown!"

Liang Qin stood up and exclaimed sincerely: "Young master is really a high-level person, and he is completely unscrupulous!"

"Hey, don't be so numb." Zhao Hao smiled and shook his head, looking at him and said, "How about it, can you hold on for another year?"

"It's so great, it must be possible!" Liang Qin said excitedly as if he had changed his personal opinion: "This person is afraid there is no hope. Since the young master said that the time for the change of the weather is coming! Then let alone a year, even ten or eight years, I will stick to my post!"

As he said that, he smiled and said, "It's worth it not for anything else, just to see the Portuguese look so shameless!"

"Hahaha, it seems that I have been angry with a lot of Portuguese over the past few years." Zhao Hao smiled and patted his back and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely get you back with all my capital and interests!"

After solving Liang Qin's problem, Zhao Hao did not ask him to retreat, but asked him to accompany him to continue picking up customers... Oh no, meet the customers.

Mr. Zhao did not see Sebastian first, but instead asked someone to bring the British captain Drake first.

While talking, Drake has been in Luzon for more than two months.

He and his crew spent two months on a small island specially used for isolation. They were shaved by epidemic prevention personnel wearing full protective clothing, shaved their hair all over their heads, their beards and body hair, including the hair there. Then they washed them repeatedly with soap with strong sulfur smell and boiling hot water for more than ten times, and finally rubbed the ash they had saved for decades.

It is second to think they are dirty. The key is to get rid of parasites such as lice, fleas and other bodies. The Group's epidemic prevention department has designated ships and crew from the ocean as the highest risk source of infection. The virus they carry is a disaster for the entire America. Although Asians are much more resistant, the risk of infectious diseases is still very high and they cannot relax at all.

So even his Golden Deer was repeatedly sanitized for a whole month. Only after the groups of mice and parasites inside died were all gone, the staff of the Group Statistics Bureau boarded the ship in protective suits to check the items.

During the past two months, they have also received strict hygiene habit correction.

First of all, those who urinate anywhere will be whipped, urinated ten whips and stool twenty whips. Their skin and flesh will bloom and they will never dare to urinate anywhere.

And it is terrible to have to take a bath every day! You know, in Europe, which is known as "not washed for a thousand years", bathing is regarded as a dangerous and depraved thing.

The so-called danger is because the threat of the Black Death always envelops Europe. The helpless doctor attributes the cause to rotten air and advises people not to take a bath to prevent the Black Death. The reason is that taking a hot bath will expand pores, and bacteria that spread in the air will take the opportunity to enter the body, which is easy to cause diseases.

As for the fall, it was because during the Roman period, public baths were places of promiscuity. Europeans believed that the demise of the Roman Empire was caused by excessive indulgence during bathing. Even the Pope and the Cardinal had a tryst with prostitutes in the bathroom.

After reflection, the Catholic Church, who is best at finding reasons objectively, regards bathing as the root of its depravity. On the contrary, not bathing is regarded as a symbol of holiness. People believe that only a dirty body can better approach God. There are also examples of persisting for 50 years without bathing, face, and feet, and finally successfully canonized.

So although the whole body is refreshed every day and the old habit of itching and ulceration all year round is gone. When Captain Drake saw Zhao Hao, he immediately expressed his solemn protest, believing that this was a defilement of the Queen's Envoy, that is, a defilement of Her Majesty the Queen, and it was repeated defilement.

Zhao Hao sat on the chair of red sandalwood with a smile, looking at the famous star pioneer in later generations with great enthusiasm, and brought Britain into the Age of Discovery with his own strength.

This Francis Drake, who will come to Sir Drake, is the creator of the British Royal Navy spirit!

Before Drake, the British Navy was almost just an inland fleet and did not dare to think about showing off its skills on the ocean. It was the privateer captains represented by Drake who changed the temperament of the British Navy, injecting them with aggressiveness and enterprising spirit, and a national spirit that closely links personal destiny with the rise and fall of the country!

The course of history is the general trend, but it is absolutely inseparable from the exemplary role of outstanding individuals. Drake's great success made him an idol of the whole UK. He inspires generations of British youth to take risks on board the ship and place his hope of making a name for himself on the ocean.

Zhao Hao looked at the British man who was just forty years old, full of energy and cunning with admiration. But he felt murderous intent in his heart...

After all, Spain is just the enemy in front of you, and Britain and the Netherlands are the real threats to the future!

Drake was born and died for more than ten years and was extremely sensitive to danger. Feeling Zhao Hao's murderous intent that flashed by, he immediately fell silent.

He quickly thought about it in his mind, but could not figure out why this young master Zhao, who had met for the first time, looked at him with such love-hate eyes.

"I've finished speaking?" Zhao Hao didn't expect that Drake was so sensitive. He smiled warmly and said, "I have a question, please answer it."

"Please speak, yourselves." Drake bowed.

"You should know that my subordinates had conducted a global voyage a few years ago." Zhao Hao smiled.

"Of course." Drake nodded and said with admiration: "It also defeated the Spanish Caribbean fleet, plundered Philip II's treasure ship, and even robbed the west coast of America! The red-haired pirate of the Ming Dynasty and the Dutch who flew, are really us...the idols of countries that were bullied by the Spanish!"

"Flying Dutchman? Red-haired pirate?" Zhao Hao was confused when he heard it, not knowing where to follow it.

Macaron, who was the translator on the side, quickly explained to Zhao Hao in a low voice. In fact, he was not very clear about the whole story, but probably guessed that it was a misunderstanding of pronunciation and rumor.

But at least Zhao Hao understood that the red-haired pirate refers to Lin Feng, the flying Dutchman, and the eternal sinner Liu Daxia. Mr. Zhao couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "What do you mean by this?"

After a while, I remembered the main topic and sneered: "Why did I hear the news they brought back that Francis Drake is a pirate who burns, kills, loots and commits all kinds of evil in South America?"

"This..." Captain Drake blushed and he hurriedly argued: "The King of Spain emptied our British treasury, persecuted us Protestants, and did not allow our ships to trade in the Americas. Eleven years ago, my cousin's fleet and I suffered severe damage due to the storm. At first, the Spanish Governor agreed to us to go to Port Veracruz to repair the ship. But as soon as we got ashore, Spain suddenly overturned and executed all of us. Only my cousin and I escaped from the tiger's mouth..."

Drake was already in tears and said in grief: "From that day, I have sworn to use my life to avenge the Spaniards! After obtaining the Queen's approval of the revenge, I began to carry out endless attacks and plunders on the Spaniards!"
Chapter completed!