Noan was taken aback for a moment, then erupted in fury: "Wouldn't that mean handing Lisbon over to the Spaniards?! What's the difference from surrender?!"
The Marquis of Loris bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, the Spaniards will only receive a city that's empty and filled with hostility.
"We will move everything from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, and the Royal Navy of England will assist us.
"Then you will issue a decree in the name of Her Majesty the Queen, granting military ranks to all who resist the Franco-Spanish Alliance and offering titles for significant achievements.
"Afterward, the supplies from Rio de Janeiro will be sent constantly to Iberia, providing support and funds to the resistance forces here, quickly putting the occupying army under constant attack.
"In a few years, the Spaniards will retreat of their own accord, unable to bear the drain.
