Of course Wang Zheng knew that the emperor had made a request to appoint him as a cardinal.
In his opinion, it was impossible for the pope to agree.
First there were some problems with his piety.
He was married and had a concubine.
Although he later divorced his concubine because of his religious beliefs, she actually did not leave home and still lived with him.
Secondly, he was an official of the Ming Dynasty and had no religious position at all.
He was just a believer.
Although the emperor temporarily gave him the title of bishop of the North Zhili District and was confirmed by the priest of Jinni Pavilion, how could the Holy See grant him the title of bishop?
He is a cardinal.
But Zhu Youxiao didn't think so.
He understood the eagerness of the Holy See to open up a new diocese, and the Holy See had already backed down once before on the matter of worshiping ancestors and Confucius.
It was entirely possible for the Holy See to back down again now.
This is how people are, they either never take a step back, as long as they take a step back for the first time, it will gradually become a habit.
Moreover, the missionaries in the Ming Dynasty have actually realized that if they are of the same mind as the Ming Dynasty, their missionary work will go smoothly, so Jinni Pavilion will recognize the identity of Wang Pianbei, the bishop of Zhili Diocese.
After Wang Zheng was made a cardinal, he became the highest clergyman in the Ming Dynasty, so the church in the Ming Dynasty was effectively controlled by the imperial court.
If the Holy See has any unreasonable demands, he can be the best shield, and the Ming Dynasty can stay out of it.
What a wonderful thing.
And Cardinal Wang Zheng's identity will be a bonus for his subsequent European trip.
Some countries may not take an official of the Ming Dynasty seriously at all, but if he were a cardinal, everyone would take him seriously.
Suspecting that he was dreaming, Wang Zheng took the envoy to the exit of the Mediterranean, but this time he stopped the ship in Valencia, Spain, and came ashore.
The Holy See flag on the bow of the ship made him warmly welcomed by the Spaniards.
The Spaniards prepared carriages for Wang Zheng and others to meet the king in their former residence, while the ships were led by the Spaniards and sailed out of the Mediterranean to Bilbao to wait for them.
Wang Zheng also took out a letter written by Zhu Youxiao to King Philip IV of the Spanish Habsburg Dynasty and presented it to him.
Philip IV succeeded to the throne five years ago.
In his hands, the Portuguese became independent, and the Dutch were restless, which made him physically and mentally exhausted.
After the Asian Ming Dynasty captured Luzon, he was temporarily at peace with Spain, which gave him less to worry about.
Zhu Youxiao pointed out in the letter that Ming Dynasty fully supported Spain's occupation of Java and hoped to have good relations with Spain in Asia and unite as one to deal with other possible enemies.
Philip IV knew that his biggest opponent was Britain.
Since the Ming Dynasty was willing to reconcile with Spain, he naturally wanted it.
Therefore, he warmly entertained Wang Zheng and promised five Ming students to study in Spain.
And wrote a reply, hoping to form an alliance with Ming Dynasty and divide Asia equally.
In his opinion, words like unity still have no actual binding force, and it is more practical to conclude an alliance.
If there is no threat from the Ming Dynasty in Asia, then he can free up more power to suppress the Dutch and deal with the British.
After Wang Zheng received the reply and left five students behind, he rushed to Bilbao with the envoy in a Spanish royal carriage, boarded the ship and continued northward.
The cardinal's name is really useful.
Whether it is France, England or Prussia, they all received Ming's envoys warmly and agreed to Ming students' request to study here.
After receiving the Ming Emperor's credentials, they all wrote He replied to the letter and expressed his willingness to live in peace with Daming and become good friends.
A few students are a very small burden for any country, and they believe that the Ming people being able to come here to study is an affirmation of their country, and of course they will not refuse.
Wang Zheng followed the emperor's instructions and left ten students in these three countries.
However, he was confused in his heart.
The most powerful country in Europe is Spain, but His Majesty the Emperor only arranged five students in Spain, and these three countries Ten of them were arranged.
Are these countries even more powerful than Spain?
After running through these countries, the mission finally arrived at the Republic of Poland.
At this time, Poland was a large multi-ethnic serfdom federal country with a land area of more than one million square kilometers.
Although it was much smaller than the Ming Dynasty, it was still considered the largest country in Europe.
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This country has always had a poor relationship with the Rakshasa Kingdom.
It originated from the Polish Parliament weakening the royal power more than a hundred years ago, which caused the Rakshasa people to interfere.
Now the two countries are in a state of hostility.
The Republic of Poland includes the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, as well as Ukraine and other places.
Most of the Cossacks in the world are actually in Poland and serve the Republic of Poland.
In original history, more than ten years later, the Cossack uprising in Ukraine brought Poland to decline.
Zhu Youxiao treated Poland significantly differently from other European countries.
His credentials stated that he was willing to form an alliance with Poland to jointly deal with the Rakshasa people.
He also stated that after defeating the Rakshasa people, Ming Dynasty only asked for the Ural Mountains.
The area east of Edom, and will never have territorial claims to other places.
This letter of credence was too important for the Polish king.
Although he was temporarily in the upper hand in the dispute with the Rakshasa people, Sweden and Turkey were also hostile to Poland, and small conflicts and even wars often occurred.
Moreover, the current economic situation in Poland is somewhat unfavorable, and the public's mood is also somewhat unstable.
Under such a situation, Ming's credentials are like providing help in times of need.
Of course, Zhu Youxiao not only concluded an alliance with Poland, but also offered to lend silver coins to the Poles with a ten-year loan period.
This was really important for Poland's stretched financial situation.
Zhu Youxiao proposed that if the Poles were willing, Ming Dynasty could lend the Poles 10 million yuan in silver coins and pay back 12 million yuan in silver coins in ten years.
After convening a meeting of nobles, the King of Poland immediately decided to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty and first borrowed five million yuan of silver coins from the Ming Dynasty.
Because after understanding the weight and fineness of the Ming Dynasty silver coins, they found that as long as five million yuan, Poland's financial situation could be greatly improved, the mood of the domestic people could be stabilized, more Cossack cavalry could be recruited, and they could also buy them from other countries.
More food and weapons.
Even if they have to deal with Rakshasa at the same time, Sweden and Turkey have a great chance of winning.
Although Wang Zheng didn't understand why the emperor wanted to make good friends with Poland, at least he was an excellent executor, and he carried out the emperor's will meticulously
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