Antonio is a middle-aged man with red hair. Compared with the previous consul of the Venetian Republic, Ono, he is very young and knows how to do things. Therefore, when he saw Tim, he quickly greeted him intimately. It was impossible to see that the two countries had a big gap in the past: "I didn't expect that His Majesty Tim was so young. I wonder how old you are this year?"

Antonio knew it would be impolite to ask people about their age, but looking at Tim's extremely tender face, he couldn't help but ask for the doubts in his heart.

Tim smiled slightly: "You are polite, Mr. Consul, I haven't celebrated my seventeenth birthday yet. You have been to Lisbon from afar. Thank you so much for your hard work. Come, please sit down."

The highest chief executives of the two countries met each other, exchanged greetings, and then took a seat separately.

Before Antonio could speak, Tim took the lead in throwing the topic: "I guess the consul has seen my handwritten letter, so how are you considering the suggestions you put forward!"

"I have seen your Majesty's suggestion. You suggest that our two countries put aside disputes and jointly develop them." Antonio smiled slightly: "I just don't know how to put aside dispute laws? How to develop them together? Please explain them clearly."

Tim waved his hand, and Ferrero next to him immediately expanded a map and placed it next to Tim and Antonio.

"Sir, please look at this map. Our two countries are located in the eastern and western parts of the Mediterranean. To be honest, there is actually no so-called conflict of interests between our two countries."

Tim pointed to the map of the eastern Mediterranean and continued: "As far as I know, your country's trade business is mainly concentrated in the eastern Mediterranean. Your country also mainly extracts Eastern goods from Alexandria and then transports them to Europe. Alas, Lord Consul, don't look at me with such a defensive look. You have also seen that our Portugal Kingdom is on the southwest edge of the European continent and cannot travel to Alexandria at all. So, you really don't have to worry about the existence of Portugal. Our merchants have never crossed the Naples region recently."

Seeing Antonio's alert expression, Tim smiled bitterly and had to explain.

After listening to Tim's explanation, Antonio finally felt at ease after thinking carefully. Indeed, the Portuguese merchants have not entered the eastern Mediterranean recently, nor have they gone to Alexandria, nor have they snatched commercial trade with Venice.

"Your Majesty knows so much! It's obviously far away in the Iberian Peninsula, but you can't hide anything from Alexandria, North Africa and Constantinople?" Although I felt relieved, Antonio still refused to forgive me.

Tim didn't mind giving him some advantage: "Sir, the trade center of Portugal is mainly concentrated in the western Mediterranean, and the eastern Mediterranean is really uncontrollable. Even if our Kingdom of Portugal wants to enter the eastern Mediterranean in large quantities, it is probably difficult, so I think the Republic of Venice really does not need to waste too much energy on the Kingdom of Portugal."

"Your Majesty, what do you want to say?" Antonio really couldn't stand Tim's way of speaking in a roundabout way, so he went straight to the topic: "Your Majesty has anything to say."

"Okay! I'll just say that the Kingdom of Portugal and the Republic of Venice had caused some misunderstandings because of the Naples incident. Later, when the Kingdom of Portugal went to war with the Kingdom of Morocco in the south and occupied Tangier, the misunderstanding between our two countries seemed to be deeper under the instigation of others. So today I want to invite the consul to come to Lisbon so that we can resolve this misunderstanding, deepen the cooperation between the two countries, and finally achieve a win-win situation. What do you think?"

Before Antonio thought, Tim immediately continued: "Since the Kingdom of Portugal is the initiator of this cooperation, we will show the greatest sincerity to satisfy your country. I know that your country's business trade is related to the English Channel economic circle in Nordic, and merchant ships must pass through the Strait of Gibraltar. Therefore, the Kingdom of Portugal is willing to let your country's merchant ships exempt any checkpoint fees and go directly to the Strait of Gibraltar. In addition, the Kingdom of Portugal is also willing to sell the spices in your hands to your country at a low price, so that your country's future spice sources will be guaranteed. I wonder if you are satisfied with this condition?"

"All what you said is true?" After hearing the conditions offered by Tim, Antonio could not calm down.

To be honest, the Republic of Venice did not want to get involved in the Strait of Gibraltar. First, the Strait of Gibraltar is far away from the local area of ​​the Republic of Venice, and the navy is really difficult to control and protect it; second, the trade transactions with the Nordic English Channel economic circle only account for a small part of the commercial trade of the Republic of Venice. There is really no need to be an enemy of the Kingdom of Portugal in order to maintain this route. After all, the Portuguese Navy is not weak.

As long as the Strait of Gibraltar is free from the level fees for the Venetian Republic, the Venetian Republic is too lazy to care about which country will be controlled by this place in the end, so when Tim put forward the first condition, Antonio was already very moved.

After listening to the second condition, Antonio's heart became even more wafting. Although the Republic of Venice can now extract spices or other Eastern products from Alexandria, the Port of Pressures belongs to the pagan area, where there are many pirates and pagan countries, and every trip is full of variables.

Recently, with the sudden rise of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, countries around Alexandria have turned to the Ottoman Turkish Empire, all following the leader of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

Under the manipulation of the Ottoman Turks, the merchants in Alexandria no longer sold spices to the Republic of Venice. To put it bluntly, the source of spices in the Republic of Venice will be cut off by the Ottoman Turkish Empire at any time. Now, after hearing a series of conditions given by the Kingdom of Portugal, how could Antonio not be moved?

"Of course it's true. With these two conditions I have provided to you, you can tell these conditions to your country's merchants and nobles when you go back. I believe that your campaign will definitely add a lot of help out of thin air. Now let's see how others are still competing for the position of consul." Tim smiled and analyzed for Antonio.
Chapter completed!