"What else is the matter, Your Excellency?" Liu Hong said gradually.

For Spain Liu Hongjian did not have a good impression, of course, there was no bad feeling, but nothing to do to be courteous or treacherous, Liu Hong gradually calmly looked at the laughing and harmless little Francois Minister in front of him.

"Lord Wang, Da Ming is now the largest trading partner of my Francois Kingdom in Asia, and His Majesty Philip IV has sent 300 cattle as condolences in order to enhance our friendship with each other." Barrymore said with a pleasant face.

"Oh? What about cows? Why didn't the king see it? Liu Hong was very surprised on his face, but he was actually a little happy in his heart.

More than 50,000 people of the expeditionary force eat horses every day is an astonishing number, the Rakshasa people in Moscow have begun to eat people, although 300 cattle are still stretched, but at least ensure that the soldiers of the expeditionary force can eat meat every day.

The weather was still too cold, and the calories of the vegetarian diet were not enough to ensure the protein supply of the soldiers, and thirty more horses had just been killed in the barracks yesterday.

"Back to the prince, the gift is in a small village and town thirty miles away from here, and I can't send them directly to the barracks, please understand." Barrymore said again.

As if worried that the wall had ears, Barrymore bent down and walked in front of Liu Hongji.

"Lord Wang, my people are disguised as a caravan, you just need to send some people over to pull the cattle over, as soon as your soldiers go, the people of the caravan will leave the cattle and run away."

"And such operations? Kindness...... Yes, yes, go back and thank your majesty for this king! Liu Hongjian finally smiled.

Liu Hong gradually thought about it for a while and understood that Xiao Furangji didn't want other countries to know, after all, it would cause unnecessary trouble, but Liu Hong gradually didn't care about this.

No matter how good it is said between the two countries, it is useless, only the interests in hand are the most important, three hundred cattle are not much, it is a goodwill of Franco, although I know that this goodwill must also be a request, but Liu Hongjian is obedient and never stingy.

"Hehe, this is natural, if the prince can agree to a small condition of His Majesty, Fran Ji can send you more cattle and sheep."

The fox's tail finally came out, and Earl Barrymore whispered.

"Let this king think about it, you want to monopolize the trade between the Ming and Europa?" Liu Hong said casually.

Since the last agreement, the large and small Francos divided the silk, tea and porcelain trade of the Ming Dynasty to Europa and made a lot of profits, but the large and small Francos have always been enemies, and after the destruction of the Armada, the small Francos were forced to recognize the independence of the Great Franco, which has always kept Philip IV in his throat.

"No, honorable lord, after seeing your army, I changed my mind." Earl Barrymore said kindly.

Now the opportunity is in front of us, as long as you have a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty, it is no longer a dream to re-annex the Great Franco.

"Oh? Just the little cattle and sheep you sent? Liu Hong gradually felt that the guy in front of him was joking, and he had to see if he was robbing while it was hot, right?

"The Francis will support you in the capture of the Rakshasa and are willing to help you in your future war against the Dutch, you should know that the countries of Europa will not allow your army to enter the heart of Europa." Barrymore Road.

"And you can." Liu Hong gradually smiled.

The little Francois was not far from the Dutch state, and the two countries had previously been rivals in the Thirty Years' War, so it was easy to find a reason to go back to war.

The Invincible Armada is the eternal glory of the little Franco, and it seems that Philip III is not reconciled to the defeat last time, Liu Hong gradually said in his heart.

"So what do you want from Daming?" Seeing that Barrymore acquiesced, Liu Hong gradually said again.

"The prince of the Ming Dynasty, the little Fran Jiguo is a friend of the Ming Dynasty, and so are you." Barrymore smiled kindly.

"Hehe, there is no need to say these scenes, this king is more straightforward and doesn't like to guess."

If you are a friend, why did you join forces to make trouble in Nanyang a year ago? Hypocrisy!

"His Majesty Philip IV is interested in the muskets and cannons in your hands, my lord." It was the first time Barrymore had seen such a straightforward Ming man, which made it difficult for an experienced negotiator like him to start.

"Well, as long as you can help this king take the Netherlands, whether directly or indirectly, this king can sell you a batch of firearms." Liu Hong gradually agreed after a brief thought.

In the present situation, it is unlikely that Prussia and Poland will take advantage of the route, which means that it will be difficult for this expedition to get their hands on the Dutch again.

In this case, it is better to fight the Dutch first, although the Dutch are very strong, but the Armada is also a thin camel bigger than a horse.

As for whether to fulfill the promise, it must be said later, no country will sell its new standard equipment to other countries, Liu Hongjian is not so stupid, the big deal is to relax the trade scope of the small Francophone country a little more, Liu Hong gradually said in his heart.

After sending Barrymore away, Liu Hongjian immediately sent a team of people to find the three hundred cows, and later generations knew a little about Spanish bullfighting, and the taste was already very delicious.

Not to mention, the acting skills of the pretended caravan are very powerful, and as soon as they saw the flag of the Ming army, they immediately ran away.

That night, the expeditionary force ate stewed beef, which almost caused a riot among the civilians of Moscow.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the Hopeful Star and Moon-Hoping Expeditionary Force finally waited for the belated supply team, and the person in charge of escorting the supplies was a general surnamed Wu.

It was not easy for a force of 6,000 people to get from Daming to Moscow, and most of the soldiers suffered severe frostbite.

The supply was usually provided with food and ammunition, but the food had already been consumed along the way, and a total of 3,000 bolt-action rifles, 360,000 copper-shelled shells, 600,000 paper-shelled shells, 5,000 mortar shells, and 2,200 howitzer shells were transported.

"The production capacity of the ordnance institute has increased again, General Wu has worked hard from afar, and your troops will camp on the left side of the camp." Liu Hong gradually checked the ammunition and handed over the inventory to Kong Ermao, and his eyes lit up when he looked at the cart of ammunition.

"The deadline has been delayed for more than 30 days, and if you are guilty of despicability, please ask the prince to punish you!" General Wu immediately knelt down in front of Liu Hongji, and several guards behind him also knelt down.

"That's it, get up, the distance is too far for this king to understand, let's go, go to the camp tent to tell this king about the recent situation of Daming, this king invites you to drink beef soup!"

Liu Hong gradually and generously helped up General Wu, from the capital to Moscow stretched for tens of thousands of miles, and there were many winter storms, even he could not guarantee that the supplies would arrive on time, but fortunately, in addition to killing a lot of horses, the expeditionary force did not suffer much losses.

When General Wu heard this, the stone in his heart fell to the ground, and when he saw that Liu Hongjian was not only not angry, but also said that he would invite them to drink broth, tears of emotion were about to fall.

"Lord, there has not been any major incident in the interior of the Ming Dynasty recently, but the Dutch blockade of the Ming Sea has not been effective for a long time, so it sent a fleet to attack Dongying, and I heard that Dongying is now in a mess."

General Wu is also a big old man, picked up a bowl of beef soup, drank it cleanly, wiped his mouth, and said.

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