Volume 2: Soaring! The Overlord of the Region Chapter 288 Christian Justice League (I)
On May 10, 1616, the Paris Peace Conference was formally convened.
Under the witness of the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, Spain was the first to sign armistice agreements with Britain and Denmark respectively.
It was a fait accompli that the two countries withdrew from the war. The only problem was that the indemnity had not been fully paid. In order not to force the other side too much and cause the other side, especially Britain, to have a bourgeois revolution ahead of time , Philip generously stated that the indemnity between Britain and Denmark could be repaid in ten installments with an annual interest of only 3%.
Of course, the representatives of the two countries hurriedly expressed their agreement and gratitude for such favorable conditions.
Next came the treatment of the Netherlands.
In the historical plane, it took Spain 80 years to suppress the Dutch independence movement, but it still failed in the end. On the one hand, of course, the major European countries at that time supported the Netherlands, which made things difficult for Spain. On the other hand, Spain was too lenient in suppressing the Netherlands.
These two points are not a problem for Philip, who is now in power in Spain: France, the biggest source of unrest in Western Europe at this time, has been completely defeated, Denmark and Britain have also expressed surrender, and the Netherlands has basically no foreign aid.
As for suppressing the native Dutch, as a time traveler, he knew very well that the independence of the Netherlands led to the decline of Spain, so he had no psychological burden when he took action: after Maurice and others fled abroad, the fighting on the land battlefield had become very rare. Rudolf concentrated his troops and almost completely wiped out one of the seven provinces of the Netherlands - and then told the remaining six provinces that if they resisted again, he would not mind slaughtering them one by one. Spain only needs this place, not the rebellious people above. As for you saying that you are a loyal subject of the king and have no rebellious heart? Okay, report it. If you can't expose it, then you will die!
Such an inhumane method is indeed horrifying, but it is really very useful.
Therefore, at this meeting, Philip made it very clear: of the seven provinces of the Netherlands, the royal family would directly rule the Netherlands and Zealand, and the Basque Prince would get one province as a bonus. The Marquis Spinola, Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Alba, and Count Barudes (promoted during the war) would each receive a province as a reward for this battle - and except for the Basque Prince, the other four would return their original fiefs on the Iberian Peninsula to the king.
Finally, the treatment of France.
As a great country with its own ethnic group, independent language and writing system, Philip and Rudolf both wisely gave up the idea of swallowing up the country completely. In the historical plane, Napoleon wanted to swallow up Spain, but was completely dragged down. The Greek devils in the 20th century were so powerful, but they didn't even think about swallowing up France completely. Europe has its own situation, and we can't just annex it at will.
However, it doesn't matter if it can't be swallowed up, it can be divided.
First, Toulouse and Gascony in southern France, which border Spain, were merged into mainland Spain. In this way, the Pyrenees Mountains were no longer the boundary between the two countries or a barrier between them.
The next step was to rebuild the Duchy of Burgundy. Philippe made Carlos, his and Rudolf's younger brother, who was born in 1607, the Grand Duke of Burgundy. He also made their other brother Ferdinand the Count of Lyon. In this way, the southeastern region of France was completely gone.
Then the rest of France was cut into pieces: Henry and Auvergne, who fought against Rudolf at Sedan, were given a fiefdom, and the Duchy of Bourbon and the County of Auvergne were established respectively. Philip did not wipe out Henry IV's son Louis XIII, but gave him a piece of Paris and its surrounding area, which was called the Grand Duchy of Paris from then on .
The Duke of Longueville and the Duke of Bazon, who had always been ambitious at home and had never been very obedient to Henry IV, were able to expand their territories and establish independent duchies.
Then, of course, more troubles were introduced: the British got a piece of land in Brittany, and Denmark got an enclave in Normandy...
In short, after such an operation, the Capetian dynasty, the Bourbon family, and France, which had taken hundreds of years to slowly unify, were cut into pieces. In such a situation, unless a great hero appeared or a powerful external force entered, France would never be able to unify again.
"Everyone, we are gathered here today to do something more important than punishing treason and blasphemy."
Philip, who was only sixteen years old, sat on the throne that originally belonged to the King of France in the Louvre and looked around majestically. Whether it was the Pope, the Holy Roman Emperor, or other princes and kings beside him, they all lowered their heads slightly.
Nodding with satisfaction, Philip said, "Since Martin Luther published the Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, the interpretation, elaboration, and development of Christian doctrines have been a turbulent issue for a hundred years. During this hundred years, believers of different sects have killed each other, and the power of Christ has been greatly weakened... In the past hundred years , we have completely forgotten Jerusalem, completely forgotten that Constantinople has been groaning in pain for hundreds of years under the iron hoof of the Ottomans, and completely forgotten the natural mission given to us by the Lord!
The Lord sent Archangel Michael to escort Rudolph and I into this world, and the greatest mission He gave me is to unite all of His believers and restore His glory!
In my opinion, it is understandable that Christians have different ideas and interpretations of the Lord's will. As long as they do not make particularly blasphemous remarks, it is not unacceptable. As long as you admit that you are a believer in the Lord and are willing to follow the Lord's instructions, then we are brothers.
However, although they are all brothers, there are inevitably some useless or even corrupt brothers in a family. For such people, we must become the hands and feet of the Lord and get rid of such guys as soon as possible!
When Spain was doing its best to protect Rome from the Ottoman invasion, the former France allied with the Ottomans to attack Spain. When Spain needed huge military expenditures to defend the glory of the Lord, the seven provinces of the former Netherlands raised the flag of rebellion for their own copper coins. When Spain was trying to eliminate these two blasphemers and rebels, Great Britain and Denmark were deceived by the devil and rashly became enemies with Spain...
Of course, we have corrected all these mistakes in the glory of the Lord. Great Britain and Denmark have repented, and France and the seven provinces of the Netherlands have also been reborn. I am willing not to pursue everything in the past.
Now, I sincerely invite you to join the Justice League led by Spain, and do our best to spread the glory of the Lord to the whole world! "
